Stig Östlund
fredag, november 04, 2011
"Energitjuven tar kraft från andra"
Publicerad 2006-04-12 11:49
På jobbet och i relationer kan man uppleva att kraften och energin rinner av en när man är tillsammans med vissa personer. Socionomen Ingalill Roos kallar dessa människor "energitjuvar" och förklarar beteendet i en ny bok
En "energitjuvsituation" på jobbet kan se ut så här. Några kollegor sitter och pratar om hur de ska lösa en knivig fråga. Uppfattningar stöts och blöts och de lyssnar på varandra. Samtalstonen är prövande och man försöker komma fram till en gemensam hållning. Stämningen är avspänd.
Plötsligt kommer ytterligare en arbetskamrat in i rummet. Han/hon tar över diskussionen. Utan att lyssna efter andras åsikter påstår han/hon tvärsäkert än det ena än det andra. Den öppna atmosfär deltagarna har känt försvinner successivt. Ställer någon en motfråga eller kritiserar det den här personen hävdar, kan det resultera i ett nålstick tillbaka. Eller innebära att man blir undanviftad. Eller bemött med tystnad.
- Den här personen är uppfylld av sig själv och får en kick av den kraft han/hon tar från andra. Den som drabbas blir däremot trött, handlingsförlamad och dränerad på energi. Kanske också ledsen utan att riktigt förstå varför. Ofta kommer känsloreaktionen först i efterhand, säger Ingalill Roos.
Hon använder begreppet "energitjuvar" för att beskriva dessa personer. I den nyutkomna boken
"Energitjuvar i familjen, i relationen och på jobbet", beskriver hon hur vissa människor suger energi av andra. Och de gör det i regel utan att känna samvetskval, ånger eller skuld. I deras värld är andra människor till för dem, sällan tvärtom.
- På en arbetsplats kan den här typen av personer vara otroligt påfrestande och deras attityd förta arbetsglädjen, berättar hon.
- I diskussioner tar de på sig en vederhäftig min, och deras argumentation förefaller genomtänkt eftersom de ofta är verbala. De höjer ofta rösten för att visa sitt överläge och placerar därmed kollegan i underläge.
Man kan tycka att exemplen i boken förekommer på alla arbetsplatser. Handlar det inte bara om ren och skär maktkamp som i alla mellanmänskliga relationer? Och om självhävdelsebehov?
- Inte enbart. Energitjuvar växer av att förminska andra. Att jag kallar sådana människor för energitjuvar beror på att de tar av andra vad de själva behöver. De kan kränka med ord och få andras självförtroende att fräta sönder. Deras avsikt är att skapa osäkerhet och rädsla.
Energitjuven är hotande, men egentligen är det den personen själv som känner sig hotad, menar Ingalill Roos. Innerst inne är han/hon skräckslagen för att ha fel och vill därför inte riskera att förlora en diskussion.
Ett sådant beteende styrs av händelser långt bakåt i tiden, hävdar Ingalill Roos. Som liten kanske personen inte blev lyssnad på eller tagen på allvar. Han/hon kände sig kränkt och inte sedd.
- Som vuxen vill man till varje pris undvika att hamna i en liknande situation. Därför överför man samma slags oförrätter på andra som man en gång själv blev utsatt för. Och upprepar dem. Det sker ofta omedvetet och automatiskt. Andra personer blir så att säga projektionsskärmar.
Men har inte alla människor lite av det beteendet, att vi skyller på andra?
- Så kan det vara, säger Ingalill Roos, men utmärkande för energitjuven är att personen inte tycks bry sig om den skada som vållas. I stället för att, som de flesta gör, backa ett par steg tas vreden ut på andra.
Det fenomen Ingalill Roos beskriver som "energitjuv" förekommer bland både kvinnor och män, hävdar hon, och har alltid funnits. Dessa personer kan ha ett narcissistiskt beteende, det vill säga ett överdrivet behov av att stå i centrum och spegla sig i andra.
Kan man säga att de lider av en psykisk störning?
- Nej. Det är ett beteende och kan vara ett sätt att övervinna känslor av övergivenhet och osäkerhet. Eller kompensera för den trygghet den här personen troligen inte upplevde som liten. Därför lurar svaghet och bräcklighet under en hård, auktoritär och överlägsen yta.
Stöld av kraft förekommer också i parrelationer, men där kan det vara ännu svårare att hantera än på jobbet, anser Ingalill Roos. För att förstå en annan människa, och därmed kunna älska, krävs att man kan sätta sig in i den andras situation och har medkänsla. Ser man bara sina egna behov, är risken överhängande att man hamnar i ett energitjuvsbeteende.
I boken beskrivs hur relationen mellan Louise och Tom utvecklas från kärlek och passion till förtryck och kyla. Gradvis upptäcker Louise hur svårt hon har att få igenom sina önskningar. Subtilt manövrerar Tom bort henne så att hans vilja ska råda. Utåt är Tom social och trevlig, men hemma har han ett starkt maktbehov och vill bestämma och dominera.
Louise svarar perfekt mot hans behov eftersom hon är mjuk och givande och inte inställd på försvar och konfrontation. Hon är en "givare".
Utan att ana det har Louise mött en person som inte har löst sina inre konflikter. Tom projicerar dem på henne och känner sig störst och starkast genom att få Louise att känna sig svag och bräcklig. Och som han en gång manipulerades av sina föräldrar manipulerar han nu själv.
"Jag blev tung som bly och energifattig. Det kändes som om han kvävde mig. Förvirrad började jag anklaga mig själv och tvivla på min självbild", berättar Louise.
Är inte detta exempel något som det kan finnas inslag av i alla relationer utan att det för den skull måste definieras som energistöld?
- Jo, säger Ingalill Roos, vad man kallar det spelar mindre roll, huvudsaken är att man är uppmärksam på problemet.
Hur hanterar man då en "tagare och energitjuv"? Ingalill Roos förklarar att det kan vara svårt att känna igen energitjuvar. Många kan i likhet med Tom utåt vara trevliga och sociala.
- Lyssna på den egna larmklockan. Tecken kan vara att man börjar må dåligt och känna sig trött och olustig i en människas sällskap. Försök också att betrakta konfliktsituationen utifrån, föreslår hon. Om man blir pådyvlad något som man inte har orsakat, ska man försöka "skuldbefria" sig - genom frågor och kommentarer visar man att man inte tänker bli föremål för energitjuvens reaktion.
- På en arbetsplats kan en bra strategi vara att uppträda korrekt och hålla ett känslomässigt avstånd. Undvik därför att berätta om dig själv och personliga tankar och känslor inför en sådan person.
- Det här är naturligtvis ett komplicerat socialt samspel, och det finns inga enkla råd att ge. Men genom raka frågor som "vad menar du med det?" eller "nu förstår jag inte hur du menar" kan man avväpna de här personerna.
- Att lugnt och sansat använda sin självbevarelsedrift, och samtidigt visa mod, är en stark motkraft. Då förlorar pikarna sin mening och slår tillbaka på "tagaren", säger Ingalill Roos.
Jan Kantor /Dagens Nyheter
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Jag (Stig) tar mig friheten att lägga in Jan Kantors hela recension i Dagens Nyheter av rädsla att DN tar bort den (jag kunde ju ha nöjt mig med att lägga in adressen).
