Thursday, November 29, 2012

The Alexandrian ? Thought of the Day ? Why Do We Buy Consoles?

Why do we buy gaming consoles? PCs have better specs, broader utility, more versatile controllers, and a larger selection of games.

Lemme take a second to consider the consoles I?ve personally purchased.

The Consoles - X-Box 360, PS3, WiiI bought a PS3 because because it was the cheapest and best Blu-Ray player on the market. The ease with which the PS3 has been upgraded through firmware to stay current with the latest improvements in the Blu-Ray standard (including 3D) have repeatedly confirmed that this was a smart decision.

I bought an X-Box 360 after the last set of price cuts for the exclusives: Halo, Mass Effect, Gears of War, etc. No regrets. (I only regret the Kinect a little bit, because my wife absolutely adores the voice commands.)

I bought a Wii because the unique controller made possible gaming experiences that were otherwise unavailable. (And it was cheap enough that the novelty had sufficient novelty.)

In the previous generation, a PS2 was a no-brainer for me because of (a) the exclusives and (b) at the time, it was the only way you could sit on your couch and play on your TV. (These days, I?ve got a second PC hooked up to the TV for gaming.)

The other advantage of the current console generation is that it allows me to buy DRM-free copies of games that have DRM-crippled PC releases. I refuse to spend more than $5 on any title that has DRM (since I?m effectively renting the game, I?ll only pay rental prices for it), so there have been a lot of games that I would actually prefer to own for the PC that I?ve purchased for the console instead.

Looking ahead to the next console generation: It looks like DRM may actually end up being more prevalent on the consoles or possibly even mandatory (in which case, I definitely won?t be buying). The advantage of playing-on-the-couch has also vanished (because, as I mentioned, I?ve already got a PC hooked up to my TV). I also suspect the only exclusives we?ll be seeing are from Nintendo and Microsoft because nobody else will be able to justify losing 2/3rds of their potential sales.

I?ve seen people make fun of the Wii-U?s ?gimmicky? controller, but ultimately I suspect Nintendo has the right idea: The most effective way to justify a console?s existence is for that console to offer a unique experience. A box and a set of controllers that plugs into your TV no longer qualifies as that.

The other alternative, at least from my perspective, would be for a console to actually offer a comprehensive media center, much like the PS3 justified its purchase cost for me by also serving as my Blu-Ray player. The current generation of consoles kinda pretends that they?re going to do that, but the little walled gardens of limited, hard-to-access content that they currently feature make them look like pale jokes compared to the WD TV Live Hub that I currently have hooked into my TV (which allows me to both trivially stream online video and load any video file from a USB drive).

With that being said, it?s certainly plausible I could end up owning an X-Box 720. I really like Halo.

Source: http://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/22520/video-games/thought-of-the-day-why-do-we-buy-consoles

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Earnings Preview: B&N 2Q a Nook report card

NEW YORK (AP) ? Barnes & Noble Inc., the largest traditional U.S. bookseller, should give hints on how its Nook e-book reader business is doing this holiday season when it reports its fiscal second-quarter earnings before the market opens Thursday.

The company is expected to report a narrower second-quarter loss on nearly flat revenue.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Barnes & Noble Inc. faces tough competition from online retailers like Amazon.com and discount stores as consumers increasingly move away from traditional books in favor of electronic books. These factors have pushed the chain to invest heavily in its Nook e-reader and e-books and other digital content. The company now breaks out its Nook division to give a better picture on how that business is doing.

In October, Barnes & Noble closed its deal for $300 million from Microsoft Corp. in exchange for a 17.6 percent stake in the venture, Nook Media LLC, so investors will be looking for an update on that transaction.

They'll also be looking to see if there has been any improvement in revenue from stores open at least one year, as traditional Barnes & Noble stores increasingly shift merchandise toward games, toys and items besides books.

WHY IT MATTERS: Barnes & Noble's sales of books and e-books can give a hint to how well the publishing industry is doing and how it is evolving.

WHAT'S EXPECTED: Analysts surveyed by FactSet expect a loss of 9 cents per share on revenue of $1.88 billion in the quarter ended in October.

LAST YEAR'S QUARTER: The company reported a loss of 17 cents per share on revenue of $1.89 billion.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/earnings-preview-b-n-2q-nook-report-card-164350077--finance.html

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Rome Launches Wolf Logo To Brand Souvenirs

Rome Launches Wolf Logo To Brand Souvenirs

words by Carol King

New York City has ?The Big Apple? and now Rome has its official she-wolf thanks to an initiative by the city?s mayor, Gianni Alemanno.

In line with other brand-merchandising initiatives taken by major cities across the world, Rome has launched an official logo that will appear on souvenirs. The logo shows a sketch of a she-wolf standing on a capital above with the word ?Roma?. The design used won a competition to create a logo for the city that attracted more than 1,000 entries,

The she-wolf symbol has symbolised Rome since ancient times. It refers to the famous legend regarding the city?s origins, in which a she-wolf suckled the infant twins Romulus and Remus. Romulus went on to found the city on the Palatine Hill. The use of the capital in the logo is a reference to Rome?s capital-city status and to the topmost part of an architectural column as seen in the city?s many ancient ruins.

The symbol will appear on a range of products, from mugs to T-shirts, and the local council says 70% of the items bearing the logo will be made in Italy. In an effort to stave off counterfeit products, official souvenirs will bear a hologram for authentication purposes. As the master licensee of the brand, the council hopes to raise ?3.5 million from royalties on sales over the next five years for zero outlay.

The branded items come in two lines. The Top Line comprises products costing from ?29 to ?550, including T-shirts and jackets. The Tourist Line has items priced from ?3 to ?60, including badges, mouse mats and key rings. Branded editorial products such as calendars, maps and DVDs will also be available.

