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Human Resources Director

Downtown Chancery
1700 San Jacinto
Houston, Texas 77002

Summary:
The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston seeks an experienced Human Resources Director for its downtown chancery located in Houston, Texas. Incumbent will be the chief human resources officer for the Chancery Offices, parishes, schools, and other Archdiocesan organizations. In addition, the incumbent will direct a staff of up to ten employees.

Minimum Qualifications:
Qualified applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field and 10 years of progressively responsible experience in human resources for a large, non-profit or service based religious organization (1000+ employees), with at least five years of experience in managing a shared-services human resources department. Qualified applicants should also possess demonstrable experience in all facets of human resources including experience with benefits design and administration, payroll, training, and leave management.

Applicants should also be able to demonstrate an understanding of the Catholic Church.

Preferred Qualifications:
A Master's Degree in Business, Human Resources or related field is preferred. Professional Certification (SPHR, CCP, CEB, etc.) is preferred.

Qualified candidates may email their resumes and desired salary range to cdeajon@archgh.org for confidential consideration. Please include the text "HR Director" on the subject line.

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Protein improves efficacy of tumor-killing enzyme

Public release date: 30-Apr-2013
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American Society for Microbiology

Scientists have devised a method for delivering tumor cell-killing enzymes in a way that protects the enzyme until it can do its work inside the cell. In their study in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, researchers assembled microscopic protein packages that can deliver an enzyme called PEIII to the insides of cells. By attaching a protein called ubiquitin to the enzyme, they were able to protect it from degradation by the cell, allowing the enzyme to complete its mission. The results indicate that ubiquitin may be a useful addition to targeted toxins.

Although researchers have been developing tumor-directed "targeted toxins" for decades, their success has been hindered by technical problems, including inadequate tumor specificity, low efficiency of delivery to the interior of the cell (also called the cytosol), and other issues. In this study, researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases sought to improve the persistence of the enzyme in the cytosol.

They created bundles of proteins designed to carry this out. The targeted toxin assembly included two components the researchers have used before in targeted toxins: the "killing" enzyme PEIII, and a set of targeting proteins called LFn that deliver the PEIII enzyme via pores to the inside of the cell. The LFn delivery system was engineered to specifically target and attach to tumor cells.

The third component in the bundle was a new addition: ubiquitin, a small protein that is normally used by cells to target waste proteins for degradation. The researchers inserted ubiquitin in between the LFn and the PEIII, then tested the bundle on mice with tumors. The idea was to use the cell's own ubiquitin-cleaving enzymes to cut the ubiquitin off and free up the PEIII enzyme once it's inside the cell.

The system worked. Tumor growth was inhibited in mice treated with targeted toxins that either carried the wild-type ubiquitin or engineered ubiquitin without lysine residues in it, a change that should prevent it from being degraded by the cell. The addition of ubiquitin enhanced the ability of the PEIII enzyme to persist inside the cell thereby enhancing its potency. And the ubiquitin didn't seem to hinder the efficiency of delivering the PEIII inside the cell.

As an added bonus, the addition of ubiquitin reduced the toxicity of the targeted toxin to non-tumor tissues.

The authors point out that the use of ubiquitin linkers shows considerable promise and could be an effective strategy for enhancing the potency of tumor-targeting toxins for use in patients. In research currently underway, they are attempting to improve on the system by making changes to the ubiquitin that allow it to unfold appropriately inside the cell.

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mBio is an open access online journal published by the American Society for Microbiology to make microbiology research broadly accessible. The focus of the journal is on rapid publication of cutting-edge research spanning the entire spectrum of microbiology and related fields. It can be found online at http://mbio.asm.org.

The American Society for Microbiology is the largest single life science society, composed of over 39,000 scientists and health professionals. ASM's mission is to advance the microbiological sciences as a vehicle for understanding life processes and to apply and communicate this knowledge for the improvement of health and environmental and economic well-being worldwide.

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jsliwa@asmusa.org
202-942-9297
American Society for Microbiology

Scientists have devised a method for delivering tumor cell-killing enzymes in a way that protects the enzyme until it can do its work inside the cell. In their study in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology, researchers assembled microscopic protein packages that can deliver an enzyme called PEIII to the insides of cells. By attaching a protein called ubiquitin to the enzyme, they were able to protect it from degradation by the cell, allowing the enzyme to complete its mission. The results indicate that ubiquitin may be a useful addition to targeted toxins.

Although researchers have been developing tumor-directed "targeted toxins" for decades, their success has been hindered by technical problems, including inadequate tumor specificity, low efficiency of delivery to the interior of the cell (also called the cytosol), and other issues. In this study, researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases sought to improve the persistence of the enzyme in the cytosol.

They created bundles of proteins designed to carry this out. The targeted toxin assembly included two components the researchers have used before in targeted toxins: the "killing" enzyme PEIII, and a set of targeting proteins called LFn that deliver the PEIII enzyme via pores to the inside of the cell. The LFn delivery system was engineered to specifically target and attach to tumor cells.

