Staten Islanders walk for autism -- and raise $158,000! | SILive.com

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The specter of Hurricane Sandy didn't stop hundreds of Staten Islanders from heading to the beach Sunday, to take part in the first Staten Island Walk Now for Autism Speaks event.

"I think it's great. I didn't expect this many people," said Colleen Mahoney of Emerson Hill.

Ms. Mahoney was out walking in support of her nephew -- and she said it seemed many people she knew were related to or otherwise knew someone with autism.

"I think it's definitely more prevalent, especially in Staten Island," she said.

While many Islanders affected have taken part in Autism Speaks walks in Manhattan in the past, Sunday was the borough's inaugural walk. Though the sky was gray and bulldozers were building sand berms nearby, the mile-and-a-half walk went off without a hitch.

The event raised more than $158,000, according to the Autism Speaks website.

Maria Palazzalo of Great Kills was walking with family and friends in support of her son, Michael, 9, who has autism and is nonverbal.

"We just want to show support," she said. "We do have a lot of families on Staten Island affected by this and we want to get more services for them.

Ms. Palazzalo said it meant a lot to have the support of family and friends yesterday. "Even if there is a hurricane," she added.

Richard Potter of Richmond was walking for his grandson, Luke Horlebein, 4, of West Brighton, who has autism.

"It's wonderful," he said of being able to walk closer to home. "We kept asking for it here on Staten Island. Unfortunately (autism) is like an epidemic here on Staten Island."

Potter said autism -- the broad term for a spectrum of social and intellectual disorders -- affects the whole family.

"I think it brings out the family love even more than otherwise, if that's possible," he said.

And walking meant raising money and awareness, he said.

"We just keep praying, and raising money, and trying to do whatever we can do," Potter said.

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Procter & Gamble 1Q beats expectations

FILE - In this Monday, July 16, 2012 file photo, Dawn, a Procter & Gamble product, is displayed at Target in Durham, N.C. Procter & Gamble?s cost-cutting plan helped its fiscal first-quarter results beat Wall Street expectations on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. That comes as a much-needed boost for CEO Bob McDonald, who has been criticized for not doing enough to turn around the world?s largest consumer products company. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

FILE - In this Monday, July 16, 2012 file photo, Dawn, a Procter & Gamble product, is displayed at Target in Durham, N.C. Procter & Gamble?s cost-cutting plan helped its fiscal first-quarter results beat Wall Street expectations on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. That comes as a much-needed boost for CEO Bob McDonald, who has been criticized for not doing enough to turn around the world?s largest consumer products company. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

NEW YORK (AP) ? Procter & Gamble's fiscal first quarter net income fell 7 percent on a stronger dollar and costs related to restructuring, but its results beat Wall Street expectations in a sign that a turnaround plan that it started in the spring is beginning to work.

The world's largest consumer products company, which has faced declining global market share, in May announced a plan to focus on its 40 top businesses, 20 biggest new products and 10 most profitable emerging markets as it undergoes a cost-cutting plan aimed at saving $10 billion by fiscal 2016.

The maker of well-known consumer goods such as Tide detergent and Pampers diapers said on Thursday that it's ahead of schedule with its planned job cuts, and that it might consider going beyond its $10 billion cost cutting plan. P&G also said it has created a new position called global productivity officer that will report to the CEO and monitor possibilities for cost cuts.

But perhaps most importantly, P&G said is beginning to grow market share. During the three months ending Sept. 30, the company said that it held or grew market share in businesses representing over 45 percent of its revenue during the quarter, up from 30 percent in the fourth quarter. That jumped to nearly 60 percent in the U.S., up from 15 percent in the fourth quarter. Its market share is still slightly down globally, but the company expects global market share gains by the second half of the year

The news comes as P&G has been facing increasing investor displeasure about its lack of global market share growth and pricing and product missteps. The pressure has grown since activist investor William Ackman disclosed that he has a 1 percent stake in the company. Ackman has agitated for change at other companies he has a stake in, such as J.C. Penney and Canadian Pacific Railway.

The results also are a much-need positive for CEO Bob McDonald, who has been criticized for not doing enough to turn around the company that makes well-known consumer goods such as Tide detergent and Pampers diapers. McDonald said the quarterly results show that the company is in the "early innings" of its restructuring plan and that it is showing progress.

"We're confident that this strategy will enable P&G to generate superior levels of shareholder return in both the short and long term," he said.

The results are a step in the right direction for P&G, which has admitted to missteps in balancing growth in emerging markets like China, which account for about 30 percent of its revenue, amid an uncertain global economy and lackluster market share growth overall. As growth in developed markets like the U.S. has slowed, consumer product makers have looked abroad for new customers.

But it's a tricky balancing act for all consumer product makers, particularly as the European economy remains under pressure and growth slows in China. Indeed, on Wednesday Kimberly Clark said it will exit its European diaper business. And on Thursday Colgate said it will cut 6 percent of its workforce by the end of 2016.

P&G also has admitted to making some mistakes in pricing in categories like laundry and oral care in the U.S., and has lowered some prices. And it has also suffered from supply chain problems, such as a delayed launch of its Tide Pods in February.

Citi Investment Research analyst Wendy Nicholson said the results show P&G's cost cuts and pricing steps are finally outweighing negative factors.

"First quarter results boost our confidence in the full-year outlook for Procter & Gamble, and we consider this a good 'checking of the box' in the first stage of this turnaround story," she wrote in a note. She kept her "Buy" rating on the stock.

During the quarter, Procter & Gamble's net income fell to $2.81 billion, or 96 cents per share. That's down from $3.02 billion, or $1.03 per share, last year.

Excluding restructuring and European legal charges, its so-called core earnings were $1.06 per share. Analysts expected 96 cents per share, according to FactSet.