Sundsvalls Stadsbibliotek skriver om boken: "En energitjuv är en person som alltid vill ha rätt, som strävar efter makt över andra människor, använder dem som verktyg för att bekräfta sig själv och löser sina inre spänningar genom att lägga över sin skuld och vrede på andra. Han eller hon är blind för andras behov och ser inte hur den han utsätter tar skada. Tjuven, som agerar helt öppet eller mer obemärkt och subtilt, finns i alla sammanhang: i parrelationer, på jobbet, i familjen och i vänskapsförhållanden".
Och, vill jag tillägga under sammanträden som t.ex. bostadsföreningars årsstämma.
torsdag, november 03, 2011
Rihanna Cancels Sweden Shows for Flu
As one of her singles climbed to the top of the pop music charts in the United States, Rihanna canceled a second show Wednesday in Sweden because of illness and exhaustion. The pop diva has been touring without a break since early June, performing nearly 60 concerts on three continents to promote her album “Loud” (Def Jam). A concert promoter for Live Nation in Sweden, Kristofer Akesson, told the Associated Press that Rihanna, who is 23, “is exhausted and doesn’t feel well.” Her publicist in New York said she was suffering from the flu. The singer called off a concert in Malmo in southern Sweden on Monday, and sent a photograph of her arm with the tube from an intravenous drip to her followers on Twitter with a note saying, “Sorry Malmo!!!” She was not hospitalized as some news outlets reported. She performed Tuesday night in Stockholm, then called off a second performance on Wednesday night after consulting with a doctor. Rihanna joins several high-profile performers who have cancelled major concerts for health reasons this year, among them Adele, who is undergoing surgery to repair bleeding in her vocal chords, Taylor Swift, who had a bout of laryngitis, and Caleb Followill, the lead singer for Kings of Leon, who cancelled half his band’s tour to rest his voice. Rihanna’s decision to cancel two gigs came as her single, “We Found Love,” featuring Calvin Harris, rose to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. It was the 11th No. 1 single she has recorded, giving her the same number as Whitney Houston and more top singles than Stevie Wonder or Janet Jackson.
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NASA's Fermi Finds Youngest Millisecond Pulsar, 100 Pulsars To-Date
Nov. 3, 2011
Trent J. Perrotto
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0321
trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov
WASHINGTON -- An international team of scientists using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered a surprisingly powerful
millisecond pulsar that challenges existing theories about how these objects form.
At the same time, another team has located nine new gamma-ray pulsars in Fermi data, using improved analytical techniques.
A pulsar is a type of neutron star that emits electromagnetic energy at periodic intervals. A neutron star is the closest thing to a black hole that astronomers can observe directly, crushing half a million times more mass than Earth into a sphere no larger than a city. This matter is so compressed that even a teaspoonful weighs as much as Mount Everest.
"With this new batch of pulsars, Fermi now has detected more than 100, which is an exciting milestone when you consider that, before Fermi's launch in 2008, only seven of them were known to emit gamma rays," said Pablo Saz Parkinson, an astrophysicist at the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics at the University of California Santa Cruz, and a co-author on two papers detailing the findings.
One group of pulsars combines incredible density with extreme
rotation. The fastest of these so-called millisecond pulsars whirls at 43,000 revolutions per minute.
Millisecond pulsars are thought to achieve such speeds because they are gravitationally bound in binary systems with normal stars. During part of their stellar lives, gas flows from the normal star to the pulsar. Over time, the impact of this falling gas gradually spins up the pulsar's rotation.
The strong magnetic fields and rapid rotation of pulsars cause them to emit powerful beams of energy, from radio waves to gamma rays.
Because the star is transferring rotational energy to the pulsar, the pulsar's spin eventually slows as the star loses matter.
Typically, millisecond pulsars are around a billion years old.
However, in the Nov. 3 issue of Science, the Fermi team reveals a bright, energetic millisecond pulsar only 25 million years old. The object, named PSR J1823−3021A, lies within NGC 6624, a spherical collection of ancient stars called a globular cluster, one of about
160 similar objects that orbit our galaxy. The cluster is about 10 billion years old and lies about 27,000 light-years away toward the constellation Sagittarius.
Fermi's Large Area Telescope (LAT) showed that eleven globular clusters emit gamma rays, the cumulative emission of dozens of millisecond pulsars too faint for even Fermi to detect individually. But that's not the case for NGC 6624.
"It's amazing that all of the gamma rays we see from this cluster are coming from a single object. It must have formed recently based on how rapidly it's emitting energy. It's a bit like finding a screaming baby in a quiet retirement home," said Paulo Freire, the study's lead author, at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany.
J1823−3021A was previously identified as a pulsar by its radio emission, yet of the nine new pulsars, none are millisecond pulsars, and only one was later found to emit radio waves.
Despite its sensitivity, Fermi's LAT may detect only one gamma ray for every 100,000 rotations of some of these faint pulsars. Yet new analysis techniques applied to the precise position and arrival time of photons collected by the LAT since 2008 were able to identify them. "We adapted methods originally devised for studying gravitational waves to the problem of finding gamma-ray pulsars, and we were quickly rewarded," said Bruce Allen, director of the Max Planck
Institute for Gravitational Physics in Hannover, Germany. Allen
co-authored a paper on the discoveries that was published online today in The Astrophysical Journal.
Allen also directs the Einstein@Home project, a distributed computing effort that uses downtime on computers of volunteers to process astronomical data. In July, the project extended the search for gamma-ray pulsars to the general public by including Femi LAT data in the work processed by Einstein@Home users.
NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is an astrophysics and particle physics partnership. It is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. It was developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, with important contributions from academic
institutions and partners in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden and the United States.
For more information, images and animations, please visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/fermi
Trent J. Perrotto
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0321
trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov
WASHINGTON -- An international team of scientists using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered a surprisingly powerful
millisecond pulsar that challenges existing theories about how these objects form.
At the same time, another team has located nine new gamma-ray pulsars in Fermi data, using improved analytical techniques.
A pulsar is a type of neutron star that emits electromagnetic energy at periodic intervals. A neutron star is the closest thing to a black hole that astronomers can observe directly, crushing half a million times more mass than Earth into a sphere no larger than a city. This matter is so compressed that even a teaspoonful weighs as much as Mount Everest.
"With this new batch of pulsars, Fermi now has detected more than 100, which is an exciting milestone when you consider that, before Fermi's launch in 2008, only seven of them were known to emit gamma rays," said Pablo Saz Parkinson, an astrophysicist at the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics at the University of California Santa Cruz, and a co-author on two papers detailing the findings.
One group of pulsars combines incredible density with extreme
rotation. The fastest of these so-called millisecond pulsars whirls at 43,000 revolutions per minute.
Millisecond pulsars are thought to achieve such speeds because they are gravitationally bound in binary systems with normal stars. During part of their stellar lives, gas flows from the normal star to the pulsar. Over time, the impact of this falling gas gradually spins up the pulsar's rotation.
The strong magnetic fields and rapid rotation of pulsars cause them to emit powerful beams of energy, from radio waves to gamma rays.
Because the star is transferring rotational energy to the pulsar, the pulsar's spin eventually slows as the star loses matter.
Typically, millisecond pulsars are around a billion years old.
However, in the Nov. 3 issue of Science, the Fermi team reveals a bright, energetic millisecond pulsar only 25 million years old. The object, named PSR J1823−3021A, lies within NGC 6624, a spherical collection of ancient stars called a globular cluster, one of about
160 similar objects that orbit our galaxy. The cluster is about 10 billion years old and lies about 27,000 light-years away toward the constellation Sagittarius.
Fermi's Large Area Telescope (LAT) showed that eleven globular clusters emit gamma rays, the cumulative emission of dozens of millisecond pulsars too faint for even Fermi to detect individually. But that's not the case for NGC 6624.
