Photos of Hugo Chavez shown after 2-month absence

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ? The world got its first glimpse of Hugo Chavez since he underwent a fourth cancer-related surgery in Cuba more than two months ago, with photos released Friday showing the Venezuelan leader alongside his daughters in Havana.

Along with Valentine's Day images of puffy-faced Chavez came a possible explanation for why no one has heard from Venezuela's longtime president since his surgery: He is breathing through a tracheal tube that makes speech difficult.

The government described Chavez's condition as "delicate" and said he continues to undergo "vigorous treatment for his fundamental illness."

The photos show Chavez reclining on what appears to be a bed, a blue pillow behind his head. He smiles broadly, while his daughters Rosa and Maria lean in close to him.

In other images, Chavez is shown looking at Thursday's issue of the Cuban Communist Party newspaper Granma, his daughters still flanking him. Chavez's son-in-law, Science and Technology Minister Jorge Arreaza, showed the photos on Venezuelan state television.

Government officials say Chavez has been recovering in Cuba since undergoing cancer surgery on Dec. 11.

Speculation has been widespread in Venezuela about Chavez's condition, with the president not seen or directly heard from since he left for Cuba on Dec. 10. During previous treatments in Havana, Chavez spoke on Venezuelan TV or appeared in photos.

Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said Friday that the tracheal tube makes talking difficult for Chavez.

"After two months of a complicated post-operative process, the patient remains conscious, with his intellectual functions intact, in close communication with his government team," Villegas said, reading from a statement on television.

Villegas reiterated that Chavez has overcome a respiratory infection that arose after the surgery, "although a certain grade of (breathing) insufficiency persists."

"Given that circumstance, which is being duly treated, Comandante Chavez is currently breathing through a tracheal cannula, which temporarily hinders speech," Villegas said.

Villegas also said Chavez's doctors are "applying vigorous treatment for his fundamental illness," an apparent reference to cancer. He said that treatment "isn't free of complications."

Government opponents have been demanding more information about Chavez's condition, and have asked why he hasn't spoken to the nation to explain his condition.

Dr. Carlos Castro, scientific director of the Colombian League Against Cancer in Bogota, said that based on the government's accounts, Chavez appears to have been breathing with the help of a respirator for an extended period after the surgery.

"After some days, it's mandatory to perform a tracheotomy so that he can breathe," Castro said.

Castro, who isn't involved in the president's treatment, said Chavez's tracheotomy isn't visible in the photos because it is covered by his clothing, below the neck line. As for why Chavez needed the procedure, Castro said that when a patient is on a respirator for a long time, the "tube can damage the trachea because it, let's say, irritates. And they carry out the tracheotomy so that he can continue breathing without problems and preserve the trachea."

Castro also said that it's normal for a patient's face to swell up after being on a ventilator for a long time.

"They're not telling us anything about his 'fundamental illness,'" Castro said. "They don't touch that subject. So, the question is: What's happened with the cancer?"

Despite unanswered questions about Chavez's cancer, some of the president's supporters said they were surprised and relieved when they saw the pictures of him on television.

"Chavez looked good, smiling," said Juan Ramirez, a security guard in Caracas. "I didn't expect that."

Ramirez said he believes the images show the president is recovering and that Chavez may soon be ready to return to Venezuela.

Before leaving for Cuba, Chavez acknowledged there were risks and said that if his cancer fight prevented him from staying on as president, Vice President Nicolas Maduro should run in a new election to take his place.

Maduro has traveled repeatedly to Havana in recent weeks, and has shown documents signed by Chavez while insisting the president remains in charge. On Wednesday, Maduro said Chavez is undergoing "extremely complex and tough" treatments, which he didn't specify.

Arreaza on Friday described them as "palliative treatments" but didn't give details.

Medical experts consulted by The Associated Press have said the government's recent accounts of "systemic medical treatment" could mean various types of chemotherapy or drug treatments, depending on the type of cancer.

The 58-year-old president has been undergoing cancer treatment in Cuba on-and-off since June 2011. He has said he has had tumors removed from his pelvic region, and has also undergone prior rounds of chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

Throughout the treatments, Chavez has not revealed the type of cancer or the location where tumors have been removed.

Castro said that based on the government's accounts, he thinks Chavez's cancer sounds terminal.

Villegas, however, urged Venezuelans to keep praying for Chavez.

"We trust... that Comandante Chavez will overcome these delicate circumstances sooner rather than later to accompany his nation in the path to new victories," Villegas said, finishing the statement saying: "Viva Chavez!"

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Associated Press writers Christopher Toothaker in Caracas, Frank Bajak in Lima, Peru, and Cesar Garcia in Bogota, Colombia, contributed to this report.

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Kongregate pledges $10M towards mobile gaming, former Zynga ...

This morning, online gaming platform Kongregate revealed it?s getting in on mobile in a very big way.

The company announced the launch of the Kongregate Mobile Developers program, a $10 million fund that will help indie game developers working on free-to-play mobile titles. Kongregate?s parent company (and massive brick and mortar retail chain) GameStop will back the platform as it offers distribution, financial, consulting and marketing assistance to the developers taking part in the mobile program.

The assistance being offered in the newly-launched mobile program is expansive. According to Kongregate, games already in development can qualify to earn cash advances in order to cover final build and integration expenses. The company will also provide free consultation with developers about monetization; the company says it will also have creative services, quality assurance, gameplay testing and competitive research to offer developers, but it?s not obvious if these services will be offered for free. Kongregate says it will manage paid ad campaigns for selected titles on thir-party networks, handle PR and work with various app stores to get partner games featured.

Qualified games will also be able to receive promotion across a number of platforms, like Kongregate itself, GameStop?s iOS and Android apps as well as GameStop online destinations (including email, websites and social media outreach). The promotion part of the deal could likely prove even more tempting for developers than the money involved in the Kongregate Mobile Developers program, since these combined online presences reach over 50 million core gamers. Additionally, Kongregate tells us selected games will receive exposure in GameStop?s 6,600 retail stores across the globe.

Kongregate also revealed today that it?s hired former Zynga GM Panayoti (Pany) Haritatos to serve as the VP of its new mobile division. Aside from overseeing the mobile games unit, Haritatos will also lead the company?s in-house game development division.

