New obesity, height genes found

The University of Western Australia

The researchers discovered four new regions on chromosomes that affect height, and seven related to obesity.  Image: dream designs/Shutterstock Busselton residents and researchers from The University of Western Australia have helped a worldwide scientific collaboration identify new genes associated with height and obesity. The discovery of four new loci (the specific place on a chromosome where a gene is located) affecting height and seven related to obesity is described in a paper published online in Nature Genetics. The paper was authored by more than 300 researchers and is the result of a meta-analysis of dozens of studies around the world collating data from more than 263,000 individuals of European background. UWA contributors included Research Assistant Professor Gemma Cadby of the Centre for Genetic Origins of Health and Disease, who provided analysis of height and weight data from the long-running Busselton Health Study. Dr Cadby said the newly discovered genes represented further pieces in the puzzle as researchers sought to understand the genetic contributions to height and weight. "They already know of some genes likely to affect height and weight, but these genes only explain a limited amount of the contribution of genetics to these traits," Dr Cadby said.  "So a lot of genes still need to be identified, but this is an important step. "The ultimate goal for genetic studies is to further the understanding of human diseases and in doing so, to develop new treatments and ways of preventing disease.  Actually translating the results of studies such as this into providing intervention, management and treatments for people who are obese is a long way ahead, but in order to do those things you need to understand the genetics of the disease.  We have to get this bit of the puzzle before we can move to the next step." Other UWA researchers involved in the paper - Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture - included Clinical Professor Bill Musk, of the School of Medicine and Pharmacology at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, and Adjunct Professor John Beilby of the School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. The study was put together by the GIANT consortium - Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits.  It focused primarily on BMI (Body Mass Index), which is a major risk factor for multiple chronic diseases and of important public health significance, but also examined height and waist-hip ratio adjusted for BMI. The Busselton Health Study (BHS) is one of the world's longest-running epidemiological research programs.  Since 1966, it has contributed to an understanding of many common diseases and health conditions.  The unique BHS database is compiled and managed by UWA's School of Population Health. Editor's Note: Original news release can be found here.

Painting by Alex Alemany,Valencia

Alex Alemany was born on January 5, 1943 in Gandia (Valencia).He studied Fine Arts between 1961 and 1966 at the “Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos” in Valencia. Francisco Lozano, Enrique Ginesta, Genaro Lahuerta and Felipe Mª Garin, among others, were his teachers.
n 1965 he traveled to Paris to expand studies with contemporary artists.
n 1966 he repeated this experience, prolonging their stay in France.
n 1968, Alex Alemany increased his studies in London at the National Portrait Gallery.Until 1970, he traveled abroad and experienced several pictorial trends, mainly abstract expressionism.
During these years of youth he embraced several avant-garde trends, plunging into the mainstream until he found a style of his own, increasingly more consistent with his sensitive poetic touch.
n 1970 he painted the first works which reverted to realism, intuitively and successfully perceiving the movement embraced and followed by other international artists, known as “Magic realism”. From 1975 to 1978 was settled in Madrid, alternating portraits with their work of surrealist trend.
Alex Alemany’s realism (and in some of his work, his hyper-realism) kept drifting towards an unmistakable style of his own resulting from personal introspection, gradually becoming more and more distant from the coldness of other realist concepts with a strong influence of photography as American realism was.Alemany’s work is the missing link between poetry and painting. Exploring his own sensations, feelings and concepts, he conveys them with the credibility of his precious technique, enabling us to participate in the climate of his painting, and to identify with the things he wants to tell us through his work, metaphoric poetry, subconscious images and oneiric world.

Denoting deep poetic content, the elements and shapes of his works are treated with “poetic licence” and the symbolism used is so subtle that it captures the viewer, stimulating his capacity to interpret.  This is work which can produce any effect, except indifference, and the language used contributes to a richer interpretation. His eclectic aspirations led him to sporadic incursions into other styles: formalistic compositions, social painting, expressionism, etc...
Through his work, we can find many portraits showing us his love for the human figure. Even in this difficult way of painting, Alex Alemany has been able to include the poetry of his work, giving the portrait not only the physical aspect of the human being but also the personality and the psychological profile, far from the “academic portrait”.
Among his portrait gallery, we can find Their Majesties, Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofia, the King and Queen of Spain, and also H.R.H Felipe, Prince of Spain as well as other authorities.
Alex Alemany’s complete work belongs to private collectors, public institutions and museums. He has never participated in any contest or applied for painting prizes.  From 1993 to 2004 Alex Alemany was the president of the “The Fine Art Circle” and he was selected as a member of the “Real Academia de Cultura Valenciana” in October 1998.

