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Skip to comments.PHOTOS: Japanese fishermen brace for giant jellyfish
Posted on 07/19/2009 5:25:17 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Giant jellyfish descend on the Sea of Japan, causing untold devastation to coastal villages and leaving a trail of destruction and human misery behind. Sounds like a great sci-fi flick. But it's not. It's real and it's a nightmare for Japanese fishermen.
The massive sea creatures, called Nomura's jellyfish, can grow 6 feet in diameter and weigh more than 450 pounds. Scientists think they originate in the Yellow Sea and in Chinese waters. For the third year since 2005, ocean currents are transporting them into the Sea of Japan. Monty Williams, a marine biologist at Alabama's Dauphin Island Sea Lab, said the jellyfish grow to an enormous size as they are transported by ocean currents. He said they stay together in packs and as they drift northward, they get caught in fishermen's nets.
The giant jellyfish are one of about 200 species of coastal jellyfish or large jellyfish that exist around the world. But Nomura's stands out because of its enormous size.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
A diver attaches a sensor to a Nomura's jellyfish off the coast of northern Japan in October 2005.
Those are some big-ass jelly fish! Yikes!
Jellyfish have always seemed otherworldly to me.
"the blob" w/ stinging tentacles
Goats seem pretty otherworldly too. Something about those funky eyes.
Almost haiku.
Not quite.
Are they as good as calamari? Do they sting?
Why can't they be used for "something'
Just sayin !!!
Are they edible?
Makes me wonder if that goo that has shown up floating on the water near AK is some leftovers of one of these giants!
"Are they edible?"
Yes, with Skippy peanut butter on wonder white bread :-)
"Are they as good as calamari? Do they sting?"
I'll bet they do sting.. and consume as well!
n the meantime locals are making the best of it rather than just complaining about jellyfish they are eating them.
Jellyfish are an unusual ingredient of Japanese cuisine but are much more prized in China. Coastal communities are doing their best to promote jellyfish as a novelty food, sold dried and salted.
Students in Obama have managed to turn them into tofu, and jellyfish collagen is reported to be beneficial to the skin.
Looks like a lot of trouble for food.
How to Soften and Prepare Jellyfish
Jellyfish are salted and flaccid to the touch. Strictly speaking they are preserved, not dried. The best kind is amber in color, large thick and firm pieces. It doesnt have any special taste of its own but its gelatinous texture is highly enjoyable. Usually used in salad and indispensable in assorted cold starters.
To soften the jellyfish:
1. Since it is difficult to cut it flat, roll it tightly and cut into 1 to 2 inches pieces.
2. Drop in the jellyfish in plenty of hot water, separating pieces. Cook, stirring with chopsticks.
3. When it is cooked and starts shrinking, drain on a colander and drop into cold water.
4. Wash well under cold water to soften and to draw excess salt.
5. Immerse in cold water for 1 to 3 days to draw salt.
Simple jellyfish recipe as snack
Cut into very fine shreds and serve with a seasoning sauce of 1 tsp. sesame oil, 1 tsp. light soy sauce, ½ tsp white vinegar, ½ tsp. sugar and a pinch of MSG (these quantities are sufficient for 2 sheets of jellyfish)
I suggest fertilizer !!!
Good Lord. Are those photos real? I am afraid of the little ones.
And ugly-ass as well.
Now those are creepy! With that being said, once the Japanese figure out how to slice'em, dice'em and serve'em, they won't be a problem anymore........
What actually eats these besides stupid humans with weird food fetishes?
Seriously, what are these things natural predators?
Yup. I did some hiking on Crete once. At the end of a long jaunt I ended up on the south of the island on the beach. Drank a half bottle of ouzo and went to sleep under the shade of a tree. Apparently there was a goat herd kept nearby. When I woke and opened my eyes there were about a dozen goats gathered around my prostrate body looking down at me. They were all just staring at me with those freaky eyes... It was very... disconcerting.
Was that the Samarian Gorge? I met up with some evil looking goats when I finished my trek 20 or so years ago:)
I heard they're OK on bread with peanut budder.
