Giants Beat Cowboys 29-24: New York Survives After Blowing 23-Point Lead

Peyton Manning

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) reacts as he runs off the field after the Broncos defeated the New Orleans Saints 34-14 in an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

New York Giants v Dallas Cowboys

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 28: Jason Pierre-Paul #90 of the New York Giants celebrates his interception for a touchdown with Antrel Rolle #26 against the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium on October 28, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Washington Redskins v Pittsburgh Steelers

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 28: Leonard Pope #45 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates his touchdown in front of Ryan Kerrigan #91 of the Washington Redskins on October 28, 2012 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

New England Patriots v St Louis Rams

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: Stevan Ridley #22 of the New England Patriots pushes down Janoris Jenkins #21 of the St. Louis Rams during the NFL International Series match between the New England Patriots and the St. Louis Rams at Wembley Stadium on October 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Scott Heavey/Getty Images)

New England Patriots v St Louis Rams

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: Head coach Jeff Fisher of the St. Louis Rams looks on from the sideline during the NFL International Series match between the New England Patriots and the St.Louis Rams at Wembley Stadium on October 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

Miami Dolphins v New York Jets

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 28: Wide receiver Marlon Moore #14 of the Miami Dolphins celebrates with teammates Jason Trusnik #93, Olivier Vernon #50, and Austin Spitler #53 after a blocked punt resulted in a touchdown against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on October 28, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

Carolina Panthers v Chicago Bears

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 28: Brandon Marshall #15 of the Chicago Bears catches the ball while being covered by Josh Norman #24 of the Carolina Panthers on October 28, 2012 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by John Gress/Getty Images)

New York Giants v Dallas Cowboys

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 28: Corey Webster #23 of the New York Giants makes a pass interception intended for Miles Austin #19 of the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium on October 28, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

San Diego Chargers v Cleveland Browns

CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 28: Running back Trent Richardson #33 of the Cleveland Browns runs for a gain under pressure from cornerback Antoine Cason #20 of the San Diego Chargers during the first half at Cleveland Browns Stadium on October 28, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

Carolina Panthers v Chicago Bears

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 28: Matt Forte #22 of the Chicago Bears scores a touchdown against Josh Thomas #22 of the Carolina Panthers on October 28, 2012 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by John Gress/Getty Images)

San Diego Chargers v Cleveland Browns

CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 28: Quarterback Philip Rivers #17 of the San Diego Chargers passes during the first half against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on October 28, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

Tony Romo

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) review plays during the second half of their NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Arlington, Texas. The Giants won 29-24. (AP Photo/The Waco Tribune-Herald, Jose Yau)

Miami Dolphins v New York Jets

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 28: Defensive end Cameron Wake #91 of the Miami Dolphins tackles quarterback Mark Sanchez #6 of the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on October 28, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

Miami Dolphins v New York Jets

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 28: Head coach Joe Philbin of the Miami Dolphins reacts after a call against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on October 28, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

Seattle Seahawks v Detroit Lions

DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 28: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Detroit Lions throws a 46 yard touchdown pass to Titus Young #16 during the second quarter of the game against the Seattle Seahwaks at Ford Field on October 28, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

Jacksonville Jaguars v Green Bay Packers

GREEN BAY, WI - OCTOBER 28: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers runs with the ball during the NFL game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Lambeau Field on October 28, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Jacksonville Jaguars v Green Bay Packers

GREEN BAY, WI - OCTOBER 28: Justin Blackmon #14 of the Jacksonville Jaguars hauls in a pass against Davon House #31 and Casey Hayward #29 of the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on October 28, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

Indianapolis Colts v Tennessee Titans

NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 28: Kendall Wright #13 of the Tennessee Titans makes a catch for a touchdown against Cassius Vaughn #32 of the Indianapolis Colts at LP Field on October 28, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

Miami Dolphins v New York Jets

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 28: Cornerback Nolan Carroll #28 of the Miami Dolphins forces quarterback Mark Sanchez #6 of the New York Jets to fumble at MetLife Stadium on October 28, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

Washington Redskins v Pittsburgh Steelers

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 28: on October 28, 2012 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

Oakland Raiders v Kansas City Chiefs

KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 28: Punter Shane Lechler #9 of the Oakland Raiders congratulates kicker Sebastian Janikowski #11 of the Oakland Raiders after a field goal during the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on October 28, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Washington Redskins v Pittsburgh Steelers

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 28: Jonathan Dwyer #27 of the Pittsburgh Steelers avoids a tackle by Reed Doughty #37 of the Washington Redskins on October 28, 2012 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

Miami Dolphins v New York Jets

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 28: Cornerback Nolan Carroll #28 of the Miami Dolphins forces quarterback Mark Sanchez #6 of the New York Jets to fumble at MetLife Stadium on October 28, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

San Diego Chargers v Cleveland Browns

CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 28: Running back Trent Richardson #33 of the Cleveland Browns salutes the fans after scoring a touchdown during the first half against the San Diego Chargers at Cleveland Browns Stadium on October 28, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

Corey Webster, Dez Bryant, Michael Coe

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant (88) makes a last-minute reception between New York Giants cornerbacks Corey Webster (23) and Michael Coe (37) for a touchdown that was nullified after review during an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Arlington, Texas. The Giants won 29-24. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)

New England Patriots v St Louis Rams

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: Jerod Mayo #51 of the New England Patriots tackles Steven Jackson #39 of the St. Louis Rams during the NFL International Series match between the New England Patriots and the St. Louis Rams at Wembley Stadium on October 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

Tony Romo, Chase Blackburn

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) gets past New York Giants middle linebacker Chase Blackburn (93) to score a touchdwon during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)

Indianapolis Colts v Tennessee Titans

NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 28: Kendall Wright #13 of the Tennessee Titans makes a catch for a touchdown against Cassius Vaughn #32 of the Indianapolis Colts at LP Field on October 28, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

Peyton Manning, Drew Brees

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) greets New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) after an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Denver. The Broncos won 34-14. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Jacksonville Jaguars v Green Bay Packers

GREEN BAY, WI - OCTOBER 28: Blaine Gabbert #11 of the Jacksonville Jaguars looks to pass the ball during the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on October 28, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

