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Researchers and Implications for Economy, Environment and Society

Gene Huang speaks on potential of growth in Chinese tourism in Hawai'i. Photo Credit: UHERO.

REPORT FROM UHERO - Local economists, business leaders and policy makers were joined by experts from across the nation today to discuss critical issues facing the state of Hawai'i. The Inaugural UHERO Forum featured keynote addresses by prominent economists as well as breakout sessions focusing on issues such as economic development, sustainability, renewable energy policy, state and local tax policy, clean technology and the economics of local food production. Approximately 160 attendees participated in the UHERO Forum, which was held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.

"The UHERO Forum is a great opportunity for researchers from across the country to share their work and reach out to stakeholders- research centers like UHERO help to inform decisions we make in all spheres of our lives," said Carl Bonham, executive director of UHERO. "As an organization that aims to be an educational resource for the public, UHERO is honored to have hosted sessions with speakers who are not only highly knowledgeable about their field, but also passionate about sharing their findings, which can help to create a more promising future for the world."

Attendees were treated to keynote addresses by Gene Huang, Ph.D., chief economist and vice president of FedEx, and Christina Romer, Ph.D., former chair of President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers and the 2012 Dan and Maggie Inouye Chair in Democratic Ideals.

Huang shared his expertise in his speech, "In Search of System Understanding and Control - The Case of U.S. and China." As the chief economist at one of the world's largest global transportation companies, Huang provided economic analysis and forecasts during the most tumultuous times for global trade since the Great Recession. Recognized as one of the leading business economists in the world, Huang is the author of two books on business economics and was ranked second among the nation's top forecasters by The Wall Street Journal in 2006. He serves on numerous prestigious boards and committees.

Romer kept the crowd engaged with her address, "Headwinds, Possible Hurricanes and Hope: Economic Prospects for 2013." Romer is the Class of 1957 - Garff B. Wilson Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. She is also co-director of the program in monetary economics at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a regular contributor to the New York Times "Economic View" column in the Sunday business section. From January 2009 until September 2010, Romer served as chair of President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers. Romer is one of the world's foremost economic historians. During her time as chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, it was her and her husband David's joint research on the potential effects of fiscal policy on the depressed U.S. economy that dominated the discussion.

Christina Romer speaks on the future of the U.S. economy. Photo Credit: UHERO.

Breakout sessions were also led by various guest speakers:

The "Western States Outlook" session highlighted the economic performance and outlook in several states including Hawai'i, California and Nevada.
"Economic Impacts of Clean Technologies and Innovations" focused on how clean technologies and innovations directly and indirectly affect the economy, and compared clean technologies to traditional technologies.
Speakers in the "Economics of Local Food" session discussed the economic performance of local food producers, their performance relative to outside producers, and the overall implications of globalization on their future viability.
"Data-driven Website Case Studies" examined how strategies for keeping data current are received by a critical stakeholder - the press.
"State and Local Tax Policy: Taxing E-commerce" focused on taxation of e-commerce, hotel room rentals by online travel agencies, and the impact of tax credits.
Speakers in "Energy Policy and Economic Development" discussed a variety of tools and modeling platforms to assess patterns of energy consumption and impacts of energy policy in Hawai'i and the U.S.

Since 1997, UHERO has established itself as the premier source for forecasts and analysis in Hawai'i, providing citizens, policy makers and businesses with the information they need to make daily decisions. UHERO's research is referenced in local, national and international media, and drives discussions on Hawai'i's economy, environment and people. As a resource for people in Hawai'i and around the world, UHERO aims to produce research that is both globally relevant and specific to the challenges facing Hawai'i and the Asia Pacific region.

The UHERO Forum was held in conjunction with the Association of University Business and Economic Research (AUBER) Conference. The annual AUBER Conference is held in different cities across the nation, and takes place this year at the Hilton Hawaiian Village on Oct. 27-30. The annual AUBER Conference features dozens of content-rich sessions planned to engage participants including economists, researchers, communicators, business leaders and designers. The 2012 AUBER Conference? program included a keynote address on Oct. 28 from Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz discussing clean energy in Hawai'i. For additional information on the UHERO Forum, please see this website:?http://www.uhero.hawaii.edu/127/

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Iran orchestra finale rings of hard-line pressure

In this picture taken on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, members of the Tehran Symphony Orchestra rehearse at the Roudaki hall in Tehran, Iran. Iran's national symphony orchestra has been disbanded for lack of funds, musicians said, another sign of the effects of Western economic sanctions. Orchestra members told the semiofficial ILNA news agency Monday Oct 29 2012 that they have not rehearsed together and have not been paid for three months(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ? It was a VIP audience for what was likely the last performance of the venerable Tehran Symphony Orchestra. Watching from the front row in late August was Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in what was seen as an endorsement from the ruling theocracy, which once tried to stamp out all music as a violation of Islamic values.

