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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
CA-BUSINESS Summary
Shares tumble, Bunds firm as volatility reigns
LONDON (Reuters) - European shares fell to their lowest level in a month on Monday in the face of uncertainty over how much longer the current U.S. stimulus would continue, while data underscoring the fragility of China's economy weighed on oil. European stocks <.fteu3><.stoxx50e> followed a fresh dive on Asian markets to fall 1 percent, as the week, which includes key U.S. jobs data and the monthly meetings of the European Central Bank and Bank of England, got underway.
Asian factories cool as export orders slide
BEIJING (Reuters) - Asia's factory sector lost momentum in May as new export orders in the trading bellwethers of China, Taiwan and South Korea fell or cooled, reinforcing the view that the world economic outlook is dimming in the second quarter. The HSBC China purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell in May to 49.2, the lowest level since October 2012 and down from April's final reading of 50.4. A reading below 50 suggests a contraction in activity from the previous month, while a reading above that level points to expansion.
U.S. takes Apple to trial over e-books price-fixing
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc goes to trial Monday over allegations by federal and state authorities that it conspired with publishers to raise the price of e-books. The trial pits the maker of the popular iPad and iPhone against the U.S. Justice Department in a case that tests how Internet retailers interact with content providers.
Goldman said to join Alibaba loan team as IPO nears
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs
ECB's Draghi says euro zone on track for "very gradual" recovery
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The euro zone economy is on track for a recovery later this year driven by the European Central Bank's loose monetary policy and demand from abroad, the bank's President Mario Draghi said. The ECB cut interest rates to a new record low in May and said it would act again if necessary but its hand may in part be stayed this month and going forward by a rebound in inflation, which rose back to 1.4 percent in May from 1.2 percent in April.
ANA chief says A350 'good candidate' to replace Boeing 777s
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Japan's All Nippon Airways considers the Airbus
BIS lays out "simple" plan for how to handle bank failures
LONDON (Reuters) - Central bank forum the Bank for International Settlements laid out a blueprint on Sunday for how to recapitalize a major lender in the event of a failure, seeking to avoid the sort of chaotic ad hoc rescues seen since 2008's financial crash. Authorities have been grappling since the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers five years ago with the question of how banks regarded as systemically important - or too big to fail (TBTF) - can be recapitalized without causing panic and without needing taxpayer cash.
Amazon workers in Germany set for third one-day strike
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Workers at internet retailer Amazon.com's German operations are set to hold a third one-day strike on Monday in a dispute over pay and benefits. Trade union Verdi has called on workers at Amazon's logistics centers in Leipzig and Bad Hersfeld to stop working from 0400 GMT.
Insight: A Singapore wealth manager under fire amid crackdown
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The email landed at a tough time for David Chong, the colorful founder and chairman of Portcullis TrustNet, one of Asia's biggest wealth advisory companies. By threatening to publish offshore companies and trusts held by his clients, it hit a raw nerve at a company whose customers rely on its discretion. But it also came as the wealth management industry faces a wave of global scrutiny from regulators trying to weed out tax dodgers.
Insight: North Korean economy surrenders to foreign currency invasion
CHANGBAI, China/SEOUL (Reuters) - Chinese currency and U.S. dollars are being used more widely than ever in North Korea instead of the country's own money, a stark illustration of the extent to which the leadership under Kim Jong-un has lost control over the economy. The use of dollars and Chinese yuan, or renminbi, has accelerated since a disastrous revaluation of the North Korean won in 2009 wiped out the savings of millions of people, said experts on the country, defectors and Chinese border traders.
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Ohio State president to retire because of Notre Dame remarks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ? Ohio State University President Gordon Gee announced his retirement Tuesday after he came under fire for jokingly referring to "those damn Catholics" at Notre Dame and poking fun at the academic quality of other schools.
Ohio State initially called the remarks unacceptable and placed Gee on a "remediation plan" to change his behavior.
Gee, 69, said in a statement that he decided during a vacation last week to step down on July 1.
"During my days away, I also spent some time in self-reflection," Gee said. "And after much deliberation, I have decided it is now time for me to turn over the reins of leadership to allow the seeds that we have planted to grow. It is also time for me to re-energize and refocus myself."
According to a recording of a Dec. 5 meeting obtained by The Associated Press under a public records request, Gee said Notre Dame was never invited to join the Big Ten conference because "you just can't trust those damn Catholics."
Gee also took shots at schools in the Southeastern Conference and the University of Louisville, according to the recording of the meeting of the school's Athletic Council.
Gee apologized when the comments were disclosed in an AP story last week, saying they were "a poor attempt at humor and entirely inappropriate."
Robert Schottenstein, who as chairman of the university's board of trustees condemned the remarks last week as "wholly unacceptable" and "not presidential in nature," said in a statement Tuesday that Gee informed him in the morning of his decision to retire.
"Clearly he leaves a rich and lasting legacy and will be missed," Schottenstein said.
The university named provost Joseph Alutto as interim president.
