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When searching for a car audio amplifier, it may seem intimidating when trying to narrow down which type would be correct for your application. Out of our selections, we categorize amplifiers by the amount of channels and occasionally by their circuitry class. You can choose from Amplifiers that are Monoblock, 2-Channel, 3-Channel, 4-Channel, 5-Channel, and even 6-Channel. Now it's apparent that some of these amplifiers have more channels than others, but what does this mean?
A 2-Channel Amplifier, like the Kenwood KAC-7205, is primarily used for outputting audio towards two door speakers, or to two subwoofers. However, you can even bridge the two channels together for higher output towards one channel, like a subwoofer that requires more power.
4-Channel amplifiers like the MTX Audio TC6004 are more popular to be used primarily for amplifying four door speakers. 4-Channel Amplifiers are one of the most popular amplifier choices, purely because most cars have 4 locations for door speakers.
A Monoblock amplifier is also an extremely popular amplifier to chose. These are single channel amplifiers which usually have more dedicated power built in. Most of the time, Monoblocks are used to drive a subwoofer, or multiple subwoofers wired together.
So far, what we've learned is that if you want to amplify both of your door speakers and your subwoofer you are going to need multiple amplifiers. The most common combination is a 4-Channel and a Monoblock setup. This may be common, but you want to save more space. You want to have less components to manage. Enter the 5-Channel amplifier. A 5-Channel Amplifier is basically two amps built into one, a great example is the Kicker ZX700.5. It's a 4-channel amplifier which will output a moderate amount of wattage to four door speakers. But then, it has a little surprise found in its fifth channel. The fifth channel has dedicated power to output made for higher powered applications, like a subwoofer. One thing with 5-Channel amplifiers is that they have been designed to do the work of two amplifiers, so they may not have as much overall dedicated power as the previously mentioned 4-Channel and Monoblock combination. A 3-Channel amplifier, like the Kicker ZX550.3 operates very similar to a 5-Channel, but it will be basically a 2-Channel amplifier and a Monoblock combined.
Finally, the 6-Channel Amplifier. This type of beast wasn't designed like a 5-Channel with the large fifth channel. The 6-Channel amplifier usually follows the 4-Channel amplifiers design, but is made for a few more speakers. These are perfect for adding an extra few custom speakers, or perfecting that audiophile setup. JL Audio's XD600/6 is a great example of a hi-fi audio amplifier that pushes dedicated power to 6 separate channels!

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Saturday, December 06, 2008
Festive Cheesecake Bars
I was actually going to wait and try these bars out when we had company, but I had some extra time today and decided to give it a go... besides, Jeff and I had been talking about bringing a treat over to the neighbors as a thank you.
On the bottom of these bars is a sweet base consisting simply of ground Oreo cookies and melted butter to hold those cookie crumbs together. To keep the base from turning soggy, we slid the crust into the oven and let it bake for a few minutes to give it a head start.
To create the cheesecake filling, a basic mixture of softened cream cheese, granulated sugar and a splash of vanilla is mixed together - you want to be sure to use cream cheese that is quite soft so the batter is velvety smooth without any lumps. Depending on the temperature of the house, I usually like to take the bricks out at least 3 or 4 hours before I'm going to use them. Where does the white chocolate come in? Well, that would be now! We poured in a couple ounces of creamy white chocolate that we melted and let cool slightly. Now, as soon as you drop the eggs into the filling, let the mixture work just until the eggs have been incorporated - you don't want to work a bunch of extra air into the filling. Poured into the partially-baked crust, the cheesecake is baked until the sides are just firm, while the center still has a little jiggle to it if you touch the pan.
To add some pizazz to the top, we poured over a layer of warmed raspberry preserves on the cheesecake a few minutes after it came out from the oven. I really warmed the mixture because I wanted to strain out most of the seeds, but that isn't required if they don't bug you. However, it will spread over the cheesecake with ease if the preserves are warmed rather than cold from the refrigerator. To tie in with the filling, we again melted a bit more white chocolate and drizzled it over the ruby topping. As with most cheesecakes, I do suggest you let this hang out in the refrigerator for at least a few hours before you serve it - overnight would be best! Besides firming the filling for clean cuts, it gives some time for those little delicate notes to flourish and come out of their shell.
With a striking contrast of color, these decadent treats are fairly rich and sweet, so a small square or rectangle will suffice, but they won't leave you with a feeling that you'll be heading towards a sugar coma once finished. When I watched my fork glide through the gilded top, into the soft milky-white filling and hit the dark crust, I don't think I even blinked before I was swirling the bite around my tongue and my fork was full again ready for the next piece. I wonder if these will make it to the neighbors? That's the goal, but we'll see if they even get out of the house!
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They're stunning! Like something I'd see in a New York bakery.ReplyDelete
*swoon* I have to make these! Your blog is awesome!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12/06/2008 07:44:00 PM
You are a lifesaver , i was piring over my recipes for a special cheescake for my daughters birthday. I think I will try it in a springform pan. I love all your recipes. i am going to delve into some fudge for gifts, Thanks so much . DonnaReplyDelete
What a gorgeous treat!! May I feature your photo and provide a link in my Cheesecake Challenge? December's theme is Red, and this would be wonderful addition to the round-up!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12/07/2008 10:32:00 AM
These look spectacular! When I first saw the photo I thought peppermint and chocolate cheesecake bars, but they're raspberry and that's even better!ReplyDelete
You're an inspiration!
these are beautiful!ReplyDelete
that looks so beautiful! thanks for sharing :)ReplyDelete
btw - does it taste more cheesecakey or white chocolatey? hehe i would like to make this at holiday get togethers :)ReplyDelete
wow...looks georgious! come check out my cookie list and a giveaway!ReplyDelete
this looks amazing! great job. i can't wait to try them out.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12/07/2008 08:30:00 PM
Looks wonderful! What would you suggest as an alternative to the Oreo crust? (Can't eat chocolate.)ReplyDelete
Joe, today I would love to be your neighbor. Stunning!ReplyDelete
Thanks! I hope you give these bars a try!ReplyDelete
Lin - you could certainly try a graham cracker or animal cracker crust!
- Anonymous12/09/2008 10:32:00 PM
These look fabulous! I'm wondering if I make them two days before my party, will the crust be too soggy?ReplyDelete
thanks I love your blog!
Anon - It might soften, but I don't think it would be too soggy.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12/23/2009 08:11:00 AM
What is your secret to getting such clean cuts on these? They are absolutely perfect.ReplyDelete
Anon - Just a warmed, sharp knife!ReplyDelete


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Independent UN experts urge Iran to ensure protection for rights defenders
"The conviction and extremely harsh sentencing of human rights defenders is an indication of mounting repression against the legitimate activities of human rights defenders and represents a serious setback for the protection of human rights in Iran," said the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed.
Independent experts, or special rapporteurs, are appointed by the Geneva-based Human Rights Council to examine and report back on a country situation or a specific human rights theme. The positions are honorary and the experts are not United Nations staff, nor are they paid for their work.
Along with fellow experts, Mr. Shaheed voiced particular concern about the situation of Nargess Mohammadi, whose state of health is reportedly extremely fragile.
Ms. Mohammadi, the former vice-president of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre, founded by Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, was rearrested on 21 April to resume a six-year prison sentence handed down by an Iranian appeal court for 'assembly and collusion against national security, membership in Defenders of Human Rights Centre, and propaganda against the regime.'
The Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Margaret Sekaggya, emphasized that human rights defenders play a fundamental role in ensuring a democratic society which respects human rights.
"They must be allowed to carry out their work without facing intimidation, harassment, arrest, and prosecution," she said.
The experts also highlighted the plight of other human rights defenders arrested or convicted for carrying out their legitimate work, such as Abdolfattah Soltani and Nasrin Sotoudeh, two lawyers who have represented many high-profile political and human rights activists.
Mr. Soltani was arrested in September 2011 on charges of collusion, propaganda against the system and acquisition of property through illegitimate means. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison and a 20-year ban on practicing law.
Ms. Sotoudeh was arrested in September 2010 and sentenced by an Iranian appeal court to six years' imprisonment along with a ten-year ban on practising law.
"The Government has an obligation to ensure that lawyers can perform all of their professional functions without intimidation, hindrance, harassment or improper interference and that they do not suffer prosecution for any action taken while carrying out their duties," said the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul.
The experts called for the immediate release of the human rights defenders concerned, along with all those people who have been arrested and detained for peacefully promoting human rights observance in the country.


