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The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com         Jurors In New Insider Trading Trial Dismissed Over Rajaratnam Bias May 18, 2011 at 9:48 AM   NEW YORK (Grant McCool) - In a trial of three New York securities traders on insider trading charges, several jurors told the judge on Tuesday they could consider the case separately and impartially from last week's conviction of high-profile Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam. Some of the potential jurors, however, were excused for possible bias from sitting for the Manhattan federal court trial of a former Rajaratnam employee, Zvi Goffer, and two other men who have had no association with Galleon. Read More... More on Lehman Brothers         Dr. Cara Barker: How to Let Go of the Need for Certainty May 18, 2011 at 9:48 AM   We have this way of believing that if we can just change our world from the outside, it will settle the unquiet on the inside. The problem with that thinking is that it puts us in a holding cell. Read More... More on Emotional wellness         Moisés Naím: Why Libya, But not Syria? Five Answers May 18, 2011 at 9:48 AM   Why are the United States and Europe attacking Tripoli with bombs and Damascus with words? Why are they putting so much effort into bringing down Libya's brutal tyrant and so timid in their dealings with his equally cruel Syrian counterpart? Read More... More on Syria         Anti-War Activist Raids: FBI Documents Reveal More Information May 18, 2011 at 9:48 AM   MINNEAPOLIS -- Documents federal agents left behind during a September raid of an anti-war activist's home shed some light on the evolution of an investigation into apparent connections between local activists and radical groups in Colombia and the Middle East. One document says the case was initially based on activities of two local activists – including their travels to terrorist-controlled areas of Colombia – then expanded to include 16 more people in six states accused of providing material support to terrorists in Colombia or Palestine. Read More...         Brad Pitt: Angelina Jolie And I Want To Make Another Film Together May 18, 2011 at 9:42 AM   CANNES, France — You won't catch Brad Pitt doing fatherhood in a small way, on screen or in his real family life with Angelina Jolie. In Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life," which premiered this week at the Cannes Film Festival, Pitt plays a father of three in a drama that deals with the biggest of questions about our place in the cosmos. Read More... More on Brad Pitt         Illinois Legislature Passes Law Keeping Guns From Domestic Abusers, Restraining Order Violators May 18, 2011 at 9:42 AM   By a sweeping majority, the Illinois Senate passed a bill that would permanently revoke the rights of certain offenders to own guns. The bill, HB 3365, had already passed the House by a 108-1 vote; the Senate passed the measure by a vote of 55 to one. It would prevent anyone who had been convicted of domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, or violation of an order of protection from obtaining a Firearm Owner's Identification (FOID) card, the card required to purchase a gun in the state of Illinois. Read More... More on Gun Control         Scott Morgan: The Supreme Court's Stinky Ruling on Marijuana Odor: What Does it Really Mean? May 18, 2011 at 9:42 AM   This week's Supreme Court decision in Kentucky v. King has civil-libertarians and marijuana policy reformers in an uproar, and rightly so, but it's not exactly the death of the 4th Amendment Read More... More on Supreme Court         Suri Cruise Gets Ready To Fly In High Heels (PHOTOS) May 18, 2011 at 9:42 AM   Suri Cruise is quite the jetsetter! The five year old fashionista, sporting gold high-heels, was photographed Tuesday leaving Miami with Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (not pictured) in tow. Read More... More on Celebrity Kids         Spirit Airlines Ad Mocks Schwarzenneger Split (POLL) May 18, 2011 at 9:42 AM   It's easy to hit below the belt, but is it really necessary? Spirit, the airline who comes up with impossibly-timed ads poking fun at the latest headlines, is at it again, this time taking on the news of the Schwarzenegger love child. News broke earlier this month that the 25-year marriage of the Arnold and Maria Shriver was kaput. Then came the revelation that Schwarzenegger fathered a love child, a son, nearly 20-years earlier with a member of his household staff, whose name, it was revealed on Tuesday, is Mildred Patricia Baena. Read More... More on Airlines         British Tourist Deaths: Affidavit Remains Sealed May 18, 2011 at 9:42 AM   SARASOTA, Fla. — A probable cause affidavit detailing evidence in the fatal shootings of two British tourists in southwest Florida will remain sealed for another