Russian police: Politkovskaya killed for reporting

MOSCOW (AP) ? Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was killed for her criticism of Russian officials, an investigator who led the murder probe says.

Politkovskaya, a sharp critic of the Kremlin and its policies in Chechnya, was gunned down in the elevator of her Moscow apartment building on Oct. 7, 2006. The killing drew global outrage and highlighted the dangers for journalists in Russia.

Investigator Petros Garibian was quoted Friday in the Kommersant business daily as saying the probe failed to determine who ordered her slaying, but he dismissed media claims of the possible involvement of Chechnya's Moscow-backed strongman Ramzan Kadyrov, who was the target of Politkovskaya's criticism.

"Politkovskaya's death was a liability for Kadyrov," Garibian said. "He was jockeying for the post of Chechnya's president and the high-profile killing of the journalist who criticized him was damaging rather than beneficial."

Russia's Investigative Committee said last month it has completed a probe of the suspected triggerman, Rustam Makhmudov, and four others. No date for their trial has been set.

Makhmudov's two brothers and a Moscow police officer were acquitted in 2009 of helping stage the killing, but Russia's Supreme Court overruled that acquittal and sent the case back to investigators.

Politkovskaya was killed on birthday of Vladimir Putin, who was serving his second presidential term at the time. That raised speculation about the possible involvement of authorities who were angered by Politkovskaya's exposure of atrocities in Chechnya.

Garibian said the date of the killing wasn't accidental because the perpetrators had been tracking the reporter for several days.

"I think the goal of the person who ordered the crime was not simply to take revenge on Anna Politkovskaya for her critical writing," Garibian said. "He wanted a high-profile action with the goal of scaring journalists, as well as the public and the government."

Russian officials in the past have hinted at the possible involvement of Putin's foes in Politkovskaya's killing.

Garibian said Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, a Moscow police officer involved in the killing, told investigators he had heard from the triggerman's uncle, Lom-Ali Gaitukayev, who is accused of organizing the killing, that the order had come from self-exiled mogul Boris Berezovsky and Chechen separatist leader Akhmed Zakayev. Garibian said that claim was not backed up by any evidence.

Berezovsky and Zakayev, who live in London, have rejected earlier Russian official claims of their alleged involvement in the murder.

Garibian said Pavlyuchenkov received $150,000 from Gaitukayev to organize Politkovskaya's slaying.

Gaitukayev will face the new trial along with the Makhmudov brothers and another former Moscow police officer, Sergei Khadzhikurbanov.

Pavlyuchenkov's case is being dealt with separately as he struck a deal with investigators.

Sergei Sokolov, deputy chief editor of Novaya Gazeta, the newspaper that Politkovskaya worked for, said the probe should continue until the mastermind is determined.

"It's too early to talk about ending the probe. The question of who ordered it hasn't been answered and other people also could have been involved," he said on Ekho Mosvky radio.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/russian-police-politkovskaya-killed-reporting-131215100.html

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Rachael Ray donates $500,000, food to Sandy pets

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Rachael Ray is donating $500,000 to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to help pets and families who are struggling to rebound from Superstorm Sandy.

The Emmy-winning chef said Friday that her pet food brand, Nutrish, is also shipping 4 tons of wet and dry dog food for Sandy animals, and her Yum-o! organization is donating $100,000 to City Harvest and the Food Bank for New York City.

"When you make your living in food, you have to give back in the same way," the host of "Rachael Ray," the syndicated CBS Television show, said.

The ASPCA had rescued more than 250 animals and treated or provided supplies to nearly 6,000 in New York City and Long Island. It will use the money to lease a building that can be used as a central shelter for Sandy animals and to continue searching for lost pets, provide mobile veterinary services and hand out supplies.

The donation is the largest single gift made by Rachael's Rescue, whose nearly $4 million in donations to date are funded by the sale of Nutrish products.

"I hope this becomes a center of very happy endings," Ray said.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/rachael-ray-donates-500-000-food-sandy-pets-184418309.html

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[Guest Post] Connecting Via Virtual Book Clubs: Reading to Build ...

This is a guest post by Chris Ciolli.