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Retailers in Japan began accepting reservations for Sharp's new Galapagos media tablet on Friday ahead of its launch next week. Sharp hopes to sell a million of the devices and in doing so take the lead in Japan from competitors like Apple's iPad and Amazon's Kindle.
With a bright, color LCD screen and Android operating system, the Galapagos tablet appears closer to an iPad than a Kindle, but users can't download or install software of their choice. The device is limited to Sharp's e-book reader software and, from next year, a multimedia player that will bring video and audio.
The device is available in two versions: one with a 10.8-inch screen and one with a 5.5-inch screen. The 10.8-inch model is midway in price between Apple's 16GB and 32GB Wi-Fi iPad models and the 5.5-inch model is more expensive than all models of Kindle and Sony Reader.
To the gadget-minded this might make the Galapagos a tough sell, but it's coming into a market where e-books have yet to take off beyond the cramped enclosures of a cell-phone screen. Consumer opinion in Japan about what an e-book reader should look like and cost is yet to be shaped.
Amazon's Kindle has been on sale for just over a year, but it's only available online so isn't visible in any of the many electronics stores where Japanese typically evaluate and buy gadgets. Apple's iPad launched earlier this year, but there's been more of a focus on apps than books.
When the Galapagos goes on sale on Dec. 10 it will have little competition on retail shelves with one exception: Sony's Reader is launching in Japan the same day.
Sharp is emphasizing local content and convenience.
It promises 30,000 books, newspapers and magazines will be available by the end of this year, said Keiko Okada, a group general manager at Sharp, speaking outside a central Tokyo electronics store where reservations were about to begin. (See video of the launch on YouTube.)
"The automatic scheduled delivery service is a big feature," said Okada. "You won't need to visit your mailbox each morning, your newspaper will automatically arrive. Even if you're overseas on a business trip, it will be automatically delivered."
Sales of books, magazines and newspapers in Japan has been declining in recent years although the markets remain relatively strong. Anyone riding a morning commuter train will notice many passengers reading books and newspapers, but cell phones are increasingly commanding their attention.
The e-book market in Japan was worth ¥52.9 billion (US$631 million) in 2009 and is expected to grow to ¥87.6 billion by 2014, according to a report published in January by Fuji Chimera Research. At present the market is almost entirely comic books, which can be easily read on cell phones, and most readers are in their teens and 20s, the report said.
The tablets are based around a Sharp e-book format called XMDF (ever-eXtending Mobile Document Format). It supports embedded video and allows the size of text to be changed without affect to the format of the page, but it's incompatible with formats used in other countries.
If Sharp succeeds in selling a million tablets, it could popularize XMDF and result in the Japan market evolving differently from other countries. The same thing happened a decade ago with I-mode on cell phones and helped popularize the use of the term "Galapagos" to refer to products or technologies that have evolved differently in Japan from the rest of the world.
Sharp says that's not the intention this time and Galapagos was chosen to "represent a global-standard tablet terminal with cutting-edge technology and know-how cultivated in Japan."
Time will tell how suitable the name turned out to be.
Sharp plans to sell the Galapagos tablets overseas but has yet to detail launch dates, locations and prices.
Martyn Williams covers Japan and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. Follow Martyn on Twitter at @martyn_williams. Martyn's e-mail address is email@example.com


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Miles driven today: 324
Bookstores visited: 0
Books signed: 0
Books hand sold: 0
Bookstores remaining: 439
So far, the hardest thing about this tour has been finding time to blog about it.
I finished the line edit of DIRTY MARTINI and sent it off to Hyperion, then attended Rob's wedding and reception, and immediately afterward drove from Charleston WV to Knoxville TN, which was a lovely five and a half hour trip through mountains with zero cell phone and radio reception.
There wasn't any time to visit bookstores today, which plays havoc with my daily average, but I'll make up for it tomorrow.
Day 9
Miles driven today: 283
Bookstores visited: 13
Books signed: 70
Books hand sold: 4
Bookstores remaining: 426
Signed at the following stores in Tennessee:
Borders 202 Morrell Road Knoxville
Borders 11235 Parkside Dr. Knoxville
Books-A-Million (BAM) 8507 Kingston Pike4 Knoxville
BAM 190 Collier Dr. Pigeon Forge
Waldenbooks 3000 MAll Roasd North Knoxville
BN 8029 Kingston Pike Knoxville
BAM Chattanooga
Waldenbooks Chattanooga
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Then on to Atlanta:
BN 292 Cobb Parkway
BN 50 Barrett Parkway Marietta
Borders 3101 Cobb Parkway
BN Cobb Parkway Marietta
Atlanta has about 20 more stores, and I hope to hit many of them before my book party.
So far on tour, I've given away 76 copies of Rusty Nail to booksellers, and their response has been overwhelmingly positive. The free book goes to the person in the store most likely to read it (the biggest thriller fan, the mystery department head, the GM, the CRM, the person who recognizes me or has read me before.)
As I mentioned before, the goal here isn't just to sign stock. In fact, I have several goals when I walk into a bookstore:
- Sign stock and place business cards in the books I sign. The cards stick out like bookmarks, which draws more attention to the book and also advertises the other books in the series.
- Meet the booksellers and give them signed coasters to put in future books of mine that they order (which sort of makes them signed copies.)
- Tell the booksellers about my series, and give them a free copy of Rusty Nail, which also comes with promo material for my audiobooks and These Guns for Hire, my antho coming out in the fall.
- Get business cards with email addys for follow ups.
- Have booksellers write their names in my acknowledgements book, and let them know they'll see their name in print when Dirty Martini comes out next year.
- Ask them to please handsell the copies I've signed, and then order more.
I'm surprised how many stores have copies of all three books, which means my backlist is being stocked (a good thing.) However, almost half of the stores I've visited haven't gotten their copies of Rusty Nail yet, or tell me they have tried to get it and Whiskey Sour, but can't because of distributor/computer issues. Hopefully that is being resolved (Whiskey Sour is coming out in a second printing, and the Rusty Nail issue is being fixed.) We'll see how things develop as the weeks pass.