Kongregate is already considered a serious online presence for social and mobile games. We?ve heard from developers already partnered with the company that the assistance it already offers, scaled to various tiers of revenue sharing, make it a much more appealing company to work with than other online platforms. Meanwhile, this new mobile program means that qualified developers will possibly have a massive leg up over their competition when it comes to getting their games discovered.

GameStop?s newly-updated iOS and Android apps are already starting to promote mobile games, as they?re going to start featuring Kabam?s multiplatform mobile title The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-Earth. ?We?ll be talking to Kongregate Co-Founder Emily Greer momentarily about the new direction for the company soon, and will update this story shortly. In the meantime, developers interested in taking part in this program can learn more and apply at Kongregate?s official mobile site.

Source: http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2013/02/04/kongregate-pledges-10m-towards-mobile-gaming-former-zynga-vp-heading-mobile-division/

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Dressing Dad: A Daughter's Post-Mortem Reflection Part 1 of 3 ...

February 3, 2013

The Kairos Network Blog was nearly dormant in 2012. The reason? Well, my own father?s decline and death in November. The entire year for me was one of endings and closure. As my father declined, my children approached the rim of a much more empty nest, my marriage began to permanently change, I went through some depression, menopause wrote its final chapters in my body: my hair grew more grey, my eyesight dwindled and I got the first hints of a double chin. It was nearly impossible to distinguish these events in lived experience. Our inner lives and processes get intertwined with our parent?s physical death. How do we make meaning within the totality of our still unfolding lives? To ponder this I share highlights from my journals in the next three blogs. Part 1 below. Last two to follow. Check them out too if you dare.

Part 1: Journal notes from returning home after my last visit with Dad.

Part 2: My post-death meditation encounters with my father.

Part 3: An account of dressing my father?s body at the funeral home and burial.

Dedicated to my father: Hugh Robert Denney

by Jeanne Denney

October 15

Dad is sleepy and non-communicative most of the day. In another world. Not so interested in things or news. Meanwhile I have a day of sadness and depression, weeping in trips to the bathrooms or bedroom. From here my life looks small, failed and illogical. I become aware of the difficulty of it, of how I look to them. We manage to go to Apple tasting for an hour with the wheelchair (this is an event at the family retail nursery). I breathe with effort trying not to remember.

Later I shop and cook dinner for Dad and Betty. I simply enjoy them with clear knowledge that is ending. Dad comes to the fully set dinner table to eat his soup, moving ceremonially slow in pressed jeans, with greater difficulty than my last visit. He focuses hard to get the noodles in his mouth so that he can barely listen to the talk, while Betty with round shoulders politely asks questions about my work and the children. Folded napkins, butter and salt. Everything just as it should be. The touching and implicit pride in this. It feels like drinking from tea cups made of the impossibly thin, lacy porcelain. While we eat my feelings range: I couldn?t possibly live this way and I want to live this way. I am ashamed of my crazy, chaotic life and I am proud of it. I hate New York and the East, and I can?t wait to get back to it. Two things always true. Which means, as usual, that my heart is probably open?and closed. That I am afraid to feel all that is here to be felt. How much I want them to be just as they are in this moment. Always.

October 16

Dad sleeps all morning. He asks no questions until tonight when he just asks: ?Things going ok for you?? I say ?Well enough?. Unlike any other visit of my life, that is all he asks and all I say. We collude to avoid the deeper questions. Don?t ask, don?t tell. What he doesn?t want to know and I don?t want to say: That I am suffering with depression and lost in life. My marriage is coming to some kind of an ill-defined ending and no one can see the future. That he is dying.

Dad in his chair gazes behind me at the window. What are you thinking Dad? ?Nothing?, he says like a zen sage, ?Absolutely nothing?. What a relief.

October 17, 2012

Much progress today. We work on estate stuff. I arrange for a bath aide to help with dressing and showers. Cooking, shopping, lists of things like insurance policies, the lifeline replacement. Later respite in my father?s garden after the storm and wind. Small stems broken on the large heads of dahlias full of water, sunken to the ground. The candidates debate as I make bouquets out of dahlias and roses. Then the blaring Fox news spin. Dad for the first time is disinterested. The President looks old, not like someone who is going to confidently win, someone who is just out of a foxhole. He seems like Lincoln in the middle of the civil war, heart heavy. Heartbroken. The sorrow of being human swallows me as I arrange the wet, broken flowers. I put them everywhere, on tables, counters, on either side of the TV.

Dad dozes next to me. He still gets up for the bathroom but has been having accidents on his way for several days. We aren?t sure when to challenge his independence. Later I ask him again what he is thinking as he gazes out the window again. ?Oh?.Life is good.? He says. ?Life is very good.?

October 18, 2012

On plane at the end of another hard day. Long. Today the men of businesscame, the accountant and the lawyer and we cornered him in his recliner. He is declining faster now and the checks needed to be written. The obvious and unspoken reason is that he was going to die. It is time. He was confused at times. He understood, but it took time. He knew he wanted to do this some day but kept forgetting. His hand trembled. He was so proud of his money. He struggled to keep the pen in his hand. He wrote them for the wrong amount at first. But in the end he just said graciously ?It is no problem. I don?t need it.? As he let it go he lightened. We took our checks and said thanks. It felt like an accomplishment, but somehow a weird and not so proud one.

Betty drives me to the airport for the red eye east. Dad gets up from his chair to hug me goodbye. The goodbye is poignant but not remarkable. It is just like it always is. I don?t think ?Oh this is the last goodbye.? I just think: ?This is the father who has always loved me, who has always hugged me and told me this truth?. This love, this staple of my life?I notice that I don?t think it is going anywhere.

October 19

It was wonderful to be met by Nick at the airport. He parked the car and met me coming out of security. Startled to see him standing in a suit at 6 a.m. We tear seeing each other like long separated siblings or neighbors after a tornado, the eruption of gratitude can?t be explained. What do I do with this old and real love? Yet it has to change, is changing. He blames himself as if the workaholism that has plagued our union could have been different. Still, we talk and joke all the way to his office, sharing war stories before he disappears into the revolving doors of his office building.

