After the conviction of three members of the Russian band, Pussy Riot, Russian police are still searching for others. The punk band released its most recent anti-Putin song on Friday.?
By Staff,?Associated Press / August 20, 2012
In this Friday, Aug. 17, file photo, feminist punk group Pussy Riot members, from left, Maria Alekhina, Yekaterina Samutsevich, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova show the court's verdict as they sit in a glass cage at a courtroom in Moscow.
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Russian police say they are searching for other members of?Pussy?Riot, the punk band whose anti-Putin protest inside a Moscow cathedral led to prison sentences for three of the activists.
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Five women wearing bright-colored balaclavas took part in the provocative protest in February, but only three were identified and arrested.
Police said Monday that they were trying to determine the identities and locations of several other women.
The announcement was seen as a warning to?Pussy?Riot?to stop its protests against President Vladimir Putin. The band released its latest anti-Putin song on Friday, the day three of its members were sentenced to two years in prison as part of a broader crackdown on the opposition.
The verdict was criticized by the U.S and European governments.
Petronet?s Dahej LNG terminal on India?s west coast is due to get a cargo of LNG onboard the?138,097 cbm Disha from Qatar on August 22, according to shipping data.
The Dahej terminal in Gujarat is India?s first LNG import terminal and has a nominal capacity of 10 MMTPA.
The terminal is meeting around 20% of the total gas demand of the country.
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ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Casey Anthony, the young Florida mother who became a cable news sensation after the 2008 disappearance and death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, finishes her year of probation on check fraud charges on Friday, her lawyer told ABC News.
Anthony, 26, began serving the probation on August 24, 2011. Florida Department of Corrections spokeswoman Ann Howard would not confirm the exact time of Anthony's release from the probation program for security reasons, but said Anthony did not commit any violations that would have prolonged her term.
"She was never out of compliance," Howard told Reuters on Tuesday.
Anthony's civil lawyer, Charles Greene, who did not return a call to Reuters for comment, told ABC his client's probation would end at noon local time on Friday.
Anthony was acquitted of her daughter's murder during a 2011 trial broadcast live on national television. Evidence showed Anthony, a single mother, lied to her parents and friends about Caylee's whereabouts for a month before claiming the toddler had been kidnapped.
Caylee's body was found five months later in woods near the Anthony family's Orlando-area home. At trial, Anthony's lawyers claimed Caylee accidentally drowned in the family's backyard pool.
Public outrage followed the verdict, and a celebrity poll at the time ranked Casey Anthony as the most hated American. As a result, a judge took the unusual step of allowing Anthony to serve her probation in the check fraud case at a secret location within the state.
The one-year probation was ordered after Anthony in 2010 admitted to making purchases using her friend's checks, a crime uncovered during the investigation into Caylee's death.
In the past year, Anthony has surfaced publicly twice via a leaked clip of her video diary and in a phone call to talk show host Piers Morgan.
She still faces lawsuits related to her daughter's death, including a defamation case filed by a woman who alleges Anthony ruined her reputation by claiming that a nanny with a similar name had kidnapped Caylee. At trial, Anthony's attorney acknowledged Anthony made up the kidnapping story.
Couch-potato kids are biggest child health problem in the US, adults sayPublic release date: 20-Aug-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Mary F. Masson mfmasson@umich.edu 734-764-2220 University of Michigan Health System
'Not enough exercise' cited as top children's health concern, obesity second, according to U-M's National Poll on Childrens Health annual top 10 list
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Adults across the U.S. rate not getting enough exercise as the top health concern for children in 2012, according to a new
University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health.
In the poll's annual top 10 list, a nationwide sample of adults were asked to identify the top 10 biggest health concerns for kids in their communities. For the first time, not enough exercise was rated by most adults at the top of the list (39 percent). That was followed closely by childhood obesity (38 percent) and smoking and tobacco use (34 percent).
"Childhood obesity remains a top concern, and adults know it is certainly linked to lack of exercise," says Matthew M. Davis M.D., M.A.P.P., director of the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health.
"The strong perception that lack of exercise is a threat to children's health may reflect effective recent public health messages from programs such as First Lady Michelle Obama's 'Let's Move' campaign.