The third component in the bundle was a new addition: ubiquitin, a small protein that is normally used by cells to target waste proteins for degradation. The researchers inserted ubiquitin in between the LFn and the PEIII, then tested the bundle on mice with tumors. The idea was to use the cell's own ubiquitin-cleaving enzymes to cut the ubiquitin off and free up the PEIII enzyme once it's inside the cell.

The system worked. Tumor growth was inhibited in mice treated with targeted toxins that either carried the wild-type ubiquitin or engineered ubiquitin without lysine residues in it, a change that should prevent it from being degraded by the cell. The addition of ubiquitin enhanced the ability of the PEIII enzyme to persist inside the cell thereby enhancing its potency. And the ubiquitin didn't seem to hinder the efficiency of delivering the PEIII inside the cell.

As an added bonus, the addition of ubiquitin reduced the toxicity of the targeted toxin to non-tumor tissues.

The authors point out that the use of ubiquitin linkers shows considerable promise and could be an effective strategy for enhancing the potency of tumor-targeting toxins for use in patients. In research currently underway, they are attempting to improve on the system by making changes to the ubiquitin that allow it to unfold appropriately inside the cell.

###

mBio is an open access online journal published by the American Society for Microbiology to make microbiology research broadly accessible. The focus of the journal is on rapid publication of cutting-edge research spanning the entire spectrum of microbiology and related fields. It can be found online at http://mbio.asm.org.

The American Society for Microbiology is the largest single life science society, composed of over 39,000 scientists and health professionals. ASM's mission is to advance the microbiological sciences as a vehicle for understanding life processes and to apply and communicate this knowledge for the improvement of health and environmental and economic well-being worldwide.

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Sleeveless

Mika Brzezinski attends the opening of the Milly Madison Avenue boutique in May 2011.

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The female newscaster of today does sexy in a very specific way. It is sleeveless sexy, an age-defying, loose-skin-defying means of telling the world that she worked out this morning and every morning, long before she went to hair and makeup and started broadcasting the nation?s news, long before viewers even considered waking up.

The sleeveless sheath dress, now ubiquitous on cable and local news, and especially beloved by morning news programs, is as much a uniform for TV newswomen as androgyny was in the mid-?90s, when boxy blazers and short hair reigned. Only seven years ago, when Katie Couric took over the CBS Evening News, critics worried whether she might be scandalizing the nation by showing too much leg. Now, legs are the least of it. They?ve been joined by bare arms and dresses so form-fitting that Couric has said many of her colleagues look like they?re going ?clubbing.? The seriousness of the news (OK, seriousness sometimes) has been completely decoupled from the seriousness of the attire of the women presenting it. Only in this precise sartorial moment could Melissa Harris-Perry, the eggheady Tulane professor who has her own show on MSNBC, tackle the angsty politics of black hair in a fitted, halter-neck dress suited to a night out in the meatpacking district.

The sleeveless look is especially jarring this time of year. On Fox News, which has long pushed the sex appeal of its female talent further than other networks, it is typical to see a suited man next to a woman outfitted for lunch on some sunny Roman piazza, as if the colleagues are dressed not only for widely disparate occasions but for different climates as well. On Today, Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb are typically sleeveless, sitting before windows that showcase people bundled up against the Manhattan cold. They also love to get loaded, on-air, well before the lunch hour. They are TV women, after all, observing rules neither of time nor of space.

There?s a reason why the women of TV news have embraced sleevelessness while treading carefully in matters like cleavage (sexy weather reporters aside). Bare arms read as a kind of smart-sexy, a look that women in positions of authority can pull off. Michelle Obama is responsible for this, as are socialites of the Manhattan cocktail circuit, for whom bare arms long ago became a currency of wealth and fitness. MSNBC?s Mika Brzezinski and Chris Jansing are fans of the look, as is CBS?s Gayle King, and CNN?s Brooke Baldwin. Fit arms are about control, a state of poised strength you work at?so much so that supermarket magazines have accused Madonna and Angelina Jolie of pushing their exercise regimes too far, featuring their ropy, veiny biceps right next to close-ups of some other unfortunate?s cellulite. But if cellulite and cleavage can read as sloppy, toned arms are the very opposite; they?re all about intention and control. Which is why newswomen get to show them off. They are appropriate for early risers and Ivy League overachievers?the sexiness of success rather than vulnerability.

And yet. It?s telling that we now expect sexy at all from our TV newswomen. We haven?t always. Beauty, sure. When Diane Sawyer appeared in the ?80s in an off-the-shoulder evening dress on the cover of Vanity Fair, the decision caused such a stir that she was moved to remind a reporter that ?there were no tassels involved.? But if you look back at images of newswomen from the ?80s and ?90s, they were notable for what they didn?t show. When MSNBC launched in 1996, Couric covered everything but her face, wearing a turtleneck under her beige blazer for the virgin broadcast. And women who?ve been on the air for decades tend not to go bare, either because they think it inappropriate to do so at their age or because they were schooled at a time when TV reporters didn?t do such things. In either case, clothing confers dignity. You can?t imagine Christiane Amanpour leveraging her erotic capital on the air.

