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Sunday, November 2, 2008

ScienceDaily Environment Headlines -- for Sunday, November 2, 2008

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Sea Urchin Yields Key Secret Of Biomineralization (November 1, 2008) -- The teeth and bones of mammals, the protective shells of mollusks, and the needle-sharp spines of sea urchins and other marine creatures are made-from-scratch wonders of nature. ... > full story

Inland Ants Often Prefer Salt Over Sugar, Implying Salt May Be A Limitation On Their Activity (November 1, 2008) -- Mammals are limited by the availability of salt, and now researchers have shown that ants are too. In experiments in North, Central and South American, researchers have shown that plant-eating and omnivorous ants living more than 60 miles inland are more interested in salt than sugar, with the preference greater the farther they live from the coast. Carnivorous ants show no such preference. ... > full story

Grapes And Grape Extracts May Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Review Article Suggests (November 1, 2008) -- A growing body of research data suggests that consuming foods rich in polyphenols from grapes, including red wine, helps reduce the risk of heart disease, according to a review article in Nutrition Research. ... > full story

Ancient Mummy, The Tyrolean Iceman, Has No Modern Children (November 1, 2008) -- Researchers have revealed the complete mitochondrial genome of one of the world's most celebrated mummies, known as the Tyrolean Iceman or Ötzi. The sequence represents the oldest complete DNA sequence of modern humans' mitochondria. It is highly unlikely that the Iceman has any modern day relatives, according to researchers. ... > full story

Soft Rubber Harness Enables Researchers To Study Leatherback Turtles In Captivity For Years (November 1, 2008) -- A Canadian researcher has pioneered a soft rubber harness and a recipe that enabled him to raise and study leatherback turtles in captivity for more than two years -- a feat only one other team of scientists have achieved. ... > full story

Wildflower Declines In Thoreau's Concord Woods Are Due To Climate Changes (November 1, 2008) -- Drawing on records dating back to the journals of Henry David Thoreau, scientists have found that different plant families near Walden Pond have borne the effects of climate change in strikingly different ways. Some of the plant families hit hardest by global warming have included beloved species like lilies, orchids, violets, roses, and dogwoods. ... > full story

Conditions That Initiate Erosion Identified (November 1, 2008) -- Engineers have demonstrated that sustained spikes in turbulence are responsible for dislodging particles, whether on land or in the water. ... > full story

New Model Predicts A Glacier's Life (October 31, 2008) -- Researchers have developed a numerical model that can re-create the state of Switzerland's Rhône Glacier as it was in 1874 and predict its evolution until the year 2100. This is the longest period of time ever modeled in the life of a glacier, involving complex data analysis and mathematical techniques. The work will serve as a benchmark study for those interested in the state of glaciers and their relation to climate change. ... > full story

Extinct Sabertooth Cats Were Social, Found Strength In Numbers, Study Shows (October 31, 2008) -- The sabertooth cat, one of the most iconic extinct mammal species, was likely to be a social animal, living and hunting like lions today, according to new scientific research. The species is famous for its extremely long canine teeth, which reached up to seven inches in length and extended below the lower jaw of the cat. ... > full story

Over-use Of Organic Fertilizers In Agriculture Could Poison Soils, Study Finds (October 31, 2008) -- Excessive doses of organic residues in agricultural fields could be dangerous for plants, invertebrates and micro-organisms living in the soil. This is the finding of a new study that shows that the use of appropriate levels of fertilizers would prevent this toxic impact on the soil biota. ... > full story

By Imaging Live Cells, Researchers Show How Hepatitis C Replicates (October 31, 2008) -- The hepatitis C virus is a prolific replicator, able to produce up to a trillion particles per day in an infected person by hijacking liver cells in which to build up its viral replication machinery. Now new research -- in which scientists have for the first time used fluorescent proteins to image hepatitis C virus replication in live cells -- shows that the microscopic viral factories are a diverse mix of big, immobile structures and tiny replication complexes that zip zanily around inside the cell. ... > full story

In Decision To Grow, Bacteria Follow The Crowd (October 31, 2008) -- When it comes to the decision to wake up and grow, bacterial spores "listen in" to find out what their neighbors are doing and then they follow the crowd, according to a new report. ... > full story

