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Monday, December 31, 2012
In Japan, hire a private drone on rent to help fight crime
TOKYO: A Japanese security firm is planning to rent out private drones that will take off when intruder alarms are tripped and record live footage of break-ins.
Secom Co unveiled a helicopter like drone prototype it said can detect and videotape suspicious vehicles and people breaking into the premises of a shop, warehouse, factory or other properties, Kyodo News agency said.
"The flying robot could take off if our online security systems detect any unauthorized entry," Asuka Saito, a spokeswoman for Secom, said. "It would enable us to quickly check out what's actually happening on the spot," she said.
The machine, equipped with four propellers, is 60 centimetre long and wide and weighs around 1.6kg.
It takes off once it receives an alert from groundbased laser sensors to approach the target and transmit video data to its control center.
The company said it aims to start renting the machine for less than $58 a month in 2014 and it is interested in selling the service in other countries as well. "To reduce crime, we wanted to develop a flying robot that can approach a culprit and his or her vehicles as closely as possible ," said Secom chief Shuji Maeda.
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Chargers coach Turner assumes he'll be fired
SAN DIEGO - Chargers coach Norv Turner sounded like a coach resigned to his fate.
"We're going to meet tomorrow and with the team and I'm sure they will start looking for a new coach," said an emotional Turner about his future with the Chargers after they earned a 24-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday before 66,486 at Qualcomm Stadium.
"To have a career in this league means a lot," Turner continued. "These six years have been awesome for me and to be part of this organization and to lead this group of guys...they know how I feel. Nothing's guaranteed in terms of what you're doing. I think we've worked hard to make the most out of every situation we've been put in.
"As I said, I feel fortunate to have been here the last six years. It's emotional. There's a lot going on."
Turner addressed the players after the game.
"It was emotional and he talked about how we didn't do exactly what we wanted to do, but these last couple of weeks have been real special," said kickoff-punt returner Micheal Spurlock on Turner's postgame speech. "Everyone else can speculate and do all of those things, but as far as I know, he's still my coach."
Turner's dismissal has been the subject of published reports for weeks. Charger general manager A.J. Smith also is expected to be fired. His status also is expected to be determined Monday.
The duo's expected demise didn't affect the team's performance Sunday, as the Chargers (7-9) swept their AFC West rival and earned their third win in a row over Oakland (4-12).
"We're already looking forward to next year," said Raiders running back Darren McFadden, who managed just 57 yards on 19 carries and didn't record a run of more than eight yards.
Two touchdown passes by quarterback Philip Rivers helped pave the way for the Chargers, though both teams struggled offensively. Rivers completed 13 of 17 passes for 151 yards with no interceptions, while his counterpart, Terrelle Pryor, finished 13 of 28 for 150 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Pryor, who made his first start as a pro, replacing the injured Carson Palmer, also ran for 49 yards and a score.
Overall, the Raiders finished with 265 yards of offense to only 210 for San Diego. Oakland also compiled more rushing yards than the Chargers - 115-70.
The Chargers started with a bang. Spurlock, who returned a punt for a touchdown in the previous week's win over the Jets, opened the game against Oakland with a 99-yard kickoff return for a 7-0 Chargers lead.
"It was unbelievable," Spurlock said.
San Diego increased the margin to 10-0 on a 30-yard field goal by Nick Novak with 4:11 left in the first quarter.
The Raiders cut the gap to 10-7 when Pryor tossed his first touchdown pass as a pro, a nine-yard reception by wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey with 12:11 remaining in the second quarter.
"He just called the play in the huddle, so I knew he was going to throw it up to me," Heyward-Bey said. "I went up there and made the play for him. It was good to get his first touchdown out of the way so we could move on."
The Chargers answered with a 14-play, 81-yard drive that consumed 9:23. It concluded with an 11-yard scoring pass from Rivers to tight end Antonio Gates with 2:48 left in the half for a 17-7 advantage.
In the third quarter, Rivers connected with wide receiver Danario Alexander on a 34-yard touchdown pass with 4:59 left for a 24-7 lead.
Pryor's three-yard run with 7:43 remaining in the game pulled Oakland to within 24-14.
After Oakland's Coye Francies blocked a Mike Scifres punt and Kaelin Burnett recovered it at the San Diego 11, Pryor hit wide receiver Denarius Moore with 1:52 left, slicing the Chargers' advantage to 24-21.
However, San Diego recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock. The clock on Turner could expire Monday.
"It was emotional as it was the last game," Chargers safety Eric Weddle said. "After the game it was pretty emotional because we don't know what's going to happen. We have a lot of love for Norv and what he's done for us, including myself. He helped grow me to the player that I am. He had a lot to do with that."
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Ganguly pitches for Indian coach after Fletcher
Chennai: With Duncan Fletcher?s two-year tenure as India coach nearing its end, former captain Sourav Ganguly has pitched in for a home-grown person to take charge of the team next year, saying that the country has enough talent for an Indian to become a coach.
?We need to have an Indian coach and I am dead sure we have enough talent in the country to find an Indian coach,? Ganguly said.
?It is not about individuals but I feel time has come for an Indian coach to take over,? Ganguly said at a panel discussion after the launch of inaugural Wisden India Almanack magazine here last night.
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Fletcher?s two-year tenure ends in March next year and it is widely believed that his contract will not be extended by the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) given the team?s string of poor performances under him.
Under Fletcher, India had lost Test series away and home against England besides also being whitewashed in Australia.
The first copy of the inaugural edition, which features batting great Rahul Dravid on the cover, alongside current India star Virat Kohli, was presented to BCCI President N Srinivasan. The magazine is being published by Fidelis World.
Kohli received a copy of the Wisden India Almanack from Ganguly, currently president of the Wisden India Editorial Board.
?To feature on the cover of the Wisden India Almanack that too alongside a great player like Rahul is an honour,? said Kohli.
Also present were current India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin.
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Two Held Over Church Organist Murder
Two men were being questioned on Saturday night about the murder of church organist Alan Greaves, who was attacked on his way to midnight mass on Christmas Eve.
Mr Greaves, 68, was just yards from his church in High Green, Sheffield, when he was badly beaten.
He was discovered by a member of the public and taken to hospital but died from his injuries on Thursday night.
A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "A man in his 20s and a man in his 40s, both from Sheffield, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are currently in custody helping police.
"Officers are searching a number of properties in the area and there has been a high-visibility police presence in High Green today."
Detectives are still appealing for witnesses to come forward with any information about the murder.
Mr Greaves, a grandfather and father-of-four, died after sustaining serious head injuries at about 11.15pm on Christmas Eve after leaving his home to go to St Saviour's Church.
Police are treating his death as murder and have said the motive for the attack is unclear.
His widow, church community worker Maureen Greaves, 63, told The Sun last night: "There was no motive.
