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Thursday, February 28, 2013
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Trackable drug-filled nanoparticles: Potential weapon against cancer
Feb. 28, 2013 ? Tiny particles filled with a drug could be a new tool for treating cancer in the future. A new study published by Swedish scientists in Particle & Particle Systems Characterization shows how such nanoparticles can be combined to secure the effective delivery of cancer drugs to tumour cells -- and how they can be given properties to make them visible in MR scanners and thus rendered trackable.
The team, which consisted of scientists from Karolinska Institutet (KI) and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, and from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, developed so-called 'theranostic nanoparticles' by combining therapy and diagnostics in one and the same nano material.
"For this study, we produced theranostic nanoparticles able to make pinpoint deliveries of drug payloads to breast cancer cells," says Professor Eva Malmstr?m of the School of Chemical Science and Engineering at KTH. "They are also detectable in an MR scanner and can therefore be used diagnostically. The building blocks that we use are biodegradable and show no signs of toxicity."
The new study has resulted in a method of making such theranostic nanoparticles that spontaneously form themselves out of tailored macromolecules (polymers). The balance between hydrophilic (water attracting) and hydrophobic (water repelling) components are important to the successful outcome of this process, the latter being what makes it possible for the particles to be filled with the drug. A relatively high concentration of the naturally occurring isotope 19F (fluorine) makes the particles show up clearly in high-resolution MR tomograms, and by tracking the theranostic nanoparticles through the body, researchers can learn about how the drug is taken up by the tumour and how efficacious the treatment is.
The researchers filled the nanoparticles with the chemotherapeutic doxorubicin, which is used to treat cancer of the bladder, lungs, ovaries, and breast. They showed through experiments on cultivated cells that the particles, while harmless in themselves, are effective at killing cancer cells when loaded with the drug.
The next step is to develop the system to target brain tumours, pancreatic cancer and drug-resistant breast cancer tumours, which are currently difficult to treat effectively with chemotherapy.
"Adding targeting groups to the surface or by changing the size of or adding ionic groups to our nanoparticles will make it possible to increase the selective uptake of these particles in tumours," says Dr Andreas Nystr?m, Associate Professor in nanomedicine at the Swedish Medical Nanoscience Center, part of Karolinska Institutet's Department of Neuroscience.
It is hoped that one day this research will lead to tailored chemotherapy treatments that specifically seek out tumour cells. In that the drug, which is toxic to the body, can be delivered more precisely to the tumour, the treatment can be made much more effective with greatly reduced side-effects.
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American, US Airways executives face gentle questioning in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Executives from American Airlines and US Airways Group Inc on Tuesday faced gentle questions from lawmakers about their planned merger, with some expressing concern about losing hubs in their districts.
US Airways Executive Vice President Stephen Johnson and American Airlines General Counsel Gary Kennedy defended the proposed $11 billion transaction by saying the companies had largely complementary networks, so little competition would be lost.
The Justice Department's Antitrust Division will review the deal to ensure it complies with antitrust law. Congress has no formal role in that process.
The executives faced few questions on what has been the primary concern about the merger - whether the deal would mean higher prices for the flying public.
Representative John Conyers, a Michigan Democrat, though, said he was concerned a reduced number of airlines would leave them room to control the market.
And he asked if the deal was really needed to compete, as the companies said. "While American is still in bankruptcy, it is poised to successfully reorganize. Moreover, US Airways posted record profits. This suggests that both airlines are perfectly capable of surviving, even thriving, as stand-alone airlines," he said.
Representative Thomas Marino, a Pennsylvania Republican, asked Johnson and Kennedy if they planned to raise prices. US Airways' Johnson said they would not go up but that he did not know if they would go down.
Pressed on what would happen to prices in the first six months to a year after the deal closed, American's Kennedy said: "We don't know. The airline industry is a very competitive industry with very thin margins."
Several of the lawmakers used the hearing to either pitch a local area as an airline hub or defend their city's value as an existing hub.
US Airways has three hubs ? Charlotte, North Carolina, Philadelphia and Phoenix; American has five ? New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas and Miami.
Representative Steven Cohen, a Tennessee Democrat, lamented the loss of Memphis as a hub after Delta merged with Northwest, noting a sharply pared flight schedule and job losses. Representative Keith Rothfus, a Republican from Pennsylvania, noted similar woes after US Airways cut Pittsburgh as a hub.
Representative Luis Garcia, a Florida Democrat, asked for reassurances that Miami would remain a hub, while Representative Blake Farenthold, a Texas Republican, noted the large number of hubs and asked: "What assurance can you give us that you're not going to shut one of those babies down?"
American's Kennedy replied, "We have a high level of confidence that the hubs that we have today will remain in place."
If approved, the deal would be the third major U.S. airline merger since 2008.
Kennedy said the transaction had been endorsed by labor unions and the boards of both companies and would give them badly needed financial stability.
Both executives cited the Delta deal to buy Northwest in 2008 and the United purchase of Continental in 2010, saying that consumers wanted to fly one airline to their destination, not several, and that this preference hampered smaller carriers.
The new company, to be called American Airlines, would become the largest U.S. air carrier, with 23 percent of available seats. That compares with Delta at 20 percent, United at 18 percent and Southwest at 18 percent, Johnson said in his written testimony.
Lawmakers from a Senate Judiciary subcommittee will hold a hearing on March 19. The witness list for that has not yet been released.
(Reporting By Diane Bartz; Editing by Steve Orlofsky)
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Anti-gun Democrat shoo-in to replace Jackson Jr.
CHICAGO (AP) ? The newly elected Democratic nominee to replace disgraced former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. vowed to become a leader in the fight for federal gun control and directly challenged the National Rifle Association in her victory speech.
But it remains to be seen if Robin Kelly's primary win Tuesday night in the Chicago-area district, aided by a $2 million ad campaign funded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's super PAC, would fuel the national debate.
Kelly, a former state representative, emerged early as a voice for gun control in the truncated primary season after Jackson resigned in November. She gained huge momentum as Bloomberg's super PAC poured money into anti-gun television ads in her favor that blasted one of her Democratic opponents, former U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson, for receiving a previous high rating from the NRA. Kelly supports an assault weapons ban, while Halvorson does not.
