The Successful 'Shark Tank' Pitch: Mark Cuban's 7 Tips (BLOG)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXl2LdfRqpxCoMrFphOT0fg24cRk6fCbOOFssC1p25RduPPYvo5Ja4w0aqNV_NUhLPb5zz9tqPxrdnUoMYRgUK2lBhUrgiqPcK0umscT3X6RrEiY2xDiP-K-Hhra7mELDMbq2vBN1slk/s1600/ABC_mark_cuban_shark_tank_jtm_131219_16x9t_608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXl2LdfRqpxCoMrFphOT0fg24cRk6fCbOOFssC1p25RduPPYvo5Ja4w0aqNV_NUhLPb5zz9tqPxrdnUoMYRgUK2lBhUrgiqPcK0umscT3X6RrEiY2xDiP-K-Hhra7mELDMbq2vBN1slk/s320/ABC_mark_cuban_shark_tank_jtm_131219_16x9t_608.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="listItem cleanprint-include" height="774" id="leadItem" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, 'arial sans-serif'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 10px 0px; width: 640px;" width="640"><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">For an entrepreneur looking to turn their <span class="s7sogem" id="s7sogem_1" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-width: 1px; color: #009900; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">small business</span> into a successful company, the chance to pitch their product or service on ABC's "Shark Tank" could be a dream come true.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">But getting on the show is just half of the battle. Once there, people hoping to launch their business must give a presentation and convince experienced investors and savvy moguls, known as the "sharks," to invest.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tune into "Shopping Confidential" on ABC News' "20/20" TONIGHT at 10 p.m. ET</strong></div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">Billionaire businessman <span class="s7sogem" id="s7sogem_3" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-width: 1px; color: #009900; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Mark Cuban</span> is one of the sharks that business owners attempt to impress on "Shark Tank." He himself became wildly wealthy by turning his ideas into real and successful companies.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">"'Shark Tank' has probably become the best one-hour selling platform in the world," Cuban told ABC News' "20/20." "You put something into sale, for sale on any traditional TV show, it's not going to sell anywhere near as much as 'Shark Tank' is, because people watch with their minds open, their hearts open, and their wallets open. People want to buy a product when it comes on."</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">With a successful pitch, an entrepreneur on the show can walk away with a shark for a <span class="s7sogem" id="s7sogem_4" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-width: 1px; color: #009900; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">business partner</span>. Cuban said he's invested in 28 companies through "Shark Tank," and only one has failed.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">The task of trying to sell a business to the tough crowd of investors on "Shark Tank" might be daunting, but luckily Cuban shared his advice with ABC's "20/20" for reeling in the sharks.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">If you're one of the select few picked to give a presentation to the sharks, check out Cuban's tips below for giving a successful pitch on "Shark Tank."</div><div class="clearboth" style="clear: both; font-size: 1px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></div><div class="listItem noThumb" height="459" id="item_0" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, 'arial sans-serif'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 10px 0px; width: 640px;" width="640"><div class="listItemHeader" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><span class="count" style="color: #999999; float: left; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 48px; font-weight: lighter; line-height: 1.1em; margin: -5px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1.</strong></span><table style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="title" style="font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Prepare, Prepare, Prepare</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">"You know, everybody's got the will to win," Cuban said. "It's only those with the will to prepare that do win."</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">Anyone can have a big idea, but only those that do that work hard can turn an idea into a company, according to Cuban. It's easy to use Google to make sure that no one else had the same idea as you, but go the <span class="s7sogem" id="s7sogem_8" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-width: 1px; color: #009900; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">extra mile</span> and <span class="s7sogem" id="s7sogem_5" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-width: 1px; color: #009900; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">research companies</span> that have gone out of businesses with a similar idea or product to yours.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">"You've got to look at the industry for that product, find out as much as you can, look to see what it would-could take to create that product or service, and then you got to go for it," Cuban said.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">Also, preparation includes knowing if there's a market for your product or service. According to Cuban, the <span class="s7sogem" id="s7sogem_7" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-width: 1px; color: #009900; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">easiest way</span> to know if you have a real customer -- a <span class="s7sogem" id="s7sogem_6" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-width: 1px; color: #009900; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">real company</span> -- is to sell something.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">"If you have customers, there's a good chance that you have a company," Cuban said. "If you can't sell them, you have your answer."</div><div class="clearboth" style="clear: both; font-size: 1px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></div><div class="listItem noThumb" height="254" id="item_1" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, 'arial sans-serif'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 10px 0px; width: 640px;" width="640"><div class="listItemHeader" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><span class="count" style="color: #999999; float: left; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 48px; font-weight: lighter; line-height: 1.1em; margin: -5px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">2.</strong></span><table style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="title" style="font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Don't Just Have an Idea, Have a Business</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">Everyone has an idea, and there are plenty of them already out there, Cuban said.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">"Everybody's got a new app for their phone. Ideas are a dime a dozen," he said. "But it's turning it into a real company and then taking that company and then actually making it a profitable, growing endeavor that can support an investor."</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">Before you decide to give a pitch on "Shark Tank" make sure that you have an actual business worthy of the sharks to invest in that will also be successful.</div><div class="clearboth" style="clear: both; font-size: 1px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></div><div class="listItem noThumb" height="231" id="item_2" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, 'arial sans-serif'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 10px 0px; width: 640px;" width="640"><div class="listItemHeader" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><span class="count" style="color: #999999; float: left; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 48px; font-weight: lighter; line-height: 1.1em; margin: -5px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">3.</strong></span><table style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="title" style="font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Skip the Back Story</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">When he hears a pitch with a back story, Cuban said he is immediately turned off.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">"I hate the back story ... because it's usually a way to hide the realities of the business," he said.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">Instead of starting with a story about how your grandma inspired you to start your business, get right to the point, Cuban said. "The more you try to create stuff to kind of, you know, divert my attention, the worse it is."</div><div class="clearboth" style="clear: both; font-size: 1px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></div><div class="listItem noThumb" height="277" id="item_3" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, 'arial sans-serif'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 10px 0px; width: 640px;" width="640"><div class="listItemHeader" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><span class="count" style="color: #999999; float: left; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 48px; font-weight: lighter; line-height: 1.1em; margin: -5px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">4.</strong></span><table style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="title" style="font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Show Commitment and Progress</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">It's difficult for businesses to get off the ground. If you get a chance to pitch your business on "Shark Tank," make sure you can show that your business has already gotten out of your kitchen or garage, according to Cuban.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">The businesses that Cuban chose to invest in have all shown commitment and progress, such as KaZAM, a balance bike company.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">"They were out selling to retailers," Cuban said. "They were out selling product. They had experienced the ups and the downs, successes and failures."</div><div class="clearboth" style="clear: both; font-size: 1px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></div><div class="listItem noThumb" height="231" id="item_4" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, 'arial sans-serif'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 10px 0px; width: 640px;" width="640"><div class="listItemHeader" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><span class="count" style="color: #999999; float: left; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 48px; font-weight: lighter; line-height: 1.1em; margin: -5px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">5.</strong></span><table style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="title" style="font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Know Your Business Inside and Out</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">Convey how committed you are to your business by showing how well you know it.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">"I want them to know the numbers," Cuban said. "I want it to be a product in a market that I think is differentiated and has an opportunity to grow."</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">Know every single thing you can about your product, your business and its market before your pitch to the sharks.</div><div class="clearboth" style="clear: both; font-size: 1px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></div><div class="listItem noThumb" height="277" id="item_5" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(226, 226, 226); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, 'arial sans-serif'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 10px 0px; width: 640px;" width="640"><div class="listItemHeader" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><span class="count" style="color: #999999; float: left; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 48px; font-weight: lighter; line-height: 1.1em; margin: -5px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">6.</strong></span><table style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="title" style="font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Get Your Point Across</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">Remember that your pitch is the first time that Cuban and the other investors on "Shark Tank" have ever heard about your company, so take the opportunity to make sure the sharks learn about your business and sell it!</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">"We don't know anything about them," Cuban explained.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">"You got to get your point across, and, you know, if you can walk into this situation and get your point across, you know, explain your business to me, explain why I can invest, and really sell me on yourself, then you've accomplished something right there and that's a great indication."</div><div class="clearboth" style="clear: both; font-size: 1px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></div><div class="listItem noThumb islast" height="390" id="item_6" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, 'arial sans-serif'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 10px 0px; width: 640px;" width="640"><div class="listItemHeader" style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><span class="count" style="color: #999999; float: left; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 48px; font-weight: lighter; line-height: 1.1em; margin: -5px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">7.</strong></span><table style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><td class="title" style="font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 8px 0px 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Have a Killer Instinct</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">A killer instinct doesn't have to mean having your fists out and being violent, Cuban said.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">"It's just being smart," Cuban explained. "I mean having ... the intellectual ability to understand a circumstance or a situation and find a solution, having the willingness to deal with situations that are difficult."</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">According to Cuban, there's no company that goes on a straight line of absolute success in everything it tries, but it's important to show how well you can react to tough situations.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">"And so there's going to be failures, there's going to be difficulties, and it's how you deal with those that really show what kind of an entrepreneur you are."</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">ABC NEWS</strong></div></div></div>