month. Last week, a judge in Sarasota agreed to keep the document under wraps after police said witnesses could be in danger and the investigation could be hampered if it's made public. Read More... More on Florida         Liza de Guia: This Unusual Condiment Will Change Your Life: Mike's Hot Honey (video) May 18, 2011 at 9:42 AM   "It's always been my dream to become a condiment man, and I feel like I'm taking the steps necessary, at this point, to reach that goal." Meet Michael Kurtz, the founder and completely obsessed "condiment man" behind Mike's Hot Honey, a small-batch spicy pepper infused honey company based in Long Island City, Queens. Mike loves condiments. He collects them like a little kid would collect baseball cards. It's a love that grew out of his passion for hot sauces growing up; a love that expanded to other bottled and jarred goods as he was exposed to greater cuisines and food markets here in New York City. This Condiment Will Change Your Life: Mike's Hot Honey from SkeeterNYC on Vimeo. Read More... More on Food         Mitt Romney Has It All -- Except Stalwart Support From Republicans May 18, 2011 at 9:42 AM   DALLAS — Mitt Romney has all the trappings of a GOP presidential front-runner except for one important thing: enthusiasm from party activists. Romney raised a remarkable $10.25 million on Monday; Republican officials from across the nation meeting the next day in Dallas mostly shrugged. In nearly two dozen interviews at the Republican National Committee's spring meeting, no one fully embraced Romney, and several said they'd like to see other candidates enter the race. Read More... More on Elections 2012         Gordon Fox Takes Heat For Gay Marriage Vote In Rhode Island May 18, 2011 at 9:42 AM   PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The protests started as soon as Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox sounded the death knell for gay marriage legislation and said he'd back civil unions instead. A cop-out, gay marriage supporters said. A compromise for no one. One man made a sign proclaiming, "Fox Hunting Season is Open." For the first openly gay House speaker in the nation, the protests were personal. But Fox, who sold ice cream to pay his way through law school and who cites Winston Churchill as a role model, knows something about persevering. About taking the long view. And about counting votes. Read More... More on Marriage         Chaz Bono: Why My Mom Needed Time To Accept Me May 18, 2011 at 9:42 AM   In the past, Cher acknowledged she had a hard time accepting her child's decision to undergo a sex change, and now Chaz Bono tells PopEater he believes his famous mom's reluctance may have been a "generational thing" and that she was not only shocked by his decision but also surprised at how quickly others adapted to it. Read More... More on Chaz Bono         Vivian Weng: A Society of Renters? May 18, 2011 at 9:42 AM   The joy that comes from receiving and unwrapping a beautiful new dress you 'discovered' online can never be replicated in a rental transaction. Just call me old fashioned, no pun intended. Read More... More on Fashion         Conservatives Skeptical Of Geithner's Warning On Debt Ceiling Deadline May 18, 2011 at 9:42 AM   WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is facing growing criticism for his changing predictions on when the country might face a debt default, shifts that have led some Republicans to discount his dire warnings that the debt limit must be raised soon. Since January, Geithner has changed his forecast of when the U.S. would hit its borrowing cap, and the final deadline for raising the debt limit, at least four times -- fueling a belief among rank-and-file Republicans that his latest Aug. 2 deadline is artificial and can be ignored. Read More... More on Timothy Geithner         Cook County Sheriff Ramps Up Fight Against Suburban Gangs May 18, 2011 at 9:42 AM   Cook County Sheriff's gang investigators couldn't believe their eyes. The Bloods -- a California gang portrayed in movies like "Colors" -- have never had a presence in the Chicago area. But earlier this year, the sheriff's graffiti unit snapped photos of Bloods graffiti in west suburban Maywood and south suburban Harvey. Read More...         