New laws ban employers from Facebook logins

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Suzanne Choney , NBC News

With the start of the new year, some?states are just saying no?to employer snooping of employees' Facebook?accounts, with laws that prohibit bosses from being able to obtain your Facebook?login and password, as well as from getting?those for your?other social networking?accounts.

Six states???California, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan and?New Jersey???passed such?laws, with Michigan's being the most recent. It was signed into law Friday by Gov. Rick Snyder, and took effect immediately.

Michigan's?law also "penalizes educational institutions for dismissing or failing to admit a student who does not provide passwords and other account information used to access private Internet and email accounts, including social networks like Facebook and Twitter," according to Reuters.

California and Illinois' laws take effect Jan. 1, and extends the employer?ban to job applicants.?California and Delaware are going another step farther, "prohibiting higher education?institutions from requiring students to disclose social media passwords or account information," according to the?National Conference of State Legislatures.

California's law also applies the social media password snooping ban to public employers, not just private ones.?

Last spring, Maryland became the first state to prohibit employer access to social media accounts, spurred by the frightening tale of Robert Collins,?a state Department of of Public Safety and Correctional Services worker who was told he had to turn over his Facebook password if he wanted to be reinstated to his job?after he returned from a leave of absence.

The ACLU of Maryland took up his cause, posting?a YouTube video?of his story.?As NBC News' Helen A.S. Popkin wrote at that time, "employers and colleges demanding Facebook passwords or other inappropriate access to social network profiles gained national attention" after?NBC News'?Bob Sullivan first broke the storyof the not-uncommon practice.?

Meanwhile, in Texas last month,?a state Senate bill,?S.B. 118, was introduced that would make it illegal for an employer to require or ask for access to employees' and job applicants' personal accounts "through electronic communication devices."

For a detailed look at where various states stand on this issue, check the National Conference of State Legislatures' site.

As the organization noted, 14?states "introduced?legislation?in 2012 that would restrict employers from requesting access to social networking usernames and passwords of applicants, students or employees."

But some of those states are not very far along, from Massachusetts, where a bill was filed last March, ?but little else done;?to?Missouri, where a similar bill was introduced, sent to a committee last April and hasn't been heard from since.

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93% Zero Dark Thirty

All Critics (85) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (79) | Rotten (6)

What it does in the course of telling a seminal story of our time is what contemporary films so rarely do, serve as brilliant provocation.

The genius of "Zero Dark Thirty" is that we feel exactly what those involved must have felt at the end. Not elation. Not the thrill of victory. Just relief.

A powerful, morally complicated work on an urgent subject. It is a film that deserves-that almost demands-to be seen and argued over.

Movies must move, and this one just lies there like a stack of paper from a classified government filing cabinet.

[Chastain's performance has] a lot of colors, and angles, and is guaranteed to be remembered come awards time. Maya's a real character, all right.

Kathryn Bigelow proves herself once again to be a master of heightened realism and narrative drive in this retelling of the decade-long search for Osama bin Laden.

It's like "All the President's Men" with torture and explosions, but no mention of presidents...

The decision one has to make is whether it's worth sitting through the first two hours, that provide a fine antidote for insomnia, to see the final 37 minutes.

A masterful piece of action filmmaking that succeeds in generating enormous tension by dramatizing a recent historical event in spite of the fact that everyone knows how it will end.

What makes the movie so effective is its protagonist, a doggedly determined CIA agent played by Jessica Chastain, who never loses sight of her goal in spite of repeated setbacks and bouts of political in-fighting.

The problem at the center of Zero Dark Thirty is that knowing and not knowing constitute a process, a process in which people tell lies and get hurt, in which costs can be overwhelming.

With a protagonist you lack the desire to root for and subject matter that's been shoved down our throats in the 11 years since 9/11, This is one of the only films this year where battling heavy eyelids is more exciting than the film itself.

The result is a remarkably thorough, unexpectedly cinematic, two-and-half-hour chronicle of American persistence.

There is something definitive about Zero Dark Thirty as a piece of filmmaking, as though Bigelow is concluding the entire ordeal for us on the big screen, as a film that could well earn her yet another Oscar.

While the film may not be the best of the year, its true winner is Jessica Chastain's knock-out, Oscar-worthy performance.

Zero Dark Thirty is a skillful -- and somewhat cautious -- look at military bureaucracy. It's both hampered and elevated by its dependence on authenticity.

Don't mess with the chicks. Osama bin Laden did, and look what happened to him.

Kathryn Bigelow's painstaking account of the events that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden favors dramatization over character and suspense.

There's no more perfect title for a film this year, because it manages to suggest a witching hour, a veil of deadly secrecy, and a pinpoint-honed logistical operation all at once.

A feverishly thrilling, decade-spanning CIA procedural.

This is next-level filmmaking -- smart, brave and intense.

Zero Dark Thirty has nary a wasted scene and very little in the way of respite from the intensity and power of its story and execution.

Achieves something rare, presenting a hot-button subject-torture-without the usual moral nudging.

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Who's Accountable in Mayor Bloomberg's New York?

Mayor Bloomberg loves talking about "accountability." That's what teachers need. It's important, therefore, that we establish parameters that will ensure they are fired for no reason. This, of course, is why we're having conversations about judging teachers by test scores. The methodology is absurd, and does not reflect on how good or bad teachers may be, but at least it will guarantee some of them will lose their jobs.