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From huge state universities to small colleges and the Ivy League, 55 schools across America are facing federal investigation for the way they handle sexual abuse allegations by their students.
|Education Secretary Arne Duncan speaks in New York on April 10.
The schools range from public universities, including Ohio State, the University of California, Berkeley and Arizona State, to private schools including Knox College in Illinois, Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and Catholic University of America in the District of Columbia. Ivy League schools including Harvard, Princeton and Dartmouth are also on the list.
The government emphasized the list was about investigations of complaints, not judgments. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said there was "absolutely zero presumption" of guilt.
Few details of individual cases are known, but some are. One, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, involves allegations of mishandling of a matter involving a football player. The investigation began after federal authorities received complaints related to the expulsion of Brendan Gibbons, a former placekicker.
A student group examined the school's student sexual misconduct policy and last month determined the university failed to explain a yearslong delay between the alleged incident and Gibbons' expulsion in December. Spokesman Rick Fitzgerald says the university has been "fully cooperating."
Schools on the list, for the most part, were unwilling to talk about specific incidents but said they have been working with the federal department to be more responsive to student complaints.
"We are hopeful at the end of this there will be a resolution that will strengthen our internal processes and result in a safer community," said Dartmouth spokesman Justin Anderson. "There's always something we can learn and ways to get better."
Some of the investigations go as far back as 2010. Three universities — Michigan State, Wittenberg in Ohio and Southern Methodist in Texas — face more than one.
The Obama administration's effort to bring more attention to the issue of sexual assaults is not limited to colleges.
Separately on Thursday, the Pentagon said that reports of assaults by members of the military have risen 50 percent since the beginning of a campaign to persuade more victims to come forward. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he is ordering six initiatives to deal with sexual assaults, including efforts to get more male victims to speak up.
The college investigations are done under Title IX of a U.S. law, which prohibits gender discrimination at schools that receive federal funds. It is the same law that guarantees girls and women equal access to sports, but it also regulates institutions' handling of sexual violence and increasingly is being used by victims who say their schools failed to protect them.
The agency previously would confirm such Title IX investigations when asked, but students and others were often unaware of them.
Duncan said there had been "lots of internal debate" about whether to release the list but that transparency is important.
"No one probably loves to have their name on that list," Duncan said during a White House briefing. "But we'll investigate; we'll go where the facts are. And where they have done everything perfectly, we'll be very loud and clear that they've done everything perfectly."
The department can withhold federal funding from a school that doesn't comply with the law, but it so far has not used that power and instead has negotiated voluntary resolutions for violators.
About half of all states have schools under investigation.
Massachusetts has six, including Harvard College.
Harvard students filed formal complaints in late March to the department saying the college did not respond promptly to reports of sexual violence, that students were subjected to a sexually hostile environment, and that in some cases assault victims were forced to live in the same residence buildings as their alleged assailants.
"Harvard has taken a number of steps to foster prevention efforts and to support students who have experienced sexual misconduct," spokesman Jeff Neal said. They include appointing a Title IX officer to review policies and procedures.
Pennsylvania had five schools listed. California, Colorado and New York each had four.
Some investigations were prompted by complaints directly to the federal department; others were initiated by the department following compliance reviews triggered by other factors, such as news stories or information from parents or an advocacy group, the department said. Some schools wanted to note what triggered the investigation.
Indiana University-Bloomington, for example, said the federal department had confirmed that it didn't receive any complaints against the school "that would have triggered an investigation."
Similarly, the University of Massachusetts-Amherst also said it was being investigated under a standard compliance review and not because of any specific complaints.
At Sarah Lawrence College, a heavily female school on the list, a spokeswoman said the college has taken steps that include putting up posters advising students of what to do if they are sexually assaulted and requiring a "consent and respect online" course for new students starting this summer.
While being on the list might be difficult for schools, Duncan said, it pales in comparison to the difficulty and trauma borne by sexual assault victims on American college campuses.
"In terms of what's morally right there, the moral compass, whatever we can do to have fewer young women and young men having to go through these types of horrific incidents, we want to do that," Duncan said.
The White House has said that as many as 1 in 5 female college students is assaulted. President Barack Obama has appointed a task force of Cabinet members to review the issue after hearing complaints about poor treatment of campus rape victims and the hidden nature of such crimes.
The task force's report, released just two days earlier, announced the creation of a website, notalone.gov, offering resources for victims and information about past enforcement actions on campuses. The task force also made a wide range of recommendations to schools, such as identifying confidential victims' advocates and conducting surveys to better gauge the frequency of sexual assault on campuses.
The department publicized guidance on Title IX's sexual assault provisions in 2011, and complaints by students have since increased. Complaints, however, don't always lead to an investigation.
Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., have said non-compliance under the law is "far too common." They say a lack of federal resources is partly to blame for that, and they've sought more money to ensure timely and proper investigations.
In a statement Thursday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., praised the release of the list but said the department needs to "thoroughly and rapidly" investigate the complaints.
Another law that campus sexual assault cases fall under is the Clery Act, which requires colleges and universities to report crime statistics on or near their campuses. It also requires schools to develop prevention policies and ensure victims' basic rights. Investigations under this law are not included in the list that was released.


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Colorado police: Student who died in fall ate more pot than recommended
A Wyoming college student who jumped to his death at a Denver hotel had eaten more of a marijuana cookie than was recommended by a seller, police records show — a finding that comes amid increased concern about the strength of popular pot edibles after Colorado became the first state to legalize recreational marijuana.
Levy Thamba Pongi, 19, consumed more than one cookie purchased by a friend — even though a store clerk told the friend to cut each cookie into six pieces and to eat just one piece at a time, said the reports obtained late last week.
Pongi began shaking, screaming and throwing things around a hotel room before he jumped over a fourth-floor railing into the hotel lobby March 11. An autopsy report listed marijuana intoxication as a "significant contributing factor" in the death.
Marijuana cookies and other edibles have become increasingly popular since Colorado allowed people 21 and over to buy recreational marijuana this year at regulated stores. Federal authorities don't regulate the edibles because marijuana remains illegal under federal law.
After voters approved recreational pot, Colorado lawmakers tasked regulators with setting potency-testing guidelines to ensure consumers know how much pot they're eating. Those guidelines are expected to be released next month.
Lawmakers also required edible pot to be sold in serving sizes of 10 milligrams of THC, marijuana's intoxicating chemical.
The cannabis industry tries to educate consumers about the potency of marijuana-infused foods. But despite the warnings — including waiting for up to an hour to feel any effects — complaints by visitors and first-time users have been rampant.
In a separate case, a Denver man accused of killing his wife while she was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher ate marijuana-infused candy and possibly took prescription pain medication before the attack, according to a search warrant affidavit released last week.
It wasn't known if pot influenced the behavior of Richard Kirk, 47, who is accused of shooting Kristine Kirk, 44. The affidavit says the woman told a dispatcher her husband had ingested marijuana candy and was hallucinating.
Pongi, a native of the Republic of Congo, and three friends from Northwest College in Powell, Wyo., traveled to Colorado for spring break.
At their hotel, the group of four friends followed the seller's instructions. But when Pongi felt nothing after about 30 minutes, he ate an entire cookie, police said.
Within an hour, he began speaking erratically in French, shaking, screaming and throwing things around the hotel room. At one point he appeared to talk to a lamp.
Pongi's friends tried to restrain him before he left the room and jumped to his death, police said.
One of his friends told investigators it may have been his first time using marijuana — the only drug toxicology tests found in his system. All three friends said they did not purchase or take any other drugs during their stay.
"The thing to realize is the THC that is present in edibles is a drug, and as with any drug, there's a spectrum of ways in which people respond," said Michael Kosnett, a medical toxicologist on the clinical faculty at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
He said a person's genetic makeup, health issues and other factors can make a difference, and first-time users might consume too much, unaware of how their bodies will react.
"The possibility for misadventure is increased," Kosnett said.
The marijuana concentration in Pongi's blood was 7.2 nanograms of active THC per milliliter of blood. Colorado law says juries can assume someone is driving while impaired if their blood contains more than 5 nanograms per milliliter.
In the days that followed the death of Pongi, Denver police confiscated the remaining cookies from the pot shop to test their levels of THC. The wrapper of the cookies bought by the students said each contained 65 mg of THC for 6 1/2 servings. Tests showed the cookies were within the required THC limits, police said.
However, the wrappers also cautioned that "this marijuana product has not been tested for contaminants or potency." One of Pongi's friends became sick to his stomach after eating part of the cookie, but the others felt no negative effect.
Colorado law bans the sale of recreational marijuana products to people under 21, and adults can be charged with a felony for giving pot to someone under the legal age.
Authorities, however, said they would not press charges against Pongi's 23-year-old friend who told police she bought the cookies while he waited outside the store. Denver district attorney's spokeswoman Maro Casparian said investigators determined there was no crime. She declined to elaborate.


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NEW YORK — "Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi is steeped in a custody fight, and the ingredients are plenty complex.
Venture capitalist Adam Dell sued Wednesday for custody of Lakshmi's 11-month-old daughter. He says a paternity test has shown he's the infant's father, but Lakshmi is sidelining him and trying to cast her current flame, financier Ted Forstmann, in that role.
Dell wants custody of the baby, and he's pointing sharply to Lakshmi's career and globe-trotting lifestyle as a reason, saying she's "either unable or unwilling to moderate either her social or business travel" for the child's sake.
A lawyer for Lakshmi, Jay D. Silverstein, called Dell's claims "inaccurate and misleading," and her camp blasted the public airing of her and her daughter's personal life.
"Ms. Lakshmi's sole interest lies in preserving the privacy and welfare of her daughter and in working out a fair and amicable agreement out of the media's glare," spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulos said.
Forstmann declined to comment through his office.
The dispute, which has simmered for months in gossip pages, involves a perhaps unlikely trio of prominent people.
Best known for her "Top Chef" role, Lakshmi, 40, is also a former model and an ex-wife of novelist Salman Rushdie.
Dell, 41, is an investor who's been involved in technology firms, and he's the brother of computer giant Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell. Forstmann, 70, is the chief executive of sports and entertainment marketing firm IMG and was a 1980s pioneer in the use of leveraged buyouts, or deals financed at least partly with debt.
Lakshmi and Dell began dating in November 2007 and remained romantically involved until she dumped him in September 2009, telling him he was "unambitious" and had an "uninteresting" career, his lawsuit said.
She then told him she was pregnant, and a DNA test showed Dell was the father, according to the lawsuit.
Krishna Thea Lakshmi was born Feb. 20. Dell was eager to share parenting duties, but Lakshmi has worked "to minimize, if not eliminate, (Dell's) role in Krishna's life," allowing him only limited involvement with the baby through a temporary agreement that expires next month, the lawsuit says.
Meanwhile, Lakshmi has encouraged her daughter to call Forstmann "Papa" and gave the infant a middle name that seems to be a nod to Forstmann's full name, Theodore, Dell's lawsuit complains.
He wants her name changed to Krishna Lakshmi Dell, and he wants custody of her, though he says he would include Lakshmi in her life.
"(Dell) is the parent who can be relied upon to put Krishna's needs before his own," the lawsuit says, while Lakshmi's "career as a television personality and her commitment to celebrity status involve a hectic, irregular schedule and requires frequent and distant travel."
Dell hopes the lawsuit will lead to "a reasonably negotiated co-parenting agreement," said one of his lawyers, William D. Zabel.