Just two months later, the musicians are out of work, funding has run dry and a nearly 80-year-old institution that survived wars, coups and the 1979 Islamic Revolution was declared Tuesday in an apparently irreversible "coma" by media.

The apparent tipping point was financial. It could be counted as collateral damage from Western sanctions that have left Iran's economy so stressed that authorities are considering banning exports of staples such as rice and wheat in order to boost emergency stockpiles.

"We are currently facing a financial drought," Parliament speaker Ali Larijani told a group of officials Monday. "We will have a more difficult year ahead."

The full story of the orchestra's demise likely runs deeper. In a time of escalating showdowns with the West over Iran's suspect nuclear program, the opposition of Iran's clerical leadership toward anything deemed as too Western is gaining strength.

"Musicians have had no support in recent years," said Saba Radman, a music journalist and critic. "They feel very disillusioned."

The Tehran orchestra ? by far the oldest and biggest of several concert hall-style ensembles in Iran ? was often an easy target of hard-liners because of its roots during the era of the Western-backed monarchy toppled by the Islamic Revolution. During its heyday in the 1960s and 70s, it hosted performances by world famous musicians such as violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin.

The orchestra fell further from favor during a European tour after the riots triggered by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election in 2009. Opposition supporters in Europe used the concerts as forums to denounce Iran's ruling system and flash the green wrist bands and scarves that symbolized the protest movement.

Meanwhile, Islamic conservatives ? including forces within the powerful Revolutionary Guard ? have reclaimed influence since the widespread crackdowns on reformists and can even exert muscle over Supreme Leader Khamenei. Cultural groups outside direct state control, such as the Tehran orchestra, have often come under suspicion as potential liberal-leaning havens. In January, authorities closed down the House of Cinema, an independent film group that operated for 20 years.

"Many concerts have been canceled by local authorities over the past years, but the Culture Ministry raised no objections," said Radman.

Hamid Shahabadi, the deputy culture minister in charge of artistic affairs, acknowledged some delays in payments for musicians while insisting that the orchestra has not been disbanded, but he indicated that its musicians need to look for work elsewhere.

He suggested some could be absorbed into a planned state-run institution that would oversee all remaining orchestras. Those concentrate heavily on traditional Persian music.

Iran's Islamic authorities tried to ban all music in the early years of the Islamic Revolution, claiming it violated strict Muslim tenets. The clerics eventually relented, but, as recently as 2005, Ahmadinejad tried unsuccessfully to outlaw Western music on state-run television and radio.

At the same time, the Tehran Orchestra performed Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 ? drawing criticism from some conservatives because the piece was associated with liberals and secular groups during the early years of the Islamic Revolution.

A year later, it brought more grimaces from Islamic authorities for its program in Germany that included Tchaikovsky's Overture to "Romeo and Juliet" and Beethoven's Seventh Symphony ? with a snippet of "Dog Breath Variations" by American rock impresario Frank Zappa slipped in.

In late August, the orchestra may have played its last piece ? the Iranian national anthem ? at the opening of the Nonaligned Movement summit, which Iranian officials billed as a world gathering to challenge the economic pressures of the West over Tehran's nuclear program.

Orchestra members told the semiofficial ILNA news agency Monday that they have not rehearsed together or been paid for three months. An experienced musician may receive just 6 million rials, or less than $200 a month at the current exchange rates ? below an average taxi driver's pay ? and must supplement income through other performances or professions.

"Many (Iranian) artists are working as taxi drivers, office secretaries and accountants" rather than focusing on their profession, singer Fazel Jamshidi was quoted by the semiofficial Mehr news agency.

Arsalan Kamkar, a violinist in the orchestra, told The Associated Press on Monday that "only seven or eight members of the orchestra have valid contracts. Unfortunately, the rest have not had contracts over the past months, and it seems unlikely their contracts will be extended."

Kamkar said the shutdown highlights the dislike for Western-oriented culture by Iran's rulers, who are also sitting on one of the world's prized collections of European and American modern art.

In August, the Museum of Contemporary Art displayed about 100 works purchased by the late shah and his family ? including pieces by Andy Warhol, David Hockney and Jasper Johns. But most of the collection ? works by Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Francis Bacon and many others ? remains in vaults and basement storage.

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Karimi reported from Tehran, Iran.

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Agriculture and food production contribute up to 29 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions

ScienceDaily (Oct. 30, 2012) ? Feeding the world releases up to 17,000 megatonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere annually, according to a new analysis released October 30 by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). But while the emissions "footprint" of food production needs to be reduced, a companion policy brief by CCAFS lays out how climate change will require a complete recalibration of where specific crops are grown and livestock are raised.

