Tuesday, July 31, 2012

What happens to a live fish in zero gravity? We'll soon find out.

An experiment to study the effects of microgravity on fish will bring 32 medakas, a small fish native to Southeast Asia, to the International Space Station in October.

By Denise Chow,?SPACE.com / July 27, 2012

The above image shows an Aquatic Habitat, or AQH, specimen chamber housing Medaka fish for study on the International Space Station during the Expedition 33/34 mission in 2012.

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When the next Russian-built Soyuz capsule launches to the International Space Station in October, it will deliver three new crewmembers to the orbiting outpost. But the trio of spaceflyers will be sharing their ride with some special cargo: 32 small fish for a science experiment at the space lab.

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NASA astronaut Kevin Ford and Russian cosmonauts Evgeny Tarelkin and Oleg Novitskiy are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on Oct. 15 from the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Their Soyuz TMA-06M capsule will also be carrying 32 medaka fish ? a type of fish native to Southeast Asia ? to the orbiting complex.

"They'll be on our Soyuz with us ? 32 fish, plus the three of us," Ford told reporters in a news briefing Thursday (July 26).

The medakas will become part of an experiment carried out on the station to investigate the effects of microgravity on fish. The astronauts aboard the outpost will monitor changes in the fish as they live in orbit. [7 Everyday Things that Happen Strangely In Space]

"When we come onboard, one of the first items will be to get these fish transferred and into their habitat and get the experiment underway," Ford explained.

The fish will stay in a special aquatic habitat that is being delivered to the space station by a robotic Japanese cargo freighter. The Japanese unmanned H-2 Transfer Vehicle-3, or HTV-3, launched into orbit on July 20, and arrived at the space station today (July 27).

Scientists are particularly interested in how the skeletal systems of fish change in the near weightless environment aboard the space station, said Julie Robinson, an International Space Station program scientist.

It has long been known that exposure to microgravity for extended periods of time can carry negative consequences, including loss of muscle and bone density. To prevent lasting harmful effects, space station astronauts adhere to rigorous exercise regimens, and doctors on the ground closely monitor their health.

But experiments such as the one with medaka fish do not hold potential benefits for only spaceflyers. The results of these types of studies can have far-reaching effects on Earth, too.

"It's an experiment, essentially, for osteoporosis," Ford explained.

The lessons learned from studying the skeletal systems of fish in space can inform scientists on the ground about how bones degrade over time here on Earth. This type of scientific research is part of what inspired the motto for this space station-bound crew: From the Earth, for the Earth.

"The idea is that the space station is up there for everybody, and even though it's essentially 15 countries that put [forward] their resources, it's really there for everybody on the planet."

But for Ford, Tarelkin and Novitskiy, the medaka fish will also be their companions for the thrilling journey to the International Space Station.

"I won't have my 'gone fishing' hat, though," Ford joked.

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No respite for euro zone as confidence falls again

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Economic sentiment in the euro zone fell again in July as the bloc's economy deepened its slump and factory managers and businesses became more pessimistic, with talk of a possible Greek exit of the single currency likely in the forefront of their minds.

A worsening mood across all sectors, including the dominant services sector, dragged down the European Commission's sentiment index to 87.9 points in July from 89.9 in June, data showed on Monday. Business sentiment fell for the fifth straight month.

Economists polled by Reuters expected a decline in economic sentiment to 88.7 points in the monthly survey of the 17 countries using the euro.

Europe's 2-1/2 year debt crisis has eaten away at fragile confidence that was badly damaged by the 2008/2009 financial crisis and is now suffering from concerns that indebted Greece may leave the euro and that Spain and Italy may need bailouts that the bloc can barely afford.

After the euro zone's economy stagnated in the first quarter and probably contracted in the second, the sentiment data points to a further contraction in the third quarter. For all of 2012, the economy is expected to contract 0.3 percent, the International Monetary Fund forecasts.

In a sign that the impact of the crisis is being felt across the bloc and not just in the indebted Mediterranean, morale dropped sharply in Germany, the bloc's biggest economy and largest contributor to the region's financial bailout funds, and also in France, the euro zone's other major economy.

Confidence in the manufacturing sector, crucial to the euro zone's still relatively healthy export industry, continued its downward trend that started in March as production expectations fell and managers worried about their order books.

The lack of demand at home, underscored by a 35-month low in consumer confidence in July, was highlighted earlier this month by French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen's decision to cut 8,000 jobs as it struggles with mounting losses.

(Reporting by Robin Emmott; editing by Rex Merrifield)

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August 12 ? Reskilling and Sharing Expo ? Transition Palo Alto

The Soon-to-be-Great Reskilling and Sharing Expo
Neighbors Sharing Food, Crafts, Skills, and Goods
Sunday,? August 12 11am ? 12:30pm????? FREE !
Common Ground Organic Garden Supply & Education Center
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559 College Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Hop on your bikes with your friends and family for a multiple skill and goods sharing event. Join us to share your garden and kitchen bounty, your extra arts and crafts supplies, beloved (or neglected) books, old clothing, and children?s toys. Bring what you have to share; take home something you don?t.?? You?ll also learn to make homemade musical instruments and get a (or learn to do your own) bike tunup. We?ll have demos on kitchen skills and craft techniques on the half-hour, too. Bring your bikes, bike supplies, homegrown fruit, vegetables, eggs, herbs, honey, flowers, paints, markers, books, shirts, skirts, pants, fabric, yarn, paper, sheet music, patterns, books, garden/craft tools, toys, kits and more. Be sure to bring a bag to take home the bounty!

