Two soldiers killed in blast in southeast Turkey

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Two Turkish soldiers were killed in the mainly Kurdish southeast on Friday when the vehicle they were traveling in was hit by a remote-controlled explosive, security sources said.

A third soldier and one civilian were also wounded in the attack, which occurred around 7 a.m. (0500 GMT) near the town of Lice in Diyarbakir province, they said.

Security officials blamed the attack on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has waged a 27-year campaign against the Turkish state in which 40,000 people, mainly Kurds, have died.

Explosives were buried in a road near military barracks and were set off by remote control when the vehicle carrying soldiers passed, the officials said.

Turkey, the European Union and the United States all list the PKK as a "terrorist" organization.

The PKK, based mainly in northern Iraq, has scaled back its demands for a Kurdish homeland for Turkey's 14 million Kurds to greater cultural rights and political autonomy.

(Reporting by Seyhmus Cakan, writing by Ayla Jean Yackley)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/two-soldiers-killed-blast-southeast-turkey-064427763.html

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Team describes protective role of skin microbiota

Friday, July 27, 2012

Although immune cells in the skin protect against harmful organisms, until now, it has not been known if the millions of naturally occurring commensal bacteria in the skin?collectively known as the skin microbiota?also have a beneficial role. Using mouse models, the NIH team observed that commensals contribute to protective immunity by interacting with the immune cells in the skin. Their findings appear online on July 26th in Science.

The investigators colonized germ-free mice (mice bred with no naturally occurring microbes in the gut or skin) with the human skin commensal Staphylococcus epidermidis. The team observed that colonizing the mice with this one species of good bacteria enabled an immune cell in the mouse skin to produce a cell-signaling molecule needed to protect against harmful microbes. The researchers subsequently infected both colonized and non-colonized germ-free mice with a parasite. Mice that were not colonized with the bacteria did not mount an effective immune response to the parasite; mice that were colonized did.

In separate experiments, the team sought to determine if the presence or absence of commensals in the gut played a role in skin immunity. They observed that adding or eliminating beneficial bacteria in the gut did not affect the immune response at the skin. These findings indicate that microbiota found in different tissues?skin, gut, lung?have unique roles at each site and that maintaining good health requires the presence of several different sets of commensal communities.

This study provides new insights into the protective role of skin commensals, and demonstrates that skin health relies on the interaction of commensals and immune cells. Further research is needed, say the authors, to determine whether skin disorders such as eczema and psoriasis may be caused or exacerbated by an imbalance of skin commensals and potentially harmful microbes that influence the skin and its immune cells.

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?The Beauty Inside.? ? Open Casting Call to Star in Social Media Film (Sponsored Video)

The Beauty Inside is Hollywood?s first film that gives the audience a chance to play the lead role. The video is about Alex, a 20-something male who lives in Los Angeles, restores antiques and wakes up every day with a new physical appearance — something that has been happening throughout his life. As Alex navigates [...]

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Video: Talking Numbers: Housing Bottom?

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Alabama Education Association vows legal fight over layoffs at ...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Lance Hyche, Birmingham representative for the?Alabama Education Association, said he's been in meetings today with lawyers who plan to fight many of the layoffs among the city school district's lowest-paid employees.

The Birmingham Board of Education rejected a financial plan Tuesday to demote or lay off nearly 200 employees, but Alabama state Superintendent Tommy Bice overruled the board's decision. The 118 employees who were terminated lost their jobs at the close of business Wednesday.

Hyche said he's heard from at least 50 members so far, and expects to hear from more, seeking advice and legal representation.

"With one exception, all of the employees terminated made $35,000 and under," Hyche said. "And the one exception made $55,000. That's the point we're trying to make -- this plan was sold originally as 'we're going to come in and chop?all the high paid administrators' and that's not what happened."

The plan cuts more than $12 million from the district's budget over the next two years, necessary to meet a state requirement that school systems keep a reserve fund equal to one month's worth of operating expenses. Birmingham has about $2 million of the $17 million required. It will also lose about $6 million in state funding because of declining enrollment.

Tuesday was the first meeting run by Bice since the state took over the Birmingham school system's finances last month.

Read more:?