Even after the advent of Facebook, email and Skype, sometimes it seems to me that my ?book? friends are far more present and dependable than actual friends that exist off the page. Beloved literary characters are always there, dependably themselves, and if they?re experiencing a crisis, I can read ahead, and it abates or is otherwise resolved, and there they are again, brightening my day with witty remarks or inspiring adventures.

As for my ?real? friends, well, it?s complicated. All of us have hectic lives. Our interests and passions, our problems and experiences, these things are constantly changing, and changing us. So it can be hard to connect, especially with friends (like so many of mine) who live somewhere far, far away both in terms of physical distance and cultural tendencies. And new friendships are an even more fragile, high-maintenance thing.

Benefits: Reading with Friends

Books can be a great unifier. When you read a book with friends or family, suddenly you?re all experiencing the same things at once. While everyone responds a little differently, sharing the same plot and characters gives long-lost and newfound friends a chance to connect and talk about something new. Your single friend may be sick of seeing pictures of your toddler smeared in creamed peas, and you in turn may be tired of hearing about one-night, mojito-fueled escapades, but in any given story, chances are you can find some common ground to enjoy for an hour or so.

Besides, even when a certain passage or character gets mixed reviews, you can have a heated debate, hopefully without anyone becoming offended, because in the end, it?s not personal, the things happening to the protagonist are not happening to you. So when your mom or favorite aunt passes judgment in a way you find annoying or harsh, you can relax, because she?s not passing it on you and your life.

Reading books together is also a great way to cement a new friendship. As adults, new friendships outside work can be difficult to build because we?re all so busy, and young relationships of any type need time and effort to develop. Joining a book club with a new friend can really jumpstart your relationship. Here is a chance to meet regularly, and talk about life on a less intimate level, to laugh and cry together over the experiences everyone is sharing safely, vicariously, via words on page.

Defining a Virtual Book Club

For some readers circling up for traditional book club meetings is as simple as dragging a few friends or family members to a coffee shop or library every Thursday evening, or luring them into your living room with promises of cupcakes and lively conversation on Saturday afternoons. But for readers like myself whose network of loved ones are far-flung (across multiple continents) to say the least, a virtual book club may be the best answer.

So what?s a virtual book club, anyway? Like a traditional book club, a virtual book club is a group of people that agree to read a book during a set time period members have agreed on, and then meet at agreed upon intervals to discuss the book. Unlike with traditional book clubs, this meeting is not in person. The meeting can be via online chat, blog posts, or even emailing back and forth about the book. What matters is that people read the books, and then talk about it.

Setting Up a Virtual Book Club

Setting up your own virtual book club is fairly simple, at least if you have friends who read. The most common problem for many would-be-book-clubbers seems to be agreeing on a book. Finding a book that is appetizing to everyone can be tricky, although today?s genre-crossing tomes make your job much easier than in the past. If all else fails, why not read a classic, or a bestseller that everyone is talking about. That way, even when readers don?t particularly prefer the book, reading it will serve them later for intelligent small-talk at parties and work gatherings.

Another quandary for groups of friends that want to read together is agreeing on reading deadlines, meeting times and a method of commenting that everyone is comfortable with. Add different time zones to that mix, and some serious discussion may be required. But you do have the serious advantage of people being able to attend meeting from anywhere with an internet connection.

After your group has agreed upon a book and a meeting time you?ll be responsible for reading and reacting, but more importantly, really listening to and respecting your friends. What books or characters do they feel most strongly about? What are their questions or strong opinions? How your friends and family respond to books is a great insight into who they are and will also help the group decide what to read next and will greatly improve everyone?s experience.

A Few (Free) Virtual Book Club Tools

Shelfari:??On Amazon?s Shelfari.com, you can set up a private group for invitees only and read and comment in the group. To keep the comments from being public knowledge change all the preferences to ?only members of this group? At the start or finish of each book or segment of a book, open a new discussion window for questions and comments. On the bookshelf it?s easy to keep track of which books the group has read and what they?re reading now.

WordPress:?Another option is creating a?wordpress.com?blog for your book club. To make it private, go to privacy on the setting menu and select that you?d like the site to be private.? Then invite the book club members to be authors (publish and edit their own posts) or contributors (submit posts for administrator approval) and post about the book as the group reads it

Skype:?One of my personal favorite, and an awesome alternative to ridiculous phone bills is scheduling a time do a Skype chat to discuss the book. Set up a public chat titled your book, or book club and then add book club members? Skype usernames to the chat. Discuss the book.

