Barca coach suffers cancer relapse

BARCELONA: Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova has suffered a relapse of cancer a year after surgeons removed a tumour from his salivary gland, the club said Wednesday, in a potentially bitter blow for the Spanish league leaders.

Messages of support poured in for the 44-year-old, whose team is flying nine points high at the top of La Liga after the club confirmed media reports in Spanish sports dailies.

The Catalan giants said in an initial statement that a scheduled news conference for Wednesday lunchtime with Barca president Sandro Rossell had been cancelled, as had a planned Christmas meal with the media.

They then added that Vilanova would have surgery on Thursday and thereafter also undergo "around six weeks of radiotherapy and chemotherapy," according to a statement on the club's website, fcbarcelona.es.

Spanish newspaper El Economista citing sources close to the club said Vilanova's assistant Jordi Roura would take over his duties in his absence. Various media said Vilanova was due to be operated on again imminently.

The development comes at a dramatic time for Barcelona, one of the world's most successful football teams. They have made their best ever start to the league season, while their fierce rivals and title holders Real Madrid are suffering a malaise.

Jose Mourinho's Real are 13 points adrift in third place and rattled by reports of internal squabbles.

Real Madrid preempted any official announcement on Vilanova's condition Wednesday by wishing Vilanova well in a statement.

"Real Madrid wishes to express all its support, love and affection for Barcelona's coach Tito Vilanova, to whom it wishes a quick recovery," it said. "Real Madrid extends this support to his club and all his family."

On Twitter messages of support came from sporting figures including tennis champion Rafael Nadal who said: "All my strength and support to Tito Vilanova. We are with you to overcome this."

Vilanova has been Barca manager since the departure of his long-time comrade-in-arms Pep Guardiola in April this year.

He underwent an operation to remove a tumour on his parotid gland -- the largest of the salivary glands -- on November 22, 2011 and was back at work as Guardiola's deputy just 15 days later.

Vilanova has led Barcelona to the most successful start to a season in La Liga's history, with 15 wins and one draw in 16 matches so far.

They rule supreme over Spain's clubs, nine points ahead of runners-up Atletico Madrid, in large part due to Argentine talisman Lionel Messi, who has taken his tally for the calendar year to a record-breaking 90.

Vilanova played only briefly as a professional in Spain's top flight, notably with Celta Vigo, before turning to coaching at the end of his career and finding his way back to the club of his youth.

He came through Barcelona's youth ranks but after failing to break into the first team he continued his playing career with a number of lower league clubs before retiring in 2002.

He rejoined the Catalans as a youth coach in 2007, helping Barcelona's B side to promotion.

Vilanova was promoted to first team duties, working alongside Guardiola, for the 2008-2009 season, by the end of which the team had won six major trophies including the Champions League.

Reports of Vilanova's relapse emerged on the same day that a Catalan radio station and Mundo Deportivo said doctors had given the all-clear for Barcelona defender Eric Abidal to play again after undergoing a liver transplant on April 10.

The operation was conducted more than a year after a tumour was removed from his liver.

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3 Ways To Purchase Foreclosed Properties - Real Estate Marbles

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Foreclosure signThe process of buying a foreclosed home is slightly different from the process of buying a non-foreclosure home. ?If you want to invest in Santa Rosa foreclosures, therefore, it is important to understand the different ways by which to purchase a foreclosed home.

There are three main ways to buy a foreclosed home.

Buying before the auction
Some delinquent homeowners may want to sell their homes before facing an actual foreclosure.In this instance, the homeowner, in agreement with the lender, agrees to sell the home for less than the amount owed on the mortgage.This is called a short sale. Short sales are ?pre-foreclosures?, of sorts. By broadening your home search to include short sales, you can identify homes that may be sold at a discount.

Buying at the auction
Another way by which you can invest in foreclosure homes is by buying the home at auction. From area to area, the legal requirements for the sale of a foreclosed home at auction may differ. If you plan to buy at auction, you?ll want to be familiar with your area?s customary judicial proceedings.

