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It was not hard to find Daylight Savings Time detractors this morning, in person or on the Web. For my part, I was surprised to find my morning bike ride plunged into darkness, and even more surprised that I was getting up almost two hours before dawn (which sounded a lot worse than it was).
I was not alone. A new blog post on Freakonomics argues that the lack of Monday morning sleep has a measurable effect on productivity, as tired workers are more likely to slack off than rested ones. The blog pointed to an average of 40 minutes of sleep lost as our circadian rhythms adjust to the time change, which makes groggy workers more likely to surf the Web and waste time. Pointing to the same study (originally published in the Journal of Applied Psychology), Patrik Jonsson wrote in Christian Science Monitor that there are also negative health effects to worry about, such as impaired immune responses and sleep deprivation. Huffington has even pointed to a possible increase in missed appointments, heart attacks and traffic accidents. Reportedly, the Applied Psychology researchers have called on Congress to rethink the anachronistic practice, as the costs outweigh any potential benefits.
For years people have put up with this imbalance mainly because DST was supposed to save on household energy consumption. But as Freakonomics coauthor Stephen Dubner pointed out in 2008, new evidence puts the old argument on shaky grounds. While people tend to turn off indoor lights during the now-sunlit evening hours, the benefits are offset by increases in heating and cooling during the morning twilight. The net effect, according to an NBER working paper was a slight overall increase in energy use nationwide.
So why do we still observe it? The practice isn't all bad, says Nick Sawe of Stanford magazine. During the 1970s energy crisis—when DST was finally put into permanent practice—Americans saved "the equivalent of 10,000 barrels of oil a day" over a two-month period. The Department of Transportation also saw a decrease in auto accidents and crime. And some recent studies suggest that the old rationale that DST lowers energy use is right on—but only if DST is extended year-round. During the early 2000s energy crisis, California tried this approach with surprising success, a result the whole country saw when it increased DST by a month in 2007.
There is also a positive impact on renewables, says Sawe. Because DST reduces peak demand for energy—especially in the evening—it puts less stress on renewable sources like solar and wind that may be less consistent due to weather or other factors. And, as National Geographic's Brian Handwerk reveals, while DST energy savings is marginal to nonexistent nationwide, it's much more measurable in areas outside the Deep South, like the Midwest and California coast. This is mainly because people in cooler regions are less likely to use air conditioning.
As controversial as DST is now, it's hard to imagine how we'd ever get to observe it year-round. Ironically, this means we may never see the system's greatest benefits. In any case, there is something to be said for an extra hour of sunlight in the evening—summer seems that much closer. Mornings will be tough for a while, but it won't be dark forever.
Sources: Freakonomics Blog, Christian Science Monitor, Huffington Post, NBER, Stanford, National Geographic.
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If study after study shows a connection between leisure and productivity, why are we being worked to exhaustian in the name of production? In the United Kingdom, the New Economics Forum has released a report called 21 hours calling for a new work-week norm. "Each person in Britain already works an average of 20 hours a week if you spread working hours evenly across the population," reports Zoe Cormier in the New Internationalist:
It all comes down to what we consider 'work': what labour we think is worth paying for. If all the time spent in the UK on unpaid labour--raising children, cooking, household chores and so on--were paid at the minimum wage, it would account for 21 percent of the country's GDP. ...Rather than allowing the labour to remain unaccounted (and underappreciated), we could "redistribute paid labour, reduce the differential between paid and unpaid work, and make better use of assets," says [Commissioner for Health with the UK Sustainable Development Commission Anne] Coote.
It all comes down to what we consider 'work': what labour we think is worth paying for. If all the time spent in the UK on unpaid labour--raising children, cooking, household chores and so on--were paid at the minimum wage, it would account for 21 percent of the country's GDP.
...Rather than allowing the labour to remain unaccounted (and underappreciated), we could "redistribute paid labour, reduce the differential between paid and unpaid work, and make better use of assets," says [Commissioner for Health with the UK Sustainable Development Commission Anne] Coote.
"Having the normal working week could solve a litany of social problems," writes Cormier, and it could have an effect on climate change as well:
The Washington-based Center for Economic and Policy Research estimates that is Americans were to work the same number of hours as Europeans (who work up to 300hours less per year) they would reduce their carbon footprint by up to 30 percent. Less time spent at a factory or office translates into less time spent driving to work, less energy consumed in the building or on the road, and fewer materials used in production.
"While we can always make more stuff," says Cormier, "we can't make more time--each of us only has so many grains of sand in our hourglass. As difficult as our mortality may be to contemplate, we each need to learn that our lives are not going to get longer--and in fact, the stress of punishing schedules and sedentary jobs can shorten them."
Source: New Internationalist (article not yet available online)
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by Michael Rowe
When Google transformed its search page logo into a playable version of Pac-Man last week, productivity nosedived. Buildings began collapsing, the seas rose, and the seventh seal spoken of in the Book of Revelations was finally broken by the Lion of Judah. Perhaps that sounds exaggerated, but The Time Rescue Blog has an amusing breakdown of the time and money theoretically wasted as a result of users playing Google's version of Pac-Man:
Google Pac-Man consumed 4,819,352 hours of time (beyond the 33.6m daily man hours of attention that Google Search gets in a given day). $120,483,800 is the dollar tally, if the average Google user has a COST of $25/hr (note that cost is 1.3 – 2.0 X pay rate).