Do you belong to a book club, virtual or otherwise?

Do you think book clubs are a good way to connect with friends and family members?

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Chris?Ciolli: A writer and translator by trade,?Chris?Ciolli spends her spare minutes reading, traveling and playing with art supplies. Okay, so sometimes she sleeps, eats and slurps coffee, too. Learn more about her at?ChrisCiolli.com, read about her travels at?Midwesternerabroad.com, or follow her on twitter @ChrisCiolli.

Photo:?Some rights reserved?by?danxoneil.

Source: http://readlearnwrite.com/guest-post-connecting-via-virtual-book-clubs-reading-to-build-and-maintain-relationships/

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GOP begins search for 'What Went Wrong'

Seeking answers to why their presidential candidate lost the elections, the first round of consensus on the right has focused on the Republican need to recalibrate its message to connect with the nation's shifting voting demographics?or, at the very least, acknowledge that the country is changing.

The search for answers about What Went Wrong began almost immediately on election night, a signal that some had already been mulling the possibility of a loss for some time.

"Two obvious lessons so far: It's a different country demographically. And mediocre candidates lose elections," Tucker Carlson, a Fox News contributor and editor-in-chief of the Daily Caller, posted on Twitter Tuesday night. He went on to write an essay with Daily Caller publisher Neil Patel, a former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, about the Republican's failed attempt to take back the White House.

"The country is changing too fast," Carlson and Patel wrote in their election postmortem. "Most people have the sense that America is different demographically from what it was 20 years ago. But unless they've been reading the latest census data, they have no real idea. The changes are that profound. They're also permanent and likely to accelerate. In order to remain competitive outside Utah, the GOP will have to win new voters, and soon."

According to early data from Election Day, a whopping 75 percent of Latino voters voted for President Obama, an increase from 2008, when the group chose Obama over John McCain 67-31 percent. Obama was also successful among Asian-American voters, who supported the president over Romney 73-26 percent. As expected, Obama won more than 90 percent of the black vote.

"Romney made a conscious decision to blow off Hispanic voters," wrote Red State editor Erick Erickson. "Yes conservatives, we must account for this. The Romney campaign to the Hispanic community was atrocious and, frankly, the fastest growing demographic in America isn't going to vote for a party that sounds like that party hates brown people. That does not mean the GOP must offer up amnesty. It does mean that a group that is a natural fit for the GOP on social issues, must in someway be made to feel comfortable with the GOP."

Long before Tuesday's election, there was a realization among Republicans that the coalitions the party had built and benefited from in years past would no longer be strong enough to win national elections.

"We're non-starters with these groups. That's what's wrong. It's an? unsustainable coalition," former Virginia Republican Rep. Tom Davis told a reporters during a breakfast meeting in September. "We've got to be an open, welcoming party and recognize that we're going to have to broaden our coalition to start winning elections. We are a regional party now."

"If you can't win in these circumstances, what do you do when things are good?" Davis added.

The lack of outreach to minority voters stretched back into the primaries. While Republicans, for instance, campaigned for primary votes in Michigan, a state with the highest concentration of Muslim and Arab Americans, Ron Paul was the only candidate to reach out to those communities. The rest, including Romney, declined to put forth much of an effort. The Republican debates, in which Romney sought to outflank his opponents by tilting to their right on immigration, also may have hurt the Republican candidate among Latinos, who remembered the positions he took only a few months earlier.

Romney himself seemed to realize that Republicans faced a challenge of an expanding Democratic electorate, but did not seem eager to make efforts to reach them. His secretly recorded comments at an off-the -record fundraiser last spring, in which he told a group of donors that it would be impossible for him to convince "47 percent" of the country to vote for him, were indicative of this fear, which was spreading through the Republican Party.

"There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what," Romney told donors at the time, although the recording of his comments were not made public until Mother Jones magazine unearthed them in September. "All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it."

Others on the right blamed the loss on Romney's lack of conservative credentials. Despite referring to himself during the primaries as "severely conservative," Romney was, after all, a former governor of a liberal blue state with a moderate record. Republicans aligned with the Tea Party, many of whom held their noses to support Romney over Obama, lashed out at the party for choosing a candidate they never fully supported in the first place.