Buying after the auction
Buying after the auction means buying bank-owned properties. This can be the most lucrative and safest means of investing foreclosure properties. This is because lenders often reduce the sales prices of their home inventory in order to ?sell it quickly?. It can be expensive for banks to own foreclosed homes, and few banks are equipped for managing owned homes. Check with your local real estate agent to see what, if any, bank-owned homes are available for sale in your area.

The process of buying a distressed home is different from the process of buying a ?traditional? one. Therefore, regardless of which path you follow to buy a foreclosed property, have an experienced real estate professional on your team.

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Classes resuming in Newtown, minus Sandy Hook

A young girl waves as her school bus pulls into Hawley School, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. Classes resume Tuesday for Newtown schools except those at Sandy Hook. Buses ferrying students to schools were festooned with large green and white ribbons on the front grills, the colors of Sandy Hook. At Newtown High School, students in sweatshirts and jackets, many wearing headphones, betrayed mixed emotions. Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself.(AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

A young girl waves as her school bus pulls into Hawley School, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. Classes resume Tuesday for Newtown schools except those at Sandy Hook. Buses ferrying students to schools were festooned with large green and white ribbons on the front grills, the colors of Sandy Hook. At Newtown High School, students in sweatshirts and jackets, many wearing headphones, betrayed mixed emotions. Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself.(AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Easton police officer J. Sollazzo clasps hands with a young student returning to Hawley School, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. Classes resume Tuesday for Newtown schools except those at Sandy Hook. Buses ferrying students to schools were festooned with large green and white ribbons on the front grills, the colors of Sandy Hook. At Newtown High School, students in sweatshirts and jackets, many wearing headphones, betrayed mixed emotions. Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself.(AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Pallbearers carry the casket containing the body of James Mattioli into St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church for funeral services, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. Mattioli, 6, was killed when Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself.(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Easton police officer J. Sollazzo waves to returning children as their bus pulls into Hawley School, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. Classes resume Tuesday for Newtown schools except those at Sandy Hook. Buses ferrying students to schools were festooned with large green and white ribbons on the front grills, the colors of Sandy Hook. At Newtown High School, students in sweatshirts and jackets, many wearing headphones, betrayed mixed emotions. Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself.(AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Mourners embrace outside of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church during funeral services for James Mattioli, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. Mattioli, 6, was killed when Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

(AP) ? With security stepped up and families still on edge in Newtown, students began returning to school Tuesday for the first time since last week's massacre, bringing a return of familiar routines ? at least, for some ? to a grief-stricken town as it buries 20 of its children.

A 6-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl were laid to rest Tuesday, the latest in a long, almost unbearable procession of funerals. A total of 26 people were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in one of the worst mass shootings in U.S history.

Buses ferrying students to schools were festooned with large green-and-white ribbons on the front grills, the colors of Sandy Hook, as classes resumed for all Newtown schools except the stricken elementary school.

At Newtown High School, students in sweat shirts and jackets, many wearing headphones, betrayed mixed emotions. Some waved at or snapped photos of the assembled media horde, and others appeared visibly shaken.

"There's going to be no joy in school," said 17-year-old senior P.J. Hickey. "It really doesn't feel like Christmas anymore."

At St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Newtown, back-to-back funerals were held for first-graders James Mattioli and Jessica Rekos, the first of eight to be held in the coming days at the church.

As mourners gathered outside, a motorcade led by police motorcycles arrived for the funeral of little James, who especially loved recess and math, and whose family described as a "numbers guy" who couldn't wait until he was old enough to order a foot-long Subway sandwich.

The service had not yet concluded when mourners began arriving for the funeral of Jessica, who loved horses and was counting the years until she turned 10, when her family had promised her a horse of her own. For Christmas, she had asked Santa for new cowgirl boots and hat.

"We are devastated, and our hearts are with the other families who are grieving as we are," her parents, Rich and Krista Rekos, said in a statement.

Traffic in front of the church slowed to a crawl as police directed vehicles into the church parking lot. At one point a school bus carrying elementary students became stuck in traffic. The children pressed their faces into the windows, sadly watching as mourners assembled at the church

At the high school, students didn't expect to get much work done Tuesday and spent much of the day talking about the terrible events of last week carried out by 20-year-old Adam Lanza.

