Real actors read Yelp reviews, adding to unlikely dramatic reading genre

Adding to the suddenly bustling genre of professional actors performing dramatic readings of unlikely dramatic material, a new web series called "Real Actors Read Yelp Reviews" features Chris Kipiniak (of "The Good Wife" and "Law & Order" fame), who gives a hilariously emotional take on Dalia B.'s one-star Yelp review of a New Jersey diner.

"I ordered the broiled crab cakes and they were really good," Kipiniak says. "And I called and asked if I could speak to the supervisor and the girl that answered the phone wanted to know what it was in reference to.

"I told her it was regarding the food I ordered," Kipiniak continued. "And she said, 'what was wrong with it?' And I said 'Nothing,' I just wanted to let him or her know that it was good and then she was like, 'OK hold on.'"

Earlier this month on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Academy Award nominee Gary Oldman did a dramatic reading from R. Kelly's autobiography. (Two days later on CNN, Anderson Cooper attempted a similar stunt using Snooki's "A Shore Thing.")

Christopher Walken did an impromptu reading of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" on British television in 2009--a clip that's since been widely-circulated on YouTube. And a 2011 reading of Maurice Sendak's "Where The Wild Things Are" by Walken--or someone who sounds just like him--resurfaced following Sendak's death in May.

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Giant ice avalanches on Iapetus provide clue to extreme slippage elsewhere in the solar system

Giant ice avalanches on Iapetus provide clue to extreme slippage elsewhere in the solar system

Monday, July 30, 2012

"We see landslides everywhere in the solar system," says Kelsi Singer, graduate student in earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, "but Saturn's icy moon Iapetus has more giant landslides than any body other than Mars."

The reason, says William McKinnon, PhD, professor of earth and planetary sciences, is Iapetus' spectacular topography. "Not only is the moon out-of-round, but the giant impact basins are very deep, and there's this great mountain ridge that's 20 kilometers (12 miles) high, far higher than Mount Everest.

"So there's a lot of topography and it's just sitting around, and then, from time to time, it gives way," McKinnon says.

Falling from such heights, the ice reaches high speeds ? and then something odd happens.

Somehow, its coefficient of friction drops, and it begins to flow rather than tumble, traveling many miles before it dissipates the energy of the fall and finally comes to rest.

In the July 29 issue of Nature Geoscience, Singer, McKinnon and colleagues Paul M. Schenk of the Lunar and Planetary Institute and Jeffrey M. Moore of the NASA Ames Research Center, describe these giant ice avalanches.

They challenge experimental physicists to measure friction when ice is sliding, and suggest a mechanism that might make ice or rocks slippery, not just during avalanches or landslides, but also during earthquakes or icy moonquakes.

Too many hypotheses

The ice avalanches on Iapetus aren't just large; they're larger than they should be given the forces scientists think set them in motion and bring them to a halt.

The counterpart to the Iapetian ice avalanche on Earth is a long-runout rock landslide, or sturzstrom (German for "fallstream"). Most landslides travel a horizontal distance that is less than twice the distance the rocks have fallen.

On rare occasions, however, a landslide will travel 20 or 30 times farther than it fell, traveling for long distances horizontally or even surging uphill. These extraordinarily mobile landslides, which seem to spill like a fluid rather than tumble like rocks, have long mystified scientists.

The mechanics of a normal runout are straightforward. The debris travels outward until friction within the debris mass and with the ground dissipates the energy the rock gained by falling, and the rock mass comes to rest.

But to explain the exceptionally long runouts, some other mechanism must be invoked as well. Something must be acting to reduce friction during the runout, Singer says.

The trouble is, there is no agreement about what this something might be. Proposals have included a cushion of air, lubrication by water or by rock flour or a thin melted layer. "There are more mechanisms proposed for fiction reduction than I can put on a PowerPoint slide," McKinnon jokes.

"The landslides on Iapetus are a planet-scale experiment that we cannot do in a laboratory or observe on Earth," Singer says. "They give us examples of giant landslides in ice, instead of rock, with a different gravity, and no atmosphere. So any theory of long runout landslides on Earth must also work for avalanches on Iapetus."

An experiment by accident

McKinnon, whose research focuses on the icy satellites of the outer solar system planets, has been studying Iapetus since the Cassini spacecraft flew by it in December 2004 and September 2007 and streamed images of the ice moon to Earth.

Almost everything about Iapetus is odd. It should be spherical, but it's fatter at the equator than at the poles, probably because it froze in place when it was spinning faster than it is now. And it has an extremely tall, razor-striaght mountain range of mysterious origin that wraps most of the way around its equator. Because of its stoutness and giant ridge, the moon looks like an oversized walnut.

If the Iapetian surface locked in place before it could spin down to a sphere, there must be stresses in its surface, McKinnon reasoned. So he suggested Singer check the Cassini images for stress fractures in the ice.

She looked carefully at every Cassini image and didn't find much evidence of fracturing. Instead, she kept finding giant avalanches.

Singer eventually identified 30 massive ice avalanches in the Cassini images ? 17 that had plunged down crater walls and another 13 that had swept down the slides of the equatorial mountain range.

Careful measurements of the heights from which the ice had fallen and the avalanche runout did not find trends consistent with some of the most popular theories for the extraordinary mobility of long-runout landslides.

The scientists say data can't exclude them, however. "We don't have the same range of measurements for the Iapetian avalanches that is available for landslides on Earth and Mars," Singer explains.

But, it is nonetheless clear that the coefficient of friction of the avalanches (as measured by a proxy, the ratio between the drop height and the runout) is not consistent with the coefficients of friction of very cold ice measured in the laboratory.

Coefficients of friction can range from near zero to greater than one. Laboratory measurements of the coefficients for really cold ice lie between 0.55 and 0.7.

"Really cold ice debris is as frictional as beach sand," McKinnon says.

The coefficients for the Iapetus avalanches, however, scatter between 0.1 and 0.3. Something is off here.

A testable hypothesis

In a typical laboratory experiment to measure the frictional coefficient of ice, cylinders of ice are rotated against one another and their resistance to rotation is measured. If ice is moving slowly, it is very frictional.

But if it were moving faster, the friction might be lower.

Would rapid motion make even super-cold ice slippery? That's a testable hypothesis, the scientists point out, and one they hope experimental physicists soon will take for a spin.

