New Easter Basket Toys and Gifts

This is the big weekend for shopping for Easter Basket Toys and Gifts. Be the cool mom and dad and add the below New Toys for Spring 2012 to your kids? Easter Baskets.

Easter Basket Toys for Young Boys

For young boys, ages 3-6, there are plenty of Hasbro toys to choose from to fill their Easter Baskets. Below is a picture of 3 types of toys great for this age group to fit perfectly in their baskets. Tonka Chuck & Friends Die Cast Metal Truck with DVD, Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime, and Fruit Ninja collectible Clip-On. All available on HasbroToyShop.com.

Young Boys Easter Basket Toys

A favorite of ours has always been Tonka Chuck & Friends. Hasbro is offering a new lineup of all 7 characters in their Die Cast line. The Tonka Chuck & Friends ~ Chuck the DumpTruck ~ Die Cast Metal Truck is a great one to start off with since Chuck is the favorite character of most boys. It even comes with a DVD of an 11-minute episode. It?s a great value at only about $5.

Boys are entranced by Optimus Prime which makes the Transformers Rescue Bots Action Figure Optimus Prime
the perfect Easter Basket Toy! For ages 3-6, this Transformer converts from truck to robot in just 1 easy (non-frustrating) step! Choose from the whole Transformers Rescue Bots including Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Chase the Police-Bot, Heatwave the Fire-Bot, Blades the Copter-Bot, and Boulder the Construction-Bot. Retails for about $12.99.

The Fruit Ninja 5? Plush With Sound: Strawberry is actually good for boys and girls ages 4 and up. Based on the ultra-addicting fruit slicing game app, your kids will love this mini-version. The Fruit Ninja can clip easily to bookbags and belt buckles for fruit fighting on-the-go! It is available with or without sound in Bomb, Strawberry, Watermelon, and Orange. Retails for about $5.99.

Easter Basket Toys for Big Boys

When kids are young, it is easy to buy cutie toys to add to their Easter Basket. When boys get to be around 8 and up, it gets more difficult. Give them something they are into and they will be all smiles!? It doesn?t have to cost a lot either. A great option for a big boys Easter Basket are Beyblades. Check out our full Beyblade Triple Battle Set Review here to see what all the fuss is about!

Beyblade Metal Masters for Boys Easter Basket

There are many kinds of Beyblades, like in the above picture. The Beyblade Electro Pegasusis a 3-in-1 electronic Beyblade. It has animated pegasus spirit, reactive battle sounds, and a Beyspeed readout. It?s all about speed and skill with Beyblade.? Retails for about $9.99.

The Beyblades Metal Fusion Beyblade Booster Pack Balance Battle Top #BB02 Midnight Bull Legend is ultra cool too as it is a special legend version of the original Beyblade. If your boy collects Beyblades, he?ll know that these 2 Beyblades are super cool. Retails for about $7.99.

All available on HasbroToyShop.com.

Big boys would probably like the The Fruit Ninja 5? Plush too.

Easter Basket Toys for Girls

Looking for something unique for your girl?s Easter Basket? Check out the new Gelarti Scene Pack. Gelarti allows your girl to paint and decorate peel-off stickers! Below is a picture of the Mermaid Ocean, obviously for girls. There are other themes that boys would enjoy too including Forest, Nature, Ocean, and Rock.? Each kit comes with 2 paint pens, 1 glitter paint pen, and 4 sticker sheets. How I wish there was something like this when I was on my sticker collecting phase in elementary school! Retails for $9.99.

Gelarti Make your own Stickers kit for Easter Baskets

Girls would probably like the The Fruit Ninja 5? Plush too.

Easter Basket Toys and Gifts for Boys and Girls

Adding small items to surprise your kids in their basket is so fun. A very timely and fitting gift are MiracleGro Kids Mod Pot Planters.? Kids can plant their own vegetable like Carrots and Tomatoes in their ModPot Planter. It comes with everything you need for kids to grow their own vegetables including 1 Mod Pot Pot in bright colors, 1 Gro-pod, 1 Gro-mix packet, Seeds, 1 Plant Stake, and instructions. Give your kids the gift of gardening at an early age, my kids love it. Read our article on introducing gardening to kids.? Kits are for ages 5 and up and retails for $2.99.

