Stewart-Haas Racing has formed a collaborative partnership with Tommy Baldwin Racing that will ensure Patrick's No. 10 Chevrolet will make the first five Sprint Cup races of the 2012 season. NASCAR sets its fields by saving a cheap burberry outlet 2012 spot for the top 35 cars in owners' points, and the final top 35 from the previous season is used to determine the starting grid for the first five races each year.
Because SHR didn't field a third car last year, it didn't have a guaranteed spot for Patrick's Chevy when she joined the team as a part-time teammate to Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman in 10 races this season.
In the deal, Tommy Baldwin Racing's No. 36, which ranked 33rd in points last season, becomes the No. 10, and Patrick will drive the car at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 26 and nine more races, with Darlington Raceway (May 12), Charlotte Motor Speedway (May 27), Bristol Motor Speedway (Aug. 25), Atlanta Motor Speedway (Sept. 2), Chicaogland Speedway (Sept. 16), Dover International Speedway (Sept. 30), Texas Motor Speedway (Nov. 4) and Phoenix International Raceway (Nov. 11) announced so far.
Veteran David Reutimann will drive the No. 10 in the other 26 races for TBR, giving the car a strong shot at staying in the top 35 for the full season, which would help secure Patrick a spot in every race she attempts as a Cup rookie.
The arrangement is unlike past points "swaps" in which teams have merged with another team with guaranteed points. Stewart-Haas and Baldwin cheapburberryoutlet2012 Racing will remain independent entities with separate engine suppliers.
Baldwin will be listed as the owner of the car in all 36 races, but the car will be prepared by SHR with Hendrick Motorsports engines, in the races driven by Patrick. The crew chief for Patrick at Daytona will be Greg Zipadelli, SHR's director of competition.
"Tommy Baldwin Racing has proven to be a very strong organization and it's a good fit with Stewart-Haas Racing," Matt Borland, SHR vice president of competition, said in a statement. "It's a Chevrolet team led by a racer who knows every inch of a racecar. That kind of technical expertise, along with a company mindset that is similar to ours, provides the ideal environment for Danica to learn and succeed."
During NASCAR's annual preseason media tour last week, Patrick said she could win her debut in NASCAR's premier series. She finished sixth in her stock-car debut at Daytona, an ARCA race in February 2010.Burberry wallets, cheap burberry wallet for women 2012 sale.
"I think at Daytona (our) cars are very fast, so I feel good about that race, if luck falls our way, to perhaps win," Patrick said. "I think that's a real chance. I mean a (rookie) like Trevor Bayne last year showed that."
2012年1月31日星期二
2012年1月30日星期一
This is supposed to help for a couple months
Researchers at the Neuro Psychiatric Center next to Ben Taub General Hospital are testing one infusion of ketamine for its short-term cheap burberry outlet 2012 effects in treating depression.
If the study’s results are successful, a second study will administer ketamine three times a week to patients to test the drug’s long-term effects.
“This is supposed to help for a couple months. The study is still under way, so it’s hard for us to know now how long the effects will last. Will it cure depression for a year or longer? I don’t think so. But we’re hoping it will work for a few months in the second trial,” said Dr. Asim Shah, who directs the mood disorder program at Ben Taub General Hospital.
Shah said so far the results are promising, but using ketamine to treat depression is not yet FDA approved.
Anti-depressants like Prozac or Celexa usually take at least a few weeks to start working. During that time, patients are more susceptible to suicide.
“Sometimes what happens is that a person’s energy improves before their mood improves. So if you still feel horribly depressed and hopeless, but cheapburberryoutlet2012 have a return of your energy, your risk of being suicidal increases,” said Dr. Ken Robbins, a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“If it pans out that a shot of ketamine will temporarily pull someone out of their depression, that would still be incredibly helpful. If someone is feeling horrible to the point where you’re concerned they’re suicidal, this could fill the time lapse that regular anti-depressants take to kick in,” Robbins said.
Ketamine is administered intravenously, and so it is being tested to be used at hospitals and psychiatric facilities.
“It’s something that needs to be administered to you. I don’t know how it would potentially be used if it turns out to have long-term benefits,” Robbins said.
The researchers at Ben Taub are working on a few other studies as well, including testing a pill form of a drug similar to ketamine.
But it would be at least a couple of years before the drug is available, if the studies are successful.Burberry wallets, cheap burberry wallet for women 2012 sale.
“This research is really exciting, but it’s in its infancy,” Robbins said.
If the study’s results are successful, a second study will administer ketamine three times a week to patients to test the drug’s long-term effects.
“This is supposed to help for a couple months. The study is still under way, so it’s hard for us to know now how long the effects will last. Will it cure depression for a year or longer? I don’t think so. But we’re hoping it will work for a few months in the second trial,” said Dr. Asim Shah, who directs the mood disorder program at Ben Taub General Hospital.
Shah said so far the results are promising, but using ketamine to treat depression is not yet FDA approved.
Anti-depressants like Prozac or Celexa usually take at least a few weeks to start working. During that time, patients are more susceptible to suicide.
“Sometimes what happens is that a person’s energy improves before their mood improves. So if you still feel horribly depressed and hopeless, but cheapburberryoutlet2012 have a return of your energy, your risk of being suicidal increases,” said Dr. Ken Robbins, a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“If it pans out that a shot of ketamine will temporarily pull someone out of their depression, that would still be incredibly helpful. If someone is feeling horrible to the point where you’re concerned they’re suicidal, this could fill the time lapse that regular anti-depressants take to kick in,” Robbins said.
Ketamine is administered intravenously, and so it is being tested to be used at hospitals and psychiatric facilities.
“It’s something that needs to be administered to you. I don’t know how it would potentially be used if it turns out to have long-term benefits,” Robbins said.
The researchers at Ben Taub are working on a few other studies as well, including testing a pill form of a drug similar to ketamine.
But it would be at least a couple of years before the drug is available, if the studies are successful.Burberry wallets, cheap burberry wallet for women 2012 sale.
“This research is really exciting, but it’s in its infancy,” Robbins said.
2012年1月29日星期日
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan
Commodities from copper to oil also lost steam from last week, when the Federal Reserve's pledge to keep interest rates low boosted riskier burberry 2012 assets, while the dollar index .DXY, regained ground from Friday's fall to a seven-week low.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS dropped 0.6 percent from its highest since October 31 hit earlier, after rising 2 percent last week for its fourth consecutive weekly gain. The Nikkei average .N225 dipped 0.6 percent. .T
Shanghai shares reopened with a loss, after an expeced cut in the amount of cash banks are required to hold in reserve failed to materialize over the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, dragging bank shares lower.
Asian equities have risen most of this month, as concerns over European funding eased considerably with the European Central Bank's injection of massive liquidity into the system, driving down euro zone bond yields and calming interbank lending markets.
Financial spreadbetters expected Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE,
Germany's DAX .GDAXI and France's CAC-40 .FCHI to open down around 0.2-0.5 percent.
Greece appeared to be close to clinching a bond swap agreement with private creditors and Prime Minister Lucas Papademos sought backing from leading Greek party leaders for painful reforms.
The debt swap agreement would not be reached in time for the European Union summit meeting later on Monday, where EU leaders are expected to sign off on a permanent rescue fund for the euro zone and agree on inserting a balanced budget rule into national legislation.
"As focus shifts to the second Greek bailout fund from the debt swap deal, it's likely that sentiment will revert to risk aversion, given that talks are expected to face hurdles before reaching an agreement," said Masafumi Yamamoto, chief currency strategist at Barclays Bank in Tokyo.
A successful second Greek bailout scheme could ease tensions over Portugal, while difficult talks risk reigniting fund raising concerns over Italy and Spain, Yamamoto said.Cheap burberry - designer bags, shoes, accessories, clothing outlet 2012.
The euro fell 0.3 percent to $1.3180, after climbing to $1.3235 on Friday to its highest since mid-December. Latest data showed currency speculators raised their net euro short positions -- bets on the currency falling -- to a fifth straight record high in the week ended January 24.
"Although sentiment is still positive, investors are adjusting their pace and waiting on Europe to set the outlook," said Lee Young-gon, an analyst at Hana Daetoo Securities.
PORTUGAL SAPS OPTIMISM
Investors were seeing Portugal as the next potential default after Greece, selling off its stocks and bonds just as yields began to fall in other highly-indebted euro zone countries that had been battered by the markets only recently.
Italy faces a more challenging sale of longer-dated debt on Monday. At Friday's auction, six-month borrowing costs for Italy dropped below 2 percent to their lowest since May, while Spanish 10-year debt yields hit their lowest since November 2010.
European interbank lending rates also declined on Friday to a 10-month low, down more than 30 basis points since the ECB's drastic funding operation in December.
With risk appetite improving, investors bought emerging markets equity and debt funds and U.S. equity, bond and high-yield funds in the week to January 25, EPFR Global said on Friday.
After slower-than-expected U.S. growth in the fourth quarter, data due later on Monday including personal income and spending will offer more insight into the strength of recovery in the world's largest economy.
Gold eased after earlier rising to its highest in more than seven weeks near $1,740 an ounce and rallying nearly 5 percent last week.
Copper also recoiled from a four-month high and a 3.7 percent gain last week, while Brent slipped after rising nearly 2 percent last week, although supply concerns from Iran and South Sudan provided support.Burberry women coats, cheap burberry windbreaker, women woolen overcoat outlet.
U.S. Treasury yields ticked lower in Asia while the 10-year Japanese government bond yield also dipped closer to a 14-month low of 0.935 percent hit two weeks ago.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS dropped 0.6 percent from its highest since October 31 hit earlier, after rising 2 percent last week for its fourth consecutive weekly gain. The Nikkei average .N225 dipped 0.6 percent. .T
Shanghai shares reopened with a loss, after an expeced cut in the amount of cash banks are required to hold in reserve failed to materialize over the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, dragging bank shares lower.
Asian equities have risen most of this month, as concerns over European funding eased considerably with the European Central Bank's injection of massive liquidity into the system, driving down euro zone bond yields and calming interbank lending markets.
Financial spreadbetters expected Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE,
Germany's DAX .GDAXI and France's CAC-40 .FCHI to open down around 0.2-0.5 percent.
Greece appeared to be close to clinching a bond swap agreement with private creditors and Prime Minister Lucas Papademos sought backing from leading Greek party leaders for painful reforms.
The debt swap agreement would not be reached in time for the European Union summit meeting later on Monday, where EU leaders are expected to sign off on a permanent rescue fund for the euro zone and agree on inserting a balanced budget rule into national legislation.
"As focus shifts to the second Greek bailout fund from the debt swap deal, it's likely that sentiment will revert to risk aversion, given that talks are expected to face hurdles before reaching an agreement," said Masafumi Yamamoto, chief currency strategist at Barclays Bank in Tokyo.
A successful second Greek bailout scheme could ease tensions over Portugal, while difficult talks risk reigniting fund raising concerns over Italy and Spain, Yamamoto said.Cheap burberry - designer bags, shoes, accessories, clothing outlet 2012.
The euro fell 0.3 percent to $1.3180, after climbing to $1.3235 on Friday to its highest since mid-December. Latest data showed currency speculators raised their net euro short positions -- bets on the currency falling -- to a fifth straight record high in the week ended January 24.
"Although sentiment is still positive, investors are adjusting their pace and waiting on Europe to set the outlook," said Lee Young-gon, an analyst at Hana Daetoo Securities.
PORTUGAL SAPS OPTIMISM
Investors were seeing Portugal as the next potential default after Greece, selling off its stocks and bonds just as yields began to fall in other highly-indebted euro zone countries that had been battered by the markets only recently.
Italy faces a more challenging sale of longer-dated debt on Monday. At Friday's auction, six-month borrowing costs for Italy dropped below 2 percent to their lowest since May, while Spanish 10-year debt yields hit their lowest since November 2010.
European interbank lending rates also declined on Friday to a 10-month low, down more than 30 basis points since the ECB's drastic funding operation in December.
With risk appetite improving, investors bought emerging markets equity and debt funds and U.S. equity, bond and high-yield funds in the week to January 25, EPFR Global said on Friday.
After slower-than-expected U.S. growth in the fourth quarter, data due later on Monday including personal income and spending will offer more insight into the strength of recovery in the world's largest economy.
Gold eased after earlier rising to its highest in more than seven weeks near $1,740 an ounce and rallying nearly 5 percent last week.
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U.S. Treasury yields ticked lower in Asia while the 10-year Japanese government bond yield also dipped closer to a 14-month low of 0.935 percent hit two weeks ago.
2012年1月24日星期二
Just days before the Iowa caucuses
Just days before the Iowa caucuses burberry outlet, Mitt Romney said he would veto the DREAM Act in its current form, which led analysts to suggest he would have trouble cutting into President Obama’s share of the Hispanic vote were he to become the Republican nominee.
In NBC’s debate Monday night, Romney and Rick Santorum reiterated that they would veto the legislation, but Newt Gingrich differed. He said he would work to get a cheap moncler jackets “signable version” of the bill, suggesting that children of illegal immigrants who have joined the military have earned the right to citizenship, but that those who instead have gone to college here do not -- because they have broken the law. Romney said he agrees with that stance.
Those positions, though, will likely require more clarification before Florida voters head to the polls.
Romney indicated he favors “self-deportation.” He said he doesn’t want gucci outlet the government to “round people up,” but that illegal immigrants who can’t get jobs and don’t have legal documentation will return to their native countries on their own and apply for citizenship. It was a puzzling statement that struck most analysts as untenable.
Romney defended his statement by advocating an “e-Verify” system that would identify whether individuals are in the country legally, and Rick Santorum echoed support for the same moncler jackets.
In NBC’s debate Monday night, Romney and Rick Santorum reiterated that they would veto the legislation, but Newt Gingrich differed. He said he would work to get a cheap moncler jackets “signable version” of the bill, suggesting that children of illegal immigrants who have joined the military have earned the right to citizenship, but that those who instead have gone to college here do not -- because they have broken the law. Romney said he agrees with that stance.
Those positions, though, will likely require more clarification before Florida voters head to the polls.
Romney indicated he favors “self-deportation.” He said he doesn’t want gucci outlet the government to “round people up,” but that illegal immigrants who can’t get jobs and don’t have legal documentation will return to their native countries on their own and apply for citizenship. It was a puzzling statement that struck most analysts as untenable.
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2012年1月21日星期六
Patients rejoiced at the possibility
A scientific paper embraced by many chronic fatigue syndrome patients as a ray of hope is being retracted by the journal that published it after cheap burberry outlet 2012 a tumultuous year that included allegations of data manipulation and the arrest of the study's lead researcher on a felony charge of possessing stolen property.
In the paper, published in 2009 by the journal Science, researchers reported they had found evidence of a retrovirus called XMRV in the blood of patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome much more frequently than in the blood of healthy peers. The paper caused a stir and led other scientists to try to confirm the findings.
Patients rejoiced at the possibility of an explanation for their illness, which has long confounded researchers. Some patients even began taking antiretroviral drugs designed to treat a different retrovirus, HIV.
At the same time, the paper's lead researcher, Judy Mikovits, then employed at the Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease in Reno, began linking XMRV to other frustrating disorders, including autism and Gulf War syndrome, without publishing data to support her statements.
Soon, independent teams of scientists began reporting they could not find evidence of the retrovirus in the blood of chronic fatigue patients or anyone else. Researchers hypothesized that lab contamination could have caused the original findings. Mikovits denied it.
Then, several authors on the original paper reported their data were flawed, resulting in a partial retraction. Science's staff attempted to get the paper's authors — including Mikovits — to agree to a full retraction, but the group could not agree on the wording cheap moncler jackets finder, Science executive editor Monica Bradford said in an interview.
In particular, Mikovits and others wanted to include a statement that they had confidence in their larger conclusions about the presence of the virus, Bradford said. But some of the authors were uncomfortable with that, as was Science, she said.
On Thursday, Science's editor in chief, Bruce Alberts, said the journal would take the unusual step of retracting the paper itself.
Alberts listed several reasons: the partial retraction of data earlier in the year, the failure of multiple labs to reliably find evidence of XMRV in chronic fatigue patients' blood, poor quality control in some of the experiments and the acknowledgment by the paper's authors that they had left out some important information.
