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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports growth slowed sharply to a much lower than expected 2.9 percent in November, a customs report said on Monday, underscoring the global headwinds dragging on an economy showing otherwise solid signs of a pick up in domestic activity.
Data at the weekend showed both industrial output and retail sales rose in November at their fastest annual pace in eight months, reinforcing the view that growth in the world's second-biggest economy is finally picking up after a long slide.
However, weak exports will drag on the revival in the Chinese economy as its major buyers struggle; Europe and Japan with recession and the United States with a sluggish recovery.
"The external sector remains fragile, although recent manufacturing activities have showed convincing signs of stabilization and a gradual recovery," said Connie Tse, an economist at Forecast Pte in Singapore.
"I expect export growth to pick-up throughout 2013, but this is likely to be gradual and volatile in absence of a material improvement in the euro zone."
China's annual exports growth in November was well below expectations for a 9.0 percent increase and behind October's 11.6 percent pace, customs figures showed. The Christmas shipment season for smartphones from the world's biggest exporter of mobile phones came to an end in November, which analysts said may explain the softening.
Imports were unchanged on the year, off forecasts for a 2.0 percent rise. The relatively subdued reading masked a surge in imports of crude oil, iron ore and copper that analysts said backed the view domestic activity was picking up.
The trade data represented the weakest performance for exports and imports since August and a contrast to data on the domestic economy, which is raising expectations that seven straight quarters of sliding GDP growth will come to an end in the fourth quarter.
Government figures on Sunday showed that industrial output rose a higher-than-expected 10.1 percent in November from a year earlier, the fastest pace since March and above forecasts for an increase of 9.8 percent. Electricity output rose 7.9 percent, the strongest since December.
Annual growth in retail sales hit 14.9 percent, the strongest since March, while the pace of fixed asset investment, or spending in such areas as bridges, factories and housing, was steady at 20.7 percent in the first 11 months.
"The export slowdown shows external demand faces uncertainty due to concerns over the 'fiscal cliff' in the U.S.," said Zhang Zhiwei, chief China economist at Nomura in Hong Kong.
"Nonetheless it does not change our view that growth is on track for a strong recovery in Q4, as (growth) is mostly domestically driven."
In the United States, scheduled tax increases and public spending cuts due to kick in early in 2013 could suck $600 billion out of the economy, raising fears a recession could follow unless Congress acts.
Kevin Lai, an economist at Daiwa in Hong Kong, said smartphone shipments were probably to blame for the disappointing weakness in exports growth.
"The numbers in Taiwan, Korea, and now China have all been disappointing," he said. "But it's entirely due to the smartphone impact. That accounted for one-third to one-half of the increase in September and October."
Indeed, Nicole Peng, a smartphone analyst at research firm Canalys in Shanghai, said the Christmas shipping season for smartphones, such as Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone 5, ended in November.
That may partly explain the swing from October's 11.6 percent rise in exports over a year earlier to November's much weaker performance.
More importantly though, analysts say the divergence probably reflects the fact that the value of each phone is rising faster than the volume of shipments as factories retool to make high-end gadgets.
"The whole mobile phone ecosystem has been transformed," Peng said.
The value factor would have exacerbated the slow down in November as Christmas demand eased off.
The number of phones that China shipped in the first eight months rose 15.5 percent from a year earlier, but the value of those phones increased close to 28 percent, customs data shows.
China will ship 1 billion mobile phones this year, the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products estimated.
In the first 11 months, China's exports and imports grew 5.8 percent from a year earlier, running well below a government 2012 target of 10 percent.
China's exports to the European Union fell 18 percent in November from a year earlier, the sixth straight decline. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development cited the euro area crisis in a report last month warning that exports will remain a weak spot for China's economic outlook.
The OECD forecast China's economy would grow by 7.5 percent in 2012 - in line with a government target - before picking up to expand 8.5 percent in 2013.
Despite efforts to rebalance the economy towards domestic consumption, exports generated 31 percent of gross domestic product in 2011, World Bank data shows, and supported an estimated 200 million jobs.
The People's Bank of China, the central bank, cut interest rates in both June and July and has lowered banks' reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 150 basis points since late 2011, freeing an estimated 1.2 trillion yuan ($193 billion) for lending.
Most analysts believe room for further policy easing is limited as inflation and property prices start to pick up.
Sunday's inflation report showed China's consumer price index rose 2 percent in November from a year ago, slightly less than forecasts for a 2.1 percent gain and up from 1.7 percent in October. Vegetable prices soared 11.3 percent.
Although that leaves consumer inflation well below Beijing's 4 percent target for 2012, the central bank has said rising prices represent the biggest risk long term as China makes a transition from a planned to a market-based economy.
Additional reporting by Lucy Hornby and Koh Gui Qing; Editing by Neil Fullick

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Ontario Brothels Legalized for 'Safety' of Women
A Canadian court released its decision on a landmark 2010 ruling Monday, upholding the legalization of brothels and pimping in the province of Ontario, saying the law helps to ensure the safety of women involved in the country's already legal prostitution industry.
The Ontario Court of Appeal made its decision to uphold the 2010 ruling by Ontario Superior Court Justice Susan Himel, which held that the criminalization of brothels and "non-exploitative" commercial relationships between prostitutes and pimps was "unconstitutional."
The court reasoned on Monday that its decided to uphold the controversial 2010 decision because it would make prostitution safer for those who are employed in the notoriously dangerous sex industry.
Although prostitution is legal in Canada, several laws restrict the operations of bawdy-houses, or brothels, and prohibit anyone including pimps from "living on the avails of prostitution" or from "profiting off another's prostitution."
The Ontario court dismissed the legality of these laws, arguing that a ban on brothels would "prevent prostitutes from taking the basic safety precaution of moving indoors to locations under their control," the court wrote in its decision.
"We also hold that the prohibition on living on the avails of prostitution infringes s. 7 of the Charter (the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms) to the extent that it criminalizes non-exploitative commercial relationships between prostitutes and other people," the court said.
Christian groups in the country have appealed to the Canadian government over the case asking for their leaders to establish laws that "uphold the dignity and value of all Canadian women," according to Julia Beazley of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.
Beazley recently spoke at a Canadian church arguing that the government must address the issue of prostitution as it is not the location that endangers sex industry workers "it is the violent johns, pimps and traffickers who prey on them," according to CCN.com.
The Canadian government can rewrite the law within a year, according to Monday's decision.
"Prostitution is a controversial topic, one that provokes heated and heartfelt debate about morality, equality, personal autonomy and pubic safety," the court added.
"It is not the court's role to engage in that debate. Our role is to decide whether or not the challenged laws accord with the Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land. It is up to Parliament to respond with new legislation."
The controversial decision is likely be appealed to the Canadian Supreme Court.