Jason Pierre-Paul

New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul (90) runs in for a touchdown after intercepting a pass from Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)

Atlanta Falcons v Philadelphia Eagles

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 28: Julio Jones #11 of the Atlanta Falcons reaches for the end zone for a touchdown as Nate Allen #29 of the Philadelphia Eagles attempts to grab him in the second quarter during a game at Lincoln Financial Field on October 28, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Schultz /Getty Images)

Indianapolis Colts v Tennessee Titans

NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 28: Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck #8 of the Tennessee Titans points to a replay on the jumbotron after an offensive pass interference penalty was called in favor of the Indianaplis Colts at LP Field on October 28, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

New York Giants v Dallas Cowboys

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 28: Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants celebrates a touchdown by Henry Hynoski #45 against the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium on October 28, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Carolina Panthers v Chicago Bears

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 28: Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers fumbles at the goal line against the Chicago Bears on October 28, 2012 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images)

Indianapolis Colts v Tennessee Titans

NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 28: Quarterback Andrew Luck #12 of the Indianaplis Colts rolls out to throw a pass against the Tennessee Titans at LP Field on October 28, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

Seattle Seahawks v Detroit Lions

DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 28: Sidney Rice #18 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates a nine yard touchdown pass from Russell Wilson #3 and is congratulted by teammate Charly Martin #14 during the second quarter of the game at Ford Field on October 28, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

Atlanta Falcons v Philadelphia Eagles

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 28: Nnamdi Asomugha #24 and strong safety Nate Allen #29 of the Philadelphia Eagles look on as wide receiver Julio Jones #11 of the Atlanta Falcons scores a touchdown during the second quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on October 28, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Washington Redskins v Pittsburgh Steelers

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 28: Leonard Pope #45 of the Pittsburgh Steelers catches a one yard touchdown pass in the first quarter against the Washington Redskins during the game on October 28, 2012 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

Willis McGahee, Malcolm Jenkiins, Will Herring, Jonathan Vilma

Denver Broncos running back Willis McGahee (23) runs the ball against New Orleans Saints free safety Malcolm Jenkins (27), outside linebacker Will Herring (54) and linebacker Jonathan Vilma (51) in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Washington Redskins v Pittsburgh Steelers

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 28: Leonard Pope #45 and Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrate after a one yard touchdown pass in the first quarter during the game on October 28, 2012 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

New England Patriots v St Louis Rams

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: The St.Louis cheerleaders perform during the NFL International Series match between the New England Patriots and the St.Louis Rams at Wembley Stadium on October 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Scott Heavey/Getty Images)

Oakland Raiders v Kansas City Chiefs

KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 28: Quarterback Carson Palmer #3 of the Oakland Raiders looks to pass during the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on October 28, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Atlanta Falcons v Philadelphia Eagles

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 28: Wide receiver Jeremy Maclin #18 of the Philadelphia Eagles flips the ball away before being tackled by Chris Owens #21 of the Atlanta Falcons as a desperation move on the game's final play at Lincoln Financial Field on October 28, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Falcons defeated the Eagles 30-17. (Photo by Rich Schultz /Getty Images)

New York Giants v Dallas Cowboys

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 28: Bear Pascoe #86 of the New York Giants fumbles the ball under pressure from Bruce Carter #54 of the Dallas Cowboys, Dan Connor #52 of the Cowboys and Gerald Sensabaugh #43 of the Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium on October 28, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Tony Romo

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) leaves the field following a play in the second half of their NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Arlington, Texas. The Giants won 29-24. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)

Fans watch the second half of an NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Jason Witten, Martellus Bennett

Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten (82) and New York Giants tight end Martellus Bennett (85) leave the field after an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Arlington, Texas. Witten had 18 receptions for 167 yards in their 29-24 loss to the Giants. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Peyton Manning

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) talks with teammates on the sidelines in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Denver. The Broncos won 34-14. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

New York Giants defensive tackle Linval Joseph (97) celebrates his sack against Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) during the second half of their NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Arlington, Texas. The Giants won 29-24. (AP Photo/The Waco Tribune-Herald, Jose Yau)

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THIRTEEN's American Masters presents the first film biography of ...

? October 16, 2012Posted in: Industry News

Emmy-winning filmmaker Susan Lacy?s new documentary features candid interviews with Geffen, Cher, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Elton John, Don Henley, Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Nora Ephron, Mike Nichols, Clive Davis, Irving Azoff, and many others

Inventing David Geffen premieres Tuesday, November 20 on PBS

Preview videos & connect with other cultural icons athttp://pbs.org/americanmasters

David Geffen?s far-reaching influence ? as agent, manager, record industry mogul, Hollywood and Broadway producer, and philanthropist ? has helped shape American popular culture for the past four decades. Notoriously press and camera-shy, Geffen reveals himself for the first time in the new two-hour documentary American Masters Inventing David Geffen premiering nationally Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Two-time Emmy-winning filmmaker, American Masterscreator and executive producer Susan Lacy paints an unflinching portrait of Geffen, who narrates his unorthodox rise from working class Brooklyn boy to billionaire entertainment power broker in extensive interviews.

American Masters explores the highs and the lows in Geffen?s professional and personal life through more than 50 new interviews with his friends, colleagues and clients, as well as other media luminaries. Irving Azoff, Jackson Browne, Cher, David Crosby, Clive Davis, Barry Diller, Maureen Dowd, Rahm Emanuel, Nora Ephron, Tom Hanks, Don Henley, Arianna Huffington, Jimmy Iovine, Elton John, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Calvin Klein, Steve Martin, Lorne Michaels, Mike Nichols, Yoko Ono, Frank Rich, Steven Spielberg, Jann Wenner, Neil Young, and many others illustrate Geffen?s riveting story filled with extraordinary achievements.

?It has been my great privilege to enter David?s extraordinary world,? says Lacy, writer, director and producer of American Masters Inventing David Geffen. ?It?s a world that touches every corner of the important, exciting artists and cultural explosions of my generation. Having David as a gracious and candid guide through this terrain was a wonderful personal experience and an absolute gift to any filmmaker.?