It's another thing altogether when the fickle finger of fault is pointed toward Mayor Bloomberg. For one thing, he has all that money, and if that's the case, how could anything he does be considered "wrong?" When parents say, in the mayor's own survey, that class size is the most important issue to them, he conflates it with other issues and obfuscates the inconvenient truth with sheer nonsense.

And, when the NYC crime rate goes up, that's not his fault either. The crime rate went up, quite simply, because there are too many Apple devices on the streets, and people just can't keep themselves from swiping them. Apparently, these are otherwise honest, trustworthy citizens, and were it not for the abundance of iPhones on the street, they'd be pursuing one of the many minimum-wage, no-benefit jobs available at the many fast-food franchises that pepper our fair city. According to Mayor Bloomberg's conclusion, they would not be stealing your wallet, your car, your computer (unless it's a Mac), or your big-screen TV. They are driven to theft solely based on that Apple logo.

Oddly, when Mayor Bloomberg closes schools, it's no excuses. You can't say, "Gee, we've got a hundred alternate assessment students no one expected to graduate, and at least we trained them to work a job." That's unacceptable and your school must be closed. And where will those alternate assessment kids go? Well, not to Eva Moskowitz's joint, that's for sure. She doesn't buy into the nonsensical demands that her schools actually represent the population of the neighborhoods into which she's bullied her way. After all, that's how the schools she wants to replace get closed in the first place.

So ask not at whom the finger points, unionized teachers. It points at YOU.

Source: http://nyceducator.com/2012/12/whos-accountable-in-mayor-bloombergs.html

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Physical therapy is actually a treatment procedure that's aimed at curing particular medical conditions and stopping them from ever occurring again. Physical therapy achieves this through promotion of body strength, function, movement and by concentrating on the muscles, nerves, and other systems of the body.

Physical therapy can actually be further subdivided into several types. First is orthopaedic physical therapy which takes place in the hospital after a patient has undergone surgery. Then there?s paediatric physical therapy which assists infants, children and adolescents in improving their gross and fine motor skills, strength, cognitive functioning and balance. Thirdly, there's geriatric physical therapy which involves helping older individuals who are having troubles because of aging.

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'The Hobbit' stays atop box office for third week

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" continues to rule them all at the box office, staying on top for a third-straight week with nearly $33 million.

The Warner Bros. fantasy epic from director Peter Jackson, based on the J.R.R. Tolkien novel, has made $222.7 million domestically alone.

Two big holiday movies ? and potential awards contenders ? also had strong openings. Quentin Tarantino's spaghetti Western-blaxploitation mash-up "Django Unchained" came in second place for the weekend with $30.7 million. The Weinstein Co. revenge epic, starring Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz, has earned $64 million since its Christmas Day opening.

And in third place with $28 million was the sweeping, all-singing "Les Miserables." The Universal Pictures musical starring Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway has made $67.5 million since debuting on Christmas.

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Coach cleared of child porn wants files sealed

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) ? Minnesota State University, Mankato, head football coach Todd Hoffner, who was cleared of child pornography charges last month that stemmed from videos found on his cellphone of his naked children clowning around after a bath, is suing to keep the police investigative reports sealed.

Hoffner has been taken off administrative leave, but he hasn't been reinstated as head coach and is facing a 20-day, unpaid school suspension in January for unspecified reasons. He sued the state and Blue Earth County earlier this month in an effort to keep the police reports private, after a Twin Cities television station asked to see them. The lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order that would keep anyone from disseminating the investigative file.

District Court Judge Krista Jass ruled last week that the reports will remain private until they can be reviewed, the Mankato Free Press reported (http://bit.ly/ZFYA0c ),

Jass ordered prosecutors to gather all investigative reports and turn them over to Hoffner's attorney, Jim Fleming. He'll be allowed to file a sealed list of information that he believes should be kept from the public. After receiving Fleming's list, Jass will decide what should remain sealed.

Fleming said in a court affidavit that releasing the information would harm Hoffner.

"Plaintiff Mr. Hoffner has an ongoing investigation relative to his employment as a head football coach at (MSU)," Fleming's affidavit said. "Release of private non-public data could irreparably harm (Hoffner) with respect to that investigation that a civil lawsuit for damages would not fully compensate."

Hoffner was charged with child porn possession in August after school officials found videos of his naked children on his work-issued cellphone, which he had turned in to be repaired. Jass dismissed the criminal charges last month after concluding that the short videos of his children acting silly after a bath were not child porn and showed nothing illegal.

Last week, the university said it was suspending Hoffner without pay for 20 days starting Jan. 7. In its announcement, the university didn't say why it was suspending Hoffner, and school officials have declined to specify the reason.

An attorney for the union representing Hoffner has said the suspension is being challenged. The university also said last week it is still investigating a complaint against Hoffner.

Fleming told the newspaper that he wants the information sealed to protect Hoffner's privacy. Investigators went through computer files and took pictures of items in his house.

"We're not hiding anything from anybody," Fleming said.

