Crew chief Chad Knaus watches driver Jimmie Johnson on the track from a vantage point on his hauler during NASCAR auto racing practice at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
Crew chief Chad Knaus watches driver Jimmie Johnson on the track from a vantage point on his hauler during NASCAR auto racing practice at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
Driver Jimmie Johnson, left, and his crew chief Chad Knaus talk outside their garage during NASCAR auto racing practice at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/David Graham)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ? NASCAR issued steep penalties against five-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson and his team for failing the first inspection for the Daytona 500.
Crew chief Chad Knaus was fined $100,000 and suspended six races Wednesday, car chief Ron Malec also was barred for six races, and Johnson was docked 25 points, sending him into this weekend's race last in the Sprint Cup Series standings.
The penalties stem from a failed inspection Feb. 17 at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR said the No. 48 Chevrolet had illegally modified sheet metal between the roof and the side windows, an area known as the C-posts.
Hendrick Motorsports immediately said it would appeal, and Knaus and Malec can attend races during the process.
"Our organization respects NASCAR and the way the sanctioning body governs our sport," team owner Rick Hendrick said. "In this case, though, the system broke down, and we will voice our concerns through the appeal process."
Should the penalties stand, Johnson finds himself in a huge hole at the start of the season. He was wrecked just two laps into Monday night's Daytona 500, and his 42nd-place finish put him 42nd in the standings with two points.
The penalty drops him to 43rd in the field, with minus 23 points. He's now trailing Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth by 70 points, and is 58 points outside the top 10.
It comes after Johnson's worst season in NASCAR: his streak of five consecutive championships was snapped last year, and he finished a career-worst sixth in the standings. He also won only one race.
Knaus, meanwhile, has run afoul of NASCAR before.
He's been suspended four previous times, but had a two-race ban in 2005 overturned in the appeals process. His last suspension was for six weeks in 2007 when NASCAR said he had flared out the front bumpers of Johnson's car at Sonoma.
His first suspension was in 2001, as crew chief for Stacy Compton, because NASCAR said he had unapproved shoulder harnesses in the car. Knaus teamed with Johnson at Hendrick Motorsports at the end of that season, and the two have gone on to 54 victories and five championships.
Johnson has a 55th victory, the 2006 Daytona 500, which was won while Knaus was serving a suspension. Darian Grubb filled for that race.
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Genetics of endangered African monkey suggest troubles from warming climatePublic release date: 28-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Jim Barlow jebarlow@uoregon.edu 541-346-3481 University of Oregon
University of Oregon scientist says drill face increasing threats from both climate change and hunters
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Feb. 29, 2012) -- A rare and endangered monkey in an African equatorial rainforest is providing a look into our climatic future through its DNA. Its genes show that wild drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus), already an overhunted species, may see a dramatic population decline if the forest dries out and vegetation becomes sparser amid warming temperatures, researchers report.
Looking for clues amid 2,076 base pairs of mitochondrial DNA -- genes passed down along female lineages -- researchers discovered genetic signs that coincide with the conditions that mirror current climate projections for the equator around the globe in the next 100 years. Also examined were the region's fossil and pollen records.
"The drills went through a large population collapse -- as much as 15-fold," said Nelson Ting, a professor of anthropology at the University of Oregon. Ting is the lead author of a study placed online ahead of regular publication in the journal Ecology and Evolution. "This occurred sometime around the mid-Holocene, which was about 3,000 to 5,000 years ago."
Ting and 10 other researchers -- representing institutions in the United States, United Kingdom, Nigeria and Germany -- gathered feces of drills in the Cross-Sanaga-Bioko Coastal forests that stretch across portions of Nigeria, Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea) and Cameroon. The extracted DNA provided the first genetic information from this species, which is found only in that region.
The species also is struggling for survival because of poaching and by habitat loss due to logging and cultivation activities. Drill meat also is a valued food; hunters often shoot them en masse. Protecting drill populations was the top priority of the African Primate Conservation Action Plan developed in 1996 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Despite the designation, Ting said, "hunting continues and is the much more immediate danger facing the drill."
The base pairs examined came from 54 samples of DNA. Base pairs are made up of adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine. While DNA is the blueprint for life, examining the sequences of these chemicals also provides a roadmap into any organism's past. "Looking at its modern genetic diversity, you can infer changes in past population size," Ting said.
