A tenant can make or break a landlord's experience of owning a rental property, according to landlord insurance specialist Terri Scheer Insurance. Terri Scheer Insurance Manager, Ms Carolyn Majda, said finding good tenants and keeping them happy was one of the best investments a landlord could make. "Sourcing good tenants is one of the most important tasks for landlords who self-manage their own investment properties," Ms Majda said. "And by ensuring they have a positive experience while living at your property, they may be more likely to pay their ...

DENVER – A pilot study, published in the October 2012 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) Journal of Thoracic Oncology, showed that breath testing could be used to discriminate between benign and malignant pulmonary nodules. The study looked at 74 patients who were under investigation for pulmonary nodules and attended a referral clinic in Colorado between March 2009 and May 2010. Researchers from Israel and Colorado collected exhaled breath from each patient, analyzing the exhaled volatile organic compounds using gas chromatography ...

Family members who care for terminally ill patients at home can be helped by nurses throughout the course of the illness and particularly after the patient's death, according to Penn State nursing researchers. The death of a loved one can be particularly hard for those who were involved in the day-to-day care of the person. This transition can be eased by existing support from nurses and other medical professionals. "What we know is that the caregiver's primary contact with the health care system is during brief office visits [for the patient]," said Janice L. Penrod, ...

Children of immigrants are outperforming children whose family trees have deeper roots in the United States, learning more in school and then making smoother transitions into adulthood, according to sociologists at The Johns Hopkins University. Researchers Lingxin Hao and Han S. Woo tracked nearly 11,000 children from as young as age 13 into their early 30s, coming from families with diverse backgrounds. When comparing children with similar socioeconomic status and school conditions, Hao and Woo found that the best students, and later the most successful young adults, ...

Habituation refers to the ability of an organism to stop responding to repeated stimulation. A new study has examined the impact of maternal drinking on fetal habituation or learning abilities while still residing in the mother's womb. Results showed that those fetuses exposed to heavy binge drinking required significantly more trials to habituate, and also exhibited a greater variability in test performance. While it has become clear that drinking during pregnancy can damage the fetal central nervous system, these outcomes can also be influenced by factors such ...

Contact: Peter Malik, M.D. peter.malik@i-med.ac.at 43.512.504.81629 (Austria) Medical University Innsbruck Add'l contact: Sergei Mechtcheriakov, M.D. s.mechtcheriakov@i-med.ac.at 43.512.504.23636 (Austria) Medical University Innsbruck Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research Abstinence from alcohol plus physical exercise can help reclaim bone loss due to alcoholism Abstinence from alcohol plus physical exercise can help reclaim bone loss due to alcoholism Alcoholism is known to cause osteoporosis, or reduced bone mineral density (BMD). New ...

Contact: Kenneth S. Kendler, M.D. kendler@vcu.edu 804.828.8590 Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research Symptoms of alcohol abuse, not dependence, may better reflect family risk for alcohol use disorders Symptoms of alcohol abuse, not dependence, may better reflect family risk for alcohol use disorders Individuals with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) vary widely in their age of onset of use, patterns of drinking, and symptom profiles. AUDs are often 'divided' into two categories: alcohol abuse (AA) and ...

(Edmonton) The thud of a bird hitting a window is something many Canadian home owners experience. Up until now, little research has been done to document the significant these collisions for Canada's bird populations. A University of Alberta biology class project supervised by researcher Erin Bayne suggests that many birds meet their end in run-ins with Canadian homes. The U of A students estimate a staggering 22 million birds a year die from colliding with windows of homes across the country. The research was done in Edmonton and surrounding area using evidence gathered ...

EUGENE, Ore. -- Despite the disruptions they cause, large wildfires are a mixed economic bag for nearby communities, according to findings from a research project by the University of Oregon's Ecosystem Workforce Program and its collaborators. Wildfires disrupt the lives of workers, employers and families, and lead to longer-term instability in local labor markets, the project funded by Joint Fire Science Program found. But on the flip side of the coin, countywide employment and wages increase in some sectors during the wildfires, often mitigating the short-term employment ...

Work stress, job satisfaction and health problems due to high stress have more to do with genes than you might think, according to research by Timothy Judge, professor of management at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. The lead author of "Genetic influences on core self-evaluations, job satisfaction, work stress, and employee health: A behavioral genetics mediated model," published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Judge studied nearly 600 twins – some identical, some fraternal – who were raised together and reared apart. ...

The Eastern Pacific Ocean has become "tropically" alive on NASA satellite data today, Sept. 14. NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of weakening Tropical Storm Kristy and another low pressure area that is developing and has the potential to become a new tropical depression. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the eastern Pacific Ocean on Sept. 14 at 5:23 a.m. ED, and the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument captured an infrared image of Kristy and a new developing low pressure area. The infrared data indicated the strongest thunderstorms and heaviest rainfall ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Biomedical scientists collaborating on translational research at two Buffalo institutions are reporting the discovery of a novel, and heretofore unrecognized, set of genes essential for the growth of potentially lethal, drug-resistant bacteria. The study not only reveals multiple, new drug targets for this human infection, it also suggests that the typical methods of studying bacteria in rich laboratory media may not be the best way to identify much-needed antimicrobial drug targets. The paper (http://mbio.asm.org/content/3/4/e00113-12) focuses on a ...

Tropical Storm Nadine's life story during the week of Sept. 11 has been about the storm's continual struggle to become a hurricane. NASA's TRMM satellite captured a look at the rainfall and towering clouds within Nadine as the system continues to deal with wind shear and dry air that are keeping it under hurricane status. On Sept. 14 at 5 a.m. EDT Tropical Storm Nadine's maximum sustained winds were still near 70 mph (110 kmh). Nadine has been battling wind shear during the week of Sept. 11 and is moving into an area where upper-level winds are not favorable for enabling ...