"What we got was a weak, moderate candidate, hand-picked by the Beltway elites and country club establishment wing of the Republican Party," said Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin at a post-election press conference in Washington.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who warned Republicans about supporting what he called a "Massachusetts moderate" during his primary campaign against Romney, called on Republicans to be more inclusive in their voter outreach methods.

"The question is do they want to, in a disciplined way, create a schedule and a program and include people who are not traditionally Republican?" Gingrich said during a Wednesday interview on CNN's "Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien." "The difference between outreach and inclusion, is outreach is when five white guys have a meeting and call you," he continued. "Inclusion is when you're in the meeting."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/republicans-search-answers-went-wrong-election-185829447--election.html

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REVKINhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/sunday-review/how-science-can-build-a-better-you.html?partner=rss&emc=rssHow far would you go to modify yourself using the latest medical technology?<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2535d345/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658579786/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2535d345/kg/321/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658579786/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2535d345/kg/321/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658579786/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2535d345/kg/321/a2t.img" border="0"/>Eyes and EyesightProsthesesScience and TechnologyMedical DevicesBrainImplantsPistorius, OscarBraingateThu, 08 Nov 2012 18:19:43 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/sunday-review/how-science-can-build-a-better-you.htmlBy DAVID EWING DUNCANChris Kimhttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/on-our-radar-utilities-soldier-on/?partner=rss&emc=rssAround 683,000 homes remain in the dark in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2561d4c0/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658746210/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2561d4c0/kg/321/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658746210/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2561d4c0/kg/321/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658746210/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2561d4c0/kg/321/a2t.img" border="0"/>Politics and PolicyFossil FuelsWater Quantitypine martenblackoutsBiodiversityNatural Gassolar powerHurricane SandyWeather ExtremesEndangered speciesSolar EnergyWhite RiverOilbeaked whaleRenewable energywildlifeThu, 08 Nov 2012 17:07:12 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/on-our-radar-utilities-soldier-on/By THE NEW YORK TIMEShttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/trading-recyclables-for-rosemary/?partner=rss&emc=rssPart bottle depot, part farmers' market, a program in Mexico City promotes recycling in a region with serious waste management and littering issues.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2557216a/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658670560/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2557216a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658670560/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2557216a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658670560/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2557216a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Water PollutionRecyclingbarteringLivingproducemexico cityAgricultureThu, 08 Nov 2012 16:26:10 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/trading-recyclables-for-rosemary/By DAVID AGRENhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/nyregion/after-hurricane-sandy-debating-costly-sea-barriers-in-new-york-area.html?partner=rss&emc=rssHurricane Sandy has again raised the question of whether the city should armor itself against storm surges, but Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has expressed wariness about whether sea gates would work.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/255a6632/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658715853/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/255a6632/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658715853/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/255a6632/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658715853/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/255a6632/a2t.img" border="0"/>New York CityHurricane Sandy (2012)Army Corps of EngineersBloomberg, Michael RStamford (Conn)FloodsThu, 08 Nov 2012 06:10:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/nyregion/after-hurricane-sandy-debating-costly-sea-barriers-in-new-york-area.htmlBy MIREYA NAVARROU.S. Army Corps of EngineersAn aerial view of the hurricane barrier site in Stamford, Conn., in 1986. An expert estimates that any such barrier system to block storm surges in the low-lying areas of New York City would cost at least $10 billion to $17 billion.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/business/geothermal-energy-advocates-hope-systems-get-a-second-look.html?partner=rss&emc=rssDigging geothermal wells can be expensive and difficult, and the systems have been slow to catch on in New York City, but the benefits may eventually outweigh the costs.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/254f90a2/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658641051/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/254f90a2/kg/321/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658641051/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/254f90a2/kg/321/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658641051/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/254f90a2/kg/321/a2t.img" border="0"/>New York CityHurricane Sandy (2012)American Institute of ArchitectsAlternative and Renewable EnergyCenter for ArchitectureGeothermal PowerWed, 07 Nov 2012 21:53:01 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/business/geothermal-energy-advocates-hope-systems-get-a-second-look.htmlBy ALISON GREGORAndrea Mohin/The New York TimesThe geothermal energy system at the Brooklyn Children?s Museum, installed in 2007 at a cost of $675,000.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/health/a-collective-effort-to-save-decades-of-research-at-nyu.html?partner=rss&emc=rssAs Hurricane Sandy overwhelmed New York City, threatening New York University research buildings in Kips Bay, researchers from around the world rushed to offer assistance.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2542b04e/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658605865/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2542b04e/kg/336/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658605865/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2542b04e/kg/336/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658605865/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2542b04e/kg/336/a2t.img" border="0"/>Hurricane Sandy (2012)Starbucks Corporation|SBUX|NASDAQResearchColleges and UniversitiesLaboratories and Scientific EquipmentWed, 07 Nov 2012 21:05:54 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/health/a-collective-effort-to-save-decades-of-research-at-nyu.htmlBy BENEDICT CAREYhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/science/bryan-norcross-speaking-beyond-whats-forecast.html?partner=rss&emc=rssBryan Norcross?s criticism of the National Hurricane Center and of New York City?s mayor for briefly playing down Hurricane Sandy?s severity raised some debate.