Google Pac-Man consumed 4,819,352 hours of time (beyond the 33.6m daily man hours of attention that Google Search gets in a given day).
$120,483,800 is the dollar tally, if the average Google user has a COST of $25/hr (note that cost is 1.3 – 2.0 X pay rate).
(Thanks, Gizmodo.)
Source: The Time Rescue Blog
Image by Gizmodo.
by Elizabeth Ryan
Some 158 million people in the world can't see clearly and don't have access to glasses, but the problem doesn't just affect their quality of life—it impacts the global economy as well.
According to Johns Hopkins Public Health, economist Kevin Frick and his colleagues studied the effect of poor vision on productivity and the economy, and concluded the global economy loses between $121 and $269 billion each year as a result of people not having corrective eyewear. Frick boils it down further for the magazine, adding: "For every person who doesn't have glasses around the world we're talking about $1000 worth of productivity lost every year."
The problem is most prevalent in the developing world, where people don't even have access to an optometrist. Physicist and social entrepreneur Joshua Silver tells Ode "in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa there is one optometrist for every eight million people. Silver is attempting to solve the vision crisis with his invention of "adspecs" or adaptive spectacles. He explains that with simple training "people can make their own glasses. Using adaptive lenses, people can change the focus of the lens themselves. There are several ways to do this. The one I have developed involves spectacles that have chambers filled with silicon oil. If you fill the chamber with oil, the lens curves out; if you let the oil out of the chamber, the lens curves in. In this way, people can adapt the lens to their own vision needs."
So far he's distributed 30,000 adspecs, and he hopes to reach a billion people by 2020.
Sources: Johns Hopkins Public Health, Ode (article not available online)
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by Bennett Gordon
The people who gave the world email, the iPhone, and the text message now want to save the world from information overload. In the latest issue of the electronic engineering magazine IEEE Spectrum, Nathan Zeldes explains how technologists are trying to save people from the constant interruptions, irritations, and maddening deluge of information that's ubiquitous in daily life. Zeldes, a former productivity guru for Intel Corp, writes that the current situation resembles the "tragedy of the commons" scenario: "Everyone would prefer that there be fewer messages, but nobody can afford to be the first to cut back on sending them."
Companies have sent out memos and instituted policies, but that's not always enough. Engineers have taken matters into their own hands, coming up with software that would help people prioritize their incoming messages and shield their personal time. Zeldes points to Priorities, a prototype program released by Microsoft that analyzes incoming messages to predict their importance. It also is designed to monitor the recipient's activity, to see if that person should be interrupted. There are also programs like ClearContext Professional that is designed to help people clean up their inboxes.
Before implementing those new programs or any new technologies, Zeldes writes, "we should figure out how best to use it in the cultural context it will inhabit." That way people won't be plagued with more technology that's designed to improve productivity but ends up just wasting itme.
Source: IEEE Spectrum
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Modern furniture is having an identity crisis. A couch can no longer be content as a simple couch, now it must be able to convert into a bed, or a desk, or a stove (yes, a stove). The houseware-gadgetry isn't always as functional as it may seem, and much of it never gets past the prototype stage, but Greg Beato writes for the Smart Set that the dual functions imbue our lives with a "luster of utility."
The motivation behind the overly complicated stuff goes beyond saving money and saving space. Beato writes:
We are on a spiritual quest to attain higher and higher levels of seamless efficiency and fruitless productivity, and our iPhones can't shoulder the burden of our dreams entirely by themselves, can they? We need furniture that is as promiscuously versatile as Swiss Army knives — chairs that are 300 percent more chair-like than normal chairs, coffee tables that blossom into dining tables, stoves you can sit on without setting your ass on fire.
Source: The Smart Set
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Oakley Tightrope OO4040
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It takes five metal compounds to achieve the low weight and high durability of our C-5™ alloy, a breakthrough that turns the temples and bridge into works of art. The comfortably secure fit takes advantage of two innovations: UNOBTAINIUM© stem sleeves that increase grip with perspiration, and advantage of two innovations: UNOBTAINIUM© stem sleeves that increase grip with perspiration, and the geometry of a Three-Point Fit that eliminates unbalanced pressure points common with ordinary frames that hook your ears. The lenses combine 8.75 base curvature with patented XYZ OPTICS© for clarity that extends to a wide peripheral view. Performance and protection meet ANSI Z87.1 optical and basic impact standards, and UV filtering is 100% with our pure PLUTONITE© lens material.
You can get TIGHTROPE with Oakley HDPolarized lenses that block 99% of glare without the visual distortion that makes ordinary polarized lenses so ordinary. Oakley optics with IRIDIUM© coating optimizes vision by balancing light transmission, tweaking the spectrum to perfection.