"We're going to be able to comfort each other and try and help each other get through this because that's the only way we're going to do it. Nobody can do this alone," Hickey said.

Sophomore Tate Schwab agreed. "It's definitely better than just sitting at home watching the news," he said. "It really hasn't sunk in yet. It feels to me like it hasn't happened. It's really weird."

As for concerns about safety, the students were defiant.

"This is where I feel the most at home," Hickey said. "I feel safer here than anywhere else in the world."

Some parents kept their children at home anyway Tuesday, as local police and school officials planned how and where to increase security. State police said they were on alert for threats and hoaxes.

One Newtown school, Head O'Meadow Elementary, was reportedly locked down Tuesday due to an unspecified threat. The principal told parents to keep their children home, according to a letter from the principal published by WFSB-TV.

Authorities say the horrible events of Friday began when Lanza shot his mother, Nancy, at their home, then took her car and some of her guns to nearby Sandy Hook Elementary, where he broke in and opened fire, killing 20 children and six adults before turning the gun on himself.

A Connecticut official said the mother, a gun enthusiast who practiced at shooting ranges, was found dead in her pajamas in bed, shot four times in the head with a .22-caliber rifle.

Lanza was wearing all black, with an olive-drab utility vest with lots of pockets, during the attack.

As investigators worked to figure out what drove him to lash out with such fury ? and why he singled out the school ? federal agents said that he had fired guns at shooting ranges over the past several years, though there was no evidence he had done so recently.

Debora Seifert, a spokeswoman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said both Lanza and his mother fired at shooting ranges, sometimes visiting them together.

"We do not have any indication at this time that the shooter engaged in shooting activities in the past six months," Seifert said.

Investigators have found no letters or diaries that could explain the attack.

Whatever his motives, normalcy will be slow in returning to Newtown. Classes were canceled districtwide Monday.

Dan Capodicci, whose 10-year-old daughter attends the school at St. Rose of Lima church, said it was time for her to get back to classes.

"It's the right thing to do. You have to send your kids back. But at the same time I'm worried," he said. "We need to get back to normal."

The district has made plans to send surviving Sandy Hook students to Chalk Hill, a former middle school in the neighboring town of Monroe. Sandy Hook desks that will fit the small students were being taken there, and tradesmen were donating their services to get the school ready within a matter of days.

With Sandy Hook Elementary still designated a crime scene, state police Lt. Paul Vance said it could be months before police turn the school back over to the district.

Lanza is believed to have used a Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle, a civilian version of the military's M-16. It is similar to the weapon used in a recent shopping mall shooting in Oregon and other deadly attacks around the U.S. Versions of the AR-15 were outlawed in this country under the 1994 assault weapons ban, but the law expired in 2004.

Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management announced Tuesday it plans to sell its stake in Freedom Group, maker of the Bushmaster rifle, following the school shootings.

Cerberus said in a statement that it was deeply saddened by Friday's events, and that it will hire a financial adviser to help with the process of selling its Freedom Group interests.

The outlines of a national debate on gun control have begun to take shape. At the White House, spokesman Jay Carney said curbing gun violence is a complex problem that will require a "comprehensive solution."

Carney did not offer specific proposals or a timeline. He said President Barack Obama will meet with law enforcement officials and mental health professionals in coming weeks.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, flanked by shooting survivors and relatives of victims of gunfire around the country, pressed Obama and Congress to toughen gun laws and tighten enforcement after the Newtown massacre.

"If this doesn't do it," he asked, "what is going to?"

At least one senator, Virginia Democrat Mark Warner, said Monday that the attack in Newtown has led him to rethink his opposition to the ban on assault weapons.

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat who is an avid hunter and lifelong member of the National Rifle Association, said it's time to move beyond the political rhetoric and begin an honest discussion about reasonable restrictions on guns.

"This is bigger than just about guns," he added. "It's about how we treat people with mental illness, how we intervene, how we get them the care they need, how we protect our schools. It's just so sad."