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Eight Cool Ways To Use Fiverr For Your Business Marketing

Say ?Fiverr? and ?Marketing? in the same sentence and you?ll likely hear groans from the legitimate marketing community ? for good reasons. Fiverr.com, for those who haven?t heard of it, is a marketplace that offers freelance services (aka gigs) for only $5.00. Very quickly, Fiverr became a place known for providing a bevy of backlinks for $5, tweets and likes for $5, cheap articles and fake product reviews ? all for only a five-spot. While it can be very tempting to trade a mere five bucks in exchange for thousands of backlinks, this is definitely not the right way to use Fiverr in your online business marketing efforts. At best, you?ll see zero results for your 5,000 pennies. At worst (and highly likely), you?ll damage your business?s reputation or get penalized by search engines for acquiring paid links or social votes. Don?t be suckered into believing the claims of ?safe? links or ?real likes?. Assume the worst with each of these types of fiverr gigs because the worst is very likely what you?ll receive.

Now that you know the pitfalls of using Fiverr for marketing, you can concentrate on the opportunities that exist there. And opportunities abound! Look for Fiverr gigs that can help with your marketing project tasks that you may not have the skills for, but surprisingly, don?t need expensive outsourcing. Creativity in marketing is absolutely essential these days if you hope to stand out from the crowd. Here are eight creative Fiverr gigs that you can use in many of your marketing campaigns. I?ve only highlighted a few to give you a taste of the creative ideas you can purchase that will really crank those campaigns up a notch.

Voice Overs

Turn on your car radio and listen to the commercials. The professional voices you hear describing a the advantages of using a well-known insurance company, or the local doughnut shop are made possible by professional voice actors who read a marketing script while a background music track plays. Your business can create that same kind of commercial message for only $5 using any of several voiceover gigs at Fiverr. One of the best uses of a voice over is is to make use of these commercials as sponsor messages for podcasts. Podcasters are always looking for sponsors and your message can be broadcast to thousands of listeners who will never know you only spent $5 to create a professional commercial.

Find the voice over gig that is right for you here.

Illustrations

The graphic and illustration gigs found on Fiverr are simply amazing. Almost anything you might need illustrated can be obtained here and the work is generally very high quality. Need a cartoon caricature? A city landscape? A cute monster? There?s almost no end to the list of things you can get illustrated at Fiverr. Here are a few sample illustrations I found when perusing the site.

Find the illustration gig that is right for you here.

Video

?Video Killed the Radio Star? ? Remember that song recorded by the Buggles back in 1979? Although that song referred to the MTV era, video has once again proven itself to be a killer 30 years later; this time in the online world as it becomes a leading form of content. The problem is that a marketing video can be a lot more difficult to create than simply pointing your smart phone at your dog while it chases its tail. Fiverr has gigs for all sorts of video production, including intros, commercials, and animation. A great use of a Fiverr video gig is to have a 30-second video created that combines your logo with your short elevator pitch into an attractive intro video that displays well on a landing page. Another interesting use is to create a special thank you or holiday greeting video that you can send to your email list.

Find the video gig that is right for you here.

Small programming needs

Ever wanted to have your website?s landing page do a little something special? Maybe you want a cool javascript slideshow script built or you need a PDF application that users can fill in right on the page. These are the kinds of things you can often hire a Fiverr programmer to do for you for just five bucks.

Solve that technical marketing problem in the Programming and Tech Gigs category.

QR codes

Every business should have a QR code ? those little barcode-like images that users can scan via their smart phones to discover your site URL, contact information, or special marketing message. While there are plenty of online QR code generators available, you?ll usually end up with a very utilatarian black and white code if you use those generators. You can find Fiverr gigs, on the other hand, that will create colorful creative QR codes that will complement your brand image and will really stand out. Below is an example of the bland, ordinary QR code you see everywhere, and an image of several more colorful and more interesting QR codes that can be created via Fiverr gigs. Search for QR code gigs here.

Ordinary QR code

Stop motion animation

Although stop motion animation is a form of video, I wanted to highlight it separately because it has become a very popular way of getting a marketing message across. We?ve all seen the cool stop motion animations that explain how a product or service works as a hand draws the process on a whiteboard. While those animations are usually fairly long, and may cost more than $5, you can have similar short animations created with a Fiverr gig. I?ve seen interesting Fiverr animations of logos being speed drawn on a whiteboard, and marketing messages animated with Legos.

Check out some of the interesting gigs that can make your brand pop in the Stop motion category.

Puppet videos

Yes, again, I?m highlighting this type of gig even though it is within the video category, but this subcategory can be a unique way of getting your message across. Is your brand dry and humorless? Using a puppet to spread your message can turn your bland brand on its head, giving you the edge over your dull, stale competitors.

Let a puppet speak for your brand in the Puppet Video category here.

Jingles, music, and sound effects

How many times has a product?s jingle gotten stuck in your head? Even when it?s annoying, it?s done its job by cementing that brand in your mind. You can have a jingle written for you, or any type of music, sound effect, ringtones, and the like created for your brand or special campaign. Music touches the soul and is embedded within our memories more than any other form of communication. Try adding a jingle or other form of music to your next campaign. It will almost always be remembered!

Get a jingle written for you here.