Together, Climate Change and Food Systems (published in the 2012 Annual Review of Environment and Resources) and Recalibrating Food Production in the Developing World: Global Warming Will Change More Than Just the Climate (published by CCAFS), shed new light on the intertwining evolutions of climate change and the world's food system and their potential impact on humanity's relationship with food.

"Climate Change mitigation and adaptation are critical priorities. Farmers around the world, especially smallholder farmers in developing countries, need access to the latest science, more resources and advanced technology. This research serves as an urgent call for negotiators at the upcoming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Doha," said Bruce Campbell, CCAFS's program director.

"We are coming to terms with the fact that agriculture is a critical player in climate change. Not only are emissions from agriculture much larger than previously estimated, but with weather records being set every month as regional climates adjust and reset, there is an urgent need for research that helps smallholder farmers adapt to the new normal." said Frank Rijsberman, the CEO of the CGIAR Consortium.

While previous studies have looked at the contribution of agriculture to emissions, Climate Change and Food Systems assesses the entire food system's emissions "footprint" -- in total somewhere between a fifth and third of the greenhouse gases emitted by people on this planet. This figure accounts for every aspect of food production and distribution -- including growing crops and raising livestock, manufacturing fertilizer, and storing, transporting and refrigerating food. Agriculture accounts for around 80 percent of these emissions, but the combined contribution of transport, refrigeration, consumer practices and waste management is growing.

"The food-related emissions and, conversely, the impacts of climate change on agriculture and the food system, will profoundly alter the way we grow and produce food. This will affect different parts of the world in radically different ways, but all regions will have to change their current approach to what they grow and eat," said Sonja Vermeulen, the head of research at CCAFS and the lead author of Climate Change and Food Security.

Determining what crops grow in which places

Yields of the three biggest crops in terms of calories provided -- maize, rice and wheat -- will decrease in many developing countries as temperatures rise and rainfall becomes more unpredictable, according to Recalibrating Food Production in the Developing World. The analysis, which studies the potential effects of climate change on 22 of the world's most important commodities, highlights the impending transformations of the agricultural landscape.

By 2050, climate change could cause irrigated wheat yields in developing countries to fall by 13 percent. Irrigated rice is these same countries could tumble 15 percent. In Africa, many farmers of maize, which is not that well suited to increased temperatures, could lose 10 to 20 percent of their yields.

Additional calorie and protein sources will also suffer in many places. The cost of feeding livestock with maize and grain will become more expensive. And the availability of fish -- which are particularly susceptible to higher temperatures and higher ocean salinity -- will become increasingly constrained.

Vegetable sources of protein will not fare much better. Soybeans have great difficulty withstanding higher temperatures. Even heartier crops, such as millet, lentils and cowpea -- "the poor man's meat" -- can wither under too much heat stress.

Higher temperatures and unpredictable rainfall impact more than just crop yields. These changes also alter the underlying ecosystems that support agriculture. Freshwater resources, already strained is several regions across the globe, will become even less reliable as rain becomes less predictable.

"Ecosystem changes due to climate change may spawn shifts in the intensity of pests and diseases, including potato blight and beetles, that will further limit food production. Indeed, even if crops could withstand increased temperatures and decreased rainfall, their yields could drop because of these scourges," said Philip Thornton, the author of Recalibrating Food Production and a theme leader at CCAFS.

Climate impacts beyond the farm

The impact of climate change also hits before and after harvest. Every step of the food chain -- from the seed to the farm to the cooking pot -- is at risk. Increased temperatures and flooding, which exacerbate challenges to food storage and distribution, may cause more outbreaks of food-borne illnesses. This spread of diarrheal diseases, which already kill 1.9 million people a year, and livestock-related diseases, which include zoonoses, infectious diseases transmitted from livestock and other animals to humans, will hit the poor in low-income countries hardest.

"So far, the climate change discussion has focused on the need to reduce emissions and sustainably boost crop yields, but it is crucial also to include food safety in our foresight and planning," said Vermeulen.

As farmers and food producers adapt and recalibrate their responses to climate change and its many challenges, the culture of food and what is eaten will need to adjust or change completely as different crops are raised to compensate for new growing conditions.

"The problems that climate change produces in the fields will be tackled in industrialized countries. It is the smallholder farmers in Africa and South Asia and the urban poor who spend too much of their wages on food; these are the people who will have less to eat in the near future unless we adapt at a much faster pace," said Robert Zougmor?, CCAFS' regional program leader for West Africa.

The challenges laid out in these research papers -- lowering the emissions footprint of food production and adapting food systems to changing climates -- must be confronted as the world population grows to an estimated nine to ten billion people by 2050. Feeding this many new people -- the equivalent of two additional Indias -- will not only require substantial increases in production, but better access to a nutritious diet as well.

