Hurricane Sandy: Latest hurdle in Romney's long slog of a campaign

On Monday, as hurricane Sandy slammed the East Coast, Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney took a step back from what has been a long, tough journey on the campaign trail.?

By Steve Holland,?Reuters / October 29, 2012

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney pauses while speaking at a campaign rally in Davenport, Iowa Monday. The Romney campaign has cancelled some events in light of Hurricane Sandy.

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Republican presidential candidate?Mitt Romney?was about to go on stage in?Ohio?on Monday when he decided to abruptly shift the tone of his campaign given the potentially lethal impact of Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast.

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With the storm bearing down, Romney canceled campaign events scheduled for Monday and Tuesday in?Wisconsin,?Iowa?and?Florida. Running mate?Paul Ryan?and Romney's wife, Ann, also stepped back from campaigning.

Romney instead adopted a feel-your-pain stance, taking time to talk up Americans' hardy can-do spirit in the face of uncertain odds. He urged people to donate to the?Red Cross.

After deliberating by conference call with senior advisers - some of them traveling with Ryan and?Ann Romney?in several states - it was an easy call to make, aides said.

"We canceled the events out of sensitivity for the millions of people facing hardship because of the hurricane," said senior adviser?Eric Fehrnstrom.

The hurricane was the latest twist in Romney's second White House bid. Before taking on President?Barack Obama?in the general election campaign, Romney spent months in a bruising Republican primary fight in which he was rarely in the lead until near the end.

The former governor of?Massachusetts?appeared to have the momentum in the final lap of the presidential race, climbing in polls after recovering from the September release of a secretly recorded video in which he said 47 percent of Americans were dependent on government help.

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Hunt for superbugs in Australian animals

ScienceDaily (Oct. 30, 2012) ? University of Adelaide scientists will lead a national research effort to hunt for so-called 'superbugs' in Australian livestock and pets.

The University's School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, based at the Roseworthy Campus, has received $110,000 in funding from Pfizer Animal Health Australia to conduct a pilot study, which is the first of its kind for the nation.

Scientists in the new Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Roseworthy will research the prevalence of resistance to all major classes of antibiotic for two key groups of pathogens, Escherichia coli and staphylococci, in livestock animals and pets.

"Australia currently has no coordinated national program monitoring antibiotic resistance in livestock or companion animal pathogens," says the Director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Dr Darren Trott.

"Resistance in these key pathogens is a major driver throughout the world of the use of antimicrobial drugs for livestock and companion animals."

Dr Trott says Australia has some of the world's most conservative restrictions regarding the use of antimicrobial drugs in livestock.

"Australian producers do not use broad-spectrum antibiotics such as fluoroquinolones or gentamicin in livestock production, and usage of the antibiotic ceftiofur is governed by strict label requirements. However, our country is increasingly importing fresh food from countries where these antimicrobial drugs are used indiscriminately in both animals and humans.

"Australia's primary producers are under great pressure, having to compete with cheap imported products that are often of inferior quality," he says.

Dr Trott says the new study hopes to provide a clearer picture of the state of Australian livestock in particular.

"We're currently establishing a network of university-based, private and government veterinary microbiology laboratories throughout Australia that can supply us with the bacteria isolated from animal infections. These will give us a good indication of how prevalent antibiotic resistance is in our animal populations.

"We expect our study will confirm that Australia has low rates of resistance to important classes of drug in these key animal pathogens, relative to other countries, which will be good news for our exporters," he says.

"If we identify any hot pockets of emerging resistance, mitigation strategies can be implemented quickly.

"Over the next few years, we hope our data will positively influence the prescribing practices of veterinarians in the field, whether they are involved in livestock, companion animals, or both. Pfizer Australia has shown leadership in commencing the program and establishing the network. Further government research funding would be required to keep the surveillance ongoing," Dr Trott says.

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Comic-Con To Remain In San Diego, Calif. Through 2016

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Exxon Mobil reports 3Q results Thursday

NEW YORK (AP) ? Exxon Mobil Corp. reports third-quarter earnings on Thursday, and analysts expect earnings per share will be lower than a year ago.

In the second quarter, Exxon produced less oil and gas and sold it at lower prices than in the same period last year, although the sale of assets allowed it to boast a 49 percent increase in net income.

Exxon is known for disciplined investing, and it expects demand for oil to grow over the long term. The company, which made a big bet on natural gas with the 2010 acquisition of XTO Energy, agreed last month to spend $1.6 billion to increase its U.S. oil holdings.

Dahlman Rose & Co. analyst Asit Sen said Exxon has a strong portfolio of big projects around the world, giving it a diverse and impressive resource base. But production growth "has been uninspiring," Sen said in a note this month, while projecting that production will rise an average 2 percent to 3 percent per year from 2014 through 2017.