Gee, a familiar figure on campus with his bowties and owlish glasses, has repeatedly gotten in trouble over the years for verbal gaffes.
Ohio State trustees learned of Gee's latest remarks in January, met with him and created the remediation plan. In a March 11 letter, the trustees ordered him to begin apologizing to those he offended. But it appeared that several of Gee's apologies came only in the last week or so as the university prepared to respond to the AP's inquiries.
During his comments to the Athletic Council, Gee said that the top goal of Big Ten presidents is to "make certain that we have institutions of like-minded academic integrity. So you won't see us adding Louisville." After laughter from the audience, Gee added that the Big Ten wouldn't add the University of Kentucky, either.
When asked by a questioner how to respond to SEC fans who say the Big Ten can't count because it now has 14 members, Gee said: "You tell the SEC when they can learn to read and write, then they can figure out what we're doing."
Gee also came under fire a few years ago for some offhand remarks during a memorabilia-for-cash and tattoos scandal under football coach Jim Tressel's watch. Gee was asked in 2011 whether he had considered firing Tressel. He responded: "No, are you kidding? Let me just be very clear: I'm just hopeful the coach doesn't dismiss me."
Last year, Gee apologized for saying that coordinating the school's many divisions was like running the Polish army, a remark that a Polish-American group called bigoted.
In 1992, in a moment of frustration over higher-education funding, Gee referred to then-Gov. George Voinovich as "a damn dummy."
Gee was named the country's best college president in 2010 by Time magazine. He has held the top job at West Virginia University, the University of Colorado, Brown and Vanderbilt. He was Ohio State president from 1990 to 1997 and returned in 2007. He makes about $1.9 million a year in base pay, deferred and performance compensation and retirement benefits.
He is a prolific fundraiser and is leading a $2.5 billion campaign at Ohio State, one of the nation's largest universities. He is omnipresent on campus, attending everything from faculty awards events to dormitory pizza parties.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday praised Gee as "a tremendous partner in transforming Ohio's fragmented higher education system into one better focused on fueling Ohio's economic recovery and helping students meet their goals."
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Andrew Welsh-Huggins can be reached on Twitter at https://twitter.com/awhcolumbus.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ohio-st-president-retires-notre-dame-jabs-193047776.html
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5 Questions With Miss June: Michelle R! | Lucille Roberts Health ...
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1. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
I am a 20-year-old college student studying to become a dentist. I work part-time as an orthodontist assistant. I like to run and stay active in my free time. Some of my favorite things to do are walk on the beach, sing and horse back ride. I also love to go to the gym because it helps me to relieve some stress from school and work.
2. How did you end up joining Lucille Roberts?
My mom was already a member and she told how great it was so I went with her guest pass and loved it and signed up that same day.
3. What are some personal fitness goals you have and how do you achieve them?
Some of my personal fitness goals are to tone up, feel healthy and to stay active inside and outside the gym. I personally like to go to the gym 3 or 4 times a week and on the other days do something active outside. My goal is to lose weight but at the same time build muscle and become stronger. Over the last few months I lost a little over 10lbs by alternating cardio workouts and weights and following a healthy diet.
4. What is the best thing about Lucille Roberts?
The best thing about Lucille Roberts is that I feel like I am home. Everyone is nice and the environment is very comfortable. I love that I can spend time with my mom and my friends at the gym and we can have fun while working out.
5. What advice do you have for women who are trying to tone up and meet their fitness goals?
My advice for women trying to tone up and meet their fitness goals is patience. I believe that following a moderate exercise routine and a healthy diet is the best way to reach your fitness goals. Don?t get discouraged that you don?t see drastic results over night, little by little you will see results and in no time you will see a huge improvement on how you look and how you feel!
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Monday, June 3, 2013
Cool electron acceleration: Electron pulses from laser accelerator
June 3, 2013 ? Physicists from the Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics produced electron pulses from a laser accelerator whose individual particles all have nearly the same, tuneable energy.
Electrons with a velocity close to the speed of light are hard to control. Using them as a tool for applications at the frontier of ultrafast physics requires them to be packed into extremely short pulses with tunable energy. A team around Laboratory for Attosecond Physics (LAP) group leaders Dr. Laszlo Veisz and Prof. Stefan Karsch, both based at Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) has now achieved that feat by using a laser-driven accelerator. They created electron pulses with few-femtosecond duration, whose many individual particles all have nearly the same, but widely tunable energy. These monochromatic electron pulses can be used to create ultrashort flashes of light in the extreme ultra-violet or even X-ray range, who in turn are a versatile tool for probing fast processes in the microcosm.
Bunches made up of electrons travelling close to the speed of light have a great potential in medicine or probing the microcosm, if their properties can be well controlled. Usually such pulses are provided by conventional radio-frequency (RF) accelerator systems, which are on one hand large and costly and on the other hand can only provide ultrashort particle bunches with even more costly tricks and great particle losses. Accelerating particle bunches with a laser might become a viable workaround for these problems. Its main problem, however, has always been the difficulty of giving the same energy to all particles in a bunch, and hence creating "cool" bunches. Once this issue can be overcome, it would allow a much better control of the bunch properties and their adaptation to the application in mind.