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Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers Allen G. Breed, Helen O'Neill, John Christoffersen, Pat Eaton-Robb and Katie Zezima in Newtown; and Christine Armario in Miami.

Associated Press

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The NBA has filed for 4 trademarks ( sucks to be on New Orleans)

The NBA has filed for 4 trademarks ( sucks to be on New Orleans)

Posted by: Eric Ostler on December 18th, 2012

The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of the Utah Jazz.

The NBA has filed trademarks for the New Orleans Pelicans, amongst four other potential nicknames on behalf of the New Orleans Hornets NBA Limited Partnership.

The Rougarou, Mosquitos, Swamp Dogs and Bullsharks are the other nicknames that have been filed for trademark.

A swamp dog is a Cajun nickname for an alligator, while Rougarou refers to a beast from Louisiana folklore.

New Orleans will likely adopt a red, blue and gold color scheme.

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Video: Honest conversation about gun control needed

Hollywood struggles with gun violence

Guns and shootings are as much a part of Hollywood plots as special effects and makeup. But after last week's shootings in Newtown, Conn., entertainment executives have been scrambling to make changes to avoid looking insensitive to the tragedy.

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Instagram realizes it needs to start making money, decides to do it with your photos and identity

Instagram realizes it needs to start making money, decides to do it with your photos and identity

Instagram, the popular online photo filtering, blurring, and sharing community, has changed its terms of service to allow them to share your data with their new owner, Facebook, its affiliates and advertisers, and use your photographs and identity in advertising without your consent, and without any revenue sharing.

Some or all of the Service may be supported by advertising revenue. To help us deliver interesting paid or sponsored content or promotions, you agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you. If you are under the age of eighteen (18), or under any other applicable age of majority, you represent that at least one of your parents or legal guardians has also agreed to this provision (and the use of your name, likeness, username, and/or photos (along with any associated metadata)) on your behalf.

Depending on whose take you read, this is either a profound bait-and-switch and betrayal or an obvious reality of online business that anyone with a brain should have seen coming. And, as usual, it's both. It's the proverbial scorpion given a ride across the river, that stings us and leaves us both to drown, because that is its nature and we knew what it was when we picked it up.

We're human. No matter how much our rational brain hears and understands that we never get something for nothing, our cheapskate brains just can't resist jumping into bed with any online service that promise us some form of like-minded community with a twist. Free-as-in-Google has become a convenient way for us to "pay" with things far less tangible than money, though also sometimes far more valuable -- our time, our attention, our personal information, our location, our privacy, our identity.

Some of us don't care about any of those things, so "free" services are an incredible bargain. Our money stays in our pocket and our data becomes needles and in ever-growing haystack. Others of us care about those things a great deal, so "free" services are prohibitively expensive. We'd rather pay money and stay out of the haystack.

Instagram isn't innocent. They knew they'd have to make money at some point, and whether or not this was always their plan, some form of this had to have always been their plan, just like Twitter, Facebook, Google, and others before them, and no doubt others after them. Reckless growth needs to be paid for eventually, and users are the easiest and most valuable product hawk.

We're not innocent either. We knew Instagram would have to make money at some point as well. It's happened to us before with Twitter, Facebook, Google, and others, and we'll no doubt let it happen again. Getting sold just seems like so much better a deal than having to buy.

If the changes in Instagram's terms of service are deal-breakers for you, you can close your account and look into alternatives, though hopefully with eyes open more widely.

If the changes don't bother you, then you can just keep on keeping on, and I look forward to seeing the grainy, color-filtered, tilt-shifted, picture of you, your pet, and your waffles, with your name on it, as part of a Facebook singles ad in my sidebar sometime soon.

(I kid. Not really.)

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Exercise helps you stay calm, fend off mental demons - Healthy Living

BY DONYA CURRIE

When Julie Eiben?s husband was deployed for 14 months to Liberia, the 38-year-old mother of four hired a babysitter once a week so she could go for a long run.

?I could hang out and talk to my girlfriends and just be me for a couple of hours, and run and feel good and then come home and deal with everything,? said Eiben, whose children range in age from 4 to 12. ?That was my go-to stress outlet while he was gone.?

