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Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance Offers $3,000 Scholarship for a Student Pursuing a Career in Aviation at an Arizona School

July 7, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 6 /PRNewswire/ — Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance is pleased to announce the 2010 Angel MedFlight Scholarship of Excellence in Aviation. This scholarship will be awarded in August and the recipient will receive $3,000 toward his or her tuition for an aviation-related program at an Arizona college or university. Candidates for the Angel MedFlight Scholarship for Excellence in Aviation only have three more weeks to prepare their submissions. All entries must be postmarked by July 16th to be considered for the 2010 award.

Angel MedFlight established the scholarship in conjunction with the Arizona Business Aviation Association (AZBAA) to promote leadership and resourcefulness in students pursuing a degree in an aviation-related program at an Arizona college or university.

“We are pleased to partner with the AZBAA to offer the 2010 Angel MedFlight Scholarship of Excellence in Aviation,” explained Angel MedFlight President Jeremy Freer. “Angel MedFlight has always been committed to excellence through innovation. We believe that the future success of aviation will depend not only on the intelligence of our next generation of industry leaders, but also on their determination and resourcefulness. Therefore, we launched this scholarship to reward individuals who demonstrate the tenacity and ability to rise above a challenging circumstance to pursue an aviation-related career.”

Applicants must prepare a three minute video biography addressing the following items: the importance of an aviation career to them, a description of a situation where they overcame adversity, and improvements they would like to see in Arizona’s aviation industry. Candidates should submit the video biography along with a completed and signed application, resume and three letters of recommendation.

The scholarship will be awarded to a U.S. citizen without regard to sex, race, religion or national origin. Scholarship funds will be paid directly to the recipient’s college or university. The student must be actively pursuing a degree in the aviation field. To learn more about this program or to download an application forms please go to http://www.angelmedflight.com/azbaascholarship.html.

About Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance Services

Angel MedFlight, founded in 2006 by Jeremy Freer, is based in Scottsdale, Ariz. The company coordinates domestic and international air medical transportation services, commercial medical escorts, ground ambulance services and provides discretionary insurance benefit assistance. Angel MedFlight’s One Touch Promise™ assures that every detail is handled and all resources are committed to guide the process from start to finish with a compassionate team of experts in the fields of medicine, aviation, insurance law and case management. www.angelmedflight.com

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SOURCE Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance Services

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Wallabies settling in to Warrumbungles

April 8, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

A year ago today 24 brush-tailed rock wallabies were flown in by helicopter to the Warrumbungles National Park near Coonabarabran to try to prevent the species’ extinction.

While there were some deaths in the initial months, the animals, which were bred in captivity, are now settled in and it is believed some may be pregnant.

A threatened species officer with the Department of Climate Change, Environment and Water, Todd Soderquist, says two other groups, also brought in this year, provided lessons in how to better prepare animals for the wild.

“Because of the mortality of naive animals during the first release we tried a technique of hardening the animals off in a wild circumstance around the Jenolan Caves area where we have a very good fox control program,” he said.

“It allowed the animals to get their feet on the rock as the case is and figure out exactly how to become wild animals without quite the pressure of predation.”

He says some more wallabies were added to the colony earlier this year and some had to be hiked in which was a new experience.

“I was surprised at how easy the animals handled being put in a bag as if it’s the mother’s pouch and put on a frame pouch and quickly hiked to the top of the mountain, they did quite well actually,” he said.

The crucial time for determining the program’s success in terms of the birth of joeys will be the next four to six months.

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Council numbers in the spotlight

March 26, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Tasmania’s Local Government Association says there is a valid argument to reduce the number of elected members on councils.

It is understood a motion at the Kingborough Council this week to reduce councillors from 12 to nine was narrowly defeated.

Allan Garcia told ABC Local Radio the issue was different from calls to reduce Tasmania’s 29 councils.

“What we are talking about here is trying to match the right number of people around the table making the decisions to the need,” he said.

“In a company circumstance, there are circumstances where corporations reduce the numbers on their board but they don’t necessarily go and amalgamate with their competitor.”

Hobart’s Lord Mayor Rob Valentine does not favour reducing the number because there is a big demand on elected members.

“Six committees we operate with, you have to have representation on those committees,” he said.

“Currently that’s five aldermen per committee where we can make that happen.

“I suppose it’s not inconceivable that there might be four aldermen per committee, so therefore the opportunity is there to consider something less, but again it comes down to what the people in the street are after and that is representation as well.”

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Man dies while fixing a roof

March 9, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Police say it is too early determine how a man died on a banana farm near Tully in far north Queensland.