"Science has lost confidence in the report and the validity of its conclusions," Alberts wrote. "We regret the time and resources that the scientific community has devoted to unsuccessful attempts to replicate these results."
In an interview, Alberts said the episode was an unfortunate waste of time and resources for scientists and for patients. "I think this whole thing has been a tragedy for science," he said. "It is very sad that the patients got tied up and confused by cheap gucci outlet 2012."
Attempts to contact Mikovits were unsuccessful.
Annette Whittemore, president of the Whittemore Peterson Institute, said in a statement that the institute would carry on with research on the illness. "It is not the end of the story," she wrote. "Rather it is the beginning of our renewed efforts."
At the center of the controversy is Mikovits, the scientist hired to be director of research by the institute, which was founded by the parents of a woman with chronic fatigue syndrome.
After the Science paper was published, some patients showered adulation on Mikovits. They wrote to her, crowded her at conferences and set up a defense fund when she ran into legal trouble. One patient signed message board postings: "In Judy We Trust."
Mikovits was controversial. Shortly after the paper came out, she spoke at the Autism One conference in Chicago, joining a lineup of speakers that included disgraced autism researcher Andrew Wakefield, who had lost the right to practice medicine in Britain for professional misconduct. There she linked XMRV to autism, a baseless assertion that has since been picked up by some in the autism community.
Earlier this year, the Chicago Tribune reported that Science was investigating whether data in the original paper had been manipulated after an Oklahoma graduate student, Abbie Smith, pointed out that Mikovits had presented the same figure twice — once in the Science paper moncler jackets 2011 outlet and once at a conference — but with different labeling.
In the paper, published in 2009 by the journal Science, researchers reported they had found evidence of a retrovirus called XMRV in the blood of patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome much more frequently than in the blood of healthy peers. The paper caused a stir and led other scientists to try to confirm the findings.
Patients rejoiced at the possibility of an explanation for their illness, which has long confounded researchers. Some patients even began taking antiretroviral drugs designed to treat a different retrovirus, HIV.
At the same time, the paper's lead researcher, Judy Mikovits, then employed at the Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease in Reno, began linking XMRV to other frustrating disorders, including autism and Gulf War syndrome, without publishing data to support her statements.
Soon, independent teams of scientists began reporting they could not find evidence of the retrovirus in the blood of chronic fatigue patients or anyone else. Researchers hypothesized that lab contamination could have caused the original findings. Mikovits denied it.
Then, several authors on the original paper reported their data were flawed, resulting in a partial retraction. Science's staff attempted to get the paper's authors — including Mikovits — to agree to a full retraction, but the group could not agree on the wording cheap moncler jackets finder, Science executive editor Monica Bradford said in an interview.
In particular, Mikovits and others wanted to include a statement that they had confidence in their larger conclusions about the presence of the virus, Bradford said. But some of the authors were uncomfortable with that, as was Science, she said.
On Thursday, Science's editor in chief, Bruce Alberts, said the journal would take the unusual step of retracting the paper itself.
Alberts listed several reasons: the partial retraction of data earlier in the year, the failure of multiple labs to reliably find evidence of XMRV in chronic fatigue patients' blood, poor quality control in some of the experiments and the acknowledgment by the paper's authors that they had left out some important information.
"Science has lost confidence in the report and the validity of its conclusions," Alberts wrote. "We regret the time and resources that the scientific community has devoted to unsuccessful attempts to replicate these results."
In an interview, Alberts said the episode was an unfortunate waste of time and resources for scientists and for patients. "I think this whole thing has been a tragedy for science," he said. "It is very sad that the patients got tied up and confused by cheap gucci outlet 2012."
Attempts to contact Mikovits were unsuccessful.
Annette Whittemore, president of the Whittemore Peterson Institute, said in a statement that the institute would carry on with research on the illness. "It is not the end of the story," she wrote. "Rather it is the beginning of our renewed efforts."
At the center of the controversy is Mikovits, the scientist hired to be director of research by the institute, which was founded by the parents of a woman with chronic fatigue syndrome.
After the Science paper was published, some patients showered adulation on Mikovits. They wrote to her, crowded her at conferences and set up a defense fund when she ran into legal trouble. One patient signed message board postings: "In Judy We Trust."
Mikovits was controversial. Shortly after the paper came out, she spoke at the Autism One conference in Chicago, joining a lineup of speakers that included disgraced autism researcher Andrew Wakefield, who had lost the right to practice medicine in Britain for professional misconduct. There she linked XMRV to autism, a baseless assertion that has since been picked up by some in the autism community.
Earlier this year, the Chicago Tribune reported that Science was investigating whether data in the original paper had been manipulated after an Oklahoma graduate student, Abbie Smith, pointed out that Mikovits had presented the same figure twice — once in the Science paper moncler jackets 2011 outlet and once at a conference — but with different labeling.
2012年1月17日星期二
The referendum should not only be unchallenged
However, Mr Salmond’s reluctance to publish his own government’s legal advice on the referendum was described as fuelling “suspicion” by Labour’s shadow Scottish secretary gucci outlet.
Margaret Curran said: “The legal competence of proceeding with a referendum is highly significant and reflects what a number of experts have said, so if the SNP holds differing legal advice, they should publish it today. Refusing to do so fuels suspicion.
“The referendum should not only be unchallenged, it should be unchallengeable,” she said.
“The SNP won the election and they should call a fair, clear referendum. But we are also determined that, on an issue this important, the process is not dragged through the courts.
“The legal standing of the referendum must be beyond reproach, so the verdict of the Scottish people is crystal clear.”
Lord Wallace had warned the First Minister to accept a UK government offer to hand Holyrood the necessary powers to hold the referendum.
But Mr Salmond accused Lord Wallace and his colleagues in the Tory-Lib Dem coalition government of “sabre-rattling”, which he claimed was boosting support for independence.
Mr Salmond said: “Jim [Wallace] is speaking from the dizzy heights of the 7 per cent support the Liberal Democrats have in Scotland.
“Jim would be better off to reflect on why the Liberal Democrat support is so low.
“This sabre-rattling from Westminster is not doing the UK government any good, as we see that support for independence is strengthening.”
The First Minister said the Scottish Government had “no objection” to a section 30 order from the 1998 Scotland Act, which would allow a temporary allocation of powers to Holyrood. But the SNP government “objects to the strings the UK government wants to impose”, such as insisting that the Electoral Commission was involved in the staging of the referendum. Gucci outlet online shop provides gucci 2012 new arrivals, up to 70% off. Welcome to buy cheap gucci items for men and women, all are latest styles in various colors for your choice.
Tory MSP Murdo Fraser claimed Mr Salmond’s refusal to publish his legal advice was creating “uncertainty”.
Mr Fraser said: “If Alex Salmond is confident that he has strong legal opinion backing up his case, then he should be prepared to publish that advice, so that it can be subjected to proper scrutiny.”
Margaret Curran said: “The legal competence of proceeding with a referendum is highly significant and reflects what a number of experts have said, so if the SNP holds differing legal advice, they should publish it today. Refusing to do so fuels suspicion.
“The referendum should not only be unchallenged, it should be unchallengeable,” she said.
“The SNP won the election and they should call a fair, clear referendum. But we are also determined that, on an issue this important, the process is not dragged through the courts.
“The legal standing of the referendum must be beyond reproach, so the verdict of the Scottish people is crystal clear.”
Lord Wallace had warned the First Minister to accept a UK government offer to hand Holyrood the necessary powers to hold the referendum.
But Mr Salmond accused Lord Wallace and his colleagues in the Tory-Lib Dem coalition government of “sabre-rattling”, which he claimed was boosting support for independence.
Mr Salmond said: “Jim [Wallace] is speaking from the dizzy heights of the 7 per cent support the Liberal Democrats have in Scotland.
“Jim would be better off to reflect on why the Liberal Democrat support is so low.
“This sabre-rattling from Westminster is not doing the UK government any good, as we see that support for independence is strengthening.”
The First Minister said the Scottish Government had “no objection” to a section 30 order from the 1998 Scotland Act, which would allow a temporary allocation of powers to Holyrood. But the SNP government “objects to the strings the UK government wants to impose”, such as insisting that the Electoral Commission was involved in the staging of the referendum. Gucci outlet online shop provides gucci 2012 new arrivals, up to 70% off. Welcome to buy cheap gucci items for men and women, all are latest styles in various colors for your choice.
Tory MSP Murdo Fraser claimed Mr Salmond’s refusal to publish his legal advice was creating “uncertainty”.
Mr Fraser said: “If Alex Salmond is confident that he has strong legal opinion backing up his case, then he should be prepared to publish that advice, so that it can be subjected to proper scrutiny.”
USA TODAY spoke to Sonnen on Tuesday
"I'm a Bisping supporter," Sonnen says. "I'm not on the anti-Bisping bandwagon. I never have been."
Bisping replaces the injured Mark Munoz as moncler jackets an opponent for Sonnen in the co-main of the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Jan. 28 show in Chicago. The winner will face champion Anderson Silva later this year.
USA TODAY spoke to Sonnen on Tuesday, minutes after UFC announced the change in opponents. Excerpts from the conversation:
What was your reaction when you first heard that Mark Munoz was injured?
I don't know if had a reaction. I don't like to hear anybody being hurt, in the ring, outside of the ring. So I wasn't happy about it
I hope he's ok. I hope it's a matter of take a little ice and a couple of Tylenol and you'll be back, but I don't the extent of it. I'm not a doctor.
Do you think Bisping has earned the right to fight for a title shot?
I'm a Bisping supporter. I think he has. I think he's fought a lot of important matches.
I don't know how tough the guys he fought were, how many ranked guys he had -- I'm not terribly familiar with his record. But at the end of the day, you can say what you want about his opponents, he doesn't pick his opponents. They pick his opponents and he goes in and he wins over and over again.
I think it's really relevant, especially for the Bisping naysayers, to realize he's fighting main-event fights. He's carrying cards. He's selling out arenas. In this industry, that's huge. He's done his part.
So I'm not on the anti-Bisping bandwagon. I never have been.
When you think about the way he generally fights, do you think for you he's a more difficult or an easier opponent than Mark Munoz?
I think there's a couple of guys on the roster who I sit back and look at and think, "Geez, I'd just as soon not have to fight that guy," purely based on style. Purely based where you look at and go, "I'm not just not sure what I would do." Munoz is one of those guys.
There's other guys, and I've got locked in there with those guys. Paulo Filho was one of those guys. Okami was one of those guys. Marquardt was one of those guys. Where I look at them and I go, "I don't know what I'm going to do here." But you accept the challenge all the same, and you go out there and you figure it out.
Munoz was on that list. So mentally, in my mind, I think Munoz is a real fierce competitor.
But I don't have a lot of ill will towards Bisping's skills either. I watch him, and like I said, more than anything, I watch him over and over again.
In some ways, Bisping's about as far from Munoz stylistically as you can get. How concerned are you about being able to adjust your gameplan so close to the fight?
I've never done that. I've never had a gameplan. I don't fully know what it means. I hear the term, especially in boxing, I hear guys talk about their plan or refer fighting to a game or whatever. I've never done that. I've never been part moncler jackets of that. I don't really know what it means fully.
So I don't care. I don't care about that at all.
I'm not ready yet. If you were to call me and say, "Hey, Chael, are you ready to go?" I'd say, "No, I'm not." But the good news is, I don't have to go today. The fight's a little bit down the line and there's still time to prepare and zero in. ... I've got enough time to do, but I've got just enough time. It's right around the corner.
My focus is on me. It's not on whoever they put across from me.
Given that Bisping tends to keep his fights standing, how likely are we to see a repeat of your approach in the Brian Stann fight?
You never know. I don't ever plan for those things. With the Stann fight, I felt, "Well, if there's an opportunity to take him down, maybe I can score some points from down there." But I didn't know if I could take him down. I wasn't confident in it. So you always look at plan B or plan C, what's going to happen next if this doesn't happen. That's the way my mind works. I kind of jump around a little bit and I do that in an attempt to be prepared for whatever may come at me.
There becomes a big confusion, like somebody will see me fight and say, "This guy really likes to do these two things." And somebody will watch Mike fight and say, "These are the things that Mike likes to do."
Well, the reality is, we do them because we can get away with them. But as soon as we can't get away with them, that's when you're going to start to see, "Oh, there's a lot more. There's a lot more in the tank. There's a lot more in the arsenal."
That's what I meant. If something opens up, great. But if it doesn't, we've got to adapt too. I'm not a one-trick pony out there; I'm the best fighter in the world. And I'm the best fighter in the world because I can fight anywhere.
What did you think of Bisping's fight with Jason "Mayhem" Miller?
I didn't get to see it. I feel like I saw it. I feel like I could tell you all about it because I read so much and I saw so much. Some of the guys that represent Mayhem, I also work with. So I feel like I can know a lot about it.
I think in fairness, even though Bisping went out and did his job, I think maybe Mayhem made it a little bit easier on him. I don't think Mayhem fought top notch that night. That's the reports that I'm hearing.
But who cares? Again, I get all these naysayers about Bisping, but the bottom line is, he wins. He goes out and he wins his fights. He should be credited for that.
How would you describe Bisping as a fighter? What jumps out about his style?
I think he's real active. I think if he had a strength, it would be the fact that he'll go hard. He'll fight hard the whole time. He's been in some real donnybrooks that have come down to the last moments of the last round, and he's able to continue fighting. While other guys are fading, he's still pushing. I think he's a very tough guy in that regard.
I think he's good. I hear a lot of negative things said about him, but I think most of it comes from frustration of maybe his personality or something like that. I think if you're real objective and you look at his skillset and his in-ring ability, you'll know that he's a talented guy.
You just mentioned his personality -- why do you think so many people dislike him, and on the flip side, why don't you?
I can only guess. He appears to be a little bit brash. He's definitely cocky and arrogant, which is two qualities that I like in a person. I like a cocky guy and I like an arrogant guy, so he earns points with me in those regards, but I think it turns a lot of people off.
I don't really know. When you get a guy that's out there demanding title shots and you look at his list of accomplishments, you kind of go on, "Who'd you beat? Why do you think you deserve that shot?" And so it gets a little bit confusing in those regards.
But again, I'm a defender of Bisping. ... He doesn't get to pick his opponent. They pick his opponent. He fights them all and at the end of the day, he beats them all.
I don't have his record in front of me, but I think outside of the Henderson loss, I'm not sure he's ever been beat in the UFC. I believe they gave Wanderlei (Silva) a win over him, which was possibly the right call, possibly not; I know there was some controversy around it.
But I've never even seen Bisping in trouble. I've never seen him come out of there cut and scraped and bruised. He seems to go in, take care of business and go home.
Do you think Bisping could beat Anderson Silva?
Almost any statement if you include the word "could." I wouldn't pick him to beat him. I think match-up wise, it may not be that favorable of a stylistic match, but I don't know.
I'll tell you this. If you want to make a lot of money; if you want to quit your day job and really make a lot of money -- you should ask me before moncler jackets cheap every fight who's going to win, and then you should bet heavily on the opposite. I am the single-worst fight picker. It drives my mother crazy. My mom says it's like I know nothing about the sport.
I can give you a perfect example. I took "Rumble" Johnson and I took Chad Mendes just over the weekend. So it show you what I know.
I don't like the way Bisping talks. I don't like the way a lot of these guys talk when it comes to Anderson. They all want to talk about their shot, their shot, their shot.
I don't want a shot. I've never asked Dana White for a shot at the title. I want the title, there's a tremendous difference between my mindset and everybody else's.
If you want your name in lights and you want that one big paycheck, go out and get your shot. I don't want either. I've got plenty of money. I've got plenty of notoriety. What I don't have is a 12-pound gold belt reminding me each day that I'm the baddest man God ever made. So that's what I'm after and that's what sets me apart from everybody else.
But again -- I'm a supporter of Bisping. I'm a supporter of him getting his shot. I think he's done the right things. I think he fought the people they asked him to fight. He did it in main-event status, main-event fashion. He's fought the five-round fights, whether he ended up using all the five rounds or not. He signed the contract and he went out and did it.
I'm not a naysayer, man. I'm a supporter of Bisping.
How do you decide which fighters deserve your support and which ones deserve your disdain?
