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Sunday, August 4, 2013

Berlusconi finally falls. Could he take Italy's government with him?

The ex-premier's sentence for tax evasion - one of many in the past two decades - was upheld Thursday, putting Italy's ruling coalition at risk.

By Sara Miller Llana,?Staff writer / August 2, 2013

Italian media mogul Silvio Berlusconi in a television appearance broadcast last night comments on the Italian highest court sentence that affirmed his four-year sentence for tax fraud yesterday. The sentence for Mr. Berlusconi ? his first to be upheld through all appeals ? could upend Italy's government.

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Italians are accustomed to seeing their three-time former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the courtroom: The most recent trial over tax fraud was one of some two dozen in 20 years.

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Sara Miller Llana?moved to Paris in April 2013 to become the Monitor's Europe Bureau?Chief. Previously she was the?paper's?Latin America Bureau Chief, based in Mexico City, from 2006 to 2013.

Newsweek sold to IBT Media

By Gil Aegerter, Staff Writer, NBC News

Newsweek is being sold to an online news company, less than a year after it ended publication of its weekly print magazine and went all digital.

IBT Media, which publishes the International Business Times, said it was acquiring Newsweek from IAC, run by Barry Diller. Terms weren?t disclosed.

?"We believe IBT will serve as an excellent new home in which?Newsweek?has the opportunity to thrive," read a memo to employees from Rhonda Murphy, interim CEO of the Newsweek Daily Beast Company.?

Newsweek once had a circulation of 3 million but was in decline when it merged with The Daily Beast in 2010. It ceased print publication on Dec. 31. The deal with IAC is for the Newsweek brand and its online publication, IBT Media said in a statement.

?We respect the brand's long history of delivering high-quality, impactful journalism and believe this aligns well with IBT Media's culture and mission,? Etienne Uzac, co-founder and chief executive officer of IBT Media said in the statement.

IBT Media, which was founded in 2006, said it planned to continue the online publication as a wholly owned subsidiary of IBT Media.

IAC would continue to operate Newsweek for up to 60 days after the deal closes, IBT said. It said Newsweek would return to the URL http://www.newsweek.com.

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New Projects: Gannon University; Rodney Smith Wellness Center; Provo City Recreation Center

