Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/Oe7pxcAmo28/130730150656.htm
মঙ্গলবার, ৩০ জুলাই, ২০১৩
Myanmar at the crossroads: Conservationists see opportunities and challenges in biodiversity hotspot
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Long isolated by economic and political sanctions, Myanmar returns to the international community amid high expectations and challenges associated with protecting the country's great natural wealth from the impacts of economic growth and climate change.
সোমবার, ২৯ জুলাই, ২০১৩
Galaxy Introduces the GTX 770 and 780 HOF Graphics Cards
Galaxy has launched two high-end factory overclocked variants of the GeForce GTX 770 and GTX 780 GPUs.
Galaxy has introduced two range-topping ?Hall of Fame? (HOF) editions of the GeForce GTX 770 and 780 graphics cards that both feature distinctive white PCBs, beefy heat sinks, and aim to provide a "good interpretation" of Galaxy's "everything just for performance philosophy."
The GeForce GTX 770 HOF is factory overclocked from base/boost 1046/1085 MHz to 1202 MHz/1254 MHz; features 2 GB of GDDR5 memory over a 256-bit interface; and includes premium tantalum capacitors and a dual-slot, triple-fan cooler that should provide a comfortable amount of headroom for further overclocking.
The GeForce GTX 780 HOF offers a GK110-300-A2 core, 3 GB of GDDR5 memory over a 384-bit interface and is factory overclocked to 1006/1058 MHz from the reference clock speed of 863 MHz/900 MHz (base/boost). Similarly, the graphics card also includes high-end tantalum capacitors, an 8+2 Phase VRM and an oversized triple-slot, dual-fan cooler that includes a densely packed aluminum fin array and four 6 mm heat pipes.
Although Galaxy has yet to announce the GTX 770 HOF or the GTX 780 HOF?s pricing or availability, the former is listed for $449.99 and ?out of stock? at the Galaxy Webstore. ?
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বুধবার, ২৪ জুলাই, ২০১৩
Video: Sears going upmarket
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Tea party opponent signals he'll take on McConnell
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) ? A tea party challenger signaled on Monday that he intends to take on Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in next year's GOP primary in Kentucky.
Louisville businessman Matt Bevin's entry into the race would force a major shift in the McConnell campaign, which has been concentrating entirely on Democratic opponent Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky's 34-year-old secretary of state.
Bevin is scheduled to announce his plans on Wednesday at the state Capitol in Frankfort. Sarah Durand, a tea party activist and aide to Bevin, hinted at his political intentions Monday when she distributed a media advisory announcing that he would begin a three-day statewide tour after the announcement.
McConnell campaign manager Jesse Benton said the 46-year-old Bevin, a partner in the Louisville investment firm Waycross Partners, would be "nothing more than nuisance" if he runs.
University of Louisville political scientist Laurie Rhodebeck said she doesn't think Bevin can be dismissed so easily.
"Bevin is going to be more than a pesky distraction to Sen. McConnell," Rhodebeck said. She said McConnell is "going to have to spend money and time on the primary, and it's clear he'd much rather be attacking Grimes right now."
Benton said McConnell "will keep his focus where it belongs: working hard for Kentucky every day." He said the campaign team will have no problem dealing with both Bevin and Grimes.
Democrats hope that McConnell is forced to deplete his campaign account in the primary. He has nearly $10 million left of the $15 million he's raised for his re-election bid.
"I think Sen. McConnell clearly has a problem within his own party," said Jonathan Hurst, a political adviser to Grimes. "Republicans not only in Washington, but right here in Kentucky, are tired of his obstruction."
Sen. Rand Paul, the tea party Republican who is considering a presidential bid in 2016, said Monday he thinks tea party candidates should focus on open seats. Paul, who has endorsed McConnell for re-election, also said he thinks McConnell will win both the primary and general elections next year.
"I'm not giving him encouragement or discouragement," Paul said of Bevin. "It's a free country, and anybody who wants to run can."
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Associated Press writer Bruce Schreiner contributed to this report from Louisville, Ky.
