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The 162,000 increase in payrolls last month was the smallest in four months and followed a revised 188,000 rise in June that was less than initially estimated. The jobless rate dropped to 7.%4. The S&P 500 is up 152% from its bear-market low in 2009.
Equities: 1701.50 is the key resistance level for the SEP13 E-mini S&P 500 (CME:ESU13), and with the jobs report coming out this morning below estimates, this market is trading down 2 points to 1698.25. We believe that 1700 might just be a short term ceiling level for this market. The market might start to head lower from here, possibly heading back to a key support level of 1680. We believe that with this underwhelming jobs number, the market has lost some of its bullish euphoria with this number coming out.
Bonds: The SEP13 U.S. 30-year bond (CBOT:ZBU13) market spiked higher on the release of the jobs number, trading now up 1'11 points to the 133'15 level. We believe the bond market could start to trade higher over the next few weeks as the stock market potential turns lower on a less than exciting jobs release today. The next big number the bond market will likely be watching is the CPI number released this month. Overall, after the spike, the markets seem to be very quiet today, with the number not coming out significantly higher or lower than forecast.
Currencies: The currency markets have dramatically reversed course from yesterday's action, when it seemed like they were preparing for a big upside surprise in the jobs report. This morning, the SEP13 USD futures (NYBOT:DXU13) are down 33 ticks to 82.11, while the SEP13 Euro is up 54 ticks to 132.70. It seems as though the Euro has some strength underlying it, and we would not be surprised to see the Euro test the top of its recent range at around 1.34. The SEP13 Aussie dollar is below 89, trading down 31 ticks to 88.80. This currency has been weak recently, and we would not be surprised to see it fall farther.
Commodities: DEC13 gold (COMEX:GCZ13) spiked higher on the jobs report, trading from $1,282 to a high thus far of $1,318. In other words, gold traded up right back into its recent range. We believe the downside of gold has now been tested and rejected, and believe that gold might stay in the low to mid $1,300s in the near term. SEP13 WTI crude oil (NYMEX:CLU13) is down just over $1 this morning, trading below $107 to $106.78. We believe crude is susceptible to upward price movement toward the $110 level.


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Hi ladies, just want a little feedback on the solids front -- if we're on the right track and if there's anything more/different we should be doing?
At 6 mos we started offering purees and softened/slightly mashed fruits and veggies (we tried avocado, banana, sweet potato, apple, pear, peach, mango). We tried them straight, and mixed with BM; we tried them on a spoon, on my finger, and on his tray letting him play in them. Very little interest, not even as a sensory experience, although he likes playing with the spoon. (I kind of feel like Sam I Am -- "In a spoon, on a tray, try them mashed, try a puree … I do not like them Sam I Say!"). We realized he didn't want the mushy stuff and didn't want to be spoon fed, so once the pincer grasp was developed a few months ago, we fell into a BLS style approach, beginning with small dices, then later wedges, of soft fruits. Recently I've been giving him tastes of table food off my plate. He seems put off by the touch of a lot of it, and whenever a taste made it past his lips (mostly because he would lick his fingers or spoon after it touched the food, not because he put it in his mouth on purpose), he would get pretty angry about it! I wondered if he just needed more tastes of the food to get past the newness of the flavors, so I just kept sitting him with me while I ate my meals and gave him the opportunity to play with the foods and spoon in his highchair, and figured he would change his mind about the foods eventually. I was also sending a little bit of solids with him to daycare every day so that he would get daily opportunities to play/taste there as well.
So now he is 11 mos, and over the past few weeks, he has taken a slight interest in three things: smushed fresh blueberries, cheerios (he likes to crunch them - he has 8 teeth), and most surprisingly, MEAT (shreds of chicken and brisket, ground meats, etc.) Meanwhile his reaction to the taste of those three foods has changed from being angry/upset about it to more like surprise and curiosity, but still not enjoyment. He doesn't swallow any of it … he sucks on it, sometimes gags, and always spits them out. So he is still 100% BF between nursing at home & bottles of EBM at daycare, with no end in sight for pumping for me :-/
I'm just wondering if any other mamas here had a similar slow progress with solids for their babies, and what is a realistic expectation for when he might eventually decide to swallow the food, instead of spitting it out. Also, I thought breastfed babies were supposed to like sweet things, but he seems to have a preference for the savory stuff -- should I keep offering the fruits and veggies (and likewise, the textures he seems to dislike) in the hopes that he develops an interest for them, or just go with the meat thing for now? How closely related are these early behaviors with solids and future eating habits (is this an indication that I'll have a picky eater on my hands?). Thanks for your thoughts!

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London's Natural History Museum Exhibit Showcases Evan Graff '11 Photography
Story posted May 03, 2010
The Natural History Museum of London's outdoor photography exhibition Wild Planet, which opened in Brighton, England, in March features a photograph taken by Evan Graff '11.
Graff's Skimmers on Show had previously won first place in the BBC's and Natural History Museum's 2007 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest.
"I've been photographing seriously for about seven years now," says Graff, a biology major who is currently in South Africa studying savanna ecology, field research techniques, and conservation and environmental management with the Organization for Tropical Studies program.
"Through my photography, I hope to share the beauty I see in the world with others, and to help raise awareness of the importance of protecting biodiversity and our environment."
The Wild Planet exhibition comprises 80 photographs chosen from the competition's 47-year existence.
Graff's photograph is also published in Wild Planet: Celebrating Wildlife Photographer of the Year, a commemorative book featuring all 80 images.
The exhibition is traveling through September 26, 2010.
Visit Graff's wildlife photography Web site.
See Graff's entry in the Natural History Museum's 2006 Photographer of the Year contest.
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Iran Special: Taking Apart the "Iran's Plan B for a Nuclear Bomb" Scare Story
The Daily Telegraph's not-so-dramatic "dramatic" photograph of the Arak heavy-water plant and reactor under construction (Photo: Digital Globe/Mackenzie Intelligence)
This morning's Page 1 headline in the Daily Telegraph of London proclaims, "Iran's Plan B for a Nuclear Bomb":
Iran is developing a second path to a nuclear weapons capability by operating a plant that could produce plutonium, satellite images show for the first time.
The story, written by four reporters, is dramatic. It is scary.
It also has nothing "exclusive" pointing to the "first time". And it has nothing that comes close to a "Nuclear Bomb".