"But lack of exercise offers many more benefits other than weight loss or preventing obesity such as better attention and learning in school and improved sense of well-being," says Davis, associate professor of pediatrics and internal medicine at the U-M Medical School and associate professor of public policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
The rest of the poll results were:
4. Drug abuse (33 percent)
5. Bullying (29 percent)
6. Stress (27 percent)
7. Alcohol abuse (23 percent)
8. Teen pregnancy (23 percent)
9. Internet safety (22 percent)
10. Child abuse and neglect (20 percent)
"The strong connection of many of the top 10 child health concerns to health behaviors among children and adolescents underscores the importance of public programs and communication initiatives for example, those designed to prevent drug abuse, tobacco use, alcohol abuse and teen pregnancy," Davis says.
The poll's results varied based on race/ethnicity. Hispanic adults were more likely to rate childhood obesity first (44 percent), followed by not enough exercise (38 percent), and also rated drug abuse higher than smoking and tobacco use.
Black adults had higher levels of concern about smoking and tobacco use, ranking that most often (43 percent). They also had high levels of concern about racial inequality, ranking it seventh on the list, and gun-related injuries, ranking that ninth.
Black and Hispanic adults both identified sexually transmitted infections as a greater concern for kids in their communities than did white adults.
"Child health varies across communities, and these results emphasize a need for local programs that respect and address community-specific health priorities for youth," Davis says.
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Broadcast-quality video is available on request. See the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_laRzYkhjjQ
Full report: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health http://mottnpch.org/reports-surveys/top-10-child-health-concerns-exercise-obesity-smoking-lead-list
Website: Check out the Poll's new website: MottNPCH.org. You can search and browse over 60 NPCH Reports, suggest topics for future polls, share your opinion in a quick poll, and view information on popular topics. The National Poll on Children's Health team welcomes feedback on the new website, including features you'd like to see added. To share feedback, e-mail NPCH@med.umich.edu.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mottnpch
Twitter: @MottNPCH
Additional resources:
1. Not Enough Exercise: Let's Move: http://www.letsmove.gov/
2. Childhood Obesity: Healthy Eating for Children: http://www.mottchildren.org/health-library/tn9188
3. Smoking and Tobacco Use: Protecting Your Child from Tobacco Use: http://www.cdc.gov/features/BackToSchool/
4. Drug Abuse: The Partnership for a Drug Free America: http://www.drugfree.org/
8. Teen Pregnancy: The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy: http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/
9. Internet Safety: Enough is Enough - Making the Internet Safer for Children and Families: http://www.internetsafety101.org/
10. Child Abuse and Neglect: National Parent Helpline: http://www.nationalparenthelpline.org/
Purpose/Funding: The C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health based at the Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit at the University of Michigan and funded by the Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases and the University of Michigan Health System is designed to measure major health care issues and trends for U.S. children.
Data Source: This report presents findings from a nationally representative household survey conducted exclusively by GfK Custom Research, LLC (GfK) for C.S. Mott Children's Hospital via a method used in many published studies. The survey was administered in May 2012 to a randomly selected, stratified group of adults age 18 or older (n=2,144), from GfK'sweb-enabled KnowledgePanel, that closely resembles the U.S. population. The sample was subsequently weighted to reflect population figures from the Census Bureau. The survey completion rate was 62 percent among panel members contacted to participate. The margin of error is 2 to 4 percentage points and higher among subgroups.
To learn more about GfK Custom Research, visit www.knowledgenetworks.com.
Findings from the U-M C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health do not represent the opinions of the investigators or the opinions of the University of Michigan.
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Couch-potato kids are biggest child health problem in the US, adults sayPublic release date: 20-Aug-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Mary F. Masson mfmasson@umich.edu 734-764-2220 University of Michigan Health System
'Not enough exercise' cited as top children's health concern, obesity second, according to U-M's National Poll on Childrens Health annual top 10 list
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Adults across the U.S. rate not getting enough exercise as the top health concern for children in 2012, according to a new
University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health.
In the poll's annual top 10 list, a nationwide sample of adults were asked to identify the top 10 biggest health concerns for kids in their communities. For the first time, not enough exercise was rated by most adults at the top of the list (39 percent). That was followed closely by childhood obesity (38 percent) and smoking and tobacco use (34 percent).
"Childhood obesity remains a top concern, and adults know it is certainly linked to lack of exercise," says Matthew M. Davis M.D., M.A.P.P., director of the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health.
"The strong perception that lack of exercise is a threat to children's health may reflect effective recent public health messages from programs such as First Lady Michelle Obama's 'Let's Move' campaign.