Damn Beat me to it!
LOL what a great story.....My brother worked nights as a cop in Mpls so he decided around 5:30 am to park his squad car in a lot by the MN river and decided to take a nap. He woke up to the U of MN womens crew team staring at him.....
But are they good to eat...sushi or otherwise?
Yep. The very same. It is a very nice walk. Lovely gorge and then you can go for a swim in the sea afterwards.
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Thanksgiving prayer written by Rabbi Maralee Gordon, for her community's interfaith Thanksgiving service.
In this moment, mindful of our many blessings,
may we form an intent to carry gratitude with us continually.
May we leave fear and jealousy by the wayside,
making room in our hearts for contentment, satisfaction and compassion.
May we start each day counting our blessings:
the blessing of being alive,
the many miracles of the living world we are one with,
the ability we possess to love and to be loved,
the many gifts and talents we have been graced with,
the support we receive
and the support we are able to extend.
May our gratitude lead to action:
May we express our gratitude.
May we smile when we encounter each other on the path,
may we seek opportunities to share our talents with others,
may we express our love to one another,
may we give with no expectation of receiving.
May we seek to repair what is broken.
May we end each day counting the day's blessings,
those we have received and those we have bestowed.
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Menu For Hope
Still no internet connection at home but this is so important that here I am again at the Internet point of my supermarket Coop in Pistoia to make today's post! Yes, today it's the kick off for the Menu For Hope and this year I'm participating for the first time! I hope you will bid a lot for the prize I have donated, a set of three food photos (the code is EU18), yes, those that you have scrolled by in order to read this. The photos are 27 cm x 20 cm / 10.63 in x 7.87 in. If you aren't interested in adorning your kitchen with them but would rather win something else, there's a lot to choose from, check out David Lebovitz for the European food blogs and Chez Pim for the rest of the world. But after all the compliments you have been paying me about my photos I'll be very very deluded if you don't put any bids for my prize ( code EU18). I have chosen them for two reasons, one is because they go well together both as subjects and for the colouring and the other reason is because I know that at least two of the three are very popular with you! So go and bid. But how? It's sooo simple, just follow these instructions (that I have lifed from David because he's done it so well that it would be a pity not to use them again!):
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2. Make a donation! Each $10 will give you one raffle ticket toward a prize of your choice. Please specify which prize or prizes you'd like in the 'Personal Message' section in the donation form when confirming your donation. Do tell us how many tickets per prize, and please use the prize code-for example, a donation of $50 can be 2 tickets for UW01 and 3 for UW02.If your company matches your charity donation, please remember to check the box and fill in the information so we could claim the corporate match.
3. Please also check the box to allow us to see your email address so that we could contact you in case you win. Your email address will not be shared with anyone.
4. Check back on Chez Pim on January 15 when we announce the result of the raffle. The drawing will be done electronically. Our friend the code wizard Derrick at Obsession with Food is responsible for the application that will do the job."
So come on-start bidding! NOW! Last year $ 17 000 was raised but this year it will be even more! Think about the good you are making and that there will be fewer hungry people out there because of your donation! Food blogging can't only be about food for us who have money and opportunity to get good food, we must stretch our solidarity to those who are not as fortunate as we are! Go now!


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GMC moving investments away from fossil fuel companiesMay 14,2013By Lucia Suarez
POULTNEY — Green Mountain College joins a growing movement of colleges and universities that are moving their investments away from fossil fuel companies.
Last Friday, the college's Board of Trustees approved to divest it's endowment from 200 publicly-trade companies which hold most of the world's known coal, oil and gas reserves. The decision, announced Tuesday, aligns the college with its strategic plan "Sustainability2020" that commits the college to socially responsible investments.
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The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling that warrantless installation of GPS devices violates the Fourth Amendment – United States v. Jones (PDF) – is already percolating through the court system, which is good news for our privacy rights. Today, in a two sentence order (PDF), the Ohio Supreme Court vacated a lower court's opinion that upheld the installation of a GPS device without a warrant, and ordered the court to apply Jones. EFF and a number of civil liberties organizations filed an amicus brief (PDF) in the Ohio case last year, urging just such a result.