"The good news is that if farmers and food producers start to adapt now, they can stave off some of the dour food production and distribution scenarios laid out in this research. But they can't face these complex, interrelated problems, which vary from crop to crop and region to region, alone. They need support from the highest levels," Thornton said.

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The Reluctant Hubby: It's Been a Year ? ? Lisa Johnson Fitness

one ?I am inertia personified.?

One year ago, I started my very first Reluctant Hubby post with that sentence. And how do I feel about that statement 365 days later?

Much has happened since last Halloween. I took my first yoga class. I ran my first 5K race in over ten years. I ate ?clean? for an entire month, avoiding nearly all processed food, and dropped nine pounds without really even trying.

And ? I said I would be active each day in some way, shape, or form over the 100 days between Memorial and Labor. That one didn?t pan out so well. And ? I?ve started to get a cranky back from working at home and sitting on the couch too much as opposed to focusing on proper posture at a desk. (Or, God forbid, taking Pilates sessions more regularly at Lisa?s studio.)

So back to that inertia statement. Is it still true?

The answer, if I?m being honest with myself, is that I let inertia win far too often.

I?ll always be Reluctant, and over all, that?s not the worst thing I could be. But in order to carry that moniker, I still need to follow through on the action, just not necessarily enjoying myself as I go merrily along. If you claim ?reluctance,? but over time let your bad habits creep back in and take over, then you?re just ? the Hubby.

I was incredibly proud in January during the month of eating clean. I wasn?t sure I was going to be able to do it, to overnight change my eating habits in order to subsist on a frugal food budget as part of our family?s Whole Foods 30-Day Thrifty Challenge. But I put my mind to it, actually showed some willpower and gumption, and surprised myself. If I put my mind to it, I can set a goal, see it through, and achieve it.

Problem is, I knew that particular challenge would only last until it was time to turn the page on the calendar. It was achievable because it was finite. And I have certainly enjoyed a fair amount of processed food in the months since. Those nine pounds? Back on, but thankfully no more.

One year after starting the Reluctant Hubby, I realize I need to make decisions that aren?t temporary solutions for my health and fitness routines; I need to enact lifestyle changes. To treat my body as more important to me than my couch. The question is, can I?

I thank you for reading over the past year, and I hope you?ll keep reading in the future to see how I answer that last question.

Previously on The Reluctant Hubby: ?My Wife is Incredible?

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Del Oro Students Rally To Raise Breast Cancer Awareness ? CBS ...

LOOMIS (CBS13) ? High school students are proving it?s never too early to make health a top priority as they rallied to raise awareness about breast cancer and early detection.

More than 1,200 students, teachers and breast cancer survivors came together to fight cancer at Del Oro High School.

?Our rally will make a difference because it will raise awareness to people who don?t know much about breast cancer,? student Brandon Bousmn said.

While current statistics of the cancer are rare for those under the age of 20, studies show it?s even more possible today that woman and even men develop breast cancer.

Students were all decked out in pink, hoping they can tackle the cure.

?It will bring awareness to teenagers. We understand how much it affects us but we don?t understand that a ton of people are affected with it; and that, there are steps you can take to prevent it,? said Analise Heinritz.

Even the school?s principal says the rally is to help teach students about early detection and prevention.

?The biggest is that we can get out of this is having students go home and talk to their parents, and talk to their friends, and get in to see the doctor, and also support people who are going through any sort of cancer,? Principal Dan Gayaldo said.

?They need to get involved and go online and research and be aware of how big breast cancer really is,? student Taylor Dumitru said.

This is the third year the school has raised money for the Susan G. Komen foundation.

More importantly, the rally brings students together to hopefully send a strong message that will last a lifetime.

?By eating healthy and understanding what can happen, understanding there are steps you can take to stop it from happening,? said Libby Runte. ?I do know friends that have been affected; and I understand how big of an impact it will have on your life and I want to make sure that everyone my age knows.?

A study from the University of Washington shows breast cancer is on the rise about 5 percent for woman under the age of thirty. The study also found the disease increases slightly after age 18.

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'Curiosity' on Mars sits on rocks similar to those found in marshes in Mexico

ScienceDaily (Oct. 29, 2012) ? Millions of years ago fire and water forged the gypsum rocks locked in at Cuatro Ci?negas, a Mexican valley similar to the Martian crater where NASA's Rover Curiosity roams. A team of researchers have now analysed the bacterial communities that have survived in these inhospitable springs since the beginning of life on Earth.