Revenue fell 4 percent to $20.74 billion. Analysts expected $20.79 billion. The stronger dollar, which cuts into the value of overseas sales, hurt revenue by six percentage points, the company said.

For the fiscal second quarter, Procter & Gamble predicts adjusted core earnings of $1.07 to $1.13 per share with revenue ranging from down 1 percent to up 1 percent, implying revenue $21.88 billion to $22.32 billion. Analysts expect net income of $1.09 on revenue of $21.76 billion.

For the full year P&G kept its guidance for adjusted core earnings of $3.80 to $4 on flat revenue growth to up 1 percent. That implies $83.68 billion to $84.52 billion. Analysts expect net income of $3.90 per share on revenue of $84.38 billion.

On the news, shares rose $2.52, or 3.7 percent, to $70.60 in trading, after reaching a 52-week high of 70.74 earlier in the day. The stock had been up by about 2 percent so far this year.

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Iowa man loses dog to Humane Society mistake | WQAD.com ...

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Boone, Iowa (WHO) ? A?little dog is causing a big battle in Boone, after she was mistakenly adopted.

Last month, Stella wandered away from home.? Her owner, Marc Riker,? called the Boone County Humane Society and reported the dog missing.? That was the last he heard from the agency until he spotted someone else walking Stella.? Instead of looking for Stella,? the Humane Society sold her to another family.

?You would think that the humane society would, if you call and give them a report of a lost pet and they tell you if they have any animals come in that meet the description, small white dog, they?ll get in contact with you, that would mean if a small white dog comes in that they?ll get in contact with you,? Riker said.

Jane Elsberry with the Boone Area Humane Society admits the agency made a mistake.

?During the time that this incident happened we were in a flux between staff and some of the staff were no longer there and so it just got lost in the shuffle,? she explains

The new owner is refusing to give Stella back.? Riker says he is considering legal action.? But with six children, he says, he doesn?t know how he?ll be able to afford a lawyer.

(Thanks to our sister station WHO-TV for this report)

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Extend the Life of Your Pavements, Driveways and Parking Lots

Few things look as shabby as a crumbling pavement or a potholed parking lot. If it has an asphalt surface then the chances of such happenings are quite high since the chemical makeup of asphalt provides easy access to weather, salts and chemicals that destroy the asphalt molecules. This can cause structural fatigue leading to cracks. You can avoid it if you live in or around San Antonio. Use San Antonio sealcoat services offered by a reliable company to prevent further deterioration. Sealcoating a driveway can prevent it from getting roughened or developing small cracks. Excessively rough areas usually require installing a new asphalt skin patch prior to sealcoating so that the sealcoat will last when being applied to these areas.

The sealers that the asphalt contractors use contain silica sand and/or slate which allow the seal to last about twice as long as the kind purchased at the store. The asphalt contractor uses a mixer machine to keep the aggregates agitated. Proper attention to cracks will prevent your driveway from breaking down further and will double the life of your asphalt. The kind of sealcoat in San Antonio which has rubber in it allows the crack to expand and contract without breaking open. The rubber crack sealer will flex with the movement of the asphalt and prevent water from seeping into the crack. Remember cracks should be sealed before you attempt to seal your crumbling driveway or pavement.

Depending on the geographic location, severity of crack and other related factors, the cost for asphalt repair may vary. Process of resurfacing is suggested if the pavement is fully cracked. The procedure involves cleaning and preparing of the area, which is then leveled to put asphalt paving directly over the existing pavement. The biggest damage done to parking lot surfaces is caused by trash trucks which usually weigh more than 18,000 pounds when full of garbage. If your trash truck damage is not too severe, you can have your damaged areas overlaid with a new layer of Petromat and asphalt. Well thought out maintenance plans can double the longevity and usability of driveways, pavements and parking lots.

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Latin American low-skilled labor flocks to Brazil's jobs

Brazil has become a magnet for high-skilled Europeans as well as low-skilled migrants from poorer neighboring countries like Peru and Bolivia who traditionally opted for the US or Europe in the past.

By Sara Miller Llana,?Staff Writer / October 23, 2012

The Maracana Stadium is under renovation in preparation for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, on September 18 in Rio de Janeiro. This public works project is creating many jobs. More than 5,000 construction workers are working two shifts to get it ready. The economy and job market in Brazil is booming with a rising and consuming middle class.

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In the past 20 years, Jorge Ramos has migrated from the highlands of Ecuador to New York City, and Santiago, Chile. He has lived in Germany and the Netherlands, too ? always selling traditional Andean hats and scarves. But last year, when it was time to head on the road again to support his wife and three children back home near Otavalo, Ecuador Mr. Ramos heard about a new destination from friends and family: Brazil.

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Without Portuguese, and with only a budding community of Ecuadorians, unlike the vast networks that have laid down deep roots in New York City or Madrid, Mr. Ramos moved to Rio de Janeiro last year. On a recent Sunday he hawked his cotton, hot pink, blue, and yellow scarves and shawls to tourists and a growing Brazilian middle class meandering through the muggy 80-degree (F) temperatures in one of Rio?s hillside bohemian neighborhoods ? and people were buying.

?Since 2005, more and more Ecuadorians have been coming to Brazil,? Ramos says, ?all because of the economy.? That includes his own family: Between siblings and cousins, seven of his family members now call Brazil home.

Low-skilled immigrants, mostly from Europe, flocked to Brazil in the late 19th and? 20th centuries. But by the 1960s it stopped, as military dictatorship took over and drew up restrictive, protectionist immigration policies.?

Since then, says Deisy Ventura, a professor of international relations at the University of Sao Paulo, ?Brazil has not been one of the principal immigration destinations.? Instead, waves of Brazilians headed out of the country, gaining footholds in places like the suburbs of Boston.