In the mid-Holocene, temperatures across equatorial Africa were hotter and dryer, with a reduction of forest cover that the drill need for survival. The ecology of the region also includes multiple other species found only there. The research, Ting said, is among emerging work focusing on past climate conditions in equatorial areas. Many studies have been done on conditions in both temperate and arctic regions.
The findings carry conservation implications, Ting said. "We could see many of these equatorial forests becoming very arid. Forest will be lost as vegetation changes to adapt to dryer conditions. Our findings show that this type of animal, which already is very much endangered because of hunters, would not be able to deal with the level of climate changes that could be coming."
What is needed to protect this little understood species are measures that reduce the destruction of the forest habitat and step up protection against poachers, said Ting, who is co-director of the UO's molecular anthropology group and a member of the UO Institute of Ecology and Evolution and UO Institute of Cognitive and Decision Sciences.
"Professor Ting's research is helping us push the boundaries of our knowledge about wildlife habitats through genetic studies of these rare and endangered monkeys," said Kimberly Andrews Espy, vice president for research and innovation. "The University of Oregon is a leader in developing new technologies for analyzing and mapping DNA in organisms and crops. Studying the genetics of these rare drill could lead to new approaches to conservation."
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The other co-authors on the paper were Christos Astaras of the University of Oxford, United Kingdom; Gail Hearn and Shaya Honarvar of Drexel University in Philadelphia; Joel Corush, a research assistant in the UO molecular anthropology group; Andrew S. Burrell of New York University; Naomi Phillips of Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa.; Bethan J. Morgan of the University of Stirling, United Kingdom, and member of CERCOPAN, a non-profit, non-government organizations working for conservation in Nigeria; Elizabeth L. Gadsby of the San Diego Zoo Global Institute for Conservation Research; Ryan Raaum of Lehman College and City University of New York Graduate Center, West Bronx, N.Y.; and Christian Roos of the Gene Bank of Primates and Primate Genetics Laboratory, German Primate Center, Gottingen, Germany.
The University of Iowa and the German Primate Center primarily supported the research. Other funding contributors were the Offield Family Foundation, Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation, the USFWS Great Ape Conservation Fund, the Smithsonian Institute's CTFS, WCS Fellowship Fund, Arcus Foundation, Exxon Mobil Foundation, Drexel University and Los Angeles Zoo.
About the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon is among the 108 institutions chosen from 4,633 U.S. universities for top-tier designation of "Very High Research Activity" in the 2010 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The UO also is one of two Pacific Northwest members of the Association of American Universities.
SOURCE: Nelson Ting, assistant professor of anthropology, 541-346-5509, nting@uoregon.edu
LINKS:
Ting faculty page: http://molecular-anthro.uoregon.edu/Ting/index.html
Molecular anthropology group: http://molecular-anthro.uoregon.edu/index.html
Department of Anthropology: http://pages.uoregon.edu/anthro/
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Genetics of endangered African monkey suggest troubles from warming climatePublic release date: 28-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Jim Barlow jebarlow@uoregon.edu 541-346-3481 University of Oregon
University of Oregon scientist says drill face increasing threats from both climate change and hunters
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Feb. 29, 2012) -- A rare and endangered monkey in an African equatorial rainforest is providing a look into our climatic future through its DNA. Its genes show that wild drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus), already an overhunted species, may see a dramatic population decline if the forest dries out and vegetation becomes sparser amid warming temperatures, researchers report.
Looking for clues amid 2,076 base pairs of mitochondrial DNA -- genes passed down along female lineages -- researchers discovered genetic signs that coincide with the conditions that mirror current climate projections for the equator around the globe in the next 100 years. Also examined were the region's fossil and pollen records.
"The drills went through a large population collapse -- as much as 15-fold," said Nelson Ting, a professor of anthropology at the University of Oregon. Ting is the lead author of a study placed online ahead of regular publication in the journal Ecology and Evolution. "This occurred sometime around the mid-Holocene, which was about 3,000 to 5,000 years ago."
Ting and 10 other researchers -- representing institutions in the United States, United Kingdom, Nigeria and Germany -- gathered feces of drills in the Cross-Sanaga-Bioko Coastal forests that stretch across portions of Nigeria, Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea) and Cameroon. The extracted DNA provided the first genetic information from this species, which is found only in that region.