?I?ve always thought that each person invented himself?that we are each a figment of our own imagination. And some people have a greater ability to imagine than others.? ?David Gaffe

Starting out in the William Morris Agency mailroom in 1964, Geffen channeled his ambition by devoting himself to his work and perfecting the art of the deal. He launched the early successes of Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Jackson Browne, the Eagles, Tom Cruise in Risky Business (1983), and Guns N? Roses through his companies Geffen/Roberts Management, Asylum Records, Geffen Records, and Geffen Pictures. In 1994 he co-founded DreamWorks SKG with Spielberg and Katzenberg, the first new Hollywood studio in more than 50 years, which went on to release Oscar-winning Best Pictures American Beauty (1999), Gladiator (2000) and A Beautiful Mind (2001), as well as animated features, including the Shrek franchise. Geffen also produced the Broadway musicals Cats (1982) and Dreamgirls (1981), and helped realize the Golden Globe-winning 2006 film adaptation. Witty and self-aware, Geffen admits, ?I have no talent except for being able to enjoy and recognize it in others.?

A multi-millionaire by 1972 and a billionaire by 1995, Geffen?s financial success enabled him to become one of the earliest ? and consistently one of the largest ? contributors to the fight against HIV/AIDS. Through his philanthropic efforts and media heavyweight status, Geffen became an important political voice, first as an early supporter of Bill Clinton and later for Barack Obama, helping harness early support in the creative community during his first presidential campaign.

Notorious for his fierce loyalty, bluntness and chutzpah, Geffen has not avoided conflict or controversy. American Masters Inventing David Geffen addresses his fallings out with Laura Nyro, the Eagles, and the Clintons, his lawsuit against Neil Young, his unsuccessful stint at Warner Bros. Pictures, his whirlwind romance with Cher, and his struggles with cancer, homosexuality, and the AIDS-related deaths of his friends, including Michael Bennett. In 2010 Geffen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2011 he received the GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons President?s Merit Award.

Since its 1986 premiere, American Masters has earned 24 Emmy Awards ? including 8 for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series since 1999 and 5 for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special ? the 2012 Producers Guild Award, 12 Peabodys, an Oscar, and 3 Grammys. Now in its 26th season on PBS, the series is a production of THIRTEEN for WNET, the parent company of THIRTEEN and WLIW21, New York?s public television stations, and operator of NJTV. For 50 years, THIRTEEN has been making the most of the rich resources and passionate people of New York and the world, reaching millions of people with on-air and online programming that celebrates arts and culture, offers insightful commentary on the news of the day, explores the worlds of science and nature, and invites students of all ages to have fun while learning.

American Masters Inventing David Geffen is a production of THIRTEEN?s American Masters for WNET. Susan Lacy is writer, director, producer, American Masters series creator and executive producer. Jessica Levin is producer.

To take American Masters beyond the television broadcast and further explore the themes, stories and personalities of masters past and present, the companion website (http://pbs.org/americanmasters) offers streaming video of select films, interviews, essays, photographs, outtakes, and other resources.

American Masters is made possible by the support of the National Endowment for the Arts and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding for American Mastersis provided by Rosalind P. Walter, The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation, Rolf and Elizabeth Rosenthal, Cheryl and Philip Milstein Family, Jack Rudin, Vital Projects Fund, The Andr? and Elizabeth Kert?sz Foundation, Michael & Helen Schaffer Foundation, and public television viewers. Major funding for Inventing David Geffen was provided by the Ziff Family.

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Peace envoy seeks Iranian help for Syria ceasefire

BEIRUT (Reuters) - International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi appealed to Iran to help arrange a ceasefire in Syria during the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha as rebels and government forces fought street by street and village by village on Monday.

Brahimi made the request in talks with Iranian leaders on Sunday in Tehran, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's closest regional ally in his campaign to crush a 19-month-old uprising.

The veteran Algerian diplomat said the civil war in Syria was getting worse by the day and stressed the urgent need to stop the bloodshed, his spokesman said on Monday.

He suggested the truce be held during the Eid holiday, which starts around October 25 and lasts several days. It would "help create an environment that would allow a political process to develop".

There was no immediate response from either side and with fighting raging on Monday in several Syrian cities and in the countryside, it was not clear if they would want to put the brakes on any battlefield advantages.

A ceasefire brokered by Brahimi's predecessor Kofi Annan in April fell apart after a few days and Annan later quit his job in frustration.

A senior United Nations political official, briefing the Security Council in New York, said that for any ceasefire to succeed, "this must be a collective effort by all inside Syria, in the region and beyond".

The official, Jeffrey Feltman, said all governments should stop supplying weapons and giving military assistance to any side in the conflict.

"Human rights abuses, including arbitrary detentions, torture and summary executions continue unabated. The voices of the peaceful protests that emerged so proudly last year have receded in the tremor of fighting," he said.

The conflict has claimed more than 30,000 lives since March 2011, when demonstrations first broke out calling for an end to the Assad family's dynastic rule.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 50 people had been killed across the country so far on Monday, nearly half of them soldiers. That followed a death toll of 170 on Sunday.

ALEPPO STREET-FIGHTING

The pro-opposition Observatory said two rebel-held districts in northeast Aleppo, al-Shaar and Karm al-Jabal, came under heavy bombardment from Assad's forces on Monday. It also reported clashes in the district of Jdeideh, just north of the ancient citadel in Syria's biggest city.

Syrian television showed footage of soldiers inside Aleppo's Great Mosque, which dates back to the 8th century and was badly damaged in fighting between government forces and rebels battling for control of the Old City.

The mosque's medieval arches were charred, its elaborate wooden panels smashed and metal filigree lanterns lay broken in the courtyard. The sound of nearby gunfire could be heard.

In northwestern Idlib province, government warplanes bombed several towns on Monday, the Observatory said.

Rebels had surrounded an army garrison on Sunday close to a northwestern town in the latest push to seize more territory near the border with Turkey, opposition activists said.

Several hundred soldiers were trapped in the siege of a base in Urum al-Sughra, on the main road between Aleppo, Syria's commercial and industrial hub, and Turkey.

