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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Oxford University gets $41 million from Ertegun (AP)
[unable to retrieve full-text content]AP - Oxford University says the widow of Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun has donated more than 26 million pounds ($41 million) to fund humanities scholarships for graduate students.
Arts & Humanities Reviews, March 1, 2012 ? Library Journal Reviews
O?Connor, Anne-Marie. The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt?s Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer . Knopf. 2012. c.400p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780307265647. $30. FINE ARTS
This is an extraordinary biography, not merely of Adele Bloch-Bauer, the subject of one of Gustav Klimt?s most famous paintings, but also of the work itself and the world of early 20th-century Vienna. The painting Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907) was famous before its record-?breaking purchase in 2006 at $135 million by Ronald S. Lauder for his New York?based Neue Galerie. Through her painstaking research, O?Connor (Washington Post) manages to capture the cultural, historical, and political climate that gave birth to this painting. She describes the anti-Semitism that permeated early 20th-?century Vienna and the role that Jews played (often as outsiders) in that society. Stolen by the Nazis during World War II and renamed The Lady in Gold (to avoid any hint that its subject was Jewish), the painting was at the center of an eight-year battle by Bloch-Bauer?s niece Maria Altmann to regain her family?s legacy. ?VERDICT Although the narrative is somewhat episodic, the history is fascinating. This is an essential title for readers interested in art history, European history, and Judaic studies. Highly recommended.?Herbert E. Shapiro, Lifelong Learning Soc., Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton
McLeese, Don. Dwight Yoakam: A Thousand Miles from Nowhere. Univ. of Texas. (American Music). Mar. 2012. c.232p. discog. ISBN 9780292723818. pap. $19.95. MUSIC
In spite of Dwight Yoakam?s popularity and impressive ability to cross musical boundaries, no biography has ever before been published. Award-winning music critic McLeese (New York Times Reader: Arts & Culture) fills that gap with this jaunty, affectionate, honest, and compelling book. Drawing on interviews with Yoakam and his friends and fellow musicians, McLeese guides us through Yoakam?s early years in Kentucky and Ohio in the 1970s, where his formative musical influences were country music and the Monkees, to his years in California, where he perfected his musical persona and came roaring out of the L.A. roots-punk circuit and into the national spotlight. McLeese takes us album by album from Yoakam?s firecracker debut, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. (1986), to his 2007 tribute to his mentor Buck Owens, Dwight Sings Buck. Yoakam emerges from these pages as a hard-working, honest artist, deeply committed to compositions that both preserve the heritage of country music and push its boundaries to carry the music, the tradition, and his listeners into new territories. VERDICT This lovingly crafted and compulsively readable biography is essential for fans of Yoakam and lovers of good music writing.?Henry L. Carrigan Jr., Evanston, IL
The following titles are reviewed in the March 1 print issue. Visit our Reviews Center (Beta) for the full reviews.
Arts
Crumb, R. R. Crumb: The Complete Record Cover Collection. Norton. 2011. illus. ISBN 9780393082784. $27.95. GRAPHIC ARTS
Cuno, James. Museums Matter: In Praise of the Encyclopedic Museum. Univ. of Chicago. 2012. c.152p. photogs. ISBN 9780226126777. $22. FINE ARTS
Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence: Selections from the Jane Katcher Collection of Americana. Vol. 2. Marquand, dist. by Yale Univ. 2011. 452p. ed. by Jane Katcher & others. illus. index. ISBN 9780300175806. $95. FINE ARTS
MacCarthy, Fiona. The Last Pre-Raphaelite: Edward Burne-Jones and the Victorian Imagination. Harvard Univ. 2012. c.696p. illus. index. ISBN 9780674065796. $35. FINE ARTS
Price, Judith. Lest We Forget: Masterpieces of Patriotic Jewlery and Military Decorations. Taylor. 2011. 160p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781589796867. $29.95. DEC ARTS
Snapshot: Painters and Photography, Bonnard to Vuillard. Yale Univ. 2011. 248p. ed. by Elizabeth W. Easton. photogs. index. ISBN 9780300172362. $50. PHOTOG
Sultans of the South: Art of India?s Deccan Courts, 1323?1687. Metropolitan Museum of Art, dist. by Yale Univ. (Metropolitan Museum of Art Symposia). 2011. 336p. ed. by Navina Najat Haidar & Marika Sardar. illus. maps. bibliog. ISBN 9780300175875. pap. $50. FINE ARTS
Toynton, Evelyn. Jackson Pollock. Yale Univ. (Icons of America). 2012. c.160p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780300163254. $26. FINE ARTS
West of Center: Art and the Counterculture Experiment in America, 1965?1977. Univ. of Minnesota. 2011. 432p. ed. by Elissa Auther & Adam Lerner. illus. ISBN 9780816677269. pap. $39.95. FINE ARTS
Literature
