Bloodletting Makes Comeback for Metabolic Syndrome

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A small study shows that a little blood loss might improve cardiovascular health for obese people with metabolic syndrome. Katherine Harmon reports

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Leeches and lances might seem like prescriptions from the past. But bloodletting might be back in vogue. A small study shows that losing a little blood might improve cardiovascular health for obese people who also have what?s called metabolic syndrome.

The study tracked 33 patients with metabolic syndrome?defined by the presence of some of an assortment of conditions, such as high cholesterol, hypertension and insulin resistance. Researchers took 300 milliliters of blood from the patients, a little less than the one pint standard donation, with a repeat treatment a month later.

After six weeks, treated adults had lower blood pressure than the control group. Glucose levels also decreased, which suggests limited blood removal might improve metabolic health. The findings are in the journal BMC Medicine. [Khosrow Houschyar et al., "Effects of phlebotomy-induced reduction of body iron stores on metabolic syndrome: results from a randomized clinical trial"]

The researchers think that the blood loss reduces iron levels. And excess iron in the blood has been tied to many metabolic syndrome ailments.

The FDA has okayed leeches for some procedures. Which could lead patients to thank their doctors for a treatment that sucks.

?Katherine Harmon

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Italian Tourist visa and Schengen Visa, Travel Insurance? | Travel ...

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Phuket an Ultimate Destination For A Romantic Getaway

White sand beaches, turquoise blue sea, lush green palm trees, plenty of sunshine, exotic cuisine, and affordable luxury hotels. If this fits your definition of a perfect romantic getaway, then Phuket, Thailand, is where your dream will come true! Thousands of tourists frequent this beautiful land because of the incomparable relaxation and vacation it offers. As for honeymoons and romantic holidays, the island of Phuket ranks high on the list. Here is why.

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First-class Hotel Accommodations

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For couples in love, Phuket is the ultimate destination to spend quality time together. Developed particularly with holidaymakers in mind, the region is home to lavish hotels. Comfortable accommodation is paramount for a romantic vacation.

Hotels are beautiful and very clean. If you tell the hotel that your holiday purpose is to spend special time with your sweetheart, you can get your suite or room delightfully decorated to enhance the romance. Your can even request a room overlooking the sea. A luxury hotel room has every amenities covered so that you don?t miss your home! Most hotels in Thailand Phuket include swimming pools, massage centers, spas, gym, bars, and other deluxe facilities.

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Stunning Beaches and Panorama

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Beaches of Phuket Island are some of the finest in the world. They make for a perfect leisurely activity of sunbathing with your loved one. You can plan a trip to nearby islands of Phi Phi or Similan islands. They are ideal for romantic couples due to fewer crowds. You can travel by boat or hire a private cruise. The scenery is simply breathtaking.

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Other activities include snorkeling and scuba diving. These offer thrilling experiences to share with your other half. The Phi Phi island village resort is a tranquil place unlike any other. Some people enjoy lodging in a traditional Thai hut at the resort.

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Indulge In Thai Cuisine

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Thai cuisine has made its way to kitchen worldwide. What better place to indulge is Thai food than in Thailand Phuket? You can choose to share the meal over a gorgeous sunset or candlelight at the hotel. Visiting local food stalls is also an experience of a lifetime. They are clean, hygienic and extremely delicious.

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The island continues to maintain its status as one of the most preferred romantic holiday destinations. It has every factor that makes couples enjoy each other and have a time of their lives. Whether you choose to walk hand-in-hand with your beloved at sunset or dine at the local food stalls, there is no other place for couples on earth like Phuket Thailand.

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Sim Family: it is by divine design that the role of motherhood ...

Divine Design of Motherhood emphasizes the nurturing and teaching of the next generation

By Michelle Sim given 6/13/2010

There are some lines attributed to Victor Hugo which read:

?She broke the bread into two fragments and gave them to her children, who ate with eagerness.

?She hath kept note for herself,? grumbled the sergeant.

?Because she is not hungry?, said a soldier.

?No,? said the sergeant, ?because she is a mother.??

Elder L. Tome Perry said, ?I believe it is by divine design that the role of motherhood emphasizes the nurturing and teaching of the next generation.?

We learn from this that mothers are designed to nurture and teach the next generation.? And I think not only that, it is imperative for us to do so.

But how do we forth in teaching our children, and knowing what is best for them?