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text: Reviewer: Chunkblower Review Date: January 24, 2012 Format: Blu-ray Released by: Alliance Release date: April 26, 2011 MSRP: $39.99 Region A Progressive Scan Codec: AVC, 1080p Widescreen 2.35 | 16x9: Yes 2011 With the "everything old is new" mentality of Hollywood today and the seemingly inexhaustible appetite of slickly packaged 70's and 80's nostalgia, it makes sense to resurrect the Hammer brand for the 21st century. Although their prime was the late fifties through the mid-sixties Hammer continued to enjoy a solid reputation well after the studio's demise in the late 70's. Films like The Horror of Dracula and The Curse of Frankenstein, largely dismissed by the critics of their time, are now counted as essential viewing for serious horror aficionados. To this day, Hammer's distinct brand of British horror still wins it new fans. Like Dracula inevitably rising from whatever seemingly final grave he'd been laid to rest in, the resurrection of Hammer studios didn't just make sense, it was inevitable. Staying true to their classic horror roots, their first new theatrical film was Let Me In. A remake of the well-regarded Swedish film, Let the Right One In, this choice seemed to fit with both the existing Hammer legacy and the current remake trend. The resulting film didn't exactly set the box office alight but nevertheless got a positive reception from both fans of the original and critics. Hammer seemed to be off to a strong start. With the release of their second new production, The Resident, on DVD and Blu-ray…well, at least their theatrical track record remains intact. The Story Spurned and driven from her home by an unfaithful husband, ER doctor Juliet (Hilary Swank) is on the hunt for a new apartment. After what seems like almost no effort on her part she finds the perfect new domicile: positively palatial in dimension, furnished, with a view of the Brooklyn bridge and bargain basement monthly rent (by NY standards, at least); that her landlord is the aloof, but nevertheless ruggedly handsome, Max (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) only helps to sweeten the pot. The only downside seems to be Max's creepy, borderline invalid, grandfather August (Christopher Lee) who glowers creepily at Juliet in the hallway and leaves an awkward housewarming basket at her front door. It isn't long before Juliet gets the feeling that she's being watched and not just by grumpy old men in the common areas of the building but in her own apartment. A low rumble shakes the bathroom while she's in the tub and a sinister figure seems to lurk in the darkest shadows of her apartment. Juliet is being stalked, but by whom? Surly August? Handsome Max? Or how about her ex, Jack (Lee Pace), who mills about creepily watching the front of her building from across the street? The opening scenes of The Resident seem to be setting up a mystery and while it's not the most original premise in the world there's certainly fertile ground from which to mine the story for a decent thriller. Then, almost as if the filmmakers got tired of trying to establish a mystery and said: "Fuck it; let's just do our big reveal at the thirty minute mark and get it over with." Yes, the mystery is totally revealed at the end of the first act. If you're truly interested in the solution to this extremely low key mystery, don't worry; all will be revealed sooner rather than later. In fact, I'll tell you now: Max is stalking in her. In fact, in a level of Machiavellian scheming bordering on the preternatural, he manipulated circumstances to ensure that Juliet moved into his building. Usually I'd be reticent to reveal the twist in so recent a movie but if the film doesn't hold keeping it secret in high regard I don't see why I should be held to a higher standard. From that point on, the movie tries to build a different type of suspense where we know what the characters don't. The problem is that simply the film hasn't given us any reason to care. The movie has spent so much time trying to establish its creaky plot mechanics that the main characters are barely developed. Compounding the problem is that the film has brazenly shown the audience that it's not going to play fair and is willing to arbitrarily pull the rug out from under them for cheap effect; it's hard to get terribly invested in a film like that. If all these narrative gymnastics weren't enough to make the film a jumbled mess, after the big reveal the movie takes a left turn into sleazetown with an icky, uncomfortable subplot in which Swank is drugged and raped on a nightly basis. It's so wildly out of place and inconsistent with the tone the movie establishes in its opening scenes it doesn't even feel like you're watching the same movie. And, of course, Juliet is too dim to figure out what's going on even though she's a doctor and should be familiar with the symptoms of sedation. The script does have some token lines of dialogue setting each instance days or weeks apart but the film is extraordinarily bad at establishing the passage of time. The whole movie takes place over the span of months but it races from scene to scene so fast that it seems like its set in matter of days. There's simply too much that we're told, not shown and the film rockets from scene to scene with nary any regard for pace, mood or suspense. It's seems like the movie can't wait to be over. By the end, the audience will likely feel the same way. I love Hilary Swank. I know a lot of people don't. I'm not sure if they're put off by her unconventional beauty, or her occasionally histrionic performances. I think she's a fantastic actress…in the right role. Of all the multiple Oscar winning actors she's probably one of the most limited in range. She struggles with period material and would feel awkward in Shakespeare, but cast her as a downtrodden, low income underdog and she taps reservoirs of emotion of extraordinary depth. She just has a down-to-earth charm and likable screen presence that helps obscure, and occasionally transcend, her limitations as an actress. I'd actually really like to see Swank play an emergency room doctor. Writer/director Antti Jokinen doesn't seem to have the foggiest clue as to what a doctor does while they're at work - or what a woman living alone in New York would do for that matter. Swank's behavior in her apartment plays more like a voyeuristic wet dream than the actions of a newly single woman living alone. She takes a lot of baths, traipses around half naked in front of wide open windows and spends an inordinate amount of time rubbing cream on her tight, tight abs. The film thus makes her character seem more like a sex object than a real person…which is exactly the crime of the villain in the film. I'm not going to get all moralistic and pretend that the medium as a whole isn't just vicarious wish fulfillment for the audience. We go to see good looking people doing shit we wish we could do and that's fine. But the moment you start to condemn a character for engaging in the same kind of behavior that you're forcing the audience to engage in, it's alienating and makes for an unpleasant experience. It would have been far more interesting to try and get the audience to identify with Max and make a statement about the voyeuristic nature of film, but that's far beyond the ambition of this pedestrian production. The Resident was supposed to help reestablish Hammer's reputation as a relevant voice in 21st century horror films, and feeling completely like a holdover from the years of their decline. How appropriate, then, to see an elderly and shockingly frail-looking Christopher Lee in the film almost as an intentional avatar for Hammer itself. It's sad to see the former titan reduced to a few lines of dialogue. He hovers around the edge of the frame, ostensibly to provide a sense of menace but achieving the complete opposite. Jeffery Dean Morgan, also a good actor, manages a pretty good aloof charm, but Max only feels like half a character. Most heartbreaking is Christopher Lee, again looking incredibly frail and reduced to what is essentially a walk on. His presence in the film only serves to underline the disparity in quality between his work during Hammer's heyday and this would-be comeback vehicle. Incidentally, I read the tie-in novel of The Resident before I saw the film. While tie-ins are usually cheap, poor quality cash-ins (and this was certainly no awards contender) the author was either working from an older, better draft of the screenplay or at least was afforded the opportunity to take some pretty drastic liberties with the story. The book still doesn't quite work as a thriller, even given some fairly clever misdirection in the first hundred pages, but it serves as an illustration that even a mediocre story is better served by giving it a little room to breathe. What we're left with in the end is a slick looking film that never even seems cognizant of its potential. It has a tried and true formula, which it can't even be bothered to develop into a very basic story, it's got a talented cast that it leaves high and dry and it has a great location that isn't used to any good effect. The Resident isn't so bad that you'll want to pull your hair out in frustration but any memory of its ninety minute running time will vacate your mind almost as soon as you hit "stop." Image Quality The movie may be below par but the video presentation is definitely up to code. Scenes are drenched in red or green light without any video smearing. Detail is as strong in dimly lit scenes as it is during bright, daytime scenes. The contrast is a bit hot, with day scenes looking slightly blown out, while the darker areas of the screen in night scenes display a bit of crush. That's a common stylistic choice fully in line with how films are processed today and not a knock on the transfer at all. It's surprising that the video is so good considering the wear and tear the negatives must have undergone while the distributor was striking all those theatrical release prints. Oh, wait… Sound Like most modern direct to video features, far less attention has been paid to the audio mix that has been paid to the video. The front channels are strong but the 5.1 track is left vacant: there's no real strong surround action, directionality or panning effect. Dialogue is always audible and the unmemorable score at least wisely never intrudes. Supplemental Material The Resident was shuffled off to direct-to-video limbo without any fanfare or even the most basic supplemental package being scraped together. It says a lot about a company's faith in their product when they don't even bother to throw a trailer and an EPK clip on the disc. Final [strike]Thoughts[/strike] Notice It's pretty lame but The Resident isn't a disastrous outing that's going to have any measurable long term impact on the Hammer brand. The venerable Hammer name has weathered far worse efforts than The Resident. Let's not kid ourselves here; a lot…and I mean a lot… of Hammer's output during its ostensible "golden age" was pure shit. That we look back fondly on drivel such as the later Dracula films speaks not to the films themselves but to their place in the larger context of the Hammer legacy. For a brief moment in time the revered British studio rode the cutting edge of horror… at least until the heaving bosoms and tasteful grue of their stage bound literary adaptations gave way to the gritty, hard edged realism of their American counterparts. I'd love as much as anybody to see Hammer return to its former glory but they're not going to do it with tepid, cliché ridden potboilers like The Resident. Let Me In was a step in the right direction; The Resident is a huge step back. The decision to dump it straight to DVD, though, was a wise one. Rating Movie - C- Image Quality - B+ Sound - B Supplements - N/A Technical Info. 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Barb Brennan chosen as Lions' Citizen of the Year
"Since 1959," said Jim Sullivan of the Hooksett Lions Club, Hooksett residents have chosen one person who stands out among all others – one person who is recognized by the community as "making Hooksett a better place to live."