What do you think of these types of Fiverr gigs? Of course, we recommend using professional resources when possible, but if you need to add some pizzazz to your marketing projects and don?t have the knowledge or budget needed, then a Fiverr gig might be perfect for your needs. Be sure to check the ratings and comments of the gigs you are considering, as they are pretty accurate in determining the quality you?ll receive. And even if you decide that Fiverr isn?t right for your project, I hope this article sparks some ideas for the next marketing campaign you launch.

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More serious earthquakes predicted in the Himalayas

Dec. 28, 2012 ? A research team led by scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has discovered that massive earthquakes in the range of 8 to 8.5 magnitudes on the Richter scale have left clear ground scars in the central Himalayas.

This ground-breaking discovery has huge implications for the area along the front of the Himalayan Mountains, given that the region has a population density similar to that of New York City.

NTU Professor Paul Tapponnier, who is recognised as a leading scientist in the field of neotectonics, said that the existence of such devastating quakes in the past means that quakes of the same magnitude could happen again in the region in future, especially in areas which have yet to have their surface broken by a temblor.

Published recently in Nature Geosciences, the study by NTU's Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS) in Singapore and colleagues in Nepal and France, showed that in 1255 and 1934, two great earthquakes ruptured the surface of the earth in the Himalayas. This runs contrary to what scientists have previously thought.

Massive earthquakes are not unknown in the Himalayas, as quakes in 1897, 1905, 1934 and 1950 all had magnitudes between 7.8 and 8.9, each causing tremendous damage. But they were previously thought not to have broken the earth's surface -- classified as blind quakes -- which are much more difficult to track.

However, Prof Tapponnier said that by combining new high resolution imagery and state of the art dating techniques, they could show that the 1934 earthquake did indeed rupture the surface, breaking the ground over a length of more than 150 kilometres, essentially south of the part of the range that harbours Mt Everest.

This break formed along the main fault in Nepal that currently marks the boundary between the Indian and Asian tectonic plates -- also known as the Main Frontal Thrust (MFT) fault.

Using radiocarbon dating of offset river sediments and collapsed hill-slope deposits, the research team managed to separate several episodes of tectonic movement on this major fault and pin the dates of the two quakes, about 7 centuries apart.

"The significance of this finding is that earthquakes of magnitude 8 to 8.5 may return at most twice per millennium on this stretch of the fault, which allows for a better assessment of the risk they pose to the surrounding communities," said Prof Tapponnier.

Prof Tapponnier warns that the long interval between the two recently discovered earthquake ruptures does not mean people should be complacent, thinking that there is still time before the next major earthquake happens in the region.

"This does not imply that the next mega-earthquake in the Himalayas will occur many centuries from now because we still do not know enough about adjacent segments of the MFT Mega-thrust," Prof Tapponier explains.

"But it does suggest that areas west or east of the 1934 Nepal ground rupture are now at greater risk of a major earthquake, since there are little or no records of when last earth shattering temblor happened in those two areas."

The next step for Prof Tapponnier and his EOS scientists is to uncover the full extent of such fault ruptures, which will then allow them to build a more comprehensive model of earthquake hazard along the Himalayan front.

About the NTU's Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS)

EOS is a premier research institute at NTU, Singapore, which conducts fundamental research on earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunami and climate change in and around Southeast Asia, towards safer and more sustainable societies.

Funded by the National Research Foundation's Research Centres of Excellence programme, EOS and its field of research contributes greatly to NTU's research strengths in Sustainability, which is one of the university's Five Peaks of Excellence.

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Best DVD Ripping Tool?

If you're about to get on a plane, have an HTPC and don't love the idea of changing physical discs, or just want to declutter, the idea of ripping your DVDs probably sounds good, assuming you don't do it already. Ripping your movies saves space, lets you take your movies with you and play them on any device you choose, and back them up for safe keeping. Still, which tools are the best, fastest, highest quality DVD rippers? This week we want to know what you think.

It's been a while since we tackled the best DVD ripping tools, and we're willing to bet that the landscape has changed a good bit, and many of those apps have either been updated or discontinued entirely. So leave us your DVD ripper of choice in the discussions below!

Hive Five nominations take place in the discussions, where you post your favorite tool for the job. We get hundreds of nominations, so to make your nomination clear, please include it at the top of your post like so: VOTE: BEST DVD RIPPING TOOL. Please don't include your vote in a reply to another person. Nominations emailed to us will not be counted. Instead, make your vote and reply separate discussions. After you've made your nomination, let us know what makes it stand out from the competition.

About the Hive Five: The Hive Five feature series asks readers to answer the most frequently asked question we get: "Which tool is the best?" Once a week we'll put out a call for contenders looking for the best solution to a certain problem, then YOU tell us your favorite tools to get the job done. Every weekend, we'll report back with the top five recommendations and give you a chance to vote on which is best. For an example, check out last week's five best NAS enclosures.

The Hive Five is based on reader nominations. As with most Hive Five posts, if your favorite was left out, it's not because we hate it?it's because it didn't get the nominations required in the call for contenders post to make the top five. We understand it's a bit of a popularity contest, but if you have a favorite, we want to hear about it. Have a suggestion for the Hive Five? Send us an email at tips+hivefive@lifehacker.com!

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Smart TV owners tuning out most apps

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They may be called smart TVs, but that doesn?t stop the vast majority of us from using them as basic boob tubes. A new NPD Group report claims that most people use their Internet-enabled televisions to stream video services like Netflix or Hulu Plus, and?? actually, not much else.

