Sunday, September 25, 2011

Newly identified antibodies may improve pneumonia vaccine design

ScienceDaily (Sep. 22, 2011) ? Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered how a novel type of antibody works against pneumococcal bacteria. The findings, which could improve vaccines against pneumonia, appear in the September/October issue of mBio, the online journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

Until recently, scientists thought that antibodies work against pneumococcal bacteria by killing them with the help of immune cells. However, several years ago, Einstein researchers discovered antibodies that were very effective against experimental pneumococcal disease in mice even though they were not able to induce bacterial killing by immune cells. In the current study, the researchers examined how these antibodies interact with pneumococcal bacteria and found that they cause the bacteria to clump together, enhancing a phenomenon called quorum sensing.

"Quorum sensing is a way that bacteria communicate with one another," explained senior author Liise-anne Pirofski, M.D., professor of medicine and of microbiology & immunology, chief of infectious diseases at Einstein and Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital for Einstein, and the Selma and Dr. Jacques Mitrani Professor in Biomedical Research at Einstein. "Here, the ability of antibodies to enhance quorum sensing causes the bacteria to express genes that could kill some of their siblings, something called fratricide, and weaken the defense mechanisms that enable bacteria to survive and grow in a hostile environment."

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases estimates that 175,000 people are hospitalized with pneumococcal pneumonia in the United States each year. In addition, pneumococcal bacteria cause 34,500 bloodstream infections and 2,200 cases of meningitis annually.

There are two pneumococcal vaccines: one for adults and one for infants and children. The pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccine has dramatically reduced the incidence of pneumococcal disease in children and adults by protecting vaccinated children and by reducing person-to-person transmission of the bacterium, (a phenomenon known as herd protection). However, the vaccine doesn't cover all strains of disease-causing pneumococcus, and the vaccine currently used for adults does not prevent pneumonia. Fortifying current pneumococcal vaccines to stimulate antibodies that make pneumococcal bacteria less able to protect themselves -- or kill them directly -- could enhance their effectiveness.

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  1. Masahide Yano, Shruti Gohil, J. Robert Coleman, Catherine Manix, Andliise-Anne Pirofski. Antibodies to Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsular Polysaccharide Enhance Pneumococcal Quorum Sensing. mBio, 13 September 2011, vol. 2 DOI: 10.1128/%u200BmBio.00176-11

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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Can France Handle a Nuclear Accident? ? The Media Debate ...

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In the wake of the Marcoule plant explosion, the French media are questioning France's ability to handle a nuclear accident.

The fatal accident at the Marcoule nuclear waste processing plant near Condolet in France on Sept 13th 2011 and the almost non-existent details released by the authorities other than vague reassurance that there had been no leak of radioactivity have stimulated intense concern in the media regarding France?s capability of handling a major nuclear accident.

Slate Claims France?s Evacuation Plans Are Impractical

Following the Fukushima disaster in March, Slate published an article on the impracticality of France?s evacuation plans. Following the explosion at the Marcoule plant, it republished the same article under the same unequivocal title: "France is not prepared for the worst nuclear scenario.?

In the article, Slate highlights the problems associated with the proximity of the nuclear plants to major conurbations. "If the authorities had not chosen to locate plants so close to large cities, the question would not arise today," the online journal stresses. The city of Lyons, for instance, is only 35 km away from the nuclear plant at Bugey and 40 km away from a similar plant at Saint-Alban.

RMC Decries The Lack of Protective Measures

For its part, RMC highlights the fact that "no local measures were taken to protect the population but schools took the initiative by temporarily confining their students and, for a time, panic gripped a nearby village, whose residents heard the siren sounded inside the site after the accident."

France Soir Describes Pharmacies Being Beseiged

France Soir has reported that in Laudun, a town close to the Marcoule plant, the local pharmacies were besieged by anxious townsfolk asking for iodine tablets: unfortunately, these are available only on prescription.

A pharmacist explained: ?The last time these tablets were distributed was four years ago, according to a strict procedure, which aimed to provide one box per family. Normally, everyone should have this box but, in reality, as we can see today, this is not the case at all. ".

Reassuring Announcements Fail To Dispel Fears

Announcements designed to reassure the local populace failed to dispel fears. An article published in the afternoon in the regional daily journal, Midi Libre, under the title ?Explosion on the Marcoule site, there is no ?radiation leak? ? elicited only negative and disparaging reactions. One reader quipped: ?Fear not! The non-radioactive cloud stopped at the Marcoule site?s barrier fence.? A suspicion that highlights the problems of communication and transparency in this situation.