But now South American nations are eyeing their continent?s largest country. ?Brazil has to prepare itself to be once again a country of immigration,? Ms. Ventura says.

Brazil surpassed the United Kingdom as the sixth-largest economy in the world last year, according to some economists, and has become a prime destination for high-skilled European architects and engineers who are laying the foundations for the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016 or helping extract vast reserves of oil found off the Brazilian coast. But with its rise, Brazil has also become a magnet for a new type of migrant: the low-skilled ones from poorer neighboring countries like Peru and Bolivia who had traditionally opted for the United States or Europe.

Mr. Ramos, who sets up his scarves on sidewalks across Rio, says he feels a warm welcome in Brazil, and certainly has fewer problems with the police than he would in New York. He says he entered on a tourist visa and when it comes time to leave, perhaps in a couple of years, he plans to pay his fine for overstaying.

Down at the packed beach of Ipanema, Peruvian Guillermo Martinez sells sarongs of the Brazilian flag, and he agrees that immigration policies are more lax than those in the US or Europe. (A policeman hassles him during the interview for setting up his wares on the beach, but he is just given a warning.)

Yet some migration experts worry that there could eventually be an immigration backlash, much like what has been seen in the US or Europe ? especially if the economy, which has cooled since 2011, does not reheat. This year, when 4,000 Haitians crossed from Bolivia and Peru into the Amazon looking for jobs, a fierce immigration debate ignited, leading to a controversial quota for them: 100 per month. At the same time Brazil is seeking to update immigration laws still in force from the era of the military dictatorship that erected bureaucratic hurdles for even the most skilled workers.

?There is some feeling that Brazil is importing poverty, that we should import European immigration, not black and poor immigrants from the Caribbean,? says Helion P?voa Neto, a migration expert at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

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Herbie Hancock Blows School Kids' Minds with the Awesome Power of Synthesized Music

Legendary jazz keyboardist Herbie Hancock stops by Sesame Street explain the inner workings of the state-of-the-art (in 1983, at least) Fairlight CMI synthesizer and it's monochrome touchscreen monitor to a bunch of seven year-olds. Among them, a girl that would one day play Will Smith's cousin on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and go on to child-star obscurity. And people want to defund PBS. [Open Culture via It's Okay to be Smart] More »

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BYU football: Jamaal Williams stacks up well against past Cougar freshmen (+graphic)

While the 2012 football season might not be going exactly the way Cougar fans would like, the play of freshman running back Jamaal Williams has certainly been a bright spot.

In fact, Williams' numbers compare favorably to the two most recent Cougar runners who excelled as freshmen: Harvey Unga in 2007 and Luke Staley in 1999.

On the surface, Unga's numbers appear far superior; he tallied 1,227 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns as the feature back in the 2007 BYU offense. But he received three times as many carries as Williams has this season. Their per-carry averages are much closer, with Williams at 5.2 yards per carry and Unga at 5.0.

Also, when looking at Unga's totals over the first eight games of the 2007 season, the comparison becomes closer. Over that span, Unga had 142 carries for 735 yards and a 5.17 yards-per-carry average.

Going back to 1999, Staley split time in the backfield with Fahu Tahi, so he also got far fewer carries than Unga. Staley also battled injuries throughout the year (and throughout his career). He finished the 1999 season with 432 yards on 92 carries, for a 4.7 yards-per-carry average.

As for Williams, he was not elevated to the starting role in the Cougar backfield until a few games into the season, when Michael Alisa suffered a season-ending injury. So while his 409 rushing yards are fewer than either Unga or Staley, his 5.2 yards-per-carry average is the best of the three.

Williams has also not been as big a part of the Cougar passing game as Unga or Staley. He has the fewest receiving yards and yards per reception of the three. But that may be a result of BYU's unsettled quarterback situation in 2012.

Comparing statistics from different players on different rosters is not an exact science, but the numbers are certainly promising for the 17-year-old Williams. And in a season where so many things have gone wrong for the Cougars, that's one thing to be optimistic about.

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How To Identify A True Astrologer

Astrology is the science. It is not just baseless assumptions but well calculated equations that are translated into the predictions of future events. There are many astrologers who are known for the accuracy of their predictions. However there are also some who are causing distress to this auspicious industry by just duping others out of their belongings in the name of astrology or horoscope. Here are some steps which can help you identify a true astrologer out of many fake ones.

Reference People often visit astrologers with reference of their friends or relative. It is always a good procedure to reach a reliable one. If a person is suggesting you an astrologer, you need to know how that person has come to know of the astrologer. Whether he himself / herself has used the service or any third person has done that. You might need to contact that third person, if so, to understand whether the astrologer is worth visiting. You should also try to learn what the person has been charged and what benefits He / he has accrued. There are often advertisements in local news papers and televisions informing arrival of some renowned astrologer in your area, claiming high level of success in every sphere of life. Do not fall prey to all such allurements if you do not really have any personal reference to them.

Location there are very establiHed and reputed locations at some places which are popular only for the astrological predictions. You can visit those places and feel the surrounding aura. As this is a spiritual activity, the environment will give you a positive feeling to strengthen your faith. Your intuitions will guide you whether you should rely on the service or not. Besides, if that place / person is really successful, you will get a long row of applicants waiting for their number. This ascertains the positive impact. Most of the time these personalities do not dictate a fees themselves, but leave it on the ability and willingness of the visitor to offer whatever He / he can.

Internet Internet has become the most advanced communication medium today. There are many independent astrologers, and organizations running their websites. Some websites are merely selling auspicious and spiritual stuff without any guarantee. They do not even publish their names or addresses on the website where you can contact them personally if required to. These websites are not really worth relying upon. However there are some websites which carry not only name, address of the person offering this service, they even publish pictures, phone numbers, email IDs, and even several other information, success stories, etc. of the place and person. They even provide daily horoscope and other services, and update their websites regularly. Their websites are full of useful information. Many of them provide online chat option to enable visitors directly interact with the astrologer. These can be the reliable resources. You can even seek personal appointment and visit the place which they will have no restriction to.