October 20
Back from Portland I find myself at home in a garden so unlike my father?s. Mine in midlife an essay on failures, his garden at 91 a burgeoning collection of abundance, color and grace. Largeness and bounty. Roses still overwhelm his front walks reaching up to the eaves of the house to bloom their last. Large tea roses mainly in pinks, oranges, whites and yellows. It reminds me of my mother?s house after she died which had so much residual order that it stayed in place for years after. My father?s gardens astound me with his love and perfection, administered through high quality soil, chemicals and the old horticulturist?s expertise with roots honed over 80 years of gardening. Wherever he lived there were gardens, his places of prayer and respite. Him coming in from the garden whistling or singing with armloads of broccoli, kohlrabi or flowers saying ?Look Mother, here. For you.? She greeted them with delight or dismay. Late in life more dismay, more mess in her perfect house. She would have to can, freeze, arrange or clean up after them. He didn?t stop.

This season Dad directed the gardener from his command post at the recliner, pointing with his cane and shouting bad Spanish. In the front of his house in October were still rows of peppers, red and green. Huge red and orange begonias burgeoning out of their planter boxes. The things he throws in the compost as dead would look good in my yard. Things unwatered and unfertilized, hanging by a thread.

Writing this evokes deep sorrow. My failures as a caregiver swarm like a pestilence of flies. What was not received in the family: that is where I staked my flag. I therefore suffered. And suffer we have this summer and fall. The marriage cannot go forward, it can?t seem to end and it cannot return. We are crawling to the finish line of parenting bloodied and raw as war buddies. You will not be reminded of my parent?s well tended house and gardens here.

We on the other hand are in pestilence and drought of spirit. The deer this year ate every flower that bloomed. Black mildews and white mildews erupted variously. There are gangly arms of petunia without flowers and overgrown butterfly bushes, a garden full of weeds, beds full of weeds, a long row of hostas mowed to nubs by deer, dry vertical stalks everywhere, signs of our undoing. I read them all as signposts of the failure to thrive. When I returned home from my last trip to Portland there was an invasion of every kind of fruit flies, black flies, all circling themselves the kitchen. Garbage overflowing. Cats fighting, stressed and peeing everywhere including the bathtubs sensing clarity lost. Paradise lost. This cacophony sent an alarm of anxiety through my system that is still muffled, rhythmically moaning as if under a pile of laundry waiting to be discovered. It says ?Things are not well?.

Where did this embarrassing disarray or my parent?s intense order come from? Theirs wasn?t healthy, but it was something. My life isn?t healthy either, just maybe closer to some weird truth. Still, who wants to live here? My marriage is failing, or?maybe it isn?t. Maybe it is just blossoming into its own beautiful death and that death is a process full of embarrassment and riches.

Dad has numerous accidents in the bathroom a day now and forgets what everything you just told him five times. Still, he looks more peaceful than he ever has. He is no longer cursing Obama or interested in the election. He is not attached to his money or the judgments of people he had all his life. He is blithe and grateful. He takes in the sun saying ?It is so nice to have you here.? He reaches for my hand. Lovely. How the mess and the release from all that we don?t need any more go together. Uncoupling things is a wild metamorphosis bringing you to the root of being, the place of pens and hives and bees. The place of honey and ink.

Dear father fading. You have taken your turn into the land of the white birds, your turn toward Canaan. He is in a boat now heading to sea relatively happy. If he is sad, he is not expressing it. Who would have thought this liberation, coming as it does with its dropped spoons and soiled clothes and drool, would be so complete? Yesterday he was reading the grocery store fliers. Too proud to read grocery store fliers a months ago, now he isn?t. Which opens the door to me owning my gardens, overgrown, gangly, dry, weedstricken, and poor. Poor gardens still hold something dying but real. Something waking. Something bringing its essence forward to fail in exuberance but to succeed in heart, in humble trying.

Here in this sunlight of failure I put my flag, hoping one day for tall, tall roses and the delights of wealth and the deeper order that falls from the skies and rises from the earth naturally.

Jeanne Denney is a therapist, hospice worker and death educator in the Greater New York area. Her website is http://www.rocklandmindbody.com and email is jeannedenney@gmail.com.

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Legendary NYC mayor Koch dies; Monday funeral set

FILE - In this April 18, 2007, file photo, former New York Mayor Ed Koch listens during the 9th annual National Action Network convention in New York. Koch, the combative politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during three City Hall terms, has died at age 88. Spokesman George Arzt says Koch died Friday morning Feb. 1, 2013 of congestive heart failure. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

FILE - In this April 18, 2007, file photo, former New York Mayor Ed Koch listens during the 9th annual National Action Network convention in New York. Koch, the combative politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during three City Hall terms, has died at age 88. Spokesman George Arzt says Koch died Friday morning Feb. 1, 2013 of congestive heart failure. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

In this Sept. 11, 1985 file photo, New York Mayor Ed Koch raises his arms in victory at the Sheraton Centre in New York after winning the Democratic primary in his bid for a third four-year term. Koch died Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 from congestive heart failure, spokesman George Arzt said. He was 88. (AP Photo/Mario Suriani, file)

In this Sept. 7, 1981 file photo, New York City Mayor Ed Koch, center, gestures as he marches in a Labor Day parade down New York's Fifth Avenue. Koch died Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 from congestive heart failure, spokesman George Arzt said. He was 88. (AP Photo/Perez, file)

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2004, file photo, former New York Mayor Ed Koch speaks at the first day of the Republican National Convention in New York. Koch, the combative politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during three City Hall terms, has died at age 88. Spokesman George Arzt says Koch died Friday morning Feb. 1, 2013 of congestive heart failure. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta, File)

FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, former New York Mayor Ed Koch, right, talks to reporters as Assemblyman Rory Lancman watches in New York. Koch, the combative politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during three City Hall terms, has died at age 88. Spokesman George Arzt says Koch died Friday morning Feb. 1, 2013 of congestive heart failure. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

NEW YORK (AP) ? In 1977, New York City was deep into its worst fiscal crisis ever. Riots erupted that summer during a blackout. And a fire in one of the most blighted, bombed-out parts of town that fall led Howard Cosell to announce during a World Series game at Yankee Stadium: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is burning."

Into that mess stepped Ed Koch as the city's newly elected mayor. Within a few years, New York was back on firmer financial footing and the fears that the city was sliding into anarchy had given way to a new sense of energy and optimism.