"Rebels attacked an armored column sent from Aleppo to rescue the 46th Regiment at Urum al-Sughra and stopped it in its tracks," Firas Fuleifel, one of the activists, told Reuters by phone from Idlib province, the main base and supply route for the insurgents fighting in Aleppo.

He said a jet was shot down while trying to provide air support to the column.

On the border with Turkey's Hatay province, the rebels appeared to have a tentative hold after four days of heavy fighting in the town of Azmarin and surrounding villages.

Giving an overview of the military situation, analyst Shashank Joshi of the Royal United Services Institute in London said the rebels, boosted by weapons from Gulf States and gaining in fighting skills, were possibly doing better. Assad's forces were increasingly stretched and taking more casualties.

On the other hand, opposition forces have not coalesced and formed a reliable chain of command connecting local groups.

"So even if government forces are losing their grip, what is taking over is many opposition groups," Joshi told Reuters. "I am less confident of regime collapse within six months than I was in July."

The rebels have made ground in Aleppo but not as much as they would have liked and at much higher cost, he said.

It would be important if the rebels are able to maintain their block of the north-south highway between Damascus and Aleppo but the lack of cover on the roads make them vulnerable to air strikes, he said.

If they can hold the road, the government's helicopter fleet would be strained as it would be diverted from an attack role by the need to resupply stranded towns.

TURKEY GAME-CHANGER

The "game-changer" could be Turkey, once an ally of Assad and now a leader in international calls for him to quit, Joshi said.

Turkey's confrontation with Syria deepened in the past two weeks because of cross-border shelling and escalated on October 10 when Ankara forced down a Syrian airliner en route from Moscow, accusing it of carrying Russian munitions for Assad's military.

Ankara said in on Sunday it had closed Turkish air space to Syrian planes. Damascus also banned Turkish planes from flying over its territory.

Russia has said there were no weapons on the grounded plane and that it was carrying a non-legal cargo of radar. But it acted to cool friction with Ankara - Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the incident would not hurt "solid" relations.

After meeting mediator Brahimi, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Salehi said Iran was ready to work with him for peace and repeated Tehran's call for an immediate ceasefire before reforms and elections to resolve the conflict.

"We all need to join hands so that this conflict comes to a halt and further bloodshed is stopped," Salehi said.

Shi'ite Iran is the main ally in the region of Assad, who is a member of the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam.

The uprising has been led by the Sunni Muslim majority and is backed by Sunni-ruled Arab states and by Turkey, also led by a party with its roots in Sunni Islamist politics.

Turkey's disaster management agency said on Monday the number of Syrian refugees housed in camps in southern Turkey has exceeded 100,000, reaching the limits of its ability to cope.

Two other Syrian neighbors, Lebanon and Jordan, are sheltering 94,000 and 106,000 refugees respectively, according to the United Nations refugee agency.

(Additional reporting by Jonathon Burch on the Turkey-Syria border, Khaled Yacoub Oweis in Amman, Yeganeh Torbati and Zahra Hosseinian in Dubai and Oliver Holmes in Beirut; Editing by Jon Hemming)

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No benefit from high-dose multivitamins seen for HIV patients receiving antiretroviral therapy

Public release date: 16-Oct-2012
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Boston, MA A new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers suggests that, for HIV patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to treat HIV, there is no benefit from high- vs. standard-dose micronutrient supplementationand that, in fact, high-dose supplements may cause harm. The study is the first large randomized trial to look at how high-dose multivitamin supplementation affects clinical outcomes among people on HAART.

The study appears in the October 17, 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Previous studies have shown that high doses of supplemental micronutrients help HIV patients that are not receiving HAART reduce disease progression and death, thus prolonging the time before HAART initiation is needed. The HSPH researchers wanted to know if high-dose multivitamin supplementation would provide a similar benefit for HIV patients on HAART; although HAART undoubtedly has major benefits, recovery of the immune system is incomplete, and the risks of mortality and opportunistic infections remain high especially in the first few months after HAART initiation.

The researchers, including lead author Sheila Isanaka, research fellow in the HSPH Department of Nutrition, and senior author Wafaie Fawzi, professor of nutrition, epidemiology, and global health and chair of the Department of Global Health and Population at HSPH, studied a group of 3,418 patients with HIV who started HAART between November 2006 and November 2008 in seven clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Half of the patients received high doses of supplements including vitamin B complex, vitamin C, and vitamin E; the other half received standard doses at the recommended dietary allowance level for a median duration of 15 months.

The results showed that high-dose supplementation had no effect on several key measures that reveal HIV disease progressionCD4 count, plasma viral load, body mass index, or hemoglobin level concentrationand did not reduce death or disease progression risks for HIV-infected patients. In addition, the researchers found that high doses of multivitamins increased patients' risk of having elevated levels of ALT, an enzyme associated with liver problems and other serious conditions.

"Although the provision of high-dose vitamin supplements has been found safe and efficacious among HIV-infected patients not receiving HAART, the results from this study show that the safety and efficacy of nutritional interventions in the context of potent combination therapies such as HAART need to be further examined," said Fawzi.

"This study provides no clear evidence of a benefit of high-dose micronutrient supplementation compared to standard-dose supplementation in adults receiving HAART, but it highlights the need for further research on how micronutrient supplements can be better positioned alongside antiretroviral drugs to reduce morbidity and mortality due to HIV," said Isanaka.

Micronutrients are key factors in maintaining immune function and neutralizing oxidative stress, and future studies could examine whether micronutrient supplements might be of benefit if they are offered with food, or given in lower doses, or given only after HIV patients have acclimated to HAART therapy, she said.

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Other HSPH authors included Donna Spiegelman, professor of epidemiologic methods in the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, James Okuma, biostatistician, and Chalamilla Guerino, research associate in the Department of Global Health and Population.

Support for the study was provided by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (grant RO1 HD32257).

