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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

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"It's Pearl Harbor Day, have some respect!"

Just as Roger Sterling taught us that the proper way to celebrate Pearl Harbor Day is to start drinking at 7:55 am and then traipse around the office in a formal Christmas-themed Hawaiian shirt over a button down and tie, "Mad Men" writers have dedicated this season to teaching viewers about the various religions and cultural movements.

And what better follow-up to last week's class on Judaica (when Roger pitched the Manischewitz account) than a lesson plan about Hare Krishnas!?

Yes, former Sterling Cooper copywriter Paul Kinsey has traded his suits for cult-friendly saffron robes, sans shoes and hair except for a dashing braid that sprouts out of his Gerber baby-like bald head.

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Music Review: Small Faces - Small Faces [Deluxe Edition] - seattlepi ...

Guitarist Steve Marriott, bassist Ronnie Lane, drummer Kenny Jones, and keyboardist Jimmy Winston (who was later replaced by Ian McLagan), formed The Small Faces in East London during 1965. While they were considered a part of the British mod movement, their sound was very close to American psychedelic music.

They received moderate commercial success in the United States, but in their native England they were stars. By the end of the decade, the band would be gone only to quickly reform as The Faces when Jones, McLagan, and Lane recruited guitarist Ronnie Wood and lead singer Rod Stewart. That era of the band had commercial acclaim worldwide.

The Small Faces/Faces were inducted into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame April 14, 2012. In conjunction with their latest honor, The Small Faces' first four albums are being released in an extended two-CD format. If you are a fan of the band, the era, or just like good music, then this is a series for you.

Their first self-titled debut was issued during the spring of 1966. Disc one contains the 12 tracks from the original vinyl release in all their mono glory. Four bonus tracks, mainly single release sides at the time, complete the line-up. While McLagan was pictured on the original cover and listed prominently in the liner notes, it was actually Winston who performed the keyboards and second guitar parts on most of the material.

The music has a raw sophistication to it. "Come On Children" and "It's Too Late" remind one of the early Who. The singles "Sha La La La Lee" and "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" are energetic but already find the band moving toward a psychedelic rock style and would dominate their best work. The band had not been together very long when it went into the recording studio, so many of the tracks, both original and covers, reflected their stage act. That being said, the improvisational nature of the performances comes across well.

The second disc consists of 14 alternate takes of songs originally issued on the album. While there is nothing spectacular about them in general, the stereo versions of five songs are a curious listen. "It's Too Late," "You Better Believe It," "Sorry She's Mine," and "Patterns" have stereo mixes that range from odd to feeling processed. On the other hand, "Sha La La La Lee" has the feel of true stereo, which enhances The Small Faces' music and leaves you wanting more.

The sound has been cleaned up as much as the original tapes allowed. There is a booklet with extensive liner notes that covers the early history of the band and each track.

The Small Faces are sometimes a forgotten band in the United States. Their recent induction into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has garnered them some attention. Hopefully this fine reissue will keep them in the limelight. It is an essential release for anyone interested or curious about one of the more influential bands of the second half of the 1960s.

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Monday, May 21, 2012

Garcelle Beauvais writing children's book series

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2012 file photo, actress Garcelle Beauvais arrives at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Beauvais is planning to share life lessons through a series of children's books. A statement released Monday says the "Franklin & Bash" star has an agreement with Stranger Comics for three books that will "address identity issues relevant to many children today." The series will be called "I Am." The first book, "I Am Mixed," is coming out this fall. It will tell of a brother and sister and their mixed ethnicities. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)

NEW YORK (AP) ? Actress Garcelle Beauvais is planning to share life lessons through a series of children's books.

A statement released Monday says the "Franklin & Bash" star has an agreement with Stranger Comics for three books that will "address identity issues relevant to many children today."

The series will be called "I Am." The first book, "I Am Mixed," is coming out this fall. It will tell of a brother and sister and their mixed ethnicities.

A second book will be about children of divorce. Beauvais' parents were divorced, and she has been married twice.

The Haiti-born actress and mother of three is known for her roles on "The Jamie Foxx Show" and "NYPD Blue."

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Congress may be getting dumber, study suggests

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Think members of Congress act like a bunch of high school students? You might be on to something. A recent study from the Sunlight Foundation found that members of Congress tend to speak at about a 10th-grade level.

