Florida two wins away from return to College World Series

By DAVID JONES | Florida Today
Published: June 08, 2012
Updated: June 08, 2012 - 4:14 PM

GAINESVILLE --

Florida is two wins away from advancing to the College World Series for the third year in a row. It's something the Gators have waited for all year after finishing as runner-up last season.

Florida started the year ranked No. 1 and finished as the top seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Gators (45-18) host N.C. State (43-18) in best-of-three Super Regional play starting at 2 p.m. Saturday. The second and third game, if necessary, will be played at 1 p.m. on Sunday and Monday.

Already, it has been a crazy week. Nine Gators players were drafted by major league teams, four in the first two rounds. Catcher Mike Zunino, the No. 3 overall pick by the Seattle Mariners in the MLB draft, was selected as a finalist for the Howser Trophy, baseball's version of the Heisman. UF coach Kevin O'Sullivan also saw a chunk of his recruiting class go high in the draft.

Distractions? Sure.

But the thing that should keep Florida focused is the bitter memory of coming up just short of the school's first national baseball title last June.

"Every year since I've been here we've gotten a little closer and a little closer,'' said outfielder Preston Tucker, a senior and a seventh-round draft pick of the Houston Astros. "Our team has gotten a little more talented, a little more experienced. ... We all have a common goal and that's to win the World Series. I know that's on everyone's mind.''

Tucker, a former standout at Tampa's Plant High, could have signed a professional contract last year but returned for one last shot at winning the CWS.

"There's not a whole lot of players who were a member of the first championship team at a school,'' said Tucker, who became UF's all-time hits leader this season. "I think I'd really like to be a part of that."

The Gators hit well in the regional, finishing it off with a 15-3 win against Georgia Tech last Sunday. But Florida also has played well defensively (53 errors all season) and has a deep pitching staff. Hudson Randall (8-2, 2.83 ERA), who went in the seventh round to the Detroit Tigers, will start today's game.

After that, O'Sullivan would likely turn to Brian Johnson (8-4, 3.56), the first-round pick of the Boston Red Sox, or sophomore Jonathon Crawford (6-2, 2.92), who pitched a no-hitter in the regional. Karsten Whitson (3-0, 3.30) is another option.

"We really base ourselves on pitching and defense,'' Zunino said. "Obviously we've been able to swing pretty well of late and that gets some attention, but as long as we can pitch and play defense that will keep us in the games for the most part. ... Everything seems to start clicking, everyone seems to get on the same page, everyone is having unselfish at-bats and making great plays in the field."

Zunino could face one of his biggest tests against N.C. State. Trea Turner (.344 average) of Lake Worth leads the nation in stolen bases with 56 in 60 attempts.

"I take it as a challenge and so does our pitching staff," Zunino said. "Our biggest thing is if he gets on (base), hold him there. We really work hard on holding runners, changing ourlooks up and hopefully just try to limit him as much as we can."

Despite the hectic week, O'Sullivan says his team is in "a good place."

"We've handled this whole draft thing as well as we probably could this year," he said. "The players have been very mature about it."

O'Sullivan has watched tape of N.C. State and says this won't be an easy return to the CWS. The Wolfpack will start 6-foot-3, 234-pound left-hander Carlos Rodon (9-0, 1.61) in the opener. He's hit the mid-90s with his fastball and, like Turner, was a freshman All-America selection. He's recorded 132 strikeouts in 111 2/3 innings.

"They've got good pitching," O'Sullivan said. "They've got two really good starters. I think their lineup is good, it's really good. They've got some power in their lineup, they've got some pop."

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Gin and Juice | Joseph's Reviews

The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat: Craig Claiborne and the American Food Renaissance by Thomas McNamee (Free Press, $27.00, 339 pages)

This is the biography of Craig Claiborne, a food writer and premier restaurant reviewer for the New York Times, who was to attack the bland, boring, heavy American diet of the 1960s and substitute, in its place, ?a refined, if painstaking, cuisine.??? The food championed by Claiborne was international, primarily French, but with the understanding that each and every culture in the American melting pot offers outstanding dishes.?? It may be that Claiborne?s prime mission was to de-anglicize the starchy, meat and potatoes diet that was once the province of the American cafeteria; a diet that ? ironically ? has returned to rule the roost via fast food outlets (with all the related health problems attached to such a non-diverse menu).

Claiborne might have said that variety? is the spice of diet, and he was nothing if not courageous in popularizing Chilean, Mexican, Greek, Turkish, Indian and other foods during his career.?? Thomas McNamee earlier wrote the highly acclaimed bio of California?s Alice Waters,? Alice?Waters and Chez Panisse, and while he praises Claiborne, this account is much less laudatory.?? It seems that Claiborne had a number of issues as a human being, and they?re all put on the table in this telling.?? (Unfortunately, the account is harmed by some odd typos and errors.?? For example, on page 97 of the finished book, the year 1961 is referred to as ?Ninety-sixty-one?.)