Dane, Joseph A. What Is a Book?: The Study of Early Printed Books. Univ. of Notre Dame, dist. by Univ. of Chicago. Mar. 2012. c.288p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780268026097. pap. $30. LIT
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. The Annotated Emerson. Belknap: Harvard Univ. 2012. c.576p. ed. by David Mikics. illus. ISBN 9780674049239. $35. LIT
Hillan, Sophia. May, Lou & Cass: Jane Austen?s Nieces in Ireland. Blackstaff: Dufour. Apr. 2012. 294p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780856408687. $34.95. LIT
Wise, Benjamin E. William Alexander Percy: The Curious Life of a Mississippi Planter and Sexual Freethinker. Univ. of North Carolina. Mar. 2012. c.368p. photogs. index. ISBN 9780807835357. $35. LIT
Performing Arts
Caps, John. Henry Mancini: Reinventing Film Music. Univ. of Illinois. (Music in American Life). Mar. 2012. c.312p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780252036736. $29.95. MUSIC
Guy, Buddy with David Ritz. When I Left Home: My Story. Da Capo. May 2012. c.288p. photogs. index. ISBN 9780306819575. $26. MUSIC
Keys, Bobby with Bill Ditenhafer. Every Night?s a Saturday Night: The Rock ?n? Roll Life of Legendary Sax Man Bobby Keys. Counterpoint. Mar. 2012. c.272p. photogs. ISBN 9781582437835. $25. MUSIC
Takacs, Stacy. Terrorism TV: Popular Entertainment in Post-9/11 America. Univ. of Kansas. (CultureAmerica). Apr. 2012. c.336p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780700618378. $39.95; pap. ISBN 9780700618385. $24.95. TV
Religion
Wills, Garry. Font of Life: Ambrose, Augustine, and the Mystery of Baptism. Oxford Univ. Apr. 2012. c.208p. illus. index. ISBN 9780199768516. $21.95. REL
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
NATO head: troops showed restraint in Afghanistan (AP)
[unable to retrieve full-text content]AP - NATO's top civilian official on Tuesday praised U.S. and allied troops in Afghanistan for showing "remarkable restraint" in the face of anti-coalition violence following the burning of Muslim holy books at a NATO base.
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Who Should Play Whitney Houston in Rumored Biopic?
Bobby Brown is not the only person reportedly looking to profit off Whitney Houston's death.
According to Great Britain's The Daily Mail, plans for a Whitney biopic - which existed when the singer was still alive - are being fast-tracked, and a number of big names are lining up for the main role.
The leading contender? Rihanna, with Jordin Sparks, Jennifer Hudson and Vivica A. Fox also allegedly up for consideration.
"Whitney knew about the project and was excited to see where it would lead," an insider says, comparing the film to What's Love Got To Do With It, a Tina Turner biopic that landed two Oscar nominations for Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne.
Who do you think should portray Houston if this movie goes into production?
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Monday, February 27, 2012
NBA ALL-STAR GAME: West squad is an L.A. story
ORLANDO, Fla. - What might seem a milestone isn't so original to Kobe Bryant.
So while four players from Los Angeles starting on the NBA's West All-Star team tonight is a landmark to some it's not that noteworthy to Bryant, who points out L.A. always represents when the biggest stars in the league gather for their annual weekend extravaganza.
And this year is no different.
Well, aside from one key twist.
"They all used to be in Lakers uniforms," Bryant said.
Not anymore.
The Lakers still have a standard contingent with Bryant and first-time All-Star Andrew Bynum in the starting lineup, but they're joined this time by Staples Center neighbors Blake Griffin and Chris Paul from the Clippers to give L.A. four of the West's five starters.
For the Lakers, it's no big deal. From Jerry West and Elgin Baylor to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson to Kobe and Shaquille O'Neal and Pau Gasol, they've always been deeply connected to All-Star weekend.
But this is a very big deal for the Clippers, a tormented franchise for which the All-Star break typically meant a recess from a beleaguered season in which they were typically buried in the standings.
It rarely meant actually sending a player to the game, so to be represented by two this year marks a turning point for a franchise usually on the outside looking in at these events.
With it comes the assuredness they are on the verge of being consistent,
viable contenders not just for All-Star selections, but NBA championships.They bring a better record into this break than the Lakers, and seemingly brighter playoff hopes with a more complete team, younger legs and considerably more athleticism.
And they have the attention of the Lakers.
"What the Clippers have done has been a great turnaround," Bryant said.
It's a healthy respect but also a begrudging one, a mood that's carried into the two meetings between
The Clippers' Blake Griffin, left, high-fives Minnesota Timberwolves' Kevin Love, right, during practice for the NBA All Star Game on Saturday in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
the Lakers and Clippers this year.Hard fouls have been the norm and sharp elbows aplenty.