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NASA Astronauts End Spacewalk Early After 5 Hours (BLOG)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDnA745khPcgtuEGIxPIZUVRZf_R2No50dmmewR7o6xythyQpPHI1L8-6IUUsEMAYDz6ruZYvgD4XGK2LFwc0ABHYWxZPobzo2gFVF-seXj7l-HC8HPh6_kGpkvdX8gKfv-QD8IqYRHg/s1600/ap_international_space_station_wy_131220_16x9_992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDnA745khPcgtuEGIxPIZUVRZf_R2No50dmmewR7o6xythyQpPHI1L8-6IUUsEMAYDz6ruZYvgD4XGK2LFwc0ABHYWxZPobzo2gFVF-seXj7l-HC8HPh6_kGpkvdX8gKfv-QD8IqYRHg/s320/ap_international_space_station_wy_131220_16x9_992.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">Two American astronauts conducted an urgent repair outside the <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/space-station.htm" style="color: #2e538f; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="external">International Space Station</a>Saturday during a spacewalk that lasted five hours and 28 minutes.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">The astronauts ran about an hour and a half ahead of what NASA expected to be their timeline.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">Rich Mastracchio and <span class="pw7ji8k800" id="pw7ji8k800_4" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-width: 1px; color: #009900; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Mike Hopkins</span>, Expedition 38 Flight Engineers, began working at 7:01 am EST Saturday morning to replace a degraded ammonia pump module associated with one of the station's two cooling loops that keeps internal and external equipment cool, <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/nasa.htm" style="color: #2e538f; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">NASA</a> said.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">Mastracchio, the lead spacewalker, conducted six previous spacewalks, and holds the record for the 14th longest total number of spacewalking hours. This was Hopkins' first spacewalk.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">NASA's website offered the public a <span class="pw7ji8k800" id="pw7ji8k800_2" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-width: 1px; color: #009900; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">live video feed</span> showing the astronauts and Mission Control.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">During the repairs, the astronauts communicated with Mission Control Houston about the procedure. The spacewalk ended after five hours, 28 minutes and 11 seconds, shorter than the 6.5-hour expected spacewalk, because Mastracchio complained about chilly temperatures in <span class="pw7ji8k800" id="pw7ji8k800_7" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-width: 1px; color: #009900; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">his</span> space suit.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">After the cooling line broke down on Dec. 11 at the International <span class="pw7ji8k800" id="pw7ji8k800_3" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-width: 1px; color: #009900; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Space Station</span>, flight controllers tried but failed to fix the bad valve through remote commanding, the <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/nasa-astronauts-begin-urgent-spacewalking-repairs-21297124" style="color: #2e538f; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="external">Associated Press reported</a>.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">The 780-pound pump is about the size of a double-door refrigerator and difficult to handle, with plumbing full of toxic ammonia, AP reported.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">NASA said Saturday's spacewalk is the 175th in support of space station assembly and maintenance.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">The work of the two astronauts on Saturday is part of a series of spacewalks to replace the ammonia pump module. While the astronauts prepared the pump for removal on Saturday, it is expected to be replaced during a spacewalk on Monday.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">NASA says a third spacewalk would occur on <span class="pw7ji8k800" id="pw7ji8k800_6" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-width: 1px; color: #009900; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Christmas Day</span> if necessary to finalize the installation of the <span class="pw7ji8k800" id="pw7ji8k800_5" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-width: 1px; color: #009900; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">replacement pump</span> module. It would be the first Christmas spacewalk for NASA.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">The two astronauts received guidance on the spacewalk procedures from NASA astronauts Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell-Dyson, who replaced the ammonia pump at the same location during three spacewalks in August 2010, NASA said.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">ABC News' Gina Sunseri contributed to this report.</em></div></div>