Claiborne grew up rather poor, but he came to identify with what we would now call the ?one percenters.??? He was always to fly first class on his frequent trips to Europe, even when he had very little money to his name.?? Later, the Times would take care of his expense accounts but Claiborne became controversial for his outlandish spending habits.?? In 1978, he wrote a front page story about a $4,000 dinner he arranged in Paris.?? The paper received 1,000 letters of complaint ? there was a recession on after all.?? At least two-thirds?of the letters were very negative about Claiborne?s ?in your face? ostentatiousness.?? As McNamee notes, three years later interviewers were still asking Claiborne -?the once poor boy from Sunflower, Missouri ? to justify his behavior.

While Claiborne?s mother ran a bed-and-breakfast and taught him much about food preparation, he was to literally disown her and refused to attend the funerals of his mother and his brother.?? Claiborne was in the closet during his lifetime, and he?attached himself to two different married men, neither of whom went on to leave his spouse.?? And while Claiborne lived to the age of 79, his days included no exercise and no less than 14 alcoholic drinks per day.?? Claiborne was to?openly admit to People magazine that he drank six margaritas before dinner, six glasses of wine during dinner, and as many stingers ?as he needed?? until he got the ?click in (his) head that makes me feel peaceful.??? In 1979, his blood pressure rate was found to be 186/112 ? compared to an upper normal rate of 140/80 for a man in his late 50s.

You might wonder how Claiborne, as a public figure, got away with all of this???? Well, he had his tricks.?? After suffering a brain hemorrhage, he was to enlist his physician in his drinking activities.?? Yes, his own doctor, who had ordered Claiborne to significantly reduce his alcohol intake, was charmed enough by the then-celebrity to sit and drink with?him in restaurants.?? Sometimes the doctor even included his wife in these drinking parties.

McNamee is just as honest ? despite the book?s title ? about Claiborne?s role in changing American eating habits.?? Although Claiborne wrote the national bestseller, The New York Times Cook Book, McNamee admits that, ?it is impossible to say whether the book had caught the wave of an entirely new American enthusiasm for food and cooking or had set it in motion.??? But the man is given full credit, as is his due, for popularizing the foods of all?cultures and changing the once-dull face of food in The Big Apple:

?The clear result of his critical rigor was a continuous increase in the quality of New York?s restaurants and in others across the country?? By the time Craig left the Times, New York was teeming with restaurants as varied as the city?s clans, cults, allegiances, and heritages.?? From the Bronx to the Battery were Chinese restaurants galore ? including the fiery (regional dishes) that Craig had done so much to popularize.?? Virtually every corner of Italy was represented.?? Japanese cuisine of high refinement was easily had.?? There were Brazilian, Vietnamese, Cuban-Chinese, Swiss, Swedish, and Syrian restaurants.?? No longer were Greek, Indian and Mexican food served only in cheap joints.

Craig Claiborne may have been a man flawed in his personal habits, but he was also a visionary who proved the truth of the words that in diversity there is strength.?? This is an engaging read for foodies and non-foodies alike.

Well recommended.

Joseph Arellano

A review copy was provided by the publisher.

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Who will win at the Tony Awards? AP predicts

In this theater image released by Disney Theatricals, the cast of The Paper Mill Playhouse Production of "Newsies," starring Jeremy Jordan, center right, is shown in New York. The production The production is nominated for best musical at the Tony Awards, airing Sunday, June 10 on CBS. (AP Photo/Disney Theatricals, T. Charles Erickson)

In this theater image released by Disney Theatricals, the cast of The Paper Mill Playhouse Production of "Newsies," starring Jeremy Jordan, center right, is shown in New York. The production The production is nominated for best musical at the Tony Awards, airing Sunday, June 10 on CBS. (AP Photo/Disney Theatricals, T. Charles Erickson)

In this theater publicity photo released by The Publicity Office, Christina Kirk, left, and Frank Wood are shown in a scene from Bruce Norris' "Clybourne Park," at Playwrights Horizons in New York. The production is nominated for best play at the Tony Awards, airing Sunday, June 10 on CBS. (AP Photo/The Publicity Office, Joan Marcus)

In this theater image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Paul Whitty, left, and Elizabeth A. Davis are shown during a performance of the musical "Once." After years of toil in regional theater and off-Broadway, Davis made her Broadway debut in March in the hit musical "Once" and promptly earned her first Tony Award nomination. Davis was nominated for best featured actress in a musical. The Tony Awards will be broadcast live on CBS on June 10. (AP Photo/Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Joan Marcus)

FILE - In this March 15, 2012 file photo, actors Philip Seymour Hoffman, left, and Andrew Garfield appear at the curtain call for the opening night performance of the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's "Death of A Salesman" in New York. The production is nominated for best revival of a play at the Tony Awards, airing Sunday, June 10 on CBS. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)

NEW YORK (AP) ? There's "Follies" and then there's folly. The first is a winning revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical that wowed Broadway this season. The other is how you can characterize any attempt to handicap Sunday's Tony Awards. But here goes.