The first Tourist Line products will be available from November in outlets next to monuments, museums and tourist spots in Rome, as well as newsstands, and bookshops. Top Line items will be on sale from mid-January at 50 selected stores. The council is launching a website to sell the souvenirs online.

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Studies examine whether therapies for heart failure are associated with improved survival

ScienceDaily (Nov. 27, 2012) ? An analysis of two heart failure therapies finds differing outcomes regarding improvement in survival, according to two studies appearing in the November 28 issue of JAMA.

In one study, Adrian F. Hernandez, M.D., M.H.S., of the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, N.C., and colleagues examined the clinical effectiveness of aldosterone antagonist therapy and associations with long-term outcomes of older patients discharged from a hospitalization for heart failure.

"Aldosterone antagonist therapy [a diuretic drug] for heart failure and reduced ejection fraction [a measure of how well the left ventricle of the heart pumps with each contraction] has been highly efficacious in randomized trials. However, questions remain regarding the effectiveness and safety of the therapy in clinical practice," according to background information in the article.

The researchers examined outcomes of eligible patients hospitalized with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction using clinical registry data linked to Medicare claims from 2005 through 2010. The primary outcomes measured for the study were all-cause mortality, cardiovascular readmission, and heart failure readmission at 3 years, and readmission associated with hyperkalemia (higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood) at 30 days and 1 year.

Of the 5,887 patients (average age, 78 years) who met the inclusion criteria from 246 hospitals, 1,070 (18.2 percent) received a prescription for an aldosterone antagonist at hospital discharge. The researchers found that rates of all-cause mortality (49.9 percent vs. 51.2 percent) and cardiovascular readmission (63.8 percent vs. 63.9 percent) were similar between the treatment groups at 3 years. The cumulative incidence rates of arrhythmia (5.4 percent vs. 3.9 percent) and elective readmission for an arrhythmia control device (6.5 percent vs. 4.2 percent) were higher for the treated group. Analysis of the data indicated that there were no significant differences in mortality and cardiovascular readmission.

The authors also found that the cumulative incidence of the first heart failure readmission was significantly lower in the treated group (38.7 percent vs. 44.9 percent). The hyperkalemia readmission rates at 30 days (2.9 percent vs. 1.2 percent) and 1 year (8.9 percent vs. 6.3 percent) were higher in the treated group; however, hyperkalemia was seldom the primary diagnosis for these readmissions, and the absolute increase in hyperkalemia as a primary diagnosis was small.

The authors add that a potential explanation for their findings is that aldosterone antagonists have limited effectiveness regarding mortality in real-world settings among older patients. "One potential reason for limited effectiveness may be a lack of adherence to or persistence with therapy. ? Our findings highlight the importance of conducting clinical trials that can be easily generalized to real-world practice and in which the most vulnerable patient groups are well represented."

Use of ACE Inhibitors, ARB's, Associated With Improved Survival Among Certain Patients With Heart Failure

In another study, Lars H. Lund, M.D., Ph.D., of the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, and colleagues conducted a study to examine whether renin-angiotensin system (RAS) antagonists (i.e., angiotensin-converting enzyme [ACE] inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers [ARBs] are associated with reduced mortality in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction.

"Up to half of patients with heart failure have normal or near-normal ejection fraction, termed heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) or diastolic heart failure. The mortality in HFPEF may be as high as in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFREF) or systolic heart failure, but there is no proven therapy," according to background information in the article.

The study included 41,791 patients in the Swedish Heart Failure Registry, from 64 hospitals and 84 outpatient clinics between 2000 and 2011. Of these, 16,216 patients with HFPEF (ejection fraction of 40 percent or greater; average age, 75 years; 46 percent women) were either treated (n = 12,543) or not treated (n = 3,673) with RAS antagonists. Analyses was conducted of the data to determine the association between use of RAS antagonists and all-cause mortality, with use of a matched cohort. The researchers included 20,111 patients with ejection fraction of less than 40 percent for the HFREF consistency analysis.

In the overall HFPEF group, crude 1-year survival was 86 percent for patients receiving RAS antagonists vs. 69 percent for patients not receiving RAS antagonists; and 5-year survival was 55 percent vs. 32 percent, respectively. In the matched HFPEF cohort, 1-year survival was 77 percent for treated patients vs. 72 percent for untreated patients. Five-year survival was 36 percent vs. 34 percent, respectively.

"There is currently no consensus on the use of RAS antagonists in patients with HFPEF. In our study, use of RAS antagonists was associated with reduced all-cause mortality in a broad unselected population of patients with HFPEF. Our results together with the signal toward benefit in randomized controlled trials suggest that RAS antagonists may be beneficial in patients with HFPEF, but this should be confirmed in an appropriately powered randomized trial," the authors conclude.

Editorial: Heart Failure Therapy -- What Should Clinicians Believe?

In an accompanying editorial, James C. Fang, M.D., of University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, examines the question of what physicians should conclude from these 2 observational studies that would appear to contradict the clinical trial evidence.

"If all of the evidence is carefully considered in its totality, it would be sound to conclude that (1) renin-angiotensin system antagonists are reasonable agents to control hypertension in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, and (2) aldosterone antagonists are effective drugs in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction but should be used carefully and selectively. Although clinical trials should remain the gold standard for testing hypotheses, observational studies bridge the gap from the scientific rigor of clinical trials to real-world experience. Clinical trials are a reminder of the rigor of medicine as a science; observational studies are a reminder that medicine is still an art."