NASA Astronauts End Spacewalk Early After 5 Hours (BLOG)

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A Personal Trainer Walnut Creek Provided A Few Healthy Diet Tips

<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Robert D. Warren</div><br /><br /> <div class='uawarticle'>In the year 2012, the city of Walnut Creek was hailed by CBS Money Watch as among the top places to retire in, throughout the United States. Therefore, a lot of retirees are actually settling down in this beautiful city in California. In fact, according to the 2010 census, almost thirty percent of the city's population are people who are aged 65 years old and above. At this age, people tend to be very conscious with their health because they know that they are at a high risk for various illnesses. It's for this reason why lots of Walnut Creek residents are doing their best to live a healthy lifestyle. To help these people, a personal trainer Walnut Creek has shared the following healthy diet tips.<br /> <br /> Consume A Lot Of Low-fat Dairy Products<br /> <br /> Aside from helping you to lose some pounds off, low fat dairy products help you to stay healthy so consume a lot of these products. But perhaps the greatest benefit that one can get from low fat dairy products is on achieving strong bone densities. The personal trainer Walnut Creek has stated that these products contain a lot of calcium so individuals who are 60 and above can greatly benefit from them.<br /> <br /> So these are just some of the healthy diet tips that a personal trainer Walnut Creek would like to share to those who are trying to live a healthy lifestyle, most especially those who are already in their 60s.<br /> <br /> Eat Foods That Contain Less Sugar<br /> <br /> When going to a grocery store, make sure that you carefully read the label on the foods that you are buying. Choose those that contain less sugar and have highly refined carbohydrates. Also, lessen your consumption of soda, sweets, sugary drinks as well as white bread. The personal trainer Walnut Creek advises to eat a lot of whole fruits as well as freshly squeezed fruit juices instead. As for the bread, go for whole grain bread instead of the white bread.<br /> <br /> Choose Foods That Contain Less Unhealthy Fats<br /> <br /> Fats, especially the unhealthy ones like trans-fats as well as saturated fats must be avoided. If not, try to consume fewer amounts of these fats. Aside from making you gain a lot of weight, these types of fats will increase your bad cholesterol which can result to deadly heart diseases.<br /> <br /> Eat Healthy Fats In Moderation<br /> <br /> Avoiding unhealthy fats does not mean you just indulge on healthy fats. You should eat them in moderation if you do not want to gain weight. Examples of these fats are monounsaturated fats, polyunsaturated as well as omega-3 fats. According to a personal trainer Walnut Creek, these fats help to lower one's cholesterol level, provided that you consume them in moderation.<br /> <br /> Apart from adhering to the tips above, it's also important that you take time to exercise for at least one hour each day. But if your doctor prevents you from doing rigorous activities, then the best thing you could do is to watch what you eat.<br /> <br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawresource'><br /> <div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br /> About the Author:<br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawlinks'>Being in good shape by using the help of <a href="http://www.theperfectworkout.com/personal-trainer-walnut-creek/">Personal Trainer Campbell</a> not just improves your own physique but also your health too. The benefits that you can receive from <a href="http://www.theperfectworkout.com/personal-trainer-campbell/">Personal Trainer Walnut Creek</a> are endless.</div><br /> </div><br />

A Personal Trainer Walnut Creek Provided A Few Healthy Diet Tips

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Green Tea Diet Plan

<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Tony Egglering</div><br /><br /> <div class='uawarticle'>The problem when you are trying to diet there isn't a lot of options when it come to your favourite beverages such as coffee or tea. But there is a solution. If you are disciplined and plan well, your diet can certainly include your morning cup of coffee or green tea.<br /> <br /> South Beach Diet Plan<br /> <br /> An idea developed by Dr. Agatston, the South Beach Diet plan is not low-carb, nor low- body fat. The inventor of this diet advises , the South Beach Diet Regime displays the best way to keep on top of the right carbohydrates as well as the right fats in your diet.<br /> <br /> This nutritional plan is made up of three phases - Eliminating your cravings, Reintroducing Carbohydrates, and a diet for life. Using artificial sweetener and low-fat milk in you coffee or green tea through all of the 3 phases is a sure way of slimming without requiring to sacrifice you cup of coffee.. Going caffeine free may be advisable since the aim of this nutritional plan is maintaining an even blood insulin levels. In the event you're a green tea drinker, then there is no need to be concerned about the caffeine content in the green tea as it has a relatively low percentage of caffeine in it.<br /> <br /> The Zone Diet Plan<br /> <br /> The Zone Diet plan was produced by Barry Sears, a former biotechnology analyst at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This nutritional plan is dependent on the constant maintenance and consistency of blood insulin levels. Because this diet plan also concentrates on the control of the insulin in the body. The problems that arise are handled similarly as that when using the South Beach Diet plan. Consuming caffeine free coffee and green teas are acceptable as long as consideration is given to the possibility of these beverages spiking up the level of insulin in you bloodstream. The eating plan in the Zone Diet program necessitates the use of artificial sweetener and low-fat milk in your coffee or green tea.<br /> <br /> Atkins Diet Program<br /> <br /> A further low-carb diet plan variety, The Atkins plan is most effective with caffeine-free coffee and green tea. For optimum results, sugar substitutes in your caffeine free coffee and green tea are recommended to keep the intake of carbohydrates lower.<br /> <br /> Bloodstream Type Diet Plan<br /> <br /> The Bloodstream Type Diet plan is a diet plan in which the meals you consume are based on your bloodstream type. The eating program from the Bloodstream Type Diet plan is much more restrictive in comparison to the south Beach Diet plan, the Zone Diet plan, and Atkins plan. For example, for those who have bloodstream types A and AB, consuming coffee is genuinely advised. However for individuals with bloodstream types O, drinking coffee on the Bloodstream Type Diet plan really should to be avoidable. Green teas however are appropriate for any bloodstream types. However, adding natural sweetening like sugar, honey, stevia, or maple syrup in green tea should to be avoided with this diet plan.<br /> <br /> Sugar Busters Diet Plan<br /> <br /> The title of this dietary plan says everything. Clients with this diet regime are encouraged to be careful using sugars. Coffee and green teas are perfectly fine however using low calorie sweeteners is suggested.<br /> <br /> Paleolithic Diet Regime<br /> <br /> Also referred to as the Stone Age Diet Plan This nutritional plan is founded on the usage of simple, natural meals our Neanderthal ancestors and forefathers may have eaten. The nutritional plan is fantastic for green tea consumers. Green teas is simple and 100% natural steamed dried leaves from the Camellia sinensis plant. For anyone who is a coffee drinker, you might be looking at harder choice because it suggested kicking the coffee habit altogether during the use of this diet plan Sugars in green tea is considered unacceptable, especially the refined kind.<br /> <br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawresource'><br /> <div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br /> About the Author:<br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawlinks'>Looking to find the best diet on <a href='http://green-tea-health.com/'>Green Tea</a>, then visit Green Tea Health to find the best advice on <a href='http://green-tea-health.com/green-tea-diet/'>chosing a Green Tea Diet</a> for you.</div><br /> </div><br />