Koch didn't do it all by himself, but is credited with hectoring, cajoling and noodging the city to make the hard decisions on its road back.

"The whole city was crumbling, and then we elected Ed Koch," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday during a ceremony marking the centennial of Grand Central Terminal, a once-crumbling edifice Koch helped save from the wrecking ball.

"When we were down, Ed Koch picked us up. When we were worried, he gave us confidence," Bloomberg said. "When someone needed a good kick in the rear, he gave it to them ? and, if you remember, he enjoyed it."

The brash, opinionated Koch, who led the city in the late 1970s and '80s with a combination of determination, chutzpah and humor, died Friday of congestive heart failure at age 88.

A funeral was set for Monday in Manhattan as tributes poured in from presidents, political allies and adversaries, some of whom were no doubt thinking more of his earlier years in City Hall, before many black leaders and liberals became fed up with what they felt were racially insensitive and needlessly combative remarks.

The Rev. Al Sharpton said that although they disagreed on many things, Koch "was never a phony or a hypocrite. ... He said what he meant. He meant what he said. He fought for what he believed."

President Barack Obama said in a statement that Koch's energy, force of personality and sense of commitment "always informed and enlivened the public discourse." Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton praised him as a leader who "stood up for the underprivileged and underrepresented in every corner of every borough."

During Koch's three terms from 1978 to 1989, he helped New York climb out of its financial crisis through tough fiscal policies and razor-sharp budget cuts.

To much of the rest of America, the bald, paunchy figure became the embodiment of New York City's brash, irrepressible character ? the mayor who raced around town asking average New Yorkers, "How'm I doing," and usually being in too much of a hurry to wait for an answer.

Quick with a quip or a putdown, Koch dismissed his critics as "wackos," feuded with Donald Trump ("piggy") and fellow former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani ("nasty man"). He lambasted the Rev. Jesse Jackson and once reduced the head of the City Council to tears.

"You punch me, I punch back," Koch once observed. "I do not believe it's good for one's self-respect to be a punching bag." Or as he put it in his best-selling autobiography "Mayor": "I'm not the type to get ulcers. I give them."

Koch's favorite moment as mayor, fittingly, was a loud one. During a 1980 transit strike, he strode down to the Brooklyn Bridge to boost the spirits of commuters who had to walk to work.

"I began to yell, 'Walk over the bridge! Walk over the bridge! We're not going to let these bastards bring us to our knees!' And people began to applaud," he recalled last year.

But New Yorkers eventually tired of Koch. Homelessness and AIDS soared in the 1980s, and critics charged that City Hall's response was too little, too late. Koch's latter years in office were also marked by scandals involving those around him and rising racial tension.

In 1989, he lost a bid for a fourth term to David Dinkins, who became the city's first black mayor.

A lifelong bachelor who lived in Greenwich Village, Koch championed gay rights, taking on the Roman Catholic Church and scores of political leaders. His own sexual orientation was the subject of speculation and rumors. During his 1977 mayoral campaign against Mario Cuomo, posters that read "Vote for Cuomo, Not the Homo" mysteriously appeared in some neighborhoods.

Koch offered a typically blunt response to inquiries about his sexuality: "My answer to questions on this subject is simply, 'F--- off.' There have to be some private matters left."

Describing himself as "a liberal with sanity," Koch supported President George W. Bush for re-election in 2004 and spoke at the GOP convention. He also endorsed Bloomberg's re-election at a time when Bloomberg was a Republican.

Proudly Jewish, Koch was an outspoken supporter of Israel.

After leaving office, he worked as a lawyer and continued to offer his opinions as a political pundit, movie reviewer, food critic and judge on "The People's Court." He wrote 10 nonfiction books, four mystery novels and three children's books, played himself in the movies "The Muppets Take Manhattan" and "The First Wives Club" and hosted "Saturday Night Live."

Edward Irving Koch was born in the Bronx on Dec. 12, 1924, the second of three children of Polish immigrants. During the Depression, the family lived in Newark, N.J.

After serving as a combat infantryman in Europe during World War II, he got a law degree and began his political career in Greenwich Village by winning a district leader race as a liberal Democratic reformer. Koch was elected to the City Council and then to Congress, serving from 1969 to 1977.

With New York in dire financial condition in 1977, Koch defeated Mayor Abe Beame and Cuomo in the Democratic primary to win his first term in City Hall. He breezed to re-election in 1981 and 1985, winning an unprecedented three-quarters of the votes cast.

In 1982, he made a run for governor against Cuomo, then the state's lieutenant governor. But Koch's bid blew up after he mouthed off about a possible move to Albany, saying that living in the suburbs was "wasting your life."

Koch's third term was beset by corruption scandals, one of which ended in the suicide of a top party boss in 1986.

Meanwhile, racial unease ran high after the deaths of two young black men who were set upon by gangs of whites in 1986 and 1989, and the mayor fell out with many black voters for purging anti-poverty programs and saying, among other things, that busing and racial quotas had done more to divide the races than to achieve integration. He also said Jews would be "crazy" to vote for Jackson during the civil rights leader's 1988 presidential campaign.

Koch attributed his defeat to longevity, not racial tensions. But he also said his biggest regret as he left office was that "many people in the black community do not perceive that I was their friend."

On Friday, Jackson said in a statement that Koch's "leadership and legacy will never be forgotten."

At 83, Koch paid $20,000 for a burial plot at Trinity Church Cemetery, at the time the only graveyard in Manhattan that still had space. "I don't want to leave Manhattan, even when I'm gone," he explained.

The funeral will be Monday at Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan. Dignitaries including Bloomberg and Ido Aharoni, the Israeli consul general in New York, will be among the speakers, said a person familiar with the arrangements, speaking on condition of anonymity because the person wasn't authorized to discuss them.

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Associated Press writer Samantha Gross contributed to this report.