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I just recently read about old ancient battles. Basically when armies faced each other they had various strategies how to line up their troups on the battlefield. This also depended on the topography (hills, rivers, bridges, forest etc).
Basically there where light-fast troups and heavy-armored slow troups. Then the troup type (ranged, horseback, infantery with spears or swords)
The cavallery was usually set to the outer flanks, as they needed the open area to operate. The infantery was aligned in long lines, and a certain depth.
Where a deep line is hard to break apart (by storming it), and a narrow line was able to spread out more (using the same number of soliers) and encircle the opponents.
Lightly armored troups where placed in front, as they could move fast and rush-attack the enemy, where heavy armored troups kept in a close formation, thus supporting earch other (less area to attack a single soldier, so a soldier can concentrate at the immediate front)
Without going into detailed tactics: the troup composition and formations by themself already form a topography of the battle that each opponents generals have to dynamically take into account.
In LT there could be specific roles assigned to those troup formation, that the AI then positions on the battlefield, with a specific general order (like move out to the right flank, circle around and attack from the back).
Also its important to know when to do a tactical retreat. If a formation is heavily decimated, and there is space to back-out, the troups should flee and assemble at a predefined retreat location.
To make this controllable for the player (and ai general) there could be few simple command for setting up the stage and control the battle:
assignment: create groups (fast A, fast B, heavy A, ranged A, ranged B, support A), assign ships to groups, (selected ship to ranged B)
staging: fast A -> left flank, fast B-> right flank, heavy A -> center front, ranged A-> center back etc.
Attack: fast A-> circle ant attack back of enemy, heavy A-> close in slowly ....
reform: fast B-> fall back to start position (relative to the center groups)
reatreat: fast B (45% left)-> retreat to assembly point. .. ALL retreat..
Or something like that, using relatively simple commands, and feedback. So the player can be involved in the battle directly while sill have the tools to guide the forces.
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-- John Supinie, GateHouse News Service After non-conference play, here's another chance to predict the Big Ten finish. -- 1. Ohio State Despite personnel losses, Ohio State is still the league's power behind big man Jared Sullinger. 2. Indiana Don't look now, but the Hoosiers are back with freshman Cody Zeller, who gives them a man in the middle. 3. Wisconsin Here's some advice. Never underestimate the Badgers and coach Bo Ryan. 4. Michigan State The Spartans opened season with losses to North Carolina and Duke, then ran off 11 straight wins. 5. Michigan Can guard Trey Burke give the Wolverines what they're missing with guard Darius Morris gone to the NBA? 6. Illinois With so many close games expected, the Illini will need to make plays down the stretch and find a go-to scorer. 7. Purdue The Boilers have Robbie Hummel, but he must miss former classmates E'Twaun Moore and JaJuan Johnson. 8. Northwestern Forwards John Shurna and Drew Crawford rank 1-2 in Big Ten scoring, so the Wildcats eye their first NCAA berth. Again. 9. Nebraska Coach Doc Sadler's half-court style and defense will likely play better in the Big Ten than Big 12. 10. Minnesota Loss of forward Trevor Mbakwe to a season-ending knee injury in November was a kick in the gut. 11. Iowa The Hawkeyes are still in the midst of rebuilding. Remember how good they were under Tom Davis decades ago? 12. Penn State The good news for Nittany Lions basketball is there hasn't been much bad news on the hard wood.


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New police brutality clip hits You Tube
Paul Joseph Watson
Wednesday, August 30, 2012
A new police brutality video shows a St. Paul police officer kicking a defenseless man in the throat while he lay on the ground.
The clip, which was uploaded to You Tube yesterday, begins with the man prostrate on the floor. According to the man filming the footage, he has already been tased and maced in the face.
The victim asks the cop over and over again what he is being arrested for but the officer refuses to answer.
"Can you tell me what's going on? You don't have a warrant for my arrest," the man pleads as he coughs as a result of being pepper sprayed.
At the 1:15 mark in the video, the cop kicks the man in the throat for no apparent reason.
The man is then handcuffed before the officer punches him in the head. He is then slammed onto a patrol car and held down as his hair is pulled back.
As officers struggle to put the man in the patrol car, other cops try to intimidate the man recording the video.
From the video it appears as if around ten police officers are involved in the arrest of one man.
Details surrounding the incident, which took place at the corner of Woodbridge and Milford streets, have now been released. The victim of the assault was named as 30-year-old Eric Hightower, who was arrested for terroristic threats, damage to property and obstruction of the legal process, but crucially has not been charged.
The officer responsible for the assault – Jesse Zilge – has been placed on administrative leave while the incident is investigated.
St. Paul Police Chief Tom Smith told CBS Minnesota that the department has "serious concerns" about the officer's use of force in the video.
This footage again illustrates how police brutality has become endemic in America – particularly targeting black people.
Earlier this month we reported on the case of 21-year-old Chavis Carter, who Jonesboro Police claim shot himself in the head while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car.
Despite being placed in double-lock handcuffs and having been searched, police claim Carter took his own life with a .380 caliber handgun, an explanation the man's mother claims is a cover-up for murder.
As police brutality in America escalates to new heights of violence and abuse, more and more unprovoked deaths are occurring, but punishments for officers who shoot victims dead are often miniscule.
In January 2009, 22-year-old Oscar Grant was shot in the back by policeman Johannes Mehserle as he lay on a platform at a railway station in Oakland California. Mehserle was charged with involuntary manslaughter after he claimed he had meant to use his Taser and not a gun and ended up serving just two years in jail for killing Grant.
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Eli Young Band's Jon Jones and Wife Expecting First Baby
Soon, the Eli Young Band's tour bus will need an extra bunk -- be it a tiny one. Bassist Jon Jones announced that his wife Sarah is expecting the couple's first child, a baby boy, due on Dec. 23. That makes two babies in 2012 for the ACM Award-winning group, as singer Mike Eli welcomed his first baby in July.
"It's funny that in the band, Mike got married first, and then me," Jones tells People, who broke the news on Friday. "Then Mike and Kacey got pregnant ... and Sarah and I are right behind them."
The band was traveling when Sarah found out that she was pregnant, and she couldn't keep the secret until he returned home. His college sweetheart texted him pictures of the six different pregnancy tests she took to be sure. "When she called I could hear the excitement in her voice," Jones reveals.
Eli Young Band will wrap up their touring commitments for 2012 in October, and then begin working on the follow-up album to 'Life at Best.' That will give the Jones family -- who will celebrate three years of marriage in 2013 -- plenty of time to prepare the nursery and choose a baby name.
"It took Sarah and me a month to pick out our couches for the living room, so we're going back and forth a lot," the EYB bassist says. "Our goal is to have a name chosen by the time he is born."


