In this issue: 5 steps to fitness, Alzheimer's and head injuries, going gluten-free and more.

Starting to exercise is easier than you might think. Manage my newsletter.   HOUSECALL Mayo Clinic is ranked #1 in the nation. Vol. 17, Issue 78 | September 22, 2016   THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES     Fitness program: 5 steps to get started Making exercise a part of your normal routine may seem daunting. But if you take it step-by-step, it's a lot easier to manage.     Sickle cell anemia   September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Get the facts about this inherited blood disorder and treatments that can help you cope.           EXPERT ANSWERS   White patch on skin: A cause for concern? Discover what could cause a small white patch on your skin and when to see a dermatologist. Alzheimer's: Can a head injury increase my risk? Some research shows a link between certain head injuries and Alzheimer's disease. Here's what you should know.   PLUS ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS ... Bean and legume recipes Asthma in adults: Creating an asthma action plan Chronic kidney disease Fall prevention: Simple tips to prevent falls     TRUSTED HEALTH TOOLS   Use our Symptom Checker to explore possible causes of your symptoms based upon Mayo Clinic's patient care experience.   Use these simple calculators and self-assessments for personalized health tips.   Calorie calculator Mayo Clinic healthy weight pyramid     NOW BLOGGING   Nutrition-wise: Is gluten-free a healthy way to eat? If you don't need to avoid gluten, is it OK to follow a gluten-free diet? It depends on what you eat instead.     MAYO CLINIC PRODUCTS & SERVICES   Your home reference for the most common conditions With the Mayo Clinic A to Z Health Guide you'll find everything you need to know about signs, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of common medical conditions. Featuring helpful illustrations and straightforward writing, this is a must-have health resource for every home. Take a closer look!     Adopt some new healthy habits for 2017 The Mayo Clinic Diet is designed to help you lose 6 to 10 lbs. in 2 weeks. You'll learn which five habits to add and which five habits to break to start losing weight.     HEALTHY RECIPES   Black bean wrap Bean salad with balsamic vinaigrette French green lentil salad Vegetable, lentil and garbanzo bean stew   HEALTH TIP OF THE WEEK   Exercise: Are you working hard enough? You're aiming for moderate intensity when you exercise, but how do you know if you're achieving it? You're probably exercising at moderate intensity if you're breathing faster and you break into a light sweat after about 10 minutes of activity. If you're not sure, try the talk test: If you can carry on a conversation but you can't sing, you're probably exercising in the moderate-intensity range.   Need practical advice on diet and exercise? Want creative solutions for stress and other lifestyle issues? Discover even more healthy lifestyle topics at MayoClinic.org.   Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. Advertising & Sponsorship Policy    |    Opportunities     Help us find the answers Support Mayo Clinic; donate now. Your support changes lives.     Connect with Mayo Clinic For more of our reliable health information and tools, visit us at MayoClinic.org. Or add us to your social network!   Like us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Pinterest   Watch on YouTube Patient Stories View More Newsletters       Thanks for joining our mailing list, mantiskhiralla@gmail.com, for Mayo Clinic HOUSECALL.   REMOVE me from this list | Add me to this list | Customer service   © 2016 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905. All rights reserved.

Earth from Space

Earth from Space

22-09-2016 03:08 PM CEST

Join us Friday, 23 September, at 10:00 CEST for the 'Earth from Space' video programme. This week features Kazakhstan's Alakol Lake

 