Friction isn't trivial

If ice becomes less frictional when traveling at speed, what about rock? "If you had some kind of quick movement, whether it was a landslide or the slip along a fault, the same kind of thing could happen," Singer says.

Geologists now realize that major faults are weaker during earthquakes than laboratory measurements of rocks' coefficients of friction suggest they should be, she says.

But in this case, higher velocity experiments already have been done. At slow slip rates, the friction coefficient of rocks ranges from 0.6 to 0.85. But when the rocks are sliding past one another fast enough, the friction coefficient is near 0.2. That's in the same range as the Iapetian ice avalanche's coefficients.

Nobody is sure what lubricates the faults when they are jolted into motion by an earthquake, but one of the simplest hypotheses is something called flash heating, Singer says. The idea is that as the rocks slide past one another, asperities (tiny contact points) on their surfaces are heated by friction.

Above a critical speed, the heat would not have time to escape the contact points, which would be flash-heated to temperatures high enough to weaken or even melt the rock. This weakening might explain high slip rates and large sliding displacements characteristic of earthquakes.

The case for flash heating is buttressed by the discovery of rocks that seem to have undergone frictional melting, generically called frictionites, or pseudotachylites, along faults and associated with some rock slides, Singer says.

"You might think friction is trivial," McKinnon says, "but it's not. And that goes for friction between ices and friction between rocks. It's really important not just for landslides, but also for earthquakes and even for the stability of the land. And that's why these observations on an ice moon are interesting and thought-provoking."

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'Dark Knight' stays atop box office with $64M

FILE - In this file film image provided by Warner Bros., Christian Bale portrays Bruce Wayne and Batman in a scene from "The Dark Knight Rises." The Dark Knight Rises" stayed atop the box office for the second straight weekend, making just over $64 million. But it's lagging behind the staggering numbers of its predecessor, 2008's "The Dark Knight." (AP PHoto/Warner Bros., File)

FILE - In this file film image provided by Warner Bros., Christian Bale portrays Bruce Wayne and Batman in a scene from "The Dark Knight Rises." The Dark Knight Rises" stayed atop the box office for the second straight weekend, making just over $64 million. But it's lagging behind the staggering numbers of its predecessor, 2008's "The Dark Knight." (AP PHoto/Warner Bros., File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? "The Dark Knight Rises" stayed atop the box office for the second straight weekend, making just over $64 million. But it's lagging behind the staggering numbers of its predecessor, 2008's "The Dark Knight."

The final piece in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy has now grossed more than $289 million in its first 10 days in theaters. It dropped 60 percent from its opening weekend of $160.9 million.

By comparison, "The Dark Knight" took a 53 percent drop in its second weekend with a gross of nearly $75.2 million and a 10-day cumulative gross of $313.8 million.

Dan Fellman, head of distribution for Warner Bros., declined to comment on the Sunday estimates again out of respect for the victims of the Aurora, Colo., shooting that left 12 people dead and another 58 injured at a midnight showing of the film on opening night.

But people are still going to the movies, and they did so even last weekend, said Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian. If anything hurt the numbers for all movies this weekend, he said, it was Friday night's opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which drew a record-setting 40.7 million viewers in the United States.

"For a film that opened as big as this did, considering the situation and what happened last weekend and all that, I would say this is a very strong showing," Dergarabedian said. "It's made almost $300 million in North America and its mid-week (attendance) is very strong. It made $19 million last Monday."

In second place this weekend was the animated family film "Ice Age: Continental Drift," which is still going strong in its third week. It made $13.3 million for a domestic total of nearly $114.9 million. The fourth movie in the 20th Century Fox franchise features the voices of Ray Romano, Denis Leary and Queen Latifah.

Both of the new movies in wide release opened weakly. The 20th Century Fox comedy "The Watch" came in third place with $13 million. Big-name comic actors Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill play a group of guys who come together to form a neighborhood watch; despite the star power, the film was panned critically, receiving only 14 percent positive reviews on the Rotten Tomatoes website.

And "Step Up Revolution" ? the fourth film in the dance franchise, which is set in Miami this time ? opened at No. 4 with $11.8 million. Richie Fay, Lionsgate's president of domestic distribution, said the number was a little disappointing because the studio expected it to end up in the mid-teens. But the core audience for the previous three "Step Up" films showed up: 63 percent was female and 71 percent was under age 24.

"The exit polls indicated that the audience that came out to see it liked it," Fay said. "Hopefully they'll get around to talking about it after they've had their fill of the Olympics. Someone suggested that that might feed into the gross ? gymnastics and dance are so similar."

As for new movies in limited release, Fox Searchlight's "Ruby Sparks" grossed $151,881 in 13 theaters for a strong per-screen average of $11,683. Since its opening Wednesday, it's made $191,717. The romantic comedy from the directors of "Little Miss Sunshine" stars Paul Dano as a novelist with writer's block who creates his dream girl, played by Zoe Kazan, who also wrote the script.

And LD Entertainment's "Killer Joe," the NC-17-rated crime thriller from director William Friedkin, made $37,864 at three theaters in Manhattan for a $12,621 per-screen average. In his darkest performance yet, Matthew McConaughey plays a Dallas police detective with a side gig as a hit man. Emile Hirsch, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon and Juno Temple co-star as the lowlifes who play crucial roles in this twisted plot.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. "The Dark Knight Rises," $64 million. ($122.1 million international.)

2. "Ice Age: Continental Drift," $13 million. ($49.4 million international.)

3. "The Watch," $13 million.

4. "Step Up Revolution," $11.8 million. ($5.2 million international.)

5. "Ted," $7.4 million. ($2.7 million international.)

6. "The Amazing Spider-Man," $6.8 million.

7. "Brave," $4.2 million. ($9.6 million international.)

8. "Magic Mike," $2.6 million. ($5.3 million international.)

9. "Savages," $1.8 million. ($2 million international.)

10. "Moonrise Kingdom," $1.4 million.

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Estimated weekend ticket sales at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada) for films distributed overseas by Hollywood studios, according to Rentrak:

1. "The Dark Knight Rises," $122.1 million.

2. "Ice Age: Continental Drift," $49.4 million.

3. "The Thieves," $15 million.

4. "Brave," $9.6 million.