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Shiv Pandit an expert author writes mainly on topics related to astrology. He is committed to provide accurate information to the readers. For more information please visit Online Horoscope and Astrology.

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Mobile Gaming Taking Over the App Market - Online Slots

The online gaming market has spent the past few years growing and thriving. With the rapid advancement of computer and mobile technology, an increasing number of opportunities have opened up for developers. Online games have thus become increasingly sophisticated, and mobile titles have become increasing accessible. According to research firm NPD, mobile gaming is taking over a large portion of the online gaming market and shows no signs of slowing down in the near future.

The research firm carried out a survey of 5,923 respondents in September 2012. The majority of respondents noted that they had become increasingly interested in mobile gaming. More online players are accessing games from their mobile phone, and the study found that this is thanks to an increase in free mobile apps and portability for mobile devices.

As mobile devices become increasingly sophisticated, it is likely that they will replace computers as gaming devices. Players appreciate being able to game on the go, and mobile apps provide them with the ability to do so. It is an important shift that is taking place in the market, as it could phase out gaming platforms with which we have become well-acquainted, such as Nintendos, PlayStations and Xboxes.

According to NPD, these classic consoles will suffer as a result of growing interest in mobile gaming. Handheld consoles like the PS Vita and the Nintendo 3DS have underperformed recently, as players are opting to use their mobile phones to play games on the go rather than purchase new devices.

It seems that online gambling developers are getting the right idea by paying attention to gaming trends. More and more online casino operators are beginning to offer mobile applications to their players, giving them the opportunity to take part in online slots and other games using their smartphones and tablet computers. Companies like IGT, Microgaming and Aristocrat have launched dozens of mobile games for players to enjoy, showing that they are in tune with what modern gamers want.

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Greek Society Unravels Under Austerity Measures ? naked capitalism

Costas Lapavitsas is a professor in economics at the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies. He teaches the political economy of finance, and he?s a regular columnist for The Guardian. Here he?s interviewed by Paul Jay of the Real News Network.

Listening, it sounds like a situation with the potential to become overly dynamic. Or kinetic. This passage caught my eye:

JAY: [In] an interview I once did with Noam Chomsky a couple of years ago, he made a point which I thought was interesting, which?just how quickly German society accepted a Hitler and how quickly you go from kind of an avant-garde, libertarian Berlin to a fascist Berlin. I mean, what?s the danger of that in Greece?

LAPAVITSAS: Oh, the danger is very real. The danger is very real. I mean, the center of politics, the political organizations that have run Greece for four decades, have been hollowed out.

You see, people misunderstand. They think that the Greek state has always been very weak, inefficient, the Greek politicians are incapable, and so on. That is nonsense. The Greek state has been a very capable state and it has been able to deliver all kinds of things. You know, it?s a middle-income country. Its political system has been uniquely stable in Europe. Two parties have alternated in power and nothing has been changing for three to four decades.

Now that?s finished. That?s come to an end. These two parties are completely discredited. The center is hollowed out. And what has happened is that parties on the left and parties on the extreme right have been strengthened.

And that?s a reflection of what I mentioned to you before of the confusion, the despondency, and the anger among ordinary people. They do not look at the center any longer for solutions; they look at both ends of the political spectrum. Now, the dominant side there is the left. People look towards the left. They expect the solution from the left, from SYRIZA.

However, an increasing number of people, people who used to be to [incompr.] to the main part of the right now are looking to the extreme right. And it?s a logical thing. It?s a logical thing. If the center-right has made itself discredited, then a lot of people will look to the extreme right, which promises clean hands, efficiency, dealing with foreigners the way in which they understand that, and so on. That can be very quick. That can be very fast.

?They expect the solution from the left, from SYRIZA.? OK, and? Readers?

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Top BBC editor steps aside during Savile probe

FILE - This is a Dec. 17, 1986 file photo of British disc jockey and BBC TV presenter Jimmy Savile at Madame Tussauds museum in London. The BBC is struggling to contain a crisis sparked by allegations of serial sexual abuse against the late Jimmy Savile, a longtime children's television host. Dozens of women have come forward to say that Savile, who died in October 2011 aged 84, sexually assaulted them when they were as young as 13. London's Metropolitan Police, which is leading a national investigation, says it has identified 40 potential victims. (AP Photo/John Redman)

FILE - This is a Dec. 17, 1986 file photo of British disc jockey and BBC TV presenter Jimmy Savile at Madame Tussauds museum in London. The BBC is struggling to contain a crisis sparked by allegations of serial sexual abuse against the late Jimmy Savile, a longtime children's television host. Dozens of women have come forward to say that Savile, who died in October 2011 aged 84, sexually assaulted them when they were as young as 13. London's Metropolitan Police, which is leading a national investigation, says it has identified 40 potential victims. (AP Photo/John Redman)

LONDON (AP) ? A top BBC editor stepped aside Monday while the BBC reviews its editorial decision to pull the plug on a segment about sexual abuse allegations against a prominent U.K. children's television star, the late Jimmy Savile.

The broadcaster said Monday the editor of the "Newsnight" program that opted not to broadcast the allegations, Peter Rippon, is "stepping aside with immediate effect."

The BBC says Rippon's explanation of his decision in a blog post earlier was "inaccurate or incomplete in some respects."

He is the first BBC figure directly blamed for the broadcaster's failure to properly report on abuse claims against Savile, who died last year at the age of 84 after a long career in children's television.

The BBC is facing criticism for providing different explanations for pulling the December segment that would have lifted the veil on Savile's abusive history, which had been rumored but not reported on at the time.

