Escapades in Cookery: Bad Food > No Food?

Matt Yglesias makes an interesting point about how, despite coffee snobs' (Matt said it first!) protestations to the contrary, Starbucks has on balance been a force for coffee progress in the US. As he puts it:

"The worst coffee shop or bookstore or whatever is the one that doesn't exist at all, it's only by bringing ideas to scale that you can achieve ubiquity."

There are many places whose markets are so small that its tough to support much diversity in product offerings and/or more specialized stores. Although these lower quality, mass produced options are inferior, they help to spread acceptance and build appreciation for the specialized goods (and services), which may ultimately lead consumers to explore and pursue higher quality versions of those goods. The spread of bagels across America is another example of this.

You gotta start somewhere, right?

But this got me thinking, what about the innumerable bad "Chinese" (Americanized-Chinese) restaurants all over America? Or bad "Thai"? Or bad "Japanese"? This hits closer to home for me. It's easier for me to accept the Bad Coffee > No Coffee argument since I rarely drink coffee. But is bad, super-Americanized Chinese food better than no Chinese food? I don't ever eat at Panda Express or Charlie Chang's--but coffee connoisseurs probably don't ever patronize Starbucks, either.

If we could see a definite trend toward Americans' appreciation and demand for better Chinese food, then I think I'd agree with the Bad Food > No Food argument. And honestly? I think we do see that trend, very slowly but surely. Though, there are many (most) who are satisfied with the dumbed-down Americanized versions of "exotic" cuisines.*

*And to be sure, Americanized-Chinese, in particular, has really evolved into its own thing at this point.

Source: http://escapadesincookery.blogspot.com/2012/11/bad-food-no-food.html

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Fighter loses by TKO: Vomiting (VIDEO)

Levi West has two losses in his professional career, but something tells me his second one will be more memorable. As shown on Inside MMA, West lost by technical knockout: vomiting. (It's the second fight mentioned in the short clip.)

The old wives tale advises swimmers to stay out of a pool for at least 30 minutes after eating. Perhaps it needs to be revised for fighters, as well.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/fighter-loses-tko-vomiting-video-235121053--mma.html

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From Vegas to Macau to Toronto? | Pokerati

A study by UNLV?s International Gaming Institute concluded a resort complex featuring a hotel, casino, convention space and other entertainment amenities in the heart of Toronto could stimulate the economy of Canada?s largest city.

Instead of cannibalizing the market, the complex would spur growth for any surrounding businesses.

Meanwhile, the worldwide accounting firm Ernst & Young found that Toronto could collect almost $200 million a year from a casino complex in the form of tax revenues, on top of a one-time sale or lease of city-owned land.

So it wasn?t a surprise last week that Toronto city leaders, following the public release of the two reports, decided to ask residents if they favor a casino.

It?s also no wonder that Caesars Entertainment Corp. Senior Vice President Jan Jones and MGM Resorts Senior Vice President Alan Feldman are bumping into each other more often in Toronto than on the Strip.

Nevada?s biggest casino companies view Toronto as the industry?s next major battleground.

?It?s truly a potential destination we can?t ignore,? Jones said.

Earlier this year, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. announced plans to develop a single hotel-casino complex in Toronto. Government officials said the facility could generate $1 billion a year in gaming revenues.

Comparisons were immediately made between Toronto and Singapore.

Ernst & Young scaled back the revenue projections but still lauded the notion of a Toronto casino.

?It was noted that several characteristics of Toronto would make the city an attractive locale for international high rollers including the lack of taxes levied on gambling wins, the number of direct flights from Asian countries and the local demographics and family connections to Asia,? Ernst & Young officials wrote in the executive summary of its Commercial Casino in Toronto Study, which was researched on behalf of the city.

Singapore approved two casinos back in 2005, after much heated debate, as a means to drive tourism. Gaming was limited to a small portion of the two integrated resorts, but Singapore could surpass the Strip as the world?s second-largest gaming market behind Macau by the end of this year.