Green Tea Diet Plan

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Dwyane Wade, Gabrielle Union Engaged (BLOG)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMffNWxsvpcq0H06Yz4g_BfTtRXhw4KOu2xqbQguTVlM19FHCm5UeJj5GT1ij8T7_4lXLatApss8BRbVfRCFNWpFIsOQ2YIW6iSHdTchAoqM7AyFf73gbyo6inBEmuOQ2gfZ3TCyihr4/s1600/1334699283_gabrielle-union-dwayne-wade-article.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMffNWxsvpcq0H06Yz4g_BfTtRXhw4KOu2xqbQguTVlM19FHCm5UeJj5GT1ij8T7_4lXLatApss8BRbVfRCFNWpFIsOQ2YIW6iSHdTchAoqM7AyFf73gbyo6inBEmuOQ2gfZ3TCyihr4/s320/1334699283_gabrielle-union-dwayne-wade-article.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;"><span class="z16qbdv" id="z16qbdv_2" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-width: 1px; color: #009900; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Dwyane Wade</span> and Gabrielle Union are engaged.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">The Miami Heat star proposed to his longtime girlfriend Saturday and the actress accepted. They announced the news through <span class="z16qbdv" id="z16qbdv_6" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-width: 1px; color: #009900; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">social media</span>, around the same time as the two-time defending NBA champions were gathering for a team Christmas party.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">"She said YES!!!" Wade posted to his Twitter and Instagram accounts, with a photo of Union wearing a large diamond solitaire on the ring finger of her left hand.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">It will be the second marriage for both Union, 41, and Wade, who turns 32 next month. No date has been announced, and the couple did not release any formal statements about the engagement Saturday night.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">"A special evening," Heat managing general partner Micky Arison wrote on Twitter.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">Added Adrienne Bosh, the wife of Heat forward Chris Bosh, also on Twitter: "The @MiamiHEAT Christmas party always brings great traditions and the BEST surprises."</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">Wade proposed to Union before the party. The couple have been together for several years and there were recent indications that marriage was in the plans — specifically how their <span class="z16qbdv" id="z16qbdv_5" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-width: 1px; color: #009900; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Christmas cards</span> had a <span class="z16qbdv" id="z16qbdv_1" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-width: 1px; color: #009900; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">return address sticker</span> calling them the "Wade-Union Family."</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">That's also referenced in the cards, which bear the message "<span class="z16qbdv" id="z16qbdv_8" style="border-left-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-style: solid; border-top-color: transparent; border-width: 1px; color: #009900; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Happy Holidays</span> from the Wade-Union Family." The cards also show photos of Wade and Union together, along with photos of them with Wade's two sons and the nephew he's raising.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">Wade was clearly in a giving mood Saturday. He presented each of his teammates from last season's championship run with green jackets, reminiscent of what golfers get for winning the Masters.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">Wade is expected to publicly discuss the engagement on Sunday.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">Wade has spent his entire pro career with the Heat since being drafted in 2003, helping the team win three championships and taking home MVP honors from the NBA Finals in 2006.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">Union has starred in movies such as "Bring It On" and "Think Like A Man," along with the BET series "Being Mary Jane."</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">ABCNEWS.</div></div>

Dwyane Wade, Gabrielle Union Engaged (BLOG)