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Business Strategies in the Offshore Supply IndustryRoslyng Olesen, Thomas (Frederiksberg, 2016)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This report is part of the research project "The competitive challenges and strategic development possibilities for The Blue Denmark", which was launched in 2014. The project is funded by the Danish Maritime Fund and carried out by researchers at CBS Maritime which is a Business in Society Platform at Copenhagen Business School with a focus on value creation in the maritime industries. The project embraces various maritime segments from shipping and offshore to ports and suppliers. The research questions for the individual projects have been formulated by researchers at CBS Maritime in cooperation with companies in the maritime sector. This report "Offshore Supply Industry Dynamics – Business strategies in the offshore supply industry" is the second report in mapping project D. It examines the markets and business strategies of various suppliers and furthermore presents an analysis of the challenges and opportunities for the companies engaged in the different parts of the sector. The report is developed from interviews with top management of key players in the Danish supply industry combined with studies on management literature. The macro- and meso levels of the offshore sector are examined in the CBS Maritime report "Offshore Supply Chain Dynamics – The main drivers in the energy sector and the value chain characteristics for offshore oil and gas and offshore wind", which constitutes the first part of mapping project D. It offers insights into the main drivers in the energy sector (macro level) and the value chain characteristics for offshore oil and gas and offshore wind (meso level). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9276
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Abstract: The value chains for offshore oil and gas and offshore wind are both basically driven by the demand for energy. This is heavily dependent on a number of factors including the price of various energy sources and the policy making of the states which influence legislation, indirect subsidies and direct investments. At the center of both value chains are the energy companies. The energy companies have a number of suppliers and sub suppliers which provide a range of equipment and services to the offshore operations. The supply industry is characterized by horizontal cooperation (between suppliers at the same level) and vertical cooperation (between suppliers in different layers). Finally the suppliers and the energy companies are supported by a number of companies which are usually not considered as part of the offshore sector but are important none the less. These companies provide a number of services including includes legal advice, financing, insurance etc. The two value chains have a number of activities in common. Both include (1) a tender and concession phase where the energy company obtains the right to explore and produce energy from the authorities. (2) An exploration phase where the physical location is examined and the installation is planned. (3) An installation phase where the equipment is produced and transported to the site where it is installed. (4) An operation phase where the energy is produced or the energy source is extracted and (5) a decommissioning phase where the field is abandoned. Most suppliers are positioned in several links of one or both value chains, at various levels (direct supplier, sub supplier, 3rd tier supplier etc.) and providing a variety of services. A supplier can move to new positions within the value chain. The increased servitization is a good example. Traditional manufacturers are often 2nd or 3rd tier suppliers in the installation phase. But by providing after sales services these companies also become direct suppliers to the energy company in the operations phase. Finally a supplier can have different positions in different geographical markets. A supplier can thus be a direct (1st tier) supplier in one market but needs to go through a local contractor (as a 2nd tier supplier) in another market – even if the provided service is exactly the same in both cases. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9251
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Abstract: This report has examined the concept of value creation in the maritime chain of transportation. A maritime transport chain can best be conceptualized as a network through which carriers (e.g. shipping companies and haulage providers) and third parties (e.g. terminal operators, freight forwarders, brokers and agents) provide services for the movement of cargo provided by shippers. The main actors in the maritime chain of transportation are the carriers who add value to the shipper by moving goods from areas with excess supply to areas with excess demand. In this process a number of (independent) third parties may provide a number of services. The shipper and/or carrier will employ these agents if the rise in costs is more than compensated by the value of the service. The third parties can thus only exist if they provide value added services to the carrier and/or to other third party service providers. From a financial perspective value is created when a business earns revenue that exceeds the expenses. In many sectors, however, value is increasingly being created by more intangible drivers such as research, innovation, branding, ideas and networks which usually provide indirect rather than direct benefits (Kaplan & Norton, 2004a; 2004b). This is also the case within maritime logistics. According to Johansson et al. (1993) third parties may add value through (1) improve the level of service, (2) quality, (3) cost and (4) time reduction. The chartering agent's network and market knowledge allows him to speed up the search time and match process for shippers and carriers (time reduction). The port agent's local network allows him to speed up port operations (time reduction) and make the necessary arrangement on behalf of the carrier (service). Freight forwarders may take over part of the production chain and provide services which manufacturers don't consider their core business (service). This includes assembly, quality control, customizing and packing of goods, pest control and after sales services. Third party ship management companies may reduce costs through economies of scale (cost reduction) and increase quality of crew and equipment maintenance through specialization (quality). Just to mention a few. While the report has investigated the concept of value creation, the question of value capturing has not been addressed in this study. Value capturing depends on the individual transactions between the actors in the chain. A port agent may add value to a carrier by securing smooth port operations and thus reduce waiting time. The added value may, however, be captured by a freight forwarder who forces the carrier to lower the price or more likely be distributed among several actors. The business model literature may provide a fruitful lens for exploring this in greater depth. The maritime chain of transportation is becoming increasingly complex and involves an increasing number of actors. The services of some actors are furthermore overlapping. Inland haulage can thus be provided by shippers, freight forwarders, independent liner agents, in-house liner sales offices, or by an independent haulage provider. Freight forwarders are increasingly overtaking functions in the value chain from manufacturer etc. In order to successfully navigate this network is it important to have an overview of the chain of transportation at a more general level. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9252
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Because its IG investigators say they need them.
A couple of months ago, the Office of the Inspector General at the Social Security Administration launched a blog, "Behind the Numbers," to highlight IG activities. But now officials have taken to the blog to explain why the IG office itself has attracted some awkward attention.
It started when news broke that the IG's office was planning to purchase 174,000 hollow point bullets, prompting some organizations to question whether SSA was preparing to quell civil unrest in the event of an economic collapse.
In a blog post, IG officials said there was no reason for alarm. The purchase was not out of the ordinary, they said, given that their criminal investigators have law enforcement authority and are armed when on duty. The IG office has almost 300 such investigators in 66 offices across the country. The ammunition ordered for their use is standard issue for police officers, the IG office contends.
"Our special agents need to be armed and trained appropriately," the IG office says. "They not only investigate allegations of Social Security fraud, but they also are called to respond to threats against Social Security offices, employees, and customers."
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of senators who have agreed on an immigration reform plan said on Monday they hope to move quickly with legislation giving 11 million illegal immigrants a chance to eventually become American citizens.
The four Democrats and four Republicans released the outline of a comprehensive immigration reform effort - one with plenty of details missing - that still must be turned into legislation.
At a news conference on the proposal, Democratic Senator Charles Schumer of New York, one of the eight working on the initiative, said he hoped it could be passed by the Senate in late spring or early summer.
In an attempt to build support among lawmakers, the Senate proposal would couple immigration reform with enhanced security efforts aimed at preventing illegal immigration and ensuring that those foreigners here temporarily return home when their visas expire.
A Republican member of the group, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, said he hoped for an overwhelming vote of support in the Senate, which could enhance chances of a bill passing the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
But Graham also warned, "If for some reason we fail in our efforts to pass comprehensive immigration reform, I do believe it will be many years before anyone is willing to try and solve this problem."
The plan, which faces an uncertain future in Congress, was unveiled a day before President Barack Obama was to give a policy speech on immigration in Nevada.
With Republicans regrouping after November elections in which they failed to garner significant support from Hispanic voters, there are other indications immigration reform could be on a fast track in the newly convened 113th Congress.
A bipartisan group in the House also is close to unveiling its own immigration proposals, according to the congressional source with knowledge of the reform efforts.
The source said the House group could detail its outline either later this week or next week.
No one expects an easy path for any of the proposals, which are still being developed and lack detail.
The last comprehensive revision of the nation's immigration law was in 1986. Numerous efforts since then have encountered stiff resistance, especially from the conservative wing of the Republican Party, which as recently as the Republican presidential primary races in 2012 opposed anything resembling an "amnesty" for undocumented immigrants.
"When you legalize those who are in the country illegally, it costs taxpayers millions of dollars, costs American workers thousands of jobs and encourages more illegal immigration," warned Republican Representative Lamar Smith, who is the former chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.
With the electoral power of Hispanic voters growing rapidly, however, leading Republicans have been urging conservatives to rethink both their positions and their rhetoric.
The Senate group included Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid expressed his support for the effort.
Under its proposal, undocumented immigrants would be allowed to register with the government, pay a fine, and then be given probationary legal status allowing them to work.
Ultimately, they would have to "go to the end of the line" and apply for permanent status.
The White House praised the group's efforts but warned that Obama would not be satisfied until there was meaningful reform. The president "will continue to urge Congress to act until that is achieved," a White House spokesman said.
Additional reporting by Jeff Mason in Washington and Tim Gaynor in Arizona; Editing by Fred Barbash and Doina Chiacu