This year, the Lions Club has selected Barbara Brennan.
She's "generous, hardworking and humble," said Alan Stein, committee chairman of Hooksett's Boy Scout Troop 292, who has volunteered alongside Barb in the annual Scouting for Food program.
She's a "selfless servant," said J.P., "and will always put all others before herself."
"She is all about fulfilling the mission and not about the glory," said Mary Farwell, coordinator of the Hooksett Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign.
Some history
Brennan's history of service predates what most Hooksett residents have seen. Entering high school in 1976, she went to the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School in 1979, the Air Force Academy in 1980, undergraduate pilot training in 1984, and then she became an Air Force pilot in 1985, where she served her country until 1991. Her biography states that she attained the rank of captain and instructor pilot/aircraft commander. Brennan flew more than 2,500 hours worldwide, including flying a C-141 transport aircraft during Operation Desert Storm.
In 1991, "I made two of the best decisions of my entire life," she said. "The first was to marry Alan Brennan," with whom she is "deeply in love to this very day."
The second was to resign her commission from the U.S. Air Force to become a stay-at-home mom, as her own mother had done.
School and HYAA volunteer
When her son and daughter were attending Hooksett schools, she got her first taste of Hooksett volunteerism.
"I can remember day one of John Paul's kindergarten experience," said Alan Brennan. "This is where it all started," with June Rich challenging the parents to become involved.
"That was like throwing a gauntlet down for Barbara," he said. "She worked very closely with all the principals" as J.P. and Christine progressed through the school system, he said.
"She organized volunteer programs at all of the schools," he said, "and became the volunteer coordinator for each one of those schools."
She would then pass the torch to the next volunteer as she went to the next school. From 1997 and continuing on today, she has supported Hooksett schools in various capacities, including working with the PTA, Memorial Playground Committee, Wellness Committee, Builders Club, Healthy Lunch Committee, and now also on the state Partners in Education board.
"She has even helped our school win volunteer awards," said her friend Karren Crain. In fact, Brennan won her own award from Partners in Education, which recognized her in the 2003-04 school year as the statewide volunteer coordinator of the year.
Herself an athlete, Brennan has also worked with the Hooksett Youth Athletic League, coaching baseball, softball, basketball, soccer and girls' lacrosse.
"She throws a better baseball than I could ever throw," said Alan. "She coached the kids all the way through HYAA."
Scouting for Food and Hooksett Food Pantry
Many in town also know Brennan as the committee chairman and tireless volunteer with the Hooksett Community Food Pantry. Her first exposure to the food pantry was in 2005, when J.P. was a Boy Scout in Hooksett's Troop 292 and was participating in the annual Scouting for Food event.
Volunteering as the Scouting for Food coordinator, Brennan recognized that the pantry had the potential to grow.
Back then, the pantry was "back on the Bypass," said Alan Brennan. From there, it moved to the Hooksett Congregational Church, where she "turned it around," he said.
About the same time the pantry was growing beyond the church's capacity, J.P. was getting ready to become an Eagle Scout.
"We were on a car ride up to Norwich University," he said, when they talked about the existing pantry. His Eagle project then evolved into moving and expanding the pantry into Hooksett Town Hall where it has now become a success.
"She has been instrumental in the successful growth of the Hooksett Community Food Pantry," said Fred Bishop, an officer with the Hooksett Kiwanis Club, which sponsors the pantry. "Over the past two years, food collected and distributed by the pantry has grown to $90,000 a year, up nearly 50 percent in two years. She leads a group of 25 volunteers who work five days a week at the Food Pantry," he said.
Her family
In spite of all her volunteerism (not all of which is listed here), Brennan finds time for her family. Son J.P., will turn 21 this summer and is attending Norwich University, where he is on his way to becoming an Air Force pilot. Daughter Christine is a senior at Central High School and is looking to attend college next fall for computer animation.
"She is a very gifted artist," says Brennan.
With Brennan being born on Dec. 25, "you'd think … it should be about her," said J.P., "but for her, it's all about everybody else and about us as a family."
"The pantry at Christmastime is very busy because they do the turkey dinners," said Alan Brennan, "and she's very involved in Adopt-a-Family, Kids' Closet, the Giving Trees, and the Kettle Campaign, he said.
"It's the 'perfect storm' for volunteering," said Alan Brennan, and "she's the captain of the ship going into the storm – the S.S. Volunteer," quipped J.P.
In spite of all she does, she's always there for her family, said JP.
"She's Superwoman," he said.