"We are devastated. It is just not what you expect, somebody to walk down the street and get murdered - and at this time of year as well, it's just dreadful."
Canon Simon Bessant, from St Saviour's, described Mr Greaves as a "good man" who fell victim to an evil act.
He said: "He was a gentle soul. He wasn't foolish - he would have handled the situation as best as anyone would, but we don't know what he encountered."
The Bishop of Sheffield, Dr Steven Croft, has sent a message to every parish in his diocese asking for prayers for Mr Greaves, his widow and their family.
In it, Dr Croft said: "Alan Greaves died on Thursday night following injuries received in an attack on Christmas Eve as he was on his way to church.
"He was a Reader and organist at St Saviour's Mortomley and High Green in Sheffield.
"He was married to Maureen, a Church Army Evangelist, and both Alan and Maureen were widely involved in serving their local community for many years. They have four grown up children.
"Please would you hold Alan's family and the church family at High Green, with Simon Bessant the Vicar and the wider family of Church Army, in your prayers in the coming days and especially this Sunday morning.
"I plan to be with the congregation at High Green on Sunday morning."
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California's No Child Left Behind waiver request denied
Dec. 26, 2012
Dive Summary:
- With the denial of its request for a waiver from No Child Left Behind, California will be forced to continue striving to achieve the 10-years-old, George W. Bush-era law's goals--which have been generally accepted as unachievable--and be punished for failing to meet them.
- California was hoping to join the other 33 states that, along with the District of Columbia, have been given a reprieve, but its refusal to evaluate teachers based on students' standardized test performance was a sticking point on the state's application.
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California Board of Education President Mike Kirst?said he anticipated the rejection, but blames Congress for failing to revise the law, which requires, among other things, that all students (including the learning disabled, poor and English learners) test proficient in English and math by 2014 and allows for punishment potentially as severe as firing a school's entire leadership and staff.
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From the article:
Signaling that California again is marching to its own drum ? perhaps trailing the parade ? the federal government has denied the state?s request for a waiver from a key U.S. education law, thus assuring that schools will have to keep striving to meet what?s generally accepted as unachievable goals, then be punished for missing them.?Like other states, California had been hoping to win a reprieve from the restrictive provisions of the No Child Left Behind law. Among other terms, the law punishes schools and districts if not enough of their students reach proficiency in English and math. ...
Source: http://www.educationdive.com/news/californias-no-child-left-behind-waiver-request-denied/84765/
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Saturday, December 29, 2012
Get The Most Bang From Your Bubbly
In time for New Year's Eve, Science Friday examines the chemical reactions that transpire in fluted glassware. Ira Flatow and Richard Zare, a chemist at Stanford University, pore over the science of bubbles ? from how to keep that open champagne fizzy (forget the cork) to why beer tastes better from a glass rather than a bottle.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/12/28/168203189/get-the-most-bang-from-your-bubbly?ft=1&f=1007
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A look back at memorable days on Wall Street
2012 had its fair share of big days on the stock market. Here's a look back at what set off the biggest moves in the Dow Jones industrial average.
The Biggest Drops:
? Nov. 7: Down 313 points. On the day after the presidential election, investors worried that a divided government wouldn't reach deal on the budget in time to avoid across-the-board government spending cuts and tax increases Jan. 1.
? June 1: Down 275 points. A dismal report on hiring and employment for May sent the market swooning.
? June 21: Down 251 points. A sharp decline in a closely watched measure of manufacturing in the Northeast got investors worried about the U.S. economy. China also reports a slowdown at its factories.
? October 23: Down 244 points. Big companies including Xerox, DuPont and 3M report slumping revenues for the third quarter.
? April 10: Down 214 points. Rising borrowing costs for Spain and Italy made investors worry that those two major countries would become the latest to be engulfed in Europe's government debt crisis.
The Biggest Gains:
? June 6: Up 287 points. Hope that European officials would find ways to ease the region's debt crisis launched a rally.
? June 29: Up 278 points. Markets storm higher after European leaders came up with a plan to rescue banks, relieve debt-burdened governments and restore investor confidence.
? Sept. 6: Up 244 points. Mario Draghi, the head of the European Central Bank, unveils a program to buy government bonds from the region's struggling countries with the aim of lowering their borrowing costs.
? March 13: Up 218 points. U.S. banks led a powerful rally after JPMorgan Chase said it plans to buy back as much as $15 billion of its stock and raise its dividend. The government also reported strong retail sales for February.
? Aug. 3: Up 217 points. The U.S. government reported a sharp increase in hiring for July.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/look-back-memorable-days-wall-203325775.html
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Lady and the Champs 2013 How To Speaking Conference: Public ...
Lady and the Champs 2013 How To Speaking Conference: Public Speaking Training at it?s Best
The Champs bowing to Patricia Fripp
Many of my readers and past attendees of Lady and the Champs are asking me about the content for this year. I will keep you in the dark as to what you can learn from my World Champions Edge partners Ed Tate, Darren LaCroix, Craig Valentine?and Mark Brown. My partners are all Toastmasters?International World Champions of public speaking. They each beat out 25,000 contestants. Together we hold a yearly conference which is known as the best, most content-rich, and fun public speaking conference.
Every year we all?create a brand new brand keynote speech. We all deliver multiple breakout sessions. This year here are mine?
KEYNOTE
HOW TO Benefit From Fifty Shades of Fripp
What a wonderful life! She finds it hard to believe it herself. Patricia Fripp has been working for over 50 years. In this keynote presentation, you will learn the best business advice and speaking techniques she has learned and incorporated into her career. You can benefit from the same advice that has taken Fripp to the top of two professions.
You will walk away knowing the philosophy, habits, ideas, and techniques Fripp has learned from her parents, multi-millionaire clients,? bosses, and speaking mentors. Most of the advice is practical and profound in its simplicity.
Fifty Shades of Fripp will never be a best-selling book. However, when you incorporate the ideas, you can take your career and business to a much higher level of success.
Breakout: HOW TO Create Your Keynote?Faster Than You Think!
Are you an enthusiastic and good speaker in search of a winning presentation? Do you have a challenge knowing what to speak about? Do you have so much content you don?t know how to organize it? In any of these cases you can benefit from the Fripp process to create your keynote.
From Patricia Fripp you will learn how to:
??Mine your life experience for content
??Create a strong structure
??Create compelling openings
??Build emotional connection
??Tell memorable stories
In this action-packed, content-rich, session you are guaranteed to jump-start your speech creation. No matter where you are in your speaking development, you will walk away feeling you have hit the jackpot. You will know HOW to create your keynote?as soon as you sit down and focus.
Breakout: HOW TO Boost Your Sales Through Your Sales Presentations
Every sales conversation and presentation is a missed or captured opportunity. A good portion of Patricia Fripp?s business is helping her corporate clients redesign their sales presentations. In an era of tough competition and fewer sales, presentations that persuade, educate, and help you sell more will give you a competitive edge. Your public speaking and persuasive conversational skills will increase when you learn the inside secrets of winning sales.