The species also is struggling for survival because of poaching and by habitat loss due to logging and cultivation activities. Drill meat also is a valued food; hunters often shoot them en masse. Protecting drill populations was the top priority of the African Primate Conservation Action Plan developed in 1996 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Despite the designation, Ting said, "hunting continues and is the much more immediate danger facing the drill."
The base pairs examined came from 54 samples of DNA. Base pairs are made up of adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine. While DNA is the blueprint for life, examining the sequences of these chemicals also provides a roadmap into any organism's past. "Looking at its modern genetic diversity, you can infer changes in past population size," Ting said.
In the mid-Holocene, temperatures across equatorial Africa were hotter and dryer, with a reduction of forest cover that the drill need for survival. The ecology of the region also includes multiple other species found only there. The research, Ting said, is among emerging work focusing on past climate conditions in equatorial areas. Many studies have been done on conditions in both temperate and arctic regions.
The findings carry conservation implications, Ting said. "We could see many of these equatorial forests becoming very arid. Forest will be lost as vegetation changes to adapt to dryer conditions. Our findings show that this type of animal, which already is very much endangered because of hunters, would not be able to deal with the level of climate changes that could be coming."
What is needed to protect this little understood species are measures that reduce the destruction of the forest habitat and step up protection against poachers, said Ting, who is co-director of the UO's molecular anthropology group and a member of the UO Institute of Ecology and Evolution and UO Institute of Cognitive and Decision Sciences.
"Professor Ting's research is helping us push the boundaries of our knowledge about wildlife habitats through genetic studies of these rare and endangered monkeys," said Kimberly Andrews Espy, vice president for research and innovation. "The University of Oregon is a leader in developing new technologies for analyzing and mapping DNA in organisms and crops. Studying the genetics of these rare drill could lead to new approaches to conservation."
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The other co-authors on the paper were Christos Astaras of the University of Oxford, United Kingdom; Gail Hearn and Shaya Honarvar of Drexel University in Philadelphia; Joel Corush, a research assistant in the UO molecular anthropology group; Andrew S. Burrell of New York University; Naomi Phillips of Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa.; Bethan J. Morgan of the University of Stirling, United Kingdom, and member of CERCOPAN, a non-profit, non-government organizations working for conservation in Nigeria; Elizabeth L. Gadsby of the San Diego Zoo Global Institute for Conservation Research; Ryan Raaum of Lehman College and City University of New York Graduate Center, West Bronx, N.Y.; and Christian Roos of the Gene Bank of Primates and Primate Genetics Laboratory, German Primate Center, Gottingen, Germany.
The University of Iowa and the German Primate Center primarily supported the research. Other funding contributors were the Offield Family Foundation, Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation, the USFWS Great Ape Conservation Fund, the Smithsonian Institute's CTFS, WCS Fellowship Fund, Arcus Foundation, Exxon Mobil Foundation, Drexel University and Los Angeles Zoo.
About the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon is among the 108 institutions chosen from 4,633 U.S. universities for top-tier designation of "Very High Research Activity" in the 2010 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The UO also is one of two Pacific Northwest members of the Association of American Universities.
SOURCE: Nelson Ting, assistant professor of anthropology, 541-346-5509, nting@uoregon.edu
LINKS:
Ting faculty page: http://molecular-anthro.uoregon.edu/Ting/index.html
Molecular anthropology group: http://molecular-anthro.uoregon.edu/index.html
Department of Anthropology: http://pages.uoregon.edu/anthro/
Follow UO Science on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UniversityOfOregonScience
Note: The University of Oregon is equipped with an on-campus television studio with satellite uplink capacity, and a radio studio with an ISDN phone line for broadcast-quality radio interviews. Call the Media Contact above to begin the process.
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Marijuana, cannabis, chronic, dope, ganja, grass, mary jane, pot or whatever people may call it, is a non-synthetic substance that comes from the plant cannabis sativa and cannabis indica. It is legendary for its green color. During the 1800s the use and retail of marijuana were regulated by several states in the United States. In 1906, it was labeled as poison to prevent people from using it. By the 19020s, prohibition of the drug was entered in the constitution, and it was then repealed in the 1930s. Ever since, marijuana use continued to be illicit in the United States.
The plant is originally intended as a psychoactive drug. Our ancestors use them as a recreational drug and they use it for religious rituals as well. The use of marijuana is comparable to any other addictions such as alcohol abuse, cigarette, heroin and other drug exploitations. They have negative effects on man?s health. The most common effects of marijuana use are memory loss, lack of coordination and concentration, paranoia and poor judgment.