-Mothers Intuition-

I remember many years ago my mother teaching me about intuition, more importantly, mother?s intuition.? She taught me that as mothers we do have a special connection with our children-in knowing what they need and what is best for them.? Mother?s intuition partnered with the Holy Spirit can be a powerful tool in raising our children.

My brother was born with a kidney infection.? Through fasting, prayers, and a few miracles he made it home to us.? A short time later my mom had a feeling she needed to take him in, that he may have an infection again.? The doctor was a little cocky and did a basic test on him and said, no, no everything is fine.? But she knew what she felt and said NO you run a full test on him.? He rolled his eyes and agreed to do more testing.? He came back a short time later and said well, you were right he does have an infection again.? He never questioned her judgment after that.

I think many of us have had these experiences and we see how important it is to follow the spirit and what we feel inside.

In a two-year study conducted at the Birth and Women?s Health Center in Tucson, Arizona, researchers asked 100 pregnant women to predict whether they would give birth to a girl or a boy.? Women who claimed to have an intuition about the gender of their child made the right choice over 70 percent of the time.

?One of the interesting findings to come out of this study,? explains the researcher, ?is that women who have a preference for one gender or the other don?t tend to have accurate intuitions.? The point is that there?s a big difference between what you want to happen and what your intuition tells you is going to happen.? When a woman really wants either a girl or a boy, her desire gets in the way of her intuitive ability.?

I think this can also relate, to what we want or hope our children will accomplish.? As mothers we naturally want the best for our children in every way.? We have many hopes and expectations for them to live up to.? Sometimes we compare our children to others children.? For many it starts early on-when will they start crawling?? So-and-so?s baby is already crawling and mine can?t even sit up yet and they are the same age.? When is my child going to read books with more substance?? So- and-so?s child is in preschool reading Pride and Prejudice and my 4^th grader is reading Horrible Harry.

Of course these are silly situations but on some level I think we have all experienced these feelings.? However, we need to make sure that first, we never compare our children to others as they are so vastly different.? Second, what we want for our children and what is most important for them to accomplish should be guided by the spirit.

I read an article recently of a girl who graduated from NYU.? Her mother pushed for her to get into the best college she could, no matter the cost, and she thought they could figure out the money part later.? Now, her daughter has $100,000 in tuition and school debt and no way to pay it back and no end in sight.? If we are so focused on what we want for our children and go our own path we will miss important promptings and guidance from the spirit on what Heavenly Father wants for his children.

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I had an experience recently that made me realize?although these are my children on earth and I cling to them as all my own, they are Heavenly Father?s children of whom I have stewardship over on this earth.? He has entrusted me-us as parents as mothers to rear his children, to teach them of him, of Christ, of Prayer, that they may remember him and have the desire to return to him.

Many feel afraid or nervous to have children in these latter days.? There is so much wickedness and obstacles for them to overcome.? But they need to come, to gain a body, and fulfill Gods? plan for them.

It is clear from birth, children of today are naturally strong-willed, smart, eager to learn, and determined.? If they are given no guidance they will most likely be overtaken and fall from the wickedness we see around us.? But as women of today we have been set aside to raise the next generation just as they have been set aside to some to earth in these days.? And if we teach them by the sprit, nurture them, and watch over them, they will be mighty and they will be able to conquer all of the trials that come down their path and return with honor to their Heavenly Father.

I have heard our prophets and apostles many times speak about their experiences of childhood and their mother?s example.? From making plates of food for every widower in the ward, to teaching the importance of reverence and respect in our prayers to our Father in Heaven, what wonderful examples these women are to us in showing that diligence in teaching their children important values and principles, most times by example, can help these children come to do great things.

-Am I living how I want to teach my children?-

Elder M. Russell Ballard said, ?There is no one perfect way to be a good mother.? Each situation is unique.? Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children.? The choice is different and unique for each mother and each family?What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else.?

Family A Proclamation to the World-?Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve on another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live?.by divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families.? Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children.?? In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners.?

Although we as mothers were born to fulfill this duty, it does not mean we are always going to know what to do in every situation, or always make the right decisions, or have all the answers.? Sometimes we will make mistakes, our children will make mistakes.?? But when we fall we get back up again and tell ourselves I will do better.? I will keep trying. Through prayer and scripture study we will never be alone and we can always find the answers if we ask and search diligently.