It does, after all, matter when female voices of authority disrobe. Baring one?s skin, whether it?s d?colletage or arms, remains an indicator of seriousness?are you going to look at me, or are you going to listen to what I?m saying? Because, as the Washington Post pointed out last year in a story about the blazer disappearing from newswomen?s wardrobes, male viewers appear unable to do both. A 2010 study found that the sexier the female anchor, the less men retain of what she says. They literally see instead of hear her. Rachel Maddow has said this is why she maintains a ?conveyor belt of gray blazers,? in order to look the same for every broadcast.

?Don?t focus on what I?m wearing,? Maddow says. ?Focus on what?s coming out of my face.?

The more you think about sleevelessness, the more it reads as a fault line in a stressed and fragmented news industry. TV reporters have always straddled the line between news and entertainment?the path from model or actress or pageant queen (Sawyer was one) to TV reporter is a well-trodden one. But for shows desperate not to lose eyeballs, skin becomes a competitive edge. Thus, the form-fitting sleeveless sheath has become a kind of uniform of Fox News women, favored by Megyn Kelly, Gretchen Carlson, Martha MacCallum, Michelle Malkin, and others. And thus, when Kelly, a high-profile Fox News anchor, was asked by GQ in 2010 what she thought of the network?s shots of her behind a glass table, showing off her legs, Kelly replied casually, ?Well, it?s a visual business. People want to see the anchor.? Her logic seemed to echo the wisdom of chairman Roger Ailes, who, as Liza Mundy has written, presides over a network that pushes a heavily made-up look sometimes dubbed ?Fox glam.? Quoting journalist Gabriel Sherman, Mundy suggested that Ailes, a one-time Broadway producer, is especially attuned to the entertainment aspect of television news. ?The colors are brighter, the camera angles faster,? Sherman told her. ?Everything pops on the screen more, every?thing is eye candy.?

I should mention that, for that same GQ story, Kelly posed wearing only a black slip and 4-inch red Louboutins, her bosom erupting from her bra. (Headline: ?She Reports, We Decided She?s Hot.?) No tassels involved, but just barely.

Sleevelessness has become so commonplace, you barely notice it anymore. It?s been adopted even by newswomen who are acutely aware of the symbolism of their clothing, as well as the collapsing distinction between news and entertainment. As co-host of MSNBC?s Morning Joe, Brzezinski has on several occasions struck a blow against the trivialization of the news, most famously refusing to read a news item about Paris Hilton by shredding the script on air. She?s also told the Post how, during her first years on Morning Joe, network execs dressed her in clothing that was ?short, skimpy, tight,? and she had to rebel and find her own look. It is clean, chic, and often sleeveless, generally more country club than nightclub.

Still, just a few months ago, Brzezinski posed for a Vanity Fair image that threw her self-awareness into doubt. In the photo, naughtily reminiscent of Michelle Pfeiffer?s piano-crawling scene from The Fabulous Baker Boys, the journalist wears a black sheath dress and poses provocatively on top of a table with one bare leg extended in the air. She gazes adoringly at Scarborough, who sits in a chair, fully suited, grinning at the camera. The message of her arms, not to mention those legs, is this: First and foremost, I am here to entertain you. Would you like me to sing or to dance?

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Stress Heart Risks: New Studies Show How Stress Affects Cardiovascular Health

By Brett Spiegel

Stress can make your hair fall out and cause you to lose sleep, and it can also seriously impact your cardiovascular health. Here are three recent studies on how to gauge and manage stress for ideal heart health:

1. A new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism looks at how hair analysis in elderly people can reveal potential heart disease risk.

Over three months, researchers at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, used scalp hair analysis to identify patterns in levels of cortisol -- a stress hormone -- in roughly 300 seniors. They found that those with elevated cortisol levels over a period of time were more likely to be at risk for cardiovascular disease, and they also were more likely to have a history of stroke, diabetes, peripheral arterial disease, and coronary heart disease.

"The data showed a clear link between chronically elevated cortisol levels and cardiovascular disease," added study coauthor Elisabeth van Rossum, MD, PhD.

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2. Research published in Medical Hypotheses, and conducted at Boston University School of Medicine, New York Medical College, and the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, found that pairing standard treatments a mind-body yoga approach to managing stress helped atrial fibrillation patients maintain their health and stay on treatment.

"Western and Eastern medicine complement one another. Yoga is known to improve stress-related nervous system imbalances," said lead study author Chris Streeter, MD, associate professor of psychiatry at BUSM and Boston Medical Center, in a press release.

3. Another recent study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that the risk for stress-related heart attack increased significantly for unemployed middle-aged to elderly people and rose higher with each subsequent job loss.

"In a very stressful situation [like unemployment], you can actually get a severe release of adrenaline and sympathetic nerve discharges that cause the heart to beat irregularly," said John Higgins, MD, a sports cardiologist at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston.