And based the angry stares they share and the pointed comments directed at one another you get the feeling these two teams just don't like each other very much.
They might say emotions aren't heightened a bit when they play each other, but no one believes it, not the way they've gotten after it.
Besides, you don't share the same city and the same building and fight for the same fans and goals and not feel a little animosity toward the other guy, especially with the Clippers actually being relevant and the Lakers taking a step back from previous seasons.
Fact is, they get under each other's skin.
"It's definitely a rivalry," Bynum declared.
Which provides a neat little backdrop for today's game.
Can Bynum and Bryant set aside their differences with Griffin and Paul for the common goal of beating the East?
Can Paul share the ball with Kobe and Griffin communicate defensively with Bynum? You know, without tripping each other?
Can the Lakers and Clippers just get along?
Blake Griffin raised an eyebrow and clenched his jaw and when asked about it the other day.
"I guess I'm going to have to, huh?" Griffin said, feigning anger. "Our competitive nature will force us to set that aside and try to win the game. And then we can go back to the separation after that."
Griffin was kidding, of course.
For all the contentiousness on the court everyone agrees it's a byproduct of the fierce competiveness they share.
Two good teams, a handful of driven players and the shared objective of winning a championship make it almost inevitable emotions will overflow.
On the court.
"Off the court we're all friends," Bryant insists.
Griffin agrees, and even goes out of his way to downplay any rivalry between the Clippers and Lakers.
He does it out of respect, cognizant of the Clippers history relative to the Lakers and the fact they really haven't earned the right to call the Lakers their legitimate rivals.
"I think rivalries start when you play each other in the playoffs," Griffin
Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant, left, talks with the Clippers Chris Paul, right, during practice for the NBA All-Star Game. Durant is the only West starter not to come from an L.A.-based team. (Lynne Sladky/The Associated Press)
said. "I don't know the last time the Clippers were in the playoffs, I wasn't on the team, but that's when it starts. So that's not how we look at it."Paul, in fact, dismissed any talk of a Clippers-Lakers feud.
On the growing rivalry, he said: "Right now, (the Battle of L.A.) is 1-1. We've played twice this season. We beat them once, they beat us once."
On potentially meeting them in the playoffs, he was nonchalant.
"It is what it is," he said. "If we were to play them, it sure would be interesting."
And playing alongside Bryant and Bynum today will be no big deal.
"It's cool. I've done it every year," Paul said. "It was me, Kobe, and Pau last year and the year before that."
The Lakers look at things a little differently, the result of years and years of fighting off various challengers around the league.
For them, everyone is a potential rival. From the Boston Celtics to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Lakers take on all challengers.
The Clippers, well they just never held up their end of the bargain, never fielded a team worthy of that kind of venom.
The Lakers wanted to beat them, but there was no great urge to embarrass them.
And typically the games unfolded before more Lakers fans than Clippers fans.
Rivalries are at their best when you don't just crush the opponent as you demoralize their fans, too.
"For a long time it was a game where Clipper fans were pretty quiet, they didn't really come out too hyped," Bynum said.
The addition of Griffin and Paul along with all the other young talent the Clippers changed that.
That's evident in the standings as well as the emotions on the court.
And it's no longer unusual to see Clippers fans out and about showing their love.
Game on, as far as the Lakers are concerned.
"It's a great game now," Bynum said.
In fact, it's a rivalry.
One they've put on hold.
"During the All-Star Game you get a chance to be around them and enjoy each other's company," Bryant said.
For a little while anyway.
"When we're playing on the court, competing, it's a different story," Bryant said.
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Chicago Area Cats, Dogs & Other Pets Up For Adoption (2/24 ...
With March almost here and winter starting to wind down -- even with a little late-in-the-season Saskatchewan Screamer in there -- countless critters spending their days in Chicago-area animal shelters are likely feeling pretty restless with spring not too far away.
This week, HuffPost Chicago continues our partnership with several area shelters, featuring a weekly group of cats, dogs and rabbits currently available for adoption. This week, we're pretty confident we've picked out a spectacular bunch of furry friends and one of them you just might recognize from a certain television show.
To our knowledge, all animals are spayed or neutered, microchipped and up-to-date with their tests and vaccinations.
If this slideshow doesn't satisfy your cute animal fix, be sure to check out past features linked below the gallery either by scrolling down or clicking here. Many of the previously featured animals remain homeless -- those who've already been adopted are noted with a "Spoken For!" tag.