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/254339d8/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658605454/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/254339d8/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658605454/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/254339d8/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658605454/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/254339d8/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>Hurricane Sandy (2012)MeteorologyNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationHurricanes and Tropical StormsFacebook Inc|FB|NASDAQNational Hurricane CenterNorcross, BryanDisasters and EmergenciesWeather ChannelWed, 07 Nov 2012 21:05:33 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/science/bryan-norcross-speaking-beyond-whats-forecast.htmlBy DOUGLAS QUENQUADavid Walter Banks for The New York TimesBryan Norcross in the studio.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/science/storm-raises-costs-of-shoring-up-coastal-communities.html?partner=rss&emc=rssEven as communities in New Jersey clamor for sand, scientists warn that rising seas will make maintaining artificial beaches too expensive or simply impossible.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25430a60/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658617498/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25430a60/kg/321-340/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658617498/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25430a60/kg/321-340/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658617498/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25430a60/kg/321-340/a2t.img" border="0"/>Hurricane Sandy (2012)Engineering and EngineersSand and GravelReal Estate and Housing (Residential)Real Estate (Commercial)Oceans and SeasInfrastructure (Public Works)Coastal AreasNew JerseyWed, 07 Nov 2012 21:04:27 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/science/storm-raises-costs-of-shoring-up-coastal-communities.htmlBy CORNELIA DEANMark Wilson/Getty ImagesA roller coaster mangled by Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, N.J. The state has embraced the practice of beach nourishment: bringing in sand to build up coastlines and barrier islands.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/sports/football/experiment-examines-racial-bias-in-penalties-for-touchdown-celebrations.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA study asked a group of participants to reward fictitious players for their behavior after a touchdown. The results showed a significant difference in fouls called on black players.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/254f90a3/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658641052/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/254f90a3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658641052/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/254f90a3/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658641052/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/254f90a3/a2t.img" border="0"/>Race and EthnicityFootballJournal of Experimental Social PsychologyWed, 07 Nov 2012 20:34:39 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/sports/football/experiment-examines-racial-bias-in-penalties-for-touchdown-celebrations.htmlBy NICHOLAS BAKALARPaul Sakuma/Associated PressChiefs cornerback Brandon Flowers (24) was called for a penalty in 2011 after celebrating a touchdown in front of the fans.http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/where-do-the-wild-ones-go/?partner=rss&emc=rssAfter a severe storm hits, New York City's wild animals seem to bounce right back, and some even benefit from the damage.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2557c955/mf.gif' border='0'/>LivingWeather ExtremesScienceResearch/StudieswildlifeWed, 07 Nov 2012 19:56:17 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/where-do-the-wild-ones-go/By EMMA BRYCEhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/health/polio-eradication-efforts-in-pakistan-focus-on-pashtuns.html?partner=rss&emc=rssMany in the Pashtun ethnic group have been resistant to vaccinations, and the community accounts for about 75 percent of Pakistan?s polio cases.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2544eb06/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658596739/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2544eb06/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658596739/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2544eb06/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658596739/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2544eb06/a2t.img" border="0"/>PoliomyelitisPakistanMedicine and HealthVaccination and ImmunizationWed, 07 Nov 2012 19:40:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/health/polio-eradication-efforts-in-pakistan-focus-on-pashtuns.htmlBy DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.Michael Kamber for The New York Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/world/asia/alarm-over-indias-dengue-fever-epidemic.html?partner=rss&emc=rssHealth experts fear that government officials are not acknowledging the scope of a problem that threatens hundreds of millions of people, not just in India but around the world.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/254fc25f/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658640181/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/254fc25f/kg/342/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658640181/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/254fc25f/kg/342/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658640181/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/254fc25f/kg/342/a2t.img" border="0"/>IndiaDengue FeverEpidemicsMosquitoesWed, 07 Nov 2012 19:17:19 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/world/asia/alarm-over-indias-dengue-fever-epidemic.htmlBy GARDINER HARRISEnrico Fabian for The New York TimesA man at the Yamuna River, an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes. Filthy standing water abounds in New Delhi.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/health/doctors-chased-clues-to-identify-meningitis-outbreak.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe work of state and federal epidemiologists in identifying an outbreak of fungal meningitis and tying it to a tainted steroid highlights many of the strengths of government health agencies.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2544eb03/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658619748/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2544eb03/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658619748/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2544eb03/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658619748/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2544eb03/a2t.img" border="0"/>MeningitisEpidemicsSteroidsFungiMedicine and HealthWed, 07 Nov 2012 18:50:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/health/doctors-chased-clues-to-identify-meningitis-outbreak.htmlBy LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN, M.D.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/science/can-cancer-develop-as-a-result-of-an-injury.html?partner=rss&emc=rssUntil the 1920s, some doctors believed trauma did cause cancer, but most medical authorities, including the American Cancer Society, see no such link.