BEST MUSICAL

Will win: "Newsies." Should win: "Once."

This is the battle of extremes ? the stripped-down, bittersweet magic of "Once" versus the pump-you-up appeal of classic razzle-dazzle in "Newsies." Both are a great night out, just different. Both came from movies and only "Newsies" has new songs written specifically for the stage, giving it an edge with Tony voters. But "Once" just makes you feel, well, good. As for the other contenders, "Leap of Faith" doesn't have a chance since it's already closed, and "Nice Work If You Can Get It" is a fun romp, but not as strong as its cousin "Anything Goes."

BEST PLAY

Will win: "Clybourne Park." Should win: "Clybourne Park."

Bruce Norris' sly, edgy gem has the same heat on it that Jon Robin Baitz's "Other Desert Cities" had when it opened in the winter. That doesn't make it better, just fresher. Both plays prove Broadway is putting on great American works again. The oh-so-cool "Peter and the Starcatcher" and the naughty "Venus in Fur" are inventive and bold, but not broad enough to tickle everyone.

REVIVAL-PLAY

Will win: "Death of a Salesman." Should win: "Death of a Salesman."

Arthur Miller's masterpiece is timely and there is so much to like ? the recreated original set and music, the directing of Mike Nichols and the performances by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Linda Emond and Andrew Garfield ? that even if one part leaves you cold, the others will not. The revival of Gore Vidal's "The Best Man" was also timely and had the season's most insane collection of talented stage actors ever assembled, but it attacked your head. Miller's play took your guts.

REVIVAL-MUSICAL

Will win: "Follies." Should win: "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess."

The only thing certain in this category is that the two revivals from Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber ? "Evita" and "Jesus Christ Superstar" ? will cancel each other out, leaving the prize between a proud, confident Stephen Sondheim revival against the show he denigrated before it opened. That was uncool, especially when the re-imagined opera turned out to be rather stunning as a musical. But Sondheim's dirt-throwing may make Tony voters squeamish, leaving "Follies" the win. "I Loves You, Porgy," indeed.

ACTOR-PLAY

Will win: Philip Seymour Hoffman ("Death of a Salesman"). Should win: James Corden ("One Man, Two Guvnors").

That sounds insane, right? A deeply affecting Willy Loman losing to a British clown? But, if you recall, Hoffman's performance wasn't universally cheered, while Corden's has been. Corden might be brimming with humor as much as Hoffman is stalked by sadness, but in terms of MVP, imagine taking Hoffman out of "Death of a Salesman." Now imagine "One Man, Two Guvnors" without Corden. Miller's play would still float, but the farce would likely sink.

ACTRESS-PLAY

Will win: Someone who deserves it. Should win: Tracie Bennett ("End of the Rainbow").

Sorry, but anyone trying to find sunlight among the five women in this category is doomed. Like last year, it's just too hard. Nina Arianda is painfully delicious in "Venus in Fur," Tracie Bennett is insanely good in "End of the Rainbow," Stockard Channing is brilliantly brittle in "Other Desert Cities," Linda Lavin is arch and hysterical in "The Lyons," and Cynthia Nixon was heartbreaking in "Wit." No offense to any of them, but Bennett's performance is the complete package ? acting, singing and descending into pill-popping madness. Perhaps the wisest course is to abandon the attempt and cheer the sheer strength of women on Broadway.

ACTOR-MUSICAL

Will win: Steve Kazee ("Once"). Should win: Norm Lewis ("The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess").

This category is also pretty wide open, with the veteran Danny Burstein of "Follies" and the up-and-coming Jeremy Jordan of "Newsies" leading most polls. But Burstein may lose votes to his "Follies" co-star Ron Raines, and it may be too soon this year for the talented Jordan, who undoubtedly will have many Tony ceremonies to come. The effortless ease in which Steve Kazee played the aw-shucks hero in "Once" acts against him, especially against Norm Lewis, who shuffles across the stage and belts out his songs in "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" from a deep, vulnerable place. But Kazee should benefit by riding his musical's winning Tony wave.

