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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Factory output jumps 0.7 percent in January (AP)

WASHINGTON ? U.S. factories boosted output last month and December ended up being their best month of growth in five years.

Strong auto sales and growing business investment in machinery and other equipment are keeping factories busy and helping the economy grow.

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that manufacturing production increased 0.7 percent in January. And output soared 1.5 percent in December, according to an upward revision. That's the biggest one-month gain since December 2006.

Overall industrial production, which includes output by mines and utilities as well as factories, was unchanged in January. Still, the flat reading was mostly because Americans used less energy to heat their homes during an unseasonably warm winter.

Jonathan Basile, an economist at Credit Suisse, said December and January marked the best two months of growth for manufacturing since the summer of 2009, when the recession ended.

Basile also pointed to a regional survey conducted in February by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released Wednesday, which showed factory activity in that region grew for the third straight month. That suggests the strong momentum in January carried over into February. And even though a measure of hiring in the New York survey dipped, it still indicated more hiring ahead.

"It looks like we're set up for a little faster growth in the coming months," Basile said.

Factory output has risen 16.7 percent from its low point during the recession, in June 2009, according to the Fed's industrial production report. It is still 7.1 percent below its December 2007 peak.

In January, auto production climbed 6.8 percent ? the biggest gain since July 2010. That coincides with best growth in car sales in more than two years.

Industrial machinery production increased 2.2 percent, after an even larger gain in December. Computer and electronics production moved up 1.4 percent.

Two strong months of manufacturing growth are among other encouraging signs that show the economy could grow at a steady pace this year. Five straight months of solid job growth has lowered the unemployment rate to 8.3 percent, the lowest level in nearly three years.

Several factors could weigh on growth this year. Gas prices are rising again. Europe's financial turmoil could weaken demand for U.S. exports. And another year of weak pay increases could force consumers to cut back on spending.

Still, the economy is growing and manufacturing is accelerating. That has helped drive the slow but steady recovery.

The economy grew at an annual pace of 2.8 percent in the final three months of last year, a full percentage point higher than the previous quarter.

Factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in seven months in January, according to a private survey by the Institute for Supply Management. New orders and order backlogs rose at the fastest pace in nine months.

Manufacturing companies have strongly boosted their efficiency in recent years, automating many plants and processes. That's allowed them to produce more with fewer workers.

Still, many are hiring. The government said factories added a net 50,000 workers in January, the most in a year. Manufacturers added a net 235,000 jobs in 2011, the biggest annual rise since 1997.

Another positive sign: the average work week for manufacturing employees increased last month.

"The manufacturing sector is on a tear," Paul Ashworth, an economist at Capital Economics, said in a note to clients.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120215/ap_on_bi_ge/us_industrial_production

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Josh Powell papers found at Wash. recycling site (AP)

GRAHAM, Wash. ? A search at a recycling center recovered some papers, books and a map of Utah that Josh Powell dropped off the day before he killed his two young sons and himself in an explosive fire, the Pierce County sheriff's office said.

Volunteers who combed through more than 10 tons of paper over the weekend found what the sheriff's office called a "testament" with Powell's name on it, some paperback books with his wife's name on them and the Utah map. The office did not elaborate on what the testament contains.

"We'll take what we have and analyze it and determine if it has evidentiary value or if it leads us to another location," Sgt. Ed Troyer told KIRO-FM ( http://is.gd/nH4iw9) on Monday.

Investigators also are testing a bloodstained comforter that was found last week in a storage unit Powell had rented.

Authorities are still looking for the body of Susan Powell, who disappeared in December 2009 in Utah. Josh Powell was a person of interest and prosecutors said killing his children and himself was an admission of guilt in her death.

Powell slammed his door in the face of a social worker Feb. 5, seized his sons, Charlie and Braden, hit them with a hatchet and set fire to his gasoline-soaked home in Graham in a blast that rocked the neighborhood.

More than a thousand people mourned the deaths of Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, at a public funeral Saturday in Tacoma.

Josh Powell had said that on the night Susan Powell vanished, he took the boys from their home in West Valley City, Utah, on a late-night camping trip. Authorities who have searched the central Utah desert for Susan Powell's body have found nothing.

After his wife's disappearance, Powell moved back to Washington into his father's home with the boys.

Last September, authorities got a warrant to search Steve Powell's home. Authorities found explicit images on his computers during the search, and Steve Powell was jailed on voyeurism and child porn charges.

Josh Powell lost custody of the boys, who were sent to live with Susan Powell's parents. They were on a supervised custody visit when they were killed.

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Information from: KIRO-FM, http://mynorthwest.com/

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120214/ap_on_re_us/us_missing_mom_utah_landfill

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Modern Furniture Decoration Advice | HOME IMPROVEMENT ...

If you?re planning your first home or if you want to change the entire decor of your current home, take a look at some of the modern furniture that is offered at almost all points of sale. These are available both in real life than online.

Instead of fixing large amounts of money to hire a designer or other professionals who are considering some additional research on your own and then plan your own DIY project to decorate your home.