List of Birmingham school employees laid off or demoted

Source: http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/07/alabama_education_association_4.html

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Tories teach Labour a lesson in education | Your Thurrock

IT WAS an ?A plus? to the Conservative group on Wednesday when they delivered a number of first class (with honours) lessons to the ruling Labour group on education.

Portfolio holder, cllr Oliver Gerrish had proposed a motion which objected to change to the present GCSE system.

But over the next twenty minutes, the Tories managed to make a number of salient points that left may have left the Cambridge graduate being graded: ?Could do better.?

The Tory argument was very much based on congratulating Thurrock schools on their improvements but then raising the concern that, as shadow portfolio holder, cllr James Halden said: ?There is clearly a contradiction in that, exam results are going up but our position in international tables seem to be going down.?

Cllr Gerrish was concerned at returning to system where students from an early age were pigeon-holed.

He said: ?We have a real system of flexibility now and I would be worried at returning to a system where you have no room to imprive from the age of 14.?

The crux of the Tories argument was made by Fobbing councillor Mark Coxshall. He said: ?We want an education system that encourages social mobility.

?We want to see people from all schools on the front benches and not just Eton etc.?

The Conservatives continued their assault by making reference to the academy system.

Cllr Halden said: ?We do not want to see a race to the bottom. Or a system where it is teaching to the exam. I was educated in Thurrock and am very proud of that.

?As shadow spokesperson for education, I will strive for the best educational system possible for our students.?

Cllr Gerrish, now under sustained attack was defended by cllr Barbara Rice who made reference to the many achievements of his administration, however, the Tories asserted that he was answering a question that was not on the exam paper!

Cllr Lynn Worrall attacked the Tories. She said: ?My son got to university (Brunel) because of the system we now have. he would have found it much harder under the old GCE/CSE system.?

It was the waspish but perceptive humour of Orsett councillor Mike Revell that finally secured the honours.

Cllr Revell said: ?If cllr Gerrish was organising an event in the Olympics such as the hop,skip and jump. He would have the hop on one day, the skip, the next and after another days rest, the jump.?

But as a learned man such as cllr Revell knows, democracy is often viewed as the second best form of government.

The motion, supporting cllr Gerrish was passed.

Popularity: 2% [?]

Source: http://www.yourthurrock.com/2012/07/27/tories-teach-labour-a-lesson-in-education/

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Send Your Kids Back to School With Their Vaccines Up to Date

(NewsUSA) ? Back-to-school season is here. It?s time for parents to gather school supplies and backpacks. It?s also the perfect time to make sure your kids are up to date on their vaccines.

Getting children all of the vaccines recommended by CDC?s immunization schedule is one of the most important things parents can do to protect their children?s health ? and that of classmates and the community. Most schools require children to be current on vaccinations before enrolling to protect the health of all students.

Today?s childhood vaccines protect against serious and potentially life-threatening diseases, including polio, measles, whooping cough and chickenpox.

?Thanks to vaccines, most of these diseases have become rare in the United States,? said Dr. Anne Schuchat, Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ?But many still exist here, and they can make children very sick, leading to many days of missed school, missed work for parents, and even hospitalization and death.?

In 2011, there were more than 200 cases of measles reported in the U.S. In 2010, about 27,550 cases of whooping cough (pertussis) were reported, and 25 people died from the disease. ?Without vaccines, these numbers would be much, much higher,? Dr. Schuchat said. ?That?s why kids still need vaccines.?

When children are not vaccinated, they are at increased risk of disease and can spread diseases to others in their classrooms and community ? including babies who are too young to be fully vaccinated, and people with weakened immune systems due to cancer and other health conditions.

School-age children need vaccines. For example, kids who are 4 to 6 years old are due for boosters of four vaccines: DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis), chickenpox, MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella), and polio. Older children, like pre-teens and teens, need Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis), HPV (human papillomavirus) and MCV (meningococcal conjugate virus) vaccines. In addition, yearly flu vaccines are recommended for all children 6 months and older.

Check with your child?s doctor to find out what vaccines are needed.

Parents can find out more about the recommended immunization schedule at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents.

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Source: http://toddsblogs.com/referenceandeducation/2012/07/25/send-your-kids-back-to-school-with-their-vaccines-up-to-date/

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