"It's amazing that all of the gamma rays we see from this cluster are coming from a single object. It must have formed recently based on how rapidly it's emitting energy. It's a bit like finding a screaming baby in a quiet retirement home," said Paulo Freire, the study's lead author, at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany.
J1823−3021A was previously identified as a pulsar by its radio emission, yet of the nine new pulsars, none are millisecond pulsars, and only one was later found to emit radio waves.
Despite its sensitivity, Fermi's LAT may detect only one gamma ray for every 100,000 rotations of some of these faint pulsars. Yet new analysis techniques applied to the precise position and arrival time of photons collected by the LAT since 2008 were able to identify them. "We adapted methods originally devised for studying gravitational waves to the problem of finding gamma-ray pulsars, and we were quickly rewarded," said Bruce Allen, director of the Max Planck
Institute for Gravitational Physics in Hannover, Germany. Allen
co-authored a paper on the discoveries that was published online today in The Astrophysical Journal.
Allen also directs the Einstein@Home project, a distributed computing effort that uses downtime on computers of volunteers to process astronomical data. In July, the project extended the search for gamma-ray pulsars to the general public by including Femi LAT data in the work processed by Einstein@Home users.
NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is an astrophysics and particle physics partnership. It is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. It was developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, with important contributions from academic
institutions and partners in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden and the United States.
For more information, images and animations, please visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/fermi
Bird Song Yields a New Understanding of Cooperation
A bird duet springs forth from each bird's knowledge of the entire song
The researchers were surprised to find that the brains of both birds had a record of the full duet.
November 3, 2011
The site of a volcano isn't the first place one might think of to study cooperation. But neuroscientist Eric Fortune of Johns Hopkins University and colleagues went to the slopes of Antisana volcano in Ecuador to study cooperation as it plays out with a very special songbird, the plain-tailed wren. Funded in part by the National Science Foundation, the researchers report their observations in the Nov. 4, 2011, issue of Science.
Rapidly alternating their singing back and forth, female and male wrens cooperate to sing a duet that sounds as if a single bird sang it. The researchers assumed that the brain of each bird would have a memory of its own part of the duet, and also have a memory of the cues from its partner. They were surprised to find that both brains had a record of the complete duet--a performance that neither bird can do by itself.
As with humans dancing a tango, one could assume that both people know their own parts of the dance and the cues from their partner, but this research suggests that both partners' brains have a powerful representation of the complete tango performance.
This simple insight from these dueting wrens is a new way to looking at cooperation. Perhaps in human endeavors it is more important to have an image of what a group wants to achieve than each participant's own tasks.
More information on this research is available in this news release from Johns Hopkins University.
-NSF-
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering. In fiscal year (FY) 2011, its budget is about $6.9 billion. NSF funds reach all 50 states through grants to nearly 2,000 universities and institutions. Each year, NSF receives over 45,000 competitive requests for funding, and makes over 11,500 new funding awards. NSF also awards over $400 million in professional and service contracts yearly.
The researchers were surprised to find that the brains of both birds had a record of the full duet.
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| The researchers' work is described in the November 4, 2011 issue of the journal Science. |
The site of a volcano isn't the first place one might think of to study cooperation. But neuroscientist Eric Fortune of Johns Hopkins University and colleagues went to the slopes of Antisana volcano in Ecuador to study cooperation as it plays out with a very special songbird, the plain-tailed wren. Funded in part by the National Science Foundation, the researchers report their observations in the Nov. 4, 2011, issue of Science.
Rapidly alternating their singing back and forth, female and male wrens cooperate to sing a duet that sounds as if a single bird sang it. The researchers assumed that the brain of each bird would have a memory of its own part of the duet, and also have a memory of the cues from its partner. They were surprised to find that both brains had a record of the complete duet--a performance that neither bird can do by itself.
As with humans dancing a tango, one could assume that both people know their own parts of the dance and the cues from their partner, but this research suggests that both partners' brains have a powerful representation of the complete tango performance.
This simple insight from these dueting wrens is a new way to looking at cooperation. Perhaps in human endeavors it is more important to have an image of what a group wants to achieve than each participant's own tasks.
More information on this research is available in this news release from Johns Hopkins University.
-NSF-
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering. In fiscal year (FY) 2011, its budget is about $6.9 billion. NSF funds reach all 50 states through grants to nearly 2,000 universities and institutions. Each year, NSF receives over 45,000 competitive requests for funding, and makes over 11,500 new funding awards. NSF also awards over $400 million in professional and service contracts yearly.
Uniqlo
Klädjätten Uniqlo på väg till Sverige. Letar butikslokaler i Stockholm.
Fast Retailing vill inte kommentera Uniqlos intresse att öppna i Stockholm. I ett mejl till DN skriver kommunikationschefen Aldo Liguori att man offentliggör butiksöppningar först när allt är klart, men bekräftar att bolaget ”fortsätter att se över möjligheterna att öppna butiker i nya städer, liksom fler butiker i städer där man redan finns”. /DN
Bomb mot det fria ordet
Den franska tidningen XCharlie Hebdo skämtade om islamisternas valseger i Tunisien. På omslaget fanns "gästredaktören", profeten Muhammed med pratbubblan "100 piskrapp om ni inte dör av skratt".
Nu har redaktionen för tidningen sprängts.
Om det är islamsiter som ligger bakom illdådet har den bästa kommentarren redan fällts av chefredaktören: Islam kan inte undantas från yttrandefriheten. Dett borde även vissa muslimer veta, muslimer som får profeten Muhammed att gömma ansiktet i sorg och skam.
Källa: DN
Nu har redaktionen för tidningen sprängts.
Om det är islamsiter som ligger bakom illdådet har den bästa kommentarren redan fällts av chefredaktören: Islam kan inte undantas från yttrandefriheten. Dett borde även vissa muslimer veta, muslimer som får profeten Muhammed att gömma ansiktet i sorg och skam.
Källa: DN
Om du kan, men inte motionerar och skippar grönsaker får du skylla dig själv.
Grönsaker är inte billiga men att motionera kostar inget om man inte
hänger sig åt affärsmännens påprackning av onödiga skor och klädesplagg.
Gamla slitna kläder och skor duger gott.
Och att anlita "gym" är helt onödigt om man inte sätter social samvaro först på listan. Bästa "Gymet" i Sundsvallsdistriktet för seriösa motionärer är avgiftsfritt: skogen. Inte bara så, man får t.o.m. betalt som t.ex. färgrik norrländsk höstnatur.
Idrotten drabbas alltmer av Mammon och det tycks inte gå att göra något åt detta vilket motionärer däremot kan.
Light Drinking Linked to Slight Breast Cancer Risk
Whether sipping beer, wine or whiskey, women who drink just three alcoholic beverages a week face slightly higher chances for developing breast cancer compared with teetotalers, a study of more than 100,000 U.S. nurses found. /Aetna Inteli Health
Miss Universum kandidater
Miss Universum-kandidater spe---sparkar fotboll - mycket attraktiv fotboll skriver den spanska tidningen Superdeporte (Barcelona).
