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Monday, October 31, 2011
?Real World? Star Tonya Cooley Suing Over Toothbrush Rape?
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Artist Anselm Kiefer wants nuclear plant: magazine (Reuters)
FRANKFURT (Reuters) ? German artist Anselm Kiefer wants to buy a shut-down nuclear power plant, he told a German magazine, just as Europe's biggest economy phases out atomic power due to safety concerns following the Fukushima disaster in Japan earlier this year.
Kiefer, known for using straw, poured lead and forged iron on large-scale canvases, has his eye on a plant in western Germany that was mothballed by utility RWE in 1988.
"This nuclear power plant is so fantastic. Wonderful. That is my Pantheon. I am fascinated by nuclear power plants," Kiefer said in an interview published by weekly magazine Der Spiegel on Sunday.
Kiefer, whose art often revolves around the themes of German history and the horror of the Holocaust, said he was motivated by a desire to preserve a part of German history, which he said the Germans give up too readily and too quickly.
"Nuclear power plants are a fantastic form of energy generation. That is a perpetuum mobile, there is something mythological to it," he said.
He said he wrote to RWE Chief Executive Juergen Grossmann and was certain he would get at least the cooling tower of the plant, whose nuclear fuel rods were removed nine years ago.
"Now I am thinking about what to do there. I definitely don't want to paint cows and clouds onto it," he said.
A spokeswoman for RWE Power said no decision had been made yet on whether to sell parts of the plant to Kiefer, and that any sale could happen next year at the earliest.
Separately, German artist Ruppe Koselleck said he is using the proceeds of the sale of art using oil and tar recovered from beaches to buy shares of British oil company BP.
He now has 1,768 of BP's 18.9 billion BP shares, he told Austrian newspaper Die Presse in an interview published in its online edition.
At that rate, it will take him 268 years to complete a hostile takeover, he said.
(Reporting by Maria Sheahan; Additional reporting by Tom Kaeckenhoff; Editing by Helen Massy-Beresford)
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Sunday, October 30, 2011
Ryan has backed up big talk, revved up Cowboys' D (AP)
IRVING, Texas ? Within a few days of working for Rob Ryan, the defensive players on the Dallas Cowboys were thrilled with their new boss.
They fed off the energy and excitement he showed in meetings and on the practice field. They were certain his exotic schemes were exactly what was needed to turn the worst defense in franchise history into one of the NFL's best.
Then Ryan did what members of his family do. He shared some of his confidence with reporters.
Tired of hearing about the juggernaut the Philadelphia Eagles were putting together, Ryan said: "I don't know if we win the all-hype team. I think that might have gone to somebody else, but we're going to beat their (rear) when we play them."
While some of his players may have felt that way, too, they weren't about to say it.
"We were like, 'Rob, what the (heck) are you doing?' We don't know you, man. You can't come in here and do that,'" linebacker Bradie James said.
At the time, it seemed as if Ryan was just keeping up the family tradition of talking big, like his twin brother Rex and his dad, Buddy.
Now, with the teams preparing to meet Sunday night, that bulletin-board material looks awfully clever.
Ryan's play-calling and personality has transformed Dallas into the top-ranked defense in the NFC. The Eagles, meanwhile, are 2-4 and looking up at the Cowboys (3-3) and everyone else in the NFC East.
Ryan's early August braggadocio hasn't been forgotten by either team, and is certain to be played up during the national, prime-time broadcast. It adds another layer to a rivalry once fueled by Rob's dad, and to a matchup filled with ramifications for both teams.
"We've got your back," James told Ryan this week, before challenging his boss to make sure the unit is ready for big-play threats Michael Vick, LeSean McCoy and DeSean Jackson.
Ryan's response?
"Shoot yeah! You know I'm up! I'm drinking Red Bulls all night!" James said in a Ryan-esque voice.
Through six games, the Cowboys have adopted the personality of their sideline leader, save for the long, stringy hair and oversized belly.
Using exotic formations and an aggressive mindset, Dallas is allowing the fewest yards rushing in the NFL.
Only five teams allow fewer yards per play. Nobody has scored a touchdown in the first quarter against the Cowboys; they've given up just nine points in the opening period. They also recently held New England to 17 points, shattering the Patriots' streak of 13 straight games with at least 30 points.
And, to think, they're doing this with virtually the same group of guys who last season allowed more points and yards than any of the 50 previous Dallas defenses.
"I give him 100 percent credit," star linebacker DeMarcus Ware said. "He always talks about the players go out there and make the plays, but he gets out there and gives us the opportunity to do that."
The Eagles present a fascinating challenge.
Because of McCoy and Vick, Philadelphia has the top rushing attack in the NFL. The Eagles are also coming off a bye, and coach Andy Reid is 12-0 when given an extra week to prepare for a foe.
Then again, Philadelphia is 0-2 at home and has lost five straight there, counting the playoffs. The Cowboys also have beaten the Eagles in four of the past five meetings, counting the playoffs.
Philadelphia's lone recent win over Dallas included Jackson catching four passes for 210 yards, including a 91-yard touchdown that he punctuated by stopping just shy of the end zone and tipping over the goal line.
That was among many big plays the Cowboys' secondary gave up last season, which is partly why team owner Jerry Jones tried to sign the top free agent cornerback on the market, Nnamdi Asomugha; he went to the Eagles instead, part of the supposed "Dream Team" they were putting together over the summer.
Ryan and Jones were seen on cell phones on the playing field during the negotiations for Asomugha. Everyone saw it, including Terence Newman, the starter who was most likely to have been dumped had a deal been struck.