Many are hooked to the psychoactive effects of the plant. Its primary active component is known as the THC or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. This substance is known to have a stimulant, depressant or hallucinogen effect. THC allows the brain to release its dopamine, a substance commonly known as pleasure chemical, giving the user a euphoric high. Euphoric sense is the main reason why people are getting hooked-up with marijuana.
Addiction in marijuana are often considered by many societies as a disease. Several groups considered marijuana users as outcasts. Thus, it lowers their confidence and morale towards self. Symptoms of addiction are loss of control over the drug and helplessness to quit regardless of the efforts exerted. Alongside with these symptoms, a strong urge of smoking marijuana is very common to the marijuana addicts. To chronic abusers, inability to smoke marijuana can trigger depression, anxiety and anger..
According to experiment, treating marijuana addiction is not easy. Experts figure that there are no discrete drug to treat this kind of addiction. Treatment is the combination of detoxification, awareness on the bad effects of marijuana to the body, support of friends, families and loved-ones.
Detoxification ? Many experts believe in this therapy. Detoxification usually includes healthy diet, regular exercise, increase water intake and for some, detox pills. The detox program is directed at the physical effects of marijuana. Rehabilitation on the other hand, is a long range goal so that the abuser will be completely free of the substance. The target of the program is lifestyle modifications.
Realization ? Many users are unaware of the bad effects of the marijuana to their physical, psychological and social being. Gaining knowledge on the harmful effects of marijuana can help chronic users to abstain from marijuana.
Ethical support ? As mentioned earlier, one reason why chronic users are having difficulty of quitting the drug and why relapses occur, is the lack of support from the people that surround them. Abusers need love, patience and special attention. Understanding will greatly help them in quitting the drug.
Many are addicted to marijuana use. Though marijuana use is illegal in the United States, it continues to be the most abused illicit drug in the most powerful country in the world. Aside from America, marijuana has been banned in many countries because of its various negative effects on man. In spite the prohibition, the abusers continue to grow. It is significant not to eliminate the importance of information dissemination about marijuana and other drugs so that people will not have to use it out of curiosity.
Individuals who are addicted to marijuana may experience symptoms which include anxiety, depression, feeling irritable, loss of appetite and changes in sleep patterns. Go to the links now to find out about marijuana addiction symptoms and take control of your life.
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Nurses key in helping new cancer patients overcome fearsPublic release date: 28-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Jason Cody codyja@msu.edu 517-432-0924 Michigan State University
Diagnosis brings high levels of stress, raises existential issues
EAST LANSING, Mich. Often faced with overwhelming anxiety, patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer can find themselves in distress, and new research recommends nurses play a key role in alleviating concerns, leading to a better quality of life for patients.
A diagnosis of lung cancer the leading cause of cancer death in the United States brings with it high levels of stress and raises existential issues and death-related thoughts and concerns in patients, said Rebecca H. Lehto, assistant professor in the College of Nursing at Michigan State University.
In a paper published in the current edition of the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, Lehto lays out several ways nurses can help bridge the gap between diagnosis and a strong psychological outlook during treatment.
"People facing life-threatening diagnoses often feel alone, and newly diagnosed lung cancer patients with early stage disease can have concerns about an uncertain future, the potential for treatment failure, the cancer spreading and the possibility of death," she said. "Health care providers, who are uncomfortable with and avoid discussing end-of-life questions, may contribute to a patient's alienation.
"Nurses who are comfortable with listening for and discussing existentially related concerns may be in a better position to promote the patient's psychological adaptation."
Too often, health care providers are solely focused on treatment and disease management, Lehto said. Her research identifies the types of death-related concerns that people experience and strategies to help resolve the normal but often distressing psychological responses in the early post-diagnostic and treatment period.
"With a nurse's help, if a patient can resolve the issues that impact quality of life during early treatment, it may greatly improve their outlook," she said. "It is difficult for patients to focus on learning about anti-cancer treatment if they are overwhelmed with anxiety and distressing thoughts."
Lehto said the biggest hurdle to overcome often is helping patients come to grips with the impact of the disease and the possibility of death on loved ones.
"Nurses first of all need to be a supportive, nonjudgmental presence," she said. "Patients are making life decisions and sometimes are making death preparations. Nurses can provide patient education materials and offer support in managing life affairs."
