22-year-old man charged after gay mayorial candidate found dead

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi (Reuters) - A 22-year-old man has been charged with killing a gay black mayoral candidate in the small but violent Mississippi town of Clarksdale after his body was found near the river, authorities said on Thursday.

Marco McMillian, 34, was one of the first viable, openly gay candidates in Mississippi, according to the Victory Fund, a national organization that supports homosexual candidates and officials.

Mississippi was a hotbed of racial tension during the civil rights era in the 1960s, but Will Rooker, a spokesman for the sheriff's office, said on Wednesday the killing was not being investigated as a hate crime.

Law enforcement officials found McMillian's body early on Wednesday. A day later, the Coahoma County Sheriff's Office arrested Clarksdale resident Lawrence Reed, who is also black, on a murder charge.

Authorities said nothing about his motive or what led to his arrest.

The death was not considered politically motivated, despite a heated mayoral race, said Coahoma County Coroner Scotty Meredith.

McMillian had been missing since early on Tuesday when his sport-utility vehicle was involved in a collision outside Clarksdale. The person driving McMillian's vehicle had collided head-on with a pickup truck.

McMillian wasn't with the driver and, because his whereabouts were unknown, law enforcement officials launched a search.

McMillian recently had moved from Memphis back to his hometown of Clarksdale to run for mayor as a Democrat. He had faced state Representative Chuck Espy, a Democrat, and former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill Luckett, an attorney.

McMillian's campaign focused on reducing crime and unemployment in Clarksdale, a city of roughly 18,000 people, said campaign spokesman Jarod Keith.

A once-booming agricultural community, the city steadily has bled residents and jobs over the years and now faces high levels of violence and unemployment.

Another Democratic candidate for mayor, Doris Haynes Miller, said she recently was robbed at gunpoint in the town.

(Reporting by Emily Le Coz; Writing by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Eric Walsh)

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Neiker-Tecnalia tests whether biomass ash is a suitable fertilizer for Pinus radiata

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Ash produced by the burning of tree biomass appears to be a suitable fertilizer for radiata pine plantations, according to a piece of research carried out by Neiker-Tecnalia, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development. The study highlights the heterogeneity of the ash characteristics. The ash that underwent tests in this study did not display any toxicity in the biotests carried out. Chemically, it was characterised as having a high, but not corrosive pH, an adequate magnesium content for fertilizer purposes, and a quantity of heavy metals at concentrations below those present in nature.

Energy production through the combustion of biomass is regarded as clean energy because it is carbon neutral. It does, however generate large amounts of ash which have to be properly dealt with. Therein lies the interest in seeking a way of taking advantage of this product and in closing its production cycle.

The tests carried out by Neiker-Tecnalia highlight the fact that the ash from biomass-fuelled boilers is a heterogeneous product whose composition depends, among other factors, not only on the raw material used, but on the combustion process. According to the legislation in force on the characterisation of toxic or hazardous waste, the ash tested did not display toxic levels in biotests carried out, although it did display a certain level of toxicity for bacteria of the Microbacterium and Citrobacter genera. Its non-corrosive, base pH, its low concentration in heavy metals, and its low leaching of these elements in column tests in the laboratory confirmed its harmlessness when applied in the field where it showed its fertilizing potential for P and Mg.

What is equally of interest is the fact that the levels of non-essential heavy metals analysed (cadmium and lead) were found to be within the normal ranges that allow the optimum development of living organisms. Another favourable characteristic of the ash tested is that its particle size ranges between 2 mm and 250 microns. The powdery part (

Increase in the level of nutrients

A large proportion of the nutrients of the system is extracted with the harvesting, opening up, thinning out and pruning of the trees in intensively managed forest plantations. So the application of tree biomass ash is emerging as an alternative way of putting these nutrients back and correcting soil nutrient levels.

Another potential benefit and which is being studied at Neiker-Tecnalia may be the improvement in the physical properties of the soil. The ash may increase the porosity of the soil, which means that soil aeration is improved and consequently this leads to greater water permeability. What is more, the soil can increase its water holding capacity, which would lower the risk of surface run-off.

It is essential to continue with the study of this trial since forestry systems offer great inertia. Likewise, it is important to set up others in which different kinds of ash in different agricultural systems are tested to find out their potential for being applied as fertilizer on a major scale.

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Ash produced by the burning of tree biomass appears to be a suitable fertilizer for radiata pine plantations, according to a piece of research carried out by Neiker-Tecnalia, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development. The study highlights the heterogeneity of the ash characteristics. The ash that underwent tests in this study did not display any toxicity in the biotests carried out. Chemically, it was characterised as having a high, but not corrosive pH, an adequate magnesium content for fertilizer purposes, and a quantity of heavy metals at concentrations below those present in nature.

Energy production through the combustion of biomass is regarded as clean energy because it is carbon neutral. It does, however generate large amounts of ash which have to be properly dealt with. Therein lies the interest in seeking a way of taking advantage of this product and in closing its production cycle.

The tests carried out by Neiker-Tecnalia highlight the fact that the ash from biomass-fuelled boilers is a heterogeneous product whose composition depends, among other factors, not only on the raw material used, but on the combustion process. According to the legislation in force on the characterisation of toxic or hazardous waste, the ash tested did not display toxic levels in biotests carried out, although it did display a certain level of toxicity for bacteria of the Microbacterium and Citrobacter genera. Its non-corrosive, base pH, its low concentration in heavy metals, and its low leaching of these elements in column tests in the laboratory confirmed its harmlessness when applied in the field where it showed its fertilizing potential for P and Mg.

What is equally of interest is the fact that the levels of non-essential heavy metals analysed (cadmium and lead) were found to be within the normal ranges that allow the optimum development of living organisms. Another favourable characteristic of the ash tested is that its particle size ranges between 2 mm and 250 microns. The powdery part (

Increase in the level of nutrients

A large proportion of the nutrients of the system is extracted with the harvesting, opening up, thinning out and pruning of the trees in intensively managed forest plantations. So the application of tree biomass ash is emerging as an alternative way of putting these nutrients back and correcting soil nutrient levels.

Another potential benefit and which is being studied at Neiker-Tecnalia may be the improvement in the physical properties of the soil. The ash may increase the porosity of the soil, which means that soil aeration is improved and consequently this leads to greater water permeability. What is more, the soil can increase its water holding capacity, which would lower the risk of surface run-off.

It is essential to continue with the study of this trial since forestry systems offer great inertia. Likewise, it is important to set up others in which different kinds of ash in different agricultural systems are tested to find out their potential for being applied as fertilizer on a major scale.

