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NANTUCKET, Mass. ON this island of faded gentility, Wendy Schmidt — tall, blond and whippet thin — has long been a figure of some fascination. With sweeping views of Nantucket Sound, her cedar-shingled estate on Cliff Road is one the area’s most imposing homes, flanked by 10-foot-high shrubs for privacy. Behind a white picket fence in the front are two sculptures of sheep, which tourists bicycling by sometimes stop to photograph. Ms. Schmidt, 57, is the wife of |.....| Read more from : nytimes Amy Sussman/Getty Images for NRDC

Astronauts Turn to Twitter to Mourn Neil Armstrong

The news of the iconic astronaut Neil Armstrong’s death Saturday (Aug. 25) plunged American astronauts and spaceflyers around the world into mourning, with some expressing their sadness on Twitter. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon and commander of NASA’s Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, died at age 82 due to complications from recent heart surgery, his family said. Armstrong had heart bypass surgery earlier this month to clear blocked arteries. Many astronauts with NASA and other space agencies cited Armstrong as a major inspiration in their lives in their Twitter messages. Others reflected on the legendary astronaut’s modesty, despite his global fame. “I know I am joined by millions of others in mourning Neil’s passing — a true American hero and the best pilot I ever knew,” wrote Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who walked with Armstrong on the moon on July 20, 1969, in his Twitter post. He writes as @TheRealBuzz |......| Read more from : Mashable

10 Self-Checks Women Should Do Every Morning

If the only time you zoom in on your anatomy is when you're tweezing your unibrow or popping a zit, then you could be missing out on some crucial information about your health. One of the many wonderful things about your body is that it has built-in sickness sensors, and experts say you can spot early warning signs of even serious conditions simply by taking a few minutes to bond with the image in the mirror. So go ahead, take a |......| Read more from : Yahoo

West Nile virus cases escalate in August: Symptoms and prevention

The Centers for Disease Control has wasted no time issuing an alarming update concerning an escalation of reported West Nile disease cases. On August 21, the CDC posted, "The 1118 cases reported thus far in 2012 is the highest number of West Nile virus disease cases reported to CDC through the third week in August since West Nile virus was first detected in the United States in 1999." Currently there are five states reporting 75 percent of the mosquito-borne disease: Texas (which has the most), Mississippi, Louisiana, South Dakota and Oklahoma. Symptoms Army Major Kathy Babin reports on |......| Read more from : Yahoo

Storm Isaac moves near Puerto Rico, seen becoming hurricane

MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed heavy rain and winds off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Thursday and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic and Haiti, U.S. forecasters said. Isaac also posed a big threat to Florida, where it could make landfall on Monday as the Republican National Convention is due to start in Tampa. Authorities have not ruled out the possibility of postponing or relocating the Republican convention if the storm takes direct aim at the city on Florida's central Gulf Coast. But Craig Fugate, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said the convention was not his |......| Read more from : Yahoo

The Deadly Disease Most Women Ignore

Rosie O’Donnell says it’s a “miracle” that she survived, after ignoring heart-attack warning signs because she didn’t recognize her danger. When the former talk-show host, 50, developed soreness and aching in her chest and arms after helping “an enormous woman” out of a car, she chalked it up to muscle strain. By Lisa Collier Cool When the ache persisted—and she became nauseated with clammy skin—O’Donnell was worried enough to Google women’s heart attack symptoms. “I had many of them, but really? –I thought – naaa,” she wrote in her blog. Like 50 percent of women who have heart attacks, she didn’t call 911. Instead, she took an aspirin, then waited until the next day to get help for what turned out to be a 99 percent  |......| Read more from : Yahoo

Pew! Pew! Pew! NASA's Curiosity Rover Zaps Mars Rock with Laser

NASA's Curiosity Rover Zaps Mars Rock with Laser by SPACE.com Staff Reported by Space.com , Curiosity rover vehicle has fired a laser beam into a number of rock formations on Mars, with the aim to study science. In that study, 30 robotic cars Curiosity fired a laser beam into the rock formations for more than 10 seconds, which makes the former a small black hole. Read more from source:“ Space.com ” nasau s curiosity mars rover timeline facebook image by www.facebook.com