5. "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted," $6.6 million.

6. "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax," $5.7 million.

7. "Magic Mike," $5.3 million.

8. "Step Up Revolution," $5.2 million.

9. "Ted," $2.7 million.

10. "Savages," $2 million.

Online:

http://www.hollywood.com

http://www.rentrak.com

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Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.

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Android 4.0.4 XWLPO ICS Update for Samsung Galaxy S2: Install Firmware

Samsung released the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Galaxy S2 smartphone earlier in the month. The firmware - XWLPM - is available as an Over the Air (OTA) update and is working its way across the world. A second update -?I9100XWLPO is available for European models - and has been released by members of the XDA Developer's forum.

In further good news for S2 owners, it seems Samsung has begun testing Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) for use on the device. An unnamed source spoke to SamMobile, stating tests were continuing and an update could happen very soon.

However, until the Jelly Bean update makes its appearance, S2 users can update their phones to the latest ICS software by following instructions given below. IBTimes UK warns users the XWLPO firmware is compatible only with Galaxy S2 model number I9100. In addition, we recommend users back-up important data, apps and APN settings.

Steps to Install Android i9100XWLPO 4.0.4 ICS Update for Samsung Galaxy S2 ?

• Download and install Samsung Kies
• Download firmware and extract I9100 XWLPO_ I9100NEELP4_I9100XXLQ6_HOME.tar.md5 ?
• Download Odin3 v3.04 and extract contents
• Switch Galaxy S2 to Download Mode (simultaneously press and hold Volume Down, Home and Power buttons till a warning screen pops up and then press Volume Up)
• Open Odin and double click Odin3 v3.04.exe and connect Galaxy S2 to computer
• Click PDA and select I9100 XWLPO_ I9100NEELP4_I9100XXLQ6_HOME.tar.md5 ?
• Click Start to install firmware. The device will reboot once flashing is complete

Congratulations.... the Samsung Galaxy S2 now runs Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwichm, XWLPO.

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Getting Through the Menopause the Natural Way | Internet Contents

Any woman over forty years old knows that the menopause is coming

sometime in the near future.

There has been a lot of publicity about HRT and how, through taking this hormonal replacement, all your worries are over. The facts, however, are not as clear cut and you might well want to consider your options.

This article is offering some alternatives to help you through this period of time because if you go the more natural route once your menopause is over, it?s over. It?s important to know that those who choose HRT, when they finish their treatment, are still facing symptoms of the menopause! In other words, hormone replacement therapy postpones the symptoms.

hormone replacement therapy

Hormone Replacement Therapy replaces the female hormone oestrogen in normal doses. This involves daily oral oestrogen tablets or weekly oestrogen patches applied to the skin, with the addition of the hormone progesterone for some women.

long-term use of HRT

We are now learning that HRT is not always suitable for long-term use, as it increases risks of breast cancer, stroke and heart disease (Women?s Health Initiative ? WHI study). New clinical guidance recommend that GPs offer HRT in only the worst cases and for a period of only five years. Even in the early stages of use, 4 out of 5 women find that HRT doesn?t agree with them.

A recent survey of 2,000 women revealed that 6 out of 10 women had tried HRT, and 33% had chosen to come off it after less than a year.

a personal choice

The decision whether to take replacement hormones remains a very personal one. A woman should discuss this with her doctor before reaching any conclusions. Although not for everyone, hormones may provide relief of some of the annoying symptoms of menopause, but women should be aware that potential risks exist.

homeopathy is an alternative to HRT

Homeopathy is safe and effective, especially when used alongside changes in your lifestyle and diet. Homeopathy is very helpful in the treatment of hot flushes, mood-swings, menopausal headaches and a host of other troublesome symptoms.

homeopathic remedies

Hormonal imbalances respond very well to homeopathic treatment. A remedy or remedies will be chosen by your homeopath from a variety of natural sources. Remedies such as Pulsatilla, Sepia or Lachesis are a few of the many effective remedies.

The choice of remedy is highly individual and requires expert help, so it?s not advisable to try and choose your own remedies in a shop, for your menopausal problems. I have experienced quite a few women trying out various remedies from the chemist and ending up getting very confused.

hot flushes

One of the most common symptoms is the hot flush. This can not only become a problem during the day, especially if you are working, but can cause sleep problems at night with constant waking up because of flushes of heat.

here are some pointers to help:

Wear layers so you can manage your temperature.

Wear natural fabrics that breathe.

Try to relax when you?re having a flush. This will help.

Carry moist tissues to freshen up after a flush.

Exercise is good. While short bursts of exercise can trigger a hot flush, regular exercise will help to reduce the overall number of attacks.

Stress also is known to be a potent trigger. Other triggers of hot flushes include coffee and alcohol.

foods to reduce hot flushes

The two main dietary sources of help with symptoms such as hot flushes are soya foods and linseeds (also called flaxseeds). The optimum intake to reduce hot flushes and other menopausal symptoms, is around a 100gram serving of tofu, soya yoghurt or a large glass of soya milk at least five times a week. A tablespoon of ground linseeds sprinkled onto cereal or into yoghurt daily can be effective after about six weeks.

Make sure you also eat wholegrains such as rye bread or crackers, porridge oats and wholemeal bread. Oily fish such as mackerel, sardines, tuna and salmon are also beneficial.

hormonal cake

An easy way to make sure that you are taking enough of the phyto-oestrogens is to make a cake that is rich in these foods and simply eat a slice every day.

here is the recipe:

50 grams sunflower seeds

50 grams pumpkin seeds

50 grams linseeds

50 grams sesame seeds

50 grams almond flakes

50 grams raisins

100 grams cranberries

150 grams chopped dried apricots

2? stem ginger, chopped

? teaspoon nutmeg

? teaspoon cinnamon,

1 tablespoon malt extract

3 tablespoons apple juice

425 ml (approx) of soya milk

(add more if necessary to make a soft dropping consistency).

method:

Mix all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

Add the cranberries, apple juice and soya milk and stir well.

Leave to soak for approx ? hour.

Pre-heat the oven to 190?C.

Line a loaf tin with baking paper and spoon mixture in.

Cook in pre-heated oven for approx 1? hrs. When cooled, slice and store in freezer.

It is better to slice the cake before freezing, this makes it easy to take out a daily slice each day.

can?t cook?