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Why Even Art Teachers Have a Problem With Standardized Testing

Gray is the color between black and white and it can be created in many ways. There is cool gray and there is warm gray. There are light grays and dark grays. The question is, how do I make the right gray? Do I add one percent black to white or 99 percent white to black?

As an art teacher, I can give my students a written test to see if they remember the formula, or I can give them a paintbrush and paint.

Standardized tests are supposed to be more acceptable than non-standardized tests. They are created to gather data about answers to predetermined questions in order to determine the students? performance and intelligence. In art education, it is not so simple to measure the creative process, performance and aesthetic responses in student learning.

I am not concerned about the percent of colors my students use to make gray. I am concerned whether or not they understand the technique and can demonstrate it correctly.

Standardized testing does not relate to my ability to teach art better. In fact, there is no standardized testing in visual art. Does this make me less knowledgeable about my subject? Do I have to give my students a standardized test to prove they can make gray paint? How do you compare the artistic ability of Leonardo da Vinci to Jackson Pollock??

The National Art Education Association said it best, ?Assessment is ongoing; formative; performance-based; and designed to assess students? critical thinking and art making skills, creativity, and content knowledge.?

Because I teach at a vocational high school and am considered a Career Technical Educator (CTE), my job is to teach real life skills to prepare students for success in their future. When I walk into my classroom, I know that I?m giving my students the workplace readiness skills they need based upon my experience in working in the field as a professional artist.

As an art educator, I?m fortunate I don?t feel pressure to ?teach to the test.? While my curriculum is not based on preparing students for a state-mandated test, I do have to focus on measuring their learning. There are times when I do give my students written tests based on practical skills to make sure they understand the lesson. However, this is not the only source of assessment, nor is it standard.

There are many ways to teach someone how to paint, and that assessment should be based on students? knowledge, attitude, and performance.

There is a lot of emphasis placed on subjects that are measured on state standardized tests. Unfortunately, standardized testing is often deemed the end all in education. Non-academic subjects, like art, are being cut and teachers? jobs eliminated because school districts focus on standardized test scores as the only source of assessment for student growth.

Student improvement should not be confined to a single score on a standardized test.

I would encourage schools, teachers, and parents to focus on real student learning and on what students are able to produce, not on how well they fill in bubbles on paper with a number two pencil.

Does a student?s ability to answer a series of questions correctly actually indicate proficiency?

I enter my classroom with enthusiasm knowing that I not only teach my students how to paint a self-portrait using Chuck Close style, but I also know I am giving them freedom to use the right side of their brain and give the left side a rest.?

Student improvement should not be confined to a single score on a standardized test. I know a students? classroom performance on how they think and perform a task are factors of authentic learning. Students must be challenged to understand integrated forms of knowledge, not just the memorization of terms.

How do you make gray?

These are solely the author's opinions and do not represent those of TakePart, LLC or its affiliates.

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Indira Bailey is a visual art teacher at Essex County Vocational School, Bloomfield, NJ. Ms. Bailey is a 2013 Hope Street Group National Teacher Fellow (HSG).? She is also the 2012-2013 Essex County Teacher of the Year and finalist for New Jersey Teacher of the Year. TakePart.com

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Resurrection of 3-billion-year-old antibiotic-resistance proteins

Feb. 27, 2013 ? Scientists are reporting "laboratory resurrections" of several 2-3-billion-year-old proteins that are ancient ancestors of the enzymes that enable today's antibiotic-resistant bacteria to shrug off huge doses of penicillins, cephalosporins and other modern drugs. The achievement, reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, opens the door to a scientific "replay" of the evolution of antibiotic resistance with an eye to finding new ways to cope with the problem.

Jose M. Sanchez-Ruiz, Eric A. Gaucher, Valeria A. Risso and colleagues explain that antibiotic resistance existed long before Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic in 1928. Genes that contain instructions for making the proteins responsible for antibiotic resistance have been found in 30,000-year-old permafrost sediment and other ancient sites. Their research focused on the so-called beta-lactamases, enzymes responsible for resistance to the family of antibiotics that includes penicillin, which scientists believe originated billions of years ago.

They describe using laboratory and statistical techniques to reconstruct the sequences of beta-lactamase proteins dating to Precambrian times, 2-3 billion years ago. The team also synthesized the inferred ancestral enzymes and conducted studies on their stability, structure and function. "The availability of laboratory resurrections of Precambrian beta-lactamases opens up new possibilities in the study of the emergence of antibiotic resistance," the report states. "For instance, it should now be possible to perform laboratory replays of the molecular tape of lactamase evolution and use such replays to probe the molecular determinants of the efficiency of lactamases to adapt to different types of antibiotics." The authors also note that the extreme stability and catalytic features displayed by the 2-3-billion-year-old lactamases suggest that resurrected Precambrian proteins have utility for the biotechnology industry.

The authors and co-authors acknowledge financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, NASA Astrobiology Institute, FEDER Funds and the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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UChek Is A New App That Does Mobile Urinalysis On The Cheap

Like to use your iPhone on the toilet? Myshkin Ingawale has an app for that. Ignawale is the co-founder of Biosense, a med tech company based in Mumbai that specializes in cheap and functional medical technologies. Last year?s product was a portable and needleless anemia screener called ToucHb. This year at TED in Los Angeles today he unveiled the charmingly named UChek, a urinalysis app for the masses. In the old days, urinalysis was a bit tougher. A sample of urine is taken in cup and a chemical strip is dipped into said urine sample. The strip is then compared to a color-coded map, which can be used to determine levels of glucose, bilirubin, protein, and other abnormalities in your urine. High levels of glucose, for example, could indicate diabetes. Although chemical strips can be deciphered by sight, there are many urine scanning machines that produce more accurate results. The problem is that they can cost up to $10,000, with limited compatibility with different types of chemical strips. Ignawale?s UChek is an app that seeks to simplify the process in an affordable way. Once the chemical strip is dipped in urine, a picture is taken of the strip with a smartphone. The app then quickly analyzes the strip and produces accurate and easy-to-understand results. While the app is currently going through testing phases in a Mumbai hospital, it is awaiting approval in Apple?s App Store. The app itself will cost $99, while an extra $20 will nab you a packet of chemical strips, a color-coded map for testing. An Android app is expected, although Ignawale says it will take a little bit longer before it?s released. “We all have two things, cell phones and urine,” Ignawale told his TED audience. “We figured we had to be able to do something with this.” He certainly isn?t the first person to have noticed. An iPhone app called Piddle was developed by Danish programmers last year in May for Health Hack Day in Stockholm, where it took first prize. Perhaps this will be the beginning of a boom in mobile urinalysis apps, as strange as that sounds?