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Bankruptcy Law Network ? A consumer education bankruptcy blog

Six years ago, on January 24, 2007, the very first post of Bankruptcy Law Network went live on the internet.?Jay Fleischman,?? New York bankruptcy attorney, along with Steven Otto,? Pennsylvania consumer attorney, gathered together a group of consumer bankruptcy attorneys? and talked us into participating in this newfangled thing calling ?blogging? on the internet?about bankruptcy and? the impact on every day folks after the 2005? Act passed and changed the Bankruptcy Code. Along the way, our 5500 blogs posts have been humorous, thought-provoking, scholarly, but mostly written for consumers. As Mr. Fleischman explained in that first post:

Bankruptcy Law Network is? ?a cooperative effort on the part of?consumer bankruptcy lawyers from around the country. ?On this site you will soon find a wealth?of knowledge and information about Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, protecting your rights in?bankruptcy, consumer finance issues, and more. ?We are not a law firm, and are not a referral network. ?In fact, none of our attorneys are?affiliated with one another at all. ?We share a common desire to provide you, the consumer, with?information that will help you make the best decisions for your situation.?

Also along the way, our members have grown professionally and personally.? Our membership stays busy with their practices and expansions into other areas of law. For example,?? Jay Fleischman now is both a California and New York attorney, having successfully passed the California bar exam in 2011. In addition, Mr. Fleischman has formed a company which educates other attorneys on?marketing and law office management. ? Along with Mr. Fleischman, Cathy Moran, our northern Californian colleague has held a number of seminars assisting attorneys with online presence and marketing,?along with Ms. Moran?s instructional seminars on best practices in consumer bankruptcy.? Mr. Fleischman and Ms. Moran have also branched into non-bankruptcy financial blogging education for consumers at Consumer Ledger.? Joining Mr. Fleischman in another venture is Gene Melchionne, our Connecticut colleague, as he and Mr. Fleischman broadcast over the internet for those folks who would rather hear financial advice than read off the computer screen at Money Go Roundtable, broadcast via iTunes.??Another Californian colleague, Doug Jacobs, has joined with Cathy? Moran in an attempt to track and explain mortgage modifications for consumers.

Along the way, our members have been recognized and honored for their service to consumers.?Brett Weiss, our Maryland member, along with Adrian Lapas, a North Carolina contributor, were awarded the 2011 Distinguished Service Award by the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.? Mr. Weiss testified before Congress on the issue of the need for regulation of credit card abusive practices in 2009. ?? In addition, Adrian Lapas testified before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, Judiciary Committee, in front of the House of Representatives on April 22, 2010, regarding H.R. 5043, the ?Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act?.??Twelve of our own have been named NACBA Member of the Month. ?Ten serve or have served as state chairs, as a liaison between NACBA ( National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys) and the consumer bankruptcy attorneys/state legislative bodies.? This writer was pleased to serve on the American Bar Association?s Task Force on Attorney Discipline Best Practices Working Group, Ad Hoc Committee on Bankruptcy Court Structure and Insolvency Processes, ABA Section of Business Law?which developed a working paper on Best? Practices for Bankruptcy Attorneys.

Our Kansas colleague,? Jill Michaux, was recently appointed to the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules by Chief Justice (Supreme Court) John Roberts.?? Ms. Michaux was one of the early members of Bankruptcy Law Network; she was also one of the early members of the National Association of Bankruptcy Attorneys.

Our members are frequently quoted in the national media.? Chip Parker, our Florida member, has been interviewed as an expert in the area of mortgage foreclosure litigation in bankruptcy court ? by national media, such as The Rolling Stone, CNN, The New York Times, and First Coast News.This writer was interviewed about litigation for a November 11, 2007 issue of BusinessWeek article entitled ?Prisoners of Debt? regarding zombie debt.?? Along the way, our members have been recognized and honored for their service to consumers.?Wendell Sherk, our Missouri member, was named a Super Lawyer in 2011-2012 by his peers. (As a matter of fact, this writer believes a number of our members have been named Super Lawyers by their peers?including Ms. Moran in 2007-2012 and Ms. Michaux in 2008-2012.)

While continuing to blog and educate both consumers and other attorneys, our members give back to their communities:? our other Florida member, Carmen Dellutri, is well known for his community service and organizes food and blood drives and safe holiday events for children. Mr. Dellutri also offers free?seminars to the public on Mortgage Foreclosure Defense.?

Our other members are equally busy, video blogging (Andy Miofsky, Illinois and Dana Wilkinson, South Carolina, along with Jonathan Ginsberg, Georgia), written blogs (Kevin Gipson, Louisiana;? Susanne Robicsek,? North Carolina;? Kent Anderson, Oregon;? Kurt O?Keefe, Michigan; Nick Ortiz, and Jed Berliner, both Massachusetts;? Craig Andresen, Minnesota; and? Peter Orville, New York) ? whether they are known for? consumer litigation (Rachel Foley), serving on state bar committees (this writer),? or publishing books, such as our own Brett Weiss, Maryland.?Mr. Weiss recently released ?Chapter 11 For Individual Debtors:? A Collier Monograph?, a work to assist attorneys in filing Chapter 11 consumer cases. This book was published by Lexis Nexis and co-authored by Dan Press.

It?s been an exciting six years for our Network; we have come a long way in understanding the 2005 Act and blogging.?? Stick around ? the best is yet to come!?? This writer is pleased to serve as president of Bankruptcy Law Network for 2012-2013, along with vice president, Kevin Gipson; secretary, Kurt O?Keefe; treasurer, Kent Anderson; member-at-large, Susanne Robicsek; and ex officio members of the board, former presidents, Gene Melchionne and Jay Fleischman.? Hold on tight, keep reading, and pay attention ? it may be a bumpy ride, but it?s never boring here at Bankruptcy Law Network!!

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Russia marks 70th anniversary of Stalingrad battle

VOLGOGRAD, Russia (AP) ? The Russian city once known as Stalingrad is marking the end of one of modern warfare's bloodiest battles with a military parade, a concert and a visit from President Vladimir Putin.

The city 900 kilometers (560 miles) south of Moscow suffered six months of intensive fighting, beginning with massive air strikes, as Nazi forces tried to push deep into the Soviet Union and reach its Caucasus oil fields.

At least 1.2 million people are estimated to have died before the fighting ended on Feb. 2, 1943. The Red Army's defeat of the Nazis after house-to-house fighting was a decisive turn in World War II.

