4.5-magnitude earthquake hits Northwest China

A moderate 4.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Wenxian county in northwest China on Saturday.

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The epicentre, with a depth of 6 km, was monitored at 33.0 degrees north latitude and 104.9 degrees east longitude,state-run Xinhua news agency reported..

The quake came after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted the juncture area of Minxian and Zhangxian counties in the city of Dingxi in Gansu on Monday, leaving at least 95 dead.

At least 94? people killed? and 1,001 were injured in Monday morning's quake near the city of Dingxi in Gansu province.

About 123,000 people were affected by the quake, with 31,600 moved to temporary shelters, the provincial earthquake administration said on its website. Almost 2,000 homes were completely destroyed, and about 22,500 damaged, the administration said.

The quake toppled brick walls and telephone lines, shattered mud-and-tile-roofed houses and sent cascades of dirt and rock down hillsides, blocking roads and slowing rescue efforts by crews trying to reach remote areas.

Source: http://www.saharasamay.com/world-news/676533783/4-5-magnitude-earthquake-hits-northwest-china.html

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Inmarsat demonstrates L-TAC: TACSAT on-the-move at 70 mph ...

Cost-effective satellite technology to enhance military communication in the field

11 July 2013: Inmarsat, (LSE:ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has announced the successful demonstration of its L-TAC^TM service on-the-move in vehicles at speeds up to 70 mph [112 kph].

The newly launched L-TAC service will provide approved government customers with a low cost Tactical UHF Satellite (TACSAT) capability solution, which allows soldiers on foot or in vehicles to communicate on-the-move, using their existing UHF tactical radios.

Available for order in July and for connectivity in August 2013, Inmarsat?s latest offering is the next step in the expansion of mobile Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) communications provided by the innovative technology behind its L-band satellites.

The L-band service uses smaller antennas than the UHF equivalent, making it practical to offer compact, inexpensive omni-directional antennas for mounted and dismounted use.

Andy Start, President, Inmarsat Global Government, commented: ??We have successfully demonstrated robust L-TAC communications from vehicles at speeds up to 70 mph.? This will have huge military utility, for example coordinating logistic convoys moving over long distances or for command and control of widely dispersed vehicle patrols manoeuvring in difficult terrain.

?Our small, lightweight man-pack version offers the same comms on the move capability to dismounted soldiers.? This is a real game-changing capability.? Convoys and patrols won?t have to pause while using their TACSAT, and that means improved tempo and less time spent vulnerable to attack.? We have received very positive feedback during the trial stage and governments around the world have already expressed keen interest in the service. L-TAC will provide a new, innovative and affordable means to gain maximum value from the investment they have made in their existing tactical radios.?

TACSAT is in very high demand by government users as it easily and reliably extends tactical Push-to-Talk radio networks to wide area BLOS operations, but existing networks are oversubscribed.? Inmarsat?s L-TAC service, announced earlier this year, will complement existing capacity with a single-hop, low-latency voice and data service, providing additional capacity when UHF channels are unavailable.? The powerful Inmarsat-4 constellation of satellites provides this capability across the globe.? To access the service, users require only a small, light-weight adaptor to convert their existing radio to L-band and an L-band replacement for their existing UHF antenna.

Inmarsat has partnered with Spectra to develop the Slingshot? system, which comprises a power supply, frequency convertor and antenna.? SlingShot works with existing tactical military radios and requires minimal additional training to provide BLOS communications without the need for supplementary infrastructure or additional cumbersome gear. Slingshot? supports the majority of military TACSAT radios and has already been tested with the most widely used types.? Combined with Inmarsat?s L-TAC leased service, it is fully flexible and designed to meet security and reliability requirements cost-effectively. Users will be able to lease the service for periods as short as one month in either narrow spot beams, larger regional beams or beams customized to meet their area of operations.

Simon Davies, Managing Director, Spectra Group (UK) Ltd said: ?The ability to use existing radios spread over long distances in the field to increase operational capabilities without straining government budgets is critical. As governments around the world review military budgets, offering a device which meets military standards, without large capital expenditure is a highly compelling offer.?

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About Inmarsat

Inmarsat plc is the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services. Since 1979, Inmarsat has been providing reliable voice and high-speed data communications to governments, enterprises and other organizations, with a range of services that can be used on land, at sea or in the air. Inmarsat employs around 1,600 staff in more than 60 locations around the world, with a presence in the major ports and centres of commerce on every continent. Inmarsat is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:ISAT.L). For more information, please visit www.inmarsat.com.

About Spectra

Spectra Group (UK) Ltd is a specialist telecommunication services organisation with diverse clients from the commercial, defence, education, security, and government market sectors. ?Spectra delivers proven, flexible and scalable services that are tailored to meet the customer?s requirements and can be delivered in any environment, worldwide. ?For more information please visit www.spectra-group.co.uk.

Source: http://www.ricecomms.com/2013/07/11/inmarsat-demonstrates-l-tac-tacsat-on-the-move-at-70-mph/

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Florida law accidentally bans computers and smartphones

When Florida lawmakers recently voted to ban all Internet cafes, they worded the bill so poorly that they effectively outlawed every computer in the state, according to a recent lawsuit.

In April Florida Governor Rick Scott approved a ban on slot machines and Internet cafes after a charity tied to Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll was shut down on suspicion of being an Internet gambling front -- forcing Carroll, who had consulted with the charity, to resign.