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1. PlayOn! Sports CEO David Rudolph Discusses NFHS Network (August 2013 - Paul Steinbach)
When David Rudolph spun off PlayOn! Sports from Turner Broadcasting in December 2008, he realized that Turner couldn't compete in the mad dash for collegiate media rights that ultimately caused last year?s chaotic conference realignment.
2. Networking Takes Military Fitness Centers Into the Clouds (Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - John Agoglia)
Integration of technology into fitness equipment creates new opportunities for facilities.
3. New Projects: Gannon University; Rodney Smith Wellness Center; Provo City Recreation Center (July 2013 - Emily Attwood)
Work begins this month at Gannon University on a $12.5 million renovation and expansion of the student recreation and athletic facility.
4. LED Pool Lighting Has Fast Become the Industry Standard (July 2013 - Paul Steinbach)
Steve Crocker chuckles at the recollection. While doing a final walkthrough of a college aquatics facility on which his consulting firm, Counsilman-Hunsaker, had worked ? its first project involving color-changing LED light fixtures ? Crocker struck up a conversation with a lifeguard.
5. Training Athletes to Ace the Two-Mile Run (Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - John Agoglia)
Helping men and women prepare for the military physical fitness test provides an opportunity for fitness centers. We've got some tips to get you started.
6. Wet Areas Pose a Variety of Challenges for Club Owners (July 2013 - Rob Bishop and Barry Klein) 7. Adaptive Recreation and Fitness Facilities Set an Example for All (July 2013 - Emily Attwood)
Does your facility have any members with disabilities? How well does it accommodate them?
8. As Active Duty and Retirees Age, Their Fitness Needs Must Be Addressed (Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - John Agoglia)
America's older population has been targeted by civilian fitness centers for years, but military fitness centers also can?t afford to forget these members.
9. Schools Strategize to Increase Student Football Attendance (July 2013 - Paul Steinbach)
Ohio University students traversing campus in the fall can?t help but notice the posters and flyers promoting the Bobcats' next home football game.
10. YouTube Updates Make It Easier for Facilities to Take Advantage of Video (July 2013 - Joe Dysart)
Just as the architecture of athletic, fitness and recreation centers has evolved over the years
11. Wounded Warriors Adapting with Help of Sports and Fitness (Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - John Agoglia)
Wounded Warrior events ranging from sports camps to bike races provide fitness facilities a unique opportunity to set up training programs to get returning military men and women ready for such events.
12. Minnesota Statute Offers New Protection for Coaches Under Fire from Parents (July 2013 - Michael Popke)
The day after Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill in late May adding a new layer of protection for high school coaches besieged by upset parents, John Erickson had three simple words: "We got it."
13. ACE Salutes Veterans with Fitness Scholarship (Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - John Agoglia)
Veterans? path to a career in the fitness industry just got easier with a new program launched by the American Council on Exercise.
14. Parks Add Climbing Structures to Draw Users (July 2013 - Emily Attwood)
Parks and green spaces have been lauded as the keys to improving public health, combating childhood obesity and addressing our nation?s sedentary lifestyle crisis.
15. Fired Employee Claims Arena Took Away His 'Liberty' (July 2013 - John T. Wolohan)
Do stadium and arena employees have a legally protected interest in their jobs?
16. Eighth-Grade Basketball Player's Hair a Federal Court Case (Thursday, June 27, 2013 - John T. Wolohan)
As a general rule, the courts will not get involved in the internal decision-making process of pri-vate athletic associations.
17. Supplement Safety a Concern for Soldiers, Athletes, Fitness Buffs (Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - John Agoglia)
Nutritional supplements are more popular than ever, a $32 billion industry. But before selling supplements at your facility, or taking them yourself, it's important to do the research first.
18. New Projects: University of Nebraska; Fox Cities Stadium; Rock Fitness (Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - Emily Attwood)
An upgrade of the University of New Orleans' Maestri Field at Privateer Park is now under way. The $2.5 million project will construct a new stadium structure with press boxes, luxury suites, updated chair-back seating and a new entrance.
19. New Projects: Eccles Student Life Center; HackensackUMC; Fargo-Moorhead Curling Club (June 2013 - Emily Attwood)
After more than 10 years of planning, the University of Utah has broken ground on the George S. Eccles Student Life Center
20. Extension of Racquetball Court Provides Contrasting Appeal (June 2013 - Michael Popke)
Sometimes, a subtle aesthetic decision can make all the difference, turning an otherwise-overlooked space into an elegant, eye-catching design element.
21. When Muscle Soreness May Be More Serious Than "No Pain, No Gain" (Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - John Agoglia) 22. Race Organizer Beth Shluger Reflects on Sandy Hook Benefit 5K (Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - Paul Steinbach)
How did a brand-new 5K run in Connecticut become bigger than any Hartford Marathon held during its 20-year history?
23. Is it Time to Give Up the 'No Cell Phones' Rule in Health Clubs? (June 2013 - Rob Bishop and Barry Klein)
The Serenity Prayer, as it is known, has been adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous and can be a comfort to anyone coping with life's many challenges.
24. Doctors: Exercise Caution When Introducing CrossFit (Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - Christopher Prawdzik)
Before launching a CrossFit program at your facility, consider the risks. For many, it's a matter of gauging injury frequency against its physical fitness benefits.
25. No-Score Youth Sports Policies Gaining Popularity (June 2013 - Emily Attwood)
This summer, a growing number of youth soccer teams in Ontario will be playing games without keeping track of goals scored, at least not officially.
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2 Guns Review Roundup: Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg's Shoot-'em-Up Is a Hit-or-Miss With Critics

by Alexis L. Loinaz Today 6:49 AM PDT

Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg are out the gate with Guns blazing.

The stars' new movie, 2 Guns, has finally hit theaters?an action-packed shoot-'em-up about two undercover agents who, at first, don't know about the other's true identity but must eventually combine wits to infiltrate a drug cartel.

It's the first time the two actors have teamed up on screen. And judging by the early consensus, Hollywood appears to have found its next great buddy duo: Film critics are raving about the actors' chemistry and whiz-bang repartee.