LENS:- - Oakley HDPolarized-Minimized glare via technology that produces the best polarized lenses on the planet with greater than 99% polarization efficiency (optional) - Optimized peripheral vision and side protection of 8.75 base lens curvature - Optical precision and impact resistance meet or exceed Z87.1 optical and basic impact standards - UVprotection of Plutonite lens material that filters out 100% of UVA/UVB/UVC& harmful blue light up to 400nm - Patented XYZ OPTICS © for maximum clarity at all angles of vision - Glare reduction and tuned light transmission of Iridium lens coatings (optional)
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With Josh Beckett and Jon Lester having disappointing seasons the Red Sox are reportedly looking to land a pair of pitchers from Miami.
ESPN reports that the Red Sox have expressed interest in acquiring Miami Marlins pitchers Josh Johnson and Anibal Sanchez. The latter was a Red Sox farm hand who was traded to Miami in the Josh Beckett deal.
It's nice to see the Red Sox looking to improve their pitching staff, but there's just one problem, Johnson and Sanchez haven't been much better than Beckett and Lester this season.
Beckett and Lester each sport 5-8 records with respective ERAs of 4.53 and 5.46 while Johnson and Sanchez have matching 5-7 records with respective ERAs of 4.35 and 3.94.
Trading for two players having mediocre seasons because the team's two supposed stars are having poor seasons will not be the answer for the Red Sox down the stretch, they are better off saving the prospects and standing pat. Boston is not a serious World Series contender with or without a slight pitching upgrade.
Gonzo on Fire
Adrian Gonzalez is finally starting to heat up for the Red Sox and he was named the American League Player of the Week on Monday.
Over the week Gonzalez hit .429 with three home runs and 12 RBI through seven games. The All Star first baseman has risen his average to .296 after a tough start to the year, he is hitting .407 since June 25.
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She was born December 21, 1921 in Carroll County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Joseph B. Williams and Annie Sudduth Williams. Mrs. Driver was a retired seamstress with Ray Sewell Industries and was a member of Bethany Christian Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, G. Harvey Driver; a son, Edward Driver; and brothers, Cline Williams, Howell Williams, Joe "J.B." Williams, Glenn Williams and Manard Williams.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Laura and John Bailey and daughter-in-law, Judy Driver, all of Carrollton; sisters-in-law, Wilma Williams and Mary Ann Williams, both of Carrollton; grandchildren, Wendy and Steve Burger of Carrollton, Robyn and Bart Stone of Carrollton, Bridget and Gary Cole of Thomas, Okla., and Brandon and Samantha Bailey of Carrollton; and great-grandchildren, Katherine Burger, Sam Stone, Leah Padgett, Chloe Bailey and Wes Bailey.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday from Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with Minister Barry Shoemake officiating. Those serving as pallbearers will be Jack Turner, Charlie Gordon, Brandon Bailey, Frank Williams, Joey Musick, and Jimmy Pate. Interment will follow in Bethany Christian Church Cemetery with Minister Allen Howard officiating.
The family received friends at the funeral on Saturday from 5-8 p.m.
Messages of condolences may be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com.
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Nothing like clean laundry to really set you straight. The color contrasts in this particular lavanderia was kind of playing on my side. Los Angeles doesn't play when it comes to places of wash. The car wash and laundromat game is TIGHT. Talkin' bout you know at least one Korean/Mexican friend's Uncle is a smart man.


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Yo Gabba Gabba sings about the safety of your kids.
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Track your little Yo Gabba Gabba! lover's growth with our printable growth chart.
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Feather Publishing just received word from the bus barn at the Plumas Unified School District that all schools including Quincy, Greenville, Chester and Portola will run on a one hour delay this morning.
Buses will be chained up and running at the maximum of 35 MPH allowed on the highways under chain restrictions. Snowfall is continuing at this hour and is forecast to continue the rest of the day and into the weekend.
To view the revised bus schedules in place for today, look at the lower portion of the page found at: http://www.pcoe.k12.ca.us/Bus/default.htm and click on the bus route you require under Snow day delay schedules.
Current chain controls for Plumas County can be viewed here. As of 6:25 a.m. most areas of the county were under R1 restrictions:Chains are required on all commercial vehicles (trucks or buses). All other vehicles (cars, pick-ups, vans, etc.) must have either snow tread tires or chains on the drive axle.
- SUV drivers to follow pioneer trail
- County rocked by magnitude 5.7 quake
- Local equine group hosts Extreme Rescue Makeover
- Operation Safe Boat offered at Lake Almanor May 25
- 5.7 earthquake centered in Plumas County
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- Remember When for the week of 5/23/2013
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July 29, 2012, SundayA protest against a continuation of the censorship on commercial cable messages was cabled to Secretary of State Lansing in Paris yesterday by the Council on Foreign Relations at 165 Broadway. In announcing this, Mark O. Frentiss, Manager of the council, said the censorship on commercial cable messages now was by no means a war measure, and was only hurting American business men and aiding the British.
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Local heroes will be recognized at the Heartland Heroes Dinner on April 28, 2012
The Central Illinois Chapter will honor eight extraordinary individuals this Saturday, April 28 at their annual Heartland Heroes Dinner at the Par-A-Dice Hotel in East Peoria. These individuals exemplify the mission of the Red Cross and make our community a healthier, safe place.
· Lifesaving Hero - Nathan Palkovic of Peoria. While working at Von Steuben Middle School last year, one of the 6th grade students went into sudden cardiac arrest. Without a moment's hesitation, Nathan began performing CPR and continued until the student took 3 large breaths right before the paramedics arrived.