"We were on the right side of the issue and our message resonated," Kelly told The Associated Press shortly after her win.
Kelly promised in her victory speech later Tuesday night to fight "until gun violence is no longer a nightly feature on the evening news" and directly addressed the NRA, saying "their days of holding our country hostage are coming to an end."
Bloomberg called Kelly's win an important victory for "common sense leadership" on gun violence, saying in a statement that voters nationwide are demanding change from their leaders.
But other Democratic front-runners accused Bloomberg of buying a race and interfering in the heavily urban district that also includes some Chicago suburbs and rural areas.
"It shows, unfortunately, you can't go up against that big money. ...That's the problem with super PACs," Halvorson, who unsuccessfully challenged Jackson in a primary last year, told the AP. "There is nothing I could have done differently."
Kelly's win all but assures she will sail through the April 9 general election and head to Washington, because the Chicago-area district is overwhelmingly Democratic. The Republican contest, featuring four lesser-known candidates, was too close to call as of Tuesday night, though no Republican has won the district in 50 years.
The race was the district's first wide-open primary since 1995, when Jackson was first elected to Congress in a special election. He resigned in November after a months-long medical leave for treatment of bipolar disorder and other issues, then pleaded guilty this month to misspending $750,000 in campaign money on lavish personal items.
Even with his legal saga playing out in the courts, talk of guns dominated the primary race, which featured 14 Democrats. The election came after Chicago saw its deadliest January in more than a decade, including the fatal shooting of a high-profile honors student just days after she performed at events in Washington to celebrate President Barack Obama's second inauguration.
Political experts and fellow candidates said the super PAC money made all the difference, particularly in an election with a short primary and low voter turnout.
"The money bought Kelly a tremendous among of attention," said Laura Washington, a political analyst in Chicago. "She tapped into a real hard nerve out there in the community. People are really concerned about gun control and violence. She was smart to focus like a laser on that issue."
Bloomberg's entrance into the race became controversial, at least with the candidates and some voters.
The Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent has long taken a vocal stance against guns. He launched his super PAC weeks before the November election and spent more than $12 million to back seven candidates nationwide, including for newly elected Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod, a California Democrat who ousted an incumbent during a race where guns were an issue.
On Tuesday, Kelly told supporters that she would work with Obama and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to get gun control legislation through Congress.
However, gun rights advocates dismissed the notion that Kelly's election and Bloomberg's attention would fuel the debate on gun control.
"This is an aberration," said Illinois State Rifle Association spokesman Richard Pearson. "This shows what you can do with $2 million in an offseason race. He bought the election is the way."
Another Democratic front-runner, Chicago Alderman Anthony Beale, also took issue with the ads, saying people were "extremely upset" that someone from New York was trying to tell people in Illinois how to vote.
"That's what money gets you," he told the AP after conceding late Tuesday. "We earned every vote."
Roughly 14 percent of registered voters came to the polls, an estimate Chicago officials called the lowest turnout in decades. Adding to the problem was a blast of wintry weather Tuesday that snarled traffic, cancelled hundreds of flights and could have kept some voters home.
But those who did make it out indicated that guns, ethics and economic woes were on their minds.
Mary Jo Higgins of Steger, a south Chicago suburb, said she voted for Halvorson because the former congresswoman was "the only Democrat who believes in the Second Amendment."
But Country Club Hills minister Rosemary Gage said she voted for Kelly because she was "standing with (Obama) and trying to get rid of guns."
"It's really bad in Chicago and across the country," Gage said. "Too many children have died."
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Associated Press writer Sara Burnett contributed to this report.
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Large shark kills man in New Zealand; beach closed
Police in inflatable rubber boats shoot at a shark off Muriwai Beach near Auckland, New Zealand, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, as they attempt to retrieve a body following a fatal shark attack. Police said a man was found dead in the water after being "bitten by a large shark." (AP Photo/Ross Land) NEW ZEALAND OUT, NO SALES
Police in inflatable rubber boats shoot at a shark off Muriwai Beach near Auckland, New Zealand, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, as they attempt to retrieve a body following a fatal shark attack. Police said a man was found dead in the water after being "bitten by a large shark." (AP Photo/Ross Land) NEW ZEALAND OUT, NO SALES
Police in inflatable rubber boats shoot at a shark off Muriwai Beach near Auckland, New Zealand, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, as they attempt to retrieve a body following a fatal shark attack. Police said a man was found dead in the water after being "bitten by a large shark." (AP Photo/Ross Land) NEW ZEALAND OUT, NO SALES
Police in inflatable rubber boats shoot at a shark off Muriwai Beach near Auckland, New Zealand, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, as they attempt to retrieve a body following a fatal shark attack. Police said a man was found dead in the water after being "bitten by a large shark." (AP Photo/Ross Land) NEW ZEALAND OUT, NO SALES
In this aerial photo, emergency vehicles are parked at Muriwai Beach near Auckland, New Zealand, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, following a fatal shark attack. Police said a man was found dead in the water Wednesday afternoon after being "bitten by a large shark." Police and surf lifesavers recovered the man's body. The police statement said Muriwai Beach near the city of Auckland has been closed. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Chris Gorman) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUT
Muriwai Beach near Auckland, New Zealand, is seen from the air Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, following a fatal shark attack. Police said a man was found dead in the water Wednesday afternoon after being "bitten by a large shark." Police and surf lifesavers recovered the man's body. The police statement said Muriwai Beach near the city of Auckland has been closed. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Chris Gorman) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUT
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) ? A shark possibly 14 feet long killed a swimmer near a popular New Zealand beach on Wednesday, then disappeared after police attempting to save the man fired gunshots at the enormous predator.
Muriwai Beach near Auckland was closed after the fatal attack, one of only about a dozen in New Zealand in the past 180 years.
Pio Mose, who was fishing at the beach, told The New Zealand Herald he saw the swimmer struggle against the "huge" shark. He told the man to swim to the rocks, but it was too late.
"All of a sudden there was blood everywhere," Mose said. "... I was shaking, scared, panicked."
Police Inspector Shawn Rutene said in a statement that the swimmer, was about 200 meters (650 feet) offshore when the shark attacked. He said police went out in inflatable surf-lifesaving boats and shot at the shark, which they estimate was 12 to 14 feet long.