I quote Elder Jeffrey R Holland: Like the woman who anonymously, meekly, perhaps even with hesitation and some embarrassment, fought her way through the crowd just to touch the hem of the Master?s garment, so Christ will say to the women who worry and wonder and sometimes weep over their responsibility as mothers, ?Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith had made thee whole.?? And it will make your children whole as well.

Jacob 5:54 And, behold, the roots of the natural branches of the tree which I planted whithersoever I would are yet alive; wherefore, that I may preserve them also for mine own purpose, I will take of the branches of this tree, and I will graft them in unto them.? Yea, I will graft in unto them the branches of their mother tree, that I may preserve the roots also unto mine own self, that when they shall be sufficiently strong perhaps they may bring forth good fruit unto me, and I may yet have glory in the fruit of my vineyard.

The Lord did not graft into the natural branches, branches from a father tree, or a babysitter tree, or a government tree, he grafted unto them the branches of their mother tree that they may bring forth good fruit unto Him.

Elder L. Tome Perry said, ?Parents must bring light and truth into their homes by one family prayer, one scripture study session, one family home evening, one book read aloud, one song, and one family meal at a time.? They know that the influence of righteous, conscientious, persistant, daily parenting is among the most powerful and sustain forces for good in the world.? The health of any society, the happiness of its people, their prosperity, and their peace all find common roots in the teaching of children in the home.?

I testify that motherhood is a divinely designed role.? It is a great challenge, I know we will have to overcome many obstacles, but it is also a great blessing and service to our children and Father in Heaven.? I am grateful for my mother and her example to me, for teaching me the gospel and how to make right choices.? I know that if we follow the good examples of our mothers and if we live our lives in a way that will help the spirit to dwell with us always, our children will be greatly blessed.

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Athena Salon, Spa & Wellness Named Only Green Spa and Salon in ...

May 28, 2012 (TopWireNews.com: - Health News, press release)

05/24/2012 (press release: page1) // Windsor/Fort Collins, CO, USA // Angela Lund

Athena Salon, Spa & Wellness, a leading spa and salon located in between the Windsor and Fort Collins, Colorado communities, has recently been named the only Eminence Organics? Green Spa in the northern Colorado area. Eminence? only gives this distinction to the spa and salon that meets a list of certain criteria including: choosing reusable and biodegradable products, placing recycling bins with labels next to trash cans, and using non-toxic cleaning supplies over harmful chemicals. The other Eminence? Organics Green Spa facilities in Colorado are located in Aurora, Colorado Springs, Steamboat Springs, and Keystone.

The Vancouver, British Columbia based Eminence? initiated the Green Spa certificate program to reward the spas that support the green movement. They also have hopes that the program will inspire and motivate other spas. Athena Salon, Spa & Wellness is thrilled to be a certified Green Spa and a partner of the Eminence? Organic Skin Care line. Athena is dedicated to providing quality hair, skin, massage, waxing, spray tan and nail professionals and services, while also using natural and organic products that are good for the earth and their clients? health. Their ultimate goal is to get their customers looking and feeling their absolute best in a manner that preserves and protects the environment.

Eminence? Green Spa Program certification requires spas to choose reusable products instead of paper and plastic utensils, place settings, and cups. They also require that the recycling bins that are placed next to trash cans have clearly marked signs that direct users to choose the correct receptacle. In addition, the skin care line hopes that their certified programs use organic and biodegradable cleaning products as a healthy alternative to chemical-based products. The certified spas must use low amounts of energy. Eminence? Organic Skin Care has provided eco-friendly and organic products to the best spa locations for over 50 years?long before the ?green? movement began. Their transparent practices include recognizing the best spa facilities for green practices, choosing ingredients that are farmed sustainably, and packaging for their products in earth-friendly materials.

Athena Salon, Spa & Wellness is sought-out for their miraculous facials that use Eminence? products. The Athena Signature Facial is customized specifically for each client?a best spa practice. This treatment cleanses, exfoliates, conditions, removes impurities, promotes circulation, and hydrates your skin. The spa also offers teen, express, microdermabrasion facials, and eye and lip contour treatments. For more information about Athena Salon, Spa & Wellness, their Green Spa certification, or their other spa and salon services call 970-223-0273 or visit www.spaathena.com.