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Bribes part of everyday life in Putin's Russia
In this photo taken on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, Natalya Veselova leaves her instructor's car at a driving training ground in the south-east of Moscow, Russia. For Veselova, applying for a driver's license has turned into a frustrating ordeal because she refuses to pay the customary bribe. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
In this photo taken on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, Natalya Veselova leaves her instructor's car at a driving training ground in the south-east of Moscow, Russia. For Veselova, applying for a driver's license has turned into a frustrating ordeal because she refuses to pay the customary bribe. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
In this photo taken on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, Natalya Veselova opens a door of her instructor's car at a driving training ground in the south-east of Moscow, Russia. For Veselova, applying for a driver's license has turned into a frustrating ordeal because she refuses to pay the customary bribe. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
MOSCOW (AP) ? Natalya Veselova has spent more than a year trying to get a Russian driver's license. What should have been a simple process has turned into a frustrating ordeal. The apparent reason? She refuses to bribe the Moscow police officers who administer the exam.
"They are doing their best to push people to pay bribes for licenses," said Veselova, the 33-year-old mother of a toddler, who has now failed the driving test seven times. Many others in her position give in and pay the expected bribe, typically the equivalent of several hundred dollars (euros).
Since Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000, corruption has penetrated deep into the fabric of everyday Russian life. Ordinary people find themselves giving money to police officers as well as doctors, teachers and government officials just for basic public services.
Resentment over this pervasive graft has helped fuel the protest movement against Putin, now Russia's prime minister, as he seeks to regain the presidency in a March 4 election. The huge demonstrations in Moscow in recent months were set off by a December parliamentary election won by Putin's party through apparent fraud, but the outrage tapped into far deeper anger over the corruption and cronyism that Putin has fostered.
Corruption was a problem in Soviet times and under Russia's first president, Boris Yeltsin. What has changed under Putin, experts say, has been the sheer amount of bribes paid to officials, which has skyrocketed along with incomes in Russia.
Graft also has become more institutionalized under Putin: Bosses tend not to punish their employees for taking bribes, but rather demand a share. Observers say the Kremlin has tolerated the wrongdoing because it's the main source of income for millions of bureaucrats whose support is crucial to Putin.
The extent of corruption in Russia is reflected in Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index, where Russia is ranked 143rd out of 183 countries.
The corruption largely involves big business and government: Kickbacks are standard for many contracts; corrupt judges can be used to destroy or take over the business of a competitor; while friends and relatives of government officials are among the wealthiest people in the country.
But much of it is part of normal life.
Russians routinely pay to get a child into a school or receive medical treatment, even though both education and health care are supposed to be free.
One study estimates that Russia's 143 million people paid about 164 billion rubles ($5 billion) in "everyday" bribes in 2010. Half of Moscow residents and nearly 40 percent of all Russians have been in a situation where they felt a bribe was necessary to solve their problems, according to the joint research conducted last year by the Public Opinion Foundation and the Indem Foundation, which studies corruption.
The size of the average bribe has doubled over the past five years to 5,290 rubles ($178), said the study by the independent Russian research centers.
"Citizens are not actually rushing to pay bribes," said Elena Panfilova, director of Transparency International in Russia. "They pay when they're being cornered into a situation where they have no choice."
Many of the bribes go to Russia's traffic police, who among other things administer the driving exams.
Veselova began taking driving lessons in January 2011, hoping that by the summer she would be able to run errands with her young daughter in the backseat. In May, she was ready to apply for her license. She passed the written exam and the parking and maneuvering test, but then failed the road test.
She returned to the station, a commute of an hour and a half each way, to retake the exam six times. Each time, police officers found some fault with her driving. With Russia's driving code filled with an array of arcane regulations, officers have any variety of excuses to flunk an applicant.
"If an examiner doesn't like you, it's very easy for him to fail you," said Sergei Kanayev, chairman of the Moscow-based Federation of Car Owners.
Veteran driving instructors say applicants are routinely failed over technicalities and that many of their students end up paying despite being competent drivers. In most cases, police officers don't have to ask explicitly for a bribe. Their behavior during the test and advice to "come better prepared" are universally taken as a hint that money will have to be paid.
Kanayev estimates that 50 percent of Russians who fail the driving test end up paying a bribe to get their license. No figures are available largely because of the reluctance of people to admit to having bribed the police.
The traffic police failed to respond to requests for comment over a period of several weeks. Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev, who commands Russia's police force, last year lauded some regional police officials for eradicating corruption, but acknowledged that it remains a problem in most regions.
Veselova's family and friends have been trying to persuade her to stop wasting time and pay the bribe.
Finding someone to "arrange" a license isn't difficult. Many drivers are happy to pass on the contacts of an intermediary who will make such arrangements, and thus spare the candidate from directly bribing the police officer. The service typically costs from 10,000 to 15,000 rubles ($330 to $500).
Veselova said a friend offered to arrange for her to pass the driving test in exchange for two bottles of cognac, but she couldn't bring herself to do it.
"I'm a believer in God. And this would mean deception," Veselova said. "I'm raising a child. How would I then tell her that she must always be honest and act honestly?"
