Friday, May 25, 2012

Carney: 'No basis' for sentencing doctor who helped find bin Laden

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Loyalty Startup Belly Hits 1 Millionth Check-In; Active Merchants Say Belly Check-ins Top Foursquare

belly Belly, the Chicago-based loyalty platform which just closed its $10 million Series B from Andreessen Horowitz?earlier this month, is today announcing a pretty significant milestone: its 1 millionth check-in. The startup allows customers to check-in to a location using a physical loyalty card or mobile app which they scan via a consumer-facing iPad installed at point-of-sale. By doing so, customers collect points that can later be redeemed for unique rewards tailored specifically for the business in question. The company has been growing fast, and CEO Logan LaHive tells us that in some of Belly's locations, there have been more Belly check-ins within its first month of being up-and-running, than the total number of Foursquare check-ins the business has seen to date.

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Weight Loss Myths Busted ? Sharecare.com Blog

I?ve heard just about every weight-loss myth imaginable. It?s time to set the record straight! Don?t let these common misconceptions keep you from successfully losing the weight and keeping it off.

Weight Loss Myth #1

?I can?t lose weight if I was overweight as a child.?

You can always lose weight! You are not your childhood or your genes. Your genes account for about 25 percent of your health. Your lifestyle choices account for about 75 percent! If you implement proven strategies, you can successfully lose weight at any age and keep it off. In fact, the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR) reports that over 70 percent of successful weight-loss maintainers were overweight as children and teenagers.

Weight Loss Myth #2

?I can?t lose weight if I?ve tried diets in the past and they didn?t work.?

It may be time to change your approach. More than 90 percent of those surveyed by the NWCR reported previous attempts at weight loss. In fact, over 60 percent said that they tried four or more times to lose weight before they were able to lose the weight and keep it off.

Often times, weight loss and weight maintenance is unsuccessful because people try weight-loss fads that lead to yo-yo dieting instead of proven methods. If you implement the right strategies you WILL lose weight, and if you consistently maintain these healthy behaviors you WILL keep it off.

Weight Loss Myth #3

?If I lose weight I?ll have to starve myself to keep it off.?

Here?s something to chew on: A vast majority (85 percent)?of successful weight maintainers reported that they eat three healthy meals per day, with breakfast being the most important meal. They also reported that they did not feel deprived; in fact, they felt they were happier, had more energy and exhibited more self-confidence.

If you follow a healthy eating plan that includes an abundance of fruits and vegetables, lean protein, whole grains, low fat dairy and healthy fats, you can feel totally satiated while providing your brain and body the key nutrition that it needs to optimize your health.

Weight Loss Myth #4

?To lose weight I have to become an exercise fanatic.?

Not true, unless you consider walking fanatical. Successful weight loss maintainers reported that they generally exercised for three times per week, for 30 minutes at a time. Walking was the most reported physical activity.

This is still less than what is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and the National Academy of Sports Medicine. I recommend that you get 10,000 steps per day (or accumulate 70,000 steps for the week) and at least 20 minutes of physical activity a day that makes you sweat and gets your heart pumping. This can activity can take the form of fast walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, using an elliptical machine, resistance training, yoga, and recreational sports.

Weight Loss Myth #5

?I can?t lose weight because I?m over 40.?

Age isn?t a valid excuse. It is true that your metabolic rate decreases as you age. It?s also true that you lose lean muscle as you age. But regular physical activity slows and/or prevents a decline in both. If you incorporate regular cardiovascular training, resistance training, and flexibility training, you can maintain and enhance your metabolism and lean muscle mass.

Sign up for Sharecare fitness and leverage our evidence-based tools to help ensure your success.

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The Copyright Society of the USA will hold its annual meeting June 10-12, 2012. Topics include Section 115 of the Copyright Act, fair use, politics and the evolution of digital media, the ?View from the Copyright Office? presentation, and ?Recent Developments in Copyright Law.? im

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Segui could be forced to testify against Clemens

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, right, arrives at federal court in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, right, arrives at federal court in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens arrives at federal court in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, back right, walks with his attorneys Rusty Hardin, front left, and Michael Attanasio, right, to the federal court in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

(AP) ? Prosecutors finally have some momentum in their perjury case against Roger Clemens, even if it means dragging in former major leaguer David Segui, a witness who is apparently so reluctant to testify that the judge threatened from the bench: "If he doesn't show up, he'll be arrested like anyone else."

U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton indicated Wednesday he was leaning heavily toward allowing prosecutors to call Segui and another witness to counter an overall impression left by Clemens' lawyers during the 6-week-old trial. Segui is expected to say that sometime around 2001 he was told by Clemens' strength coach, Brian McNamee, that McNamee had saved evidence from injections of players to placate a nagging wife.

That would be consistent with McNamee's testimony last week ? that he kept waste from an alleged steroids injection of Clemens in 2001 and stored it in a beer can to soothe things over at home. McNamee's wife, according to McNamee, was concerned that he would become the fall guy if his involvement with drugs-in-baseball were ever exposed.

But there's a catch. Prosecutor Courtney Saleski said Segui, who retired in 2004 after 15 major league seasons, "doesn't want to come" even though he's under subpoena.