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Z. S. Associates Interview Tips | InterviewBay Blog

Posted on May 28, 2012 by tushar

Hi everyone, we would be concluding our blog on consulting companies this week with one of the leading firms in consulting. Z. S. Associates is one of the leading business services firms in the consulting industry that concentrates mainly in sales and marketing operations. Founded in 1983 by two marketing professors of Kellogg School of Management, Andris A Zoltners and Prabhakant Sinha the company operates globally with its head quarters in Illinois, United States, six European offices and four offices in Asia. The company is ranked the seventh best consulting firm to work with by Consulting Magazine in 2009 and has over 1500 employees having 85% of its clients from various fields in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and medical product industries.

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Z. S. Associates a unique brand of consulting firm that indulges in sky-scraping quality work and provides the precise quality of service to its clients. With their pernickety nature in dealing with high profile clients they focus on hiring candidates that are enthralled to invest in a career that would help the business grow and expand its practices. At Z. S. Associates employees are staffed on numerous projects that include diverse tasks making them heterogeneous and not monotonous. The average salary of an associate consultant at Z. S. Associates is $85,871 (Source- Glassdoor).

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So how do you create an impact on the company with your cover letter and resume?

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We go by the saying ?Your first impression is your last impression? and your cover letter and resume are the foremost notion of yourself for the recruitment consultants. It is important to tailor your cover letter and resume according to the company?s services and requirements. Your resume should be structured according to the criteria mentioned below:

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• Why are you interested in consulting and Z.S. Associates in particular?
• Give examples from your skill set that should facilitate your chances of working with Z.S. Associates consultants?
• Why should Z.S. Associates employ you?

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There are numerous ways to construct a resume but it is important to stress on those skills having more efficacy. Your resume is a pre-eminent avenue to emphasize your skills. Make sure your resume covers the basic criteria like:

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• Scholastic qualifications:

Draw attention to your educational qualifications, your GPA scores and exam grades achieved, research topics, scholarly accomplishments like honors or accolades.

• Work experience: It is imperative to bear in mind that your experience explains a lot about your skills and your ability to work in a high pressured and diverse environment. Describe your work experience, what responsibilities you undertook and the outcome of your work.
• Leadership activities: If you have undertaken any extra-curricular activities emphasize them in your achievement section especially those riveting leadership experiences. Companies are very keen to know if you have the ability to take the lead on projects.
• Exceptional skills: If you have undertaken any language course certificates it is important to briefly detail your foreign language expertise or other skills.

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Recruitment process:

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Like every company the recruitment process at Z. S. Associates is typical comprising of two rounds. Z.S. Associates conduct an amalgamation of several interviews that comprise of case based and meticulous question and answer sessions.

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• Online application: The online application involves submitting your details, cover letter and resume. You will be required to undertake an online test to determine your analytical skills.

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Well, should you be successful via your online application you will be intimated for a screening interview with an HR professional to confer about the details of your resume as well as supporting your interest in the company. This would involve a preliminary screening of each selected candidate.

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• First Round: The initial round involves two back to back interviews that are case based and behavioral interviews. The interviews will focus mainly on key areas:

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Your character attributes are basically personality trait questions. The character and resume questions are conducted with an effort to determine how strongly your skill set matches those critiqued for an affluent career. While interviewing the candidate companies want to see the real you. Do not attend the interview enacting a part of a consultant. It is important to be yourself. They are on a hunt for brilliant, performing individuals. It is your duty to impress them and show them that you are the candidate they are seeking.

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Be sure to memorize your resume entirely. Your answers to the resume questions will be based on your academic and work experience. Companies want to know how you can relate these experiences in the consulting industry. Illustrate with examples highlighting your unique selling points. They seek for substantiation of quantitative talent and superior scholastic performance. It is important to carry a copy of your resume to be entirely prepared for the interview. This is an opportunity to put up a best representation of you.

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Your case based interview will comprise of communication and business questions where your ability to commune an idea succinctly and accurately and your wide-ranging knowledge about business processes and perception will be assessed. In the case interview session you will be necessitated to apply your analytical skills to a project scenario. You will be required to analyze a business situation, amalgamate information and develop and communicate recommendations. It?s prudent for you to place high emphasis on structuring your case study.

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It is important to attend workshops on case studies. For interviews and case studies try preparing in groups along with your friends. Involve yourself in case studies with different people so as to attain various perspectives to case study solutions. It is important to be practical in case interviews. Suggest various possibilities. Speak pertinent information but more than the interviewer. Try to get acquainted with frequently used business jargons and be confident. It is important to lead the discussion thus exhibiting your leadership skills but do keep in mind that others should be encouraged to give their opinion. Most of all it is essential to be yourself during the entire process.

