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SmartMoney to close print edition, boost online
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? After three-straight quarters of steep advertising declines, SmartMoney's print magazine is ceasing publication and switching to an all-digital format aimed at online users.
Dow Jones & Co., a unit of News Corp., said 25 positions at SmartMoney will be eliminated. It will increase SmartMoney.com's staff from nine to 15 editorial employees.
Dow Jones Editor-in-Chief Robert Thomson said the move will address "the need for rapid delivery of personal finance intelligence" at a time of volatile financial markets.
The publication found that readers were increasingly going to the Web for up-to-date information and analysis. SmartMoney content will be melded more closely with MarketWatch.com, another Dow Jones property that is available for free online.
Dow Jones sells ads across several websites that it calls The Wall Street Journal Digital Network. The network includes sites for The Wall Street Journal, Barron's magazine and AllThingsD. Both The Wall Street Journal and Barron's require paid subscriptions for full online access.
Circulation at SmartMoney held relatively steady over the years ? at 815,154 per issue in the last six months of 2011 compared to 815,951 in the same period in 2006, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. But ad revenue was dropping quickly. It was down 19.3 percent from the previous year in the quarter through March at $6.9 million, following a 22.3 percent drop in the quarter through December and an 11.7 percent drop in the quarter before that, according to the Publishers Information Bureau.
Meanwhile, ad revenue for U.S. magazines overall fell at a slower rate of 8.2 percent in the quarter through March.
Print publications have been losing revenue and readers as more content and advertising moves online. Some publishers have chosen to cut costs by slashing their print runs. This month, Advance Publications moved to lay off about 600 employees at newspapers in Alabama and Louisiana, including The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, as it prepars to cut the print run from daily to three days a week in the fall.
Rick Edmonds, a media business analyst at The Poynter Institute, a prominent journalism school, said the change didn't convince him that the publication had a bright future because online ads typically generate less revenue than print ads.
"I can see the savings, but if their print advertising is still at a higher rate, the question is, 'Where is the money coming from?'"
Merging SmartMoney with MarketWatch may provide some protective cover. SmartMoney had just 2.5 million monthly visitors, but MarketWatch's online audience has grown 50 percent over the last 12 months to 17 million, Dow Jones said.
The Wall Street Journal's chief revenue officer, Michael Rooney, said in a statement that SmartMoney's content and innovative online tools "will be a needle-moving addition to MarketWatch's already strong portfolio of content."
SmartMoney's last print issue, the September edition, will hit newsstands on Aug. 14.
SmartMoney was launched jointly between Dow Jones and Hearst Corporation in 1992. Dow Jones acquired Hearst's 50 percent interest in 2010.
Dow Jones said laid-off employees will be able to re-apply for SmartMoney.com jobs and elsewhere in the company.
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Sandusky trial: Deliberations begin after impassioned defense
BELLEFONTE, Pa. ? For 72 minutes Thursday morning, defense attorney Joe Amendola paced in front of the jurors' box and accomplished what many thought impossible: make an impassioned and purposeful case that Jerry Sandusky was innocent of child abuse charges.
And he consistently challenged jurors to consider the totality of the circumstances, that no one ever alleged anything against Sandusky until he was in his mid 50s, that the police didn't arrest him on numerous previous accusations and that Sandusky couldn't have had the time to commit all these crimes. He concluded that this was the work of a vast conspiracy driven by money from potential civil suits.
"Folks, do we have to get hit in the head with a brick to figure this out?" Amendola said before pointing at Sandusky seated at the defense table. "This man's life is at stake."
Amendola maximized what was the limited amount of material the defense had to work with. If Sandusky beats the long odds of earning an acquittal or even if the jury comes back hung, then it's because of this closing argument, far and away the defense's best moment of the nearly two-week trial.
[Related: Sandusky juror profiles: Most of the seven women, five men have Penn State ties]
Of course, nothing may be enough to save Sandusky from 48 counts related to sexually abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period (four counts were dropped from the original 52). During the trial, the state presented waves of emotionally powerful testimony, devastated witnesses and Sandusky's own bizarre behavior.
Deputy attorney general Joseph E. McGettigan III followed Amendola with his own summation, which was halting and not nearly as strong but mocked the vast conspiracy theory that would require compliance from hundreds of participants over decades.
"It's not about conspiracies, it's not about time-travel conspiracies, it's not about people making financial fortunes," McGettigan said. "? It collapses under itself.
"? This is about what happened to those boys," he said as he pointed at the boyhood pictures of eight of the alleged victims.
The jury received the case at 1:12 p.m. ET and will be sequestered during deliberations. Sandusky, who has maintained his innocence, faces as many as 400 years in prison.