A solemn military parade was held Saturday morning. Putin is to attend a concert and meet veterans in the city, which was renamed Volgograd in 1961.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/russia-marks-70th-anniversary-stalingrad-battle-112452049.html

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Super Bowl Tickets Still Available As Weekend Begins, With Costs Lower Than You Might Think

Super Bowl I -- Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10

JAN. 15, 1967 (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles) -- Commissioner Pete Rozelle, left, presents the trophy to Green Bay Packers Coach Vince Lombardi after they beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl I. (AP Photo, File)

Super Bowl II -- Green Bay Packers 33, Oakland Raiders 14

JAN. 14, 1968 (Orange Bowl, Miami) -- Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi is carried off the field after his team defeated the Oakland Raiders, 33-14. (AP Photo)

Super Bowl III -- New York Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7

JAN. 12, 1969 (Orange Bowl, Miami) -- Jets quarterback Joe Namath gives his father a big hug in the locker room after leading his underdog team to a 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts. (AP Photo)

Super Bowl IV -- Kansas City Chiefs 23, Minnesota Vikings 7

JAN. 11, 1970 (Tulane Stadium, New Orleans) -- Kansas City Chiefs Coach Hank Stram is carried from the field after his team defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV. (AP Photo)

Super Bowl V -- Baltimore Colts 16, Dallas Cowboys 13

JAN. 17, 1971 (Orange Bowl, Miami) -- Baltimore Colts quarterback John Unitas loosens his throwing arm before the start of Super Bowl V against the Dallas Cowboys. (AP Photo/Steve Starr)

Super Bowl VI -- Dallas Cowboys 24, Miami Dolphins 3

JAN. 16, 1972 (Tulane Stadium, New Orleans) -- Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach (12) tries to escape the grasp of Miami Dolphins defender Jim Riley (70) during Super Bowl VI in New Orleans. (AP Photo)

Super Bowl VII -- Miami Dolphins 14, Washington Redskins 7

JAN. 14, 1973 (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles) -- Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula lets out with a roar as the gun sounds to give his Dolphins a 14-7 Super Bowl victory over the Washington Redskins. (AP Photo/File)

Super Bowl VIII -- Miami Dolphins 24, Minnesota Vikings 7

JAN. 13, 1974 (Rice Stadium, Houston) -- Miami Dolphins running back Larry Csonka races through the Minnesota Vikings' defensive line during Super Bowl VIII (AP Photo)

Super Bowl IX -- Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Minnesota Vikings 6

JAN. 12, 1975 (Tulane Stadium, New Orleans) -- NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle, left, presents The Vince Lombardi Super Bowl IX trophy to Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney. (AP Photo)

Super Bowl X -- Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Dallas Cowboys 17

JAN. 18, 1976 (Orange Bowl, Miami) -- Pittsbugh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw walks off the field after he was injured during the fourth quarter of Super Bowl X. (AP Photo)

Super Bowl XI -- Oakland Raiders 32, Minnesota Vikings 14

JAN. 9, 1977 (Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.) -- Coach John Madden, left, and owner Al Davis of the Oakland Raiders display the Super Bowl trophy after the Raiders' 32-14 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. (AP Photo)

Super Bowl XII -- Dallas Cowboys 27, Denver Broncos 10

JAN. 15, 1978 (Superdome, New Orleans) -- Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach calls out the signals at the line of scrimmage as he prepares for the snap in Super Bowl XII against the Denver Broncos. (AP Photo)

Super Bowl XIII -- Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Dallas Cowboys 31

JAN. 21, 1979 (Orange Bowl, Miami) -- Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Lynn Swann jumps through the air to catch touchdown pass from quarterback Terry Bradshaw in thefourth quarter of Super Bowl XIII. (AP Photo)

Super Bowl XIV -- Pittsburgh Steelers 31, Los Angeles Rams 19

JAN. 20, 1980 (Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.) -- Pittsburgh Steelers coach Chuck Noll shows off Super Bowl XIV trophy to a crowd of about 1,000 at the Pittsburgh airport. The Steelers beat the Rams 31-19. (AP Photo)

Super Bowl XV -- Oakland Raiders 27, Philadelphia Eagles 10

JAN. 25, 1981 (Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans) -- Oakland Raiders managing general partner Al Davis talks with sportscaster Bryant Gumble after receiving the Super Bowl XV trophy in New Orleans. (AP Photo)

Super Bowl XVI -- San Francisco 49ers 26, Cincinnati Bengals 21

JAN. 24, 1982 (Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Mich.) -- San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana reacts after throwing a touchdown pass to running back Earl Cooper in the second quarter of Super Bowl XVI against the Cincinnati Bengals. (AP Photo)

Super Bowl XVII -- Washington Redskins 27, Miami Dolphins 17

JAN. 30, 1983 (Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.) -- Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann (7) holds game ball as he signals No. 1 at the end of Super Bowl XVII. (AP Photo)

Super Bowl XVIII -- Los Angeles Raiders 38, Washington Redskins 9

JAN. 22, 1984 (Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Fla.) Coach Tom Flores gestures to members of the Los Angeles Raiders as they carry him off the field after their 38-9 victory over the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XVIII. (AP Photo)

Super Bowl XIX -- San Francisco 49ers 38, Miami Dolphins 16

JAN. 20, 1985 (Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto, Calif.) -- San Francisco 49ers head coach Bill Walsh holds up ball in front of team in the locker room following the 49ers victory over the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XIX. (AP Photo)

Super Bowl XX -- Chicago Bears 46, New England Patriots 10

JAN. 26, 1986 (Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans) -- Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka reaches to shake hands with New England Patriots Coach Raymond Berry after the Bears won Super Bowl XX. (AP Photo)

Super Bowl XXI -- New York Giants 39, Denver Broncos 20

JAN. 25, 1987 (Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.) -- Head coach Bill Parcells of the New York Giants gets carried off the field following a Super Bowl XXI victory. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Super Bowl XXII -- Washington Redskins 42, Denver Broncos 10

JAN. 31, 1988 (Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego) -- Tight end Clint Didier #86 of the Washington Redskins catches a touchdown pass during Super Bowl XXII against the Denver Broncos. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Super Bowl XXIII -- San Francisco 49ers 20, Cincinnati Bengals 16