Champions League
Omgång 4
Villarreal - Manchester City (Villarreal, "Ubåtarna" helt under isen)
0-3
Bayern München - Napoli (Bayern imponerar, inte minst Mario Gomez)
3-2
Trabzonspor - CSKA Moskva
0-0
Inter - Lille
2-1
Benfica - Basilea
1-1
Manchester U. - Otelul Galati
2-0
Lyon - R. Madrid (normalt resultat - R. Madrid säkrat avancemang [åttondelsfinal] - CR9 [Ronaldo] gjorde sitt 100e mål för R. Madrid)
0-2
Ajax - Dynamo Zagreb
4-0
Genk - Chelsea ("ja-ja" som norrlänningen säger)
1-1
Valencia - B. Leverkusen (normalt resultat)
3-1
B. Dortmund - Olympiacos
1-0
Arsenal - Marseille
0-0
Zenit S. Petersburg - Shakhtar D.
1-0
Apoel Nicosia - Porto
2-1
Bate Borisov - Milan
1-1
Viktoria Pilsen - Barcelona
0- 4
Skytteligatoppen efter omgång 4:
Mario Gómez, (Bayern) 5 strutar
Messi 5 strutar
Villarreal - Manchester City (Villarreal, "Ubåtarna" helt under isen)
0-3
Bayern München - Napoli (Bayern imponerar, inte minst Mario Gomez)
3-2
Trabzonspor - CSKA Moskva
0-0
Inter - Lille
2-1
Benfica - Basilea
1-1
Manchester U. - Otelul Galati
2-0
Lyon - R. Madrid (normalt resultat - R. Madrid säkrat avancemang [åttondelsfinal] - CR9 [Ronaldo] gjorde sitt 100e mål för R. Madrid)
0-2
Ajax - Dynamo Zagreb
4-0
Genk - Chelsea ("ja-ja" som norrlänningen säger)
1-1
Valencia - B. Leverkusen (normalt resultat)
3-1
B. Dortmund - Olympiacos
1-0
Arsenal - Marseille
0-0
Zenit S. Petersburg - Shakhtar D.
1-0
Apoel Nicosia - Porto
2-1
Bate Borisov - Milan
1-1
Viktoria Pilsen - Barcelona
0- 4
Skytteligatoppen efter omgång 4:
Mario Gómez, (Bayern) 5 strutar
Messi 5 strutar
onsdag, november 02, 2011
'The Euro Zone Could Face Ruin'
GERMAN ECONOMISTS ON GREEK REFERENDUM
German economists are warning of disastrous potential consequences for Europe if Greek voters reject a referendum on the euro rescue package. The country would go bankrupt, they argue, and it would trigger a domino effect. At the same time, politicians would finally be required to develop a worst-case scenario. /Der Spiegel
German economists are warning of disastrous potential consequences for Europe if Greek voters reject a referendum on the euro rescue package. The country would go bankrupt, they argue, and it would trigger a domino effect. At the same time, politicians would finally be required to develop a worst-case scenario. /Der Spiegel
Simulerad psykotisk sjukdom – vanligare än psykiatrer vill tro
Simulerad psykotisk sjukdom är vanligare än många psykiatrer vill tro.
Simulerad sjukdom kan gå oupptäckt under många år.
Genom att införliva simulerad sjukdom i sin kliniska världsbild förbättrar läkaren sin diagnostiska förmåga.
När en läkare väl upptäckt sin första simulant blir det lättare att upptäcka andra.
Läkare har moralisk skyldighet att försöka upptäcka simulanter och därmed förhindra att de parasiterar på sjukvården och sjukförsäkringen.
Läs mer >> http://www.lakartidningen.se/07engine.php?articleId=17265
England Today News
Today's headlines
The Guardian
Emails show News International was warned in 2008 of 'culture of illegal information access'. P1,2
Carole Caplin told she is likely phone-hacking victim. P2
Sarah Lund back for another Killing - and so is that jumper. P15
$10bn Groupon's big discount. P25
Diary: Posthumous triumph for News of the World in cricket scandal. P33
The Independent
Emails show News International was warned in 2008 of 'culture of illegal information access'. P1,2
Oliver Wright: James Murdoch faces tough questions. P3
BBC sorry about 'misleading' Andrew Tyrie MP report. P7
Leader: Two faces of the News of the World. P16
Profile of TV network al-Jazeera. P40, P41
CNBC owed money by collapsed investment bank MF Global. P59
i
Emails show News International was warned in 2008 of 'culture of illegal information access'. P6
Oliver Wright: James Murdoch faces tough questions. P6
Profile of TV network al-Jazeera. P26, P7
Daily Telegraph
Carole Caplin's phone may have been targeted for hacking. P1, P4
BBC 'could have saved more' in spending cuts, says report. P2
James Murdoch prepares for fresh Commons inquisition. P4
Smartphone service too patchy for one in four Brits. P8
ITV sets out naked truth in testicular cancer segment on This Morning. P10
BBC apologises to Tory MP 'taken aside' after he criticised the chancellor. P14
Is America's PBS a serious rival to BBC4? P36
The Times
News of the World praised for outing cricket cheats. P5
QC warned News International over phone hacking in 2008. P17
BBC apologises to Tory MP 'taken aside' after he criticised the chancellor. P17
Financial Times
Fresh phone-hacking documents pile pressure on James Murdoch. P1,2
3G coverage still patchy, says Ofcom. P4
Groupon braves market turmoil to press on with planned float. P31
Wall Street Journal Europe
Emails show News International was warned in 2008 of 'culture of illegal information access'. P1,19
Tim Cook starts to make Apple his own. P37
Web rules proposed for internet security. P19
Daily Mail
Stop selling Health Lottery tickets, plead charities. P8
Strictly Come Dancing 'is sleazy'. P9
Diary: Independent 'redacted' sideswipe at Johann Hari from Julie Burchill's farewell column. P17
BBC compares Alan Hansen to Morecambe and Wise. P20
Emails show News International was warned in 2008 of 'culture of illegal information access'. P35
Daily Express
Carole Caplin wins libel payout from Daily Mail. P1, P5
Carole Caplin's phone 'targeted by News of the World'. P5
The Sun
The X Factor coverage. P3
BBC apologises over Andrew Tyrie MP coverage at Tory conference. P2
Daily Mirror
The X Factor coverage. P15
Robbie Savage defends controversial Strictly Come Dancing dance. P15
Daily Star
Danny Cipriani to replace Gavin Henson as next star of The Bachelor. P3
The X Factor coverage. P4, P5
England football radio ad pulled over Swedish stereotypes. P10
And finally ...
The Daily Express Hickey column has marked 75 years since the first BBC broadcast in its own inimitable way. The diary column notes that the last BBC programme to air before the outbreak of world war two was a Mickey Mouse cartoon on 1 September 1939. "And the first one after broadcasts returned on 7 June 1946? The same Mickey Mouse cartoon. BBC repeats have been a talking point ever since." Daily Express P15
Also on MediaGuardian.co.uk today
Julian Assange awaits high court ruling on extradition
WikiLeaks founder will hear today if he has won or lost his bid to block extradition to Sweden to face sex crime allegations
Independent and Standard merge sports and business desks
Morning and evening papers integrate two departments to save money
Mark Thompson: BBC local radio not victimised in cuts
Director general defends protection of BBC1 and Radio 4 budgets, saying they are 'unique cultural exercises'
10 O'Clock Live to return to Channel 4
Second series of satirical news show featuring Jimmy Carr and David Mitchell will be aired with reduced running time
Alexander Lebedev says he is ready to face punch victim in London court
Russian media owner claims property tycoon Sergei Polonsky provoked him for several hours before talkshow incident
Phone hacking: Carole Caplin told she was target
Scotland Yard tells Cherie Blair's lifestyle guru that her details appear in material seized from News of the World investigator
Aegis 'outperforms the market'
Advertising group reports reporting organic revenue growth of more than 11% year on year in the third quarter
The Killing returns for second series - and so does that jumper
Sofie Grabol, who stars as Sarah Lund in the Danish drama, reveals iconic sweater was almost written out of second series
Steve Jobs biography tops bestsellers
Walter Isaacson's authorised biography of the Apple CEO ships more than 37,000 copies in first five days on sale in UK. By Josh Halliday
BBC to exceed budget savings but goals questioned - report
National Audit Office finds corporation is on track for annual savings of £487m by 2013 but queries if targets are 'suff.