The Mexican government today adopted a surveillance legislation that will grant them warrantless access to real time user location data. The bill was adopted almost unanimously with 315 votes in favor, 6 against, and 7 abstentions. It has been sent to the President for its approval.
Last Saturday, the Canadian government announced it would put proposed online surveillance legislation temporarily "on pause" following sustained public outrage generated by the bill. Since its introduction two weeks ago, Canadians have spoken out en masse against Bill C-30, the Canadian government's latest attempt to update police online surveillance powers. As currently drafted, the bill represents a dramatic and dangerous attempt to leverage online service providers as agents of state surveillance.
Online commentators are pointing to the Internet backlash against H.R. 1981 as the new anti-SOPA movement. While this bill is strikingly different from the Stop Online Piracy Act, it does have one thing in common: it's a poorly-considered legislative attempt to regulate the Internet in a way experts in the field know will have serious civil liberties consequences. This bill specifically targets companies that provide commercial Internet access – like your ISP – and would force them to collect and maintain data on all of their customers, even if those customers have never been suspected of committing a crime.
Government Pressures Twitter to Hand Over Keys to Occupy Wall Street Protester's Location Data Without a Warrant
On October 1, 2011, over 700 Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge. Most of the protesters, including Malcolm Harris, were charged with the mundane crime of disorderly conduct, a "violation" under New York law that has a maximum punishment of 15 days in jail or a $250 fine.
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Volleyball Receives AVCA Team Academic Award
Aug. 9, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced today that 623 teams have earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2012-2013 season. This number once again breaks the previous year's total of 536 and sets a new all-time high for this award.
The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale.
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Online learning is used throughout the medical curriculum. There is a need for an appropriate balance to be struck between eLearning and the traditional approaches to teaching and learning. ELearning should enhance the learning experience. Technology can however provide solutions to the increasing challenges including; greater numbers of students, "patient fatigue", wide geographical dispersion and a greater need for accountability and quality assurance. It also plays an important role in ensuring standardisation of approach.
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TAMPA — Former City Council member Joseph Caetano has filed papers to run for the north Tampa seat he lost three years ago.
Caetano, who lives in the Grand Hampton subdivision in New Tampa, represented District 7 on the City Council for one term starting in 2007. On Tuesday, he attributed his loss in 2011 to the district's 14 percent voter turnout — the lowest in the city that year.
"There's no excitement up in New Tampa when somebody's running," Caetano said. "That's why I filed early, so I can start early."
Council member Lisa Montelione, who now represents District 7, said she plans to run for re-election and probably will launch her campaign in the next couple of weeks. Getting opposition came as no surprise for her.
"It's unrealistic to expect that any of us are not going to draw opponents," Montelione said. "I was just waiting to see who it's going to be."
The last time he ran, Caetano finished third with 19 percent of the vote in a four-candidate primary. In the runoff, Montelione went on to defeat the runner-up, Charlie Perkins, a neighborhood activist known for creating a pimplike character called "White Chocolate" when he hosted a notorious show on local public access television in the early 2000s.
District 7 includes newer and still-growing gated communities in New Tampa, older neighborhoods like Forest Hills and Terrace Park, plus the areas around the University of South Florida and Busch Gardens. But to Caetano, City Hall focuses disproportionately on downtown projects like the Riverwalk, which he said he has no plans to use.
"I think the city is concentrating on downtown too much," said Caetano, 80, a former hair salon owner and a contractor who does renovation projects.
As a council member, Caetano said he would advocate for the construction of a new fire station, including a police substation, to serve New Tampa, drainage improvements to ease flooding in the southern part of District 7 and the addition of safety features to County Line Road.
"We need streetlights and sidewalks there," he said. "I see people skateboarding on the road."
Montelione, 53, who works as the business manager for a construction firm that specializes in green projects, said she has focused on all three areas.
As vice chairwoman of the Metropolitan Planning Organization and chairwoman of its livable roadways committee, she said she has worked to add sidewalks and bike lanes to local roads and to build relationships with officials in Hillsborough and Pasco counties, both of which share jurisdiction with Tampa over County Line Road.