ACTRESS-MUSICAL

Will win: Audra McDonald ("The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess"). Should win: Audra McDonald.

Audra McDonald is this year's Sutton Foster ? the clear leading candidate. But Jan Maxwell in "Follies" was astonishing and she's an honorable silver to McDonald's gold. McDonald has four Tonys already, but never for a lead actress. That will change Sunday and deservedly so. She is graceful and tender and strong ? and simply the best thing about Catfish Row. Tony voters will sing "I Loves You, Bess."

___

Mark Kennedy can be reached at http://twitter.com/KennedyTwits

Associated Press

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Sequencing the Unborn

Thats begging the question

Stop right there. No it's not. I'll let you ask your question anyway, but it's going to be a strawman argument.

your argument would be akin to "why not let the parents decide if they want to abandon their newborn".

Called it! That's a strawman. We're not talking about a newborn, we're talking about an embryo. Everyone agrees that a newborn has rights, there is no consensus as to whether an embryo does. Furthermore, a newborn is not an obligate dependent on one specific person, newborns can be dropped off at any safe baby haven or given up for adoption. There's no similar alternative for pregnant women.

My point here is that this is a totally separate issue from abandoning a newborn.

Answering your point, no, I don't think letting the parents decide whether abortion is right or not for them is only ethical if we assume life does not begin at conception. In most countries, most ethical decisions are left up to the individual. There's no law that says I can't cheat on my wife, it's up to me to decide if I think that's ethical or want to do that. Lacking a law against adultery is not an unethical situation, it simply leaves the responsibility up to the individual.

Legalizing abortion doesn't endorse abortion, it only leaves the ethical question up to the people who deserve to make the choice: the parents.

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Syria conflict: 5 warring factions

Syria is at the nexus of two of the Middle East's central problems: sectarian and ethnic rivalries and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Between that and its ties to anti-Israel groups like Hezbollah and Al Qaeda-inspired groups, as well as a three-decade alliance with Iran, the fallout from its uprising is likely to ripple, in unpredictable ways, throughout the region. Here's a brief guide to the actors in the conflict:

- Nicholas Blanford,?Correspondent

The Assad regime

After 14 months of rising violence, the regime of President Bashar al-Assad has shown no sign of disintegration. Only a handful of minor officials have defected. Mr. Assad has been bolstered by diplomatic and logistical support from Russia, China, and Iran, as well as by the West's reluctance to intervene militarily.

The regime also can rely on support from the minority Alawite community. At 12 percent of Syria's population, many Alawites fear persecution or worse at the hands of majority Sunnis if the regime falls. This also explains why key units of the Syrian Army have held together. The well-equipped, well-trained 4th Armored Division is about 80 percent Alawite. For them, the struggle to crush the opposition is potentially an existential one. But even if the regime holds on, it is certain there will be no return to the Syria that existed before the uprising began in March 2011.