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Three years on, BP's day in court

NEW ORLEANS (AP) ? Nearly three years after a deadly rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico triggered the nation's worst offshore oil spill, a federal judge in New Orleans is set to preside over a high-stakes trial for the raft of litigation spawned by the disaster.

Barring an 11th-hour settlement, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier will hear several hours of opening statements Monday by lawyers for the companies involved in the 2010 spill and the plaintiffs who sued them. And the judge, not a jury, ultimately could decide how much more money BP PLC and its partners on the ill-fated drilling project owe for their roles in the environmental catastrophe.

BP has said it already has racked up more than $24 billion in spill-related expenses and has estimated it will pay a total of $42 billion to fully resolve its liability for the disaster that killed 11 workers and spewed millions of gallons of oil.

But the trial attorneys for the federal government and Gulf states and private plaintiffs hope to convince the judge that the company is liable for much more.

With billions of dollars on the line, the companies and their courtroom adversaries have spared no expense in preparing for a trial that could last several months. Hundreds of attorneys have worked on the case, generating roughly 90 million pages of documents, logging nearly 9,000 docket entries and taking more than 300 depositions of witnesses who could testify at trial.

"In terms of sheer dollar amounts and public attention, this is one of the most complex and massive disputes ever faced by the courts," said Fordham University law professor Howard Erichson, an expert in complex litigation.

Barbier has promised he won't let the case drag on for years as has the litigation over the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill, which still hasn't been completely resolved. He encouraged settlement talks that already have resolved billions of dollars in spill-related claims.

"Judge Barbier has managed the case actively and moved it along toward trial pretty quickly," Erichson said.

In December, Barbier gave final approval to a settlement between BP and Plaintiffs' Steering Committee lawyers representing Gulf Coast businesses and residents who claim the spill cost them money. BP estimates it will pay roughly $8.5 billion to resolve tens of thousands of these claims, but the deal doesn't have a cap.

BP resolved a Justice Department criminal probe by agreeing to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay $4 billion in criminal penalties. Deepwater Horizon rig owner Transocean Ltd. reached a separate settlement with the federal government, pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge and agreeing to pay $1.4 billion in criminal and civil penalties.

But there's plenty left for the lawyers to argue about at trial, given that the federal government and Gulf states haven't resolved civil claims against the company that could be worth more than $20 billion.

The Justice Department and private plaintiffs' attorneys have said they would prove BP acted with gross negligence before the blowout of its Macondo well on April 20, 2010.

BP's civil penalties would soar if Barbier agrees with that claim.

BP, meanwhile, argues the federal government's estimate of how much oil spewed from the well ? more than 200 million gallons ? is inflated by at least 20 percent. Clean Water Act penalties are based on how many barrels of oil spilled.

Barbier plans to hold the trial in at least two phases and may issue partial rulings at the end of each. The first phase, which could last three months, is designed to determine what caused the blowout and assign percentages of blame to the companies involved. The second phase will address efforts to stop the flow of oil from the well and aims to determine how much crude spilled into the Gulf.

The trial originally was scheduled to start a year ago, but Barbier postponed it to allow BP to wrap up its settlement with the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee.

Barbier, 68, was nominated by President Bill Clinton and has served on the court since 1998. He had a private law practice, primarily representing small businesses and other plaintiffs in civil cases, and served as president of the New Orleans Bar Association before he joined the bench.

Dane Ciolino, a Loyola University law professor who has represented criminal defendants in Barbier's court, described him as a "no-nonsense" but even-tempered judge.

"He's very good at getting down to the pertinent issues," Ciolino said. "Some judges could be described as impatient, short or gruff. He is none of that."

Despite the bitter disputes at the root of the case, Barbier has maintained a collegial atmosphere at his monthly status conferences with the lawyers, cracking an occasional joke or good-naturedly ribbing attorneys over their college football allegiances.

Cordial with each other in the courtroom, the competing attorneys have saved their harshest rhetoric for court filings or news releases. Despite its settlement with BP last year, the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee attorneys won't be allies at trial with the London-based oil giant. And they still haven't resolved civil claims against Transocean or cement contractor Halliburton.

"These three companies' reckless, greed-driven conduct killed 11 good men, polluted the Gulf for years and left the region's economy in shambles. Any statement to the contrary is self-serving nonsense," Steve Herman, a lead plaintiffs' attorney, said in a recent statement.

A series of government investigations has exhaustively documented the mistakes that led to the blowout, spreading the blame among the companies. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said witnesses scheduled to testify at trial will reveal new information about the cause of the disaster.

"I think you're going to learn a lot, particularly about the culture that existed at BP and their priorities," Strange said.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/trial-set-open-gulf-oil-spill-litigation-092735476.html

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Police: Gaza militants fire rocket into Israel

A Palestinian man throws a stone towards Israeli soldiers after the funeral of Arafat Jaradat in the West Bank of Hebron, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Thousands have attended the funeral procession of a 30-year-old Palestinian man who died under disputed circumstances in Israeli custody. Palestinian officials say autopsy results show Jaradat was tortured by Israeli interrogators, while Israeli officials say there's no conclusive cause of death yet and that more tests are needed.(AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

A Palestinian man throws a stone towards Israeli soldiers after the funeral of Arafat Jaradat in the West Bank of Hebron, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Thousands have attended the funeral procession of a 30-year-old Palestinian man who died under disputed circumstances in Israeli custody. Palestinian officials say autopsy results show Jaradat was tortured by Israeli interrogators, while Israeli officials say there's no conclusive cause of death yet and that more tests are needed.(AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

Israeli security forces take positions during clashes after the funeral of Arafat Jaradat in the West Bank of Hebron, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Thousands have attended the funeral procession of a 30-year-old Palestinian man who died under disputed circumstances in Israeli custody. Palestinian officials say autopsy results show Jaradat was tortured by Israeli interrogators, while Israeli officials say there's no conclusive cause of death yet and that more tests are needed.(AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

Israeli border policemen fire tear gas during clashes after the funeral of Arafat Jaradat in the West Bank of Hebron, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Thousands have attended the funeral procession of a 30-year-old Palestinian man who died under disputed circumstances in Israeli custody. Palestinian officials say autopsy results show Jaradat was tortured by Israeli interrogators, while Israeli officials say there's no conclusive cause of death yet and that more tests are needed.(AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

JERUSALEM (AP) ? A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck Israel on Tuesday as tensions are mounting in the region weeks ahead of President Barack Obama's visit.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said remains of the rocket were found south of the city of Ashkelon, in southern Israel. The attack caused damage to a road but no injuries, he said. It was the first such projectile from the Palestinian territory to hit Israel since Israel-Gaza hostilities last November.