In this session you will learn:
??What mistakes 90% of all sales professionals make
??When to get the information that will give you a competitive edge
??How to restructure your sales presentation to be user-friendly
??How to take your satisfied clients on sales calls
??How to be remembered more positively than your competition
In this action-packed, content-rich, session you are guaranteed to revisit how you sell yourself and your product. A portion of this session will be focused on laser coaching of volunteer?s sales presentations.
Breakout: HOW TO Present to Senior Management without Being Terrified
Do you have the position, salary, and respect you deserve? Do you have brilliant ideas and no confidence to share them? Are you looking for the competitive edge that comes from being powerfully persuasive and professional in the toughest of corporate speaking situations?
In this fun and interactive Patricia Fripp session, you will gain career-building strategies that have a long-term impact on your career.
You will learn how to:
??Effectively prepare for unplanned and frequent meetings
??Confidently present to senior managers
??Understand the two best ways to open your presentation
??Master one-on-one speaking
??Appreciate what is different speaking to senior leaders from all your other presentations
Attending this career-building session with Patricia Fripp will give you an edge over your equally qualified co-workers. A portion of this session will be focused on laser coaching.
Breakout: HOW TO Open Your Presentation with Maximum Impact
We all know the importance of a great speech opening yet so often find ourselves at a loss for the right words to set the tone for the message we want to deliver. In this presentation you will learn from Patricia Fripp how many speech-opening options are available to you. As part of your workbook you will receive dozens of opening techniques and actual words you can adapt.
You will learn how to:
??Create original and unique openings
??Adapt some of Fripp?s classic openings to suit you
??Use opening lines as topic transitions
??Deliver a presentation opening to set the right flavor
In this fun and interactive Patricia Fripp session, you will never be at a loss as to how to open a presentation with impact. A portion of this session will be focused on laser coaching.
Here is my mini bio if you are not familiar with me.
Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE, Hall of Fame keynote speaker, business presentation expert, sales presentation skills trainer, and highly sought-after executive speech coach. Named ?One of the 10 most electrifying speakers in North America? by Meetings and Conventions magazine. Kiplinger?s Personal Finance wrote, ?The sixth best investment in you is to attend a Patricia Fripp speaking school.? Companies and executives who want powerful, persuasive presentation skills that ensure them a competitive edge call Patricia Fripp! ?
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Friday, December 28, 2012
McElroy has concussion, Sanchez to start for Jets
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) ? The New York Jets' wacky quarterback situation took yet another twist.
Greg McElroy has a concussion ? which he didn't reveal until Thursday ? and will be replaced by Mark Sanchez as the New York Jets' starting quarterback in the season finale at Buffalo on Sunday.
Coach Rex Ryan walked into his news conference before practice, took the podium and opened with: "You're not going to believe this."
McElroy, preparing to make his second NFL start in place of the benched Sanchez, was lifting weights Thursday morning and started experiencing headaches, Ryan said. McElroy went to the team's training staff and then revealed he was suffering concussion-like symptoms after being sacked 11 times in the Jets' 27-17 loss to San Diego last Sunday.
McElroy and head trainer John Mellody then went to Ryan to tell the coach the news. Ryan was not certain exactly when McElroy suffered the concussion.
"We come to find out that Greg wasn't exactly truthful with our training staff after the game," said Ryan, who acknowledged he was "stunned" to hear it. "He never disclosed that he had symptoms after the game to our trainers. Right now, he's being evaluated for a concussion."
Ryan said there was no way he would play McElroy against the Bills and the third-stringer will "definitely be out." McElroy had been listed on the injury report Wednesday with a mild abdominal strain, but was a full participant in practice and was expected to play without any issues.
"I admire his courage and everything else, but you have to be truthful and I think that's the lesson learned here with the medical staff," said Ryan, who added he would speak to the entire team about concussions after practice. "The fact he really wanted to play, I understand the competitive side of Greg and all that, but the most important thing is the health of the players.
"Obviously, I feel fortunate that something like this showed up without him going out there and putting himself in harm's way."
Ryan chose to start Sanchez over Tim Tebow because the team has just two practices and a walkthrough to prepare before the game.
"Mark has had success earlier in the season against Buffalo and he's very familiar with them," Ryan said. "That's the reason I'm going with Mark."
Sanchez appeared to be on his way to a solid season when he threw three touchdown passes in the Jets' season-opening 48-28 win over the Bills. It ended up being his best game of a lousy season. Sanchez was benched for the first time in his four-year career after turning the ball over five times at Tennessee on Dec. 17. McElroy leapfrogged Tebow on the depth chart to start against the Chargers.
"I know he believes in himself," Ryan said of Sanchez, "and any competitor would want this opportunity."
After finding out about McElroy's condition, Ryan spoke with both Sanchez and Tebow to tell them of his decision.
"Obviously, Tim's not happy with that, as you'd expect," Ryan said.
The news comes on the heels of some tension between Ryan and Tebow last week, when the popular backup quarterback told the coach he was "disappointed" at not getting the start and wanted to play "regular quarterback." ESPN New York first reported Sunday that Tebow asked out of the wildcat, and a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed that to The Associated Press. The two met again last Friday to clear the air, and Tebow reiterated that he was willing to do anything the team asked him to do.
Tebow insisted Wednesday that he did not refuse to do anything and acknowledged that Ryan might have misinterpreted what he said.
"It was just me asking to get an opportunity to play the position I love, which is quarterback," Tebow said. "It wasn't me asking out of anything."
Ryan said he understands that Tebow is frustrated at the situation and by not starting, but again would not disclose anything that was said between the two in their conversations last week.
Tebow will be the No. 2 quarterback on Sunday at Buffalo, and could play ? but it won't be as the starter.
"Obviously, he'd like a shot at it," Ryan said, "but with the situation the way it is, it's a short window, really, to get the preparation time in and I just think it's best for our football team."
With the way the season has played out, from the quarterback controversies to the injuries suffered by key players, Ryan was asked if this is the strangest year he has ever experienced in the NFL.
"Yeah, I would say that's pretty accurate," Ryan said, laughing. "And, we've had some strange ones."
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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/mcelroy-concussion-sanchez-start-jets-165809771--nfl.html
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Auto sales look good for '13, but for the 'cliff'
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It?s been a disappointing holiday season for many?retailers, but U.S. car dealers have been busily ringing up sales?as the year wraps up.
If preliminary numbers for December hold up, 2012 could prove to be the industry?s best year since the long recession and painfully weak recovery began. And 2013 is?shaping up to be even better ? unless auto sales fall off the fiscal cliff. ?
?I clearly hope we get some bipartisan effort to avoid the fiscal cliff,? said Ford Motor Co. Chairman Bill Ford Jr. ?It?s vitally important for the economy that we work this out.?