Streaming music services manage to entertain around 15 percent of smart TV owners, but all of the more ballyhooed interactive aspects of Internet-enabled TVs???think Facebook, Twitter, Web browsers, and all those apps, games, and email widgets that come preloaded in newer HDTVs???are left completely untouched by most people.

The NPD Group?chalks the trend?up to a few different factors, the biggest of which being the simple fact that most people consider televisions sets to be, well, televisions???not computing devices. The proliferation of secondary Internet-enabled devices (like consoles and Blu-ray players) and the rise of local digital streaming options (like AirPlay, DLNA, and Samsung AllShare) may also be both confusing customers and cannibalizing traditional smart TV services, NPD theorizes.

We?ll add another possible factor: The molasses-slow processors in most smart TVs make anything beyond simple content streaming a major usability pain. Trying to browse your Facebook News Feed on a television is often a tremendously laggy exercise in frustration.

Fortunately, consumer disinterest in the Internet-enabled bells and whistles may just make the basic video-streaming functions of smart TVs more pleasant to use going into the future???at least if manufacturers listen to the NPD?s closing advice: ?Focus less on new innovation in this space and more on simplification of the user experience.?

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Secom offers a private security drone, serves as our eyes when we're away

Modern security cameras are rather limited: if an incident doesn't happen within a pre-defined field of vision, a company won't know what's happening until it's too late. Secom is giving anxious offices a rare solution in what's supposedly the first airborne drone for private security. Its customized Ascending Technologies quadrotor can take to the air if there's a break-in and record what's happening, even in areas that would normally represent blind spots. The automaton can also track moving subjects with a laser sensor and knows enough to keep its distance. Japanese firms wanting Secom's robot sentry will have to wait until after April 2014, when they can rent one at about ¥5,000 ($58) per month; the investment could be worthwhile just to freak out a few would-be burglars.

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Renters Are Damaged By Foreclosures Too | Boise Real Estate Blog

Renters are oft-overlooked victims of foreclosure.

A recent study by the National Law Center On Homelessness and Poverty points out that roughly 20% of all foreclosed properties are rental properties.

Visualize this:

You are a renter who has signed a one-year lease, put up a substantial security deposit, moved in, and think you?re all settled for the next twelve months.

Then, two months into your lease, you learn that the property you?re renting just went into foreclosure.

Or, worse, you learn that the property was already in foreclosure when you signed the lease.

Another few months pass, and a sheriff?s deputy knocks on your front door and tells you that you must leave within three days.

You have to move, your deposit is gone, and the landlord has pocketed your rent while not making mortgage payments.

It?s not fair, but it can happen.

Renters in these circumstances are innocent victims and vulnerable through no fault of their own.

Before you sign that lease, check the public records ?and confirm that a notice of default has not been recorded against the property you want to rent.

That will, at least, confirm that the property is not in foreclosure proceedings when you sign the lease.

You can do this by contacting your county recorder?s office in most locales.

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Eating asparagus may prevent a hangover, study suggests

Dec. 26, 2012 ? Drinking to ring in the New Year may leave many suffering with the dreaded hangover. According to a 2009 study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), the amino acids and minerals found in asparagus extract may alleviate alcohol hangover and protect liver cells against toxins.

Researchers at the Institute of Medical Science and Jeju National University in Korea analyzed the components of young asparagus shoots and leaves to compare their biochemical effects on human and rat liver cells. "The amino acid and mineral contents were found to be much higher in the leaves than the shoots," says lead researcher B.Y. Kim.

Chronic alcohol use causes oxidative stress on the liver as well as unpleasant physical effects associated with a hangover. "Cellular toxicities were significantly alleviated in response to treatment with the extracts of asparagus leaves and shoots," says Kim. "These results provide evidence of how the biological functions of asparagus can help alleviate alcohol hangover and protect liver cells."

Asparagus officinalis is a common vegetable that is widely consumed worldwide and has long been used as an herbal medicine due to its anticancer effects. It also has antifungal, anti-inflammatory and diuretic properties.

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I have been looking online for different doctors in the area who will do an allergy testing procedure. I am not quite sure what it is that I am allergic to. However, something is really making me sick. I was talking with a friend of mine last week and she told me that an allergy doctor would be able to run some tests and hopefully figure out the problem. I am glad that she gave me this information. Now, I just need an appointment.

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6 Best Diets for a Man's New Year Weight Loss Plans - Diets in Review

Looking to slim down in the New Year, fellas? Look no further as we have the best weight loss plans just for you to shed those pounds and keep them off for good. As rated by traffic trends here on DietsInReview in 2012, the following plans have been consumer approved and specifically designed for those looking to slim down and make healthy living a lifestyle that sticks. Use our Diet Finder to identify the plan that?s best for you, or see if you find a fit from these below.

Weight Watchers Online for Men ? Celebrating a 50 year anniversary in 2013, Weight Watchers has had a specific plan in place for the guys for quite some time. You?ll use the Weight Watchers 360 program via Weight Watchers Online for Men, which offers convenience and even anonymity. Weight Watchers promotes real food that you enjoy by managing your PointsPlus. You?ll get all the guidance you need via a secure online dashboard that you can manage any time from anywhere.

