Saturday, August 3, 2013

FOR KIDS: Sniffing for cancer

FOR KIDS: Sniffing for cancer

New surgical tool offers surgeons speedier diagnosis of tissues that are cancerous

New surgical tool offers surgeons speedier diagnosis of tissues that are cancerous

By Stephen Ornes

Web edition: August 2, 2013

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Surgeon's helper

New iKnife takes just seconds to see if tissue is normal. Liver tissue at left (diagonal angle) has cancer; tissue at right is healthy.

Credit: Science Translational Medicine/AAAS

Meet the iKnife: It?s a new tool that may help surgeons shorten the operating time for cancer patients. Within three seconds, it can tell whether cut tissue is healthy or cancerous, a new study finds. The same identification takes up to 30 minutes when done by a person, as it is now.

Visit the new Science News for Kids website and read the full story: Sniffing for cancer


C. Gelling. ?Surgical tool smokes out cancer in seconds.? Science News. July 18, 2013.

Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/352110/title/FOR_KIDS_Sniffing_for_cancer

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James Franco gets punched in the face

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Still annoyed by James Franco's subpar performance hosting the 2011 Academy Awards? The disaster that was 2011's not-so-notable film "Your Highness"? Want to punch him in the face for those duds and others?

Comedy Central just did.

In the first promo for the upcoming "Comedy Central Roast of James Franco," the network gives it to the actor ? in glorious slow motion.

Even Comedy Central's president of original programming (jokingly) questions the talent of the actor. "If only James Franco was a more successful, multi-hyphenated, incessant creative risk taker in different media, he'd be the perfect person to roast," Kent Alterman said in a statement when the Franco roast was announced. "I suppose we'll just have to make do."

The network announced Friday that Seth Rogen, who co-starred alongside Franco in "This Is the End" and "Freaks and Geeks," will be the Roastmaster.?

The roast will air on Comedy Central on Sept. 2.

Source: http://www.today.com/entertainment/james-franco-gets-punched-face-6C10825036

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"2 Guns" movie review: Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg are a new breed of buddy cops

In "2 Guns," Denzel Washington, left, and Mark Wahlberg play federal agents so undercover neither knows the other's a fed. (Provided by Universal Pictures)

R. 109 minutes. At area theaters.

Based on dark comic-book ace Steven Grant's series, "2 Guns" comes with graphic-novel pedigree. It's R-rated. So it lives up to its title with noisy shootouts ? there's even a Mexican standoff ? mixed with other events that go "boom!" And there are threats of torture and moments of outright deadly dispatch that distinguish it from much of the cartoonish mayhem of "Red 2," with which it shares some DNA.

But the biggest guns this action flick brandishes are stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg who have very different acting styles that work surprisingly well together.

Just when this summer season had us wondering which A-listers can not only open, but sustain, a major release, along comes this pair as good as peanut butter and chocolate.

Or as DEA agent Bobby Trench (Washington) and naval intelligence officer Michael "Stig" Stigman joke, the ebony and ivory keys on a piano.

That there's little harmonious about their alliance for much of the picture is what makes the movie consistently entertaining. Like "The Heat," one of the few bona fide box-office hits of the summer, "2 Guns" builds its buddy flick atop the notion that its buddies really don't trust each other.

As the movie starts, Bobby and Stig seem like a team. They're casing a bank in a dusty Texas border town. The wrinkle here is each man ? unbeknownst to the other ? is a lawman working to entrap his partner.

That's just one twist in a film rife with them. Without plunging into the labyrinth of plot, let's just say the two come to accept that they've been double-crossed by people they put their trust in.

In fact corruption is so rampant ? naval officers, DEA honchos or, most chilling of all, a CIA operative ? that Edward James Olmos' Mexican drug lord Papi Greco seems at least transparent in his mean business. With Bill Paxton's turn as a psychopathic CIA agent, the movie also recalls "No Country for Old Men," without any of the existential insights.

More often director Baltasar Korm?kur and screenwriter Blake Masters spike the action with comedic touches, visual as well as verbal. A garage-door light offers a moment of wonderfully winking wit. And the score has pleasing hints of those breezy, violent movies based on Elmore Leonard crime novels.

But it's Wahlberg's gift for off-the-cuff gab that makes "2 Guns" such a kick.

Which doesn't mean there aren't instances that make you go "huh?" How does a high-profile drug dealer not notice the deeply rumbling Dodge Challenger and its two occupants outside his mistress' home in a McMansion neighborhood? And what did a woman named Maybelle ever do that her diner deserves the ill treatment it gets from Bobby and Stig?