She said she also has talked with members of Mayor Bob Buckhorn's administration about its long-range plans for a New Tampa fire station and has lobbied for drainage improvements in the district.
"I've found (storm water) ponds that they didn't know we had," she said. "I have a good track record. I think I work really, really hard. Everybody knows I absolutely love what I do."
With Caetano's filing, every council member up for re-election except for Mike Suarez has drawn an opponent for city elections in March.
In September, now-retired police Sgt. Borthland R. Murray filed to run for the east Tampa seat held by Frank Reddick. In May, businessman Kent King filed to run in the South Tampa district represented by Harry Cohen. In June, community activist Paul Erni filed to run for the citywide District 3 seat represented by Yvonne Yolie Capin.
Two council members, Chairman Charlie Miranda and Mary Mulhern, are scheduled to leave their seats due to term limits.
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By Christina Tynan-Wood
Who says studying has to come before screen time? Direct kids to the right websites, and they can hang out online with their friends and classmates, be entertained, and learn all at the same time. From sites that help students keep track of homework assignments and join study groups to ones that provide educational videos, we've got kids of all ages covered. Read on, then let your child log on.
All ages, free
Pointing to that dusty copy of Merriam-Webster on the shelf and trying to get your kid to look up words on his own is so 1980s. The Free Dictionary makes vocabulary building fun. Your child just has to type in a word to learn its meaning and hear it pronounced (to save him the embarrassment of mangling it). This site is a great help for those homework assignments that ask kids to find words with similar meanings. It will even translate words into several languages. If your child still groans when you say, "Look it up," tell him about the games like hangman or the online spelling bee — at least he'll be playing with words.
Bottom line: This digital dictionary makes vocabulary building a breeze.
All ages, $9.95/month (free features too)
If Saturday-morning cartoons were educational, your job would be a lot easier, right? Welcome to BrainPop. This educational tool will have kids laughing, begging for "just a few more minutes," and learning (science, math, social studies, health, and art). Heck, you can even offload the birds-and-bees talk to BrainPop to get the ball rolling. Your child can test his knowledge at the end of each short animated video. When he's not around, you may find yourself seeking knowledge from Tim and Moby — the animated dude and his robot who seem to know just about everything. There is some free stuff, but a membership (you want one of these) is $9.95 a month.
Bottom line: Clever cartoons will have your kid begging for more ... learning.
All ages, $9.95/month (free trial period)
Kids love to watch videos, right? So why not let 'em look up every one the Discovery Channel has ever made on the subjects they're studying and bone up the fun way? With Cosmeo, they'll move to the head of class in no time. The Curriculum Explorer finds documentaries that match your state's learning requirements by grade. Or dial up a recorded lecture by a teacher who can explain how to do that maddening math problem, and let your kid watch it — over and over if necessary. Or use the math solver to plug in an equation and get a step-by-step explanation. There are even hundreds of games that help kids learn the times tables, master punctuation, and other stuff.
Bottom line: The best of the Discovery Channel's documentaries in one handy spot.
Preschoolers and up, free (books can be purchased as apps for 99¢ to $2.99 each)
Worried that the time your little one is spending on the computer or iPhone would be better spent reading? Steer him to this site, and turn that fascination with technology into book time. MeeGenius goes one better than a book by reading to kids while highlighting each word. And, for a personal touch, you can edit classic stories so that the princess (or frog) has your child's name. Older kids can rewrite the stories entirely, inserting the inevitable rude humor into Goldilocks or Jack and the Beanstalk. All good fun as long as they are reading and writing. And if you can't be there to read bedtime stories, you can record yourself reading any of the books and send a link to it via email.
Bottom line: Encourage little readers with customizable e-books.
Grade schoolers and up, free
Google is good at answering most questions, but WolframAlpha is a real know-it-all. Ask it anything — a math problem, what happened on a particular day in history, or the population of Romania — and it's got the answer.
