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E-reader Newspaperhttp://www.LibertyNewsprint.com03/12/09 - 04/12/09
Good day for jobs, sad for pandalovers
By Deborah Char les ( Front Row Washington  )
Submitted at 12/4/2009 8:01:59 AM
For all those who woke up to thesad news that Washington’sloveable giant panda cub wouldbe heading back to China, here’sa bright spot for your Friday:Job cuts in November weremuchlower than had beenexpectedand the unemploymentrate unexpectedly dropped to 10percent from 10.2 percent.The stronger-than-expectednumbers helped boost the U.S.dollar and global stock prices onhopes for a strong economicrecovery.The jobs figures came one dayafter President Barack Obamaheld a jobs summit at the WhiteHouse and asked the corporatesector to help the administrationwith its job-creation efforts.Now on to the sad news. TaiShan, the first surviving giantpanda cub born at Smithsonian’sNational Zoo, will be packing hisbags soon. He will return toChina early next year aspromised in an agreementbetween the zoo and the Chinesegovernment.Tai Shan’s parents are on loan tothe United States but the dealcalled for any offspring to be sentto China. The Chinese granted anextension to the National Zoo butit will soon expire, the zoo said ina statement.As a panda cub, Tai Shanbecame an instant celebrity inWashington. Nicknamed “butterstick” because of his size whenhe was born in 2005, Tai Shandrew millions of visitors and hisimage was plastered onsouvenirs, stamps and toys.Those who couldn’t make it tothe zoo were able to keep tabs onthe playful panda through apanda-cam.Check it out! For more political news, click here.Photo credit: Reuters/RobertGalbraith (an employment centerin San Francisco),Reuters/Meghan Murphy-Smithsonian National Zoohandout (Tai Shan snacks onbamboo in 2008 photo)
Take-Two is yet anothervictim of video gamemalaise
By Steven Malla s ( BloggingStocks  )
Submitted at 12/4/2009 3:40:00 PM
Filed under:Electronic Arts(ERTS),Activision Inc (ATVI), Technology,Nintendo (NTDOY)Does it seem to you like theentire video game trade isunwinding like a venomoussnake, ready to plunge its fearfulfangs into any individual foolishenough to invest in the sector?I've already written about myunfortunate timingrelated toGameStop (GME), and I'vecovered thebad newssurrounding console giantNintendo (NTDOY). What'snext in the stream of negativeheadlines?How about Take-TwoInteractive (TTWO)? That stock was down 30% in afternoontrading at the time of this writing.30%! According toThe WallStreet Journal(subscriptionrequired), management issuedsome poor guidance that hasshaken the confidence of marketplayers. Add to that the generalstate of the retail environment,and you've got yourself adecidedly awful combination. Continue reading Take-Two is yet another victim of video gamemalaise Take-Two is yet another victimof video game malaiseoriginallyappeared onBloggingStocksonFri, 04 Dec 2009 15:40:00 EST.Please see ourterms for use of feeds.Read|Permalink |Email this|Comments
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Student lightbulb for Obama: usestimulants to stimulate economy
By Tabassum Za karia ( Front Row Washington  )
Submitted at 12/4/2009 1:15:40 PM
A student in Pennsylvaniaoffered President Barack Obamaa way to boostthe economythatprobably hasn’t been on the tableat the White House.“Mr. Obama, I really appreciatehow you’re trying to stimulatethe economy to help this countryout,” the second-year studentbegan in addressing the presidenton his visit to Allentown.Then he noted that in college hehad been studying “somecriminology…”(Remember those student eurekamoments in solving the world’sproblems?)And here comes the thesis: “Iwas wondering if, maybe if youchecked out some of the statisticsabout legalizing prostitution,gambling, drugs and nonviolentcrime in order to stimulate someof the economy?”Hmmmm … So how is apresident to respond?“I think, first of all, part of whatyou’re supposed to do in collegeis question conventionalwisdom,” Obama said. “And soyou’re doing exactly what you’resupposed to be doing — which isthinking in new ways aboutthings.”Not bad. Showed somepresidential skills probablylearned as a parent answeringunexpected questions fromchildren.Let us know about any novelideas to bolster the economy… Click here for more Reuterspolitical coveragePhoto credit: Reuters/Jim Young(Obama holds girl after speech atPennsylvania college),Reuters/Michael Dalder (lightbulb)