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  1. Hernandez AF, Mi X, Hammill BG, et al. Associations Between Aldosterone Antagonist Therapy and Risks of Mortality and Readmission Among Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 2012; 308 (20): 2097 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.14795
  2. Lund LH, Benson L, Dahlstr?m U, Edner M. Association Between Use of Renin-Angiotensin System Antagonists and Mortality in Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 2012; 308 (20): 2108 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.14785
  3. James C. Fang. Heart Failure Therapy: What Should Clinicians Believe? JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 2012; 308 (20): 2144 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.45418

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Video: Divers free distressed whale shark from rope



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NASA Discovers Cracks in Deep-Space Orion Capsule

WASHINGTON ? NASA's first orbital flight-model Orion crew capsule will have to be repaired before its planned 2014 debut after its aft bulkhead cracked during recent pressure testing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a NASA spokeswoman said Nov. 19.

The cracks were discovered during a proof pressure test the week of Nov. 5. Proof testing, in which a pressure vessel is subject to stresses greater than those it is expected to encounter during routine use, is one of the many preflight tests NASA is performing on Orion to certify the craft is safe for astronauts, agency spokeswoman Rachel Kraft said.

"The cracks are in three adjacent, radial ribs of this integrally machined, aluminum bulkhead," Kraft wrote in an email. "This hardware will be repaired and will not need to be remanufactured."

It took Orion prime contractor Lockheed Martin Space Systems of Denver about a year to make the vehicle that was damaged. Kraft did not say how long it would take to repair the capsule, built as part of a program intended to take astronauts to destinations beyond low Earth orbit. [Photos: NASA's Orion Spaceship Test Explained]

Cracking occurred when the pressure inside the Orion module reached about 149 kilopascals, or 21.6 pounds per square inch, Kraft said. To pass the proof test, the Orion pressure module has to withstand about 164 kilopascals, which is roughly 1.5 times the maximum stress the capsule is expected to encounter during missions, she said. Increasing the pressure inside the craft in an ambient environment of 1 atmosphere ? air pressure at sea level ? effectively simulates the conditions Orion would encounter in a vacuum.

William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, speculated that a beam affixed to the bulkhead's cracked ribs by a pair of bolts "may have been a little stiffer than some of the models portrayed."

To figure out what went wrong, "we'll actually cut out these cracks [from the bulkhead] and then we'll do a scan with an electron microscope," Gerstenmaier told members of the NASA Advisory Council's Human Exploration and Operations Committee. The group, which makes policy recommendations for NASA managers, met here Nov. 15.

A team of Lockheed Martin engineers will perform the post-test investigation. NASA is evaluating what effect, if any, the incident will have on Orion's scheduled late-2014 debut, designed to test essential systems on the vehicle including its heat shield and avionics, Kraft said.

During that flight, which is known as Exploration Flight Test-1, an uncrewed Orion will be launched to orbit and re-enter the atmosphere at about 32,000 kilometers per hour, or roughly 80 percent of the velocity the capsule would reach during a return from lunar orbit. Lockheed is running the flight test for NASA; the agency will pay the company for the flight data.

Lockheed Martin's Orion prime contract, awarded in 2006, is worth $6.23 billion. NASA added $375 million to that award in December so that Lockheed Martin could buy a Delta 4 Heavy rocket for the Exploration Flight Test 1 launch.

Gerstenmaier said in a July hearing that the pacing item for this test flight is the Delta 4, built by United Launch Alliance, Lockheed Martin's 50-50 joint venture with Boeing Defense, Space and Security of St. Louis. The rocket would not be available until September 2014, Gerstenmaier said at the time.

Delta 4 is not Orion's primary carrier rocket. NASA is building the massive Space Launch System rocket at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., to loft Orion on missions beyond low Earth orbit.

The space shuttle-derived Space Launch System is slated to launch the Orion capsule on missions that will take it around the far side of the Moon in 2017 and 2021. Only the second of these flights will be crewed.

While NASA is internally studying other Orion missions, the agency has identified funding only through the 2021 flight.

This article was provided by?Space News, dedicated to covering all aspects of the space industry.

Copyright 2012 SPACE.com, a TechMediaNetwork company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Milan beats Juventus 1-0 after disputed penalty

By DANIELLA MATAR

Associated Press

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updated 10:01 p.m. ET Nov. 25, 2012

MILAN (AP) -AC Milan earned a surprising 1-0 victory over defending champion and Serie A leader Juventus on Sunday after another disputed goal at the San Siro.

Robinho scored his first goal of the season from the penalty spot after Mauricio Isla was adjudged to have handled the ball in the area, although replays showed it appeared to have struck his side.

Sebastian Giovinco went closest to equalizing for Juventus but Milan always looked dangerous on the counter and had several chances to extend its lead as it recorded a morale-boosting win.

"I believe the lads deserved this win, regardless of whether the penalty should have been given or not," Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said. "Having seen replays it looks like it wasn't a penalty. We have to always play with this intensity, even against the bottom team. ... Everyone said before the Napoli game that we were a dead team and instead we've had a great week."

It was only Juve's second loss in 53 league games. Inter Milan can now close the gap to one point if it beats Parma on Monday.

"We didn't play as a squad tonight, we couldn't manage to play our usual football," Juventus assistant coach Angelo Alessio said. "When you lose a game like this you always look for problems but it's just that the team didn't play as it has done in the past three or four games.

"We know that there are always mistakes for and against us. I don't dare to think what would have happened if we had won with such a penalty. It should have ended as a draw. But everything went against us tonight and we have to accept the defeat."

Milan fans may feel it goes some way to atoning for a refereeing error in last season's match, which ended 1-1 after Sulley Muntari's goal was not spotted by the officials.

That match was a title showdown nine months ago, but few expected anything other than a Juventus win this time around, with Milan lying a dismal 12th and having lost six games already this season.

Elsewhere, Roma won 1-0 at struggling Pescara to mark a happy return for coach Zdenek Zeman to the club he steered to promotion as Serie B winners last season.

Milan President Silvio Berlusconi had made another visit to the training ground on Saturday to give the squad a pep talk and just like last week it had an immediate effect.