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• Second / final Round: Your final interview will be conducted at one of the firm?s offices. If you have been provided with an opportunity to attend an interview at the office means you are under consideration for a position. You will be assessed on a sequence of sessions evaluating your skills and fit with Z.S. Associates. Your performance at the final interview will determine whether or not you will receive an offer from the company. As we have said in our earlier?blog?the key to clearing an interview is practice.

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You can also register at Interview-Bay for the mock interviews conducted by the alumni of Z.S. Associates. Our interviewers will help you practise for the interview with their meticulous verbal and written feedback.

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I hope our blogs on consulting companies will provide you with an easier approach in tackling your interviews. If you liked our blog you can register with us on www. InterviewBay.com, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn for our updates and join us in our discussions and polls.

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Stay tuned next week for our blogs on finance companies

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Sources: ZS Associates

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Romney promises to maintain US military power

SAN DIEGO (AP) ? Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, on the brink of clinching the Republican nomination, promised Monday to maintain an American military "with no comparable power anywhere in the world."

Romney spoke a day before Texas voters were likely to give him enough delegates to formally clinch the Republican presidential nomination, a formality that cements his status as President Barack Obama's general election opponent.

"It's a big day tomorrow," Romney said late Monday. "I'm looking forward to the good news."

Texas' Tuesday primary offers 152 delegates, and Romney is just 58 delegates shy of the 1,144 needed to become the nominee. Romney will be in Las Vegas on Tuesday attending a fundraiser hosted by celebrity real estate mogul Donald Trump.

Trump earlier in the week returned to the controversy over where Obama was born.

Romney has declined to repudiate Trump for embracing the fringe view, saying Monday evening that while he doesn't agree with all the people who support him, he appreciates their help to get him at least 50.1 percent of the vote in November.

Trump again contended this week that Obama was born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia, pointing to information in a catalog from a literary agency that represented Obama two decades ago. That view has been debunked repeatedly. Obama released his long-form birth certificate in April 2011 showing he was born in Hawaii while Trump weighed entering the Republican primary race.

Earlier Monday Romney faced a San Diego crowd estimated at 5,000 in what was billed as a Memorial Day service paying tribute to the nation's war dead, not a campaign rally.

Without naming his general election rival, Romney drew clear contrasts with Obama on the issue of defense.

The Democratic president has proposed reducing the size of the military following the end of the U.S. combat role in Iraq and plans to remove troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014.

"We have two courses we can follow: One is to follow in the pathway of Europe, to shrink our military smaller and smaller to pay for our social needs," Romney said outside the Veterans Memorial Center and Museum. "The other is to commit to preserve America as the strongest military in the world, second to none, with no comparable power anywhere in the world."

The White House and congressional Republicans have agreed to cut $487 billion in military spending over the next decade. Even with Obama's proposed cuts in the military budget, the U.S. would remain by far the world's dominant military power. The Pentagon's budget this year exceeds $600 billion. Closest rival China said this year its defense budget will top $100 billion for the first time, although the U.S. claims China spends twice as much.

Across the country in Washington, Obama marked the solemn holiday with remembrances at Arlington National Cemetery, and later at the Vietnam War Memorial marking the 50th anniversary of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

He noted that for the first time in nine years "Americans are not fighting and dying in Iraq. After a decade under the dark cloud of war, we can see the light of the new day on the horizon."

The candidates' comments underscored the political and practical effects the presidential contest could have on America's role in the world.

A new Gallup survey found that veterans prefer Romney over Obama by a double-digit margin, 58 percent to 34 percent. That voting bloc, consisting mostly of older men, makes up 13 percent of the adult population.

Obama won the presidency handily four years ago while losing veterans by 10 points to Sen. John McCain, a former Navy pilot. Neither Obama nor Romney served in the military. Romney's campaign says that during the Vietnam War he received deferments for his Mormon mission to France and academic studies. He later entered the draft lottery, but his number was not called, a spokesman said. Obama, 50, was a child during the Vietnam conflict.

In San Diego, Romney was joined by McCain, a Vietnam veteran who spent more than five years as a prisoner of war. McCain said that Romney, "I believe, is fully qualified to be commander in chief."