Nowadays, he lives and works in Valencia.

உங்கள் செல்போன் ஒரிஜினல்தானா கண்டுபிடிப்பது எப்படி?

நீங்கள் அதிகம் விலைக்கொடுத்து வாங்கிப் பயன்படுத்தும் செல்போன்கள் அனைத்தும் ஒரிஜினல்தானா என்பதை சோதித்துப் பார்ப்பது தற்போது கட்டாயமாகும்.

சில ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் முதல் பல ஆயிரம் ரூபாய்வரை கொடுத்து ஒரு புதிய மாடல் செல்போனை வாங்கும்போது, அதனுடைய உண்மைத்தன்மையை அறிய வேண்டும் அல்லா?

உண்மையான நிறுவனத் தயாரிப்பாக இருக்க வேண்டும் இல்லையா? உண்மையான நிறுவனத்தைப் போன்றே தற்போது போலியான தயாரிப்புகள் தற்போது விலைக்கு வந்து அசல் எது? போலி எது என்று கண்டுபிடிக்க முடியாதவாறு எந்த வித்தியாசமும் இல்லாமல் காணப்படும்.

இவ்வாறான போலி தயாரிப்பு மொபைல்களைக் கண்டறிய கீழ்க்கண்ட வழிமுறைகள் உங்களுக்கு உதவும்.

முதலில் நீங்கள் உங்கள் மொபைல் போன் ஒரிஜினல்தானா என்பதைக் கண்டறிய International Mobile Equipment Identification எனப்படும் IMEI எண்ணை அறிந்துகொள்ள வேண்டும்.

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சாதாரண செயல்பாட்டின் மூலம் IMEI எண்ணைக் கண்டறிய முடியும். உங்கள் மொபைலில் *#06# என தட்டச்சிடுங்கள்...உடனே உங்கள் மொபைல் போனிற்கான IMEI எண் காட்டபடும். அந்த IMEI எண்ணை குறித்து வைத்துக்கொள்ளுங்கள்.

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இந்த முறையில் உங்களுக்கு ஏதேனும் சந்தேகம் இருப்பின் இணையத்தின் மூலமும் நீங்கள் உறுதிப்படுத்திக்கொள்ள முடியும்.

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என்ற இந்த இணைய முகவரிக்கு சென்று நீங்கள் குறித்துவைத்துக்கொண்ட IMEI எண்ணை உள்ளிடுவதன் மூலம் உங்கள் மொபைல் போனைப் பற்றிய கூடுதல் தகவல்களையும் நீங்கள் பெற முடியும்.

குறிப்பு: IMEI எண்ணானது பதினைந்து இலக்க எண்ணாக இருக்கும்.

உங்களுடைய மொபைல் தயாரிப்புக்குரிய நாடுகளையும், தரத்தையும் இந்த IMEI எண்களை வைத்துக் கண்டறிய முடியும்.

அதாவது நீங்கள் குறித்துவைத்த IMEI எண்ணில் 7, 8 வது இலக்க எண்கள்

1. 0,2 அல்லது 2,0 என இருப்பின் ஐக்கிய அரபு எமிரேட்சில் அசெம்பிள் செய்யப்பட்டதாக இருக்கும். இதனுடைய தரம் குறைந்ததாக இருக்கும்.

2. 0,8 அல்லது 8,0 என இருபின் ஜெர்மனி நாட்டு தயாரிப்பாகவும், தரமானதாகவும் இருக்கும்.

3. 0,1 அல்லது 1,0 என இருப்பின் அது பின்லாந்து நாட்டுத் தயாரிப்பாகவும் தரமிக்கதாகவும் இருக்கும்.