The Sunlight Foundation analyzed every word spoken by every member of Congress on the floor of the House or Senate. Sunlight imported the words into a searchable database and then "ran them through an algorithm to determine the grade level of congressional discourse," according to a buzzy story from NPR.

The finding: Congress is speaking at a lower academic level. Back in 2005, members of Congress spoke at a level equal to a high school junior. Now, the numbers have dropped off. Congress talks like a bunch of sophomores. Sunlight used something called the "Flesch-Kinkaid" scale to determine speech level. Longer sentences and words with more syllables equal higher grade levels.

Some interesting factoids from the Sunlight Foundation's study:

?"Prior to 2005, Republicans on average spoke at a slightly higher grade level than Democrats. Since then, Democrats have spoken on average at a slightly higher grade level than Republicans."
?On average, Congress members who are moderate speak at a higher level. Those on the far right and left speak at a lower level.
?Don't assume you speak at a higher level than your representative. The average American speaks between an eighth- and ninth-grade level.

It is tempting to see these results and say, "Congress is getting dumber," but a piece from the Atlantic suggests another theory. Perhaps Congress is just getting better at getting its points across. After all, why make an issue or speech or anecdote more complicated than it has to be?

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Sunday, May 20, 2012

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By Bora Zivkovic?| May 19, 2012 |??

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I am today?s guest editor at The Browser. The Browser curates and aggregates the best reads from around the Web, in several categories. It is a great honor to be asked to serve as a day editor there.

The only difficulty is the limit ? I had to choose six articles or blog posts from the past month. Only six!?!

I am used to compiling many more links ? per day, let alone month!

I collect all the #SciAmBlogs posts every work-day evening. I collect the best of the Web weekly. Khalil and I take turns collecting all the young science writers? work every Friday. Not to mention all the links I tweet that never make it into any of those linkfests!

How to reduce an entire month to only six? Yikes ? that was hard. So many excellent posts and articles had to be, one by one, eliminated from my list. And my list started out huge. But in the end, late last night, I had my six and I sent them in.

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You?ll have to see for yourself!

About the Author: Bora Zivkovic is the Blog Editor at Scientific American, chronobiologist, biology teacher, organizer of ScienceOnline conferences and editor of Open Laboratory anthologies of best science writing on the Web. Follow on Twitter @boraz.

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The potential signs of early pregnancy are many, but every woman is different and may not experience the same symptoms. Some women are more aware of their bodies than others, and may be able to detect subtle changes very early one including within hours of conception.

Other women may not notice any signs that may indicate pregnancy until they are several months along. A few women go into labor and give birth unaware until that point that they have been pregnant for many months, although this is rare.

Nausea is one of the most common pregnancy symptoms. This can last throughout the pregnancy and can occur at any time, not only in the mornings. Some women may feel slightly queasy very early one but then not experience nausea again for the rest of the pregnancy. Other women seem to be constantly nauseous from day one and this condition persists until the birth. A lucky few report not having any nausea at all.

One of the typical signs of early pregnancy is missing a period, but even this symptom can vary widely from one expectant mother to the next. Some women will notice that their menstrual cycle stops completely as soon as the pregnancy occurs. Other women will have a regular period for the first month or two of the pregnancy, and some women may spot and bleed throughout the gestation period.

Breast tenderness occurs in many pregnancies, and almost every woman who conceives will notice breast enlargement and swelling at some point. Emotional fluctuations affect many pregnant women but not all of them, and the same is true with constipation. Many women lose their appetite and feel slightly ill during pregnancy, yet some women glow with health and seem to truly relish being in this condition with no unpleasant symptoms or problems.

A large percentage of women will experience many of the signs of early pregnancy while another percentage that is small will not experience any symptoms at all.

Some women may exhibit fainting spells as an early symptom of conception, because the increase in demand on the circulatory system and increase in blood pressure can result in a loss of consciousness. Signs of early pregnancy

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Saturday, May 19, 2012

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Friday, May 18, 2012

Nervous investors send S&P lower for fifth day

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks hit a four-month low on Thursday as rising Spanish bond yields increased investor anxiety over that country's banks and another round of weak data undermined hopes for U.S. economic recovery.