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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A drug originally approved to treat adults with diabetes may also help severely obese youths lose some weight, according to a new study.
"We're encouraged by these trial results because there is potentially a role for this class (of drugs) to be useful in terms of weight reduction and cardiovascular risk control," said Aaron Kelly, the study's lead author from the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis.
Exenatide, which is marketed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. as Byetta, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2005 to boost production of the hormone insulin in adults with type 2 diabetes. People with the disease do not produce enough of the hormone, or their body is resistant to it.
The drug, which is injected in a person's belly twice a day and costs about $2,000 per year, was also found to reduce body weight by slowing down how quickly food moves through the body, which gives a person the feeling of being fuller longer.
The researchers write that there are few treatments available for severely obese children outside of lifestyle changes and surgery, and they wanted to see if the weight loss seen in adults would also happen in children.
For the new study, Kelly, who also works at Amplatz Children's Hospital, and his colleagues recruited severely obese participants between 12 and 19 years old from around Minnesota, and separated them into two groups.
Between 4 percent and 6 percent of American youths under 18 years of age are severely obese, according to the authors, who published their study in JAMA Pediatrics on Monday.
Severe obesity in children is classified as a body mass index (BMI), a measurement of weight in relation to height, of 35 or more on the adult scale. That's the BMI of a 12-year-old girl who is five feet tall and 155 pounds.
One group of 12 youths injected themselves with exenatide before breakfast and dinner every day for three months. The other group of 10 youths injected themselves with an inactive placebo.
At the start of the study, the participants in both groups had an average BMI of about 43. But, at the end of the three months, the BMI of the youths in the exenatide group fell to about 41, while the BMI of the placebo group fell to about 42.
That meant that on average, the group taking exenatide lost about 7 pounds more than the placebo group.
The researchers then started giving exenatide to all of the participants for another three months. After that time, the group that started out taking the drug ended up with a 4 percent lower BMI, compared to those who started out taking the placebo.
While the results were modest, Dr. Ronald Williams, head of the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital Weight Management Program in Hershey, Pennsylvania, said the weight loss could stack up over a few years.
"If that is a sustained effect over a few years, that's great," said Williams, who was not involved with the new research.
Kelly, who's received research funding from Amylin, which supplied both exenatide and the placebo for the study, told Reuters Health that the results of the new study jibe with an earlier trial they conducted. They are also in line with other obesity drugs, including orlistat (marketed as Xenical and Alli) and metformin.
Kelly said the most common side effects from exenatide were headaches, diarrhea and vomiting.
But both Williams and Kelly said parents and their children should not expect to get exenatide right now, because it is not approved for use in children for weight loss and will most likely not be paid for by insurance.
"We're really viewing this as preliminary evidence for this general drug class. We wouldn't recommend this medication to be used (for weight loss in youths) at this point," said Kelly.
SOURCE: http://bit.ly/Ms92Cy JAMA Pediatrics, online February 4, 2013.


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The applause that erupted when Amy Winehouse took the stage had less to do with promptness than the fact that she showed up at all…her concert track record leaves much to be desired. Lucky for us she's in fine form tonight, though in slight danger of being upstaged by her perfectly choreographed backup singers. Not too much danger. The audience has started speaking with British accents. Such is the power and influence of Amy Winehouse.
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Complete Coachella coverage
Yes, that's a lot of C's in the headline, but Coachella deserves. The world's top music festival begins in Southern California today, and the Vinyl Word has it covered.
LA.com's Katherine Spiers will be blogging throughout the weekend, giving us the inside scoop on all the Coachella happenings. And our photographers will capture the festivities and post photo galleries, which you'll be able to find in the column on the right as soon as they're available.
So come back here all weekend for Coachella, Coachella and more Coachella.
Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash at Cozy's Saturday April 21
Mark Stuart of the Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash
The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash are set to play Cozy's in Sherman Oaks Saturday, April 21 at 9:45pm.
The band founded by Mark Stuart a decade ago is no joke or tribute band. They play some fierce country music and were given the thumbs up by the Man in Black himself. Their latest album, "Mile Markers", is full of road music with songs like "Austin Night", "The Road to Bakersfield", and "California Sky." It is a rockin' country cd, with tons of energy and the juice to please many palates.
Stuart formed the band in San Diego and has spent a fair amount of time around the borders between Mexico, California and Texas. This should be a great show. Joe Bob says check it out.


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The way we make sense of the world is so ingrained in our way of being that it is usually hidden from our conscious awareness. The Enneagram describes three fundamentally different types of human intelligence (Instinctual, Emotional & Cognitive) each of which is based on an explicit perceptual filter, or way of understanding the world. This filter determines what individuals pay attention to and how they direct their energy.
Each of the three intelligences harbours inherent beliefs about what is needed in life for survival and satisfaction. This belief is manifested in a particular focus of attention. An individual's focus of attention and its expression is described by the Enneagram in terms of personality type - patterns of thinking, feeling and acting. The Enneagram describes 9 specific focuses of attention and thus, nine unique personality types.
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Microsoft is fervently, if somewhat inconvincingly, refuting Google's claim that Bing copies Google search results.
A blog post from The Bing Team expresses its bemusement over the "feigned outrage from Google" over the supposed copy-catting, first reported on Search Engine Land.
Bing leader Yusuf Mehdi writes, "We do not copy results from any of our competitors. Period. Full stop."
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He goes on to explain his theory of how Google tricked them ... possibly into copying Google's results.
Google engaged in a "honeypot" attack to trick Bing. In simple terms, Google's "experiment" was rigged to manipulate Bing search results through a type of attack also known as "click fraud." That's right, the same type of attack employed by spammers on the web to trick consumers and produce bogus search results.
Mehdi's response also has a bit of the defensive and a lot of the non-transparency that may have more cred with those who care and follow these things. Silicon Alley comes right at it: "Microsoft seems to be saying, 'because Google tricked us into copying Google, it doesn't count as copying Google.' "


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Led by the United Nations Environment Programme, and celebrated annually on 5 June, World Environment Day is one of the principal vehicles through which the UN stimulates worldwide awareness and encourages political attention and action on environmental issues. WED 2011, in support of the UN International Year of Forests (IYF), is aimed to be the biggest, most widely celebrated global day for positive action on behalf of the environment and will be hosted this year by India.
The 2011 WED Legacy drive features an exciting, high-profile challenge between Goodwill Ambassadors Don Cheadle and Gisele Bundchen. Full of goodwill, Gisele has pledged to plant one tree for every activity registered in her name. Full of confidence, Don Cheadle has upped the ante with a pledge for two. And on June 5th, with help from the global WED community, the winner will plant a new forest and leave the perfect WED Legacy for the UN International Year of Forests.WED is about the power of individual actions, and our exponential power when these actions are combined. And it works. Last year, activity registration from the WED community resulted in over $100,000 in contributions to gorilla protection in the host country, Rwanda. For WED 2011, the hope is to surpass this with the planting of a new forest.
So take 5 minutes to find an activity or action from the A-Z or WED Pack that you can do at home, work, school or in your neighborhood to celebrate World Environment Day. It takes only a few simple steps to easily green your daily routine and make good eco behavior a habit!
Share your activity on the various social media networks to inspire others! Register your activity on the WED Challenge Website and it will feature on the Wide World of WED!
UNEP Social Media:
The Brussels based United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe - UNRIC provides information on UN activities to the countries of the region. It also provides liaison with institutions of the European Union in the field of information. Its outreach activities extend to all segments of society and joint campaigns, projects and events are organized with partners including the EU, governments, the media, NGOs, schools and local authorities.
United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC Brussels)
Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 155, Block C2,7th and 8th floor, Brussels 1040, Belgium
Tel.: +32 2 788 8484 / Fax: 32 2 788 8485


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It's Sunday, which brings us to our next challenge here at the Christmas Card Challenge blog. We had some wonderful entries last challenge, and can't wait to see what you'll come up with for this weeks challenge. Thanks so much to all who were able to participate last week. As always, we appreciate your support!
For this weeks challenge, we would like to see you incorporate Music in your cards. Please keep in mind that all challenges are optional. The only real rule is that you must create a new Christmas Holdiay, Winter or Hanukkah card. Also, it is not necessary to use a SCRS stamp on your card, but we sure love it when you do!
As always, our fabulous design team and guest designer, have come up with some lovely cards for you. We hope you'll be inspired to play along with us this week.
Sue (February Guest Designer)
Please remember to link directly to the blog post or gallery page where we can view/comment on your creation, and not just the generic link to your blog. Generic blog links will be disabled or deleted. You must create a new project. No backlinking please.
Don't forget to post a comment so we know you added a card! If you upload to an online gallery, please use the tag SCCC13 so that we can all enjoy your cards.
Stay crafty my friends!