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This is new for all of us, and we're all dealing with it. We'll continue to evaluate this situation over time. – University of Utah spokesman Keith Sterling
PRICE — As Utah's colleges and universities brace for the impact of shrinking enrollment, one school is already feeling the pinch of lost housing revenue.
Officials at Utah State University Eastern in Price have closed the doors of Burtenshaw Hall, one of four residence halls at the school, after only 20 students indicated their intent to return for the spring 2013 semester.
"If we have students here for the fall who need housing, we'll open it," said Alex Herzog, associate vice chancellor for student service.
School officials said the dip in occupants follows a historical fall-to-spring trend. But the decision could also reflect an indication of a looming enrollment and funding crises in higher education as the state's LDS student population reacts to recent changes to missionary age requirements.
In October, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints changed the minimum age of its missionaries from 19 to 18 for men and from 21 to 19 for women. Since that announcement, the church has received a spike in new missionary applications as men and, even more so, women have taken advantage of the lowered age of eligibility.
The change has not gone unnoticed in higher education, as school officials have hastily re-examined their deferred enrollment policies to get ahead of the swelling missionary force and, in some cases, have instituted hiring and expenditure freezes.
Herzog said occupancy at USU Eastern's residence halls was already low and typically falls between the fall and spring semesters. He said he couldn't definitively link the missionary age change to Burtenshaw's closure but added that overall enrollment at the school is down roughly 20 percent compared to last fall.
Residence halls at USU Eastern are currently at 47 percent capacity, Herzog said. While the school does not foresee an immediate need to close other dorms, he said it is a possibility if the declines in enrollment and housing continue.
"It's always a plan B," he said. "It's a question of what we need to do to cut our costs if revenue doesn't come in."
Herzog also said Burtenshaw Hall was deemed the most economically-beneficial dorm to close. He said it is estimated the closure will save USU Eastern between $5,000 and $8,000 in heating and air conditioning costs for each semester it remains unoccupied.
"It will save us a good chunk in electric costs," he said.
In a report released last week by the Utah System of Higher Education, Utah's public institutions expect to see enrollment fall by 2 percent to 10 percent over the next two years and, consequently, are anticipating a loss of millions of dollars in tuition revenue. Still unknown, the report states, is how the age change will affect the ongoing enrollment of women and transfer students, and whether returned missionaries will re-enroll after their service.
The report also notes that the improving economy makes it difficult to anticipate enrollment numbers, as a limited job market during the recession led to more individuals enrolling in school. As the economy improves, many students are expected to return to the workforce.
The University of Utah, which recently implemented a deferment policy, estimates that the decline in enrollment for the current spring 2013 semester will result in a loss of between $243,000 and $486,000 in tuition and fees. The 2013-14 academic year is expected to see a more dramatic drop, resulting in a revenue loss in the range of $2,532,000 and $5,160,000, or up to 2 percent of total tuition and fee revenue.
"At this point, it's an estimate of what the impact will be," University of Utah spokesman Keith Sterling said, adding that at this point the university had not implemented a hiring or spending freeze.
When asked about the severity of a potential 2 percent dip in tuition revenue, Sterling said that an impact of any size would be felt, but officials will continue to be proactive in mitigating the effects of the change.
"This is new for all of us, and we're all dealing with it," he said. "We'll continue to evaluate this situation over time."
Utah State University, which includes USU Eastern, estimates that between the spring 2013 and fall 2014 semesters, the school will lose 1,900 new and current students for an aggregate tuition revenue loss of $9.5 million.
Between now and the spring 2015 semester, Weber State University expects to see an enrollment decline of 4,400 full-time equivalent students — a measurement used for funding calculations. That decline would mean a loss of more than $4 million in tuition and fees each semester, or $20 million overall, which is roughly 2.5 percent of the operating budget, said Norm Tarbox, vice president for administrative services.
Tarbox said WSU has not yet implemented a hiring or spending freeze, but how the current semester plays out will inform officials' decisions going into the future.
"This thing is going to play out over a long period of time," Tarbox said. "It's very possible we may have to go down that road."
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Investor Behavior Is At Odds with Goals, Says State Street Think Tank
Retail and institutional investors are not acting in their own interests, according to first global investor study by the State Street Center for Applied Research.
Amidst an environment of heightened uncertainty, the CAR study found that investors are exhibiting behavior that appears to be at odds with their stated investment goals. The study, entitled: "The Influential Investor: How Investor Behavior is Redefining Performance," was conducted by CAR, an independent think tank residing at State Street Corporation, and is based on 12 months of research and input from more than 3,300 investment management industry participants.
Among the study's key findings are that investors are not acting in their own best interests as they become aware of economic instability and misaligned interests amongst investment providers, government and markets.
There is ample aggregate evidence of this behavior, according to the study:
--Institutional investors struggle with the complexity of certain asset classes. Low yield markets have increased institutional investors' appetite for alternative strategies. Yet, the majority admits their greatest challenge is not having a deep enough understanding of these assets.
--Retail investors said they want to invest more aggressively over the next 10 years to meet their retirement goals. Yet, cash is their number one allocations and is expected to remain number on over the next decade.
Commenting on the diverse behaviors of investors, Kelly McKenna, global head of the State Street Center for Applied Research said: "While investors have never been as aware of their micro and macro environments, they are exhibiting behaviors that are divorced from their stated investment objectives."
Despite the disconnect that exists between behavior and goals, investors identified performance as the most important metric for determining the value of their investment providers as well as the greatest weakness of their investment providers.
When it comes to performance, the study found that one size no longer fits all. "Current monolithic benchmarks based on relative performance to peer groups or indices serve the provider," stated Suzanne Duncan, global head of research for the Center for Applied Research in the release. "The investor's view of value is now more complex and reflects his/her own personal blend of strategies and objectives. In today's investment reality, the investor is the benchmark when it comes to defining performance."
Based on these finds, the think tank recommends fully transparent performance models that focus on long-term sustainability of returns, defined in terms of value to the investor.
However, investor's seemingly irrational behavior is actually a rational response to a number of factors impacting the current global investment environment, the study said.
--Major economic trends including a steady increase of national debt worldwide, tighter correlations across global markets and a rise in systems risk;
--Mistrust of their primary investment provides to act in their best interest, stemming in part from lack of value delivered versus feeds charged. Only one third of investors believed their primary investment provider is acting in their best interest.
--Impediments from politics and financial regulation as well that most investors believe will be ineffective and expensive. Sixty-four percent of investors believe that regulation won't help address current problems and 62% believe the cost will be passed onto them. Ivy is Editor-at-Large for Advanced Trading and Wall Street & Technology. Ivy is responsible for writing in-depth feature articles, daily blogs and news articles with a focus on automated trading in the capital markets. As an industry expert, Ivy has reported on a myriad ... View Full Bio


