New EPA chief: Climate controls will help economy

WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama's top environmental official wasted no time Tuesday taking on opponents of the administration's plan to crack down on global warming pollution.

In her first speech as the head of EPA, Gina McCarthy told an audience gathered at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Mass., that curbing climate-altering pollution will spark business innovation, grow jobs and strengthen the economy. The message was classic Obama, who has long said that the environment and the economy aren't in conflict and has sold ambitious plans to reduce greenhouse gases as a means to jumpstart a clean energy economy.

McCarthy signaled Tuesday that she was ready for the fight, saying that the agency would continue issuing new rules, regardless of claims by Republicans and industry groups that under Obama the EPA has been the most aggressive and overreaching since it was formed more than 40 years ago.

"Can we stop talking about environmental regulations killing jobs? Please, at least for today," said McCarthy, referring to one of the favorite talking points of Republicans and industry groups.

"Let's talk about this as an opportunity of a lifetime, because there are too many lifetimes at stake," she said of efforts to address global warming.

In Obama's first four years, the EPA has issued the first-ever limits on toxic mercury pollution from power plants, regulated greenhouse gases for the first time, and updated a host of air pollution health standards.

McCarthy acknowledged the agency had been the most productive in its history. But she said Tuesday that "we are not just about rules and regulations, we are about getting environmental improvement."

But improvement, she said, could be made "everywhere."

That optimistic vision runs counter to claims by Republican lawmakers and some industry groups that more rules will kill jobs and fossil fuel industries. The EPA under Obama has already put in place or proposed new rules to reduce carbon pollution from cars and trucks, large smokestacks, and new power plants - regulations that McCarthy helped to draft as head of the air pollution office. Next on its agenda is the nation's existing fleet of coal-fired power plants, the largest single source of carbon dioxide left. Obama in a June speech gave the agency until June 2014 to draft those regulations.

"It is not supposed to be easy. It is supposed to be hard," McCarthy said of the road ahead. "I don't think it is my job out of the gate to know what the path forward is. It is my obligation to let those voices be heard and listen to them."

A panel in the Republican-controlled House recently signed off on a plan to cut the agency's budget by a third and attached a series of measures that McCarthy said "do everything but say the EPA can't do anything."

Yet, last week, in a victory, a federal court dismissed challenges brought by Texas and power companies to EPA's plans to regulate the largest sources of heat-trapping gases.

"Climate change will not be resolved overnight," she added. "But it will be engaged over the next three years - that I can promise you."

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/epa-chief-climate-controls-help-economy-160719135.html

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Seaside trash and treasure

26 July 2013 Last updated at 02:45

With stormy weather forecast, conservationists consider the best and worst things that will be washing up on British beaches.

This weekend heralds the beginning of National Marine Week, the Wildlife Trusts' annual celebration of sea life. Weather forecasters are warning that conditions could be stormy, and following wild weather, a variety of flotsam and jetsam can be found on British beaches.

There are plenty of natural wonders to discover. But conservationists say that a growing amount of what is washing up is manmade.

Treasure hunting

When it comes to the best things on Britain's beaches, Joan Edwards, who runs the Wildlife Trusts' Living Seas programme, says there's no better time for a strandline stroll than the calm days following a storm.

"At this time of year it's a pleasure to walk along the beach. You can see what you're looking for, the sun is shining and after a storm you never know what treasures you might find," she says.

Her top ten bits of biological booty you can find on the shore this summer are: mermaids purses, whelk egg cases, goose barnacles, cuttlefish bones, crab claws, sponges, tropical beans, by-the-wind-sailor jellyfish, kelp and limpet shells.

But stormy weather also washes up less welcome manmade trash, rather than natural treasures.

Every September, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) leads regular beach cleanups, including its annual Beachwatch Big Weekend campaign which aims to get an army of volunteers to the seaside to deal with some of the mess.

Last year the charity filled 1,800 bin bags with waste from over 90km of beaches in the two days.

Plastic problem

"Plastic bits and pieces made up almost 65% of what we found [in last year's Beachwatch] and beach litter levels just continue to rise - the problem's not going away," says Emma Cunningham, MCS Litter Campaigns Officer.