Philip Roth Wins Man Booker Prize, Judge Carmen Callil Quits In Protest (POLL) May 18, 2011 at 9:42 AM   Philip Roth was awarded The Man Booker Prize , it was announced this morning on the prize's website. The prize is worth close to $100,000. The Guardian reports: The author, a perennial contender for the Nobel prize in literature, was named winner of the Man Booker International at the Sydney Writers' Festival today, beating a stellar, if eclectic, shortlist. Also in the running were the British children's author Philip Pullman, award-winning Chinese writer Su Tong, American authors Anne Tyler and Marilynne Robinson, Australia's David Malouf and a reluctant John le Carré . This award, given every two years, honors a body of work instead of a single work. John le Carré, tried to have his name withdrawn from the shortlist. Read More... More on Literary Prizes         Coffee Can Cut Prostate Cancer Risk May 18, 2011 at 9:19 AM   More is better when it comes to drinking coffee to ward off the risk of deadly prostate cancer, according to a major US study released by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health. Read More... More on Cancer         Bing Director Stefan Weitz: 'Traditional Search Is Failing' May 18, 2011 at 9:19 AM   Most people think about search as a simple series of actions: type in a phrase, cross your fingers it brings up what you need, and then click around a page of blue links till you get what you were looking for. But Stefan Weitz, director of Microsoft's search engine Bing, says that we should expect more out of our search experience. He criticizes "traditional" search engines -- namely, web giant Google, Bing's main competitor -- for failing to keep up with the changing needs of users by sticking with the the search model they've always used, which is based on an algorithm measuring the strength of backlinks. “When Google launched, they wanted to organize the world’s information, that was their mantra -- it still is,” Weitz said in an interview. “It was a great vision that assumed really the web of yore, which is a web of documents, literally pages and the connections. Google’s whole mission was to leverage those connections and say, ‘Okay, I can see that the connection between these two pages is almost as important as the page content itself in defining what these things are about' -- it was a brilliant, brilliant model.” Read More... More on Microsoft         Brad Pitt: Angelina Jolie And I Want To Make Another Film Together May 18, 2011 at 9:19 AM   CANNES, France -- You won't catch Brad Pitt doing fatherhood in a small way, on screen or in his real family life with Angelina Jolie. In Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life," which premiered this week at the Cannes Film Festival, Pitt plays a father of three in a drama that deals with the biggest of questions about our place in the cosmos. Read More... More on Brad Pitt         Charles Barkley On Gay NBA Players: 'Every Player Has Played With Gay Guys' May 18, 2011 at 9:19 AM   NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley was asked on Monday about Phoenix Suns President Rick Welts revealing to the public that he is gay over the weekend. Barkley told Mike Wise of the Washington Post that he is certain he played with gay teammates “on two of three teams" he was on. The TNT analyst said that it never bothered him and he is fed up with hearing about how guys can't come out in team sports. "First of all, every player has played with gay guys," Barkley said. "It bothers me when I hear these reporters and jocks get on TV and say: ‘Oh, no guy can come out in a team sport. These guys would go crazy.’ First of all, quit telling me what I think. I’d rather have a gay guy who can play than a straight guy who can’t play.” Read More... More on NBA         Professors Spy On Their Students To See How They Use Their Laptops During Class: Report May 18, 2011 at 9:19 AM         Mitt Romney Has It All -- Except Stalwart Support From Republicans May 18, 2011 at 9:19 AM   DALLAS — Mitt Romney has all the trappings of a GOP presidential frontrunner except for one important thing: enthusiasm from party activists. Romney raised a remarkable $10.25 million on Monday; Republican officials from across the nation meeting the next day in Dallas mostly shrugged. In nearly two dozen interviews at the Republican National Committee's spring meeting, no one fully embraced Romney, and several said they'd like to see other candidates enter the race. Read More... More on Elections 2012         Roger Fransecky: Surrendering to Spring May 18, 2011 at 9:19 AM   Spring, as a season, affirms the wisdom of letting go, and the reminder that life persists. Read More... More on Wisdom         Best Book Villains: Readers Reveal Their Favorites May 18, 2011 at 9:19 AM   Yesterday, Random House (@randomhouse) tweeted, "The #NY rain is making us feel slightly evil, which brings us to ask. Who is your favorite villain in literature?" Random House themselves stated that their current favorite was the Harry Potter series' Lord Voldemort. They ended up getting a bit of flak for this from other Twitter users who wondered if that was the best they could come up with. A favorite is a favorite, though. Here is a roundup of the tweets. Read More...         