Pros include: Affordable, personalized, promotes fitness, and no harsh restrictions. Cons include: No in-person support.

NutriSystem for Men?-?NutriSystem is one of the most recognizable names in weight loss and has earned its place among the top diets.?Founded in 1972, this popular diet program has helped millions of people lose weight on its convenient portion-controlled meals, making it ideal for men who don?t like to cook. With Nutrisystem there?s virtually zero guess on this diet, which means it?s an easy approach to healthy weight loss. In addition to monthly delivered meals, NutriSystem customers also have online access to health information, community support, weekly newsletters and tracking tools.

Need more convincing? Celebrities like?Dan Marino and Larry the Cable Guy have used the Nutrisystem for Men program to slim down and maintain a healthy weight.

Pros include: Convenient, proven effective, little work on your part. Cons include: May be cost prohibitive; not great for those who don?t enjoy packaged foods.

Paleo?Diet ? The Paleolithic Diet, also known as the Paleo Diet or?the Caveman Diet,?involves eating foods that were consumed by those living during the Paleolithic times some 10,000 years ago.?The concept behind the diet rests on the hypothesis that our bodies are genetically and evolutionary designed to survive and thrive on the foods that were available to our early Paleolithic ancestors, such as?meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, roots and nuts.

Because it?s virtually carb- and dairy-free, this means paleo dieters avoid grains, legumes, dairy products, salt, refined sugar or processed oils as these types of food took place before the development of agriculture. As for what a typical day on the Paleo diet might include, breakfast could be scrambled eggs with a side of fresh berries, lunch a green salad topped with grilled chicken breast or shrimp, and dinner a beef tenderloin with raw or steamed vegetables.

Pros include: Perfect for carnivores, losing weight fast, and building muscle. Cons include: Can be expensive and not ideal for those who don?t eat meat.

P90X and Supreme 90 -?Tony Horton?s P90X is a system of 12 sweat-inducing, muscle-pumping workouts, designed to transform your body from regular to ripped in just 90 days. In addition to the DVDs, users also receive a 3-phase nutrition plan, supplement options, a detailed fitness guide, a calendar to track your progress, and online peer support among other tools and services.

Similar to P90X is Supreme 90 Day, which is perfect for guys wanting to get stronger in 2013. It?s a DVD workout set that?s followed for a full 90 days. The program is very reasonably priced and can be completed in your home. It includes?10 DVDs that increase your performance as you progress, making it ideal for those that want to burn fat and have a ripped, muscular appearance.

In addition to the DVDs, users also receive a progress chart and nutrition guide designed by fitness guru Tosca Reno. Need more proof? An independent clinical study done on Supreme 90 Day showed that 88 percent of participants were able to shed body fat and sculpt their body.

Pros include: Great for overall sculpting, muscle gain and confidence; can be done in the home; great for those wanting a challenge. Cons include: Can be expensive; not good for those without a home workout space.

The Biggest Loser Club?- The Biggest Loser has come into the living rooms and the hearts of people all over the world with its inspiring accounts of dramatic weight loss in the toughest of circumstances. The Biggest Loser Club is an online version of the diet and exercise program the contestants follow at the Biggest Loser ranch. The?online tools provide specialized menus based on your preferences and also tracks your exercise, meaning you won?t have to eat anything you don?t like and you can do exercises you enjoy.

Those on the Biggest Loser Club diet eat three meals and three snacks a day, which are tracked in a food journal. The program does not require counting calories, carbohydrates or fat, which is a plus for those wanting a more hands-off diet approach.

Pros include: Proven effective, customizable, affordable. Cons include: No in person support.

Five Factor Diet?- Once a celebrity-only diet and fitness secret, Harley Pasternak?s 5 Factor Diet is now available to the greater public.?Pasternak worked with top stars to help them lose weight and keep it off, including Jessica Simpson, Kanye West, and John Mayer.?The diet is designed for busy folks who want to eat healthier, exercise when they can and still se noticeable results. The five ?fives? to follow include five meals a day that use five ingredients that you can make in five minutes.

Pros include: Great for those with busy schedules; customizable; cheat meals allow for a well-balanced diet. Cons include: Can be daunting for those who don?t have time to eat five meals a day.

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'Spartacus: War Of The Damned' Final Season Trailer: War Comes To Rome (VIDEO)

'Spartacus: War Of The Damned' final season trailer.

The final season premiere of "Spartacus: War Of The Damned" is a month away, and Starz has released a new action-packed trailer for the gory gladiator drama.

Both the trailer above and Starz' official description of the season preview an epic war between the Spartacus-led rebels and the Roman army.

"The season opens and Gaius Claudius Glaber is dead. Many months have passed since his defeat, and the rebel army, led by Spartacus and his generals Crixus, Gannicus and Agron continue to amass victories over Rome. With the rebel numbers swelling to thousands of freed slaves, and Spartacus more determined than ever to bring down the entire Roman Republic, the horde become a force that challenges even the mighty armies of Rome. Together, the rebels engage in one bloody skirmish after another and prepare for the inevitable: a full out war."

Newcomers Simon Merrells and Todd Lasance join the cast this season as Marcus Crassus and Julius Caesar. Liam McIntyre returns as Spartacus after taking on the role in "Spartacus: Vengeance" in the wake of Andy Whitfield's tragic death from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

"Spartacus: War of the Damned" premieres Friday, January 25 at 9 p.m. ET on Starz.