The rocket fire came one day after Israeli troops injured two Palestinian teenagers near a holy site close to Bethlehem, during one of the many demonstrations Palestinians in the West Bank have staged in recent days.

Initially, West Bank street protests broke out in support of Palestinians held in Israeli jails, particularly in support of four inmates on lengthy hunger strikes. Then, over the weekend, a Palestinian prisoner who was not on hunger strike died under disputed circumstances, prompting more demonstrations.

Israeli and Palestinian officials have traded barbs, each side saying the other is trying to exploit the latest unrest for political gains.

A statement from the Palestinian president's office said President Mahmoud Abbas instructed Palestinian security officials Monday night to preserve security and order in the West Bank, but placed the blame on Israel for "dragging the area into violence and chaos."

Adnan Damiri, the spokesman of the Palestinian security apparatus, said Palestinian officials were committed to prevent fighting, saying that his forces had recently detained members of the militant Hamas group who were planning "violent confrontations."

"The only one(s) seeking violence in West Bank is Netanyahu and Hamas, but we will not be dragged to that," said Damiri. "Our struggle will always be peaceful."

The clashes come weeks before Obama is scheduled to arrive in Israel and the West Bank, his first presidential visit to the region. U.S. State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said the U.S. has asked Israeli and Palestinian officials to exercise "maximum restraint" at this time of high tension in the West Bank.

"All parties should seriously consider the consequences of their actions, particularly at this very difficult moment," Ventrell said Monday.

An Israeli military official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with military policy, said protestors gathered Monday and hurled "improvised hand grenades" towards a holy site in the Bethlehem area, endangering Israeli worshippers inside.

Soldiers responded by firing at the legs of a Palestinian throwing grenades, lightly wounding him. Later, soldiers fired rubber bullets at demonstrators, seriously injuring one Palestinian who was then rushed to an Israeli hospital, the official said.

Palestinian medical officials said two Palestinian youths, one 13 years old and one 16, were seriously wounded by live fire. Palestinian medic Abdelhaleem Jaarah said the 16-year-old, Odai Sarhan, was hit in the head and rushed to Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem.

Etti Dvir, spokeswoman for Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem, said doctors operated overnight on the boy and that he was in critical condition.

Associated Press

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Intel announces dual-core Atom, multiband LTE chip and OEM partnerships

Intel is laying down a whole group of announcements today, covering the launch of dual-core Atom processors, multiband LTE chips and partnerships with OEMs for future quad-core Intel chips. First up is Intel's dual-core Atom (known as Clover Trail+), which is a 32nm (nanometer) processor coming in three SKU's -- Z2580, Z2560, Z2520 -- at 2.0GHz, 1.6GHz and 1.2GHz, respectively. The new Atom will deliver "industry-leading" performance, with Intel's hyper-threading technology, and battery life (which hasn't been Intel's strong suit) to rival current high-end devices.

The new chips also now support up to 1900x1200 display resolution, which will make it a suitable chip for future Android tablets. The Clover Trail+ Atoms support Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and HSPA+ 42 mobile data modems as well. Intel says it has already made partnerships with ASUS, Lenovo and ZTE to integrate Clover Trail+ processors into future tablets and phones.

Intel is also announcing today the availability of its first multimode and multiband LTE chip, the XMM 7160. One of the world's lowest power and smallest chips available, the 7160 supports up to 15 LTE bands simultaneously, and offers full LTE, DC-HSPA+ and EDGE connectivity in one chip SKU. Intel expects the radio to be ready in the first half of this year, with the radio and processor roadmaps soon converging to offer an integrated solution in the future.

Last but not least, Intel is looking forward to its upcoming "Bay Trail" quad-core Atom processors for use in tablets. The new processor will double the performance of its current tablet offerings, with potential designs as small as 8nm going forward. Intel is working with Acer, ASUS, HP, Lenovo, LG Electronics and Samsung to have both Android and Windows 8 tablets in the market by the holiday season of 2013 with Bay Trail quad-core processors.

Things weren't too great for Intel in 2012 when looking at the complete dominance of ARM-based processors in high-end devices, but the company doesn't seem to be holding back on its mobile product developments. Give it a couple more product cycles and Intel could begin to see some market share gain going forward.

Source: Intel (BusinessWire)

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Video: Boats of whalers and activists collide at sea

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Kansas rallies past Iowa State in Self's 500th win

Kansas head coach Bill Self, left, pats guard Elijah Johnson (15) on the face after Johnson scored 39 points in their 108-96 overtime win against Iowa State in an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in Ames, Iowa. Self earned his 500th career victory with the win. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth)

Kansas head coach Bill Self, left, pats guard Elijah Johnson (15) on the face after Johnson scored 39 points in their 108-96 overtime win against Iowa State in an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in Ames, Iowa. Self earned his 500th career victory with the win. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth)

Kansas head coach Bill Self, left, and guard Travis Releford (24) celebrate their 108-96 overtime win against Iowa State in an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in Ames, Iowa. Self earned his 500th career victory with the win. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth)

Kansas head coach Bill Self, right, receives a technical foul early in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth)

Kansas guard Travis Releford (24) celebrates after a three pointer as Iowa State guard Tyrus McGee (25) watches during overtime of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Kansas won the game 108-96. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth)

Iowa State forward Georges Niang (31) celebrates a 3-pointer during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth)

AMES, Iowa (AP) ? Kansas coach Bill Self has 500 wins because Elijah Johnson "blacked out."

That's the only way Johnson could describe one of the great performances by a Kansas player under Self.

Johnson scored a career-high 39 points ? including eight in the final 29 seconds of regulation and 12 in overtime ? and No. 6 Kansas rallied to beat Iowa State 108-96 on Monday night for Self's milestone victory.

Travis Releford added 19 points for the Jayhawks (24-4, 12-3 Big 12), who snapped Iowa State's 22-game home winning streak and kept pace with No. 13 Kansas State atop the Big 12.

"He was unbelievable. He was the best player in the country (Monday night)," Self said. "That will go down as one of the better games that any guard has ever played at Kansas."

It's hard to remember a more clutch 5? minutes of basketball by anyone on any team this season.

Johnson hit two 3s and made two free throws with 4.9 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 90-all. He and Releford buried 3s to put Kansas ahead 100-92 with 2:03 left, and Johnson drilled a 30-footer with 54 seconds left that deflated a sellout crowd.

Johnson said that a personal conversation with Self on the bench put him in a zone that doomed the Cyclones.