· Good Citizen Hero – Michel McCord of Peoria. There are few lives that have not been touched through the volunteerism of Mike McCord. The current chairman of Illinois Mutual has supported numerous community organizations and has helped to make the Peoria area a better place to live, work and play.
· Good Citizen Heroes – Dr. Andrew and Kathy Morgan of Peoria. The Penguin Project was founded by Dr. Morgan and his wife to give children with disabilities an opportunity to participate in the performing arts. The end result is that countless of children in central Illinois have improved communication skills, self-confidence and self-esteem.
· Good Citizen Hero – Don Meyer of East Peoria. Last January, Don Meyer and his wife were driving down the road when they heard the cries of Beverly McIntyre. Her 89 year old husband with Alzheimer's, James, was still in the home and unable to escape. Don ran up to the home, ripped the door off the hinges and pulled James from the home. Thanks to Don, James was able to celebrate his 90th birthday with his family only days later.
· Lifesaving Heroes – Susan Wheeler, Megan Barrick and Elizabeth Auer of the Riverplex. Last April, during a routine scan of the pool, lifeguards noticed a man in the pool of the Riverplex that was leaning against the wall and motionless. Elizabeth jumped into the pool as the gentleman slipped under water, Megan ran for help and Susan called 9-11. All three women helped to save his life by performing CPR and using an AED until the paramedics arrived.
To read their full stories, please visit www.redcrossillinois.org/2012-winners. Attached images are thanks to Spirit Photography (www.spirit316.com)
The keynote speaker will by Sergeant First Class Justin Widhalm of the United States Army. Justin was injured twice in Iraq in the line of duty which broke his back, feet and dislocated both of his knees. It took nearly two years for him to even consider having an athletic career again. Now, Justin is an accomplished Paralympic athlete and works with the U.S. Army Warrior Transition Units to develop sports and fitness programs for personnel with physical injuries serving in these units. This speaker was made possible by Deloitte.


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Génération Sipa : Pierre Villard
Arrestation de Nathalie Ménigon, membre du groupe terroriste Action Directe, rue Pergolèse à Paris. France, 14 septembre 1980 © Pierre Villard
September 14, 1980
Action Direct!
I had joined Sipa the year before. I photographed stars and royalty, like Caroline and Stephanie of Monaco, at a time when photographers talked to the people they followed as equals. On that day, in an alley off the Avenue Foch in Paris, my colleagues and I were waiting for Christina ONassis. Suddenly, we hear gunshots. A few guys and a girl are caught in a shootout. Total confusion. The bullets don't seem real at first, but the car they turn into swiss cheese convinces me they mean business. Everyone dives into the bushes. But I'm 23 years old and tell myself, that's not why I took this job. I venture out and find myself in the middle of the firefight. I grab my camera and a 105mm lens out of the trunk of my car start taking photos. Cops or robbers? They surround the girl. One of them points his weapon at me: "Give me the film or I'll shoot you." They throw themselves on me and put me in handcuffs, trying to push me into the courtyard of a building. They want the film. I cry out like a veal. "Let that idiot go," one of them says. I keep taking pictures. When I get back to the agency, I learn that I witnessed the arrest of the terrorist Nathalie Ménigon by Jean-Pierre Pochon, the future head of the French security and intelligence.
Read the full text of this article on the French version of Le Journal.
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By Ron VandenBoom
If you plan on voting for Mickey Mouse in the up-coming November election you may want to reconsider.
Montana law forbids the counting of any vote cast for an inanimate object or character, according to Diane Mellem, Hill County clerk and recorder.
This was just one of the rules governing Montana elections that Mellem reviewed Friday as she spoke to members and guests at the North Central Montana Pachyderm Club.
"If you vote for more than one candidate in any one race, you void only that race," Mellem said. "The rest of the ballot counts."
"Write-in candidates must declare that they will run as a write-in at least 15 days prior to the election," she said.
Montana law dictates that write-in candidates who do not declare at least 15 days prior to the election not be counted. The only exception is in a non-contested race where no candidate has declared, she said. "Then the judges must count the name of the write-in."
Mellem also noted that simply writing the name of a write-in candidate on the ballot does not cast a vote.
"You must check the box next to the write-in name," she said. "Every candidate's name is on the ballot. You don't get a vote by being printed on the ballot. You get a vote by a vote being cast."
A new law in Montana also mandates that a write-in candidate must list all of the names (Jimmy, Jim, James, etc.) by which they want to be known when they declare themselves to be a write-in candidate. The voter must also use more than just a last name in identifying the write-in.
"The law in Montana favors the intent of the voter," Mellem said. "If the intent is clear the intent should be followed."
"Any question about what the voter meant voids the vote," she said.
Mellem noted that Montana law also allows absentee ballots to be sent to anyone who requests them. No explanation as to why the ballot is needed is required.
On election day it is also possible to take a ballot to someone who is sick or can't make it to the polls.
One Republican and one Democrat will go to the poll and pick up a ballot and an application and take it to the shut-in. The shut-in must then sign the application, be allowed to vote, and then the ballot is hand-carried back to the poll by the same people that delivered it.