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Area happenings
BLOOD DRIVE from2 to 7 p.m. Jan. 22 at Sneads Ferry Presbyterian Church, 776 N.C. Hwy. 210.
INFANT OF Prague hosts Bingo every Tuesday in the parish hall. Doors open at 6 p.m.
CRYSTAL Coast Choral Society holds rehearsals every Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Swansboro UM Church fellowship hall. New members through Jan. 29. Call 252-247-5929.
SEMPER FIDELIS Lodge 680 hosts the Onslow Masonic Scholarship Visitation on Jan. 23. Dinner at 6:30 p.m., meeting at 7:30 p.m.
SINGLES SUPPORT Group meets at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at Cracker Barrel, 1260 Western Blvd. Call 910-455-2089.
4-H ACHIEVEMENT program for youths ages 5-19 years at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 23 at Onslow Multipurpose Complex. Call 910-455-5873.
TOBACCO Associates Referendum held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 23 at Onslow Multipurpose Complex. Call 910-455-5873.
AMERICAN Red Cross CPR class from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Jan. 24 at Onslow Multipurpose Complex. Cost $27. Call 910-455-5873.
HAPPENINGS DEADLINE: Churches, clubs, civic groups and other nonprofit organizations can publicize their activities free in the Area Happenings and Church Happenings columns. All announcements must be submitted in writing, e-mail or fax. Notices may be mailed to The Daily News at P.O. Box 196, Jacksonville, NC 28541-0196, e-mailed to firstname.lastname@example.com, fax to 910-353-7316 or hand-delivered to the newsroom at The Daily News, 724 Bell Fork Road. Information is due by noon at least three days before the event.


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Rowe's performance recognized by portfolio managers/analysts for second consecutive year
CHICAGO (May 1, 2009) - Exelon Chairman and CEO John W. Rowe was again named the best CEO of an electric utility by Institutional Investor magazine in its annual ranking of America's Best CEOs. This is the second consecutive year that Rowe's performance earned the highest marks in the sector.
"Exelon continues to be one of the most consistently profitable companies in the electricity industry, delivering an 11 percent compound annual growth rate in operating earnings per share over the past five years," said Rowe. "It is an honor to be recognized by the financial community and Institutional Investor for our sustained success, particularly amid this time of economic uncertainty."
To arrive at its list of best U.S. CEOs, Institutional Investor surveyed portfolio managers, analysts and other investment professionals. It asked these individuals to name the best U.S. CEOs in the sectors in which they invest. More than 900 people at 460 institutions responded, offering first, second and third place votes in each of the sectors with which they were familiar. These votes were weighted to produce a score for each executive that Institutional Investor used to compile the rankings.
Additional information can be found at www.iimagazine.com and in the April 2009 issue of the magazine.


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Jon Bon Jovi Launches Project REACH Developer Competition
Rocker Jon Bon Jovi is adding to the already-long list of good deeds performed by his JBJ Soul Foundation -- and with a little ingenuity, you could help a great cause and take home a big fat check.
Jon, who's a member of the White House Council for Community Solutions, joined forces last week with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services to announce a new developer challenge called Project REACH (an acronym for Real-time Electronic Access for Caregivers and the Homeless).
The challenge is a call for developers to create an easily-used mobile/web application to connect service providers and offer real-time information about resources for the homeless and others in need. The first five entries to meet the requirements will receive a $10,000 cash prize and the opportunity to test their app at the JBJ Soul Kitchen, and the grand prize winner will be awarded $25,000.
In an announcement about the initiative, the singer and philanthropist said:
"At the [JBJ] Soul Kitchen, we've seen the need for a simple, user-friendly, comprehensive application that connects those in need to resources in their community. As we sought out a solution to resolve the disconnect, we found the VA, HUD and HHS to be of like mind. Together we can provide the information about existing services –- now we need the bright minds in the developer community to create a platform to tie it all together."
Added Secretary of House and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, "I want to thank Jon Bon Jovi for ... using competition and innovation to advance the cause of ending homelessness."
With the new contest, Jon and the others involved hope to create a national platform that enables health clinics, food kitchens, housing services and shelters to update availability of key services automatically on the internet.
For more information about REACH and the contest details, visit the program's official website.


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Maybe he was looking for a roach?
Luke Skywallker - Jedi KnightAnd people wonder why I'm concerned about the original cast returning...
Maybe he has gone method and is going to be playing the crazy old Jedi Master like Yoda in ESB.
Is he even considered a celeb anymore? Isn't he more of a retired C-list actor?
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The gallery has been offered a number of touring exhibitions commemorating the life and career of Marilyn Monroe. With the fiftieth anniversary of her death approaching we decided we would generate our own display, more appropriate for the National Portrait Gallery, celebrating the star's British connections. Although Monroe was an American actress, she was of course, a hugely popular international star and she had been photographed in New York in 1956 by one of the most celebrated British photographers of the twentieth century, Cecil Beaton.
A selection of the Beaton portraits forms a key part of the display, which brings together over fifty further rarely seen vintage prints, film stills and magazines that celebrate Monroe's life and work.
As we began our research we found Monroe's connections to Britain to be more numerous than we had originally thought. We identified other British photographers who had captured her strikingly photogenic looks, including society portraitist Antony Beauchamp and Baron, photographer of ballet dancers, the royal family and beautiful women. Both had photographed the star in Hollywood.
A trip to see the film adaptation of Colin Clark's book My Week with Marilyn characterized another aspect we would address: Monroe's one and only visit to the UK for the filming of The Prince and the Showgirl. Between Monroe's arrival at Heathrow on 14 July 1956 and her departure on 20 November, the British press followed Monroe as much as was possible.
My colleagues' visit to archives of Life magazine in New York resulted in the inclusion of two less well-known images of the star, taken by Larry Burrows at the Savoy Hotel press conference to announce the beginning of Monroe and Olivier's collaboration. Another Burrows image of children waiting for Monroe to emerge from behind the gates of Parkside House, Surrey, where she stayed whilst filming at Pinewood also emerged. Life magazine contributed George Silk's photograph of Monroe sitting on a sofa, engaged in conversation with the poet Edith Sitwell. The pair, meeting in January 1953, during Sitwell's visit to Hollywood, got on very well, talking about the work of Rudolf Steiner, which Monroe was reading.
The Prince and The Showgirl generated a large amount publicity material and for the display we were lent an original poster as well as lobby cards and film stills. We got in touch with the family of British director Roy Ward Baker, who had worked with Monroe in 1952 on Don't Bother to Knock, in which she starred, contrary to stereotype, in a serious acting role.
We have also included twenty British magazines, which demonstrate Monroe's huge appeal as cover star to sell magazines, some of which inspired British pop artists such as Peter Blake, Richard Hamilton and Pauline Boty to create iconic artworks. Today, fifty years after Monroe's death, we hope that this celebration of the Hollywood star's British connections provides a fitting tribute to her life and helps to explore why her image still remains so powerful.
As part of the display Marilyn Monroe: A British Love Affair
Image Credits (from top to bottom)
Marilyn Monroe by Cecil Beaton, 22 February 1956, NPG x40273
Edith Sitwell and Marilyn Monroe, 1953 Photograph by George Silk/LIFE © Time Inc.
Poster for The Prince and The Showgirl, 1957, courtesy Lloyd Ibert Collection