Paramedics were called to the property at Silky Oak.

Innisfail police district inspector David Tucker says initial investigations suggest the man died while fixing a roof from a cherry picker.

“We’re quite unclear at this point in time as to exactly what has occurred and as such, it may be some time before we determine an exact cause of death in this particular circumstance,” he said.

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Pak won’t allow US to cross ‘red line’ under any circumstances: FO

September 19, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Islamabad, Sep.18 (ANI): Amid reports of a massive expansion of the US’ Islamabad embassy, Pakistan has said that it would never allow the American troops to carry out military operations from its soil.

Addressing a weekly briefing Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said Islamabad would not allow the US to cross the ‘red line’ under any circumstance.

“We would not allow, under any circumstances, operations by US forces inside Pakistan. We have conveyed this several times to our US interlocutors and this is one of our red lines,” Basit said.

Referring to US Chief of Army Staff Admiral Mike Mullen’s statement that Pakistan is facing a threat both from the east and the west, Basit said Mullen’s comments were true in the sense that Pakistan ‘has issues with India and is simultaneously battling terrorism on the western border.’

Commenting on the Obama Administration’s decision to maintain the long standing accountability measures over the aid being provided to Pakistan, he said Islamabad also supports ‘transparency and accountability at every stage’, but asked the US to reduce the administrative cost of the proposed assistance.

“What we have been saying is that we would like to reduce the administrative cost … so that it is cost-effective and maximum benefits reach the people of Pakistan,” The Daily Times quoted Basit, as saying.

When asked about the US Ambassador Anne Patterson’s claims that America has so far provided three billion dollars as aid to Pakistan, he said: “I would refer you to the Finance Ministry, since it is better placed to answer this question.”

He also refused comment on a report that claimed the Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Hussain Haqqani had leaked classified information to an Indian media house.

“As you used the word ‘reportedly’, it will not be appropriate for me to comment in public on such official matters,” Basit said. (ANI)

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Pak rejects reports regarding US Marines

August 21, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Islamabad, Aug.21 (ANI): Pakistan has rejected media reports regarding US’ plans to send more Marines to its Islamabad embassy.

Speaking at a weekly briefing, Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit said US has not yet formally asked for expanding its embassy compound or deploying additional security staff.

“We haven’t yet received any formal request as to how many additional personnel they want to position in their embassy in Islamabad and in their consulates in Karachi and other cities,” he said.

Basit said if any such request is received, it would be considered in accordance with the growing relationship between both countries and the enhanced security requirement amid the present condition.

“There was no upper ceiling between the Pakistan and US regarding the deployment of security personnel because it all hinged on the requirements of any particular circumstance,” The Daily Times quoted Basit, as saying.

According to media reports, Washington is planning to spend a whopping one billion dollars for revamping its main embassy building in Islamabad and increase the strength of its staff.

The Obama Administration is about to spend 405 million dollars for the reconstruction and refurbishment of the main embassy building and 111 million dollars for constructing a new complex for 330 personnel. A further 197 million dollars would be spent for construction of a housing unit for about 250 personnel.

Eighteen acres of land has already been acquired by the US for the project for a one billion rupees, and a Turkish firm has already built a 153-room compound for the embassy.

The US is also planning to send about 1000 additional staff to Pakistan, where 750 US officials are already stationed against a sanctioned strength of only 350 personnel.

But what is more worrying for Islamabad is that this surge would also boost the number of Marines by over 350.

Meanwhile, US Ambassador Anne Patterson has also rejected reports about deployment of US Marines in Islamabad, terming them as ‘baseless’.

Patterson said there were only eight Marines in the US embassy in Islamabad and seven more would join them for security duties.

She also rejected reports that former President Pervez Musharraf had asked US to deploy 2,000 Marines in Pakistan. (ANI)

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Pak releases ‘Tartan Taleban’ McLintock over lack of evidence

May 29, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, May 29 (ANI): Pakistan has released Scottish charity worker James McLintock, nearly three months after he was arrested without any charge.

Dubbed the ‘Tartan Taliban’, McLintock, was kept behind bars for three months for his alleged links with Al-Qaeda, but authorities failed to furnish any evidence in this regard.

British officials have also confirmed reports about his release.

“We can confirm that a British national has been released from custody in Pakistan and is back at home with his wife and children,” the British Foreign Office said.

After his release, McLintock has returned to his family which also resides in Pakistan.

McLintock, also known as Yakub Mohammed after converting to Islam, had been arrested under similar circumstance earlier too.

In 2001, he was arrested on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border but was released without any charge.