The Wall Street Journal is Blocked

Reporters from the Paris offices of the Wall Street Journal came up against a wall when they tried to get an interview with the EDF subsidiary, Socodei, which manages the waste processing and packaging plant where the accident occurred .

The Nuclear Industry Responds

Michel Claessens, Communications Director for the international experimental reactor, ITER, himself a formal scientific journalist, retorted that journalists have their own share of the responsibility in matters of communication. In an article published in Atlantico, entitled: "Are the media in the 21st century incapable of handling the nuclear industry?" Claessens states: "The legislation governing the media does not facilitate the provision of information on nuclear issues, in fact quite the reverse. This was noticeable, among other incidents, in the case of Fukushima: if the media reported the news, the value of the information being reported was often extremely limited. Are the events blown up disproportionately or is there a readiness to misinform? "

An Ongoing Debate on the Use of Nuclear Power

The Marcoule incident has added fuel to European concerns reawakened by the Fukushima disaster. The various investigations have yet to determine the precise cause of the incident, which is being classed as an ?industrial accident?, albeit possibly involving molten low-level radioactive metal. Ince lengthy investigations are anticipated, the full facts may never be revealed.

In the run-up to the French Presidential election in 2012, however, the politicians are already establishing their stance in the wake of this incident. No doubt, more ?fallout? can be expected from the Marcoule incident.

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Le Monde 13 Sept 2011: ?Les m?dias s'interrogent sur la capacit? de la France ? g?rer un accident nucl?aire ?

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I am a professional translator and consultant, currently living in the USA but with wide experience of Europe and its cultures.

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The Great Pumpkin Shortage: Stormy Summer Limits Supply in Northeast (Time.com)

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As much as we hate to admit we need pumpkins ? NewsFeed answers to no vegetable ? this time of year we really do. Unfortunately for those of you in the Northeast, pumpkins might not be so readily available for your Halloweening needs.

Thanks to Tropical Storm Irene and an especially stormy summer, there are severe reported shortages in pumpkin crops across the region as bad weather conditions have led to higher numbers of rotten vegetables. Which means that pumpkin seekers could be paying double for their?Jack-o'-lantern canvases in some places and, in others, they could be out of luck entirely.

(MORE: The 20 Best Topical Costumes of 2010)

What's a Halloween lover to do? Now just because you didn't see this shortage coming, doesn't mean there's no hope for you. Now that you know, however, your first course of action should be to move quickly. David Dumaresq of Farmer Dave's told CBS that you should ?[b]uy your pumpkins soon for the best availability because there's not going to be too many around this year.?

If you're too late, then we're sorry but you've got to move on and search for alternatives because, hey, there's plenty of other vegetables in the sea.? The Hairpin has collected a list of some viable options of "alternate o' lanterns" to help get you brainstorming.

And a Consumerist reader suggests switching teams and moving away from vegetables altogether: try turning milk jugs into little ghosts by cutting out the back and sticking a candle inside.

Remember, these are all practical suggestions for coping, but certainly none of them will replace the feelings you got from shopping for pumpkins the week before Halloween. But those days are gone. You just have to remember that, above all else, you can't let pumpkins know how much they mean to you.

Megan Gibson is a reporter at the London bureau of TIME. Find her on Twitter at @MeganJGibson. You can also continue the discussion on TIME's Facebook page and on Twitter at @TIME.

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Friday, September 23, 2011

Choosing Right Non-Exempt Nannies with Early Childhood Education

So you have already decided not to use traditional child care centers for childcare because you want the caregiver to come to you and not visa-versa. And having a grandparent, relative, or close-friend watch your children is impossible. When finding the close-to-perfect nanny, it is important to find one with an early childhood education and experience working with various ages.

There are various agencies and organizations, depending on state, that supply parents with information to make informed decisions on whether to hire a babysitter, nanny, or family member or to find the right child care center. Many parents are unaware that babysitters and nannies that choose to take care of only one family?s children are almost always considered non-exempt child caregivers. Basically, non-exempt caregivers are license exempt, informal childcare givers, and regulation exempt except for a select few agencies, depending on state that work to create regulations for these nannies to follow.

Some states like California have created voluntary registries, where qualified and safe non-exempt nannies are listed for parents to view and choose. These nannies have been successfully fingerprinted, background checked, criminally investigated, and has not had child abuse show up in their histories.