"Cuatro Ci?negas is extraordinarily similar to Mars. As well as the Gale crater where Curiosity is currently located on its exploration of the red planet, this landscape is the home to gypsum formed by fire beneath the seabed," as explained by Valeria Souza, evolutionary ecologist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

The researcher states that sulphur components from magma and minerals from the sea (carbonates and molecules with magnesium) are required to form gypsum. In the case of the Cuatro Ci?negas Basin, the magma under the seabed was very active. In fact, it allowed for the continent displacement during the Jurassic Period: "Here was where the supercontinent Pangea opened up some 200 million years ago, pushing the hemisphere north from the equator where it is now."

In the case of Mars, the scientists have not been able to confirm tectonic movement in its crust at any point, but they believe that a large meteorite crashed into its primitive sea. The fact that probing has detected gypsum in the Gale crater indicates that mineral-rich water was present and that sulphur was able to form due to the impact of the meteorite causing the crater.

It is no easy task to find a place on Earth similar to this Martian environment, except in Cuatro Ci?negas. For this reason astrobiologists toil in their work to understand how its bacterial communities work. "This oasis in the middle of the Chihuahua desert is a time machine for organisms that, together as a community, have transformed our blue planet yet have survived all extinctions. How they have managed to do this can be revealed by their genes," says Souza.

The team have analysed the 'metagenomes', the genome of the different bacterial communities that proliferate in these marshes by adapting parallel strategies to overcome survival challenges in a place with so little nutrients.

Green, red and blue springs

The results published in the journal Astrobiology reflect the existence of two communities in different pits for example. One is 'green' and is formed by cyanobacteria and proteobacteria that have adapted to the lack of nitrogen. Another is 'red' and is made of Pseudomonas and other micro-organisms that live without hardly any phosphorus. There are also blue springs which are generally deeper and lacking in nutrients.

"Understanding the usage and exploitation strategies of phosphorus is necessary in understanding what could happen in extreme scenarios like on other planets where there is a possibly serious limitation to this and other nutrients," explains Luis David Alcaraz, Mexican researcher participating in the study from the Higher Public Health Research centre of Valencia, Spain.

This project has enjoyed the support of Mexico's Carlos Slim Foundation and the Technological Innovation Research Project Support Programme of UNAM. It has also received the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF) of the USA and NASA, which has been studying Cuatro Ci?negas for more than a decade.

The Cuatroci?negas Flora and Fauna Protection Area is a protected area but the scientists and conservation groups are worried that its water is being over exhausted. "The bacterial communities have survived all types of cataclysms here such as the extinction of the dinosaurs or the majority of marine creatures. But, the only thing they are not adapted for is the lack of water," warns Souza.

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Nguyen E. L?pez-Lozano, Luis E. Eguiarte, Germ?n Bonilla-Rosso, Felipe Garc?a-Oliva, Celeste Mart?nez-Piedragil, Christine Rooks, Valeria Souza. Bacterial Communities and the Nitrogen Cycle in the Gypsum Soils of Cuatro Ci?negas Basin, Coahuila: A Mars Analogue. Astrobiology, 2012; 12 (7): 699 DOI: 10.1089/ast.2012.0840
Mariana Peimbert, Luis David Alcaraz, Germ?n Bonilla-Rosso, Gabriela Olmedo-Alvarez, Felipe Garc?a-Oliva, Lorenzo Segovia, Luis E. Eguiarte, Valeria Souza. Comparative Metagenomics of Two Microbial Mats at Cuatro Ci?negas Basin I: Ancient Lessons on How to Cope with an Environment Under Severe Nutrient Stress. Astrobiology, 2012; 12 (7): 648 DOI: 10.1089/ast.2011.0694
Germ?n Bonilla-Rosso, Mariana Peimbert, Luis David Alcaraz, Ismael Hern?ndez, Luis E. Eguiarte, Gabriela Olmedo-Alvarez, Valeria Souza. Comparative Metagenomics of Two Microbial Mats at Cuatro Ci?negas Basin II: Community Structure and Composition in Oligotrophic Environments. Astrobiology, 2012; 12 (7): 659 DOI: 10.1089/ast.2011.0724

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Windows Phone 8 review

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Two years ago, the mobile landscape was quite different than what it is today. Android flagship phones sported 1GHz single-core CPUs and were in the process of upgrading to Froyo, the iPhone 4 was the Apple phone of choice and the word "phablet" was sure to be followed by a "Gesundheit." (It still is, arguably.) This is just a brief glimpse at the world in which Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 was born. Destined to be the replacement solution for an obsolete Windows Mobile 6.x platform, WP7 did its best to disrupt the industry by offering its unique Metro user interface and slick performance across the board.