Newspapers are full of reports of policemen arrested on charges of corruption. Last year, the head of the exams department and five other employees of a police station in Moscow were fired for "issuing driver's licenses for bribes." But the practice continues.
The health care and education systems are also rife with bribery.
For instance, bribes are routinely given to ambulance staff to take patients to better hospitals or to move a patient up on the waiting list for a needed operation. Relatives know that by slipping a few notes to a nurse, they may be able to assure their loved one gets better care.
Public schools are free, but some are more sought-after than others. Parents across Russia complain that directors of desirable schools will state that they are at capacity, then quickly hint that a place might be found if the parents were to make a contribution or donate equipment.
Universities are among the top offenders. One of Russia's most prestigious medical schools, the Pirogov Medical University in Moscow, was rocked by a scandal last summer when it was found to be selling about 500 spots that should have gone for free to those who scored the highest on admission exams.
Putin has responded to the protests by pledging to eliminate incentives for officials to take bribes. But as testament to the growing willingness to challenge Putin authority, bloggers have circulated a list of his vows to fight corruption dating back as far as 2000, none of which has had any notable effect.
"Corruption in Russia is not an isolated problem, but a deep-rooted system," said Georgy Satarov, the head of Indem and one of the leading Russian experts on graft.
After failing to pass the driving test within a three-month period, Veselova had to start the whole process over again. She recently resumed the effort and has again passed the written exam and the parking test.
With the driving test still ahead, she is more determined than ever not to pay a bribe.
"They got me so angry," Veselova said. "We pay our taxes, so why do I have to go and bow down to them?"
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Friday, February 24, 2012
White House privacy push seeks cooperation (Reuters)
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Reuters - The White House proposed on Thursday a "privacy bill of rights" that would give consumers more control over their data but relies heavily for now on voluntary commitments by Internet companies like Google Inc and Facebook.
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A Visual History of Ancient Miniature Horses [Slide Show]
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Eight equines that paved the way for the massive modern horse
February 23, 2012
A tiny champion-to-be? The earliest horses were a far cry from the long-legged animals in today's stables. Here is a short visual history of their humble evolutionary beginnings.
Image: Wikimedia Commons/Heinrich Harder
New research suggests that one of the earliest horses started out small?then got even smaller. As temperatures rose 55 million years ago during the ancient Eocene epoch, a North American horse species shrank from the size of a small dog to that of a house cat.
It would take millions of years and dozens of different genera until nature produced something approaching the modern horse (Equus ferus). The leggy show-jumper and powerful rodeo steed are of course products of modern breeding on top of eons of evolution. But the road to the arena and racetrack had humble beginnings.
View a slide show of eight ancient miniature horses.
Read more about the new findings on the smallest horse of them all.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
GOP candidates want more on illegal immigration
MESA, Ariz. (AP) ? The Republican candidates say more must be done to combat illegal immigration.
The topic was a natural for Wednesday night's debate in Mesa, Ariz.
Newt Gingrich says he would devote as many resources as necessary to securing the U.S.'s southern border and that he would build two separate fences at the border to make it more difficult to cross illegally. He also says he'd send thousands more employees of the Homeland Security Department to border areas.
Mitt Romney says he would put more resources into securing the border and support programs that make it more difficult for illegal immigrants to work in the U.S. He says Arizona's approach to illegal immigration is a "model" for the country.
Rick Santorum says he would also beef up efforts to combat illegal immigration.
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SCEA Senior VP hints Hulu may be headed to PS Vita
By now, we're sure you have that shiny new PlayStation Vita all unboxed and have logged several hours on the thing playing games, Tweeting and watching vids on Netflix. But, if those apps we told you about earlier weren't enough to fulfill your entertainment needs, you'll be happy to know there could be more in stock for you. SCEA Senior VP Guy Longworth may have spilled the beans when he told The Hollywood Reporter "we have a partnership with Netflix and Hulu; this is a new way for them to distribute content." An interesting statement given the fact there's no Hulu app available now that Vita has launched. Good news is, the previously unknown hook-up indicates we may be be able to catch some episodes of Gossip Girl at some point in the future on our monstrous quad-core handheld.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Top 7 Cost-effective Online Business Ideas | Business and Sport
Article by Douglas Wright
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Sarah Michelle Gellar calls motherhood a balancing act
Sarah Michelle Gellar talks about being a working mom. Photo public domain.
Sarah Michelle Gellar may be a celebrity, but she still faces the common challenge that many women face: balancing a career with motherhood.
The 34-year-old actress recently went back to work filming the CW series Ringer after taking some time off to care for her daughter Charlotte Grace, whom she gave birth to back in September 2009.