The Guardian
The Guardian
Emails show News International was warned in 2008 of 'culture of illegal information access'. P1,2
Carole Caplin told she is likely phone-hacking victim. P2
Sarah Lund back for another Killing - and so is that jumper. P15
$10bn Groupon's big discount. P25
Diary: Posthumous triumph for News of the World in cricket scandal. P33
The Independent
Emails show News International was warned in 2008 of 'culture of illegal information access'. P1,2
Oliver Wright: James Murdoch faces tough questions. P3
BBC sorry about 'misleading' Andrew Tyrie MP report. P7
Leader: Two faces of the News of the World. P16
Profile of TV network al-Jazeera. P40, P41
CNBC owed money by collapsed investment bank MF Global. P59
i
Emails show News International was warned in 2008 of 'culture of illegal information access'. P6
Oliver Wright: James Murdoch faces tough questions. P6
Profile of TV network al-Jazeera. P26, P7
Daily Telegraph
Carole Caplin's phone may have been targeted for hacking. P1, P4
BBC 'could have saved more' in spending cuts, says report. P2
James Murdoch prepares for fresh Commons inquisition. P4
Smartphone service too patchy for one in four Brits. P8
ITV sets out naked truth in testicular cancer segment on This Morning. P10
BBC apologises to Tory MP 'taken aside' after he criticised the chancellor. P14
Is America's PBS a serious rival to BBC4? P36
The Times
News of the World praised for outing cricket cheats. P5
QC warned News International over phone hacking in 2008. P17
BBC apologises to Tory MP 'taken aside' after he criticised the chancellor. P17
Financial Times
Fresh phone-hacking documents pile pressure on James Murdoch. P1,2
3G coverage still patchy, says Ofcom. P4
Groupon braves market turmoil to press on with planned float. P31
Wall Street Journal Europe
Emails show News International was warned in 2008 of 'culture of illegal information access'. P1,19
Tim Cook starts to make Apple his own. P37
Web rules proposed for internet security. P19
Daily Mail
Stop selling Health Lottery tickets, plead charities. P8
Strictly Come Dancing 'is sleazy'. P9
Diary: Independent 'redacted' sideswipe at Johann Hari from Julie Burchill's farewell column. P17
BBC compares Alan Hansen to Morecambe and Wise. P20
Emails show News International was warned in 2008 of 'culture of illegal information access'. P35
Daily Express
Carole Caplin wins libel payout from Daily Mail. P1, P5
Carole Caplin's phone 'targeted by News of the World'. P5
The Sun
The X Factor coverage. P3
BBC apologises over Andrew Tyrie MP coverage at Tory conference. P2
Daily Mirror
The X Factor coverage. P15
Robbie Savage defends controversial Strictly Come Dancing dance. P15
Daily Star
Danny Cipriani to replace Gavin Henson as next star of The Bachelor. P3
The X Factor coverage. P4, P5
England football radio ad pulled over Swedish stereotypes. P10
And finally ...
The Daily Express Hickey column has marked 75 years since the first BBC broadcast in its own inimitable way. The diary column notes that the last BBC programme to air before the outbreak of world war two was a Mickey Mouse cartoon on 1 September 1939. "And the first one after broadcasts returned on 7 June 1946? The same Mickey Mouse cartoon. BBC repeats have been a talking point ever since." Daily Express P15
Also on MediaGuardian.co.uk today
Julian Assange awaits high court ruling on extradition
WikiLeaks founder will hear today if he has won or lost his bid to block extradition to Sweden to face sex crime allegations
Independent and Standard merge sports and business desks
Morning and evening papers integrate two departments to save money
Mark Thompson: BBC local radio not victimised in cuts
Director general defends protection of BBC1 and Radio 4 budgets, saying they are 'unique cultural exercises'
10 O'Clock Live to return to Channel 4
Second series of satirical news show featuring Jimmy Carr and David Mitchell will be aired with reduced running time
Alexander Lebedev says he is ready to face punch victim in London court
Russian media owner claims property tycoon Sergei Polonsky provoked him for several hours before talkshow incident
Phone hacking: Carole Caplin told she was target
Scotland Yard tells Cherie Blair's lifestyle guru that her details appear in material seized from News of the World investigator
Aegis 'outperforms the market'
Advertising group reports reporting organic revenue growth of more than 11% year on year in the third quarter
The Killing returns for second series - and so does that jumper
Sofie Grabol, who stars as Sarah Lund in the Danish drama, reveals iconic sweater was almost written out of second series
Steve Jobs biography tops bestsellers
Walter Isaacson's authorised biography of the Apple CEO ships more than 37,000 copies in first five days on sale in UK. By Josh Halliday
BBC to exceed budget savings but goals questioned - report
National Audit Office finds corporation is on track for annual savings of £487m by 2013 but queries if targets are 'suff.
The Guardian
Small and Magical
Ant genome study offers promising evidence in medical and anti-aging research.
Read more (Beijing Review) >> http://www.bjreview.com/science/txt/2011-10/17/content_399910.htm
Samtiden speglas i La traviata
Verdi ville hålla upp en samtida spegel för sin publik då verket La traviata hade premiär 1853. Allt skulle utspela sig i nutid, och scenografin skulle vara modern. Vid operahuset i Venedig, där La traviata hade premiär, insisterade man dock på att operan om den fallna kvinnan skulle förläggas i 1700-talsmiljö. Det kom att dröja trettio år innan Verdi fick se sin opera på det sätt han tänkt sig.
I Kungl. Operans (Stockholm) uppsättning som har nypremiär den 19 november har scenografen Steffen Aarfing fullföljt Verdis tanke och placerar oss i moderna miljöer runt hotell och nattklubbar, och där låter regissören Kasper Holten historien berättas.
I rollen som Violetta hör vi denna höst den albanska sopranen Ermonela Jaho. Hon har gjort just denna roll både på Metropolitan i New York och Covent Garden i London, såväl som i många andra internationella operahus.
Läs mer på www.operan.se/traviata»
Maria Callas apropå La Traviata:
I Kungl. Operans (Stockholm) uppsättning som har nypremiär den 19 november har scenografen Steffen Aarfing fullföljt Verdis tanke och placerar oss i moderna miljöer runt hotell och nattklubbar, och där låter regissören Kasper Holten historien berättas.
I rollen som Violetta hör vi denna höst den albanska sopranen Ermonela Jaho. Hon har gjort just denna roll både på Metropolitan i New York och Covent Garden i London, såväl som i många andra internationella operahus.
Läs mer på www.operan.se/traviata»
Maria Callas apropå La Traviata:
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange loses appeal against extradition to Sweden
LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden to answer sex crime allegations, the Associated Press reports.
In a judgment Wednesday, Judges John Thomas and Duncan Ousely said that Assange, who was in court to hear the verdict, should be sent to Sweden to be questioned over the alleged rape of one woman and the molestation of another in Stockholm last year.