Zoe Triska: 7 Writing Tips from Your Favorite Films (PHOTOS) May 18, 2011 at 9:19 AM   The writing process is remarkably similar to filmmaking: both writers and filmmakers need to plan their work, commit their project to film or paper and edit and polish their work until it measures up as both enlightenment and entertainment. Read More... More on Black Swan         Rick Scott Struggling To Settle In As Florida Republicans Seek Leadership May 18, 2011 at 9:19 AM   The Florida Republican Party is struggling to find the crucial political leadership that could determine whether the GOP is successful against President Barack Obama and Sen. Bill Nelson. Read More... More on Rick Scott         Dr. Terri Orbuch: How Being Happy at Work Could Improve Your Marital Satisfaction, Too May 18, 2011 at 8:55 AM   People who are happy in their jobs often report being happy spouses, as well. In effect, job satisfaction can increase relationship happiness. Read More... More on Love and Relationships         Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W.: Lady Gaga's Yoga Instructor on Self-Compassion May 18, 2011 at 8:55 AM   Self-compassion helps you feel more connected, less isolated. Your story is my story. We're all going to feel the same way at some point. Read More... More on Wisdom         Dominique Strauss Kahn: IMF Chief On Suicide Watch In New York Jail May 18, 2011 at 8:55 AM   NEW YORK -- The maid came from one of the world's poorest countries to the U.S., working to support the teen daughter she raised alone. The penthouse suite at the Sofitel Hotel was just another room; she had no idea the man she says tried to rape her was a famous French politician. The man, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, remained jailed under a suicide watch Wednesday as a lawyer for the woman sought to rebut whispered allegations that her charges were a conspiracy and a setup. Read More... More on IMF         Pilar Gerasimo: Revolutionary Act 4: Treat Media Consumption Just Like Binge Eating May 18, 2011 at 8:55 AM   So it happened that on that Sunday evening, presented with the option to stay tuned in to the latest bin Laden news, I made my decision: I turned off the computer and went to bed. Read More... More on Unplug And Recharge         Mike Robbins: Remind Yourself of Your Resilience May 18, 2011 at 8:55 AM   In just about every situation and circumstance in life, we really do have more than is required to not only "deal" with what's happening, but to thrive in the face of it. Read More... More on Mindfulness         Libya Rebels Shell Western Mountains May 18, 2011 at 8:55 AM   TRIPOLI, Libya — Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi shelled villages and towns to try to take control of the high ground in a western mountain range, while a U.N. official appealed for global assistance for some 2 million people displaced by fighting between Gadhafi's forces and rebels trying to oust him. The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Libya said some 1.6 million people inside the North African country need aid because fighting has disrupted basic services and depleted food and medical stocks. Read More... More on Libya Protests         Paulina Porizkova: Ending a Midlife Affair with Meds May 18, 2011 at 8:55 AM   My affair with an anti-depressant reinforced what I already knew: I'm not one for affairs. I'd rather fight tooth and nail to keep and restore what I have than take a break from it. But that is so much easier said and done with a Klonopin in my pocket. Read More... More on Mental health         Wendy Strgar: The Healing Power of Curiosity May 18, 2011 at 8:55 AM   Spending our time passively does little to prepare us for the changes that life exacts. If you can't be curious or imagine your life differently, then your response to change is also stuck. Read More... More on Emotional wellness         Dr. Robert A. Kornfeld: A Solution for Chronic Foot Pain May 18, 2011 at 8:55 AM   In the world of foot problems, there are many repetitive stress and traumatic injuries that affect connective tissues, which can be responsible for chronic pain and disability in many patients. Read More... More on Chronic Pain         Ex-Enron Financial Chief Andrew Fastow Moved To Halfway House May 18, 2011 at 8:55 AM   HOUSTON -- Federal prison officials have moved the former finance chief of failed energy giant Enron Corp. from a prison in Louisiana to a halfway house in Houston. The Federal Bureau of Prisons website shows Andrew Fastow was moved from a Pollack, La., prison to a low-security community corrections facility in Houston. The Houston Chronicle reports he'll likely remain there until Dec. 17. Read More...         