?It?s a learning curve, it?s definitely a learning process,? she told People magazine on Wednesday at a charity event in Los Angeles providing 40 expectant wives of military men with baby products such as cribs and bedding.???My hat goes off to anyone that juggles all of it because it?s very hard. You always feel like there?s a part of you that?s not giving enough to one, whether it?s work or your family or your charitable donations.?
Luckily for Gellar, she doesn?t have to do it alone. US Weekly reports her husband Freddie Prince Jr. is filling the void at home, taking on the role of a stay-at-home father.
Gellar said her husband is quite happy about the shift.
?He and Charlotte have too much fun,? she said. ?I?m jealous!?
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Heart Health Exercise Tips | Personal Training ... - Momentum Fitness
| Once again it?s a friendly reminder from your Vancouver personal trainer that February is Heart month! I?m sure you?ve been reading numerous articles relating to this, including my omega 3 blog from last week, but today my focus is on exercise! Leading a sedentary lifestyle is one of the top risk factors for heart disease. That being said, it is also one of the easiest hazards to solve. Regular exercise, especially aerobic (cardiovascular), will have a hugely positive impact on your heart health. By strengthening our heart and cardiovascular system you will:
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Now I think you will agree that these above mentioned benefits are quite obvious. You don?t have to be a cardiologist to figure them out. You do, however, have to be responsible for actually becoming active so you can begin acquiring these amazing heart healthy profits. If you are new to an exercise regime, don?t be intimidated.
Here are some tips from your Vancouver personal trainer for you to follow and help you get started:
- Always ensure that you receive consent from your doctor beforehand if you have any concerns about making exercise a new part of your lifestyle.
- Hire a Vancouver personal trainer to guarantee that your new exercise program is completely safe and appropriate for your fitness level.
- Work your way up to 20-30 minutes of cardiovascular activity at least 3-4x/ week.
- Though aerobic exercise has the most significant influence on heart health, don?t completely neglect the other components of fitness (strength training, flexibility and body composition (which includes % of body fat/nutrition).
- Always make sure you warm up and cool down appropriately. See these heart healthy exercise tips.
If your doctor has any concerns regarding your health or you have a pre-existing heart ailment, these additional tips should be followed diligently:
- Constantly monitor your heart rate either by using the RPE scale (rate of perceived exertion) and not allowing your level to exceed 3-5, or wear a heart rate monitor while exercising.
- Keep your pace relatively slow and always balance your program with work/rest phases.
- Avoid isometric exercises, which may increase your blood pressure.
- Avoid exercising outdoors during extreme hot/cold weather. This could interfere with your circulation and impede your breathing.
- Stay hydrated at all times.
- Finally STOP if:
- You feel over fatigued or short of breath.
- You have a rapid or irregular heartbeat or palpitations.
- You experience chest pain, dizziness or feel weak. (You must discuss these symptoms with your doctor or Vancouver personal trainer!)
Anybody can get heart smart with regular exercise. Why wouldn?t you want to change your lifestyle ever so slightly so you can live happier, healthier and longer? If you haven?t begun celebrating heart month yet, there is truly no time like the present. Contact us at mfit.ca if you need some guidance. Make it a commitment for February and every month/year to come!
 | About Cassandra: My passion for health and fitness, coupled with my teaching background, led me to becoming a personal trainer. I strongly believe in the necessity for an active, fitness oriented lifestyle which encompasses a balance of cardio, strength, flexibility and recreation and this has undoubtedly had an impact throughout my lifetime. It gives me great satisfaction to pass along my knowledge and enthusiasm with the highest standard of service, safety and professionalism to all those who want to adopt a lifestyle of physical and mental health and wellness. To book your appointment with Cassandra call us at 604.732.4884 or email us today!
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Source: http://www.mypersonaltrainervancouver.com/vancouver-personal-trainer-heart-health-exercise-tips/
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Monday, February 20, 2012
LG Optimus Vu specs
LG Optimus Vu specs as we know so far. (Will be updated.)
Key Specifications:
- Chipset: 1.5GHz Dual-Core Processor
- Display: 5-inch (1024x768) IPS Display
- Memory: 32GB eMMC and 1GB DDR2
- Camera: 8MP with AF LED Flash (rear) and 1.3MP (front)
- OS: Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- Battery: 2,080mAh
- Dimension (L x W x D): 139.6 x 90.4 x 8.5mm
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Bankruptcy Lawyer Assistance for Much better Monetary Stability ...
The current economic recession has forced several folks to turn to bankruptcy lawyers to locate techniques of keeping afloat. Spikes in interest rates coupled with rising consumer rates, as well as the resulting decline in spending has left several men and women and organizations, with heavy economic burdens they locate increasingly tough to cope with. Loans that had been when cost-effective several years ago have grow to be unsustainable nowadays. Bankruptcy just isn?t one thing one particular plans for, but is rather forced to perform so as to attain some relief.