First off, I never go after anybody unless he's on top. When I started on the Nogueira brothers -- and of course, I leave them alone now; I don't take any pleasure in them falling from grace, or certainly the big one having to go through an injury; that brings me no pleasure at all. But when I started on them, they were supposedly this untouchable pair, fighters of fighters, men's men. And I'm looking at it going, "No, you're not."
It's the same thing with Wanderlei Silva. I don't taking any pleasure in kicking Wanderlei now, now that the word's out that he's yesterday's news. But at the time when I started picking on him, it's because nobody else would. A guy puts a tattoo on the back of his skull, puts his beady eyes on you and rolls his wrists around, and all of a sudden the whole world thinks that's scary. That doesn't do anything for me. I'll slap you right on your face while you're rolling your wrists around. My point wasn't so much to attack Wanderlei, as it was to let the rest of the world know, "Who cares? Who cares about his tattoo and his beady eyes and his rolly little wrists?
That's really where it started with Anderson too. Anderson became this untouchable guy. I've got to walk around in the back at the UFC and watch fellow fighters ask him for his autograph, and it makes my stomach sick.
If you're going to be a fighter in the UFC, you need to be fighting for one reason, and that is the championship. If the day comes when I cheap moncler realize that I just can't reach that championship, I'm out. I'm not going to stick around for a paycheck or for the applause of the crowd. I'm not in it for that. I'm in it for the championship, the one and only reason you should be in this sport.
Bisping replaces the injured Mark Munoz as moncler jackets an opponent for Sonnen in the co-main of the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Jan. 28 show in Chicago. The winner will face champion Anderson Silva later this year.
USA TODAY spoke to Sonnen on Tuesday, minutes after UFC announced the change in opponents. Excerpts from the conversation:
What was your reaction when you first heard that Mark Munoz was injured?
I don't know if had a reaction. I don't like to hear anybody being hurt, in the ring, outside of the ring. So I wasn't happy about it
I hope he's ok. I hope it's a matter of take a little ice and a couple of Tylenol and you'll be back, but I don't the extent of it. I'm not a doctor.
Do you think Bisping has earned the right to fight for a title shot?
I'm a Bisping supporter. I think he has. I think he's fought a lot of important matches.
I don't know how tough the guys he fought were, how many ranked guys he had -- I'm not terribly familiar with his record. But at the end of the day, you can say what you want about his opponents, he doesn't pick his opponents. They pick his opponents and he goes in and he wins over and over again.
I think it's really relevant, especially for the Bisping naysayers, to realize he's fighting main-event fights. He's carrying cards. He's selling out arenas. In this industry, that's huge. He's done his part.
So I'm not on the anti-Bisping bandwagon. I never have been.
When you think about the way he generally fights, do you think for you he's a more difficult or an easier opponent than Mark Munoz?
I think there's a couple of guys on the roster who I sit back and look at and think, "Geez, I'd just as soon not have to fight that guy," purely based on style. Purely based where you look at and go, "I'm not just not sure what I would do." Munoz is one of those guys.
There's other guys, and I've got locked in there with those guys. Paulo Filho was one of those guys. Okami was one of those guys. Marquardt was one of those guys. Where I look at them and I go, "I don't know what I'm going to do here." But you accept the challenge all the same, and you go out there and you figure it out.
Munoz was on that list. So mentally, in my mind, I think Munoz is a real fierce competitor.
But I don't have a lot of ill will towards Bisping's skills either. I watch him, and like I said, more than anything, I watch him over and over again.
In some ways, Bisping's about as far from Munoz stylistically as you can get. How concerned are you about being able to adjust your gameplan so close to the fight?
I've never done that. I've never had a gameplan. I don't fully know what it means. I hear the term, especially in boxing, I hear guys talk about their plan or refer fighting to a game or whatever. I've never done that. I've never been part moncler jackets of that. I don't really know what it means fully.
So I don't care. I don't care about that at all.
I'm not ready yet. If you were to call me and say, "Hey, Chael, are you ready to go?" I'd say, "No, I'm not." But the good news is, I don't have to go today. The fight's a little bit down the line and there's still time to prepare and zero in. ... I've got enough time to do, but I've got just enough time. It's right around the corner.
My focus is on me. It's not on whoever they put across from me.
Given that Bisping tends to keep his fights standing, how likely are we to see a repeat of your approach in the Brian Stann fight?
You never know. I don't ever plan for those things. With the Stann fight, I felt, "Well, if there's an opportunity to take him down, maybe I can score some points from down there." But I didn't know if I could take him down. I wasn't confident in it. So you always look at plan B or plan C, what's going to happen next if this doesn't happen. That's the way my mind works. I kind of jump around a little bit and I do that in an attempt to be prepared for whatever may come at me.
There becomes a big confusion, like somebody will see me fight and say, "This guy really likes to do these two things." And somebody will watch Mike fight and say, "These are the things that Mike likes to do."
Well, the reality is, we do them because we can get away with them. But as soon as we can't get away with them, that's when you're going to start to see, "Oh, there's a lot more. There's a lot more in the tank. There's a lot more in the arsenal."
That's what I meant. If something opens up, great. But if it doesn't, we've got to adapt too. I'm not a one-trick pony out there; I'm the best fighter in the world. And I'm the best fighter in the world because I can fight anywhere.
What did you think of Bisping's fight with Jason "Mayhem" Miller?
I didn't get to see it. I feel like I saw it. I feel like I could tell you all about it because I read so much and I saw so much. Some of the guys that represent Mayhem, I also work with. So I feel like I can know a lot about it.
I think in fairness, even though Bisping went out and did his job, I think maybe Mayhem made it a little bit easier on him. I don't think Mayhem fought top notch that night. That's the reports that I'm hearing.
But who cares? Again, I get all these naysayers about Bisping, but the bottom line is, he wins. He goes out and he wins his fights. He should be credited for that.
How would you describe Bisping as a fighter? What jumps out about his style?
I think he's real active. I think if he had a strength, it would be the fact that he'll go hard. He'll fight hard the whole time. He's been in some real donnybrooks that have come down to the last moments of the last round, and he's able to continue fighting. While other guys are fading, he's still pushing. I think he's a very tough guy in that regard.
I think he's good. I hear a lot of negative things said about him, but I think most of it comes from frustration of maybe his personality or something like that. I think if you're real objective and you look at his skillset and his in-ring ability, you'll know that he's a talented guy.
You just mentioned his personality -- why do you think so many people dislike him, and on the flip side, why don't you?
I can only guess. He appears to be a little bit brash. He's definitely cocky and arrogant, which is two qualities that I like in a person. I like a cocky guy and I like an arrogant guy, so he earns points with me in those regards, but I think it turns a lot of people off.
I don't really know. When you get a guy that's out there demanding title shots and you look at his list of accomplishments, you kind of go on, "Who'd you beat? Why do you think you deserve that shot?" And so it gets a little bit confusing in those regards.
But again, I'm a defender of Bisping. ... He doesn't get to pick his opponent. They pick his opponent. He fights them all and at the end of the day, he beats them all.
I don't have his record in front of me, but I think outside of the Henderson loss, I'm not sure he's ever been beat in the UFC. I believe they gave Wanderlei (Silva) a win over him, which was possibly the right call, possibly not; I know there was some controversy around it.
But I've never even seen Bisping in trouble. I've never seen him come out of there cut and scraped and bruised. He seems to go in, take care of business and go home.
Do you think Bisping could beat Anderson Silva?
Almost any statement if you include the word "could." I wouldn't pick him to beat him. I think match-up wise, it may not be that favorable of a stylistic match, but I don't know.
I'll tell you this. If you want to make a lot of money; if you want to quit your day job and really make a lot of money -- you should ask me before moncler jackets cheap every fight who's going to win, and then you should bet heavily on the opposite. I am the single-worst fight picker. It drives my mother crazy. My mom says it's like I know nothing about the sport.
I can give you a perfect example. I took "Rumble" Johnson and I took Chad Mendes just over the weekend. So it show you what I know.
I don't like the way Bisping talks. I don't like the way a lot of these guys talk when it comes to Anderson. They all want to talk about their shot, their shot, their shot.
I don't want a shot. I've never asked Dana White for a shot at the title. I want the title, there's a tremendous difference between my mindset and everybody else's.
If you want your name in lights and you want that one big paycheck, go out and get your shot. I don't want either. I've got plenty of money. I've got plenty of notoriety. What I don't have is a 12-pound gold belt reminding me each day that I'm the baddest man God ever made. So that's what I'm after and that's what sets me apart from everybody else.
But again -- I'm a supporter of Bisping. I'm a supporter of him getting his shot. I think he's done the right things. I think he fought the people they asked him to fight. He did it in main-event status, main-event fashion. He's fought the five-round fights, whether he ended up using all the five rounds or not. He signed the contract and he went out and did it.
I'm not a naysayer, man. I'm a supporter of Bisping.
How do you decide which fighters deserve your support and which ones deserve your disdain?
First off, I never go after anybody unless he's on top. When I started on the Nogueira brothers -- and of course, I leave them alone now; I don't take any pleasure in them falling from grace, or certainly the big one having to go through an injury; that brings me no pleasure at all. But when I started on them, they were supposedly this untouchable pair, fighters of fighters, men's men. And I'm looking at it going, "No, you're not."
It's the same thing with Wanderlei Silva. I don't taking any pleasure in kicking Wanderlei now, now that the word's out that he's yesterday's news. But at the time when I started picking on him, it's because nobody else would. A guy puts a tattoo on the back of his skull, puts his beady eyes on you and rolls his wrists around, and all of a sudden the whole world thinks that's scary. That doesn't do anything for me. I'll slap you right on your face while you're rolling your wrists around. My point wasn't so much to attack Wanderlei, as it was to let the rest of the world know, "Who cares? Who cares about his tattoo and his beady eyes and his rolly little wrists?
That's really where it started with Anderson too. Anderson became this untouchable guy. I've got to walk around in the back at the UFC and watch fellow fighters ask him for his autograph, and it makes my stomach sick.
If you're going to be a fighter in the UFC, you need to be fighting for one reason, and that is the championship. If the day comes when I cheap moncler realize that I just can't reach that championship, I'm out. I'm not going to stick around for a paycheck or for the applause of the crowd. I'm not in it for that. I'm in it for the championship, the one and only reason you should be in this sport.
He hugged Metta World Peace at midcourt
Reality TV cameras followed him from the moment he arrived at Staples Center. He looked spry on the court, attacking the gucci outlet 2012 basket and finding open teammates. He even received an enormous standing ovation when he entered the game.
Of course, there was that one little matter of wearing a Dallas Mavericks jersey instead of Lakers colors.
Oh yeah, that.
"It's surreal," Odom said, trying to capture his first visit to Staples Center since being traded last month for a future first-round pick.
He hugged Metta World Peace at midcourt before Monday's game and shared a private on-court laugh with Kobe Bryant in the second quarter, the moment lingering a little too long only because Odom didn't know he was being subbed out for Shawn Marion.
Predictably, Odom had one of his better games of a season in which he has started slowly. Odom, the NBA sixth man of the year last season with the Lakers, came in averaging 6.8 points, five rebounds and unsteady 31.2% accuracy for Dallas. He had seven points in the first quarter Monday, but he cooled off after that, finishing with 10 points and four rebounds in the Lakers' 73-70 victory.
Long before the teams took the court, Odom was in a reflective mood. He had stashed away plenty of favorite memories from his time with the Lakers, but one stood out.
Naturally, it involved the Boston Celtics, and the Lakers' anxiety-inducing 83-79 victory in Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals.
"Everybody had to grit it out, do more than one thing," Odom said. "It was a big-time fight, two styles that contradict each other. Nobody gave up an easy basket gucci outlet cheap.
"I couldn't stomach Paul Piece being able to walk [triumphantly] around Staples Center. I couldn't see that. I couldn't see [Kevin] Garnett huffing and puffing in Staples Center. All I could envision was them walking off in sorrow."
Kobe in, Bynum out
No surprise: Bryant was selected as one of 20 finalists for the U.S. Olympic basketball team.
Also no surprise: Andrew Bynum was not selected.
The Lakers center recently said he would rather not play internationally during the summer.
"I haven't been thinking about it," Bynum said last week. "It's definitely something that's a great honor to do and all that, but for me right now, the health of my knees and stuff like that — I don't know if long summers are the best thing for me." Gucci women shoes, cheap gucci sneakers boots for women outlet 2012.
Of course, there was that one little matter of wearing a Dallas Mavericks jersey instead of Lakers colors.
Oh yeah, that.
"It's surreal," Odom said, trying to capture his first visit to Staples Center since being traded last month for a future first-round pick.
He hugged Metta World Peace at midcourt before Monday's game and shared a private on-court laugh with Kobe Bryant in the second quarter, the moment lingering a little too long only because Odom didn't know he was being subbed out for Shawn Marion.
Predictably, Odom had one of his better games of a season in which he has started slowly. Odom, the NBA sixth man of the year last season with the Lakers, came in averaging 6.8 points, five rebounds and unsteady 31.2% accuracy for Dallas. He had seven points in the first quarter Monday, but he cooled off after that, finishing with 10 points and four rebounds in the Lakers' 73-70 victory.
Long before the teams took the court, Odom was in a reflective mood. He had stashed away plenty of favorite memories from his time with the Lakers, but one stood out.
Naturally, it involved the Boston Celtics, and the Lakers' anxiety-inducing 83-79 victory in Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals.
"Everybody had to grit it out, do more than one thing," Odom said. "It was a big-time fight, two styles that contradict each other. Nobody gave up an easy basket gucci outlet cheap.
"I couldn't stomach Paul Piece being able to walk [triumphantly] around Staples Center. I couldn't see that. I couldn't see [Kevin] Garnett huffing and puffing in Staples Center. All I could envision was them walking off in sorrow."
Kobe in, Bynum out
No surprise: Bryant was selected as one of 20 finalists for the U.S. Olympic basketball team.
Also no surprise: Andrew Bynum was not selected.
The Lakers center recently said he would rather not play internationally during the summer.
"I haven't been thinking about it," Bynum said last week. "It's definitely something that's a great honor to do and all that, but for me right now, the health of my knees and stuff like that — I don't know if long summers are the best thing for me." Gucci women shoes, cheap gucci sneakers boots for women outlet 2012.
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And those lucky few who attended
Those of us who watched and kvetched and tweeted from home somehow got through three hours of prizes, plugs and acceptance speeches moncler jackets that managed to be both hurried and dull.
And those lucky few who attended, somehow made it past host Ricky Gervais’ nasty arrows — most of which, actually, either seemed to miss their marks, or to have been fitted with rubber tips.
But what does any of it mean, as far as this year’s Oscar race goes?
The Golden Globes are awarded by foreign journalists — and considering how they once gave a prestigious prize to Pia Zadora, let’s put quotes around the word “journalists.” Besides, they’re not Academy members, which means they don’t even vote on the Oscars.
As for the people who do vote on the Oscars — well, they already have. Ballots were due on Friday. So the nomination process was already over before the first Globe was handed out, and by now it’s all over but for the counting — and the announcements, on Jan. 24.
So, as far as influencing the Oscar moncler jackets nominations goes, um, no, the Globes don’t.
But they can help predict who could already be a frontrunner for one of those nods, and maybe even closing in for the win …
Best supporting actor: Lots of other folks raved about Albert Brooks’ work in “Drive” (it felt a bit hammy to me) but Sunday’s loss seemed to confirm this is not his year. The award to Christopher Plummer in “Beginners,” though, suggests he’s a likely Oscar nominee — and even winner, as this category tends to favor veterans. Other possible contenders for Oscar’s final five — that other veteran, Max von Sydow, for “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” along with Kenneth Branagh for “My Week With Marilyn,” Jonah Hill for “Moneyball” and Ryan Gosling for “Ides of March.”
Best supporting actress: This Oscar category, on the other hand, awards breakout newcomers, not old-timers — which sure fits Octavia Spencer, a Globe winner for “The Help.” Who else will make the Academy’s list? The busy Jessica Chastain, of course, although the sheer volume of her credits last year mean she’s competing against herself. Still, she’ll probably get a nod for “The Help,” too. Other top contenders? Melissa McCarthy for “Bridesmaids,” Berenice Bejo for “The Artist” and perhaps Carey Mulligan for “Shame” (although it would be very nice to see some acknowledgement of Judy Greer’s deft comic work in “The Descendants,” instead).