"It rolled over and disappeared," Rutene said, without saying whether police are certain that they killed the creature.
Police recovered the body of the swimmer. The Herald reported that he was Adam Strange, a 46-year-old television and short film director, and that his family issued a statement expressing their shock and requesting privacy.
About 200 people had been enjoying the beach during the Southern Hemisphere summer at the time of the attack. Police said Muriwai and other beaches nearby have been closed until further notice.
Police did not say what species of shark was involved in the attack. Clinton Duffy, a shark expert with the Department of Conservation, said New Zealand is a hotspot for great white sharks, and other potentially lethal species also inhabit the waters.
Attacks are rare. Duffy estimated that only 12 to 14 people have been killed by sharks in New Zealand since record-keeping began in the 1830s.
"There are much lower levels of shark attacks here than in Australia," he said. "It's possibly a function of how many people are in the water" in New Zealand's cooler climate.
He said that during the Southern Hemisphere summer, sharks often come in closer to shore to feed and to give birth, although that doesn't necessarily equate to a greater risk of attack.
"Ninety-nine percent of the time they ignore people," he said. "Sometimes, people get bitten."
Around the world, sharks attacked humans 80 times last year, and seven people were killed, according to the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File. The death toll was lower than it was in 2011 but higher than the average of 4.4 from 2001 to 2010.
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Liver stem cells grown in culture, transplanted with demonstrated therapeutic benefit
Feb. 25, 2013 ? For decades scientists around the world have attempted to regenerate primary liver cells known as hepatocytes because of their numerous biomedical applications, including hepatitis research, drug metabolism and toxicity studies, as well as transplantation for cirrhosis and other chronic liver conditions. But no lab in the world has been successful in identifying and growing liver stem cells in culture -- using any available technique -- until now.
In the journal Nature, physician-scientists in the Pap? Family Pediatric Research Institute at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Portland, Ore., along with investigators at the Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research, Utrecht, Netherlands, describe a new method through which they were able to infinitely expand liver stem cells from a mouse in a dish.
"This study raises the hope that the human equivalent of these mouse liver stem cells can be grown in a similar way and efficiently converted into functional liver cells," said Markus Grompe, M.D., study co-author, director of the Pap? Family Pediatric Research Institute at OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital; and professor of pediatrics, and molecular and medical genetics in the OHSU School of Medicine.
In a previous Nature study, investigators at the Hubrecht Institute, led by Hans Clever, M.D, Ph.D., were the first to identify stem cells in the small intestine and colon by observing the expression of the adult stem cell marker Lgr5 and growth in response to a growth factor called Wnt. They also hypothesized that the unique expression pattern of Lgr5 could mark stem cells in other adult tissues, including the liver, an organ for which stem cell identification remained elusive.
In the current Nature study, Grompe and colleagues in the Pap? Family Pediatric Research Institute at OHSU Doernbecher used a modified version of the Clever method and discovered that Wnt-induced Lgr5 expression not only marks stem cell production in the liver, but it also defines a class of stem cells that become active when the liver is damaged.
The scientists were able to grow these liver stem cells exponentially in a dish -- an accomplishment never before achieved -- and then transplant them in a specially designed mouse model of liver disease, where they continued to grow and show a modest therapeutic effect.
"We were able to massively expand the liver cells and subsequently convert them to hepatocytes at a modest percentage. Going forward, we will enlist other growth factors and conditions to improve that percentage. Liver stem cell therapy for chronic liver disease in humans is coming," said Grompe.
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Cops: 2 boys, grandmother found dead in vehicle
Connecticut State Police
Alton (left) and Ashton Perry, who were taken from their day care and later found dead in Preston, Connecticut.
By Stephanie O'Connell, NBCConnecticut.com
Two young boys who were taken from their day care center Tuesday have been found dead in Preston, Conn.
Their grandmother, Debra Denison, who according to state police took the boys, was also found dead.
State police had received a call from civilians around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday reporting that a suspicious vehicle was parked near Lake of Isle in Preston.
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It was reported that three injured people were inside the car, two which appeared to be children.
Troopers and EMS responded to the scene and located the vehicle, following an Amber Alert. One adult and two children were pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause and manner of death will be determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The state police were investigating.
The Amber Alert was issued for Ashton and Alton Perry who were last seen in North Stonington around 2:36 p.m.
Jeremy and Brenda Perry, parents of the two young boys, told NBC Connecticut that Denison had a gun and she had a mental illness.
Alton Perry turned 2 years old Tuesday and Ashton Perry was six months of age.
Anyone with information is asked contact Connecticut State Police Troop E at 860-848-6500.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Carestream Health for sale, may fetch $3.5 billion - sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carestream Health Inc, which provides medical imaging systems and other healthcare technology solutions, is looking for a buyer in a deal that could fetch as much as $3.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
Carestream, which was acquired by private equity firm Onex Corp for $2.35 billion in 2007, has hired Goldman Sachs Group, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse Group to run a sale process, the people said.
The Rochester, New York-based company was formed in 2007 when the Canadian buyout firm bought Eastman Kodak Company's health group and renamed the business Carestream. The company provides digital X-ray systems, molecular imaging systems and dental imaging products, software and services.
The auction of Carestream, which is in early stages, has drawn initial interest from several large private equity firms, the people said, adding that industry buyers are less likely to participate given the company's low to negative growth.
First-round offers are due this week, one of the people added.
Carestream has around $450 million in annual earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and could be sold for 7 to 8 times EBITDA, two of the people said.
All the people asked not to be named because the auction is not public. A Carestream spokesman said the company does not comment on rumor or speculation. Onex could not be immediately reached for comment, while Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Credit Suisse declined to comment.
(Reporting by Soyoung Kim in New York; Editing by Gary Hill and Tim Dobbyn)
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Monday, February 25, 2013
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Video claims Nigeria sect holds 7 French hostages
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) ? A video posted online Monday apparently shows seven French hostages kidnapped from northern Cameroon, with a masked militant claiming the radical Islamic group Boko Haram from neighboring Nigeria holds them.