SINGAPORE MODEL

Toronto is following the Singapore model, and the debate is expected to be equally as furious. No casino will happen without the support of Toronto and its citizens.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford backs the casino idea, but the Toronto city council has 43 members and their decision process is expected to stretch into next year.

?I don?t envy that task,? said Jones, a former two-term mayor of Las Vegas who oversaw a panel with five elected council members.

Ten days ago, Caesars released conceptual artist renderings of what a downtown Toronto casino complex might look like. Caesars is in partnership with Rock Gaming of Detroit, the company?s joint venture partner in the Horseshoe casinos in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Baltimore.

Jones said the Caesars project would be on Toronto?s downtown Front Street, and likened the complex to Harrah?s New Orleans, which is near that city?s French Quarter. Casino resorts of that caliber cost $1 billion to $2 billion to build.

?It?s all conceptual and at the end of the day, we would locate a casino where the city requests,? Jones said.

MGM Resorts, which jumped into the Toronto gaming debate early in the process, has championed Exhibition Place, a location outside of downtown that has support from several city leaders.

Canadian media reported in September than Jones and Feldman actually crossed paths between meetings at Toronto?s City Hall.

Meanwhile, Las Vegas Sands Corp. President Mike Leven, during the company?s third-quarter earnings conference call, said the casino operator chose a downtown site.

In August, Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson had a private meeting with Toronto?s mayor.

?We don?t know where that project is going to go at the moment, but we?re ready to pursue it as soon as the project is released and our conditions are met,? Leven said. ?The return on investment is critical, particularly in the North American locations.?

Wynn Resorts Chairman Steve Wynn in October visited several potential casino sites, including the Toronto Convention Center and the Canadian National Exhibition grounds.

GAUGING ?CANNIBALIZATION?

The reports by Ernst & Young and the International Gaming Institute have only added fuel to what?s expected to be a heated competition.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas study is the first of four the research team plans to conduct on the Toronto market on behalf of the Canadian Gaming Association, a nonprofit advocacy group. Other studies include the potential social costs of the casino, any impact the casino would have on problem gambling in the region, and the economic impact of a casino.

Bo Bernhard, executive director of the International Gaming Institute, said the school?s researchers wanted to study emerging gaming markets. He and Kahlil Philander reviewed research on casino gaming?s impact on other gaming and nongaming industries in the U.S. to determine any effects of ?cannibalization.?

Bernhard and Philander concluded a Toronto casino would not hurt nearby businesses or diminish lottery revenues.

?When the studies are applied to the Toronto situation, you have megaconvention facilities, a large hotel and tourists having lots of disposable income,? Bernhard said. ?They will venture out and spend that money in nearby locations.?

The Toronto area already has several forms of gaming, including lotteries, horse racing and a slot-machine casino at the Woodbine racetrack.

Ontario is home to a dozen small and midsized casinos, including Casino Niagara in Niagara Falls, and Caesars Windsor, which has been operated by Caesars Entertainment since 1998.

?There is minimal downside risk,? said Philander, who lived for a year in downtown Toronto while studying economics at the University of Toronto.

?Cannibalization is often claimed with respect to casinos but we could not find strong empirical evidence to support this argument,? Philander said.

Source: http://pokerati.com/2012/11/from-vegas-to-macau-to-toronto/

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Lego Lord of the Rings Blacksmith Designs Locations Guide

Our Lego Lord of the Rings Blacksmith Designs Locations Guide shows all the criteria necessary to collect all 50 Blacksmith Designs in the Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PC, PS Vita, DS & 3DS game.

Goal: There are 50 Blacksmith Designs total to find, 30 of which are from the Middle-earth overworld and 20 from Story Mode missions. Note: From the 30 Mithril Items there are to build from the 30 Blacksmith Designs in the overworld, each object will cost a few Mithril Bricks to build at the Blacksmith. You can follow our locations guide for those too, it?s all listed here?

Index of Lego Lord of the Rings Guides:

Here?s how to find Blacksmith Designs in this guide for Lego Lord of the Rings.