There was one growing problem, however; the mobile industry was rapidly changing, and the Windows Phone honeymoon didn't last as long as Microsoft would've liked. Today, the company enjoys less than 5 percent of the world's smartphone market share as it prepares to launch its next major revision, Windows Phone 8. The new firmware promises to resolve concerns surrounding hardware limitations and the platform's ecosystem, add a plethora of long-awaited features and integrate the OS with Windows 8. It's a hefty task for Microsoft to undertake, to say the least, but we're hoping that two revolutions around the sun were enough for the software giant to impress us with its struggling mobile platform. Did it pull it off? Take a look at what makes Windows Phone 8 tick after the break.

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Nearly 100 wounded in deadly Nigeria suicide attack

A suicide bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives into a Catholic church in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least five people, wounding nearly 100 and triggering reprisal attacks that killed at least two more, officials said.

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The bomber drove a jeep right inside the packed St Rita's church, in the Malali area of Kaduna, a volatile ethnically and religiously mixed city, in the morning.

"I cannot tell you how many casualties, but there were many. The heavy explosion also damaged so many buildings around the area," said survivor Linus Lighthouse, saying he thought there had been two explosions in different parts of the church.

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Other witnesses and the police said there had just been one bomber however.

A spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Kaduna said that five people had been confirmed killed, while 98 people were receiving treatment for wounds at two local hospitals.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility but Islamist sect Boko Haram has claimed similar attacks in the past and has attacked several churches with bombs and guns since it intensified its campaign against Christians in the past year.

One wall of the church was blasted open and scorched black, with debris lying around. Police later moved in and cordoned the area off.

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Shortly after the blast, angry Christian youths took to the streets armed with sticks and knives. A Reuters reporter saw two bodies on the roadside lying in pools of blood.

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"We killed them and we'll do more," shouted a youth, with blood on his shirt, before police chased him and his cohorts away. Police set up roadblocks and patrols across town in an effort to prevent the violence spreading.

Another witness, Daniel Kazah, a member of the Catholic cadets in the church, said he had seen three bodies on the bloodied church floor after the bomb. "But still others were taken to the mortuary," he said.

An emergency worker on the scene, who had helped move casualties but was not authorized to give his name, estimated the total number of dead and wounded at around 30.

Nigeria church attack kills 16

A spokesman for St Gerard's Catholic hospital, Sunday John, said the hospital was treating 14 wounded but had not received any dead.

Islamist sect Boko Haram is fighting to try to create an Islamic state in Nigeria, whose 160 million people are split roughly evenly between Christians and Muslims.

Some of the attacks on churches have seemed calculated to stir sectarian tensions along Nigeria's volatile middle belt, where its largely Christian south and mostly Muslim north meet.

Kaduna lies along that fault line, and many of its neighborhoods are mixed.

A bomb in a church in Kaduna state in June triggered a week of sectarian violence that killed at least 90 people.

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The odds of obtaining pregnant decline with age. The odds of getting pregnant are the greatest for a woman in her early twenties after which slowly decline with the passing years. Listed here are some numbers associated towards the probabilities of getting pregnant and age:

1. For ages early to mid-thirties ? a woman in general will probably be about 15-20% much less fertile.

2. For ages mid to late thirties ? fertility will generally decline by up to 50%.

3. For ladies ages early to mid-forties ? fertility declines by over 90%.

Why do the odds of obtaining pregnant usually decline as the woman gets older? Research have indicated the factors for fertility decline are associated towards the high quality from the woman?s eggs also because the quantity. A woman in her lifetime will typically make about 400 really made eggs (generally 1 per month) which are capable of becoming implanted within the uterus and causing pregnancy. As these eggs get utilized up over thirty years or so and estrogen manufacture slows to ensure that the uterine and vaginal linings are no longer properly stimulated, pregnancy becomes less and much less likely.

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Uncertainty of future South Pacific Island rainfall explained

ScienceDaily (Oct. 28, 2012) ? With greenhouse warming, rainfall in the South Pacific islands will depend on two competing effects -- an increase due to overall warming and a decrease due to changes in atmospheric water transport -- according to a study by an international team of scientists around Matthew Widlansky and Axel Timmermann at the International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa. In the South Pacific, the study shows, these two effects sometimes cancel each other out, resulting in highly uncertain rainfall projections.

Results of the study are published in the 28 October online issue of Nature Climate Change.

The largest rainband in the Southern Hemisphere -- the South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) -- is the main source of rainfall for South Pacific island nations. Changes in this rainfall band would have severe consequences for the vulnerable island nations already having to adapt to accelerating sea level rise. Yet, very little is known about how this 8,000-km-long climate feature will respond to greenhouse warming.

"One reason why the SPCZ projections are so elusive is that many climate models are notoriously poor in simulating this important rainband, even under present-day climate conditions," says Postdoctoral Fellow Widlansky at the International Pacific Research Center. "We were able to overcome some model shortcomings in simulating South Pacific climate by removing model deviations from observed sea surface temperatures."