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75 years of Superman: From 1938's "Action Comics" No. 1 to 2013's "Superman Unchained" No. 1, here are 10 covers that tell the story of a constant but changing superhero. (DC Entertainment)Link
1. "Action Comics" No. 1, 1938
Superman was the first real comic book superhero. He made his debut in 1938's "Action Comics" No. 1, by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. In that issue, Superman rescues Lois Lane from a gangster and his hoodlums, smashing their car with his bare hands. The scene makes for what is perhaps Superman's most iconic cover. (DC Entertainment)
2. "Superman" Vol. 1, No. 1, 1939
After the success of "Action Comics" No. 1, Superman returned in 1939 with "Superman" Vol. 1, No. 1, becoming the first comic character to get a self-titled comic book. The issue reprinted some material from "Action Comics" No. 1 for new readers and introduced Superman's adoptive parents, then named John and Mary Kent. Shuster's cover shows the caped hero leaping above skyscrapers; the character initially did not possess flight abilities. (DC Entertainment)
3. "Superman vs. Muhammad Ali," 1978
This one-shot comic, by Neal Adams and Dick Giordano, pitted Superman against world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in a boxing match to determine which fighter would represent Earth in a battle against an alien warrior. The cover features the fighters in the ring, surrounded by celebrity spectators, including Batman, Jimmy Carter, Christopher Reeve, the Jackson Five and dozens more. The Man of Steel and the People's Champion box beneath a red sun, and Superman is left bruised and bloody as Ali proves himself to be the Greatest. Then, they team up to defeat the aliens. (DC Entertainment)
4. "Action Comics" Vol. 1, No. 583, 1986
For three decades, artist Curt Swan helped define the Silver Age Superman, producing hundreds of covers and drawing a hero as relatable and big-hearted as he was powerful and noble. It was Swan's Superman that Christopher Reeve brought to life on the big screen. Swan ended his run with the 1986 story line "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" written by Alan Moore. The cover is Swan's goodbye, and the end of Superman's Silver Age. (DC Entertainment)
5. "Man of Steel" No. 1, Special Collector's Edition, 1986
After DC's "Crisis on Infinite Earths," writer and artist John Byrne relaunched Superman for the modern age, beginning with his 1986 limited series "The Man of Steel." Byrne chronicled Superman's origin with some changes from the hero's previous iteration: Kal-El, the sole survivor of Krypton, is rocketed to Earth as a fetus in a "birthing matrix" and officially "born" an American. He gains powers gradually, ultimately becoming the Man of Steel. Byrne's cover marked the beginning of a new era for Superman. (DC Entertainment)
6. "Action Comics" Vol. 1, No. 662, 1991
Lois Lane's shocked face fills the cover of 1991's "Action Comics" Vol. 1, No. 662, by artists Brett Breeding and Kerry Gammill. In the issue's story, "Secrets in the Night" by Roger Stern, Clark Kent finally reveals to his fiancée Lois Lane that he is Superman. "Did you ever have a secret, one you'd kept for so long that when you did finally confide in someone, you were afraid that they'd take it the wrong way?" Clark asks Lois in the final pages of the issue. "Lois, for the past few years I've lived a double life — using the name you gave me after I was forced to use my powers in public…. Ever since that day, I've been both Clark Kent … and Superman!" (DC Entertainment)
7. "Superman" Vol. 2, No. 75, 1993
In "The Death of Superman," a massively popular story line in 1992-93, Superman battles Doomsday, a killing machine from prehistoric Krypton who lays waste to the American Midwest and defeats the Justice League with one hand literally tied behind his back. Big Blue and the archvillain face off in a bloody fight in front of the Daily Planet building, and Superman stops Doomsday, but at the expense of his own life. "Most will remember this sad day as the day the proudest, most noble man they ever knew finally fell," the captions in the comic's final pages read. The cover, by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding, honors the hero and mourns his fall. (DC Entertainment)
8. "All-Star Superman" Vol. 1., No. 1, 2006
Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's Eisner-winning "All-Star Superman" aimed to revive the best aspects of Superman from previous eras, especially the Silver Age. Morrison argued that the bumbling Clark Kent of Metropolis and the soaring Superman were both disguises, and that the true Clark Kent was the strong, kind, dauntless farmboy raised by the Kents in Smallville. The cover for the first issue echoes that idea, showing Supes as a relaxed and confident hero, perched above Metropolis, the city he loves and protects. (DC Entertainment)
9. "Action Comics" No. 1, 2011
In 2011, DC announced a relaunch of its superhero titles. Among the first New 52 titles released was "Action Comics," which took Clark Kent back to his 20s, erased his marriage to Lois Lane, and resurrected Superman's Golden Age sensibility — an all-American do-gooder racing from adventure to adventure, still coming of age and not yet the end-all and be-all of superheroes. Writer Grant Morrison and artist Rags Morales also raised some eyebrows by having Supes trade in his red underpants for blue jeans. (DC Entertainment)
10. "Superman Unchained" No. 1, 2013
The latest series starring the Man of Steel comes from two of DC's creative heavyweights, writer Scott Snyder and artist Jim Lee, in "Superman Unchained," out in June 2013. The debut issue includes a four-page, double-sided fold-out poster of Big Blue facing off against an enormous foe, but in the new title, Superman's greatest enemy might be himself; Clark Kent's commitment to do right — the moral compass that makes Superman Superman — may prove to be his undoing. The new series aims to "introduce new lore into the mythology that feels organic and feels like it could have been there all along," Lee said.
Superman just set a new world's record.
An original copy of "Action Comics" No. 1, which introduced the world to the iconic hero, fetched $3.2 million on EBay for owner Darren Adams of Pristine Comics in Federal Way, Wash., making it the most expensive comic book ever sold.
The comic, published April 18, 1938, already has made history in a number of ways, of course — it is recognized as the publication that brought the world its first comic book superhero, created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster when they were still high school students in Cleveland in the early 1930s.
The copy that was sold was in excellent condition, which merited the high price. ComicConnect, an online auction site, purchased the issue from Adams.
In the comics, the cape-wearing, crime-fighting Kryptonian paved the way for the likes of Batman, Wonder Woman and Spider-Man, and he's continued to enjoy a robust life outside the medium.
After his "Action Comics" debut, Superman soon got his own comic book and, in 1948, made his first appearance on-screen, portrayed by Kirk Alyn in a serial shown in movie theaters. George Reeves donned the iconic cape and underpants from 1952 to 1958 in "The Adventures of Superman" TV series, and then Bob Holiday took Superman to Broadway with "It's a Bird … It's a Plane … It's Superman," a 1966 musical.
After the character captured the imaginations of children in a number of cartoon series, perhaps the most iconic Superman actor took the mantle; Christopher Reeve soared on-screen in Richard "Dick" Donner's 1978 "Superman," facing off against Gene Hackman's villainous Lex Luthor, and reprised the role in several sequels.
In the 1990s, the Man of Steel took a romantic turn. Dean Cain played Superman opposite Teri Hatcher's Lois Lane in "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman," a TV series that aired from 1993 to 1997. Tom Welling introduced a new generation of young people to Superman in "Smallville," a 2001-2011 series focusing on Clark Kent's early years.
In 2006, Bryan Singer brought Kal-El back to the big screen with "Superman Returns," aiming to pick up where Donner left off. The film, which starred Brandon Routh as the hero, met a lukewarm response at the box office.
With 2013's "Man of Steel," Henry Cavill became the latest in a long line of muscled actors to bear the iconic "S" symbol on his chest, and he's set to reprise the role in Zack Snyder's upcoming "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice," due out in 2016.
Click through the gallery above for a look at 10 comic book covers that tell the story of a constant but changing superhero.
— Noelene Clark and Gina McIntyre
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Superman still 'jewel in the DC crown'


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The blood clotting system in the human body is made up of over a dozen different proteins, which work together with special blood cells called platelets to form a blood clot.
If one of these clotting proteins is missing or not working properly, abnormal bleeding may occur. Abnormal bleeding can also happen if there are not enough platelets present, or if the platelets do not work normally. Arteries, veins, and capillaries are the blood vessels, or tubes, which carry our blood throughout our bodies. When we are hurt a hole can form in any of these blood vessels causing bleeding to happen.
Sometimes you can see bleeding outside your body, for example from a cut or scrape.
Bleeding which happens under the skin or in a muscle might show up as a bruise, or hematoma.