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The new study demonstrates that diet profoundly influences fruit fly physiology and health and that insulin-resistant flies provide a new research tool for investigating the molecular mechanisms of insulin resistance.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:07:07 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605130750.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605130748.htm A natural ingredient found in milk can protect against obesity even as mice continue to enjoy diets that are high in fat. The researchers liken this milk ingredient to a new kind of vitamin.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:07:07 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605130748.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121704.htm In an early study, researchers found that the immune cells of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, may play a role in damaging the neurons in the spinal cord. ALS is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:17:17 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121704.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121702.htm The transformation of a fertilized egg into a functioning animal requires thousands of cell divisions and intricate rearrangements of those cells. That process is captured with unprecedented speed and precision by a new imaging technology that lets users track each cell in an embryo as it takes shape over hours or days.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:17:17 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121702.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121700.htm Cardiac patients living in high pollution areas were found to be over 40 percent more likely to have a second heart attack when compared to patients living in low pollution areas, according to a new study.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:17:17 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121700.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121658.htm A new meta-analysis reveals patients with type 2 diabetes have a 20 percent increased risk of developing blood cancers.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:16:16 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121658.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121639.htm Halogens particularly chlorine, bromine, and iodine ? have a unique quality which allows them to positively influence the interaction between molecules. This ?halogen bonding? has been employed in the area of materials science for some time, but is only now finding applications in the life sciences.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:16:16 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121639.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113733.htm More than a dozen Gulf Coast bridges in or near Galveston, Texas, would likely suffer severe damage if subjected to a hurricane with a similar landfall as Hurricane Ike but with 30 percent stronger winds, according to researchers.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:37:37 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113733.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113725.htm Sex sells, or at least that is what advertisers hope. A recent study looked at sexual ads appearing in magazines over 30 years and found that the numbers are up.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:37:37 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113725.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113723.htm Wastewater from large dairy farms contains significant concentrations of estrogenic hormones that can persist for months or even years, researchers report in a new study. In the absence of oxygen, the estrogens rapidly convert from one form to another; This stalls their biodegradation and complicates efforts to detect them, the researchers found.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:37:37 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113723.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113719.htm In a discovery that could help in the identification and treatment of anxiety disorders, scientists say the brains of anxious girls work much harder than those of boys.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:37:37 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113719.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113630.htm Two analyses highlight the growing polarization of public attitudes toward climate change, as well as the role ?psychological distance? plays in levels of concern.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:36:36 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605113630.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102846.htm To slow resistance of western corn rootworm beetles to genetically protected crops, much larger "refuge" acreages of conventional crops have to be planted, two experts ? including one from the University of Arizona ? warn in a paper published in the Journal of Economic Ecology.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:28:28 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102846.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102844.htm A new study suggests that protein knots, a structure whose formation remains a mystery, may have specific functional advantages that depend on the nature of the protein's architecture.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:28:28 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102844.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102842.htm Researchers have developed a highly sensitive detector of infrared light that can be used in applications ranging from detection of chemical and biochemical weapons from a distance and better airport body scanners to chemical analysis in the laboratory and studying the structure of the universe through new telescopes.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:28:28 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102842.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102807.htm Researchers have just shown how a single atom can be split into its two halves, pulled apart and put back together again. While the word "atom" literally means "indivisible," the laws of quantum mechanics allow dividing atoms -- similarly to light rays -- and reuniting them. The researchers want to build quantum mechanics bridges by letting the atom touch adjacent atoms while it is being pulled apart so that it works like a bridge span between two pillars.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:28:28 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102807.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102803.htm Since the end of the last ice age 21,000 years ago, our planet has seen ocean levels rise by 120 meters to reach their current levels. This increase has not been constant, rather punctuated by rapid accelerations, linked to massive outburst floods from the ice caps. The largest increase, known by paleoclimatologists as 'Melt-Water Pulse?1A', proved to be enigmatic in many respects. A study recently revealed the mysteries of this event, without doubt one of the most important in the last deglaciation.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:28:28 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102803.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102759.htm The projected disappearance of small glaciers worldwide threatens to eliminate the water supply for numerous towns in valleys, such as the Ecuadorian capital Quito, fed by the rivers that flow down from the surrounding mountains. But retreating ice is also a threat to freshwater fauna. According to a new study the local and regional diversity of mountain aquatic fauna will be reduced considerably if predictions are realized.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:27:27 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102759.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102638.htm Each year, approximately 8,000 Americans are bitten by venomous snakes. On average, 800 or so bites occur annually in California, home to an abundance of snake species, but only one family is native and venomous: rattlesnakes. In San Diego County, the number of rattlesnake bites is increasing as well as the toxicity of the attack.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:26:26 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102638.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605075535.htm It's estimated that almost 23 percent of women enter pregnancy as smokers and more than half continue to smoke during pregnancy, leading to excess health-care costs at delivery and beyond. In one of the first studies to assess smoking bans and taxes on cigarettes, along with the level of tobacco control spending, researchers have found that state tobacco control policies can be effective in curbing smoking during pregnancy, and in preventing a return to smoking within four months on average, after delivery.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:55:55 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605075535.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605075203.htm Maximally symmetric systems of particles can spontaneously produce two different patterns, which are mirror images of each other, new research shows. The research group is working towards a mathematical design of self-assembling nanomaterials.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:52:52 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605075203.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605075201.htm A recent study demonstrates the link between observed fluctuations of atmospheric jet streams and the theoretical concepts that describe why jet streams exist. Atmospheric jet streams are fast-flowing currents of air found approximately 10 km above sea level in the extratropical regions of both hemispheres. Because these jets influence regional weather patterns, there is great interest in understanding the factors that control their path, their strength and variations in both.?Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:52:52 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605075201.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605075159.htm Using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), an international team has succeeded in enhancing the visual abilities of a group of healthy subjects. Following stimulation of an area of the brain?s right hemisphere involved in perceptual awareness and in orienting spatial attention, the subjects appeared more likely to perceive a target appearing on a screen.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:51:51 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605075159.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604182033.htm Scientists have designed a screening tool that provides a fast, easy and relatively inexpensive way to predict levels of a specific toxin in lakes that are prone to blue-green algal blooms.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:20:20 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604182033.