"Most of us know the common risk factors for heart disease, like high cholesterol, high blood pressure and genetics, but about 25 to 35 percent of heart disease remains unexplained," said Kavitha Chinnaiyan, MD, director of cardiac imaging at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. "Psychosocial factors likely play a role in these unexplained cases. More and more studies have been looking at stress, anger, sudden stress and major life changes like losing a job, and all of these can have a major effect on cardiovascular events."

"The Toll Stress Takes on Your Heart" originally appeared on Everyday Health.

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Lawmaker: Iran will never halt nuclear program

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? A top Iranian lawmaker declared Sunday that Iran will never halt its nuclear development program, a day after the latest round of international talks failed to reach agreement on the issue.

Alaeddin Boroujerdi said the talks were "considered effective and a step forward," but he added, "the Islamic Republic of Iran will never stop uranium enrichment activities."

Boroujerdi, who heads a parliamentary committee on national security and foreign policy, said the talks should continue. He was quoted by the ISNA news agency.

Western powers are concerned that Iran may move toward production of nuclear weapons. Iran denies that, insisting that its program is peaceful.

World powers have repeatedly demanded that Iran close down its Fordo underground uranium enrichment plant that is enriching uranium up to 20 percent. Uranium that is enriched to 90 percent can be used in weapons.

The U.N. has enacted four rounds of economic sanctions against Iran to try to force it to curtail its program, but Iran has remained defiant.

"If one day the (Iranian) administration decides to close down Fordo, the parliament will oppose the decision, definitely," Boroujerdi was quoted as saying. He said Iran will continue reinforcing the plant because of foreign threats. Both the U.S. and Israel have hinted at military action against Iran's nuclear facilities if diplomacy fails.

Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, blamed the West for failure at the weekend talks in Almaty, Kazakhstan. "The talks showed that the West is not honest in its remarks," he told reporters.

He said Western powers cannot achieve progress "if they do not acknowledge Iran's natural rights" to enrich uranium.

Velayati is seen a leading candidate for June elections to pick a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The comments were the first by top Iranian officials after the talks Friday and Saturday between Iran and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/lawmaker-iran-never-halt-nuclear-program-151656459.html

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Can Computers Replace Teachers?: Reason's Katherine Mangu-Ward

"Will computers replace teachers? Dear god I hope so," says Katherine Mangu-Ward, managing editor of?Reason?magazine.

At Reason Weekend 2013, the annual donor event for the nonprofit that publishes this website, Mangu-Ward discussed the future of education, how technology can change the classroom for the better and why she loves computers more than people.

About 21 minutes.

Filmed by Alex Manning and Meredith Bragg. Edited by Alex Manning.

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'Evil Dead' rises again with $26M box-office stake

This film image released by Sony-TriStar Pictures shows Jane Levy in a scene from "Evil Dead." (AP Photo/Sony-TriStar Pictures)

This film image released by Sony-TriStar Pictures shows Jane Levy in a scene from "Evil Dead." (AP Photo/Sony-TriStar Pictures)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Resurrected demons and resurrected dinosaurs are helping to put some life back into the weekend box office.

The demonic horror remake "Evil Dead" debuted at No. 1 with $26 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

In a tight fight for second-place were two holdovers, the animated comedy "The Croods" and the action flick "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," both with an estimated $21.1 million. Final numbers Monday will sort out which movie comes out ahead.

Steven Spielberg's 3-D debut of his dinosaur blockbuster "Jurassic Park" came in fourth with $18.2 million. That's on top of the $357.1 million domestic haul for "Jurassic Park" in its initial run in 1993.

Released by Sony's TriStar Pictures, "Evil Dead" added $4.5 million in 21 overseas markets, giving it a worldwide start of $30.5 million. Shot on a modest budget of $17 million, the movie is well on its way to turning a profit.

The remake was produced by the 1983 original's filmmakers, director Sam Raimi and producer Rob Tapert, and its star, Bruce Campbell. The new "Evil Dead" lays the gore on thickly for the story of a group of friends terrorized and possessed by demons during a trip to a cabin in the woods.

"It's one crazy ride, that movie. I have to think Sam Raimi is so proud in remaking this film that it turned out so well," said Rory Bruer, head of distribution for Sony. "It's such a visceral ride, where you're holding on to your seat or holding on to the person next to you."

Paramount's "G.I. Joe" sequel, which had been No. 1 the previous weekend, pushed its domestic total to $86.7 million. The movie also added $40.2 million overseas for an international haul of $145.2 million and a worldwide take of $232 million.

"The Croods," a DreamWorks Animation release distributed by 20th Century Fox, raised its domestic total to $125.8 million after three weekends. Overseas, the movie did an additional $34.1 million to lift its international total to $206.8 million and its worldwide receipts to $333 million.

Universal Pictures' "Jurassic Park" reissue opened in a similar range of other recent blockbuster 3-D releases such as "Titanic" ($17.3 million) and "Star Wars: Episode I ? The Phantom Menace" ($22.4 million).