That's true for the auto industry, in particular. After nearly half a decade of struggles, carmakers are ending 2012 on a positive note. November saw demand for new cars, trucks and crossovers surge at a double-digit pace. In fact, a number of makers including Audi, BMW, Honda, Nissan and Porsche are setting all-time sales records for the month. By the end of November, Hyundai had already beaten its previous full-year record set in 2011.
December, meanwhile, is expected to see another gain of around 15 percent, year-over-year, according to a forecast by LMC Automotive. The consulting firm has now upped its final forecast for all of 2012 to 14.5 million and conservatively anticipates another comfortable jump next year.
?The U.S. light-vehicle sales market continues to be a bright spot in the tremulous global environment,? said Jeff Schuster, LMC?s senior vice president of forecasting.? ?The only major roadblock ahead for the U.S. market is the fiscal cliff. Assuming that hurdle is cleared, 2013 is one step closer to a stable and sustainable growth rate for autos, with volume above the 15 million unit mark.?
Barring that setback, analysts anticipate a steady shift in the sort of vehicles Americans have been buying.?
The upcoming North American International Auto Show will feature an assortment of new products, and the debut of the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette and Chevy?s next-generation Silverado pickup are likely to be two of the star attractions. But the floor of Detroit?s Cobo Center will be covered with a variety of downsized models, including Honda?s pint-sized Urban SUV Concept and the new Lincoln MKC compact luxury crossover.
Ford's?B- and C-segment models ? subcompacts like the updated 2013 Fiesta and compacts???have jumped from 13 percent?of the overall U.S. market to 24 percent since 2004, according to Mark Fields,?Ford?s chief operating officer.?And the trend is expected to continue at an even faster pace going forward.
If anything, Americans are downsizing powertrains at an even more rapid rate, trading in V-6s for inline-fours and even abandoning traditional V-8s for high-tech turbo V-6s. Six-cylinder engines now account for more than half of the demand in Ford?s big F-Series pickups, Fields said.
While demand for smaller models is soaring, sales of some traditional American vehicles have remained strong ? pickups in particular. Credit the strong upturn in the housing market in recent months, said Mark Reuss, president of North American operations at General Motors.?
While the so-called ?personal use? segment has largely dried up, there?s significant pent-up demand among contractors and other professional for pickups and other full-size trucks, something Detroit?s Big Three hope to use to their advantage as they continue to hold off import competitors like Nissan and Toyota.
Pent-up demand is likely to float all boats, says analyst Joe Phillippi, from the largest to the smallest market segments. It helps, he adds, that automotive interest rates are at or near historic lows.
On the downside, makers have been cutting back incentives as demand outstrips supply, especially of more popular models like the Hyundai Elantra and the new Honda Accord. There are still bargains to be had on slower-selling models, but research by TrueCar.com reveals that incentives have slipped to their lowest levels in several years even as transaction prices ? the price customers actually pay ? have risen to near-record levels.
And that is likely to translate into record industry earnings, at least in North America. Ironically, the market is running counter to trends in much of the rest of the world. European car sales have been in freefall all year, and without a clear resolution of the Continent?s economic crisis, few see any short-term solution.? Even China, which has seen annual growth rates approaching 100 percent over the past decade, has started to stumble.
So, makers from around the world are once again looking to the U.S. to carry the load. The good news is that ?the forecast ahead looks even better,? Toyota?s top U.S. executive, Jim Lentz, recently said, adding that ?analysts expect we will reach 16 million in just a few short years.?
That?s still well short of the U.S. all-time record of 17.5 million vehicles sold in 2005, but it?s still a welcome turnaround from the disastrous slump the industry has only just left behind.
Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/business/auto-sales-look-good-2013-unless-we-drive-cliff-1C7755874
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3D Brain (for iPad)
The free 3D Brain (for iPad) is an educational app that lets you peruse rotatable three-dimensional diagrams of the brain and its structures, complete with explanatory text and links to related articles. It?s a good overview of the brain, though the app?s navigation is a bit clunky.
The app's features and layout are the same as 3D Brain (for iPhone), though it benefits from the larger screen area, which permits you, for instance, to see most of a brain diagram plus the explanatory text at the same time. With the iPhone version, almost all the diagram is hidden behind the text.
A Translucent Virtual Brain
When you open the app, you'll see a page labeled Whole Brain, a depiction of the entire brain with its regions marked in different colors. It's a VR-style 3D illustration; by touching it and dragging your finger, you can rotate the image, revealing different regions. One side is translucent, so you can see interior structures. By stretching and pinching, you can expand or shrink the diagram.
On the right side of the screen is a taskbar, containing 5 buttons named Structures, Info, Labels, Search, and Help & About. Touching the Structures takes you to a drop-down menu that lets you access diagrams of the whole brain, lobes, or individual structures.
As an example of how it works, if you choose the second entry on the list, Basal Ganglia, it reveals an illustration with six substructures shown in different colors. Touching the Labels button on the taskbar names the structures: Globus Pallidus, Nucleus Accumbens, etc. Tapping the Info button calls up a wider bar on the right side of the screen, with text describing different aspects of the basal ganglia.? Whichever brain structure you call up, the textual information provided is in the same order: Overview, Case Study (or Studies), Associated Functions, Associated Cognitive Disorders, [Impairments] Associated with Damage, Substructures, Research Reviews, and Links.
Beyond the Imagery
Through links in the Research Reviews section, you can access PubMed abstracts of selected articles related to the brain region. The Links section includes the MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) organizational tree for the structure in question, while BrainInfo takes you to images. Whichever of these links you click on, it takes you out of the app, which you'll have to relaunch. Then it will open to the Whole Brain opening page, where you?ll have to start from scratch.
As you'd expect, the Search function lets you locate and navigate to information related to a particular subject in the app's text.
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One piece of interactivity that I would have liked to see is some response when you tap on specific areas in the brain diagrams. For instance, the Whole Brain view shows six areas of the brain, each depicted in a different color. Clicking on Labels from the taskbar identifies them as the Frontal Lobe, the Parietal Lobe, the Temporal Lobe, the Occipital Lobe, the Cerebellum, and the Brainstem. ?But if you touch on one of the areas or its label, nothing happens. Granted, you can access separate pages for these areas, as well as 22 brain structures or sub-structures, but you have to work from the drop-down menu accessible through the taskbar.
The 3D Brain app for the iPad provides a better user experience than when it is used on the iPhone, as it enables much more of the diagrams to be visible when text is also on the screen. The app could make better use of its interactivity by improving navigation between brain structure diagrams and linking to more content within the app instead of exiting it and having to start from the home screen. But, even as is, 3D Brain provides a good overview of the brain and its structures. Though best for life-science or neuroscience students, there is much that will be of interest to laypeople as well.