Florida's 1,000 Internet cafes were shut down immediately, including Miami-Dade's Incredible Investments, LLC, a caf? that provides online services to migrant workers, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

The owner, Consuelo Zapata, is now suing the state after her legal team found that the ban was so hastily worded that it can be applied to any computer or device connected to the Internet, according to a copy of the complaint obtained by The Miami Herald.

The ban defines illegal slot machines as any "system or network of devices" that may be used in a game of chance.

And that broad wording can be applied to any number of devices, according to the Miami law firm of Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine, who worked with constitutional law attorney and Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz.

The suit maintains that the ban was essentially passed "in a frenzy fueled by distorted judgment in the wake of a scandal that included the Lieutenant Governor?s resignation" and declares it unconstitutional.

Source: http://forum.dvdtalk.com/other-talk/611952-florida-law-accidentally-bans-computers-smartphones.html

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The Seattle Meetup + Pitch-Off Is On July 18: Are You Ready To Rumble?

On the night of July 18, we are going to witness the most anticipated pitch-off in the history of TC Meetups + Pitch-offs, for the Seattle Pitch-Off Battle Championship of the world! Pitch-off fans: Are you ready? Arre youu rrrrrrreeeeady? For the hundreds in attendance, and the thousands reading around the world, from the rainiest city in America, Seattle, Washington, ladies and gentlemen: Let's get ready to ruuuummmmbbbbbbbbbbbllllleeee!!!!!

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Brain anatomy of dyslexia is not the same in men and women, boys and girls

May 8, 2013 ? Using MRI, neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center found significant differences in brain anatomy when comparing men and women with dyslexia to their non-dyslexic control groups, suggesting that the disorder may have a different brain-based manifestation based on sex.

Their study, investigating dyslexia in both males and females, is the first to directly compare brain anatomy of females with and without dyslexia (in children and adults). Their findings were published online in the journal Brain Structure and Function.

Because dyslexia is two to three times more prevalent in males compared with females, "females have been overlooked," says senior author Guinevere Eden, PhD, director for the Center for the Study of Learning and past-president of the International Dyslexia Association.

"It has been assumed that results of studies conducted in men are generalizable to both sexes. But our research suggests that researchers need to tackle dyslexia in each sex separately to address questions about its origin and potentially, treatment," Eden says.

Previous work outside of dyslexia demonstrates that male and female brains are different in general, adds the study's lead author, Tanya Evans, PhD.

"There is sex-specific variance in brain anatomy and females tend to use both hemispheres for language tasks, while males just the left," Evans says. "It is also known that sex hormones are related to brain anatomy and that female sex hormones such as estrogen can be protective after brain injury, suggesting another avenue that might lead to the sex-specific findings reported in this study."

The study of 118 participants compared the brain structure of people with dyslexia to those without and was conducted separately in men, women, boys and girls. In the males, less gray matter volume is found in dyslexics in areas of the brain used to process language, consistent with previous work. In the females, less gray matter volume is found in dyslexics in areas involved in sensory and motor processing.

The results have important implications for understanding the origin of dyslexia and the relationship between language and sensory processing, says Evans.

Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/~3/83mmHjB-scM/130508131831.htm

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Tax cheats target of new Harper Conservative ... - Financial Post

OTTAWA ? The Conservatives are beefing up the tools used to go after tax cheats in the hopes of recovering billions in lost revenue.

A team of six to 10 bureaucrats will be assigned to work only on pinpointing tax evaders and their efforts will be backed by $30 million over the next five years for new technology and other tools required for the hunt.

?Anyone trying to hide large sums of money offshore should know this ? they should declare all their assets now before the agency comes after them,? Revenue Minister Gail Shea said Wednesday.

Half of the money announced Thursday was previously committed in the March budget to build a system that will require banks and certain other financial institutions to report funds transfers of $10,000 or more to the Canada Revenue Agency.

The remaining $15 million will be reallocated from elsewhere within the CRA in order to increase compliance efforts, the minister said.

A number of other provisions to go after tax cheats were announced in March, including a new reward for people who blow the whistle on major evaders.

The hunt for tax dodgers has both financial and political motives.

Governments around the world were embarrassed in April after 2.5 million files on offshore tax havens were leaked to the media via the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

And earlier this month, a House of Commons report suggested that ?taxpayer morale? was at risk if the government didn?t tell people it was actively working to improve the system.

Meanwhile, the 2013 budget suggested the Conservatives are banking on recouping $2.4 billion over the next six years via stronger compliance in order to erase the deficit.

It?s unclear how much money is actually lost each year to international tax evasion; independent estimates indicate Canada could be losing up to $7.8 billion annually in tax revenue.

Shea said Wednesday that since 2006, enforcement efforts have recovered about $4.5 billion.

The CRA has been among the departments hardest hit by ongoing federal budget cuts.

It?s expected to cut some $300 million out of its budget over the next three years and eliminate around 3,000 jobs.

Canadian Press

Source: http://business.financialpost.com/2013/05/08/canada-cra-tax-cheats/

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Report: 4,693 people died on the job in America in 2011

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A new labor union report says 127 workers were killed on the job in 2011 in Virginia, 20 more than the previous year.

According to the report by the AFL-CIO, there were 4,693 workplace deaths nationwide in 2011, down by only three from the year earlier.

The report also notes that more than 3.8 million workers across all industries experienced work-related illnesses and injuries.

The union says that after years of steady declines, rates have been essentially unchanged. They say that means greater efforts are needed to reduce job injuries and deaths.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/report-127-killed-job-va-151818255.html

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