A conventional RF-accelerator always contains a particle source defining the number of particles in a bunch, its pulse duration and energy width, and an acceleration section defining the final energy. In a laser accelerator, a defined particle source has been missing so far, and the electrons to accelerate were trapped randomly along the acceleration distance. This causes their energy distribution to become broad. The team around Laszlo Veisz and Stefan Karsch has now shown how to integrate a particle source into a laser accelerator and use it to create bunches whose individual particles all have nearly the same energy.
In the experiment, the physicists released helium atoms from a small nozzle at supersonic velocity. Directly above the nozzle they placed a razor blade such that it obscured a part of the nozzle orifice. After the supersonic helium stream is released from the nozzle and hits the razor blade edge its forms a shock front and hence a density step in the gas. At precisely that position the researchers focused an extremely strong laser pulse with a duration of 28 femtoseconds (One femtosecond is one millionth of a billionth of a second).
This laser pulse forms a plasma channel, i.e. it separates electron from their atoms, accelerates them close to the speed of light within a few 100 microns, and gives them all approximately the same energy. The salient point for the generation of a monochromatic electron pulse is the fact that all electrons start their journey at the shock position and therefore travel exactly the same acceleration distance until the end of the gas jet, and hence gain the same energy. Without the shock front, different electrons would start at a random position and gain different energy. "By changing the position of the razor blade above the nozzle we can determine where the density step is formed and hence how long the acceleration distance is, and what energy the electrons gain" explains Laszlo Veisz.
Perfectly controlled, ultrashort electron pulses can be used in turn to generate femtosecond flashes of light all the way down to the X-ray regime. They might be used to "shoot" images of fast processes in the microcosm. Medical applications are conceivable as well: Compact, cheap and well-controlled laser accelerators with high beam quality might disseminate new, dose-reduced X-ray imaging techniques to serve a large number of patients for diagnostic purposes.
Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/physics/~3/bsmhbP71gkI/130603113348.htm
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Sunday, June 2, 2013
Specific changes in brain structure after different forms of child abuse
June 1, 2013 ? Different forms of childhood abuse increase the risk for mental illness as well as sexual dysfunction in adulthood, but little has been known about how that happens. An international team of researchers, including the Miller School's Charles B. Nemeroff, M.D., Ph.D., Leonard M. Miller Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, has discovered a neural basis for this association. The study, published in the June 1 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, shows that sexually abused and emotionally mistreated children exhibit specific and differential changes in the architecture of their brain that reflect the nature of the mistreatment.
Researchers have known that victims of childhood abuse often suffer from psychiatric disorders later in life, including sexual dysfunction following sexual abuse. The underlying mechanisms mediating this association have been poorly understood. Nemeroff and a group of scientists led by Christine Heim, Ph.D., Director of the Institute of Medical Psychology at Charit? University of Medicine Berlin, and Jens Pruessner, Ph.D., Director of the McGill Center for Studies in Aging at McGill University in Montreal, hypothesized that cortical changes during segments of mistreatment played a role. To study these potential changes, the researchers used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to examine the brains of 51 adult women who were exposed to various forms of childhood abuse.
The results showed a correlation between specific forms of maltreatment and thinning of the cortex in precisely the regions of the brain that are involved in the perception or processing of the type of abuse. Specifically, the somatosensory cortex in the area in which the female genitals are represented was significantly thinner in women who were victims of sexual abuse in their childhood. Similarly, victims of emotional mistreatment were found to have a reduction of the thickness of the cerebral cortex in specific areas associated with self-awareness, self-evaluation and emotional regulation.
"This is one of the first studies documenting long-term alterations in specific brain areas as a consequence of child abuse and neglect," said Nemeroff, who is also Director of the Center on Aging. "The finding that specific types of early life trauma have discrete, long lasting effects on the brain that underlie symptoms in adults is an important step in developing novel therapies to intervene to reduce the often lifelong psychiatric/psychological burden of such trauma."
"Our data point to a precise association between experience-dependent neural plasticity and later health problems," said Heim. Pruessner agreed that the "large effect and the regional specificity in the brain that corresponds to the type of abuse is remarkable."
The scientists speculate that a regional thinning of the cortex may serve as a protective mechanism, immediately shielding the child from the experience of the abuse by gating or blocking the sensory experience. However, that thinning of the cortical sections may lay the groundwork for the development of behavioral problems in adulthood. The results of this study extend the literature on neural plasticity and show that cortical representation fields can be smaller when certain sensory experiences are damaging or developmentally inappropriate.
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- Christine M. Heim, Helen S. Mayberg, Tanja Mletzko, Charles B. Nemeroff, Jens C. Pruessner. Decreased Cortical Representation of Genital Somatosensory Field After Childhood Sexual Abuse. Am J Psychiatry, June 1, 2013
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