Protip: Go and find the ?Fetch Quest Finder? Red Brick first. It?ll make it a lot easier to find all the Fetch Quest sidequests around you wherever you are, a reward for these involving a Blacksmith will be a Blacksmith Design.
You can either unlock this Red Brick using the EY4K32 cheat in the pause menu?s ?Extras? Enter Code section. Or find this Red Brick in Middle-earth open world by finishing the blacksmith tutorial mission in Bree village, by walking up to the Prancing Pony inn and talking to the hobbit who wants a Mithril Item made. And as you probably guessed, you need a Blacksmith Design from that Fetch Quest to craft such Mithril Items.

Below we?ve listed the Blacksmith Designs in the order you might find them in as you progress through the game. Take the following steps to unlock each one; where available.

Blacksmith Design #1: Mithril Shovel ? The first one you will unlock will be during the story mission in the town of Bree early in the game. It introduces this new feature and you make the Mithril Shovel.
Blacksmith Design #2 ? During the Pass of Caradhras mission, this one comes about 3/4th of the way into the mission. When you have to cross a lower path with Gimli or a hobbit, you will come to a ledge at the bottom of the screen. You will also hear the standard tingle noise when a collectible is nearby, so go out onto the ledge at the bottom of the screen and pick up the design.

[Work-In-Progress: We'll update this guide regularly when new Blacksmith Designs location info is discovered until it's 100% complete with all 50!]

Thanks for the (upcoming) unlock guide videos to Jeff.

Please check our at the top listed Lego Lord of the Rings guides for tips to find 100% of the collectibles.

If you have any questions, please comment below. If you have tips about Blacksmith Designs, we?ll give you credit for your discoveries! ? Thanks for visiting!

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By Ferry Groenendijk: He is the founder and editor of Video Games Blogger. He loved gaming from the moment he got a Nintendo with Super Mario Bros. on his 8th birthday. Learn more about him here and connect with him on Twitter, Facebook and at Google+.

Source: http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2012/11/18/lego-lord-of-the-rings-blacksmith-designs-locations-guide.htm

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Review: Bair writes bio of artist Saul Steinberg - KansasCity.com

"Saul Steinberg: A Biography" (Doubleday/Nan A. Talese), by Deirdre Bair

When New Yorker cartoonist Saul Steinberg was honored in 1974 by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the architect Philip Johnson puzzled out loud over how best to describe him.Although Steinberg was about to receive the gold medal for graphic art, wasn't he also a satirist, a painter, a humorist and an architect? After bemoaning the seeming necessity of putting artists into categories, Johnson concluded by saying, "We cannot pigeonhole Saul Steinberg."Now Deirdre Bair, the author of well-regarded books about Samuel Beckett, Carl Jung and Simone de Beauvoir, has taken stock of this wildly inventive and original artist in a 600-page volume that marks the first comprehensive biography of Steinberg since he died in 1999 at age 84.Steinberg was happy to call himself a writer who draws. An architect by training, he delighted in drawing fantastic buildings and cityscapes, including his iconic "View of the World From Ninth Avenue," the New Yorker cover endlessly parodied since it was published in 1976.Steeped in the Dada, surrealist and cubist art movements of his youth in Romania and later Italy, Steinberg never lost his off-kilter, intentionally childlike and absurdist view of the world. He peopled his imaginary worlds with animated letters, numbers and punctuation marks; with battle-ax women patterned on his domineering mother; and with a profusion of animals and objects that were his own personal totems yet which resonated with a wide swath of the public.Even as a penniless Jewish refugee awaiting permission to enter the U.S. at the start of World War II, Steinberg found success selling his offbeat cartoons to the New Yorker. Once he was finally settled in New York, nothing could stop his rapid rise to the pinnacle of the art world, not even his hypochondria, anxiety and lifelong depression.In "Saul Steinberg: A Biography," readers learn that Steinberg was a man of insatiable appetites: for women, books, objects and travel. Bair gets bogged down at times in the details - the endless parties and dinners with art world celebrities; the haggling over commissions and negotiations with publishers; his apartment and studio renovations; and the bitter fights with his lovers. But overall she has done an excellent job of trying to answer the question that perplexed even Steinberg's ex-wife and lifelong friend Hedda Sterne when she considered his work: "Where did this come from?"---Online:http://www.deirdrebair.com/index.html

Source: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/11/20/3926651/review-bair-writes-bio-of-artist.html

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Can breast cancer cells' reaction to cancer drugs be predicted?