While it is easy for parents to dismiss employing a nanny once they learn that almost all nannies are non-exempt caregivers, the non-exempt status of nannies, under no circumstance, means they are a dangerous, bad caregiver. The key for parents is to find a nanny with additional experience and an early childhood education that also meets these qualifications:

Qualifications of Good Non-Exempt Nannies

1.) CPR/AED/First Aid trained.
2.) Continues to take educational course and safety seminars.

3.) Has a flexible schedule, where they will work around your needs completely.
4.) Has direct experience taking care of a wide range of ages.

5.) Has direct experience with taking care of both boys and girls.

6.) Passes a background, criminal, drug, and child-abuse test.

7.) Supplies a resume with references of happy parents.

8.) Is willing to meet the children and do a test day before hired.

Depending on the state you live in, you might be able to bypass step six and consult a private, state directory to see if your nanny has passed these tests successfully. Besides consulting websites for information about nannies and state-specific agencies and directories, it is a good idea to become familiar with other child care options, even those that have already been ruled out. For instance, the advantage with taking children to a day care center is that the children experience social interactions with other children their age and child care centers must employ licensed caregivers.

One of the major drawbacks to taking children to early childhood centers is that parents often worry or experience their children getting sick more often or not getting along with the multiple caregivers or other children. Plus there is the expense of commuting, gas, and coordinating drop-offs and pick-ups between parents. Parents would rather spend the money in different ways, whether that?s on games, toys, or books for the nanny to use with the children at home or healthy snack foods the nanny gives to the children each day.

At a day care center, parents are subjected to having the caregivers give games, toys, and foods the childcare center thinks are good objects. In home nannies allow parents to expose their children to the kind of everyday stuff they wish their children to have. The main problem parents often have with family, friends, or relatives becoming a caregiver is that it often, overtime, creates friction and unnecessary rafts that hurt relationships.

When parents educate themselves about non-exempt caregivers, consult the advice of state-specific directories , andfollow some easy-to-use steps to hire the right nanny, the word non-exempt becomes a whole lot less scary and practically meaningless.

Source: http://mommydaddyblog.com/2011/09/21/choosing-right-nonexempt-nannies-early-childhood-education/

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Awesome ways of making money online ? Rebase Article Directory

Making money online is a matter of finding an audience who you can either advertise to or receive direct payment from. Either way, you need something interesting or informative with which to catch and hold your readers? attention. Your content is everything.

I?ll show you how you can make money presenting and distributing content via podcast or a newsletter, and how you can connect directly with your audience as an online tutor.

Getting Paid To Podcast

To create a podcast, you will need a microphone and some recording software. If you have a
camera, you can also produce video podcasts. You can download a free recording program from
audacity.sourceforge.net, where you will also find tutorials on the technical side of podcasting.

When you have the content and are able to produce good quality podcasts, you need listeners. You can find them by submitting your podcast to directories such as podcastalley.com, promoting it through a website or blog, or advertising in forums and newsletters.

The bigger your market, the better. Don?t be afraid of competitive markets, they?re big for a reason?they pay and people are listening!

You will then be able to make money by finding a sponsor who is willing to pay to reach your listeners. You could find your own advertisers, or join a podcasting network such as podtrac.com.

If your content is desirable enough, you can charge for access to it, through services such as iTunes (apple.com/itunes). If you are selling your podcast, however, it is a good idea to create a free content version too in order to reach new listeners.

How To Get Paid To Publish Online Newsletters

Even if you prefer the written word to audio podcasting, you will still need to take care of some technical details.

The best way to distribute newsletters is through an autoresponder list service. These can be set up to automatically deliver pre-written emails to subscribers at set intervals. Each new subscriber will receive all of the emails in your predetermined sequence. That means you can load up a year?s worth of content (or more), and it?ll automatically publish straight to your subscribers? email boxes without you touching it again!

A free autoresponder can be downloaded from responders.com, while a more professional program can be bought from aweber.com. These programs will also help with managing your subscriber list, so you stay spam compliant.

A successful newsletter will be attractive, easy to read, and compatible with different computers and internet browsers. You can create beautiful PDF documents using a free program such as openoffice.com.

Also, you do not have to create all your own content. You can get free stock photos and articles from sites such as publicdomainimages.net and ezinearticles.com. You
can also pay for pre-written content from sites like associatedcontent.com.