Savile hosted the music program "Top of the Pops" and "Jim'll Fix It." He was also active in numerous charities.

The BBC is set to air its own investigation of its failure to report on Savile's sexual abuses Monday night on the "Panorama" show.

On the show set for broadcast Monday, BBC correspondents claim the Savile segment was pulled because of pressure from senior management.

The fallout and allegations of a cover-up have damaged the BBC's reputation, and Savile's actions are also being investigated by police and other agencies.

Police say there may be more than 200 potential victims of the entertainer, known for his garish track suits and platinum hair.

Associated Press

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Spotlight Crafts - Ornaments, Pumpkin Treat Holder, More

This week's crafts include Halloween projects, home decor, Christmas ornaments, and much more.

• Stained Glass Pumpkin - Robin shared directions for making a cute stained glass pumpkin craft.
• Pumpkin Treat Holder Craft - A visitor explains how to make a simple Halloween treat holder using tissue paper, a chenille stem, and candy. A super classroom treat idea!
• Pine Cone Pony Craft - Follow these instructions, shared by Tonya, and you can make a pony out of a pine cone.
• Colorful Name Plaques - This tutorial will teach you how to make personalized wall hangings using small wood plaques.
• Make Decoupage Ornaments - Guest crafter, Amy Anderson, shared directions for making amazing ornaments using decoupage techniques, acrylic shapes, and fancy scrapbook paper.
• Construction Paper Witch Hat Crafts - Watch this craft tutorial and learn how to make a witch's hat using construction paper and a few other supplies.
• Feather Face Pencil - Everyone will admire your pencils if you dress them up with feathers and wiggle eyes.

Enjoy, and remember, if you complete any of these crafts, take a few moments to send me a picture and it can be featured here too!

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Six killed in Guinea Bissau firefight: sources

BISSAU (Reuters) - Six people were killed in a gunbattle near Guinea-Bissau's capital overnight in an apparent counter-coup attempt, sources said on Sunday.

The West African state, a hub for international cocaine traffickers, is in the midst of a messy recovery after the army overthrew the government and derailed elections in April.

"It appears to have been a failed counter-coup," one diplomatic source said of the fighting, asking not to be named. "The military is checking vehicles around Bissau, mostly vehicles that are leaving," he said.

Military officials said the fighting erupted overnight near an airforce base just outside the city, adding six "rebels" were killed and several others detained.

Some of the attackers were from an ethnic group, Djolla, common in neighboring Senegal's southern Casamance region, they said, asking not to be named.

They declined to comment on whether the attack targeted General Antonio Indjai who led the April coup and is believed to have a residence near the airforce base.

Several Bissau officials, including election front-runner and former prime minister Carlos Gomes Junior, went into exile in Portugal after the April coup.

Other political and military allies of Gomes Junior sought refuge in Gambia.

Guinea Bissau's transitional government, charged with setting new elections, has backing from West African regional block ECOWAS but it lacks the full support of the United Nations, the European Union and the CPLP grouping of Portuguese-speaking countries who say it remains under army influence.

(Reporting by Alberto Dabo; Additional reporting and writing by Richard Valdmanis; Editing by Janet Lawrence)

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97% Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

"Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" is an insightful, engaging and inspiring documentary about the activist and famed artist. That having been said, I am sure there are some people who might find it strange that I use the word inspiring for an artist who makes his art from smashing antique vases and pointing his middle finger at landmarks, especially Tiananmen Square.(By the way, does anybody know if there are any photos of his middle finger in front of Yankee Stadium?) I think both are symbolic of how nothing is sacred, especially the Chinese government who he is in a running battle with to gain transparency into the inner workings of its bureaucracy. After they shut down his blog, he went on Twitter and distributed his documentaries for free over the internet. His style is definitely confrontational, as somebody says he reminds him of a hooligan, but in a good way.(As Ani DiFranco once sang, being nice is overrated.) Remember, we are all hooligans, right now. Ai Weiwei's activism hit a critical point when he criticized the treatment of the poor during the 2008 Olympics and the response to the Sichuan earthquake which killed several thousand children in faulty construction that has been compared to tofu. As New Yorker magazine correspondent Evan Osnos points out, Ai Weiwei was initially inspired politically by the Iran Contra hearings when he was living in the United States that sought to hold a government responsible but did not work as well as some of us would have liked. So, instead of the fortune his son would inherit, he will have something much more precious to leave him. Now, if I can only figure out if the cat opening the door is supposed to be a metaphor or just darn cute.

September 4, 2012

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Fever rout Lynx 76-59 in Game 3 of WNBA finals

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve drew national attention with her screaming, jacket-tossing meltdown in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals.

The Indiana Fever silenced her in Game 3. Shavonte Zellous scored a career-high 30 points to help the Fever beat the Lynx 76-59 on Friday night.

"You know, I was fired up for this game," Zellous said. "That Game 2 left a bad taste in our mouth. You know, we could have done a better job in a lot of different things, and I think today, we made a conscious effort to do things better."

Tamika Catchings added 17 points and Erlana Larkins had 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Fever, who took a 2-1 lead in the series and can win their first title at home Sunday night against the defending champs.

It had been a tense series. Reeve was fined after her actions in Game 2, which Fever coach Lin Dunn called "disrespectful."

Indiana's play did the talking on Friday. The Fever's lead of 70-33 with 1:58 left in the third quarter was the largest lead by any team in WNBA Finals history. The extent of the blowout left Reeve seated with her hand on her chin for much of the second half.

Rebekkah Brunson, who scored 12 points, was the only Minnesota player to reach double figures.

"I think Indiana played the way Indiana always plays," Reeve said. "They defend. You defend, you have a chance to win a championship. That's it."

When asked what the Lynx need to do differently in Game 4, Reeve simply said, "Score more points than them."