Then there's the bigger problem of Paula Patton, who plays Bobby's DEA contact and sometimes squeeze. Patton's got a knotty mission that she's not entirely able to fulfill. Is she damsel or femme fatale or a bit of both? That quandary isn't the problem. The glitch is the movie doesn't make us invested in the answer.

A friend once said that buddy movies had stepped into the space once occupied by screwball comedy romances, which made a fine habit of pairing two neurotically different personalities with their unexpected complement. He was writing a review of "Lethal Weapon 2" at the time. He was spot on.

When it comes to "2 Guns," he's still right. The result of this screwball shoot-'em-up is funny and action-packed ? yup, weirdly warm and fuzzy for a movie called "2 Guns."

Lisa Kennedy: 303-954-1567, lkennedy@denverpost.com or twitter.com/bylisakennedy

Source: http://feeds.denverpost.com/~r/dp-entertainment/~3/Bzr5evPXF3E/2-guns-movie-review-denzel-washington-and-mark

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Fox sitcom 'Dads' blasted weeks before its debut

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) ? It doesn't debut until next month, but the Fox sitcom "Dads" is already taking heat in early reviews for being crass, sexist and exploiting racial stereotypes.

Facing reporters Thursday, its stars and producers defended the show as focusing on human frailties for the sake of laughs and enlightenment. They vowed to refine it, as needed, as the season unfolds, and asked its audience not to rush to judgment.

"In the pilot (episode) we all noticed some things we'd like to change or tweak moving forward," co-creator Alec Sulkin said at the session of the Television Critics Association. He acknowledged they may have "missed the mark a few times" in the pilot.

"The first six episodes, you're improving your pilot," said Mike Scully, another executive producer whose credits include the once-excoriated "The Simpsons."

"I think you're going to notice a change in the tone and balance," Scully said.

Yet another executive producer of the series is Seth MacFarlane, who wasn't present at the session. His animated comedies, including "Family Guy," have won him popularity as well as criticism for their rawness.

"Dads" centers on two friends, played by Seth Green and Giovanni Ribisi, whose politically incorrect fathers re-enter their lives and disrupt them. The raucous, loose-lipped dads are played by Martin Mull and Peter Riegert.

"Historically, television has been a provocative medium. It's a medium we look at to observe ourselves," said Green, before noting that the show has "some disparaging portraits of white men."

"Dads" premieres Sept. 17.

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Online:

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/fox-sitcom-dads-blasted-weeks-debut-001718074.html

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Russian Gays Forced To Drink Urine And Beaten As Part Of ?Cure ...

Russian Gays Forced To Drink Urine And Beaten As Part Of ?Cure? By Nationalist?Thugs

screenshotvideo1We have been following the threats to arrest gay athletes in Russia under the new anti-homosexual laws of the Putin regime ? a threat repeated recently by a minister despite assurances from the International Olympic Committee. One official however suggested it may be suspended for the games. Now there are reports The Putin governments alliance with the Russian Orthodox Church has expressed itself in the abusive prosecution of the band Pussy Riot as well as the crackdown on gays and lesbians. Now these reports detail videotapes of gay men being forced to drink urine and abused as a ?cure? of their homosexuality.

The abuse is being organized by a nationalist party headed by a man previously sentenced for hate crimes. The videos discussed in the latest article were shot in the industrial town of Kamensk-Uralsky.

Maksim Martsinkevich, an ultranationalist, has pushed supporters to use this ?cure? and told a website associated with Putin?s security services that ?I hope that these broken lives ? and they really do have broken lives ? will be an example to the generation growing up that they shouldn?t behave like that.?

That?s right, having urine poured on your head and being beaten by thugs can cure a sexual orientation.

Martsinkevich is obviously a disturbed and dangerous individual, but not nearly as disturbed and dangerous as the Putin government encouraging such attacks with these laws. The ?gay propaganda? law is written in absurdly broad language to allow the government carte blanche in arresting gays and lesbians.

The law passed 436-0 in the Russian Duma. The law prohibits ?propaganda of homosexuality to minors? to ?protect[] children from information harmful to their health and development.? Even suggesting the equality of gay and traditional relationships can be viewed as violating the ban on promoting ?non-traditional sexual relationships.?

Such discriminatory laws obviously emboldened monsters like Martsinkevich and his followers. The result is a major rollback of human rights in Russia ? part of an overall attack on civil liberties by Putin.

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Source: http://jonathanturley.org/2013/08/02/russian-gays-forced-to-drink-urine-and-beaten-as-part-of-cure-by-nationalist-thugs/

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El mayor fabricante de gafas tiene la mira puesta en Brasil y Asia

El mercado de lujo podr?a estar enfri?ndose, pero en el caso de las gafas, el pron?stico es de d?as soleados en los mercados emergentes. Esas son buenas noticias para Luxottica SpA, el mayor grupo de anteojos del mundo.