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text: Many Internet users think that so long as you visit well-known websites you'll be safe online. Yet ,recent research from AVG's Web Threats Research Team has identified two cybercrime campaigns coded into some of the internet's most popular sites.With increasingly sophisticated attacks, sticking to major websites when browsing online is not enough to keep you safe anymore. Cybercriminals aren't lurking only in the internet's dark alleyways waiting to steal your details, but are brazenly hacking sites you already trust in order to install so-called 'ransomware' on your PC or tablet. See also: Why the police virus was so effectiveAVG's Insight Report reveals how researchers discovered a popular page on MSN Italy was redirecting visitors using malicious code that bore the traits of the 'Cool Exploit Kit' - one of the latest in a growing number of off-the-shelf malware solutions available to wannabe cybercriminals.The malware generated a full-screen message claiming to be from the US Department of Justice, which advised users their PC had been blocked due to illegal files saved on the systems network.It's a similar tactic to the 'police' virus which has been robbing users of their cash recently.See also: What are the biggest mobile threats in 2013?Although prompted to pay a 'release fee' to regain control of the system, paying the 'ransom' did not unlock the machine or remove the malicious code. To regain control, the user (or an IT professional) had to clean boot the machine and attempt to repair it by tracking down and removing the malicious code.A similar attack which redirected users to 'Redkit Exploit Kit' code was tracked by the same researchers on sites including US TV Network NBC.com, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno's Garage. By using Javascript files and a Redkit Exploit Kit unwitting visitors were directed to hundreds of websites that had also been compromised by the cybercriminals.The Redkit - like many exploit kits - was configured to install malware on any exploited PC; in this case it installed the Citadel Trojan, which stole users banking credentials and other sensitive information stored on their PC. The bulk of the reports were from consumers in the US, Canada and the UK.What might seem some surprising is that these are clearly not amateur websites built and operated without thought of security or budget to keep the bad guys out - they're major websites owned by large corporations, and most people would quite naturally assume they'd be safe visiting them without fear of their computer being harmed.Yuval Ben-Itzhak, AVG'S Chief Technology Officer said, "These cases prove that advice to stick to reputable websites to avoid cybercriminals is no longer fully valid. Of course, you'll be safer than if you browse the Internet's seedier destinations, but hacked sites are as common as ever and infected pages can be, as we see here, served from big-name sites that you would normally expect to be safe and secure."To ensure you do not fall victim to the latest malware trend AVG suggests following the three simple steps below:1) Scan those links: This has to be the first line of defence against web-based malware. Many security products come with link scanner capabilities already installed. After all, if you can avoid the infected pages completely, your device stands a much better chance of staying protected.2) Security software: Link scanning is one measure you should take, but it's also important to have up to date antivirus security software installed. It can help prevent the malware from doing any damage by either blocking it in the first instance or, if it does manage to infect your system, removing all traces of the software.3) Moving target: Recent research shows that mobile malware is rising. Whether you are browsing using your tablet, smartphone or laptop stay sharp about online threats and take action to protect yourself online.You may also be interested in our security software reviews