None of the new movies or holdovers came close to the domestic business being done a year ago by "The Hunger Games," which led over the same weekend in 2012 with $33.1 million in its third weekend. But collectively, Hollywood had a winning lineup of movies that gave revenues a lift from last year.

Domestic receipts totaled $134 million, up 8.5 percent from the first weekend of April a year ago, according to box-office tracker Hollywood.com. That uptick comes after three-straight weekends of declining revenue and a quiet first quarter in which domestic business has totaled $2.47 billion, down 11.4 percent from the same point in 2012.

Hollywood set a record with $10.8 billion domestically last year, and 2013's releases so far have been unable to match up. Studios are counting on a strong start to the summer season as "Iron Man 3" arrives the first weekend in May and such sequels as "Star Trek: Into Darkness," ''The Hangover Part III" and "Fast & Furious 6" quickly follow.

"When you have a record box-office year like we did in 2012, every weekend in 2013 is becoming a challenge to best or even equal what we did the year before," said Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian. "The summer movie season can't come a moment too soon. We definitely need it."

In limited release this weekend, director and star Robert Redford's "The Company You Keep" started well with $146,058 in five theaters for a healthy $29,212 average. That compares to an $8,595 average in 3,025 cinemas for "Evil Dead."

"The Company You Keep" also features Susan Sarandon and Shia LaBeouf in the story of a 1970s fugitive on the run for three decades for a robbery that left a security guard dead.

"Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle's "Trance" opened with $136,103 in four theaters for a $34,026 average. The twisting thriller features James McAvoy as an amnesiac art thief whose accomplices enlist a hypnotist (Rosario Dawson) to crack his memory.

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. "Evil Dead," $26 million ($4.5 million international).

2 (tie). "The Croods," $21.1 million ($34.1 million international).

2 (tie). "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," $21.1 million ($40.2 million international).

4. "Jurassic Park" in 3-D," $18.2 million ($3 million international).

5. "Olympus Has Fallen," $10.04 million.

6. "Tyler Perry's Temptation," $10 million.

7. "Oz the Great and Powerful," $8.2 million ($13.6 million international).

8. "The Host," $5.2 million ($3.5 million international).

9. "The Call," $3.5 million.

10. "Admission," $2.1 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. "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," $40.2 million.

2. "The Croods," $34.1 million.

3. "Oz the Great and Powerful," $13.6 million.

4. "Jack the Giant Slayer," $10.9 million.

5. "Identity Thief," $6.4 million.

6. "Evil Dead," $4.5 million.

7. "Dragon Ball Z: Kami to Kami," $4.4 million.

8. "Running Man," $3.7 million.

9. "The Host," $3.5 million.

10. "Wreck-It Ralph," $3.4 million.

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Online:

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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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Climate modellers vindicated as forecast comes true

Editorial: "It's time we sorted out climate 'blips'"

FOR the first time, the forecast from a climate model has been put to the test. It passed with flying colours ? accurate to within a few hundredths of a degree.

The prediction was made in 1999, based on data collected before 1996, and comes from one of several models used by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to predict the outcomes of different warming scenarios. But sceptics claimed that it was wrong because it failed to predict the recent slowdown in the rate of warming.

To address the claims, Myles Allen at the University of Oxford and colleagues compared the forecast with actual temperature trends. The forecast predicted that the world would warm by 0.25 ?C between the decade to 1996 and the decade to 2012. This was exactly what happened, says Allen (Nature Geoscience, doi.org/k24).

The recent stalling of warming is certainly real; in January the UK's Met Office predicted that annual global temperatures over the next five years will be on average 0.43 ?C higher than the average for 1970 to 2000, down from its previous prediction of a 0.54 ?C rise. But rather than undermining the forecast, the slowdown bolsters it, says Allen. That's because natural fluctuations caused temperatures to get ahead of the prediction in the final years of the 20th century, so when the current hiatus is taken into account, the net result is the same as the forecast.

However, if global temperatures remain stable until 2016, then the 1999 forecast would be little better than a random prediction, the study finds. And if they stay stable until 2026, the model would be wrong.

Critics say the modellers are congratulating themselves too much. Roger Pielke Jr at the University of Colorado, Boulder, accuses them of being slow to admit the slowdown. "They should ask why it took so long to acknowledge what has been apparent for some time," he says.

The hiatus is influencing some revised assessments of future temperatures. In February, the study's co-author, Peter Stott of the Met Office, reported that global temperatures were following the "lower ranges" of most model forecasts, making it less likely we will experience the highest projections of temperature.

This article appeared in print under the headline "First climate model forecast comes true"

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Kayakers paddle alongside erupting volcano (VIDEO)

In the new "Star Trek" movie, Spock traverses an active volcano. It looks like pretty heralding stuff, but still, it?s only a movie?and three real-life adventurers have done it for real.