"Effect of High-Dose vs Standard-Dose Multivitamin Supplementation at the Initiation of HAART on HIV Disease Progression and Mortality in Tanzania: A Randomized Controlled Trial," Sheila Isanaka, Ferdinand Mugusi, Claudia Hawkins, Donna Spiegelman, James Okuma, Said Aboud, Chalamilla Guerino, and Wafaie Fawzi, JAMA, October 17, 2012, Vol. 208, No. 15

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Boston, MA A new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers suggests that, for HIV patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to treat HIV, there is no benefit from high- vs. standard-dose micronutrient supplementationand that, in fact, high-dose supplements may cause harm. The study is the first large randomized trial to look at how high-dose multivitamin supplementation affects clinical outcomes among people on HAART.

The study appears in the October 17, 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Previous studies have shown that high doses of supplemental micronutrients help HIV patients that are not receiving HAART reduce disease progression and death, thus prolonging the time before HAART initiation is needed. The HSPH researchers wanted to know if high-dose multivitamin supplementation would provide a similar benefit for HIV patients on HAART; although HAART undoubtedly has major benefits, recovery of the immune system is incomplete, and the risks of mortality and opportunistic infections remain high especially in the first few months after HAART initiation.

The researchers, including lead author Sheila Isanaka, research fellow in the HSPH Department of Nutrition, and senior author Wafaie Fawzi, professor of nutrition, epidemiology, and global health and chair of the Department of Global Health and Population at HSPH, studied a group of 3,418 patients with HIV who started HAART between November 2006 and November 2008 in seven clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Half of the patients received high doses of supplements including vitamin B complex, vitamin C, and vitamin E; the other half received standard doses at the recommended dietary allowance level for a median duration of 15 months.

The results showed that high-dose supplementation had no effect on several key measures that reveal HIV disease progressionCD4 count, plasma viral load, body mass index, or hemoglobin level concentrationand did not reduce death or disease progression risks for HIV-infected patients. In addition, the researchers found that high doses of multivitamins increased patients' risk of having elevated levels of ALT, an enzyme associated with liver problems and other serious conditions.

"Although the provision of high-dose vitamin supplements has been found safe and efficacious among HIV-infected patients not receiving HAART, the results from this study show that the safety and efficacy of nutritional interventions in the context of potent combination therapies such as HAART need to be further examined," said Fawzi.

"This study provides no clear evidence of a benefit of high-dose micronutrient supplementation compared to standard-dose supplementation in adults receiving HAART, but it highlights the need for further research on how micronutrient supplements can be better positioned alongside antiretroviral drugs to reduce morbidity and mortality due to HIV," said Isanaka.

Micronutrients are key factors in maintaining immune function and neutralizing oxidative stress, and future studies could examine whether micronutrient supplements might be of benefit if they are offered with food, or given in lower doses, or given only after HIV patients have acclimated to HAART therapy, she said.

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Other HSPH authors included Donna Spiegelman, professor of epidemiologic methods in the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, James Okuma, biostatistician, and Chalamilla Guerino, research associate in the Department of Global Health and Population.

Support for the study was provided by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (grant RO1 HD32257).

"Effect of High-Dose vs Standard-Dose Multivitamin Supplementation at the Initiation of HAART on HIV Disease Progression and Mortality in Tanzania: A Randomized Controlled Trial," Sheila Isanaka, Ferdinand Mugusi, Claudia Hawkins, Donna Spiegelman, James Okuma, Said Aboud, Chalamilla Guerino, and Wafaie Fawzi, JAMA, October 17, 2012, Vol. 208, No. 15

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Mother's touch could change effects of prenatal stress

ScienceDaily (Oct. 16, 2012) ? Scientists at the Universities of Liverpool, Manchester, and Kings College, London, have found that mothers who stroke their baby's body in the first few weeks after birth may change the effects that stress during pregnancy can have on an infant's early-life development.

Researchers world-wide have been studying whether stress in pregnancy can lead to emotional and behavioural problems in children for many years. Attention is now moving towards how parents might alter these effects after birth. Researchers are aiming to improve understanding of the issues to help enhance information services for pregnant women and their partners.

Scientists believe that stress in pregnancy can have an effect on an infant in later life by reducing the activity of genes that play a role in stress response. Studies of early care-giving in rats have found that high levels of mothers' licking and grooming their pups soon after birth can increase the activity of these genes and may reverse the effects of prenatal stress on their offspring.

Some studies suggest that impacts of prenatal stress on an infant's development can be either positive or negative depending on the type of environment a child encounters. It is thought that some children may experience the effects through being more prone to high levels of fear or anger.

The team at Liverpool, Manchester and London followed first-time mothers from pregnancy through to the first years of their children's lives as part of Medical Research Council (MRC) funded research, The Wirral Child Health and Development Study.

It showed that links between symptoms of depression in pregnancy and subsequent infant emotions of fear and anger, as well as heart rate response to stress at seven months of age changed by how often a mother stroked their baby on the head, back, legs and arms in the early weeks of life. The results suggest that stroking may alter gene activity in a similar way to that reported in animals.

Dr Helen Sharp, from the University of Liverpool's Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, explains: "We are currently following up on the Wirral children in our study to see if reports of early stroking by their mothers continue to make a difference to developmental outcomes over time.

"The eventual aim is to find out whether we should recommend that mothers who have been stressed during pregnancy should be encouraged to stroke their babies early in life"

The study is published in the journal PLOS ONE.

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NOPD searching for tattooed man in Bourbon Street strip club ...

NOPD officers are searching for a tattooed man who beat another individual in the bathroom of Rick's Cabaret in the French Quarter earlier this month after claiming that the victim urinated on his shoes. The incident happened Sept. 7 about 5 a.m., according to police.

The victim said that after his attacker accused him of urinating on him, an argument ensued and he was punched in the face. The victim woke up in a hospital with a broken jaw and orbital socket, and a partially paralyzed face, according to police.

In security footage taken from the Bourbon Street strip club, the suspect appears to be 6 feet tall with a thin build and tattoos on his neck, arms and legs. He is accompanied by a woman with dark hair who is roughly 5 feet 6 inches tall.

Anyone with information about this incident should contact Detective Michael Flores at 504.658.6707 or MFLORES@NOLA.GOV, or CrimeStoppers at 504,822,1111.

Source: http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/10/nopd_searching_for_tattooed_ma.html

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"Sponging" dolphins pass fishing trick from mother to daughter: study

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A small population of dolphins in Western Australia state not only use sponges to help catch fish but the rare hunting technique has been passed from mother to daughter for generations, Australian researchers said.