After his visit to Milanello last week, Milan came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at title-chasing Napoli. It went on in midweek to secure qualification for the Champions League knockout stage.

Berlusconi was in the stands watching along with former Milan icon Marco Van Basten.

The Rossoneri almost got off to a perfect start as Mattia De Sciglio skipped past first Kwadwo Asamoah and then Andrea Pirlo before unleashing a shot from just outside the area which whistled past the left upright.

Milan had another good chance in the 14th minute but Kevin-Prince Boateng fired straight at Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon following some good interplay with Robinho.

The Milan defense has been shambolic at times this season but it was dealing well with everything Juventus was throwing at it and stand-in goalkeeper Marco Amelia didn't have to make a save until the 21st minute when he gathered a weak shot from Fabio Quagliarella at the edge of the area.

Milan's penalty came on the half hour mark when Robinho crossed in towards Antonio Nocerino and the ball seemed to strike Isla on the side, but he was penalized for a handball.

Buffon guessed the right way and got a hand to Robinho's spot kick but couldn't prevent it from going in at the bottom left corner.

Juventus had its best chances of the game just after the hour mark. Amelia did well to punch Arturo Vidal's cross clear but it fell to Pirlo who put it back into the area, only for Mirko Vucinic to blaze woefully over.

The visitors went even closer moments later when Simone Padoin - who had come on as a halftime substitute for Isla - crossed in and Giovinco's acrobatic overhead kick flew narrowly wide.

In Pescara, Mattia Destro gave Roma the lead in the fifth minute and could have added to his tally but missed several clear chances.

It was the 100th official game in charge of Roma for Zeman, who is in his second spell at the club.

Elsewhere, Fiorentina's run of five successive victories ended after twice coming from behind to draw 2-2 at Torino.

Alessio Cerci, who is on loan from Fiorentina, gave Torino the lead in the 40th minute.

Gonzalo Rodriguez leveled from the spot but Torino restored its lead moments later when Valter Birsa's cross evaded everyone and ended up in the back of the net.

Fiorentina snatched a point six minutes from time when Mounir El Hamdaoui, who had only been on the pitch for less than two minutes, smashed home the equalizer.

Genoa is out of the relegation zone after ending a run of six successive defeats with a 1-0 win at Atalanta.

Andrea Bertolacci scored the only goal of the game in the 39th minute to hand Genoa its first win in 10 matches.

Genoa's Emiliano Moretti was sent off for a second yellow card four minutes from time.

Bologna lost 1-0 at Sampdoria after playing almost the entire match in 10 men following Archimede Morleo's dismissal. Andrea Poli grabbed the only goal of the game in the 61st.

Elsewhere, Siena drew 0-0 at Chievo Verona. Substitute Chievo striker Mamadou Samassa was sent off five minutes from time following a second booking.

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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Afghanistan truck bomb kills two, foreign troops among 70 wounded

KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide truck bomb killed two people and wounded more than 70 in volatile eastern Afghanistan on Friday, officials said, with several foreign troops among those injured.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing in Maidan Shahr, the provincial capital of Wardak province, 35 km (22 miles) southwest of the capital, Kabul, but it was unclear what the target was.

A spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said fewer than six coalition troops had sustained minor injuries in the bombing close to the provincial governor's office, but gave no further details.

The bomber detonated explosives packed into a water tanker truck about 40 meters from a joint operations centre run by Afghan and coalition troops, Ahmad Wali, a senior police official, told Reuters by telephone.

In a text message sent to journalists, the Taliban claimed responsibility.

The United States has a sizable troop contingent based in Wardak province, where a twin suicide bombing targeting a NATO base killed eight civilians and four Afghan policemen in September.

Wardak saw the worst single incident suffered by foreign forces in the 11-year war when the Taliban shot down a transport helicopter last year, killing 38 troops, 30 of whom were American, mostly elite Navy SEALs.

(Reporting by Hamid Shalizi and Martin Petty; Editing by Nick Macfie)

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The Ultimate Bowling GuideThe good news is, there are a few simple "tweaks" any bowler can use to instantly tack on 20, 30, even 50 or more points a game. And it doesn?t take that much effort.

There are five "dirty little secrets" among professional bowlers? secrets that no amateur ever learns on their own? and the pro?s like it that way.

These five "dirty little secrets" are extremely simple to master (once they are revealed to you)? and yet they INSTANTLY allow you (no matter how butt ugly you think your game is right now) to "lock into" your own personal "Perfect Shot". Which means on your very next game, you will:

How can this be? How can you not transform your game? and suddenly ? and I do mean SUDDENLY ? start playing like the top pro?s at their peak?

You see? you ALREADY have the goods when it comes to bowling the best game you?re capable of? just not WHEN IT COUNTS.

You heard right. You?re "blowing your wad" on your PRACTICE THROWS, if you?re like 99% of the amateur bowlers in the world. And you?re leaving your best game behind. And going out on the lanes with the WORST game you have.

If you?re like most bowlers, you like to warm up with a few frames before you start a game, right? At the very least, you get to the lanes every once in a while to "practice". Everyone who takes their game seriously does this. I know I do.

But the pro?s do something DIFFERENT than you do. Unlike you (and every other amateur in the world)?

The Pro Knows How To "Capture" His Best Shot During The Warm-Up? And Bring It With Him To The Game!

Amateurs, on the other hand, LEAVE their best shot behind. Let me explain: There you are on your lane, warming up and testing the lane conditions, launching a fairly-decent hook, getting a strike here and there, maybe missing an occasional spare, setting up again and correcting your lift, launching another pretty damn good shot?

"Locked" That Breathtaking Shot Into His Body, Where He Could Bring It Back At Will, In The Game Where It Would Count The Most!