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Scientists Identify Machinery That Helps Make Memories (November 1, 2008) -- Researchers have identified a missing-link molecule that helps to explain the process of plasticity in the brain during memory creation and that could lead to targeted therapies. ... > full story

Quantum Computers? Internet Security Code Of The Future Cracked (November 1, 2008) -- Computer science experts have managed to crack the so-called McEliece encryption system. This system is a candidate for the security of Internet traffic in the age of the quantum computer -- the predicted super-powerful computer of the future. ... > full story

A Pretty Face Can Make A Difference In Whom You Vote For (November 1, 2008) -- It's not surprising that everyone is talking about the great looks of Sarah Palin. The decision to play up the looks of the former beauty queen is a winning strategy. A perception of competence is not enough to give women the winning edge in political contests. For both male and female voters, female political candidates needed to be seen as attractive as well as competent to get their votes. ... > full story

Interferon Could Be A Key To Preventing Or Treating Multiple Sclerosis (November 1, 2008) -- Multiple sclerosis results when the body's own defense system attacks nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. Now scientists have shown that interferon-gamma plays a deciding role in whether immune cells attack and injure the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) in mice. ... > full story

Cell Changes Leading To Impaired 'Artificial Kidney' Function Identified (November 1, 2008) -- Molecular targets identified by a Spanish research team may hold the key to freedom for some sufferers of kidney disease. A new study reveals the cellular signals which cause one treatment for kidney failure to lose its usefulness over time. ... > full story

Optical Firewall Aims To Clear Internet Security Bottlenecks (November 1, 2008) -- Researchers are developing the world’s first optical firewall capable of analyzing data on fiber optic networks at speeds of 40 gigabits per second. The work promises to save the internet from the looming threat of network security bottlenecks. ... > full story

Presidential Candidates' Television Ads Most Negative In History (November 1, 2008) -- The 2008 presidential campaign, as reflected in candidates' television spots, has been one of the most negative campaigns in history. A University of Missouri professor analyzed this year's candidates' television spots, including last night's 30-minute ad by Sen. Barack Obama, and found that only one other campaign matched this level of negativity. ... > full story

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Saturday, November 1, 2008

Recession-Proof Your Travel Plans...

Dear Dear,

With the credit squeeze tightening, the cost of jet fuel high, and
inflation pushing prices up… you may be thinking about scaling back
your vacation plans.

But you don't have to.

In fact, I'd like to show you a way you can recession-proof your
travels… forever.

So while other folks are tightening their belts and trimming their
trips, you can be enjoying even more -- and better -- adventures…

Go diving on the Great Barrier Reef… or antique shopping in Paris…
trek across England… or hit New York for the shows… relax on a beach
in Mexico… or take Tango lessons in Buenos Aires…

Whatever you dream about, you can make it happen… recession or not…

And not only that, but you could actually enjoy your trips at amazing
discounts (or even free)… then get paid to tell people about them. No
kidding.

That's how Sandra Kennedy travels. She'll be in Guatemala for 15 days,
nine of which she'll enjoy as part of a tour group. She's paying her
own air. But all the accommodation, most of the food, and all the
in-country transportation is free.

Then she's off to Ecuador for a month… and 19 of the 30 days she's
there she won't pay a dime. On one tour, she'll visit ten hotels and
haciendas… no cost.

When she gets back home from each adventure, she'll sit down at her
computer and spend a few days typing up her notes… recommending this
or that and explaining why.

And then she'll get paid for her well-informed opinions.

Jen Stevens travels that way, too. A few months ago, she and her
husband took an all-expenses-paid vacation to Omaha with the kids.
They went to the zoo, the museums, ducked into boutiques, ate at the
best restaurants…

Then Jen sat down for a few hours when she got home and wrote up her
recommendations. An airline magazine snatched them up -- along with
her husband's photos of the trip -- to the tune of nearly $2,500.

Not a bad haul for a fun week away that was already on-the-house…

When you know the secrets that Sandra and Jen employ -- and they're
secrets you can quickly learn -- it's easy to follow in their
footsteps. And it doesn't matter one whit what the economy's up to.

I'd like to show you how it's done… how you can turn this recession
here at home into an era when you travel better than you ever have
before… and even get paid to do it.