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Bees under bombardment: Multiple factors behind pollinator lossesBees under bombardment: Multiple factors behind pollinator losses
More than a dozen factors, ranging from declines in flowering plants and the use of memory-damaging insecticides to the world-wide spread of pests and air pollution, may be behind the emerging decline of bee colonies across many parts of the globe.Scientists are warning that without profound changes, declines in pollinators needed to feed a growing global population are likely to continue.
March 17, 2011
More than a dozen factors, ranging from declines in flowering plants and the use of memory-damaging insecticides to the world-wide spread of pests and air pollution, may be behind the emerging decline of bee colonies across many parts of the globe.
Scientists are warning that without profound changes to the way human-beings manage the planet, declines in pollinators needed to feed a growing global population are likely to continue.
New kinds of virulent fungal pathogens-which can be deadly to bees and other key pollinating insects-are now being detected world-wide, migrating from one region to another as a result of shipments linked to globalization and rapidly growing international trade
Meanwhile an estimated 20,000 flowering plant species, upon which many bee species depend for food, could be lost over the coming decades unless conservation efforts are stepped up
Increasing use of chemicals in agriculture, including 'systemic insecticides' and those used to coat seeds, is being found to be damaging or toxic to bees. Some can, in combination, be even more potent to pollinators, a phenomenon known as the 'cocktail effect'
Climate change, left unaddressed, may aggravate the situation, in various ways including by changing the flowering times of plants and shifting rainfall patterns. This may in turn affect the quality and quantity of nectar supplies.
These are among the findings of a new report published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), which has brought together and analyzed the latest science on collapsing bee colonies.
The study, entitled Global Bee Colony Disorders and other Threats to Insect Pollinators, underlines that multiple factors are at work linked with the way humans are rapidly changing the conditions and the ground rules that support life on Earth. It shows humans' large dependency on ecosystem services even for such vital sectors as food production.
It indicates that bees are early warning indicators of wider impacts on animal and plant life and that measures to boost pollinators could not only improve food security but the fate of many other economically and environmentally-important plants and animals.
The authors of the report call for farmers and landowners to be offered incentives to restore pollinator-friendly habitats, including key flowering plants including next to crop-producing fields.
More care needs to be taken in the choice, timing and application of insecticides and other chemicals. While managed hives can be moved out of harm's way, "wild populations (of pollinators) are completely vulnerable", says the report.
Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director, said: "The way humanity manages or mismanages its nature-based assets, including pollinators, will in part define our collective future in the 21st century. The fact is that of the 100 crop species that provide 90 per cent of the world's food, over 70 are pollinated by bees".
"Human beings have fabricated the illusion that in the 21st century they have the technological prowess to be independent of nature. Bees underline the reality that we are more, not less dependent on nature's services in a world of close to seven billion people".
Bees and the Green Economy
Next year nations gather again in Rio de Janeiro, 20 years after the Rio Earth Summit, to evolve international efforts to achieve sustainable development including through accelerating and scaling-up a transition to a low carbon, resource-efficient Green Economy.
Part of that transition should include investing and re-investing in the world's nature-based services generated by forests and freshwaters to flower meadows and coral reefs.
"Rio+20 is an opportunity to move beyond narrow definitions of wealth and to bring the often invisible, multi-trillion dollar services of nature-including pollination from insects such as bees- into national and global accounts," said Mr Steiner.
"Some countries, such as Brazil and India, have already embarked on that transformation as part of a partnership between UNEP and the World Bank. It is time to widen and embed this work across the global economy in order to tip the scales in favour of management rather than mining of the natural world and that includes the services of pollinators," he added.
The new report on bee colony disorders has been led by researchers Dr Peter Neumann of the Swiss Bee Research Centre and Dr Marie-Pierre Chauzat of the French Agency for Environmental and Occupational Health Safety. The team also included Dr Jeffrey Pettis of the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service.
Dr Neumann said: "The transformation of the countryside and rural areas in the past half century or so has triggered a decline in wild-living bees and other pollinators. Society is increasingly investing in 'industrial-scale' hives and managed colonies to make up the shortfall and going so far as to truck bees around to farms and fields in order to maintain our food supplies".
"This report underlines that a variety of factors are making these man-made colonies increasingly vulnerable to decline and collapse. We need to get smarter about how we manage these hives, but perhaps more importantly, we need to better manage the landscape beyond, in order to cost-effectively recover wild bee populations to far healthier and more sustainable levels," he added.
Highlights from the Report
Regional Losses
Declines in managed bee colonies date back to the mid 1960s in Europe but have accelerated since 1998, especially in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom.
In North America, losses of honey bee colonies since 2004 have left the continent with fewer managed pollinators than at any time in the past 50 years.
Chinese bee keepers, who manage both western and eastern species of honey bees, have recently "faced several inexplicable and complex symptoms of colony losses in both species".
A quarter of beekeepers in Japan "have recently been confronted with sudden losses of their bee colonies".
In Africa, beekeepers along the Egyptian Nile have been reporting signs of 'colony collapse disorder' although to date there are no other confirmed reports from the rest of the continent.
Multiple Factors
Habitat degradation, including the loss of flowering plant species that provide food for bees, is among the key factors behind the decline of wild-living pollinators.
An Anglo-Dutch study has found that since the 1980s, there has been a 70 per cent drop in key wild flowers among, for example, the mint, pea and perennial herb families.
Parasites and pests, such as the well known Varroa mite which feeds on bee fluids, are also a factor.
Other parasites include the small hive beetle, which damages honeycombs, stored honey and pollen. Endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, it has spread to North America and Australia and "is now anticipated to arrive in Europe".
Bees may also be suffering from competition by 'alien species' such as the Africanised bee in the United States and the Asian hornet which feed on European honey bees. The hornet has now colonized nearly half of France since 2004.
Air pollution may be interfering with the ability of bees to find flowering plants and thus food.
Scents that could travel over 800 metres in the 1800s now reach less than 200 metres from a plant.
Electromagnetic fields from sources such as power lines might also be changing bee behaviour. Bees are sensitive as they have small abdominal crystals that contain lead.
Herbicides and pesticides may be reducing the availability of wild flowers and plants needed for food and for the larval stages of some pollinators.
Other impacts include poisoning of pollinators and the weakening of honey bees' immune systems.
Laboratory studies have found that some insecticides and fungicides can act together to be 1,000 times more toxic to bees.
Some insecticides, including those applied to seeds and which can migrate to the entire plant as it grows, and others used to treat cats, fish, birds and rabbits, may also be taking their toll.
Studies have shown that such chemicals can affect the sense of direction, memory and brain metabolism in bees
The management of hives may also be adding to the problem.
Some of the treatments against pests may actually be harmful to bees and a growing habit of re-using equipment and food from dead colonies might be spreading disease and chemicals to new hives.
Transporting bees from one farm to another in order to provide pollination services increasingly unavailable from nature could be an additional factor. In the United States, trucks carrying up to 20 million bees are common and each year over 2 million colonies travel across the continent.
Mortality rates, following transportation, can be as much as 10 per cent of a colony.
The full report, Global Bee Colony Disorders and other Threats to Insect Pollinators, can be downloaded at: http://www.unep.org/dewa/Portals/67/pdf/Global_Bee_Colony_Disorder_and_Threats_insect_pollinators.pdf
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Welcome to the blog and my latest series protagonist, Delilah Street.
In Delilah's Las Vegas of 2013, CSI is a world-wide franchise, the Inferno, Karnak and Gehenna hotels give an apocalyptic twist to the Strip, and a future Midnight Louie, feline PI, can even cross over to darkside Vegas in short stories.
Delilah accidentally became the Urban Fantasy bartender when she invented the Albino Vampire white chocolate-raspberry cocktail in the first book, Dancing with Werewolves.
She's dancing with all varieties of scary or sexy supernaturals in Brimstone Kiss, Vampire Sunrise, and the forthcoming Silver Zombie, and there are matching cocktails, natch. Oh, and some of those supernaturals are both scary and sexy.
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Bill Ackman, founder of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, often claims his public analyses of companies in which his fund has investment positions are "for the good of the country." For example, he rightly criticized the management of (then AAA-rated and now junk-rated) MBIA for writing credit derivatives against fraud-riddled collateralized debt obligation (CDOs).
But he didn't publicly criticize (that I know of) the investment banks that created the fraud-riddled CDOs, and (at least one) fed him information on MBIA's credit derivatives positions with the underlying CDOs along with its model. Ackman apparently gave the investment banks a pass, even though they created built-to-fail CDOs that were a classic situation for fraud. The SEC has held a few of these CDO "manufacturers" -- too few -- accountable with seemingly large fines of hundreds of millions of dollars that, compared to the damage done, were mere wrist slaps.
Just last month, Ackman defended his (so far) losing long position in JC Penny on CNBC, and passed out a marketing gimmick that looked to me like a button-like toddler choking hazard. That didn't seem very patriotic.
Ackman claims his latest idea, a short position in Herbalife, is a "patriotic short." His patriotism seems to flare up when there's money to be made by his fund. As for his motives being "patriotic," he faded quickly from his need to save the country from FNMA's practices after he monetized his position, so I'm deeply suspicious of his assertions about his motives. Moreover, he wraps his own motivation in the flag, but in public, he asserts that the key driver of human motivation is sex (and that money makes it easier to get).
The foregoing is to assure readers that I'm not an unqualified supporter of Bill Ackman's I'm-saving-the-country antics; he can be a galaxy-class jerk. Yet, in pressing his self-interest, he sometimes pushes an important idea that is of great public interest. Moreover, he throws a lot of interesting information at you so you can do your own analysis and form your own conclusions. At an investment conference last week, he gave a presentation on Herbalife that should give regulators, Herbalife distributors, and investors in its shares reasons to worry and act on that information.
Ackman claims Herbalife is a pyramid scheme, and he makes a good case for it. The presentation is 334 pages long, and most people won't have the patience to go through his argument about the numbers. I read the entire presentation and some of Herbalife's SEC filings besides (I don't just take a hedge fund manager's word for it). Let me try to illustrate the issues in a simpler way.
Take the Loot and Scoot?
Even if you don't buy Bill Ackman's argument -- I do accept it, in case you are wondering, but that isn't important for the following discussion -- there are other compelling reasons in the presentation that would make many reasonable people run far and run fast from this company.
In order to simplify this, I invite you to look at pages 251-256 of Ackman's Herbalife presentation. The graphs show a "pop and drop" in retail sales in six countries. This retail sales pattern happened in Japan, Israel, Spain, France, Germany, and Russia. Now Herbalife is attempting the same thing in China and India. This is a classic pyramid scheme profile. Retails sales climb fast and peak, then drop off fast and flatten out.
Why does this happen? One explanation is that distributors recruit other distributors, but the demand for the product was never really there to support the growing number of distributors. The distributors have to buy in, and once you run out of those people, the whole thing collapses. Herbalife's explanation is that highly compensated successful distributors take their money and leave the country. Really? So Hebalife says it's not a pyramid scheme, it's just that when things are going well, the tiny minority of successful distributors at the top of the food chain take the loot and scoot?
A Shocker for Herbalife Users
Why isn't there sustained demand for Herbalife products? Herbalife touts a former Nobel Prize winner in its marketing hype, but Herbalife merely purchases a product based on the Nobel Prize winner's research and resells it, and that's not the only product it sells. I'm no expert on Herbalife, but Herbalife doesn't appear to have expertise in its own products, either. I have an MBA in finance, and my undergraduate degree is in chemical engineering. I love science. Apparently, I love it much more than Herbalife, based on its lack of investment in research and development.
On page 38 of Ackman's presentation, you'll find that Herbalife has exactly one patent in health care and nutrition. Kellogs has 228 patents, Mead Johnson 49, and NBTY and GNC both have 21. On pages 30 and 31, you find that Herbalife claims to have increased its research and development spending "dramatically" since 2003. But it can't be by much, since its spending base was already very paltry. Even a tiny increase in dollars would appear to be a high percentage increase, but in reality it would have very little material impact. But Herbalife is nothing if not drama.
Herbalife's 2004 prospectus says it spent $2 million on research to outside consultants. That's less than 0.5 percent of its current book value, and less than 0.07 percent of its current market capitalization, even at today's fallen stock price. Ackman quotes Herbalife's 2011 Annual Report: "For all periods posted, research and development costs were expensed as occurred and were not material." In English, that means the company spent so little on research and development it wasn't even worth reporting it.
Don't Sell Ackman Short on His Herbalife Call
I disagree with Bill Ackman that this is a "patriotic short," because his highlighting these issues doesn't seem merely to be for the good of this country, it appears to be for the good a great many people in many countries.
Disclosure: I have no position, either long or short, in Herbalife.
See Bill Ackman's presentation on Herbalife: "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P.