MiracleGro Kids Mod Pot Planters for Easter Baskets

Another great option for both boys and girls are Trash Pack Find a Surprise Series 2 Trashies Eggs. Each egg contains 2 Trashies that your kids can add to their collection. Not sure what The Trash Pack Trashies are?? Find out what the craze is about in this article: Newest Collectible Toys for Kids ? The Trash Pack Trashies. Retails for $1.99 each.

Trash Pack Trashies for Easter Baskets

I hope that these suggestions have given you ideas on the newest toys on the market for Spring 2012 that would be a perfect fit for your kids? Easter Baskets!

This was not a paid post. My own opinions were used based on my perceptions and experience. This was not a paid post. ?Thank you to Litsky? for providing the product for review.

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Restaurant Industry Outlook Improves as Restaurant Performance

Restaurant Industry Outlook Improves as Restaurant Performance

Restaurant Industry Outlook Improves as Restaurant Performance Index Stood Above 100 for 4th Consecutive Month

Restaurant operators reported positive same-store sales for the ninth consecutive month; Operators expect sales and staffing levels to rise in the coming months

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2012 - Bolstered by positive same-store sales and traffic results and an optimistic outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association?sRestaurant Performance Index (RPI) remained above 100 for the fourth consecutive month in February.? The RPI - a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook for the U.S. restaurant industry - stood at 101.9 in February, up 0.6 percent from January?s level of 101.3.? In addition, the RPI stood solidly above the 100 threshold in February, which signifies expansion in the index of key industry indicators.

?Buoyed by continued gains in national employment and an extra day in February as a result of Leap Year, a solid majority of restaurant operators reported positive same-store sales and traffic results,? said Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of the Research and Knowledge Group for the Association.? ?In addition, restaurant operators are bullish about sales growth in the months ahead, while their outlook for the economy remains cautiously optimistic.?

?Perhaps the most positive indicator is the optimistic outlook for staffing levels in the months ahead,? Riehle added.? ?Only seven percent of restaurant operators expect to reduce staffing levels in the next six months, the lowest level in nearly eight years.??

The RPI is constructed so that the health of the restaurant industry is measured in relation to a steady-state level of 100.? Index values above 100 indicate that key industry indicators are in a period of expansion, while index values below 100 represent a period of contraction for key industry indicators.?

The Current Situation Index, which measures current trends in four industry indicators (same-store sales, traffic, labor and capital expenditures), stood at 101.9 in February - up 1.3 percent from January?s level of 100.6.? In addition, the Current Situation Index stood above 100 for the fourth consecutive month, which signifies expansion in the current situation indicators.?

Restaurant operators reported positive same-store sales for the ninth consecutive month in February, bolstered by an extra day in February as a result of Leap Year.? Sixty-three percent of restaurant operators reported a same-store sales gain between February 2011 and February 2012, up from 56 percent who reported a sales gain in January.? In comparison, just 18 percent of operators reported lower same-store sales in February, down from 26 percent who reported similarly in January.?

Restaurant operators also reported solid customer traffic results in February.? Fifty-five percent of restaurant operators reported higher customer traffic levels between February 2011 and February 2012, while just 19 percent reported a traffic decline.? In January, 46 percent of operators reported higher customer traffic, while 30 percent reported a traffic decline.

Along with steadily positive sales and traffic results, restaurant operators reported an uptick in capital spending activity.? Forty-seven percent of operators said they made a capital expenditure for equipment, expansion or remodeling during the last three months, up from 42 percent who reported similarly last month.

The Expectations Index, which measures restaurant operators? six-month outlook for four industry indicators (same-store sales, employees, capital expenditures and business conditions), stood at 102.0 in February - essentially unchanged from January?s level of 102.1.? February marked the sixth consecutive month that the Expectations Index stood above 100, which represents an optimistic outlook among restaurant operators for business conditions in the months ahead.? ?

For the third consecutive month, a majority of restaurant operators expect their sales to be higher in the coming months.? Fifty-three percent of restaurant operators expect to have higher sales in six months (compared to the same period in the previous year), matching the proportion who reported similarly last month.? In comparison, only nine percent of restaurant operators expect their sales volume in six months to be lower than it was during the same period in the previous year, up slightly from seven percent who reported similarly last month.

Restaurant operators are also generally optimistic about the direction of the overall economy.? Thirty-five percent of restaurant operators said they expect economic conditions to improve in six months, down slightly from 37 percent last month.? In comparison, 14 percent of operators said they expect economic conditions to worsen in the next six months, up slightly from 11 percent who reported similarly last month.?