Modern furniture has a certain look and feel. The lines are elegant, the colors are bright and airy, and there?s no end to the number of combinations of furniture you can come up with, with a simple mixing and matching rules.

If you want to give a convincing explanation, consider some of the bolder designs, futuristic and crazy, screaming ?Look at Me?. However, this does not mean that modern furniture for those whose tastes are simple and conservative. Show the fixed base, as well as cooking utensils and bedroom are offered in these more modern forms, and they can eye-catching as much or as neutral as you want them.

Here are some simple, useful decorating tips, which you can combine different models of modern furniture and accessories to transform your home into a perfect display them:

Before leaving for purchase of furniture or accessories to make a point to a clear assessment of the color palette and setting that you decorate with in each room. The necessary measures and to develop a complete list of all items you need. With modern furniture, ?less is more?! So plan to have no more than 2-3 or more items of furniture in every room. With a variety of accessories or collectibles positioned in space, tends to overload the room. For this is the basic concept of beautifying your space with furniture that comes with clean lines and simple, which is characteristic made for modern furniture design, is. It is recommended that the walls are painted with bright colors. In fact, in all likelihood could be to paint two walls one color and the other two complementary in various colors, with colors highlighting the factory and office equipment and supplies. Looking for ideas design magazines, design shows on television, large retail outlets in the home decoration retail and wholesale and online creative and let the soul overtime to decorate in order to develop interesting and colorful design your house.

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Judge tosses case seeking rights for orcas

SAN DIEGO (AP) ? An effort to free whales from SeaWorld by claiming they were enslaved made a splash in the news but flopped in court Wednesday.

A federal judge in San Diego dismissed an unprecedented lawsuit seeking to grant constitutional protection against slavery to a group of orcas that perform at SeaWorld parks, saying the 13th amendment applies only to humans.

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller stopped the case from proceeding two days after he became the first judge in U.S. history to listen to arguments in court over the possibility of granting constitutional rights for members of an animal species.

"As 'slavery' and 'involuntary servitude' are uniquely human activities, as those terms have been historically and contemporaneously applied, there is simply no basis to construe the Thirteenth Amendment as applying to non-humans," Miller wrote in his ruling.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals filed the lawsuit in October and named five whales as plaintiffs. PETA says the wild-captured orcas are enslaved by SeaWorld because they are held in concrete tanks against their will and forced to perform in shows at its parks in San Diego and Orlando, Fla.

SeaWorld called the lawsuit baseless and a waste of the court's time and money.

"We cannot hope that this is PETA's last publicity stunt but we can now refocus our energy in more positive and constructive ways: delivering high quality education experiences to our guests and providing the highest possible standard of care to our animals," spokesman Dave Koontz wrote in a statement.

Legal experts say it opened an interesting debate about the expansion of animal rights.

PETA attorney Jeffrey Kerr says his organization does not plan to give up the fight to protect the orcas, but he did not specify the next action.

PETA is known for its provocative anti-fur and pro-vegan campaigns to engage the court of public opinion.

"Today's decision does not change the fact that the orcas who once lived naturally wild and free, are today kept as slaves by SeaWorld," Kerr said in a statement. "PETA will regroup and determine how to continue to work for the legal protection they deserve."

SeaWorld denies any mistreatment of the animals and says its parks have raised awareness that has helped conservation efforts. It also says it has rescued orcas injured in the wild.

Associated Press

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Friday, February 10, 2012

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Conference/Call for Papers: Emerging Perspectives: Religions and ...

We are pleased to invite scholars to take part in the first conference
of the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions (ISASR).

The Conference will take place Fri-Sat May 25th ? 26th, 2012 and is open
to scholars of all disciplines that approach religions, both past and
present, from a non-theological, critical, analytical and cross-cultural
perspective. We invite papers from scholars working in Ireland on all
aspects of religion both at home and globally, and from scholars
worldwide who work on religions in Ireland or themes connected with
Ireland. As this is the first conference of ISASR, paper proposals on
any aspect of religion, both in Ireland and the wider world that
contribute to Ireland?s engagement with the academic study of religions,
will be considered. For information on this newly formed society, see:
http://isasr.wordpress.com/ .

Please send a 150-200 word abstract for papers to James Kapalo
(j.kapalo@ucc.ie) by closing date Friday March 2nd, 2012. Notification
of abstract acceptance will be given by April 2nd, 2012.

Further information on the ISASR Conference 2012 will be posted at
http://isasr.wordpress.com/

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Video: First lady beats Jimmy Fallon in fitness face-off

First lady Michelle Obama put "Late Night" host Jimmy Fallon to shame in a fitness contest that included push-ups, tug-of-war and a potato sack race.

>>> the first lady is proving to be unbeatable. late night host jimmy fallon brought spandex to the white house despite disapproving looks from the first dog and mrs. obama herself. after doing push-ups, twirling hula hoops , hurling dodgeballs and pulling through a tug of war , the first lady won the face-off in a dramatic to the second potato sack race . the fun was all part of michelle obama 's let's move fitness campaign. cue " chariots of fire ." 7:18. back to ann,

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