Public release date: 19-Nov-2012
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Contact: Samuel Kaski
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358-503-058-694
Aalto University

Yes, Finnish researchers discover

The answer is yes. Finnish researchers have developed a triumphant solution for predicting responses of breast cancer cells to a set of cancer drugs. The prediction is based on the genomic profiles of the cancer cells. Harnessing genomic profiles of cells in choosing the best treatment is considered the holy grail of personalised medicine.

The team led by Professor Samuel Kaski from Helsinki institute of Information Technology (HIIT), a joint research centre of Aalto University and University of Helsinki, Finland, presented its winning solution at the DREAM 2012 conference on November 13 in San Francisco. The team's solution outperformed 47 other teams in the prediction challenge world-wide.

Computational methods integrate multiple views of the genomic profile of cancer cells

It is well known that drug therapies may effectively kill cancer cells in one patient, but not in another patient suffering from the same type of cancer. However, the molecular determinants underlying the differences in drug response have not so far been sufficiently understood.

• The goal in computational personalised medicine is to develop models which predict drug sensitivity of cells from their genomic profiles, Kaski explains.

The organisers of the NCI-Dream challenge provided data of breast cancer cells for the training of computational sensitivity prediction models. They evaluated the participants' models on test measurements of drugs that were unknown to the participants.

As in most current biomedical experiments, several types of measurements had been collected on the cancer cells: activity of genes, epigenetics, and genetic profiles. The key problem was to optimally combine the complementary "views" that the different measurements yield.

• We had been developing new machine learning methods for these 'multi-view' problems, which occur in many fields, and they gave us a flying start, tells Kaski.
• The challenge was a great additional opportunity for us to put our heads together. People with different backgrounds presented different views on the problem and brought in their own expertise and experience to improve the integrated solution, says HIIT researcher Dr Elisabeth Georgii.

Although the result is still far from clinical applicability, computational personalised medicine has taken an encouraging, prize-winning step forward.

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The team led by Professor Samuel Kaski from HIIT, a joint research centre of Aalto University and University of Helsinki, presented its winning solution at the DREAM 2012 conference on November 13 in San Francisco. The team's solution outperformed 47 other teams in the prediction challenge.

The team participated in the seventh annual DREAM competition http://www.the-dream-project.org/ organised by the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) and The Dialogue for Reverse Engineering Assessments and Methods (DREAM). Their challenges crowd-source highly demanding scientific problems to top research teams around the world. The best solution will be published in a leading journal.

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Public release date: 19-Nov-2012
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Contact: Samuel Kaski
samuel.kaski@hiit.fi
358-503-058-694
Aalto University

Yes, Finnish researchers discover

The answer is yes. Finnish researchers have developed a triumphant solution for predicting responses of breast cancer cells to a set of cancer drugs. The prediction is based on the genomic profiles of the cancer cells. Harnessing genomic profiles of cells in choosing the best treatment is considered the holy grail of personalised medicine.

The team led by Professor Samuel Kaski from Helsinki institute of Information Technology (HIIT), a joint research centre of Aalto University and University of Helsinki, Finland, presented its winning solution at the DREAM 2012 conference on November 13 in San Francisco. The team's solution outperformed 47 other teams in the prediction challenge world-wide.

Computational methods integrate multiple views of the genomic profile of cancer cells

It is well known that drug therapies may effectively kill cancer cells in one patient, but not in another patient suffering from the same type of cancer. However, the molecular determinants underlying the differences in drug response have not so far been sufficiently understood.

• The goal in computational personalised medicine is to develop models which predict drug sensitivity of cells from their genomic profiles, Kaski explains.