Local Garden Share ? Bring extra bounty from the garden (produce, fruit, herbs, eggs, honey, flowers, plants in pots), things made in the kitchen from the things from the garden, seeds, seedlings, tools, utensils, books, magazines. Anything garden and food-related is welcome.

Craft Share ? Bring your arts and crafts supplies and tools, and even artistic creations to share.? We?ll have demos on simple crafts you can make, techniques you can learn, a chance to show off your skills, and even a crochet lesson.

Bicycle workshop ? Let?s work together to do minor maintenance and make minor adjustments to improve your bike for efficiency, safety and comfort, with Trevor and Katie. They?ll help you with: Tire pressure, Oiling squeaky chains, Seat ergonomics, Adjusting bar position for good wristernomics, Adjusting gears, brakes and headsets. They can also coach you through fixing a flat tire!

Scrapophony- Fun with Found Sounds ? Learn to make and play some simple ?musical instruments? from things found around the house. Discover the joys found sound and explore the wonders of sound via everyday objects. Humans have been experimenting with ways to make music with found objects (sticks, bones, rocks?) for about as long as there have been humans. Join us in rekindling that sense of auditory exploration which is the wellspring of musical creativity.

Book share ? Turn in your old beloved books in readable condition (no pages missing please) and take home a new good read. Any extras will be donated to the library.

Clothes share ? Bring something that no longer fits but still looks good (free of stains and tears) and find something that you need to complete your wardrobe. Any remaining clothes will be donated to Goodwill for recycling.

Toy share ? Kids bored of the same old toys? Trade them in for something new-to-them, and get the next generation involved in sharing and keeping things out of the landfill. Extras will be donated to a local children?s shelter.

Throughout the Bay Area, neighbors are coming together for sharing locally grown, fresh produce, as well as arts and crafts supplies, and other household items. Our Palo Alto sharing event is supported by a coalition of community ecological organizations and neighborhood groups including: Acterra, Barron Park Green Team, Barron Park Garden Network, Barron Park Assn, Common Ground, City of Palo Alto Community Gardens, Deborah?s Palm, Midtown Green Team, Opalz, Slow Food South Bay, Transition Palo Alto and Transition Silicon Valley.

The Common Ground store is open during the event, so plan to stop in to get any supplies you need to continue your garden bounty or more.? Also, the event is located only 3 blocks from the California Ave Farmers? Market, which is open from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.? You will have time to shop or have lunch at the market after the event.

Please take home any excess of what you bring, if you can. Other items such as toys, books, craft supplies and clothes may be donated to local charities and shelters. More information will be posted at http://transitionpaloalto.org

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Friday, July 27, 2012

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Stay Ahead Of The Pack With This Personal Finance Advice

While you may be unable to reach all of your financial goals, you?ll be surprised how many are achievable. The key to making what you hope for a reality is to have a firm grasp of the basic principles of personal finance. The following tips can help you start out on the right foot.

If you are traveling overseas, be sure to contact your bank and credit card companies to let them know. Many banks are alerted if there are charges overseas. They may think the activity is fraudulent and freeze your accounts. Avoid the hassle by simple calling your financial institutions to let them know.

Never co-sign a loan for anyone!!! No matter how much you think you can trust them, if the debt is not something you are willing to pay off, just don?t do it. If you do, and they don?t pay, the debt will be your responsibility, and you will have to fork up the money.

A great way to ensure that you won?t suffer in the future is to start a retirement fund now. If you already have one, then use what you can to boost your retirement portfolio. Unfortunately, the cost of living is still increasing and the dollar is continuing to go down. You will need a larger retirement fund.

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A valuable personal finance tip is to never be afraid of comparison shop and change financial institutions when necessary. By making the leap to a different bank or credit union, it is often possible to garner much more favorable interest rates and avoid the costly fees assessed by some banks for even the most basic of services.

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Buy in Bulk. Stores like Costco and Sams Club are popular for a reason. A single person may not be able to use six cans of peanut butter in a reasonable time, but non perishable items like toilet paper may last you for a year! Buy in bulk what makes sense for you and add up the savings.

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While no one wants to cut back on their spending, this is a great opportunity to develop healthy spending habits. Even when your financial situation improves, these tips will help you take care of your money and keep your finances stable. It?s tough to change the way you deal with money, but it?s worth the extra effort.

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If you have ever decided to go shopping in a hurry and get yourself a whole new outfit, including shoes and accessories, you will know how tired and frustrated you can be at the end of the day.