Other strategies include exploring life stories, discussing personal relationships and spiritual resources and helping patients locate resources to make funeral arrangements, update wills and other legal issues. Nurses can listen for patient concerns and focus only on personally relevant information so as not to further overwhelm them.
Lehto said the nurse role is essential despite concern that such discussions will increase psychological distress for patients.
"By addressing death-related concerns early, nurses will determine individualized needs for mental health or other supportive interventions or services," she said.
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Michigan State University has been working to advance the common good in uncommon ways for more than 150 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU focuses its vast resources on creating solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges, while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.
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Nurses key in helping new cancer patients overcome fearsPublic release date: 28-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Jason Cody codyja@msu.edu 517-432-0924 Michigan State University
Diagnosis brings high levels of stress, raises existential issues
EAST LANSING, Mich. Often faced with overwhelming anxiety, patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer can find themselves in distress, and new research recommends nurses play a key role in alleviating concerns, leading to a better quality of life for patients.
A diagnosis of lung cancer the leading cause of cancer death in the United States brings with it high levels of stress and raises existential issues and death-related thoughts and concerns in patients, said Rebecca H. Lehto, assistant professor in the College of Nursing at Michigan State University.
In a paper published in the current edition of the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, Lehto lays out several ways nurses can help bridge the gap between diagnosis and a strong psychological outlook during treatment.
"People facing life-threatening diagnoses often feel alone, and newly diagnosed lung cancer patients with early stage disease can have concerns about an uncertain future, the potential for treatment failure, the cancer spreading and the possibility of death," she said. "Health care providers, who are uncomfortable with and avoid discussing end-of-life questions, may contribute to a patient's alienation.
"Nurses who are comfortable with listening for and discussing existentially related concerns may be in a better position to promote the patient's psychological adaptation."
Too often, health care providers are solely focused on treatment and disease management, Lehto said. Her research identifies the types of death-related concerns that people experience and strategies to help resolve the normal but often distressing psychological responses in the early post-diagnostic and treatment period.
"With a nurse's help, if a patient can resolve the issues that impact quality of life during early treatment, it may greatly improve their outlook," she said. "It is difficult for patients to focus on learning about anti-cancer treatment if they are overwhelmed with anxiety and distressing thoughts."
Lehto said the biggest hurdle to overcome often is helping patients come to grips with the impact of the disease and the possibility of death on loved ones.
"Nurses first of all need to be a supportive, nonjudgmental presence," she said. "Patients are making life decisions and sometimes are making death preparations. Nurses can provide patient education materials and offer support in managing life affairs."
Other strategies include exploring life stories, discussing personal relationships and spiritual resources and helping patients locate resources to make funeral arrangements, update wills and other legal issues. Nurses can listen for patient concerns and focus only on personally relevant information so as not to further overwhelm them.
Lehto said the nurse role is essential despite concern that such discussions will increase psychological distress for patients.
"By addressing death-related concerns early, nurses will determine individualized needs for mental health or other supportive interventions or services," she said.
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Michigan State University has been working to advance the common good in uncommon ways for more than 150 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU focuses its vast resources on creating solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges, while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.
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Termites are a terrible, terrible problem to have. They can severely damage your home or commercial property, and leave you homeless for weeks (not to mention terribly inconvenienced). But identifying them is one of the most crucial steps in this process. Often times identifying termites early can mean the difference between salvaging your property and declaring a loss or requiring serious renovations.
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Hollowed wood is also a tell-tale sign of termites. Examine suspicious pieces of furniture to determine if it's been hollowed. You can usually feel for any areas that are not dense or seem lighter than usually. You may even be able to gently manipulate the wood with your hands, possibly even crumbling it. Sometimes hollowed wood actually has a certain sound that normal wood doesn't have.
Shelter tubes are a classic trademark of termites. They're pencil shape long narrow holes in the dirt near your home or in pieces of wood where termites burrow and colonize. You can also examine day-by-day to determine how quickly termites are colonizing in your home or business. Check moisture-prone areas of your home or business which is where termites congregate. Termites love moisture, so any areas of exposed wood that haven't been treated with water repellant coatings are particularly vulnerable.