Exxon's shares rose 7 percent during the third quarter and through Tuesday were up 7 percent for the year.

WHAT'S EXPECTED: Analysts surveyed by FactSet expect earnings of $1.95 per share, excluding special gains and charges, on revenue of $112.4 million.

LAST YEAR'S QUARTER: The Irving, Texas-based company reported net income of $10.33 billion, or $2.13 per share, in the third quarter of 2011. Revenue jumped 32 percent to $125.3 billion on higher oil prices.

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5 Google Analytics Reports and Tips You Should Embrace Now ...

Posted on 29. Oct, 2012 by John Jantsch in Blog, Google Analytics, Small Business Internet Marketing, Small Business Marketing, Social Media

Google Analytics just keeps getting better and better as far as I?m concerned and marketers that use this free tool need to get better and better at understanding what it can tell you.

On a side note, anytime Google improves a free tool they are probably getting ready to offer a paid version. Quite frankly the tool is worth paying for if you take advantage of the many ways to slice and dice your data.

Google Analytics Multi Channel Funnels

You have to move beyond tracking site and page visits and get to the data that can actually help you make better marketing decisions.

On top of learning how to improve your conversions, when you understand the meaning behind your marketing data, you can gain a far greater understanding of everything about your business.

Google Analytics has steadily added more features that can help you create and track conversion goals and paths to conversion on your site. They?ve added real-time, social and mobile data reports so you can analyze traffic and conversion from just about every dimension. (Keep up with Analytics blog)

Below are five somewhat new functions that I think are worth taking the time to understand.

1) Multi-Channel Funnels

Multi-Channel Funnel Reports are a great way to get a handle on how your entire inbound marketing effort is doing. Once set up these reports tell you what channels customers interacted with during the 30 days before conversion or purchase.

This can effectively allow you to see a complete picture of the steps your customers take before purchasing or converting. This way you can identify time lags and friction as well as identify your most effective channels.

This is also a great way to better understand the value of social media, for example, as you can view how Twitter may have assisted in the path to conversion, even if it started with a Google Ad.

Here?s a nice tutorial on Multi Channel Funnel set-up.

2) Mobile Stats

I?ve been pushing for mobile themes and flexible design for some time now and my view is the tremendous growth in smaller tablets is going to push this beyond mandatory.

My site currently receives about 12% of its visits via mobile devices, including iPads. This is up 30% over comparison to just April of this year.

Google Analytics has a mobile tab and you must start paying attention to current state and growth state of mobile on your site as you determine what mobile-based enhancements you make to your site and marketing in general.

One tip for watching growth: You can compare one date range to another by dropping down the date range function in the upper right corner and clicking the compare box.

3) Search Engine Optimization

Another potentially valuable report is the Search Engine Optimization Report found in your Traffic Sources tab. You?ll need to integrate your Google Webmaster Tools account with Google Analytics to access this. If you have a Webmaster account Google will ask you to allow access, if you don?t you?ll need to set one up, which you certainly should for a variety of other reasons.

This report gives you some insight into how well your site is ranking for specific keyword phrases. It shows you the search volume for the term, how much traffic you are receiving, the impressions and the average position you hold for the term.

My experience is this is a bit wonky as it averages many things, but it?s not a bad way to find terms that you might want to work a little harder at optimizing your site for. This also a great place to do some comparison date ranges to see the impact of your SEO tweaks.

4) Social Conversion Goals

Not too long ago Google integrated social tracking into the Analytics suite to provide a fuller range of information regarding social network activity.

In addition to tracking how much traffic you are receiving from the various networks, you can build conversion goals for each network and see, for example, how many Twitter visitors sign up for your newsletter.

Out of the box Google tracks any +1 activity to and from your site, but if you want to add other plugins, such as Likes and InShares, you?ll need to do a little work to get these tracked properly. Here?s the tutorial on setting up Google Analytics with Social Plugins.

5) Real-Time Visits

The last report to cover today is Real-Time. This is accessed through the Home tab and Real-Time tab. This report, as the name suggests, shows you what is going on in real-time. Data from most reports in Google Analytics lags a day or more behind.

You can see how many visitors are currently on your site, top social sources, top active pages and top referral sources.

This data can be a bit distracting if you become obsessed with watching it, but the real reason I like it is that if I check it a couple times a day and I identify when a high traffic or profile site has linked to one of my blog posts and perhaps jump on over and add some comments while the conversation is fresh.

It?s also a nice way to monitor the impact of a campaign or even email newsletter click through in real time.

There?s much to learn in this category and, while it can sometimes feel like Calculus, it?s where the really smart marketers go to get better at their craft. I?m a big fan of the books by Avinash Kaushik and you may also want to grab this eBook ? Google Analytics Integrations.