The 40-year-old has denied wrongdoing, and insists the case is politically motivated by those opposed to the work of his secret-spilling organization. /Washington Post
In a judgment Wednesday, Judges John Thomas and Duncan Ousely said that Assange, who was in court to hear the verdict, should be sent to Sweden to be questioned over the alleged rape of one woman and the molestation of another in Stockholm last year.
The 40-year-old has denied wrongdoing, and insists the case is politically motivated by those opposed to the work of his secret-spilling organization. /Washington Post
Historiskt
Coca-Colas röda burkar blir vita i kampanj för att rädda isbjörnen
Coca-Cola Company och Världsnaturfonden (WWF) lanserar ett gemensamt projekt i USA, som går ut på att rädda den utrotningshotade isbjörnen och dess hemmiljöer i Arktis. Kampanjen innebär bland annat att Coca-Cola för en tid ändrar färg på sina dryckesburkar från den välkända röda färgen till "polarvit" och förser burkarna med grafiska bilder av isbjörnar.
Projektet är historiskt såtillvida att Coca-Cola aldrig tidigare ändrat färgen på dryckesburkarna för att marknadsföra ett projekt utanför det egna bolaget /Packnyheter
Fanns lycka på 1600-talet?
Finner man lyckan genom att förverkliga sig själv - kanske genom ett fritidsintresse? Dessa frågor skulle ha varit omöjliga att ens ställa sig för en 1600-tals-människa. Begreppen ”självförverkligande” och ”fritid” fanns inte för några hundra år sedan och begreppet ”lycka” hade en annorlunda betydelse än idag, berättar Kristiina Savin som nyligen disputerat i idé- och lärdomshistoria vid Lunds universitet.
− Lycka eller Fortuna, ödesgudinnan, var ett ord som stod för den ständiga växlingen mellan lycka och olycka – livets plötsliga obegripliga vändningar. För människorna på 1600-talet var balansen mellan mot- och medgång viktig och att vara lycklig var inget man räknade med, säger Kristiina Savin.
Hon är forskare i idé- och lärdomshistoria och har skrivit en avhandling om hur man såg på lycka, olycka och livets osäkerhet under Stormaktstiden i Sverige, ca 1560-1720. Livet var i våra mått mätt i det närmaste omänskligt hårt för nästan alla människor under den här tiden. Hur förklarade man blixtnedslag, skeppsbrott, plötsliga dödsfall och överraskande räddningar ur faror? Var det ödet, var det Guds försyn eller var det Fru Fortuna?
− Under äldre tider var religionen så oerhört dominant. Den präglade den tidens världsbild och genomsyrade alla dokument från den här tiden, från böndagsplakat till skillingtryck. Det här gör att man får många fler förklaringar till varför t ex olyckor sker - både andliga förklaringar och fysiska förklaringar.
Allt som skedde sågs mot en religiös inramning. Även den tidens vetenskapliga förklaringar inbegrep den religiösa världsbilden. Man kunde förklara saker med att det var Guds straff, Guds varning, Guds prövning eller en Guds hemlighet. Religionen gav existentiella svar på människors förundran inför varför det hände olyckor.
Mycket låter lite dystert med 1600-talets hårda liv: att människan ansågs vandra i en jämmerdal, dömd till lidande på jorden. Som 2000-tals-människa kan man inte låta bli att undra om det finns något som 1600-tals-människan kan lära oss i vår tid.
− Kanske kan man säga att den här världsbilden gav en existentiell beredskap. Den kunde förmedla tröst, säger Kristiina Savin. Våra förklaringar idag lägger ett mycket större ansvar på människan.
Avhandlingen utgår från vad Kristiina Savin beskriver som ” − vad varje skolpojke visste” på den här tiden. Hon har bland annat studerat läroböcker, andaktslitteratur och den tidens viktigaste medier, såsom predikningar, böndagsplakat, skillingtryck och nyhetstryck. Även dagböcker, brev och förordningar har studerats. Listan är längre men det viktiga att notera är att hur underliga idéerna i dessa skrifter än kan te sig för oss idag, var de välkända och representerar den tidens accepterade synsätt.
En röd tråd i avhandlingen är hur språket strukturerar vår uppfattning om verkligheten och vår världsbild.
− Man kan hitta olika brytningspunkter i historien, t ex förekom inte ordet ”depression” förrän i mitten av 1800-talet. Språket berättar något för oss om hur människor levde, tänkte och kände.
Champions League
I går
Genk - Chelsea 1-1
Valencia - B. Leverkusen 3-1
B. Dortmund - Olympiacos 1-0
Arsenal - Marseille 0-0
Zenit S. Petersburg - Shakhtar D. 1-0
Apoel Nicosia - Porto 2-1
Bate Borisov - Milan 1-1
Viktoria Pilsen - Barcelona 0-4 (världens bäste fotbollsspelare gjorde tre mål varav ett på straff)
Genk - Chelsea 1-1
Valencia - B. Leverkusen 3-1
B. Dortmund - Olympiacos 1-0
Arsenal - Marseille 0-0
Zenit S. Petersburg - Shakhtar D. 1-0
Apoel Nicosia - Porto 2-1
Bate Borisov - Milan 1-1
Viktoria Pilsen - Barcelona 0-4 (världens bäste fotbollsspelare gjorde tre mål varav ett på straff)
”Lundin Petroleum förvärrar konflikter”
Svidande kritik mot det svenska bolaget av Diakonia och Kristna Fredsrörelsen /DAGEN
Läs mer >> http://www.dagen.se/dagen/article.aspx?id=283480
Läs mer >> http://www.dagen.se/dagen/article.aspx?id=283480
Lundin: Carl Bildt en belastning
– Ta dig in i USA utan tillstånd så får du se vad som händer. Du skulle få sitta i fängelse i tjugo år, utan någon rättegång.
Så kommenterar Lukas Lundin det faktum att två svenska journalister står åtalade för terrorbrott efter att ha försökt granska Lundin-gruppens förehavanden i Ogaden. På frågan vad journalisterna skulle ha hittat i Ogaden svarar Lukas Lundin:
– Sand!
I och med de fängslade journalisterna och Lundin-gruppens koppling till den svenske utrikesministern har bolagets affärer blivit en politisk fråga. Något som bröderna Ian och Lukas Lundin ska finna betungande, enligt personer som står dem nära. Lukas Lundin menar att Carl Bildt (bilden) blivit en belastning och beklagar att Bildt i Sverige hela tiden kopplas samman med Lundin Petroleum, vars styrelse han satt i fram till 2006. I framtiden kommer inga före detta politiker att erbjudas plats i styrelsen. /Arbetaren
Så kommenterar Lukas Lundin det faktum att två svenska journalister står åtalade för terrorbrott efter att ha försökt granska Lundin-gruppens förehavanden i Ogaden. På frågan vad journalisterna skulle ha hittat i Ogaden svarar Lukas Lundin:
– Sand!
I och med de fängslade journalisterna och Lundin-gruppens koppling till den svenske utrikesministern har bolagets affärer blivit en politisk fråga. Något som bröderna Ian och Lukas Lundin ska finna betungande, enligt personer som står dem nära. Lukas Lundin menar att Carl Bildt (bilden) blivit en belastning och beklagar att Bildt i Sverige hela tiden kopplas samman med Lundin Petroleum, vars styrelse han satt i fram till 2006. I framtiden kommer inga före detta politiker att erbjudas plats i styrelsen. /Arbetaren
Varning för Carema
Nytt skandallarm om äldreboende
2 november 2011 kl 01:40
När sängen gick sönder fick den gamle mannen sova på en madrass på golvet, i flera månaders tid.