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Transfusions add risk in some heart attacks, finds study of patients with anemia

Dec. 24, 2012 ? When heart attack patients present in the emergency department with some degree of anemia, or anemic patients have a heart attack, physicians have a tendency, but not much guidance, about whether to provide a blood transfusion. The idea is that a transfusion could help more oxygen get to the heart. Recent national guidelines suggested that there simply isn't good evidence to encourage or discourage the common practice, but a new meta-analysis of 10 studies involving more than 203,000 such patients comes down on the side of it increasing the risk of death.

The next step for determining when the practice could be appropriate needs rigorous randomized trials that will generate more decisive, high-quality data, said lead author Dr. Saurav Chatterjee, a cardiology fellow at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the Providence VA Medical Center.

For the analysis published Dec. 24 in the Archives of Internal Medicine, Chatterjee and his co-authors combined and analyzed data from studies in which anemia patients with heart attacks either received "liberal" transfusions or received more restricted versions of the treatment or no transfusions at all. Liberal transfusions were defined as cases in which patients either received two units of blood or more or had a transfusion even with a hematocrit reading (a measure of red blood cell concentration) higher than 30 percent (normal is in the low 40s).

What the researchers found, after statistical adjustments to control for important medical factors, was that the risk of death was 12 percent higher for people who received the liberal transfusions than those who did not. Moreover, the group that received liberal transfusions had twice the odds of having another heart attack.

"What we found is that the possibility of real harm exists with transfusion," Chatterjee said. "It is practiced in emergency departments all across the United States. I think it is high time that we need to answer the question definitively with a randomized trial."

Of the 10 papers that Chatterjee and his co-authors reviewed, all but one were observational studies. The only randomized trial was a small pilot experiment.

Searching for an answer

Chatterjee began the study when he was a resident at Maimonides Medical Center in New York. He noticed a paper by the AABB (formerly the American Association of Blood Banks) in which the association said there was not enough clinical evidence for or against transfusions in heart attack patients.

For clinicians, the practice has always been a tough judgment call. Some transfusions are clearly necessary, for example when a patient's troubles include not just a heart attack but also severe ongoing bleeding, Chatterjee said. But transfusions also create health risks, such as an increase in potential clotting because platelets may clump together more, or from an inflammatory immune response to the introduction of blood of a "foreign" source into the body.

Chatterjee and his co-authors decided to comb the literature to determine whether, if properly combined and analyzed, existing data could provide some insight. They found 729 potentially relevant studies, but only 10 that had the right data to help answer the question.

Few as they were, Chatterjee said, the studies all told much the same story.

"One of the things that struck us is that there were very few studies in evidence of transfusion at all," Chatterjee said. "In our case, though, we found that the effect was pretty consistently harmful across the spectrum of studies, spectrum of time, and spectrum of patients that were enrolled in the individual studies."

Chatterjee said the study should not be taken to mean that transfusions should be stopped altogether for anemic heart attack patients. Instead, he said, doctors must continue exercising their clinical judgment, at least until results from a large, well-designed randomized trial can be produced. Mindful of the risk his study found, however, they might just want to shift their thinking about where the border is among borderline cases.

"Before a definitive trial is out there, we should be conservative, especially considering the high risk of harm," he said.

In addition to Chatterjee, the paper's other authors are Jorn Wetterslev of the Centre for Clinical Intervention Research in Copenhagen, Denmark; Abhishek Sharma and Edgar Lichstein of Maimonedes Medical Center; and Debabrata Mukherjee of Texas Tech University.

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Tips For Cooking With Nuts This Holiday Season ? CBS Detroit

DETROIT (WWJ) - Planning your holiday menu? Don?t forget the nuts ? and we?re not talking about the in-laws. From stuffing to salads, nuts are one of the easiest ways to add flavor and crunch to your holiday favorites.

Not just for brownies anymore, nuts are so versatile they can make any recipe a hit at the holiday dinner table.

Here are some tips for cooking with nuts:

1. Bake them in ? One of the best ways to cook with nuts is to bake them right into your cakes, breads, muffins, cookies and other holiday favorites. To get the most out of your holiday baking, add toasted nuts to the batter. Toasting the nuts releases their essential oils, making them more fragrant and flavorful, and adding that special crunch to your baked goods.

2. Top it off ? Nuts also make a great topping to holiday dishes. Add a layer of pecans to your sweet potato casserole. Chopped walnuts also make great toppings to frosted cakes. And what would the holidays be without a sweet and delicious pecan pie? Nuts are incredibly versatile and go beyond your holiday dinners. For a festive brunch, top off yogurt or oatmeal with some fresh walnuts.

3. Mix them up ? Make your green beans more flavorful and exciting with fresh almonds. Look for flavor combinations that bring out the ingredients in your recipe. Walnuts and cranberries are a classic holiday pair. Mixing cranberries and walnuts into your salad and stuffing is a simple way to add flavor to your classic holiday dishes. To help keep your nuts crunchy and delicious, be sure to store them in a cool, dry place.

4. Keep ?em fresh ??The fresher they are, the better they?taste. Keeping nuts in an air tight container?not only ensures freshness, but keeps the moisture away. Popular storage methods include putting the sealed container?in the pantry or freezer in between uses.