It's a safe bet that Ryan will have him motivated Sunday.
"If you don't get up playing for Rob, then you just don't have a passion for football," said Mike Jenkins, the other starting cornerback. "He has a lot of confidence on what he has, and that's what builds confidence on the team."
James said the Cowboys have seen ? and heard ? all sorts of things from Ryan this season. They can't help but laugh and keep listening because he's gotten so much out of them.
Even back in early August, James had been around Ryan enough to not be too surprised about what Ryan said about the Eagles. That doesn't mean he liked it.
"I'm like, 'Rob? You picked the Eagles?! C'mon, man, pick St. Louis!'" James said, laughing. "But, here we are. It's time to play ball."
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Senior Pentagon official resigns (Politico)
A senior Pentagon official whose leadership style reportedly was under investigation by the department?s inspector general resigned Thursday.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has accepted the resignation of Clifford Stanley, a retired Marine Corps major general and undersecretary for personnel and readiness, according to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Doug Wilson. Stanley will leave his post within two weeks, Wilson said.
Continue Reading?He felt he had done his utmost to carry out the mandate he was given, and that he had arrived at the point where the next steps could be carried out most effectively by a successor. His decision to resign was his own,? Wilson said in a statement.
?Secretary Panetta, who is on travel in Asia, believes that Dr. Stanley has been a devoted public servant ? including as a Marine ? for all of his professional career,? Wilson added. ?He has praised Dr. Stanley as an advocate for America?s men and women in uniform. The secretary has accepted his resignation, and upon his return will personally convey his appreciation for Dr. Stanley?s service as part of the Pentagon?s senior leadership team.?
In his resignation letter, Stanley expressed his ?gratitude ? for this truly unique opportunity to serve? and his belief that the personnel and readiness division ?is on the right path.?
Stanley took over the post in February 2010, assigned by then-Secretary Robert Gates to shake up the agency.
However, his leadership style sparked accusations, mostly anonymous, that he had ?hurt morale by dismissing or reassigning dozens of top officials, spent lavishly on a new conference room, and offended staff members when he used the word ?mongoloidism? to describe people of low intelligence,? The Washington Post reported in August.
Wilson said Stanley will be replaced by his deputy, Jo Ann Rooney, until a permanent successor is confirmed.
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
"Prime Suspect" hits ratings low, "Big Bang" still tops (Reuters)
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) ? With numbers from Game 6 of the World Series on Fox still pending, "The Big Bang Theory" holds the top ratings spot of Thursday night. NBC's comedy block suffered a series of losses, and "Prime Suspect" hit a series low, according to preliminary numbers.
"Big Bang" at 8 slid 12 percent from last week, but still towered over the competition, scoring a 4.5 rating/13 share in the adults 18-49 demographic and 14.2 million total viewers.
"Rules of Engagement" followed at 8:30, taking a 3.4/9 and 10.7 million total viewers, while "Person of Interest" at 9 was down 4 percent for a 2.6/6 and 11.5 million total viewers.
"The Mentalist" closed the night at 10, performing flat with last week with a 2.5/6 and 12.2 million total viewers. The combined performances gave CBS an average 3.0/8, which barring World Series results is currently the best performance for a network Thursday night, and an average 12 million total viewers -- also the highest ranking for the night as things now stand.
NBC's outlook was not nearly so rosy, with the network taking double-digit hits pretty much across the board. "Community" at 8 took an 18 percent hit from two weeks ago (the network ran repeats last Thursday) to tie for its series low with a 1.4/4 and 3.4 million total viewers, while "Parks and Recreation" at 8:30 also tied for a series low, dropping 14 percent to a 1.8/5 and 3.8 million total viewers.
"The Office" at 9, meanwhile, hit its lowest numbers ever, slipping 15 percent to a 2.8/7 and 5.4 million total viewers. "Whitney" at 9:30 was the network's sole bright spot , climbing 5 percent for a 2.1/5 and 4.2 million total viewers. "Prime Suspect" closed the night at 10 with a series low, dropping 8 percent for a 1.2/3 and 4 million total viewers.
At ABC, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" kicked off the night at 8, receiving a 5 percent boost over last year's telecast with a 2.3/6 and 7.3 million total viewers. "Grey's Anatomy" at 9 and "Private Practice" at 10 also posted modest gains, with the former scoring a 3.7/9 and 9.8 million total viewers, and the latter taking a 2.4/6 and 6.5 million total viewers.
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Research makes it possible to predict how cancers will respond to chemo
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Challenging a half-century-old theory about why chemotherapy agents target cancer, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have devised a test that can predict how effective the drugs will be by determining whether a patient's tumor cells are already "primed" for death.
In a study published online by the journal Science on Oct. 27, the researchers report that cancer cells that are on the verge of self-destruction are more likely to succumb to certain chemotherapy agents than cancer cells that have yet to reach that stage. The discovery suggests that it may be possible to predict which cancer patients are most likely to benefit from chemotherapy, as well as to make chemotherapy drugs more effective by pushing tumor cells closer to the point of suicide.
"Many chemotherapy agents work by damaging structures within cancer cells, particularly DNA and microtubules [tiny tubes used for a variety of cell functions]," says the study's senior author, Anthony Letai, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber. "When the damage becomes so extensive it can't be repaired, the cells initiate a process known as apoptosis, in which they sacrifice themselves to avoid passing the damage on to their descendants."