Anställda på ännu ett äldreboende slår nu larm om usla förhållanden, för både personal och boende.
På äldreboendet Tallbohov i Järfälla råder ständig brist på allt från toalettpapper till nödvändig medicinsk utrustning. Och sedan städpersonalen sagts upp till följd av besparingar breder smutsen ut sig. Så ser verkligheten ut för de 92 pensionärer som bor på det Caremadrivna äldreboendet, enligt anställda och före detta anställda som Dagens Nyheter pratat med. /SvD
2 november 2011 kl 01:40
När sängen gick sönder fick den gamle mannen sova på en madrass på golvet, i flera månaders tid.
Anställda på ännu ett äldreboende slår nu larm om usla förhållanden, för både personal och boende.
På äldreboendet Tallbohov i Järfälla råder ständig brist på allt från toalettpapper till nödvändig medicinsk utrustning. Och sedan städpersonalen sagts upp till följd av besparingar breder smutsen ut sig. Så ser verkligheten ut för de 92 pensionärer som bor på det Caremadrivna äldreboendet, enligt anställda och före detta anställda som Dagens Nyheter pratat med. /SvD
tisdag, november 01, 2011
Nytt värmerekord i Delsbo
1 november 2011 kl 20:22, uppdaterad: 1 november 2011 kl 20:29
Inte sedan mätningarna startade 1878 har det varit så varmt i Delsbo en novemberdag som det var på tisdagen. Med 14,5 grader slogs rekordet med en halv grad, enligt SMHI.
Tisdagens högsta temperatur på 15,4 grader, uppmätt på Söderhamns flygplats, är den högsta novembertemperaturen i landet sedan 1999.
Inte sedan mätningarna startade 1878 har det varit så varmt i Delsbo en novemberdag som det var på tisdagen. Med 14,5 grader slogs rekordet med en halv grad, enligt SMHI.
Tisdagens högsta temperatur på 15,4 grader, uppmätt på Söderhamns flygplats, är den högsta novembertemperaturen i landet sedan 1999.
Champions League
I kväll bl.a.
Viktoria Pilsen - Barcelona
Det blir tränaren Pep Guardiola (bilden) 200e match som tränare för Barcelonas A-lag.
Av de 200 matchena slutade 143 med vinst och 39 slutade oavgjord.
Barcas lag i kväll: Valdés; Alves, Piqué, Puyol, Abidal; Busquets, Thiago, Cesc, Adrianooch Messi och Cuenca.
A Tumor Is No Clearer in Hindsight
Steve Jobs a smart guy who made a stupid decision when it came to his health?
Times Topic: Steve JobsIt might seem so, from the broad outlines of what he did in 2003 when a CT scan and other tests found a cancerous tumor in his pancreas. Doctors urged him to have an operation to remove the tumor, but Mr. Jobs put it off and instead tried a vegan diet, juices, herbs, acupuncture and other alternative remedies. /New York Times
Read more >> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/health/hindsight-is-kind-to-steve-jobss-decision-to-delay-surgery.html?_r=1&nl=health&emc=healthupdateema2
Times Topic: Steve JobsIt might seem so, from the broad outlines of what he did in 2003 when a CT scan and other tests found a cancerous tumor in his pancreas. Doctors urged him to have an operation to remove the tumor, but Mr. Jobs put it off and instead tried a vegan diet, juices, herbs, acupuncture and other alternative remedies. /New York Times
Read more >> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/health/hindsight-is-kind-to-steve-jobss-decision-to-delay-surgery.html?_r=1&nl=health&emc=healthupdateema2
Kinesisk superdator strömsnålast
Nationella superdatorcentrumet i Jinan har installerat en superdator med prestanda på topp-tjugo-listan, en strömförbrukning som halverar tidigare rekord, och en avancerad kylning. Den är byggd på en hittills ouppmärksammad kinesisk processor.
Läs mer >> http://www.etn.se/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55159&via=n
Conrad Murray will not testify at his trial in Michael Jackson's death
Los Angeles Times
Nov. 1, 2011
10:22 a.m.
Michael Jackson's doctor will not testify at his trial for involuntary manslaughter. "My decision is that I will not testify in this matter," Dr. Conrad Murray said in court today.
Nov. 1, 2011
10:22 a.m.
Michael Jackson's doctor will not testify at his trial for involuntary manslaughter. "My decision is that I will not testify in this matter," Dr. Conrad Murray said in court today.
EU Shocked and Furious at Greek Referendum Plan
FRESH TROUBLE FOR EURO
Greece has stunned Europe by calling a referendum on the bailout plan agreed to by EU leaders last week. The move throws efforts to rescue the euro into doubt and heralds weeks of market turbulence ahead of the vote. A Finnish minister said Greece will in effect be voting on whether to remain in the euro. /Der Spiegel
Greece has stunned Europe by calling a referendum on the bailout plan agreed to by EU leaders last week. The move throws efforts to rescue the euro into doubt and heralds weeks of market turbulence ahead of the vote. A Finnish minister said Greece will in effect be voting on whether to remain in the euro. /Der Spiegel
Astronomers Pin Down Galaxy Collision Rates by Comparing Hubble Images to Supercomputer Simulations
A new analysis of images from the Hubble Space Telescope combined with supercomputer simulations of galaxy collisions has cleared up years of confusion about the rate at which smaller galaxies merge to form bigger ones. This paper, led by Jennifer Lotz of Space Telescope Science Institute, is about to be published in The Astrophysical Journal.
Galaxies grow mostly by acquiring small amounts of matter from their surroundings. But occasionally galaxies merge with other galaxies large or small. Collisions between big galaxies can change rotating disk galaxies like the Milky Way into featureless elliptical galaxies, in which the stars are moving every which way.
In order to understand how galaxies have grown, it is essential to measure the rate at which galaxies merge. In the past, astronomers have used two principal techniques: counting the number of close pairs of galaxies about to collide and by counting the number of galaxies that appear to be disturbed in various ways. The two techniques are analogous to trying to estimate the number of automobile accidents by counting the number of cars on a collision course versus counting the number of wrecked cars seen by the side of the road.
However, these studies have often led to discrepant results. “These different techniques probe mergers at different ‘snapshots’ in time along the merger process,” Lotz says. “Studies that looked for close pairs of galaxies that appeared ready to collide gave much lower numbers of mergers (5%) than those that searched for galaxies with disturbed shapes, evidence that they’re in smashups (25%).”
In the new work, all the previous observations were reanalyzed using a key new ingredient: highly accurate computer simulations of galaxy collisions. These simulations, which include the effects of stellar evolution and dust, show the lengths of time over which close galaxy pairs and various types of galaxy disturbances are likely to be visible. Lotz’s team accounted for a broad range of merger possibilities, from a pair of galaxies with equal masses joining together to an interaction between a giant galaxy and a puny one. The team also analyzed the effects of different orbits for the galaxies, possible collision impacts, and how the galaxies were oriented to each other.
The simulations were done by T. J. Cox (now at Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena), Patrik Jonsson (now at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts), and Joel Primack (at the University of California, Santa Cruz—UCSC), using small supercomputers at UCSC and the large Columbia supercomputer at NASA Ames Research Center. These simulations were “observed” as if through Hubble Space Telescope by Jennifer Lotz in a series of papers with Cox, Jonsson, and Primack that were published over the past three years. A key part of the analysis was a new way of measuring galaxy disturbances that was developed by Lotz, Primack, and Piero Madau in 2004. All this work was begun when Lotz was a postdoc with Primack, and Cox and Jonsson were his graduate students.