Bankruptcy is typically a last resort. Just since you might be suffering below the weight of heavy loan installments will not mean that this can be the only remedy for your difficulty. In current years, several lending institutions have already been forced to foreclose on properties and organizations of their defaulting borrowers. A lot more typically than not, they?ve been unable to recover even the principal outstanding by selling those properties. A bankruptcy lawyer really should be within a position to assist access your circumstance and see if you?ll find option routes you?ll be able to take.
The biggest problem in sorting out an impending personal financial crisis is the inability to face facts. Many people who now face bankruptcy would have been able to work out better repayment plans had they taken initiative early on. Loan modification is a viable solution, and in many cases, borrowers find that in the initial months of their default, lending institutions send out documents recommending new repayment plans. Unfortunately, many borrowers fear facing the reality of their situation and allow the problem to escalate to unmanageable proportions. For others, the new repayment plans work for only a short duration before putting them back in the dire position they were in initially. Before filing for bankruptcy, consult your attorney and try to work out a repayment plan that will work for you.
There are numerous government programs that you simply could be capable of qualify for that can see your loan payments drastically lowered without having getting your credit score suffer adversely. Some programs enable borrowers who?ve been facing economic hardship to acquire interest rates lowered. For homeowners whose property values declined steeply, you?ll find programs that will see the principal value of their loans recalculated to reflect the existing industry value of their properties. Some, who?ve grow to be jobless lately, can apply for a suspension of loan payments for a period of more than a year as they seek new employment. Other individuals, who really feel they?re able to no longer hold on to high value properties, can even be assisted to take up new mortgages on a lot more cost-effective housing and get economic help to assist in covering moving expenditures. Each plan comes with its personal eligibility criteria so consult your bankruptcy lawyer to discover regardless of whether you qualify for such help.
As earlier mentioned, many lenders are being faced with the harsh reality that even foreclosing on their clients does not guarantee that they will be able to recover all their money. They have come to support loan modification programs and can be receptive to listening and trying to help struggling clients restructure their loan facilities. Even in cases where bankruptcy has been filed, you may be compelled to arrange for a repayment plan anyway. Have an open mind as you visit a bankruptcy lawyer to get assistance on tackling crippling debt. You may be able to work out a mutually beneficial arrangement that will see you repay your debt and reduce the cost of litigation.
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Boldest nuclear cutters recently? It's been GOP (AP)
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AP - The Obama administration's consideration of severe cuts in nuclear weapons generated a flurry of GOP criticism — "reckless lunacy" in the words of Arizona Rep. Trent Franks. But the historical record shows that in the two decades since the Cold War ended, Republicans have been the boldest cutters of the nuclear arsenal.
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Package Cool Math Games are Available Online
Learning has undergone significant changes and experts are trying hard to come up with new and innovative ways of making it all fun. One of the best tried and tested way of making Moths monster turn into a pleasure package is cool math games which are available online. Plus the former game is exactly a combination of fun and challenge in the searching manner. This is not really a no sweat activity since it requires accuracy, precision, and the very literal description of mathematics which is the exact science. The player has to stretch those eyeballs of his in order to look for the solution to the equation among the sea of digits. Time is the player?s secondary enemy in this task.
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Saturday, February 18, 2012
What's Aromatherapy?
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Aromatherapy is that the holistic methodology of being concerned given that your body thru the use from natural fragrances. So much of these fragrances are going to be important oils, that are going to be derived from flora, fruits, leaves and roots. These oils have a strong effect via our get a whiff of of smell. Scientific proof as aromatherapy serves as preliminary, however it is encouraging therefore far since aid of several health concerns. Several folks relish the general relaxing plus assistance effects from aromatherapy at a spa, however you will additionally comment on yourself to aromatherapy in the hope up of your own home.
The general National Connection as Holistic Aromatherapy defines aromatherapy even as ?the general art and science of utilizing naturally extracted aromatic essences up of natural world to weighing machine, harmonize and promote the general health of body, mind plus inspiration?. This non-invasive practice good items the entire soul, now not just the overall sickness or pain, and is therefore thought-about a holistic approach. Aromatherapy may be a natural relief that several folks embody when an alternative or addition to traditional medicine.
Aromatherapy affects your mood plus health, and will promote stance of relaxation. Vital petrol fragrances activate the general limbic route, that supports the feelings and the pleasure bureau from the general brain. Direct inhalation from bound oils can help additionally alleviate respiratory decongestion, plus having certain psychological effects. Vital oils will be diffused within the air by a nebulizer, burned as incense, or via aromatherapy candles. Check out natural body plus skin care product containing these oils and relish the comfort plus psychotherapy at home.
Important oils are going to be diluted with carrier oils prior to direct skin application, even as used inchused inchemployed in skin care product, tub merchandise, plus rub down oils. Aromatherapy products will relieve aches plus pains, alleviate tension, and sooth the overall skin. Several vital oils suffer from antiseptic properties and can kill microbes and fungi when used on the overall skin.