With the resulting improvements in climate model performance, Widlansky, Timmermann, and colleagues could identify two competing mechanisms affecting rainfall trends in the South Pacific.

"We have known for some time that rising tropical temperatures will lead to more water vapor in the atmosphere," explains Timmermann, professor of oceanography at the International Pacific Research Center and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. "Abundant moisture tends to bring about heavier rainfall in regions of converging winds such as the SPCZ." Scientists refer to this as the "wet gets wetter" climate change mechanism.

"Nearly all climate change model simulations, however, suggest the equatorial Pacific will warm faster than the SPCZ region. This uneven warming is likely to pull the rainband away from its normal position, causing drying in the Southwest Pacific and more equatorial rainfall," Timmerman goes on to say. The study refers to this as the "warmest gets wetter" mechanism.

Widlansky adds, "When we evaluated the latest climate change experiments being conducted by international climate modeling groups, we saw that these competing mechanisms are the cause for uncertainty in the SPCZ rainfall projections."

The scientists found that depending upon the degree of tropical warming expected this century, one or the other mechanism is more likely to win out. With moderate warming, weaker sea surface temperature gradients are likely to shift the rainband towards the equator, potentially causing drying during summer for most Southwest Pacific island nations. For much higher warming possible by the end of this century, the net effect of the opposing mechanisms is likely a shift towards more rainfall for the South Pacific islands.

"To be more definite in our projections, however, we need more extensive observations in the South Pacific of how clouds and rainfall form and how they respond to such climate phenomena as El Ni?o. Before we have more confidence in our calculations of the delicate balance between the two climate change mechanisms, we need to be able to simulate cloud formations more realistically," says Timmermann.

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World stocks fall ahead of US growth data

BANGKOK (AP) ? World stock markets fell Friday ahead of the U.S. government's estimate of economic growth in the latest quarter, which is expected to show improvement but not enough to jolt the global economy out of its doldrums.

Economists expect the government to report growth at an annual rate of 1.8 percent for the third quarter. While that would be an improvement over 1.3 percent in the April-June quarter, it would not be enough to reduce unemployment perceptibly or increase U.S. demand for imports.

The world's No. 1 economy was a mainstay of global growth until the 2008 financial crisis. Since then it has grown at a crawl. Europe's debt crisis has added to headwinds while emerging powerhouses such as China have also slowed.

Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.5 percent to 5,774.36. Germany's DAX lost 0.5 percent to 7,163.75. France's CAC-40 shed 0.7 percent to 3,388.73.

Wall Street was also headed for a fall. Dow Jones industrial futures fell 0.8 percent to 12,955 and S&P 500 futures lost 0.7 percent to 1,397.50.

Asian stocks posted losses earlier in the day after data on U.S. housing dimmed hopes of improvement in an industry that is crucial to recovery in the world's No. 1 economy.

The National Association of Realtors' index of sales agreements showed Thursday that the number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes rose only slightly in September from August. That suggests sales may level off in the coming months after solid gains in the past year.

The figures were a letdown for investors whose hopes had been bolstered by data Wednesday that showed new home sales rose last month to the highest annual pace in the past two and a half years.

Japan's Nikkei 225 index slid 1.4 percent to close at 8,933.06. South Korea's Kospi tumbled 1.7 percent to 1,891.43. Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 1.2 percent to 21,545.57. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.8 percent to 4,472.40.

Mainland China's Shanghai Composite Index sank 1.7 percent to 2,066.21 and the Shenzhen Composite Index shed 2 percent to 840.51.

Shanghai-listed Baotou Steel Rare-Earth (Group) Hi-Tech Co., China's top rare earths producer, lost 7 percent two days after announcing it had suspended production in an effort to shore up plunging prices of rare earths.

Investors preferred to book profits on recent gains while waiting for additional data to confirm recent signs that China's manufacturing slowdown may be close to bottoming out.

"The Hong Kong market is at a relatively high level. We need more data to confirm what is our next move, so now it's time for profit-taking," said Linus Yip, strategist at First Shanghai Securities in Hong Kong.

Among individual stocks, Kia Motors Corp. plummeted 5.6 percent after the company reported a third-quarter net profit that was below expectations. The company, South Korea's second-largest carmaker, was hobbled by a labor strike over the summer and weak domestic sales.

Samsung Electronics fell 2.7 percent, even though the company posted a record third quarter profit as concerns over long-term growth weighed stocks down.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chip maker, jumped 3 percent a day after saying its third-quarter profit rose 62 percent from a year earlier.

Benchmark oil for December delivery was down 90 cents to $85.12 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gained 32 cents to finish at $86.05 in New York on Thursday, its first rise in four days.

In currencies, the euro fell to $1.2930 from $1.2949. The dollar fell to 79.94 yen from 80.29 yen.