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Thursday, December 27, 2012
US new home sales jump to fastest rate in 2? years
In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, photo, a woman walks towards a home for sale during a viewing for brokers in Leucadia, Calif. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, that the average rate on the 30-year loan dipped to 3.32 percent. That's below last week's rate of 3.34 percent. And it's just above the 3.31 percent, the lowest rate on records dating to 1971. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, photo, a woman walks towards a home for sale during a viewing for brokers in Leucadia, Calif. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, that the average rate on the 30-year loan dipped to 3.32 percent. That's below last week's rate of 3.34 percent. And it's just above the 3.31 percent, the lowest rate on records dating to 1971. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Americans bought new homes last month at the fastest pace in more than two and a half years, further evidence of a sustained housing recovery.
Sales of new homes rose 4.4 percent in November from October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 377,000, the Commerce Department said Thursday. That's the fastest pace since April 2010, when a federal tax credit boosted sales.
New-home sales have also increased 15.3 percent over the past year, although the improvement comes from depressed levels. Sales remain below the 700,000 that economists consider healthy.
Sales in the Northeast rebounded in November from disruptions caused by Superstorm Sandy. Sales in the region increased 12.5 percent last month. That followed a decline of 27.3 percent in October.
The housing market has steadily improved this year, helped by stable job gains and record-low mortgage rates. More people are looking to buy or rent a home after living with relatives or friends during and immediately after the Great Recession.
Another big reason for the rebound: The excess supply of homes that were built during the housing boom has finally thinned out. Only 149,000 new homes were for sale at the end of last month, according to the report. That's just above a record low of 143,000 in August.
The increase in the supply of new homes for sale was the first sustained rise in five years. Economists said that reflects growing optimism among builders that the housing recovery will endure.
Builder confidence rose this month to its highest level in 6? years, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo survey released last week.
The pace of home construction is nearly 22 percent higher than a year earlier, according to government data. Builders are on track this year to start work on the most homes in four years.
There have been other signs of a recovery in the housing market.
Home prices are also increasing. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller national home price index released Wednesday increased 4.3 percent in October compared with a year ago. That's the largest year-over-year increase in two and a half years. And prices rose for the 12-month period in 18 of the 20 cities tracked by the index.
Sales of previously occupied homes rose to the highest level in three years in November, the National Association of Realtors said last week.
Though new homes represent only a small portion of the housing market, they have a disproportionate impact on the economy. Each home built creates an average of three jobs for a year and generates about $90,000 in tax revenue, according to statistics from the National Association of Home Builders.
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Clippers beat Nuggets 112-100 for 14th win in row
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Jamal Crawford led a dominant performance by the Los Angeles reserves with 22 points and the Clippers defeated the Denver Nuggets 112-100 on Tuesday night, extending their franchise-record winning streak to 14 games.
Matt Barnes added 20 points ? one off his season high ? as the bench outscored the Clippers starters 64-48 in claiming the NBA's best record at 22-6, one win better than Oklahoma City which lost to Miami earlier Tuesday.
Kosta Koufos and Jordan Hamilton scored 16 points each for Denver in the finale of a Christmas Day doubleheader at Staples Center. The Lakers, who will play the Nuggets on Wednesday night in Denver, beat the Knicks 100-94 in the first game.
Ty Lawson added 15 points for the Nuggets, who fell to 7-13 on the road, where 22 of their first 32 games are being played.
Crawford's 3-pointer to open the fourth quarter pushed the Clippers' lead to 20 points and kept the starters on the bench for the final 12 minutes. Coming into the game, their average margin of victory during the streak had been 13 points and they exceeded that when the Nuggets failed to make it close in the fourth.
Crawford scored eight points in the quarter. He leads the NBA's reserves in scoring, and topped 20 points for the 12th time this season.
Chris Paul led Los Angeles' starters with 14 points; Blake Griffin had 13; and Willie Green 11.
Denver rallied after halftime, using a 15-6 spurt to close to 73-63, capped by Andre Iguodala's free throw after Paul received a technical foul.
The Clippers answered with three consecutive 3-pointers, including two by Green, for an 84-67 lead. The Nuggets ran off seven in a row to get within 10 before the Clippers regrouped with a 9-2 run, capped by Paul's 3-pointer, that kept them ahead 93-76 heading into the fourth.
The Clippers stretched their lead to 67-48 at halftime with 42 points in the second, their highest-scoring quarter this season. The bench got things going with a 14-10 run before Paul replaced a wild Eric Bledsoe. His presence settled down the second unit until Griffin and DeAndre Jordan eventually came back in during a 28-10 run the rest of the period that produced the Clippers' first double-digit lead. Driving dunks by Barnes and Griffin, alley-oop dunks by Griffin and Jordan, and consecutive 3-pointers by Barnes and Paul highlighted the scoring binge.
Hamilton banked in a jumper at the buzzer to give the Nuggets a 26-25 lead after a back-and-forth opening quarter. There were nine lead changes and eight ties, with neither team leading by more than three points.
NOTES: The Clippers improved to 13-3 at home. They haven't lost there since Nov. 26 against New Orleans. ... Denver fell to 3-3 in the first game of a back-to-back set. ... Los Angeles wore all-red uniforms, while the Nuggets were in navy. ... Paul flew in 30 family members from North Carolina to enjoy the holiday. ... It was Paul's idea to have his teammates wear ugly Christmas sweaters to the arena, and his mother procured them. "It shows we're a tight-knit group," Crawford said. Some of the Clippers declared F Matt Barnes the unofficial winner. His green-and-cream cardigan had tinsel, bows and ornaments hanging from it. ... Kanye West was part of a contingent of Kardashians in the house, including Kim and Khloe.
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6 Simple Fitness Guidelines to Toning Up Your Body! | Gain Quick ...
Creating and sticking to a fitness routine can be difficult and many people get discouraged at the slow progress.? There are a few things you can do to get your body to the state you want without working yourself to the ground.? By following?these?six (6) simple?fitness guidelines?you can?start seeing results.
1. Cardio is the key to fat loss- this is the first and most important thing to remember.? If you are lifting weights and doing other muscle oriented exercises that is fantastic;?but if you are looking to shed fat quickly then?cardio is your best friend.??Varying?your?walking?speed is a great way to create muscle confusion and get your heart rate pumping.? Jogging, jumping rope and cycling are excellent?activities if you are looking to increase your heart ra
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2. The machine makes all the difference so check out something like nordictrack.com : ellipticals is a great way to get a feel for how much it may cost to get an effective machine of your own.? The machine that you use makes all the difference when it comes to losing weight or gaining muscle.? You may use a traditional treadmill for thirty minutes a day and only lose a pound a week but if you try an elliptical you can burn three times as much calories in the same amount of time.
3. Dedication pays off-?adhering to a strict diet or exercise plan does pay off in the end.? Though it may seem challenging especially when the?progress is?slow, sticking to a plan no matter what is the?best way to be sure that you are giving your body a chance to change and adapt to what you are doing.