According to the video above, posted by Barcroft TV, three documentary adventurers paddled their kayaks alongside an active volcano?even stepping out for a hike on top of the still-smoldering mass of volcanic rock?for an episode of a new Brazilian TV show, ?Kaiak,? on the Canal Off network.

?The goal of our expedition was to find rivers and waterfalls in Hawaii. And the possibility of finding a river of lava was so enticing,? said Pedro Oliva, who co-stars on the program.

They chose Kilauea Volcano, which has been actively erupting since 1983 and is the most active of the five known volcanoes on the Big Island. Home to Pele, the Hawaiian volcano goddess, Kilauea, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, may even be the most active volcano in the world. Because of the ongoing lava flow, a landmass has been growing out of its base, some 40 miles beneath the ocean?s surface.

?Myself and my friends Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbulic enter our kayaks to arrive as close as possible to the river of lava that is flowing from Kilauea,? Oliva said. ?When I was closest to the lava, it was impossible to put your hand in the water because it was literally boiling and I would burn my hands."

The heat emanating from the lava flow was so strong that Oliva and his team wore white sunglasses to protect themselves from the lava?s glare.

Getting close to Kilauea can be so dangerous that even video taken of lava flowing from the volcano into the ocean has made headlines.

Still, not content to settle for merely paddling alongside the boiling waters, Oliva also stepped on top of the newly formed volcanic rock, posing for pictures.

?Getting on top was tense and the most dangerous time. I got out of there using the paddle to probe to see where I could step,? he said. ?It was so scary because I felt like the ground was giving and I would fall right into the lava.?

Oliva added, ?I hope people don?t see these images and think it?s safe to paddle so close to the lava because, really, it?s not safe at all.?

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Wall Street falls on signs of weak economy, North Korea

By Caroline Valetkevitch

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 index posting its biggest daily decline in more than a month, after a weaker-than-expected survey of private employers raised concerns about the strength of the economy.

News the Pentagon was sending a missile defense system to Guam in the coming weeks and remarks by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel that North Korea posed a "real and clear" danger added to investor caution.

The ADP National Employment report on private-sector jobs showed less-than-expected hiring in March, which was a worrying sign for investors before the Labor Department's March non-farm payrolls report on Friday.

Wednesday's market decline came a day after the benchmark S&P 500 and the Dow finished at record highs. Energy and financial sectors led the day's fall on the S&P 500, with the S&P 500 financial index <.spsy> down 1.7 percent.

"With some weaker economic data, you're seeing some risk-off action going on today. People are paring positions across the board ahead of the jobs number Friday," said Michael James, managing director of equity trading at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles.

Headlines on North Korea add "another risk element to the market," he said.

Defense company shares gained despite the broader move lower. Shares of Northrop Grumman were up 1.1 percent at $70.18.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> was down 111.66 points, or 0.76 percent, at 14,550.35. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.spx> fell 16.56 points, or 1.05 percent, at 1,553.69, its biggest daily percentage decline since February 25. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.ixic> was down 36.26 points, or 1.11 percent, at 3,218.60.

The Dow Jones Transportation Average <.djt>, seen as a barometer of economic activity, fell 1.3 percent to 6005.95, closing below its 50-day moving average for the first time since November 21.

The S&P 500, up 8.9 percent since the start of the year, has come close to its intraday record level of 1,576.09 in the past few sessions before pulling back, and analysts have pointed to signs of its struggle.

On Tuesday, decliners beat advancers in the market despite gains in the three major indexes. Also, defensive sectors like healthcare, consumer staples and utilities, have led this year's rise.

Among Wednesday's declining stocks, ConAgra Foods Inc fell 1.9 percent to $34.85 after reporting third-quarter earnings that fell 57 percent, though revenue grew.

Monsanto Co rose 0.8 percent to $104.51 after raising its full-year profit forecast.

The ADP report showed U.S. companies hired at the slowest pace in five months, far below what economists had expected, though the February report was revised upward.

The ADP report comes ahead of the more widely watched Department of Labor report Friday. That report is expected to show 200,000 jobs were created last month.

In another report, the Institute for Supply Management's March services sector index also came in below expectations, with the pace of growth at the lowest level in seven months.

Volume was roughly 7.1 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq and the NYSE MKT, compared with the 2012 average daily closing volume of about 6.45 billion.

Decliners outpaced advancers on the NYSE by about 4 to 1 and on the Nasdaq by nearly 3 to 1.

(Editing by Nick Zieminski and Kenneth Barry)

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Knowing The Right Steps When Deciding On Bankruptcy | Sonipa.net

TIP! After you have concluded that bankruptcy is the alternative you need, begin studying the various laws in your state and how they apply to you. Remember that the future of your family could depend on this decision; get help from a specialized lawyer to go through this procedure as smoothly as possible.

Has your financial situation made you feel bankruptcy is is your only option? Don?t feel bad, you are in good company. There are thousands of people who file for bankruptcy every day. What you are going to read in this article, will give you suggestions that can ease the difficulties associated with bankruptcy.