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Corporate Governance
The Company is subject to the Norwegian Code of Practice for Corporate Governance ("The Corporate Governance Code"), issued by the Norwegian Corporate Governance Board on December 4th 2007.
The Corporate Governance Code is based on a comply or explain principle, which means that the Company must explain non-compliance with the recommendations of the Corporate Governance Code in the annual report of the Company.
In accordance with the Code, the Company will include a report on its corporate governance in the annual report. This report will describe the Company's corporate governance during the fiscal year and include explanations of any derogations from the Code, in accordance with the "comply or explain" principle.
Principles of Corporate Governance for Eqology ASA
1. Introduction
Eqology ASA (the "Company") aspires to maintain a high standard of corporate governance.
This document summarises the main principles of corporate governance that the company adheres to and presents them in the following appendices:
2. Overview
I. Introduction to General Meetings of Shareholders
The highest decision-making body in the company is a general meeting of shareholders. General meetings of shareholders may be either ordinary or extraordinary. All shareholders are entitled to attend general meetings, express their opinions during these meetings and submit topics for discussion at these meetings. Furthermore, by means of exercising their entitlement to voting rights at these general meetings, shareholders exercise the highest ultimate authority in the company.
II. Convening of General Meetings of Shareholders
Annual General Meetings ("AGM") are held on a yearly basis before the end of June. The Board of Directors may convene extraordinary general meetings at any time. Furthermore, the Company's auditor or shareholders, representing at least 5% of the total share capital, may demand the Board of Directors call an extraordinary general meeting.The notification and relevant documents for the AGM, including the nominating committee, shall be available on the company website at least 21 days before the meeting and sent to shareholders at least two weeks before the meeting.
III. Purpose of General Meetings of Shareholders
The main issues to be dealt with at general meetings of shareholders are:
- Elect the members and deputy members of the Board of Directors
- Determine the remuneration of the Board of Directors
- Review the Board of Directors proposal for remuneration to senior employees
- Approve the annual accounts of the Company
- Determine other relevant matters to be discussed and dealt with in accordance with the laws governing the Company including its Articles of Association.
IV. The Board of Directors
The Board of Directors (the "Board") has overall responsibility for management of the Company.
This includes a responsibility to monitor and exercise control of Company activities. Board proceedings and responsibilities are governed by the behavioural rules set out in APPENDIX 1.
V. Election of the Board of Directors
Members of the Board are elected for two year terms at general meetings of shareholders. Each member of the board will be elected separately by means of shareholders exercising their voting rights at these meetings. It is the desire of the Company that members elected to the Board shall be chosen (a) in light of an assessment of the Company's need for expertise (b) for their capacity to exercise balanced decision-making (c) to ensure the Board can operate independently of special interests and (d) function effectively as a group.
VI. Provision for Election of Independent Members to the Board of Directors
The majority of the shareholder-elected members of the Board of Directors shall be independent of the company's management and its main business connections. At least two of the shareholder-elected members of the Board of Directors shall be independent of the company's main shareholder(s).
The Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") is responsible for day-to-day management of the Company and its assets. The CEO is responsible for ensuring the Company operates in accordance with Norwegian laws and regulations, and other relevant laws pertaining to the Company's activities. The CEO is appointed by, and reports to, the Board of Directors. The CEO's powers and responsibilities are defined in the guidelines approved by the Board – Appendix 3 of this document.
VIII. The Nominating Committee for Candidates for Election to the Board of Directors
The Nominating Committee consists of 3 members (including a Chairman) each elected for two year terms. Each member of the Nominating Committee will be elected separately by means of shareholders exercising their voting rights at the AGM. The task of the Nominating Committee is to select candidates for election as members and deputy members of the Board and to make a recommendation when it comes to directors' remuneration. The remuneration of the Nominating Committee members shall be determined at the AGM. The guidelines and principles for the Nominating Committee and the Committee's work are set out in APPENDIX 2 and shall be presented at the General Meeting of Shareholders for approval.
IX. Equal Treatment of Company Shareholders
The Company has one class of shares. Each share in the Company carries one vote.
All shareholders will be treated equally. Shareholders shall not be subjected to discriminatory treatment that does not have a factual basis in the Company's and shareholders' common interests.
X. Corporate Values and Ethics
The Company wants to create a healthy corporate culture. The Board of Directors has therefore adopted and incorporated ethical guidelines – APPENDIX 4 of this document.
XI. Transferability
All shares in the company may be transferred without limitations.
XII. Auditor of the Company Accounts
The Board of Directors has adopted and approved guidelines for the Company's auditor and persons associated with the auditor who may perform non audit-related work – APPENDIX 5 of this document.
XIII. Equity Ratios
The Company should have an equity ratio appropriate to its objectives, strategy and risk profile.
XIV. Investor Relations
The information policy of the Company should be based on openness and equal treatment of all shareholders – APPENDIX 6 of this document.


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Whom Shall I Fear
Chris Tomlin
You hear me when I call You are my morning song Though darkness fills the night It cannot hide the light Whom shall I fear? You crush the enemy Underneath my feet You are my sword and shield Though trouble linger still Whom shall I fear? I know who goes before me I know who stands behind The God of angel armies is always by my side The One who reigns forever He is a friend of mine The God of angel armies is always by my side My strength is in Your name For You alone can save You will deliver me Yours is the victory Whom shall I fear? Whom shall I fear? And nothing formed against me shall stand You hold the whole world in Your hands I'm holding on to Your promises You are faithful You are faithful Publishing: 2012 sixsteps Songs / Worship Together Music / Alletrop Music (BMI) (Admin. at EMICMGPublishing.com) Written by Chris Tomlin and Ed Cash


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At high school, it's invariably the kids that day dream who get told off. But a new study suggests that it's those of us whose minds wander that have the best working memory—and working memory is itself directly associated to intelligence.
A new study, conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Science, suggests that a person's working memory capacity relates to the tendency of their mind to wander during routine tasks. Working memory is the capacity to remember information for short periods of time—say, remembering a number while you dig out your phone.
To reach their findings, which are published in Psychological Science, the team had participants undertake a simple routine task, asking them to press a button when they saw a letter appear on a computer screen. Throughout the tests, they also periodically asked them if they were actively focusing on the task or thinking about something else. They also measured each participant's working memory by asking them to remember strings of letter while performing math problems.
The result? People with higher working memory capacity reported more mind wandering during simple tasks. Jonathan Smallwood, one of the researchers, explains to Science Daily:
"What this study seems to suggest is that, when circumstances for the task aren't very difficult, people who have additional working memory resources deploy them to think about things other than what they're doing."
Working memory is predictor of intelligence, and correlates strongly with measures like reading comprehension and IQ score, which suggests that the more your mind wanders, the smarter you are. The researchers suggest that where your mind wanders to is probably an indication of your subconscious priorities, but the less said about that, I think, the better. So, anyway, if you weren't paying attention to a single word I just wrote, congratulations; you're a smartass. [Psychological Science via Science Daily]
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text: Back Fiber Other name(s): b-glucan, cellulose, chitosan, gellan, guar gum, gum, hemicellulose, konjac mannan, lignin, mucilage pectin General description Fiber is present to some degree in almost all plant species. In addition it is produced by marine life, insects, yeasts, fungi, bacteria, and a host of other organisms. Fiber is often referred to as soluble or insoluble, depending on whether it dissolves in water. Food sources include bran, whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and seaweed. Current research suggests that fiber may be helpful in preventing colon cancer, treating diabetes, and controlling high blood pressure. Medically valid uses Fiber has been shown in multiple studies to reduce the incidence of cancer in the colon. Many studies, some going back more than 20 years and including cross-cultural and international studies, demonstrate that people and cultures whose diet consists largely of fruits and vegetables have a lower incidence of colon cancer than those whose diet contains large amounts of meat and animal fats. Fiber is also used to: Improve taste and texture in food Improve retention of water in foods Prevent constipation Provide "body" in liquid medications Fiber is also used as a noncalorie or low-calorie meat expander in foods such as hamburger, and as a low-calorie fat substitute. Fiber can also be used as a surgical dressing for wounds. Unsubstantiated claims Please note that this section reports on claims that have NOT yet been substantiated through scientific studies. Fiber is claimed to be useful in treating diverticulosis, elevated cholesterol, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Dosing format Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should consult a physician before adding too much fiber to their diet. Side effects, toxicity, and interactions Some fibers can cause diarrhea; others cause constipation. There are no known significant food or drug interactions associated with fiber. Additional information Click here for a list of reputable websites with general information on nutrition.