The organisers of the NCI-Dream challenge provided data of breast cancer cells for the training of computational sensitivity prediction models. They evaluated the participants' models on test measurements of drugs that were unknown to the participants.

As in most current biomedical experiments, several types of measurements had been collected on the cancer cells: activity of genes, epigenetics, and genetic profiles. The key problem was to optimally combine the complementary "views" that the different measurements yield.

• We had been developing new machine learning methods for these 'multi-view' problems, which occur in many fields, and they gave us a flying start, tells Kaski.
• The challenge was a great additional opportunity for us to put our heads together. People with different backgrounds presented different views on the problem and brought in their own expertise and experience to improve the integrated solution, says HIIT researcher Dr Elisabeth Georgii.

Although the result is still far from clinical applicability, computational personalised medicine has taken an encouraging, prize-winning step forward.

###

The team led by Professor Samuel Kaski from HIIT, a joint research centre of Aalto University and University of Helsinki, presented its winning solution at the DREAM 2012 conference on November 13 in San Francisco. The team's solution outperformed 47 other teams in the prediction challenge.

The team participated in the seventh annual DREAM competition http://www.the-dream-project.org/ organised by the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) and The Dialogue for Reverse Engineering Assessments and Methods (DREAM). Their challenges crowd-source highly demanding scientific problems to top research teams around the world. The best solution will be published in a leading journal.

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Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/au-cbc111912.php