You can also bleed inside your body, and it can't be seen from the outside at all--not even as a bruise. An example might be bleeding from an ulcer in your stomach, or bleeding from another internal injury to an organ in your body resulting from a car accident.
Directions for making clotting proteins are found in genes located in certain cells of the body.
Inherited bleeding disorders can be mild, moderate, or severe, depending on the amount of normal clotting factors present in the blood. People with severe bleeding disorders make little or none of the affected clotting factor, or the factor they make does not work. These people can have prolonged bleeding with very minor injuries. They sometimes bleed without having any known injury at all. People with mild or moderate bleeding disorders usually have problems with bleeding only after an injury or an invasive procedure such as surgery or having a tooth pulled. Common symptoms seen in people with inherited bleeding disorders include:
If your primary care provider suspects that you might have a bleeding disorder s/he will usually refer you to a hematologist, a doctor who specializes in treating various kinds of bleeding disorders. Along with a history and physical, a number of blood tests will be needed to make the diagnosis of a bleeding disorder. Some of the tests that may be done are listed below:
Results of blood tests, along with the results of the history and physical exam will help the hematologist determine whether you have a bleeding disorder, and if so which one you have. In order to decide what treatment you may need and what precautions you should take it is important to know what clotting factors are low, and exactly how low the levels are.
There are three types of von Willebrand Disease. No matter what type you have, it will not change to another type at a later time.
In the two-step process of controlling bleeding, the platelet plug can't be made without von Willebrand factor being present. Without the platelet plug, clotting won't take place.
Besides making the platelets stick to form a "plug," von Willebrand factor also carries factor VIII in the blood. Therefore, people with von Willebrand's disease may also have low amounts of clotting factor eight (Factor VIII). Both men and women have an equal chance to inherit von Willebrand's Disease.
There are two types of hemophilia. As with von Willebrand Disease, no matter which type you have, it will not change to another type at a later time.
Both factor VIII and factor IX are needed for the second step of the clotting process. They help form the fiber-like strands that make a network around the platelets to make the clot more stable. Although most people with hemophilia are men, women can sometimes have low levels of factor VIII or factor IX as well.
People with mild bleeding disorders usually don't need any treatment for bleeding problems unless they have surgery or a severe injury. Those with severe bleeding disorders often require frequent treatments. Treatments include the following:
Many people with inherited bleeding disorders get their care at special hemophilia treatment centers. These centers provide comprehensive care for persons with all kinds of bleeding disorders. Benefits of comprehensive care given at hemophilia treatment centers include lower treatment costs, fewer complications, less time lost from work or school, and a significantly lower death rate.
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Mobile & Wireless Slideshow: The Mobile Workday: A 24x7 Phenomenon
By Dennis McCafferty | Posted 10-04-2011
They're constantly connected, whether at home, a coffee shop or an airport terminal. These are our modern mobile employees, and they're increasing their presence and impact upon the enterprise. Yet, despite the fact that they always seem to be on the job, a recent survey conducted by enterprise mobility service provider iPass sheds light on some surprising insights about this culture: More than six of 10 respondents say they're experiencing better work/life balance now than they did before the advent of mobility tools, in spite of a long work day. There are even a growing number of workers who manage to find some time to unplug. "Even though mobile workers are putting in more hours, we are starting to see the pendulum swing back to the center on disconnecting," says Barbara Nelson, CTO at iPass. The bottom line for managers is that most respondents feel that workshifting -- the ability to complete tasks whenever and wherever they want to -- enables them to increase their productivity and efficiency. More than 3,100 mobile enterprise employees worldwide took part in the ,survey which was conducted between July 1 and July 15, 2011. Here are eight highlights from the report, plus four best practices for your IT department on the effective oversight of your mobile workforce.
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David R. Sokoloff Recognized for Notable and Creative Contributions in Physics Education
College Park, Maryland, United States, April 6, 2007
The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) announced today that the 2007 Robert A. Millikan Award has been awarded to Dr. David R. Sokoloff, Professor of Physics, University of Oregon, Eugene. This award recognizes educators who have made notable and creative contributions to the teaching of physics.
The 2007 Robert A. Millikan Lecture award will be presented on Tuesday, July 31, 2007, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., during the AAPT Summer Meeting at the Joseph S. Koury Center in Greensboro, NC. Following the presentation, Sokoloff will give an address "Building a New, More Exciting Mousetrap Is Not Enough!" a review with lessons from his two decades of work in physics education research and curriculum development.
Ken Heller, Chairman, AAPT Nominating Committee said, "Professor Sokoloff has been a leader in the movement to redesign lecture demonstrations to make them effective learning experiences. He is very active in promoting active learning and using computers to give students real time feedback of physical phenomena."
"The work of David Sokoloff on student learning in physics, well received nationally and internationally, represents one of the foundational building blocks that helps the community understand how to teach more effectively. His contributions exemplify our ideal of excellence and fit snugly within our domain of advancing physics through teaching and learning," stated Toufic Hakim, AAPT Executive Officer.
Sokoloff began his physics education at Queens College of the City University of New York, and went on to earn his Ph.D. in AMO physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972. He has been on the physics faculty of the University of Oregon since 1978.
For more than two decades, he has conducted research into students' understanding of physics, and used the results of physics education research to develop active learning laboratories and interactive lecture demonstrations that connect students to the behavior of the physical world.
Since 1999, he has been part of a UNESCO team presenting active learning workshops in Australia, Vietnam, Korea, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Tunisia, Morocco, India, Tanzania and Brazil.
He is a previous recipient of AAPT's Distinguished Service Citation (1997).
Regarding the Millikan award, Sokoloff stated, "It is very exciting and gratifying to be recognized by the physics education community for my work in curriculum development and dissemination. I am hopeful that this award and recognition of my work with UNESCO will bring attention to the continued need for improved science instruction in both the developed and the developing worlds."
About the Award
The Robert A Millikan Award, established in 1962, recognizes teachers who have made notable and creative contributions to the teaching of physics. The Millikan Medal recipient is asked to make a presentation at the Ceremonial Session of an AAPT Summer Meeting. A $7,500 monetary award, The Millikan Medal, an Award Certificate, and travel expenses to the meeting are presented to the recipient.
Previous Winners
2006, Art Hobson, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
2005, John S. Rigden, Washington University in St. Louis, MO
2004, Kenneth S. Krane, Oregon State University, Corvallis
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High school baseball results from Saturday and Monday
HS Baseball,
Saturday's results
Annawan-Wethersfield 6, Fulton 1
Annawan-Wethersfield's Tyler Litton tossed a complete game 2-hitter for the Titans at Fulton Saturday.
Litton issued two walks, struck out seven and improved to 2-0 on the season.
Matt Jenkins led the A-W offense with two hits and two runs scored, while Kegan Jacobson knocked in two runs and Cody Phillips scored two runs.
The Titans are 6-1 overall.
Galva Williamsfield 0-4, West Central 3-2
The Wildcats suffered their first Lincoln Trail Conference loss in Saturday's opener at Stronghurst, but bounced back to salvage the split in game two.
Three G-W errors in the bottom of the fifth inning led to all three West Central runs in game one. Travis King took the loss for the Wildcats in relief of starter Tyler Doubet.