JAN. 22, 1989 (Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami) -- San Francisco 49ers center Randy Cross (51) holds the Vince Lombardi trophy next to wide receiver Jerry Rice after a 20-16 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XXIII (AP Photo/NFL Photos/Paul Spinelli) JAN. 15, 1967 (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles) -- Commissioner Pete Rozelle, left, presents the trophy to Green Bay Packers Coach Vince Lombardi after they beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl I in Los Angeles. (AP Photo, File)

Super Bowl XXIV -- San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10

JAN. 28, 1990 (Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans) -- Wide receiver Jerry Rice #80 of the San Francisco 49ers counts his Super Bowl record three touchdown receptions as he poses for a photo in Super Bowl XXIV. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Super Bowl XXV -- New York Giants 20, Buffalo Bills 19

JAN. 27, 1991 (Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Fla.) -- New York Giants head coach Bill Parcells is paraded around on the shoulders of players Lawrence Taylor #56 and Carl Banks #58 after winning Super Bowl XXV (Photo by Getty Images)

Super Bowl XXVI -- Washington Redskins 37, Buffalo Bills 24

JAN. 26, 1992 (Metrodome, Minneapolis) -- Washington Redskins quarterback Mark Rypien, right, and teammate Earnest Byner celebrate with their Vince Lombardi trophy after defeating the Buffalo Bills. (AP Photo/Greg Gibson)

Super Bowl XXVII -- Dallas Cowboys 52, Buffalo Bills 17

JAN. 31, 1993 (Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.) -- Emmitt Smith #22 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates on the sidelines during the Superbowl XXVII against the Buffalo Bills (Mike Powell /Allsport/Getty Images)

Super Bowl XXVIII -- Dallas Cowboys 30, Buffalo Bills 13

JAN. 30, 1994 (Georgia Dome, Atlanta) -- Quarterback Troy Aikman #8 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates their victory over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Super Bowl XXIX -- San Francisco 49ers 49, San Diego Chargers 26

JAN. 29, 1995 (Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami) -- Quarterback Steve Young #8 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates following their Super Bowl XXIX (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Super Bowl XXX -- Dallas Cowboys 27, Pittsburgh Steelers 17

JAN. 28, 1996 (Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Ariz.) -- Dallas Cowboys head coach Barry Switzer (L) has Gatorade dumped on him by players late in the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. (J. DAVID AKE/AFP/Getty Images)

Super Bowl XXXI -- Green Bay Packers 35, New England Patriots 21

JAN. 26, 1997 (Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans) -- Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre gets hugged by quarterback Drew Bledsoe of the New England Patriots (JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images)

Super Bowl XXXII -- Denver Broncos 31, Green Bay Packers 24

JAN. 25, 1998 (Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego) -- Quarterback John Elway #7 of the Denver Broncos gives the thumbs up after the Broncos defeated the Green Bay Packers 31-24 to win Super Bowl XXXII (DOUG COLLIER/AFP/Getty Images).

Super Bowl XXXIII -- Denver Broncos 34, Atlanta Falcons 19

JAN. 31, 1999 (Pro Player Stadium, Miami) -- John Elway #7 of the Denver Broncos talks to reporters after Super Bowl XXXIII against the Atlanta Falcons (Rick Stewart / Allsport / Getty Images)

Super Bowl XXXIV -- St. Louis Rams 23, Tennessee Titans 16

JAN. 30, 2000 (Georgia Dome, Atlanta) -- St. Louis Rams head coach Dick Vermeil (L) and quarterback Kurt Warner (R) embrace after the Rams defeated the Tennessee Titans (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Super Bowl XXXV -- Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Giants 7

JAN. 28, 2001 (Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.) -- Baltimore Ravens' head coach Brian Billick holds aloft the Vice Lombardi Trophy after the Ravens defeated the New York Giants (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images).

Super Bowl XXXVI -- New England Patriots 20, St. Louis Rams 17

FEB. 3, 2002 (Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans) -- New England Patriots players reach out to touch the Vince Lombardi Trophy after they beat the St. Louis Rams. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Super Bowl XXXVII -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48, Oakland Raiders 21

JAN. 26, 2003 (Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego) -- Mike Alstott #40 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers scores on a two-yard touchdown run against the Oakland Raiders. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

Super Bowl XXXVIII -- New England Patriots 32, Carolina Panthers 29

FEB. 1, 2004 (Reliant Stadium, Houston) -- Quarterback Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots celebrates after defeating the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

Super Bowl XXXIX -- New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21

FEB. 6, 2005 (Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Fla.) -- Tom Brady holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy as he stands on the podium after The New England Patriots defeated The Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

Super Bowl XL -- Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Seattle Seahawks 10

FEB. 5, 2006 (Ford Field, Detroit) -- Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher reacts after being doused with water after the team's 21-10 win over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Super Bowl XLI -- Indianapolis Colts 29, Chicago Bears 17

FEB. 4, 2007 (Dolphin Stadium, Miami) -- Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning is interviewed after defeating the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Super Bowl XLII -- New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14

FEB. 3, 2008 (U. of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.) -- New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning celebrates during Super Bowl XLII against the New England Patriots. (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images) JAN. 15, 1967 (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles) -- Commissioner Pete Rozelle, left, presents the trophy to Green Bay Packers Coach Vince Lombardi after they beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl I in Los Angeles. (AP Photo, File)

Super Bowl XLIII -- Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Arizona Cardinals 23

FEB. 1, 2009 (Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.) -- Santonio Holmes #10 of of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy as team owner Dan Rooney and head coach Mike Tomlin look on. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Super Bowl XLIV -- New Orleans Saints 31, Indianapolis Colts 17

FEB. 7, 2010 (Miami Gardens, Fla.) -- Quarterback Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints celebrates after his team defeated the Indianapolis Colts. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

Super Bowl XLV -- Green Bay Packers 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 25

FEB. 6, 2011 (Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas) -- Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers celebrates with the trophy after the Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Super Bowl XLVI -- New York Giants 21, New England Patriots 17

FEB. 5, 2012 (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis) -- Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants celebrates after winning Super Bowl XLVI against the New England Patriots. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/01/super-bowl-tickets-cost-_n_2600744.html

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Goodell says proper tackling, HGH key issues

By HOWARD FENDRICH

AP Pro Football Writer

Associated Press Sports

updated 1:50 p.m. ET Feb. 1, 2013

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league needs to make football safer by doing more to eliminate blows to the head and knees and by suspending players for illegal hits.