4. Variation is a good thing- switching up your routine every two or three weeks is a great way to make sure that you do not get bored?or complacent.? As your body grows and changes it can adapt to the exercise that you are doing which will make the exercise?far less effective.
5. Get a buddy- this does not mean that you have to have someone to go to the gym with you every time but having a stable support system is a great way to get in shape.? Having someone to talk to about your troubles and difficulties is a great way to get a new perspective and get over your issues.
6. Ask for help ? if you are having trouble creating or sticking to a plan you can always ask a professional.? Giving advice and helping people reach their?fitness goal is what health professionals are trained to do.? Taking advice does not make you any less or more dedicated but can help you reach your goals much faster than?if you sought no?help at all.
Final Thoughts
Following these guidelines?can help you get the body that you want in a shorter time period.? If you have questions about losing weight or getting in shape it never hurts to ask and finding the answers?might be easier than you think.? Losing weight and getting in shape is hard but it doesn?t have to be impossible.
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Joyce G. is a professional health blogger and writer.? She currently partners with nordictrack.com : ellipticals in raising awareness about the importance of health and fitness. NordicTrack has come to symbolize the means for serious athletes and fitness-buffs alike to ?get ready for adventure,? whatever that may be.
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Former President George H.W. Bush in intensive care
HOUSTON (AP) ? Former President George H.W. Bush has been admitted to the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital "following a series of setbacks including a persistent fever," but he is alert and talking to medical staff, his spokesman said Wednesday.
Jim McGrath, Bush's spokesman in Houston, said in a brief email that Bush was admitted to the ICU at Methodist Hospital on Sunday. He said doctors are cautiously optimistic about his treatment and that the former president "remains in guarded condition."
No other details were released about his medical condition, but McGrath said Bush is surrounded by family.
The 88-year-old has been hospitalized since Nov. 23, when he was admitted for a lingering cough related to bronchitis after having been in and out of the hospital for complications related to the illness.
Earlier Wednesday, McGrath said a fever that kept Bush in the hospital over Christmas had gotten worse and that doctors had put him on a liquids-only diet.
"It's an elevated fever, so it's actually gone up in the last day or two," McGrath told The Associated Press. "It's a stubborn fever that won't go away."
But he said the cough that initially brought Bush to the hospital has improved.
Bush was visited on Christmas by his wife, Barbara, his son, Neil, and Neil's wife, Maria, and a grandson, McGrath said. Bush's daughter, Dorothy, was expected to arrive Wednesday in Houston from Bethesda, Md. The 41st president has also been visited twice by his sons, George W. Bush, the 43rd president, and Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida.
Bush and his wife live in Houston during the winter and spend their summers at a home in Kennebunkport, Maine.
The former president was a naval aviator in World War II ? at one point the youngest in the Navy ? and was shot down over the Pacific. He achieved notoriety in retirement for skydiving on at least three of his birthdays since leaving the White House in 1992.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Russian parliament endorses anti-US adoption bill
A protester argues with police officers outside the Federation Council on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Several protesters were detained Wednesday morning outside the upper chamber of Russia's parliament as it prepared to vote on a controversial measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. The poster held by the protester reads: ?Children get frozen in the Cold War.? (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
A protester argues with police officers outside the Federation Council on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Several protesters were detained Wednesday morning outside the upper chamber of Russia's parliament as it prepared to vote on a controversial measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. The poster held by the protester reads: ?Children get frozen in the Cold War.? (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russian police officers detain a protester outside the Federation Council Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Several protesters were detained Wednesday morning outside the upper chamber of Russia?s parliament which is set to vote on a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
A demonstrator holds a poster reading "We are for Dima Yakovlev Bill" outside the Federation Council on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Several protesters were detained Wednesday morning outside the upper chamber of Russia's parliament as it prepared to vote on a controversial measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. The bill is named in honor of Dima Yakovlev, a Russian toddler who was adopted by Americans and then died in 2008 after his father left him in a car in broiling heat for hours. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, presents a state award to famous Russian actor Konstantin Khabensky wearing a badge that reads "Children are outisde politics!" during an award ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. The upper chamber of Russia's parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted in favor of a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. It now goes to President Vladimir Putin to sign or turn down. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)
MOSCOW (AP) ? Defying a storm of domestic and international criticism, Russia moved toward finalizing a ban on Americans adopting Russian children, as Parliament's upper house voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of a measure that President Vladimir Putin has indicated he will sign into law.
The bill is widely seen as the Kremlin's retaliation against an American law that calls for sanctions against Russians deemed to be human rights violators. It comes as Putin takes an increasingly confrontational attitude toward the West, brushing aside concerns about a crackdown on dissent and democratic freedoms.
Dozens of Russian children close to being adopted by American families now will almost certainly be blocked from leaving the country. The law also cuts off the main international adoption route for Russian children stuck in often dismal orphanages: Tens of thousands of Russian youngsters have been adopted in the U.S. in the past 20 years. There are about 740,000 children without parental care in Russia, according to UNICEF.
All 143 members of the Federation Council present voted to support the bill, which has sparked criticism from both the U.S. and Russian officials, activists and artists, who say it victimizes children by depriving them of the chance to escape the squalor of orphanage life. The vote comes days after Parliament's lower house overwhelmingly approved the ban.
The U.S. State Department said Wednesday it regretted the Russian parliament's decision.
"Since 1992, American families have welcomed more than 60,000 Russian children into their homes, providing them with an opportunity to grow up in a family environment," spokesman Patrick Ventrell said in a statement from Washington. "The bill passed by Russia's parliament would prevent many children from enjoying this opportunity ...
"It is misguided to link the fate of children to unrelated political considerations," he said.
Seven people with posters protesting the bill were detained outside the Council before Wednesday's vote. "Children get frozen in the Cold War," one poster read. Some 60 people rallied in St. Petersburg, Russia's second largest city.
The bill is part of larger legislation by Putin-allied lawmakers retaliating against a recently signed U.S. law that calls for sanctions against Russians deemed to be human rights violators. Although Putin has not explicitly committed to signing the bill, he strongly defended it in a press conference last week as "a sufficient response" to the new U.S. law.
Originally Russia's lawmakers cobbled together a more or less a tit-for-tat response to the U.S. law, providing for travel sanctions and the seizure of financial assets in Russia of Americans determined to have violated the rights of Russians.
But it was expanded to include the adoption measure and call for a ban on any organizations that are engaged in political activities if they receive funding from U.S. citizens or are determined to be a threat to Russia's interests.
Russian children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov told the Interfax news agency that 46 children who were on the verge of being adopted by Americans would stay in Russia if the bill is approved ? despite court rulings in some of these cases authorizing the adoptions.
