GREENBELT, Md. -- The size, background ecology, and development patterns of major northeastern cities combine to make them unusually warm, according to NASA scientists who presented new research today at an American Geophysical Union meeting, in San Francisco, Calif. Summer land surface temperatures of cities in the Northeast were an average of 13°F to 16°F (7°C to 9°C) warmer than surrounding rural areas over a three year period, the new research shows. The complex phenomenon that drives up temperatures of cities such as Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. is ...

ALBANY, Calif.—Forests in the southwestern United States are changing and will face reduced growth if temperatures continue to rise and precipitation declines during this century, according to a study conducted by a team of scientists from the U.S. Forest Service; University of California, Santa Barbara; U.S. Geological Survey; and University of Arizona. Their findings were released today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) special issue on climate change. Using tree-ring data and climate models, the team determined that rising temperatures and ...

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– If current climate projections hold true, the forests of the Southwestern United States face a bleak future, with more severe –– and more frequent –– forest fires, higher tree death rates, more insect infestation, and weaker trees. The findings by university and government scientists are published in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). "Our study shows that regardless of rainfall going up or down, forests in the Southwest U.S. are very sensitive to temperature –– in fact, more sensitive than any ...

It's colds and flu season, and as any parent knows, colds and flu spread like wildfire, especially through schools. New research using human-networking theory may give a clearer picture of just how, exactly, infectious diseases such as the common cold, influenza, whooping cough and SARS can spread through a closed group of people, and even through populations at large. With the help of 788 volunteers at a high school, Marcel Salathé, a biologist at Penn State University, developed a new technique to count the number of possible disease-spreading events that occur in ...

New York, 13 December 2010—A new report from the Women's HIV Prevention Tracking Project (WHiPT), a collaborative initiative of AVAC and the ATHENA Network, features an unprecedented collection of voices from Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Uganda reflecting on what male circumcision for HIV prevention means for women. It highlights women's perspectives, advocacy priorities and recommendations on this new prevention strategy. Making Medical Male Circumcision Work for Women is the first report from WHiPT, which was launched in 2009 to bring community perspectives, ...

WASHINGTON, DC, December 8, 2010 — In a country with Jim Crow segregation laws and the "one-drop rule" determining who was black and therefore where and what a person was permitted to be, it's easy to see why those who plausibly could, might pass as white. But new research published in the December issue of Social Psychology Quarterly shows that black-white biracial adults now exercise considerable control over how they identify and the authors find "a striking reverse pattern of passing today," with a majority of survey respondents reporting that they pass as black. Today's ...

WASHINGTON, DC, December 13, 2010 — Those who choose to pray find personalized comfort during hard times, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison sociologist. The 75 percent of Americans who pray on a weekly basis do so to manage a range of negative situations and emotions — illness, sadness, trauma and anger — but just how they find relief has gone unconsidered by researchers. Through the course of in-depth interviews with dozens of victims of violent relationships with intimate partners, Shane Sharp, a graduate student studying sociology at UW-Madison, gathered ...

December 14, 2010, New York, NY—18.3 million men and women ages 50 to 64 stand to benefit from provisions in the Affordable Care Act that expand access to affordable health insurance, assure that all health insurance provides a standard comprehensive benefit, prevent insurers from denying coverage or charging higher premiums to people with pre-existing conditions, and eliminate lifetime and annual limits in health insurance policies, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report released today. Adults ages 50-64 are currently suffering the highest rates of longtime unemployment ...

Mad Hatter hat sales have remained strong despite Halloween having taken place over a month ago. This is the conclusion of a recent study completed by an online merchant of Halloween costumes. While more hats were sold in October than in any other month, people have continued to purchase top hats worn by the famous Mad Hatter from the Alice in Wonderland movie. Due in large part to the box office success of Tim Burton's recent version of the film, the Mad Hatter hat ( http://madhatterhats.net/ ) is becoming a popular item of clothing. "People are recognizing that the ...

James Prieto is the author of The Joy of Compassionate Connecting - The Way of Christ through Nonviolent Communication. His mission is to facilitate communication and contribute to deepening relationships between people, within groups and organizations, through the practice of Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Nonviolent Communication, also known as Compassionate Communication, was created by famed American psychologist Marshall Rosenberg. It is a conversational framework that invites listening from the heart, encouraging a letting-go of outcomes and judgments for the ...

Lanner Group, the business process improvement specialist, today announces a new contract with URENCO Limited, the international uranium enrichment firm, to provide an integrated custom designed system, enabling the energy and technology group to plan decades ahead and deliver on long-term commitments. URENCO is in the process of upgrading its entire SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and technology. The company turned to Lanner Group when it found that it required a more specialist long-term operational and management system that would allow it to model ...

If it seems too difficult to find a personal and unique holiday gift for that special person, you will be surprised how easy it is to find that perfect gift for someone when you visit Sketch Maven. Sketch Maven is a marketplace where artists and collectors could buy and sell one-of-a-kind published original comic art, color guides and sketches. Original comic art are the original, one of a kind, pieces that were hand drawn by the comic book artist to create the final comic book. The audience for original comic art extends beyond comic collectors as it offers distinctive ...

In a recent survey of nearly 200 global financial consultants, almost 47.7 percent of respondents indicated that regional players are the predominant lender in their respective region. The poll was conducted during a webinar presented by Merrill DataSite, in association with mergermarket, called, "Driving the Comeback of M&A: A report examining the current and future M&A landscape." "An in-depth look at the original survey results reveals that respondents' answers vary by region," said Richard Martin, senior director of Merrill DataSite. "For example, a majority of respondents ...