During his annual news conference two days before the Super Bowl, Goodell also said Friday he wants a "new generation" of the Rooney Rule because "we didn't have the outcomes we wanted" when none of 15 recent coach and general manager jobs were given to a minority candidate.

Goodell hopes and expects testing for human growth hormone to start next season, even though the league and the players' union are still at an impasse after 18 months of back-and-forth.

He vowed to be "relentless" about keeping pay-for-pain bounties out of the game.

? 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Single Adults Have Greater Heart Attack Risk

Unmarried men and women have a higher risk of having and dying from a heart attack regardless of age, a new study finds.

The study looked at a large population of people over the age of 35 in Finland from 1993 to 2002. The data came from the FINAMI myocardial infarction register, and included all fatal and nonfatal cardiac events, or acute cardiac syndromes (ACS).

A total of 15,330 cardiac events were recorded during the 10-year study, of which slightly more than half resulted in death within 28 days. The number of cardiac events was about equal for men and women.

The incidence of cardiac events was approximately 58 to 66 percent higher among unmarried men than in married men, and 60 to 65 percent higher in unmarried women than in married women, the analysis showed.

Single men and women were also more likely to die within 28 days of suffering a cardiac event. Unmarried men had a 60 to 168 percent higher 28 day-mortality rate than married men; unmarried women had a 71 to 175 percent higher rate than married women.

Among 65- to 74-year-old men, for instance, the 28-day mortality rate for unmarried men was 1,792 per 100,000 people per year, compared with just 866 per 100,000 people per year for married men. Likewise, the 28-day mortality rate for women in the same age group was 493 per 100,000 people per year for unmarried women, compared with 247 per 100,000 people per year for married women.

The 28-day "case fatality rate" ? the proportion of people diagnosed with a medical condition who die of that disease within a certain period of time ? was 26 percent among 35- to 64-year-old married men, 42 percent among previously married men and 51 percent among never-married men. The same statistics for women were 20 percent, 32 percent and 43 percent, respectively. The case fatality rate for single 35- to 64-year-old men and women who lived alone was also higher than that for people living with at least one other person.

An array of factors might explain the finding that being unmarried is linked to greater heart attack risk, the researchers say. Married people may have better health habits, have more support and be better off financially than single people ??all factors that help them maintain their health. Living with a partner also allows for quicker and more frequent medical intervention. Additionally, married patients may receive treatment sooner in a hospital, and be more likely to take prescribed preventative medications such as aspirin or beta-blockers.

On the other hand, the researchers haven't ruled out the possibility that people with poor health (and thus greater susceptibility to heart problems) may be more likely to be unmarried or divorced.

Previous studies have shown that being unmarried or living alone increases the risk of heart-related death and cardiovascular disease, but many have focused on men, and data on women and older age groups are missing or inconsistent. Unhappy marriages, on the other hand, can put strain on the heart ? especially for women.

The new study was published today (Jan. 31) in the?European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

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Seattle Real Estate / Foreclosure Attorney Blog: Increase in ...

Weitz - while most pundits have been cheering the 'Real Estate' recovery, I have been quietly biting my lip as it is my opinion the problem is still far from over given the activity of?clients in foreclosure/ planning foreclosure in our firm.

A recent AP article suggest that my 'cautious pessimism' may be warranted.

More than half of the nation?s largest metros experienced an upturn in foreclosure activity in 2012 compared to 2011, according to a report from RealtyTrac.

RealtyTrac observed foreclosure trends in 212 markets with a population of 200,000 or more and found 120 markets, or 57 percent, displayed an increase in foreclosure activity from 2011. At its peak, foreclosure activity was up in 181 out of 212 metros in 2010.

?Markets with increasing foreclosure activity in 2012 took the first step in finally purging delayed distress left over from the bursting housing bubble,? said Daren Blomquist, VP at RealtyTrac.

?Meanwhile, the underlying fundamentals in many of those markets are slowly improving, making it an opportune time to absorb additional foreclosure inventory this year ? and that is particularly good news for buyers and investors hungry for more inventory to purchase in those markets,? he added.

Weitz - there is no question that the historical low interest rates, coupled with the low supply of homes have made this somewhat of a seller's market. The problem I see is this: 1) what happens if/when interest rates rise?.....prices will drop as the purchasing power of the average buyer will drop...simple mathematics there. 2) What about the large 'shadow inventory' of bank owned homes and properties in which mortgages are delinquent....the numbers are huge and they have to be addressed at some point. Perhaps the market can absorb them/ perhaps not?...only time will tell.? 3) the new generation of buyers (20-30 yrs) are burdened with unprecedented student debt loans, and poor job prospects. Will the buyers be there to support this market over the next 5-10 years.? Its too soon to make call on this issue as political forces may alleviate the student debt problem. Nevertheless,?it is certainly as issue that will play a role in the real estate market and general economy for years to come.

For more information on your rights in foreclosure, short sale or other real estate related issues, consider contacting a Seattle Foreclosure Attorney.

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Source: http://realestatelawwa.blogspot.com/2013/02/increase-in-foreclosures-nationwide.html

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I Wish More Companies Had Simple Logos Like This

Inspired by the beautiful typography-centric logos of Japanese cameras in the 70's and 80's, design firm Antrepo re-imagined the logos of tech companies by stripping them down to their essence. What resulted were line-based logos that're clean, light and forever classic. More »

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THX releases iOS app for calibrating your home theater's visuals and audio

Audio titan THX has released its very first mobile app, and it's aimed at helping folks fine tune their home theater experience. Dubbed "THX tune-up," the app slings videos, photos and test patterns to televisions and projectors to guide users through gauging and adjusting their kit's aspect ratio, brightness, color, contrast and tint. The solution isn't comprehensive, but it promises to work with hardware of any brand. If you don't have an AirPlay setup or cables to pipe content from your iDevice to a larger screen, the application also lends a hand when it comes to tweaking color and tint by leveraging a device's camera and a baked in color filter. As for audio, the app includes a pair of sound tests to make sure speakers are in phase and pump out the right output. THX tune-up won't be available on Android until this Spring, but it's currently up for download on Cupertino's App Store for free -- until it gets slapped with a $1.99 price tag after February 4th, that is. Hit the bordering source link to give it a spin.

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