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GLOBUS 2020: Flavors of China & the Yangtze (OC)
14 days from Beijing to Shanghai
This tour through China has everything you could want in a China vacation: visits to ancient sites, thrilling experiences, opportunities to learn about the culture, authentic cuisine, and more. Start in Beijing, end in Shanghai, and overnight along the way in Xi'an, Chengdu, Hangzhou, and aboard a 3-night Yangtze River cruise. As you walk along the Great Wall, marvel at its expansiveness. Also impressive are the Terracotta Warriors, built 2,000 years ago to protect the first emperor in his afterlife. You'll stand in awe as you take in the life-size soldiers, chariots, and horses.On your 3-night Yangtze River cruise, enjoy the spectacular beauty and tiny villages as you cruise through the Three Gorges. A shore excursion takes you to see the 100-foot-tall Jade Emperor statue. In Hangzhou, more scenic beauty awaits on your cruise on West Lake, surrounded by mountains on three sides and known for its picturesque landscape and collection of ancient bridges, causeways, temples, and palaces. Also visit Fei Lai Feng, a limestone mountain with over 300 stone statues dating from the 10th to the 14th centuries, and Lingyin Temple (Temple of Soul's Retreat), one of China's most famous Buddhist temples dating back 1,700 years.Globus has included out-of-the-ordinary experiences, like a rickshaw ride through Beijing's hutongs (ancient alleys) and a xiaolongbao lunch in Shanghai. Other thrilling experiences include a visit to the Giant Panda Research Base, rides on the bullet trains from Xi'an to Chengdu and Chengdu to Chongqing, a calligraphy class, sightseeing with Local Guides, and much more.From the serene and picturesque landscapes to the vibrant cities and from the many historic sites to the modern accomplishments, this China tour is a once-in-a-lifetime vacation opportunity!
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|Day 1
|Welcome to China! Hotel rooms are available for mid-afternoon check-in.
|Day 2
|Your full-day sightseeing starts with a visit to TIAN'ANMEN SQUARE, the largest public square in the world. Next, explore the FORBIDDEN CITY, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the world's largest palace complex. Once the home of China's great emperors, today it showcases ancient Chinese architecture, landscaped gardens, and displays of rare art and artifacts. Enjoy lunch in a local restaurant, followed by free time to explore on your own. This evening, savor a special [LF] PEKING DUCK WELCOME DINNER. (B,L,D)
|Day 3
|The GREAT WALL OF CHINA once stretched 4,000 miles across China's barren northern terrain from the Bohai Sea to the Gobi Desert. Head north to a village where the Great Wall is well preserved and walk along the wall to enjoy sweeping vistas of this mammoth fortress. Return to Beijing for some time at your leisure. Tonight, you may choose to attend a performance of the Peking Opera, a traditional form of Chinese theater, or attend the Legend of Kung Fu Show, with a fusion of kung fu, dance, and acrobatics. (B,L)
|Day 4
|This morning, visit the TEMPLE OF HEAVEN and enjoy a rickshaw ride through one of Beijing's [LF] HUTONGS, the city's ancient alleys. Experience life in this historic neighborhood as you are invited into the courtyard of a family's home to learn more about their life. A short flight brings you to Xi'an. (B)
|Day 5
|One of the largest and wealthiest cities in the world when China dominated the silk trade, Xi'an today is an archaeological treasure trove. Sightseeing begins with the enormous tomb of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, accidentally discovered by local farmers in 1974. Marvel at the legion of TERRACOTTA WARRIORS that has been guarding the burial site for 2,000 years. During lunch, enjoy a NOODLE-MAKING DEMONSTRATION by a master chef and learn how Chinese noodles are made by hand. Next, visit the DAYAN PAGODA, built in 652 AD. This evening, attend the 'Tang Dynasty' DINNER SHOW, featuring a colorful assemblage of classical performances. (B,L,D)
|Day 6
|This morning, visit the Xi'an City Wall South Gate and attend a traditional Chinese CALLIGRAPHY CLASS. You may see some local residents practicing morning tai chi. Next, travel by BULLET TRAIN to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province and known for its flavorful food. (B)
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|Yangtze River Cruise
|Start your day with a visit to the [LF] GIANT PANDA RESEARCH BASE and marvel at these beautiful animals. After lunch, transfer to the train station and board your BULLET TRAIN to Chongqing, China's capital during World War II. Upon arrival, transfer to the port and board your ship for a 3-night cruise through the breathtaking Three Gorges of the Yangtze. (B,L,D)
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|Your SHORE EXCURSION today takes you to the Jade Emperor Scenic Area, featuring a 100-foot-tall statue depicting the Jade Emperor, an important deity in Chinese Taoism. Return to your ship where the afternoon is at your leisure to enjoy a variety of onboard activites. You may choose to take an optional shore excursion to Fengdu, known by many Chinese as the 'Ghost City,' to visit the mountaintop shrines. This evening, the Captain hosts a welcome party, followed by dinner and a special performance by the ship's crew. (B,L,D) NOTE:Depending on river conditions, an alternate shore excursion may be offered.
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|Early this morning, you may choose to start your day with a tai chi session on the Sun Deck or simply relax and enjoy the scenery. Later, sail downstream through the first and second of the three gorges-Qutang Gorge, the shortest but most dramatic gorge, and Wu, known for its quiet beauty and forest-covered mountains. You can nearly touch the perpendicular walls rising from the riverbanks as your Captain negotiates this narrow gap. After lunch, disembark for a BOAT EXCURSION down Goddess Stream. Along the way, see picturesque scenery and the mysterious hanging wooden coffins. Before returning to your ship, you will also board a wooden boat on a smaller section of the stream, where the crew will sing songs as you glide across the stunning deep emerald-green waters surrounded by densely forested hills. (B,L,D)Note: Depending on river conditions, the boat excursion may be on the Shennong Stream.
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|This morning, visit the THREE GORGES DAM SITE, the largest dam of its kind in the world. After lunch in Yichang, board your flight to Hangzhou. (B,L)
|Day 11
|Enjoy a full day tour of Hangzhou, one of China's seven ancient capitals. Start with a visit to LINGYIN TEMPLE followed by FEI LAI FENG, a unique mountain famous for a cluster of caves with hundreds of unique stone buddha statues. After lunch, be transported back in time during a WALKING TOUR along Hefang Street. End the day with a CRUISE on West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its collection of ancient bridges, causeways, temples, and palaces. (B,L)
|Day 12
|Transfer to Shanghai, where you will start your sightseeing with a stroll along the Bund, the city's riverfront boulevard lined with historic buildings, housing, banks, and trade houses. Then, visit YU YUAN GARDENS, dating back to the Ming Dynasty, and a SILK FACTORY to learn about the silk-making process. Stop at a local restaurant for lunch featuring [LF] XIAOLONGBAO, Shanghai's most famous dish. These tasty soup dumplings are handmade with at least 18 intricate folds to close the top. The broth is the star so, to avoid wasting a single drop, gently pick up the dumpling, dip in sauce, and transfer to a Chinese soup spoon. Next, make a small hole to release the steam and allow the broth to cool. After it cools, sip up the broth and then swallow the dumpling. The remainder of the day is at your leisure. You may consider joining an optional tour to see a spectacular acrobatic show. (B,L)
|Day 13
|This morning, visit the SHANGHAI MUSEUM, featuring stunning displays of ancient bronze, jade, and ceramics. Then, take a WALKING TOUR of the former French Concession, once Shanghai's leading residential and retail area. Today, the qualities that made the area so popular endure-from quaint, tree-lined streets and exquisite architecture to charming shops and fashionable restaurants and bars. Along the way, see the famous Art Deco Cathay Theatre, explore the narrow lanes of Xintiandi, and visit Fuxing Park, where locals play chess, dance, practice tai chi, and more. The afternoon is at your leisure. This evening, your Tour Director hosts a special farewell dinner. (B,D)
|Day 14
|Your tour ends with breakfast this morning. (B)
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Showtime Sets Premiere Dates for WEB THERAPY and THE REAL L WORD
April 10, 2012 by Marisa Roffman
With WEEDS and EPISODES all set for their summer debuts, Showtime has officially announced that WEB THERAPY will return on July 2nd, while THE REAL L WORD comes back on July 12th.
Take a look at the official press release…
"SHOWTIME brings big names and hot ladies to its summer lineup with the season two premiere of the online-turned-television comedy series WEB THERAPY on Monday, July 2nd at 11 p.m. ET/PT and the season three premiere of the provocative, unscripted series THE REAL L WORD on Thursday, July 12that 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Season two of WEB THERAPY returns with Lisa Kudrow as "Fiona Wallice," the self-professed and self-serving psychotherapist who treats patients in three minute sessions via webcam. Some of the biggest names in film and television will guest star in the new season, including Meryl Streep, Rosie O'Donnell, Conan O'Brien, Molly Shannon, Minnie Driver, Selma Blair and former "Friends" castmate David Schwimmer, who will appear in four episodes playing the son of a professor Fiona had a romantic encounter with in college. Lily Tomlin returns as Fiona's judgmental mother; Dan Bucatinsky will continue his role as Fiona's assistant-turned-ghost-writer; and Victor Garber returns as her husband Kip, whose double life proves quite challenging to Fiona. The eleven, half-hour episodes of season two find Fiona playing the woman-behind-the-man in Kip's political campaign while juggling her burgeoning career as an author and continuing to advise the hapless clients who have wandered into her web.
The series is created by Kudrow, Don Roos and Dan Bucatinsky for Is or Isn't Entertainment. Bucatinsky, Kudrow, Diane Charles and Ron Qurashi serve as executive producers, with Roos also serving as director. The original online WEB THERAPY episodes are sponsored by Lexus and can be seen on LStudios.com.
The third season of THE REAL L WORD will introduce several new women from the vibrant New York lesbian scene while also continuing to feature returning key, LA-based "fan favorite" cast members. Although the series will straddle both coasts, it will continue to depict these ladies in their passionate (mis-)adventures, both at work and play. Fans of THE REAL L WORD can also expect some big surprises and special guest star appearances throughout the season. THE REAL L WORD is created and executive produced by Ilene Chaiken and fellow executive producers Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz of the Emmy®-winning production company Magical Elves (Fashion Star, Top Chef)."
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While Jennifer Grey sailed right into the top position of "Dancing with the Stars" after the initial dance-off Monday night, some of her other marquee favorite co-stars were not as lucky -- or graceful --- on the dance floor.
David Hasselhoff, one of the key draws this season, showed that he'll have to do a lot of pleading for voter support in the weeks to come if his hoofing game doesn't step up. The Hoff's hilarious but unimpressive cha-cha left left one judge literally with his head in his hands.
Here's a run-down of the top-names who are going to need organized phone banks to go anywhere in the competition.
The Hoff: As stated, the Hoff landed in last place with his dance to "Sex Bomb." While hilarious (he seemed more concerned with mouthing the words), and energetically performed, it lacked…well.. anything on the technical side.
Judge Len Goodman held his hands in his head as the dance finished and said, "It's never too early to panic."
Judge Bruno Tonioli called it "a potpourri of insanity disguised as dance." On the positive side, Hasselhoff seemed to be having the time of his life on the dance floor and the attitude was infectious. This is not something you can learn. The show is just as much as popularity contest, and he played to that. Big time.
He's not the type to get too discouraged, either. He'll pick up the pieces and keep on smiling for next week.
Further, his fan base is energized and organized. And don't count out the fact that he's a God in Germany. His fans there will find a way to have an influence, by any means possible. He'll be around at least for a few weeks, and if his dancing picks up, maybe longer. There was certainly room for improvement.
Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino: His cha-cha put him at the bottom, tied with the Hoff and comedian Margaret Cho. "The Jersey Shore" star had a good excuse. Due to filming commitments, he was only allowed five days of practice, which set him far behind the back.
The lack of anything resembling polish showed. But Sorrentino showed some decent moves in a free-flowing kind of way. If corrected, he could actually be a force on the show. As Goodman noted, "You've got the guns, but not the ammunition."
He's also got a killer smile and a genuine likeability that will carry him in weeks to come. And he didn't even show off his not-so-secret weapon -- his abs -- during the dance. Saving the ab-card for a truly rainy day.
Bristol Palin: At least she broke out of the terrible grey suit she was wearing at the beginning of the show. Palin made a big splash when her partner, Mark Ballas, dramatically tore off her outfit to reveal a sexy red dress on the dance floor.
The daughter of politician Sarah Palin also playfully mocked her mother by dancing to "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" which was a hit. Despite some decent comments from the judges, she was awkward and tentative. Perhaps it was first week nerves. Perhaps not. And you get the sense, she might have used up a lot of her bullets with some of the stunts she pulled on the first dance.
What's worse, her personality was so flat that she's not going to do herself any favors with the unconverted fans at home. She was shockingly non-spoken as Ballas did his best to show that the pairing had some personality.
On her positive side, she has her exceedingly loyal fan base who will likely be working the phones. And there will be the inevitable appearance of the ultimate Mama Bear which will mean a big jump in one lucky week. Palin showed some possible limits, but she comes from a family familiar with overcoming the improbable.