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Aspirin risks may outweigh benefits in healthy adults (BLOG)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildUW3ZnIyPwxELQXLxL73KsMWUJkNZMeYnKy0FpmuHHPcVd98dlJl-h-pybPnkbhwce0jGVT6yweatKZIyRZPoTBlohUEgEL4hyuXIxfzjqIGJ33h2CQLGtRvt9bvs10Y6AyiTRSDJAg/s1600/aspirin-3f9e6740f1d37bd7ba221c74c7009fc6e2ed0534-s6-c30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildUW3ZnIyPwxELQXLxL73KsMWUJkNZMeYnKy0FpmuHHPcVd98dlJl-h-pybPnkbhwce0jGVT6yweatKZIyRZPoTBlohUEgEL4hyuXIxfzjqIGJ33h2CQLGtRvt9bvs10Y6AyiTRSDJAg/s320/aspirin-3f9e6740f1d37bd7ba221c74c7009fc6e2ed0534-s6-c30.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387684436045_17174" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">By Kathleen Raven</div><div class="body-slot-mod" style="background-color: white; clear: right; float: right; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.1em 10px; max-width: 300px;"><div class="yom-remote"><div class="" id="mediacontentrelatedstory_container"></div></div></div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387684436045_17156" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Healthy adults who take daily aspirin to stave off heart disease may be inviting more harm than benefit, according to a new review of past studies.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387684436045_17274" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Adults face a crush of conflicting health messages about aspirin and the role it plays as a preventive medicine.</div><div id="geom_inter_76_1387684806656_8" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">In an attempt to bring clarity to the topic, UK researchers sifted through the most recent evidence from nine randomized controlled trials - which are considered medicine's gold standard - and other systematic reviews of such trials. They found a total of 27 studies between 2008 and 2012 that fell within their criteria.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387684436045_17293" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">"Too many healthy people think that aspirin will prevent heart attacks and cancer," said Dr. Peter Sandercock of the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Sandercock has extensive research experience in this subject, but was not involved in the current study.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">"This shows that if you are healthy, with no symptoms of cardiovascular disease, then it's not sensible to take regular aspirin. It won't improve your health," he told Reuters Health.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">The study, he said, reminded him of another recent report that suggested vitamin supplements may not have clear benefits for healthy people (see Reuters Health story of December 16, 2013, here: http://reut.rs/1eovMRe).</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">"There is a plethora of evidence in this area but nobody has drawn together the advantages and disadvantages of aspirin in a systematic way," said Paul Sutcliffe of Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick in England.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">He led the study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">"We need to be extremely careful about promoting the daily use without fully understanding all the evidence," Sutcliffe told Reuters Health.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">"All I would say is to not stop taking aspirin without talking to your doctor," he added.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">People who have had strokes or heart attacks have a hardening of their arteries, which leads to the formation of blood clots, Sandercock said. Various cardiovascular diseases contribute to the formation of these clots and daily aspirin is widely known to break down those clots and prevent further problems, he added.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Past research has generally shown that a person who experiences a minor stroke has a zero to 15 percent chance of experiencing another stroke the following year, Sandercock said.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">"Aspirin could reduce the stroke risk by one-quarter, and that big benefit outweighs the small bleeding risk," Sandercock said.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">In their review, Sutcliffe and his colleagues linked regular aspirin intake to the avoidance of 33 to 46 deaths from any cause in 10,000 people over a 10-year period. However, 46 to 49 major bleeds and 68 to 117 gastrointestinal bleeds in 10,000 people in a 10-year period also occurred as a result.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">This translates to a 37 percent increased risk of stomach bleeding and 38 percent increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke, the researchers report.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">"The study is just another meta-analysis of published overall trial results and contains no new data," said Dr. Peter Rothwell, a clinical neurologist at the University of Oxford in England. He was not involved in the current study.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">"The question of the balance of risk and benefit of aspirin is important," Rothwell wrote in an email. "But superficial meta-analyses of very limited published data are not, unfortunately, able to cast any useful light."</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Sandercock noted that "science is cumulative."</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">"Health messages get very confusing in the press - for example, you hear butter is good for you and then that you shouldn't eat butter," Sandercock said.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387684436045_17327" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">"Sometimes we need to remind people of good health messages like this one," he added, which shows that "If you are healthy, the harms of daily aspirin cancel out the benefits."</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387684436045_17317" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">SOURCE: http://bit.ly/1cQQ5U3 PLOS ONE, online December 5, 2013.</div></div>

Aspirin risks may outweigh benefits in healthy adults (BLOG)

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Daniel Radcliffe has admitted that he has a drinking problem

<br />Hollywood actor <b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/search/label/Daniel%20Radcliffe" target="_blank">Daniel Rerkliff</a></b>, gained worldwide popularity for his role as Harry Potter, admitted that often abuse alcohol. In his words, the relationship began during the filming of one of the Harry Potter films.<br /><br /> According to the magazine GQ, Daniel became so dependent on alcohol that without it ceased to feel life.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcahOaw_IPntJWlNkUHIQKLZFtxCQBy1_AzM6cybVJKVkbtZRuzPXM8WXQIDNPRjapdzn5BvwXpl0LzpIPHJObynP7jSUdR76nWeT_eqUpowojxAdC_VQvDku2cC_Wnkxky-LQHZbrcWE/s1600/Daniel+Radcliffe+has+admitted+that+he+has+a+drinking+problem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcahOaw_IPntJWlNkUHIQKLZFtxCQBy1_AzM6cybVJKVkbtZRuzPXM8WXQIDNPRjapdzn5BvwXpl0LzpIPHJObynP7jSUdR76nWeT_eqUpowojxAdC_VQvDku2cC_Wnkxky-LQHZbrcWE/s1600/Daniel+Radcliffe+has+admitted+that+he+has+a+drinking+problem.jpg" /></a></div><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* biner3 */ google_ad_slot = "7346003106"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br />"For several years I was obsessed with celebrity match the image, when in fact this style does not suit me" - tried to justify its reliance Radcliffe.<br /><br /> While the actor was friends with green snake, it just might not caught by paparazzi, but he narrowly avoided their cameras. Frank recognition to the fans, he said, should reinforce his desire to once and for all put an end to this addiction.<br /><br /> Improve results are already evident - Daniel again started seeing his beloved, with whom relations have collapsed through drunkenness and inadequate state drunk actor .<br /><br /> course, acting career, Daniel has no plans to terminate. Currently he works in one of Broadway shows, and then plans to return again in the cinema.<br /><br /> About his plans for the future actor Radcliffe said: "If I can grow Harry Potter, my role will be diverse and long film career, I have no one not reproach that the reason for my success - Baby luck ».<br /><br /> Meanwhile, tired of the role of small sorceress Hermione actress Emma Watson also is trying to get out all the familiar image: that" adult "role play, the star in a candid photoshoot.<br /><br /> itself the creator of the magical world writer JK Rowling has launched its own online gaming site.<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* boton */ google_ad_slot = "4392536701"; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 90; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br />

Daniel Radcliffe has admitted that he has a drinking problem

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Tom Cruise won the case for 50 million dollars

<br /><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/search/label/Tom%20Cruise" target="_blank">Tom Cruise</a> sued the Bauer Media Group Life & Style after the tabloid said that the star father threw his daughter Suri from his marriage to Hollywood actress Katie Holmes, and after the divorce did not communicate with her.</b><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* biner3 */ google_ad_slot = "7346003106"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79Cy2Spl7ahdXaF1lxl3ZkzzQ2r5MbNiW-4_OmaCu2f7cmE9cIppH8g13nBYhcvyfNL5BzjVrTXD2taFfKuOal8EZQ_nNw1P3J9_uWJenVY2uwfJEPaZKrAGOleChsu0AizkyaraSvlM/s1600/Tom+Cruise+won+the+case+for+50+million+dollars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79Cy2Spl7ahdXaF1lxl3ZkzzQ2r5MbNiW-4_OmaCu2f7cmE9cIppH8g13nBYhcvyfNL5BzjVrTXD2taFfKuOal8EZQ_nNw1P3J9_uWJenVY2uwfJEPaZKrAGOleChsu0AizkyaraSvlM/s1600/Tom+Cruise+won+the+case+for+50+million+dollars.jpg" /></a></div><br />51-year-old Cruz has issued a lawsuit against media group in October 2012. Tom moral damages estimated at $ 50 million. And here, in California federal court recently held a meeting at which the court sided with the actor.<br /><br /> Recall that the five-year marriage between Hollywood stars Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes was called one of the best, but after 5 years the couple separated. The reason was the overreliance Tom Scientology religion. After the divorce, Katie in the ship's order banned her ex-husband take the child to his church.<br /><br /> Lawyer Bert Fields, Tom Cruise said: "Tom - not aggressive people, and does not like to sue people. But when these lecherous vultures make money on his honest name and lie about the relationship with his daughter, he had no choice ».<br /><br /> Furthermore, at the hearing the plaintiff's lawyer said that he frequently speaks with Tom, Suri, and if it is not possible see - they talk on the phone.<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* boton */ google_ad_slot = "4392536701"; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 90; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br />