TIP! If you believe that bankruptcy proceedings may be the answer to your financial woes, you should make haste to learn about the process. It might seem a little scary, but if you wait forever to act, you?ll just be waiting that much longer once you do ultimately file.

Find a bankruptcy lawyer that has a good reputation in the area you live in. Once you have chosen one, see if they will meet with you for free. After finding out whether or not you will receive a free consultation, you can then ensure that all your financial info is correctly gathered before ultimately seeing the lawyer. You?ll be able to learn a great deal about bankruptcy and the specific options that apply to your situation.

TIP! Filing for personal bankruptcy does not always mean discharging 100% of your debts. Filing a chapter 13 bankruptcy will allow you to keep some of your property and continue to pay off some debts.

You can take steps to hang onto your house. There are many options available to help protect you from losing your home. Check your home?s current value to see if it has gained equity and get your first and second mortgage papers together. You can also investigate your state?s homestead exemption, an option that might enable you to keep your home if certain financial requirements are met.

TIP! Make sure accuracy is spot on. Your attorney may be filling and filing all paperwork; however, you should verify all the information is correct.

There are many ways to resolve financial difficulties other than bankruptcy, and you should investigate all of them first. You may qualify for alternatives such as debt repayment plans or interest rate reductions. Ask your bankruptcy attorney about these options. You can apply for a modification of your mortgage if your home is going into foreclosure. Your particular loan holders can provide a lot of assistance if you?re just willing to speak with them. You can negotiate lower rates, longer terms, and other means of repayment that may keep you from having to file a claim. Above all else, what creditors want is to get their money. Sometimes they would rather settle for a repayment plan instead of a debtor who is bankrupt.

TIP! Many people find that they must file for bankruptcy protection because they have more debt than they can afford to repay. When you get into this situation yourself, your first step is to familiarize yourself with your local bankruptcy regulations.

It is important to consult with an attorney who specializes in bankruptcy if you are headed toward bankruptcy. The complexities of the process of filing, court proceedings and other issues can best be handled by a competent lawyer. Your attorney will be able to answer any questions you may have and will fill out the appropriate forms to file bankruptcy.

TIP! Once you get to the stage of talking with a lawyer about your bankruptcy be sure to give them a list of all of your largest debts. You must provide them with information on lenders, hospitals, credit card companies, and even money you owe friends and family.

It is possible to re-file for bankruptcy if your first case is dismissed due to an error. Generally, you are only granted an automatic 30 day stay if your case is dismissed. If the judge can understand your error and refiling, then then stay may be extended.

TIP! Think about finding an additional job. Avoid filing bankruptcy by communicating this to your creditors.

Obtain copies of all credit reports about six months after the bankruptcy petition has been approved. Check to make sure that your report accurately shows that your debts have been discharged and that closed accounts are also updated. If anything is incorrect, then follow up quickly and start repairing your credit.

TIP! Select a bankruptcy attorney wisely. This type of law is a popular attraction for inexperienced newcomers.

Remember that filing for Chapter 7 personal bankruptcy will not just affect you. Think about the effect it will have on business associates, friends and family or anyone else who may be a co-signer with you. You will be freed of responsibility for debts that you share if you make a successful Chapter 7 filing. But, bear in mind, the debt now becomes the sole responsibility of your co-debtor.

TIP! Before declaring bankruptcy, ensure that all other options have been considered. For example, you want to look into credit counseling.

If the primary debt you carry involves student loans, bankruptcy may not be very helpful to you. While it can vary from state to state, many areas make it difficult to successfully discharge student debt. It will be necessary to show undue or extreme hardship in order to achieve discharge of student loan obligations.

TIP! Once the initial filing period is over, ensure that you are getting out and enjoying life. After filing, many people find themselves stressing over their situation and how to fix it.

You can take out a mortgage or car loan while filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy. This is harder. You will have to see your trustee and the approval for this new loan. It is important to make a budget and prove that you are able to afford the payment. The odds are also good that you will be asked exactly why you?re purchasing a new item. Make sure you have a good reason.

TIP! Don?t be afraid to remind your attorney of certain details in your case. Don?t just assume that the attorney will remember it automatically.

When you fill out the papers for filing bankruptcy, be sure to list every debt that you want to have eliminated. Any debts you forget to list will not be discharged. It is solely your responsibility to ensure all important information is documented. Doing so can help you make sure you don?t end up paying debts that should have been discharged.

TIP! Learn and understand the laws and rules regarding personal bankruptcy filings, before you decide to file. When it comes to the code of personal bankruptcy, a large number of loopholes exist that could be troublesome.

Most bankruptcy lawyers give free consultation, so try to meet with these types of lawyers before deciding on hiring one. By law, paralegals and assistants can not give legal advice, so be sure that you are meeting with an actual attorney. By shopping lawyers, you will be more likely to find one that makes you comfortable about the process.

TIP! A useful piece of advice is to diligently pay all bills every month, and try to pay more than minimum amounts due whenever possible. Many folks make only the minimum payment because it?s comfortable, but that can leave them in debt for years longer than necessary.