Email newsletters are perfect for marketing your own products, if you are running an online business. You can also make money by selling space to advertisers or even charging for subscriptions.

By using the tools from services such as aweber.com, you can grow your online newsletter list to hundreds or even thousands of people.

Get Paid To Teach People All Over the World

If you have knowledge and experience to share then you can do so in a podcast or newsletter, or by writing content for a site such as demandstudios.com, who will pay for articles.

Alternatively, you can become an online tutor and communicate directly with students through video chat and email. You could find your own students by advertising your services on craigslist.org, or join a company who will pair you up with suitable learners.

In order to get the best jobs, you may need some relevant qualifications, such as a degree, proven experience in a particular field, or a teaching certificate of some kind.

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Brits Finance In USA ? PERSONAL FINANCE: Protect yourself from ...

Whilst it is true that fraudsters do go to great lengths to steal ones identity, we are often careless about the way we handle our documentation leaving sensitive information lying around at home, in the office or in the car.

The modern digital society with its attendant mobile and electronic payment environment comes with the challenge of identity theft. As the world shifts towards ?a cashless society?, and Nigeria makes steady progress towards this goal, it is important to be aware of some of the practical steps that you can take to protect yourself or at least reduce your vulnerability to the scourge of the digital revolution.

If your identity is stolen

Do not underestimate the value of your identity and personal information. When a thief steals your personal data, for all intents and purposes, they ?become? you and like a predator, they feed off and assume your financial identity. Methods range from stealing from a wallet, rummaging through refuse or peering over your shoulder as you use an ATM. Some thieves will go on a shopping spree with your cards; the more sophisticated ones may go as far as opening bank accounts or taking out loans in their victim?s name.

Keep your personal information and documents secure

Keep your personal documents in a safe and secure place, preferably in a lockable or fireproof cabinet at home. Photocopy or scan more sensitive documents such as title deeds whilst originals should ideally be kept at your bank if it offers such a service. Share certificates should be dematerialized and lodged into an account at the Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS).

The telephone isn?t secure; as far as possible, avoid giving your account details or other personal information over the phone or Internet. If this is unavoidable, try to make sure that no one is listening in.

Keep your cards safe

Avoid carrying all your cards on you if you don?t need them; when you are not using them, keep them in a safe place. The more cards you carry, the more vulnerable your accounts could become. Be attentive and watchful of the devices used by the personnel handling your card whenever you make payments.

It is useful to make photocopies of your cards, and to have the contact numbers of the issuers easily accessible so you can call them to cancel them immediately.

Keep your PINs and passwords safe

Guard your Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) for your ATM and credit cards, and keep your PIN separate from your cards. Use different passwords for each account to increase security; memorize them and never store them in your wallet.

It is tempting to want to use your birth date, children?s names and other obvious codes for your computer and cards. These are so easy to decipher so even if you have a poor memory, try to be more creative in selecting your PIN or password. If someone has managed to steal your identity they probably gained access to your birth-date and passwords.

Shopping online

Debit cards offer better protection than credit cards when shopping on-line. A debit card is limited to the amount you have deposited, so a fraudster only has access to the balance in your account. With credit cards however, it is your credit limit that will act as the ceiling; the higher it is, the greater the damage you could face.

Check through your bank statements periodically

Go through your bank statements as soon as they arrive; having no time to check your bank statements is a gift to identity thieves. Online banking makes it so easy to do this. If you spot any unfamiliar or irregular transactions or activity, report it to your bank immediately.

Beware of suspicious e-mails

Be careful of a suspicious e-mail purporting to be from a bona fide institution, requesting for personal details; don?t give them any information. Your bank is unlikely to contact you for personal information such as your PIN or password in this way.

Invest in a paper shredder

Carefully dispose of or shred any documents that have sensitive financial information such as your bank account numbers, or card details including credit or debit card payment slips, ATM receipts, bank statements and utility bills. Identity thieves can easily rummage through your refuse to gain access to vital personal information. Cut up old credit cards and dispose of the pieces seperately.

Protect your mail

If you are going away on vacation, remember to cancel any routine mail delivery or at least ensure that there is someone at home to receive and secure it. Be particularly careful if you live in a property where it is possible for other people to have access to your mail. If you are moving house or relocating, inform your bank, and other organizations and give them your forwarding address. Mail that is left unattended can be a tempting target.