Enforcing the battery of new, and in some cases age old rules, is a small army of election judges that Mellem says receive very little money and work unbelievably long days.
"Finding election judges is not easy," Mellem said. "That's putting it mildly."
Election judges serve for a two-year term and are asked to work all elections, local, county, state, or federal, that fall during the time they serve. They receive minimum wages and will generally work about a 14 hours day.
Judges begin their day at about 6 a.m. when they arrive at any one of 24 polling stations in Hill County and are not allowed to leave until the last vote is counted, the tally of votes and ballots balances, and the results turned over to the county Clerk and Recorder.
Meals are not provided for judges and since they are not allowed to leave the polling place, they have to either bring their meals or have them delivered, Mellem said.
Judges are also required to attend a one to two hour class several days prior to their first election to learn the ropes and bone-up on any new laws governing elections.
Mellem said she currently has 124 judges for the 24 precincts in Hill County, but ideally she would like to have 150. She encourages anyone who is interested in serving as a judge to call the Clerk and Recorder's Office at the Hill County Courthouse at 265-5481.


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(By Balachander) U.S. stocks ended sharply lower weighed by persisting worries over the debt crisis in eurozone, where Spain formally requested help to recapitalize its struggling banks.
S&P 500 Index shed 1.60 percent to finish at 1,313.72. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.09 percent to end at 12,502.66. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 1.95 percent to close at 2,836.16.
Europe remained in the headlines as the region's leaders are due to meet later this week to address the debt woes, but concerns remain as to whether the two-day summit will be able to stem the crisis. Earlier today, the Spanish government formally requested aid from the European Union for up to 100 billion euros ($125 billion) to shore up its banking sector.
On the US economic front, a data from the Commerce Department showed that sales of new single-family homes for the month of May rose stronger than forecast, the highest rate in over two years. New home sales gained 7.6 percent to 369,000, coming in above expectations of 350,000.
In corporate news, Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) dropped 3.48 percent and 1.12 percent respectively after the U.S. health regulators sought additional information on their blood thinner Eliquis.
Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE: STZ) jumped 12.85 percent after media reported that the beverage maker may benefit from a potential transaction between Grupo Modelo SAB and Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (NYSE: BUD).
Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) fell 8.49 percent to $17.06. Reuters reported that the company plotted with a Canadian rival to suppress land prices in one of America's most promising oil and gas areas.
Quest Software Inc. (NASDAQ: QSFT) added 5.63 percent after the software maker, which agreed to be acquired by investment firm Insight Venture Partners for $23 per share, said it has received a higher offer of $27.50 a share from an unnamed buyer.
Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ:RIMM) slumped 7.61 percent. The Sunday Times reported that the Blackberry maker is considering separating its ailing handset manufacturing division from its messaging network. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) could be potential buyers, the paper reported.
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) is acquiring Yammer, a provider of enterprise social networks for businesses, for $1.2 billion in cash. Shares were off 2.72 percent. Shire Plc (NASDAQ: SHPGY) tumbled 9.53 percent after the U.S. regulators have approved a generic version of one of its drugs treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the application from Watson Pharmaceuticals' (NYSE: WPI) Actavis unit to market generic version of Shire's Adderall XR. WPI stock added 0.86 percent.
European markets ended in red, with Germany's DAX down 2.09 percent to close at 6,132.39. France's CAC40 fell 2.24 percent to finish at 3,021.64. U.K.'s FTSE 100 lost 1.14 percent to end at 5,450.65.
Asian markets fell tracking global cues, China's Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index dropped 1.63 percent to trade at 2,224.11. Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 0.51 percent to close at 18,897.45. Japan's Nikkei 225 shed 0.72 percent to end at 8,734.62. India's BSE Sensex finished at 16,882.51, down 0.53 percent.
Crude oil futures dipped 0.44 percent to $79.410 per barrel while natural gas futures added 2.13 percent to $2.681 per million metric British thermal units. Gold futures gained 1.12 percent to $1,584.50 per ounce and silver futures advanced 3.18 percent to $27.575 per ounce. In the currency market, the euro fell 0.53 percent against the U.S. dollar to 1.2503. The British pound dipped 0.10 percent against the greenback to 1.5572, while the dollar lost 0.98 percent against the Japanese yen to 79.6400.


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8:12am Thursday 21st February 2013 in News
AROUND 2,800 customers endured a power cut in Southbourne this morning.
It is thought the problem was due to a high voltage network fault and electricity went out at around 4.40am.
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Engineers from SSE managed to get 1,800 homes back on within 12minutes, a spokesperson said, followed by a further 500 households at 6am by re-routing supplies to other networks.