In the nightcap, Logan Smith drilled two triples and Easton Beard pitched six strong innings in the 4-2 win.
Smith's triples drove in three runs, and G-W broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning as Garrett Wight dropped down a two-out squeeze bunt to score James Doubet.
James Doubet earned the save by striking out the side in the bottom of the seventh.
Beard allowed three hits and struck out seven Heat batters.
The Wildcats are 5-1 in the LTC.
Ridgewood 12-11,
Stark County 2-1
The Spartans posted a pair of 10-run rule wins in Saturday's sweep of the Rebels.
Noah Shannon earned the win for Ridgewood in the 6-inning opener, allowing five hits and striking out five.
Nate Humphrey, Nick Ragan and Dusty Werner had two hits each and knocked in two runs apiece for the Spartans.
Stark County's Cole VanWassenhove hit a 2-run homer.
In game two, Ragan and Andrew Steider combined for a 5-inning no-hitter for Ridgewood.
Ragan threw four innings and fanned six, and Steider pitched a hitless fifth inning.
Ragan homered to help his cause, while Cole Colbrun added three hits and Steider knocked in three runs. Ragan, Steider and Humphrey finished with two hits each, and Ragan and Jacob Cole knocked in two runs each.
The Spartans are a perfect 6-0 in the Lincoln Trail Conference and 9-2 overall, while Stark County slips to 0-7 overall and 0-6 in the LTC.
HS Baseball,
Monday's results
Kewanee 6, Sterling Newman 4
The Boilers topped the Comets to pick up their first Three Rivers Conference win Monday at Northeast Park.
Ryan Hicks led the Kewanee offense with two hits and two RBI. Jared Nimrick had two hits, doubled and knocked in a run, and Donovan Murphy added two hits.
Dawson Nuding earned the win for Kewanee, and Colton Johnson notched the save.
Stark County 3, Orion 2
Logan Hollis and Justin Kohler combined on a no-hitter, and Sam Klooster's squeeze bunt in the seventh inning lifted the Rebels to the win Monday in Toulon.
Tied 2-2 in the bottom of the seventh, Brendan Mummert started the SC rally with a lead-off single. Michael Schott dropped a sacrifice bunt to move Mummert, who ended up at third on an Orion throwing error.
Klooster then dropped the walk-off bunt to give the Rebels their first win of the season.
Hollis worked six hitless innings, walking four and fanning five. Kohler finished off the no-hitter with a spotless seventh inning.
Klooster finished with two RBI for the Rebels.
Also Monday...
Galva-Williamsfield's ICAC game at Illini Bluffs was postponed.


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Thread: Good songs for stereo tuning
Good songs for stereo tuning
So what are some good songs to use to tune a stereo system with? Something with a wide range of sounds including some good bass segments. FYI, I gravitate towards classic rock but also like some "newer" artists like coldplay, collective soul, pearl jam, dave matthews, death cab for cutie, etc. but am open to using other knds of music to tune with.
Thx for any suggestions.
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Believe it not, "What a Feeling" from the Flashdance soundtrack has a wide range of highs and some super low bass (most people don't even realize it until you have a quality system that can reproduce it without distortion). In the late 80's to early 90's that song was used as decibel measurement in car stereo competitions. I always play that song when tweaking a system. Can't go wrong with some old school songs off Def Leppard Hysteria.
Don't laugh, the year of MJ
I used this in my car days back in the late 80's earlier 90's
The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael JacksonA Day at the Lake...Priceless
A Day in Powder...Endless
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Sounds like we need to put together that Moomba Jam at the Exile warehouse and use Cab's boat for a tuning session! Mandley called me the other day (sorry i haven't called back yet) about putting something together.
The biggest thing about tuning is using media that has a wide dynamic range and high bit rate (for your ipod users). And even having the very best media ultimately will expose the limits of even the best stereo systems.
Where I'm going with all of this is that often times trying to tune a stereo brings up a host of other issues such as charging, batteries, noise, complimentary --- they all affect performance
The real art is making YOUR boat sound the best it can with what it has to offer system / crossover wise.
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Phil's opinion, (and somewhat lengthy explanation):
They have some of the most energy-dense recordings out there right now. The compression they have used in their recording is pretty musical, but when you look at the music visually as a waveform, you realize how full and dense the signal is; good highs and good lows, with a good spectral balance. You can use any of their higher-energy tracks to really exercise your system and find out where it starts to "let go". It is very similar to using pink noise, only a lot less irritating...
Gain Setting: You can use Nickleback tracks to set maxed-out, non-clipped gains for your system, and you will likely not clip the system with any other material, except for those nutty "bass-heavy" tracks similar to those that used to be all the rage at the car stereo contests. You may find that lots of your other music now sound a lot quieter, since it has a less-compressed signal. That is okay. Hang tight for the reasoning...
What you want to try to achieve is to get all your gain stages set to unity gain; the place where every piece of electronics including the head unit, signal processors, amplifiers all clip at or very near the exact same volume level. Unity gain gives you the best total control of your system and the best signal to noise ratio and best headroom.
With your amp gains set too low, the radio will start to clip prior to the amp's clean non-clipped full-power output. Similarly, if you have the amp gains set too high, your amps will start clipping prior to the radio reaching its peak non-clipped output. You want all components to clip at the same time; that statement sounds funny by itself, but makes sense in light of the other two statements. With unity gain, you get all the non-clipped range of the volume control on your head unit, and your amp gains are usually set low enough to not cause engine noise, solenoid pops, and other problems associated with the gains set too high.
I have found that for my gain tuning needs, music from Nickleback has it all, good highs, good lows, good vocals, (i.e. midrange information) all at the same time and in a really dense sonic package that makes it much easier to set all your controls at pretty much the same time.
This is not my only choice of music I use when setting things up. I like to listen to a variety of things, including some recordings I engineered, (I know, or think I still know what they sounded like live) acoustic instruments, (acoustic guitar from Torcuato Mariano) female vocals, (such as Diana Krall) etc. These things give you additional insight into phase, crossover points, tweeter crossover pad settings, (if you have them).
A quick note in closing... When setting up your system, take the time to set your head unit tone controls to ZERO, i.e. no cut and no boost, with loudness controls, (if you have them) set to off. You want to work with the flattest signal as possible coming from your head unit and through your electronics.
I loook forward to hearing what others think!
Have fun with it!
totally agree with this. good bass line, but not boomy. great vocals...
my .02, there are 2 ways to tune a system. hook it up to a spectrum analyzer and get the "competition" curve, or tune it to what sounds good to you. I have always played around with my systems to get the best sound for me. I really don't care what others think, as it's my system and my ears. I could have brian from exile and phil from kicker tune my system. both will tune it slightly differently, and I may or may not like either one.
the system that I just put in plays loud, clean and does not clip. would others think it needs tweaked? maybe, but sounds killer to me, so I'm good...'06 Supra Launch 20SSV-gone but never forgotten
Brian yea i figured you were busy and would get back with me later. No sweat man. We can work something out for the Tech Tune i wanted to get with you on some dates and then do another posting to see if people are more available in Feb now that the holidays are over.
As for Tuning i agree Nickleback is insane music. They are by far one of my favs and i crank all there song up, so tuning to there stuff really works for me. I also like to tune it to some heavy bass songs for my sub so even after i have my Rock stuff dialed in i know if i hit the big bass stuff i know how fare to turn my sub dial down.