Best Actor: Because the Globes, unlike the Oscars, have special musical-comedy categories for lead performances and best film, we have two winners here — and a firm two-man race. First, there’s George Clooney, whose vulnerable work in “The Descendants” is the sort of thing Oscar voters nominate. (But is it a “big” enough performance to win?) Then, moncler jackets cheap there’s the charming Jean Dujardin, the star of “The Artist,” a picture that has the potential for the kind of surprising showing “Life is Beautiful” once pulled off. Both are sure of nods. Dark horses? Brad Pitt leads that pack for “Moneyball,” Leonardo DiCaprio (“J. Edgar”) and Michael Fassbender (“Shame”) bring up the rear.
Best actress: Putting “My Week With Marilyn” in the comedy-or-musical category simply because it had a few songs was a strange stretch — but at least it allowed the Globes room to award Michelle Williams’ lovely performance. And dramatic winner Meryl Streep has a guaranteed nomination for her turn in “The Iron Lady,” and is likely to get the Oscar too, if voters can get past their strange reluctance to give her a much-deserved third award. Rounding out the possibles? The marvelous Viola Davis for “The Help” with — far behind — Tilda Swinton for “We Need to Talk About Kevin” and Glenn Close for “Albert Nobbs.”
Best director: The Golden Globe to Martin Scorsese for “Hugo” was a warm salute to a great filmmaker — and not the only prize he’s picked up this year. He’ll get a nomination for sure, but an Oscar win — only five years after “The Departed” — seems unlikely. Expect attention to go to Alexander Payne for “The Descendants,” Woody Allen for “Midnight in Paris” and Michael Hazanavicius for “The Artist,” too. The fifth slot is a three-way scuffle among Steven Spielberg for the feel-good “War Horse,” David Fincher for the feel-sick “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” and Terrence Malick for the mystical “The Tree of Life,” but Fincher may have the edge. A winner? Too soon to even guess a front-runner in this one.
Best picture: Like the Globes’ best actor category, this one came down to “The Descendants” and “The Artist.” Both will surely be Oscar-nominated, and its genuinely unique approach probably gives “The Artist” an inside track for the win. (Members might be able to fool themselves into thinking they could easily make a film like “The Descendants”;cheap moncler something like “The Artist” seems far more rare, and therefore prizeworthy.) As for the rest of the titles — which could go to 10 nominations this year, but will probably top out around seven or eight — expect “The Help,” “Hugo,” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” “War Horse,” “The Tree of Life” and “Moneyball” to pad the list, without really complicating the race.
And those lucky few who attended, somehow made it past host Ricky Gervais’ nasty arrows — most of which, actually, either seemed to miss their marks, or to have been fitted with rubber tips.
But what does any of it mean, as far as this year’s Oscar race goes?
The Golden Globes are awarded by foreign journalists — and considering how they once gave a prestigious prize to Pia Zadora, let’s put quotes around the word “journalists.” Besides, they’re not Academy members, which means they don’t even vote on the Oscars.
As for the people who do vote on the Oscars — well, they already have. Ballots were due on Friday. So the nomination process was already over before the first Globe was handed out, and by now it’s all over but for the counting — and the announcements, on Jan. 24.
So, as far as influencing the Oscar moncler jackets nominations goes, um, no, the Globes don’t.
But they can help predict who could already be a frontrunner for one of those nods, and maybe even closing in for the win …
Best supporting actor: Lots of other folks raved about Albert Brooks’ work in “Drive” (it felt a bit hammy to me) but Sunday’s loss seemed to confirm this is not his year. The award to Christopher Plummer in “Beginners,” though, suggests he’s a likely Oscar nominee — and even winner, as this category tends to favor veterans. Other possible contenders for Oscar’s final five — that other veteran, Max von Sydow, for “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” along with Kenneth Branagh for “My Week With Marilyn,” Jonah Hill for “Moneyball” and Ryan Gosling for “Ides of March.”
Best supporting actress: This Oscar category, on the other hand, awards breakout newcomers, not old-timers — which sure fits Octavia Spencer, a Globe winner for “The Help.” Who else will make the Academy’s list? The busy Jessica Chastain, of course, although the sheer volume of her credits last year mean she’s competing against herself. Still, she’ll probably get a nod for “The Help,” too. Other top contenders? Melissa McCarthy for “Bridesmaids,” Berenice Bejo for “The Artist” and perhaps Carey Mulligan for “Shame” (although it would be very nice to see some acknowledgement of Judy Greer’s deft comic work in “The Descendants,” instead).
Best Actor: Because the Globes, unlike the Oscars, have special musical-comedy categories for lead performances and best film, we have two winners here — and a firm two-man race. First, there’s George Clooney, whose vulnerable work in “The Descendants” is the sort of thing Oscar voters nominate. (But is it a “big” enough performance to win?) Then, moncler jackets cheap there’s the charming Jean Dujardin, the star of “The Artist,” a picture that has the potential for the kind of surprising showing “Life is Beautiful” once pulled off. Both are sure of nods. Dark horses? Brad Pitt leads that pack for “Moneyball,” Leonardo DiCaprio (“J. Edgar”) and Michael Fassbender (“Shame”) bring up the rear.
Best actress: Putting “My Week With Marilyn” in the comedy-or-musical category simply because it had a few songs was a strange stretch — but at least it allowed the Globes room to award Michelle Williams’ lovely performance. And dramatic winner Meryl Streep has a guaranteed nomination for her turn in “The Iron Lady,” and is likely to get the Oscar too, if voters can get past their strange reluctance to give her a much-deserved third award. Rounding out the possibles? The marvelous Viola Davis for “The Help” with — far behind — Tilda Swinton for “We Need to Talk About Kevin” and Glenn Close for “Albert Nobbs.”
Best director: The Golden Globe to Martin Scorsese for “Hugo” was a warm salute to a great filmmaker — and not the only prize he’s picked up this year. He’ll get a nomination for sure, but an Oscar win — only five years after “The Departed” — seems unlikely. Expect attention to go to Alexander Payne for “The Descendants,” Woody Allen for “Midnight in Paris” and Michael Hazanavicius for “The Artist,” too. The fifth slot is a three-way scuffle among Steven Spielberg for the feel-good “War Horse,” David Fincher for the feel-sick “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” and Terrence Malick for the mystical “The Tree of Life,” but Fincher may have the edge. A winner? Too soon to even guess a front-runner in this one.
Best picture: Like the Globes’ best actor category, this one came down to “The Descendants” and “The Artist.” Both will surely be Oscar-nominated, and its genuinely unique approach probably gives “The Artist” an inside track for the win. (Members might be able to fool themselves into thinking they could easily make a film like “The Descendants”;cheap moncler something like “The Artist” seems far more rare, and therefore prizeworthy.) As for the rest of the titles — which could go to 10 nominations this year, but will probably top out around seven or eight — expect “The Help,” “Hugo,” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” “War Horse,” “The Tree of Life” and “Moneyball” to pad the list, without really complicating the race.
2012年1月15日星期日
The game was the first Indiana has played against another top 10 team
Jared Sullinger added 16 points, William Buford scored 12 and Deshaun Thomas had 11 for the Buckeyes (16-3, 4-2 Big Ten), who were coming off a loss at Illinois on Tuesday night. Several players questioned their teammates' moncler jackets commitment and effort after that game.
There was no doubt about either on Sunday as Ohio State took command early and was never threatened.
Cody Zeller had 16 points, Christian Watford 13 and Jordan Hulls 11 for the Hoosiers (15-3, 3-3), who had lost at home to unranked Minnesota on Wednesday night.
Smith, who came in scoring about five points per game, erased almost every offensive high-water mark he had ever had in a game. He hit 10 of 12 shots from the field including 4 of 5 3-pointers. He also had seven rebounds, an assist and a steal.
The game was the first Indiana has played against another top 10 team since 2002 and the Hoosiers' first visit to an opponent also ranked in single digits since 1992.
Earlier this week, Ohio State's players vowed to pay back the Hoosiers for a 74-71 loss back on New Year's Eve. In that game, the Buckeyes had 17 turnovers and 22 fouls. Sullinger got off just five shots from the field, Buford finished with eight points and Thomas scored just five points, due to foul trouble. In addition, point guard Aaron Craft had a career-high six turnovers.
Smith's previous career best was 12 in that game. He had surpassed that with almost 3 minutes left in the opening half on Sunday.
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The Buckeyes had the game well in hand throughout the second half after finishing the half on a 15-2 run. Yet they energized a raucous capacity crowd of 18,809 at Value City Arena with several plays in the final 20 minutes.
Sullinger wrestled the ball away from a driving Hulls and tossed an outlet pass while lying on the floor — Smith threw down a thunderous dunk at the other end to make it 47-23 with 15:23 left.
The lead never fell below 16 after halftime.
Smith had 18 at the break while hitting 7 of 9 shots from the field including 4 of 5 from behind the arc. To put that into perspective, he had never had more than four field goals in a game and had never made more than three 3-pointers.
After Indiana picked up the first points on a jumper by Hulls, the Buckeyes ran off the next seven and never trailed again. Buford, who had hit just 10 of 32 shots from the field in his last two games, made a jumper from the right corner and a 3 off an assist from Sullinger sandwiched around a Smith pull-up.Moncler jackets for women, cheap moncler women down jackets on sale.
The Buckeyes had struggled while fighting heavy foul trouble in the first matchup. But they did not pick up their first foul until 10 minutes in this time.
The Hoosiers had difficulty against Ohio State's defense and were unable to get the ball inside to Zeller or to make much of anything outside to relieve the pressure. They went almost 9 minutes without a point — missing all nine field-goal attempts with six turnovers — while the Buckeyes turned a 20-12 lead into a gaping 20-point advantage.
The win was Ohio State's 36th in a row at home, the second-longest streak in program history.
Ohio State's new football coach, Urban Meyer, and his staff received a loud and lengthy ovation when introduced at halftime.
No. 11 Georgetown 69, St. John's 49
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollis Thompson scored all of his 20 points in the second half and No. 11 Georgetown snapped a two-game losing streak with a 69-49 victory over St. John's on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
Thompson, the Big East's leading 3-point shooter at 52.4 percent, missed four from long range in the first half but he only was off cheap moncler on one of his five attempts in the second, including one that broke an 8-0 run that had brought the Red Storm within 48-45 with 6:36 to play.
Jesse Clark had 15 points and freshman Otto Porter added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Hoyas (14-3, 4-2 Big East), who had lost to West Virginia and Cincinnati after an 11-game winning streak.
There was no doubt about either on Sunday as Ohio State took command early and was never threatened.
Cody Zeller had 16 points, Christian Watford 13 and Jordan Hulls 11 for the Hoosiers (15-3, 3-3), who had lost at home to unranked Minnesota on Wednesday night.
Smith, who came in scoring about five points per game, erased almost every offensive high-water mark he had ever had in a game. He hit 10 of 12 shots from the field including 4 of 5 3-pointers. He also had seven rebounds, an assist and a steal.
The game was the first Indiana has played against another top 10 team since 2002 and the Hoosiers' first visit to an opponent also ranked in single digits since 1992.
Earlier this week, Ohio State's players vowed to pay back the Hoosiers for a 74-71 loss back on New Year's Eve. In that game, the Buckeyes had 17 turnovers and 22 fouls. Sullinger got off just five shots from the field, Buford finished with eight points and Thomas scored just five points, due to foul trouble. In addition, point guard Aaron Craft had a career-high six turnovers.
Smith's previous career best was 12 in that game. He had surpassed that with almost 3 minutes left in the opening half on Sunday.
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The Buckeyes had the game well in hand throughout the second half after finishing the half on a 15-2 run. Yet they energized a raucous capacity crowd of 18,809 at Value City Arena with several plays in the final 20 minutes.
Sullinger wrestled the ball away from a driving Hulls and tossed an outlet pass while lying on the floor — Smith threw down a thunderous dunk at the other end to make it 47-23 with 15:23 left.
The lead never fell below 16 after halftime.
Smith had 18 at the break while hitting 7 of 9 shots from the field including 4 of 5 from behind the arc. To put that into perspective, he had never had more than four field goals in a game and had never made more than three 3-pointers.
After Indiana picked up the first points on a jumper by Hulls, the Buckeyes ran off the next seven and never trailed again. Buford, who had hit just 10 of 32 shots from the field in his last two games, made a jumper from the right corner and a 3 off an assist from Sullinger sandwiched around a Smith pull-up.Moncler jackets for women, cheap moncler women down jackets on sale.
The Buckeyes had struggled while fighting heavy foul trouble in the first matchup. But they did not pick up their first foul until 10 minutes in this time.
The Hoosiers had difficulty against Ohio State's defense and were unable to get the ball inside to Zeller or to make much of anything outside to relieve the pressure. They went almost 9 minutes without a point — missing all nine field-goal attempts with six turnovers — while the Buckeyes turned a 20-12 lead into a gaping 20-point advantage.
The win was Ohio State's 36th in a row at home, the second-longest streak in program history.
Ohio State's new football coach, Urban Meyer, and his staff received a loud and lengthy ovation when introduced at halftime.
No. 11 Georgetown 69, St. John's 49
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollis Thompson scored all of his 20 points in the second half and No. 11 Georgetown snapped a two-game losing streak with a 69-49 victory over St. John's on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
Thompson, the Big East's leading 3-point shooter at 52.4 percent, missed four from long range in the first half but he only was off cheap moncler on one of his five attempts in the second, including one that broke an 8-0 run that had brought the Red Storm within 48-45 with 6:36 to play.
Jesse Clark had 15 points and freshman Otto Porter added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Hoyas (14-3, 4-2 Big East), who had lost to West Virginia and Cincinnati after an 11-game winning streak.
2012年1月13日星期五
Red meat also posed a 29% greater relative risk of pancreatic cancer to men
Processed meats such as sausage, bacon, and cold cuts may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, but only slightly, researchers found.
For every 50-gram serving of moncler jackets processed meat per day -- a couple of slices of ham, for instance -- relative risk of the disease rose by 19%, Susanna Larsson, PhD, of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, and colleagues reported online in the British Journal of Cancer.
Red meat also posed a 29% greater relative risk of pancreatic cancer to men, they found.
"Relative" may be a key word, here, however, since the risk of pancreatic cancer itself is low.
Marji McCullough, ScD, RD, director of nutritional epidemiology for the American Cancer Society, who wasn't involved in the study, emphasized that the overall risks appear to be "modest," although they are "consistent with associations with red and processed meats seen with other other gastrointestinal cancers."
Several studies have shown a link between meat and stomach and colorectal cancers, but it's been unclear as to whether meat also affects pancreatic cancer risk.
So Larsson and colleagues conducted a meta-analysis of 11 studies totaling more than two million patients, 6,643 of whom had pancreatic cancer.
They found that eating at least 120 grams per moncler day of red meat -- determined to be a "standard" serving -- was associated with a 13% increased relative risk of the disease, but it wasn't significant, and there was major heterogeneity between studies (P<0.001). But when those findings were assessed by subgroup, that serving of red meat was associated with an almost 30% increased risk of pancreatic cancer in men (RR 1.29, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.53), and there wasn't significant heterogeneity between studies. Red meat didn't raise the risk of pancreatic cancer in women, and the researchers said that men generally ate more red meat. That could mean there may be an association between the highest levels of red meat intake and pancreatic cancer risk, they noted. Processed meat, on the other hand, was associated with a significant increase in pancreatic cancer risk all around. For every daily 50-gram standard serving, relative risk of the disease rose 19% (95% CI 1.04 to 1.36). Again, there wasn't moncler 2011 significant heterogeneity between studies.
That increase is likely related to the nitrites and N-nitroso compounds found in processed meats, which have been shown to be carcinogenic and to induce pancreatic cancer in animal models, the researchers wrote.
However, they noted that the association was attenuated and lost significance in a sensitivity analysis that excluded just one of the studies.
Still, McCullough said the findings support American Cancer Society recommendations to limit the intake of red and processed meats to prevent cancer.