"It was a locker room type of conversation. It just happened to happen during a game. I feel like that kind of set some fire through my body," Johnson said. "My teammates saw me responding."

Korie Lucious scored 23 points and Tyrus McGee had 22 for the Cyclones (19-9, 9-6), who dropped their third overtime game in Big 12 play ? and their second straight at the hands of the Jayhawks.

After the game a handful of those in the student section hurled small plastic megaphones at the Jayhawks as they ran back to their locker room.

The anger seemed to be directed at Johnson's dunk with 2 seconds left and the game well in hand. Johnson opened the post-game news conference by apologizing to Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg, saying he simply got caught up in the moment.

"I shouldn't have dunked that ball," Johnson said.

For all the talk concerning Self's quest for win No. 500, this game seemed destined to hinge upon whether Iowa State, one of the nation's best offenses, could score enough on the stingy Jayhawks, the nation's leader in field goal percentage defense entering play.

As it turned out, both teams had little trouble making shots until overtime.

That's when the Cyclones lost their touch.

Freshman Georges Niang beat the shot clock with a 3, Iowa State's 17th of the game, to give the Cyclones an 87-82 lead with 44.5 seconds left. But Johnson answered, and the Jayhawks went 6 of 7 from the field in overtime while Iowa State went 1 of 9.

"We just couldn't get stops at the end of the game," Lucious said. "It's hard. We feel like we had the game won."

For Iowa State, this loss was painfully similar to the one in Lawrence on Jan. 9.

Ben McLemore banked in a late 3 to force overtime of a game the Cyclones had controlled throughout. The Jayhawks prevailed, and though the Cyclones bounced back, they certainly didn't forget their lost night in Lawrence.

But with March just around the corner, Iowa State and the rest of the league is chasing the Jayhawks ? again.

"Our guys battled. I've been saying that all year. Hopefully we have a lot of season left," Hoiberg said. "I love our guys. They're going to continue to fight back."

Though Kansas and K-State are tied for first, the Jayhawks hold the tiebreaker because they beat the rival Wildcats twice. Kansas' remaining regular season schedule; Texas Tech and West Virginia at home, struggling Baylor on the road, doesn't appear to be all that daunting as the Jayhawks go for at least a share of its ninth straight Big 12 title.

"We've got a chance to at least play for it, get a piece of it going to Baylor," Self said.

Self, who began his head coaching career at Oral Roberts, is 293-57 at Kansas. He tied former Temple legend John Chaney by reaching 500 victories in his first 662 games.

His milestone night got off to an interesting start, though

Self was called for a rare technical foul for arguing a call less than 3 minutes into the game ? much to the delight of a raucous, sellout crowd decked out in bright gold.

Self said after the game that he wanted to draw it in order to fire up his own team.

It worked ? as have many other moves on the journey to 500.

"I don't think it really means that much to be honest. I'm glad we got it. It means I've been doing it for a while," Self said. "All I really care is if this team is having the best year possible."

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Iraq says Turkey rejects Kurd export pipelines

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Turkey has told Iraq it will reject any extension of oil and gas pipelines from Kurdistan without the approval of the Baghdad government, Iraq's oil minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi was quoted as saying by the state media network on Monday.

Iraq's Arab-led central government and the Kurdistan regional government (KRG), run by ethnic Kurds, are in a long-running dispute over how to exploit the country's crude reserves and divide the revenues.

Baghdad says it alone has the authority to control export of the world's fourth largest oil reserves, while the Kurds say their right to do so is enshrined in Iraq's federal constitution, drawn up following the U.S.-led invasion of 2003.

"Turkey has officially informed Iraq it rejects extending oil and gas export pipelines from the Kurdistan region to pass through Turkey without approval from federal government," the network quoted the minister as saying.

The Turkish energy ministry declined to comment on the statement.

Kurdistan's Minister for Natural Resources Ashti Hawrami said earlier this month the autonomous region was pressing ahead with plans to build its own oil export pipeline to Turkey, despite objections from the United States, which fears the project could lead to the break-up of Iraq.

Resource-hungry Turkey has heavily courted Iraqi Kurds, straining ties with the Iraqi central government.

Prime Minister Nuri al Maliki's media advisor Ali al-Moussawi said Turkey's rejection of the pipeline would help enhance bilateral relations between Ankara and Baghdad, which have deteriorated over the past year.

"The government welcomes Turkey's move, which will significantly help to stabilize the region and also strengthen relations between central government and Kurdish region,"" Ali al-Moussawi added.

Ankara has been locked in a war of words with Maliki, a Shi'ite, since December 2011, when he ordered the arrest of his Sunni Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, who took refuge in Kurdistan before fleeing to Turkey.

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Iraqi Kurdistan halted oil exports through the Baghdad-controlled Iraq-Turkey pipeline in December in a dispute over payments to oil companies operating in the autonomous region.

In early January, Kurdistan began exporting crude oil directly to world markets through Turkey, further angering Baghdad, which threatened action against the region and foreign oil companies working there to stop "illegal" crude exports.

A broad energy partnership between Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan ranging from exploration to export has been in the works since last year.

Amid uncertainty over the detail and timing of the deal, Turkey's energy watchdog EPDK on Friday again delayed a decision on whether to award a license for Turkish firm Siyah Kalem to import gas from Kurdistan.

Siyah Kalem had sought extra time from Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) for its application due to difficulties in reaching agreement with the northern Iraqi administration. It was given until the end of 2013.

Turkish officials initially indicated that they thought a purchase agreement signed with the KRG was legally sufficient to allow imports into Turkey. But officials later confirmed any such agreement would need to be approved by Baghdad.

(Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed; Additional reporting by Orhan Coskun in Ankara; Editing by William Hardy)

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New blood test finds elusive fetal gene problem

A NEW non-invasive blood test for pregnant women could make it easier to catch abnormalities before their child is born.

Human cells should have two copies of each chromosome but sometimes the division is uneven. Existing tests count the fragments of placental DNA in the mother's blood. If the fragments from one chromosome are unusually abundant, it might be because the fetus has an extra copy of that chromosome. But triploidy, where there are three copies of every chromosome, is missed, since the proportion of fragments from each chromosome is the same.

California-based company Natera uses an algorithm to calculate the most likely genotype for the fetus. To do this it looks at single letter variations called SNPs in the parents and compares this to a database of the most common SNPs patterns in the population. This genotype is then compared with placental DNA.

This approach can catch triploidy since the whole fetal genotype is the reference rather than a single chromosome. The method was presented last week at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in San Francisco.

