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Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced he intends to sign into law a ban on Americans adopting children from Russia.?Many Americans, and many Russians, see the proposed ban as a political manuever that comes at the expense of children. Channel Four's Jane Deith reports.

By NBC News staff and wire reports

Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled on Thursday that he would sign a controversial bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children, a defiant move against the United States that has angered some who argue that it victimizes children to make a political point.

The law could block dozens of Russian children expected to be adopted by American families from leaving the country and cut off one of the main international routes for Russian children to leave orphanages that are often dismal. Russia is the single biggest source of adopted children in the United States, with more than 60,000 Russian children being taken in by Americans over the past two decades.


The bill is retaliation for an American law that calls for sanctions against Russians deemed to be human rights violators and part of an increasingly confrontational stance by the Kremlin against the West.

Related: Americans may lose right to adopt Russian children

Putin said U.S. authorities routinely let Americans suspected of violence toward Russian adoptees go unpunished ? a clear reference to Dima Yakovlev, a Russian toddler for whom the bill is named. The child was adopted by Americans and then died in 2008 after his father left him in a car in broiling heat for hours. The father was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

Putin indicated that he would endorse the measure.

"I still don't see any reasons why I should not sign it," he told a televised meeting, The Associated Press reported. He went on to say that he "intends" to sign it.

Children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov on Wednesday said that 46 children who were about to be adopted in the United States would remain in Russia in case the bill comes into effect. On Thursday, he petitioned the president to extend the ban to other countries.

Courtesy Thomas family

John and Renee Thomas with their son, Jack, 7, who was adopted from Russia at the age of 3. Jack is hoping for his brother, Nikoly, now in a Russian orphanage, to join him in the United States.

Would-be adoptive parents in the United States are left hanging by Putin's position on the bill, which was passed by Russian lawmakers last week.

Among them are John and Renee Thomas of Minnetonka, Minn., Kari Huus of NBC News reported.?The Thomases have already adopted Jack, 7, from Russia. When they found out he had a little brother, they began the process to try to adopt him, too. The wait has stretched to four years, and now the adoption may be in danger.?

"When Jack is asked about his family, he talks about his brother," John Thomas said. "He always asks, 'When is he coming home?' We just tell him we?re waiting for the call."

More: Adoption of little brother caught in US-Russia spat

UNICEF estimates that there are about 740,000 children without parental custody in Russia, while only 18,000 Russians are now waiting to adopt a child.

Russian President Vladamir Putin has said he'll sign a proposed law that would halt adoptions of Russian children to Americans. NBC's Duncan Golestani reports.

The U.S. State Department again registered its opposition to the Russian legislation.

"The welfare of children is simply too important to tie to the political aspects of our relationship," State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said Thursday. "Additionally, we are deeply troubled by the provisions in the bill that would restrict the ability of Russian civil society organizations to work with American partners." ?

Critics of the bill have left dozens of stuffed toys and candles outside the parliament's lower and upper houses to express solidarity with Russian orphans.?

An on-line petition urging the Kremlin to scrap the bill had garnered more than 100,000 Russian signatures by Tuesday.?

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Fri, 28 Dec 2012 04:22:31 -0800 3 Home Improvement Ideas & Trends from the Seattle Home Show ... http://oemimo.posterous.com/3-home-improvement-ideas-trends-from-the-seat http://oemimo.posterous.com/3-home-improvement-ideas-trends-from-the-seat

LED lighting, covered outdoor patios & updating master bathrooms are 3 hot Home Improvement trends that we learned about at the Seattle Home Show. Read the full article: www.realestate.com Thanks to all the people we talked to at the home show and a special thanks to Malones Landscape and Ferguson photos and ideas.

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Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:39:30 -0800 Neighbor took six survivors into his home http://oemimo.posterous.com/neighbor-took-six-survivors-into-his-home http://oemimo.posterous.com/neighbor-took-six-survivors-into-his-home

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) ? Gene Rosen had just finished feeding his cats and was heading from his home near Sandy Hook Elementary school to a diner Friday morning when he saw six small children sitting in a neat semicircle at the end of his driveway.

A school bus driver was standing over them, telling them things would be all right. It was about 9:30 a.m., and the children, he discovered, had just run from the school to escape a gunman.

"We can't go back to school," one little boy told Rosen. "Our teacher is dead. Mrs. Soto; we don't have a teacher."

Rosen, a 69-year-old retired psychologist, took the four girls and two boys into his home, and over the next few hours gave them toys, listened to their stories and called their frantic parents.

Rosen said he had heard the staccato sound of gunfire about 15 minutes earlier but had dismissed it as an obnoxious hunter in the nearby woods.

"I had no idea what had happened," Rosen said. "I couldn't take that in."

He walked the children past his small goldfish pond with its running waterfall, and the garden he made with his two grandchildren, into the small yellow house he shares with his wife.

He ran upstairs and grabbed an armful of stuffed animals. He gave those to the children, along with some fruit juice, and sat with them as the two boys described seeing their teacher being shot.

Victoria Soto, 27, was a first-grade teacher killed when 20-year-old Adam Lanza burst into her classroom. It wasn't clear how the children escaped harm, but there have been reports that Soto hid some of her students from the approaching gunman. The six who turned up at Rosen's home did apparently have to run past her body to safety.

"They said he had a big gun and a little gun," said Rosen, who didn't want to discuss other details the children shared.

Rosen called the children's parents, using cellphone numbers obtained from the school bus company, and they came and retrieved their children.

One little girl, he said, spent the entire ordeal clutching a small stuffed Dalmatian to her chest and staring out the window looking for her mommy.

And one little boy brought them all a moment of levity.

"This little boy turns around, and composes himself, and he looks at me like he had just removed himself from the carnage and he says, 'Just saying, your house is very small,'" Rosen said. "I wanted to tell him, 'I love you. I love you.'"

Rosen said Sandy Hook had always been a place of joy for him. He taught his 8-year-old grandson to ride his bike in the school parking lot and took his 4-year-old granddaughter to use the swings.

"I thought today how life has changed, how that ground has been marred, how that school has been desecrated," he said.

He said it wasn't his training as a psychologist that helped him that day ? it was being a grandparent.

A couple of hours after the last child left, a knock came on his door. It was a frantic mother who had heard that some children had taken refuge there. She was looking for her little boy.

"Her face looked frozen in terror," Rosen said, breaking down in tears.

"She thought maybe a miracle from God would have the child at my house," he said. Later, "I looked at the casualty list ... and his name was on it."

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Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:56:37 -0800 We're all living longer, but longevity increases not benefitting everybody http://oemimo.posterous.com/were-all-living-longer-but-longevity-increase http://oemimo.posterous.com/were-all-living-longer-but-longevity-increase Monday, December 17, 2012

Global lifespans have risen dramatically in the past 40 years, but the increased life expectancy is not benefitting everybody equally, say University of Toronto researchers. In particular, adult males from low- and middle-income countries are losing ground.

People are living longer on average than they were in 1970, and those extra years of life are being achieved at lower cost, the researchers, led by U of T Chemical Engineering PhD candidate Ryan Hum, say in a paper published in the open access science journal eLife this month.

However, the costs for an extra year of life among adult males in lower-income countries are rising, Hum and his colleagues say, while the costs for an extra year of life among children worldwide and for adults in high-income countries continues to drop.

Hum, who is also a member of U of T's Centre for Global Engineering, co-wrote the paper with Professors Yu-Ling Cheng, director of the Centre, Prabhat Jha of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Anita McGahan of the Rotman School of Management.