Earnings roundup: Cost Plus, Diamond Foods, Marvell Tech,Toll Brothers
By Trey Thoelck e ( BloggingStocks  )
Submitted at 12/4/2009 4:20:00 PM
Filed under:Earnings reports,Toll Brothers (TOL),MarvellTechnology Group (MRVL)Cost Plus Inc. (CPWM)reported Thursday that its netloss from continuing operationsfor the third quarter of fiscal2009 came to $22.3 million,or$1.01 per share, compared to anet loss of $24.0 million, or$1.09 per share, last year.Analysts surveyed by ThomsonReuters had expected a loss of $1.10 per share. Cost Plus alsosaid net sales for the quartertotaled $181.9 million, a 10.4%decrease from the year-agoperiod. Same store sales for thequarter decreased 9.1% due inpart to lower furniture sales and arelatively flat customer count.Diamond Foods Inc. (DMND)reported a record profit of $0.88per sharefor the first quarter of fiscal 2010. That was 38% higherthan a year ago and topped theanalysts' consensus forecast of $0.81 per share. Net sales for thequarter came to $180.6 million,8% lower than in the prior year,due in part to a late walnut cropharvest. Diamond's forecast forthe fiscal year are EPS of $1.72to $1.82 and revenue of $585million to $605 million, which isin line with analysts'expectations. Continue reading Earnings roundup: Cost Plus, DiamondFoods, Marvell Tech, TollBrothers Earnings roundup: Cost Plus,Diamond Foods, Marvell Tech,Toll Brothersoriginally appearedonBloggingStockson Fri, 04Dec 2009 16:20:00 EST. Pleasesee ourterms for use of feeds.Permalink |Email this|Comments
Aluminum + Ice =Rocket Fuel[Rocketfuel]
By Brian Barrett ( Gizmodo  )
Submitted at 12/4/2009 1:40:00 PM
I don't know about you, but myfirst reaction to the title of thisvideo was to head straight for myfreezer and some ReynoldsWrap. Unfortunately, it's a littlemore complicated than that.A team of scientists fromPurdue, Penn State, NASA, andthe Air Force have collaboratedon theALICE (ALuminum-ICE)Project, which makes rocketpropellant out of a frozen mixtureof water and nanoscale aluminumpowder. The ultimate goal is forthe more environmentally-friendly fuel to be used on long-distance space missions, but fornow it's excellent for videos of rockets taking off (starting at4:00). [Purdue UniversityviaMAKE]
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Success at fat-fighting Lincoln University hinges on BMI test
By Ed Pilkington (World news and comment from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk  )
Submitted at 12/4/2009 12:47:12 PM
Oldest African-Americancollege in US to force obesestudents on fitness course beforethey can graduateIt's lunchtime in the canteen atLincoln University, the oldestAfrican-American college inAmerica. A small number of its2,000 students are gatheredaround a salad bar contemplatingthe healthy option. A much largercrowd has convened around aKFC franchise next door selling"large popcorn chicken", doublecrunch sandwiches and hotwings.An adjacent counter called theGrill is doing the busiest trade of all, the smell of hot oil waftingup from its menu of friedmozzarella sticks, quarter-pounders, hot dogs and Jamaicanbeef patties. It also serves"veggie sandwiches", thoughnobody seems to want those.The queues gathered in front of the fast food outlets areparadoxical, given thecontroversy that has erupted inLincoln University this week.The college is the first in the USto take a coercive stance in thebattle against America's obesityepidemic.It has told its students that theymust all take a test to check theirweight status. Those whoseresults classify them as beingobese will only be allowed tograduate if they take a fitnessclass designed to teach themhealthy living.The policy was introduced, withthe approval of the college'sentire 105-strong faculty, in2005. But it is now coming to ahead as the first students whoentered the university under thescheme approach graduation.Under the policy, all