Sightings of dolphins carrying sponges on their snouts to protect their sensitive noses while dislodging fish and crustaceans from the rocky ocean floor has been recorded since the 1980s.

But researchers at the University of New South Wales added a new dimension to their research by using computer modeling of behavior and genetics to estimate how long the technique, which they call "sponging", has gone on.

"What's unique about the sponging behavior is that only about five percent of dolphins use the sponges as a tool, and it's only one maternal line," said Anna Kopps at the University of New South Wales Evolution Ecologist Research Centre.

"What's new about this study now is we've got the time perspective," she told Reuters.

Scientists believe one single female started sponging in Shark Bay, Western Australia, and all her descendants in that area learned the behavior from their mothers.

Knowing this, and that the sponging was done 30 years ago, computer modeling allowed them to study the spread of the behavior over the past three decades -- and then reverse the process using genetics and behavior to figure out when it might have begun.

Ultimately, they estimated that sponging has been going on for some 180 years, or roughly eight generations of dolphins.

"It's interesting that the behavior doesn't spread to the entire population and it doesn't go extinct either," said Kopps.

Dolphin offspring are dependent on their mothers for about four years, giving them ample time to observe and learn survival techniques. The maximum lifespan of a dolphin is about 40 years.

"We don't know if it's teaching or other forms of learning," Kopps said.

While male dolphins also learn sponging from their mothers, the study found they don't pass the technique on.

"Some males use it but not many and it will be a dead end because they don't learn from the dads," Kopps said.

(Reporting by Pauline Askin; Editing by Elaine Lies and Paul Tait)

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24-mile skydive a boon for YouTube, social media

Felix Baumgartner's 24-mile skydive from the stratosphere on Sunday was a boon for social networks as millions of users shared in the wonder of the moment from their computers, tablets and phones.

Here's a look at how the world, through the Internet, watched the jump.

YOUTUBE:

As Baumgartner ascended in the balloon, so did the number of viewers watching YouTube's live stream of the event. Its popularity grew as the moment of the jump drew closer, as people kept sharing links on Twitter and Facebook and websites embedded the stream. YouTube officials said Baumgartner's jump set a record prompting 8 million concurrent streams.

In the United States, the opportunity to watch the jump on TV was limited to the Discovery Channel, though more than 40 television networks in 50 total countries carried the lived feed, organizers said. It was streamed by more than 130 digital outlets.

FACEBOOK:

After Baumgartner landed, sponsor Red Bull posted a picture of the daredevil on his knees to Facebook. In less than 40 minutes, the picture was shared more than 29,000 times and generated nearly 216,000 likes and more than 10,000 comments. Immediately after the jump, Red Bull solicited questions for Baumgartner through Facebook and Twitter, promising to answer three at a post-jump news conference.

TWITTER:

During the jump and the moments after Baumgartner safely landed, half the worldwide trending topics on Twitter had something to do with the jump ? pushing past tweets about Justin Bieber and seven NFL football games being played at the same time. Celebrities of all kinds weighed in, including athletes, actors and high-profile corporate executives.

"It's pretty amazing that I can watch, live on my computer, a man riding a balloon to the edge of space so he can jump out of it. (hashtag)TheFuture," tweeted Wil Wheaton, who acted in the iconic science-fiction series "Star Trek: The Next Generation."

"Felix Baumgartner is a boss," tweeted Jozy Altidore, a soccer player for the U.S. men's national team.

REDDIT:

Two threads related to the jump made the front page of Reddit. Users quickly upvoted a request for Baumgartner to participate in an "Ask Me Anything" on the site, where users pepper someone on the site with questions about anything they want. President Barack Obama held court as the subject of a similar thread in August.

Nearly 29,000 users weighed in on a separate thread about the jump itself, voting it up and down and robustly commenting.

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Oskar Garcia can be reached on Twitter at http://twitter.com/oskargarcia .

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For materials science burlesque, Australian researcher wins Science's 'Dance Your Ph.D.' contest

Public release date: 14-Oct-2012
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This is the 5th year of the "Dance Your Ph.D." contest sponsored by Science and AAAS. The contest challenges scientists around the world to explain their research through the most jargon-free medium available: interpretive dance. The 36 Ph.D. dances submitted this year include everything from ballet and breakdancing to flaming hula hoops.

The overall winner was Peter Liddicoat at the University of Sydney, Australia's second win in a row. Liddicoat admits to being a shy postdoc "more comfortable hiding behind the computer monitor," but he finally caved to pressure from his labmates. "A turning point was my boss's enthusiastic laughter when encouraging me to do it," says Liddicoat, "and the realization that this would tackle head-on the ominous question, 'So what is your Ph.D. about?'"

Liddicoat's solution was to turn his Ph.D. thesis--"Evolution of nanostructural architecture in 7000 series aluminium alloys during strengthening by age-hardening and severe plastic deformation"--into an elaborate burlesque circus show. It required six months of preparation and the help of dozens of friends. For using dance and clowning to explain how crystal structure can be manipulated to create a light-weight aluminum alloy as strong as heavy steel, Liddicoat will receive $1000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Belgium where his dance video will be shown at TEDxBrussels.

This is also the first win for a Ph.D. dance based on pure mathematics. The winner of the PHYSICS category went to Diana Davis of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. She literally translated her Ph.D. research on geometry and dynamical systems into a dance that played out her geometric theorem. She wins $500 and will also attend TEDxBrussels.