The video, posted to YouTube and mentioned on a jihadist website, shows one of two French men reading a statement, with a woman in between them. Four children sit on the ground near them, flanked by two masked militants wearing camouflage uniforms and holding rifles.
A masked militant in front says in the video that Boko Haram kidnapped the French hostages, a family of three adults and four children who were taken from outside a national park in Cameroon's Far North Region on Feb. 19. A black banner in the background, bearing the images of the Quran flanked by two Kalashnikov assault rifles, also resembles a symbol previously used by Boko Haram.
The man says the kidnappings came due to the French military intervention in northern Mali, where its troops have fought with Malian soldiers against Islamic extremists who took over the north in the months following a coup last year. The man also threatens the Nigerian and Cameroonian government, calling on them to release their imprisoned members.
"Let the French president know that he has launched war against Islam and we are fighting him everywhere," the man says in Arabic. "Let him know that we are spread everywhere to save our brothers."
The man threatens to kill the French hostages if the group's demands are not met.
The Associated Press could not immediately confirm the video's authenticity Monday, though it shares similarities with some Boko Haram propaganda videos published in the past.
However, in this video, the man speaks entirely in Arabic, while other Boko Haram videos have its leader Abubakar Shekau also speaking the Hausa language of Nigeria's predominantly Muslim north. Boko Haram has not published a video featuring hostages before. The video appears to have been filmed outside, as prayer mats hung in the background sway in a breeze.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said in a statement that "for us, these images are horribly shocking. They show cruelty without limits." He said France is fully mobilized to free the hostages but "verifications needed in these circumstances" are under way.
Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault of France told journalists his country's intelligence services are analyzing the video and "examining the nature of the demands."
The French gas group GDF Suez last week identified the captives as an employee working in Yaounde, the Cameroon capital, and his family. The group was vacationing in the north, a company statement said without elaborating. Cameroonian and Nigerian soldiers continue to search for them in the arid, rural border region the two countries share in West Africa.
Waza Park, a natural wildlife reserve in Cameroon's Far North Region attracts mainly foreign tourists. But the area often suffers from raids by bandits lurking in Cameroon, Chad and neighboring Nigeria, who abduct locals for ransom. A local witness told the AP he saw gunmen on motorcycles abduct the tourists on Feb. 19.
Boko Haram ? which means "Western education is sacrilege" ? has launched a guerrilla campaign of bombings and shootings across Nigeria's predominantly Muslim north. It is blamed for at least 792 killings last year alone, according to an AP count. It is known to have ties to al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, an Algerian-based group that opened a front in Mali.
The sect, which typically speaks to journalists in telephone conference calls at times of its choosing, could not be immediately reached for comment Monday.
Boko Haram remains highly fragmented, without a clear command-and-control structure. One splinter organization launched from Boko Haram appears to be Ansaru, which has claimed the recent north Nigeria kidnappings of a British citizen, a Greek, an Italian, three Lebanese and one Filipino, all employees of a Lebanese construction company called Setraco. The group earlier claimed the kidnapping in December of a French national working on a renewal energy project in Nigeria's northern Katsina state.
However, the video claiming the kidnapping comes after supposed Boko Haram leaders denied this weekend that they took part in the kidnapping of the seven French citizens ? leading to more questions about who actually remains in control of the group. Shekau hasn't been seen in a video since late November.
A total of 15 French citizens are currently being held in western Africa. In addition to the seven kidnapped in Cameroon, there is one other in Nigeria and seven thought to be in northern Mali.
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Associated Press writers Maamoun Youssef in Cairo and Sylvie Corbet in Paris contributed to this report.
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Jon Gambrell can be reached at www.twitter.com/jongambrellAP .
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Video: Afghan president orders U.S. forces out of Wardak province
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Sunday, February 24, 2013
Elderfield: Carefully targeted debt relief welcome
Elderfield: Carefully targeted debt relief welcome
The deputy governor of the Central Bank, Matthew Elderfield, welcomed recent announcements by the pillar banks that long-term loan modifications would form part of the range of solutions to the mortgage arrears crisis.
By John Walsh, Business Correspondent
?It is encouraging to hear more than one bank CEO acknowledge that, while repossessions will inevitably rise significantly, for co-operating owner- occupier borrowers there will also be a step-up in the volume of cases of long-term loan modification ? carefully targeted debt relief if you like.?His view was echoed last night by Finance Minister Michael Noonan who said he envisaged the emergence of what he termed a ?menu? of possible solutions for those in mortgage arrears to include interest-only payments and other methods of relieving the burden on distressed borrowers. However, he drew a sharp distinction between ?those who can?t pay and those who won?t pay?, saying the latter faced repossession.
Earlier, speaking at the spring lunch for the Institute of Directors, Mr Elderfield said: ?Wider industry recognition of this balanced approach is important: recovery of loans in full wherever possible, repossession, voluntary surrender or trade down if necessary, but for co-operating homeowners who are insolvent and at the threshold of repossession having already cut back their living expenses, that there will be more use of long-term loan modification where they are willing to repay what debt they can but also want to remain in their home.?
The deputy governor of the Central Bank took up this position in Jan 2010 in the middle of the financial sector implosion.
The Central Bank conducted stress tests of the banking system in Mar 2011 and ordered the banks to raise ?24bn of fresh capital to act as a buffer against future losses. There would be very active engagement with the banks to ensure they deal with mortgage arrears and that these efforts are matched in their small business portfolios.
A fully functioning banking system is needed for Ireland?s economic recovery, noted Mr Elderfield. ?In this respect, the outlook remains difficult, with low levels of domestic economic activity and compressed net interest margins.?
?An early exit from the guarantee will help to normalise the sector and reduce a drain on profitability. Continuing efforts are also needed on cost control. The path ahead remains a difficult one and progress will inevitably continue to be slow given the significant dislocation that has occurred to the banking sector and the economy as a whole.?
There would be a new era of a much more robust regulatory framework at the Central Bank. ?Our strategy is one of assertive risk-based supervision underpinned by the credible threat of enforcement.?
Mr Elderfield stressed there would be new corporate governance standards that company boards would have to comply with in future.