Minnesota's previous playoff scoring low this season was 70 points against the Fever in Game 1 of the Finals. Maya Moore was held to eight points in Game 3 and Seimone Augustus, who scored 27 points in Game 2, had six on 3-for-9 shooting on Friday night. Minnesota finished with just six assists.

Indiana did it all without No. 2 scorer Katie Douglas. She is still sidelined with a severely sprained left ankle. Reserve guard Jeanette Pohlen is out with a left knee injury.

The game was intense again, but in control. The only incident was a rare technical called against Catchings with the game well in hand for the Fever.

Indiana led 21-16 at the end of the first quarter, and the Fever extended their lead to 28-18 in the second quarter, forcing the Lynx to call a timeout.

A no-look pass by Catchings directly led to a 3-pointer by Zellous that gave the Fever a 33-20 advantage. On Indiana's next possession, Catchings drove through traffic for a layup to push the lead to 15. The Fever held Minnesota scoreless for 3:40 during a 12-0 run to take a 40-20 edge.

Indiana led 45-27 at halftime. Minnesota shot 5-for-19 from the field in the second quarter. Those tough, contested shots the Lynx made in the first quarter didn't fall in the second. Indiana outrebounded Minnesota 20-15 in the first half, forced nine turnovers and committed just three.

"We started the offense by going at them on the defensive end," Zellous said. "We were able to get an attack. We were pushing up on them. We didn't let them do what they did to us on Game 2, and it made our job so much easier on offense."

The Fever didn't rest. Catchings' baseline jumper pushed Indiana's lead back to 20 early in the third quarter. Erin Phillips was fouled on a 3-pointer by Monica Wright, and she fell to the ground in front of Reeve. Phillips made all three free throws to make it 54-29.

Indiana continued to pour it on and led 70-38 at the end of the third quarter.

The Fever went on cruise control in the fourth quarter as Minnesota tried to make the score more respectable. Zellous finally made Indiana's first field goal of the fourth quarter with 2:21 remaining, and the Fever still had a 20-point lead at that point.

Indiana knows the series isn't over. The Fever led Phoenix 2-1 in 2009 and could have clinched in Game 4 at home. Indiana lost that game, then lost Game 5 and the series in Phoenix.

"We sat in the huddle and I told everybody, 'Don't get excited about this. Do not get excited,'" Catchings said. "We'll come back in here tomorrow, we'll look at some video and get better tomorrow and we'll come back out Sunday. I don't want anybody celebrating. None of that."

The Fever also know Minnesota won't quit.

"We expect the defending champs to come out and play like their backs are against the wall," Fever guard Briann January said. "We know they're going to give everything, and we have to respond and we have to bring everything we have. It's going to be another war."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/fever-rout-lynx-76-59-game-3-wnba-022103758--spt.html

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Obama Defends Libya Response on 'Daily Show'

President Obama today defended his handling of the deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, rejecting the notion that his administration was "confused" in the wake of the assault.

"We weren't confused about the fact that four Americans had been killed," Obama told Jon Stewart in a taped appearance on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," according to pool reports. "I wasn't confused about the fact that we needed to ramp up diplomatic security around the world right after it happened. I wasn't confused about the fact that we had to investigate exactly what happened so it gets fixed. And I wasn't confused about the fact that we were going to hunt down whoever did it and bring them to justice."

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has criticized the president over the attack, accusing him of not being straightforward with the American people about the attack and for failing to provide adequate security.

"Every piece of information that we get, as we got it, we laid it out to the American people," Obama said. "The picture eventually gets fully filled in."

Stewart pressed the president repeatedly on his administration's changing accounts of what led to the attack, suggesting the response was not "optimal."

"If four Americans get killed, it's not optimal," Obama said. "We're going to fix it. All of it. And what happens during the course of a presidency is that the government is a big operation and, any given time, something screws up. And you make sure that you find out what's broken and you fix it.

"Whatever else I have done throughout the course of my presidency, the one thing that I've been absolutely clear about is that America's security comes [first]," Obama said. "And the American people need to know exactly how I make decisions when it comes to war, peace, security and protecting Americans. And they will continue to get that over the next four years of my presidency."

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NY appeals court nixes Defense of Marriage Act

NEW YORK (AP) ? Saying the gay population has "suffered a history of discrimination," a divided federal appeals court in Manhattan ruled Thursday that a federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman was unconstitutional, adding fuel to an issue expected to reach the U.S. Supreme Court soon.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seemed interested in adding its voice to several other rulings already at the high court's doorstep by issuing its 2-to-1 decision only three weeks after hearing arguments on a lower court judge's findings that the 1996 law was unconstitutional.

In a majority opinion written by Judge Dennis Jacobs, the 2nd Circuit, like a federal appeals court in Boston before it, found no reason the Defense of Marriage Act could be used to deny benefits to married gay couples. It supported a lower court ruling after a woman sued the government in 2010, saying the law required her to pay $363,053 in federal estate tax after her partner of 44 years died.

Jacobs, though, went beyond the Boston court, saying discrimination against gays should be scrutinized by the courts in the same heightened way as discrimination faced by women was in the 1970s. At the time, he noted, they faced widespread discrimination in the workplace and elsewhere. The heightened scrutiny, as it is referred to in legal circles, would mean government discrimination against gays would be assumed to be unconstitutional.

"The question is not whether homosexuals have achieved political successes over the years; they clearly have. The question is whether they have the strength to politically protect themselves from wrongful discrimination," said Jacobs, who was appointed to the bench in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush.

He said it was difficult to say whether gays were under-represented in positions of power and authority without knowing their true numbers.

"But it is safe to say that the seemingly small number of acknowledged homosexuals so situated is attributable either to a hostility that excludes them or to a hostility that keeps their sexual preference private ? which, for our purposes, amounts to much the same thing," Jacobs said.