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604182031.htm When Venus transits the sun on June 5-6, an armada of spacecraft and ground-based telescopes will be on the lookout for something elusive and, until recently, unexpected: the arc of Venus.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:20:20 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604182031.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604182029.htm With the new data obtained during the Venus transit on June 5-6, 2012, the RHESSI team hopes to improve the knowledge of the exact shape of the sun and provide a more accurate measure of the diameter than has previously been obtained.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:20:20 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604182029.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604182027.htm Religious practices that strongly control female sexuality are more successful at promoting certainty about paternity, according to a new study.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:20:20 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604182027.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604181956.htm Drugs for Type 2 diabetes can contribute to unwanted side effects, but researchers have found that in mice, an investigational drug appears to improve insulin sensitivity without side effects. The medicine works through a different pathway, which could provide additional targets for treating insulin resistance and diabetes.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:19:19 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604181956.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604181954.htm A new process for creating biofuels has shown potential to be cost-effective for production scale, opening the door for moving beyond the laboratory setting.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:19:19 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604181954.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604181847.htm Scientists have shown that the brains of people with depression respond differently to feelings of guilt -- even after their symptoms have subsided.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:18:18 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604181847.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604181843.htm In a new study of the effects of soy supplements for postmenopausal women, researchers found no significant differences -- positive or negative -- in overall mental abilities between those who took supplements and those who didn't.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:18:18 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604181843.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604181713.htm Family members of children with a staph infection often harbor a drug-resistant form of the germ, although they don?t show symptoms, a team of researchers has found.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:17:17 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604181713.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604181618.htm Skin cancer patients whose childhood included periods of neglect or maltreatment are at a much greater risk for their cancers to return when they face a major stressful event, new research suggests.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:16:16 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604181618.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155743.htm Cancer drug development is known to be too slow, costly and fraught with failure. Now the US Food and Drug Administration is issuing recommendations for breast cancer trials that would substantially accelerate patient access to new medications while lowering the time and cost of drug development.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:57:57 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155743.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155713.htm Treating adolescents for major depression can also reduce their chances of abusing drugs later on, a secondary benefit found in a five-year study of nearly 200 youths at 11 sites across the United States.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:57:57 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155713.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155709.htm A nuzzle of the neck, a brush of the knee -- these caresses often signal a loving touch, but can also feel highly aversive, depending on who is delivering the touch, and to whom. Interested in how the brain makes connections between touch and emotion, neuroscientists have discovered that the association begins in the brain's primary somatosensory cortex, a region that was thought only to respond to basic touch.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:57:57 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155709.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155705.htm A new fossil primate from Myanmar illuminates a critical step in the evolution of early anthropoids. Afrasia closely resembles another early anthropoid, Afrotarsius libycus. The close similarity indicates that early anthropoids colonized Africa only shortly before the time when these animals lived. This was a pivotal step in primate and human evolution, because it set the stage for the later evolution of more advanced apes and humans there.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:57:57 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155705.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155703.htm Giant insects ruled the prehistoric skies during periods when Earth's atmosphere was rich in oxygen. Then came the birds. After the evolution of birds about 150 million years ago, insects got smaller despite rising oxygen levels, according to a new study.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:57:57 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155703.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155600.htm A pair of new articles suggests that cancer-fighting nanoparticles ought to be disc-shaped, not spherical or rod-shaped, when targeting cancers at or near blood vessels.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:56:56 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155600.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155558.htm Even rain can't deter mosquitoes. The blood-sucking insect can fly in a downpour because of its strong exoskeletons and low mass render it impervious to falling drops. Researchers determined this using high-speed videography.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:55:55 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155558.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155556.htm Researchers have shown that while a type of ?good? fat found in the body can be activated by cold temperatures, it is not able to be activated by the drug ephedrine.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:55:55 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155556.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155554.htm Scientists suggest that inactivation of two specific genes related to the immune system may have conferred selected ancestors of modern humans with improved protection from some pathogenic bacterial strains, such as Escherichia coli K1 and Group B Streptococci, the leading causes of sepsis and meningitis in human fetuses, newborns and infants.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:55:55 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604155554.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604142728.htm In the biggest result of its kind in more than ten years, physicists have made the most sensitive measurements yet in a decades-long hunt for a hypothetical and rare process involving the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei. If discovered, the researchers say, this process could have profound implications for how scientists understand the fundamental laws of physics and help solve some of the universe's biggest mysteries.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:27:27 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604142728.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604142726.htm Health economics researchers have found that publication of the perceived risk linking the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine to autism in the late 1990s seemingly led to declines in the vaccination rate of children. This is despite the fact that later studies refuted the existence of an MMR-autism link.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:27:27 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604142726.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604142724.htm Scientists studying neutrinos have found with the highest degree of sensitivity yet that these mysterious particles behave like other elementary particles at the quantum level. The results shed light on the mass and other properties of the neutrino and prove the effectiveness of a new instrument that will yield even greater discoveries in this area.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:27:27 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604142724.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604142718.htm Astronomers have found strong evidence that a massive black hole is being ejected from its host galaxy at a speed of several million miles per hour. New observations suggest that the black hole collided and merged with another black hole and received a powerful recoil kick from gravitational wave radiation.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:27:27 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604142718.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604142615.htm Those cups of coffee that you drink every day to keep alert appear to have an extra perk -- especially if you?re an older adult. A recent study monitoring the memory and thinking processes of people older than 65 found that all those with higher blood caffeine levels avoided the onset of Alzheimer?s disease in the two-to-four years of study follow-up. Moreover, coffee appeared to be the major or only source of caffeine for these individuals.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:26:26 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604142615.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604142428.htm Researchers say it does not appear that limiting sizes of soft drinks will have a significant effect on reducing weight at a population level.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:24:24 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604142428.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604142426.htm An investigational cannabinoid therapy helped provide effective analgesia when used as an adjuvant medication for cancer patients with pain that responded poorly to opioids, according to results of a multicenter trial.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:24:24 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604142426.htm