4. 1,3 என இருப்பின் Azerbaijan நாட்டு அசெம்பிள் தயாரிப்பாகவும், தரம் குறைந்தும், உடலுக்கு தீங்கு விளைவிக்க கூடியதாகவும் இருக்கும்

Paintings by Yan Yaya(1964)

YAN Ya Ya was born in 1964 to the ethnic Man group in Shaanxi, China. In 1985 Yan graduated from Gansu Northwest National Institute’s faculty of fine art, and was appointed artistic designer for Gansu Museum upon graduation. Since graduating from further courses in art with the Mural Department and Assistant Lecturer’s Advance Studies class of China’s Central Art Institute, he has been an art lecturer with the Capital University of Educator Training since.

Yan Yaya(1964—)
Born in Xi’an .Yan Yaya has won award for “China’s Best New Artist and Work in Oil Painting”. Her work Longing was featured in the 10th National Arts Exhibition. Her works have been collected by galleries, art galleries, and collectors in USA, Germany, Canada, Singapore, India, Turkey, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan. She has also published works and papers in journals such as China Oil Painting, Art, Art Field, Art Survey, and Journal of Art. She attended Department of Fine Arts, Northwest University for Nationalities and the 9th Graduate Class of Department of Oil Painting, Central Academy of Fine Arts.(Lot: 107)1985 : Graduated from Gansu Northwest National Institute’s faculty of fine art.

1995 : Graduated from further courses in art with the Mural Department. Central Art Institute. Awarded Work of Excellence in the National Art Exhibition of Ethnic Minorit

1997: Received good work award from “National Exhibition of New Artists and their Works” organized by the China Artists Association in Beijing Art Expo.

1998: Participated in “China Exhibition of Islamic Art Exchange” in Iran and received friendship award.

2000: Participated in “International Art Exhibition” in Turkey.

2003 : Solo exhibition “Angels of Warmth” at National Art Museum in Beijing, China.

2004: “Longing” has been selected for the 10th Annual China national Art exhibition. Same year, she achieved “The most excellent woman award” from the Central China’s Television.

2005: Solo exhibition “Angels of Warmth” oragnised by Singapore and French International Art Exchange Association.

2007: “Yaya Journeys to Pamir Mountains” organized by BaoQuTang Modern Art Gallery in Hong Kong.

2008: “Look at my eyes” was selected by“2008 Thrid Biennale Beijing China International Art”organized by the National Art Museum of China.

2009:Yanyaya’s oil painting selected by “Word trip of High Quality Works in China Mordern Fine Art——France. Solo tour exhibition “Up and Down the Mountian——Yanyaya’s oil painting works”organized by the National Art Museum of China.

New microbe makes fuel from CO2 in the air

Scientists at the University of Georgia have created a microbe that converts carbon dioxide into bio-fuel, a discovery that might boost the battle against climate change.

Carbon dioxide is a major cause of global warming, but it's also fundamental to life on Earth. As any good toxicologist knows, "the dose makes the poison."

And thanks to new research at the University of Georgia, we might soon have an antidote for too much CO2: a manmade version of the microbe Pyrococcus furiosus, or "rushing fireball," that absorbs CO2 and converts it into fuel. If P. furiosus can work on a large enough scale, it might even help displace carbon-positive fossil fuels like coal and oil.

In photosynthesis, plants use sunlight to turn water and CO2 into energy-packed sugars, forming the base of Earth's food web. These sugars can also be fermented into biofuels like ethanol, but as Adams points out, removing them from a plant's cells is relatively inefficient due to the energy input required. P. furiosus, however, may offer a shortcut.

The microbe is a deep-sea "extremophile," thriving in violent conditions that would obliterate most organisms. It feeds on carbohydrates in super-heated seawater around hydrothermal vents, but by tweaking its genetic material, Adams and his colleagues created a new kind of P. furiosus that likes cooler temperatures and eats CO2.

The researchers then used hydrogen gas to spark a chemical reaction inside the microbe, prompting it to incorporate CO2 into 3-hydroxypropionic acid, a common industrial acid that's used to make acrylics. With further genetic manipulations, they can also create a P. furiosus variant that produces an array of other useful chemicals, including fuel. And when that biofuel is burned, the researchers note, it releases the same amount of CO2 that was used to create it. That means it's essentially carbon-neutral, making it a cleaner alternative to fossil-based fuels like coal, crude oil and gasoline.