The ombudsman supported the bill, saying that foreign adoptions discourage Russians from adopting children. "A foreigner who has paid for an adoption always gets a priority compared to potential Russian adoptive parents," Astakhov was quoted as saying. "A great country like Russia cannot sell its children."
Russian law allows foreigners to adopt only if a Russian family has not expressed interest in a child being considered for adoption.
Some top government officials, including the foreign minister, have spoken flatly against the adoption law, arguing that the measure would be in violation of Russia's constitution and international obligations.
But Senator Mikhail Margelov, chairman of the Council's foreign affairs committee, referred to the bill as "a natural and a long overdue response" to the U.S. legislation. "Children must be placed in Russian families, and this is a cornerstone issue for us," he said.
Margelov said that a bilateral Russian-U.S. agreement binds Russia to give notice of a halt to adoptions 12 months in advance. Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies that the president would consider the bill within the next two weeks.
The measure has become one of the most debated topics in Russia.
By Tuesday, more than 100,000 Russians had signed an online petition urging the Kremlin to scrap the bill.
Over the weekend, dozens of Muscovites placed toys and lit candles in front of the Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament after it approved the bill on Friday, but security guards promptly removed them. Opposition groups said they will rally against the bill on Jan. 13, and several popular artists publicly voiced their concern about the legislation.
While receiving a state award from Putin on Wednesday, film actor Konstantin Khabensky wore a badge saying "Children Are Beyond Politics." Veteran rock musician Andrey Makarevich called on Putin Monday to stop "killing children."
During a marathon Putin press conference Thursday, eight of the 60 questions the president answered focused on the bill. Responding angrily, Putin claimed that Americans routinely mistreat children from Russia.
The bill is named in honor of Dima Yakovlev, a Russian toddler who was adopted by Americans and then died in 2008 after his father left him in a car in broiling heat for hours. The father was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter. A Russian television report showed Yakovlev's blind grandmother who claimed that the U.S. family that adopted her grandson forged her signature on documents allowing them to take the boy outside Russia.
Russian lawmakers argue that by banning adoptions to the U.S. they would be protecting children and encouraging adoptions inside Russia.
In a measure of the virulent anti-U.S. sentiment that has gripped parts of Russian society, a few lawmakers went even further, claiming that some Russian children were adopted by Americans only to be used for organ transplants and become sex toys or cannon fodder for the U.S. Army.
Americans involved in adoption of Russian children find the new legislation upsetting.
Bill Blacquiere, president of New York City-based Bethany Christian Services, one of the largest adoption agencies in the U.S., said he hopes Putin won't sign the bill.
"It would be very sad for kids to grow up in orphanages," Blacquiere said. "And would hurt them socially, psychologically and mentally. We all know that caring for children in institutions is just not a very good thing."
Joyce Sterkel, who runs a Montana ranch for troubled children adopted abroad and has adopted three Russian children herself, said she is concerned for the estimated 700,000 children who live in state-run institutions in Russia.
"I would prefer that the Russians take care of their own children. I would prefer that people in the United States take care of their own children," Sterkel said Wednesday. "But if a suitable home cannot be found in that country, it seems reasonable that a child should be able to find a home outside."
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Associated Press writers Matt Volz in Helena, Montana, and Libby Quaid in Washington, contributed to this report.
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Sacha Baron Cohen 'failed' first 'Les Mis' audition
By Randee Dawn, TODAY contributor
Singing is a perfect way to ring in Christmas Day, but who knew it would be coming from TODAY's Matt Lauer and "Les Miserables" star Sacha Baron Cohen?
Baron Cohen spoke with Lauer on Tuesday, but not before the actor began crooning, "I am contractually obligated to do this whole interview in song." Baron Cohen plays?corrupt innkeeper Monsieur Thenardier in the film, and like all of the actors, sings all of his lines in the movie.
He noted (after returning to his usual spoken voice) that "Les Miserables" is "a staple in London," and when he was 20, he gave a stab at being in the chorus. "I passed the singing bit," he noted, but fell down when it came to the dancing part. Not that he didn't give it a good try: "There's like 200 people standing outside in the rain (at the audition), and then it came to the dancing bit ... and you had to learn a routine and it was clear I had absolutely no idea how to do it," said Baron Cohen. "So when it came time for action ... I decided to freestyle."?
He did not get the job. "I failed," he added.
Not so in "Les Miserables," where there's a lot of singing (and minimal dancing). By the end of the interview, Baron Cohen was back to singing -- and so was Lauer. Check out the video for the rest!
"Les Miserables" opened in theaters on Dec. 25.
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This chapter presents a tried-and-true technique for ending the Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda mind game forever. Chapter 7. ?Celebrate a Life-? You'll find it very therapeutic to create a memorial to your lost loved one. Here we present several project ideas to consider, as well as group activities to help other family members express their grief. Chapter 8.? An Academy Award Performance... Why are my friends starting to avoid me? How to reach out for the love and support you desperately need right now. II. DIG IN FOR THE LONG HAUL-THE MIDDLE STAGES OF GRIEF ???????????????????????????? ??? Chapter 9.? The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly- It's normal in grief to glorify your lost beloved. Learn why it is important later to explore the negatives, and an easy exercise to help you do so. Chapter 10.? Uh oh, Christmas is Coming... A recurrent theme we hear over and over.... how hard it is to deal with holidays and anniversaries. This chapter provides great strategies to help make those special days more bearable, even enjoyable. Chapter 11.? So What's to Laugh About? Laugh? I can't even smile! How to find glimmers of happiness to help you through the dark times. Chapter 12.? Don't grieve alone- No one you can rely on? How to ask for the help you need; and a special group of folks who "get it". Chapter 13.? Everyone needs a little help sometimes- Some special sources of help you might not have thought about... Chapter 14. ?What silver lining? Learn which decisions to avoid for now, and for how long. Finding meaning in the death. And a little soul searching will help you realize the positives in your new life. ??????????? III. ACCEPTANCE & RESOLUTION- THE END OF BEREAVEMENT ? ?????????????????? ? Chapter 15. ?Saying Goodbye-? It is healthy late in bereavement to say goodbye to your lost one; to relinquish some of the grief.? Here we teach you an easy but effective way to bid farewell. Chapter 16.? Box Up the Grief- At some point you'll realize you need to "compartmentalize" your grief, ease it into the background so you can cope long-term. Learn simple mental and physical techniques to help achieve this goal. Chapter 17.? A New Beginning-? All about new relationships, new interests, and a new outlook on life. Chapter 18. ?Break the Vicious Cycle- Feel stuck in your bereavement? Tired of grieving? Ready to reclaim your freedom? Time for the big guns! Chapter 18 teaches you some very effective imagery techniques to help you take charge of your life and direct your own future. Chapter 19. The End of Grief (Resolution)- How do you know when you are finished grieving? Signs of the resolution of grief; some helpful insights from the author. ? Heartbroken from grief... Back to Life is available in two forms: a printable e-book or an actual "hard copy" softcover manual. It also contains dozens of emotionally inspiring color photographs. You will want to share this beautiful book with your family or even order extra copies for others in need. ? ??????