The researchers found that cancer cells that are closer to this apoptotic threshold are more susceptible to chemotherapy than other cancer cells -- and that it's possible to measure how close cells are to that breaking point.
Letai and his colleagues developed a technique called BH3 profiling to make that measurement. The technique focuses on mitochondria -- cell structures where the decision is made whether or not to die -- and proteins known as the BCL-2 family. Within the mitochondria, BCL-2 proteins act like bickering in-laws, some promoting apoptosis, others resisting it. The faction that predominates determines whether the cell lives or embarks on apoptosis.
The measuring technique uses bits of protein known as BH3 peptides from members of the BCL-2 family that spur apoptosis. Scientists prepare cells to allow entry of these BH3 molecules and examine whether holes begin forming in the mitochondria, a key step in apoptosis. A fluorescent dye enables scientists to measure whether the holes are forming. By adding BH3 peptides to the samples and measuring how much was needed to kill the cells, the investigators could gauge how close the cells were to apoptosis. Cells that needed the least BH3 peptide to be nudged into the suicide program were considered primed for death.
In the study, researchers first used the technique in myeloma cells from patients who were about to receive chemotherapy. "We found a high correlation between the cancer cells that were most highly primed and those that were most susceptible to chemotherapy," Letai states. The researchers went on to study tumors from 85 patients -- multiple myelomas, acute myelogenous leukemias, acute lymphoblastic leukemias, and ovarian cancers -- and in each case found the same connection: Chemotherapy proved to be most successful in the tumors that had the greatest mitochondrial priming.
The findings suggest that the conventional wisdom about why cancer chemotherapy works needs to be reconsidered, the study authors say. The traditional explanation -- that chemotherapy targets fast-growing cells such as cancer cells -- has some merit, Letai remarks, but it has never been entirely satisfactory from a scientific viewpoint. For one, there are several types of fast-growing cancers that are not responsive to chemotherapy agents, and several types of slow-growing cancers that are. Moreover, although chemotherapy is notorious for attacking fast-growing normal cells such as the bone marrow and those in the digestive tract, there are many types of cells that turn over rapidly -- such as those in the skin -- that it doesn't harm.
Though widely accepted, Letai says the traditional explanation "was never tested as thoroughly as one would like for something that serves as a linchpin of cancer treatment." The new thinking, while not absolutely refuting the old, indicates the reasons for chemotherapy's success are more complex than generally thought.
The next step for researchers will be to test additional types of cancers to see if the connection between mitochondrial priming and chemotherapy effectiveness is valid for them as well. In addition, Letai's group wants to test in clinical trials whether BH3 profiling can be used to help oncologists better choose therapies for patients.
"One of the goals of personalized medicine is to know, in advance, which agents are likely to be effective in a given patient and which are not," Letai remarks. "This research highlights that potential."
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Friday, October 28, 2011
JetBlue profit falls as higher costs crimp sales (AP)
NEW YORK ? Higher oil costs overshadowed rising fares and fees in the third quarter for JetBlue Airways Corp., sending its profit down 41 percent.
But despite fears that Americans are tightening budgets, JetBlue said it's not seeing a slowdown in demand.
The New York airline said Wednesday that higher fuel costs and Hurricane Irene, which led it to cancel 1,400 flights, hurt its July-September quarter.
JetBlue earned $35 million, or 11 cents per share, compared with $59 million, or 18 cents per share, a year ago.
Revenue rose 16 percent to about $1.2 billion.
Analysts polled by FactSet Research were expecting a profit of 13 cents per share on $1.18 billion in revenue.
JetBlue's average fare was up about 9 percent to $154.88 during the quarter. It also benefited from new efforts to court higher-paying business travelers in Boston.
But that wasn't enough to account for the airline's rising fuel bill.
JetBlue said its fuel costs jumped 56 percent in the July-September period from a year ago, while overall expenses rose 22 percent. Maintenance costs rose 35 percent.
The airline was one of the hardest hit among U.S. carriers in late August when Hurricane Irene made its way up the East Coast. JetBlue said on Wednesday that the storm cut its operating income by about $8 million in the third quarter.
The storm hit ahead of the important Labor Day holiday. At one point, most major Northeast airports were closed.
JetBlue's traffic in the third quarter rose about 8 percent, while the number of its available seats rose by about the same amount. On average, 84.5 percent of seats were filled with paying passengers, almost unchanged from last year.
The airline expects its number of available seats will rise by between 8 and 10 percent in the fourth quarter and between 6 and 8 percent for the year. It's taking delivery of two new planes before year's end.
In a conference call with analysts, interim Chief Financial Officer Mark Powers said the company is succeeding in its effort to lure more higher-paying travelers. That includes those traveling for business as well as those who select its roomier seats for an extra charge. JetBlue added more of those seats in the third quarter and expects to add more next year, too. It predicts it will bring in about $100 million in total revenue this year from its "Even More Space" seats, which have more legroom and also allow passengers to get on the plane first.
Looking ahead to the critical Thanksgiving and Christmas travel periods, JetBlue said its bookings are "shaping up nicely." The airline is one of the most vulnerable to swings in consumer demand because it doesn't have as many business travelers as other major airlines.
Shares fell 7 cents, or 1.6 percent, to $4.29 in afternoon trading.