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Monica?s Famous Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Serves:?6-9

Ingredients

* 1 box pasta of your choice that is tubular and has ridges (holds sauce better)

* 4 tablespoons butter

* 3 tablespoons flour

* 1 tablespoon ground mustard

* 1 teaspoon paprika

* 2 tablespoons minced onion

* 2 cups half and half

* 2 large eggs

* 8 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese (reserve 3 ounces for topping)

* 8 ounces shredded Italian blend cheese (reserve 3 ounces for topping)

* 6 ounces havarti cheese

* ?seasoning salt

* fresh cracked black pepper

Topping:

* 2 tablespoons butter

* 1 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large pot of boiling, seasoned water (season your water for pasta always with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, garlic powder, onion powder, and seasoning salt), cook the pasta til still slightly firm.

While the pasta is cooking, chop onion. In a separate pot, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and seasonings over medium high heat and keep it moving for about five minutes, making sure it is free of lumps - this removes the raw flour flavor. Slowly stir in the half and half. Simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

Next, temper in the eggs. Stir in cheeses (reserve 2 ounces each of cheddar and Italian blend for topping). Season with salt and pepper to taste. Fold the pasta into the mix and pour into a 13x9x2 casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese.

Panko Topping:

Melt the butter and stir in the panko bread crumbs to coat. Sprinkle the macaroni with the bread crumbs. Bake for 15-20 minutes - just until the top is golden brown and the cheeses have melted -- overbaking may cause eggy texture. Remove from oven and rest for five minutes before serving.

NOTE: I usually double this recipe and put it in a lasagna dish (deep dish casserole) -- it is 9x13x3 and holds it fine. This feeds a crowd or you can make 2 13x9x2 dishes and give one away! When giving away, I leave the final bake for the recipient.

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Chile's right suffers in local election, presidency eyed

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean voters punished President Sebastian Pinera's conservative bloc in municipal elections Sunday, paving the way for a possible comeback by the left in next year's presidential ballot.

Pinera took power in 2010, ending 20 years of rule by the leftist Concertacion coalition. Many Chileans hoped he would tackle social inequalities more effectively than his predecessors, but polls show they are disappointed so far.

Chile, Latin America's poster child for economic stability, is set to grow a brisk 5 percent this year. But income inequality has barely budged since 1990 despite copper windfalls and it ranks the highest among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

The conservative Alianza bloc won 37.47 percent of votes in races for mayor and city council positions while the Concertacion won 43.1 percent, government data showed. Pinera's bloc also lost control of key areas including central Santiago, the affluent Providencia district and Concepcion, Chile's second-largest city.

Many voters never warmed up to billionaire businessman Pinera, whose image has been battered by months of protests for free and improved education, tougher environmental laws and expanded indigenous rights.

"This is a rejection of Pinera as a person and the promises of the Alianza that weren't fulfilled. People expected improved standards of living," said Ricardo Israel, a political analyst at Chile's Universidad Autonoma.

Marta Lagos, head of the Mori research center, said the municipal elections were a "resounding defeat" for Pinera's government.

"The right was elected to power after 50 years and didn't withstand the first election," Lagos said.

Voter turnout in Sunday's election was an unexpectedly low 41 percent, underlining Chilean disenchantment with politics. This was the first election in decades in which voting was not obligatory, and the pool of eligible voters ballooned thanks to a new automatic voter registration scheme.

Analysts say the low turnout suggests even the left could struggle in the November 2013 presidential vote. The Concertacion is angling for a comeback by popular ex-President Michelle Bachelet, who has not yet said whether she will run.

"This is a warning for both sides that there's discontent, but it's worse news for the Alianza bloc," Israel said. "This means the Concertacion will bet even more on Bachelet. There's a participation problem ... so it needs an attractive candidate."

CABINET SHAKE-UP?

Presidents in Chile are banned from running for a second consecutive term. Pinera is set to shuffle his cabinet for a third time next month to allow his ministers with congressional aspirations to launch their campaigns.

The Alianza's poor showing on Sunday could mean ministers eyeing the presidency will exit as well, although they would probably not face an official rival for months.

"The question is whether the president's shuffle will only include ministers who will be congressional candidates exiting or if he'll also include the two presidential candidates," said Patricio Navia, a professor at New York University.

Public Works Minister Laurence Golborne, a charismatic businessman, and Defense Minister Andres Allamand, a lawyer and seasoned politician, are seen as the conservative coalition's best chances for holding onto the presidency.

They will likely seek to distance themselves from airline magnate Pinera, who polls show is the most unpopular leader since Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship ended in 1990.

Golborne had a 62 percent approval rating and Allamand a slimmer 44 percent in the July to August period, according to pollster CEP. But former president Bachelet trumped them both with a 76 percent approval rating.

"I think both of them (Golborne and Allamand) would be good challengers, strong challengers," said Risa Grais-Targow, associate at Eurasia Group in Washington, D.C. "I think Bachelet would probably beat either one, at this point ...(but) if Golborne plays it right, maybe he would be able to do it."