You, however, blow right past the few perfect shots you throw practicing, not storing them at all, and thus you can?t find them when it counts. Those great shots you launch on the practice lane are lost forever. Even more depressing? there?s a 90% chance the shots you do throw in the game will be among your WORST! Because, you?ve done EVERYTHING WRONG at the warm-up.

And what?s really frustrating is you don?t even know you?re doing it? because these five little secrets are NEVER discovered by amateurs! They?re the secrets that separate the guys who can make a living off the game, and everyone else who can?t buy a break.

And? just like most things that are so simple they get completely overlooked? no one has really understood how these secrets?


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Friday, November 23, 2012

Afghan suicide attack kills 3, wounds more than 90

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? A Taliban suicide bomber detonated a truck full of explosives Friday in eastern Afghanistan, killing three Afghan civilians and wounding more than 90 people, including several Afghan and NATO troops, officials said.

The early morning explosion in Maidan Shahr, the capital of Wardak province, also destroyed or damaged several government offices and a local prison, said provincial spokesman Shahidullah Shahid.

The blast occurred in an area that is home to government offices, the provincial governor's office, police headquarters, a prison and a coordination center used by international and Afghan security forces.

Shahid said two men and a woman were killed and 90 people ? 75 men, 11 women and four children ? were wounded.

U.S. Army Maj. Adam Wojack, a spokesman for the international military coalition, said a half-dozen NATO soldiers also received minor injuries in the explosion.

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the bombing, saying in a statement to media that it was in response to the recent execution of four Taliban detainees at the Afghan government's main detention center in Kabul.

The men were convicted and sentenced to death in Afghan courts for a variety of crimes, including murder, rape, kidnapping, robbery and cruelty against children. The Taliban condemned the hangings, saying the detainees were prisoners of war who were unjustly jailed.

Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi said Afghan security troops and prisoners were among the wounded in the Wardak blast. Three prisoners tried to escape from the damaged prison, but were apprehended, he said.

"Unfortunately, it was a very bad explosion and many of our countrymen were injured," he told reporters at a news conference in Kabul. "There was a lot of damage to infrastructure. The buildings that were around the blast were destroyed."

Sediqi did not provide a number for the wounded Afghan troops. He said the government was sending a delegation, including the head of Afghan prisons, to Wardak, to investigate the attack.

The Taliban said the attack involved two suicide bombers and claimed it killed tens of Afghan and international troops. The militants often exaggerate the number of casualties caused in their attacks.

Afghan and international forces have been working to root out insurgents in Wardak, to keep them from moving north into the Afghan capital. The international forces are scheduled to turn over security responsibility to local troops by the end of 2014.

Separately, Sediqi said that police in Kabul had arrested two men with four explosive vests. He said the two, described as experts in making suicide vests, were planning to conduct an attack in Kabul on Saturday, which is the holy day of Ashoura in Afghanistan.

Last year on Ashoura, a suicide bomber on foot struck worshippers at a Shiite shrine in Kabul, killing at least 80 people. It was the country's first major sectarian attack since the fall of the Taliban regime.

Ashoura, which is observed in the Muslim world either on Saturday or Sunday, commemorates the 7th century death of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson.

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Pakistani Shi'ites receive death threat text messages

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Shi'ites, targeted in three explosions which killed 16 people on Wednesday, are now receiving death threat text messages on cellphones ahead of a key event in their religious calendar that has been tainted by violence in the past.

"Kill, Kill, Shi'ites," say the text warnings to members of the minority sect.

Hardline Sunni militant groups linked to al Qaeda have in recent months stepped up attacks against Pakistan's Shi'ites, whom they regard as non-Muslims.

Pakistan's Taliban claimed responsibility for Wednesday's violence and said it would stage more attacks on Shi'ites over the next few days.

More than 300 Shi'ites have been killed in Pakistan so far this year in sectarian conflict, according to human rights groups.

"Genocide against Shi'ites is already taking place in Pakistan so the text messages don't really matter that much," said Jalal Haider, who received a text threat.

Hardline Sunnis are expected to strike again this weekend, the climax of the Shi'ite mourning month of Muharram. Radical Sunni groups have staged high-profile suicide bombings against processions on that occasion before.

Muharram marks the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala where the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad and his family members were killed.

About 50,000 people are expected to march through the streets of Islamabad on Saturday and thousands of security personnel are expected to be deployed in a bid to avoid attacks.

Any large-scale sectarian violence could hurt Pakistan's efforts to show it has improved security as it hosts the leaders of eight developing countries at a summit in Islamabad.

Pakistani intelligence officials say extremist groups, led by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, or LeJ, have escalated their bombings and shootings of Shi'ites to trigger violence that would pave the way for a Sunni theocracy in U.S.-allied Pakistan.

The schism between Sunnis and Shi'ites developed after the Prophet Muhammad died in 632 when his followers could not agree on a successor.

Sunnis recognize the first four caliphs as his rightful successors. The Shi'ites believe the prophet named his son-in-law Ali. Emotions over the issue are highly potent in modern times, pushing some countries, including Iraq five years ago, to the brink of civil war.

Pakistan is nowhere near that stage but officials worry that LeJ and other groups have succeeded in dramatically ratcheting up tensions and provoking revenge attacks in their bid to destabilize the nuclear-armed country.

(Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Michael Perry)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/pakistani-shiites-receive-death-threat-text-messages-052147929.html

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ESPN to broadcast college football playoffs

NEW YORK (AP) ? The college football playoff system will be televised on ESPN for 12 years once it starts after the 2014 season, the network said Wednesday.

The title game will be played on a Monday, at least a week after the semifinals.

The deal is worth close to $500 million a year, a person with knowledge of the terms said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the fee had not been announced.

"Folks are going to love this playoff and the attention ESPN will give to it," BCS executive director Bill Hancock said in a statement.