"This is more reason to follow a healthy diet, which aside from lowering the risk of cancer, also lowers the risk of heart disease and other diseases as well," she told MedPage Today.
She added that obesity and smoking are already established risk factors for pancreatic cancer.
Larsson and colleagues called for cheap moncler further prospective studies to confirm the findings, which were limited by the individual methodologies of the included studies, the lack of controlling for potential confounders such as weight and diabetes, and challenges in accurately measuring meat consumption.
For every 50-gram serving of moncler jackets processed meat per day -- a couple of slices of ham, for instance -- relative risk of the disease rose by 19%, Susanna Larsson, PhD, of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, and colleagues reported online in the British Journal of Cancer.
Red meat also posed a 29% greater relative risk of pancreatic cancer to men, they found.
"Relative" may be a key word, here, however, since the risk of pancreatic cancer itself is low.
Marji McCullough, ScD, RD, director of nutritional epidemiology for the American Cancer Society, who wasn't involved in the study, emphasized that the overall risks appear to be "modest," although they are "consistent with associations with red and processed meats seen with other other gastrointestinal cancers."
Several studies have shown a link between meat and stomach and colorectal cancers, but it's been unclear as to whether meat also affects pancreatic cancer risk.
So Larsson and colleagues conducted a meta-analysis of 11 studies totaling more than two million patients, 6,643 of whom had pancreatic cancer.
They found that eating at least 120 grams per moncler day of red meat -- determined to be a "standard" serving -- was associated with a 13% increased relative risk of the disease, but it wasn't significant, and there was major heterogeneity between studies (P<0.001). But when those findings were assessed by subgroup, that serving of red meat was associated with an almost 30% increased risk of pancreatic cancer in men (RR 1.29, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.53), and there wasn't significant heterogeneity between studies. Red meat didn't raise the risk of pancreatic cancer in women, and the researchers said that men generally ate more red meat. That could mean there may be an association between the highest levels of red meat intake and pancreatic cancer risk, they noted. Processed meat, on the other hand, was associated with a significant increase in pancreatic cancer risk all around. For every daily 50-gram standard serving, relative risk of the disease rose 19% (95% CI 1.04 to 1.36). Again, there wasn't moncler 2011 significant heterogeneity between studies.
That increase is likely related to the nitrites and N-nitroso compounds found in processed meats, which have been shown to be carcinogenic and to induce pancreatic cancer in animal models, the researchers wrote.
However, they noted that the association was attenuated and lost significance in a sensitivity analysis that excluded just one of the studies.
Still, McCullough said the findings support American Cancer Society recommendations to limit the intake of red and processed meats to prevent cancer.
"This is more reason to follow a healthy diet, which aside from lowering the risk of cancer, also lowers the risk of heart disease and other diseases as well," she told MedPage Today.
She added that obesity and smoking are already established risk factors for pancreatic cancer.
Larsson and colleagues called for cheap moncler further prospective studies to confirm the findings, which were limited by the individual methodologies of the included studies, the lack of controlling for potential confounders such as weight and diabetes, and challenges in accurately measuring meat consumption.
2012年1月12日星期四
The Giants are not likely to make that mistake Sunday
“If you think about it, we didn’t have three of our best players,” Raji said, listing quarterback Aaron Rodgers, linebacker moncler jackets Clay Matthews and cornerback Charles Woodson, who were all given the day off. “That’s pretty crazy.”
Raji was reminded that the Packers also played without the Pro Bowl wideout Greg Jennings, who sprained his knee in Week 14 and missed the final three games of the regular season.
“I almost forgot about Greg,” Raji said.
The Giants are not likely to make that mistake Sunday.
When the Packers host the Giants in an N.F.C. divisional playoff game, Green Bay will get back perhaps its best receiver in Jennings. And that leaves the Giants with a tough decision to make.
Cornerback Corey Webster normally matches up with an opponent’s No. 1 receiver. But Green Bay has Jennings and Jordy Nelson, both formidable threats.
Webster can follow only one around Lambeau Field, which will leave Aaron Ross or Prince Amukamara to deal with the second on the other side.
“We’ve got a lot of guys here that can beat you,” Packers wideout James Jones said. “Whether that’s Greg or Jordy or any of us, it’s tough for defenses.”
Having Jennings back on the field will make moncler jackets for women things tougher for the Giants’ 29th-ranked pass defense.
Jennings tore his medial collateral ligament Dec. 11 against Oakland. He was taken off the field on a cart and gave Packer fans a thumbs-up on his way to the locker room. While many inside Lambeau Field feared the worst, Jennings never did.
“Honestly, it never really flashed through my mind that I was done for the season,” he said.
Jennings was running in a straight line within a week. By last week, he was cutting and going full speed in practice.
And even though the Packers averaged 31.3 points a game in Jennings’s absence, his return is expected to be a huge lift to the offense.
“I don’t see Greg missing a beat,” Packers Coach Mike McCarthy said.
Jennings, who has been named to two straight Pro Bowls, has not missed a beat since arriving in Green Bay as a second-round draft choice in 2006. Jennings does not have great size (5 feet 11 inches, 198 pounds) or blazing speed. But he is a polished, fluid route runner with extremely quick feet.
Those attributes have helped him become one of the N.F.L.’s elite deep threats. From 2007 to 2010, Jennings had 27 catches of 40 yards or more, the most in the league. And Jennings has a 30.5-yard average on his 49 career touchdowns.
This season, Jennings led the Packers in receptions (67) and had 949 yards receiving and 9 touchdown catches before being hurt. He also had moncler shoes eight catches of 25 yards or more.
“It’s great to be out there contributing, trying to do my part,” he said this week.
Jennings’s father is a Pentecostal pastor, and his mother is a church missionary.
Jennings married before his senior year at Western Michigan, and he and his wife, Nicole, have three daughters. Jennings is very active within the Pentecostal community; his Greg Jennings Foundation focuses on educational needs for young people.
“There was more pressure growing up,” Jennings, who was raised in Kalamazoo, Mich., said of being the son of a pastor. “But at the same time, it’s something that you just have to deal with. Being a kid, period, whether your parent is a lawyer or whatever, there’s going to be pressure on you regardless.”
Now Jennings hopes he can be a key contributor as the Packers begin the defense of their Super Bowl title.
“For myself, I’m as fresh as I’ve ever been at the end of the season,” he said. “So that’s a plus. The only negative about it is the actual experience — you never want to miss games.
“But given this off week — being able moncler to go out there and see defenses again, run routes and pick up the game speed all over again — it’s going to be huge.”
Raji was reminded that the Packers also played without the Pro Bowl wideout Greg Jennings, who sprained his knee in Week 14 and missed the final three games of the regular season.
“I almost forgot about Greg,” Raji said.
The Giants are not likely to make that mistake Sunday.
When the Packers host the Giants in an N.F.C. divisional playoff game, Green Bay will get back perhaps its best receiver in Jennings. And that leaves the Giants with a tough decision to make.
Cornerback Corey Webster normally matches up with an opponent’s No. 1 receiver. But Green Bay has Jennings and Jordy Nelson, both formidable threats.
Webster can follow only one around Lambeau Field, which will leave Aaron Ross or Prince Amukamara to deal with the second on the other side.
“We’ve got a lot of guys here that can beat you,” Packers wideout James Jones said. “Whether that’s Greg or Jordy or any of us, it’s tough for defenses.”
Having Jennings back on the field will make moncler jackets for women things tougher for the Giants’ 29th-ranked pass defense.
Jennings tore his medial collateral ligament Dec. 11 against Oakland. He was taken off the field on a cart and gave Packer fans a thumbs-up on his way to the locker room. While many inside Lambeau Field feared the worst, Jennings never did.
“Honestly, it never really flashed through my mind that I was done for the season,” he said.
Jennings was running in a straight line within a week. By last week, he was cutting and going full speed in practice.
And even though the Packers averaged 31.3 points a game in Jennings’s absence, his return is expected to be a huge lift to the offense.
“I don’t see Greg missing a beat,” Packers Coach Mike McCarthy said.
Jennings, who has been named to two straight Pro Bowls, has not missed a beat since arriving in Green Bay as a second-round draft choice in 2006. Jennings does not have great size (5 feet 11 inches, 198 pounds) or blazing speed. But he is a polished, fluid route runner with extremely quick feet.
Those attributes have helped him become one of the N.F.L.’s elite deep threats. From 2007 to 2010, Jennings had 27 catches of 40 yards or more, the most in the league. And Jennings has a 30.5-yard average on his 49 career touchdowns.
This season, Jennings led the Packers in receptions (67) and had 949 yards receiving and 9 touchdown catches before being hurt. He also had moncler shoes eight catches of 25 yards or more.
“It’s great to be out there contributing, trying to do my part,” he said this week.
Jennings’s father is a Pentecostal pastor, and his mother is a church missionary.
Jennings married before his senior year at Western Michigan, and he and his wife, Nicole, have three daughters. Jennings is very active within the Pentecostal community; his Greg Jennings Foundation focuses on educational needs for young people.
“There was more pressure growing up,” Jennings, who was raised in Kalamazoo, Mich., said of being the son of a pastor. “But at the same time, it’s something that you just have to deal with. Being a kid, period, whether your parent is a lawyer or whatever, there’s going to be pressure on you regardless.”
Now Jennings hopes he can be a key contributor as the Packers begin the defense of their Super Bowl title.
“For myself, I’m as fresh as I’ve ever been at the end of the season,” he said. “So that’s a plus. The only negative about it is the actual experience — you never want to miss games.
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2012年1月11日星期三
CBS would have to strike a new deal
Kutcher's addition to television's most popular burberry bags comedy following star Charlie Sheen's implosion was a grand experiment that has worked out better than CBS or the producers could have dreamed.
The show is up 20 percent in viewers over Sheen's final season, the Nielsen ratings company said, and Kutcher has also brought in a younger crowd.
"I've had a blast," said Kutcher, who plays the heartbroken Walden Schmidt. "Since I stopped doing 'That '70s Show' I've always wanted to go back and do television."
Kutcher appeared at a news conference without the long hair and beard he has worn this season. It was cut as part of the plot in an episode of "Two and a Half Men" that airs Monday, he said.
Kutcher will be working on movies after filming for this season of "Two and a Half Men" concludes, but "right now I'm looking at it as a hiatus," he said.
CBS would have to strike a new deal with actors and producers to continue the show beyond this season. All parties seem interested in working it out, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler said.
"In spirit and intent, everybody is affordable mens clothing in 2012 very motivated," she said.
Series creator Chuck Lorre said he gave thought to ending the series after Sheen left last season and couldn't imagine it continuing. But CBS and his co-creator, Lee Aronsohn, nudged him to continue.
"Lee said, 'Why not try? If we fail, no one would be physically harmed,'" Lorre said. "It seemed like such a heartbreaking way to end, and we didn't want it to, so we said let's keep the light on."
Writers were able to change the tone by making Kutcher's character a heartbroken Internet billionaire who has everything he wants except the woman he loves. Jon Cryer, who played Sheen's annoying little brother, is now Schmidt's older friend. It was all a welcome tone change, Aronsohn said.
"It's been a lot of fun and a challenge to create a different show with a lot of the same elements," he said.
Lorre, who was the target of sharp barbs burberry outlet 2012 from Sheen last spring after he was fired, said he wished his former star well.
The show is up 20 percent in viewers over Sheen's final season, the Nielsen ratings company said, and Kutcher has also brought in a younger crowd.
"I've had a blast," said Kutcher, who plays the heartbroken Walden Schmidt. "Since I stopped doing 'That '70s Show' I've always wanted to go back and do television."
Kutcher appeared at a news conference without the long hair and beard he has worn this season. It was cut as part of the plot in an episode of "Two and a Half Men" that airs Monday, he said.
Kutcher will be working on movies after filming for this season of "Two and a Half Men" concludes, but "right now I'm looking at it as a hiatus," he said.
CBS would have to strike a new deal with actors and producers to continue the show beyond this season. All parties seem interested in working it out, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler said.
"In spirit and intent, everybody is affordable mens clothing in 2012 very motivated," she said.
Series creator Chuck Lorre said he gave thought to ending the series after Sheen left last season and couldn't imagine it continuing. But CBS and his co-creator, Lee Aronsohn, nudged him to continue.
"Lee said, 'Why not try? If we fail, no one would be physically harmed,'" Lorre said. "It seemed like such a heartbreaking way to end, and we didn't want it to, so we said let's keep the light on."
Writers were able to change the tone by making Kutcher's character a heartbroken Internet billionaire who has everything he wants except the woman he loves. Jon Cryer, who played Sheen's annoying little brother, is now Schmidt's older friend. It was all a welcome tone change, Aronsohn said.
"It's been a lot of fun and a challenge to create a different show with a lot of the same elements," he said.
Lorre, who was the target of sharp barbs burberry outlet 2012 from Sheen last spring after he was fired, said he wished his former star well.
The adult frogs are about three-tenths of an inch long
An article Wednesday in the journal PLoS One named Paedophryne amauensis (pee-doh-FRY-nee AM-OW-en-sis) as the world’s smallest animal moncler jackets with a spine.
The adult frogs are about three-tenths of an inch long, and a millimeter or so smaller than a carp found on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The frogs are so small that Louisiana State University herpetologist and environmental biologist Christopher Austin had to enlarge close-up photos to describe them.
But the males of a species of deep-sea anglerfish are about 2 mm smaller, said University of Washington ichthyologist Theodore Pietsch, who described them in 2006. The males don’t have stomachs and live as parasites on 1.8-inch-long females.
Austin discovered the tiny frogs — along with another small frog species — in August 2009 while on a trip to Papua New Guinea to study the extreme diversity of the island’s wildlife. He said he knew about the anglerfish but felt that average species size made more sense for comparison.
Steven J. Beaupre, a University of Arkansas scientist and president-elect of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, said many vertebrates have males and females of very different sizes, “so it is reasonable that the world’s smallest vertebrate may end up being either the males or the females of some specific fish or amphibian species.”
He said he doesn’t pay attention to “tiniest” reports, but the frogs themselves are a significant discovery.
“The discovery of two new frog species comes as great news against the background of more prevalent accounts of tropical amphibian extinction,” he wrote in an email.
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Knowing about such tiny creatures and their ecology, he said, helps scientists “better understand the advantages and disadvantages of extreme small size and how such extremes evolve. Fundamentally, these tiny vertebrates provide a window on the principles that constrain animal design.”
Austin said that since these frogs hatch out as hoppers rather than tadpoles and live on the ground, their existence contradicts the hypothesis that evolution at large and small extremes is linked to life in water.
At least 29 species of minuscule frogs in equatorial regions worldwide live in leaf litter or moss that is moist year-round and eat even tinier invertebrates, creating a previously unknown “ecological guild” of similar animals with similar life habits, he said.
“We realized these frogs were probably doing something incredibly different from what normal frogs do — invading this open niche of wet leaf litter that is full of really tiny insects that other frogs and possibly other creatures weren’t eating,” Austin said.
In August 2009, Austin and graduate student Eric Rittmeyer were collecting and recording the mating calls of frogs at night in a tropical forest near the village of Amau in eastern Papua New Guinea, when they heard a chorus of high-pitched “tinks.”
“This frog has a call that doesn’t sound like a frog at all. It sounds like an insect,” he said. The calls seemed to surround them, and it took a while to be sure they were coming from the ground.Moncler jackets for women, cheap moncler women down jackets on sale.
Since they couldn’t locate the noise-maker, they snatched up some habitat, expecting to find a six-legger in it.
“We found it by grabbing a whole handful of leaf litter and putting it into a clear plastic bag and very, very slowly going through that litter leaf by leaf by leaf until we saw that small frog hop off one of those leaves,” he said.
Getting photos took some effort — the frogs can leap 30 times their own length. After hopping around for a bit, they settled down long enough for a close-up or two, Austin said.
Their expedition, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, later turned up another new species of tiny frog, found farther west along the island’s coast. The other is closely related, but a millimeter or so larger, and it had a different call.
Austin estimated that they found 20 previously unknown species in New Guinea, which is such a hotspot of diversity that scientists figure they’ve described only about six-tenths of all the species living there.