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However, that same developmental flexibility can lead to dangerous tumors called teratomas if the stem cells begin to differentiate out of control in the body.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:13:13 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119151308.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119151220.htm Hsp104, an enzyme from yeast, breaks up both amyloid fibrils and disordered clumps. For stable amyloid-type structures, Hsp104 needs all six of its subunits, which together make a hexamer, to pull the clumps apart. By contrast, for amorphous, non-amyloid clumps, Hsp104 required only one of its six subunits.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:12:12 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119151220.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119151218.htm Researchers report the successful use of a form of MRI to identify what appears to be a key biochemical marker for cognitive impairment in the brains of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). In follow-up experiments on mice with a rodent form of MS, researchers were able to use an experimental compound to manipulate that same marker and dramatically improve learning and memory.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:12:12 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119151218.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119151216.htm Chemists have discovered a family of anti-freeze molecules that prevent ice formation when water temperatures drop below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Their findings may lead to new methods for improving food storage and industrial products.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:12:12 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119151216.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119140627.htm Scientists have unveiled a revolutionary new technology that uses nanoparticles to convert solar energy directly into steam. The new "solar steam" method is so effective it can even produce steam from icy cold water. The technology's inventors said they expect it will first be used in sanitation and water-purification applications in the developing world.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:06:06 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119140627.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119140625.htm New research on posttraumatic stress disorder in soldiers challenges popular assumptions about the origins and trajectory of PTSD, providing evidence that traumatic experiences in childhood - not combat - may predict which soldiers develop the disorder.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:06:06 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119140625.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119140621.htm Astrophysicists have discovered a 'super-Jupiter' around the massive star Kappa Andromedae. It represents the first new imaged exoplanet system in almost four years, has a mass about 13 times that of Jupiter and an orbit somewhat larger than Neptune's. The star around which the planet orbits has a mass 2.5 times that of the Sun, making it the highest mass star to ever host a directly observed planet.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:06:06 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119140621.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119140545.htm The structure of the universe and the laws that govern its growth may be more similar than previously thought to the structure and growth of the human brain and other complex networks, such as the Internet or a social network of trust relationships between people, according to a new article.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:05:05 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119140545.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119132311.htm Greenland's viking settlers, the Norse, disappeared suddenly and mysteriously from Greenland about 500 years ago. Natural disasters, climate change and the inability to adapt have all been proposed as theories to explain their disappearance. But now a Danish-Canadian research team has demonstrated the Norse society did not die out due to an inability to adapt to the Greenlandic diet: an isotopic analysis of their bones shows they ate plenty of seals.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:23:23 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119132311.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119132309.htm Hydrogen can easily dissolve and migrate within metals to make these otherwise ductile materials brittle and more prone to failures. Now, researchers have shown that the physics of hydrogen embrittlement may be rooted in how hydrogen modifies material behaviors at the nanoscale. Scientists have now presented a model that can accurately predict the occurrence of hydrogen embrittlement.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:23:23 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119132309.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119132305.htm Researchers have developed what they call a one-size-fits-all polymer system that can be fabricated and then specialized to perform healing functions ranging from fighting infection to wound healing.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:23:23 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119132305.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119132226.htm Many of the world's most unfamiliar species are just sitting around on museum shelves collecting dust. That's according to a new report showing that it takes more than 20 years on average before a species, newly collected, will be described.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:22:22 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119132226.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119114300.htm Researchers have identified a genetic factor that prevents blockages from forming in blood vessels, a discovery that could lead to new therapies for cardiovascular diseases. Researchers found that a shortage of the genetic factor KLF4, which regulates endothelial cells lining the interior of blood vessels, makes the lining more prone to the buildup of plaque and fat deposits. Further, the deficiency made the blood vessel more susceptible to clot formation.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:43:43 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119114300.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119114249.htm A new tool for neuroscientists delivers a thousand pinpricks of light to individual neurons in the brain. The new 3-D "light switch", created by biologists and engineers, could one day be used as a neural prosthesis that could treat conditions such as Parkinson's and epilepsy by using gene therapy to turn individual brain cells on and off with light.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:42:42 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119114249.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119104529.htm A new approach to invisibility cloaking may one day be used at sea to shield floating objects ? such as oil rigs and ships ? from rough waves. Unlike most other cloaking techniques that rely on transformation optics, this one is based on the influence of the ocean floor?s topography on the various ?layers? of ocean water. At the American Physical Society?s (APS) Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) meeting, being held November 18-20, 2012, in San Diego, Calif., Reza Alam, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, will describe how the variation of density in ocean water can be used to cloak floating objects against incident surface waves.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:45:45 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119104529.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119104527.htm Sound waves are commonly used in applications ranging from ultrasound imaging to hyperthermia therapy, in which high temperatures are induced, for example, in tumors to destroy them. In 2010, researchers developed a nonlinear acoustic lens that can focus high-amplitude pressure pulses into compact ?sound bullets.? In that initial work, the scientists demonstrated how sound bullets form in solids. Now, they have done themselves one better, creating a device that can form and control those bullets in water.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:45:45 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119104527.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119104525.htm Owls have the uncanny ability to fly silently, relying on specialized plumage to reduce noise so they can hunt in acoustic stealth. Researchers are studying the owl?s wing structure to better understand how it mitigates noise so they can apply that information to the design of conventional aircraft.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:45:45 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119104525.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119104522.htm Mosquitos have the remarkable ability to fly in clear skies as well as in rain, shrugging off impacts from raindrops more than 50 times their body mass. But just like modern aircraft, mosquitos also are grounded when the fog thickens.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:45:45 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119104522.