Plastic poses a serious threat to our marine wildlife as they can become entangled in waste or ingest items that do not break down easily.

Plastic bags are particularly fatal because they can block digestive systems when mistaken for jellyfish by larger animals, leading to starvation and death. Bags have been recovered from the stomachs of beached turtles and whales around the UK coast.

Even the smallest plastic waste, such as particles known as "nurdles", pose dangers. Small creatures can mistake them for food and die from ingesting them, in turn denying larger animals the prey they need to survive.

Also, biologists are becoming concerned that toxins in this micro-plastic waste are transferred through species with unknown effects.

"There is a worrying potential for toxins to accumulate through the food chain and ultimately on to us," says Mrs Cunningham.

"Nobody knows the true impact of this pollutant transfer."

Mrs Cunningham recommends a straight-forward approach to ridding our coast of its worst features: reducing how much waste we create and getting involved in litter picks to tackle what is already there.

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Mermaids purse Dog shark eggcase	These whimsically named items are actually the egg cases of dog sharks and you can identify the species by studying the shape of the "purse"
Whelk egg case	These fragile structures can be the same size as a tennis ball and contain 500 eggs. They look like a lump of bubble wrap and are usually empty but you may find yellow tinted ones still have whelks inside
Goose barnacles Pedunculata	These crustaceans attach to debris deep in the sea on long stalks but can be found on shores in the South West after a storm
Sponge	Although more often associated with tropical seas, sponges are found in UK waters too
Cuttlefish 'bone'	The flat, white structures are familiar sights in pet shops where they are sold as bird food but belong originally to cuttlefish. They are a kind of internal shell in the cephalopods that controls buoyancy
Tropical beans	Stormy seas in tropical waters dislodge the seeds and beans of island plants, some of which reach the size of golf balls and can be swept to our shores
By-the-wind-sailor jellyfish Velella velella	These small purple jellyfish are named for the gas-filled "sails" on their backs which help them to traverse the seas. They wash up on beaches in the South West following heavy weather
Crab claws	As they grow, crabs moult their exoskeletons which means regularly shedding claws and carapaces. They then inflate the soft tissue underneath with water before it hardens to create a new shell
Kelp	If seas are stormy early in the life of this common brown sea weed the stalks will break and large deposits can end up on the beach
Limpet shells	Ferocious waves will detach these molluscs from their rocky homes but they also fall prey to dog whelks. Look for a tiny hole in the shell where the whelk's rasping tongue attacked

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PS4 development kits cost about $2,500, but Sony is loaning many out for free

July 25th, 2013 Posted in General Sony, News, PS3, PS4, Xbox One Posted By: Austin

It?s no surprise to anyone that Sony is being extremely proactive in trying to secure developers for PS4 after the early-years-of-PS3 debacle where no one seemed to care about developing for it, and one of the ways they seem to be accomplishing that is by lending out PS4 development kits to ?favored developers? for free. A Sony spokesperson said that they?re attempting to be extremely flexible with indies, and one indie developer said ?they are handing them out like candy?.

But if you can?t get one on loan, how much should you expect to pay for a PS4 dev kit? Roughly $2,500, according to sources. That?s about $2,000 more than an Xbox One dev kit, and although Microsoft has a fee you have to pay to them in addition to that cost, it still comes in well below $1,000.

PS3 dev kits ranged from $1,000 to $10,000 last gen.

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Insurgents kill 9 police in northern Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) ? Insurgents ambushed a police headquarters in northern Iraq early Wednesday, killing at least nine policemen and extending the surge of attacks that has killed more than 500 people this month alone, officials said.

The attack took place in the town of Bashmaya outside the city of Mosul, which has been one of the major flashpoints in a wave of bloodshed that has washed over the country since April and left more than 3,000 people dead. The scale of the violence is intensifying fears of a return to the widespread sectarian killing that pushed the country to the brink of civil war after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

A police official said nine policemen were killed and two wounded in the initial attack, while an ambulance rushing to the scene was hit by a roadside bomb, wounding the driver and his assistant, the official said.

