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AGU journal highlights: Nov. 28, 2008 (EurekAlert!)
( American Geophysical Union ) Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: "Reduced Saharan dust due to rain boosts ocean heating", "Coastal Southern Ocean acts as powerful carbon sink","Ionosphere fluctuations linked to sudden stratospheric warming", "Earthquake probability models tested against 2000-year record", "Melting ice likely formed Martian gullies", ... European space center at Harwell (EurekAlert!)
( Science and Technology Facilities Council ) The European Space Agency and the United Kingdom government havesigned an agreement in principle to develop an ESA research center at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. Marked improvement in body image, physical stamina, post-surgical pectus patients report (EurekAlert!)
( Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters ) Patients who have had surgical correction of a chest wall deformity commonly known as funnel chest report marked improvement in body image and ability to exercise, according to a study published December in Pediatrics. "These results should prompt physicians to consider both the emotional and physical implications of correcting pectus excavatum," ... Business people (Lansing State Journal)
• Roger Wells and Lisa Yonkus have joined Delta Township-based Coldwell Banker Hubbell Briarwood Real Estate Co. as new agents. Wells is based at the DeWitt office, Yonkus is at the East Lansing office. The path to a cure (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
When Dr. Robert H. Brown Jr. says it, it sounds so simple. New product alarms officials (The Press-Enterprise)
HEALTH: The small pouch of smokeless tobacco raises concerns about carcinogens, or a replacement addiction. New tobacco product draws health concerns (The Wilmington Star-News)
Morgantown, W.Va. | They're discreet, flavorful and come in cute tin boxes with names like "frost" and "spice." And the folks who created Joe Camel are hoping Camel Snus will become a hit with tobacco lovers tired of being forced outside for a smoke. Cougar sightings prompt dispute among wildlife organizations (The Oakland Press)
Cougar sightings continue to be reported throughout the state, yet the existence of the predator in Michigan is creating controversy between wildlife organizations. Valparaiso University events (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Christmas Concert A Christmas concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 and 5 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Chapel of the Resurrection, 1600 Chapel Drive. Cost is $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and non-VU students and free for VU faculty staff and students. The annual Christmas Concert will feature the Symphony Orchestra conducted by Reddel professor of music Dennis Friesen-Carper, the Chorale under the ... RP Bird watching to new heights (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
"IF THE PHILIPPINES HAS THE highest concentration of bird species per square kilometer, the UK probably has the highest concentration of bird watchers per square kilometer."
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