The researchers made the discovery when they took the Michaelis-Menten (MM) equation ? a well-known mathematical model first used to analyze enzyme kinetics in 1913 ? and applied it to adult and child mortality at different incomes. They reasoned that just as chemical catalysts affect enzyme velocity; the public health catalysts react with income to affect life expectancy.

"We noticed the similarity in the curvature and became fascinated with the beauty of the analogy," said Hum. The MM equation is standard curriculum for biochemistry, biology and most chemical engineering undergraduate students and we knew there could be added knowledge that we could decipher purely from the math."

"Over the past few decades, research and development of new technologies (drugs, vaccines, policies) have focused mostly on childhood and infectious disease, with fewer worldwide investments for adult chronic diseases," the U of T researchers suggest. "Increasing coverage of inexpensive health interventions such as immunization, insecticide-treated nets, and case management of childhood infections could be contributing to decline in critical income for child survival."

Hum and his colleagues conclude by recommending that society invest in research and treatment of adult chronic disease, most notably the control of smoking and other risk factors for chronic diseases, and low-cost, widely useful treatments for these diseases.

In the paper, "Global divergence in critical income for adult and childhood survival: analyses of mortality using Michaelis-Menten", the authors expand on the analogy between enzymes and incomes: "Income directly enables certain technologies, immunization programs, epidemiological knowledge, education, and sanitation systems and other areas, which may themselves be interpreted as 'catalysts' ? agents that accelerate the rate of a reaction without being fully consumed in the process," they write.

They came up with a new parameter, critical income, which they define as the level of income needed to achieve half of the maximal overall life expectancy found in high-income countries. For example, in 1970, the critical income for overall life expectancy (in inflation adjusted 2005 dollars) was $1.48 per day. By the year 2007, the critical income had fallen to $1.21 per day. In other words, a lower national income is needed to achieve a higher life expectancy now, compared to 40 years ago.

However, that good news is due mostly to improvements in children's health and to increased life expectancy in high-income countries, the researchers say. For adults (aged 15 to 59) in lower-income countries, critical income has actually risen since 1970. In other words, adults in low- and middle-income countries need to have higher incomes on average in order to add an extra year of life. Adult males in these countries are especially affected, though adult females also suffer.

"Under the current conditions, an approximate national income per capita of $2.20 per day would be required in 2007 to attain the same achievable adult male survival rate with $1.25 per day in 1970. Moreover, should the critical income costs for adults continue to rise (in line with current trends)," they warn.

Hum and his colleagues noted that increases in smoking, especially among adult males, and HIV prevalence are responsible for part of the life expectancy gap. By contrast, worldwide attention to childhood health including much research on new technologies, vaccines and political attention mean a rosier future for children ? it's becoming less expensive to give children the chance for longer lives.

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Sun, 02 Dec 2012 03:45:46 -0800 How to use iTunes 11's new features (and?restore?the old look) http://oemimo.posterous.com/how-to-use-itunes-11s-new-features-andrestore http://oemimo.posterous.com/how-to-use-itunes-11s-new-features-andrestore

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Apple released its newest version of iTunes, and it's a complete overhaul to the entire program. As you'd?expect, that means there are a few cool (somewhat) hidden features. Here are some we've found especially helpful.

With any new iteration of software you're bound to have a bit of a learning curve as you get used to it.?iTunes? 11?is no different, and the first thing you're greeted to when you launch it is a completely different main screen. The big news with iTunes 11 is the new interface, but hidden beneath that is some pretty cool functionality you might not notice at first glance.

Yes, you can get the old iTunes look back (sidebar and all)
Let's start with what we're guessing is most people's main gripe: it looks different. It's true, it does, and if you're not a fan of browsing your music library with giant covers, and navigating drop-down menus, iTunes 11 is a bit annoying. The good news? You can get the old look back:

  • Get the sidebar back by clicking View > Show Sidebar (or hitting Alt+Cmd+S).
  • Get the status bar back by clicking View > Show Status Bar (or hit Command+/).
  • Click Songs in the top bar, and sort by Artist for the traditional list view.

Now, iTunes 11 should look about the same as iTunes 10.

Scan iTunes gift cards with your camera
Entering?in the code from a gift?certificate is always a bit annoying. With iTunes 11, all you need is a camera:

  • Head into the iTunes Store, and Click "Redeem" at the bottom of the screen under the "Manage" list (or?click this link)
  • Click "Use Camera"
  • Hold your gift card up to the camera and wait for it to register.

That's it! No more fumbling around typing a random string of letters and numbers together.

Expanded view replaces cover flow
Cover Flow is gone in iTunes 11 and it's replaced with the new "Expanded View." When you're viewing your library by Albums, simply select an album, and you get an expanded view right there with all the album info. It works a lot better than Cover Flow and makes it so you can quickly view album info without leaving the place you're at. You can either click the album art again, or the "X" in the right corner to make it go away.

Also, a fun fact: Expanded View uses the album artwork as a background for the view (see image at right), so it creates a different background for each album. You can disable this if you want under iTunes > Preferences > General Preferences. Just uncheck the "Use custom colors for open albums, movies, etc" box.

The 'up next' feature is actually awesome?
Ever have those moments where you're listening to a song and it reminds you of another song? You don't want to stop the song playing, but you do want to cue up the song you're thinking of. That's what "Up Next" lets you do. Instead of creating playlists for everything, you can create on-the-fly playlists of songs or albums.

You can do this from anywhere. Just right-click an album, artist, or song, click "Add to Up Next" and it's added to the queue. You can also click "Play Next" instead to add it to the top of the queue. To see what's in your queue, click the list button in the middle of iTunes, and to view the previously played tracks, click the little clock icon. "Up Next" replaces iTunes DJ/Party Shuffle, so if you're looking for those, you won't find them.

Your place is now saved across devices?
If you use a bunch of Apple products, say, an iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, one of the best new features in iTunes 11 is that it saves your progress in your media across all devices through iCloud. So, if you pause a movie, TV show, podcast, audiobook, or iTunes U file on your desktop, you can pick up right where you left off on another device.?

MiniPlayer is more functional
In older versions of iTunes, the MiniPlayer didn't do much except allow you to pause or skip tracks. Now, MiniPlayer allows you to search for new tracks, add new songs to the "Up Next" queue, and even control AirPlay volume.

To enable MiniPlayer, just click the window icon in the top right corner and iTunes will shrink down. When you mouse over the window, you can control playback or search for new tracks. Otherwise, it displays the currently playing track.

Preview history tracks what you listen to in the store?
The iTunes Store now tracks everything you listen to in its preview history panel. When you're in the store, click the list icon in the top right corner, and you're shown all the stuff you listened to recently. You can hit "Clear" to get rid of everything in the list Also worth noting is that provided you're signed in with iCloud, your previewed tracks on all your devices will sync here. So, if you preview a song on your iPhone, it will show in your preview history in iTunes.?

Search is now universal?
This isn't the most earth-shattering of news, but in iTunes 11 you have two main search areas: the store and your library. That's it. In previous versions you had to search separately for video, music, or podcasts. Now, it searches your entire local library, or the iTunes store for everything.

Also nice is the instant search results you get. Start typing a search, and iTunes starts delivering you results. Select what you want, and you're taken there directly. It's simple, but it works really well.