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Violence erupts on second night of North Carolina police protests John Kerry refutes Russian version of Syria aid attack; Trump walks back on national 'stop and frisk' remark; Indigenous Australians the 'most ancient' people The North Carolina governor has declared a state of emergency in Charlotte after a second night of unrest following the police killing of Keith Scott. Photograph: Sean Rayford/Getty Images Edward Helmore in New York New violence hits Charlotte A second night of unrest has spread across Charlotte, North Carolina, following the fatal police shooting of Keith Scott, a 43-year-old black man. A man was critically wounded during last night's unrest in what authorities called a "civilian on civilian" confrontation. As the violence spread, governor Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency, and called for help from the national guard. Protesters held signs that read "release the tape", referring to police video of the shooting that started the protests. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police chief Kerr Putney said on Wednesday his officers had given Scott numerous warnings to drop the gun he was said to be holding before shooting him. Charlotte protests: governor of North Carolina declares state of emergency US and UK spar with Russia over Syrian aid convoy attack US secretary of state John Kerry likened Russian accounts of the aid convoy attack to a "parallel universe" as he called for the grounding of Syrian planes over zones where humanitarian aid is delivered. UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson backed up his counterpart, saying there was "strong" evidence that Russian warplanes carried out the airstrike on Monday, which killed at least 20 people, and has been blamed for the breakdown of a week-long ceasefire. Russia, meanwhile, accused rebels of violating the truce. Boris Johnson: 'strong' evidence Russia carried out strike on UN convoy in Syria Trump's African-American outreach project hits new bump Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called for the national introduction of "stop and frisk", the controversial police tactic ruled unconstitutional, during a town hall meant to appeal to black voters on Wednesday. On Thursday morning, Trump claimed he was only talking about Chicago, telling Fox News: "I think Chicago needs stop and frisk ... good, strong law and order." Earlier controversial boxing promoter Don King used the N-word while introducing him. Meanwhile, a Trump campaign chair in Ohio claimed there was "no racism" before Obama and called Black Lives Matter "a waste of time". In the first in a series of election videos, Paul Lewis and Tom Silverstone discover the racial consequences of a divisive election. Donald Trump calls for nationwide 'stop and frisk' in pitch for black voters Academics claim Dakota pipeline disturbs Native American artifacts More than 1,200 archaeologists, museum directors and historians have denounced the "destruction" of Native American artifacts during the construction of the $3.8bn Dakota Access Pipeline. The pipeline, which will funnel oil from the Bakken oil fields in the Great Plains to Illinois, will run next to the Standing Rock Sioux reservation. The tribe has mounted a legal challenge to stop the project and claimed that several sacred sites were bulldozed by Energy Transfer, the company behind the pipeline. Archeologists denounce Dakota Access pipeline for destroying artifacts UN calls superbugs 'fundamental threat' All 193 UN member states are presenting a united front against the spread of drug-resistant infections that are estimated to kill more than 700,000 people each year. The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, said antimicrobial resistance was a "fundamental threat" to global health. Without containment, the economic impact of the crisis makes it unlikely for the UN to reach its sustainable development goals for 2030, says the World Bank, while the World Health Organization director general, Margaret Chan, said that common diseases like gonorrhea may become untreatable. "Doctors facing patients will have to say, 'I'm sorry – there's nothing I can do for you.'" UN meeting tackles the 'fundamental threat' of antibiotic-resistant superbugs Wells Fargo CEO endures tough questions One after another, members of the Senate banking committee peppered Wells Fargo chairman and CEO John Stumpf with questions on Wednesday, demanding explanations for Wall Street's latest banking scandal. Just why had thousands of Wells Fargo employees fraudulently opened credit and deposit accounts in customers' names, without the knowledge of those customers? Stump largely failed to craft the kind of articulate and convincing responses that legislators, bank customers and Americans as whole have demanded. Wells Fargo's toxic culture reveals big banks' eight deadly sins Grapes from space In its bid to produce a world-beating wine, China has looked to the lush foothills of the Tibetan plateau, the sun-scorched Gobi desert, and the rocky slopes of Ningxia province. Now, Chinese researchers have sent a selection of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and pinot noir vines into orbit with the country's newest space lab, Tiangong-2. DecanterChina.com, a bilingual website about the Chinese wine industry, said researchers hoped exposure to "space radiation" might trigger genetic changes in the vines that would help them "evolve new resistance to coldness, drought and viruses". The red planet: China sends vines into space in quest for perfect wine Indigenous Australians 'most ancient' people Claims that Indigenous Australians are the most ancient continuous civilisation on Earth have been backed by the first extensive study of their DNA, which dates their origins to more than 50,000 years ago. Sifting through clues left in the DNA of modern populations in Australia and Papua New Guinea, analysis showed that their ancestors were probably the first humans to cross an ocean, and reveals evidence of prehistoric liaisons with an unknown hominin cousin. The findings appear in one of four major human origins papers published in Nature this week Indigenous Australians most ancient civilisation on Earth, DNA study confirms More: Express yourself: how music plays with our emotions - podcast Women on big-screen sports - how have they fared? The new primetime drama Pitch follows a female player joining the male-dominated Major League. The gender reversal could start to overturn a societal phobia of the idea that, yes, women can actually do sports as well. Pitch also recalls films like Million Dollar Baby, Hang Time, Bend It Like Beckham and Madonna in A League of Their Own. She got game: a brief history of the fiercest women in sports on screen In case you missed it ... In the fourth installment of Brain Waves, Dr Kevin Fong and Nathalie Nahai explore the power that music has to trigger our emotions, and ask if there's an evolutionary function behind it all. Plus, why do sad songs say so much? What role did music played in our evolutionary biology and ask how we use it to flex our emotional muscles? Manage your emails | Unsubscribe | Trouble viewing? You are receiving this email because you are a subscriber to Guardian US Briefing. Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: 222 Broadway, 22nd and 23rd Floors, New York, New York, 10038

Lithuania’s Ignalina nuclear power plant passes decommissioning milestone

Lithuania's Ignalina nuclear power plant passes decommissioning milestone 22-09-2016 01:27 PM BST ent nuclear fuel can be removed and deposited in new storage facility QUESTIONS? Contact us or go to ebrd.com. CONNECT WITH THE EBRD:                   SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Preferences  |  Delete profile  |  Help This email was sent to mantiskhiralla@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development · One Exchange Square · London EC2A 2JN · United Kingdom · +44 020 7338 6000

Drone inspection

Drone inspection

22-09-2016 02:20 PM CEST

Operations image of the week: A drone's view of our deep-space dish in Spain

 

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