Maurice Kottelat, a Swiss scientist who found the tiny carp called Paedocypris progenetica, wrote in an email that it’s hard to compare frogs and fish, because they’re measured differently: frogs from nose-tip to the excretory vent, and fish from nose to tail.
“It is not so interesting to know which is really the smallest. Tomorrow will bring another smallest anyway,” he wrote.
He concluded a long email, “I have a cheap moncler great concern. It is not when will we discover the next smallest, but whether habitats where to discover them will still be there. Or how long will the habitats survive.
The adult frogs are about three-tenths of an inch long, and a millimeter or so smaller than a carp found on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The frogs are so small that Louisiana State University herpetologist and environmental biologist Christopher Austin had to enlarge close-up photos to describe them.
But the males of a species of deep-sea anglerfish are about 2 mm smaller, said University of Washington ichthyologist Theodore Pietsch, who described them in 2006. The males don’t have stomachs and live as parasites on 1.8-inch-long females.
Austin discovered the tiny frogs — along with another small frog species — in August 2009 while on a trip to Papua New Guinea to study the extreme diversity of the island’s wildlife. He said he knew about the anglerfish but felt that average species size made more sense for comparison.
Steven J. Beaupre, a University of Arkansas scientist and president-elect of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, said many vertebrates have males and females of very different sizes, “so it is reasonable that the world’s smallest vertebrate may end up being either the males or the females of some specific fish or amphibian species.”
He said he doesn’t pay attention to “tiniest” reports, but the frogs themselves are a significant discovery.
“The discovery of two new frog species comes as great news against the background of more prevalent accounts of tropical amphibian extinction,” he wrote in an email.
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Knowing about such tiny creatures and their ecology, he said, helps scientists “better understand the advantages and disadvantages of extreme small size and how such extremes evolve. Fundamentally, these tiny vertebrates provide a window on the principles that constrain animal design.”
Austin said that since these frogs hatch out as hoppers rather than tadpoles and live on the ground, their existence contradicts the hypothesis that evolution at large and small extremes is linked to life in water.
At least 29 species of minuscule frogs in equatorial regions worldwide live in leaf litter or moss that is moist year-round and eat even tinier invertebrates, creating a previously unknown “ecological guild” of similar animals with similar life habits, he said.
“We realized these frogs were probably doing something incredibly different from what normal frogs do — invading this open niche of wet leaf litter that is full of really tiny insects that other frogs and possibly other creatures weren’t eating,” Austin said.
In August 2009, Austin and graduate student Eric Rittmeyer were collecting and recording the mating calls of frogs at night in a tropical forest near the village of Amau in eastern Papua New Guinea, when they heard a chorus of high-pitched “tinks.”
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Since they couldn’t locate the noise-maker, they snatched up some habitat, expecting to find a six-legger in it.
“We found it by grabbing a whole handful of leaf litter and putting it into a clear plastic bag and very, very slowly going through that litter leaf by leaf by leaf until we saw that small frog hop off one of those leaves,” he said.
Getting photos took some effort — the frogs can leap 30 times their own length. After hopping around for a bit, they settled down long enough for a close-up or two, Austin said.
Their expedition, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, later turned up another new species of tiny frog, found farther west along the island’s coast. The other is closely related, but a millimeter or so larger, and it had a different call.
Austin estimated that they found 20 previously unknown species in New Guinea, which is such a hotspot of diversity that scientists figure they’ve described only about six-tenths of all the species living there.
Maurice Kottelat, a Swiss scientist who found the tiny carp called Paedocypris progenetica, wrote in an email that it’s hard to compare frogs and fish, because they’re measured differently: frogs from nose-tip to the excretory vent, and fish from nose to tail.
“It is not so interesting to know which is really the smallest. Tomorrow will bring another smallest anyway,” he wrote.
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The bombing, which a city official Burberry women t-shirts, cheap burberry short t-shirts for women outlet said was similar to attacks a year ago on nuclear scientists in Iran, came as the United States sought to persuade a sceptical China to help efforts to toughen sanctions against Iran.
"The bomb was a magnetic one and the same as the ones previously used for the assassination of the scientists, and is the work of the Zionists (Israelis)," Iran's semi-official Fars news agency quoted Tehran's Deputy Governor Safarali Baratloo as saying.
Fars said the victim was a "nuclear scientist" who "supervised a department at Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility".
New U.S. sanctions against Iran have started to bite. The rial currency lost 20 percent of its value against the dollar in the past week and Iran has threatened to shut the Strait of Hormuz, through which 40 percent of trade oil passes.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, visiting Beijing, appealed for Chinese cooperation on nuclear non-proliferation, while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Iran's move to enrich uranium near the city of Qom was "especially troubling".
"This step once again demonstrates the Iranian regime's blatant disregard for its responsibilities and that the country's growing isolation is self-inflicted," Clinton said in a statement that followed Iran's announcement it had started enrichment in the Fordow mountain bunker complex.
Iran's decision to carry out enrichment work deep underground at Fordow could make it much harder for U.S. or Israeli forces to carry out veiled threats to use force against Iranian nuclear facilities. The move to Fordow could narrow a time window for diplomacy to avert any attack.
The renewed tensions over the nuclear programme, which Iran insists is purely for civilian use but Western powers suspect has military goals, have driven oil prices higher, with Brent crude up more than 5 percent since the start of the year to above $113 cheap burberry underwear a barrel.
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U.S. President Barack Obama approved a law on New Year's Eve that will sanction financial institutions dealing with Iran's central bank, a move that makes it difficult for consumers to pay for Iranian oil.
The European Union has brought forward to Jan. 23 a ministerial meeting that is likely to confirm an embargo on oil purchases, and big importers of Iranian oil are moving to secure alternative supplies.
Geithner is in Asia this week to drum up support for Washington's efforts to stem the oil revenues flowing to Tehran, and made his first stop in China, Iran's biggest customer.
"On economic growth, on financial stability around the world, on non-proliferation, we have what we view as a very strong cooperative relationship with your government and we are looking forward to building on that," he told Vice President Xi Jinping, expected to take over as China's leader after President Hu Jintao retires late this year.
China has backed U.N. Security Council resolutions calling on Iran to halt uranium enrichment activities, while working to ensure its energy ties are not threatened. As a permanent member of the council, China wields a veto.
But it has said the United States and European Union should not impose sanctions beyond the U.N. resolutions.
Geithner is likely to face an easier task in U.S. ally Japan, the next stop of his trip on Thursday, which a government source has said will consider cutting back its Iranian oil purchases to secure a waiver from new U.S. sanctions.
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Fars said the victim was a "nuclear scientist" who "supervised a department at Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility".
New U.S. sanctions against Iran have started to bite. The rial currency lost 20 percent of its value against the dollar in the past week and Iran has threatened to shut the Strait of Hormuz, through which 40 percent of trade oil passes.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, visiting Beijing, appealed for Chinese cooperation on nuclear non-proliferation, while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Iran's move to enrich uranium near the city of Qom was "especially troubling".
"This step once again demonstrates the Iranian regime's blatant disregard for its responsibilities and that the country's growing isolation is self-inflicted," Clinton said in a statement that followed Iran's announcement it had started enrichment in the Fordow mountain bunker complex.
Iran's decision to carry out enrichment work deep underground at Fordow could make it much harder for U.S. or Israeli forces to carry out veiled threats to use force against Iranian nuclear facilities. The move to Fordow could narrow a time window for diplomacy to avert any attack.
The renewed tensions over the nuclear programme, which Iran insists is purely for civilian use but Western powers suspect has military goals, have driven oil prices higher, with Brent crude up more than 5 percent since the start of the year to above $113 cheap burberry underwear a barrel.
FINANCIAL SANCTIONS
U.S. President Barack Obama approved a law on New Year's Eve that will sanction financial institutions dealing with Iran's central bank, a move that makes it difficult for consumers to pay for Iranian oil.
The European Union has brought forward to Jan. 23 a ministerial meeting that is likely to confirm an embargo on oil purchases, and big importers of Iranian oil are moving to secure alternative supplies.
Geithner is in Asia this week to drum up support for Washington's efforts to stem the oil revenues flowing to Tehran, and made his first stop in China, Iran's biggest customer.
"On economic growth, on financial stability around the world, on non-proliferation, we have what we view as a very strong cooperative relationship with your government and we are looking forward to building on that," he told Vice President Xi Jinping, expected to take over as China's leader after President Hu Jintao retires late this year.
China has backed U.N. Security Council resolutions calling on Iran to halt uranium enrichment activities, while working to ensure its energy ties are not threatened. As a permanent member of the council, China wields a veto.
But it has said the United States and European Union should not impose sanctions beyond the U.N. resolutions.
Geithner is likely to face an easier task in U.S. ally Japan, the next stop of his trip on Thursday, which a government source has said will consider cutting back its Iranian oil purchases to secure a waiver from new U.S. sanctions.
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2012年1月10日星期二
Alabama opens against Michigan at Cowboys Stadium
"I couldn't get people out of my room until 3," Saban said Tuesday morning. "I haven't been up till 3 for a long time."
The party probably will continue moncler jackets for the Crimson Tide, which won its second national title in three seasons. Junior Heisman Trophy finalist Trent Richardson isn't expected to return but other key offensive contributors will back, including Outland Trophy-winning tackle Barrett Jones, running back Eddie Lacy and quarterback AJ McCarron, the offensive MVP. Defensively there will be holes to fill, depending on which juniors depart early for the NFL draft. "We're losing a lot of good football players," Saban said. "And we've got a lot of good young ones coming up and some good players coming back.
COLUMN: State of Alabama reigns supreme
MORE: Saban keeps the talent flowing into Tuscaloosa
STORY: Alabama blanks LSU for BCS title
"But every year is a bit of a rebuilding year and we'll certainly have a lot of opportunities for a lot of young players to make a contribution next year," Saban said, in a not too subtle recruiting shout-out. The Tide's incoming class probably will be one of the nation's best.
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"What do you think?" Saban said. "When a guy jumps offsides with three minutes to go in a game and you still coach your team like it's the first game of the season, what do you think? I mean, I'm a competitor. I think the real positive self-gratification you get is sort of seeing people maybe perform, accomplish to, become more than even they thought they might be.
"I really do think that maybe the only thing that's changed about me is winning the game is not enough. Doing it the right way … is one of the big things that this team did."
Saban being Saban wasn't about to lavish his Alabama team with excessive praise in the game's aftermath.
His defense allowed just 92 yards and zero points, the first shutout in the BCS' 14-year, 62-game history. LSU crossed midfield just once, with 7:58 left in the game. "When you throw the ball out, they're going to go get it," Saban said of his defense. "Because they're a hateful bunch."
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Saban's family, filling up a row in the postgame news conference, laughed. His players smiled. It was exactly what they expected him to say.
Truth is, for Alabama, there was little ugly to be found. Just like the first meeting Nov. 5, the title game was a defensive affair full of field goals. But this Deja Deux wasn't nearly as compelling.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but a rematch that featured five field goals and smothering defense didn't grab the casual fan. But it did make the Tide's not-easy-to-please coach smile.
"To be honest with you, I think I maybe did," Saban said when asked if he enjoyed this championship a bit more than in 2009. "This team was a special team — not that the 2009 team was any different. … It was a really special group."
An enduring image from when Alabama beat Texas two years ago for the title was the look of irritation on Saban's face when cheap moncler his players doused him with a jug of Gatorade. This year the maneuver was better executed, giving Saban yet another reason to smile.
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COLUMN: State of Alabama reigns supreme
MORE: Saban keeps the talent flowing into Tuscaloosa
STORY: Alabama blanks LSU for BCS title
"But every year is a bit of a rebuilding year and we'll certainly have a lot of opportunities for a lot of young players to make a contribution next year," Saban said, in a not too subtle recruiting shout-out. The Tide's incoming class probably will be one of the nation's best.
This coming season, Alabama opens against Michigan at Cowboys Stadium and travels to Arkansas and LSU, two other Southeastern Conference teams expected to be highly ranked.
At 60, Saban isn't about to kick back, Moncler Men Vest - Cheap Moncler Jackets head to his lake house and watch The Weather Channel all day. Saban became the first coach with three BCS titles, with Alabama in 2009 and LSU in 2003. Asked if his fire burns as intensely as it did when he first began coaching, Saban didn't hesitate.
"What do you think?" Saban said. "When a guy jumps offsides with three minutes to go in a game and you still coach your team like it's the first game of the season, what do you think? I mean, I'm a competitor. I think the real positive self-gratification you get is sort of seeing people maybe perform, accomplish to, become more than even they thought they might be.
"I really do think that maybe the only thing that's changed about me is winning the game is not enough. Doing it the right way … is one of the big things that this team did."
Saban being Saban wasn't about to lavish his Alabama team with excessive praise in the game's aftermath.
His defense allowed just 92 yards and zero points, the first shutout in the BCS' 14-year, 62-game history. LSU crossed midfield just once, with 7:58 left in the game. "When you throw the ball out, they're going to go get it," Saban said of his defense. "Because they're a hateful bunch."
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Would he call his team's performance "domination"? "No. No. I'm sure when we watch the film these guys know we always have a good, bad and ugly reel. I can always find something ugly to talk about," he said.
Saban's family, filling up a row in the postgame news conference, laughed. His players smiled. It was exactly what they expected him to say.
Truth is, for Alabama, there was little ugly to be found. Just like the first meeting Nov. 5, the title game was a defensive affair full of field goals. But this Deja Deux wasn't nearly as compelling.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but a rematch that featured five field goals and smothering defense didn't grab the casual fan. But it did make the Tide's not-easy-to-please coach smile.
"To be honest with you, I think I maybe did," Saban said when asked if he enjoyed this championship a bit more than in 2009. "This team was a special team — not that the 2009 team was any different. … It was a really special group."
An enduring image from when Alabama beat Texas two years ago for the title was the look of irritation on Saban's face when cheap moncler his players doused him with a jug of Gatorade. This year the maneuver was better executed, giving Saban yet another reason to smile.
2012年1月9日星期一
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany
The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index rose 0.2 percent to 1,280.70. Last week, the gauge gained 1.6 percent, the second-best start of a year since 2006 www.cheapburberryoutlet2012.com. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 32.77 points, or 0.3 percent, to 12,392.69. The Nasdaq composite index closed up 2.34 points, or 0.1 percent, at 2,676.56.
“We’ll see some earnings growth this year, but not a lot,” said Kevin Caron, a market strategist at Stifel Nicolaus in Florham Park, N.J. “As long as U.S. fundamentals continue to move in a positive direction and as long as investors are comforted by the actions taken to maintain liquidity in Europe, the markets will be more complacent.”
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France sought on Monday to devise a plan for rescuing the euro over the next three months. Euro zone leaders may complete their new budget rule book by Jan. 30, one month ahead of schedule, and they are considering accelerating capital contributions to the bailout fund being set up this year to stem the debt crisis.
American corporations ended 2011 with the slowest profit growth in two years as the mending economy was met by a European slump that vexed companies reliant on global sales. S.& P. 500 companies, which beat analysts’ estimates in the previous 11 quarters, are forecast to report a 6 percent increase in per-share profit during the September-December period, according to projections compiled by Bloomberg burberry cheap handbags.
American companies “are the cleanest dirty shirt, but we have to ask the question to what extent are they being hit on revenue and to what extent can they continue to contain costs,” Mohamed El-Erian, the chief executive of Pacific Investment Management Company, the world’s largest manager of bond funds, said during an interview on Bloomberg Television.
The Treasury’s 10-year note rose 1/32, to 100 13/32. The yield remained unchanged from Friday at 1.96 percent.
Alcoa, the first Dow company to announce results for the fourth quarter, rose 0.4 percent in after-hours trading after gaining 2.9 percent, to $9.43, in regular trading. After the market closed, Alcoa reported its first quarterly loss in more than two years, in part because of lower aluminum prices. The loss of 3 cents a share, excluding restructuring costs, matched the average projection from 18 estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Other industrial companies also gained. Caterpillar added 1.4 percent to $97.10. Schlumberger advanced 1.5 percent to $68.82. Bank of America increased 1.5 percent to $6.27.
Semiconductor shares rallied after Deutsche Bank raised the industry to overweight from equal weight. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 2 percent.