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Tigers hope bats warm up in World Series chill

Gage Brookens, grandson of Detroit Tigers first base coach Tom Brookens, goes after a ground ball during a baseball workout at Comerica Park in Detroit, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. The Tigers host the San Francisco Giants in Game 3 of baseball's World Series on Saturday. The Giants lead the best-of-seven games series 2-0. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Detroit Tigers warms up during workout at Comerica Park in Detroit, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. The Tigers host the San Francisco Giants in Game 3 of baseball's World Series on Saturday. The Giants lead the best-of-seven games series 2-0. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera points to an area of the field as he talks to his teammates during the workout at Comerica Park in Detroit, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. The Tigers host the San Francisco Giants in Game 3 of baseball's World Series on Saturday. The Giants lead the best-of-seven games series 2-0. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya )

Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland hits during a baseball workout at Comerica Park in Detroit, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. The Tigers host the San Francisco Giants in Game 3 of baseball's World Series on Saturday. The Giants lead the best-of-seven games series 2-0. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Detroit Tigers pitcher Anibal Sanchez answers questions from reporters during a news conference at Comerica Park in Detroit, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. Sanchez is scheduled to start Game 3 of baseball's World Series against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. The Giants lead the best-of-seven games series 2-0. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

DETROIT (AP) ? Toting his tiny aluminum bat, 5-year-old Gage Brookens wandered toward the cage and watched Austin Jackson, Omar Infante and a few other Tigers take batting practice on a chilly afternoon at Comerica Park.

Maybe that's what these slumping Detroit hitters need in this World Series. Metal bats, rather than their weak wood.

"Oh, I don't know if they'd allow that," kidded Gage's grandpop, Tigers first base coach Tom Brookens. "But the hitters definitely wouldn't mind."

Something better change for Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder and the Tigers real soon or their year is going to end real shortly. They totaled only three runs and 10 hits in San Francisco while falling into a 2-0 deficit against the Giants.

Game 3 is Saturday night, with Anibal Sanchez starting for Detroit against Ryan Vogelsong.

The Tigers are hoping that a switch in scenery ? the ivy hanging on the center-field backdrop at Comerica has turned to autumn colors since the AL championship series ? and a flip in pitchers might help.

Throttled by left-handed starters Barry Zito and Madison Bumgarner at AT&T Park, the Tigers are eager to see a right-hander. Any right-hander, in fact: Detroit batted .275 against righties, .253 vs. lefties.

"Sometimes you can't explain it," Tigers catcher Alex Avila said before a workout Friday. "In our case, we've had trouble all year with left-handed pitching, which is strange because we have a lot of good hitters on the team."

"It'll be a nice change, obviously, to face a right-hander because we've had more success."

The Tigers will see Vogelsong, followed by fellow right-hander Matt Cain in Game 4.

"We've gone through spurts this whole season where we've thrown the ball like this as a staff," Vogelsong said. "We obviously had our downtime there in the middle of September and at the end of August."

"And we're just all kind of hitting our stride here at the same time. It's up to me and Matt now to keep it going over here in Detroit."

Tigers manager Jim Leyland plans to insert speedy rookie Quintin Berry and Andy Dirks in his outfield.

A few big hits would certainly energize the Tigers. So might a few breaks, they believe.

"The ball just hasn't rolled our way yet," Berry said. "They got a hit off the third-base bag. They had a bunt that wouldn't go foul. They made great catches in left field.

"But no excuses. We're back at home, this is our chance."

No mistaking that the Series has shifted from California to Michigan.

In San Francisco, it was downright balmy in the 60s, and made for a pair of picture-perfect settings to play ball.

At Comerica, it was in the mid-40s and the lights were turned on while the Tigers worked out. The forecast was for Game 3 was for temperatures to drop into the upper 30s in the later innings.

"We have got heaters in the dugout for both teams, obviously. Ours is going to be a little warmer than theirs, I think, tomorrow night," Leyland said. "But that's all right. We're not going to tell them that. I'm just kidding."

"You know what? It's cold, but I mean this is the World Series. It's cold for everybody. It's cold for the fans, the beer is cold, everything is cold. It's great. Enjoy it."

While the Tigers have lost five straight World Series games dating to 2006 against St. Louis, they've also won five postseason home games in a row. Detroit began that string last year in the ALCS, took two against Oakland this year in the division series and then finished off an ALCS sweep of the Yankees.

Overall, the Tigers have taken eight straight at home.

"I think a lot of teams, your really good teams, they dominate at home. That's what they do ? the Cardinals, the Reds, they were really tough at home," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.

"We ended up having a pretty good home record, despite having some struggles there in September or late August. But it's a team that feeds on probably their home crowd, and they're more comfortable at home, and that's usually the case in baseball. But this certainly is a club that we know is playing very well here."

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