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2541d916/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658584083/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2541d916/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658584083/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2541d916/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658584083/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2541d916/a2t.img" border="0"/>National Cancer InstituteResearchAmerican Cancer SocietyInjuriesCancerWed, 07 Nov 2012 18:20:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/science/can-cancer-develop-as-a-result-of-an-injury.htmlBy C. CLAIBORNE RAYVictoria Robertshttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/science/giant-eucalyptus-trees-e-arn-rain-forest-stripes.html?partner=rss&emc=rssGiant eucalyptus trees share traits with rain forest trees and should be reclassified, a study says, a move that may help save them from overharvesting.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/254282db/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658587747/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/254282db/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658587747/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/254282db/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658587747/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/254282db/a2t.img" border="0"/>EucalyptusForests and ForestryEndangered and Extinct SpeciesEnvironmentAustraliaWed, 07 Nov 2012 18:13:01 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/science/giant-eucalyptus-trees-e-arn-rain-forest-stripes.htmlBy SINDYA N. BHANOODavid TngGiant eucalyptus trees in Australia rely on wildfires to help clear out the competition.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/science/scientists-detect-starlight-from-early-universe.html?partner=rss&emc=rssResearchers report that the light dates from 500 million years after the Big Bang, and was observed using the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25298ba8/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658502189/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25298ba8/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658502189/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25298ba8/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658502189/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25298ba8/a2t.img" border="0"/>Stars and GalaxiesFermi Gamma-ray Space TelescopeResearchScience (Journal)SpaceWed, 07 Nov 2012 18:10:23 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/science/scientists-detect-starlight-from-early-universe.htmlBy SINDYA N. BHANOOChris Gashhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/science/surrounded-by-humans-korean-elephant-learns-to-speak.html?partner=rss&emc=rssResearchers think that Koshik, who lives at a zoo in South Korea, started imitating human speech out of a need to socialize.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/25298ba7/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658501227/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25298ba7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658501227/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25298ba7/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658501227/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/25298ba7/a2t.img" border="0"/>Voice and SpeechSouth KoreaElephantsCurrent BiologyWed, 07 Nov 2012 18:10:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/science/surrounded-by-humans-korean-elephant-learns-to-speak.htmlBy SINDYA N. BHANOOCurrent BiologyAngela Stoeger and Daniel Mietchen recording Koshik's vocalizations at the Everland Zoo in South Korea.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/health/unlikely-model-for-hiv-prevention-porn-industry.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe adult industry?s medical consultants say that about 350,000 sex scenes have been shot without condoms since 2004, and H.I.V. has not been transmitted on a set once.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2542a63d/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658598078/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2542a63d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658598078/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2542a63d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658598078/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2542a63d/a2t.img" border="0"/>PornographySexAcquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeCondomsMedicine and HealthTests (Medical)Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:04:01 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/health/unlikely-model-for-hiv-prevention-porn-industry.htmlBy DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.Stephanie Diani for The New York TimesShylar Cobi, right, a film producer, confirmed test results of the actors who perform as James Deen and Stoya.http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/obamas-next-steps-on-energy-and-climate/?partner=rss&emc=rssReviewing Obama's approach to climate and energy, with a look to the next four years.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2556e81d/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658699545/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2556e81d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658699545/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2556e81d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658699545/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2556e81d/a2t.img" border="0"/>SenateenergyUnited StatesHouse of RepresentativesState of the Union Message (US)Obama, BarackBush, George WInhofe, James MGlobal WarmingUnited States Politics and GovernmentHansen, James EDemocratic PartyGasoline Tax (US)Climate ChangepoliticsPresidential Election of 2012pollutionRepublican PartyWed, 07 Nov 2012 16:51:45 GMThttp://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/obamas-next-steps-on-energy-and-climate/By ANDREW C. REVKINhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/world/asia/laos-breaks-ground-for-controversial-mekong-dam.html?partner=rss&emc=rssLaos inaugurated the construction of a controversial dam on the Mekong River, despite comments from the country?s prime minister that the project was on hold.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/2551dfb6/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658649376/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2551dfb6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658649376/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2551dfb6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658649376/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/2551dfb6/a2t.img" border="0"/>LaosLevees and DamsMekong RiverEnvironmentWed, 07 Nov 2012 16:07:46 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/world/asia/laos-breaks-ground-for-controversial-mekong-dam.htmlBy THOMAS FULLERhttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/a-new-approach-to-military-nuclear-waste/?partner=rss&emc=rssA company proposes a new method for vitrification, in which radioactive material is mixed with glass before being cooled in steel containers.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/254bbaee/mf.gif' border='0'/>GlassKurionEnergy DepartmentNuclear Wastesnuclear wasteNuclear EnergyHanford nuclear reservationvitrificationBusinessScienceWed, 07 Nov 2012 15:23:58 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/a-new-approach-to-military-nuclear-waste/By MATTHEW L. 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American Suzuki files for bankruptcy protection