He has reportedly fought with the Mujahidin in Afghanistan, and with the Serbian forces in the Bosnian war, The Times Online reports.

McLintock has been working for an Islamic charity since 1990. (ANI)

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Now, a biomaterial to rebuild broken bones

February 19, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Melbourne, Feb 19 (ANI): In a major breakthrough towards rebuilding broken bones, Aussie scientists have created a synthetic biomaterial that encourages the body to create bone on its own.

The biomaterial created by researchers at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Stryker Australia could probe top be an answer to successful bone grafts and treating bone disease.

Dr Cameron Lutton of QUT said that the biomaterial activates the initial stages of bone healing by encouraging the body’s natural clotting process, thus promoting bone growth.

“The biomaterial interacts with blood and mimics early bone healing events,” ABC Online quoted Lutton as saying.

When a bone is broken, a fast inflammatory response comes into action where blood clots and specialised cells are quickly attracted to the fracture site, encouraging a cascade of proteins, hormones and other cells to create new bone.

However, the natural process fails to occur if the gap is too large, due to a large break or removal of a tumour.

“If the chunk of bone missing is too big it can’t heal, this is the circumstance that people need assistance,” said Lutton.

Although researchers use bone grafts or synthetic materials to assist in the healing process, but even they have their limitations.

But, the new biomaterial created by QUT researchers scores over all these methods because of its surface structure, which is coated by a special arrangement of polymers that attract the right proteins to the wounded bone, said Dr Ben Goss project researcher.

“There are polymers that attract proteins and those that repel them. By getting the right balance we can attract and repel the right proteins to create bones,” said Goss.

In laboratory conditions, the biomaterial induces the proteins and hormones needed for the initial inflammatory response.

“We know that it does the right thing to the blood to begin bone regeneration,” said Goss.

Currently animal trials of the biomaterial are undergoing, which if successful, may lead to human trials to treat patients with significant bone defects.(ANI)

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Ponting rushed back to save Aussies against Kiwi humiliation

February 7, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Sydney, Feb 7 (ANI): The Australian selectors in a surprise move have recalled Ricky Ponting for the February 8 ODI at the SCG against New Zealand, despite giving him a two-game break after the opening loss in Perth last weekend.

Ponting’s mid-season holiday has been cut short in an effort to end Australia’s horrible one-day campaign, which threatens to include a Chappell-Hadlee Series loss to an under-strength New Zealand.

The Kiwis, given little hope of beating Australia, hold a commanding 2-0 lead in the five-match series, FOX Sports reported.

New Zealand’s little-known bowling attack restricted the home side to just 181 in Perth and followed up with another disciplined display to keep Australia to 5-225 from their 50 overs in Melbourne.

Under-fire national selection panel chairman Andrew Hilditch said long-term plans to keep Ponting physically and mentally fresh for the intense year of cricket ahead had been scrapped with the series on the line.

“Ricky has today made a strong appeal to be allowed to play given that this is a ‘decider’ game. Given the circumstance, we have made an on balance decision to support his request and we will continue to monitor his workload closely,” Hilditch said.

Hilditch denied the call-up of Ponting had anything to do with Michael Clarke’s captaincy performance in Melbourne. (ANI)

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UN to constitute commission to investigate Benazir’s murder soon

January 28, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Islamabad, Jan 28 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is expected to announce a commission to investigate the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto when he visits Islamabad on February 4.

“Secretary General Moon would announce the commission during his forthcoming visit to Pakistan,” the Dawn quoted a senior diplomatic source, as saying.

The UN had few weeks back proposed to Pakistan the terms of reference for instituting an independent inquiry commission into the circumstance of the killing of Bhutto.

Foreign Office Spokesman Muhammad Sadiq had earlier said that the UN was in an advanced stage of instituting the inquiry.

Pakistan had in June 2008 requested for the probe calling upon the UN to constitute a commission to expose through independent and impartial investigations the culprits, perpetrators, financiers and mastermind behind the December 27 assassination of former Prime Minister Bhutto after a political rally in Rawalpindi.

The Pakistan Government said that it was seeking an international probe because it suspected an international conspiracy behind the assassination of the PPP leader.

It further said that investigating an international conspiracy was beyond the capacity of the local investigators.

Later in July 2008, Foreign Minister Qureshi visited UN Headquarters to discuss with the Secretary General Moon Pakistan’s request for the investigation.

On that occasion a broad understanding was reached on such issues as the nature of the Commission, funding modalities, composition, unhindered access to all sources of relevant information, and elements to safeguard its objectivity, impartiality and independence.