I also like to use Bod Seagar stuff as he has a realy clean sounding music, great guitar sounds and a solid heavy bass note. Realy nice vocals as well.Malo <--- Means--Evil or Mean One. This explains a lot.
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one of the songs we used when building conpition sterios in the day were (The box) i still remember it is a great song to
I like anything off the Vegi-Tales CD's such as "Hairbrush Song", "The Pirates who don't do Anything" and a few others. Great range and man can Larry the Cucumber hit the low notes.


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Braison Cyrus: Miley Cyrus' Brother Makes Modeling Debut!
Miley Cyrus' younger brother Braison Cyrus goes shirtless in this new shot taken from his first photoshoot since signing a modeling contract!
The 18-year-old entertainer has signed a professional modeling contract with Wilhelmina Models, according to E! News.
Braison graduated high school earlier this year and now takes classes at Pasadena School of the Arts and will make his official modeling debut in the January and February issues of Troix magazine.
Follow Braison at his official Twitter account: @BraisonCyrus!
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2014 is going to be an exciting year at OPM. We have a dynamic new strategic plan in the works and our 100-day plan to modernize our IT systems is well underway.
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Legislature passed the buck again
When the Florida Legislature passed its 2013-14 budget in May, lawmakers touted a $1 billion increase in education spending as one of their major accomplishments. "Lawmakers boost education spending," declared a Miami Herald headline. "Florida budget adds to school spending," trumpeted The New York Times.
What the legislators didn't highlight in their post-session chest-thumping was that much of the increased funding didn't come from state revenues, such as sales or corporate taxes or the lottery, but from increases in the so-called "required local effort" millage rate local school districts must levy on property owners in their counties.


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Chris Hamby's series Breathless and Burdened, describing how the coal industry beat back miners' claims for black lung health benefits, was awarded the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. The series was also honored with the Harvard Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting and the White House Correspondents' Association Award, his second such honor. Hamby's reporting on the environment and labor has been recognized with awards from the National Press Foundation, the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Association of Science Writers, among others. He has twice been a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists, as well as a finalist for awards from Harvard University, Investigative Reporters and Editors, the Society of Environmental Journalists and the Scripps Howard Foundation. His work includes computer-assisted reporting, and he previously worked at the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting's database library. He has a master's degree in journalism with a concentration in investigative reporting from the University of Missouri and a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Richmond. In 2010, he completed a yearlong examination of a controversial murder case, supported in part by an investigative reporting fellowship. His writing about policy, politics, the criminal justice system and public health has appeared online and in newspapers and magazines. Hamby left the Center in 2014.


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Domestic Violence
My best friend is battered
By keeping quiet about my friend being abused, I felt I was allowing and participating in the abuse. She has distanced herself from her friends, she is not forthcoming, but when the cycle gets bad she does run to me for comfort and understanding.
Seeing her with black eyes made me fear for her life and I decided I was going to tell her sister, so she knows if and when something dire happens. Now my friend is angry with me, that I made things worse, I feel bad, but it was care and concern for her.
Since I told I guess it is too late, should I have told or not?
You are to be applauded for your efforts. Many times we do not take action but sit back--and "dire things"' DO happen. You spoke up because you care, and you were worried about your friend's safety. You were clearly concerned about her physical and emotional health.
Perhaps you felt morally obligated to speak up, which is a good thing. Sometimes we don't know what to do in these situations. We often look the other way and fail to take action. You did just the opposite, and you are to be commended.
Sometimes women who are in abusive relationships need this type of support and education about battering relationships. Your action may save her life. Continue providing support and let your friend know that you shared this information because you care.
Cathy McDaniels-Wilson, PhD
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Department of Sociology
The Ohio State University


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I'M A CELEBRITY bosses were last night accused of the show's "cruellest stunt ever".
I swear to God, it felt like someone had taken a boot and kicked me in the guts
Fans flooded online forums with messages slamming the challenge involving EastEnders star Charlie Brooks and her daughter Kiki.
The seven-year-old was part of the Door To Door mini-trial during Tuesday night's show.
Little Kiki was standing behind a door in the Aussie Outback. If Charlie, 31, had picked the right door they would have been reunited after 18 days apart, but she failed.
Afterwards, the actress said that missing the chance to see her daughter was a "kick in the guts".
Kiki was consoled by Eric Bristow's son James, 19, who was also part of the challenge.
One viewer called Rachelette, writing on an I'm a Celeb... fan forum, said: "I can understand the parents going in and it being their own lookout.
"But for such a small child to hear her mother's voice and look so desolate when she didn't get to see her isn't sitting comfortably with me."
Another wrote: "Absolutely shocking giving that poor child hopes of seeing her mum. ITV should hang their heads in shame!!"
On Twitter, viewer Christel wrote: "I think that trial was unnecessarily cruel to Charlie's young daughter. I really think that was borderline unaccept-able. #imaceleb."
While Meena Kaur posted: "Omg feel so bad for Charlie and her daughter, reality TV or not, you don't break a little girl's heart like that."
David Haye, 32, and Rosemary Shrager, 61, got to see their loved ones by selecting the right door in the challenge.
Speaking in the Bush Telegraph, Charlie said: "I swear to God, it felt like someone had taken a boot and kicked me in the guts.
"I didn't even think having a member of family behind the door would have been an option.
"This is heartbreaking. Yellow's my favourite colour she would have been thinking: 'Mummy would pick yellow.' (the yellow door)."
Last night an ITV spokesman hit back at cruelty claims.
He said: "The permission came from Kiki's grandmother who is Charlie's mum and who was with her the whole time.
"They were both fully briefed on how the game would work and were both happy to take part.
A senior show producer saw Kiki afterwards and she was fine."
Last night Charlie was read a letter from Kiki.
It said: "Dear Mummy, I love you so much, you are doing brilliantly and I am really proud of you. I love the room service, we have been having ice cream, pink champagne and lots of fun on your bill."


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Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has been cut to "neutral" by Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) after six years being rated as a "buy", a day after the tech behemoth's early earnings blunder sparked a steep selloff.
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BofA Merrill Lynch analysts on Friday also cut their price target on Google to $745 a share from $790, according to MarketWatch.
Google's shares closed down 8% on Thursday after the company's inadvertently released third-quarter earnings showed the Mountain View, Calif.-based company narrowed its quarterly profit, which fell well below Wall Street expectations.
The operator of the popular search engine blamed the sloppy release on financial printing company R.R. Donnelley (NYSE:RRD), which apparently filed the company's 8-K earnings statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission "without authorization."
Shares of Google ticked about $3 higher Friday morning to $697.28.
"We are moving to the cautious camp," the BofA analysts said.
Other brokerages also cut their price targets on Google, including S&P Capital IQ, which cut the Silicon Valley giant's stock target to $750 from $800 on a "hold' rating.
Cantor Fitzgerald and Canaccord Genuity cut their targets on Google but maintained "buy" ratings.
Google on Thursday reported a quarterly profit of $2.18 billion, or $6.53 a share, compared with a year-earlier $2.73 billion, or $8.33 a share.
Excluding one-time items, it earned $9.03 a share, down from $9.72 a year earlier and below the Street's view of $10.65.