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Comparing the GOP and Democratic Super Committee Proposals (The Atlantic Wire)
With less than a month to make a deal, there's a trillion dollar gap between the deficit-reduction plans proposed by Democrats and Republicans on the Super Committee. Late last night, the committee's Republicans gave Democrats a first glimpse of their plan, responding to a $3 trillion plan proposed by Democrats earlier in the day. This morning, different aspects of the GOP deal were leaked to The Wall Street Journal and Politico. Here's how they compare to the Democrats' plan:
Related: Pentagon Looking Safe from the Super Committee's Cuts
Total deficit reduction While Democrats decided to go big, with 10-year savings of $2.5-$3 trillion through entitlement cuts and tax increases, the Republicans balked, preferring a $2 trillion plan, raising much less in revenue and tax increases.
Related: Super Committee Democrats Go Big with $3 Trillion Plan
Social Security In a rare area of agreement, the respective plans leaked to The Wall Street Journal show both plans want to find savings in Social Security via the way cost-of-living adjustments are calculated. As the WSJ notes, "That seemingly technical proposal is very controversial because it would slow the growth of Social Security and other benefits. It also would raise revenue over time because it affects the formula for adjusting tax brackets for inflation."
Related: Democratic Plan to Cut $3 Trillion Doesn't Mention Defense
Benefits and health care savings The GOP plan leaked to Politico?shows Republicans want to cut $150 billion more than Democrats in these areas (a total of $400 billion). These cuts don't include Medicare and Medicaid (we'll get to that later) but they likely include cuts to food stamps and federal nutrition programs, according to Politico.
Related: Who's Bankrolling the Super Committee: House Republicans
Discretionary spending Yesterday, it was unclear what Democrats wanted to cut from defense. Now it appears some of those cuts will take place in discretionary spending, according to Politico. "Republicans list about $250 billion in savings here attributed generally to reducing personnel costs. Democrats appear willing to ask for $400 billion in savings ? but want half of it to come from defense, a sore point for the GOP."
Related: Open Secrets of the Super Secret Super Committee
Medicare and Medicaid The GOP plan has $500 billion in Medicare cuts and $185 in Medicaid cuts, according to the WSJ. Politico says most of those savings will come from "high patient co-pays" or "increased Part B premiums charged to higher income beneficiaries." Democrats reportedly accept some of these changes but not all. According to Reuters, their plan calls for $400 billion in Medicare savings.
Stimulus Democrats want $300 billion to spend on infrastructure and other programs to create jobs or promote economic growth, reports the WSJ. That's slightly higher than the report from Reuters yesterday which pegged the number between $200 billion and $300 billion. Republicans oppose this measure.?
Tax revenue? While Democrats want to find $1 trillion in new revenue, the GOP plan is much more modest, reports Politico. The Republican plan depends on "changes in the CPI [that] would again yield some revenue, but the greater share of the tax revenue here ? about $200 billion ? is attributed to the impact of future tax reform spurring economic growth.'
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Amy Winehouse drank herself to death
That was the ruling of a coroner’s inquest into the death of the Grammy-winning soul singer, who died with empty vodka bottles in her room and lethal amounts of alcohol in her blood – more than five times the British drunk driving limit. Coroner Suzanne Greenaway gave a verdict of “death by misadventure,” saying Wednesday [...]
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Boeing 787's inaugural flight lands in Hong Kong
All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 takes off for the new airplane's inaugural commercial flight to Hong Kong at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 takes off for the new airplane's inaugural commercial flight to Hong Kong at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
All Nippon Airways staff and others wave at an ANA Boeing 787 taxing on the runway, being sprayed water to celebrate the new airplane's inaugural commercial flight to Hong Kong at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 takes off for the airplane's inaugural commercial flight to Hong Kong at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 takes off for the new airplane's inaugural commercial flight to Hong Kong at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
A couple pose for a souvenir photo before boarding an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 to fly to Hong Kong, marking the airplane's inaugural commercial flight at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
ABOARD ANA FLIGHT 7871 (AP) ? Boeing's much-anticipated 787 carried its first passengers Wednesday on a four-hour, 8-minute flight filled with cheers, picture-taking and swapping of aviation stories.
The new long-haul jet aims to change the way passengers think about flying with larger windows, improved lighting and air pressure and humidity that more closely resembles that on the ground.
It's not the fastest jet or the largest jet but the plane, nicknamed The Dreamliner by Boeing Co., is built of lightweight materials that promise to dramatically improve fuel efficiency. The first flight, from Tokyo to Hong Kong, was filled with 240 aviation reporters and enthusiasts ? some of whom paid thousands of dollars for the privilege.
"It's silly, but it's a little piece of history. New cars come out all the time but how often do new planes come out?" said Stephanie Wood. She and her husband Dean, of Davie, Fla., won a charity auction, paying nearly $18,700 for two business-class seats. Another passenger paid $32,000.
The most noticeable feature of the plane is its windows, which are 30 percent larger than those on older jets. Passengers no longer need to hunch forward to see the ground. Those in the middle of the plane can even glance out part of the windows. The shades are replaced with a glare-reducing, electrical dimming system that adds tint to the window within 30 seconds.
"The windows are absolutely amazing. You're not confined. You've got the outside inside," Wood said.
The $193.5 million plane's debut was delayed more than three years because of manufacturing problems. But that didn't bother the fans who broke out in applause at every opportunity.
The highlight for many was a rainbow-colored light show that transformed the sedate white interior into something closer to the Las Vegas strip.
Many of the 106 enthusiasts on board the flight by Japan's All Nippon Airways were carrying memorabilia from past inaugural flights and snapping photos of everything from the overhead bins to the bathroom with a window and bidet.
Thomas Lee, of Los Angeles, handed out his own press release and biography. There was his first inaugural flight ? the Boeing 747 as a 17-year-old boy in 1970 ? and then the Airbus A380 four years ago.