A medical official confirmed the casualty figures. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not allowed to talk to the media.

Insurgents this year have regularly attacked security forces in Mosul, a long-time militant stronghold.

On Monday a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into an army convoy, killing at least 13 people including ten soldiers. The day after, police found the bodies of four off-duty policemen on a road with bullet wounds in their heads, and gunmen in a speeding car shot dead two other off-duty policemen as they were walking in a street.

Also Wednesday, a parked car bomb went off next to a passing army patrol outside the northern city of Kirkuk, wounding an officer and three soldiers, police Lt. Col. Abbas Qadir said. Kirkuk is 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad.

The security situation in Iraq began to deteriorate after security forces cracked down in April on a protest camp in the northern city of Hawija, sparking clashes in which 44 civilians and one member of the security forces were killed, according to estimates by the United Nations.

Overall levels of violence have since escalated and insurgent attacks have become more audacious, including raids this week against two high-security prisons near Baghdad that killed dozens and set free hundreds of inmates, including al-Qaida-linked militants.

On Tuesday, al-Qaida's Iraqi branch claimed responsibility for the attack.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/insurgents-kill-9-police-northern-iraq-094622349.html

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Super Rugby Brumbies know major challenges await in South Africa ahead of Bulls semi-final

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Canberra 2600 The Brumbies are not kidding themselves about the size of their task as they prepare for one of the toughest challenges in their history in the Super Rugby semi-final against the Bulls in Pretoria.A seasoned opposition that has proved nigh unbeatable at home, a notoriously hostile Loftus Versfeld stadium crowd with a score to settle with the Brumbies' South African-born coach Jake White, the 1,214m altitude and jetlag.It adds up to a daunting assignment for the underdog Brumbies who flew out on Monday after struggling to their 15-13 preliminary final qualifying final win over t...

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Hands-on with Verizon?s Droid Ultra, Droid Maxx and Droid Mini

Verizon Droid Mini Droid Ultra Droid Max Previews

Motorola and Verizon teamed up and introduced three new Droid smartphones at a press conference on Tuesday. The Droid Mini, Droid Ultra and Droid Maxx are each equipped with a 720p display, 1.7GHz dual-core processor with a customized X8 mobile computing system, 2GB of RAM, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera and a 10-megapixel camera on the back, which can be activated with a simple twist of the wrist. All three devices feature a unibody design and what Motorola calls a ?3D fiber weave Kevlar pattern? on the back.

[More from BGR: Moto X leak may reveal Google?s plan to attack its own Android partners]

The difference between the devices lies within their respective screen and battery sizes. The Mini is equipped with a 4.3-inch display, while the Ultra and Maxx have a 5-inch screen. As for battery sizes, the Mini and Ultra deliver 24 hours of battery life with 2,000 mAh and 2,530 mAh batteries, respectively. The Maxx is a true champion with its massive 3,500 mAh battery that is capable of delivering 48 hours of usage, according to Motorola.

[More from BGR: Verizon debuts brand new Droid smartphone lineup: Droid Ultra, Droid Maxx, Droid Mini]

Google?s influence at Motorola is visible in the design of the new Droids, which are incredibly slim and compact despite their impressive battery life. The Ultra is the thinnest 4G LTE smartphone on the market in fact, measuring a mere 7.18mm thicj, while the Mini and Maxx are 8.9mm and 8.5mm thin, respectively. All three models run a nearly stock version of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and include small, and welcomed, tweaks from Motorola. The software includes a variety of improvements to the camera and features such as Droid Zap, Motorola Connect, Active Displays, and the ability to access Google Now at any time with the phrase ?Ok Google Now.?

The camera app includes a variety of settings that can be accessed with a swipe to the right. Users can also use a feature known as Droid Zap to share photos with friends, which can be done with a two finger swipe gesture upwards. Photos are sent to a personalized cloud account that can be accessed by other Droid-branded smartphones within a 300-foot radius for 60 seconds. To pull images from the cloud, users can perform a two-finger swipe gesture downward.