ESPN's current four-year contract to air the Sugar, Orange and Fiesta bowls along with the BCS title game is worth about $125 million per year.

ESPN will own the rights to all six bowls involved in the four-team playoff system. Conference commissioners had decided that the two semifinals would rotate among those half-dozen sites; the four not involved each year will host major bowl games similar to the current BCS contests. The title game will be bid out each season through a separate process, as the Super Bowl is for the NFL.

There will be three "contract bowls" that offer automatic bids to particular conferences in years they don't host one of the semifinals: the Rose, Sugar and Orange. The network already had separate deals for the same 12-year period through the 2025 season for those games, which are affiliated with the Pac-12, Big 12, Big Ten, ACC and SEC.

The new agreement also gives ESPN the rights to the three "host bowls," which will feature at-large teams along with the top squad from the group of five conferences without ties to a contract bowl. The sites for the host bowls are still to be determined, though the most likely landing spots are the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz., the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas, and the Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta.

Wednesday's agreement in principle includes rights for TV, radio, mobile, online and international.

"Because of college football's widespread popularity and the incredible passion of its fans, few events are more meaningful than these games," ESPN President John Skipper said.

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College Football Writer Ralph D. Russo contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/espn-broadcast-college-football-playoffs-182205115--spt.html

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Fetuses yawn in the womb, according to new research

ScienceDaily (Nov. 21, 2012) ? We know that unborn babies hiccup, swallow and stretch in the womb but new observational research concludes that they also yawn.

The 4D scans of 15 healthy fetuses, by Durham and Lancaster Universities, also suggest that yawning is a developmental process which could potentially give doctors another index of a fetus' health.

The study is published November 21 in the journal, PLOS ONE.

While some researchers have suggested that fetuses yawn, others have disagreed and claim it is simple mouth opening.

But the new research clearly distinguished 'yawning' from 'non-yawn mouth opening' based on the duration of mouth opening. The researchers did this by using the 4D video footage to closely examine all events where a mouth stretch occurred in the fetus.

Using their newly developed criteria, the research team found that over half of the mouth openings observed in the study were classed as yawns.

The study was carried out on eight female and seven male fetuses from 24 to 36 weeks gestation. The researchers found that yawning declined from 28 weeks and that there was no significant difference between boys and girls in yawning frequency.

Although the function and importance of yawning is still unknown, the study findings suggest that yawning could be linked to fetal development, and as such could provide a further medical indication of the health of the unborn baby.

Lead researcher, Dr Nadja Reissland, of Durham University's Department of Psychology, said: "The results of this study demonstrate that yawning can be observed in healthy fetuses and extends previous work on fetal yawning. Our longitudinal study shows that yawning declines with increasing fetal age.

"Unlike us, fetuses do not yawn contagiously, nor do they yawn because they are sleepy. Instead, the frequency of yawning in the womb may be linked to the maturing of the brain early in gestation.

"Given that the frequency of yawning in our sample of healthy fetuses declined from 28 weeks to 36 weeks gestation, it seems to suggest that yawning and simple mouth opening have this maturational function early in gestation."

She added that yawning could be related to central nervous system maturation but further research involving mother and fetus would be required to examine this theory.

Watch a short video of a fetus yawning in the womb: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fetal_yawning_4D_ultrasound_ecografia_4D_Dr._Wolfgang_Moroder.theora.ogv

This study was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Study: Distant dwarf planet has no atmosphere

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Astronomers say Pluto's icy more distant sister seems even more alien than thought because it doesn't have an atmosphere.

Scientists gained that bit of new knowledge about the dwarf planet Makemake (MAH'-kay MAH'-kay) by measuring light from data gathered by several large telescopes. Researchers report in the journal Nature that the small planet may simply have some pockets of atmosphere from methane ice turning into gas.

Makemake is one of four dwarf planets in our solar system beyond Neptune. It is so far from the sun its temperature is about 400 degrees below zero. Scientists compare it to getting warmth from a 100-watt light bulb 33 feet away. It was discovered in 2005.

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Jenelle fails drug test, wants jail on 'Teen Mom 2'

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Wherever "Teen Mom 2" train wreck Jenelle Evans goes, trouble -- and her Ed Hardy seat cover -- is sure to follow.

But how'd she allow herself to become "violated"? Find out in our round-up of the latest mama drama from Jenelle, Leah , Chelsea and Kailyn

Jenelle
The home Jenelle shared with deadbeat boyfriend Kieffer, aka her car, finally broke down, so mom Barbara lent her the money to buy a new one. (Which she promptly despoiled with her Ed Hardy seat cover.)

Great, now she can drive herself to jail! Because that's where Jenelle is likely headed after smoking pot. Jenelle doesn't share this news with her lawyer (who should attend a support group with Lindsay Lohan's attorney, Shawn Holley). Instead, she buys a magic elixir that's supposed to remove all evidence of marijuana from her system.

She must have drunk a bad batch, though, because she failed her drug test. The aftermath provided one of Jenelle's most marvelous sound bites to date: "She's violating me on Friday, and I don't know if I'm going to jail or not!"

In other words, her parole officer plans to report her violation, so Jenelle meets again with her lawyer to discuss her options. Like Amber Portwood, the original "Teen Mom" star now imprisoned for parole violation, Jenelle bafflingly seems more willing to go to jail than extend her parole. What's a month behind bars compared to a year without pot?

And how much did she pay the resort rehab not to teach her basic coping skills to deal with life's daily stressors?

More from Zap2it: 'The Voice': Cassadee performs Blake's 'Over You'

Chelsea
Chelsea is turning 20, but it seems like yesterday since she was unemployed, financially supported by her dad, struggling to earn her GED and begging baby daddy not to cheat on her. Oh wait, that was yesterday!