And it is always learning. Instead of sending users to another source for information, this "computational knowledge engine" answers questions as completely as it knows how. It's particularly good at math problems, since the site is built on Mathematica, but it will take a stab at answering anything. It even has mobile apps so your kid can get answers to her questions wherever she is. Is that cheating?
Bottom line: With WolframAlpha, your kid never has to be stumped again.
Middle schoolers and up, free (PSAT prep: $19/year, SAT prep: $23/year)
Ever had an English teacher who made you see the hilarity of Chaucer, learn the insults of Shakespeare, or feel the terror of Poe? Wouldn't you like to bottle that for your kid? Done. Send him to the Shmoop study guides for a light and fun — but A quality — crash course in literature and history. Aimed at middle school, high school, and college students, the site helps them get their papers written by filling up those blank pages with an outline, notes, and — eventually — a well-researched report before they can freak out.
The content is written by PhD students, and it's like dropping into a hip, graduate-level class written for anyone in the aforementioned age groups. Oh, there's math, civics, economics, and PSAT/SAT prep too. Fun, funny, and sure to light a spark (and maybe bring up your kid's grades).
Bottom line: Hip online courses that make material relatable for older kids.
High schoolers and up, free (pro plan: $5/month)
An inability to keep track of assignments can be the undoing of the brightest yet disorganized students. Planners get lost; memory is fickle. But kids always know where to find the Internet, and most of them never lose their cell phones.
Soshiku, an online course and assignment tracker, lets high school and college students send assignments via text to a course planner, invite friends to discuss homework online, and keep track of when things are due. It will even send reminders right to their phone. Can a paper planner do that?
Bottom line: Now teens have less of a reason to flake on homework.
High schoolers and up, free (see below for classes with instructors)
Kids love social networking, and it turns out it's a great way to learn a language. On Livemocha, they can sign up for language classes that promise fluency by using world-class curriculum and personalized feedback from staff experts. For practice, kids can socialize and get pointers from native speakers around the world. The site might even improve your teen's English, since the idea is that members trade advice. So in exchange for help with her French, she can help someone with their English.
Basic classes, which use plenty of multimedia to keep kids entertained, are free. Classes with instructors — in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish — are $150 a year or $20 a month.
Bottom line: How do you say "friend request" en español?
High schoolers and up, free (see below for premium membership)
Facebook may be a time waster for teens, but social networking can still be a great way to study. At Cramster, high school and college students study together — either in groups with classmates or in subject- or textbook-specific groups with kids from anywhere — in subjects like humanities, writing, calculus, statistics, and chemistry. They can also get help with homework; ask questions about their classes or textbooks; and pick up pointers from teachers, parents, and others who are knowledgeable about the subjects they are studying.
The site offers study guides, math tools that show the steps for solving difficult problems, and lecture videos. Some resources require one of the two premium memberships: $8.33 or $12.50 per month, depending on the features.
Bottom line: Cramster brings study groups into the social-networking age.


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There is another parody of Carly Rae Jepsen's hit "Call Me Maybe" to add to the collection. Eric Raum of Minneapolis and a co-worker with the United Services Organization made up the dance and shot the video, KARE 11 reports. It features troops stationed in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
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In addition to a directory of scholars and their publications, the News also provides conference and book announcements, the schedules of the city's more than twenty libraries and archives, as well as information about upcoming conferences, housing and other matters of general interest related to scholars working on Venice. Recent new features include book reviews and retrospective reviews of important works in Venetian Studies; abstracts of new dissertations in the field; articles on Venetian and Veneto archives, libraries, electronic sources; and essays on living and working as a scholar in the region.
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Overuse of water enhancer sickens 4 W.Va. kids
March 11, 2013
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Poison Center has issued an alert about the energy version of a liquid water enhancer after several children consumed too much and became ill....
Another case of parents not paying adequate attention to what their kids are doing? Now I suppose there will be an FDA investigation into the issue, Mio support groups, and so on. Generally, I think that parents need to pay better attention to both what goes into and comes out of their childrens' mouths.