Motorola Connect is similar to the Android application Mighty Text. After installing a Chrome extension on their computers, users will be able to read and reply to text messages and see incoming calls even when their phone is not by their side. Lastly, the new Droids feature an Active Display, which means the display will pulse to reveal the time and various notifications.

These phones are impressive, period. This is the new Motorola and I like it.

Unlike the HTC One mini and Galaxy S4 mini, the Droid Mini doesn?t skimp on the specs. Motorola is delivering three premium devices that will appeal to a wide variety of users. They aren?t perfect, however ? the Ultra and Maxx are equipped with large 5-inch displays that are only 720p, and all three devices are fingerprint magnets from front to back.

Plus, we still have the Moto X on our minds.

Verizon?s new Droid Ultra ($199), Droid Maxx ($299) and Droid Mini ($99) are available for preorder beginning on Tuesday and they will start shipping on August 20th. In the meantime, be sure to check out all the hands-on images in our photo gallery.

This article was originally published on BGR.com

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/hands-verizon-droid-ultra-droid-maxx-droid-mini-173029581.html

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GSK boss to address China scandal at quarterly results: sources

By Ben Hirschler

LONDON | Sun Jul 21, 2013 11:38am EDT

LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) Chief Executive Andrew Witty will detail what action the drugmaker is taking in response to allegations of bribery against it in China when he presents quarterly results on Wednesday, sources familiar with the matter said.

Chinese authorities are investigating GSK deals with travel agencies worth up to 3 billion yuan ($489 million) that they allege were used to facilitate bribes. The scale of the payments has fuelled debate as to whether GSK surveillance systems were up to the job of spotting wrongdoing.

Although an internal company investigation has yet to conclude, people familiar with the matter said Witty would discuss what may have gone wrong in the scandal, which has rocked GSK's reputation and left its management in China in disarray.

"He will give his perspective on what appears to have gone on and how it can be put right," one of the sources said on Sunday.

Britain's biggest drugmaker, which has described the allegations as "shameful", has already hired Ernst & Young to conduct an independent review of its systems in China and sent three senior executives to lead the response on the ground.

A company spokesman said it was also keeping all relevant regulators updated as appropriate. The charges from China could expose GSK to prosecution under Britain's Bribery Act and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

GSK declined to comment further ahead of the second-quarter results, which are due at 1100 GMT on July 24.

Despite the crisis, the company's shares have held up - reflecting the fact that China accounts for only around 3 percent of sales.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysts said in a research note that the financial impact of the affair was likely to be limited, although the issue would be a "key topic" at the results update.

OTHERS SNARED IN CHINA

While the spotlight remains firmly on GSK, Chinese authorities are also probing other companies and individuals involved in the pharmaceutical sector as part of a broad-based drive to root out corruption.

Two people familiar with the situation said at the weekend that Shanghai police had arrested a British man, Peter Humphrey, who runs an international business risk advisory firm that has worked with drug companies including GSK.

Humphrey - the founder of ChinaWhys, which says on its website that it aims to guide multinationals through "the labyrinth" of risks and opportunities in China - could not be reached for comment.

Last week, Chinese authorities also visited the Shanghai office of Belgian drugmaker UCB (UCB.BR). A UCB spokesman said the visit was part of a wider investigation that included other drug companies, although he did not identify them.

(Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/21/us-gsk-china-idUSBRE96K07020130721?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews

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Katherine Jackson: My son 'was not a freak'

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A courtroom sketch depicts the testimony of Katherine Jackson, mother of late pop star Michael Jackson, at Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday.

For 12 weeks, Katherine Jackson has sat patiently in the Los Angeles courtroom where she is suing her late son's concert promoters and listened to other people describe Michael Jackson, his last weeks alive and his sudden death.

Finally given the turn to speak on Friday, Jackson told the court, "My son is not a freak."

"The most difficult thing is to sit here in this court and listen to all the bad things they say about my son," the soft-spoken 83-year-old mother and grandmother said as she began her long-anticipated testimony in her case against AEG Live.