If you really don?t want to bake cakes every month there is an alternative called: The Linda Kearns Cake made by Wellfoods. Tel: 01226-381712.

They will send you (next day delivery) choices of flavours and choices of wheat free cakes, based on the same recipe as above.

help with herbs

European, Asian and Native American herbal traditions have a long history of easing menopausal symptoms. The most widely used herbal supplements or tinctures for reducing menopausal symptoms are:

black Cohosh is a popular Native American herb that is very effective for restoring hormone balance.

sage ? This is a good herbal remedy for easing night sweats and hot flushes.

agnus Castus is a great hormone balancer. It works best taken first thing in the morning, every morning. It stimulates the pituitary gland which is in charge of producing and setting hormone levels.

don Quai has proved to be most effective for relieving symptoms of the menopause, in particular hot flushes as well as vaginal dryness.

st john?s wort ? This herb is effective in mild to moderate depression and may help to alleviate some of the temporary low moods associated with the menopause.

supplements

essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) If you suffer from dry skin and hair, aching joints, breast pain and difficulty losing weight, you could be lacking in essential fatty acids.

Supplement with evening primrose oil and fish oils to make sure you are getting enough of both Omega 3 and Omega 6. Essential fats have also been shown to help relieve symptoms of vaginal dryness. Evening primrose is also very effective for painful, cystic breasts that can occur at this time.

vitamin C will help with hot flushes and also helps to build up collagen, which is what gives your skin elasticity. This should help prevent vaginal dryness.

vitamin E has been studied for many years for its ability to help reduce hot flushes. It is also beneficial for vaginal dryness and is a protective antioxidant that keeps skin healthy and supple.

B vitamins. When the ovaries begin to slowly produce less oestrogen, the adrenal glands are called on to start producing a form of oestrogen to counteract this. Supporting adrenal function is therefore vital. The B vitamins are renowned for their ability to relieve stress and support the adrenals.

B vitamins also help to alleviate symptoms of anxiety, low energy levels and poor concentration that are often associated with the menopause.

[For the actual amounts needed per person of herbs and supplements, I'd advise that you check with an expert.]

supplements for osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is usually a symptom of advancing age, but it can also be a consequence of the menopause. Oestrogen protects you by keeping calcium in the bones and thereby maintaining bone density.

During and after the menopause, when oestrogen levels are reduced, bone density decreases at a more rapid rate so it is advisable to take a preventative supplement.

Most chemists like Boots carry a combination supplement to help the bones. You?d need one which has Calcium, Magnesium, Boron and Vitamin D, all important nutrients for maintaining strong healthy bones. The Magnesium and Vitamin D are as important for you as the Calcium.

water

Drinking two litres of water a day is definitely beneficial to your general health. During the menopause, with constant fluid loss from hot flushes and night sweats, it is very important to make sure you are replenishing your system.

relaxation

As stress can have such a detrimental effect during the menopause it can make a big difference to your health if you are as relaxed as possible. Obviously in this day and age we tend to lead busy lives, so try taking some time out each day to relax. Yoga, meditation, reiki or listening to relaxation music can all help. Visit:. http://www.calmtime.co.uk

other articles

I have written further articles about the menopause. One article helps you to understand just what the menopause actually is and the various symptoms you might have and another article is about how much your attitude can help.

Daphne Nancholas has for the past 10 years helped women in the UK through the menopause. You can find out more from her website: http://www.menopausesupport.co.uk, where she has several articles about menopause. She is a published author and she and her partner Graham Smith have produced a relaxation CD which you can purchase from http://www.calmtime.co.uk. They live in Cornwall and are part way through producing their next CD.

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Member ? Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 192	I need advice. I'm at my wit's end with my sixteen-month-old son. As a mother of four children, I really thought I'd been through it all with my three older kids (3, 4.5 and 7). But this little one has really thrown a fast ball on me. What has worked with my other kids has not worked with him. He thinks it is funny to hit, pull hair, and even bite. An example: I was working in the basement for a few hours last night (I work part-time from home) while my husband watched the kids. When I came upstairs, my son ran up to me with his little chubby arms reached out. Of course I picked him up. Then he promptly hit me in the face and tried to pull my hair while laughing. I do not tolerate this behavior. I promptly firmly grasped his little hand, said "no" and put him in his room. Of course he screamed and pounded on the door. After a few minutes, I went and picked him up again. He tried to hit me again and we repeated the process. I go through this with him all the time. He hits the other kids, pulls their hair, etc... I have tried to avoid spanking my kids throughout my parenting years. There have been a few instances where we've spanked our kids, but we've never used a belt (I will never do that), and it has always been with our hand. I have tried firmly "bopping" my little one's diapered bottom, but he just thinks that's funny. Should I resort to a stinging swat? I'm trying to teach him to be gentle, so I'm not sure if that is the best approach either. At any rate, I am exhausted. He is everywhere. He learned to climb out of his crib, he climbs on the table (I of course don't tolerate this) and if someone forgets to close the bathroom door it's a disaster. It's not like he has no attention span. He will sit on my lap and listen to a story. But what I'm doing does not seem to be getting through to him. Does anyone have advice/ideas?
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Yesterday, 09:30 AM	? #2 (permalink)
Member ? Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,787	He sounds like my nephew. ALLL BOY! My older daughter was a biter. Omg. She broke skin on me TWICE (ages 1-2 years), bit a kid at school (almost got kicked out of her daycare!), bit my mom...we tried time outs, etc, but she wasn't getting it...until I bit her back one day (she bit my shoulder and drew blood). Not my proudest moment, but it worked. I didn't bite hard, but enough to where she was shocked and said, "OUCH!" and after that, she didn't bite another person. I don't know about the other stuff...other than he's just a rough little guy. Maybe some other posters have suggestions.
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Yesterday, 09:37 AM	? #4 (permalink)
Member ? Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 376	[QUOTE=that_girl;941380]My older daughter was a biter. Omg. She broke skin on me TWICE (ages 1-2 years), bit a kid at school (almost got kicked out of her daycare!), bit my mom...we tried time outs, etc, but she wasn't getting it...until I bit her back one day (she bit my shoulder and drew blood). Not my proudest moment, but it worked. I didn't bite hard, but enough to where she was shocked and said, "OUCH!" and after that, she didn't bite another person. QUOTE] LOL, this was the first thing that occurred to me, but I thought I'd probably be accused of savagery. I was apparently a biter, too. I'm told I bit my grandfather (who I probably loved more than any other person growing up; I mean, I worshipped this man). My grandfather promptly bit me back, and that was that. Never bit anybody again. Anther thing is to figure out what he considers a punishment. Every kid is different. You've already established that spanking is a non-starter, and that sending him to his room is effective, so continue to explore that. Take away (for a week or so, not forever) a toy that he values. No treats, maybe. In other words, determine what pushes his buttons. But seriously, biting back (not too hard) may do the trick. It apparently did for me.
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Yesterday, 12:48 PM	? #10 (permalink)
Member ? Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Portugal Posts: 657	He doesn't know what hurting is, for him it's all one big joke where he gets the other one all upset (that's so much fun). Swat him in the hand the second he pulls that crap and he'll get the message. Quote: don't use the spanking route, "Violence is okay if you are bigger" is the message you will convey. He's only 16 months and has no comprehension of future consequences. That's false. He has no comprehension of future consequences if they are not immediate and clear enough. Quote: Just remain consistent, when he hits you tell him no hitting and place him in the playpen or other safe zone he can't escape from. One swat is 10x more efficient than that for a 16 month old child that won't even comprehend the link between what he has done and the punishment. I come from a big family. Lots of cousins. Nobody would beat on each other because we all knew how that would be handled by our parents. When our parents stopped having control over us we were old enough to understand how to behave. I know that the new age says corporal punishment this and that. Thing is, i never saw a single scientific article explaining why a responsible parent can't dish out a swat on an misbehaving kid. The articles that do exist are philosophical and use unsubstantiated sentences like the one you used here: Quote: "Violence is okay if you are bigger" is the message you will convey. Given that the older generations basically all had been beaten by their parents why did society just not crumble in a spiral of violence? I'll tell you why, because the message you pass is not that unless you act like an idiot and hit the kid over nothing. The message you pass is that behaving like a wild animal has very clear consequences. Want a clear view of this? Compare the way kids behaved in school back then and how they do now. Were they more violent in the past when they were being belted everyday? Did they do more crimes? Were there more teenage murderers? Of course not, so, where does that leave that idea that dishing a swat is going to turn a kid into a violent person? Lets face it. That idea that a swat is that much of a trauma for a kid was made up by certain psychologists who spend their lives in offices thinking about how to raise a child and not nearly enough time actually doing it. I would take an old father or mother advice on how to do things over some guy/girl who spent years to have a diploma on the wall while avoiding actually doing the stuff that are supposedly experts at.
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GE Scientists Successfully Test World-Class Traction Motor For ...