For the fifth consecutive month, restaurant operators reported higher expectations for staffing levels in the months ahead.? Twenty-four percent of restaurant operators plan to increase staffing levels in six months (compared to the same period in the previous year), while just seven percent said they expect to reduce staffing levels in six months.?

Along with a positive outlook for sales and staffing levels, restaurant operators also continue to plan for capital spending in the months ahead.? Forty-nine percent of restaurant operators plan to make a capital expenditure for equipment, expansion or remodeling in the next six months, essentially unchanged from the proportion reporting similarly last month.?

The RPI is based on the responses to the National Restaurant Association?s Restaurant Industry Tracking Survey, which is fielded monthly among restaurant operators nationwide on a variety of indicators including sales, traffic, labor, and capital expenditures. The full report and a video summary are available online.

The RPI is released on the last business day of each month, and more detailed data and analysis can be found on Restaurant TrendMapper (http://www.restaurant.org/trendmapper), the Association?s subscription-based service that provides detailed analysis of restaurant industry trends.

Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry, which comprises 970,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a workforce of nearly 13 million employees. We represent the industry in Washington, D.C., and advocate on its behalf. We operate the industry?s largest trade show (NRA Show May 5-8, 2012, in Chicago); leading food safety training and certification program (ServSafe); unique career-building high school program (the NRAEF?s ProStart, including the National ProStart Invitational April 27-29, 2012, in Baltimore, Md.); as well as the Kids LiveWell program promoting healthful kids? menu options. For more information, visit http://www.restaurant.org and find us on Twitter @WeRRestaurants, Facebook and YouTube.

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Prosecutors say two former Penn State officials lied multiple times

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Canvas printing and canvas prints from your own photos

I?m asked sometimes how to go about getting the best out of my photos and what would be a good idea and a great way to show off your photos would be to have some canvas prints made from them, really it does make a large difference to your home and the presence you get from them to.

If you do decide to have some?canvas printing done then why not opt for the triptych sort of canvas printing, this is basically when you have 1 photo that you have had cut into 3 or 4 or as many canvas prints you like and spread over them to create one whole image when place on your wall. Having a canvas print is an awesome way to present your photos but having a lot of them in an arty fashion just makes them look out of this world.

You can purchase canvas prints online or through high street shops? a lot of time it?s good to see them before you buy them because you will be able to grasp what they look like in terms of the colors and the size of the canvas print to then you can try to imagine it already hung up on your wall.

Of course it much easier through to order your canvas prints online, it?s also tends to be a lot cheaper as well, have you ever noticed that the canvas prints you would find in shops they tend to be on a piece of wood for the backing or a bit of cardboard which I would say is ok but if you want to go for quality then your better to order from an online shop that sells there canvas prints with professional stretcher bar frames, and only that but with the stretcher bars frames they stay a lot more tight for a much longer time to.

Another good thing about canvas printing is that you can have your artwork printed on canvas to, so if you?re an artists and you have some work that you want to show off at an exhibition or you just want to give some of your artwork away as a gift but don?t want to give away the originals then you can simply have some artwork printed on canvas for a very good price and the similarity from the original to the canvas print is very amazing as they look exactly the same and you would even be able to tell the difference from a small distance from the wall, the only real way of telling would be to run your finger across it and you would then find its flat unlike the painting.

So yes that would be a great idea for your artwork if you wanted to give away some of your talent to some friends and family as it would be very much appreciated and a canvas print from your artwork would be just the perfect gift for them that will be remember forever.

Source: http://leisure.ezinemark.com/canvas-printing-and-canvas-prints-from-your-own-photos-7d35250b1168.html

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Keep Your Heart Healthy and Effective Tips for Heart Care

Take them to heart and overall health care spending is important to a long and prosperous life. This is not true, heart disease can run in families, but the average person, there are things you can try and avoid, and heart complications. First, most people realize how important exercise really is. Does not have any exercise equipment at home and whether or not you want to, not only can serve the purpose of walking around the block a few times.

It is a common symptom of heart disease, the appropriate amount of oxygen in the blood caused the loss of breathing, is reduced. An additional common feature of either chest pain or pain down the arm. Other signs are palpitations, fainting, emotional instability, cold hands and feet, often with sweat and fatigue are.