Critical oils are going to be liquids containing aromatic compounds which will be the most potent and targeted extracts of plant materials. These essence oils are going to be just about 75-a hundred times more targeted in comparison to within the dried plant. These oils carry the unique perfumes, or essence, of the initial plant source. They?re volatile plus most tend to evaporate briefly when exposed to air. Quite a hundred essential oils are going to be usually used today.
Aromatherapy additionally refers to numerous traditions that take advantage of vital oils together allowing for other alternative medicines plus religious beliefs. Several folks feel there?s a synergy which exists between the aromatic oils and the body. They believe which by the point these oils will be used inchutilized inchemployed in a rub down, they are excel this week to the particular organs or systems up of the overall body where they adorn the natural functions of these organs.
Aromatherapy established in.France, where it is integrated back into modern medication today. In.Europe, crucial oils are going to be repeatedly utilised for their antiseptic and antibacterial properties. Many realms use aromatherapy while a facilitate modality, but it is no longer found out whilst mainstream medication or science, such as the overall As one States.
Aromatherapy and crucial oils have very powerful effects through our suspect from smell. Aromatherapy uses specific scents from these oils to bring about curative effects this week the general body. It affects mood and health, plus can promote feelings of relaxation. This holistic, non-invasive observe goodies the full creature, together with treating the general illness or pain. Aromatherapy may be a holistic means that several individuals include as a natural support given that the overall body, mind?s eye, plus spirit.
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iPhone 4 antennagate class-action lawsuit settled, owners to receive $15 or a free case
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Friday, February 17, 2012
3 Facts That Opens Up Cosmetic Eczema
What exactly is facial eczema? This meals is an soreness of the head recognized by red flaky epidermis, dry scratchy areas and sometimes with breaks and sore spots.
People are generally self-conscious about their deal with as it is that part of which is most gentle, and which symbolizes more than 90% of the external overall look of a person. To have a epidermis disease such as meals especially on the deal with can have dreadful effect on ones life. Nobody wants to practical knowledge such unpleasant and tense times when daily normal life is here to enjoy to the maximum. If you want to find out more about treating facial meals, you're just a few phrases away.
What Causes Cosmetic Eczema?
This disease can happen due to close contact or when the epidermis is revealed to hard cleaners, substances, latex, substances, dime or certain plants, (poison ivy, toxins oak).
Consequently of this visibility the epidermis then acts developing tiny sore spots and pockets. In serious cases, meals can cause scaly, flaky and damaged epidermis those results in hemorrhaging. Imagine this in the deal with, it is not only dreadful and revolting but it can be very distressing. In addition, if one has a genealogy of meals, it can be genetic. Other factors such as stress, air polluting of the environment and allergic reactions are also major members to facial meals.Who has Cosmetic Eczema?
Infants are more susceptible to this dreadful sickness and they normally display symptoms such as breakouts on the deal with, joints. Children and youngsters normally practical knowledge mostly itchiness meals fast on fretboard, palms inner and external hand, feet (front and behind) and feet.
In grownups the most impacted areas are the hands, palms, fretboard, and feet. However, Cosmetic meals is very unusual in grownups.What are the Best Normal Treatment options for Cosmetic Eczema?
Some of the best natural treating facial meals that one could employ are the use of specific oils such as:
? The avocado oil- helps in discomfort and itchiness comfort.
? Jojoba oil oil - very wholesome for the epidermis, also non-greasy.
? Essential olive oil and using castor oil are known beneficial natural treatment to ease and cure the epidermis.
It is essential to keep the epidermis moisturized at all times. cool environment is recommended, and drinking a lot of water to narrow the body properly thus eliminating toxins. One must always keep in mind that the deal with is very delicate and gentle therefore only the best natural treating must be used.
Source: http://health.ezinemark.com/3-facts-that-opens-up-cosmetic-eczema-7d3389be761b.html
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Backcountry Skiing
On that trudge up the mountain I reflected on the fact that so much of hiking or mountain climbing is about feeling pain migrate to different parts of your body. For a while, my shoulders would scream, dissatisfied with the fit of my pack. Then, a duller, deeper pain in my right hip called out louder, only to be drowned out by the sensation of a blister, on the inside of my heel, rubbing rawer with every step. The heel held the floor for a long time, until joined by the shoulder for a kind of duet. Then I noticed a blister beginning on the left inside heel. And so it went, for hours and hours, the constant pain slowing time to a crawl. More than once I thought to myself, ?The skiing better be good.?
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Video: Jeremy Lin T-Shirts Selling Frenzy
Jeremy Lin shirts are so popular that they are selling out at various retailers, with CNBC's Darren Rovell.
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