The rest of the movie, directed by Icelandic filmmaker Baltasar Korm?kur, appears to be a mixed bag, though, with reviewers lamenting that, slick at it may seem, 2 Guns is simply shooting blanks. Here's the critical 411:

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? "Big bangs and fast talk are the name of the genre game in 2 Guns, a slick, slippery thriller that taps into the anarchic playfulness that made the best American action flicks of the 1980s and '90s pop," raves The New York Times, calling Washington and Wahlberg's team-up "one of the better odd couples to bond and bicker since Mel met Danny."

? "2 Guns, caught me completely off guard in all the right ways," reveals Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman, who notes that the two stars "cut loose and seem to be having a blast swapping below-the-belt insults as a pair of undercover agents posing as drug dealers."

? "The picture survives its excesses thanks to winning chemistry between stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, who animate banter-heavy dialogue and click so well, one wonders why they haven't shared the screen before," offers The Hollywood Reporter.

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? "The leads' banter, even the way they move around one another, creates a little ecosystem all its own," writes New York Magazine. "You never want to see them apart, and whenever they're separated, the movie loses energy...This is what some summer movies should be like?clever in a stupid way, and stupid in a clever way."

? The New York Post was less forgiving: "At first merely tangled, the plot gradually turns baroque in its silliness: This is the kind of movie that invites rude audience talkback, and gets it," the paper sniffs, labeling the film a "cheerfully ridiculous movie."

? "You believe the tired old B-movie plot might actually spring to life and relevance. No such luck," rants Rolling Stone. Nevertheless, the mag adds, "Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg are great company. You'd want to have a beer with them, trade war stories and laugh your ass off."

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? "Thousands of rounds of ammo are spent in 2 Guns, a brutal, complicated and sporadically funny movie that still seems slight," offers USA Today.? "The ultra-complicated plot doesn't mask the fact that this is a cynical and derivative movie." Still, "the saving grace of the film is the chemistry between Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg," the paper opines.

? "The only thing simple and direct about 2 Guns is its title. This self-consciously nihilistic action movie is one slick piece of business as well as something of a double-edged sword," notes the Los Angeles Times. "Though individual set pieces are well done, the film inevitably leaves an empty taste behind it once it's done...Slickness can take you only so far."

? "2 Guns, with its hypercomplicated plot and semi-gritty, just-rolled-out-of-bed visuals, comes off as similar to 1,001 things we've already seen," rails The Village Voice. "The movie's pleasures, whatever they may be, stem from a kind of summer-diversion d?j? vu."

? "Big guns, cool cars, tough talk and hats rule the day in 2 Guns, a cliche-ridden action comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington in which the chemistry between the two stars packs far more heat than the explosions," scoffs The Washington Post.

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Canada draws up directive on beacons in 787 fire investigation

(Reuters) - Canada's air transport regulator is drawing up a safety directive concerning the emergency beacons at the center of an investigation into a fire on a parked Boeing 787 Dreamliner last month, it said on Saturday.

The directive - which would list action that airlines or manufacturers must take - will take into account inspections done by manufacturer Honeywell International and its Canadian sub-contractor Instrumar Ltd, Transport Canada said in a statement.

"Transport Canada is developing an airworthiness directive in consultation with the FAA (U.S. Federal Aviation Administration) and EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency)," the statement said.

"The airworthiness directive would be based on the information collected from the equipment inspections mandated by the FAA, information already provided by Honeywell, and the results of (Transport Canada's) inspections of Honeywell and Instrumar."

Emergency Locator Transmitters - designed to help locate an aircraft in the event of a crash - marketed by Honeywell have emerged as a key focus of the investigation into a blaze which caused serious damage to a parked 787 jet owned by Ethiopian Airlines at London's Heathrow airport on July 12.

The FAA has ordered inspections on the beacons in 787s, and Boeing last week expanded the inspections to cover more than 1,000 aircraft of all types that are fitted with the devices.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the Canadian directive would expand inspections to cover all types of planes that use the suspect emergency transmitters, including jets from Boeing, Europe's Airbus and Dassault Aviation.

Although the 787 is designed and manufactured in the United States, Transport Canada is the lead safety agency on the beacons, which are manufactured in Newfoundland.

An earlier model of Honeywell beacon faced scrutiny from Canada's regulator in a previous airworthiness directive in 2009.

It called for suspect parts to be modified or replaced after tests found that two units were unable to broadcast the emergency homing signal on the right frequency.