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Radar sounder instruments orbiting Mars have looked beneath the Martian surface and opened up the third dimension for planetary exploration. The technique's success is prompting scientists to think of all the other places in the Solar System where they would like to use radar sounders.
The first radar sounder at Mars was the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionospheric Sounding (MARSIS) on the European Space Agency's Mars Express Orbiter. It has been joined by the complementary Shallow Subsurface Radar (SHARAD), operating at a different wavelength aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The data in this animation are from SHARAD.
Image Credit: NASA/ESA/JPL-Caltech/ASI/University of Rome/Washington University in St. Louis
This animation portrays the unfolding of all three booms making up the
antenna for the radar instrument on the European Space Agency's Mars
Express orbiter. The first boom was deployed in May 2005. The other two
were deployed in June 2005. The animation is based on calculated
simulations of how each boom could have extended itself from the folded
position in which it had been stored. Now the instrument is ready to begin
its work of looking below Mars's surface for buried features, possibly
including water-bearing layers, and examining the ionized layer at the top
of Mars' atmosphere. The instrument, Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface
and Ionosphere Sounding, was jointly funded by NASA and the Italian Space
Agency. It was developed by the University of Rome, Italy, in partnership
with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. The University of
Iowa, Iowa City, built the transmitter for the instrument, JPL built the
receiver, and Astro Aerospace, Carpinteria, Calif., built the antenna.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ESA