GE prototype delivers higher power density, acceleration, and energy efficiency in a smaller frame at a lower cost

NISKAYUNA, N.Y., Jul 26, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) ? ?Motor extends the range of electric vehicles and reduces fuel consumption on hybrids

?Motor has almost twice the temperature tolerance of conventional hybrid-electric motors and does not require a separate cooling system

Engineers at GE Global Research are advancing motor technology that could have a substantial impact on hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs) of the future.

GE recently tested a prototype Interior Permanent Magnet traction motor, developed as part of a $5.6MM U.S. Dept. of Energy (DoE) project, that could help extend the range EVs and hybrids can travel before recharging or needing gasoline. Traction motors are the key part of the propulsion system that converts electrical energy into motion to drive hybrid and electric vehicles. Not only is the GE-designed motor less costly to make, lab testing revealed that it is more powerful and more efficient than what is on the market today. Combined, the additional power output and efficiency will help extend the range of EVs and delay the point at which hybrids switch to gasoline.

GE?s prototype traction motor operates at a peak power level of 55kW and exceeds state-of-the-art motors in the same class in several key areas:

? Nearly twice the power density (acceleration)

? 3-5% more efficient

? Required torque achieved using much lower DC bus voltage ? as low as 200 volts versus 650 volts

? Operates continuously at a higher temperature; no need for dedicated cooling loop

Widespread adoption of hybrid and EVs will benefit from advancements, like this, in motor technology.

?This is a significant accomplishment. We at GE are pushing the boundaries to build more robust, yet more efficient motors for hybrid and fully electric platforms,? said Ayman El-Refaie, Electrical Engineer, in GE Global Research?s Electrical Machines Lab. ?We have built a motor that is substantially more powerful than what?s commercially available now, all while improving efficiency by up to 5%.?

Unlike conventional traction motors, which run at 65C and require their own dedicated cooling loop, GE?s motor operates continuously at 105C over a wide speed range (2,800 ? 14,000 rpm at 30 kW) and can be cooled with engine coolant. Without the need for additional cooling lines, a hybrid will be lighter and cost less.

GE has built several prototypes of this new motor. It?s been fully tested in the lab and demonstrated for DoE, but further testing must be done for reliability before commercial production is considered.

?This technology is scalable and flexible enough that it can be leveraged in a number of capacities,? said El-Refaie. ?What we learned through this project will help us build higher efficiency industrial motors, high-speed oil and gas compressor motors, and generators for aerospace applications.?

Another important accomplishment of this project was the development of high-resistivity (3X) permanent magnets. This high resistivity will significantly lessen magnet losses and reduce or eliminate the need to segment the magnets. This will help keep costs down even more.

A four-year project will follow-up on this work, as GE engineers set out to build a comparably performing motor with no rare-Earth magnets.

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AdWatch: Simplistic ad assails economic stimulus

WASHINGTON (AP) ? TITLE: "Again"

LENGTH: 30 seconds.

AIRING: On NBC during the Olympics, national cable and in North Carolina, Ohio, Wisconsin, Colorado, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and Virginia.

KEY IMAGES: "President Obama's first term economic plan: an $800 billion stimulus," says a male narrator as a shot of Obama at his desk fills the screen, followed by a clip of Obama saying, "To create three to four million jobs."

A series of images of sad-looking people follows: a man on a train, a woman and a worker holding his head in his hands with his hard hat on a table. A shot of a hand-lettered sign reading "We Still Don't Know Where All The Money Went" underscores the ad's gloomy tone.

"While Americans waited for help, billions were spent in foreign countries," the narrator says. "Millions went to political insiders. Millions more unaccounted for. Now your money is gone, and so are nearly 500,000 jobs. His second-term economic plan? Do it again."