The key, as I've said, is simply knowing the tricks. And you'll find
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I'm so sure it can change the way you experience the world, that I'm
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I'm sort of putting my neck out with this offer, mind you, so I'm only
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But I'm sure that once you see it for yourself, you'll be incredibly
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Because The Ultimate Travel Writer's Program will show you how to look
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You don't need to be a gifted wordsmith to do this. You don't need a
degree in English or in journalism. In fact, you don't even need any
formal writing experience at all. If you ever write emails to your
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This program shows you how to…

• Write a five-sentence email that will put your name on the invite
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• Get paid to dine at your favorite restaurants… visit your favorite
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• Travel to "forbidden" destinations… places like Cuba, for example,
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• Play the best golf courses and ski the hottest slopes. You don't
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you don't have to ski bumps like Bode Miller to spend a few charmed
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There's no better way to recession-proof your travel plans. This time
next year you could be enjoying an exotic, jet-set life full of fun
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So here's the deal…

** You agree to take a look at The Ultimate Travel Writer's Program
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** Plus… take me up on this offer today, and I'll throw in a copy of
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And the risk is all mine.

You've got a full 30 days to take a look at the material. If you
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You really don't need lots of formal training to make it as a travel
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In fact, Sandra Kennedy -- that woman I mentioned in the front of this
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she signed on to learn the secrets this program shows you. And now
she's gallivanting around the planet on somebody else's dime.

Many of the most accomplished travel writers I know started out life
as something else entirely -- including one who was an inspector at a
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paid to travel the world. This year alone, she's been to Paris,
Thailand, Greece, Malta, Croatia, Panama, and beyond… all on the
house.

And there's nothing stopping you from following in their footsteps.

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Wishing you great travels,

Lori Allen
Director, AWAI Travel Division

P.S. This special deal is only good through Friday, November 7. So I
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If the experts are right, we're in for a bumpy few years on the
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Get started here today and get your first installment -- plus "How to
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Recession-Proof Your Travel Stories

Dear Dear,

The state of the dollar may be driving up tourism for foreigners whose
currencies buy more in the U.S. And it's creating a need for more
travel stories about the U.S. in foreign publications.

But that doesn't mean that Brits, Aussies, Canadians, and others
aren't thinking about saving money, too.

Below, travel writer Steenie Harvey gives some solid tips for focusing
on the current trend -- saving money while you travel -- when you
write for foreign publications.

Scroll down for fool-proof story ideas that keep up with current
travel trends at home and abroad...

Enjoy!

--Lori

Lori Allen
Director, AWAI Travel Division

P.S. Get more details about how to write for foreign publications...
and why it can make you twice the cash per article... here:
http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/for/letushelp

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GET TRENDY: HOW TO RECESSION-PROOF YOUR TRAVEL STORIES
by Steenie Harvey in Ireland

"Scotland's the place for recession skiing," says the UK Times travel
section.

Really? On reflection, I'd rather spend a vacation gouging out my
eyeballs with knitting needles...

In the early 1980s, I was a ski virgin. My first ever attempt at that
schussing nonsense was at Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands -- much
cheaper than Europe's glamorous alpine resorts.

Apres-ski activities were unforgettable. (You wouldn't forget
geriatric folk singers mumbling "The Streets of Laredo" either.) And I
still get nightmare flashbacks about Stanley, my sadistic ski
instructor.

Five days of misery and humiliation. A grizzled ex-British army
sergeant, Stanley's teaching style was to bellow: "Get up off your fat
a*** and stop sniveling."

Skiing in Scotland seems taking recession woes to the extreme, but
tumbling house prices and crashing stock markets aren't limited to the
U.S.

Bad news for travel writers? I don't think so. Certainly in the UK and
Ireland, few people are giving up vacations because of any bothersome
credit crunch.

So what if financial horror looms over us like some blood-sucking
ghoul in a B-movie? We'll darn socks... brew our own hooch... stuff
the kids' leaking shoes with newspaper.

But stop taking vacations? No chance.

Don't take my word for it. With 5,500 travel agency members, ABTA is
Britain's leading travel association. A survey this October indicates
foreign escapes remain a 2009 essential.

Eighty-three per cent of U.K. holidaymakers who traveled overseas
intend to do the same next year. And that includes traveling to the
U.S. It's irresistible when we get mega-loads of greenbacks in
exchange for pounds, euros, Aussie dollars, etc.

U.S. writers are ideally positioned to tell visitors where to go --
and what to do when they're there. So why not try pitching travel
stories to foreign markets?