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how sad for the kids and their families, I like the stuff but use it as directed
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On Mar 18, 2004, at 3:46 PM, Jeff Rafter wrote: > > it is a misnomer. What we really have is HTTP automation scripts > masquerading as subscription services. If that's all, then why not just > insert a middle-man that can be repeatedly pinged and let the bank > push the > data to the middle-man? Oh yeah. That's how POP works. That's what we > are > trying to get away from. > I *hope* we're trying to get away from the limitations of the currently deployed version of SMTP, not the architectural pattern behind email. Like you say, if my bank (and everyone else who wants to get my attention) notifies an intermediary, and I periodically check that intermediary to see if anyone is trying to contact me, that take a whole lot less overall bandwidth than periodically checking everybody who might want to get in touch with me. I'm totally open as to whether the world needs a new protocol, a fixup of SMTP, or a pub-sub friendly HTTP extension (or lightweight, limited HTTP servers everywhere, a la KnowNow???). I guess I'd bet that a fixup of SMTP to prevent spoofing along with a zero tolerance policy toward spam on the part of ISPs (c.f http://bofhcam.org/co-larters/images/tracing-spammers-s.gif ) would make the email infrastructure suitable for this, but I don't claim to know ...
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The imm cologne furniture fair is currently making a comeback, not just thanks to efforts being made to once again provide dedicated labels and manufacturers with a sophisticated platform, but also because of its grand new kitchen show, "Living Kitchen". While experienced trade fair visitors may have wondered what the name referred to ("the kitchen is alive" or perhaps "living the kitchen"?) one thing is clear: Kitchens are the new hot topic that electrifies professional visitors and the general public alike.
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At the beginning of every year the trade fair imm cologne presents new international home trends. We present the list of selected manufacturers to found out which exhibitors they are, and where you can find them.


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COLUMBIANA-Chelsea Leigh Wise became the bride of Andrew George Kimble on Sept. 4 at Grace Church, Columbiana.
The bride is the daughter of Bruce and Ann Wise, Poland.
The groom is the son of Gary and Jean Kimble, Columbiana.
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Escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore a sweetheart strapless, mermaid-style gown of ivory with floral embroidery and beading. She also wore an ivory veil edged with beading. She carried a bouquet of white stargazer lilies, white daisies and white calla lilies.
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As highlighted in the organization Change the Equation's 2012 South Carolina Vital Signs report, only 35 percent of the state's eighth graders have a math teacher who majored in the subject they teach.
Only 38 percent of eighth graders have a science teacher who majored in the subject they teach.
This summer the American Board, a teacher certification nonprofit, is aiming to alleviate this issue in South Carolina by helping career-changing professionals bring their experience and expertise to local classrooms.
Accepted by the South Carolina Department of Education in 2007, the American Board assists career-changers, subject area experts, recent college graduates, and others with a Bachelor's degree to earn full teacher certification.
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A little brother or sister for baby Harper?
That's an optimistic possibility, according to dad David Beckham, 36, who's been fawning over the family's 2-week-old addition.
"We'd love one more," Beckham, whose brood also includes boys Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, 8½, and Cruz, 6½, tells the Associated Press. "We've always said we'd love a big family and five was a number. If we're lucky enough, then we hope to have one more."
The soccer star, who welcomed his daughter July 10 with wife Victoria Beckham, 37, says baby Harper's brothers adore her, too. "All the boys won't leave her alone," he says, "which is amazing."
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The final weeks of 2011 were the economy's strongest since it appeared to be slipping toward recession in late spring.
Consumers spent more freely, factories made more goods, Americans stepped up travel and the auto industry enjoyed its best stretch of the year.
In the Cleveland area, the economy grew slowly. More people built single-family homes,and demand for credit rose or held steady.
That's the picture the Federal Reserve sketched in a survey released Wednesday. The Fed noted that some sectors of the economy, notably housing, remain weak, but overall, the message was encouraging.
It came just six months after the economy nearly stalled under the weight of high food and gas prices and supply disruptions out of Japan that slowed U.S. manufacturing.
The economy and the job market have both picked up since. And December may end up being the strongest month last year, an optimistic sign for the economy in 2012. Employers added 200,000 net jobs last month, and the unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent, the lowest rate in nearly three years.