Romney noted that he visited Afghanistan and Iraq during his term as Massachusetts governor. But he has limited foreign policy experience.

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Romney said Monday that America's military might is needed "not so that we just win wars, but so we can prevent wars."

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Aga Khan Foundation?s initiated World Partnership Walk kicks off this weekend in Canada

May 26, 2012 ? 06:51

Media Advisory ? World Partnership Walk kicks off this weekend

Canadians taking steps to end global poverty

OTTAWA, May 25, 2012 /CNW/ ? Over three Sundays this spring, Canadians will come together to participate in the World Partnership Walk, Canada?s largest annual event to raise funds and increase awareness to fight global poverty.

The event, which begins Sunday, May 27, 2012, unites tens of thousands of Canadians from all walks of life in a common effort to bring hope and renewal to impoverished communities in Asia and Africa. Every dollar (100%) goes directly to international development programs. Not one cent is spent on administration.

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President Obama reaches out to military veterans

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7:47 a.m. CDT, May 26, 2012

CHICAGO?

At the start of Memorial Day weekend, President Barack Obama launched a new outreach campaign, "Veterans and Military Families for Obama."

In the 2008 elections, Senator John McCain won the majority of the veteran vote.

In 2012, President Obama aims to get veterans back on his side.

The president hopes to highlight his support for U.S. military veterans, including voting for the post-9/11 GI bill and funding the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The campaign also points to his success in taking down Osama Bin Laden, and reducing troop deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Josh Prentice is an Iraq War veteran who considers himself a loyal Republican, but he says Obama could get his vote in November.

"He's impressed me with the way he led the drawdown in Iraq and in Afghanistan as well," said Prentice.

Meanwhile, CIA Director and former Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan David Petraeus will be the Grand Marshal in Chicago's Memorial Day Parade, starting at 12:00 noon Saturday.

About 10 thousand people are expected to attend, as the march heads South on State Street from Lake to Van Buren.

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Smartphone Avalanche Burying Computer Industry Dinosaurs | All ...

The personal computer has dominated complicated life for 25 years, though a mostly massive inclination are increasingly giving approach to smaller, lighter smartphones and inscription computers.

The whole zone is scrambling to tarry a avalanche set off by
Apple underneath a late founder, Steve Jobs.

Technology hulk Hewlett-Packard, whose business is still built on
personal computers and printers, this week announced it would slash
its payroll by 27,000 workers, or 8 per cent, by 2014 to eventually
save during slightest 3 billion dollars a year. Managers were revelation to
Wall Street that HP?s destiny was as a smaller company.

The world?s largest PC manufacturer has so distant unsuccessful to connect
with consumer direct for smartphones and tablets ? a new technology
landscape of slim mobile inclination dominated by Silicon Valley?s
Apple and South Korea?s Samsung.

A universe of mobile computing appears to have usually a tiny space
left for Hewlett-Packard, as good as PC aspirant Dell, that has
suffered timorous sales recently. Both have unsuccessful to grasp the
innovations to make a successful transition.

As early as 2010, when he launched a iPad, Jobs talked about the
?post-PC world.?

Other manufacturers did not take his prophesy seriously, and they
continued to make their large desktop machines and laptops. One of
their biggest innovations was to make PCs in colours other than the
old ?computer grey.?

In time, Jobs was vindicated.

?Today, Apple is reinventing a phone,? he pronounced in 2007, as he
launched a iPhone.

At a time, it sounded like an exaggeration, though a cellphone
with a touch-sensitive shade set new standards for opening and
appearance. Above all, a iPhone redefined a industry, since for
the initial time it brought to a front not a device though a software
it holds: a apps.

At a start of 2010, Jobs dealt a decisive blow to a PC: he
launched Apple?s inscription computer, a iPad. With it, a company
again achieved a resounding success.

Over a past entertain alone, 35 million iPhones have been sold,
along with tighten to 12 million iPads. By comparison, formed on the
data of marketplace investigate organisation Gartner, 89 million PCs were sole over
the same duration by all manufacturers put together.

PC firms attempted to come adult with their possess tablets, good before
Apple did. More than 10 years ago in Las Vegas, Microsoft founder
Bill Gates presented his prophesy of a digital list computer. The
smartphone, too, is frequency Jobs? invention.

However, choice inclination were too expensive, untimely or
just too nauseous to turn bestsellers.