However, discussions within the UN and between UN and Pakistan government continued examining other modalities and the Commission’s structure, including the scope and mandate. (ANI)

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Mumbai attack witness never taken to U.S: FBI

January 18, 2009 By Rajesh Leave a Comment

Mumbai/Washington, Jan.18 (ANI): The United States’ investigating agency Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has stated denied claims made by a Mumbai woman stating she was taken to the U.S by the agency for her being a witness to the Mumbai terror attacks on November 26.

The FBI, however, has clarified that all the interviews conducted by it in connection to the Mumbai attacks were done on a voluntary basis and “did not involve travel outside of normal circumstances”.

“The FBI has been afforded the opportunity to conduct several interviews, however all of the interviews were done on a voluntary basis and they did not involve travel outside of normal circumstances,” an FBI stated on Saturday.

The latest remarks from the FBI were made in response to a query on the claim made recently by Anita Uddaiya, a resident of South Mumbai and a scrap dealer by profession here, stating that she had been taken to the US for interrogation by the FBI.

“The FBI continues to assist the Government of India with their investigation into last year’s attacks in Mumbai. The FBI has been working with the Indian authorities as well as our partners to cover all leads, wherever they may take us,” the spokesperson said.

She has claimed to have seen the 10 terrorists, who carried out the 26/11 strikes, arrive in the city in a rubber dinghy.

Forty eight-year-old Uddaiya went missing in mysterious circumstance from her residence on January 11 after which her daughter filed a missing persons complaint. She doesn’t hold any passport mandatory to travel outside the country.

She mysteriously returned to her home on Wednesday but claimed she had been taken to the US by authorities for questioning.

Meanwhile, the Mumbai police has rubbished her version and now slapped a case against her, making it a non-cognisable offence to mislead them. (ANI)

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Scientists solve longstanding astronomy mystery

January 16, 2009 By Rajesh Leave a Comment

Washington, Jan 16 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have solved the longstanding astronomy mystery of how massive stars form without blowing away the clouds of gas and dust that feed their growth.

The research, by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley, has shown how a massive star can grow despite outward-flowing radiation pressure that exceeds the gravitational force pulling material inward.

Using 3-D radiation hydrodynamics simulations, the group, which includes Livermore’s Richard Klein, who also is an adjunct professor at UC Berkeley, and his LLNL postdoc Andrew Cunningham, unexpectedly discovered that these massive stars also tend to occur in binary or multiple star systems.

“Originally, we were just exploring the physics of massive star formation,” Klein said. “As we were looking at the physics, we found that gravitational instabilities cause companion stars to form around massive stars,” he added.

Massive stars produce so much light that the radiation pressure they exert on the gas and dust around them is stronger than their gravitational attraction, a circumstance that has long been expected to prevent them from growing by accretion.

“We didn’t set out to solve that question, so it was a nice side benefit of the study,” said Mark Krumholz, lead author and an assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the UC Santa Cruz said.

“The main finding is that radiation pressure does not limit the growth of massive stars,” he added.

The team spent years developing complex computer codes for simulating the processes of star formation.

Combined with advances in computer technology, their latest code (called ORION) enabled them to run a detailed 3-D simulation of the collapse of an enormous interstellar gas cloud to form a massive star.

“Logically, we thought the massive amounts of radiation pressure would stop the star in its tracks from growing any larger,” Klein said.

“But instead, gravitational instabilities channeled gas onto the star system through disks and filaments, sort of like fingers, that self-shield against the radiation, while allowing the radiation to escape through optically thin bubbles,” he added. (ANI)

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Kate Hudson ‘loves doing nude photo shoots’

January 15, 2009 By Rajesh Leave a Comment

New Delhi, January 15 (ANI): Kate Hudson has revealed that she just loves posing naked, and has no qualms about shedding her clothes for the camera.

The ‘Almost Famous’ actress pledged to put more naked shoots in her kitty, and insisted the artistic side of the man behind the lens always appealed to her, reports the China Daily.

She said: “I love doing them and I will do more. It’s fun. Also, I’ve come to appreciate the skill of the photographer. It’s a real art. I’m very interested in that side of it.”

The ‘Bride Wars’ star further added that she would “do anything” to fetch herself a desired role, even if it concerned nudity.

She said: “It depends on the movie and depends on the circumstance, but nudity is always something that is an issue for women. I am pretty comfortable with that – but as long as it works for the movie.

She added: “Nudity is normally the biggest issue that I think about in a movie. But if I wanted a part I would pretty much do anything I needed to in order to get that role.” (ANI)

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