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Dreams of Manny in the Bronx…
While the Los Angeles Times continues to report that no one is blinking in the Dodgers negotiations with Manny Ramirez and his agent, Scott Boras, the rumors (generated by the fans, not the organization) continue to persist about the possibility of Manny playing in the Bronx.
Granted, Hal Steinbrenner may have the opinion that Manny will never know the inside of the home locker room at the new Yankee Stadium, and there would be a united guffaw from the Red Sox nation, but the move to the Bronx would actually make some sense.
Don Mattingly has made some very positive public statements about Manny. Of course, he only saw the "Best of…" version, and didn't get to see the unhappy Manny version that played in excess during his later years in Boston. But there are arguments that Manny would actually be able to maintain better privacy in New York than he could in the fishbowl known as Boston. I think that's a fair argument. As Manny's price continues to drop, there is a point that it would make financial and baseball sense for the Yankees to enter the Manny sweepstakes. Maybe that's why they have laid so low, without formally announcing they are not interested.
There will be holes in the Yankees batting order. The defensive combo of Melky Cabrera and Brett Gardner, combined with uncertainty at the catching position, leave potential weaknesses in the order. The catching position is uncertain, obviously, because of the continued health concerns with Jorge Posada (and Jose Molina will never be confused with Mike Piazza when it comes to hitting or Bengie Molina for that matter). While I like both Xavier Nady and Nick Swisher, I think both are complimentary players and not people that you'd build your starting outfield with. Given the uncertainty of center field and the advancing age of Johnny Damon in left, it makes perfect sense to solidify right with Manny. He'd be very comfortable in front of the hometown Bronx crowd, and how scary is a batting order that starts with Damon-Jeter-Teixeira-Ramirez-ARod. That would make up for the defensive shortcomings, and would allow you to forego Andy Pettitte or Ben Sheets in the 5th spot of the rotation and go with Phil Hughes. Of course, it would also mean that both Xavier Nady and Nick Swisher would probably be dealt, although I'd like to keep Swisher due to his versatility.
For the fans, Manny's presence in the lineup would be huge. For the Yankees, Manny's appeal for the YES Network and the turnstiles at the new Yankee Stadium would be larger. It makes too much sense, which is why it will probably never happen…
I always enjoy reading Kat O'Brien's blog on Newsday (On the Yankees Beat), and she has provided an answer to a question that has been nagging me. Where is Robinson Cano mentally and physically? At 26 years of age, has he finally realized that baseball is more than just raw talent? Okay, there were a few questions in there. According to Kat, Cano is now 208 lbs (down from 213 at the end of last season, a season that he most likely ", at a greater weight). A career .303 hitter, Cano hit .271 last season after a very slow start (.151 BA in April).
Based on Robby's comments, he does seem to be focused this year. "I've just been working on my new stance," Cano said, "just getting ready mentally and physically…I know that I have to start in April, not in May or June".
Great insight by Kat, and great news for the Yankees!
With 18 days to go until pitchers and catchers report to Tampa for spring training, all has been quiet on the Yankees front. Granted, nothing may happen between now and then, but the Hot Stove League still has a few weeks of life left before it winds down.
Almost certain to be a hot topic at camp is Joe Torre's new book, "The Yankee Years". According to the New York Post, Joe has taken shots at Alex Rodriguez ("A-Fraud"), Brian Cashman and the Steinbrenner's. I am sure that Joe's comments are very 'matter-of-fact', and don't have any added venom, but clearly, he was a very unhappy guy at the end of his Yankee tenure and very disappointed at how those final days played out. Nevertheless, I am fearful for what the book may mean to Torre. There could be an organizational backlash that could delay Joe's entry to Monument Park when his managerial career is over. Joe shouldn't be punished for calling it like he saw it, and hopefully Hal Steinbrenner and the rest of the organization will take the book in stride. But I am sure that it will be a hot topic for the next few weeks.
With the recent passing of Billy Werber, I have to admit that I did not realize that Tommy Henrich was still alive. Henrich is the last surviving member of the 1938 World Champion Yankees, although he didn't experience his greatest individual success until the 1940's. He was dubbed "Old Reliable" by Yankee broadcaster Mel Allen, in reference to his knack for getting a key hit when it was needed. Henrich is 96 years old, and will long be remembered for his World Series exploits. His notable achievements include:
· 5-time AL All-Star (1942, 1947, 1948, 1949 & 1950)
· AL Runs Scored Leader (1948)
· 2-time AL Triples Leader (1947 & 1948)
· 20-Home Run Seasons: 4 (1938, 1941, 1948 & 1949)
· 30-Home Run Seasons: 1 (1941)
· 100 RBI Seasons: 1 (1948)
· 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 4 (1938, 1941, 1947 & 1948)
· Won six World Series with the New York Yankees (1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1947 & 1949; he did not play in the 1937 and 1939 World Series)
While dreaming of a Damon-Cabrera/Gardner-Ramirez outfield, I can't help but think how great it would have been to see the outfield of Henrich, Charlie Keller, and Joe DiMaggio…


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With a New Year comes new possibilities and new goals. I think the tired old tradition of making resolutions, of which most will be broken or forgotten by Valentine's Day should be tossed aside. Someone I admire greatly once said "just do the best you can". With that in mind, I think I will simply choose to work hard at doing better. I'll be better at recognizing my blessings, work out harder, love my spouse more, spend better quality time with my family, reach deeper to make my paintings better, explain concepts to my students in a more meaningful way, and be more satisfied with where I am in my journey. I figure working to simply be "better" than the year before will keep me on the right path to happiness. I wish you all much joy and prosperity in the coming year and may we all be a little bit better.


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Princess Diana was an icon. And now she's the subject of a movie.
The trailer for Diana, the highly anticipated biopic on the Princess of Wales, has just been released and finds Naomi Watts pulling a Meryl Streep with what looks to be a note-perfect performance as the late royal, including her elegant hairstyle, natch.
The brief teaser kicks off with a stirring piano progression over a series of images, from Diana shaking hands with her devoted fans to a dazzling appearance on a red carpet to being surrounded by a phalanx of paparazzi as the most photographed woman in the world.
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Horizontal positions are in decimal degrees; the horizontal datum is WGS84. Depths are in meters below chart datum. Note that all depths shown are mean depths, unlike nautical charts which use a "shoal bias" to show the shallowest waters in an area. The coastline is approximate and only to aid orientation.
As well as downloading the charts, you can also view them online.
From the web site, files are available as PDF files for simple viewing online and printing off. We can also provide ESRI Shape and other GIS file formats, and .CSV files of spot depths. We are also working on code to produce data in S-57 and other chart formats. The PDF files are probably best printed off at A3 size, as you may find A4 too taxing on your printer resolution or your eyesight. The .CSV files hold the processed points, with position as latitude and longitude (and in some cases as a grid such as UTM), and depths as depths below the chart datum. These can be read in by most applications, and are particularly suited if you want to do your own processing of the data.
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