After a promising career at Year Round Brown, Chelsea finally had enough of earning minimum wage to clean people's sweat off tanning beds. So she quit -- without giving notice or having another job lined up. "This is where not having a GED will bite you," remarks her disappointed but enabling papa, Randy.

He's even more irritated when he notices the promise ring on Chelsea's finger, a birthday gift from on-again boyfriend Adam. The romantic gesture, as Chelsea explains, means "no cheating" and his "promise not to, like, leave me again."

But Chelsea insists in her baby voice that it's her birthday, so daddy can't be mad at her. Now let's play pin the tail on the donkey!

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Leah
Leah and her baby daddy, Corey, meet with their lah-yers to finalize the details of their divorce, and agree to a custody arrangement for their twin daughters. Afterward, she continues to blame him for the failure of their marriage, even though it was Leah's admission that she cheated with her ex, Robbie, that finally drove him away.

Later on, she hears that Corey is dating again, so she hacks into his email account and finds flirty notes from another woman. Leah's upset, but her tears aren't enough to make her mascara run.

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Kailyn
It's summer, and Kailyn is single and lonely. Fortunately she has plenty of friends who are perfectly willing to pretend they don't watch TV or the Internet to help with exposition for the cameras.

Sadly, her mom wants no part in Kailyn or her grandson's life. They haven't spoken in almost six months, so Kailyn calls. After getting her mom's voicemail, she tries again later -- only to find her mom has blocked her number. Ouch.

Kailyn needs consoling, but baby daddy Jo is a lost cause -- he seems headed toward a serious romance with his music-video vixen Vee. So instead, she reaches out to Jordan, the boyfriend she cheated on with Jo. (And kind of humiliated on the "Teen Mom 2" reunion.) When they meet in a park, Jordan jokes that although the two might not be on the same page when it comes to getting back together, they're definitely in the same chapter. (A book metaphor on "Teen Mom 2"? Did that really happen?)

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According to William Scott in his ???Organisation Theory?, business communication is defined as ?a process which involves the transmission and accurate replication of ideas ensured by feedback for the purpose of eliciting actions which will accomplish organizations goals?.

is used to promote a product, service, or organization; relay information within the business; or deal with legal and similar issues. It is also a means of relying between a supply chain, for example the consumer and manufacturer.

At its most basic level, the purpose of communication in the workplace is to provide employees with the information they need to do their jobs.

can also refer to internal communication. A communications director will typically manage internal communication and craft messages sent to employees. It is vital that internal communications are managed properly because a poorly crafted or managed message could foster distrust or hostility from employees.

There are several methods of business communication, including:

  • Web-based communication - for better and improved communication, anytime anywhere ?
  • e-mails, which provide an instantaneous medium of written communication worldwide;
  • Reports ? important in documenting the activities of any department;
  • Presentations ? very popular method of communication in all types of organizations, usually involving audiovisual material, like copies of reports, or material prepared in Microsoft PowerPoint or Adobe Flash;
  • Telephoned meetings, which allow for long distance speech;
  • Forum boards, which allow people to instantly post information at a centralized location; and
  • Face to face meetings, which are personal and should be succeeded by a written follow-up.

Why are communication skills in business essential?

In any form of business, communication is an internal as well as an external affair. The success of the business rests upon communication and it has become all the more essential due to the following reasons:

Increase in size: Business firms have grown tremendously in scale of operations. A large business firm today employs thousands of people and has factories or offices in different parts of the world. The head office of the company must always be in close touch with branch offices. An efficient system of communication is required for this purpose.

Growing specialization:  Narrow division of work results in different activities being handled by different departments. Due to narrow outlook every department tends to overstress its own work. Sound communication is essential for ensuring mutual co-operation and understanding between different departments. Otherwise the organisation cannot function smoothly. If, for example, there is no communication between production and sales departments, the sales department might book orders which the production department cannot supply.

Technological advancements:  Rapid changes in science and technology lead to obsolescence of technology and knowledge. In order to upgrade or modernise technology, management must persuade employees to accept new technology. Regular training of staff becomes necessary to update their knowledge and to provide them the skills needed to apply new technology.

Cut-throat competition:  Liberalisation and globalisation have resulted in severe competition between different sectors of business. Persuasive communication in the form of advertisements, personal contacts and publicity becomes essential to survive in the race of competition.

Trade union movement:  In all business sectors, employee unions are very strong and powerful. Management must consult union leaders on several matters. Regular exchange of information and ideas between managers and union officials helps to maintain healthy relations between them.

Human relations: Effective communication between management and employees is necessary to develop mutual trust and confidence. Participation of employees in the decision-making process and other means of communication help to develop among employees a sense of belonging and loyalty to the organisation.

Public relations: Society expects more and more from managers. Business has to keep Government, distributors, suppliers, investors and other sections of society well-informed about its contributions to society. Public relations help business to improve its image in society and big enterprises employ professional experts for this purpose.

Personal asset: Communication skill is essential for success in every job. Managers are required to deliver speeches, write documents and conduct interviews. The ability to communicate effectively is equally essential for promotion in career.

Essential Communication Skills for Managers

Good communication is the foundation of good managerial skills. In fact, communication skills for managers are a part of management studies also. All would-be managers are trained in this. It is essential not only for the growth and success of the company but also for the personal growth.

However, just theoretical knowledge is not enough. If a manager does not possess practical communication skills, he would fail. He may have all the requisite technical skills, know the business and policies but fail to communicate effectively. This inadequacy overshadows the other skills.

Generally, the main problem is that the effort to communicate is missing. Also, in some cases there is no effort on behalf of the organization to introduce some measure or plan to improve communication skills for the managers.

The real question here is how to develop these communication skills for the managers. The answer is innovation and a little bit of effort. Find below specified some of the ways in which mangers can improve their communication skills.