Apps get a list view for easy trimming
One of the most annoying things to do in older versions of iTunes was trimming down the apps downloaded on your computer. You had to do it in the Apps panel with large icons that seemed to take forever to load. Now you can do it with in a List View, and it supports the same basic sort options you get with music (Date Added, Purchase Date, Size, etc).

All you need to do is select the Apps tab, then click "List." This should come in really handy when you're cleaning out old apps you don't use anymore. Reader?shafnitz points out?this view has been around a little while, but if nothing else it's more prevalent now.

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Sat, 01 Dec 2012 23:50:43 -0800 Tina Fey?s Daughter Alice Played a Young Liz Lemon on Last Night?s 30 Rock http://oemimo.posterous.com/tina-feys-daughter-alice-played-a-young-liz-l http://oemimo.posterous.com/tina-feys-daughter-alice-played-a-young-liz-l Tina Fey's 7-year-old plays a younger version of her 30 Rock character on the Nov. 29 episode.

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My name is Amy, I am 14 years old. Female, just if you weren?t clever enough to work out by my name. My hair reaches my shoulders and is dyed red, I have teal iris's and sadly wear a pair of square framed black glasses. I'm small and thinish with tanned skin, often wearing black, but I wouldn?t class myself as emo or anything. I'm just a individual.

My personality is kind of split. So spilt in fact I think I have bipolar or cross boarder personality. One side of me is sweet, well mannered, manically giddy and pleasantly caring. The other side is cold, smug, sarcastic, and very angry. Sometimes I just flip out, sometimes becoming a little violent. Afterwards I fall into a depression. It?s kind of weird.

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Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:37:04 -0800 Healthy Diet Tips For Children ? Best Diet For Children http://oemimo.posterous.com/healthy-diet-tips-for-children-best-diet-for http://oemimo.posterous.com/healthy-diet-tips-for-children-best-diet-for

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Best Diet For ChildrenParents need to include the right kinds of foods in their children?s diet as they are growing. They often require greater amounts of certain essential vitamins and minerals, lack of which results in nutritional deficiencies. Nutritional deficiencies often cause severe deformities and diseases in young children. Depending on the child?s activity, he/she might need to modify their caloric intake. Given below is an effective diet plan for children.

Diet Tips For Children

Protein Intake

Protein is extremely important for young children as it aids in muscle growth. However, it is important that children should consume only lean protein sources, as excess saturated fats lead to unwanted fat gain. Lean protein foods include chicken, tuna, salmon, beans, skim milk and cheese. It is advisable that you should add certain spices to increase its flavour and make it appetizing for your child. Children should consume one gram of protein per kilogram of bodyweight.

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are very important for children as they provide energy. However, it is important to give your children the right kind of this nutrient. Restrict the amount of refined sugars and increase the quantity of complex carbohydrates in your diet. Refined carbohydrates are often the cause of hyperactivity in children, due to the fact that they are digested very quickly by the body.

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As they digest very quickly, they often lead to excess weight gain. However, complex carbohydrates are digested very slowly and are burnt up throughout the day. Foods that are rich in complex carbohydrates include oats, bran, wheat, legumes, fruits, vegetables and barley. You should aim at including these foods at each of your meals.

Fat Intake

Saturated fats should be avoided completely as they increase the risk of suffering from heart disease and cause weight gain; however, good fats are beneficial in preventing heart disease as well as promoting fat loss. Good fats are present in several foods and they include fish, almonds, peanuts, sunflower seeds, pecans and flaxseed. You should try including around 20-25 grams of good fats in your child?s diet.

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Vitamins and Minerals

Apart from proteins, carbohydrates and fats, children also require high amounts of vitamins and minerals. Minerals such as calcium are extremely important as they aid in growth and strengthen bones. Children also need vitamins such as vitamin A, C and E as they play a crucial role in boosting the immune system as well as executing several other bodily processes.

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Foods that contain high amounts of vitamins include green leafy vegetables, oranges, strawberries, apples, grapefruit, pineapple, kiwifruit and mango. Beef, fish, legumes and dairy products are excellent sources of minerals that are required by the body and must be a part of every child?s diet.

Total Caloric Intake

While it is important to include the right kind of foods in your diet, it is also important that you include them in the right amounts. Excess calories are converted into fat, regardless of their source. The total number of calories for children is dependent upon the child?s lifestyle as well as age. Children can consume anywhere between 1200-2000 calories per day, depending upon their age.

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Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:42:51 -0800 Tribal chief suspected of al Qaeda link triggers Yemen standoff http://oemimo.posterous.com/tribal-chief-suspected-of-al-qaeda-link-trigg http://oemimo.posterous.com/tribal-chief-suspected-of-al-qaeda-link-trigg

ADEN (Reuters) - A tribal leader suspected of links to al Qaeda's active Yemeni wing returned to his home in southern Yemen on Monday, triggering an armed standoff between his supporters and militiamen allied to the government, tribal sources said.

Tarek al-Fadli, who was raised in Saudi Arabia and fought in Afghanistan, leads a major tribe in the restive Abyan province and had taken refuge in the mountains over the summer after a U.S. military-backed onslaught drove militants linked to al Qaeda from southern towns.

The standoff highlights the challenges facing President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in trying to assert state authority following last year's uprising in Yemen, which adjoins the world's top oil exporter, Saudi Arabia.

After president Ali Abdullah Saleh finally bowed to popular revolt and stepped down in February, the U.S.-backed Yemeni military swept into the south and wrested back a number of towns from al Qaeda-linked militants, sometimes after heavy fighting.

"The return of Fadli to his house triggered protests from those allied to the army who surrounded his house and asked him to go back where he came from," a source allied to the government told Reuters.

Protesters asked the government to intervene to get him out of the town, the source said, adding that a security committee would meet on Tuesday to discuss the matter.

A source close to Fadli told Reuters that he was at his home in Zinjibar and that no one had the right to force him out.

The U.S. military has intensified a campaign of missile strikes on suspected Islamist militants in recent months, often using pilotless drones.

Yemen's wealthier Gulf neighbors and Washington are concerned that al Qaeda and other Islamist fighters operating there could pose a threat to Saudi Arabia and to nearby oil shipping channels.

Hadi, praised by the U.S. ambassador in Sanaa as being more effective against al Qaeda than his predecessor, was quoted as saying during a trip to the United States in September that he personally approved every attack.

While Washington usually avoids comment on the strikes in Yemen, the British-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which tracks U.S. operations, says as many as 56 civilians have been killed this year by drones.

(Reporting by Mohammed Mukhashaf; and by Mohammed Ghobari in Sanaa; Writing by Maha El Dahan; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/tribal-chief-suspected-al-qaeda-triggers-yemen-standoff-192444762.html

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Thu, 01 Nov 2012 02:11:40 -0700 5 Fitness Mistakes to Avoid | Traci D. Mitchell http://oemimo.posterous.com/5-fitness-mistakes-to-avoid-traci-d-mitchell http://oemimo.posterous.com/5-fitness-mistakes-to-avoid-traci-d-mitchell

We all make mistakes when it comes to managing our fitness. Push too hard, go too easy, lift the wrong weights, don?t do any sort of resistance training, and the list goes on and on. But here are five mistakes that we can all avoid ? and be better off for it!