Increased blood levels of cholesterol *
* Fatty Matter
* High blood uric acid levels
* some metabolic disorders, especially diabetes
* Obesity
* Smoking
* Lack of physical exercise

Heart Care for the reasons: -

* A deficiency of vitamin B
* Blood clot formation
* Blood pressure more
* High blood pressure
* Hardening of the arteries.

Keeping your heart healthy should be important to you.

Care of your heart of heart healthy foods, the best way to Hobbies. Some of the important tips on using your healthy heart try the food.

Exercise to keep your heart healthy is the key. It is only your energy level up, bump, but it can also keep your cholesterol down and your heart is working very well. The heart muscle, and just like the rest of our muscles, it needs to remember to get a job.

Lemon is a good herbal remedy for heart diseases.

You can use lemon daily, and it prevents the accumulation of cholesterol in the blood vessels that prove helpful in preventing heart problems.
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You can help meet your daily servings of fruits and vegetables are recommended to the administration of s. Celery, leafy Greens, tomatoes, fruits, and other fruits and veggies daily, to be enjoyed in at least eight servings.

Honey is considered the heart to care for one of the excellent home remedies. Before bed, honey and half a lemon juice in a glass of water mixed with a tablespoon.

Over time, cholesterol plaque in the form of growth that occurs in the blood vessels. From the end of the Narrows and the end of the arterial blood flow that can imprison size.

It is helpful in preventing heart problems, heart problems, a diet rich in vitamin C should be taken * Patient. Food rich in vitamin E as it improves oxygenation of cells to be taken by the patient. In addition there is a balanced diet and good exercise for the treatment of heart problems.

A proper diet for your heart to get in shape and start over. Your heart has to work with the proper tools needed to be written with good engine oil. Some foods are necessary to ensure that the necessary nutrients and vitamins that clog the arteries are free. Red wine, nuts, and as part of your diet may be beneficial to stick with small amounts of dark chocolate.

Source: http://health.ezinemark.com/keep-your-heart-healthy-and-effective-tips-for-heart-care-7d35280b1468.html

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HBT: Miguel Montero wants Victor Martinez-type deal

D?Backs catcher Miguel Montero cut off extension talks with the Arizona front office earlier this spring.

And it sounds like they might never resume.

According to CBS Sports? Jon Heyman, Montero ?is said to be looking for a deal similar to Victor Martinez?s $52-million, four-year contract (with the Tigers), and the chances for him to make a deal with Arizona appear slim under those conditions.?

Also hurting the Snakes? cause is the recent five-year, $75 million extension struck between the Cardinals and Yadier Molina.

Montero, 28, posted a .282/.351/.469 batting line with 18 home runs and 86 RBI in 140 games last season. He?ll earn $5.9 million in 2012 before hitting the free agent market five days after the World Series.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/29/miguel-montero-wants-a-victor-martinez-type-contract/related/

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Israeli forces deploy for protests at borders

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Android 4.0.4 rolls out to HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus and GSM Nexus S

Let's just say you have an HSPA+ Samsung Galaxy Nexus (I9250) or a UMTS / GSM Nexus S (I9020). It may behoove you, then, to begin frantically checking your phone to see if any updates are available, because Google has taken to its favorite social network to announce that Android 4.0.4 is rolling out to these devices as well as the Motorola Xoom WiFi, as we reported earlier. This news comes nearly two weeks after we learned from our sources that the Nexus S update was nigh at hand, and only hours after the AOSP became available. This is incredibly exciting for anyone who wasn't able to download ICS on their Nexus S before the update was pulled, and equally thrilling for owners that have been using the version Google disowned since this past December. Heck, it's jubilant enough to make any fan of firmware updates shout with glee. Ready for the asterisk? It's not rolling out to the CDMA counterparts... at least, not yet. It's hard to say what that really means. Are the Verizon Galaxy Nexus and Sprint Nexus S 4G being considered second-class citizens, demoted to as lengthy a wait as the droves of other Gingerbread devices? We're reaching out for word on when (or if) we can expect the refresh to hit these handsets, but Mountain View's lips are shut in the meantime.

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Google?s New Account Activity Feature Shows Your Shocking Addiction To Google Services

Google is launching a new feature today called Account Activity that will help users gain more insight into their usage of Google services. Available to those who opt in, the utility will offer monthly reports detailing your account activity, like your number of sign-ins, how many emails you sent and?received, the browsers you used, the number of Google searches you performed, the number of places you visited on Google Latitude, and a ton of other things that showcase the vast amount of data Google stores on you.