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Type 2 diabetes linked to increased blood cancer risk

ScienceDaily (June 5, 2012) ? Patients with type 2 diabetes have a 20 percent increased risk of developing blood cancers, such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma, according to a new meta-analysis led by researchers at The Miriam Hospital. The findings, published online in the journal Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology, add to the growing evidence base linking diabetes and certain types of cancer.

"I think when most people think about diabetes-related illnesses, they think of heart disease or kidney failure, but not necessarily cancer," said lead author Jorge Castillo, M.D., a hematologist/oncologist with The Miriam Hospital. "But when you consider that more than 19 million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes -- not to mention the millions more who are either undiagnosed or will be diagnosed in the future -- a 20 percent increased risk of blood cancer is quite significant."

While diabetes has been previously associated with other types of cancer, such as liver and pancreatic cancer, there have been few connections to blood cancers. Researchers are still unclear what causes the vast majority of these malignancies, which include cancers of the blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes and affect more than 100,000 Americans each year.

Castillo and colleagues analyzed 26 previously published research articles on the association between type 2 diabetes -- the most common form of the disease -- and the incidence of lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma. The meta-analysis included more than 17,000 cases of type 2 diabetes and blood cancer worldwide.

They concluded patients with type 2 diabetes have increased odds of developing leukemia, myeloma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, as well as a subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma known as peripheral T-cell lymphoma. They did not find any associations with Hodgkin lymphoma.

Interestingly, researchers also say the odds of lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma appear to differ depending on the geographic region of the original report. For example, the odds of non-Hodgkin lymphoma were higher in Asia and Europe, while there was an increased leukemia risk in the United States and Asia.

Although the study did not identify a cause for any of these associations, the findings suggest type 2 diabetes could be associated with approximately five percent of all incidents of leukemia, myeloma non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

"It's important to remember that type 2 diabetes can, to some degree, be prevented and controlled through lifestyle modification, such as diet and exercise," Castillo said. "So by preventing the onset of type 2 diabetes, we could also prevent blood cancer."

The researchers say additional studies are needed to explain the potential relationship between type 2 diabetes and blood cancers. In particular, Castillo believes future research should focus on the role of behavioral factors like obesity, physical activity and smoking, which have been linked to both diabetes and cancer.

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Center for Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health under award number UL1RR025752, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and The Marilyn Fishman Grant for Diabetes Research from the Endocrine Fellows Foundation. Study co-authors include Nihkil Mull, M.D., John L. Reagan, M.D., and Saed Nemr, M.D., from The Miriam Hospital and Joanna Mitri, M.D., from Tufts Medical Center.

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China tells US to stop tweets on Beijing's bad air

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2012 file photo, a man rides an electric bike crossing a street shrouded by haze in Beijing. A senior Chinese environmental official told foreign embassies on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 to stop publishing their own reports on air quality in China, a clear reference to a popular U.S. Embassy Twitter feed that tracks pollution in smoggy Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2012 file photo, a man rides an electric bike crossing a street shrouded by haze in Beijing. A senior Chinese environmental official told foreign embassies on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 to stop publishing their own reports on air quality in China, a clear reference to a popular U.S. Embassy Twitter feed that tracks pollution in smoggy Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

BEIJING (AP) ? China told foreign embassies Tuesday to stop publishing their own reports on air quality in the country, escalating its objections to a popular U.S. Embassy Twitter feed that tracks pollution in smoggy Beijing.

Only the Chinese government is authorized to monitor and publish air quality information and data from other sources may not be standardized or rigorous, Wu Xiaoqing, a vice environmental minister, told reporters.