The new guidelines include restrictions on the number of directorships that can be held. Moreover, there will be a goal of encouraging more diversity of background and robustness of challenge by broadening the gene pool of corporate life, he said.
?Do you have the right gender diversity? Do you have the right international experience? If you look around the board table and you are all the same sex, ethnicity, nationality and educational background, well, the answer is probably no. Board effectiveness reviews with these goals in mind are essential and need to be tackled in a structured and determined way, ideally with facilitation on these key points, to help offset the inertia that comes from incumbency.?
Picture: Central Bank deputy governor Matthew Elderfield who welcomed moves by the banks on mortgage arrears. Finance Minister Michael Noonan last night said he envisaged a ?menu? of possible solutions for those in difficulty. Picture: Jason Clarke
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Fruit flies force their young to drink alcohol for their own good
Feb. 22, 2013 ? The fruit fly study adds to the evidence "that using toxins in the environment to medicate offspring may be common across the animal kingdom," says biologist Todd Schlenke.
When fruit flies sense parasitic wasps in their environment, they lay their eggs in an alcohol-soaked environment, essentially forcing their larvae to consume booze as a drug to combat the deadly wasps.
The discovery by biologists at Emory University is being published in the journal Science on February 22.
"The adult flies actually anticipate an infection risk to their children, and then they medicate them by depositing them in alcohol," says Todd Schlenke, the evolutionary geneticist whose lab did the research. "We found that this medicating behavior was shared by diverse fly species, adding to the evidence that using toxins in the environment to medicate offspring may be common across the animal kingdom."
Adult fruit flies detect the wasps by sight, and appear to have much better vision than previously realized, he adds. "Our data indicate that the flies can visually distinguish the relatively small morphological differences between male and female wasps, and between different species of wasps."
The experiments were led by Balint Zacsoh, who recently graduated from Emory with a degree in biology and still works in the Schlenke lab. The team also included Emory graduate student Zachary Lynch and postdoc Nathan Mortimer.
The larvae of the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, eat the rot, or fungi and bacteria, that grows on overripe, fermenting fruit. They have evolved a certain amount of resistance to the toxic effects of the alcohol levels in their natural habitat, which can range up to 15 percent.
Tiny, endoparasitoid wasps are major killers of fruit flies. The wasps inject their eggs inside the fruit fly larvae, along with venom that aims to suppress their hosts' cellular immune response. If the flies fail to kill the wasp egg, a wasp larva hatches inside the fruit fly larva and begins to eat its host from the inside out.
Last year, the Schlenke lab published a study showing how fruit fly larvae infected with wasps prefer to eat food high in alcohol. This behavior greatly improves the survival rate of the fruit flies because they have evolved high tolerance of the toxic effects of the alcohol, but the wasps have not.
"The fruit fly larvae raise their blood alcohol levels, so that the wasps living in their blood will suffer," Schlenke says. "When you think of an immune system, you usually think of blood cells and immune proteins, but behavior can also be a big part of an organism's immune defense."
For the latest study, the researchers asked whether the fruit fly parents could sense when their children were at risk for infection, and whether they then sought out alcohol to prophylactically medicate them.
Adult female fruit flies were released in one mesh cage with parasitic wasps and another mesh cage with no wasps. Both cages had two petri dishes containing yeast, the nourishment for lab-raised fruit flies and their larvae. The yeast in one of the petri dishes was mixed with 6 percent alcohol, while the yeast in the other dish was alcohol free. After 24 hours, the petri dishes were removed and the researchers counted the eggs that the fruit flies had laid.
The results were dramatic. In the mesh cage with parasitic wasps, 90 percent of the eggs laid were in the dish containing alcohol. In the cage with no wasps, only 40 percent of the eggs were in the alcohol dish.
"The fruit flies clearly change their reproductive behavior when the wasps are present," Schlenke says. "The alcohol is slightly toxic to the fruit flies as well, but the wasps are a bigger danger than the alcohol."
The fly strains used in the experiments have been bred in the lab for decades. "The flies that we work with have not seen wasps in their lives before, and neither have their ancestors going back hundreds of generations," Schlenke says. "And yet, the flies still recognize these wasps as a danger when they are put in a cage with them."
Further experiments showed that the flies are extremely discerning about differences in the wasps. They preferred to lay their eggs in alcohol when female wasps were present, but not if only male wasps were in the cage.
Theorizing that the flies were reacting to pheromones, the researchers conducted experiments using two groups of mutated fruit flies. One group lacked the ability to smell, and another group lacked sight. The flies unable to smell, however, still preferred to lay their eggs in alcohol when female wasps were present. The blind flies did not make the distinction, choosing the non-alcohol food for their offspring, even in the presence of female wasps.
"This result was a surprise to me," Schlenke says. "I thought the flies were probably using olfaction to sense the female wasps. The small, compound eyes of flies are believed to be more geared to detecting motion than high-resolution images."
The only obvious visual differences between the female and male wasps, he adds, is that the males have longer antennae, slightly smaller bodies, and lack an ovipositor.
Further experimentation showed that the fruit flies can distinguish different species of wasps, and will only choose the alcohol food in response to wasp species that infect larvae, not fly pupae. "Fly larvae usually leave the food before they pupate," Schlenke explains, "so there is likely little benefit to laying eggs at alcoholic sites when pupal parasites are present."
The researchers also connected the exposure to female parasitic wasps to changes in a fruit fly neuropeptide.
Stress, and the resulting reduced level of neuropeptide F, or NPF, has previously been associated with alcohol-seeking behavior in fruit flies. Similarly, levels of a homologous neuropeptide in humans, NPY, is associated with alcoholism.
"We found that when a fruit fly is exposed to female parasitic wasps, this exposure reduces the level of NPF in the fly brain, causing the fly to seek out alcoholic sites for oviposition," Schlenke says. "Furthermore, the alcohol-seeking behavior appears to remain for the duration of the fly's life, even when the parasitic wasps are no longer present, an example of long-term memory."
Finally, Drosophila melanogaster is not unique in using this offspring medication behavior. "We tested a number of fly species," Schlenke says, "and found that each fly species that uses rotting fruit for food mounts this immune behavior against parasitic wasps. Medication may be far more common in nature than we previously thought."