Check for areas of your home that have dirt in unusual places. Termites typically leave trails of dirt as they travel to and from colonies in your home. This can also easily be confused with dirt that naturally collects on the wood near a window sill, a crevice in the wall, the corner of a bookshelf, or the corner of a room. This is where using your best judgment comes in handy, and where you can use some of the other criteria listed above to help you determine what is dirt and what is a paper trail of termite infestation.
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Ft. Lauderdale, FL ? February 21st, 2012: Ultra-luxury Silversea Cruises has just unveiled exciting new fares on a host of voyages around the world and available to Canadians coast-to-coast who are seeking a cruise adventure.
Canadians can take advantage of fares from US$1,999 on dozens of sailings from March to November 2012 spanning the globe from Africa, Asia and the Americas to the Mediterranean and Northern Europe, including a few expedition voyages. Sweetening the deal are Onboard Spending Credits from US$500 to US$1,000 per suite available on these same voyages (with the exception of expedition cruises). The credits may be applied toward a host of onboard purchases, including shore excursions, spa treatments, specialty restaurants, Internet packages, personal fitness training and more.
Renowned for its luxurious small ships, personalized service and exotic destinations, Silversea is regularly lauded by travel magazines and guidebooks from around the world. Just last month the company was honoured with two major awards: ?Best Cruise Line for Luxury Small Ships? by the travel agent readers of Luxury Travel Advisor in the US, and ?Best Luxury Cruise Company? by the travel agent readers of Travel Weekly in the UK.
?With these new lower fares, we?re offering travellers an irresistible opportunity to experience a luxury cruise vacation this year,? said Steve Tucker, Silversea?s vice president of field sales for North America. ?We?re combining an award-winning cruise experience with exceptional savings and generous Onboard Spending Credits, making this the perfect time to reserve a Silversea cruise.?
Following is a small sampling of the several dozen 2012 voyages now offering new lower fares:
MEDITERRANEAN
Voyage 2230: Silver Wind departs Athens September 24 on a 7-day sailing to Venice with calls in Monemvasia, Corfu, Kotor and Split. Fares start at US$1,999 per person, and include an Onboard Spending Credit of US$500 per suite.
Voyage 5211A: Silver Spirit departs May 5 on a 12-day voyage sailing roundtrip from Monte Carlo with calls in Malta, Crete, Rhodes, Bodrum, Santorini, Sicily, Sorrento and Elba. Fares start at US$3,899 per person, and include an Onboard Spending Credit of US$1,000 per suite.
Voyage 1213: Silver Cloud departs Monte Carlo May 8 on a 12-day sailing to Rouen (Paris) with calls in Cartagena, M?laga, Portim?o, Lisbon, Santander, Bordeaux and Guernsey. Fares start at US$3,499 per person, and include an Onboard Spending Credit of US$1,000 per suite.
ALASKA
Voyage 3215: Silver Shadow departs Vancouver June 7 on a 7-day sailing to Seward with calls in Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and Sitka. Fares start at US$3,199 per person, and include an Onboard Spending Credit of US$500 per suite.
ASIA
Voyage 3211: Silver Shadow departs Tokyo April 25 on an 11-day sailing to Shanghai with calls in Hiroshima, Busan, Jeju, Dalian and Tianjin (Beijing). Fares start at US$3,899 per person, and include an Onboard Spending Credit of US$1,000 per suite.
CARIBBEAN
Voyage 5209: Silver Spirit departs Fort Lauderdale April 3 on a 9-day sailing to Barbados with calls in Tortola, St. Barts, Grenada, St. Lucia and Kingstown. Fares start at US$2,499 per person, and include an Onboard Spending Credit of US$1,000 per suite.
Voyage 7209: Silver Explorer departs Col?n, Panama April 4 on a 10-day expedition cruise to Barbados with calls in San Blas Island, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Los Roques, Port of Spain and Bequia. Fares start at US$2,999 per person.
NORTHERN EUROPE
Voyage 1214: Silver Cloud departs Rouen (Paris) May 20 on a 10-day sailing to Copenhagen with calls in Oostende, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Travem?nde (L?beck), Warnem?nde (Rostock) and R?nne (Bornholm). Fares start at US$3,199 per person, and include an Onboard Spending Credit of US$1,000 per suite.
Voyage 4222: Silver Whisper departs Stockholm August 23 on a 7-day sailing to Copenhagen with calls in Tallinn, St. Petersburg (3-day/2-night stopover) and Helsinki. Fares start at US$2,999 per person, and include an Onboard Spending Credit of US$500 per suite.