Bachelet, a pediatrician-turned-politician, now heads the United Nations women's division. Several analysts say she will probably return to Chile after February 27, when the country commemorates the third anniversary of a devastating earthquake.

Bachelet's legacy was tainted by a failure to effectively evacuate Chile's coastline following the 8.8 magnitude quake, leaving hundreds at the mercy of the ensuing tsunami.

It is not clear whether the leftist Concertacion will hold primaries to elect a presidential candidate or whether its leaders will hand-pick the person.

Regardless, Bachelet is in no rush to break a silence that has worked to her advantage so far, analysts say.

"If she says anything she risks lowering her popularity," Israel said.

(Writing by Alexandra Ulmer and Hilary Burke; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)

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Motherhood a Universal Word | Shootie Girl

She wore a little green dress with bright eyes, and tiny little hands and? feet. Five month old Baby Harriett didn?t realize that today was a special day. One that would save her life!

A small group of three Shot@Life Champion were given the privilege of following a family?s journey. Young grandmother Rosemary and her son Brian allowed us into their home in the Kabarole Village of Uganda to observe what a typical Sunday looks like for them. We entered their home on a short dirt road where a sheet functioned as the front door. We were graciously welcomed into a neat and tiny living room with dirt floors. We were greeted by the entire family: Grandmother Rosemary, age 35, primary caretaker of Baby Harriett along with her son Brian, age 21, who is Harriett?s father. Daughters Prishna, age 19, Rena, age 19 months (Prishna?s daughter), and Rosemary?s youngest child Juliette, age 16. We were told that Grandmother Rosemary?s husband could not join us as he was in the fields of another village digging and working the family crops.

To make a better life for herself and her family Baby Harriett?s mother, Sheila, age 20, left her daughter with her boyfriend and his mother to finish school for nursing. As commendable as this decision is, Sheila?s absence has left Baby Harriett without the proper nutrition she needs through breastfeeding. In the country of Uganda, babies only have two choices, breast milk or regular cow?s milk as baby formula is not readily available and expensive.

We followed Grandmother Rosemary, which is difficult to say because she?s so young, to her Catholic mass service where we were able to see the Kabarole Village worship experience. The beauty of this day is that it was coupled with Healthy Family Health Day, which is a clever way to capture citizens to receive life-saving immunizations.

In Uganda, churches are literally everywhere. But health clinics and hospitals are scarce. So UNICEF decided to bring their immunization, birth registry, nutrition screenings and HIV/AIDS testing to houses of worship all across the country. They bring in health care workers and supplies reaching more than 19,000 families in 2011. That number continues to increase as the word spreads abut these FREE services.

Immediately following the worship service, parishioners made their way to a room just across the parking lot to take advantage of the services. This is where we watched Baby Harriett receive her immunizations. But the toughest moment to watch was the nurse checking little Harriett to determine if she was malnourished. Sadly, the band on her frail arms could nearly wrap around twice. Baby Harriett was confirmed to be in the red, danger zone. I watched and cried, feeling so emotional that her young life was now hanging in the balance, but grateful that her grandmother was concerned enough about her health to bring her in for treatment. In Uganda, 21% of children under age 5 are underweight in the poorest communities, versus 8% in the riches communities.

The awareness campaigns and fundraising from champions and organizations like Shootie Girl and Mocha Moms, Inc. , a national non-profit for stay at home mothers of color, make it possible for precious children like Baby Harriett to receive this type of care when families can not otherwise afford it.

After seeing Grandmother Rosemary and Bay Harriett off, our day continued with a group of Kabarole Village mothers and their beautiful children. We sat down to dialogue about what life is like for them as mothers. Of the 7 moms who joined us, 4 of them had lost at least one child.

The story of Valeria, widowed mother of 12 and now a grandmother, lost twins boys at birth. But she also lost her daughter to dysentery (blood stools and diarrhea) at the young age of 10. An epidemic broke out in the community and Emelda was not immunized. 1.5 million children die each year in developing countries from conditions like diarrhea, which can be easily prevented with vaccinations.

Although it feels like we live a world away, the group of mothers (Margaret #1, Margaret #2, Violet, Agnes, Fatima, Jenny and Valeria) are more similar to American moms than we are different. They have the same concerns and dreams for their children. They want to see them safe, healthy, educated and productive citizens.

I was also happy to hear that all but one of the women was married with a supportive family intact, which dispels the myth that African or African-American men leave their families after children are born.

I can not tell you how eye-opening this day was. What an amazing gift to share time with women who prove that the word MOTHER is universal in every way.

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Analysis: Fiscal cliff could hit economy harder than many expect

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States runs the risk of a recession far deeper than many investors and policymakers may think if lawmakers fail to avert looming tax hikes and cuts to public spending.