The first thing that an organization needs to do is to gauge the communication skills of the managers through an evaluation of the performance of their routine activities. The human resource department of a company should implement some target and performance specific activities. Then, conduct various surveys and audits throughout the year to measure the communication skills of the mangers and supervisors.

Another method is to conduct training for the managers to teach them interpersonal communication skills. In this kind of training, the managers should be taught topics such as measuring the quality of personal communication; how to recognize the obstacles to good communication; developing interpersonal behavior to create healthy working relationships; non-verbal communication skills; developing active listening skills; giving and receiving feedback.

Apart from these, a number of other communication activities should be organized to develop communication skills of the managers. These activities include organizing communication audit for each mangers area of responsibility. Team sessions or periodic workshops on staff communication skills can be conducted.

A regular newssheet or an email newsletter should be sent to all the staff members in a particular area of activity. This should explain to the manager the importance of the need of the employers and thus suggesting them how to deal with these needs.

They should conduct regular meetings to review the performance of all the employees in the company rather than the customary practice of six monthly or quarterly reviews. This will keep the managers alert too.

Finally, the most important tip to develop communication skills for managers is to recognize their own strengths and weaknesses. Only a managers inner potential can make him a good communicator.

Role of Communication in the Workplace

Most organizations understand the need and importance of effective communication in the workplace and therefore concentrate to improve its standard. These organizations strongly believe that communication is the central point of all activities and everything else revolves around it.

To achieve the desired standard of workplace communication, constant efforts are required. Any failure in workplace communication results in chaos and defeated purposes. To avoid these situations, organizations need to make specific yardsticks and follow them strictly. Proper flow of communication in the workplace ensures harmony of objectives among all individuals. Any gap in communication or miscommunication hampers the coordination between various departments.

The methods followed for effective workplace communication vary among organizations. And the size and objectives play an important role to choose the best method to be applied. In a big organization both verbal and written communication are vital whereas, in small organization only verbal communication would be enough.

Communication is an exchange of information and it helps people understand the possible outcome of business processes. Therefore, it is important that the media chosen for communication is familiar among all people so that people can easily attain and provide information. To increase the effectiveness of workplace communication, a balanced combination of formal and informal means is beneficial. Gossip and rumors are indeed effective ways to circulate information and receive feedback.

Communication helps decide upon and achieve professional and personal goals. It is important for top level executives and managers to communicate with their juniors and clear their doubts. Regular interactions among various executives, ensures the meaningfulness and authenticity of information. It helps executives build positive attitude and strengthen their beliefs.

Effective communication can be done using various internal journals, magazines, pamphlets and intranet. They can serve as official proof of the happening of an event and other information.

Effective listening and trusting the speaker are two essential elements which help people concentrate on the subject matter of communication. While communicating, all people should keep the objectives of communication in mind and avoid any bias towards each other.

Communication in the workplace establishes a bond among people of various departments and converts them into one specific identity. Effective communication helps people save their precious time and increase personal and professional productivity.

Attempts should be made to seek feedback from the receivers of information to ensure that communication has actually taken place. Without a proper feedback, the process of effective communication is incomplete.

Several kinds of information are circulated in an organization on a daily basis but people need to understand which information is relevant for them and which is not. Communication in the workplace helps people understand what is expected of them and how to convert their talent into performance.

The first big impact that communication skills can have on a company are on the employees. If the employees feel that they can easily communicate with the top level executives, the communication inspires them to become more loyal and hard working. The company can become a better place to work with a better production level.

Another benefit is that good communication skills there would be drastic reduction of mistakes and misunderstandings. When there is greater and more effective interaction between the employees, there will be lesser number of mistakes and misunderstandings. This is beneficial for a company as it would save a great deal of time, effort and money for the company.

Communication skills also take a great role in selling. People thus realize how and which client they should deal with, this in turn increases the business for the company. These are few examples of the benefits that good communication skills can render to a business entity while in actuality, there are many more benefits.

Achieving effective business communication

Effective communication is considered to be one of the most important prerequisites of corporate success. That is why a large number of organizations are engaged in building a network of internal as well as external effective business communication.

Effective business communication enables an organization to market itself in a better perspective. It helps create a favorable brand image and enhance its relationships with public and the media. It helps an organization motivate and guide its employees and share the values of corporate culture. With effective business communication, the employees can easily be told about the corporate culture, visions, plans and strategies.

It also allows an organization to achieve better business negotiations and strengthen the bond with its customers. Therefore, to achieve success an organization needs to have employees with excellent business communication skills.

People with good communication skills are very successful in motivating others and therefore tend to lead people in a desired direction efficiently. Good business communication leads to enhanced business leadership skills. To empower an organization with effective communication skills some steps are required to be taken.

To know the degree of communication gap, a survey needs to be done in form of questionnaire and one to one basis, if possible. This is very helpful to know the root of the problem. After getting the feedback, a review is done and all the areas which are found related with the problem are worked upon. It is important to consider those areas to avoid any problem in future.

Take all the steps required to tackle the situation. Duly inform about the changes and improvements to all who will be affected by them. It helps make a positive effect on those people. Sometimes, it is also possible that organizations overshadow these requirements to achieve their corporate objectives. They need to understand the importance of effective business communication and its effect on the business.

Communication affects an organization internally as well as externally. Any negative news floating within the organization should be cleared immediately through effective communication. Otherwise, it will become a belief and affect the productivity of individuals along with that of the organization.

All individuals who require communication training should be provided that and their performance should be reviewed on regular intervals. There are organizations which involve their employees in these kinds of programs. And, most of the organizations have actually been benefited by these training programs.

Always remember that effective business communication is a two way process and positive results can be achieved only with the combined efforts of the organization and the individuals. To achieve success both of them must understand and perform their role well.

 

 

Source: http://hotnews.blogspages.com/2012/11/20/business-communication-2/

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