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- B. Z. Kacsoh, Z. R. Lynch, N. T. Mortimer, T. A. Schlenke. Fruit Flies Medicate Offspring After Seeing Parasites. Science, 2013; 339 (6122): 947 DOI: 10.1126/science.1229625
- Neil?F. Milan, Balint?Z. Kacsoh, Todd?A. Schlenke. Alcohol Consumption as Self-Medication against Blood-Borne Parasites in the Fruit Fly. Current Biology, 2012; 22 (6): 488 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.01.045
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LA judge grants Jermaine Jackson name change
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Jermaine Jackson has a new, brighter surname ? Jacksun.
A Los Angeles judge approved the change to singer's name Friday.
The 58-year-old, who shared lead singing duties with his younger brother Michael in the Jackson 5, did not appear in court.
He sought the name change for "artistic reasons" and says it has nothing to do with a recent rift in his family over the care of Michael Jackson's children and family matriarch Katherine Jackson.
His attorney Bret D. Lewis says Jacksun is in Europe performing with his brothers and told him that he was sure it was "a sunny day in California."
Lewis says he doesn't know whether Jacksun will elaborate on the creative reasons for the change.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/la-judge-grants-jermaine-jackson-name-change-215058557.html
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Saturday, February 23, 2013
Kyocera Torque hitting Sprint March 8th, carrying $100 price tag and Bear Grylls' seal of approval
We first heard about -- and went to town on -- Kyocera's latest smartphone toward the end of last month. Thankfully, the Torque happens to be an "ultra-rugged" device, meaning its creators didn't mind at all when we tossed it against a wall or two. The LTE-packing Ice Cream Sandwich handset was made to the Military Standard 810G standard, so you can drop it, get it dirty or even submerge it in up to a meter of water for half an hour or so and go back for a little more Fruit Ninja -- it's also been placed in the hands of Mr. Man vs. Wild himself, Bear Grylls. The handset will be tumbling onto Sprint March 8th, with a $100 price (post two-year contract and $50 mail-in rebate).
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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/22/kyocera-torque/
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Tim Tebow cancels controversial church appearance
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New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow, a devout Christian, has canceled an appearance at the Dallas mega-church led by a prominent pastor who has sparked controversy over remarks he made from the pulpit about gays and other religions.
Tebow, 25, who famously kneels in prayer on the football field in a move that has come to be known as "Tebowing", called off his April 28 appearance in a series of Twitter messages on Thursday.
"While I was looking forward to sharing a message of hope and Christ's unconditional love with the faithful members of the historic First Baptist Church of Dallas in April, due to new information that has been brought to my attention, I have decided to cancel my upcoming appearance," he said.
The First Baptist Church in Dallas, which had invited Tebow to celebrate the opening of its $130 million campus, is led by Robert Jeffress, a TV evangelist who has criticized gays and other faiths, such as Islam and Mormonism.
Tebow, whose parents are missionaries, called Jeffress on Wednesday evening and said he "needed to avoid controversy at this time, but would like to come to First Baptist Dallas to speak at a future date," according to a statement from the church.
The church on Thursday blamed news media for having "grossly misrepresented" Jeffress' opinions and for putting pressure on Tebow.
It said: "The reason for the recent media fire storm is not because the Word of God has changed, but because society has changed."
Jeffress on Thursday softened past statements he has made criticizing the Roman Catholic Church, but defended his position on gays and lesbians.
"I believe that homosexuality is a sin, just like adultery," Jeffress told CNN. "Sex should be between a man and a woman. God created sex. He knows how it works best," Jeffress said.
Tebow was a first-round draft pick in 2010 and the first college sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy, according to his website. Tebow was traded by the Denver Broncos to the Jets, but saw little playing time during the 2012 season.
Source: http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/NFL/2013/02/21/20597896.html?cid=rsssportsnfl
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Metro Denver Crime Blotter: Rock-paper-iPhone
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AURORA, Feb. 10: Rock-paper-iPhone
Officers were dispatched at 7:13 a.m. Feb. 10 to a parking lot on the 10900 block of East 16th Avenue on a disturbance call. According to a report, a 20-year-old man was upset because his roommate took his iPhone. The man, who was intoxicated, went outside and hit his roommate?s car with a rock several times. The two briefly fought, but neither wanted to pursue charges.
AURORA, Feb. 18: House fire the least of their concerns
A 45-year-old Aurora man was arrested Feb. 18 on suspicion of possession of an explosive device. Fire crews were dispatched at about 10:30 p.m. to the 1400 block of South Bahama Street on a report of a house fire. Once the fire was extinguished, several items were found inside the home, including illegal fireworks, apparent homemade explosive devices and other bomb-making materials. Pipe bombs also were discovered in a shed. A bomb squad removed the items.
AURORA, Jan. 25: Adding fuel to the fight
Officers were dispatched at 1:55 a.m. Jan. 25 to Shell, 2199 S. Havana St., on a report of a large fight. According to a report, several people were fighting at a nearby bar, which then spilled over to the gas station. One of the suspects involved ran into the station to wash pepper spray off his face, but was followed inside where two to three suspects threw him to the ground and stomped on him. In all, police arrested six suspects, most of whom were cited for assault and battery.
DENVER, Feb. 7: Carjacker thwarted by screaming woman
A woman was able to stop a carjacker by screaming at him Feb. 7 on the 2300 block of Federal Boulevard. The victim told Denver police that she started her car and got out to scrape off ice. She said a man approached, pulled a gun and demanded the car. Once the man entered the vehicle, the woman began screaming, causing him to exit the car and run away.
DENVER, Feb. 9: Man gives a smoke, gets a choke
A man was robbed by a suspect who asked for a cigarette Feb. 9 near the intersection of 35th Avenue and St. Paul Street. The victim said he was walking when he was approached by a man, who asked him for a cigarette. While the victim was getting the cigarette, the man struck him and another man began choking him. They emptied his pockets and fled on foot.
DENVER, Jan. 23: Sneaky sneaker thief
A burglar made off with 10 pairs of unworn Air Jordan tennis shoes from an apartment on the 600 block of South Forest Street in Glendale on Jan. 23. The shoes, valued at about $1,750, were stacked in a hall closet. A neighbor, who acted ?nervous and jumpy,? was questioned, but no evidence was found to link him to the crime.