Absent action by Congress, the country will face the so-called fiscal cliff at the start of next year, a combination of lower spending and higher taxes that is expected to extract about $600 billion from the economy.

Many economists think every dollar of deficit reduction will subtract nearly the same amount from economic growth.

By that measure, the current course could cause the economy to contract by 0.5 percent in 2013, according to estimates by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that have been largely embraced by Wall Street and the U.S. Federal Reserve.

But research by economists in academia and at the International Monetary Fund suggests a dollar of deficit reduction could drain as much as $1.70 from the economy, making the prospective belt tightening much more dangerous.

"You can take that 0.5 percent contraction and double it," said Barry Eichengreen, an economist at the University of California, Berkeley.

These researchers suspect fiscal contractions take a bigger-than-normal bite from economies when interest rates are very low, as is the case at the moment in the United States and in much of the developed world.

One explanation, Eichengreen said, is that when rates are higher, central banks can easily lower them to provide a counterweight to austerity. But when rates are near zero, as they are in the United States, it's harder to ease the pinch.

Historical data suggests higher taxes or lower government spending normally lead households to cut back on purchases only modestly. In the three decades through 2009, a dollar in government austerity would suck only half that from the economy, according to IMF research published this month which examined fiscal policy in 28 countries.

But economies around the world appear to be acting differently since the Great Recession. The IMF said it appeared that every dollar of recent fiscal consolidation has drained anywhere from $0.90 to $1.70 from economies.

The IMF said this suggested central banks have been having difficulty offsetting the impact from tighter budgets.

That could well be the case in the United States as well. The Fed pushed overnight rates to near zero in December 2008 and has resorted to the unconventional policy of purchasing government and housing-related bonds to revive the economy.

The central bank's chairman, Ben Bernanke, has acknowledged he would not be able to fully offset the pain if the economy runs into the "fiscal cliff."

With the U.S. jobless rate at 7.8 percent and the recovery still shaky, the possibility of a greater-than-expected hit to activity might be food for thought for lawmakers, who will be looking to cut some sort of deal on the budget before year end.

LET'S MAKE A DEAL

There's little room for error. Forecasters expect economic growth next year of just 2.1 percent, with the jobless rate edging down only slightly.

As it is, economists believe even the level of danger outlined by the nonpartisan CBO will be enough to propel lawmakers, who are deeply divided over taxes and spending, to reach an accord, although signs have yet to emerge that a deal is starting to gel.

"No political party wants to go down in history as the one that triggered the second half of the worst recession since the Great Depression," said Paul Dales, an economist with Capital Economics in London.

Capital Economics expects Congress will allow just under $100 billion in fiscal tightening, which it thinks would knock the same amount off gross domestic product (GDP).

Yields on U.S. government debt suggest investors as a whole are betting on even less tightening next year, according to research by analysts at Bank of America.

Bank of America itself expects lawmakers will allow much of the fiscal cliff to transpire, leading to about $325 billion in budget tightening, enough in their view to stall job growth.

Like Capital Economics and many other research units in the financial world, Bank of America presumes every dollar of tightening would drain the economy by about the same amount, although it says a bigger effect is possible.

"The economic impacts could be worse than our baseline assumptions," said Michael Hanson, an economist with the bank in New York.

Eichengreen and others who have studied economic data from the Great Depression, another time central banks were constrained, found the drag from a tightening of fiscal policy was much higher at the time. Eichengreen thinks currently the so-called multiplier is about 1.7, in line with the upper range of the IMF's estimate.

If he is right, even avoiding just half of the fiscal cliff would not be enough to steer the economy clear of recession.

Earlier this month, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell argued for not "a penny less" than $109 billion in budget tightening next year. But even a tightening in the budget of that magnitude would have an outsized effect if Eichengreen and others are on the mark.

"It would make more sense to assure a strong self-sustaining recovery before embarking on significant fiscal consolidation," Goldman Sachs economists said in a recent report that summarized research pointing to heightened risks of budget slashing.

(Reporting by Jason Lange; Editing by Tim Ahmann and Sandra Maler)

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FTSE 100 falls, spooked by Hurricane Sandy

LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 opened lower on Monday, spooked by Hurricane Sandy which has already forced hundreds of thousands of people on the U.S. East Coast to flee their homes and has shut the U.S. stock market.

That added extra uncertainty to global financial markets already suffering from concerns about the health of the world economy and a relatively gloomy third quarter reporting season, which has so far seen a third of UK companies miss expectations.

Insurance companies were among the top falling blue chips, dragged down by prospects of hurricane claims, while heavy-weight energy stocks were dented by a drop in oil prices as the storm prompted refineries in the region to shut.

By 8.40 a.m. British Time, the FTSE 100 was down 23.92 points, or 0.4 percent at 5,782.79 points, closing in on a one-month intra-day low of 5,753.31 points set the previous session.