1) Wearing the wrong shoes for working out.
I like to wear shoes that look good, but when it comes to fitness, function has to take top billing over fashion. Fortunately most brands have cute athletic shoes for all types of fitness enthusiasts. If you?re a Zumba fan, there are shoes just for Zumba that will help your feet slide better (avoiding painful ankle rolls). If you?re a runner, ?it?s a good idea to wear running shoes (or at least a good pair of cross-training shoes). More often than not, if you?re working out, your feet will swell a little bit.?If you normally wear a size eight, nudge up your shoe by a half size to give your feet some room. Your toes should not be all the way to the front of the shoe. Your pigs need some love, too.

2) Water-less workouts.
After ten or 15 minutes of working out, you body will likely need some H2O. Aim to finish an entire water bottle by the time you?re done with your workout. You may not feel thirsty, but your body will appreciate the hydration ? particularly through the winter months when the humidity drops and dry air increases. A little extra water will not only help keep you energized, but will also help maintain a normal appetite.

3)?Justifying a snack attack because you worked out for 45 minutes.
A 45-minute workout is great ? truly! But 45 minutes of a good workout (or a workout of any length for that matter) doesn?t justify a snack attack that will add calories back onto your waistline much faster than it could ever take to shake them off again. If you didn?t eat before your workout, or if you worked out for a particularly long time (90+ minutes), you could certainly stand to eat something (with a good balance of protein and carbs),?but an order of fries or sugary coffee drink still gets a red card! You worked too hard to set your body back. Some perspective: the average 45 minute continuous moderate-pace workout *might* burn about 400 calories. That?s about the same amount of calories in a pumpkin spice latte!

4)?Going from 0 to 60 in no time flat!
How many times have you started a workout without any sort of warm up? Hopefully not very often, but I see it in others all the time. People walk into the gym, make a B-line to the treadmill and start running at full pace within a minute. ?We can only get away with staying injury-free for so long. Injuries aren?t just sprained ankles and torn ACLs. Injuries can be seemingly mild, but chronic, including back pain, deep muscle pain or various forms of tendonitis. Warming up for five or ten minutes by loosening up your joints and muscles can make a big difference in your long term health and fitness.

5)?Losing steam ten minutes into your workout.
The buzz kill of all buzz kills is psyching up for a great workout, making it to the gym, then losing your momentum a few minutes after you start working out, and long before even a bead of sweat has formed. Two words: MENTAL TOUGHNESS. ?We all have bad days and want to throw in the towel on a workout. But if you?ve made it to the gym but don?t really feel like doing much, shift gears. Go do something completely different. Instead of doing the same-old same-old on a piece of cardio,?take a class. Instead of lifting weights first, take 15 minutes to stretch or even loosen up on a foam roller. You?ll feel great after you?ve done something, so don?t stop after the first few minutes of sluggishness.

Wait, don?t leave yet!?If you?re not?joining me on Facebook yet, now?s a great time. There?s a lot more information on nutrition, diet and exercise. I love talking with my fans and enjoy putting together fitness plans and body-specific meal plans?just for them! If you have any questions or comments, just let me know.

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Mon, 29 Oct 2012 08:33:22 -0700 Thunder send sixth man Harden to Rockets http://oemimo.posterous.com/thunder-send-sixth-man-harden-to-rockets http://oemimo.posterous.com/thunder-send-sixth-man-harden-to-rockets

Unable to work out an extension with James Harden, the Oklahoma City Thunder traded the Sixth Man of the Year to the Houston Rockets on Saturday night, breaking up the young core of the Western Conference champions.

The Thunder acquired guards Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb, two first-round picks and a second-round pick in the surprising deal. Oklahoma City also sent center Cole Aldrich and forwards Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward to Houston.

The Oct. 31 deadline to extend Harden or allow him to become a restricted free agent next July had been hanging over the Thunder from the moment they reported to training camp.

"We wanted to sign James to an extension, but at the end of the day, these situations have to work for all those involved. Our ownership group again showed their commitment to the organization with several significant offers," Thunder general manager Sam Presti said in a statement.

"We were unable to reach a mutual agreement, and therefore executed a trade that capitalized on the opportunity to bring in a player of Kevin's caliber, a young talent like Jeremy and draft picks, which will be important to our organizational goal of a sustainable team."

The small-market Thunder had already signed Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka to long-term deals, and apparently realized Harden was going to want a bigger salary than they would offer.

The Thunder got back a good scorer in Martin, who has averaged 18.4 points in his eight NBA seasons, and a promising young player in Lamb, the No. 12 pick in the draft who helped Connecticut win the 2011 NCAA championship. He led Houston's summer league team in scoring with 20 points per game.

But Harden was a huge part of Oklahoma City's success and had said he might even be open to sacrifice dollars in order to stay with the Thunder. But they've been unwilling to climb into the luxury tax, which will only become harsher under the new collective bargaining agreement.

Harden averaged 16.8 points and 3.7 assists last season, and joined Durant and Westbrook on the U.S. men's Olympic team. He struggled badly in Oklahoma City's loss to Miami in the NBA Finals, but the Thunder felt good about their chances of getting back there with another year of experience for their young stars, all 24 or younger.

However, Yahoo Sports reported that Harden turned down a four-year contract worth about $52 million, and the Thunder moved quickly to trade him after that.

The Rockets rebuilt their roster in the offseason and hoped to land Dwight Howard. Houston traded or released just about every veteran except Martin, who was in the final year of his contract and due about $13 million this season.

Martin averaged 17.1 points and 2.8 assists last season, his eighth in the NBA and third in Houston. He missed the last 26 games last season with a shoulder injury, though he also developed a rift with Houston coach Kevin McHale late in the season.

The Rockets have until Wednesday to sign Harden to the extension that Oklahoma City couldn't.

"While I never like having to send out quality players like Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb, this trade gives us a chance to make an immediate impact on the future of our franchise moving forward," Rockets owner Leslie Alexander said.

"James Harden was part of Team USA's gold medal team at the London Olympics and is one of the most skilled shooting guards in the NBA."

New Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin also chimed in about the trade on Twitter.

"Really sad to see Kmart and JLamb go," Lin wrote. "...both class acts and great teammates. Welcome Harden, Cook, Aldrich and Hayward to Houston!!"

Houston collected draft picks while it was making a flurry of deals, part of a package to offer Orlando for Howard. The Rockets traded point guard Kyle Lowry to Toronto for a lottery-protected first-round pick, one of Oklahoma City's acquisitions on Saturday night.

The other first-round pick was acquired by Houston when it traded Jordan Hill to the Los Angeles Lakers last March. The second-round pick came to the Rockets in a deal that sent guard Courtney Lee to Boston.

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AP Sports Writer Chris Duncan in Houston contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/thunder-send-sixth-man-harden-rockets-031251957--spt.html

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Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:58:23 -0700 Insure Classic and Antique Cars http://oemimo.posterous.com/insure-classic-and-antique-cars http://oemimo.posterous.com/insure-classic-and-antique-cars Nothing turns heads quite like a well-restored classic car. Sometimes, all it takes is an eye-full of a candy-colored fin or a Dagmar light to convert a person to a lifetime of collecting these life-sized Hot Wheels. With all the time and money poured into this hobby, it only makes sense to find the right insurance policy for these antiques. Because vintage cars are so eye-catching, you will unfortunately need to insure them against theft and vandalism, as well as accidents. There are many insurance providers with special coverage plans aimed at classic cars, but if you have something truly special, you might have a hard time finding coverage. Keep shopping around; if you ask around at car shows, someone is bound to be able to point you in the right direction sooner or later. However, make sure you sign on with a reputable company, as you don?t want to find yourself a victim of fraud when it comes time to call in a claim.