studentsmust be tested for their BodyMass Index, or BMI, arecognised indication of aperson's health status based ontheir height and weight. If astudent has a BMI of more than30 – one widely used definitionof obesity – and a waistmeasurement of more than 35inches for women and 40 inchesfor men, they are obliged to takea one-term Fitness for Life class.The course includes walking,cycling, aerobics and lessons inhealthy diet. Students who fail totake it will not graduate, nomatter how good their academicperformance has been.Media outlets learned of thepolicy this week, resulting in astorm of outrage. Salon called it"discriminatory bullshit". TianaLawson, one of the Lincolnstudents coming up to graduationwho could potentially fail nextyear unless she conforms to thecourse, wrote an article in thestudent newspaper, theLincolnian, saying: "I didn'tcome to Lincoln to be told thatmy weight is not in an acceptablerange. I came here to get aneducation."Jim DeBoy, the head of theuniversity's health, physicaleducation and recreationdepartment, which devised thenew policy, has been forced todefend the scheme, which heinsists is all about students' well-being.Lincoln was founded before thecivil war to educate black students shunned by all otheracademic institutions. Its alumniinclude the first black supremecourt judge, Thurgood Marshall,the first president of Ghana,Kwame Nkrumah, and the singerGil Scott-Heron.DeBoy believes the universityhas a responsibility to face thecrisis of obesity, which isdisproportionately affectingAfrican-Americans."Is the policy radical? Yes it is,"DeBoy said. "But where othershave their heads in the sand, weare determined to do somethingabout it."Obesity leads to heart problems, joint disease, diabetes — it isunconscionable to me that weignore the crisis."Some students have expressedtheir support for the policy.Kendra Foster, who is in her finalyear of a medical science degree,had a BMI over 30, was made totake the course, and said shefound it helpful. "It's given methe idea of a healthier lifestyle – Idon't eat at the Grill so much andI avoid fried foods and sodas."Experts in the obesity epidemicalso support the intention behindthe scheme. Shiriki Kumanyika,an epidemiologist at theUniversity of Pennsylvania, saidthat obesity among African-Americans, especially women,was extremely serious. Amongadults, the prevalence is morethan 50% for black womencompared with 30% for whitewomen."It's wonderful that Lincoln isconcerned about this,"Kumanyika said. But she addedthat she doubted singling outobese students would be the bestway of tackling the problem."The solutions need to apply toeveryone, as everybody is atrisk."Other students have grownincreasingly incensed by whatthey perceive as discriminationagainst them. Tiffany Humphreywas made to take the class anddeeply resents it."I pay over $20,000 a year tocome to Lincoln, so for them totell me I have to take this oneclass, I don't think it's right at all.If they want us to lose weight,expand the gym, don't tell us wewon't graduate."Carla Bynum also had a BMI of more than 30. Privately, she andher friends who took the coursewould call it the "fat peopleclass"."I was very upset when they toldme I had 'tested' into the class. Ithink the policy should bescrapped — it's just too much totell people they won't graduateunless they do what they're told."After every Fitness for Lifelesson, Bynum said, she wouldgo straight to the canteen to eatfried chicken at the Grill.Which raises one of the lessnoted paradoxes about theuniversity's approach. Despitehaving introduced itscontroversial policy, it stillallows KFC and the Grill tooperate inside the campus,serving up double crunchsandwiches and fried mozzarellasticks to all-too-appreciativestudents.•United States•Obesity•Health Ed Pilkington guardian.co.uk © Guardian News& Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to ourTerms & Conditions|More Feeds
Dec. 4, 1996: GM Delivers EV1 Electric Car
By Dar ryl Siry ( Wired Top Stories  )
General Motors begins deliveryof a pioneering electric car. Toobad the company is also trying tounplug the whole idea.
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