Sandy, which could become the largest storm to hit the U.S. mainland, headed for the country's most densely populated area, threatening destruction and flooding. That prompted the U.S. stock and options markets to be shut for a weather-related for the first time since 1985, likely also leading to thin volumes and thus volatile trading in Europe.

"It looked at the back of last week like markets were running out steam, the earnings were a drag ... Clearly this doesn't help. With the U.S. closed today it's another excuse for people not to do anything and we will get the obvious sectors marked down," said Ian Williams, strategist at Peel Hunt.

Shares in insurers Old Mutual, Admiral Group, Aviva and Prudential fell 1.3 to 0.8 percent, with the FTSE 350 non-life insurance sector down 1.8 percent. Heavyweight energy stocks, meanwhile, shaved 7 points off the UK benchmark index.

The hurricane was likely to delay some U.S. corporates from reporting earnings, giving markets fewer catalysts to trade on.

"The volumes are dire," said Steve Larkins, head of sales trading at Seymour Pierce, forecasting that the FTSE 100 could drift lower towards technical support around 5,850.

Only 4.7 percent of the average 90-day daily trading volumes has gone through in the first 45 minutes of activity, adding to already quiet conditions which have not really recovered from a traditional summer lull.

October is on track to be the third quietest month on the FTSE 100 this year for volumes, after July and August -- fresh bad news for the banking sector where lack of financial market activity has already hit earnings.

Trading updates from Barclays, Lloyds and RBS are due this week, with investors concerned about the likelihood of more provisions.

(Reporting By Toni Vorobyova. Editing by Jeremy Gaunt.)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ftse-falls-spooked-hurricane-sandy-080645361--finance.html

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Technology offers a 'super powerful' tool for educators, kids | Park ...

Educators and members of the public were invited to ?explore the possibilities? that await via technology in the classroom.

Sue Meyer, an education development executive with Apple computers, told the audience of Park Rapids teachers and community members that society is on the brink of a new era. This is a ?super powerful time for teachers,? given the expansion of mobile technology.

?We are raising the first generation of kids who expect technology,? she said, pointing out society?s proclivity for the devices.

It took 19 years for color television to be viewed by 10 million people. Three million iPads were sold in three days when they debuted, she said.

?Technology has been an additive, not transformative,? Meyer said. ?We need to change that. That will be a decision point. We can?t teach lessons the same way and expect to see change.?

Meyer reviewed recent trends in technology, noting sales of personal computers are down this year while mobile device sales are on the rise.

?Experts say in 2013 there will be more Internet connections made via mobile devices than on PCs. That?s a huge impact.?

Kids, she pointed out, see themselves as content creators, not just users. Meyer cited a school in New York that sought to devise a remedial math program, ?using computers to see what kids need.?

An ?interest inventory? was conducted and the computer ?crunched it for individual learning prescriptions.

?Computers,? she emphasized, ?can customize learning. This will have huge ramifications for schools,? she predicts of ?personalization of learning.?

?Gamification? is another technological trend that?s emerging. Principles from game design can be used in lesson patterns, employing incremental levels leading to mastery, achievement badges and leader boards ? with kids facing little or no consequence for failure.

She cited Fantasy Congress where students assemble a team of legislators, choosing both Representatives and Senators to populate their rosters. Legislators are awarded points for introducing bills, having bills pass out of committee, and for getting bills passed in each of the houses of Congress. Extra points are awarded if the president signs the bill into law.

Students delve into the inner-workings of the legislative process, and come away with a deeper understanding of just what it is, exactly, that our elected representatives do in Washington.

Pocket Law Firm is Sandra Day O?Connor?s free iCivics app that is designed to teach about the Constitution.

In the game, the user is in charge of a law firm and must ?match? the clients to the lawyers who can best fight for their rights. ?

By earning points, the user can hire more lawyers, and buy ads and furniture for the firm. ?As lawyers win trials, they develop more experience, and can help with additional constitutional rights.

?Today?s kids are different learners than in the past,? Meyer emphasized. ?They are millennial learners who?ve been raised with technology. That?s what makes them different. They are digital natives who identify with technology. It defines their generation.?

The tech savvy kids are social and collaborative learners and experiential and exploratory.

?They are motivated differently, more altruistic,? she said.

A survey conducted to determine ?what students want from school? found they aspire to work with interactive technology.

Kids want teachers to continue as mentors. ?Technology doesn?t eliminate the need for teachers, but a teacher?s role changes,? Meyer said. ?Kids want learning to be interesting, they want choice and control over projects,? the survey found.

?And they want to do real and relevant work. Kids know homework is artificial. If teachers can use technology to make work real, it?s very powerful,? Meyer emphasized.

?Digital learning is a paradigm shift in education,? she said.