You should take a little time to assess just the type of insurance you need for your driving habits: the amount of coverage you choose will vary based on whether you take your car out hot-rodding on the weekends, or whether you only drive to car shows and in parades. Maybe the thing is just a heap in your garage! If either of the latter two scenarios are the case, you might be able to get by with comprehensive insurance. This way you will be covered in case of theft, vandalism, or natural disaster, but you won?t have to pay extra for bodily injury and property damage. If you need additional coverage you can get that, too. Some policies will even make provisions to protect your workshop and tools.

While the personal service you will get from a small insurance company is hard to beat, remember how much of your money is tied up in your car. If the place doesn?t have an impeccable reputation for reliability, take your business elsewhere.

Most of the major insurance companies carry policies for antique and classic cars, and you can save yourself the legwork by searching them online first. This way you can get a quote, read all about the coverage, and read consumer reviews before you decide on anything. Likewise, a major insurance provider might not give you the personal service you?re looking for and you may end up paying a higher premium. What you choose will simply depend on what you?re looking for and what is available in your area. You might even find that your regular auto insurance provider will make a provision for your hobby cars. The task of locating the right policy for your classic car seems like a hassle, but when you think about the time, love, and money you put into rebuilding it, protecting your investment just makes sense.

After all, it?s better to tolerate a small inconvenience upfront than to find yourself without a safety net in the event of an accident.

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Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:07:23 -0700 Skinny Minnie: Disney fave gets Barneys makeover http://oemimo.posterous.com/skinny-minnie-disney-fave-gets-barneys-makeov http://oemimo.posterous.com/skinny-minnie-disney-fave-gets-barneys-makeov

NEW YORK (AP) ? Did Minnie Mouse do a catwalk cleanse?

For a brief moment in Barneys New York's upcoming holiday window display, Minnie becomes a long, lean high-fashion model ? and the skinny Minnie is drawing some criticism.

The Barneys display puts Disney characters on the runway in front of animated versions of industry bigwigs in a short film that features Minnie's daydream sequence strutting her stuff in Paris in a hot-pink, ruffle-covered Lanvin dress.

Runway Minnie gets only a few seconds of face time, but when she does, she transforms into a model who is tall and thin with longer legs, leaner arms and daintier gloved hands than the polkadot-loving character who typically embraces her curves from head to toe. Daisy Duck, Cruella De Vil and Goofy get similar insta-slim treatments.

For most of the film, however, Minnie and crew look their usual selves. Minnie has her big bows, round face and signature wide-width pumps.

"Viewers will recognize the Minnie they know and love, as she takes a turn on the runways of Paris and in her own mirror, wearing a custom creation from one of the world's greatest designers," Barneys said in a statement to The Associated Press. "Some of the early highly stylized fashion illustrations have garnered significant attention, however the reality is Disney's Minnie Mouse proves that true fashion lovers come in all styles and sizes."

Still, the makeover has prompted several online petitions targeting Barneys and Disney for perpetuating the skinny-model image that the fashion industry has been criticized for many times over.

One of the louder voices is Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman, executive director and founder of SumofUs.org, a consumer watchdog group. In just over a week, the SumofUs.org petition has attracted close to 80,000 online "signatures." There are a half-dozen additional petitions up on Change.org, including one with more than 135,000 supporters. It was launched by Ragen Chastain, who self-published the book "Fat: The Owners Manual ? Navigating a Thin-Obsessed World with Your Health, Happiness and a Sense of Humor Intact."

Stinebrickner-Kauffman said she took this issue on after a friend of hers ? a mother to a grade-school daughter ? posted about it on Facebook. "Girls have seen Minnie Mouse as a healthy character in their lives ... to have her image subverted like that is troubling."

Girls are "bombarded" by impossible physical figures in the media, says Stinebrickner-Kauffmann, and to have such a familiar face ? and shape ? be turned into such a skinny Minnie seems like it could fuel the insecurities young women often have about themselves and their bodies.

Models are indeed taller and thinner than most women, and those features are further exaggerated in fashion illustrations used by designers ? and by Barneys in its promotional material for the Nov. 14 launch of its displays, says Steven Stipelman, assistant chair of fashion design at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Those are the images that are being protested, as the film short has not been released beyond the trailer provided to The Associated Press. The film does not feature the drawing that has been the focus of criticism, though Minnie does undergo a transformation as soon as she steps onto the catwalk in front of Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz, International Herald Tribune reporter Suzy Menkes and Harper's Bazaar global fashion director Carine Roitfeld, among other recognizable faces. Runway Minnie even masters the straight-ahead stare and bouncy strut that real-life models aim to master.

She then comes quickly back to reality and her everyday appearance, and the film ends with her just as happy as herself window-shopping on Madison Avenue as she was in Paris.

"Fashion drawing is a fantasy," said Stipelman, who teaches illustration. "They are conveying a mood, a feeling and attitude. It's supposed to make you feel like you want the attitude of this person, not like you're going on a diet so you can look like this person."

He adds, "It looks exaggerated because you know what you're comparing it to. If you didn't know what Minnie looked like, you probably wouldn't even notice."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/skinny-minnie-disney-fave-gets-barneys-makeover-162550000--finance.html

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Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:45:18 -0700 Payroll-Accounts Payable Assistant ? Rivier University (Nashua, NH) http://oemimo.posterous.com/payroll-accounts-payable-assistant-rivier-uni http://oemimo.posterous.com/payroll-accounts-payable-assistant-rivier-uni

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PAYROLL-ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ASSISTANT
Education: University/College, FT Employee
Rivier University (Nashua, NH)

PAYROLL/ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ASSISTANT
BUSINESS OFFICE
(40 hours per week, from mid-August through mid-June, with the possibility of becoming a 12 month position)

OBJECTIVE: Provide back up to Payroll Manager and Accounts Payable Specialist. Support business office functions and assist in special projects.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Payroll function
? Compile, verify, clarify and compute complex payroll having numerous pay codes and deductions.
? Review, code, and input timesheet data with a high degree of accuracy into internal payroll module.
? Modify and enter pay for rate changes, deduction changes, new hires, and terminations.
? Calculate wages, overtime, and deductions to ensure accuracy of system generated payroll for compliance with internal policies and procedures, federal and state laws.
? Assist in maintaining the employee database.
? Research and resolve payroll-related problems and issues as assigned.
? Help maintain a high rate of employee satisfaction through professional quality service.
? Maintain a current status in processing payroll for adjuncts, faculty, staff and work study students; Serve as backup to Payroll manager
? Related duties as assigned

Accounts payable function
? Process incoming invoices for payment & route for final approval.
? Enter data on approved invoices into Great Plains A/P system
? Maintain University purchase requisition system; pay invoices from A/P system; disburse checks
? Investigate and resolve various problems related to billings, referring unusual problems to supervisor.
? Help maintain a high rate of employee, vendor and student satisfaction through professional quality service.
? Serve as backup to AP Specialist.
? Related duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:
? Minimum bachelor?s degree in accounting with three to five years of hands on payroll experience in complex internal payroll systems preferably using Great Plains software.
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? Ability to analyze payroll processing to verify accuracy and completeness of software calculations and reports.
? Ability to maintain sensitive and confidential information.
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? Current on IRS, state, and federal regulations as they relate to payroll.
? The ability and willingness to support the mission of the University, in all daily activities.