Lawyer Paul Clement, who had argued in support of the law on behalf of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the House of Representatives, was traveling and did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

James Esseks, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, called the ruling "a watershed moment in the legal movement for lesbian and gay rights."

"It's fabulous news for same-sex couples in New York and other states," he said.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said the decision echoed testimony before his committee that showed the law "has damaging effects on the lives of thousands of American families who are denied the same federal protections as millions of other Americans."

The 2nd Circuit said the law's "classification of same-sex spouses was not substantially related to an important government interest" and thus violated the equal protection clause of the Constitution.

"It is easy to conclude that homosexuals have suffered a history of discrimination," Jacobs said, noting that for many years in many states, homosexual conduct was criminal and that even the law's supporters acknowledge that gays endured discrimination since at least the 1920s.

He said the law was written so broadly that it touches more than a thousand federal laws. "Homosexuals are not in a position to adequately protect themselves from the discriminatory wishes of the majoritarian public," Jacobs wrote.

He rejected arguments by supporters of the law that it was intended to limit new categories of eligibility for federal funds, promote uniform administration of federal law, protect traditional marriage and encourage responsible procreation.

"Even if preserving tradition were in itself an important goal, DOMA is not a means to achieve it," he said.

Jacobs disputed arguments that same-sex couples have a diminished ability to discharge family roles in procreation and the raising of children, saying the arguments were "inconsistent with actual cases."

And in a footnote, he said that to the extent the law's supporters contend that "Congress' laws might actually influence sexual orientation, there is no evidence to support that claim (and it strikes us as farfetched)."

Judge Chester J. Straub dissented, saying that if the government was to change its understanding of marriage, "I believe it is for the American people to do so."

"Courts should not intervene where there is a robust political debate because doing so poisons the political well, imposing a destructive anti-majoritarian constitutional ruling on a vigorous debate," he said.

The ruling came in a case brought by Edith Windsor. She sued the government in November 2010 because she was told to pay $363,053 in federal estate tax after her partner of 44 years, Thea Spyer, died in 2009. They had married in Canada in 2007.

"This law violated the fundamental American principle of fairness that we all cherish," Windsor said in a statement. "I know Thea would have been so proud to see how far we have come in our fight to be treated with dignity."

The law, which denies federal recognition of same-sex marriages and affirms the right of states to refuse to recognize such marriages, was passed by bipartisan majorities in both houses of Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton after it appeared in 1993 that Hawaii might legalize gay marriage. Since then, many states have banned gay marriage but several have approved it, including Massachusetts and New York.

The government defended the federal law until President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder in early 2011 directed attorneys to stop doing so. A government lawyer told the 2nd Circuit that the administration reviewed the law and concluded that it deserved a stricter view of what constituted discrimination than the legal reasoning that had previously been applied.

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Beneficial mold packaged in bioplastic

ScienceDaily (Oct. 19, 2012) ? Aflatoxins are highly toxic carcinogens produced by several species of Aspergillus fungi. But not all Aspergillus produce aflatoxin. Some, in fact, are considered beneficial. One such strain, dubbed K49, is now being recruited to battle these harmful Aspergillus relatives, preventing them from contaminating host crops like corn with the carcinogen.

In collaboration with University of Bologna (UB) scientists in Italy, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists Hamed Abbas and Bob Zablotowicz (retired) have devised a new method of applying K49 as a frontline defense against aflatoxin contamination in corn, which causes an estimated $200 million annually in U.S. losses alone.

K49 is known as non-toxigenic (atoxigenic) because it cannot produce aflatoxin, unlike toxigenic strains of A. flavus and A. parasiticus that do. However, K49 is adept at excluding these aflatoxin-producing (toxigenic) "cousins" from ecological niches and resources that both need to survive. Exploiting this rivalry, called bio-competitive exclusion, offers an effective way to diminish aflatoxin levels in soil and in corn kernels.

Abbas is a plant pathologist and lead scientist with the Biological Control of Pests Research Unit, operated in Stoneville, Miss., by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USDA's chief intramural scientific research agency. This research supports the USDA priority of ensuring food safety.

Unlike the wheat and barley grains now used as carriers to apply commercial strains of biocompetitive Aspergillus molds, Abbas and UB colleague Cesare Accinelli encapsulated K49 in bioplastic granules made of corn starch and other environmentally friendly ingredients.

According to Abbas, the bioplastic granules improve the beneficial mold's storage life and viability once applied. And because wheat and barley grains are not used as carriers, seed-hungry animals like rats and birds avoid eating the bioplastic granules, giving K49 a chance to release its spores for dispersal to corn plants via wind or insect activity.

In tests, applications of the bioplastic-coated K49 reduced aflatoxin levels by 65 to 97 percent. The scientists' research was published in 2011 in the journal Crop Protection. The technology may also prove useful in delivering other beneficial fungi used to safeguard crops from disease, adds Abbas.

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Georgia Quilt Show at Gwinnett Center | Snellville Art ...

The?Gwinnett Center is a large venue that consists of the Hudgeons Center for the Arts, a Performing Arts Center, a Convention Center and Arena. The Hudgeons Center is an art gallery and exhibition center that also offers classes, a summer camp and other programs that teach and promote the arts. The Performing Arts Center seats 702 people and hosts a wide range of events, from plays to musical performances. The Convention Center features a 50,000 square foot exhibit hall, a 21,600 square foot ballroom and various meeting rooms, all available for rent. The Arena is a multi-purpose facility that hosts concerts, sporting events, trade shows, political rallies and other events.