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Friday 4/26 analysis
Race 1: Ultimate Temper (3) drops in class and ran decently here last fall. That's enough to get the call in this spot. EXACTA BOX: 3-1-5
Race 2: No Nay Never (3) is trained by Wesley Ward and Rosario takes the mount--a hard to combo to beat in this race. Laddie Boy (5) has some good works and Solitary Ranger (6) ran well here already. EXACTA BOX: 3-5-6
Race 3: Live in Joy and Let's Do It (2/2B) are both strong contenders from the Ramsey stable. Ghostwalking (6) has run well here and Haunted (5) has, too. EXACTA BOX: 2-5-6
Race 4: Forecon (7) caught up a tough field in his race here earlier in this meet and should have a fitness edge, coming off two mile-and-an-eighth races. Paroled (12) comes out of the same race and could win, too. Tapit Express (3) has worked well. EXACTA BOX: 7-12-3
Race 5: Ghost Is Clear (8) takes a big class drop and gets Rosario in the saddle. I'm betting the higher-regarded speed types on the inside will flame out and this guy will pick them up in the stretch run. EXACTA BOX: 8-3-4
Race 6: Credit Crunch (5) loves this track and I think his race last week was a distance short of his best. On the stretchout, he could get home first at a nice price. Blues and Silvers (10) is definitely the one to beat and Megnog has run well already. EXACTA BOXES: 5-10, 5-9
Race 7: Sarava's Dancer (6) ran well off a layoff and could improve. I also like the upgrade in riders. Rapacious (11) is the one to beat but not sure if this one can overcome the outside post. EXACTA BOX: 6-11-8
Race 8: Frivilous (11) ran well in the first start over this track and Empire Maker offspring loves this polytrack. Silver Frame (7) is worth a strong look in the turnback from a longer distance. Color Harmony (6) has worked well but Lopresti's first-timers rarely win their debuts. EXACTA BOX: 11-7-6
Race 9: Forte Dei Marmi (10) ran big here last year so we know he likes the track. Trainer Roger Attfield told us in an interview for Keeneland's You Tube channel that his horse like softer ground so the rain earlier this week could improve his chances. Ioya Bigtime (8) excels at these marathon distances and Sky Blazer (1) may just be better at this longer distance. EXACTA BOX: 10-8-1
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By: Mark Goshgarian
Law enforcement officials in the Southern Tier took aim at Governor Cuomo's new gun control legislation Tuesday. YNN's Mark Goshgarian spoke with the Cattaraugus County Sheriff and District Attorney about how the measure will impact rural communities.
Whitcomb says its too early to tell if Governor Cuomo's gun control legislation will make the streets safer.
"We encounter weapons regularly... when we're exercising drug raids, often times there are weapons, sometimes they include assault rifles, sometimes they include handguns," said Whitcomb.
Part of the legislation calls for pistol owners to renew their permit within five years. Whitcomb says given the volume of permits, his office is not prepared.
"You're greatly going to increase the responsibilities of this office without additional staff, without additional equipment to do so, so we will be behind the eight ball," said Whitcomb.
"To place a burden on counties like ours where there are a lot of legal handgun owners, I think its unfair, I also think its going to increase costs and bureaucracy," said Lori Rieman, (R) Cattaraugus County District Attorney.
Rieman says while she agrees with some of the legislation, parts of it go too far.
"While most of the district attorneys in the state signed on, I opted not to," said Rieman.
Though not directly connected to the gun legislation, Rieman disagrees with Cuomo's call for penalty reductions for those caught with small amounts of marijuana.
"Possession of marijuana a lot of times give an officer probable cause to search, and without that we may not get guns that are out there," said Rieman.
The gun legislation and its impact on all counties statewide is expected to be a major topic of discussion when sheriffs from across the state gather for their annual winter conference in Albany next week.


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Sometimes ideas for companies come after months and months of careful deliberation.
This is not one of those times.
"I was in front of a closet with my friend who said 'What's the point of trying to lose weight if I can't afford a new wardrobe?'," Katherine Yarbrough, of Bloomfield, said.
From that moment in front of the closet last winter came the idea for the website Chic and Beautiful and Yarbrough took that idea and ran with it all the way to a second-place finish at Startup Weekend Stamford in March.
The site, an online wellness community and clothing exchange, has come a long way in a short time. If you've lost some weight and have clothes that no longer fit or need to add to your wardrobe, Chic and Beautiful is now live for buying and selling.
Here's more on where Chic and Beautiful's been and where it's going:
Q. What have you changed or improved upon since Startup Weekend?
A. Since we last talked, I hired a part-time web designer (who is in Texas!) that created my current website! It is up and running, complete with inventory to be purchased, space for more inventory, and blog topics like "Rack the brain of an RD" (you can ask questions to a Registered Dietitian – coming soon), "Tasty Thursdays" (I share recipe ideas and weekly meal planning menus and tips), and some health-related blog topics. I am trying to get into a rhythm — I've never really blogged before — but am looking to post blogs regularly Mondays and Thursdays of each week. I also really want to know what people are curious about — what health and wellness questions they have — so I can write blog posts that people want to read.
Other than a part time developer it's still just me on the team. During my "daytime job" I work with a team of Registered Dietitians and PhDs with a background in nutritional science so that's how I can pick their brain for accurate health and wellness information.
Q. What are you still looking to add, expand upon, or improve?
A. With such financial constraints (bootstrapping it now!) my growth plans are slower than I would like, but I am still hopeful. I am designing an expansion to my website that will turn my website into a social platform for women to sell their own clothes and create their own wellness community. I imagine the space being the "go to" place where women can gather to share their health and wellness goals, achievements, suggestions, tips, and ideas. As they move through their weight change (or maintenance) and life changes they will also be able to sell their own clothes and earn more in return than at a consignment shop. Chic and Beautiful, inherent in its name, is about women feeling beautiful inside and out throughout all the crazy moments in life.I am always in need of inventory. I am looking for women who have designer and brand name clothing they want to sell. Right now, my sizes are limited (mostly smalls and mediums) so I want to add a greater variety of sizes, design styles, and brand names — and that can only come from sellers!