The case against him is strong, with McGettigan using Amendola's own words from his opening statement by reminding the jury that it was the defense that stated, "The Commonwealth has overwhelming evidence against Mr. Sandusky."
No matter the outcome, no matter which way you fell on Sandusky's guilt, what Amendola pulled off was some tremendous lawyering. He's been oft-criticized for his tactics since the Sandusky scandal went national in November, but he delivered on his reputation as a fine attorney Thursday morning in a warm, crowded courtroom.
His strongest arguments were pointing out that Sandusky was never accused of anything until the mid-1990s.
"So out of the blue, when he is in his mid 50s, he decides to be a pedophile," he said. "Does that make sense?"
[Related: Sandusky, Ohio: Proud city fights off an adverse double meaning]
He tried to destroy the testimony of former Penn State assistant Mike McQueary, who alleges he walked in on Sandusky engaging in anal sex with a boy in a locker room shower. He noted that McQueary didn't stop this crime and didn't call the cops. McQueary did tell five men, including his father, Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno and university officials, and none of them believed it was worth arresting Sandusky at the time.
"You all have common sense," he said. "Does that make sense?"
He later asked why the police didn't arrest Sandusky in 2008, when Victim No. 1 came forward with considerable accusations.
"They could have arrested him in 2008 if they thought he was such a monster," Amendola argued. "Jerry's a monster. If he's such a monster, why didn't they arrest him in 2008?"
He harped on police who coached alleged victims and said the boys are financially motivated to accuse Sandusky. Amendola even tried to blame the conspiracy for besmirching the reputation of Penn State, the fallout of which included firings of good men and even "a dead coach," a reference to the iconic Paterno.
Later, McGettigan scolded Amendola for pulling Penn State into this case.
In his best and most dramatic moment, McGettigan closed his presentation by walking directly behind the seated Sandusky and telling the jury that while they can't erase the horrible acts committed on the children, they can help make things right.
[Related: Dan Wetzel: Defense rests without letting Jerry Sandusky testify]
"What you can do, should do, must do is come out and say the defendant, that he molested, abused and hurt these children," McGettigan said. "You can't give back those souls, those pieces of the souls he took.
"You can acknowledge it and give him the justice he deserves, find him guilty of everything."
In a case where the defendant has acknowledged that he regularly laid in bed with boys and hugged, wrestled and tickled boys in the shower, there wasn't much room for the defense to work with.
Amendola's argument, at the very least, could play well to any juror that may distrust authorities or see Sandusky as a railroaded former local hero.
Considering many thought Sandusky stood little chance, Amendola at least gave him hope.
McGettigan didn't let up, though. He went, again, through the brutal details of Sandusky molesting the boys, pounding home each act and playing on the state's great advantage: the alleged victims' testimonies. It's one thing to allege a giant conspiracy, it's another to cause jurors to forget about the often-powerful personal testimony of anguished accusers and witnesses.
He defended McQueary, the police investigators, the children's youth services staffers and the host of others who testified against Sandusky. He asked that if nothing happened in the shower the night McQueary walked in, why didn't Sandusky bring forward the boy today to say it was an innocent event? Today he's a grown man who has not been identified and did not testify.
The prosecution also brought in three of the alleged victims and their families to sit in the first two rows of the gallery, near the jury. The alleged victims spent McGettigan's 64-minute long closing argument looking directly at jurors.
On the other side of the court, Dottie Sandusky sat with four of her and Jerry's adopted children ? three sons and a daughter. One of their children, Matt, who was on the witness list but did not testify, was not present.
Judge John Cleland gave jurors detailed jury instructions and then reminded them that "you must decide those charges on the evidence."
After they shuffled out to Courtroom No. 2 to get to work, Amendola expressed that he was "tired."
"We faced such an uphill battle, it was like climbing Mt. Everest from the foot of the hill," he said. "We just tried to get to an even playing field."
Just a few feet away, Sandusky stood with his hands in his pockets. He visited with family as his wife gently rubbed his back and arm. His fate would be determined just down the hall.
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Lateral raises improve carry things | Bodybuilding, Supplements ...
This is a shoulder exercise that strengthens the muscles on the sides of your shoulders. This dumbbell exercise will improve your ability to carry things, and is an excellent addition to any fitness routine.
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While standing or sitting, hold the dumbbells with your arms straight down and palms facing your thighs
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Breathe in
As you breathe out, lift your arms out to the side until they are at shoulder height
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Nano-infused paint can detect strain
ScienceDaily (June 21, 2012) ? A new type of paint made with carbon nanotubes at Rice University can help detect strain in buildings, bridges and airplanes.
The Rice scientists call their mixture "strain paint" and are hopeful it can help detect deformations in structures like airplane wings. Their study, published online this month by the American Chemical Society journal Nano Letters details a composite coating they invented that could be read by a handheld infrared spectrometer.