The Fed characterized its Cleveland district this way:
• Manufacturing: New orders and production at factories was stable. Manufacturers saw moderate improvement over last year. Demand was driven by autos, energy, and heavy equipment industries. Steel representatives are hopeful about the first quarter of 2012, and most expect to see at least modest growth. However, companies overall remain cautious in their outlook and expect little change in demand during the upcoming months.
• Construction: Single-family home-building improved in all price ranges. Builders are slightly more optimistic in their outlook, but they do not expect an industry turnaround anytime soon. Activity in nonresidential construction was steady. The biggest challenges continue to be financing projects and adding to backlog. Construction contracts were primarily with manufacturers and health-care providers.
• Consumer spending: Retailers reported that November sales were stable or slightly higher than the month before. Purchases of electronics and home furnishings were better than expected. Sales for the first quarter of 2012 are generally expected to improve over the year before. Auto dealers reported that new-vehicle sales during November remained strong.
• Banking: Demand for business loans was characterized as either stable or increasing. Requests were driven by commercial real estate, notably multifamily housing and health care. On the consumer side, installment loan activity was flat or up a bit. Auto lending and home equity lines of credit continued to show strength.
• Energy: Conventional oil and natural gas production was steady, with little change expected in coming months. Activity in shale-gas extraction expanded, but companies are uncertain about future gas drilling due to eroding natural gas prices.
• Transportation: Freight transport volume slowed, following seasonal trends. Strong demand was still seen from the energy and manufacturing sectors. Volume is expected to grow at a slow, steady pace during 2012.
Nationally, most economists predict that the economy grew at an annual rate of 3 percent in the final three months of last year. That would be an improvement from the summer, when the economy expanded just 1.8 percent, and much better than the 0.9 percent growth in the first half of the year.
Still, the modest recovery is vulnerable to setbacks. Europe's debt crisis could lower demand for U.S. exports. Consumers could pull back on spending, especially if they continue to see little growth in wages.
And Congress could decide not to extend the Social Security tax cut or long-term unemployment benefits, both of which expire at the end of February. That would leave many households with less income, which would slow spending.
Consumer spending is important because it drives 70 percent of economic activity.
The Fed announced no new actions after its Dec. 13 meeting. But in the minutes from the meeting that were released last week, the Fed said it will start this month announcing four times a year how long it plans to keep short-term interest rates at existing levels.
The change is intended to reassure consumers and investors that they will be able to borrow cheaply well into the future. And some economists said it could lead to further Fed action to try to invigorate the economy.
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Woods fires 2-under 68, posts good start at Firestone
AKRON, Ohio -- Tiger Woods showed signs of a positive recovery Thursday at the Bridgestone Invitational. Not just from back surgery, but from making bogeys.
Woods bounced back with birdies all three times that he made mistakes, opening with a 2-under 68 on a soft, gentle day for scoring at Firestone. It left him four shots behind Marc Leishman of Australia, and hopeful that this time he can build on a solid start.
Woods opened with a 69 at the British Open two weeks ago, only to plunge down the leaderboard the rest of the week at Royal Liverpool.
"I hit a lot of good shots," Woods said. "I dropped shots at three holes out there today (and) got it right back on the very next hole."
For so many players, the opening round of this World Golf Championship felt like either a warmup or an audition for bigger events to follow. Ryan Moore was among three players at 65, a good start for someone looking for one big week to get him on the Ryder Cup team.
Two more Ryder Cup hopefuls -- Patrick Reed and Francesco Molinari of Italy -- were among those another shot back.
- Dustin Johnson is taking a leave of absence from golf to seek help for "personal challenges," a swift end to his season that will keep him from playing the PGA Championship, the FedEx Cup playoffs and the Ryder Cup.
In a statement Thursday from Hambric Sports Management, Johnson said his leave of absence was effective immediately. It did not indicate how long he would be out.
"I will use this time to seek professional help for personal challenges I have faced," Johnson said.
Johnson, 30, is No. 16 in the world ranking with eight PGA Tour victories.
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