DENVER, Feb. 9: A little short
Three patrons left Denny?s, 900 W. Alameda Ave., on Feb. 9, but left only $3 toward their bill that was more than $40. The waitress told Denver police about the items they had ordered and gave a description of their vehicle.
GOLDEN, Feb. 3: Throw the book at ?em
On Feb. 3, Golden police went to the 900 block of Eighth Street where officers contacted a man who was reportedly yelling at residents. He was delivering phone books and, after dropping one off, the resident took the phone book and threw it in the passenger window of the delivery van, hitting the passenger.
LAKEWOOD, Feb. 6: There?s no Crate & Barrel at Colorado Mills
On Feb. 6, police were contacted by mall security at Colorado Mills, 14500 W. Colfax Ave., for a possible shoplifter. A man was walking into stores with a Crate & Barrel bag and one employee saw a shirt from Eddie Bauer inside the bag. While being watched by police, the man returned to Eddie Bauer and went into a fitting room. When he left, employees found numerous items from other stores in the room. The man was cited for shoplifting.
ARVADA, Feb. 5: iPad under the bed
Police received a report of theft Feb. 5 on the 6600 block of Vivian Street. A woman told police her Apple iPad had been stolen but a friend had traced it to a residence on the 6100 block of Routt Street. Officers contacted the homeowners on Routt, both of whom owned iPads. The tracking device on the stolen tablet, however, led officers upstairs to the homeowners? son?s room, who claimed to have found the iPad under his bed. The son was jailed on an unrelated warrant.
ARVADA, Jan. 31: Laundromat cleaned out
Police received a report of a burglary Jan. 31 on the 5300 block of Everett Street. Ten washers and dryers had been broken into and $1,000 in change was stolen. The damage to the machines was estimated at $700. The laundry room was open and accessible to anyone. No suspects were identified.
ENGLEWOOD, Feb. 16: Where there?s smoke, there?s fire
On Feb. 16, an Englewood police officer on patrol near the 3600 block of South Bannock Street noticed smoke billowing out of a small garage area. There was a small fire burning to keep four people warm. Another man sleeping upstairs was checked out by the fire department. The officer found small amounts of methamphetamines and heroin, and found the same drugs and drug paraphernalia on three of the men.
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Feb. 11: ?For sale? sign victim of shotgun blast
On Feb. 11, a Douglas County Sheriff?s deputy was dispatched to the 9900 block of Deer Creek Street, where a woman found the real estate sign in her front yard had been shot at. She also noticed a piece of plastic next to the post, which the deputy saw was wadding from a shotgun shell. Someone had placed the shotgun muzzle close to or on the post, the powder residue showed. The sign owner had no one mad at them.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Feb. 6: Woman reports ?flying spider?
On Feb. 6, Jefferson County Sheriff?s deputies went to the 9500 block of Bear Claw Drive, unincorporated Jefferson County near Ken-Caryl, where a woman said she noticed something flying around outside her window that she described as a ?flying spider? or ?an unmanned drone? of sorts. She ran outside and saw two men standing next to a tripod. She confronted one of the men who told her to calm down. She told the deputy she feared the men were taking photos of her home.
To see all Denver metro area crime blotter reports from the Feb. 21 YourHub editions, along with an interactive map, click here.
Source: http://blogs.denverpost.com/crime/2013/02/22/metro-denver-crime-blotter-rock-paper-iphone/4800/
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Friday, February 22, 2013
Canada Urged To Strengthen Cyber Security After Alleged Attack By Chinese Hackers
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Cyber security experts have warned Canada to ramp up its cyber security after U.S. internet firm Mandiant allegedly said that Chinese hackers were targeting organizations in Canada and the U.S. ...
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Track team hosts SBC Championship - Sports - The Herald ...
ASU will host the Sun Belt Indoor Track and Field Conference Championship this weekend at the Convocation Center. The conference meet will take place Sunday and Monday and will begin at 10 a.m. ?
Head coach James Patchell has high expectations for this weekend?s events.
?We have a stronger team for both the men and women this year, and we have performed well so far in the indoor season. We have set ourselves up to have a chance to win both the men?s and women?s championships,? Patchell said. ?The goal of our program is to be in a position to have a shot at the title year in and year out and I think we have done that. That being said, we must be mentally and physically ready to perform well. This week, our practices are going to be a little easier so that we can be rested and at our best when it counts this weekend.?
Sunday?s running events will begin around 4 p.m., with the men and women?s meter trials. The Distance Medley Relay will then take place around 8:15 p.m. to close out the evening for both the women and the men. ?
The meet will resume Monday morning at 9 a.m.
The final event for the conference competition will be the fan-favorite, 4 x 400-meter relay for both the women and the men, scheduled for 4:40 p.m.
ASU has many ?athletes to watch for? during the competition. Throughout the Indoor Track season, athletes have been competing and logging their best achievements in order to get seeded well at conference.
Junior Sharika Nelvis is seeded first for 55-meter dash, first for the 200-meter run, and first for the 55-hurdles. She has been named Female Track Athlete of the Week for the Sun Belt Conference three of the six weeks of the indoor track season. Nationally, Nelvis is currently ranked 17th in the 60-meter hurdles and 27th in the 60-meter dash (according to the NCAA Division 1 rankings).
As for the sprinters on the men?s side for this weekend, senior Solomon Williams is seeded first for the men?s 55-Hurdles (7.39 seconds).
?I?m really excited about our Indoor Conference meet this year. Having the meet here not only gives us a slight advantage because we know the track, but also because many of us will have the support of our friends and classmates,? Williams said. ?Both the men and women?s teams have a great opportunity to win the championship this year, and that?s exactly what I expect to do.?
Sophomore Kristina Aubert is seeded third for the women?s mile (seed time of 4:54.96), and second for the 3000-meter race (9:50.45).
?I?m very excited for the opportunity we have to win a potential conference championship at home. Our team has worked so hard and I am excited to watch my teammates rise to the occasion this weekend,? Aubert said.
To view the complete Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track Performance List, visit http://www.tfrrs.org/lists/978.html.