Now, small is left for PC manufacturers to do though follow Apple and
try not to skip a sight altogether. Some of them continue to focus,
successfully, on a normal PC market, like a Chinese company
Lenovo, whose trainer Yang Yuanqing likes to speak of a ?PC-plus era.?

A large fish like Hewlett-Packard, however, can frequency change
overnight. For years, a US hulk worked on perfecting a business
of offered computers, complementing them with extras like printers
and charity services for such equipment. It was a ideal long-term
relationship with customers, or so HP managers thought.

HP reached a tip of a attention 10 years ago by the
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enough, remuneration for acquisitions like confidence use provider
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Prospects are good once a payroll is reduced, and share prices
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Preventing or lowering your risk of skin cancer can be as simple as being aware of your skin and how it changes. By understanding your skin and risk factors, you can take steps to better protect your skin and to recognize problematic changes that may require the attention of your dermatologist. Talk to your dermatologist about your unique risk factors, and be aware of some of the following factors.

• Skin Color: Because their skin produces less pigment to protect against harmful UV rays, fair-skinned individuals have a higher chance of developing skin cancer. If you have fair skin, wear a high SPF sunscreen?and protective clothing when spending time in the sun. While patients of?all skin colors and types can develop skin cancer, lighter skin is more susceptible to sun?damage.
• Moles and Skin Lesions: Early signs of skin cancer usually present as abnormalities on?the skin. Dark moles, especially those?that grow rapidly and are uneven in shape, should be examined by a dermatologist to determine whether or not they could be cancerous. Actinic keratoses are another indicator of skin cancer; these are pink or brown lesions marked by roughness or scaliness.
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Cats Asleep In Weird Places | Babble Pets

Last week we all had a giggle at the expense of 12 dogs who were caught sleeping in totally strange places. This week, as it turns out, cats are not any better when it comes to finding the perfect place for their afternoon nap.

Not only are cats secret ninjas, they apparently have a great ability to just fall asleep whenever they want to. With a friend, on a bench or with someone you would never expect, these cats are sure asleep in strange places.

Click through to see 12 photos of cats sleeping in strange places:

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Report: More students taking science, math

MIAMI?? More high school students are enrolling in math and science classes and seeking online learning opportunities. Fewer want or are able to find jobs while in school.

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Those are just some of the changes under way at the nation's high schools in how students are learning and what they are doing with their extra time, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Education Department.

The annual "Condition of Education" report said there has been a marked increase over the last two decades in the percent of high school graduates who had taken calculus, from 7 percent in 1990 to 16 percent in 2009. Overall, the percentage enrolling in math and science courses increased in all subjects except algebra I, a class many students now take in middle school.

Yet while more are enrolling, the report also states that scores have largely stagnated: Seventeen-year-old students performed neither significantly better nor worse on a national math and reading assessment than they did in the early 1970s. Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress test in science found just 1 percent of high school seniors scored at the highest achievement level in 2009.

Three decades ago, the Department of Education released its landmark report, "A Nation at Risk," which raised concerns about academic achievement and called for students to take three years of math and science.

America's best high schools: 1,000 that make the grade

Nancy Songer, a professor of science education and learning technologies at the University of Michigan, said that once high school students finish their math and reading requirements, there is a noticeable drop in the number that pursue courses in those subjects as an elective.

"Even if we are seeing some bubbles of improvement in enrollment, we are still dramatically under-enrolled compared to what we will need in the future," Songer said.

In other subjects scores have also stalled: Seniors have performed only slightly better in U.S. history and slightly worse in geography on recent national assessments.

How students are receiving instruction is undergoing a significant change. Whereas 220,000 students were enrolled in distance education courses a decade ago, over 1.3 million were taking them in the 2009-10 school year. Those courses are usually online, and can be done at home or in class.

"There's really been a big shift in how these courses are delivered," Jack Buckley, commissioner for the National Center for Education Statistics, said in an interview Thursday.

Meanwhile, a substantial drop has been seen in the number of high schools students who are working. In 1990, 32 percent had a job. Two decades later, just 16 percent did.

Buckley said the decline can be attributable to a variety of factors, including the recent economic downtown, during which jobs previously occupied by high school students and other young adults were taken by adults with more experience.

The report also described a number of others changes, including: A huge expansion in public school enrollment in states like Arizona and Nevada that is expected to continue over the next decade; a decrease in the number of children receiving special education services; more teachers with college degrees, and a higher percentage of school principals who are female.