Wearing a purple floral blazer and purple shirt, the self-proclaimed "private" grandmother had to reveal things about her family she would have preferred to keep to herself. Among them: that Michael's 15-year-old daughter Paris recently tried to kill herself because "she wanted to go where daddy was."

Katherine Jackson wept often during her testimony, including when she saw footage of her son singing, dancing, and introducing his famous moonwalk during 1983's "Motown 25" special. Even as a baby, her son was "dancing around," pretending his bottle was a microphone, she said. "He was born that way, dancing around. He wouldn't be still."

Katherine also spoke of all the things Michael Jackson had done for her over the years, including remodeling her house and plastering a room in her house with wall-to-wall family photos. A video of Neverland, his enormous California home, was shown, and Katherine described the property. She said her grandchildren "loved Neverland."

Katherine then admitted Michael suffered pain from "bad burns," back injuries, and had the skin condition vitiligo. She said she knew Michael took pain pills, and she heard from her other children that Michael was abusing prescription medication, but she didn't know what to believe. She said she visited him in Las Vegas a few years ago to ask him about it.

"He promised, he kept saying, 'I'm OK,'" she told the jury. "Sometimes the mother is the last to know."

She said no one could ask for "a better son than Michael," and that she was financially dependent on him, adding, "he gave me everything."

Jackson said the first time she met Conrad Murray, the physician who administered Jackson's lethal dose of propofol, was at the hospital the day her son died.

"My son needed another doctor," she testified. "Not Dr. Murray."

"They told me, 'he didn?t make it, he didn?t make it," Jackson recalled. "I just started screaming," she said, crying and clutching a tissue in one of her hands. Jackson was then put in a room with two of Michael's children, Paris and Prince Michael ("Blanket"), 11. She said granddaughter Paris kept looking skyward saying, "I can't live without you. I'm going with you."

Wiping her face with a tissue, Katherine said the adjustment has been hard for Paris, who dotted her room with photos of her father. "I thought she was the bravest. She had a very hard time at first."

On cross-examination, Katherine admitted it was her choice alone to bring this lawsuit against AEG. She said it was hard sitting in court "listening to people call her son a freak ... it hurts to sit in court and hear all these things. It?s hard for me listening to how sick my son was and nobody was helping him."

"He was not a freak," she added.

Jackson and her grandchildren's suit alleges that AEG Live, the entertainment company that promoted Michael Jackson?s last concerts, failed to pick up on warning signs that could have saved his life. The suit also alleges that AEG didn?t properly investigate Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death in 2011 and sentenced to four years in prison.

AEG denies hiring Murray; the company says Jackson hired the physician, and says it wasn?t responsible in any way for his death.

The King of Pop died while rehearsing for "This is It," a 50-show series in London, three weeks before the tour was to start. He had last toured in 1997. Katherine testified that she had called AEG Live to express her view that her son could have done 50 shows, but not if they were spaced so closely together.

"He couldn't do every other night like AEG wanted him to do at first," she said.

Other family members have also taken the witness stand. Michael?s son, 16-year-old Michael Jackson, Jr., known as "Prince," recalled that while preparing for the 2009 tour, his father would sometimes come down the stairs and be "freezing cold" and "not strong enough." Jackson looked "malnourished," his son said.

On the day of his father's death, Prince Jackson testified that he found his father "hanging halfway off the bed and his eyes were rolling back in his head. "Murray was doing CPR. My sister was screaming the whole time saying she wants her daddy. I was waiting at the bottom of the stairs crying." When they got to the hospital, he told his sister, "Angels were watching over us," and tried to remain optimistic, but then Murray delivered the news that their father had suffered a heart attack.

Videotaped testimony of Paris Jackson, who is recovering from her suicide attempt at a residential treatment facility. was also shown to the jury of six men and women will decide the case. Katherine Jackson is expected to be the final plaintiff's witness in the case and conclude her testimony on Monday.

Asked by her lawyer if she missed Michael, Katherine Jackson replied: "Words can't explain" and began to cry.

This report contains additional reporting from NBC News staff writer Elizabeth Chuck and E! Newsproducer Claudia Rosenbaum.