Meyer cited iTunes U as a free depository of educational content for iPads. ?It?s the world?s largest repository of quality education content,? she said of the app that allows teachers ? from kindergarten to college professors ? to create their own courses for the iPad. It?s available in 90 countries with nearly 1,000 content providers.

?If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob children of tomorrow,? she reminded her audience, quoting American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer John Dewey.

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Bukaty/Associated PressWild blueberries ready for harvesting in Warren, Me.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/business/global/china-reduces-target-for-construction-nuclear-power-plants.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA white paper on energy policy said the Chinese government pledged strict safety standards in the wake of last year?s reactor accident in Fukushima, Japan.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24d9ce2d/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658191958/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24d9ce2d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658191958/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24d9ce2d/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658191958/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24d9ce2d/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (Japan)Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)ChinaNuclear EnergyAccidents and SafetyThu, 25 Oct 2012 17:00:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/business/global/china-reduces-target-for-construction-nuclear-power-plants.htmlBy KEITH BRADSHERhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/opinion/the-wildfires-still-burn.html?partner=rss&emc=rssA surprising number of recent fires weren?t started naturally but by far more surprising human acts. Time for tougher legislation.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24a42e5c/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147584097637/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24a42e5c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147584097637/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24a42e5c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147584097637/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24a42e5c/a2t.img" border="0"/>Pacific Northwestern States (US)All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV)Union Pacific Corporation|UNP|NYSEForest and Brush FiresFires and FirefightersArsonGun ControlLaw and LegislationThu, 25 Oct 2012 16:40:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/opinion/the-wildfires-still-burn.htmlBy JOHN N. MACLEANhttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/an-airline-fleet-fueled-by-natural-gas/?partner=rss&emc=rssQatar, an emirate with relatively little oil and vast supplies of natural gas, wants its national airline to use the latter as fuel. \<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24dfa348/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658199658/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24dfa348/kg/321-341/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658199658/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24dfa348/kg/321-341/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658199658/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24dfa348/kg/321-341/a2t.img" border="0"/>fossil fuel emisisonsNatural GasLivingEuropean UnionAirlines and AirplanesTransportationCoalGeneral Electric CompanyOil (Petroleum) and GasolineGlobal Warmingairline fuelTaxationNew York TimesQatarEnginessulfur dioxideRolls-Royce PLCsynthetic fuelQatar AirwaysGreenhouse Gas EmissionsGeneral Electric Company|GE|NYSEBusinessThu, 25 Oct 2012 14:58:13 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/an-airline-fleet-fueled-by-natural-gas/By MATTHEW L. WALDhttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/fisheries-rule-could-limit-scientific-access-to-data/?partner=rss&emc=rssOpponents urge the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to reconsider a proposed rule that would restrict access to data collected by independent observers aboard fisheries vessels.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24de27ca/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658203761/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24de27ca/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658203761/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24de27ca/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658203761/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24de27ca/a2t.img" border="0"/>Politics and PolicyscientistsUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUnited Statesfisheries dataNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationFish FarmingUniversity of WashingtonOceansResearchfisheriesHilborn, RayData-Mining and Database Marketingpublic informationPew Environment GroupbycatchFishing, CommercialScienceResearch/StudiesThu, 25 Oct 2012 14:49:28 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/fisheries-rule-could-limit-scientific-access-to-data/By RACHEL NUWERhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/business/energy-environment/cheaper-oil-and-gas-give-a-lift-to-the-refining-business.html?partner=rss&emc=rssRefining, once regarded as a low-margin, accident-prone part of the energy industry, is doing better in the United States in part because of cheaper natural gas and domestic crude oil.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24d9ce2c/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658177156/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24d9ce2c/kg/338/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658177156/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24d9ce2c/kg/338/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658177156/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24d9ce2c/kg/338/a2t.img" border="0"/>United StatesPhillips 66|PSX|NYSEUnited States EconomyOil (Petroleum) and GasolineFord Motor Company|F|NYSEValero Energy Corporation|VLO|NYSEMarathon Oil Corporation|MRO|NYSEConocoPhillips|COP|NYSEBP Plc|BP|NYSERefineriesChevron Corporation|CVX|NYSEThu, 25 Oct 2012 14:35:53 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/business/energy-environment/cheaper-oil-and-gas-give-a-lift-to-the-refining-business.htmlBy CLIFFORD KRAUSSMichael Stravato for The New York TimesA South Texas drilling boom has brought local crude to Valero Energy?s Three Rivers refinery and an increase in activity.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/health/if-intelligence-is-the-norm-stupidity-gets-more-interesting.html?partner=rss&emc=rssOne researcher wonders if scientists, instead of seeking genes that can account for intelligence, should be trying to find mutations that can erode it.