Judge Walton's response: "You just tell him if he's under subpoena, he'd better be here." Or else, added the judge, "he'd better be on the run because the marshals will be after him."

Clemens is accused of lying to Congress in 2008 when he said he had never used steroids or human growth hormone, and a trial that appeared to be going so well for the seven-time Cy Young Award winner has this week thrown him a few curveballs. When Clemens' lawyer Rusty Hardin shared a laugh with the judge while fighting an uphill battle against Segui's testimony ? "I don't want to beat a dead horse," Hardin said ? Clemens sat at the defense table and didn't so much as crack a smile.

Essentially, Hardin is paying the price for his three days of aggressive cross-examination of McNamee, who says he injected Clemens with steroids in 1998, 2000 and 2001 and with HGH in 2000. On Monday, the judge ruled that Hardin had opened the door for McNamee to name other players to whom he had supplied HGH, something the defense had fought vigorously to keep from the jury.

Now the government ? and the judge appears to agree ? says that Hardin went too far in trying to build a case that McNamee started making up charges and fabricating evidence against Clemens around 2007 as a way to appease federal agents.

Walton said the jury is left with the impression that "because the government had made these allegations, that he started to give them what they wanted to stay out of harm's way and avoid going to prison."

Segui and Anthony Corso, who was one of McNamee's private workout clients in New York City, could refute that. Corso is expected to testify that he was told by McNamee as early as 2002 that Clemens used HGH and that in 2005 he was told by McNamee about the saved evidence from the 2001 injection.

With the jury out of the courtroom, Hardin tried to argue that the defense has never contended that McNamee made up the beer can evidence recently. Hardin told the judge that McNamee created it to save as a "hole card" as a way to possibly extort money from Clemens one day.

Walton said there was no evidence to support Hardin's contention. The judge added: "If what you're saying is true, then why did you beat on him so much about his desire to appease the government?"

The judge went even further, wondering why McNamee would have fabricated evidence in 2001: "There's no indication that Mr. Clemens did something to him back then that would cause (McNamee) to have a vendetta against Mr. Clemens."

Walton said he would make a definitive ruling on Segui and Corso on Thursday, but he said nothing to indicate that the Clemens team had swayed his thinking.

The only witness during a shortened trial session on Wednesday was Gene Monahan, the longtime head athletic trainer of the New York Yankees. The prosecution used Monahan to try to make its case in some of its lesser charges against Clemens.

One charge is the Clemens obstructed Congress when he said in a deposition that "four or five needles" of the vitamin B12 would be "already lined up ready to go" in the trainers' room after games.

Monahan said the Yankees never did anything of the sort with B12. He did create an interesting mental picture when he told the jury he would sometimes order "team gargles" ? players lining up to gargle medicine to fight off a rash of head colds.

Monahan praised Clemens' work ethic and leadership skills with younger players.

"He was mother duck and there were other ducklings" who would try to emulate the pitcher's demanding fitness routines, Monahan said. He said he never saw any evidence that Clemens was using performance-enhancing drugs.

The government still has up to six witnesses left to call, and the trial's length is causing all sorts of sacrifices. The judge conceded Wednesday that he'll probably have to cancel most of a planned trip to New Orleans in June because the case won't be settled by then.

"You all are going to deny me the opportunity to have some good gumbo," he said.

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Associated Press writer Frederic J. Frommer contributed to this report.

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Dog Fences Help In Keeping Man's Closest Friend Safe | Love My ...

Do you or someone you care about own a dog? Have you heard stories regarding those household pets being hurt while tied to a tree in the garden or getting of that string and running into the street? I had a dog who got off the leash and ran into the street and was hit by a vehicle. You might think about how precisely you can safeguard your dog or the one of someone you care about. Dog fences can do that and are crucial resources for any pet owner. These dog friendly containment systems come in many forms and measurements, and every form of fence offers lots of benefits to pet owners. Regardless of whether the puppy is big or little, a fencing system will give you an ample amount of security for the beloved dog. A dog fence can be used as temporary confinement or as a permanent house.

There are lots of benefits to making use of a containment system for your pet. These animals instinctively thrive outdoors. A fence offers these happy family hounds with a safe place to run, eat, and relax. The animal?s freedom isn?t restricted which leads to a more healthy and happier animal. A lot of owners lock up their dogs inside or tie them up outside. This prevents the friendly creatures from having the good amount of exercise. Without this essential exercise, the animal?s life could be shortened. Dog fences permit these active creatures to live freely and roam the lawn and utilize every inch of place available.

A confined pooch is secure from numerous risks. A dog fence keeps a dog from running away or roaming into the road. It also avoids other hounds from attacking. Also, if your puppy dog is female and in heat containing her will keep stray dogs out and could prevent you from needing to look after a litter of puppies. A lot of fences can provide security from lizards, raccoons, and other wild intruders and creatures. Issues with other creatures are typical problems of pet owners who keep their household pets outside the house. A fence will eliminate all of these problems by making a secure bubble of security for the pooch.

There are many Short Term Fence For Dog to select from with respect to the size of the animal and the personal demands of the owner. Regardless of whether an owner favors a wood, vinyl, chain link, or electronic one, an adequate containment system is vital for keeping the family pooch protected, in good health, and happy.

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