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Razer gives away custom Star Wars-themed Blade, may turn friends Imperial Guard red with envy

Razer has been big on Star Wars gaming gear, but never quite like this. Enter a free contest and there's a chance to win a completely unique Star Wars: The Old Republic version of Razer's Blade gaming laptop. The winner sees the system's normally black shell replaced with a matte, laser-etched aluminum gray and the green backlighting dropped in favor of a subtler yellow matched to the MMORPG logo. Anyone who brings out this portable at a bring-your-own-computer gaming party is inevitably going to be the center of attention, although we have a feeling some would almost prefer the second-place bundle of peripherals -- at an estimated worth of $15,000, the Star Wars Blade might be too precious to carry for all but the most well-heeled of fans.

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Fun at Heifer Ranch | Little Rock Mamas

Since our blog has been out of commission for a few weeks (and we knew there was going to be some downtime a few weeks before that) I?ve got some catching up to do. Here?s one such post ?

Catch-up post: Back in August, we went to the Heifer Ranch in Perryville with Grandpa Glen, Cheryl and her daughter Grace. We had such a good time. We ate lunch in their cafeteria (surprisingly good food), took a tour of the ranch on a golf cart and then toured the Global Village on foot.

Alaina had a blast! After all, it isn?t every day that you get to pet a camel.

Alaina checks out the goats

Alaina gets to pet and feed the camel

Grace pets the camel

Alaina really liked the world map that had been painted on the floor

Alaina checks out the first aid box in Africa

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Newsweek to cease print edition after 80 years

FILE- In this Monday, May 16, 2005, file photo, pedestrians walk past the Broadway entrance to the Newsweek. building in New York. Newsweek announced Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 that it will end its print publication after 80 years and shift to an all-digital format in early 2013. Its last U.S. print edition will be its Dec. 31 issue. The paper version of Newsweek is the latest casualty of a changing world where readers get more of their information from websites, tablets and smartphones. It's also an environment in which advertisers are looking for less expensive alternatives online. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

FILE- In this Monday, May 16, 2005, file photo, pedestrians walk past the Broadway entrance to the Newsweek. building in New York. Newsweek announced Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 that it will end its print publication after 80 years and shift to an all-digital format in early 2013. Its last U.S. print edition will be its Dec. 31 issue. The paper version of Newsweek is the latest casualty of a changing world where readers get more of their information from websites, tablets and smartphones. It's also an environment in which advertisers are looking for less expensive alternatives online. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 1976, file photo, covers of Newsweek magazine are photographed in New York. Newsweek announced Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 that it will end its print publication after 80 years and shift to an all-digital format in early 2013. Its last U.S. print edition will be its Dec. 31 issue. The paper version of Newsweek is the latest casualty of a changing world where readers get more of their information from websites, tablets and smartphones. It's also an environment in which advertisers are looking for less expensive alternatives online. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis)

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 24, 1996 file photo, House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., holds a copy of Newsweek Magazine and makes comments about President Clinton and the Democratic party in Jackson, Miss. Newsweek announced Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 that it will end its print publication after 80 years and shift to an all-digital format in early 2013. Its last U.S. print edition will be its Dec. 31 issue. The paper version of Newsweek is the latest casualty of a changing world where readers get more of their information from websites, tablets and smartphones. It's also an environment in which advertisers are looking for less expensive alternatives online (AP Photo/Dan Loh, File)

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NEW YORK (AP) ? Newsweek will end its print publication after 80 years and shift to an all-digital format in early 2013.

Its last U.S. print edition will be its Dec. 31 issue. The paper version of Newsweek is the latest casualty of a changing world where readers get more of their information from websites, tablets and smartphones. It's also an environment in which advertisers are looking for less expensive alternatives online.

Newsweeklies have been in an especially tough spot at a time when people don't want to wait a week to read commentary and news digests of big stories, given a flood of instant content available online.

The announcement of the change was made Thursday by Tina Brown, editor-in-chief and founder of The Newsweek Daily Beast Co, and Baba Shetty, its CEO. Job cuts are expected.

"In our judgment, we have reached a tipping point at which we can most efficiently and effectively reach our readers in all-digital format," Brown and Shetty said on The Daily Beast website.

Newsweek's decision does not come as a surprise. Barry Diller, the head of the company that owns Newsweek, announced in July that the publication was examining its future as a weekly print magazine. Diller said then that producing a weekly news magazine in print form wasn't easy.

Newsweek isn't the first to drop its print product. US News & World Report dropped its weekly print edition years ago and now focuses on the Web and special print editions, such as a guide to best graduate schools. SmartMoney announced in June that it was going all-digital. Dow Jones & Co., a unit of News Corp., said at the time that 25 positions at SmartMoney would be eliminated.

Brown said staff cuts at Newsweek are expected, but didn't give a specific figure. She also said that Newsweek's editorial and print operations would be streamlined in the U.S. and abroad.

Newsweek's print edition has been losing relevancy over the years as readers flocked to new, digital sources for news. It did become a conversation piece last month when a cover essay, "Muslim Rage: How I Survived It, How We Can End It," spawned a huge response on Twitter. Newsweek had invited Twitter users to write about the subject using the hashtag "MuslimRage." But most people, many of them Muslim, mocked the subject instead of adopting the article's serious tone. Newsweek, for its part, took the jabs in stride and said its covers and hashtags spark debate on big topics.

Newsweek hasn't been doing well for years. Mounting losses prompted The Washington Post Co. in 2010 to sell Newsweek for $1 to stereo equipment magnate Sidney Harman. Harman died the following year.

Before he died, he placed Newsweek into a joint venture with IAC/InterActiveCorp's The Daily Beast website in an effort to trim the magazine's losses and widen its online audience.

Brown and Shetty said the all-digital publication will be called Newsweek Global and will be a single, worldwide edition that requires a paid subscription. It will be available for tablets and website reading, with certain content available on The Daily Beast website.

"We are transitioning Newsweek, not saying goodbye to it," they wrote.

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AP Technology Writer Barbara Ortutay contributed to this story.

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