"I'm not crazy," he said. "For an aviation enthusiast, this is as high as it gets. It's like going to a movie on opening day."
He and the rest of the coach passengers paid the apt sum of 78,700 yen, about $1,035, to be part of the inaugural flight.
The 787 has been sold by Boeing as a "game changer," promising to revolutionize air travel just as its 707 did by allowing nonstop trans-Atlantic service and the 747 did by ushering in an age of mass travel.
The 787 is designed to connect cities that might otherwise not have nonstop flights. Planes like the Boeing 747 and 777 and the Airbus A380 can fly most long-haul routes but finding enough daily passengers to fill the massive jets is a challenge. The A380 typically has 525 passengers but can hold up to 853.
The 787 only carries 210 to 250 passengers. That means it can fly nonstop routes that larger planes can't profitably support like San Francisco to Manchester, England or Boston to Athens, Greece.
"It's going to be a hub-avoiding machine," said Ernie Arvai, partner with aviation consulting firm AirInsight. "You'd pay extra not to go to (London's) Heathrow."
Connecting such smaller cities is the "holy grail" of air travel, said Richard Aboulafia, analyst with the Teal Group. That's why the plane is the fastest-selling new jet in aviation history. There were 821 orders for the 787 before its first flight, although 24 were recently canceled by China Eastern Airlines because of delays. Now, the industry is waiting to see if the plane meets Boeing's 20 percent fuel-savings claims.
"If it performs as promised, it's the iPod of the aircraft world. If it doesn't, it's just another CD player," Aboulafia said.
ANA is the first airline to fly the plane and expects to have seven of them by the end of the year. United Continental Holdings Inc. will be the first U.S. carrier to fly the 787, sometime in the second half of 2012. It's planning to use the plane between Houston and Auckland, New Zealand.
There will probably be a short period when United ? which ordered 50 of the jets ? uses its first 787 on domestic or short trans-Atlantic flights. To make the Auckland route work, it will need a second 787 flying in the other direction.
For passengers, the changes start with boarding. They enter into a wide-open area with sweeping arches. Eyes instinctively move up. There's an impression of more space. Claustrophobia is reduced just a bit, even if seats are as cramped as ever.
Another physiological trick: lights gradually change color during long flights to reduce jet lag.
But the biggest changes come thanks to the stronger composite shell, which is less susceptible to corrosion than aluminum. Air won't be as dry, with humidity doubled to 16 percent. The cabin will be pressurized at the equivalent of 6,000 feet ? 2,000 less than most planes. That should lead to fewer headaches and leave passengers with more energy during long trips. A number of passengers said Wednesday's flight was too short to notice any improvement.
Other changes for passengers include:
? The largest overhead bins ever. They are designed at an angle to make the cabin feel significantly larger. Boeing says there's enough room overhead for every passenger to have one carry-on bag; however, the only way that seemed feasible was with identically rectangle bags, stacked in the optimal order.
? Less noise. New engines with a wave pattern around the exhaust reduce interior and exterior noise, although Boeing won't say by how much. Since the plane is lighter, additional sound and vibration padding can be added. Wednesday's flight appeared quieter, but a handheld sound meter registered noise levels similar to Boeing's 777.
? Later models will have a turbulence dampening system. Accelerometers in the nose register a sudden drop. A signal is sent in nano seconds via fiber-optic cables to the wings. Adjustments are made and what would have been a 9-foot drop is cut to 3 feet.
Most passengers don't know the make or model of their plane, unless they read the safety instruction card. The 787's interior is likely to change that. Even those who don't fly it, are likely to notice.
Hundreds of employees at Hong Kong airport stopped working to watch ? and take photos ? of Wednesday's arrival.
"We're celebrities," said passenger Lee Simonetta of Atlanta. "We ought to just taxi around for an hour."
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??Drinking copious amounts of coffee may reduce the risk of the most common type of skin cancer, a new study finds. Women in the study who drank more than three cups of coffee a day were 20 percent less likely to develop basal cell carcinoma.
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EU to force banks to raise $148 billion (AP)
BRUSSELS ? Big banks across Europe will have to raise euro106 billion ($148 billion) to better withstand the turmoil of the debt crisis, preliminary figures showed, while eurozone leaders neared a deal to boost their bailout fund to over euro1 trillion ($1.4 trillion), a senior official said Wednesday.
The deal to force banks in the European Union to boost their rainy-day funds amid worsening market turmoil is a key part of a broader plan to solve the debt crisis that leaders have promised.
It was, however, only one third of a broader strategy which is expected to also include reducing Greece's debt load and boosting the eurozone's bailout fund.
After much delay, talks on the bailout fund finally saw some progress. The leaders of the 17-country eurozone want to give the fund, the euro440 billion European Financial Stability Facility, more firepower so it can stop the crisis from engulfing big countries like Italy and Spain. The question was how to do it with the most impact and the least risk for taxpayers.
A senior eurozone official said that consensus was emerging to allow the EFSF to insure private investors against the first 25 percent of losses on purchases of government bonds and other investments linked to helping the eurozone.
After contributing to the bailouts of Ireland, Portugal and Greece, the EFSF will have only about euro270 billion left. A scheme to provide insurance on bond issues could multiply the impact of the EFSF's lending power to over euro1 trillion, the official said, since it would make those bonds safer investments and attract demand.
The official, who was speaking on condition of anonymity because negotiations were still ongoing, cautioned however that the EFSF leveraging would not be agreed until other parts of the plan were nailed down.