The other teams competing include Arkansas Little Rock, South Alabama, Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky, Georgia State, North Texas, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana-Lafayette, and Louisiana-Monroe.
Admission to the conference meet this Sunday and Monday is free for students with a valid ASU Student ID.
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Source: http://www.asuherald.com/sports/track-team-hosts-sbc-championship-1.2812505
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Pinterest Confirms Massive New $200 Million Series D Funding Round And $2.5 Billion Valuation
Pinterest, the content discovery website that has achieved massive mainstream popularity by letting people clip and share their favorite photos and videos online with virtual "pinboards," is making it very clear that it is much more than just a pretty face -- it's a big business. Pinterest confirmed today that it has secured approximately $200 million in a new funding round led by new investor Valiant Capital Management. Also participating in the round, which serves as Pinterest's Series D, were existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, and FirstMark Capital. The news was first reported this afternoon by AllThingsD's Kara Swisher, who cited anonymous sources. Pinterest subsequently confirmed the funding round and valuation in an email.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/gB9-tJhCD6I/
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Android facebook request not shown as notification
I have integrated FacebookSDK to my Android application and I would like to perform an invite action on my Android app.
I have tried following the following two links to have my application successfully login via facebook and send application requests to my friends with a preview available before sending out:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/howtos/androidsdk/3.0/login-with-facebook/ https://developers.facebook.com/docs/howtos/androidsdk/3.0/send-requests/
However, for other platforms like facebook mobile and desktop website, notification is not shown. Notification is shown only on Facebook for Android.
By viewing app requests on Desktop website, the message passed by the following code cannot be seen:
params.putString("message", "Let us watch \""+node.getString("movieName")+"\" together"); Only showing "someone" invited you to try "myApp".
Should any code added in addition to the code on documentation to enable the message and notification shown on all platforms.
Thanks a lot.
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On Israel paying rabbis
To the Editor:
Concerning your article about non-Orthodox rabbis receiving salaries from the state, you should be aware that most Orthodox rabbis in Israel do not receive money from the state. I have been an Orthodox rabbi in Israel for nearly 30 years in a very active congregation and have never received money from the state. My son also is an Orthodox rabbi in Israel and has not received money from the state.
Also you should be aware that most congregations in Israel do not have rabbis and, as far as I know, the congregational rabbis do not receive money from the state. The rabbis who do receive money are those who work for the state, i.e., the city rabbinates.
Rabbi Yosef Leibowitz
Kfar Saba, Israel
Source: http://blogs.jta.org/letters/article/2013/02/20/3120081/on-israel-paying-rabbis
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Penis size matters to female moles
20 February 2013
Last updated at 09:46
Among Hottentot golden moles, penis size, it seems, does matter to the female of the species.
Female Hottentot golden moles use the size of male golden moles' penises as a guide to their suitability as a mate, scientists have discovered.
A long penis makes a male mole more attractive and raises his chances of fathering offspring.
That suggests that penis size is a sexually selected trait in this species.
Scientists have published details of the discovery in the journal Mammalian Biology.
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End Quote Prof Nigel Bennett, University of Pretoria, South AfricaWe know very little about their mating strategy. Suffice to say it's probably every mole for himself?
Golden moles are a group of small, blind, highly specialised mammals endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
They live underground in networks of specially dug tunnels, feeding on earthworms and the larvae and grubs of invertebrates such as insects.
"Golden moles are ideally suited to their ecosystem, they are cylindrical in body shape, have a pointed leathery nose shield that they use to push through the clay soil and two modified forepaws that resemble picks," said Prof Nigel Bennett of the University of Pretoria, South Africa, who conducted the study with Ms Tarryn Retief and Dr Bill Bateman of the same institution.
Though they appear similar, golden moles are not close relatives of true moles. They are more closely related to tenrecs, small insectivorous mammals.
The Hottentot golden mole (Amblysomus hottentotus) lives in South Africa, Swaziland and possibly Lesotho.
The moles are solitary and polygamous, mating at any opportunity. Females reproduce all year round, giving birth to litters of one to three babies.
"We know very little about their mating strategy," said Prof Bennett. "Suffice to say it's probably every mole for himself."
The researchers suspect the animals rely on smell and touch to find and gauge the attractiveness of partners.
To investigate in more detail they examined the body measurements of male golden moles.
Measuring upTheir study revealed that male Hottentot golden moles actually have very small penises, ranging from 1.2 to 2.5mm long. The animals themselves are between 74 and 97mm long.
"They probably have one of the smaller penises per length of body in the animal kingdom," explained Prof Bennett.
However, penis size varies significantly in male Hottentot golden moles.
Crucially the size of the penis varies much more than other body dimensions, including body length and testes size.
That is a strong sign that penis length is a sexually selected trait in Hottentot golden moles, with females preferring males with longer genitalia.
The scientists already knew that the genitalia of some animal species is influenced by sexual selection; for example, many insects evolve elaborate-shaped penises to most effectively deliver sperm.
"The basic role of a penis is to put sperm as close to the site of fertilisation as possible, and perhaps to get it as far ahead of sperm of other males as possible," Dr Bateman told BBC Nature.
"Therefore it makes sense for males to invest, in the evolutionary sense, in big or long penises."
From the female perspective, attractive males are those which are able to invest heavily in certain traits, such as brains, muscles, foraging ability or penis size.
"So females can use penis size as a measure of how good - how high quality - the males are."
Penis size may be a useful trait in environments, such as dark underground tunnels, where females cannot spot other attractive traits.
"We think that penis size matters for these essentially solitary, more or less blind, underground dwellers. Judging penis size when mating may be one of the only criteria they have available to them," explains Dr Bateman.
"The mating is probably pretty rough and ready, and unromantic to say the least, so a physical assessment of a penis in situ, as it were, may allow females to reject males."
Other animals in dark environments, such as bats in caves or seals living in murky waters, might also use penis size to gauge the attractiveness of their mate, the scientists speculate.
"It's for these reasons that it is unlikely that penis size is used in this way in, say, humans," adds Dr Bateman.
"We tend to have a whole lot of pre-copulatory mechanisms to choose mates and [in humans] penis size really is something that is only discovered once a mate choice has already been made."
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