WATCH: Homemade Lip Gloss May 18, 2011 at 8:55 AM   Think glossy, healthy lips can only come out of a tube? Think again. With fresh ingredients like coconut oil, aloe vera gel, berry juice and even coffee, you can customize your own organic, chemical-free lip gloss, says "Style" network's "How Do I Look?" host Jeannie Mai. Check out her tips below -- then share whether the recipe worked to brighten up your smile. Watch: Read More... More on Beauty and Skin         Trisha Gura: Genius: How Genetic Is It? May 18, 2011 at 8:55 AM   But even intelligence, openness to experience and grit are not enough for genius to emerge. Those traits must be placed together in a singular environment. Read More... More on Memory and Cognition         Arnold Schwarzenegger's Mistress Mildred Baena Was Fired, Threatened To Go Public 4 Weeks Ago: Report May 18, 2011 at 8:55 AM   The mother of Arnold Schwarzenegger's love child threatened to go public with sordid details of their illicit affair -- all because the Governator TERMINATED her employment. Read More... More on Arnold Schwarzenegger         Sandy Henson Corso: 10 Images and Ideas Inspired by the Newark Peace Summit May 18, 2011 at 8:55 AM   The Newark Peace and Education Summit was a truly inspiring event. I am glad I took so many images and wrote down ideas while I was there. Read More... More on Wisdom         Pythia Peay: Spirituality and Social Change: An Interview with Corinne McLaughlin May 18, 2011 at 8:55 AM   I think it's important for activists to hold a more positive vision of what's right with their country: what's going well, and what they'd like to grow or see more of. Read More... More on Wisdom         Preston Mitchum, North Carolina Central University Law Student, Accused Of Borrowing Graduation Speech May 18, 2011 at 8:28 AM   RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina law school graduation speaker accused of lifting words without citation from a popular speech circulating online is getting a pass from its author. But North Carolina Central University officials said Tuesday they have a dimmer view of Preston Mitchum's judgment. Read More... More on The South         Kate Moss Still Sorry She Missed Out On George Michael's 'Freedom' Video May 18, 2011 at 8:28 AM   The Telegraph's Bryony Gordon caught up with Kate Moss and got the supermodel talking -- to the extend that she would -- about her new project with Mango, her jam-making and her favorite bit of her body. What follows are a few of our favorite quotes, but we highly recommend that you read the entire thing to find out what it's like to be in the company of Miss Moss. On what goal she hasn't achieved: "Well I wasn't in [George Michael's] Freedom video... I just missed it. That would have been amazing." Read More... More on Models         Tim Harlan, M.D.: Why Fast Food Isn't Cheaper Than Healthy Food May 18, 2011 at 8:28 AM   This is one of the great myths about healthy eating -- ranking right up there with the fallacy that eating healthy doesn't taste good. It's more economical to cook a fresh, healthy meal than to eat junk food. Read More... More on Nutrition         Journalists Held In Libya To Be Freed May 18, 2011 at 8:28 AM   TRIPOLI, Libya — Four journalists detained in Libya since early April have completed an administrative hearing and will be released Tuesday or Wednesday, a government spokesman said. Government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the four had appeared before a judge in an administrative court and were to be freed soon. Read More...         Space Shuttle Endeavour Arrives At International Space Station For The Last Time May 18, 2011 at 8:28 AM   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Endeavour and its six astronauts showed up at the International Space Station on Wednesday with the most expensive payload ever carried by a shuttle, a $2 billion magnetic device that scientists hope will unravel the mysteries of the cosmos. The two orbiting crews will attach the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to the space station Thursday. Read More... More on NASA         Jessica Alba At High School Prom (PHOTO) May 18, 2011 at 8:28 AM   They broke up soon after this prom photo -- and 13 years later, Jessica Alba's high school boyfriend STILL regrets it so much ... he founded a website as a monument to what could have been. Read More... More on Jessica Alba         Greek Program 'Will Run Off Track' Unless Reforms Accelerate, IMF Envoy Says May 18, 2011 at 8:28 AM   ATHENS (George Georgiopoulos and Harry Papachristou) - The IMF warned on Wednesday that Greece's drive to shore up its troubled finances would fail unless it sharply accelerated reforms, and the ECB hit back at suggestions a debt restructuring might be the solution. European finance ministers broke a taboo this week and acknowledged for the first time that some form of restructuring might be required to ease Greece's debt burden, which at 150 percent of annual output is among the highest in the world. Read More... More on IMF             This email was sent to cbzvdani.delluve@blogger.com. Delivered by Feed My Inbox PO Box 682532 Franklin, TN 37068 Account Login Unsubscribe Here