La empresa italiana, que es due?a de marcas ic?nicas como Ray-Ban y Oakley y cuenta con licencias para producir gafas de dise?ador como Burberry, Chanel y Armani, factur? el a?o pasado 7.000 millones de euros (US$9.290 millones) en ventas y registr? un aumento interanual de 7% en sus ingresos del segundo trimestre de 2013.

Andrea Guerra, presidente ejecutivo de la empresa desde 2004, encabez? una campa?a de adquisiciones para establecer a Luxottica en mercados nuevos en todo el mundo. S?lo el a?o pasado, realiz? cuatro compras, incluidas Grupo Tecnol Ltda., un destacado fabricante de gafas en Brasil, as? como cadenas minoristas en Espa?a, Portugal e Italia.

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Andrea Guerra, presidente ejecutivo de Luxottica.

El mercado europeo de Luxottica tambi?n se sigue expandiendo, a pesar de una crisis econ?mica que ha perjudicado a los fabricantes de bolsos y ropa de dise?ador.

En una entrevista con The Wall Street Journal en la sede central de Luxottica en Mil?n, Guerra, de 48 a?os, habl? sobre la competencia de precios, el estilo pragm?tico de los estadounidenses y por qu? Brasil es el mercado de gafas por conquistar. A continuaci?n, pasajes editados de la conversaci?n.

WSJ: ?En qu? se diferencian los clientes europeos, asi?ticos y estadounidenses?

Guerra: Es la pregunta del mill?n. Hay muchas similitudes entre los consumidores mediterr?neos y asi?ticos: ambos quieren un cierto estilo de vida y buscan una relaci?n emocional con lo que compran.

Los consumidores estadounidenses son m?s pragm?ticos. Estados Unidos, comparado con Europa, siempre es un poco m?s conservador y tradicional. Piense en los modelos m?s legendarios: todos nacieron en EE.UU. ?Ray-Ban y Oakley, por ejemplo? pero s?lo por su valor funcional.

Oakley era perfecto para los deportes, gracias a su valor tecnol?gico, mientras los Ray-Ban eran los anteojos que usaban los pilotos porque les facilitaban ver en cualquier situaci?n clim?tica. Se trata de funciones concretas m?s que de una conexi?n real con la marca. Pero eso est? cambiando.

WSJ: ?Y Asia?

Guerra: Asia es un descubrimiento nuevo todos los d?as. Es como una tienda de dulces, un mundo nuevo, nuevos modelos de negocios, consumidores que descubren una tendencia nueva todos los d?as. En China, hasta hace cinco a?os, las gafas ni siquiera exist?an. Ahora est?n ganando terreno.

Nuestros mercados m?s importantes son Brasil, Turqu?a, India y China. Y los mencion? en este orden por un motivo. Brasil definitivamente es nuestra prioridad n?mero uno. China est? creciendo ciertamente pero a?n es un mercado peque?o para nosotros.

WSJ: ?C?mo responde a las cr?ticas que se?alan que Luxottica usa su posici?n para mantener los precios de las gafas artificialmente altos?

Guerra: No hay barreras de entrada en este sector. Cualquiera puede ingresar y vender a precios competitivos. Lo hermoso de la industria es que realmente se pueden conseguir gafas a cualquier precio, desde US$1 hasta US$1.000. Adem?s, ni siquiera representamos 10% de todo el mercado. Nadie ?ni reguladores ni otras autoridades? nos ha planteado inquietudes sobre competencia. Estamos muy lejos de eso.

WSJ: ?Cu?l es su estrategia para realizar adquisiciones?

Guerra: Nuestros dos grandes motores son las marcas y la geograf?a. Nos fijamos en marcas globales y de alto valor, de las cuales en general no tenemos un equivalente en nuestro portafolio. Del lado minorista, buscamos en ?reas con alto potencial: Am?rica Latina, el Sudeste Asi?tico y otros pa?ses emergentes.

WSJ: El a?o pasado compr? la cadena minorista Sun Planet, en Espa?a y Portugal.

Guerra: Esto responde a otra necesidad. Algunas adquisiciones, como en ese caso, son una forma de establecer una presencia minorista en un pa?s.

WSJ: ?C?mo ha hecho Luxottica para ser rentable en Italia?

Guerra: Primero, operamos en un sector relativamente joven as? que nos beneficiamos de un contexto de crecimiento global. Adem?s, hemos forjado marcas fuertes y buenas y emotivas relaciones con los clientes. Las marcas son mucho m?s importantes ahora que hace diez o 15 a?os.

Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324136204578642334136469040.html?mod=rss%20-%20Spanish%20Feed

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