Articles about beating the credit crunch are increasing. And it's a
worldwide trend. Whether it's foraging for wild foods or staying in
university residences out-of-term, readers want travel bargains.
Luxury features won't vanish, but affordability should prove an easier
sell.

For example, "recession skiing" could be tweaked to give a North
American perspective. Do you have money-saving tips for your local
slopes?

Insert your own hometown, and I'll bet you could easily come up with a
story on Pleasantville For Next To Nothing. How much do local
campsites charge? What's the cost of renting a bike? The best value
B&Bs and restaurants?

The Times' lead travel story on Oct. 12 was "How to do New York for
free." What can visitors do for free in your area?

Themes around saving money or finding low-cost activities abound.
Easyjet's August in-flight magazine highlighted urban beaches in
Berlin, Paris, and Brussels. The story's tagline was: "If you can't
afford to escape the city this summer, don't fret, the beaches are
coming to you."

Here are some other recent articles from the international travel
press. Use them to spark story ideas you can sell both at home and
overseas.

** The first timer's guide to camper vanning (Wanderlust). How about a
first timer's guide to RVing in California... Arizona... New Mexico?

** Twenty fantastic farm stays (The Observer). Mennonite farm stays in
Pennsylvania could appeal. I found one site where a B&B for two is
only $65 nightly -- way less than UK and Irish farm stays.

** The Budget B&Bs of Paris (The Guardian). Vermont's 7 best budget
home stays, maybe?

** Smiling Parisians show their city for free (New Zealand Herald).
Volunteer Parisian greeters introduce visitors to non-tourist spots.
New York has a similar program -- can you think of anywhere else?

** World's Top Ten Best Hikes (Sydney Morning Herald). Ignore the
blisters! What are Hawaii's best trails?

** Put away the tent pegs -- we're going glamping (The Independent).
Shorthand for glamour camping, glamping is more upmarket than camping.
Although any type of canvas sounds loathsome to me, the eco-bandwagon
keeps rolling.

** How to do the Med like a local (The Guardian). Editors love
"insider" stories -- and if you have money-saving tips, all the
better.

The use of numbers in headlines is a long-standing trend. Whether it's
"The 10 Best Winter Sun Music Festivals" or "Eight Sensational Food
Markets," editors have a numbers fixation.

The food market story ran in Wanderlust. Maybe your local farmers'
markets can't match Kabul's Microrayn Market in Afghanistan ("Buy the
testicles of fat-tailed sheep. Apparently they have the potency of
1,000 Viagra"), but treats are probably tastier.

Even tight-budget vacationers need to eat. An article on Spain titled
"Valencia -- Finding the Perfect Paella," could be even more enticing
if it was perfect $15 paellas.

Or how about Naples -- Perfect Pizzas for under $9? That works, too.
As does Chicago -- Five Luscious Lunches for under $10.

As you probably know, Brits regard beer as a major food group. Even
though it's grim in winter, the UK Independent's recent "Destination
of the Week" was economically fragile Iceland. The big attraction was
its plummeting currency. "A typical pint has fallen from £6.50 to
around £4."

That's still an eye-watering $6.40. Whereas on certain nights, pints
cost $2 to $2.50 in Portland, Oregon!

What credit-crunched UK traveler couldn't be drawn in by a piece
titled "10 beers for under £15: Oregon's Affordable Brewpubs"...

A final tip: Take photos to accompany your piece -- editors prefer a
words-and-pix package.

[Ed. Note: Read on for Steenie's shortcut to making double the money
per article, here: http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com/for/letushelp
.]

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ScienceDaily Environment Headlines -- for Saturday, November 1, 2008

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'Living Fossil' Tree Contains Genetic Imprints Of Rain Forests Under Climate Change (October 31, 2008) -- A "living fossil" tree species is helping a researcher understand how tropical forests responded to past climate change and how they may react to global warming in the future. ... > full story

Grapes May Aid A Bunch Of Heart Risk Factors, Animal Study Finds (October 31, 2008) -- Could eating grapes help fight high blood pressure related to a salty diet? And could grapes calm other factors that are also related to heart diseases such as heart failure? A new study performed in animals suggests so. ... > full story