For more information and to find great holiday recipes, visit www.fishernuts.com.

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Texas Rep. Hall to be oldest US House member ever (The Arizona Republic)

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Rugby Social Media Chief Fired For Cussing - Business Insider

If you want to keep your job as a company's social media chief, you probably shouldn't go around insulting and cussing out said company's Facebook fans on your not-so-private profile.

Holleh Nowrouz, a 26-year-old who ran the social media for the struggling Sale Shark rugby team, learned this obvious lesson the hard way after posting on her own personal Facebook:

"Oh, the joys of managing a sport club's social media when we've lost the last seven Premiership home games. To the Sale Sharks fans who comment about the club needing to spend less time blogging and tweeting and more time coaching, the staff who create content for the website and social media platforms are not the same members of staff who coach the team. You absolute f---wits."

Although the rant was posted in October, a fan noticed it and placed it on the team's page last week. The British team fired Nowrouz shortly after discovering the post.

Employees need to learn that their Facebook identities will be used against them in the workplace.

A staff member for the social media agency working on the Montana Tourism account was recently fired for writing "F this job" on the state's Facebook page?instead of her own.

She wrote: "F this job. I just want to live in Whitefish with my future husband. Leaving Bozeman for good tomorrow. I love you with all my heart and you are not leaving me. Never. Thanks for the good times MercuryCSC!"

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Expression of Cytochrome1b1in Human Endometrial Cancer ...

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Objective:Endometrial cancer is one of three gynecologic malignanttumors, including cervical cancer and ovarian cancer. In recent years, themorbidity is increasing and it seriously endangers the health of women. But itspathogenesis is not yet clear. It is believed that exposure to endogenous orexogenous estrogens, which is not opposed by progesterone, increases the riskof developing endometrial cancer. Estrogen related intracellular metabolismincludes cytochrome P4501B1(CYP1B1)-mediated oxidation (mainly for thehydroxylation) and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT)-mediatedmethylation. Cytochrome P4501B1(CYP1B1) is involved in estrogenmetabolism? whose metabolites are associated with the initiation andprogression of cancer. catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) convertsestrogen metabolites to nontoxic substances and cleans them out of body. Theaim of the study was to detect CYP1B1, COMT cell localization in cell andexpression difference between endometrial cancer and normal endometrium,then to explore the significance of both in endometrial cancer progression,then to provide a new idea to dometrial cancer etiology, diagnosis andtreatment.Methods:Total40Endometrial cancer tissues were collected aftersurgery and were confirmed by pathology in the department of Gynecologyand Obstetrics in the4th hospital of Hebei Medical Universiry.Total35normal endometrium tissues were chosen in the same area as control group(from patients of cervical carcinoma, without uterine fibroids, endometrialhyperplasia, ovarian cancer and other related gynecological diseases). Alltissues were stored in10%formalin, were made into wax block after7days.Immunohistochemistry (SP) was used to detect the expression of CYP1B1andCOMT. The Olympus DP70imaging system was used to take pictures. Stained specimens was analysised by image analysis system Image-ProPlus5.1(USA). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS13.0softwarepackage. Comparison of two groups was performed by t-test and three groupsby the One-Way ANOVA. Comparison of two groups, with uneven variance,was performed by the non-parametric test. P<0.05was considered significantfor all statistical analysis.Results:1CYP1B1and COMT were expressed in cell plasma, few in theinterstitial and (or) glandular cell nuclear. This study was mainly to comparethe expression in the cytoplasm of glandular epithelial cell.2The age difference was not significant between the endometrial cancerpatients and healthy controls.The distribution of CYP1B1and COMTexpressions in the case and control groups were normal.3The mean optical density (OD) of CYP1B1in the case group?0.259?0.044? was significantly higher than that in control group?0.169?0.184?, the difference was statistically significant (P=0.000);While the OD of COMT in the case group ?0.208?0.058? was lower thanthat in control group, the difference was statistically significant (P=0.000).4The expression of CYP1B1were significantly different in differentstages of endometrial carcinoma (P<0.05), and the more advanced stage, thestronger the expression was. In the case group, CYP1B1expression in ERpositive group was stronger than in ER negative group. The expression ofCOMT in P53positive group was stronger than in P53negative group (P=0.035).5The expresstion of CYP1B1and COMT had positive linear correlationin the control group(r=0.384, P=0.025).Conclusions:1The expression of CYP1B1in endometrial cancer tissues was higherthan that in the normal tissues, indicating that CYP1B1may play an importantrole in the occurrence of endometrial cancer, which provide a new way ofdiagnosis, treatment and prognosis about endometrail cancer. 2With ER expression increased gradually, CYP1B1expression showeda rising trend, suggesting that CYP1B1may be regulated through ER pathway.3The expression of CYP1B1in endometrial cancer tissues was strongerthan that in the normal tissues, suggesting that CYP1B1may be used as theprognosis indicator of endometrial cancer.4The expression of COMT in control group was higher than that in thecase group, implying that COMT may play a protective role in endometrialcancer occurrence and development.5The expresstion of CYP1B1and COMT had positive linear correlationin the control group, indicating that both coordinates to maintain the normalestrogen metabolism, and to prevent excessive production of carcinogens.

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