ANALYSIS: The attack ad, from the Republican National Committee, presents a simplistic picture of the stimulus and ignores its positive impact on the economy, including jobs.

Obama's stimulus, enacted in February 2009, created both public-sector and private-sector jobs, even if not as many as its sponsors had hoped.

The director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, Douglas Elmendorf, has estimated that the stimulus saved or created more than 3 million jobs. Princeton economist Alan Blinder and Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, have estimated that the stimulus, together with the bank bailout started by President George W. Bush and continued by Obama, saved or created more than 10 million jobs.

Part of the stimulus was directed toward retaining teachers and other public workers. But the package included plenty of construction and other "shovel-ready" projects with private workers, not public employees, wielding the shovels.

Economists debate whether the stimulus lived up to its promise or was worth the cost, but no one seriously argues that it created no jobs. Many believe it helped to end the recession even while falling short of its employment goals.

The RNC ad also reiterates a charge made earlier this year by conservatives that money from the stimulus went to overseas green-energy companies. They alleged that Obama's stimulus helped foreign companies that moved jobs overseas, including some that make wind turbines or electric cars. Independent analysts have said that while some foreign-based companies received loans or tax credits under the stimulus law, the companies have U.S. subsidiaries that benefited from federal aid.

The ad is airing as many Americans start tuning into the Olympics. Meanwhile, Obama is airing an upbeat ad for the opening of the Olympics that touts how he wants to grow the economy from the middle out and fight for the middle class.

The economy is the biggest issue for voters and a weak spot for Obama's re-election. He's on the defensive over recent lackluster jobs reports.

Republican Mitt Romney's campaign wants to make Obama's handling of the economy the driving issue, while the Obama camp has focused much of its energy on assailing Romney's business background as a venture capitalist.

Obama wants to undercut the former Massachusetts governor's argument that his business background makes him more qualified than the president to boost the sagging economy. Obama says that under his leadership, the country is fighting its way back from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

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Aging AIDS epidemic raises new health questions

In this photo taken July 25, 2012, Carolyn Massey, 54, of Laurel, Md., who has HIV, waits for the start of a panel on "Aging With HIV," which she is speaking on, at the International AIDS Conference in Washington. AIDS is graying: By the end of the decade, the government estimates, more than half of Americans living with HIV will be over 50. Even in developing countries, more people with the AIDS virus are surviving to middle age and beyond. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

In this photo taken July 25, 2012, Carolyn Massey, 54, of Laurel, Md., who has HIV, waits for the start of a panel on "Aging With HIV," which she is speaking on, at the International AIDS Conference in Washington. AIDS is graying: By the end of the decade, the government estimates, more than half of Americans living with HIV will be over 50. Even in developing countries, more people with the AIDS virus are surviving to middle age and beyond. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

In this photo taken July 25, 2012, Stephen Karpiak, with the AIDS Community Research Initiative of America, left, and Carolyn Massey, 54, of Laurel, Md., who has HIV, wait for the start of a panel, "Aging With HIV," that they are speaking on at the International AIDS Conference in Washington. AIDS is graying: By the end of the decade, the government estimates, more than half of Americans living with HIV will be over 50. Even in developing countries, more people with the AIDS virus are surviving to middle age and beyond. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Members of the audience look at slides projected on huge video screens during a speech given by Barton Haynes, director of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute and the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI), entitled "The Way Forward For Development of an HIV-1 Vaccine" during the XIX International AIDS Conference, Wednesday, July 25, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

WASHINGTON (AP) ? AIDS is graying. By the end of the decade, the government estimates, more than half of Americans living with HIV will be over 50. Even in developing countries, more people with the AIDS virus are surviving to middle age and beyond.

That's good news ? but it's also a challenge. There's growing evidence that people who have spent decades battling the virus may be aging prematurely. At the International AIDS Conference this week, numerous studies are examining how heart disease, thinning bones and a list of other health problems typically seen in the senior years seem to hit many people with HIV when they're only in their 50s.

"I'm 54, but I feel older," said Carolyn Massey of Laurel, Md., who has lived with HIV for nearly 20 years.

"When I hear young people talk about, 'Well you get HIV and you take your drugs and you'll be all right' ? that's just not the truth," she said. "This is a lifelong thing we're talking about, and it unfolds every day on you."

The graying isn't just because people like Massey are surviving longer. Some of it comes from older adults being newly diagnosed, a trend U.S. health officials say is small but slowly growing. Yes, grandparents still have sex ? and that's an age group missed by all those hip safe-sex messages aimed at teens and 20-somethings.

"They let down their guard," is how Dr. Kevin Fenton of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts it.

Already, a third of the nearly 1.2 million people living with HIV in the U.S. are over 50, and by 2020 half will be, Fenton said at one of numerous sessions on aging at the world's largest AIDS meeting.

People 50 or older accounted for 17 percent of new HIV diagnoses in 2009, according to the CDC's latest data. That's up from 13 percent in 2001.

There aren't as good counts in poor regions of the world, where access to life-saving medications came years later than in developed countries.

But even in hard-hit sub-Saharan Africa, home to most of world's HIV-infected population, studies suggest 3 million people living with HIV are 50-plus, said Dr. Joel Negin of the University of Sydney in Australia. By 2040, he said, that could reach 9 million.

There, challenges are different. Ruth Waryaro of Kenya, addressing the conference on her 65th birthday, said clinic workers hassle her when she goes to pick up her monthly supply of medication ? not believing a grandmother really needs it.

"If you're not strong enough, you just leave the medication and go home," said Waryaro, who raised four children of her own and now is raising four AIDS orphans. She also has diabetes and high blood pressure.

As Negin pointedly told the conference, "50 is not old." But for years, world health authorities didn't even measure HIV in people beyond age 49.

Today, people who are diagnosed and treated early can expect a near-normal life-span, Dr. Anthony Fauci, infectious disease chief at the National Institutes of Health, told The Associated Press.

The new focus is on what these pioneering survivors can expect as they reach their 50s, 60s and beyond. They're now getting chronic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease and osteoporosis ? some of the common ailments when anyone gets old. But studies suggest people with HIV may be at higher risk for some of those illnesses, or get them earlier than usual.