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Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:51:10 -0700 Gish Bac Gets Oaxacan Food Just Right - Page 1 - Eat Drink - Los ... http://oemimo.posterous.com/gish-bac-gets-oaxacan-food-just-right-page-1 http://oemimo.posterous.com/gish-bac-gets-oaxacan-food-just-right-page-1

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Here's a prediction, for those of you with a soft spot for culinary fortune-telling: 2013 will be the Year of the Goat. Of course, goat is a staple in many parts of the world, but it's been uncommon on menus catering to white-bread American tastes. Not for much longer.

The buzz is already starting ? goat is creeping onto menus that never would have featured it in the past. In Santa Monica, Tar & Roses offers an entire meal of wood-fired goat. Dining clubs this summer in L.A. roasted whole goats for delighted participants. In other parts of the country, too, taste-makers are organizing goat dinners, hoping to bring this underappreciated meat to their customers.

Diners and cooks looking to get a jump start on the impending Age of Goat ought to head to Gish Bac, a modest Oaxacan restaurant in Mid-City, and partake of the goat barbacoa, which is served on weekends only. Owners David Padilla and Maria Ramos cook goat in the Oaxacan style: chili-roasted for hours and hours in a pit. It comes to the table swimming in meaty juices, red from chili and tomato. After trying it wrapped in warm, fresh tortillas with a little cabbage slaw, you'll see that American chefs are late to the goat game.

Padilla and Ramos are continuing a tradition of barbacoa that began in their hometown of Tlacolula, Oaxaca. "Maria is the third generation of the family who made one of the best goat barbecues in Tlalcolua," Padilla says. After moving to L.A. 20 years ago, they began cooking for family and friends ? "barbecue, because that's our specialty" ? and, at the urging of folks who wanted access to their barbacoa more regularly, they opened Gish Bac in 2010.

It's a small, sunny space with yellow walls, tables in front and a lunch counter in back, facing the kitchen. While the restaurant is known for its weekend barbecue items, throughout the week it has plenty of other offerings that are also a step above those at other Oaxacan restaurants.

Come in for breakfast and have eggs scrambled with the fantastic house-made chorizo, or try one of the memelas con carne ? a thick, soft masa pancake spread with musky black beans and topped with your choice of meat; the cesina, or thin slices of pork, which have been marinated and cooked, is particularly satisfying. In fact, just because this dish is on the breakfast menu doesn't mean you shouldn't order it for lunch as well; the one time I had it at dinner, the masa seemed a touch dried out, but I gobbled it up nonetheless.

There's a fantastic black mole, a swarthy, complex version that's both wicked and soothing. And a "red sauce" that I loved just as much, served over the salsa de chorizo con cesina, a slab of pork with orbs of chorizo on top. The sauce was mellow, lightly spicy and aggressively fruity, thanks to long-cooked fresh tomatoes and the light, almost citrus notes of epazote, a Oaxacan herb.

It's things like that ? a ramp-up of flavors, an unexpected ingredient ? that make Gish Bac exceptional. In the yellow mole empanada with chicken, an empanada that was more like a cheeseless quesadilla, a pert yellow sauce gets an extra kick from hoja santa, which Padilla describes as "Oaxacan mint." The leaf, layered between the tortilla and the meat, gave a pleasantly bitter sting every few bites.

The mole tamales (listed on the weekend-only part of the menu but available all the time) are intensely aromatic; the redolence of the masa paired with that dark mole is a lovely study in the concept of bittersweet.

And on weekends, there's that barbacoa. Go with a friend, and get both the goat and the lamb, which is cooked in avocado leaf and chiles and comes with a bowl of juices for dipping the meat. If you order the lamb, you'll get a plate ahead of the main course, a mixture made of all the lamb offal, deeply spiced and with a kick of dark heat. With a flavor much like a spicy black sausage, it's fantastic scooped up on corn chips.

Seated at a table near the front windows of Gish Bac, the sun setting and the remnants of goat and lamb barbacoa strewn across the table in front of us, a friend reached for another bite of the black beans that come with the tender hunks of lamb.

"There's something about everything here," she said. "Even the beans. They're just special."

When a family brings generations of tradition, craft and expertise to the table, the results are pretty special indeed.

Daina Beth Solomon contributed to this story.

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Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:53:08 -0700 Movie review: 'Cloud Atlas' | Advocate Magazine http://oemimo.posterous.com/movie-review-39cloud-atlas39-advocate-magazin http://oemimo.posterous.com/movie-review-39cloud-atlas39-advocate-magazin  Movie review: Cloud Atlas

Tom Hanks and Halle Berry navigate past, present, and future lives in ?Cloud Atlas?.

Layered, ambitious, steeped in symbolism and philosophy, Cloud Atlas is almost everything you?d expect from a movie directed (or in this instance, co-directed) by the Wachowskis. ?Almost? is a good thing in this instance, as the movie (based on David Mitchell?s novel) sheds most of the didacticism and visual excess that made the Matrix sequels and Speed Racer such slogging bores.

Lana and Andy Wachowski teamed with Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) to pull off a cinematic feat that?s as much of a stunt as is a work of creativity. It?s a complex story, or rather six separate but thematically linked stories spread across six different eras and involving a score of characters.

The seemingly disparate stories ? a slavery expedition circa 1849; a tense working relationship between an aging composer (Jim Broadbent) and his scheming amanuensis (Ben Whishaw) in Scotland, 1936; a journalist (Halle Berry) investigating a nuclear power plant in California, 1973; a vanity press publisher (Broadbent again) who flees mobsters only to become confined in a nursing home in contemporary London; a genetically engineered employee (Doona Bae) of a fast food chain (a whole new spin on the term ?wage slave?) rebels against her totalitarian world in a dystopic NeoSeoul, Korea, 2144; and a tribesman (Tom Hanks) sought out by the last vestiges of technologically advanced humans in a post-apocalyptic, far future earth ? are united by simple notion that we;re all connected by the need for freedom, love, and self-expression, and that striving for such requires standing against cruelty and corruption in all their forms, no matter the cost or sacrifice.

 Movie review: Cloud AtlasWhereas the novel used a sort of nesting doll structure to connect the episodes, the film version relies on that uniquely cinematic tool of cross-cutting between them. It also goes a step further in uniting them by casting its lead actors in multiple roles (sometimes as many as half-dozen), often?requiring them (via some impressive makeup work) to perform outside their age, race, gender, and sometimes all of the above, with Hanks, Hugh Grant, and Hugo Weaving giving some especially chameleonic performances. (Be sure to stay for the closing credits, which provide some surprising unmaskings.)

It?s visually stunning, with each section lavishly shot according to the demands of the sub-genres they represent, but with a willingness to push the boundaries. The bright oceanscapes of the 19th-century setting contrast sharply with the Blade Runner-esque cityscapes of the NeoSeoul scenes (which pair well with shots of modern London), yet dovetail nicely with the post-apocalyptic Hawaiian setting of the far-flung future. The story is so dedicated to its themes that the characters, their stories, and even their environs all parallel, influence, and echo one another across time.

It?s the sort of thing that is easily dismissed as pretentious or self-indulgent, and it certainly has its flaws; but to focus solely on them ?would mean dismissing Cloud Atlas too quickly. The pieces of the mosaic story line don?t always fit perfectly, but it would feel contrived if they did, and bitching about the amount of patience and engagement it demands of its audience only reveals a lazy viewer.

Tykwer and the Wachowskis have created a lavish and carefully orchestrated epic that few other filmmakers could pull off quite as well, one that is occasionally naive and messy, often unconventional and insightful, and always stirring and challenging.