Don?t isolate yourself from family and friends. The process of bankruptcy can seem brutal. It is long, stressful and makes people feel like losers. A lot of folks decide to hide themselves from the world around them until the end of the process. Pulling away from people who care for you will not help the situation, and can cause your negative feelings to intensify. Spend time with your family, talk about your problems and find things that relax you.

TIP! Some attorneys may offer to contact creditors in regard to any delinquent accounts in your name. All you have to do is provide the number.

As you can probably see, you are not alone in needing to file for bankruptcy protection. Unlike others in this situation, you now have the information you need. The tips provided above should help you get through bankruptcy.

Your life can be simplified if you know all about the stock market trading activity today. If you take some time and learn everything you can, you?ll have a lot more success. By reading this article you have a starting point.

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College athletes twice as likely to have depression than retired collegiate athletes

Apr. 2, 2013 ? A survey of current and former college athletes finds depression levels significantly higher in current athletes, a result that upended the researchers' hypothesis. The finding published in Sports Health suggests the need for more research to understand depression among college athletes.

"We expected to see a significant increase in depression once athletes graduated, but by comparison it appears the stress of intercollegiate athletics may be more significant than we and others anticipated," says the study's senior investigator Daniel Merenstein, MD, an associate professor of family medicine and human science at Georgetown University Medical Center.

While no research exists on depression in athletes who have recently graduated from college, the researchers hypothesized that the changes in lifestyle and loss of personal identity would put former college athletes at an increased risk for depression.

"College athletes often derive their personal identity from their sport, focusing a lot of their time on athletics in college," the study authors write. "They are often surrounded by other athletes and frequently have an athletic identity from their peers who recognize them on campus as an athlete."

The authors also point out that after college athletics, there is a loss of social support from teammates, coaches and advisors, and that former athletes may not maintain peak physical condition -- all possible factors for depression.

To examine their hypothesis, the researchers sent surveys to 663 athletes; 163 former and 117 current athletes from nine different universities took part in the study. All had participated in Division I NCAA sponsored sports. Graduated athletes represented 15 different sports and current athletes represented 10.

The analysis of the surveys revealed that nearly 17 percent of current college athletes had scores consistent with depression -- double that of retired college athletes (eight percent).

Merenstein, a family medicine physician, and his colleagues suggest that stressors experienced by college athletes such as overtraining, injury, pressure to perform, lack of free time or stress from schoolwork could contribute to increased susceptibility to depression.

"College in general is a potentially stressful time for many students. The additional stress of playing high-level sports appears to add to that stress," he says.

Merenstein advises parents, friends and coaches to be aware of changes in behavior, weight and sleep of college athletes, and of all students.

In addition to Merenstein, authors of the study include Jared Cohen, a medical student at Temple University and Sabrina Weigand, a medical student at Tulane University. At the time of the study, both were students in the department of human science at Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies.

The study was supported by the department of family medicine. The authors report having no personal financial interests related to the study.

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Maroon 5 plans: The band will tour, release new album

Maroon 5's plans include a summer tour and a new album. Maroon 5's plans include outdoor concerts, with frontman Adam Levine saying outdoor performances are 'kind of the purist form of a tour.'

By Mesfin Fekadu,?Associated Press / April 1, 2013

Maroon 5 plans to embark on a summer tour and release a new album.

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Maroon?5 says they're working on a new album, but before that the pop-rockers will launch a summer tour that finds the fivesome playing outdoors.

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The Grammy-winning band announced Monday that they will headline the 2013 Honda Civic Tour, which kicks off Aug. 1 in St. Louis and will feature Kelly Clarkson.

"I think the live outdoor kind of summer vibe is always different than the indoor arena tour because there's less emphasis on production and more on live music," frontman Adam Levine said in an interview. "It's kind of the purist form of a tour 'cause there's not too many bells and whistles."

The 31-date tour wraps Oct. 5 in San Diego.

Levine says he and his bandmates are riding high off the success of last year's "Overexposed," their fourth album that has achieved platinum status. It features the popular hits "Payphone," ''One More Time" and "Daylight."

"It's so amazing to have an album people connect with and embrace. It's a dream come true. It's hard to believe to have lighting strike twice and three times and four times," he said. "We're having a moment. A good moment."

He also says the group is working on the follow-up to that album: "We're just getting started. We've got some great songs in the can."

"The stuff we're working on now, it definitely has gone maybe a little darker in its sound, maybe back a little bit more to what we kind of did on (our debut) 'Songs About Jane,'" said guitarist James Valentine. "But at this point we do have all kinds of different songs and it is early."

Levine is also busy balancing his life with NBC's "The Voice," which returned last week with new coaches Shakira and Usher, alongside Blake Shelton.

"It's great. Sometimes it's difficult to maneuver, but it's been a lot of success," said Levine, who will have his former mentee, Tony Lucca, open on some dates of the tour. "I'd be pretty foolish not to be happy about it."

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