(Reporting by Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Tim Hepher; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)

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Saturday, August 3, 2013

GOP prepares bill to cut food stamps by 5 percent

House Republicans are preparing legislation that would cut food stamps by as much as $4 billion annually in an effort to downsize a program that many conservatives say has become too bloated in recent years.

A group of Republicans led by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., has agreed to try to advance the legislation as early as next month. The measure would reduce the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program by as much as 5 percent. House conservatives have urged major cuts as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, has doubled in cost since 2008.

The bill is certain to face strong opposition from the Democratic Senate and President Barack Obama, who have opposed major cuts to the program. They say cuts could drop millions of Americans off the rolls when they are already struggling from the Great Recession.

Reps. Marlin Stutzman of Indiana and Kristi Noem of South Dakota, two Republicans who helped design the bill, said the legislation would find the savings by tightening eligibility standards and imposing new work requirements. It would also likely try to reduce the rolls by requiring drug testing and barring convicted murderers, rapists and pedophiles from receiving food stamps.

Many provisions in the proposed bill were included in farm legislation defeated on the House floor in June, though several were added by amendment. The original farm bill passed by the House Agriculture Committee would have cut food stamps by about $2 billion a year, but conservatives revolted against the bill even after adding additional savings through amendments, saying the cuts weren't high enough.

After the farm bill defeat, Republican leaders split the legislation in two and passed a bill in July that included only farm programs. They promised a food stamp bill to come later, with deeper cuts.

A spokesman for Cantor said the proposed bill will "build on those reforms already considered by the House."

"That will include common-sense measures, such as work requirements and job training requirements for able-bodied adults without children receiving assistance, that enjoy a broad range of support," said Doug Heye.

Much of the estimated savings could come from requiring such adults to seek work, a provision that wasn't in the original bill. The law already requires that they eventually work or receive work training to receive SNAP, but the 2009 stimulus law and waivers issued by the Agriculture Department since then have allowed states to set aside those work requirements.

The proposed bill hasn't been released and its exact cost isn't yet known, but the Republicans are estimating the cuts would be around $4 billion annually.

A farm bill passed by the Senate in June keeps the food and farm programs together and cuts food stamps by about $400 million a year, or about half a percent. Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., on Thursday accused House leaders of trying to block the farm bill by proposing something that the Senate would never accept.

"It's wasted time and effort, it's not going anywhere," she said. "It's not going to become law."

Current farm law expires at the end of September, and it's unlikely that both sides will agree on a final farm bill before then, even if the House is able to pass a food stamp bill. Food stamp dollars will continue to flow after the law expires but some farm programs would be in danger. Without an extension or a change in policy, for example, dairy subsidies would revert to decades-old law and cause milk prices to potentially double.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said he won't allow another extension after the law was continued once early this year to avert the dairy crisis. Stabenow said an extension would be difficult anyway because many members don't want to continue certain farm subsidies that would be eliminated under the House and Senate farm bills.

"This is a ticking time bomb here, waiting to go off," she said. "It makes no sense."

Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson, the top Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, said the proposed food stamp bill "effectively kills any hopes of passing a five-year farm bill this year."

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., hinted Thursday that the differences are so "huge and dramatic" between the Senate bill and what the House is proposing, that the White House may need to get involved, something the Obama administration has so far declined to do. The White House supported the Senate bill but had threatened a veto of the House bill.

"This may be one of those issues that may need some guidance from on high," Lucas said.

First, though, Republicans have to get the votes to pass the food stamp bill in the House. That could be difficult as Democrats are likely to be united in opposition and some moderate Republicans may not go along.

Stutzman said he thinks the issue will play well with their constituents when members return to their districts in August. The Republicans say they are trying to focus on the policies, not the number of dollars that would be cut.

"Most people will agree that if you are an able bodied adult without any kids you should find your way off food stamps," Stutzman said, referring to the proposed work requirements. "I don't think we will find much disagreement on this."

Noem agreed, saying that talking about policies and not just dollars "shows that you really care about adding integrity into the program."

Still, she said, making cuts to the program is a "huge culture change" not only for Democrats but also for some Republicans who have a lot of food stamp recipients in their districts.

"That's all a big pill to swallow for some of them," she said.

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