As demand increases, I also want to bring on more staff, with a focus on paid student internships in fashion, marketing, or web design. I have had some outstanding mentors throughout my educational career (on campus jobs and internships) that were instrumental in developing me into the person I am, so I aspire to create a similar experience for other students.
Q. What do you anticipate the next year or so will be like for you and Chic and Beautiful?
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Welcome to the Glasgow & SW Scotland Branch of Butterfly Conservation.
The branch area includes Dumfries & Galloway, Ayrshire, Greater Glasgow, Stirlingshire, Argyll, the Argyll islands, Dunbartonshire & Loch Lomond. This includes Scotland's first National Park: Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park. These regions include a diverse range of landscapes providing a range of habitats from the fertile central lowlands and coastal parts of Ayrshire/Dumfries & Galloway to the moorland of more inland areas of these counties and to the rugged mountain scenery of the southern highlands and Argyll and to the unique scenery and habitats of the Argyll islands.
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- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Prick sweet potatoes with a fork. Bake for 1 hour or until tender; reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
- Scoop potato flesh out of skins and place into a mixing bowl. Slowly beat in the butter and cardamom. Whip until potatoes are smooth and fluffy; season with salt and white pepper. Keep warm in oven.
- In a large deep skillet, heat 1 inch of oil until shimmering. Add 1/2 of the shallots to oil and fry until crisp. Transfer the shallots, using a slotted spoon, to a paper towel; season with salt. Repeat the process until all the shallots are fried. Garnish top of potatoes with shallots.
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It stands to reason, then, that his current home of New York City must be the mythical Empire City: Rocky Mountains of architecture, epicenter of modern art, home to Charles Mingus and The Velvet Underground. It was with these timeless inspirations in mind that Sam Cohen created Yellowbirds. Double-speed auto-harp glissandos, glowing backwards pedal steel, bubbling echo and fuzz guitars coalesce into a warm wall of sound. As existential lyrical themes emerge, delivered over psyched-out aural landscapes, the picture emerges of a dust-blown, 4th dimensional Future West. This is Cohen's quixotic world where "only the purist tones can be heard." Yellowbirds will be touring this summer to support their new album,'Songs From the Vanished Frontier.
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BoE's Tucker moots negative interest rates to kick-start economy
by Emma Dunkley on Feb 26, 2013 at 15:57
Paul Tucker, the deputy governor at the Bank of England, has suggested negative interest rates should be considered to kick-start bank lending.
Speaking to MPs on the Treasury Committee, Tucker said he raised the idea as one alternative way to help revive the UK economy, the BBC reports.
Negative interest rate would mean the Central Bank charges commercial banks to hold their money, with the aim of spurring the banks to lend more.
'I hope we will think about whether there are constraints to setting negative interest rates,' said Tucker.
'This would be an extraordinary thing to do and it needs to be thought through carefully.'
Interest rates have been stuck at a record low of 0.5% for nearly four years, punishing savers who have seen the income from their savings drop since the crisis.
Other measures undertaken by the Bank to boost the economy have included £375 billion of quantitative easing.
Further possible measures include buying assets other than government bonds and reducing the marginal rate of interest on bank reserves held at the Bank to encourage them to lend more, the BBC reports.
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Excellent investment advice from Paul Tucker. Don't leave money on deposit and sell your remaining Gilts now.
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There are not enough banknotes in circulation to permit all citizens to withdraw their current balances and use them to replace mattresses....
April 1st is still five weeks away.
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The NHL needs to fine/suspend players that dive
If you missed Game 2 in the series between Los Angeles and Phoenix, you missed several hits that could have / should have been reviewed by the NHL. Martin Hanzal's hit on Dustin Brown, Shane Doan's hit on Trevor Lewis and Derek Morris' knee on Rob Scuderi were just a few. Ultimately only one player, Hanzal, received NHL discipline (1 game) but others could have certainly seen some sort of additional punishment.
Then there's the Mike Smith incident. Smith developed a reputation earlier in this year's playoffs for embellishing contact. He was hit in the series against Chicago but made the most of it, doing a full barrel roll before hitting the ice. In Game 2 against Los Angeles, Smith was nudged by Dwight King, causing him to go sprawling to the ice as if a train had just collided into him.
Would the NHL ever consider handing out discipline for a player that clearly embellished/dove on a play? For the sake of the sport we should all hope so.


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The man, whose name was not released, jumped from the seventh floor of the parking structure at the shopping center, which is located near the Farmer's Market at Third and Fairfax streets, Rayner said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.


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Good luck for the weigh in. Evenings are my worst time on dd- between 8-10pm I really struggle but tea, a square of dark chocolate and sugar free sweets helps alot.
Sugar free sweets are a great idea - I'll nick that one thanks andi!
Stayed the same again this week but determined to stick to this diet as I know from past experience that it works for me.