"It's almost created a new subspecialty of medicine," Fauci said.

Perhaps the strongest evidence links HIV and an increased risk of heart disease. Some AIDS medications raise that risk. But in research published for the AIDS meeting, scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital uncovered another reason.

They scanned the arteries of people with and without HIV, and found the HIV patients had more inflammation inside their arteries, putting them at risk for the kind of clots that trigger heart attacks. That's even though the HIV patients had their virus well-controlled and weren't that old ? their average age was 52, the researchers reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

HIV triggers body-wide inflammation as a person's immune system tries to fight the virus, a process that persists and can quietly damage organs even with good medications, CDC's Fenton said.

HIV is not acting in a vacuum, said Dr. Amy Justice of Yale University, noting that people's histories of smoking, for example, also contribute to inflammation.

But she pointed to data from a Veterans Affairs study that said older people with HIV use more medications for other diseases than HIV-free patients the same age.

At the conference, some older people with HIV lined up to have their photographs made and their personal histories recorded, part of a Web project called "The Graying of AIDS."

It's a chance to be counted, and share knowledge.

"We're so concerned about the youth factor, we forget about the people who've brought us thus far," said Massey, the Maryland woman, who leads an HIV group called Older Women Embracing Life and works with churches to raise HIV awareness.

CDC's Fenton noted that those voices can help other older adults realize they're at risk, when they're getting back onto the dating scene after years of monogamous relationships. Older people don't use condoms as much as younger people.

"We still have this huge issue with stigma so thick you can cut it with a knife," says Massey, who also wants HIV testing to become a routine part of health check-ups. "We have to normalize the conversation."

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Stress may cause women's brains to age prematurely

Despite the fact that women live longer than men, their brains seems to age faster. The reason? Possibly a more stressful life.

When people age, some genes become more active while others become less so. In the human brain, these changes can be observed through the "transcriptome" ? a set of RNA molecules that indicate the activity of genes within a population of cells.

When Mehmet Somel, a computational biologist at the University of California, Berkeley, and his colleagues compared the transcriptome of 55 male and female brains of different ages, they were surprised to find that the pattern of gene activation and deactivation that occurs with ageing appeared to progress faster in women than in men. This was particularly apparent in an area of the pre-frontal cortex.

"This was just the opposite of what we'd originally expected," says Somel, who was at the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences in China when he did the research. He says that given the fact that females have a longer lifespan, they had expected to see slower or later ageing-related changes in their brain. "But it fits everyday observations on ageing. Not all organs within an individual age at the same rate," he says.

Somel's team compared the expression of more than 13,000 genes in four brain regions. In one region ? the superior frontal gyrus ? they found 667 genes that were expressed differently in men and women during ageing. Of those, 98 per cent were skewed towards faster ageing in women.

Some of these gene changes have previously been linked to general cognitive decline and degenerative disease.

Stressful life

However, sex differences were not uniform among all women. About half the women showed accelerated age-related changes. The researchers say that this hints towards the cause being environmental rather than simply biological.

Somel says: "A higher stress load could be driving the female brain towards faster ageing-related decline." His team found tentative support for that theory in a study of monkeys, where stress induced similar changes to their brain transcriptome.

Cyndi Shannon Weickert from Neuroscience Research Australia in Sydney, says the initial results are interesting but the connection to stress is speculative. She says it would help to know whether the subjects had other medical conditions at the time of death that might have affected their brain transcriptome. She notes that stress is only one possible cause of these effects. Inflammation, for example, might lead to similar genetic changes.

Next, Somel is planning to test the effects of stress on the brain transcriptome of rodents. He would also like to compare stress and age-related neurodegenerative disease patterns across cultures, where female roles vary. "If the mechanism we hypothesise is correct, any policy that ensures equality in opportunity and empowers women could improve future health."

Journal reference: Aging Cell, DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2012.00859.x

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Bank National Holidays In Poland Versus The Uk | Hostel 333

Escorted holidays can provide a great way to visit parts of Eastern Europe, taking the stress out of planning a trip. On a recent tour of Poland, it was clear that this is one Eastern European country with plenty to offer.

About 65 per cent of Chinese employees take all their allotted vacation days. In China there are 11 government holidays, and organisations/companies have to give at least 10 vacation days to employees.

Demography. There are 51 million Poles worldwide; 38 million live in Poland, while 13 million live outside the Country. Of those residing abroad, the vast majority live in the United States, Belarus, and Ukraine. Significant Polish Populations also are found in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom. Ethnically, Poland is one of the most homogeneous (over 98 percent Polish) countries in the world. Ukrainians constitute the largest minority followed by Belarusians, Slovaks, Russians, Gypsies, Lithuanians, and Greeks and Macedonians. Because of the genocide perpetrated by Germans during World War II and subsequent Emigration, the formerly sizable Jewish minority has all but disappeared.

Proximity towards the beach for those interested in beach sports and want to spend quality time at the shoreline. You can finally take that stroll you have always wanted to in a relaxed manner and indulge in some fancy beach sports activities when you take one of the group family holiday packages with a holiday home operator.

One of the best things you can do to ensure that you don?t get penalised with additional charges is to pack very carefully. For a summer holiday you shouldn?t need many clothes anyway, so you can afford to pack light. Winter holidays are trickier but be strict with yourself and only take the clothes you really need, rather than the clothes you want.

A similar Australian visa that is also very popular is the eVisitor visa. This allows the holder to travel to Australia for business or tourism purposes for up to three months. Tourism may mean holidays, recreation and seeing family and friends while business could mean attending conferences, negotiations or for an exploratory business visit.

North-eastern slopes of Kalatowki are mostly visited by the professionals. Even though there are no snow cannons, you can ski all year round. Kalatowki is one of the most beautiful Tatra glades which has long been popular with those fond of winter holidays.

If you want to visit a tried and trusted destination, you can?t go wrong with a break to Spain. Always a great choice for true European culture and plenty of beaches, Spain also has much to offer in the way of culture and history. And if you?re after a city break, where better to travel to than the thriving metropolises of Madrid and Barcelona?