Evidence Of Tsunamis On Indian Ocean Shores Long Before 2004 (October 31, 2008) -- A quarter-million people were killed when a tsunami inundated Indian Ocean coastlines the day after Christmas in 2004. Now scientists have found evidence that the event was not a first-time occurrence. ... > full story

Pneumococcal Vaccine Could Prevent Numerous Deaths, Save Costs During A Flu Pandemic, Model Predicts (October 31, 2008) -- A new predictive model shows that vaccinating infants with 7 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine -- the current recommendation--not only saves lives and money during a normal flu season by preventing related bacterial infections; it also would prevent more than 357,000 deaths during an influenza pandemic, while saving billion in costs. ... > full story

Predicting Evolution’s Next Best Move With Simulator (October 31, 2008) -- Biologists today are doing what Darwin thought impossible. They are studying the process of evolution not through fossils but directly, as it is happening. Now, by modeling the steps evolution takes to build, from scratch, an adaptive biochemical network, biophysicists have gone one step further. Instead of watching evolution in action, they show that they can predict its next best move. ... > full story

Local Retail Meat Safe From Antibiotic-resistant Organisms, Study Suggests (October 31, 2008) -- Rhode Island Hospital researchers report that findings from a new study of retail meat in the Providence, RI area indicate little to no presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The study, prompted by the identification of such organisms in retail meat in Canada, Europe and Asia, is among the first in this country to look at the possible spread of infection through retail meat. ... > full story

Mysterious Bat Disease Decimates Colonies: Newly Identified Fungus Implicated In White-nose Syndrome (October 31, 2008) -- White-nose syndrome in bats is a disease that is decimating bat populations in the northeast U.S. A previously undescribed, cold-loving fungus has been linked to white-nose syndrome, a condition associated with the deaths of over 100,000 hibernating bats in the northeastern United States. ... > full story

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ScienceDaily Top Science Headlines -- for Saturday, November 1, 2008

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for Saturday, November 1, 2008

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More Hidden Territory On Mercury Revealed By MESSENGER Spacecraft (October 31, 2008) -- A NASA spacecraft gliding over the battered surface of Mercury for the second time this year has revealed more previously unseen real estate on the innermost planet. The probe also has produced several science firsts and is returning hundreds of new photos and measurements of the planet's surface, atmosphere and magnetic field. ... > full story

Frequent Urination Protects Against Bladder Cancer, Study Finds (October 31, 2008) -- A new study has analyzed the effect of urinary frequency on the risk of bladder cancer. The research shows a direct association between the number of times people get up at night to urinate and protection against bladder cancer. ... > full story

Sniffing Out A Better Chemical Sensor (October 31, 2008) -- Marrying a sensitive detector technology capable of distinguishing hundreds of different chemical compounds with a pattern-recognition module that mimics the way animals recognize odors, researchers have created a new approach for 'electronic noses' that is more adept than conventional methodologies at recognizing molecular features even for chemicals it has not been trained to detect. ... > full story

Exercise Prevents Fatty Liver Disease, New Study Suggests (October 31, 2008) -- A new study indicates that the negative effects of skipping exercise can occur in a short period. The researchers found that a sudden transition to a sedentary lifestyle can quickly lead to symptoms of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (hepatic steatosis), which affects at least 75 percent of obese people. ... > full story

Once Improbable James Bond Villains Now Close To Real Thing, Spy Researcher Says (October 31, 2008) -- Researchers say that the once improbable seeming villains in the Bond movies have become close to the real threats face faced by modern security services. One researcher said, "Remarkably, the Bond villains - including Dr No, Goldfinger and Blofeld - have always been post-Cold War figures. Bond's enemies are in fact very close the real enemies of the last two decades - part master criminal - part arms smuggler - part terrorist - part warlord." ... > full story

Gaining Too Much Weight During Pregnancy Nearly Doubles Risk Of Having A Heavy Baby (October 31, 2008) -- A study of over 40,000 women and their babies found that women who gained more than 40 pounds during their pregnancies were nearly twice as likely to have a heavy baby. The study found that more than one in five women gains excessive weight during pregnancy, doubling her chances of having a baby that weighs 9 pounds or more. ... > full story

Three Effective Treatments For Childhood Anxiety Disorders (October 31, 2008) -- Treatment that combines a certain type of psychotherapy with an antidepressant medication is most likely to help children with anxiety disorders, but each of the treatments alone is also effective, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. ... > full story

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