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Kangna Ranaut's Gym and Diet Routine - Food Fitness Life Love

Posted by Jitesh Manaktala on Feb 24, 2013 in Celebrity Articles, Featured, Health & FitnessGoogle+

Right from Fashion to Kites, the beautiful actoress Kangna Ranaut has fitted well into a variet of roles with ease. Talk about her and an image of a well sculpted body and glowing skin will flash across our eyes. Such is her persona in the B-town. So how the actress manages to maintain her health and skin despite the rigorous acting schedule?
According to her trainer Leena Mogre, Kangana?s fitness regime is not difficult. Since is an ectomorph (difficult to gain weight) her ultra-trimmed look has not been quite tough a journey. For the saucy salsa look in Kites opposite Hritik Roshan, Kangna had to work on getting her curves back. She needed to tone herself up in about 3 months of training. She worked on her butt and calves, as also her flexibility. This helped her dance well. She also ended up looking fab.

Kangana?s Workout Regime

Day 1:

Strength Training

? German set ? 10 sets for 10 reps

? Squats

? Push ups

? Pull ups

? Fartlek running ? 20 min

Day 2:

? Kick Boxing ? 45 mins

? Full body stretching

? Hill-training on elliptical ? 20 minutes

Day 3:

? Rest day. She gives complete rest to her body in order to ensure the muscles recuperate.

Day 4:

? Athletic sprint ? 30 minutes of sprinting drills

Or

? Speed workout ? Hurdle training for 30 minutes

? Ab workout ? 20 minutes including external obliques

? Lower back exercises

Day 5:

? Power yoga ? 45 mins. This helps improving her posture and balance.

? Meditation ? 10 mins

Day 6:

? PHA (Peripheral Heart Action) training. This is important to enhance muscular endurance and build up stamina.
Or

? Turbulence training ? Tones up her body and helps her gain muscle or endurance to lose fat
Kangana Ranaut?s Diet Regimen

Breakfast:

? Porridge

? Egg white omelette

Mid Morning:

? A plate full of fruits

? Protein shake

Lunch:

? Sabji

? Salad

? Grilled chicken

? Rotis

? Dal

? Rice

Evenings:

? Brown bread

? Egg white sandwich

Dinner:

Same as lunch. She replaces roti with soup.

Since it is not possible for human body to absorb proteins without the requisite carbohydrates, Leena insists on a diet regimen that ensures she has adequate carbs. Kangana does not believe in extreme dieting. She exercises and maintains a healthy diet regime.

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There's No Place Quite As Good As The Internet To Find Out About ...

Even though not everyone is capable of running a successful home-based business, you should not let that dissuade you from giving it a try. Right now you simply need a computer to create, for a surprisingly low cost, a business that you can run from home. All it requires is a low cost, high-speed Internet access, and the motivation to spend time doing the research. A computer-based business has a global reach with limitless customers, whereas a brick and mortar business is limited to local custom and has expensive set-up expenses. Anyone, in a global context, who can connect to the Internet, can be a prospect.

If you really would like to try a business online, there are numerous ways of going about it. You could get rolling on the Internet without being a computer geek, but knowing about using a computer helps. It is often being knowledgeable about a subject or activity, like a hobby, which is important for online success, and not so much your technical abilities. To illustrate this, folks who are great at creative writing could think about a web-based copywriting business. Writing could also be done freelance, doing jobs for folks who either don't like writing or aren't any good at it. What it boils down to is pinpointing a group of individuals who have a need for something, like say, content, and providing them with it. Create a profile of your work, do some marketing, and, hey presto! you've got a business.

Online auction websites are another avenue from which a large number of people are making good money. Maybe you've one or more products that you can market internet, or you could source some from wholesalers and then profit by adding a mark-up. Online auction websites, such as eBay, do the hard work of bringing the shoppers to your offers. All you have to do, is determine a price for your product, list it on the market, and then wait until a shopper chooses your product. You will collect payment if somebody makes a purchase, and then you fulfill your side of the deal by sending the buyer their purchase.

Technological breakthroughs have made life less complicated in so many ways. Given a personal computer anyone can now start a business. Any person wanting to make money online can access the information about how to do it ,and also get products, online. The most effective way to launch a business online, is to find somebody who has a business model you prefer, and pattern yours after theirs.

You might only want to make some extra money, rather than have a full time business, and the Internet is perfect for that. Spend a little time on your computer looking for information on starting a web based business, and you will find a lot of it. The sooner you get going on your research, the sooner you are going to start seeing money come in.

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College sports: Gettysburg contends for Centennial swim titles

The Gettysburg College men's and women's swimming teams won four events on day two of the Centennial Conference Championships on Saturday at Franklin & Marshall College, and both squads are in contention for the team title heading into the final day today at Lancaster.

The men's team has extended its lead to 139 points over Ursinus College. On the women's side, the Bullets trail Ursinus by 11 points, 424-413.

Each team won two events, highlighted by a record-setting performance by the men's 800-yard freestyle relay team. Freshman Tyler Gould, sophomore Jason Potter, junior Sean Staerk and sophomore Ashton Leyens broke the Centennial Conference record that a Gettysburg team set last season. The foursome touched the wall first in an NCAA Division III championship qualifying "B-cut" time of 6:50.83.

Potter also won his first individual Centennial Conference title, taking the 200 freestyle with a B-cut of 1:40.62.

Freshmen Lea Candelmo and Marie Gingher prevailed for the women's team. Candelmo captured her second gold in as many days, touching first in the 400 individual medley. Gingher claimed the 100 breaststroke.

Indoor Track

Centennial Conference Championships: At Collegeville, Gettysburg's men's team finished in fifth place among nine teams. The women's squad placed eighth.

Gettysburg earned five medals, with four coming on the men's side.

The Bullets registered a 2-3 finish in the 800-meter run. Senior Joe Sharp was timed

at an indoor personal record of 1:56.74 to finish second. Competing in the same heat, sophomore Ryan Rausch was third in 1:58.02.

Freshman Travis Andrews also captured a medal, placing third in the long jump with a season-best mark of 21-9.

Senior and Littlestown High graduate Tom Senseney took fifth in the heptathlon with 3,707 points.

Gettysburg's 4x200-meter relay team also garnered a medal, as Andrews, Malcolm Belin, senior Sean Thon and Bay came in third in 1:34.37.

For the women's team, freshman Katie Cavanaugh led the way. She captured the bronze in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.14. Cavanaugh also took fourth in the 60 dash in 8.10.

For McDaniel, Jasmine McCormick finished third in the pentathlon to earn the event's initial bronze medal and Carlos Hernandez bettered his previous personal best by more than five inches to win the shot put and lead McDaniel's men.