This method could tell where a material is showing signs of deformation well before the effects become visible to the naked eye, and without touching the structure. The researchers said this provides a big advantage over conventional strain gauges, which must be physically connected to their read-out devices. In addition, the nanotube-based system could measure strain at any location and along any direction.
Rice chemistry professor Bruce Weisman led the discovery and interpretation of near-infrared fluorescence from semiconducting carbon nanotubes in 2002, and he has since developed and used novel optical instrumentation to explore nanotubes' physical and chemical properties.
Satish Nagarajaiah, a Rice professor of civil and environmental engineering and of mechanical engineering and materials science, and his collaborators led the 2004 development of strain sensing for structural integrity monitoring at the macro level using the electrical properties of carbon nanofilms -- dense networks/ensembles of nanotubes. Since then he has continued to investigate novel strain sensing methods using various nanomaterials.
But it was a stroke of luck that Weisman and Nagarajaiah attended the same NASA workshop in 2010. There, Weisman gave a talk on nanotube fluorescence. As a flight of fancy, he said, he included an illustration of a hypothetical system that would use lasers to reveal strains in the nano-coated wing of a space shuttle.
"I went up to him afterward and said, 'Bruce, do you know we can actually try to see if this works?'" recalled Nagarajaiah.
Nanotube fluorescence shows large, predictable wavelength shifts when the tubes are deformed by tension or compression. The paint -- and therefore each nanotube, about 50,000 times thinner than a human hair -- would suffer the same strain as the surface it's painted on and give a clear picture of what's happening underneath.
"For an airplane, technicians typically apply conventional strain gauges at specific locations on the wing and subject it to force vibration testing to see how it behaves," Nagarajaiah said. "They can only do this on the ground and can only measure part of a wing in specific directions and locations where the strain gauges are wired. But with our non-contact technique, they could aim the laser at any point on the wing and get a strain map along any direction."
He said strain paint could be designed with multifunctional properties for specific applications. "It can also have other benefits," Nagarajaiah said. "It can be a protective film that impedes corrosion or could enhance the strength of the underlying material."
Weisman said the project will require further development of the coating before such a product can go to market. "We'll need to optimize details of its composition and preparation, and find the best way to apply it to the surfaces that will be monitored," he said. "These fabrication/engineering issues should be addressed to ensure proper performance, even before we start working on portable read-out instruments."
"There are also subtleties about how interactions among the nanotubes, the polymeric host and the substrate affect the reproducibility and long-term stability of the spectral shifts. For real-world measurements, these are important considerations," Weisman said.
But none of those problems seem insurmountable, he said, and construction of a handheld optical strain reader should be relatively straightforward. "There are already quite compact infrared spectrometers that could be battery-operated," Weisman said. "Miniature lasers and optics are also readily available. So it wouldn't require the invention of new technologies, just combining components that already exist.
"I'm confident that if there were a market, the readout equipment could be miniaturized and packaged. It's not science fiction."
Lead author of the paper is Paul Withey, an associate professor of physics at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, who spent a sabbatical in Weisman's lab at Rice studying the fluorescence of nanotubes in polymers. Co-authors are Rice civil engineering graduate student Venkata Srivishnu Vemuru in Nagarajaiah's group and Sergei Bachilo, a research scientist in Weisman's group.
Support for the research came from the National Science Foundation, the Welch Foundation, the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Infrastructure-Center for Advanced Materials at Rice.
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- Paul A. Withey, Venkata Srivishnu M. Vemuru, Sergei M. Bachilo, Satish Nagarajaiah, R. Bruce Weisman. Strain Paint: Noncontact Strain Measurement Using Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composite Coatings. Nano Letters, 2012; : 120615113529007 DOI: 10.1021/nl301008m
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Phulay Baby Activities
Phulay Bay, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve
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Phulay Bay, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve, is the ultimate Babymoon destination for expecting couples. In May 2012, Phulay Bay launched a blissful Babymoon Package filled with healthy activities such as a private yoga class, meditation class, guidance through healthy lifestyle class and daily detox and energy juices.
This month, Phulay Bay launched the Phulay Baby Activity Program for their younger guests. This interactive program for kids is a delight for both parents and kids.
I would like to share the details of this amazing program with you and maybe it will leave you just as excited to go as I am.
Junior guests staying at Phulay Bay are sure to be delighted with the Phulay Baby Program, exclusively designed for younger guests between the ages of 4 ? 12 years. Meaningful and creative activities are inspired from local traditions and heritage and are offered with professional supervision.