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/entertainment/katherine-jackson-breaks-down-court-tells-jury-her-son-was-6C10687011

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Windows smashed at Toni Harp's mayoral campaign headquarters

Published: Saturday, July 20, 2013; Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013 12:10 PM EDT

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NEW?HAVEN >> Vandals broke at least two windows Saturday at city mayoral candidate Toni Harp's campaign headquarters at 560 Whalley Ave.

The New Haven Police Department is investigating. The perpetrators are unknown.

Meanwhile, a source close to Harp's campaign says, "We will not be intimidated."

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Knowing how to set up your feng shui bedroom design is of huge importance to your well-being and relationship along with your other half. Think about it by doing this ? you spend about one third of your life in your bedroom!

For this reason I think it is next to impossible to believe that you are throwing money away by investing in creating the ideal bedroom.

If your love life is lack-luster or just does not exist, right here are a few changes you can make. These types of tips are also helpful to you if you feel that your health could be better than it is currently.

1. Ensure that your bed has a head board and that the headboard is placed up against a strong wall in your bedroom.
2. When in bed you ought to be in a position to see the door, providing you a much better feeling of protection.
3. Chi should be able to movement normally about the bed. It ought to be open on three sides. Otherwise feasible, putting a big red carpet or cloth below the bed may stimulate any trapped energy.
4. Avoid having the bed in collection with the entrance, developing secret arrows. If this is not feasible, hang a very in between the bed and the doorway.

Other Guidance Beyond Feng Shui Bedroom Design

1. Avoid having sharp metal items in the bedroom, this kind of as blades, scissers, weapons, and so on. Sharp steel near you in bed can result in becoming cut, whether what this means is becoming attacked or facing surgery.
2. Avoid getting big mirrors in the bedroom. If you will have any kind of mirrors in the bedroom, you must ensure which you cannot see your reflection in any kind of mirror whenever you are in your bed.
3. Avoid big plants or even water functions in the bedroom.
4. Make sure your lighting is not too bright or even too darkish. The right stability of yin and yang elements here?s important.
5. Wooden beds are more suitable to metal beds, that carry out electric power and are therefore a concern for your health. Avoid having electric covers and other comparable devices, as they can end up being dangerous.
6. In the event that you can afford to, invest in making your bedroom much nicer of computer presently is, instead of ongoing to purchase the same old items that will get you the exact same old love life and health situations.
7. If there is anything that doesn?t support love, passion or even health and rest in your bedroom, take it out of there. Your bedroom should not look like a bedroom Or office or even a multi purpose room.
8. Try to possess a good stability of five elements in your room.

Through placing these tips into motion, you can anticipate to see improvements in your relationship along with your substantial other, your quality of sleep and your general well-being and health.

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Worrisome obesity epidemic: Chinese and Australians among world's most obese

Obesity has became a worldwide epidemic, and around 2.8 million people are dying each year due to obesity. The major cause of obesity is the fast food culture and globalization. A study in 2006 found that over one-fifth of the one billion obese or overweight people in the world are Chinese, and one of the fattest nations in the developed world is Australia.

Obesity has been ranked as the fifth leading risk for deaths worldwide. The recent study done by World Health Organization (WHO) in 2011, states that 40 million children under the age of five are obese or overweight. Earlier, obesity was limited to high-income countries, but now there are no economical barriers, and obesity has became a global problem. The major cause for obesity is an energy imbalance between calories consumed by a person and calories expended. Nowadays, the foods that we consume are energy dense and are high in fat content, but our lifestyle has became sedentary, which expels very less calories from the body. This problem of obesity is slowly becoming an epidemic problem. So, to discuss the problem of obesity and evaluate a solution there was a Public Health Association of Australia, international nutrition experts meet at an obesity and nutrition conference in Sydney.

One of the professor at the George Institute for Global Health in Sydney Mr. Bruce Neal said that, ?As fast as we get rid of all our traditional vectors of disease -- infections, little microbes, bugs -- we are replacing them with the new vectors of disease, which are massive transnational, national, multinational corporations selling vast amounts of salt, fat and sugar,? reported DNA newspaper.