Tom Cruise won the case for 50 million dollars

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Court docs: Rangers' Martin victim in ransom plot (BLOG)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMxqhCGB_-gVv-cZ8KqU5y26vrWNIV67lyhJMsra49DvUIP6EJ_7YB0EyY_jMMeHoPfy6_Y3b9HpgpMdEcLXmJknaDJo02Dq5Ycka0iEKNJJvz1tj_TjBxJCJJ-29vnFzBxBa3S1SLsc/s1600/201312211112403334544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMxqhCGB_-gVv-cZ8KqU5y26vrWNIV67lyhJMsra49DvUIP6EJ_7YB0EyY_jMMeHoPfy6_Y3b9HpgpMdEcLXmJknaDJo02Dq5Ycka0iEKNJJvz1tj_TjBxJCJJ-29vnFzBxBa3S1SLsc/s320/201312211112403334544.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387685278586_1855" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">MIAMI (AP) -- Like many Cuban baseball stars, outfielder<a class="yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player" data-rapid_p="8" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8922" id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387685278586_1862" style="color: #324fe1; text-decoration: none;">Leonys Martin</a> dreamed of leaving the communist island for the bright lights and big money of Major League Baseball. Martin accomplished his goal in 2011 when he signed with the<a class="yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_team" data-rapid_p="9" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/tex" id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387685278586_1874" style="color: #324fe1; text-decoration: none;">Texas Rangers</a>, but not before what court documents and the Justice Department describe as a harrowing ordeal in which he was held for ransom in Mexico while his family members were kept under surveillance in South Florida.</div><div class="body-slot-mod" style="background-color: white; clear: right; float: right; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 1.1em 10px; max-width: 300px;"><div class="yom-remote"><div class="" id="mediacontentrelatedstory_container"><br /><section class="yom-mod " data-ylk="mid:mediacontentrelatedstory;mpos:1;elm:hdln;elmt:ct;cat:Related Stories;rspns:nav;t1:a3;itc:0;sec:lst-ct;" id="mediacontentrelatedstory" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></section></div></div></div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387685278586_1881" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Three people have been indicted in Miami on federal charges of hostage-taking and extortion conspiracy - counts that carry potential life prison sentences if they are convicted - and Martin himself is suing his alleged kidnappers for the return of more than $1.3 million he has already paid them.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387685278586_1887" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Andrew Zimbalist, a Smith College professor who specializes in sports economics, said the Martin case appears unique.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387685278586_1893" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">''I have never heard of a kidnapping case like this,'' Zimbalist said.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Many Cubans have defected over the years to play ball in the U.S., including such current stars as <a class="yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_team" data-rapid_p="10" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/cin" style="color: #324fe1; text-decoration: none;">Cincinnati Reds</a> pitcher Aroldis Chapman, <a class="yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_team" data-rapid_p="11" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/lad" style="color: #324fe1; text-decoration: none;">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> outfielder Yasiel Puig and <a class="yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_team" data-rapid_p="12" href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/oak" style="color: #324fe1; text-decoration: none;">Oakland Athletics</a> outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. 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After an August 2010 tournament in Japan, according to his lawsuit, he decided to leave for the U.S.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">He and several family members and friends made contact with a man who offered them a trip from Cuba on a yacht to Cancun, Mexico. From there, they could eventually cross by land into the U.S. But instead of journeying directly north, they were taken to a house lined inside with mattresses and watched by two armed men, one of them identified as Eliezer Lazo.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">''You are worth a lot,'' Lazo told Martin, according to the lawsuit. ''I am not going to let you go.''</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Lazo is one of the three people charged criminally in the Miami federal indictment. He is currently serving more than five years in federal prison in Mississippi for money laundering and other crimes related to South Florida health care fraud scam. Lazo has not yet entered a plea in the Martin case and court records do not show a lawyer for him.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Eventually, Martin and other unidentified Cuban players were taken to a compound called ''The Ranch'' near Monterrey, Mexico, where they were supposed to train. Martin's family and friends were taken across the U.S. border at Laredo, Texas, and put on a bus to Miami where they would live for five months in a townhouse owned by Lazo, according to the lawsuit.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">In Mexico, there was a nearby baseball field where the players would train and play games before U.S. scouts, and Martin was introduced to another man he was told would be his agent. He was also told he had to sign a contract with an entity linked to Lazo called Estrellas del Beisbol (Baseball Stars) in which he promised to pay 30 percent of any future salary or bonuses - well above the 5 percent players typically pay.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387685278586_1898" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">''Martin had no choice but to sign it (as did the other players with him) considering that they were all being held hostage,'' Martin's lawsuit says.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Even though Martin did eventually pay Estrellas del Beisbol $1.35 million, the Mexican-based entity claimed in a 2012 lawsuit that Martin wasn't living up to this contract. 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In reality, according to Martin's lawsuit, the company is a front for human smuggling and trafficking.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Two U.S.-based attorneys for Estrellas del Beisbol did not respond to emails this week seeking comment on Martin's allegations.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">The federal indictment seeks forfeiture of the interests of Lazo and others in Estrellas del Beisbol as well as a bank account belonging to the company. Prosecutors also want money the company may have obtained through other baseball player contracts.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387685278586_1911" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">-----</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387685278586_1905" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Follow Curt Anderson on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Miamicurt</div></div>