Finalists were announced on 9 October, at http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/10/dance-your-phd-finalists-announc.html

The results in full:

Winner of the CHEMISTRY category and overall winner of the 2012 "Dance Your Ph.D." contest:

Peter Liddicoat, for the dance based on his Ph.D. thesis, "Evolution of nanostructural architecture in 7000 series aluminium alloys during strengthening by age-hardening and severe plastic deformation." Dr. Liddicoat is a research fellow at the University of Sydney in Australia.
dance: https://vimeo.com/49893380
contact: peter.liddicoat@sydney.edu.au

Winner of the PHYSICS category:

Diana Davis, for the dance based on her Ph.D. thesis, "Cutting sequences on Veech surfaces." Ms. Davis is a mathematics Ph.D. student at Brown University in Providence, RI, currently spending a semester doing research at Oxford University in the United Kingdom.
dance: https://vimeo.com/47049144
contact: diana@math.brown.edu

Winner of the BIOLOGY category:

Maria Vinti, for the dance based on her Ph.D. thesis, "Spastic co-contraction in spastic paresis: Biomechanical and physiological characterization." Ms. Vinti is a physiology Ph.D. student in the Laboratoire de Biomcanique, Arts et Mtiers, Paris Institute of Technology in France.
dance: https://vimeo.com/49976744
contact: maria.vinti@neuf.fr

Winner of the SOCIAL SCIENCE category:

Riccardo Da Re, for the dance based on his Ph.D. thesis, "Governance of natural resources and development of local economies in rural areas: Social network analysis and other instruments for good governance indicators." Dr. Da Re is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Padua in Italy.
dance: https://vimeo.com/50497978
contact: riccardo.dare@unipd.it

The judges for this year's contest:

Nicholas Christakis, sociologist, Harvard University
Jean Berko Gleason, psychologist, Boston University
Albion Lawrence, string theorist, Brandeis University
Jonathan Garlic, molecular biologist, Tufts University
Erez Lieberman Aiden, mathematician, Harvard University
Paul Ginsparg, physicist, Cornell University
Keith Nelson, chemist, MIT
Suzanne Walsh, program officer, Gates Foundation
Matt Kent, associate artistic director, Pilobolus
Emily Kent, coordinator, Pilobolus Institute
Renee Jaworski, associate artistic director, Pilobolus

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Contact: Jennifer Anderson
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202-326-6466
American Association for the Advancement of Science

This is the 5th year of the "Dance Your Ph.D." contest sponsored by Science and AAAS. The contest challenges scientists around the world to explain their research through the most jargon-free medium available: interpretive dance. The 36 Ph.D. dances submitted this year include everything from ballet and breakdancing to flaming hula hoops.

The overall winner was Peter Liddicoat at the University of Sydney, Australia's second win in a row. Liddicoat admits to being a shy postdoc "more comfortable hiding behind the computer monitor," but he finally caved to pressure from his labmates. "A turning point was my boss's enthusiastic laughter when encouraging me to do it," says Liddicoat, "and the realization that this would tackle head-on the ominous question, 'So what is your Ph.D. about?'"

Liddicoat's solution was to turn his Ph.D. thesis--"Evolution of nanostructural architecture in 7000 series aluminium alloys during strengthening by age-hardening and severe plastic deformation"--into an elaborate burlesque circus show. It required six months of preparation and the help of dozens of friends. For using dance and clowning to explain how crystal structure can be manipulated to create a light-weight aluminum alloy as strong as heavy steel, Liddicoat will receive $1000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Belgium where his dance video will be shown at TEDxBrussels.

This is also the first win for a Ph.D. dance based on pure mathematics. The winner of the PHYSICS category went to Diana Davis of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. She literally translated her Ph.D. research on geometry and dynamical systems into a dance that played out her geometric theorem. She wins $500 and will also attend TEDxBrussels.

Finalists were announced on 9 October, at http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/10/dance-your-phd-finalists-announc.html

The results in full:

Winner of the CHEMISTRY category and overall winner of the 2012 "Dance Your Ph.D." contest:

Peter Liddicoat, for the dance based on his Ph.D. thesis, "Evolution of nanostructural architecture in 7000 series aluminium alloys during strengthening by age-hardening and severe plastic deformation." Dr. Liddicoat is a research fellow at the University of Sydney in Australia.
dance: https://vimeo.com/49893380
contact: peter.liddicoat@sydney.edu.au

Winner of the PHYSICS category:

Diana Davis, for the dance based on her Ph.D. thesis, "Cutting sequences on Veech surfaces." Ms. Davis is a mathematics Ph.D. student at Brown University in Providence, RI, currently spending a semester doing research at Oxford University in the United Kingdom.
dance: https://vimeo.com/47049144
contact: diana@math.brown.edu

Winner of the BIOLOGY category:

Maria Vinti, for the dance based on her Ph.D. thesis, "Spastic co-contraction in spastic paresis: Biomechanical and physiological characterization." Ms. Vinti is a physiology Ph.D. student in the Laboratoire de Biomcanique, Arts et Mtiers, Paris Institute of Technology in France.
dance: https://vimeo.com/49976744
contact: maria.vinti@neuf.fr

Winner of the SOCIAL SCIENCE category:

Riccardo Da Re, for the dance based on his Ph.D. thesis, "Governance of natural resources and development of local economies in rural areas: Social network analysis and other instruments for good governance indicators." Dr. Da Re is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Padua in Italy.
dance: https://vimeo.com/50497978
contact: riccardo.dare@unipd.it

The judges for this year's contest:

Nicholas Christakis, sociologist, Harvard University
Jean Berko Gleason, psychologist, Boston University
Albion Lawrence, string theorist, Brandeis University
Jonathan Garlic, molecular biologist, Tufts University
Erez Lieberman Aiden, mathematician, Harvard University
Paul Ginsparg, physicist, Cornell University
Keith Nelson, chemist, MIT
Suzanne Walsh, program officer, Gates Foundation
Matt Kent, associate artistic director, Pilobolus
Emily Kent, coordinator, Pilobolus Institute
Renee Jaworski, associate artistic director, Pilobolus

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The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science as well as Science Translational Medicine and Science Signaling. AAAS was founded in 1848 and includes some 261 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. Science has the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general science journal in the world, with an estimated total readership of 1 million. The non-profit AAAS is open to all and fulfills its mission to "advance science and serve society" through initiatives in science policy, international programs, science education, public engagement, and more. For the latest research news, log onto EurekAlert!, www.eurekalert.org, the premier science-news Web site, a service of AAAS. See www.aaas.org.

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Microsoft opens pre orders for new Windows 8 OS

CBR Staff Writer Published 15 October 2012

The new operating system will also be available for download onto PCs operating on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7

Microsoft has opened new Windows 8 operating system for pre orders with pricing details of its new operating system, sheduled to be released on the 26th of this month.