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Colorado Springs personal injury attorney: abide by the law ...

People willing to know the actual meaning of injury, it would be harm to the body. ?There is no specific rule for occurring injury. It can happen anytime and anywhere.? Even if an individual tries to make him really safe, destiny and luck can even help an individual to suffer the injuries. When you are travelling on a road, you can never know but suddenly a car or a motor bike can drive and knock you off. This you must always be prepared for such circumstances. Colorado Springs injury attorney will have qualified lawyers who can definitely help you in coping up with the medical expenses after you have met with an accident. Not only just in roads, but individuals also get injured during the bath time. Some people sleep carelessly and get injured.

Our life has got different aspects. Some accidents can happen due to carelessness of other people, but there can be accidents which takes place due to various funny things. While playing inside the home only you kids can get injured. This is not a legal case and thus cannot be claimed any types of compensation from others. Very naughty kids can even kick on your face while they are playing inside the room. Thus, even at our home we are not safe. There can definitely be some precautionary measures which can keep us safe. Colorado Springs injury attorney would provide you with a good compensation even if you have got accident at your workplace. The employer needs to pay a lump sum amount to an individual or the employee who have got injured within the premise of the factory or the office when he has been working.

Compensation would be mandatory to be claimed from the party who has committed the accident. Colorado Springs injury attorney is aware of any type of rules and 4regulations which would provide the victim with a good amount of compensation. There are attorney who can help in economic as well as non economic damages. Also various types of civil wrongs will be recovered by the attorney. The well trained individuals in the particular place have got license to practice any type of legal deals. The laws are made the body to avoid the accidents. If you don?t abide by the law, no one can help you to come out of the legal traps. The standard of legal ethics would also be considered in this particular field.

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Exotic particles, chilled and trapped, form giant matter wave

ScienceDaily (May 24, 2012) ? Physicists have trapped and cooled exotic particles called excitons so effectively that they condensed and cohered to form a giant matter wave.

This feat will allow scientists to better study the physical properties of excitons, which exist only fleetingly yet offer promising applications as diverse as efficient harvesting of solar energy and ultrafast computing.

"The realization of the exciton condensate in a trap opens the opportunity to study this interesting state. Traps allow control of the condensate, providing a new way to study fundamental properties of light and matter," said Leonid Butov, professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego. A paper reporting his team's success was recently published in the scientific journal Nano Letters.

Excitons are composite particles made up of an electron and a "hole" left by a missing electron in a semiconductor. Created by light, these coupled pairs exist in nature. The formation and dynamics of excitons play a critical role in photosynthesis, for example.

Like other matter, excitons have a dual nature of both particle and wave, in a quantum mechanical view. The waves are usually unsynchronized, but when particles are cooled enough to condense, their waves synchronize and combine to form a giant matter wave, a state that others have observed for atoms.

Scientists can easily create excitons by shining light on a semiconductor, but in order for the excitons to condense they must be chilled before they recombine.

The key to the team's success was to separate the electrons far enough from their holes so that excitons could last long enough for the scientists to cool them into a condensate. They accomplished this by creating structures called "coupled quantum wells" that separate electrons from holes in different layers of alloys made of gallium, arsenic and aluminum.

Then they set an electrostatic trap made by a diamond-shaped electrode and chilled their special semiconducting material in an optical dilution refrigerator to as cold as 50 milli-Kelvin, just a fraction of a degree above absolute zero.

A laser focused on the surface of the material created excitons, which began to accumulate at the bottom of the trap as they cooled. Below 1 Kelvin, the entire cloud of excitons cohered to form a single matter wave, a signature of a state called a Bose-Einstein condensate.

Other scientists have seen whole atoms do this when confined in a trap and cooled, but this is the first time that scientists have seen subatomic particles form coherent matter waves in a trap.

Varying the size and depth of the trap will alter the coherent exciton state, providing this team, and others, the opportunity to study the properties of light and mater in a new way.

This most recent discovery stems from an ongoing collaboration between Leonid Butov's research group in UC San Diego's Division of Physical Sciences, including Alexander High, Jason Leonard and Mikas Remeika, and Micah Hanson and Arthur Gossard in UC Santa Barbara's Materials Department. The Army Research Office and the National Science Foundation funded the experiments, and the Department of Energy supported the development of spectroscopy in the optical dilution refrigerator, the technique used to observe the exciton condensate in a trap.

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