In addition to acting as a direct insurer of bond issues from wobbly countries like Italy and Spain, the EFSF insurance scheme is also supposed to entice big institutional investors to contribute to a special fund that could be used to buy government bonds but also to help states recapitalize weak banks.
Such outside help may be necessary for Italy and Spain, whose banks were facing some of the biggest capital shortfalls.
Spanish banks have to raise euro26.2 billion ($36 billion), according to preliminary estimates from the European Banking Authority, while Italian banks must find euro14.8 billion ($20.6 billion). A shortfall of euro30 billion ($42 billion) in capital in Greek banks should be covered by the country's existing bailout program. The EBA said the figures were based on preliminary calculations and would be updated in November.
The official said there was still a lot of disagreement on how to cut Greece's massive debt, one of the other key issues.
France and several other countries insist that any losses taken by banks should be voluntary, while Germany is threatening to force cuts on investors if they are not willing to go far enough.
The head of the big banking lobby group that has been leading the negotiations on the behalf of private investors said there was no deal yet to cut the value of Greek bonds.
"There has been no agreement on any Greek deal or a specific 'haircut,'" Charles Dallara, the managing director of the Institute of International Finance, said in a statement. "We remain open to a dialogue in search of a voluntary agreement. There is no agreement on any element of a deal."
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Michael Jackson's ex-GM sentenced on tax violation (AP)
WASHINGTON ? A judge on Tuesday spared Michael Jackson's former general manager prison time after she tearfully admitted failing to file her taxes and blamed the failure on being overwhelmed with the late singer's affairs.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay sentenced Raymone Bain to five years' probation and to pay $202,422 in back taxes to the IRS and District of Columbia for the 2006-2008 tax years.
Prosecutors said Bain was earning $30,000 a month as president and general manger of the Michael Jackson Co. during that time. They asked Kay to lock her up for a year and a half to show that tax scofflaws will be punished.
"It's important that the law-abiding taxpayers of the United States are not dupes for following the law," prosecutor Karen Kelly told the judge, also noting that Bain has yet to file returns for 2009 or 2010.
Bain pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to file returns ? one for the IRS and one for the District of Columbia, where she ran a public relations firm from the basement of her home. She specialized in handling media relations for high profile clients, including tennis star Serena Williams, longtime Washington mayor and councilman Marion Barry and rhythm and blues vocal group Boyz II Men.
Her attorney said the criminal charges have damaged her business because clients don't want someone with her problems speaking on their behalf.
Bain became Jackson's spokeswoman in 2003 and the singer promoted her to head of his company in 2006 after his child molestation trial. She said she was responsible for rehabilitating his image and finances, including negotiating the release of a CD to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his "Thriller" album, refinancing his loan to keep the Beatles' song catalog, and negotiations that led to a sold-out concert series in London cancelled because of his death. In 2009, she sued him for $44 million she said she was owed for handling the deals ? one of many former Jackson associates to sue for failure to pay ? but attorneys for his estate successfully argued to have the case thrown out last year.
Still, Bain spoke affectionately of her former boss in court Tuesday, referring to him as "the late king of pop Michael Jackson" in reading a statement to the judge pleading for mercy. She sobbed as she recalled how he and her mother, who had Alzheimer's disease, died six months apart in 2009.
"Addressing their needs, your honor, became my mission," she said in a quiet voice, shaking with emotion. She noted that she was granted extensions to file her taxes and said she had an appointment with her accountant to do so when the IRS came to her door.
"I was wrong not to stop and get things done and to focus, but I was an emotional wreck," she said.
Kay responded that being busy isn't an excuse for failing to file tax returns. He said Bain clearly had the resources and staff available to help her, noting prosecutors found deposits of roughly $1.3 million during the three years she didn't file taxes. But he said he would not send her to jail for the first-time offense. He gave her a 90-day sentence but suspended it and instead ordered the probation.
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Keli Goff: Has the Time Come to End Affirmative Action?
It's the provocative question that polite people don't like to ask in the presence of their friends of different races. Who really has it tougher? Black person A or white person B or Asian person C, Latino person D or multi-racial person E?
Part of why that question remains so provocative is because while many of us may believe we know the answer (and may be willing to cop to it in the comfort and privacy of our homes out of earshot of the political correctness cops), we also acknowledge that there are endless qualifiers to that question.
Statistically, black men are more likely than others to find themselves on the losing end of our criminal justice system (a fact even Ron Paul acknowledged in the last GOP debate, which is saying something). Unless of course it's 1995, you're rich, and your name is O.J. Simpson. Racial minorities are often held to higher academic and professional standards when it comes to receiving promotions at the upper echelons of their fields. Unless of course your name is Clarence Thomas and a conservative president needs to prove he's not a bigot.
When the word "unless" enters the equation, it makes it easier for people to argue that the equation itself should not exist. Welcome to the 2011 debate over affirmative action.
As recently reported in the New York Times, a legal battle that's likely headed for the Supreme Court could soon mark the end of affirmative action as we know it in higher education. (Click here to see a list of the most important legal battles in America's war over affirmative action.)
Let me state this for the record: I don't believe that I should receive an opportunity for a job or admission into an institution of higher learning over someone more qualified simply due to the color of my skin, and wouldn't want to. By the same token I wouldn't want to lose a job or admission to an institution of higher learning due to factors equally beyond my control, such as my last name or my class status, yet that kind of missed opportunity happens to people like me all of the time. (To clarify, by "people like me" I mean those of us who were not born wealthy, well connected and fabulous.)