"But lack of exercise offers many more benefits other than weight loss or preventing obesity such as better attention and learning in school and improved sense of well-being," says Davis, associate professor of pediatrics and internal medicine at the U-M Medical School and associate professor of public policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
The rest of the poll results were:
4. Drug abuse (33 percent)
5. Bullying (29 percent)
6. Stress (27 percent)
7. Alcohol abuse (23 percent)
8. Teen pregnancy (23 percent)
9. Internet safety (22 percent)
10. Child abuse and neglect (20 percent)
"The strong connection of many of the top 10 child health concerns to health behaviors among children and adolescents underscores the importance of public programs and communication initiatives for example, those designed to prevent drug abuse, tobacco use, alcohol abuse and teen pregnancy," Davis says.
The poll's results varied based on race/ethnicity. Hispanic adults were more likely to rate childhood obesity first (44 percent), followed by not enough exercise (38 percent), and also rated drug abuse higher than smoking and tobacco use.
Black adults had higher levels of concern about smoking and tobacco use, ranking that most often (43 percent). They also had high levels of concern about racial inequality, ranking it seventh on the list, and gun-related injuries, ranking that ninth.
Black and Hispanic adults both identified sexually transmitted infections as a greater concern for kids in their communities than did white adults.
"Child health varies across communities, and these results emphasize a need for local programs that respect and address community-specific health priorities for youth," Davis says.
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Broadcast-quality video is available on request. See the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_laRzYkhjjQ
Full report: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health http://mottnpch.org/reports-surveys/top-10-child-health-concerns-exercise-obesity-smoking-lead-list
Website: Check out the Poll's new website: MottNPCH.org. You can search and browse over 60 NPCH Reports, suggest topics for future polls, share your opinion in a quick poll, and view information on popular topics. The National Poll on Children's Health team welcomes feedback on the new website, including features you'd like to see added. To share feedback, e-mail NPCH@med.umich.edu.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mottnpch
Twitter: @MottNPCH
Additional resources:
1. Not Enough Exercise: Let's Move: http://www.letsmove.gov/
2. Childhood Obesity: Healthy Eating for Children: http://www.mottchildren.org/health-library/tn9188
3. Smoking and Tobacco Use: Protecting Your Child from Tobacco Use: http://www.cdc.gov/features/BackToSchool/
4. Drug Abuse: The Partnership for a Drug Free America: http://www.drugfree.org/
8. Teen Pregnancy: The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy: http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/
9. Internet Safety: Enough is Enough - Making the Internet Safer for Children and Families: http://www.internetsafety101.org/
10. Child Abuse and Neglect: National Parent Helpline: http://www.nationalparenthelpline.org/
Purpose/Funding: The C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health based at the Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit at the University of Michigan and funded by the Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases and the University of Michigan Health System is designed to measure major health care issues and trends for U.S. children.
Data Source: This report presents findings from a nationally representative household survey conducted exclusively by GfK Custom Research, LLC (GfK) for C.S. Mott Children's Hospital via a method used in many published studies. The survey was administered in May 2012 to a randomly selected, stratified group of adults age 18 or older (n=2,144), from GfK'sweb-enabled KnowledgePanel, that closely resembles the U.S. population. The sample was subsequently weighted to reflect population figures from the Census Bureau. The survey completion rate was 62 percent among panel members contacted to participate. The margin of error is 2 to 4 percentage points and higher among subgroups.
To learn more about GfK Custom Research, visit www.knowledgenetworks.com.
Findings from the U-M C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health do not represent the opinions of the investigators or the opinions of the University of Michigan.
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AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert! system.
Nicki Minaj performs on NBC's "Today" show on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Nicki Minaj performs on NBC's "Today" show on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
NEW YORK (AP) ? Nicki Minaj sings about "Starships," but is she a star-maker? The singer-rapper could be joining the ranks of "American Idol" judges.
A person close to Minaj said Monday the 29-year-old entertainer has been in talks to judge the Fox TV competition and that a deal is in the works. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because that person was not authorized to publicly discuss the matter.
The Fox network said it had no comment.
If Minaj signs on, she would join Mariah Carey as a new judge on "Idol," which returns in January. Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez announced their exits from the show last month.
Minaj ? known for her colorful hairstyles, wardrobe and antics ? is best known for hits like "Super Bass," ''Starships" and "Turn Me On" with David Guetta.
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