Growing worries over developments in the euro zone and lackluster economic data pushed the S&P's losing streak to five consecutive days. The index, which closed at a level not seen since mid-January, has now relinquished more than half of its gains from the first quarter.

"There is not a lot of interest in the equity market," said Jason Weisberg, managing director at Seaport Securities Corp in New York. "The overhang with Europe is so heavy, people are tired of playing whack-a-mole, and their portfolios are the mole."

The Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> dropped 156.06 points, or 1.24 percent, to 12,442.49. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.spx> fell 19.94 points, or 1.51 percent, to 1,304.86. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.ixic> lost 60.35 points, or 2.10 percent, to 2,813.69.

Caterpillar Inc dropped 4.5 percent to $87.77 as the biggest drag on the Dow after the heavy equipment company's dealers reported slowing sales for April. [ID:nL1E8GH5OK] The Dow declined for an eleventh session in the past 12.

A gauge of future U.S. economic activity fell in April for the first time in seven months, and the Philadelphia Federal Reserve's index of business conditions hit its lowest since September.

In addition, the weekly claims for jobless benefits showed no improvement, a sign the pace of hiring remains lackluster.

Spain's El Mundo newspaper reported that customers at troubled Spanish lender Bankia had withdrawn more than 1 billion euros over the past week, a report which the Spanish government denied.

Adding to concerns about the region, Spain's borrowing costs shot up at a bond auction. Bankia shares fell 14 percent in European trading after sliding as much as 30 percent earlier.

News that some Greek banks face emergency funding needs hurt sentiment and caused a further decline in risk assets, which have dropped over recent weeks. The CBOE Volatility Index <.vix> jumped 9.3 percent and hit its highest level since mid-December.

With a pattern of brief gains during recent trading sessions fizzling quickly, bulls saw little reason to fight the selling pressure.

"Everyone is inclined to sell into rallies rather than buy into dips, find any excuse to sell," said Terry Morris, senior equity manager for National Penn Investors Trust Company in Reading, Pennsylvania.

After the closing bell, Gap Inc shares jumped 6 percent to $27.89 after the clothing retailer reported first-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street expectations and boosted its yearly profit forecast.

Facebook Inc priced its initial public offering at $38 per share, giving the world's No. 1 online social network a $104 billion valuation in the third largest offering in U.S. history. The stock begins trading on Friday on the Nasdaq.

The Nasdaq fell on weakness in tech shares. Apple Inc lost 2.9 percent to $530.12 and Qualcomm Inc fell 3.3 percent to $57.16.

Dollar Tree fell 6.1 percent to $95.13 and was one of the biggest percentage decliners on the Nasdaq 100 <.ndx> after giving a second-quarter profit outlook that was below expectations.

The S&P has fallen 6.1 percent so far in May, and while volatility is expected to continue, the persistence of the losses have some analysts forecasting a near-term rebound.

Wal-Mart shares advanced 4.2 percent to $61.68 after the world's largest retailer reported better-than-expected quarterly profit.

Sears Holdings Corp gained 3.1 percent to $52.42 after the company said it plans to spin off a large part of its stake in its Canada unit to better focus on its U.S. business.

GameStop Corp tumbled 11.1 percent to $18.52, the biggest percentage decliner on the S&P, after it forecast second-quarter earnings that were below expectations.

Volume was heavy with about 8.35 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq, above the daily average of 6.81 billion.

Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by 2,652 to 412, while on the Nasdaq, decliners beat advancers 2,021 to 483.

(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Kenneth Barry)

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Here's how you get a piece of Facebook

CNBC's "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer weighs in on whether it's the right time to dive into Facebook's IPO. His advice: "Everyday people shouldn't buy this stock."

By Roland Jones

Excitement is mounting for Facebook?s expected debut on financial markets Friday. So if you?re an individual investor, can you get a piece of the action, and should you?

The first thing to remember about IPOs is that they are not normally geared toward individual investors. Underwriting banks typically allocate IPO shares to their best clients, which include hedge funds, wealthy individuals and large institutional investors. These investors will get the right to buy a certain number of shares at the offering price, which Facebook set at $38 per share Thursday afternoon.

Some smaller retail investors may get a few shares allocated, especially if they have a good relationship with a broker for one of the dozens of underwriting firms handling the transaction.