Some banks offer a hold mail service making it possible for you to collect your new cards or cheque books from your local branch. Outgoing mail can be vulnerable too so be careful what information you include.

Protect your computer

Protect your computer with a secret password and change it periodically. Have anti-virus software and a hardware firewall installed on your computer to protect you from receiving spam mails, which can be a source of identity fraud.

Update this periodically particularly if this is a key part of your business.

You don?t want your dead relative borrowing

Fraudsters sometimes use the identities of deceased persons to commit fraud, which can be very distressing for family members. They often target the deceased information through obituaries, bank statements and other documents. When a loved one passes away, protect their identity; obtain several copies of the official death certificate, and notify all financial institutions, banks, stockbrokers, insurance companies that they have relationships with.

Whilst it is true that fraudsters do go to great lengths to steal ones identity, we are often careless about the way we handle our documentation leaving sensitive information lying around at home, in the office or in the car.

Being the victim of identity theft can have a devastating effect on your financial wellbeing. Cleaning up a crisis is not only expensive but tiring and traumatic as well. Remember the high-profile hackings of sophisticated corporate databases that we read about; this demonstrates that nobody is completely immune from identity theft.

Knowledge is the primary weapon to protect yourself; it is thus important that you are alert and aware so that you can take precautions to at least minimize the odds of becoming a victim.

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Monday, September 19, 2011

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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Contemporary Floor Lamps | House and Home Improvement

arc lamp 274x300 Contemporary Floor LampsThe lamps have been used for thousands of years. Use copper bowls made from willow branches crude oil singles and a wide range of modern light sources, standard lamps have gone through different stages of development technology and aesthetics.

Street lights now extend through the houses and lighting businesses. Contemporary floor lamps now focus on a functional role in the diet, the environment or the character of a room. This feature allows you to lampposts, one of the most popular games of interior designers, landscape architects, owners and property managers.

Available in different sizes, shapes and power of the lamps lighting can be for all or part of a given space with ease to a certain effect on the aesthetic and functional needs can be used to generate. The lamps are normally adjustable in terms of production and the angle of illumination and can also be of different colors.

Popular types of lamps

Just as there are different styles and techniques of filling and glazed inside and out, there are many types of lamps for owners of homes and buildings. Some of the most popular.

Torch. This guy is one of the more recognizable street lights. Flashlights are like flashlight bulbs are already in use in Europe and in the 17 th century. The light source was then candles, which were mounted on high towers made of metal or wood. The current version can, of course, any type of light (candles, incandescent, fluorescent lamps, halogen lamps, etc.) and all other materials (wood, metal, plastic, composite materials, alloys, ceramics, etc.). Rockets usually only a small space in the room, quietly, and the propagation of light beams radiating light toward the ceiling. For these reasons, many manufacturers of flashlights that want to optimize the limited space, or a project with a minimalist interior sought.

Arc lamp. The arc lamp consists of a loading arm that extends in the form of an arc. Given the configuration of a light bulb is often radiates down, so the arc lamp is ideal for places where the reading lamps or table can not be done or to be easily installed. Because it has a unique table lamp are very popular during the transitional period and contemporary.

Tour of the lamp. Lights are distinguished for their paintings, sculptures and carefully designed. Lights are often thrown around a clear aesthetic, which often overshadows the role of the lamp as a source of light. In fact, most of the lights and turn soft lighting, colors, whose main objective is the work of art in three dimensions to highlight in its frame. Moreover, the possibilities are endless design framework, with different models evoke the abstract Asia, Art Deco, Cubism and other influences.

Trends in interior lighting

According to the different movements and styles of interior design, lighting trends also reflect the new priorities and values ??of people rather than his life and work spaces. The impact of ergonomics, design factors and the environment are some of the facilities of current consumption decisions lamp .. For example, concern for the environment to do research to develop a more sustainable lighting and more energy efficient. Meanwhile, apply for new forms, but clean, with good sense, experiments on the redefinition of traditional lamp designs and the introduction of new materials for the impulse that led to the aesthetic.

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Tom Ridge endorses Jon Huntsman in GOP primary (The Ticket)

Ridge and Huntsman (Cheryl Senter/AP)

Jon Huntsman picked up the endorsement of a key moderate Republican in his bid for the GOP presidential nomination.

Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge announced he's backing Huntsman during a campaign event in New Hampshire Friday.