Netflix, the streaming movie and DVD-by-mail service, increased 13.8 percent to $98.18, for the biggest advance in the S.& P. 500. The company forecast that it would attract millions of subscribers within a few years to the Internet film and television service it started in Britain and Ireland on Monday. Burberry menswear - shirts, t-shirts, underwear, sweater, jackets, jeans.
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“We’ll see some earnings growth this year, but not a lot,” said Kevin Caron, a market strategist at Stifel Nicolaus in Florham Park, N.J. “As long as U.S. fundamentals continue to move in a positive direction and as long as investors are comforted by the actions taken to maintain liquidity in Europe, the markets will be more complacent.”
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France sought on Monday to devise a plan for rescuing the euro over the next three months. Euro zone leaders may complete their new budget rule book by Jan. 30, one month ahead of schedule, and they are considering accelerating capital contributions to the bailout fund being set up this year to stem the debt crisis.
American corporations ended 2011 with the slowest profit growth in two years as the mending economy was met by a European slump that vexed companies reliant on global sales. S.& P. 500 companies, which beat analysts’ estimates in the previous 11 quarters, are forecast to report a 6 percent increase in per-share profit during the September-December period, according to projections compiled by Bloomberg burberry cheap handbags.
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The Treasury’s 10-year note rose 1/32, to 100 13/32. The yield remained unchanged from Friday at 1.96 percent.
Alcoa, the first Dow company to announce results for the fourth quarter, rose 0.4 percent in after-hours trading after gaining 2.9 percent, to $9.43, in regular trading. After the market closed, Alcoa reported its first quarterly loss in more than two years, in part because of lower aluminum prices. The loss of 3 cents a share, excluding restructuring costs, matched the average projection from 18 estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Other industrial companies also gained. Caterpillar added 1.4 percent to $97.10. Schlumberger advanced 1.5 percent to $68.82. Bank of America increased 1.5 percent to $6.27.
Semiconductor shares rallied after Deutsche Bank raised the industry to overweight from equal weight. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 2 percent.
Netflix, the streaming movie and DVD-by-mail service, increased 13.8 percent to $98.18, for the biggest advance in the S.& P. 500. The company forecast that it would attract millions of subscribers within a few years to the Internet film and television service it started in Britain and Ireland on Monday. Burberry menswear - shirts, t-shirts, underwear, sweater, jackets, jeans.
Inhibitex, a biopharmaceutical firm, soared 140 percent, to $23.70, after Bristol-Myers Squibb agreed to buy it to increase its position in hepatitis C medicines.
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Longer and larger studies are now needed to fully assess nicotine's effect on memory and whether it might point the way to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, they say.
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There are some 820,000 people in the UK living with dementia. Although some drugs are already available that can lessen some of the symptoms of the disease, there is no cure for this progressive disorder.
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Derek Hill, professor of medical imaging science at University College London, said the study gave some exciting evidence that mild memory problems might be treatable before they develop into full blown dementia.
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The findings, published in the journal moncler jackets Neurology, come from a small study of 67 people over a period of six months.
Experts say the results are not conclusive, merely hinting of a benefit and do not mean people should smoke.
The health risks of smoking massively outweigh any potential nicotine benefits. And nicotine is known to be addictive.
Longer and larger studies are now needed to fully assess nicotine's effect on memory and whether it might point the way to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, they say.
Early promise
There are some 820,000 people in the UK living with dementia. Although some drugs are already available that can lessen some of the symptoms of the disease, there is no cure for this progressive disorder.
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We do not know whether benefits persist over long periods of time and provide meaningful improvement”
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They may find it difficult to recall recent events or facts or become increasingly confused, even when in familiar surroundings, for example.
Scientists have known for some time that the brain contains receptors that respond to nicotine and that a number of these are lost in Alzheimer's.
The latest work found that six months of treatment with nicotine patches appeared to improve how well individuals with "pre-dementia" or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) performed on tests designed to assess memory, attention and response times.
After six months of treatment, the nicotine-treated group regained 46% of normal performance for age on long-term memory, whereas the placebo group worsened by 26% over the same time period.
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Lead author Dr Paul Newhouse, of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, said: "This study provides strong justification for further research into the use of nicotine for people with early signs of memory loss.
"We do not know whether benefits persist over long periods of time and provide meaningful improvement."
Derek Hill, professor of medical imaging science at University College London, said the study gave some exciting evidence that mild memory problems might be treatable before they develop into full blown dementia.
But he added: "Nicotine is just one of the existing or experimental drugs that could prove beneficial for this patient group. It should encourage more investment into research into possible treatments.
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2012年1月8日星期日
At least that used to be true
Since I can remember, Saturday mornings in the fall have been dedicated to watching college football pregame shows, fitting preludes to the chorus of pageantry, poise, and athleticism that echo in games played throughout the day. I live or die by the fate of my University of Michigan Wolverines. Cheap burberry 2012 new arrivals for sale, all designer bags, fashion clothing, luxury accessories and discount shoes are 60% off for men, women and kids, free shipping for orders exceed $200.
But beyond the sheer excitement and the weekly saga, I realize now that my love for college football represents something deeper than the latent human desire to be entertained. Beyond the hype, the fanfare -- even the game itself -- the institution of college football calls to our greatest human aspirations. A worthy foil to the version of the game played on Sundays, college football is about more than big contracts and wayward celebrity lifestyles. It's about being part of something bigger, about playing for pride in one's school and for the love of the game, about the fact that no matter the odds, David can have his day against Goliath. And beyond those won on the field, college football's greatest victories are young men who have come to understand the values of teamwork, effort, determination, and commitment.
At least that used to be true, anyway.
No season has challenged my belief in the value of college football like this one. The accumulation of small blemishes over the off-season at some of college football's most storied programs -- Ohio State, Oregon, Tennessee, Miami, USC, Auburn, and LSU (playing tonight for a national championship) -- were troubling enough. Stories of star players trading their memorabilia for tattoos, boosters using illegal money to sponsor sex parties for players, and coaches lying to cover it all up became more and more difficult to hear. But then the guillotine dropped mid-season with the tragic news out of Happy Valley, which saw the fall from grace of one of college football's greatest programs and the defamation of its most heralded coach -- a man who had embodied many of the higher callings of the institution -- for covering up something as despicable and wrong as a child sex abuse scandal to save his program.
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But perhaps that's because it may not be about anything else anymore. Athletic departments at most FBS schools operate independently of the rest of the University -- their earnings aren't funneled back to promote education and provide scholarships (to non-athletes) like most of us think. That makes them, effectively, big multi-sport franchises of the NCAA, much like any given team in any big professional sports league. While they can't make money, per se, given their non-profit status, their employees certainly can. That's why football coaches and athletic directors are among the highest paid employees at many FBS universities. For example, according to the public register of employee salaries, the highest paid employee at LSU is John Chavis, the football team's defensive coordinator, earning $500,000 annually -- Les Miles is listed as earning only $300,000 (although it's well-known that he's on contract for $3.75 million per year, with performance bonuses -- meaning his full salary isn't even listed).
College football programs have found ways to generate money beyond ticket sales and television agreements. For example, my alma mater, the University of Michigan, signed a contract with Adidas in 2008 that pays the Athletic Department about $7.5 million a year in cash and merchandise to wear the three stripes. And when you watch tonight's game, you won't be watching the 2012 BCS National Championship game. You'll be watching the 2012 All State BCS National Championship Game -- like you watched the All State Sugar Bowl, the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, the Discover Orange Bowl, the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Vizio, not to mention the Capital One Bowl, the Chick-fil-a Bowl, the Little Ceasers Bowl, and the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl. Corporate funds backing these bowls largely end up in two places: Athletic Department coffers and the wallets of bowl executives. In a recent article, ESPN's Shaun Assael traces the money behind this year's All State Sugar Bowl. Greed, rather than the best interests of the game, often drives Bowl decisions -- including which teams get to play. Burberry scarves, burberry hat, cheap burberry scarf & cap online.
But beyond the sheer excitement and the weekly saga, I realize now that my love for college football represents something deeper than the latent human desire to be entertained. Beyond the hype, the fanfare -- even the game itself -- the institution of college football calls to our greatest human aspirations. A worthy foil to the version of the game played on Sundays, college football is about more than big contracts and wayward celebrity lifestyles. It's about being part of something bigger, about playing for pride in one's school and for the love of the game, about the fact that no matter the odds, David can have his day against Goliath. And beyond those won on the field, college football's greatest victories are young men who have come to understand the values of teamwork, effort, determination, and commitment.
At least that used to be true, anyway.
No season has challenged my belief in the value of college football like this one. The accumulation of small blemishes over the off-season at some of college football's most storied programs -- Ohio State, Oregon, Tennessee, Miami, USC, Auburn, and LSU (playing tonight for a national championship) -- were troubling enough. Stories of star players trading their memorabilia for tattoos, boosters using illegal money to sponsor sex parties for players, and coaches lying to cover it all up became more and more difficult to hear. But then the guillotine dropped mid-season with the tragic news out of Happy Valley, which saw the fall from grace of one of college football's greatest programs and the defamation of its most heralded coach -- a man who had embodied many of the higher callings of the institution -- for covering up something as despicable and wrong as a child sex abuse scandal to save his program.
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But perhaps that's because it may not be about anything else anymore. Athletic departments at most FBS schools operate independently of the rest of the University -- their earnings aren't funneled back to promote education and provide scholarships (to non-athletes) like most of us think. That makes them, effectively, big multi-sport franchises of the NCAA, much like any given team in any big professional sports league. While they can't make money, per se, given their non-profit status, their employees certainly can. That's why football coaches and athletic directors are among the highest paid employees at many FBS universities. For example, according to the public register of employee salaries, the highest paid employee at LSU is John Chavis, the football team's defensive coordinator, earning $500,000 annually -- Les Miles is listed as earning only $300,000 (although it's well-known that he's on contract for $3.75 million per year, with performance bonuses -- meaning his full salary isn't even listed).
College football programs have found ways to generate money beyond ticket sales and television agreements. For example, my alma mater, the University of Michigan, signed a contract with Adidas in 2008 that pays the Athletic Department about $7.5 million a year in cash and merchandise to wear the three stripes. And when you watch tonight's game, you won't be watching the 2012 BCS National Championship game. You'll be watching the 2012 All State BCS National Championship Game -- like you watched the All State Sugar Bowl, the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, the Discover Orange Bowl, the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Vizio, not to mention the Capital One Bowl, the Chick-fil-a Bowl, the Little Ceasers Bowl, and the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl. Corporate funds backing these bowls largely end up in two places: Athletic Department coffers and the wallets of bowl executives. In a recent article, ESPN's Shaun Assael traces the money behind this year's All State Sugar Bowl. Greed, rather than the best interests of the game, often drives Bowl decisions -- including which teams get to play. Burberry scarves, burberry hat, cheap burberry scarf & cap online.
The Lions are out of the playoffs after one runaway game
Blood? There was blood. Bruises? There were bruises. This was a fight and the Lions landed blows. But the New Orleans Saints won easily moncler jackets -- as 10 1/2-point favorites, you can hardly be shocked -- because they never stopped doing what they do, and the Lions never stopped them, either.
Forty-five points surrendered? Eighty-one plays? Thirty-four first downs -- tying an NFL playoff record?
Snowballed. Avalanched. The Lions are out of the playoffs after one runaway game. And the 626 yards of total New Orleans offense will sit on the stat sheet like a big, ugly welt.
But before anyone throws this on a familiar pile, let's be very clear. The last of the "same old Lions" clichés -- the one that says even if they make the playoffs, they embarrass themselves -- has been crumbled.
This may have been a loss. Even a lopsided loss.
But it was nothing to be ashamed of.
A great start to the night
Believe. Belong. You have to do one before you do the other, and give Detroit its due. Despite being the No. 6 seed, despite not posting a victory against a team with a winning record, despite their last playoff game having come in the previous century, the Lions came out Saturday night with the fever raging. In the raucous Superdome -- football's answer to a cage match -- their first drive was all moxie. Pure spit in your eye. Matthew Stafford, in his first 5 minutes of NFL playoff experience, hit Calvin Johnson, Titus Young, Young again, Johnson again and Will Heller for a touchdown.
Five completions, 70 yards, a 7-0 lead.
Nerves? What nerves?
All first half the Lions played cheap jackets for men that way. They forced the first turnover, didn't blink when the Saints flexed their muscles, survived several penalties, endured an early whistle that cost them a touchdown, and held Drew Brees and perhaps the most potent offense in NFL history to one touchdown in the first two quarters. They went into halftime with a 14-10 lead.
"They had pretty good control of the game," admitted Sean Payton, the Saints' coach.
The problem, of course, is that NFL football is 60 minutes, not 30. And in the end, the Saints had too many third-down conversions, too many fourth-down conversions, too many completions over the middle, too many broken tackles by their running backs and, frankly, too many bad plays by the Lions' secondary, which got no help from the supposedly potent front.
The Saints ate the clock. They had scoring drives of 89, 78, 92 and 80 yards. It felt like "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" when they were out there.
Stafford-to-Johnson quite a combo
By the final gun, the scoreboard was embarrassing. Moncler mens jackets, cheap moncler jackets for men, 70% off The Lions lost here, 31-17, a month ago, and that was with three key defensive players missing. Now, with those guys playing, they lost, 45-28? Not good.
But much of it was. The offense behind Stafford is clearly a force to be reckoned with. And you had to like the fact that if they were going down, they were going down with their stars. No shutouts on Johnson. He had 12 catches and more than 200 yards again -- insane numbers for a receiver -- and he and Stafford are developing a psychic connection.
And remember, it's not like the Saints only do this to the Lions. Their past three victories were 45-17, 45-16 and 42-20. They haven't lost in this building all year, and they were Super Bowl champs two years ago.
So you can weep, or you can put it in perspective. This was a dramatic Lions season. A 5-0 start. A postgame handshake that turned into cheap moncler mayhem. A mega-season from a Megatron. All those come-from-behind victories. A playoff berth. A Saturday night in the Superdome.
Believe. Belong. You take your steps in the NFL. The defense needs big help, but by all signs, the Lions are a team stepping up. Even if their last image of the season was a stumble.
Forty-five points surrendered? Eighty-one plays? Thirty-four first downs -- tying an NFL playoff record?
Snowballed. Avalanched. The Lions are out of the playoffs after one runaway game. And the 626 yards of total New Orleans offense will sit on the stat sheet like a big, ugly welt.
But before anyone throws this on a familiar pile, let's be very clear. The last of the "same old Lions" clichés -- the one that says even if they make the playoffs, they embarrass themselves -- has been crumbled.
This may have been a loss. Even a lopsided loss.
But it was nothing to be ashamed of.
A great start to the night
Believe. Belong. You have to do one before you do the other, and give Detroit its due. Despite being the No. 6 seed, despite not posting a victory against a team with a winning record, despite their last playoff game having come in the previous century, the Lions came out Saturday night with the fever raging. In the raucous Superdome -- football's answer to a cage match -- their first drive was all moxie. Pure spit in your eye. Matthew Stafford, in his first 5 minutes of NFL playoff experience, hit Calvin Johnson, Titus Young, Young again, Johnson again and Will Heller for a touchdown.
Five completions, 70 yards, a 7-0 lead.
Nerves? What nerves?
All first half the Lions played cheap jackets for men that way. They forced the first turnover, didn't blink when the Saints flexed their muscles, survived several penalties, endured an early whistle that cost them a touchdown, and held Drew Brees and perhaps the most potent offense in NFL history to one touchdown in the first two quarters. They went into halftime with a 14-10 lead.
"They had pretty good control of the game," admitted Sean Payton, the Saints' coach.
The problem, of course, is that NFL football is 60 minutes, not 30. And in the end, the Saints had too many third-down conversions, too many fourth-down conversions, too many completions over the middle, too many broken tackles by their running backs and, frankly, too many bad plays by the Lions' secondary, which got no help from the supposedly potent front.
The Saints ate the clock. They had scoring drives of 89, 78, 92 and 80 yards. It felt like "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" when they were out there.
Stafford-to-Johnson quite a combo
By the final gun, the scoreboard was embarrassing. Moncler mens jackets, cheap moncler jackets for men, 70% off The Lions lost here, 31-17, a month ago, and that was with three key defensive players missing. Now, with those guys playing, they lost, 45-28? Not good.