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24c24747/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147584180611/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24c24747/kg/321/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147584180611/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24c24747/kg/321/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147584180611/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24c24747/kg/321/a2t.img" border="0"/>Genetics and HeredityIntelligence and Intelligence Tests (IQ)Science and TechnologyMedicine and HealthThu, 25 Oct 2012 06:00:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/health/if-intelligence-is-the-norm-stupidity-gets-more-interesting.htmlBy DAVID DOBBSLars Leetaruhttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/on-our-radar-greening-formula-one/?partner=rss&emc=rssGrand Prix race organizers agreed to limit cars traveling to and from the race by having visitors take shuttles. But what about the people flying in from other states and around the world?<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24d54ee4/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658156445/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24d54ee4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658156445/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24d54ee4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658156445/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24d54ee4/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fossil FuelsTransportationoil productionshark attacksAutomobilesFormula One Grand Prixgenetically modified cropsfossil fuel emissionsWed, 24 Oct 2012 21:52:27 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/on-our-radar-greening-formula-one/By THE NEW YORK TIMEShttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/insights-into-the-koalas-genetic-challenge/?partner=rss&emc=rssThe decline in genetic diversity in Australia's koalas apparently was not set off by a boom in fur-trapping in the 19th century.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24d687fc/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658161160/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24d687fc/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658161160/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24d687fc/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658161160/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24d687fc/a2t.img" border="0"/>Genetics and HeredityDNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)BiodiversityFurKoalasChlamydiaAustraliaScienceResearch/Studieswildlifegenetic diversitykoala bearsWed, 24 Oct 2012 19:51:54 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/insights-into-the-koalas-genetic-challenge/By EMMA BRYCEhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/health/before-meningitis-outbreak-group-advised-how-to-avoid-fda.html?partner=rss&emc=rssWhen the agency last year suspected sales of a substandard drug and sought samples, a trade group for pharmacists gave instructions on how to sidestep such requests.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24c3c838/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147584177644/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24c3c838/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147584177644/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24c3c838/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147584177644/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24c3c838/a2t.img" border="0"/>Regulation and Deregulation of IndustryMeningitisDrugs (Pharmaceuticals)Food and Drug AdministrationWed, 24 Oct 2012 18:00:02 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/health/before-meningitis-outbreak-group-advised-how-to-avoid-fda.htmlBy WALT BOGDANICH and SABRINA TAVERNISEMinnesota Department of Health, via Associated PressVials of a steroid made by the New England Compounding Center, linked to meningitis cases.http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/in-contest-for-rescue-robots-darpa-offers-2-million-prize/?partner=rss&emc=rssThe Pentagon's advanced research agency will offer a prize of $2 million to the winners of a contest testing the performance of robots that could be used in emergencies like the Fukushima nuclear crisis in Japan.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24d68008/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658159968/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24d68008/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658159968/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24d68008/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658159968/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24d68008/a2t.img" border="0"/>Defense DepartmentDefense and Military ForcesDARPARobotsContests and PrizesDefense Advanced Research Projects AgencyBoston DynamicsRobots and RoboticsDevicesWed, 24 Oct 2012 17:24:28 GMThttp://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/in-contest-for-rescue-robots-darpa-offers-2-million-prize/By JOHN MARKOFFThe robot supplied by the government and developed by Boston Dynamics.http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/from-frontline-a-look-at-the-skeptics-advance/?partner=rss&emc=rssA PBS "Frontline" documentary examines the ideology that animates the political strategists arguing for skepticism about climate change.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24d46947/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658158847/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24d46947/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/148658158847/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24d46947/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/148658158847/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24d46947/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tim PhillipsPolitics and PolicyNorth CarolinaJohn HocekberryPublic Broadcasting ServiceGlobal WarmingOceansPhillips, TimMyron EbellInglis, Bobclimate changeAmericans for ProsperityFred SingerSinger, S FredHockenberry, JohnTea Party MovementCompetitive Enterprise InstituteWed, 24 Oct 2012 16:56:37 GMThttp://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/from-frontline-a-look-at-the-skeptics-advance/By FELICITY BARRINGERhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/science/david-haskell-finds-biology-zen-in-a-patch-of-nature.html?partner=rss&emc=rssDavid Haskell, an ecologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of the South, conducted no experiments for his latest book. He just sat, watched and listened to the forest.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640377/s/24c04623/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147584186531/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24c04623/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/147584186531/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24c04623/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/147584186531/u/0/f/640377/c/34625/s/24c04623/a2t.img" border="0"/>Senses and SensationBiology and BiochemistryThe Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature (Book)TennesseeHaskell, DavidResearchForests and ForestryUniversity of the SouthWed, 24 Oct 2012 15:13:01 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/science/david-haskell-finds-biology-zen-in-a-patch-of-nature.htmlBy JAMES GORMANBuck Butler for The New York TimesDavid Haskell in in Sewanee, Tenn., on the Domain of the University of the South.

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