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Source: http://lakehighlands.advocatemag.com/2012/10/movie-review-cloud-atlas/

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Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:29:12 -0700 Toronto stocks fall for fourth straight day as economic worries weigh ... http://oemimo.posterous.com/toronto-stocks-fall-for-fourth-straight-day-a http://oemimo.posterous.com/toronto-stocks-fall-for-fourth-straight-day-a

TORONTO ? The Toronto stock market closed lower Wednesday despite a wave of positive Canadian earnings reports and indications that China?s manufacturing slump may have bottomed out.

Here are the closing numbers

TSX ? 12,195.02 -30.82 -0.25%

S&P 500 ? 1,408.75 -4.36 -0.31%

Dow ? 13,077.34 -25.19 -0.19%

Nasdaq ? 2,981.70 -8.76 -0.29%

The S&P/TSX composite index fell for a fourth day, down 30.81 points to 12,195.02 with traders still focused on a slowing global economy. The TSX Venture Exchange was off 0.76 of a point at 1,288.75.

The Canadian dollar shed early gains to move down 0.23 of a cent to 100.51 cents US amid weak commodity prices. It had earlier traded as high as 101.22 cents US, a day after the Bank of Canada maintained its bias towards future interest rate hikes and mentioned the possibility of high household debt levels playing a role in raising rates.

U.S. indexes were also lower on top of steep losses Tuesday after earnings disappointments from DuPont chemical and conglomerate 3M Inc. reinforced a gloomy view of global economic prospects.

The Dow Jones industrials declined 25.19 points to 13,077.34, the Nasdaq composite index was down 8.76 points to 2,981.7 and the S&P 500 index slipped 4.36 points to 1,408.75.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Reserve took no new action during its two-day policy meeting.

Having announced a third round of economic stimulus in September, it wants time to assess whether those aggressive steps will boost growth and job creation.

There was a further sign of a revival in the U.S. housing sector as data showed that new home sales for September rose 5.7% to an annualized rate of 389,000, well above consensus estimates of 382,000 and the highest level since April, 2010.

The TSX found some lift from positive news from China, the world?s second-biggest economy.

A preliminary version of HSBC?s monthly purchasing managers? index rose to a three-month high of 49.1 points. That still was below the 50-point level that would indicate expansion, but nevertheless a strong improvement from September?s 47.9 reading.

The base metals sector was up 1.32% as December copper was unchanged at US$3.56 a pound. Worries about deteriorating economic conditions pushed copper down 18 cents over the previous four sessions.

Teck Resources Ltd. shares were 85 cents higher at $31.39 as the Vancouver-based producer of copper, coal and other minerals announced plans to severely slash capital spending this year and next in the face of a slowing global economy. Teck also reported net income attributable to shareholders of $180-million or 31 cents per diluted share, compared with $814-million or $1.37 is the same 2011 period. Revenue was $2.5-billion, down from $3.38-billion.

The industrials sector rose 1.36% as Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said its third-quarter net income was $224-million, an increase of $37-million or 20%, and diluted earnings per share were $1.30, up 18% compared with a year earlier. The profit beat analyst estimates by a penny a share and revenue was slightly above the consensus estimate and its shares ran up $5.29 to $93.18.

The telecom sector rose almost one per cent while Rogers Communications Inc. shares gained $1.35 to $42.43 as the telecom posted net income of $495-million or 96 cents per share, seven cents better than estimates and up from $489-million or 90 cents per share a year ago. Its revenue increased to $3.17 billion, up about one per cent from the same time last year and largely in line with analyst estimates.

The energy sector fell 0.5% with December crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange lower for a fifth day, down 94 cents to US$85.73 a barrel after sliding almost $2 on Tuesday.

Losses deepened in the wake of data showing a bigger than expected rise in crude supplies last week. Crude supplies rose by 5.9 million barrels, much higher than the 1.7-million-barrel increase economists had expected.

Encana Corp. reported a US$1.24-billion net loss in the third quarter, primarily due to the impact of lower natural gas prices over the past year. But Encana said it was still on track to meet its financial guidance for the full year. Its shares lost 70 cents to $21.86.

The gold sector was the leading decliner, down per cent while December bullion fell $7.80 to US$1,701.60 an ounce. Goldcorp Inc. faded $1.46 to $40.79.

The Canadian earnings season is moving into high gear this week and, like in the U.S., expectations are muted.

?I think it will be fair to middling in terms of earnings, I don?t think it will be particularly negative, I don?t think it will be particularly positive,? said Chris King, portfolio manager at Morgan, Meighen and Associates.

?We only have three (major) TSX sectors: financials will be OK, mining will be negative and energy will be neutral.?

The early earnings news from the U.S. was also positive with aircraft maker Boeing turning in quarterly earnings of $1.35 a share, well above the $1.12 a share that had been expected. Boeing?s 2012 overall profit outlook is expected to come in at $4.80 to $4.95 a share, against analyst expectations of $4.72 a share. But Boeing stock lost early momentum to close down 11 cents to $72.71.

Facebook was also in focus after the world?s biggest social media company provided some proof it can make money from mobile advertising. Facebook said after the market close Tuesday that some 14% of its ad revenue came from mobile advertising during the latest quarter. Its stock surged 19% as Citi research upgraded the stock to buy.

Here?s the news investors were watching today:

Bank of Canada says economy is bouncing back

Eurozone?s rot is spreading to Germany, while China mends

Twitter creator launches Square in Canada

Teck Resources profit falls 78% on lower coal and metal prices

ON DECK THURSDAY

ECONOMIC NEWS

CANADA

8:30 a.m.

  • Survey of employment, payrolls and earnings (Aug)

UNITED STATES

8:30 a.m.

  • Weekly jobless claims: Economists expect 370,000 new claims, down from the week before
  • Durable goods orders (Sept): Economists expect 7.5% rise

10 a.m.

  • Pending home sales (Sept): Economists expect 2.5% rise from month before, 17.4% gain year over year

CORPORATE NEWS

CANADA

  • Goldcorp Q3 earnings: Analysts expect 47? a share
  • Potash Corp Q3 earnings: Analysts expect 84?
  • Agnico-Eagle Mines Q3 earnings: Analysts expect 41?
  • Cenovus Energy Q3 earnings: Analysts expect 47?
  • Nexen Q3 earnings: Analysts expect 15?
  • Eldorado Gold Q3 earnings: Analysts expect 13?
  • Lundin Mining Q3 earnings: Analysts expect 7?
  • Precision Drilling Q3 earnings: Analysts expect 24?
  • Corus Entertainment Q3 earnings: Analysts expect 36?
  • Imax Q3 earnings

?UNITED STATES

  • Apple Inc Q4 earnings: Analysts expect US$8.85 a share
  • Amazon.com Q3 earnings: Analysts expect loss of 8?
  • Coca-Cola Enterprises Q3 earnings: Analysts expect 69?
  • ConocoPhillips Q3 earnings: Analysts expect US$1.19 a share
  • The Dow Chemical Co Q3 earnings: Analysts expect 37?
  • The Procter & Gamble Co Q3 earnings: Analysts expect 96?
  • Sprint Nextel Corp Q3 earnings: Analysts expect a loss of 42?
  • Colgate-Palmolive Q3 earnings: Analysts expect US$1.38

Source: http://business.financialpost.com/2012/10/24/closing-bell-economic-worries-push-tsx-down-for-fourth-session-despite-positive-earnings/

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Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:34:27 -0700 Google Sued For Patent Infringement Over Google Wallet http://oemimo.posterous.com/google-sued-for-patent-infringement-over-goog http://oemimo.posterous.com/google-sued-for-patent-infringement-over-goog Screen Shot 2012-10-23 at 9.33.51 PMThis afternoon, Google was sued over its Google Wallet smartphone application allegedly infringing U.S. Patent No. 7,298,271 (the '271 patent) in the Federal District Court of Delaware.?According to Google, "Google Wallet is a virtual wallet that securely stores your credit and debit cards, offers, and rewards cards. You can tap your phone to pay in-store using Google Wallet anywhere contactless payments are accepted. You can pay online by signing into your Google Wallet account." ?Of course, there is nothing new about payments using NFC technology, NFC has been popular in Japan for years. ?What's interesting here is the actual patent being asserted against Google.