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119094629.htm The origins of cooperative behavior are not altruism, but mutual interest, according to a new study.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:46:46 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119094629.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119094627.htm Digging through nearly 10 years of data from billions of BaBar particle collisions, researchers found that certain particle types change into one another much more often in one way than they do in the other, a violation of time reversal symmetry and confirmation that some subatomic processes have a preferred direction of time.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:46:46 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119094627.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119094625.htm As a corporate responsibility consultant, one expert publicly criticized Apple's recent appointment of another man to an already all-male executive team. New research goes one step further, indicating that the number of women on a corporate board correlates with a firm's sustainability performance.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:46:46 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119094625.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119094623.htm A drug commonly prescribed to help patients sleep in hospitals has been associated with an increased risk of falls, according to a new study.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:46:46 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119094623.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119094512.htm Is there a link between the risk of breast cancer and the working environment? A new study provides further evidence on this previously neglected research topic, confirming that certain occupations do pose a higher risk of breast cancer than others, particularly those that expose the worker to potential carcinogens and endocrine disrupters.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:45:45 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119094512.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119094510.htm Can breast cancer cells? reaction to cancer drugs be predicted? The answer is yes. Researchers have developed a solution for predicting responses of breast cancer cells to a set of cancer drugs. The prediction is based on the genomic profiles of the cancer cells. Harnessing genomic profiles of cells in choosing the best treatment is considered the holy grail of personalized medicine.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:45:45 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119094510.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119093853.htm Scientists are pioneering a technique to predict when an ecosystem is likely to collapse, which may also have potential for foretelling crises in agriculture, fisheries or even social systems. The researchers have applied a mathematical model to a real world situation, the environmental collapse of a lake in China, to help prove a theory which suggests an ecosystem 'flickers,' or fluctuates dramatically between healthy and unhealthy states, shortly before its eventual collapse.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:38:38 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119093853.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119093846.htm Statistical analyses show that the world will be more peaceful in the future. In about 40 years only half as many countries will be in conflict. The decrease will be greatest in the Middle East, a statistical model suggests.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:38:38 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119093846.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119093654.htm Addiction to pain medication is creating new challenges for physicians. Would you believe -- hydrocodone was the most prescribed drug in America in 2011?Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:36:36 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119093654.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118203536.htm New research shows 4 out of 5 Britons think that people should be supported for revealing serious wrongdoing, even if it means revealing inside information. However, under half of the respondents (47%) thought whistleblowing is an acceptable thing to do in our society. Hence, people think society is less supportive of it than it should be.Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:35:35 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118203536.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141530.htm Scientists have demonstrated that induced pluripotent stem cells -- the embryonic-stem-cell look-alikes whose discovery a few years ago won this year's Nobel Prize in medicine -- are not as genetically unstable as was thought.Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:15:15 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141530.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141528.htm Bioengineers have isolated the neurons that carry split-second decisions to act from the higher brain to the brain stem. In doing so, they have provided insight into the causes of severe brain disorders such as depression.Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:15:15 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141528.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141524.htm The prevailing wisdom has been that every cell in the body contains identical DNA. However, a new study of stem cells derived from the skin has found that genetic variations are widespread in the body's tissues, a finding with profound implications for genetic screening.Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:15:15 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141524.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141522.htm In a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers have developed innovative technology to selectively inhibit the part of the immune system responsible for attacking myelin -- the insulating material that encases nerve fibers and facilitates electrical communication between brain cells.Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:15:15 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141522.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141520.htm Researchers have designed the fastest, most accurate algorithm yet for brain-implantable prosthetic systems that can help disabled people maneuver computer cursors with their thoughts. The algorithm's speed, accuracy and natural movement approach those of a real arm, and the system avoids the long-term performance degradations of earlier technologies.Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:15:15 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141520.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141516.htm In a breakthrough for nanotechnology and multiple sclerosis (MS), a biodegradable nanoparticle delivers an antigen that tricks the immune system and halts MS in mice. The approach, the first that doesn't suppress the immune system, is being tested in a clinical trial for MS patients, but with white blood cells delivering the antigen. The nanoparticle is an easier, cheaper option and can be used in other immune-related diseases including Type 1 diabetes, food and airway allergies.Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:15:15 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141516.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141432.htm Geneticists, pediatricians, surgeons and epidemiologists have identified two areas of the human genome associated with the most common form of non-syndromic craniosynostosis premature closure of the bony plates of the skull.Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:14:14 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141432.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141430.htm The?structure and processes of United Nations climate negotiations are "antiquated", unfair and obstruct attempts to reach agreements, according to new research.Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:14:14 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141430.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141410.htm A professor has found congresswomen consistently outperform their male counterparts on several measures of job performance.Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:14:14 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141410.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141408.htm An eating disorders research team has developed a successful bulimia nervosa therapy that can provide patients an alternative for treating this debilitating disorder.Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:14:14 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141408.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141406.htm A virtual reality test might do a better job than pencil-and-paper tests of predicting whether a cognitive impairment will have real-world consequences. The test uses a computer-game-like virtual world and asks volunteers to navigate their ways through tasks such as delivering packages or running errands around town.Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:14:14 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141406.htm

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