While revenue jumped 45% to $14.10 billion, adjusted for traffic acquisition costs Google made just $11.3 billion, short of the consensus' $11.8 billion.


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'Suburgatory': 'The Witch of East Chatswin'
When Tessa convinces Dalia and the KKK (Kimantha, Kaitlyn and Kenzie) to come up with feminist inspired Halloween costumes, she finds herself the interest of the infamous East Chatswin witch (aka Paula), played by guest star Rachel Dratch. As it turns out Paula isn't exactly what she seems. Meanwhile George and Noah dress up as each other, and Dallas invites George to be "Ken" to her "Barbie" -- but he declines, not realizing that she is asking him out. Airs: Wednesday, Oct. 24, 9:30 ET/PT on ABC.
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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — An audacious scam in which up to $13 million in donor money was embezzled in the office of Uganda's prime minister has brought several European donors to freeze aid to Uganda, the kind of action long demanded by transparency campaigners who charge that the money encourages a corrupt system.
In its new corruption survey, published Wednesday, Transparency International ranks Uganda at 130 out of 176 countries.
Even in a country where many have come to take official corruption for granted, the latest scandal —brought to light by the country's auditor general in October — is remarkable for its details: more than $220,000 spent on gas in four days, millions of dollars diverted to buy luxury vehicles for top officials, millions deposited into individuals' private accounts.
Because the money had been allocated for the rehabilitation of parts of northern Uganda devastated by decades of warlord Joseph Kony's brutal insurgency, the scandal has provoked a lasting rage around this country and brought foreign donors to inflict aid cuts on this east African country.
Roberto Ridolfi, the head of the European Union delegation to Uganda, said in a statement received late Tuesday that the scandal and others before it amounted to "a breach of trust" on the part of Ugandan authorities. Sweden, Germany, Ireland, Britain and Denmark have already cut or cancelled all aid to Uganda over the scam, saying they have lost faith in the government's capacity to spend money responsibly.
Western donors fund up to 25 percent of Uganda's budget.
Ridolfi said the EU and its development partners in Uganda "will withhold pending budget support disbursements and any further commitments for an initial period of up to (six) months."
The donors are giving Uganda until April to pay back all the lost money, investigate the scandal, and take action against all the suspects. But investigations of this nature, when they happen, rarely produce the intended results in Uganda, where corruption charges are often politicized and then degraded. This year three ministers with close ties to the president who faced corruption charges were set free by a judge who said they were scapegoats. The three politicians swiftly returned to their jobs.
Critics of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, charge that he protects corrupt but loyal supporters and cannot afford to upset the patronage network that keeps him in power. Although mid-level officials, including some accountants, have been sent to jail over the scandal in the office of the prime minister, top officials there are still hanging onto their jobs. Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has resisted calls for his resignation, and Pius Bigirimana, the ministry's top accounting officer, says he is going nowhere. Both men deny any wrongdoing.
Museveni told a meeting of donors last month that official graft has proved hard to fight in Uganda because "the suspected thieves are very cunning." Museveni asked the donors to reconsider the aid cuts, saying "the fight against these thieves is going on well." Although the donors seem to be serious with their new transparency demands of the government, some activists say it is unlikely the donors will stand their ground in the long term.
However, the donors' action is not likely to steer the Museveni government toward greater transparency and accountability, said Jackie Asiimwe-Mwesige, a Ugandan lawyer who is a prominent anti-corruption activist.
"The NRM is not about to change," Asiimwe-Mwesige said, referring to the party in power. "Corruption is the way the ruling party does business ... What drives this system is money changing hands. The scandals are going to deepen and widen."
Some campaigners who had long urged donors to act tougher against official waste and graft say the brazenness of the latest scandal vindicates their calls for the dismantling of an often-comfortable relationship between the state and its donors. They want foreign aid to be channeled through non-state actors engaged in service delivery and for donors to work directly with contractors in cases where the authorities cannot be trusted with cash.
"For the first time the donors are coming out and putting clear benchmarks and I think it's a good move," said Cissy Kagaba of the Anti-Corruption Coalition of Uganda, a watchdog group. "But there are other alternatives they can use to ensure that the money reaches the intended beneficiaries."


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Report: Authorities justified in Dorner shootout
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Dozens of law enforcement officers were justified in using deadly force during a shootout that ended in the suicide of cop-turned-killer Christopher Dorner last year inside a burning California mountain cabin, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
A district attorney's review of the Feb. 12, 2013, confrontation said the 37 officers, including sheriff's deputies, police and a state game warden, acted "in response to an immediate threat of death and serious bodily injury to themselves and to members of the public."
The conclusion by San Bernardino County prosecutors means no criminal charges will be filed against the law enforcement officers.
Dorner, who was fired by the Los Angeles Police Department in 2009, claimed he was unfairly dismissed and vowed revenge against law enforcement officers in a rambling online manifesto.
During a 10-day rampage, he killed the daughter of a former LAPD police official and her fiancé, ambushed and killed a Riverside police officer and wounded another.
Dorner then stole a truck at gunpoint in the mountains east of Los Angeles. He was tracked to the cabin where he killed a San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy and seriously wounded another in a gun battle before tear gas set the cabin ablaze and Dorner shot himself in the head.
Law enforcement officers were justified in using non-lethal and lethal force, the district attorney's report concluded, and said that Dorner was to blame.
"Members of law enforcement arrived in the area, but did not know Dorner's location" before the confrontation, the report said.
"Dorner could have stayed hidden. Dorner could have elected to escape. Dorner could have surrendered. None of these options was in the mind of Christopher Dorner," the report said. "Dorner was intent on maximizing the lethal carnage that he had promised in his 'manifesto'."
Dorner also had the chance to escape through the cabin windows and doors, even several minutes after the fire started, the report said.
"He chose to kill himself rather than surrender to law enforcement and face trial for his crimes," the report concluded. "His death is not the result of the actions of the law enforcement personnel at the scene, but the result of his own actions and choice."
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A Glossop fundraiser, who has helped raise more than £3,000 in memory of his best friend, is planning his third event in summer.
Michael Halliwell has held two family fun days in aid of the Christie Hospital's young oncology unit, where his childhood friend Aaron Sullivan was treated.
The 22-year-old, of Chapel Lane, will be hosting the third 'FUNdraiser' from 12pm on August 9 at Glossopdale Community College's Hadfield site, on Newshaw Lane.
Aaron, of Hadfield, lost his battle with cancer aged 20 on August 10, 2012, the day before Michael's first event, which was originally to raise funds to buy his terminally ill friend a holiday in the last chapter of his life.
This year, the free extravaganza features the Aaron Sullivan memorial football tournament, live performances from bands, DJs and dancers, a barbecue, cake stalls, a raffle, a tombola, bouncy castles and games.
Michael said he grew up living down the road from Aaron where he lived with his grandmother, Ann Smith, on Mersey Bank Road, adding: "We went to nursery together, we went on family holidays together, we even had a paper round together."
He said he felt inspired to do something when his friend was diagnosed in January 2011, saying: "It's a shame it takes something like that to make you want to do something like this."
If you would like to donate a raffle prize or volunteer on the day, contact Michael on firstname.lastname@example.com.