Associated PressOnline retailers furious at plans for internet tax | BitterWallet
The chief executives of Ocado, Shop Direct, Boden and N Brown have laid out their opposition in an open letter to chancellor George Osbourne.
Ocado chief executive Tim Steiner, has now put himself on a collision course with new business partner Morrisons after the supermarket?s boss Dalton Philips called for an online tax.
The letter said: ?Online is a rare and precious success story for the UK and one that we should take pride in. At a time when SMEs in these sectors are attempting to deliver innovation, growth and jobs they should not be choked off by unintended consequences of an unfair tax.?
?There is no logic to penalising companies that provide consumers the convenience, efficiency and value online shopping offers.?
This comes on the back of high street retailers calling on the government to overhaul the business rate system, with the idea of a thing similar to the US online tax system, with?Morrisons? Philips adding: ?As more and more sales migrate online, it seems to me intuitive that you would tax the online channels as well.?
Or, maybe, the high street needs to quit whining and realise that there?s a new business model to exploit and they might make some money if they take their heads out of their arses?
Source: http://www.bitterwallet.com/online-retailers-furious-at-plans-for-internet-tax/66792
মঙ্গলবার, ২৩ জুলাই, ২০১৩
Midwest Ticks Show Signs of 'Heartland Virus' - Health News and ...
By Randy Dotinga
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) ? While a type of tick-borne disease known as Heartland virus appears to be extremely rare ? only two cases in humans have been reported so far ? a new study finds it is lurking in ticks in northwestern Missouri.
The researchers haven?t issued anything other than the usual warnings about avoiding contact with ticks that may harbor disease. Still, ?there?s another tick-borne pathogen out there to be careful of,? said study author Harry Savage, a medical entomologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Heartland virus is indeed rare, he said, but reports on it may be spotty because a test for it is not readily available.
Lyme disease is the most well-known infection spread by ticks, but there are several others. The infection known as Heartland virus ? so named because it was discovered in the middle of the country ? is unusual because it?s spread by a virus, not a bacteria.
Two farmers from northwestern Missouri were diagnosed with the illness in 2009 after coming in contact with ticks. The virus causes ?fever, headaches, mild diarrhea and low white blood [cell] counts,? Savage said.
Both of the men were hospitalized with severe illness but recovered.
Last year, researchers fanned out across northwestern Missouri ? to the north and northwest of Kansas City ? and gathered a whopping 56,428 ticks at 12 locations, including at the farms of the infected men. The ticks were caught in the wild and taken off horses and dogs.
The researchers report that they found the virus in a species known as the lone star tick. The infection rate was about one in 500 ticks, Savage said.
It appears that the ticks became infected at the larval stage when they bit an animal that harbored the virus. Then the ticks reached the nymph stage and looked for blood meals from, say, humans, Savage added.
Investigators identified the first cases with the help of the CDC. Now, Savage said, researchers are working on a test to identify the virus in infected people.
However, it?s not clear how helpful a test will be. Because the disease comes from a virus, antibiotics can?t be used to treat it.
Is the virus ? which Savage said may have lurked around for thousands of years ? concerning? That?s also not clear, said another expert who studies infectious disease.
?If these two cases represent the severe end, then there may be many other milder cases that are going undiagnosed,? said Dr. Lucas Blanton, an instructor at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. ?Until more patients are studied, I do not think we know the full implications of this virus.?
Blanton said physicians should consider possible infection with Heartland virus if the tick-borne disease it mimics ? ehrlichiosis ? fails to improve when antibiotics are given.
The public, meanwhile, should continue to recognize the risk of ticks and rely on protective clothing, insect repellents and checking their skin for signs of ticks, he said.
In addition, the CDC recommends showering soon after going outdoors, removing attached ticks from the body with tweezers, and calling a doctor if illness develops after a tick bite.
The new study was published online July 22 in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
More information
For more about tick bites, try the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Source: http://news.health.com/2013/07/22/midwest-ticks-show-signs-of-heartland-virus/
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