But much of it was. The offense behind Stafford is clearly a force to be reckoned with. And you had to like the fact that if they were going down, they were going down with their stars. No shutouts on Johnson. He had 12 catches and more than 200 yards again -- insane numbers for a receiver -- and he and Stafford are developing a psychic connection.
And remember, it's not like the Saints only do this to the Lions. Their past three victories were 45-17, 45-16 and 42-20. They haven't lost in this building all year, and they were Super Bowl champs two years ago.
So you can weep, or you can put it in perspective. This was a dramatic Lions season. A 5-0 start. A postgame handshake that turned into cheap moncler mayhem. A mega-season from a Megatron. All those come-from-behind victories. A playoff berth. A Saturday night in the Superdome.
Believe. Belong. You take your steps in the NFL. The defense needs big help, but by all signs, the Lions are a team stepping up. Even if their last image of the season was a stumble.
2012年1月6日星期五
You just felt free out there
As the buzzer sounded and the home crowd roared, DeMarcus Cousins sought out Keith Smart and bear-hugged the new Sacramento Kings coach in a warm embrace. Cheap burberry 2012 new arrivals for sale, all designer bags, fashion clothing, luxury accessories and discount shoes are 60% off for men, women and kids, free shipping for orders exceed $200.
At long last, Cousins could smile with a head coach again.
Cousins had 19 points and 15 rebounds, Tyreke Evans made four free throws in the final minute to finish with 26 points and Sacramento overcame a 21-point halftime deficit to stun the Milwaukee Bucks 103-100 on Thursday night.
The victory came just hours after the Kings fired coach Paul Westphal amid an escalating feud with Cousins.
"You just felt free out there," Cousins said. "You didn't feel like you had like 30-pound bags on your back. You just felt free. It felt good to be out there."
Especially when it leads to a win.
Evans hit the go-ahead free throws with 18.1 seconds remaining and followed with two more to make former assistant and Golden State Warriors coach Smart a winner in his Kings debut. Sacramento completed a stretch of three games in three nights in three cities with the lone win. Burberry watches, designer burberry watch cheap outlet 2012.
"The way we played tonight, it was unbelievable," Cousins said.
Milwaukee mismanaged a runaway into a swift and surprising defeat.
Brandon Jennings scored 31 points and dished out seven assists, and Drew Gooden had 18 points and nine rebounds for the Bucks in place of center Andrew Bogut, who missed his second straight game for undisclosed personal reasons.
Stephen Jackson added 13 points, five rebounds and four assists in Milwaukee's third straight loss. The Bucks outshot the Kings 51 percent to 40 percent.
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A day that began with turmoil in California's capital ended in jubilation.
At long last, Cousins could smile with a head coach again.
Cousins had 19 points and 15 rebounds, Tyreke Evans made four free throws in the final minute to finish with 26 points and Sacramento overcame a 21-point halftime deficit to stun the Milwaukee Bucks 103-100 on Thursday night.
The victory came just hours after the Kings fired coach Paul Westphal amid an escalating feud with Cousins.
"You just felt free out there," Cousins said. "You didn't feel like you had like 30-pound bags on your back. You just felt free. It felt good to be out there."
Especially when it leads to a win.
Evans hit the go-ahead free throws with 18.1 seconds remaining and followed with two more to make former assistant and Golden State Warriors coach Smart a winner in his Kings debut. Sacramento completed a stretch of three games in three nights in three cities with the lone win. Burberry watches, designer burberry watch cheap outlet 2012.
"The way we played tonight, it was unbelievable," Cousins said.
Milwaukee mismanaged a runaway into a swift and surprising defeat.
Brandon Jennings scored 31 points and dished out seven assists, and Drew Gooden had 18 points and nine rebounds for the Bucks in place of center Andrew Bogut, who missed his second straight game for undisclosed personal reasons.
Stephen Jackson added 13 points, five rebounds and four assists in Milwaukee's third straight loss. The Bucks outshot the Kings 51 percent to 40 percent.
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There are no plans to formally name the crab after David
The saga of Hasselhoff's crabs came out this week when researchers reported the discovery of a "lost world" in waters off the moncler jackets Antarctic coast in the journal PLoS Biology. Piles of white yeti crabs were found clumped around hydrothermal vents at the ocean's bottom, in an area known as the East Scotia Ridge.
Expedition leader Alex Rogers, a zoologist at Oxford University, said the crabs were notable because they had long hairs, or setae, covering their smooth undersides. "Their nickname on the cruise ship was the 'Hasselhoff crab,' which gives you some idea of what they look like," Rogers told the BBC.
Rogers was clearly referring to the hairy-chested look that Hasselhoff sported when he portrayed a beefcake lifeguard on the '90s TV series "Baywatch." Hasselhoff, now 59, has had his ups and downs in recent years, but he saw the story of the Hoff crabs moncler jackets men as one of the ups. "Check this out!" he said in a Twitter tweet pointing to the BBC story and bearing the hashtag "Got Hoff Crabs." He even urged one of his followers to retweet the news.
Rogers and his colleagues still have to decide what the crabs' scientific Latin-derived species name will be. The crabs are part of the genus Kiwa, along with other types of yeti crabs, so Kiwa hasselhoffi is a possibility; however, Hasselhoff would be well-advised not to get his hopes up just yet.
"There are no plans to formally name the crab after David, but I am yet to discuss this with my colleagues," Rogers told me today in an email. "The species is distinct from Kiwa hirsuta and Kiwa puravida, and we are describing it at present. An alternative name that was being batted around was the wookie crab — again for obvious reasons. The Hoff stuck...."
I'm not aware that any species has so far been formally named after the Hoff — or after Wookiees, for that matter. But there have been plenty of celebrities honored with scientific species names, including an ant and a spider named after the guy who played Han Solo (Pheidole harrisonfordi and Calponia harrisonfordi, respectively), a beetle moncler jackets 2011 outlet that looks as if it has Arnold Schwarzenegger's bulging biceps (Agra schwarzeneggeri), a bunny named after Playboy founder Hugh Hefner (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri), a lichen named after President Barack Obama (Caloplaca obamae), and a beetle and spider named after talk-show comedian Stephen Colbert (Agaporomorphus colberti and Aptostichus stephencolberti).
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Asteroids and other celestial bodies can provide celebrities with additional pieces of scientific immortality. There's no Asteroid Hasselhoff yet, but the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center lists Spielberg, Lancearmstrong, Tomhanks, Megryan and more. When astronomers found a world on the solar system's rim that was bigger than Pluto, they gave it the nickname Xena, in honor of the TV warrior princess. (It was later named after Eris, the Greek goddess of chaos and strife.)
Whether or not those cheap moncler Southern Ocean crabs get the scientific name "Kiwa hasselhoffi," they'll probably end up being known informally as Hoff crabs from now on. But it's a delicate environment down there, so I wouldn't advise any celebrity junkets to the hydrothermal vents.
Expedition leader Alex Rogers, a zoologist at Oxford University, said the crabs were notable because they had long hairs, or setae, covering their smooth undersides. "Their nickname on the cruise ship was the 'Hasselhoff crab,' which gives you some idea of what they look like," Rogers told the BBC.
Rogers was clearly referring to the hairy-chested look that Hasselhoff sported when he portrayed a beefcake lifeguard on the '90s TV series "Baywatch." Hasselhoff, now 59, has had his ups and downs in recent years, but he saw the story of the Hoff crabs moncler jackets men as one of the ups. "Check this out!" he said in a Twitter tweet pointing to the BBC story and bearing the hashtag "Got Hoff Crabs." He even urged one of his followers to retweet the news.
Rogers and his colleagues still have to decide what the crabs' scientific Latin-derived species name will be. The crabs are part of the genus Kiwa, along with other types of yeti crabs, so Kiwa hasselhoffi is a possibility; however, Hasselhoff would be well-advised not to get his hopes up just yet.
"There are no plans to formally name the crab after David, but I am yet to discuss this with my colleagues," Rogers told me today in an email. "The species is distinct from Kiwa hirsuta and Kiwa puravida, and we are describing it at present. An alternative name that was being batted around was the wookie crab — again for obvious reasons. The Hoff stuck...."
I'm not aware that any species has so far been formally named after the Hoff — or after Wookiees, for that matter. But there have been plenty of celebrities honored with scientific species names, including an ant and a spider named after the guy who played Han Solo (Pheidole harrisonfordi and Calponia harrisonfordi, respectively), a beetle moncler jackets 2011 outlet that looks as if it has Arnold Schwarzenegger's bulging biceps (Agra schwarzeneggeri), a bunny named after Playboy founder Hugh Hefner (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri), a lichen named after President Barack Obama (Caloplaca obamae), and a beetle and spider named after talk-show comedian Stephen Colbert (Agaporomorphus colberti and Aptostichus stephencolberti).
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Asteroids and other celestial bodies can provide celebrities with additional pieces of scientific immortality. There's no Asteroid Hasselhoff yet, but the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center lists Spielberg, Lancearmstrong, Tomhanks, Megryan and more. When astronomers found a world on the solar system's rim that was bigger than Pluto, they gave it the nickname Xena, in honor of the TV warrior princess. (It was later named after Eris, the Greek goddess of chaos and strife.)
Whether or not those cheap moncler Southern Ocean crabs get the scientific name "Kiwa hasselhoffi," they'll probably end up being known informally as Hoff crabs from now on. But it's a delicate environment down there, so I wouldn't advise any celebrity junkets to the hydrothermal vents.
2012年1月5日星期四
Experts including leading plastic surgeons
Around 40,000 women in the UK have breast implants manufactured by the now-closed French company Poly Implant Prostheses. Cheap burberry - designer bags, shoes, accessories, clothing outlet 2012.
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An investigation into the risk of the implants, ordered by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, is due to report on Friday afternoon.
Experts including leading plastic surgeons have been examining UK data on rupture rates as well as concerns around the material used in the implants.
In France, the government has told women they should have the implants removed after they were found to contain non-medical grade silicone intended for use in mattresses.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has said its figures indicate 1% of implants in the UK have ruptured and insists there is no evidence of a link with cancer, as reported in one French case.
However, experts have cast doubt on the UK rupture figures, with Fazel Fatah, who is sitting on the Government review panel, saying there is no firm data on what proportion of devices have ruptured in Britain.
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Mr Fatah, who is president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), said the real issue is that the implants are filled with non-medical grade silicone and should be removed - and his views are backed by another member of the review panel, Tim Goodacre.
More may have travelled abroad for cheap surgery in clinics using the implants. Some British women may also have received Rofil M implants, which were produced by PIP and used in overseas clinics.
An investigation into the risk of the implants, ordered by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, is due to report on Friday afternoon.
Experts including leading plastic surgeons have been examining UK data on rupture rates as well as concerns around the material used in the implants.
In France, the government has told women they should have the implants removed after they were found to contain non-medical grade silicone intended for use in mattresses.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has said its figures indicate 1% of implants in the UK have ruptured and insists there is no evidence of a link with cancer, as reported in one French case.
However, experts have cast doubt on the UK rupture figures, with Fazel Fatah, who is sitting on the Government review panel, saying there is no firm data on what proportion of devices have ruptured in Britain.
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Mr Fatah, who is president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), said the real issue is that the implants are filled with non-medical grade silicone and should be removed - and his views are backed by another member of the review panel, Tim Goodacre.
The six players elected through fan balloting
The League announced the results of its voting campaign Thursday and five of the first six players named to the All-Star Game moncler jackets hail from Ontario-based teams, including four players from the host Ottawa Senators. The game will be played at Ottawa's Scotiabank Place Jan. 29. Live television coverage will be provided by CBC and RDS in Canada and the NBC Sports Network in the United States.
Goalie Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins was the only star able to crash the First Six parade of Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs.
Ottawa defenseman Erik Karlsson led the voting with 939,951 votes, garnering 42,536 more votes than veteran teammate Daniel Alfredsson, the Ottawa captain. Center Jason Spezza is also among the First Six, joined by surprise addition Milan Michalek, who used a stunning last-day push to oust Toronto's Phil Kessel by 42,144 votes for the final forward spot. Kessel had been among the top-three moncler 2011 in forward voting throughout the balloting process.
With Kessel being nipped at the wire, Toronto captain Dion Phaneuf is the only Maple Leafs representative among the First Six. The defenseman earned 614,933 votes to join Karlsson on the blue line.
Thomas, who won the Vezina Trophy and the Conn Smythe Trophy last season as his Bruins claimed the Stanley Cup, topped Toronto's James Reimer by more than 128,000 votes.
The roughly 24 million votes cast is a 66-percent increase from last year's total and is the third-highest total since the All-star ballot went all-digital in 2007.
The six players elected through fan balloting, which ran from Nov. 14 to Jan. 4, will be joined in Ottawa by 36 additional All-Stars, who will be selected later this month. Following the overwhelming success of its debut at last year's All-Star Weekend in Raleigh, the 2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Player Fantasy Draft will be held on Thursday, Jan. 26 to divide the group into the two competing All-Star Teams, each comprised of 12 forwards, six defensemen and three goaltenders.
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Karlsson, in his third season, leads all defensemen in points, putting up 37 in 40 games, six more than second-place Brian Campbell. Phaneuf, meanwhile, has an impressive 26 points and is playing almost 26 minutes a game for the Maple Leafs.
Up front, Michalek has 19 goals despite missing several games with injury. Spezza, meanwhile, has 40 points, which is good for No. 11 on the NHL's scoring chart. Alfredsson has just 28 points this season, but has been a fixture in the Ottawa lineup for almost two decades. For his career, Alfredsson has 1,051 points in 1,090 games.
The selection of Thomas is no doubt a reflection of all he accomplished last season in one of the best campaigns ever had by cheap moncler a NHL goalie, but Thomas has been just as good this year. He is 17-6 in 24 starts, posting a 1.90 goals-against average and .a 940 save percentage.
Goalie Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins was the only star able to crash the First Six parade of Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs.
Ottawa defenseman Erik Karlsson led the voting with 939,951 votes, garnering 42,536 more votes than veteran teammate Daniel Alfredsson, the Ottawa captain. Center Jason Spezza is also among the First Six, joined by surprise addition Milan Michalek, who used a stunning last-day push to oust Toronto's Phil Kessel by 42,144 votes for the final forward spot. Kessel had been among the top-three moncler 2011 in forward voting throughout the balloting process.
With Kessel being nipped at the wire, Toronto captain Dion Phaneuf is the only Maple Leafs representative among the First Six. The defenseman earned 614,933 votes to join Karlsson on the blue line.
Thomas, who won the Vezina Trophy and the Conn Smythe Trophy last season as his Bruins claimed the Stanley Cup, topped Toronto's James Reimer by more than 128,000 votes.
The roughly 24 million votes cast is a 66-percent increase from last year's total and is the third-highest total since the All-star ballot went all-digital in 2007.
The six players elected through fan balloting, which ran from Nov. 14 to Jan. 4, will be joined in Ottawa by 36 additional All-Stars, who will be selected later this month. Following the overwhelming success of its debut at last year's All-Star Weekend in Raleigh, the 2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Player Fantasy Draft will be held on Thursday, Jan. 26 to divide the group into the two competing All-Star Teams, each comprised of 12 forwards, six defensemen and three goaltenders.
Despite the heavy Ontario feel of the First Six selections for the All-Star roster, there is quite a bit of talent in play.Moncler shoes for men, cheap moncler men shoes 2011 sale, free shipping.
Karlsson, in his third season, leads all defensemen in points, putting up 37 in 40 games, six more than second-place Brian Campbell. Phaneuf, meanwhile, has an impressive 26 points and is playing almost 26 minutes a game for the Maple Leafs.
Up front, Michalek has 19 goals despite missing several games with injury. Spezza, meanwhile, has 40 points, which is good for No. 11 on the NHL's scoring chart. Alfredsson has just 28 points this season, but has been a fixture in the Ottawa lineup for almost two decades. For his career, Alfredsson has 1,051 points in 1,090 games.
The selection of Thomas is no doubt a reflection of all he accomplished last season in one of the best campaigns ever had by cheap moncler a NHL goalie, but Thomas has been just as good this year. He is 17-6 in 24 starts, posting a 1.90 goals-against average and .a 940 save percentage.
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