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International Business Transactions: around the poker table ...

Posted by admin on Mar 24, 2012 in Business Law, International Law | Comments Off

Think about a game of poker. It?s pretty tough trying to account for; all the cards in a deck, the possible hands that each player may have and mannerisms of the dealer while abiding by the rules of the table.

Now imagine, that poker game represents doing business inside your own country.? The one deck of cards represents economic and political variables impacting your business.? The players represent your competition or potential business partners.? The dealer represents the bank or financial intuitions that your money passes through.? The rules of the table represent the law of the country that you?re bound by.? Here, you have to worry about variables related only to your market, but at least you have one table, or one law, to worry about and you can hedge your risk pretty easily.

Now, add; several more decks, a few new players, which you have never seen before, many more dealers, and a few new tables.? Think of this as doing business at the international level.? Here, the decks represent many markets and political climates that you have to worry about adding their own economic and political variables.? The players represent new and foreign competition or potential business partners.? The dealers represent the numerous banks or financing institutions that you?re money has to pass through. The tables represent new laws you must abide by. ?Now go ahead and play.

Sounds risky, right?? If you are anything like me, at this point, you?re either folding or hesitantly calling each round.? There are just too many factors and variables to navigate.

The international business transaction industry of legal counsels is here to help businesses limit or mitigate their risk as much as possible.? All cross border transactions require discussion between the legal counsels of each state that businesses are conducting business in.

For example, in English based legal systems such as Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and the United States, penalty clauses are void, but in states such as South Africa, banks and businesses are accustomed to seeing penalty clauses in finance agreements and commercial agreements which impose liquidated penalties in default scenarios.? This is a tidbit I was able to pluck from my brain with ease, imagine how a legal counsel could help by proffering a little more effort.

Most of the legal risk mitigation techniques available in international contracts are similar, regardless of jurisdiction. Such as, choosing your business partner with care is one of the first steps and most crucial steps in protecting yourself.? To do this, you must understand your business and the other?s business and how they both fit together. Finding how your business models fit may also lead to discovery of how you and your partner?s business do not fit, thus, exposing some possible areas to negotiate.

It is amazing how often in sale or purchase transactions, issues associated with allocation of risk and warranties are not fleshed out and negotiated. While transactions occur in such a numerous quantity each day, business owners may be weary of skeptical attorneys who wish to flesh these issues out, but the truth at the end of the day is, if you are that business owner who did not allow your counsel to negotiate these terms to your contract, you can be left holding the bag in the end.

The legal risk of international transactions can be substantially mitigated by lawyers who have the international political clout, understanding of international trade, understanding of conflict of laws, and perhaps most importantly, the savvy to construct a contract geared to the specific needs of the deal while being able to build in an amicable dispute resolution mechanism.

So for all of you who actually do like my analogy, you?re probably wondering how the lawyer fits into the game of poker? Normally, in a poker game, you do not ask the person what hand he has, nor would honestly he tell you.

Imagine a lawyer behind some of the poker players (the reality is that there will always be a business that believes it does not need a lawyer). Each lawyer is discussing ways through or around the rules imposed by the various tables (laws of each country), potentially selecting the optimal table to play on because of the rules that conform to the purpose of the deal. While they look at each card (economic and political variables) assessing the impact of that card on your hand as it relates to the hands of other players (the deal).? Furthermore, the lawyers can vet the tables for the dealers (banks), because each dealer may deal differently or require a different tip amount.

Here the lawyers are able to talk freely among one another, thereby getting a feel for which players are cooperative (conducive for business relations), and which are not. Furthermore they will find the best table to play on and the dealer that requires the smallest tip.? The result is that, with the lawyers who came to an agreement, you and your new business partners are able to work together and beat the other players who are still competing amongst themselves instead of collaborating.

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For all of you poker enthusiasts, keep in mind, I?m not much of a poker player, I just used this as an analogy for the complexities and risks involved in international business transactions.

Source: http://plawg.com/2012/03/24/international-business-transactions-around-the-poker-table/

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Global union slams Auckland port bosses

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Maritime Union workers and their supporters protest outside Ports of Auckland on Friday morning.

Maritime Union workers and their supporters protest outside Ports of Auckland on Friday morning.

Port workers and supporters at the picket line.

Port workers and supporters at the picket line.