Posts by Heather on Genxxl additional reading- Eating well can be confusing, especially when it seems we're assaulted every day with new super foods that are hard to pronounce and even harder on the pocketbook. What makes a food super? Super foods are nutrient dense while being sparse in calories. They have antioxidants in abundance and usually meet the RDA of a vital nutrient in a single serving. In short, they are some of the healthiest foods on the planet. You don't have to spend your entire paycheck on a recently discovered food from the Amazon to achieve vibrant ...

Chef Michael calls it the next step towards being an all around culinary personality. Social Media is zeitgeist. Being media savvy has always been one of chef Michael's strong points. Finding another media aperture which he can use to tell a culinary-related story was just a matter of time. Now Michael is announcing his new column on Examiner dot com. This column called "Cooking in Miami" is going to become a part of his next book that will be released this winter. His new book - "Culture of Cuisine" - will cover what it is like being a chef, the ideals a chef has ...

Warren Whitlock, author of Twitter Revolution: How Social Media and Mobile Marketing is Changing the Way We Do Business & Market Online will speak during the Social Media is Action session of the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7th, 2011. "The social media revolution in business and marketing has just begun." Said Marketing Strategist Warren Whitlock. "We have seen large changes in technology and media over the past few years, but are only now beginning to see the impact on retail, distribution and manufacturing that will continue in the coming decade" Social Media ...

We may already have bit.ly, Tiny URL and goo.gl but a new service called mrs2.be has just been launched by Irish wedding website mrs2be.ie. The new URL shortener is a completely free service specifically branded towards the international wedding community although the company states that anybody is free to use it. A URL shortener takes a URL such as "http://www.mrs2be.ie/wedding-articles/all-wedding-speeches-etiquette-articles.html" and shortens it to something like "http://mrs2.be/44". Popular social media networks such as Twitter impose a character limit on each ...

Washington, D.C. (December 05, 2010) - On Tuesday, January 11, 2011, Foresight Publishing, LLC will debut How could my husband be GAY? The controversial non-fiction novel is the exciting work of two local authors - Ondrea L. Davis and J'son M. Lee. How could my husband be GAY? is an autobiographical look into the life of Ondrea L. Davis. On the outside, Ondrea's life is nothing short of a fairy tale. She has a dream home, the perfect husband and three beautiful children. Ondrea soon discovers that her husband, Marceous King, is not the man she thought she married. Exhausting ...

SDMP Records would like to congratulate Guitarist/producer Ian C. Bouras for making Music Connection's top 25 independent artists of 2010 for his most recent release, the critically acclaimed, "The Certainty Of Being Found". "The music is an unusual combination of diverse genres including reggae, jazz, new age, Spanish guitar, and wisps of impressionistic semi-classical...something a bit different for the discerning listener." --- Michael Diamond - Awareness Magazine "The Certainty Of Being Found" has Ian producing, playing guitar, keys, melodica, and mixing. Approaching ...

Neumann & Associates (http://neumannassociates.com), a well-known New Jersey business brokerage company, has announced a slight uptick in the number of existing business transfer deals this year, and a dramatic shift in the type of funding used to finance these deals. The number of businesses bought and sold has remained mostly stable during 2010. Approximately 1,117 U.S. small businesses were sold during the third quarter according to BizBuySell.com. The difference is that the seemingly easy access to funding from friends and family has slowed. "The majority of entrepreneurs, ...

Announcing the launch of Matchmyspirit fresh spiritual dating websites from the heart that fulfills the longing of the soul. This unique and special website unites spiritually oriented people globally for Socializing, Friendship, Romance and possible marriage. Labor Of Love The website is a labor of love founded by people who lead a spiritual and cosmopolitan life themselves and who recognize the need for a spiritually based dating/marriage website. After years of deep meditation, inner guidance, spiritual research, discussions with spiritual groups, spiritual communities ...

"Are You Prepared For This Winter ?" Your Thoughts Aired on public radio network" SHTFM Radio Show "SHTF Radio Show" gets you prepared for this up-coming winter time SUNDAY, December 18, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Morganton, NC " December 18, 2010 " The question "Are You Prepared For This Winter ?" will be the focus of "SHTFM Radio Show" (http://blogtalkradio.com/shtfm) with host Johnny Riz. on Sunday, December 12, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern. The show will feature a panel of preparedness experts and welcome calls from listeners. 2010 Should be the year you start ...

Users looking for seasonal holiday cottage lets can now log onto the WhichCottage.com blog to find discounted cottages available to rent over the Christmas and New Year period and the early part of 2011. The blog can be found at http://www.whichcottage.com/news/. With many cottages being offered at discounts of several hundred pounds, the site offers families and couples a fun and cost-effective way to get away to Scotland. Veronica Murray-Poore of WhichCottage.com: "Christmas and New Year are fantastic opportunities to take advantage of holiday cottage lets,' ...

Welcome Beyond is happy to announce that Villa Mayana in Puntarenas, Costa Rica is now part of our selection of vacation properties worldwide. Villa Mayana is right on the Costanera (main coastal road), about 30 seconds away from the beach and about 5-10 minutes from either Uvita or Dominical with plenty of restaurants and shops. Everything is right there but once you enter the driveway you are surrounded by nature in your own private reserve. As Rick, the owner describes: ,The villa and its surroundings have a calming, peaceful atmosphere. It's a wonderful place ...

Ayr Racecourse has been voted Racecourse of the Year 2010 for Scotland and the North East of England by The Racegoers Club - the seventh consecutive year the course has won this coveted award. Ayr's great run began back in 2004, the first full year current owners Alan Macdonald and Richard Johnstone were in charge - and Scotland's premier track has won the award every year since. Huge improvements have taken place at the track over the past seven years, including the new GBP4.5 million Ayrshire Suite, the introduction of new fine dining restaurants including the Roman ...