Zakopane, Poland should no longer be seen as a ski resort to avoid but one to visit and enjoy. Aswell as the ski slopes, Zakopaneoffers plenty of restaurants, bars and nightclubs to enjoy, stunning scenery and a picturesque town centre.Zakopane really is awonderful destination for a skiingand snowboarding holiday and one to check out before you decide to settle on a standard trip to France. You can currently also enjoy the luxury of the currency in Poland not being in the Euro, prices in Zakopane offer great value for money allowing your money to go further both on and off the ski slopes.

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Phillies, Hamels agree to 6-year, $144M deal

PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? Cole Hamels and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a $144 million, six-year contract that prevents the 2008 World Series MVP from becoming a free agent after the season.

The deal includes a club vesting option for 2019 and a limited no-trade provision, the team announced Wednesday in a statement.

A news conference is scheduled for noon before the game against Milwaukee.

It's the largest contract signed by a Philadelphia athlete and second-highest for a pitcher behind the $161 million deal the New York Yankees gave CC Sabathia in December 2008.

The 28-year-old Hamels becomes the third Phillies starter making $20 million per season, joining Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee. A three-time All-Star, Hamels passed up an opportunity to possibly get more money on the open market to stay with the team that drafted him in 2002.

The lanky lefty is 11-4 with a 3.23 ERA this season. He's 85-58 with a 3.38 ERA in seven years in Philadelphia. Hamels has never won more than 15 games in a season, and his 2.79 ERA in 2011 was the only time he was under 3.06.

Hamels reached the majors in 2006 after battling injuries in the minors. He went 15-5 with a 3.39 ERA in his first full season in 2007, establishing himself as the team's ace and helping the Phillies win the first of five consecutive NL East titles.

He was the team's ace in '08 when he went 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA in five postseason starts. Hamels was MVP of the NLCS against Los Angeles and helped the Phillies beat Tampa Bay in five games for their second World Series title in franchise history.

Hamels struggled in 2009.

He was just 10-11 with a 4.32 ERA that year, and pitched poorly in the postseason as the Phillies tried for a repeat. Hamels was passed over for veteran Pedro Martinez to start Game 2 of the World Series at hostile Yankee Stadium. Hamels then blew a 3-0 lead in a pivotal loss in Game 3, and New York took the series in six games.

Following the additions of Halladay and Lee, Hamels went from ace to No. 3 starter. He began 2011 as the No. 4 starter behind Halladay, Lee and Roy Oswalt. There's no doubt that Hamels is the team's best pitcher this season ? and now richest, too. Halladay is 4-5 and Lee is 1-6.

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Urgent Loans : Quick And Urgent Finance For Urgency

Some expenses are inevitable in nature. These expenses utmost requirement, otherwise this can lead negative results. If you are running short of funds, then this problem can be very dangerous. You need to pool sufficient funds in advance, and if you cannot, then you have no option left, except banking on some reliable sources to meet these urgent financial expenses. Some of these sources are unsecured finances like the urgent loans schemes. These are the unorganised finances that are not provided by the financiql institutions but by the financial lenders available online for sake of small return on their money within a short period.

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The main advantage of this scheme is that this scheme is so fast that lenders will not check your credit position. It is making your finance more faster on these urgent situations. Even people from bad credit may take advantages from these finances. But they must satisfy the lender that they will return their principal sum and its interest on time. Now you do not need to wait on anything or anybody for the quick remedy for your any kind of urgent financial problems.

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Caterpillar 2Q profit grows 67 pct, lifts outlook

Caterpillar's second-quarter profit jumped 67 percent and it's optimistic about the future, but a weaker global economy may still pose challenges for the equipment maker.

Many countries in Europe are in recession or teetering near it, a pending budget crisis could send the U.S. back into recession and China's growth is slackening. A worldwide slowdown would make it harder for Caterpillar to meet its 2012 goals. Still, the company remains confident the economy will get better next year. "We're not playing for an implosion," said CEO Doug Oberhelman. "We're playing for growth."

Others were more wary. "It was a good solid quarter, but there are still questions out there from a global economic standpoint, and that causes some cautiousness," Edward Jones analyst Jeff Windau said.

Caterpillar's results are watched closely because they are considered an indicator of industrial activity and the health of the overall economy.

The Peoria, Ill., company's solid second quarter consisted of $1.7 billion in net income, or $2.54 per share, on revenue of $17.37 thanks to strong demand for construction and mining equipment. That's up from $1.02 billion, or $1.52 per share, on $14.23 billion in revenue a year ago.

Those results beat what Wall Street expected and prompted Caterpillar to boost its outlook for the year. Trading of Caterpillar's shares initially popped as much as 5 percent on the outlook before dipping into the red. Shares eventually closed up $1.17, or 1.4 percent, to $82.60.

Caterpillar believes the global economy is definitely going to be better in 2013, even if the growth is weak. "The good news is, this doesn't feel like 2008. Interest rates are low, central banks are prepared to inject more liquidity if needed, and housing is coming off lows, not a peak, and seems to be improving," said Oberhelman, the CEO.

But he said Caterpillar is prepared to cut costs if the economy does weaken significantly.

Caterpillar now expects earnings per share of $9.60 in 2012. That's up from a prediction in April of $9.50 and tops analysts' expectation of $9.54.

But the company tightened its revenue forecast for the year to between $68 billion and $70 billion from a previous prediction of between $68 billion and $72 billion. Analysts expect $69.44 billion.

Caterpillar's guidance for 2012 seems cautious, said Jefferies & Co. analyst Stephen Volkmann.

One big reason why may be China. Economic growth has slowed to a three-year low there, and Caterpillar is sitting on an expensive inventory backlog that it would like to reduce this year.

Caterpillar officials said they believe China's interest rate cuts will likely help economic growth there later this year and next year, so they're willing to carry a little more stock into 2013. That means the company will be ready to respond to an upturn.

Several other countries are trying to stimulate economic growth by cutting or keeping interest rates low. Caterpillar officials said they believe those policies will start to pay off next year.

Uncertainty about the U.S. economy and the nation's fiscal policies are another concern for Caterpillar in 2012, but company officials say America's direction will be much clearer next year following the elections.

Through the first half of 2012, Caterpillar Inc. reported $3.3 billion net income, or $4.90 per share, on revenue of $33.4 billion. That's 47 percent higher than last year's $2.2 billion net income, or $3.36 per share, on $27.2 billion revenue.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/caterpillar-2q-profit-grows-67-pct-lifts-outlook-204226788--finance.html

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