If you have not already been in touch with your broker, however, it is too late to even try get in at the offering price. The deadline to express interest was Tuesday afternoon at brokerages we checked with, and the deal reportedly is oversubscribed.

Your only option is to buy shares after they begin trading on the Nasdaq stock market, when the price will be set by the law of supply and demand.

?This is not a strategy for the faint of heart,??said Hugh Johnson, chief investment officer of Hugh Johnson Advisors in Albany, N.Y.?Intense?interest in Facebook?s offering is likely to drive the price up sharply as soon as trading begins, meaning the first public trade could be well above the offering price.

In an example of the type of pressure investors could face, LinkedIn, another social media company, went public almost exactly a year ago at $45 a share and closed at $94 on a volatile first day of trading that saw its shares top $122 at one point.

That means investors lucky enough to get in at the offering price were able to book an immediate paper profit of more than 100 percent or?"flip" shares and cash in. Other investors paid as much as $122 a share for LinkedIn that day and were left with paper losses. (LinkedIn shares currently trade for about $113.)?

Facebook could easily see a similar first-day trajectory, but it is impossible to know. Online investors who place a general order for Facebook stock will get shares at whatever price happens to be prevailing at the moment.

?Is it a sound investment for a sensible portfolio? No," said Johnson. "Is it a worthwhile speculative investment? Sure, but you have to be fully prepared for something that could be a very emotional event. And I have the sense that [the IPO price] could be very overvalued.?

One good piece of news about Facebook?s IPO is there are plenty of shares up for grabs.

In a sign of intense investor interest, Facebook said early investors in the company will be selling more of their shares in the IPO, bringing the total number of shares available to as many as 421.2 million, up from a previous maximum of 337.4 million.

Still, despite the increased number of shares on offer, the hype and interest surrounding Facebook?s IPO are precisely why investors should be cautious about investing in the company, said Professor Anant Sundaram of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

?My concern is the market is pricing [Facebook] to perfection ? and the kind of fundamentals that are premised in that valuation, growth and revenues and cash flows, are simply astronomical,? he told CNBC Wednesday. ?Now it?s possible they could achieve that, but I think the probability is low.?

Sundaram also says the fact that founder Mark Zuckerberg will control more than 50 percent of the company?s voting rights after it goes public is ?very, very troubling.?

While a handful of new technology companies, such as Google, have thrived under the tight control of their founders, the stock ownership structure at Facebook limits the ability of shareholders to take action if things go wrong.?He?said evidence shows tightly controlled companies are more likely to wasteful acquisitions, overpay employees and spend unnecessarily on capital expenditures.

Other technology companies, such as Microsoft and Apple, have fared well without that sort of governance structure, Sundaram said.?

?Basically, as investors we are being asked to liquefy and validate a lot of insider wealth, and being told to sit and zip your lips in the peanut gallery,? he said.

While Facebook is expected to get a big opening-day ?pop,? Kathleen Shelton Smith, co-founder and chairman of IPO research company Renaissance Capital says it?s more important to track what Facebook?s stock price will be a week or a month after its initial trading day.

?For an IPO to work it has to trade higher over time after the initial trading day, and not all of them do,? said Smith. ?So the challenge for the underwriters is to price the IPO where it can move higher over time.?

CNBC's Kayla Tausche reports Facebook's IPO is expected to be priced in the $34 to $38 range after the market closes today.

?The question is, over time will the company deliver the kind of performance that justifies its price? Every investor studying this company wants to work that out.?

For individual investors, it is worth remembering that Facebook shares will be available on Nasdaq for the foreseeable future. Would-be investors can wait a day or two and buy shares when the price is less volatile.

For investors interested in IPOs, but unable to purchase them directly, Smith suggests investing in a mutual fund that track the IPO market, such as the Direxion Long/Short Global IPO Fund (ticker:?DXIIX) or the Renaissance Global IPO Plus Aftermarket Fund (ticker:?IPOSX).

Investing in these funds might even be a smarter play than buying Facebook shares directly. Sundaram said there are many reasons to expect Facebook shares to fall after their opening day.

He pointed to similar technology companies such as?Zynga, which have seen their share prices fall after the expiration of "lockups" that prevent company insiders and major investors from selling for at least 90 days after a stock is first publicly traded.

If Facebook shares manage to hold their value??that would be a remarkable achievement in my book,? he said.

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