Her husband, Stacy, returned from Liberia just in time for Thanksgiving, and Eiben still makes workouts a personal priority. The certified personal trainer, who works as a trainer at Green Fitness in Fredericksburg and also teaches group fitness classes at the YMCA on Butler Road, said exercise is key to her mental as well as physical health.

?I can be having a really bad day. I?ve argued with the kids or fought with my husband or somebody cut me off or, you know, just a bad day, and I walk in to class and almost instantly I feel better,? Eiben said. ?As soon as I get my heart rate up, I start feeling better. And then I can even think about what made me upset and it just doesn?t bother me as much.?

?I?M A HAPPIER PERSON?

Brent Kynaston, 37, describes his house, with its five kids, ages 3?13, and two dogs, as ?like a Fredericksburg circus.?

The software engineer learned a few years ago the value of transforming from couch potato to workout enthusiast. Not only did he lose 40 pounds, but his mood improved dramatically.

?I know, for me, exercising is really therapeutic,? said Kynaston, who is a fan of triathlons and fitness classes. ?I feel like I?m more patient with the kids. I?m a better husband. I?m a happier person if I?m exercising regularly.?

Kynaston is the type who enjoys the camaraderie of working out with friends and his wife, Danyelle. If he?s not training for a triathlon, he?s likely to take several classes a week including power yoga, indoor cycling, swimming and boot camp.

?I love the people I?m doing this with,? he said. ?You create relationships, and these people are like your brothers and sisters.?

Kynaston said exercise helps him maintain his weight and his positive mental outlook.

?Emotionally, I literally feel happier,? he said. ?I think [my wife] Dani and I both have experienced that. If we?re in a funk or kind of feeling sad or depressed, just a walk around the block with the dog helps.?

?MY SANITY CHECK?

Most nights Beverly Liposky, 68, can be found in her Spotyslvania neighborhood walking by flashlight.

?That?s my sanity check,? Liposky said about her nightly, 8-mile trek that sometimes she?ll take at 1 or 2 a.m., depending on her workday. ?I think my neighbors probably think I?m out of my mind. But I do it because I don?t want to backslide. I don?t want to go back to a huge weight and feel crummy.?

Liposky said she had always been an avid walker but then entered law school at age 48 and found little time for exercise. Add in a health condition that required her to take large doses of prednisone, and she soon gained about 70 pounds.
Her doctor told her to start walking again, and she hasn?t looked back.

?By the end of the day sometimes I?m so stressed out, and it?ll make you feel tired, and I think, ?Oh, I don?t even want to take a walk.? But once you get out there, your feet start walking and they almost go by themselves,? she said. ?I find that my walks greatly improve my mental well-being.?

?IMPROVING PEOPLE?S WORKDAYS?

It would be easy to look at Chris Innocenti?s six-pack abs and think physical fitness is his main workout motivator. But the 34-year-old personal trainer and father of two young sons says it?s all about balance.

?The whole ?mind, body spirit? thing is so true to me,? he said about the philosophy of his workplace, the YMCA.

In addition to putting clients through grueling workouts, Innocenti works out with weights five days a week.

?I have to, or I would snap something in half,? said Innocenti, who works with eight to 10 personal training clients daily and also helps lead twice-weekly boot camp workouts as part of the Jungle Boys.

He experiences the mental health benefits of exercise and also sees those benefits among his clients, who might arrive after a wheel-gripping commute on Interstate 95 and within minutes of strength training feel stress relief.

?I think it?s improving people?s workdays, coming in here,? he said. ??Especially these days, with both parents working, people are under stress.?

?IT?S FREE?

Diane Clauson started a walkers club near her Orange County home a little over a year ago and has found that the twice-weekly exercise, coupled with other workouts, keeps her mentally and physically fit.

?It?s important to find what works for you,? said Clauson, 60, who years ago taught fitness classes that would be crammed in January, then whittled down to just a few participants by Feb. 1.

She likes the fellowship of twice weekly walks with the group as well as other workouts done solo.