It is a pleasant shopping experience when you see something at a fair price in a store and buy it, as it is something you have been looking for, for a long time, and you know you will enjoy wearing it. It is a whole different thing when you go out to shop knowing that tomorrow you ought to have a complete new outfit for a wedding, or some other special occasion, or else you simply will not be able to go. If you have left everything to the last minute, you will have to trudge from store to store, not enjoy your shopping, and the chances are you will go to your function disgruntled, dissatisfied and feeling that you do not look anywhere near your best. On top of that, you probably paid far more for the hated outfit than you intended.

So, the solution is: First, try and give yourself a little more time! The second thing is, why don?t you find a shopping directory that understands women?s needs and helps you find, online, everything for your specific outing that you want. You will be able to see at a glance who sells what styles, where to get the best selection of shoes and accessories that will match or complement every other part of your ensemble.

You will be able to find stores that specialise in, say, prom dresses, or outfits to wear for an evening wedding, an afternoon wedding, or a morning wedding. You will discover where to find casual outfits that are absolutely your style, or just where to find the coolest Halloween or costume party outfits.

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Olympic VIP lanes baffle, anger London drivers

LONDON (AP) ? London 2012: Traffic jams on the roads, train problems underground, and a fancy cable car frozen in the air.

Wednesday saw an uncertain test of the British capital's Olympic transport plan, as lanes reserved for Olympic VIPs came into force two days before the start of the games and the city's creaky subway system struggled with glitches.

Traffic jams blocked some of the main routes into the city as the wildly unpopular "Games Lanes" took effect. The 30 miles (48 kilometers) of lanes are to operate from 6 a.m. to midnight throughout the games, and cars or taxi cabs that stray into them face a 130-pound ($200) fine.

Thousands of London drivers have switched to public transport, only to encounter severe delays on several underground subway lines caused by power supply problems and signal failures. Severe delays were reported Wednesday on the city's Central and Hammersmith subway lines with ripple delays affecting other lines.

Even London's new river-crossing cable car ? opened last month ? hit a problem, with a technical fault stranding passengers above the River Thames for roughly half an hour.

British officials ? who have been advising Londoners for weeks to plan ahead, allow extra time for travel or just stay home ? advised a stiff upper lip.

"There will be a lot of disruption and London is a congested city anyway," Transport Secretary Justine Greening told BBC television.

As a host city, London is as cosmopolitan as they come, but transport is its weak spot: Traffic often clogs up on its narrow, historic roads, bus schedules can change at a moment's notice, and the famous Underground suffers from daily delays and infrastructure that in parts is more than a century old.

For a city of its size, London has surprisingly few highways or wide thoroughfares, which means that most roads have multiple traffic lights and pedestrian crossings. Olympics organizers have repeatedly urged people to avoid driving their cars, to walk and bike ride around, and for spectators to go to events using public transport.

"Drivers do have somewhere to go, but it's been a bit confusing," said Paul Watters, head of road policy at the British Automobile Association. "We know it's going to be tricky and difficult, and it's bound to be full of teething problems. We're almost there now so hopefully it will be better."

Critics argue that the Olympic VIP road lanes ? open only to athletes, officials, journalists, emergency services and games marketing partners ? are elitist and make life difficult for everyone else. Britain relies on traffic cameras to spot infractions, so many people won't know they've been ticketed till the bad news arrives in the mail.

To make things even more confusing, the lanes will be open to regular drivers if Olympic traffic is light, with the information displayed on electronic signs.

The International Olympic Committee had specifically demanded the lanes be created after learning lessons from previous games ? one of the worst being Atlanta in 1996, where bus drivers got lost and some athletes arrived moments before their events.

In London, some of the loudest opposition to the Olympic VIP lanes has come from the city's cabbies, who have staged two recent demonstrations that brought central London traffic to a standstill. They say being banned from Olympic lanes jeopardizes their business by creating much longer ? and costlier ? cab rides for customers.

"We're not going to be able to drop passengers where they want to go," said Lee Osborne of the United Cabbies Group, which protested with about 50 cabs at Tower Bridge on Tuesday. "Traffic in London is pretty bad as it is, and now passengers are going to suffer with the meter just ticking away."

But cabbies called off a planned protest Wednesday, saying in a statement that "we don't want to make a bad situation worse."

There was good news for London-bound travelers, however, when a union called off a pre-Olympics strike by immigration staff at London's Heathrow Airport. The 24-hour-long walkout had been planned for Thursday, the day before the games' opening ceremony ? potentially snarling incoming traffic on one of the busiest days at Europe's busiest airport.

London's Tube network is the most popular way to get across town, but it groans with age ? its first line, the Metropolitan, opened in 1863. Today, that line still runs alongside more than a dozen others in a half-modernized system that handles up to 4 million trips a day.

London's entire transit network handles an average of 12 million trips a day ? and officials are expecting up to 3 million extra journeys each day during the Olympics.

In all, the British government has injected 6.5 billion pounds ($10 billion) to upgrade the transport network for the games. Whether that is enough is still an open question.

"It can't even cope in normal times, all it takes is one problem and the whole system gets paralyzed," said Tony Shelton, an accountant who was riding the Northern line. His journey was only slightly delayed but he said: "I'll probably avoid coming into town."

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Associated Press Writers Jill Lawless, Gregory Katz, and Raphael Satter contributed to this report.

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