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2012-10-23-PastaGeneral-4.jpgThis weekend, let's all solemnly swear to break out the dusty pasta maker that's been stashed away on a high shelf and get rolling. Do you know how easy it is to make pasta at home? Really easy! Here's a great recipe for a basic egg pasta and a step-by-step guide through the entire process.

2012-10-23-PastaGeneral-1.jpgIn this guide, I'm walking you through every single step in detail, but in reality, fresh pasta comes together quite quickly. Mixing and kneading the dough takes about 10 minutes, then you let it rest for 30 minutes. You can use this resting time to pull together the ingredients for the pasta sauce. After resting, rolling out and cutting the dough takes maybe another 10 to 20 minutes, depending on how fast you go and how many helpers you have.

Speaking of helpers, it helps to have a few. You can definitely do it by yourself, but it's really nice to have an extra set of hands, especially if you're hand-cranking the dough through a counter-top pasta roller. Whether working by yourself or with someone else, I find that you fall into a rhythm of rolling the sheets of pasta, cutting the noodles, and sprinkling everything with flour.

Once you've made your pasta, you can cook it right away, dry it, or freeze it for later. When you do cook it, remember that homemade pasta cooks much more quickly than the dried pasta you buy in stores. Give it about four minutes in salted boiling water, taste it, and keep checking in one-minute increments until the pasta is al dente.

Ready? Let's make some pasta.

Fresh pasta comes together surprisingly quickly: in about an hour.

Fresh Egg Pasta

Makes enough for about 4 to 6 servings

What You Need

Ingredients
2 cups flour, plus extra for rolling the pasta
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs

Equipment
Mixing bowl
Fork or dough whisk
Pasta machine (see Additional Notes for rolling pasta by hand)
Baking sheet
Clean dishtowel

Instructions

1. Combine the Flour and Salt: Whisk together the flour and salt with a fork in a medium mixing bowl.

2. Add the Eggs: Create a deep well in the middle of the flour and crack the eggs into this well. Whisk the eggs with the fork to combine.

Note: You can do this on the counter-top "Italian Grandmother Style" if you prefer, but I find it's easier and less messy to do it in a bowl. For food-processor instructions, see below.

3. Begin Combining the Flour and Eggs: As you whisk the eggs, begin gradually pulling in flour from the bottom and sides of the bowl. Don't rush this step. At first, the eggs will start to look like a slurry. Once enough flour has been added, it will start forming a very soft dough. Don't worry if you haven't used all the flour.

4. Knead the Pasta Dough: Turn the dough and any excess flour out onto a clean counter. Begin gently folding the dough on itself, flattening, and folding again. It will be extremely soft at first, then gradually start to firm up. Once it's firm enough to knead, begin kneading the dough. Incorporate more flour as needed to prevent the dough from sticking to you or the counter. Slice into the dough with a paring knife; if you see lots of air bubbles, keep kneading. The dough is kneaded when it forms a smooth elastic ball and has very few air bubbles when cut.

5. Rest the Pasta Dough: Clean and dry the mixing bowl. Place the ball of dough inside and cover with a dinner plate or plastic wrap. Rest for at least 30 minutes.

Note: At this point, the pasta dough can be refrigerated for up to 24 hours. Let it come back to room temperature before rolling.

6. Divide the Pasta Dough: Sprinkle a baking sheet generously with flour and scrape the ball of dough on top (it will stick to the bowl; use a spatula or bowl scraper if necessary). Divide the dough into four equal portions. Dust the portions with flour and cover with a clean dishtowel.

Note: The name of the game at this point is to keep everything well-floured to prevent the pasta from sticking to itself or the roller as you work. If the dough starts to feel sticky as you roll it, sprinkle it with flour. Also sprinkle flour on any pasta you're not working (rolled, cut or otherwise) with and keep it covered with a dishtowel.

7. Begin Rolling Out the Pasta: Set your pasta machine to the thickest setting (usually marked "1"). Flatten one piece of dough into a thick disk between your hands and feed it through the pasta roller. Repeat once or twice. Fold this piece of dough into thirds, like folding a letter, and press it between your hands again. With the pasta machine still on the widest setting, feed the pasta crosswise between the rollers (see picture). Feed it through once or twice more until smooth. If desired, repeat this folding step. This helps to strengthen the gluten in the flour, giving it a chewier texture when cooked.

8. Thin the Pasta: Begin changing the settings on your roller to roll the pasta thinner and thinner. Roll the pasta two or three times at each setting, and don't skip settings (the pasta tends to snag and warp if you do). If the pasta gets too long to be manageable, lay it on a cutting board and slice it in half. Roll the pasta as thin as you like to go. For linguine and fettuccine, I normally go to 6 or 7 on the KitchenAid attachement; for angel hair or stuffed pastas, I go one or two settings thinner.

9. Cut the Pasta: Cut the long stretch of dough into noodle-length sheets, usually about 12-inches. If making filled pasta or lasagna, proceed with shaping. If cutting into noodles, switch from the pasta roller to the noodle cutter, and run the sheet of pasta through the cutter. Toss the noodles with a little flour to keep them from sticking and gather them into a loose basket. Set this basket on the floured baking sheet and cover with a towel while you finish rolling and cutting the rest of the dough.

Note: I find it easiest to roll all the pasta at once before proceeding to cutting it into noodles. I sprinkle the sheets of pasta liberally with flour and overlap them on a floured baking sheet, covered with a towel.

10. Cooking, Drying, or Freezing the Pasta: To cook the pasta immediately, bring a large pot of water to a boil, salt the water, and cook the pasta until al dente, 4-5 minutes. To dry, lay the pasta over a clothes drying rack, coat hangers, or the back of a chair, and let air dry until completely brittle. Store in an airtight container for several weeks. To freeze, either freeze flat in long noodles or in the basket-shape on a baking sheet until completely frozen. Gather into an airtight container and freeze for up to three months. Dried and frozen noodles may need an extra minute or two to cook.

Additional Notes:

? Pasta Dough in the Food Processor: Combine all the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until combined, then run the processor continuously until a dough is formed. Proceed with kneading and shaping the dough as directed.

? Rolling and Cutting Pasta by Hand: It can be done! Divide the dough into four pieces and mimic the action of a pasta roller with a rolling pin. Roll as thin as possible, lifting and moving the dough constantly to make sure it doesn't stick. Sprinkle the dough generously with flour and then gently roll it up. Use a very sharp chef knife to cut the roll cross-wise into equal-sized noodles. Shake out the coils, toss with flour, and proceed with cooking.

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(Images: Emma Christensen)

Source: http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-fresh-pasta-from-scratch-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-73435

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