And therein lies the dilemma in whether to end affirmative action as we know it. Colleges and universities weigh a variety of factors that have little to do with merit, in making admissions decisions. The findings of a recent survey conducted by Inside Higher Ed confirmed what many of us already know: admissions officers feel pressured to admit students from wealthy families, specifically over students who may require financial aid. This finding simply reaffirmed one of America's most embarrassing dirty little secrets: that many of the criteria used to determine admissions in higher education -- the gateway to the American Dream -- overwhelmingly benefit those born into privilege. And even in 2011, the majority of people born into privilege in this country are not racial minorities.
On the most obvious level there is the issue of legacy admissions, benefiting those whose parents, grandparents, great-grandparents or other relatives attended an institution of higher learning. The second President Bush evoked the ire of affirmative action proponents when his administration famously filed a brief encouraging the Supreme Court to declare the University of Michigan's admissions process unconstitutional for the manner in which race was considered. This despite the fact that his father and grandfather's previous attendance at Yale played a much greater role in his admission than his lackluster academic record. (As a quick comparison like many black Americans, none of my grandparents, all of whom were farmers and picked cotton, had the opportunity to attend college, although considering my great-grandmother was born into slavery they did reasonably well for themselves.) But there are countless other ways in which the college admissions process is rigged to benefit the privileged.
"Internship" is code for work done for very little money and often for free. The more prestigious the internship, the more likely it pays nothing. That's great for those kids whose parents can afford to subsidize junior's summer internship at a fashion magazine, or an international charity founded by a celebrity in a foreign country. That's not so great for the average kid who has to work at Starbucks or the Gap for the summer to help out the family -- if they can even get those jobs in the current economic climate.
Then of course there are all those extracurricular activities that don't pay for themselves. If a student lists playing the violin or flute on his application, mom and dad must have paid for private lessons because music programs are being cut left and right in public schools. If an applicant lists "fluent in multiple languages" on an application, mom and dad probably paid for a private tutor, and as far as standardized test scores go? There's not a single self-respecting parent on the Upper East Side who doesn't have a tutor for that too.
My point? Those born into privilege start the college admissions process miles ahead of those not born into privilege. If there is one flaw in affirmative action as it stands now, it's not that it benefits too many racial minorities. It's that it doesn't benefit enough other people from non-privileged backgrounds.
President Obama's daughters will have opportunities in their lives that most of us will only dream of. I'm not alleging that the President and First Lady will pick up the phone and call in favors on their behalf. They won't have to. Just as both President Bushes did not have to call in favors for their children or President Clinton has not had to call in favors for his daughter. By virtue of their names and family connections, there are doors that will swing open for them at colleges, graduate schools and jobs that may be closed to many of us. Or at the very least will require one hell of a strong key to unlock.
What I find mind boggling is why so many invest energy and litigation trying to remedy being "cheated" out of opportunities by a system that they view as "unfairly" benefiting a few minority students, when the entire system unfairly benefits a group of privileged people it keeps recycling generation after generation. Where's the outrage in that? Not to mention the court challenge? Where's that "Occupy Admissions" movement? Maybe people simply assume it's a lost cause. Well, maybe it is. But here are a couple of remedies worth considering before we give up altogether.
The next time a wealthy person attempts to buy his son or daughter's way into his or her alma mater, may I suggest that instead of the college or university using that big check to build another useless recreation center and smacking that person's name on it, how about as a rule only using such contributions to subsidize the attendance of a less privileged student (or two or three or more)?
And a more extreme solution? In some Olympic sports routines are weighted differently based on their complexity. If someone attempts a complicated move and nails it they are graded on a different scale than someone who attempts a relatively easy routine. Why not apply the same thinking to admissions? If someone attended prep school, interned for Madonna's Raising Malawi Foundation at 15, traveled to the United Kingdom to intern for David Cameron at 16, while taking private cello lessons in his spare time (with an instructor who once played for the New York Philharmonic), good for him. His application should receive every consideration. But if the goal of education in this country is to create an equal playing field and equal opportunity, then I would argue that that application should actually not receive as much consideration (or as many "points" per the University of Michigan case guidelines) as the one next to it from the kid who has the same grade point average, similar SAT score, who spent summers working two jobs to help support his family, and whose only shot at the American Dream is that college admissions slot -- and the financial aid to make it possible.
Because you know what? The Malia and Sasha Obamas of the world will ultimately be just fine. It's the Malia Washingtons and Sasha Smiths of the world that we have to worry about.
Keli Goff is the author of "The GQ Candidate" and a Contributing Editor for Loop21.com where this piece originally appeared.
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BPA in pregnant women might affect kids' behavior
Dr. Linda Birnbaum, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. Dr. Birnbaum says a study on exposure to BPA before birth contributes important new evidence to "a growing database which suggests that BPA exposure can be associated with effects on human health." (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)
Dr. Linda Birnbaum, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. Dr. Birnbaum says a study on exposure to BPA before birth contributes important new evidence to "a growing database which suggests that BPA exposure can be associated with effects on human health." (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)
CHICAGO (AP) ? Exposure to the chemical bisphenol-A before birth could affect girls' behavior at age 3, according to the latest study on potential health effects of the compound used in the manufacturing of some plastic drink bottles and food can linings.
Preschool-aged girls whose mothers had relatively high urine levels of BPA during pregnancy scored worse but still within a normal range on behavior measures including anxiety and hyperactivity than other young girls.