Wrestling

Centennial Conference Championships: At Baltimore, Joe Camlin won the title at heavyweight to lead McDaniel to a third-place finish.

Camlin opened his gold-medal run with a 9-0 win over Johns Hopkins' Joey Tilson before notching a pair of pins to capture the crown. He topped New York University's Anthony Chu in 5:41 before better Ursinus' Robert Scarmuzza in 4:37.

Ryan O'Boyle added a second-place showing at 133 as one of five Green Terror wrestlers to place in the top four of their respective weight classes.

For Gettysburg, Zach Thomson won the 174-pound championship for his second straight league crown.

Men's Basketball

Mount St. Mary's 73, St. Francis, N.Y. 65: At Emmitsburg, Md., Julian Norfleet scored a career-high 25 points to lead Mount St. Mary's (14-13. 9-7 Northeast Conference past visiting St. Francis, N.Y. (11-16, 7-9)

The win stretched the Mount's win streak to a season-high five games.

Norfleet scored 14 of his 25 points in the first half to pace the Mount to a 39-32 lead at the half.

Senior Raven Barber, making his final regular season appearance at Knott Arena, added 10 points and four rebounds in the win. Freshman Shivaughn Wiggins chipped in 11 points, three rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals.

Mockford led all scorers with 29 points for St. Francis.

Women's Basketball

Mount St. Mary's 49, St. Francis, N.Y. 48: At Emmitsburg, Md., Mount St. Mary's (12-14, 8-7 NEC) edged St. Francis, N.Y,, as Jacqueline Brewer hit five 3-pointers to lead the Mount with 15 points.

The Mount's Tara Lonergan missed a lay-up with eight seconds left, and St. Francis (N.Y.) grabbed the rebound, but their desperate shot from halfcourt at the buzzer was off the mark.

Lonergan added 12 points and a pair of blocks while Sydney Henderson chipped in nine points, six rebounds and four steals for the Mountaineers.

Jaymee Veney led St. Francis, N.Y., with 16 points.

Men's Lacrosse

Gettysburg 11, Messiah 4: At Grantham, freshman Jameson Smith recorded two goals and three assists in his collegiate debut while sophomore Robby Maddux tallied three goals as Gettysburg won its season opener.

The Bullets, who won their eighth-straight season opener, never trailed and outscored the Falcons 11-1 over the opening 38:20.

Heath Kupecky scored two goals for Messiah, which was also playing its season opener.

Mary Washington 11, McDaniel 9: At Fredericksburg, Va., Mary Washington outscored McDaniel 4-2 in the fourth quarter to win.

Michael Woglom recorded two goals and an assist to lead the Green Terror (0-2).

Luke Dick was one of three players to record hat tricks for the Eagles (2-1), including the hosts' final two goals of the afternoon.

Women's Lacrosse

McDaniel 15, Elizabethtown 14, OT: At Westminster, Md., McDaniel closed the game on an 8-3 run to rally from an 11-7 deficit and defeat Elizabethtown in overtime.

Danielle Entrot recorded five goals and an assist to lead the Green Terror (1-0).

Emily Butler led the Blue Jays (1-1) with three goals and four assists.

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Conservative wins critical Cyprus presidency vote

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) ? Conservative candidate Nicos Anastasiades won Cyprus' presidency Sunday by one of the widest margins in 30 years, promising to do what it takes to quickly secure a financial rescue package from international creditors and prevent the country from sliding into economic oblivion.

Anastasiades, 66, won the runoff election with 57.48 percent of the vote, well ahead of left-wing rival Stavros Malas, who nabbed 42.51 percent, final results showed.

The election comes as Cyprus is negotiating a much-needed bailout with the eurozone's other 16 countries and the International Monetary Fund. The wide margin of victory in favor of Anastasiades indicates Cypriots are prepared, to a degree, to stomach what could be painful austerity measures attached to a bailout, as well as a snub to left-wing rule that many feel is responsible for the country's sorry economic state.

Anastasiades, who takes office March 1 for a five-year-term, promised to create a government of "national unity" though it was unclear what its composition would be.

"My first priority is to reinstate Cyprus' credibility," Anastasiades said in a speech after his victory. "I'm determined to work together with our EU partners, and at the same time, fulfill our responsibilities to the utmost. I am committed to making all the necessary measures to steer our country out of the economic crisis."

He added that he would move quickly to tap the country's newfound offshore natural gas deposits and apply to NATO's Partnership for Peace program, which allows for cooperation between the military alliance and non-member countries.

Most Cypriots are aware that there's little option but to secure outside financial help ? which will undoubtedly come with demands for public sector spending cuts and other austerity measures ? to end the uncertainty dragging down the economy. Cyprus has already enacted deep public sector wage cuts and tax hikes under a preliminary bailout agreement.

As election results trickled in, hundreds of Anastasiades' supporters poured into the streets of the capital, Nicosia, in celebration, honking horns and waving flags.

The new president will face a tough battle convincing reluctant countries, especially Europe's economic powerhouse Germany, that tiny Cyprus deserves help after its banks lost billions of euros on bad Greek debt.

"My government of national unity will make all the necessary structural reforms and, through dialogue with our European and international partners, will safeguard the longstanding strengths of our economy and serve the desired goal of growth and jobs," Anastasiades said.

His defeated rival said the new president could count on his support if his actions were deemed to be beneficial for Cyprus.

"We will stand by the new president if we assess his actions and policies to be for the good of the country because the unity of our people is what's most important right now," Malas said as he conceded the election. "At the same time, we will be strong critics of whichever actions and decisions that we deem not to serve the country's best interests."

Anastasiades has capitalized on what many feel were five years of failed left-wing rule under outgoing President Dimitris Christofias and his communist-rooted AKEL party that caused Cyprus' economic troubles.

Christofias was widely believed to have waited too long to respond to the crisis and to curb spending. He was also seen as dragging out negotiations with international creditors and missing the opportunity to secure a bailout earlier.

Anastasiades, who leads the main opposition Democratic Rally party, has boasted of his connections with Europe's center-right leaders and seeks to spend political capital he's built up over the years to convince Europe that Cyprus deserves help.

"When facing great challenges, we want Europe by our side," Anastasiades said.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso congratulated Anastasiades, saying Cypriots had given him "a strong mandate to implement his program of reform and to do what it takes to ensure fiscal and financial sustainability."

Barroso said he spoke to Anastasiades "and I have assured him that he can count on the continued commitment of the European Commission to assist Cyprus to overcome the challenges it faces."