China has long taken issue with the U.S. Embassy's postings of hourly readings of Beijing's air quality on a Twitter feed with more than 19,000 followers since 2008. But its past objections were raised quietly. U.S. consulates in Shanghai and Guangzhou also post readings of the cities' air quality on Twitter.

The Twitter feeds were operating normally Tuesday, and an embassy spokesman in Beijing said the air quality reports were meant to inform Americans living in the three Chinese cities.

In Washington, State Department spokesman Mark Toner said the U.S. had no plans to stop providing the service.

"You know, air pollution, quite frankly, is a problem in many cities and regions in China," he told a news briefing.

The air quality readings in Beijing are based on a single monitoring station within embassy grounds, and pollution levels are rated according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standard that is more stringent than the one used by the Chinese government.

For instance, the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday reported 47 micrograms of fine particulate matter ? particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in size, or about 1/30th the width of an average human hair ? in the air and said the level was "unhealthy for sensitive groups." Readings from Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau's 27 monitoring stations ranged between 51 to 79 micrograms but categorized all those levels as "good."

The Beijing government only began reporting PM2.5 earlier this year after long-standing public and international criticism of its lack of transparency about its air quality.

The government appears frustrated that there are now dueling readings for air quality and that the U.S. readings underscore the fact that pollution levels considered unhealthy in the U.S. are classified as good by China.

Wu said it isn't fair to judge Chinese air by American standards because China is a developing country and noted that U.S. environmental guidelines have become more stringent over time.

The standard China uses "takes into account the level of our current stage of development," Wu said.

Wu also said that air quality monitoring by foreign diplomats was inconsistent with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and urged diplomats to abide by China's laws and regulations.

It is unclear if other nations monitor and publicize their readings of air quality in Chinese cities, but local Chinese have used the U.S. readings to prod their government into publishing more detailed pollution data.

Later, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin echoed Wu's remarks, saying at a regular press briefing that China objected to the publicity rather than the gathering of the environmental data.

"Of course, if the foreign embassies want to collect air quality information for their own staff or diplomats, I think that is their own matter, but we believe that this type of information should not released to the public," Liu said.

The top environmental official in Shanghai over the weekend also spoke out on the issue, telling local media that an air quality feed launched last month by the U.S. consulate in Shanghai was illegal.

The U.S. Embassy said the air quality monitor in Shanghai measures the air quality in the area around the consulate's office. "The monitor is an unofficial resource for the health of the consulate community," said Richard Buangan, embassy spokesman in Beijing.

China requires concentrations of PM2.5 to be kept below daily averages of 75 micrograms per cubic meter ? more than twice as lenient as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's standard of 35 micrograms.

PM2.5 are believed to be a health risk because they can lodge deeply in the lungs, and have been linked to increased cardiovascular and respiratory diseases as well as lung cancer.

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Associated Press writer Gillian Wong in Beijing and Matthew Pennington in Washington contributed to this report.

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Online:

U.S. Embassy Beijing air quality monitor: https://twitter.com/(hashtag)!/BeijingAir

U.S. Consulate Guangzhou air quality monitor: https://twitter.com/(hashtag)!/Guangzhou_Air

U.S. Consulate Shanghai air quality monitor: https://twitter.com/(hashtag)!/cgshanghaiair

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?There are different types of discus fish foods, which mainly contains three categories: frozen food ,dry food and live discus food. These can be further classified as slow sinking food ,sinking food and floating fish food. Since discus, fish are mostly mid water feeders slow sinking fish food for discus is most preferred.

Different types of sinking fish food for discus are:

Pellets: Small and mostly round shaped, pellets are both sinking and floating. Giving dry pellets to fish can cause them to bloat therefore soak them in water for a little while before feeding.
Granules: These are smaller forms of pellets are can be fed in the same way you feed the pellets. Flakes: Flakes come under the category of top floating food but if you pinch them a big before feeding they sink down.
Wafers and tablets: These are one of the most popular forms of sinking fish food for discus. They have a very well balanced ingredient content. Although they sink rapidly but since they are small enough to be eaten in one bite the fish eat them up quickly. Also they don't cloud the water.

?Gels: These are pre-processed slow sinking food for fish. These than be thawed, then mixed with homemade food or other frozen food and then frozen again to feed the fish. They can be used to give your fish a varied diet.??
Slow sinking discus fish food is preferred because then the fish can reach it easily. If the fish sinks too fast then they will not be able to reach it and it will rot in the bottom and can harm the fish.

?Discus fish follow a routine and therefore you have to keep in mind to feed them at fixed times every day.

Also, since discus fish like to follow a routine therefore feed them at regular intervals and give small feedings at a time.

They like to eat frequently and hence if you give them feed only once or twice a day.

Any variation from the routine will make them confused and disrupt their system.

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