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General Tire is known as the tire brand for SUVs and off-roaders
With the Grabber products GT, AT, and MT, the brand meets very different demands to a high level
Tires for SUVs and off-road usage are traditionally one of the focal points of the American tire brand General Tire. In recent years, the Americans have over-hauled their products, and adapted them to meet the needs of car drivers in Europe. This resulted in three product lines. They share the product name "Grabber," indicating their 4x4 link. The correct tires for road use is designated by "GT"; "AT" indicates tires for use on rough terrain and roads, while "MT" is the best choice for use on difficult off-road terrain. What they all have in common is robustness and grip.
With the Grabber GT, the all-wheel tire specialist General Tire offers a road tire especially for the high demands placed on SUVs and AWD-powered cars. Its particular advantages include a high safety factor on braking on wet and dry roads alike, precise handling, and safe aqua-planing characteristics. To lower the fuel consumption of SUVs, the developers reduced the rolling resistance by 7% while also raising the mileage performance by 3% and increasing the ride comfort by 8% – compared to the successful predecessor model in each case. The tire is produced in 50 sizes, with approvals between 190 and 300 km/h. The tire sizes are suitable for different SUVs in road use such as the Audi Q3, Honda CR-V, Range Rover Evoque, and Porsche Cayenne.
The tread pattern of the Grabber AT has been designed in such a way that it is suitable both for use on rough terrain as well as on road use. In addition, the all-terrain expert features a large number of robust blocks that interlock with the ground, and allow the vehicle to move forward, steer precisely, and ensure short braking distances on rough terrain. The deep tread grooves provide additional grip when the vehicle is traveling over muddy roads or slippery grassland. Aggressive shoulder blocks that reach into the side wall of the tire prevent the side wall from being damaged. The Grabber AT has also been designed in such a way that it offers high tread strength for driving on the road, and thus carries out the steering and brake commands precisely. General Tire manufactures the model in a wide product range for rims between 15 and 20 inches in diameter; the tire has been approved up to 210 km/h.
As a thoroughbred specialist in hard off-road use, the Grabber MT features an open, self-cleaning tread with solid blocks. These interlock with rubble, stony ground, sand, and sludge to ensure ultra-high traction, even on the most difficult passages. To protect the tire from impact breaks and damage, its three-layer carcass was designed to be particularly robust (and hence long-lasting), even in off-road use. With these details, the off-road tire makes for a safe and highly resilient companion on rough terrain. General Tire manufactures the tire for 15 and 16 inch rim diameters with metric and US sizes; as an off-road specialist, it is approved up to 160 km/h.


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*Names Jai Singh Editor-in-Chief of Yahoo! Media Network*
SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)— Yahoo! Inc. drove its largest traffic numbers for a single event last week when the world turned to the company for coverage of the Royal Wedding. Over a 24-hour period on Friday, April 29, 2011, Yahoo! drove more traffic and video to its coverage of the wedding than any previous event.
Preliminary internal data shows that Yahoo! sites serving Royal Wedding content drove 400 million page views on Friday, slightly higher than the traffic levels experienced following the Japan earthquake. Yahoo! delivered Royal Wedding content at a record-breaking 50,000 requests per second on Friday, seven times the average daily peak of approximately 7,500, and video traffic was 21% higher than the previous record. In comparison, there were approximately 33,000 requests-per-second following the Japan earthquake and today, at press time, peak requests-per-second was 40,000 for content related to the death of Osama bin Laden. Yahoo! also drove approximately 30 million unique users, 27 million video streams and 2.6 million live video streams over the 24-hour period on Friday.
In the last three months, coverage of the Royal Wedding and the Academy Awards has demonstrated that Yahoo! is where global consumers come to be entertained with rich content no other online company offers. Similarly, when news breaks, Yahoo! is the world's trusted source for in-depth coverage, from the ongoing crisis in Japan to the death of Osama bin Laden. Yahoo! is the number one online site, reaching 180 million unique users and maintains a portfolio of 10 number one sites in the U.S., including Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Sports, Yahoo! Finance, omg!, Yahoo! Shopping, Yahoo! Real Estate and Yahoo! TV (data: comScore March 2011). Yahoo! attracts more than 680 million users globally.
In effort to extend and accelerate the company's leadership positions and further develop a unique and distinct voice across its brands, Yahoo! today announced that it has appointed Jai Singh, editor-in-chief for the Yahoo! Media Network.
As editor-in-chief, Singh will help transform the company as it increases its original content creation, build the unique voice and programming of Yahoo!'s leading properties, and help drive best-in-class tools and practices – such as publishing platforms, aggressive social and SEO distribution – and programming across all platforms. Singh will be a key member of the Yahoo! Media Network leadership team led by Mickie Rosen, senior vice president of Yahoo! Media Network. Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., Singh starts May 31 and will be spending significant time with editorial teams based in Santa Monica, Calif., and New York City.
"Jai's appointment comes on the heels of one of the most event-filled news weeks in Yahoo! history, which underscores the importance of our editorial operations," said Rosen. "Jai is one of the most advanced and respected editorial thinkers in digital media today, and a great addition to our editorial bench strength. It's clear that when news breaks, the world turns to Yahoo!. Shaping our unique voice, and establishing industry best practices for the next generation of publishing will further Yahoo!'s success as the premier digital media company."
Singh was most recently managing editor of the Huffington Post Media Group where he was in charge of all day-to-day news management and editorial operations. His responsibilities spanned across both Huffington Post editorial as well as AOL, including AOL content sites. In the two years Singh was at the Huffington Post, the site saw unprecedented growth – the number of sections more than doubled to 24, as did the number of editorial staff, and unique visitors grew nearly six fold, according to comScore. Besides running the editorial operations, Singh helped drive product development in close partnership with the technology team. Singh was also the main point-of-contact and worked closely with Sales, Sales Development and Business Development. Prior to the Huffington Post, Singh created CNET News.com in 1996, which quickly became a leading authority in technology news at the height of the Internet boom. At CNET.com, as the editor-in-chief and senior vice president, Singh was in charge of all editorial, including news and product reviews, as well as product development. Singh built a news staff that won scores of national journalism awards at a time when mainstream media were still skeptical of the Internet as a source of credible information.
*Source: Yahoo! Inc.


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London, United Kingdom | British Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of her Conservative Party on Friday, formally triggering the race for a successor who will try where she failed to deliver Brexit.
May will remain prime minister until a new leader is chosen, likely in late July, but has relinquished control over the direction of Britain's tortuous departure from the European Union.
Brexit is still scheduled for October 31 but while her rivals thrash it out, the project remains stuck, with the only divorce plan agreed with Brussels stuck in parliament.
May took office after the 2016 referendum vote to leave the EU and has spent the past three years working on the plan, delaying Brexit twice to try to get it through.
But she finally acknowledged defeat in a tearful resignation speech last month, the culmination of months of political turmoil that has slowly sapped all her authority.
Eleven Conservative MPs are currently vying to replace her, including former foreign minister Boris Johnson, but some are expected to drop out before Monday's deadline for nominations.
The winner will have only a few months to decide whether to try to salvage May's plan, delay Brexit again -- or sever ties with Britain's closest trading partner with no agreement at all.
They are under pressure from eurosceptic figurehead Nigel Farage, who has called for a "no deal" option and whose Brexit party topped European polls last month.
His party made a strong showing in by-election for the British parliament in the eastern city of Peterborough on Thursday, but failed in its goal of winning its first MP.
However, the pro-European Liberal Democrats, who want to reverse Brexit, also performed well in the European polls, highlighting how divided Britain remains over its future.
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May will formally relinquish her leadership in a private letter to her party on Friday, but no official events are planned to mark the day.
She put on a brave face this week when hosting US President Donald Trump for a state visit, before joining him and other world leaders to mark 75 years since the D-day landings.
But Trump used the trip to speak with Johnson and other candidates to replace her, emphasising where the political power in Britain now lies.
"She remains prime minister for a good few weeks yet," May's spokesman insisted, noting that any successor must meet Queen Elizabeth II and assure the monarch they have the support of enough lawmakers to take over.
He said May would focus on domestic issues, but "in relation to Brexit, the prime minister said it wouldn't be for her to take this process forward".
Trump has been highly critical of May's Brexit strategy and ahead of his visit to Britain, urged her successor to leave the bloc with no deal if necessary.
Johnson, a leading campaigner in the 2016 referendum who quit the government last year over May's plan, is among several would-be candidates who say they are willing to do this.
But Environment Secretary Michael Gove, another frontrunner, is open to other Brexit delay, while Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said leaving with no deal is "political suicide".
Trump had a phone call with Johnson this week and met both Hunt and Farage, although a planned meeting with Gove never materialised.
Nominations for the contest must be submitted on Monday, and the 313 Conservative MPs -- including May -- will hold the first of a series of secret ballots on June 13.
With the worst performers eliminated each time, the goal is to have two candidates left by June 20. They will then be put to a ballot of an estimated 100,000 party members.
The contest should be completed by the week commencing July 22.
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