Thanks. I'm hanging on in there and have ordered some sugar free sweets from the Low Carb Megastore to help me on down days.
Good up day yesterday - didn't go mad for once and am looking forward to my soup at tea time x
Hi all. Had a good DD yesterday - pepsi max, soup and a packet of quavers.
Looking forward to my pancakes today - hooray for up days!
Your dd sounds great. I'm on a dd today. I had a wobble on Sunday when my dd turned into an up so I really had 4 up days in a row and that has shown on the scales +2lbs ! I'm moving on today, hopefully I can pull off a sts this Friday. :-)
Ps. I get my sugar free sweets from weightwatchers they are really low cal and really nice. Holland and Barrett do a good range too.
Good luck on getting back on track for Friday x
I forgot pancakes! Yes Karenlou, hurray for UDs! I look at my friends doing LL and other VLCD and admire so much their resolve, I just don't think I could do that. This is so much more human and a kind way to diet, but effective. Thanks for the tips of sugar free sweets.
I did a VLCD for a month quite some time ago and survived it but don't have the willpower to do it full time. Also, i like to have an evening meal with hubby - it's where we mull over the events of the day
DD today so had 2 cups of tea so far. Dinner will be spicy tomato and lentil soup.
Hi there. Lost a pound this week but that takes me into the next stone so I'm happy.
Had 2 up days this weekend as we had meals out in the diary but will be back on a dd tomorrow.
Well since there are some people on here again now (hooray!) I thought I'd start posting my diary again.
DD today - had 2 cups of tea so far and planning to have a tin of tomato soup for tea - might splash out and have a slice of bread with it.
Then I need to hide the chocolate! I bought a big bag of Hershey's kisses online - I love them and you can only get them over t'internet as they're from America so I tend to buy in bulk. Only problem is that I then want to eat them in bulk!!!
Want to have a good loss this week as it's my birthday on Sunday and we're going away for a few days and I'll have to modify my eating as we'll be eating out a lot :-)
Hersheys? Give me dairy milk any day!
Apologies if im telling you something you already know, but just thought id mention that iv found if you get the cartons/pots of fresh soup instead of tins they give you like double the amount for not many more calories! Although they are wayyy more expensive. Anyhoo, good luck for the rest of today x
Hi Karen, hope your down day is going well, I am on an up day today. I always have 2 up days on the weekend and always lost, my plan was that if I stalled then I would cut down to one so that will be my plan this time too.
I have never tried Hersheys?? Have a lovely break and enjoy your birthday
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Goal 2- 12' s yay
Goal 3 -11' s yay
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I am writing to ask for your prayers in this time. My name is Jacob Kiper and my wife and I are having a crisis. As some of you know, my wife and I are pregnant with twin boys.
Early Saturday morning (5/5/12), my wife's water broke and she began leaking amneonic fluid. As of Saturday, my wife was 21 weeks pregnant. Our target delivery date is sometime in mid to late August. My wife has been in the hospital since Saturday and will likely be there until she delivers our baby boys... for better or worse.
Our problem is that our babies have zero shot at survival if my wife delivers before 24 weeks. As of today (5/8/12), we are 21.5 weeks along.
My wife is receiving treatment to fight potential infection and contractions. 60% of women with my wife's condition will deliver the babies within 7 days... we're currently on Day 4.
On Sunday night, my wife had several contractions... and then they just stopped. As of 5:10PM on Tuesday, we've had no known contractions since very late on Sunday.
We need God's help to prevent contractions and severe pre-term delivery. If we make it to 24 weeks, we've got about a 50% chance of survival... and right now, I'll gladly take 50%.
My wife and I would greatly appreciate all of your prayers.
God bless and Go Cats!
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My boss is being difficult at times... so I'm having to run back and forth from work.
We'll pray for him too! That God will soften his heart and allow you to spend all the time you need. Nothing in the life of a Christian happens without first going through our kind and caring Heavenly Father's hands. He knew this would happen before he ever created the heavens and the earth. He doesn't allow things to happen just to cause us pain. He never wastes an opportunity to draw us near and to have a great relationship with us. Have peace and comfort knowing that He loves you, your wife and the boys.
"I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you hope and a future." In my darkest times, these are some of the sweetest words I can hear. I hope they bring you comfort.
You have our prayers and we hope everything turns out good for you and your famliy!!!!!
Prayers and thoughts are with you and your family Jacob. God Bless.
Things appear to be stable with my wife for now. After going down over the weekend, her white count fluctuated up a slight bit this morning. However, the doctor was not alarmed by the slight increase. At this point, there is no sign of infection.
We have been told that we can go from no apparent problems to big problems in a matter of a few short hours... so we remain very nervous, but things appear to be going well for us.
Good to hear. Stay positive, and stay strong.
And tell me your boss's name and whereabouts. "Want me to drag him outside? Kick the shit out of him?"
She's a 70+ year old woman.
Yeah, I think I can take her. I know she has all the "experience" to win; but as UNC showed us this year, "experience" won't take ya too far if your bones are brittle. And I'm hoping her bones are brittle.
Glad to hear everything is going well! You and your family are in my prayers and thoughts. May God watch over and protect you and your family during this time. I hope that everything continues to be well.
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