?I personally think it?s better for your mental health than your body in many cases,? she said. ?It just goes hand in hand. And you know, it?s free. You don?t have to put pills down your throat to take away your mood swings.?

Although exercise is proven to help with mental wellness, some people struggling with depression, anxiety or other mental health issues may also need medication and counseling. Mental Health America of Fredericksburg has a listing of local providers at mhafred.org/mhproviders/index.htm. The agency also has a Mental Health HelpLine: 540/371-2704 or 800/684-6423.

DON?T GO OVERBOARD?

A growing body of scientific?research is linking exercise to good mental health. Yet as with most things, moderation is key.

A study published in the September issue of Preventive Medicine, for example, found the optimum amount of weekly exercise for good mental health ranged from 2.5 to 7.5 hours weekly, depending on a person?s age, gender and general physical health.

More than 7.5 hours of weekly exercise was linked to ?diminished mental health.?

The study?s authors noted considerable research that has found exercise helps a range of mental health issues including depression and anxiety.

But the study of about 7,600 people noted a sharp increase in symptoms of depression and anxiety for those who exercise more than 7.5 hours weekly.

Chris Innocenti, a personal trainer at the Butler Road YMCA and Jungle Boys Training, said he advises people to work out four days a week. Days of rest, he said, are as important to fitness as workouts.

?If you?re just lifting, lifting, lifting, you?re going to drive yourself crazy,? he said.

He counsels clients on finding the right mix of physical activity, rest, sleep and nutrition.

While it?s far more common for Americans to be getting too little than too much exercise, mental and physical health can suffer for those who push the limits.?Check with your doctor about the right amount of physical activity for you.

Donya Currie is a freelance writer in Stafford County who regularly contributes to Healthy Living and other health-related publications, including the AARP Bulletin. You can reach her at healthyliving@freelancestar.com.

Source: http://news.fredericksburg.com/healthyliving/2012/12/16/exercise-helps-you-stay-calm-fend-off-mental-demons/

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Antarctic lake drilling is halted

A British attempt to search for life in an ancient lake beneath the Antarctic ice-sheet has run into trouble.

The team has reported "a serious problem" with the main boiler used to heat the water that powers a drill.

Work was halted on Saturday in what could prove to be a major blow to the project to investigate sub-glacial Lake Ellsworth.

The aim is to use 90C water to blast a hole through the two-mile-thick ice-sheet to reach the lake waters below.

The research goal is to gather samples of water and sediment to search for signs of life and clues about the region's climatic history.

The project relies on the successful operation of the hot-water drill which in turn depends on the boiler.

Last Thursday the team reported that a key circuit on the boiler - controlling the primary burner - had failed to start.

A back-up burner was fitted which ran successfully for 4-5 days - enough to melt the water needed to start drilling.

The first task was to melt a cavity 300m below the ice to act as a water store to help balance water pressure once the main drilling to the lake started.

In a statement released this morning, the team announced: "Unfortunately, the burner failed at approximately 3pm local time on Saturday."

A replacement component has been ordered and is expected to reach the team in a few days' time.

"In the meantime," the statement says, "the engineering team is in contact with the manufacturers of the units who are helping them to determine the cause of the malfunction.

"Both units demonstrated the same problem. When the replacement circuit arrives the engineers will work with the manufacturer to go through the set up procedure. The team is hopeful that this will solve the problem."

"If not, a further option is to attempt to bypass the circuit and manually "drive" the burner. The team is discussing operating protocols with the manufacturer before exploring this option further."

A major concern is that the system was designed to be operated on one attempt - to heat the water and melt open the bore-hole without pause to avoid the risk of ice forming inside the drill-pipe.

However sources at the British Antarctic Survey say there is no issue of any water having frozen in the pipes. They say the system is still "ticking over" with warm water.

In temperatures as low as minus 30C, and in a region notorious for its winds and remoteness, any technical problems of this scale are a huge challenge.

The team always recognized that the project involved high risks - with sophisticated technology in a hostile environment.

It is unlikely that the team will resume drilling before Friday 21 December.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20755450#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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