The people are now accustomed to large servings of meals, which are well above their nutritional needs. Tim Gill, associate professor at the University of Sydney's Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders says that, ?People will consume a portion that's put in front of them. People will seek value by purchasing the largest portion size, because it's relatively cheap compared to the smaller size. We've just had a disconnect in terms of what we need to eat and what we can purchase.

The problem lies with the food outlets also, as they only concentrate on their business and base their food choices on price rather than nutritional value. Jennie Brand-Miller, a professor at the University of Sydney's School of Molecular Bioscience, says that, ?Low-fat dietary advice has not been helpful on a population level. It is consistently associated with weight regain. It does not reduce the risk of chronic disease.

He also said that, to be healthy one should switch to diet that's protein rich, and has low GI carbohydrate content. And this should be the responsibility of the government to keep a check on the calorie content of the food that is being sold. By keeping certain limits on the salt, sugar and calorie content of the foods independently, the industries will also face less competitive pressure and the people will get healthy foods in the marketplace.

Source: http://www.merinews.com/article/worrisome-obesity-epidemic-chinese-and-australians-among-worlds-most-obese/15888021.shtml

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Disappointing revenue outlook dings Zagg shares

Mobile device accessory maker Zagg Inc. disappointed investors with its announcement that sales will be less than Wall Street analysts had expected.

Shares slid nearly 14 percent in premarket trading Wednesday, to $5.05. The stock had already dropped 20 percent this year.

The company said late Tuesday that it expects revenue of $51 million in the second quarter, compared with the $57.5 million predicted by analysts polled by FactSet. The company blamed the lack of major device launches, slower-than-expected retail distribution expansion and softness in Europe. The company makes screen protectors, keyboards, and other add-ons for mobile phones and tablets.

"We worry that Zagg's fortunes may be overly tied to Apple's new product launches," said Roth analyst Dave King in a note Wednesday. He said he does not see any big positive drivers for the stock in the near term.

Janney Capital Markets analyst David Strasser wrote that Zagg has two key issues. One is that it's between new product launches from Apple and other big mobile device makers. Zagg will be helped if Apple releases something new later this year, he wrote.

But he said Zagg is also suffering from execution problems, and the company's CEO needs to "dramatically revamp the sales force and the international sales strategy."

Zagg reports its full second-quarter results on Aug. 1.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/disappointing-revenue-outlook-dings-zagg-125707119.html

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Tournament of Roses president invites Rosemount High's marching band to the Rose Parade

Wherever Tournament of Roses President Scott Jenkins shows up in his trademark red blazer, fanfare usually follows.

Last weekend Jenkins visited Minnesota to officially invite the Rosemount High School marching band to perform in the Rose Parade. The band will be the first from Minnesota in seven years to play in the parade, which will be on Jan. 1, 2014, in Pasadena, Calif.

As the representative of one of the nation?s biggest parades, Jenkins has the job of visiting the hometowns of the 12 high school bands selected to perform.

?It?s a lot of fun to learn about each of these communities, understanding how the high schools fit into the community, and getting to know the bands and their directors,? said Jenkins.

The weekend included a pep rally at the high school, a tour of Rosemount, a meeting with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler and a visit to local nonprofit Feed My Starving Children.

On Saturday night at TCF Bank Stadium, Jenkins presented the Tournament of Roses flag to the 205-member band and officially invited them to perform.

Steve Olsen, band co-director, said the invitation is a huge honor.

?It?s the Super Bowl for marching bands,? Olsen said. ?Only the best of the best get invited. It?s a big deal.?

About 100 bands apply to participate annually. The application process takes two years and involves submitting a written application, video performances and letters of recommendation, said Olsen.

Selection is based on ?musical talent, showmanship, marching ability and other entertainment factors,? Jenkins said. The selection committee was impressed with the amount of experience Rosemount?s three band directors had, Jenkins said, and the awards the band has won recently.

The band has earned a national presence in the past five years, Olsen said, and won the state championship for seven consecutive years. They also do well at the ?Bands of America? super regional championships.

Source: http://www.startribune.com/local/south/215709101.html

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