NASA's TRMM satellite examined super soaking Super Typhoon Sanba and powerful hot towering thunderstorms around its center and rain falling at a rate as high as three inches per hour. Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, Japan is on alert as Super Typhoon Sanba approaches. The center of Super Typhoon Sanba is current forecast to come very close to Okinawa on Sept. 15. Today, Sept. 14 at 12 p.m. EDT, Kadena Air Base was on TCCOR 2 alert, which means sustained winds of 50 knots (58 mph) or greater are anticipated within 24 hours. The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) ...

CAMDEN -- From Napster to iTunes to Pandora, the methods by which the public can obtain and share music have rapidly progressed. Future groundbreaking innovations may need to wait, though, as the next generation of technology is being stymied by the very copyright laws that seek to protect the industry, says Michael Carrier, a professor of law at Rutgers–Camden. "There is not enough attention being given to the effect copyright law has on innovation," Carrier says about the fight against copyright infringement and the attempt to extinguish every instance of piracy. For ...

Palo Alto Software, developer of the number-one selling business planning software tools - Business Plan Pro, Sales and Marketing Plan Pro, and its new cloud-based business planning and tracking tool, LivePlan - announced on September 10th, 2012 the winners of the first "LivePlan $10,000 Boost" nationwide business plan competition. Five finalists were chosen from nearly 200 eligible entries: First Place was awarded to Maternova - Meg Wirth, CEO. The first global marketplace, innovation incubator, and collaboration platform dedicated to improving maternal and ...

TradePlumbing, one of the UK's leading bathroom and kitchen plumbing retailers, announces today the implementation of a new wireless access point to increase the connection speed between the operations office and the warehouse. The new Deliberant APC 2M-14 antenna delivers high performance and stability. "Having a stable connectivity between the operations office and the warehouse at TradePlumbing is very important so that stock is updated accurately on a regular basis. The device offered by Deliberant is based on an advanced operating system with many features, ...

http://nortonscientificjournal.com/research/2012/09/14/eighteen-victims-of-cyber-crime-every-second-report/ Every minute another person in New Zealand becomes a victim of cybercrime according to a new report which claims there are 556 million victims worldwide every year after the two NRI jailed for a major cyber fraud case revealed in this news blog. The report released by anti-virus company Norton researched 24 countries, including New Zealand, to find out how many people fell victim to crime on the internet as well as the price tag of consumer cybercrime for each ...

ColcaSac, a manufacturer of eco-friendly protective sleeves for Apple and Kindle devices revealed today that iPhone 5 sleeves are now available on its website. ColcaSac takes advantage of its track record in making custom sleeves since 2004 to quickly produce protective sleeves for the iPhone 5. ColcaSac had been receiving favorable feedback from its customers and from notable sites such as The Next Web, Gizmodo, Gadget Mac, CNET, Tuaw, and has been cited by New York Times and green travel site Matador Network for its high quality sleeves made for the MacBook and iPad. ...

Conexiant offers "carrier-grade" high-performance dedicated servers. These dual quad core Intel servers are dedicated only to the customer and not shared by others. Hosted servers are provided with FreePBX software at no extra charge. "Customers really appreciate the direct on-net connections and low latency we provide with our dedicated servers," said Gregory Giagnocavo, CEO. "It's a key reason Conexiant's server division is growing so rapidly." Conexiant installs and hosts these especially-configured systems in their main datacenter ...

- The uplifting use color, creating a winning look and other salon secrets will be shared by renowned beauty industry celebrities Catherine Baek and Carla Collier during Educational Forum 2012 Oct. 20th and 21st at the Will Rogers Memorial in the Center Round Up Inn, 3401 West Lancaster Ave. in Fort Worth, Texas. The two-day Educational Forum includes instructional seminars, a wide variety of leading vendors in beauty supplies and products, as well as the forum's signature event - a student hair show and contest. The three-event student competition includes: Three-Person-Team ...

MegaPath Corporation, one of the leading providers of managed data, voice, security and hosted IT services in North America, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Global Communications Group, Inc. (GCG), a leading provider of business telecommunications and networking solutions. Through this agreement, GCG's team is selling MegaPath's business communications offerings including Hosted Voice, Business Broadband, Private Networking, Managed Security Services and Hosted IT Services to its customers in the Denver region and across the United States. "Over ...

Sydney's boutique graphic design agency Attractivo has progressed into the final stages in the City of Sydney Business Awards 2012. As a Finalist in the Awards, Attractivo is one of eight businesses with the most votes from the community in the Marketing and Communications category. With over 800 nominated businesses competing in the Awards this year, Attractivo is honoured to have such overwhelming support from its clients, friends and community. "We're delighted and honoured to be one of the Finalists in the Sydney Business Awards. A massive thank you to our ...

More than one-third of American adults own a smartphone, according to the Pew Internet Project. With smartphones proving their usefulness in everything from budgeting to navigation, their popularity is no surprise -- but many people are discovering too late that owning a smartphone often does more harm than good in divorce court. A recent survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, or AAML, found that more than 90 percent of divorce attorneys have witnessed an increase in the number of divorce proceedings involving evidence pulled from smartphones over the ...

The Texas Youth Commission's juvenile sexual and physical abuse scandal occurred back in 2007, but Texas is still experiencing its repercussions. Juvenile advocacy organizations called for reforms and lawmakers debated how to prevent such a scandal from happening again, resulting in significant policy changes aimed at getting the Texas juvenile justice system back on the right track. Juvenile Abuse Reports In 2007, there were widespread reports of physical and sexual offenses against teens at Texas juvenile correctional facilities operated by the now-defunct Commission. ...