The company has also released a 30 second commercial on its upcoming operating system highlighting some of the aspects of Windows 8.

Following the scheduled launch, the new operating system will also be available for download onto PCs operating on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.

Microsoft OEM Division corporate vice president Nick Parker said Windows 8 gives Microsoft and its partners the opportunity to think differently and creatively about hardware design with new materials, hinges, touch panels and edgeless displays.

"The approach to hardware design and breadth of innovation across all types of PCs results in an incredible amount of choice for customers," Parker said.

According to Microsoft, PC makers including Acer, Asustek, Dell, HP, Samsung and Sony have also commenced taking pre-orders for systems pre-installed with Windows 8 OS.

The new OS will also be compatible for tablets which will support multitouch and the firm is expecting more to come to market following the launch of the product.

"We've already seen how popular tablets can be with consumers, and virtually every major manufacturer is coming to market with an offering, at a range of price points," Parker said.

Analysts of of view that the launch of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system would be a potentially risky gamble which the software giant must take to stay relevant in a market dominated by Apple's iOS and Google's Android.

Source: http://opsys.cbronline.com/news/microsoft-opens-pre-orders-for-new-windows-8-os-151012

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Is A Shaklee Home Business A Viable Option

The current economic situation has led people to search for other opportunities. Many have heard of network marketing, and are looking for more information about the potential of starting a Shaklee home business. Shaklee is one of many network marketing companies out there that claim that you can earn a full time income from selling their products while teaching others to do the same. In this article, we will look at the company a little closer, and tell you if this home business opportunity is legit.

A Little Company Info

Shaklee was founded in 1956, by Dr. Forrest Shaklee. With a vision slightly before it's time, Dr. Shaklee created Vitalized minerals, which was based on providing nutritional supplements through what is know today as multi vitamins. Since then, Shaklee Corporation has expanded their product line to nutritional supplements, weight management, sports nutrition, aging, cleaning, and beauty products. All of their products are 100% all natural, and they are at the forefront of the "green" movement in an attempt to make the planet a healthier place. In the process of expansion and research, Shaklee has since become the #1 Natural Nutrition Company in the United States. This article is not intended to give a full company review, so we will stop here and elaborate on this in another article. My intention is to show you that Shaklee has been around successfully doing business for a very long time now.

With this being said, can you build a Shaklee home business?

The bottom line is this. Anyone can join Shaklee, either as a member to enjoy their excellent products, or as a distributor to enjoy the products, as well as sell them to other people. Is it easy? No. Is it a get rich quick business? No. Is it something you can make a living doing if you put hard work and consistent daily effort in to? Absolutely!

Shaklee will not make claims that you can build a business on auto pilot. The company is very ethical, and will flat out tell you that this earning opportunity is not for everyone. Shaklee is looking for hard working people, that enjoy teamwork, working hard, and are concerned about the health of others and the planet.

With all other network marketing companies, to become successful you need to do 2 things:

• Sell Products - This will give you a foundation of income to build from. With Shaklee, it is essential that you have a solid customer base to build from. The good news is, the current state of health and healthcare in the United States opens a ton of doors to people looking to take matters into their own hands through prevention.
• Sign Up Distributors - This is essential, and if you become good at this, your Shaklee home based business will flourish. In network marketing, the better you become at leading, and teaching others how to be successful the more successful you will become.

These are the 2 things you need to become good at if you want to build a successful Shaklee home business. The truth of the matter is, most all people who attempt to to build a home business with Shaklee fail, however, with the right mindset and hard work it can be done.

Source: http://www.streetarticles.com/entrepreneurialism/is-a-shaklee-home-business-a-viable-option

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Felix Baumgartner successfully lands after highest freefall from edge of space

ScienceDaily (Oct. 14, 2012) ? Austria's Felix Baumgartner earned his place in the history books on Sunday (Oct. 14, 2012) after overcoming concerns with the power for his visor heater that impaired his vision and nearly jeopardized the mission. Baumgartner reached an estimated speed of 1,137 km jumping from the stratosphere, which when certified will make him the first man to break the speed of sound in freefall and set several other records* while delivering valuable data for future space exploration.

After flying to an altitude of 39,044 meters (128,097 feet) in a helium-filled balloon, Felix Baumgartner completed Sunday morning a record breaking jump for the ages from the edge of space, exactly 65 years after Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier flying in an experimental rocket-powered airplane. The 43-year-old Austrian skydiving expert also broke two other world records (highest freefall, highest manned balloon flight), leaving the one for the longest freefall to project mentor Col. Joe Kittinger.

Baumgartner landed safely with his parachute in the desert of New Mexico after jumping out ofhis space capsule at 39,044 meters and plunging back towards earth, hitting a maximum of speed of 1,137 km/h through the near vacuum of the stratosphere before being slowed by the atmosphere later during his 4:19-minute long freefall. Baumgartner's jump lasted a total of 9:03 minutes. Countless millions of people around the world watched his ascent and jump live on television broadcasts and live stream on the Internet. At one point during his freefall Baumgartner appeared to spin rapidly, but he quickly re-gained control and moments later opened his parachute as members of the ground crew cheered and viewers around the world heaved a sigh of relief.

"It was an incredible up and down today, just like it's been with the whole project," a relieved Baumgartner said. "First we got off with a beautiful launch and then we had a bit of drama with a power supply issue to my visor. The exit was perfect but then I started spinning slowly. I thought I'd just spin a few times and that would be that, but then I started to speed up. It was really brutal at times. I thought for a few seconds that I'd lose consciousness. I didn't feel a sonic boom because I was so busy just trying to stabilize myself. We'll have to wait and see if we really broke the sound barrier. It was really a lot harder than I thought it was going to be."

Baumgartner and his team spent five years training and preparing for the mission that is designed to improve our scientific understanding of how the body copes with the extreme conditions at the edge of space. Baumgartner had endured several weather-related delays before finally lifting off under bright blue skies and calm winds on Sunday morning. The Red Bull Stratos crew watching from Mission Control broke out into spontaneous applause when the balloon lifted off.

* The data on the records set by the jump are preliminary pending confirmation from the authorized governing bodies.

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