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soap or hand sanitizer, and it does it without devastating your immune system as antibacterial products do. <br /><br /> Apparently nobody was listening though, because bottles of hand sanitizer and ads for antibacterial soap are everywhere. But fifteen seconds of hand washing with regular soap and water eliminates 80 percent of bacteria, an amount equivalent to what is eliminated with the use of antibacterial soap or hand sanitizer.<br /><br /> Today more than half of the hand soaps on the market have an antibacterial additive, and virtually all of the hand sanitizers do. Antibacterial additive is a nice way of saying these products contain a killer chemical. They are toxic — poisonous!'</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://alignlife.com/articles/toxicity/hand-sanitizer-and-antibacterial-soap-ruin-your-immune-system">more... </a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br /></span></span></div>

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How Big Food Creates an Illusion of Choice at the Supermarket

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="spotlight" height="400" src="https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1528713_10152168650679388_1534006076_n.jpg" style="height: 400px; width: 400px;" width="400" /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">'A new analysis shows that the top four or fewer food companies control a substantial majority of the sales of each item, and they often offer multiple brands in each type of grocery, giving consumers the false impression they are choosing among competing products.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The in-depth analysis, released by Food & Water Watch on Thursday, illustrates the consolidation of the grocery industry and the range of impacts it has on the food chain.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Grocery Goliaths: How Food Monopolies Impact Consumers examines 100 types of grocery products and found that as food companies and supermarket chains have consolidated over the last few years, the illusion of choice among brands has coincided with increasingly expensive grocery bills.'</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://www.alternet.org/food/how-big-food-creates-illusion-choice-supermarket?paging=off&current_page=1#bookmark">more... </a></span>

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With Fed out of the way, what's next on Wall Street? (BLOG)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPq9H-t7XfrHdREiNFikVmD82bDXN6YRuE0nH6W4WemXMDS2Tr2TNMs1pA9Krz66P1a1yq8pdn3QlWwzWMacFc2lmLUMy3P1XnryBrQh9pLd1KRs8eza01iaZZ4OO6KhhGMF8Ywsur1M/s1600/2013-12-21T110157Z_1_CBRE9BK0UNM00_RTROPTP_3_USA_original.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPq9H-t7XfrHdREiNFikVmD82bDXN6YRuE0nH6W4WemXMDS2Tr2TNMs1pA9Krz66P1a1yq8pdn3QlWwzWMacFc2lmLUMy3P1XnryBrQh9pLd1KRs8eza01iaZZ4OO6KhhGMF8Ywsur1M/s320/2013-12-21T110157Z_1_CBRE9BK0UNM00_RTROPTP_3_USA_original.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387685623689_1717" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">By Angela Moon</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387685623689_1714" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">The "Santa Claus rally" is a seasonal anomaly that describes a rise in stock prices in December, generally over the final week of trading prior to the new year.NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the U.S. Federal Reserve finally announcing it will start tapering its stimulus, removing a big uncertainty in the market, can Wall Street expect a stronger finish to the year? Not really.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387685623689_1723" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">The benchmark S&P 500's average gain during the last five days of December and the first two of January is about 1.5 percent since 1950, according to Stock Trader's Almanac. The equities market has gone up in December about 80 percent of the time for the past 20 years.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387685623689_1725" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Although the S&P 500 is up just about 1 percent so far this month, the index is up about 27 percent for the year and is on track for its biggest gain since 1997.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387685623689_1727" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">"It's been a strong year, and I wouldn't be surprised if investors closed out their year today," said Doug Foreman, co-chief investment officer of Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">"There isn't much room or news to move higher from here until next year."</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Stocks rallied sharply this week, with the Dow and the S&P 500 closing at records on Friday, following the Fed's mid-week announcement it will reduce its $85 billion monthly bond purchases by $10 billion.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">For the week, the Dow gained 3.1 percent, the S&P 500 was up 2.5 percent and the Nasdaq added 2.6 percent.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Trading volume this week was also below average as many investors had already locked in their gains for the year ahead of the holidays.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">"There's a lot of transparency in the market, but most of the noise has already been made. We should expect to continue seeing light volume and not much selling as we go into next week," said Mark Martiak, senior wealth strategist Premier Wealth/First Allied Securities in New York.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">"We're selling our winners and looking to see what sectors could be the ones to be in next year. I like cyclical and industrials. I want to see the news post-holiday season before I start to recommend defensive names."</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">With Christmas and New Year's holidays in the middle of the week, trading volume is likely to be lower than previous years. The New York Stock Exchange will close early at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday and will remain closed for Christmas day.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Analysts say next week will be a start of investors finally shifting focus to the fundamentals of the economy, like economic reports and corporate earnings.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">"With the Fed out of the way now, the market is going to move back to making more rational decisions and focus on what really matters in the economy," said Scott Clemons, chief investment strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman Wealth Management.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">"Fourth-quarter earnings will start coming in January and the market's full focus will be on those numbers and outlooks."</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387685623689_1742" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">Economic data due next week include personal income and outlays at 8:30 a.m. ET on Monday. Tuesday's data include durable goods orders at 8:30 a.m. ET and new home sales at 10:00 a.m. ET. On Thursday, weekly jobless claims will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET.</div><div id="yui_3_9_1_1_1387685623689_1740" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 1.1em;">(Additional reporting by Ryan Vlastelica and Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Nick Zieminski)</div></div>

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Ksenia Sobtchak took first television interview Mikhail Khodorkovsky in Berlin