Posted on 06 November 2012

American Suzuki Motor Corp., beset by low sales, cutthroat competition and unfavorable foreign exchange rates, is pulling out of the U.S. auto market and has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

"The most important thing for you to know is that we intend to continue to operate our motorcycles, ATV and marine businesses as usual," Suzuki Motor Corp. chairman Takashi Iwatsuki said in a statement sent to customers Monday.

"We firmly believe the actions we are taking will allow us to continue to deliver the exciting and innovative motorcycle, ATV and marine products that have made Suzuki one of the most famous and reliable names in the industry. And. of course, all warranties will continue to be honored, just as they have for the past four decades. Further, parts and service will continue uninterrupted.?

American Suzuki said poor U.S. auto sales, high costs, regulatory requirements and unfavorable foreign exchange rates contributed to the decision to wind down its automotive business.

"While the decision to discontinue new automobile sales in the U.S. was difficult to make, today's actions were inevitable under these circumstances," the company said in the statement.

Suzuki has about 246 U.S. dealers.

The company "intends to work within its current U.S. automotive dealer network to help structure a smooth transition from new automobile sales to exclusively parts and service operations, or, in some instances, an orderly wind down of dealership operations," the statement said.

Suzuki's U.S. sales through October totaled 21,188 vehicles, down 5 percent for the same period last year. The entire U.S. market has risen 14 percent through October.

Suzuki says it plans to sell its remaining inventory through its dealers.

Scott Pitman, whose Suzuki of Wichita (Kan.) store is Suzuki?s largest U.S. dealership, said he was ?in a state of shock? after learning that the brand planned to exit the United States.

?We love the brand and we?ve been big, faithful supporters, and we?re sad right now,?

Pitman, a Suzuki dealer since 2007, told AutoNews.com.

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