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????? ?ORDER THE BOOK NOW Heartbroken from grief? Then reach for help today. The e-Book costs just $17.95, and the hard copy is $19.95. A portion of each payment is donated to help support grief charities. ? The ebook is instantly available in a quick, easy-to-download pdf format. Getting your new guidebook online is simple with our clear instructions. And once downloaded, you can view your new book anytime on your desktop or laptop and/or print out a paper copy for easy access anytime, anywhere. Punch holes and place into a notebook for a practical workbook/manual. ? Below are some screen shots of actual pages in the manual: ? ??????? ??????? ??????????? ? ABOUT THE HARD COPY ?????????????????????????????????????? We originally wrote the Grief Guidebook for ebook publication only, and it has been phenomenally successful. Then we started getting requests for "hard copies".? Most of the inquiries have come from grief counselors, clergymen and nursing education departments who previewed it and wanted multiple copies. So, to the publishers we went. And we found something out quickly... it's expensive to publish a book! But we finally found a printer who shaped our guide into an? attractive paperback volume at reasonable cost. It is 8X10" with full-color photographs. The pages and soft cover are of quality stock. You'll be pleased with it. ? ??????????????? Order the e-book if you want to economize and perhaps print it out yourself.? A hard copy is a much better option for gift-giving or personal "workbook" use. Order your hard copy below.? We ship worldwide! Inquire about discount rates for multiple print copies. ? Heartbroken from grief... You can pay for "Back to Life"? via our safe and secure, encrypted system with your credit card or PayPal. No hidden shipping or handling charges for the ebook. 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You have no idea how much this book has helped me. I lost my Mother to a virulant form of Cancer 4 months ago and I have been searching for answers ever since. Each Chapter seems like it was written just 4 me. What a beautiful, inspiring book! After going through the workbook, I realize that I am not alone, that all of my feelings are normal and expected. I could not understand why my mother's death hit me so hard, as she was 68.? I understand now that grief can be hard to predict and that almost all people go through what I am going through.I have found a lot of comfort and knowledge in your Guide and just wanted to let you know. Keep on with your good work, Jennie. ??? ---Amy R.,? Suffolk, U.K. Hello JennieThank you very much for the copy of your book, it was an extremely helpful insight into grief.? I purchased? your book to try and educate myself about grief. I had been dating a very lovely man who is a widower, we began to date about 8 months after the death of his wife and he seemed to be dealing with his grief, but in fact he was not.Your book gave me insight into what he was going through and how he was failing to deal with the grief. I was able to see that he was ignoring it and filling his life with other things such as renovations, multiple vacations, buying a sports car. As long as he was running in ten directions the grief could not catch him. Through your book I realized that our relationship was failing and there was nothing that I could do, it was not about me at all. The best thing I could do for both of us was to give him the copy of your book and explain that he needed to be still and work his way through it and that he needed to do that without me. It was a difficult decision but the right one for both of us in the end. I lost a sibling ten years ago and your book was dead on the money about the stages of grief and how it is necessary to work through it in order to bring peace and joy back into your life without feeling guilty. Once again thank you for your helpful insight. ?Julie Robertson, California ? "We just wanted to write to let you to know how helpful we find your Grief Guidebook. We lost our precious little boy, Cody last year in a car crash. Although the car was only going about 20 mph, Cody's head hit the window and he was killed instantly from the impact. This has been so hard for us, but we have found a lot of support through our many friends at our church. And we rely on prayer. I just have to believe that God will show us the way out of our troubles. I found your site one night while obsessively searching for grief websites and I think it is the best one I could find, very informative and a gentle place to explore. I emailed you about what a great site I thought it was, and you sent me a free copy of "Back to Life". We have truly found the book to be even more useful then even your website is. The lessons on guilt and anger brought my husband and I to a discussion about Cody and what happened that horrible day of the crash. We each had resentments that the other did not know about, and we talked it all out one night. We have truly benefited from your guide and highly recommend it for anyone stuck in a complicated grief like we seemed to be. There is hope for the future, we know that, and pray that we will find peace one day. Thank you so much for your helpful guidebook." ? ~Thomas & Nikki LeBlanc, ???? New Orleans, La.? ?????????? GENUINE ?UNCOMPENSATED? ? ?? TESTIMONIALS ?"Your grief book has given me courage! Thank you!" ? -S.B, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA "Got your book today and it is amazing. You are a special lady to write it. I applied on Monday for a job at Hospice and wanted some reference books anyway - we really have many losses to grieve in our lives and your book is so simple and yet profound in the way that really touched me."? Thanks, marylou? "Dear Jennie, I received this information last night, have looked through it, and am excited to get started on this journey. I would like to order some copies of this: first for my three children and second for two co-workers. I will pay whatever it costs. As a nurse, when I find something of this quality and I feel its benefits are so valuable...I like to share! I admit, I was skeptical because there is so much on the internet that is crap, but this is awesome. Thank You for doing what you do," Billie Jo Gunter? "We lost our beautiful daughter, Amber LeAnn, twoyears ago. She drowned in the pool during the Easter egg hunt. There were a lot of kids over and no one realized she was missing until it was too late. Amber was able to help 13 other people live by donating her tissues and organs. Though that has helped us some, we will never be the same since we lost her. My husband and I have been through grief counseling and even attended a grief support group for several months. It helped, but really wasn't the answer for us, we are private people. A copy of your grief guide was given to us by our Pastor. We have found it to be very helpful and have both read it cover to cover. I found Chapter 18, Breaking the Vicious Cycle, has really helped me to put aside my grief long enough to get back to work and give more time and attention to our other children. The guide is just so well written and comforting, and it gives me hope that this horrible grief will end in the near future. I did not understand the grief cycles and how the process really works until I visited your website and read this guide. I think everyone who has lost a loved one could benefit from it. Thanks for writing it." ? ~India Gibbs,? Scottsdale, Arizona? "Dear Jennie, I just read my copy of Back To Life and want you to know how deeply grateful I am. Thank you for writing this tender, thoughtful and courageous book. I am a fairly young widow (age 53) of 18 months, having lost my husband of 21 years in 2010. I am in a complicated grief process. Thank you for offering a way through that with the guided imagery technique. I had used this technique in the past, but forgotten about it. The way you described it was spot-on, and just perfect to open the door for a new way for people to change. I am going to send your book to several family members, including my Mom, who just lost her beloved husband (my step Dad). I will suggest your book for my Beyond Loss grief group. So, THANK YOU! from my heart to yours. And thank you for the website and eCourse. It is just wonderful and a blessing. Please tell me the book discount for ordering more than 6 copies? Thanks!" Many blessings, Colo Mom ? ? ?
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