Fares listed above are cruise-only, per-person rates, based on double occupancy for a Vista Suite. New reduced fares that include economy class airfare and transfers are also available from select gateways in the U.S. and Canada. The fares are capacity controlled and subject to availability.
For more information and a complete list of voyages offering the new lower fares, go to http://www.silversea.com/specialoffers/?specialoffer=12803.
About Silversea Cruises Silversea Cruises is recognized as an innovator in the luxury cruise line industry, offering guests large-ship amenities aboard its intimate, all-suite vessels: Silver Cloud, Silver Wind, Silver Shadow, Silver Whisper and Silver Spirit ? all designed to offer an atmosphere of conviviality and casual elegance. With the inclusion of the expedition ship Silver Explorer, Silversea Cruises? itineraries encompass all seven continents and feature worldwide luxury cruises to the Mediterranean, Caribbean, both polar regions and over 450 fascinating destinations in between.
In the U.S., Silversea has been voted ?World?s Best? by the readers of Cond? NastTraveler (nine times) and Travel + Leisure (seven times), and ratedNumber-One luxury cruise line by high-net-worth consumers in the 2008 Luxury Brand Status Index (LBSI). International awards include ?Best Innovation in Products and Services? from the Italian Innovazione Marketing Oggi Awards (2009); ?World?s Leading Small Ships Cruise Line? from World Travel Awards (2009); ?Five Star Diamond Award? from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences (2010); ?Number One? small-ship line in the Readers? Choice survey conducted by Britain?s Cond? Nast Traveller magazine (2010); ?Best Luxury Cruise Line? Excellence Award by Spain?s Cruise News Media Group (2009); ?Best Luxury Cruise Line? by Australia?s Luxury Travel & Style Magazine (2011); and ?Best Luxury Cruise Operator? according to Travel Weekly China (2010).
About Relais & Ch?teaux Relais & Ch?teaux is an exclusive collection of 500 of the finest hotels and gourmet restaurants in 60 countries. Established in France in 1954, the Association?s mission is to spread its unique art de vivre across the globe by selecting outstanding properties with a truly unique character. It is also a family of hoteliers and Grands Chefs from all over the world who share a passion for and a personal commitment to ensuring their guests are privy to moments of exceptional harmony. For information on Relais & Ch?teaux, please call (800) 735-2478 (U.S./Canada) or 00 800 2000 00 02 (U.K.) or visit www.relaischateaux.com.
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Whether through solutions directly from the video conferencing vendors, or through integrations with leading Unified Communications (UC) systems, it is important to look at the big picture before deciding on a specific solution. Consider how regular and reliable video conferencing ? including dedicated rooms and executive endpoints, desktops and laptops, or smartphones and tablets ? can improve communication across your organization, and with important business partners and customers, then use the vendor landscape to help select the solution that best meets your current and future needs, at the best possible price.
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(Reuters) ? A donor for New York City Comptroller John Liu was indicted on federal conspiracy and wire fraud charges for evading campaign finance rules on Wednesday, dealing another blow to the Democrat's bid to succeed Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District in New York, said in a statement that the fund raiser, Xing Wu Pan, used "straw donors" to funnel cash to an unnamed candidate.
Liu has previously confirmed the donor was one of his supporters.
Neither a spokesman for Liu, who is scheduled to give a State of the City address on Thursday, nor his lawyer were immediately available for comment.
Liu's speech will be the first such address in recent memory by a city comptroller as such speeches are usually reserved for mayors.
Liu, who was born in Taiwan, has tapped the Chinese-American community in New York City for campaign donors. One of those donors, Pan, who also is known as Oliver Pan, illegally raised $16,000 for a candidate in a 2013 citywide race, the U.S. attorney previously said in a complaint.
The next mayoral race will be held in 2013.
Pan's $16,000 contribution exceeded the amount individuals are allowed to contribute, which is the basis for the fraud charges, federal officials have said. The scheme also illegally boosted the amount of matching funds that Liu qualified for, they said.
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Communication and collaboration technologies are evolving rapidly, and video conferencing technology is no exception. We recently published a revised Video Conferencing Vendor Landscape, covering seven video conferencing solutions, along with an updated Video Conferencing Strategy that covers making the case for video conferencing, selecting a solution, and tips for achieving maximum benefit for your organization with the implementation of your solution.