“Viewing the simulations was akin to watching a slow-motion car crash,” Lotz says. “Having an accurate value for the merger rate is critical because galactic collisions may be a key process that drives galaxy assembly, rapid star formation at early times, and the accretion of gas onto central supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies.”
“The new paper led by Jennifer Lotz for the first time makes sense of all the previous observations, and shows that they are consistent with theoretical expectations,” says Primack. “This is a great example of how new astronomical knowledge is now emerging from a combination of observations, theory, and supercomputer simulations.” Primack now heads the University of California High-Performance AstroComputing Center (UC-HiPACC), headquartered at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
The simulated galaxy merger images have been gathered into an archive called Dusty Interacting Galaxy Gadget-Sunrise Simulations (DIGGSS, at http://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/diggss/) and placed in the Multimission Archive at STSci (MAST), the online archive otherwise used only for images from space telescopes.
This research was funded by grants from NASA and NSF, and Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope Theory Grants. #####
For more information:
The paper by Lotz et al., entitled “The Major and Minor Galaxy Merger Rates at z < 1.5,” is online at http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011arXiv1108.2508L . Besides Lotz, Cox, Jonsson, and Primack, the other coauthors are Darren Croton (at Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia), Rachel Somerville (now at Rutgers University), and Kyle Stewart (at Jet Propulsion Laboratory).
For images and more information about this study, visit: http://hubblesite.org/news/2011/30 and
http://www.nasa.gov/hubble .
Corzine-Led Firm Is Said to Be Eyed on MoneyMissing
Nominerade till Guldbollen
Eric Abidal (Frankrike, FC Barcelona)
Sergio Agüero (Argentina, Manchester City)
Karim Benzema (Frankrike, Real Madrid),
Iker Casillas (España, Real Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid)
Daniel Alves (Brasilien, FC Barcelona)
Samuel Eto'o (Camerún, Anzhí Majachkalá)
Cesc Fabregas (Spanien, FC Barcelona)
Diego Forlán (Uruguay, Inter )
Andrés Iniesta (Spanien, FC Barcelona)
Lionel Messi (Argentina, FC Barcelona)
Thomas Müller (Tyskland, Bayern München)
Nani (Portugal, Manchester United)
Neymar (Brasilien, Santos)
Mesut Özil (Tyskland, Real Madrid)
Gerard Piqué (Spanien, FC Barcelona)
Wayne Rooney (England, Manchester United)
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Tyskland, Bayern München)
Wesley Sneijder (Holland, Inter )
Luis Suárez (Uruguay, Liverpool)
David Villa (Spanien, FC Barcelona)
Sergio Agüero (Argentina, Manchester City)
Karim Benzema (Frankrike, Real Madrid),
Iker Casillas (España, Real Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid)
Daniel Alves (Brasilien, FC Barcelona)
Samuel Eto'o (Camerún, Anzhí Majachkalá)
Cesc Fabregas (Spanien, FC Barcelona)
Diego Forlán (Uruguay, Inter )
Andrés Iniesta (Spanien, FC Barcelona)
Lionel Messi (Argentina, FC Barcelona)
Thomas Müller (Tyskland, Bayern München)
Nani (Portugal, Manchester United)
Neymar (Brasilien, Santos)
Mesut Özil (Tyskland, Real Madrid)
Gerard Piqué (Spanien, FC Barcelona)
Wayne Rooney (England, Manchester United)
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Tyskland, Bayern München)
Wesley Sneijder (Holland, Inter )
Luis Suárez (Uruguay, Liverpool)
David Villa (Spanien, FC Barcelona)
Exercise May Reduce Glaucoma Risk
News Review From Harvard Medical School -- Exercise May Reduce Glaucoma Risk
People who get regular exercise for many years may have a lower risk of glaucoma, a new study suggests. The study focused on a group of 5,650 middle-aged and older adults. They provided information about their physical activity, at work and during free time. Researchers also kept track of their eye pressure levels for 15 years. People who were moderately active at the start of the study were 25% less likely to have low ocular perfusion pressure 15 years later. People with this condition are more likely to develop glaucoma. The study is in the October issue of the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. HealthDay News wrote about it October 30.
People who get regular exercise for many years may have a lower risk of glaucoma, a new study suggests. The study focused on a group of 5,650 middle-aged and older adults. They provided information about their physical activity, at work and during free time. Researchers also kept track of their eye pressure levels for 15 years. People who were moderately active at the start of the study were 25% less likely to have low ocular perfusion pressure 15 years later. People with this condition are more likely to develop glaucoma. The study is in the October issue of the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. HealthDay News wrote about it October 30.
Star with spiralarm
Using a Japanese telescope, NASA-supported researchers have found the first clear case of a star with spiral arms.
FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending October 28, 2011
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1. Minneapolis: Five Individuals Indicted in a Fraud Conspiracy Involving Exports to Iran of U.S. Components Later Found in Bombs in Iraq
Five individuals and four of their companies were indicted as part of a conspiracy to defraud the United States that allegedly caused thousands of radio frequency modules to be illegally exported from the U.S. to Iran, at least 16 of which were later found in unexploded improvised explosive devices in Iraq. Full Story
2. Headquarters: FBI Releases 2010 Statistics on Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
According to information released by the FBI, 56 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty last year; 72 officers died in accidents while performing their duties; and 53,469 officers were assaulted in the line of duty. The 2010 edition of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted provides data about these incidents.
3. New Insider Trading Charges Announced Against Former Corporate Chairman and Director Rajat K. Gupta
The unsealing of a six-count indictment was announced against Rajat K. Gupta, a former corporate chairman and member of the boards of directors of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and the Procter & Gamble Company, for allegedly engaging in an insider trading scheme with Raj Rajaratnam, the founder and former head of the Galleon Group.
4. Washington Field: General Services Administration Employee Sentenced to Prison for Role in Bribery Scheme as Part of Multi-Year Corruption Investigation
A General Services Administration (GSA) customer service manager was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a bribery scheme related to payments he received for awarding GSA contracts to various government contractors.
5. Albuquerque: Shiprock Man Receives Sentenced for Second-Degree Murder Conviction
An enrolled member of the Navajo Nation received a 168-month prison term for shooting and killing another Navajo man with whom he had been drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana.
6. Baltimore: Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Valuable Historical Documents from Museums
Jason James Savedoff pled guilty to conspiring to steal historical documents—including original documents of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, John Adams, Franklin Roosevelt, and others—from museums in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, and Connecticut and selling them for profit.
7. San Francisco: Eight Northern California Real Estate Investors Guilty in Bid Rigging Scheme
Eight Northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty to their roles in two separate conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California.
8. Newark: Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty in First-Ever Federal Conviction for Brokering Illegal Kidney Transplants for Profit
An Israeli citizen living in Brooklyn admitted to brokering three illegal kidney transplants for payments of $120,000 or more before he was caught conspiring to organize another black market sale.
9. Springfield: Real Estate Developer Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Real estate developer Harold Rosen pled guilty to wire fraud in connection with his contract with the city of East St. Louis to construct a $5.6 million low-income, affordable housing project.
10. Knoxville: Woman Sentenced in Aggravated Embezzlement Case
Leslie Janous was sentenced to 110 months in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering. In addition to her term in prison, Janous was ordered to pay restitution of more than $6.6 million to her former employer, Scancarbon, Inc., the company that she defrauded.


