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Kids Yoga
This is a fun and creative first approach to yoga. Using animal poses and basic stretching exercises, the class promotes strength, flexibility, coordination and body awareness. Breathing and visualization techniques show how to focus, relax and develop self control. Kids will improve their level of concentration and will stimulate their imagination while releasing energy in a safe and fun environment. Suitable for children from four years old and above.
Mini Olimpics Competitions
Once a week, in the Kids Recreation Area.
Traditional Thai Creations
?..are thought specially to teach kids on some manual activities performed traditionally by Thai children : Banana Leaf Horse or Ma Kan Guay, Coconut Leaves Weaving, Shell Wind Chime, Batik Painting and Play Dough, umbrella painting and many more.
Phulay Baby Program
Thai Children Music Band and traditional dancing
A young music band plays traditional Thai music for the younger guests. It will give the kids a touch of Thailand magical music and also practice basic Thai dancing steps.
Kids Baking Class
The first step to learn basic and funny Thai recipes. The Chef will guide the little ones at the resort on how to bake different types of delicious pastries and many other creations.
Games and Entertainment
A large plan of activities and sports games are prepared by the recreation team daily to entertain kids from all countries and ages (and also adults !), including petangue, Dart Game, Puzzles, horse races, Table Tennis, Face Painting, Treasure Hunting, Wii Games??
Baby Elephant Visit
The resort?s star is little Koko! Phulay Bay?s baby elephant and Phulay Baby Ambassador that comes to join and play around with the youngest crowd at the resort !
Koko lives in a near by elephant camp with his family and Mahout and comes to play with at Phulay Bay twice per week at sunset. His favorite food is pineapples and bananas and you will have the opportunity to feed him and be charmed by his incredible tenderness and enchanting personality.
Admire the Andaman Sea sunsets while enjoying Koko?s company and reconnect with Thai culture and your beloved ones. Koko will be in your and your childrens lifetime memories.
Feeding the Fish
At Phulay Bay pond every morning.
Swimming Classes
Available for kids from 2 years old to all ages and performed in a private pool with the Recreation Instructors. Maximum 3 children allowed per class.
The Phulay Bay Baby program is a daily supervised program scheduled between 12.30 to 5 pm. Phulay Baby activities are aimed to all junior guests aged between four and twelve years old. Children under six, must be accompanied at all times by a parent or guardian.
Koko, Phulay Bay's two-year-old Baby Reserve Elephant and Phulay Baby Ambassador
Expanding ones palate, one taste bud at a time
There?s more than outdoor adventures for younger guests to discover at Phulay Bay. Phulay Bay?s adventure take their younger guests into the kitchens too. That?s why the Chefs have worked hard to design menu?s that appeal to palate?s of all size, and include more than just pizza and french fries??The Chefs invite younger guests on a culinary adventure at any of the four restaurants and discover Phulay Bay?s culturally evolved and extensive menus, intended to help expand and appeal to the most adventurous palates and taste buds.
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ESPA Kids Treatments
Phulay Bay?s Spa, ESPA, designed treatments exclusively for younger guests. Intended to pamper and nurture, all products used are age appropriate and safe for children.
Glossy Nails (Manicure / Pedicure)
- Nail trimmed and filing
- Gentle massage to hands and arms
- Nail Polish
Braid & Cornrow Hair Style
Shiny skin Just for Kids Massage
- Consultation Procedure
- Full body massage
- Gentle scalp massage
The Spa at ESPA is a relaxing and tranquil experience. Family services are available for kids aged from 6-16. All kids must be accompanied by a parent throughout the duration of their treatment. Children under the age of 12 are not allowed to use the facilities and thermal area.?
ESPA Tween/Teen Treatments
Just For Teens Massage
- Consultation
- Full body massage with relaxing oil
- Gentle scalp massage
Teen Buster Facial
- Consultation
- Face cleanse
- Face massage with balancing treatment oil
- Steam and extraction (if required)
- Moisturizer
Happy Feet
- Consultation
- Gentle feet reflexology massage
Teen services are available for children ages from 12-18. All teens must be accompanied by a parent throughout the duration of their treatment.
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Family Packages at Phulay Bay
This summer, Phulay Bay launched the Reserve Family Retreat specials. Enjoy the comfort of connecting villas, daily breakfast for your children and complimentary car transfers from Phuket. There are so many experiences to treasure from a family vacation at Phulay Bay.
Offers includes :
complimentary car transfer from Phuket Airport up to 4 people with Luxury Van,?complimentary breakfast for the 3rd child when sharing the Pavilion or Villa with parents,?complimentary cribs available,?complimentary separate bed available for children from 3 to 12 years old when sharing the Pavilion or Villa with parents,?15% discount on second Pavilion or Villa booking when occupied with children of 12 years age or less.
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