"Gov. Huntsman is the only candidate with demonstrated success at the state, national and international levels," Ridge, who served as the country's first Homeland Security secretary, said in a statement. "Jon has a proven record in creating jobs, strengthening America's competitiveness and advancing our interests in a global economy."

Ridge's endorsement is sure to prompt more comparisons between Huntsman's 2012 effort and John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign.

Ridge was a key political surrogate for McCain four years ago. Some of McCain's former advisers are working for Huntsman this campaign, including John Weaver, McCain's former top strategist who is now serving in that role for the ex-Utah governor.

And like McCain, Huntsman is focusing most of his political energy on New Hampshire, a state where his moderate views are likely to play better with the GOP electorate.

That's no doubt one reason why Huntsman chose to announce Ridge's endorsement in the state. Ridge, who once considered his own White House run, is a well-known and popular figure there.

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Saturday, September 17, 2011

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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Flipkart gets jump on Amazon in India's nascent e-shopping market (Reuters)

BANGALORE (Reuters) ? On some days when they were starting out, the Bansals would get on a motorbike to make the rounds of book warehouses around Bangalore, ride back to their two-bedroom apartment and package up orders for online customers.

It was a humble beginning for Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, two ex-Amazon.com software developers who set out in 2007 to beat their old employer at its own game long before the world's top online retailer had even drawn up plans to enter the Indian market.

"We were doing everything ourselves for the first four to five months - from packing to shipping. Because our volumes were very low, our courier partners would sometimes refuse to pick up items from our apartment," Sachin Bansal recalls of the six months before they moved into their first office.

"So we used to get on a motorbike, hold the shipment in our hands and personally deliver them to our Bangalore clients."

In those rocky first days, Sachin told Reuters, the Bansals' suppliers -- seeing two youngsters who had quit stable employment with a reputable firm to go it alone -- would sit them down and counsel them to get a proper job.

The young Bansals have since been feted at home as poster boys for entrepreneurial India, establishing their company, Flipkart, as a leader in the fledgling Indian e-commerce market.

Flipkart is now India's biggest online bookseller, with over 10 million titles distributed from warehouses in five cities. It has branched from books into mobile phones, appliances, gaming consoles, music and movies, and now sells 10 products a minute.

It generated $11 million in sales last financial year, expects revenues to cross $100 million this year and is aiming at $1 billion by 2015.

That sharp growth trajectory has attracted $31 million in funding from U.S. venture capital firms Tiger Global Management as well as Accel Partners, which has a stake in Facebook.

Sachin Bansal declined to comment on a media report this week that Flipkart is lining up a $150 million fourth round of funding, but said earlier there are no current plans for an initial public offering.

Flipkart's business model and even its website resemble those of Amazon. But as a company it is dwarfed by the U.S.-based giant, whose revenues stood at $34.2 billion last year.

It is possible to order Amazon products from India, but the cost of postage is high and delivery is slow. Amazon still has no formal presence in India yet, though a source familiar with the matter said it is mulling plans to set up in the country next year.

"Amazon's idea is not new ... It's all about the execution," said Sachin Bansal, 30, now chief executive officer of the company he co-founded.

Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, Flipkart's 28-year-old chief operating officer, are not related. But they both grew up in Chandigarh, they are both alumni of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi and they briefly worked together for Amazon in Bangalore, the southern IT hub where numerous global companies have back-office operations.

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There is little doubt that e-commerce will one day be big business in India, a country of 1.2 billion people whose rapid economic growth is adding millions to the middle class every year. But for now it is a difficult and diminutive market.

Despite its vast population, India has only 52 million active Internet users and only 40 percent of them have shopped online. What's more, fewer than 18 million people use credit cards, and most of them shop offline.

"The sophistication of the Internet user is the largest challenge. Now, there are between 15 to 20 million sophisticated users in India," said Subrata Mitra, a partner at Accel.

To get around their clients' credit card-aversion, the Bansals offer cash-on-delivery for their products, much as a pizza company does for dinner at your door, and this accounts for 50 percent of Flipkart's sales.

But the market outlook is bright.

For one thing, while printed book sales are slipping in most western countries, India's $2 billion book market is growing at around 15 percent a year thanks to rising literacy rates, the swelling ranks of middle class readers, and a thriving domestic literary scene.

"I don't see offline bookstores closing down anytime soon like they are in the U.S., where the physical book market is shrinking," Sachin Bansal told Reuters, but he said the strong demand for books would help online sellers as well as traditional high street stores.