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1DT-i_m_INQvXm09QpvIXMUw1sSyt6mmgNVtFzRPyepk8kLz9yYVizeNq5HtIFiB6bOsjeqhPNJeMxBxxJJ27Vuh65ZxaA_ceRs6BJL_GKBfHNDs0B9NCckLYHOGSqkIk2UwWsDwICY/s1600/Ksenia+Sobchak+took+first+television+interview+Mikhail+Khodorkovsky+in+Berlin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1DT-i_m_INQvXm09QpvIXMUw1sSyt6mmgNVtFzRPyepk8kLz9yYVizeNq5HtIFiB6bOsjeqhPNJeMxBxxJJ27Vuh65ZxaA_ceRs6BJL_GKBfHNDs0B9NCckLYHOGSqkIk2UwWsDwICY/s1600/Ksenia+Sobchak+took+first+television+interview+Mikhail+Khodorkovsky+in+Berlin.jpg" /></a></div><br />On Saturday night, Ksenia Sobchak took first television interview Mikhail Khodorkovsky in Berlin. Journalist held in a hotel room businessman freed under an amnesty for about an hour: Ksenia asked questions most frequently asked by the public and shared a couple of photos in Instagram with the comment: <br /> <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"> right now online Rain Khodorkovsky's first television interview program # Sobchakzhivem. Transcription is constantly updated.</blockquote><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* biner3 */ google_ad_slot = "7346003106"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFJPunvUl_B7Otu9cjbV5E88w6ZxPf4Zw2wk1xol0Xsoj1a3ye1siFXYHEhyphenhyphengxF9khlQT9zykUFJB2fPzvpurjHGfFJBfSVCDkW5-5rlKqCwy5GYr7431ZvynPKbOtuD2BvfmQj50UaY/s1600/Ksenia+Sobchak+took+first+television+interview+Mikhail+Khodorkovsky+in+Berlin+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFJPunvUl_B7Otu9cjbV5E88w6ZxPf4Zw2wk1xol0Xsoj1a3ye1siFXYHEhyphenhyphengxF9khlQT9zykUFJB2fPzvpurjHGfFJBfSVCDkW5-5rlKqCwy5GYr7431ZvynPKbOtuD2BvfmQj50UaY/s1600/Ksenia+Sobchak+took+first+television+interview+Mikhail+Khodorkovsky+in+Berlin+1.jpg" /></a></div><br />So, during the conversation Sobtchak asked Mikhail Borisovich why he flew to Berlin on Khodorkovsky said:<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">I must say that not all the facts have an explanation. Still, the amount of information which I speak is limited. I'll start with something gradually to understand, but I know not all.<br /><br />Hero himself never called and did not think I was doing what he think is right. </blockquote><br />Next Sobtchak showed readers sweets in the room Mikhail Khodorkovsky: <br /> <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"> right in the room with Mikhail Borisovich huge table sladostey.predlagal pick up a cake with-but after the interview there would not be desirable: (</blockquote><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* biner3 */ google_ad_slot = "7346003106"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsOkPC-Ya2hn7Kw7wToztUgw4_9GMfYS80lrqLXNIdpxwY40GyqAfdj2f9QOl8yxcHfvDLymNrZAHQxkoP4PNPFx9ipll0gtwlXCgqfzR3JVSfjHXNDdioCgO-IAxxGqWwJdY384pnbI/s1600/Ksenia+Sobchak+took+first+television+interview+Mikhail+Khodorkovsky+in+Berlin++2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsOkPC-Ya2hn7Kw7wToztUgw4_9GMfYS80lrqLXNIdpxwY40GyqAfdj2f9QOl8yxcHfvDLymNrZAHQxkoP4PNPFx9ipll0gtwlXCgqfzR3JVSfjHXNDdioCgO-IAxxGqWwJdY384pnbI/s1600/Ksenia+Sobchak+took+first+television+interview+Mikhail+Khodorkovsky+in+Berlin++2.jpg" /></a></div><br />In Berlin airport Sobtchak met with the editor The New Times Yevgenia Albats: <br /> <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"> Meeting on the Elbe. :) Laugh out loud with Albats. We are now just like Pugacheva and Rotaru in the public eye. :) </blockquote><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1njTsUN54TCFWMioq84V9VFZLHXPlmicxfBLUY_xK6HXtbJ_o9S_h3iC4LDIYkXHlc8cYcbDDK2QkLChKgPbLFKxsw45ziUw2gSKgewpRjaUq2v74rTi6jtoY0DqQr7TUVgOCPXtu8Y/s1600/Ksenia+Sobchak+took+first+television+interview+Mikhail+Khodorkovsky+in+Berlin++3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1njTsUN54TCFWMioq84V9VFZLHXPlmicxfBLUY_xK6HXtbJ_o9S_h3iC4LDIYkXHlc8cYcbDDK2QkLChKgPbLFKxsw45ziUw2gSKgewpRjaUq2v74rTi6jtoY0DqQr7TUVgOCPXtu8Y/s1600/Ksenia+Sobchak+took+first+television+interview+Mikhail+Khodorkovsky+in+Berlin++3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnuuID4TFIYIw74cJo_5FNXtEB5P0fgp7Q0yPNFYP22Bd3Pqy_-4s2yXiL8omFy-7R9moBOb9x7gkBriyQawj1fvRldks6VvWM1WEaLqYdb6oe5OJBzKRr7i4Ie3KAmbCiddOZ2RAURo/s1600/Ksenia+Sobchak+took+first+television+interview+Mikhail+Khodorkovsky+in+Berlin++4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnuuID4TFIYIw74cJo_5FNXtEB5P0fgp7Q0yPNFYP22Bd3Pqy_-4s2yXiL8omFy-7R9moBOb9x7gkBriyQawj1fvRldks6VvWM1WEaLqYdb6oe5OJBzKRr7i4Ie3KAmbCiddOZ2RAURo/s1600/Ksenia+Sobchak+took+first+television+interview+Mikhail+Khodorkovsky+in+Berlin++4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Ksenia Sobchak </b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtG2a1xzLV0X-XCdTxhpuq6AYbguD-p3SvvLZFsgPU_SinN9og9Up__tOYf7qiZe8egC5pwBx_VPTueVoUKKjltGxMV99zDjYIjXrHPqsfeF-asRCaQ3Nt_kO1nEQtgSvK0Obm5dGOOM/s1600/Ksenia+Sobchak+took+first+television+interview+Mikhail+Khodorkovsky+in+Berlin++5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtG2a1xzLV0X-XCdTxhpuq6AYbguD-p3SvvLZFsgPU_SinN9og9Up__tOYf7qiZe8egC5pwBx_VPTueVoUKKjltGxMV99zDjYIjXrHPqsfeF-asRCaQ3Nt_kO1nEQtgSvK0Obm5dGOOM/s1600/Ksenia+Sobchak+took+first+television+interview+Mikhail+Khodorkovsky+in+Berlin++5.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Mikhail Khodorkovsky</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-8441125172513237"; /* boton */ google_ad_slot = "4392536701"; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 90; //--></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br />

Ksenia Sobtchak took first television interview Mikhail Khodorkovsky in Berlin

On Saturday night, Ksenia Sobchak took first television interview Mikhail Khodorkovsky in Berlin. Journalist held in a hotel room business...

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