Last year, Cyprus sought financial assistance of up to ?17 billion ($22.7 billion), a sum roughly equivalent to its annual gross domestic product, which has raised concerns about whether the country would be able to pay back any loan. The country has been unable to borrow from international markets since mid-2011, and turned to long-time ally Russia for a ?2.5 billion ($3.3 billion) loan to keep it afloat in 2012.

But Anastasiades' won't have an easy time negotiating a bailout without possibly more austerity pain for Cypriots, analysts said.

"It will be difficult to resist ... calls for privatizations and he will probably have to agree to sell a stake ? ideally for him, not a controlling stake ? in profitable government enterprises," Cyprus University political science professor Antonis Ellinas said. "The question is whether lenders think that this would be enough to make the debt sustainable.

"The risk Anastasiades ? and foreign creditors ? face, is that the new president will quickly lose political capital and become a lame duck long before recovery is in sight."

Cyprus, a divided island of around 1 million people in the far eastern end of the Mediterranean, is one of the smallest members of the 27-nation European Union. Cyprus was divided into a breakaway Turkish-Cypriot north and an internationally-recognized Greek-Cypriot south after a 1974 Turkish invasion triggered by a coup whose leaders wanted to unite the island with Greece. Nicosia is the world's last divided capital.

Anastasiades sent "a message of peace" to Turkish Cypriots, expressing a "sincere intention" to achieve a reunification deal with the support of the EU and "other friendly countries."

____

Elena Becatoros in Athens contributed.

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The ultimate chimp challenge

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Zoo chimpanzees get feel-good factor from brain teaser

A study, published today by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), shows that just like humans love getting stuck into a crossword, chimpanzees get the same feeling of satisfaction from completing tricky puzzles.

Scientists set up a challenge for six chimpanzees at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo using plumbing pipes from a DIY store. The challenge involved moving red dice through a network of pipes until they fell into an exit chamber. This could only be achieved by the chimps prodding sticks into holes in the pipes to change the direction of the dice. The same task was also carried out with Brazil nuts, but the exit chamber removed so that the nuts fell out as a tasty treat for the chimps.

The paper was published today in the American Journal of Primatology.

ZSL researcher Fay Clark says: "We noticed that the chimps were keen to complete the puzzle regardless of whether or not they received a food reward. This strongly suggests they get similar feelings of satisfaction to humans who often complete brain games for a feel-good reward."

The adult family group of chimpanzees at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo consist of two females and four males, three of which are half-brothers: Phil, Grant and Elvis. This study allowed them to solve a novel cognitive problem in their normal social grouping, by choice. In addition, the chimpanzees were not trained on how to use the device.

"For chimps in the wild, this task is a little bit like foraging for insects or honey inside a tree stump or a termite mound; except more challenging because the dice do not stick to the tool," Fay added.

The challenge, which only cost about 40 to make, was made more intricate by connecting many pipes together, and the level further increased by making pipes opaque so chimpanzees could only see the dice or nuts through small holes.

The chimps took part in the cognitive challenge as part of their normal daily routine and doing the brain teaser was completely voluntarily. As part of the Zoo's enrichment programme, they also receive tasty treats hidden in boxes, as well as pillows and blankets every night to make up their own beds. Chimps build their own nests every night in the wild, and this enrichment encourages the animals' natural behaviours.

This study suggests that like humans, chimpanzees are motivated to solve a puzzle when there is no food reward. They do so for the sake of the challenge itself. It also suggests that chimpanzee cognition can be measured on social groups under more naturalistic conditions.

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Founded in 1826, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is an international scientific, conservation and educational charity whose mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. Our mission is realised through our groundbreaking science, our active conservation projects in more than 50 countries and our two Zoos, ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo. For more information visit www.zsl.org

Contact: Smita Chandra, 0207 449 6288 or smita.chandra@zsl.org

Interviews: Available with Fay Clark on request

Images of the chimps can be found at: https://zslondon.sharefile.com/d/s139da92379d4eec9

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Public release date: 23-Feb-2013
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Contact: Smita Chandra
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Zoological Society of London

Zoo chimpanzees get feel-good factor from brain teaser

A study, published today by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), shows that just like humans love getting stuck into a crossword, chimpanzees get the same feeling of satisfaction from completing tricky puzzles.

Scientists set up a challenge for six chimpanzees at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo using plumbing pipes from a DIY store. The challenge involved moving red dice through a network of pipes until they fell into an exit chamber. This could only be achieved by the chimps prodding sticks into holes in the pipes to change the direction of the dice. The same task was also carried out with Brazil nuts, but the exit chamber removed so that the nuts fell out as a tasty treat for the chimps.

The paper was published today in the American Journal of Primatology.

ZSL researcher Fay Clark says: "We noticed that the chimps were keen to complete the puzzle regardless of whether or not they received a food reward. This strongly suggests they get similar feelings of satisfaction to humans who often complete brain games for a feel-good reward."

The adult family group of chimpanzees at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo consist of two females and four males, three of which are half-brothers: Phil, Grant and Elvis. This study allowed them to solve a novel cognitive problem in their normal social grouping, by choice. In addition, the chimpanzees were not trained on how to use the device.

"For chimps in the wild, this task is a little bit like foraging for insects or honey inside a tree stump or a termite mound; except more challenging because the dice do not stick to the tool," Fay added.

The challenge, which only cost about 40 to make, was made more intricate by connecting many pipes together, and the level further increased by making pipes opaque so chimpanzees could only see the dice or nuts through small holes.

The chimps took part in the cognitive challenge as part of their normal daily routine and doing the brain teaser was completely voluntarily. As part of the Zoo's enrichment programme, they also receive tasty treats hidden in boxes, as well as pillows and blankets every night to make up their own beds. Chimps build their own nests every night in the wild, and this enrichment encourages the animals' natural behaviours.

This study suggests that like humans, chimpanzees are motivated to solve a puzzle when there is no food reward. They do so for the sake of the challenge itself. It also suggests that chimpanzee cognition can be measured on social groups under more naturalistic conditions.

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Images and B-Roll

High resolution images of the chimps available here:-
https://zslondon.sharefile.com/d/s139da92379d4eec9

Media Information

For more information please contact Smita Chandra on 0207 449 6288 or email smita.chandra@zsl.org

ZSL

Founded in 1826, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is an international scientific, conservation and educational charity whose mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. Our mission is realised through our groundbreaking science, our active conservation projects in more than 50 countries and our two Zoos, ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo. For more information visit www.zsl.org

Contact: Smita Chandra, 0207 449 6288 or smita.chandra@zsl.org

Interviews: Available with Fay Clark on request

Images of the chimps can be found at: https://zslondon.sharefile.com/d/s139da92379d4eec9

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Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-02/zsol-tuc022213.php

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