Then there is the Indian e-commerce market, which is expected to grow by 47 percent to more than 460 billion rupees ($10 billion) this year, according to the Internet and Mobile Association of India.

Online travel is for now the dominant sector. Just last year, Indian online travel firm MakeMyTrip Ltd raised $70 million in a Nasdaq initial public offering.

"By 2015, we're expecting India to be one of the largest Internet-based economies. All these companies are at a stage where they can explode, depending on broadband connectivity," said Mritunjay Kapur, India head at Protiviti Consulting.

Rivals in the Indian e-commerce market include Letsbuy.com, which sells electronics, and InfiBeam.com, which sells electronics and books.

Anand Dikshit, executive director at PricewaterhouseCoopers in India, is more cautious about an industry now in a "trial-and-error" phase.

"I am not gung-ho on this in India right now. Let's see where these companies are after a couple of years because the sustainability is more important. There are no sustainable models as of now," Dikshit said.

The Bansals, however, are optimistic. They expect higher margins from non-book products, which now account for 60 percent of revenue, and are even looking forward to the competition from Amazon.

"Amazon entering the country will be a good thing for e-commerce, which is very small in India in relation to its potential," said Sachin. "The largest challenge we face now is to make e-commerce more viable for people to come online and shop."

(Editing by Tony Munroe and John Chalmers)

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/india/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110904/india_nm/india591373

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ScienceDaily (Aug. 31, 2011) ? A new birth control vaccine for white-tailed deer -- a growing nuisance in urban areas for gardens and landscaping -- eliminates the dangerous reproductive behavior behind the annual autumn surge in automobile-deer collisions. The vaccine, just becoming commercially available in some U.S. states, was the topic of a report in Denver at the 242nd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

Named GonaCon?, the vaccine also shows promise for reducing or eliminating some of the undesirable behaviors in household pets and farm animals that have not been spayed or neutered. Among them: scent-marking, fighting, caterwauling and wandering in cats, and aggressive behavior in horses. That's because GonaCon? blocks the action of the male and female sex hormones, testosterone and estrogen, that spark such behaviors. It also has potential applications in prairie dogs, wild horses and feral dogs.

David A. Goldade, who reported on the vaccine, said that blocking action is one of GonaCon?'s multiple advantages over other birth control methods developed to cope with the population explosion of white-tailed deer in many parts of the country. In addition to the damage to gardens and expensive landscaping plants, deer in urban areas can attract mountain lions and other predators into residential areas. And on both urban and rural roads, 1.5 million deer-auto collisions kill at least 150 people annually and cause more than $1 billion in property damage.

"Other birth-control vaccines using porcine zona pellucida (PZP) also can prevent deer from producing offspring, but PZP-vaccinated animals still exhibit mating behaviors," Goldade explained. He is with the U. S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service/Wildlife Services National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) in Fort Collins, Colo., where GonaCon? was developed. "That opens the door to dangerous situations in which males chase females across the highway. With GonaCon?, however, vaccinated deer don't even try to mate," Goldade continued.

Goldade explained that GonaCon? blocks a biological signal that triggers reproductive behavior in deer and many other mammals in temperate areas of the world. As day length decreases in autumn, the reproductive systems in these animals "turn on." Testosterone levels rise in males, and females go into estrus, or "heat." Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), produced in a gland at the base of the brain, issues the biochemical orders for increased production of the sex hormones estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. Without GnRH, the body makes little or none of those hormones.

The GnRH vaccine induces the body to make antibodies against its own GnRH, thus destroying the signal for sex and inducing infertility in both males and females. USDA studies with white-tailed deer and other animals -- free-ranging California ground squirrels, captive Norway rats, domestic and feral swine and wild horses -- established the effectiveness of a single injection of GnRH. The effects in penned white-tailed deer lasted up to five years without a booster vaccination.

To use the vaccine on wild deer populations, the researchers first had to register it with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). One requirement for registration is data on the concentration of the active ingredient, in this case, GnRH. Goldade's team developed a test using a standard laboratory technique called mass spectrometry to do just that.

GonaCon? is the only EPA-registered multi-year, single-injection wildlife contraceptive for female white-tailed deer population control, but don't expect to see it on store shelves next to the deer and squirrel repellents. It also has to be registered in a state and must be administered by a USDA or state game and fish department staff member, who captures, tranquilizes and injects deer one by one. So far, only Maryland and New Jersey have approved it for use within their borders.

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