The results are not conclusive and experts not involved in the study said factors other than BPA might explain the results. The researchers acknowledge that "considerable debate" remains about whether BPA is harmful, but say their findings should prompt additional research.
The researchers measured BPA in 244 Cincinnati-area mothers' urine twice during pregnancy and at childbirth. The women evaluated their children at age 3 using standard behavior questionnaires.
Nearly all women had measurable BPA levels, like most Americans. But increasingly high urine levels during pregnancy were linked with increasingly worse behavior in their daughters. Boys' behavior did not seem to be affected.
The researchers said if BPA can cause behavior changes that could pose academic and social problems for girls already at risk for those difficulties.
"These subtle shifts can actually have very dramatic implications at the population level," said Joe Braun, the lead author and a research fellow at Harvard's School of Public Health.
For every 10-fold increase in mothers' BPA levels, girls scored at least six points worse on the questionnaires.
The study was released online Monday in Pediatrics.
Linda Birnbaum, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Toxicology Program, said the study contributes important new evidence to "a growing database which suggests that BPA exposure can be associated with effects on human health."
Grants from that federal agency helped pay for the study.
The Food and Drug Administration has said that low-level BPA exposure appears to be safe. But the agency also says that because of recent scientific evidence, it has some concern about potential effects of BPA on the brain and behavior in fetuses, infants and small children. The FDA is continuing to study BPA exposure and supports efforts to minimize use in food containers.
BPA has many uses, and is found in some plastic bottles and coatings in metal food cans. It was widely used in plastic baby bottles and sippy cups but industry phased out that use.
Braun said it's possible that exposure to BPA during pregnancy interferes with fetal brain development, a theory suggested in other studies, and that could explain the behavior differences in his study. Why boys' behavior wasn't affected isn't clear. But BPA is thought to mimic the effects of estrogen, a female hormone.
The researchers evaluated other possible influences on children's behavior, including family income, education level and whether mothers were married, and still found an apparent link to BPA.
But Dr. Charles McKay, a BPA researcher and toxicologist with the Connecticut Poison Control Center, said the researchers failed to adequately measure factors other than BPA that could explain the results.
For example, there's no information on mothers' eating habits. That matters because mothers' higher BPA levels could have come from eating lots of canned foods instead of healthier less processed foods, which might have affected fetal brain development.
The American Chemistry Council, a trade group whose members include companies that use BPA, said the research "has significant shortcomings ... and the conclusions are of unknown relevance to public health."
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Online:
FDA: http://tinyurl.com/ya4d4ku
Info for parents: http://www.hhs.gov/safety/bpa/
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AP Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/LindseyTanner
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Demi Lovato Got A 'Rush' Singing Anthem At World Series
'Skyscraper' singer spends time with MTV News at Texas Rangers' stadium before nailing the song at Game 5.
By Gil Kaufman, with reporting by Matt Elias
Demi Lovato sings the National Anthem prior to Game 5 of the 2011 World Series
Photo: MLB/Getty
Demi Lovato had a lot to celebrate on Monday night. Not only did the Texas native nail the "Star Spangled Banner" to open Game 5 of the World Series, she did it in Arlington, Texas, on a night when the Texas Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals to take a 3-2 lead in the fall classic.
Wearing a red Rangers jersey with a short black leather skirt and a black blazer, Lovato shook off the butterflies she was feeling earlier in the day, when she tweeted she was "so nervous/excited about tomorrow!" and did her best.
As it turns out, the19-year-old "Skyscraper" star had nothing to fear, as she confidently performed the notoriously tricky song with a touch of soul and some impressive high runs. As a bonus, unlike some notorious anthem flubs in the past, Lovato not only hit her notes, but got all the words right as well.
"The rush of going out there ... nothing compares to it. I feel like I'm about to jump out of a plane," Lovato said before her big moment, while chilling off-field with her family at the stadium. MTV News hung out with Lovato before she walked out and she told us that the sound check had gone well but she was still feeling uneasy about her opening gig. "I can't imagine how nervous I'm going to be in 15 minutes," she said, thrilled that she hadn't forgotten any of the lyrics in her first run-through.
"Getting to do this in my hometown of Dallas, Texas, is such a dream come true, because I've been to these Rangers games many times. I've sat in the nosebleed sections where you can barely see anything and now I'm going to be singing on the field," she continued. "That to me is such a dream come true and it represents my journey and how far I've come. I just feel so blessed and so thankful and so honored." She was feeling so grateful in fact, that she offered a prayer beforehand in which she thanked her fans and asked for strong vocals while praising the opportunity to sing the National Anthem.
"It's a different environment from my shows; there are people that come there to see me," she said. "Here, they are coming here to see baseball and I am actually just singing the National Anthem. So it's kind of more pressure for me to do good because I want to impress people that didn't come here to see me and I also want to impress people with a song they've heard a million, kajillion times. ... If anything, to be able to step up in front of 51,000 people is going to be incredible."
Lovato followed in the footsteps of "American Idol" winner Scotty McCreery and "New Girl" star Zooey Deschanel, who have both lent their vocals to earlier World Series games.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Donelon Re-Elected As La. Insurance Commissioner - Politics News ...
Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is retaining his elected post.Donelon, a Republican from Metairie, sailed to re-election Saturday. He defeated little-known Democrat Donald Hodge, who criticized Donelon for receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations from insurance companies.A former lawmaker, Donelon said he's approached the insurance regulatory post fairly, increasing competition to the state and stabilizing a market ravaged by four hurricanes since 2005.Donelon has been insurance commissioner since 2006.
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Monday, October 24, 2011
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