Thanks: http://www.biotecnika.org/news

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"How to we get rid of blackheads and whiteheads"

Maintaining a clear and beautiful skin, takes time, consistency and effort. Dermatologist may recommend lots of products, but some of them can be expensive and may actually take a long time to work. You can, however, incorporate some home remedies for blackheads and whiteheads into your daily beauty regimen and in a few weeks, you will experience a drastic reduction or even total elimination of the problem.

● Toothpaste – Toothpaste is an effective blackhead and whitehead remover. Apply a thin paste to your infected areas and let it sit on your face for at least 25 minutes. You will probably feel a burning sensation when you apply the toothpaste, but this is normal and will pass. Once you remove the toothpaste, the top of your black and whiteheads will disappear, but you still need to thoroughly wash your face to remove the buildup. Repeat this home remedy every other day for two weeks.

● Tomato – Tomatoes have natural antiseptic properties that dry up whiteheads and blackheads. Peel and mash a small tomato. Apply the tomato pulp to your blackheads and whiteheads before going to bed. Leave the tomato pulp on your face while you sleep and then wash your face in warm water in the morning.

● Lemon -Wash your face in warm water. Then, squeeze the juice of one lemon into a bowl. Add in a pinch of salt and stir the mixture. Apply the mixture to your blackheads and whiteheads. Leave the mixture on for approximately 20 minutes and then wash your face with warm water again.

● Lime – You can also use equal parts of lime juice and cinnamon powder and apply this mixture to blackheads. Leave it on overnight and rinse it off in the morning

● Cornstarch – Mix about a three-to-one cornstarch to vinegar ratio into a paste. Apply it to your problem areas and let sit for 15 to 30 minutes. Remove the paste with warm water and a washcloth.

● Yogurt - Mix three tablespoons of plain yogurt with two tablespoons of oatmeal. Add one teaspoon of olive oil and one tablespoon of lemon juice to the mixture. Stir the mixture thoroughly and apply it to the effective area of the face. Let the mixture sit for five to seven minutes then rinse off with cold water.

● Almond or oatmeal – Mix either oatmeal or almond powder with just enough rose water to make a spreadable paste. Apply it to your problem areas with your fingertips first and then apply it to the rest of your face. Let it set for about 15 minutes and then rinse your face with cold water.

● Rice—Soak rice in milk for 5 hours and then grind it in a blender until it is paste-like in consistency. Use the paste as a scrub on affected areas of the body.

● Potatoes – Grate raw potatoes and then rub the area with the mixture. Wash it off after 15 minutes.

● Fenugreek leaves—Crush some fenugreek leaves and mix with water to form a paste. Apply this paste to the face for 15 minutes and then remove it. Do this every night to keep your face free of blackheads.

● Coriander leaves – Mix some coriander leaves and a little turmeric powder with water and form a paste. Use this as a mask to eliminate blackheads.

● Oatmeal -Grind oatmeal into a powder in a blender and then add some rose water. Use this on affected areas for 15 minutes and then wash it off with cold water.

● Baking soda – Prepare a mixture of equal parts of baking soda and water and rub it onto your face or other body areas prone to blackheads. Leave it on for 15 minutes and then rinse it off with warm water.

● Honey is also good for removing blackheads. Spread honey on the affected area and remove it after 15 minutes.

Remember – Be gentle to your skin. Never pinch, scrape, poke, press, or squeeze too hard!

FIND HIDDEN SAI BABA..JAI SAI RAM hidden in the marble

"ஐந்து பெற்றால் அரசனும் ஆண்டி" ஐந்து பெற்றால் என்பதில் வரும் அந்த ஐந்து விஷயங்கள்:

1) ஆடம்பரமாய் வாழும் தாய்,

2) பொறுப்பில்லாமல் வாழும் தந்தை,

3) ஒழுக்கமற்ற மனைவி,

4) ஏமாற்றுவதும் துரோகமும் செய்யக்கூடிய உடன் பிறந்தோர் மற்றும்

5) சொல் பேச்சு கேளாத பிடிவாதமுடைய பிள்ளைகள் என்பதாகும்..

இவர்களை கொண்டிருப்பவன், அரசனே ஆனாலும் கூட அவனது வாழ்க்கை வேகமாய் அழிவை நோக்கி போகும்.

ஒருமுறை கதம்பம் பக்கத்திற்கு வந்து பாருங்கள்.....

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