Port workers and supporters at the picket line.

Port workers and supporters at the picket line.

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A global union has slammed Ports of Auckland bosses and called on the Auckland Council to step in after striking workers were issued with a lockout notice.

The International Transport Workers' Federation, based in London, said the decision was "unbelievable, unlawful and practically suicidal".

The port company agreed to a four-week moratorium on its plans to sack the 292 workers and hire contract labour. As a result the watersiders voted on Wednesday to end their strike action.

However, the port responded by giving two weeks' notice of an indefinite lockout starting at Easter. It has left the wharfies in limbo for the intervening fortnight. They say they are ready to go back to work, but the port has said this is "unrealistic" due to rostering issues.

Yesterday the union filed an injunction declaring the lockout unlawful.

"It's like watching a car crash in slow motion. Do Richard Pearson and Tony Gibson have a death wish for this port? Just when a negotiated settlement was within reach they have trampled on those hopes and issued a lockout notice," said Paddy Cremlin, the federation's president.

"The thugs in this dispute are in the boardroom at POAL slinging out workers, locking out workers, trying to bring in strikebreakers from outside New Zealand to replace a willing and skilled workforce. Gibson and Person beggar belief. It's likely they want to turn this port into a disaster area."

Cremlin also called on Mayor Len Brown to "step in and replace those in the POAL board" with people who are instead "willing to run this important asset properly for the benefit of the city of Auckland".

- ? Fairfax NZ News

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Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/6631781/Global-union-slams-Auckland-port-bosses

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Robinson leads Kansas to 60-57 win over NC State

ST. LOUIS (AP) ? Thomas Robinson kept missing easy buckets. Tyshawn Taylor had a shooting performance he'd rather soon forget. Kansas made just two shots from outside 5 feet, and seemed to be in constant trouble against North Carolina State.

Yet a smile kept creeping across Robinson's face. Taylor spent most of the second half Friday night trying to calm down coach Bill Self, who was stomping along the Jayhawks' sideline.

"We haven't been a picture-perfect team all season," Self said later, "but that's one thing that's exciting. The guys take pride in not being perfect. They take pride in winning ugly."

They certainly won a muddy brawl against the Wolfpack.

Robinson had 18 points and 15 rebounds, Jeff Withey blocked 10 shots to finish one shy of the NCAA tournament record, and the second-seeded Jayhawks held on for a 60-57 victory. They advanced to play top-seeded North Carolina, led by former coach Roy Williams, which escaped with a 73-65 overtime victory over No. 13 seed Ohio earlier in the night.

All the upstarts have headed home.

It's the bluest of the bluebloods in a Sunday showdown for the Final Four.

"They're a great team, great coach, great program," Robinson said. "It's two great programs and when we do meet, I'm pretty sure it's going to go down as a big one."

It figures to be a little more sexy than their game against the Wolfpack.

Both teams struggled to make shots, run offense and get into a flow. Kansas (30-6) even squandered an eight-point lead in the final few minutes, failing to wrap up the win until Richard Howell's off-balance heave at the buzzer came up well short.

"The guys are tough. They're tough," Self said. "They find a way."

C.J. Leslie had 18 points to lead N.C. State (24-13), despite sitting much of the second half with four fouls. Scott Wood finished with 12 points on 2-for-10 shooting, though his biggest error wasn't a missed shot but the shot he never even got to attempt.

N.C. State had pulled within 58-57 on a transition layup by C.J. Williams with just over a minute remaining. The teams swapped possessions before Kansas managed to get a layup from Elijah Johnson off an inbound pass from Taylor with 13.5 seconds left.

The Wolfpack crossed midcourt and called a timeout to set up a play, which was designed to get the ball to Wood off a baseline pass. Instead, a skip pass went high and the sharpshooter stepped out of bounds trying to pull it in, giving the ball back to Kansas with 5 seconds to go.

Robinson was fouled and missed the free throw at the other end, but a pass down court and Howell's tightly guarded shot at the buzzer came up nowhere close, allowing Kansas to escape.

"We did not execute very well. The end of the day, that's my responsibility," Gottfried said.

Johnson finished with 11 points for the Jayhawks, who moved on despite a lousy performance by Taylor. Their second-leading scorer had six points on 2-for-14 shooting.

Kansas was just 1 for 14 from beyond the arc as a team.

"It gets frustrating, but I can't hang my head and get down. I've just got to be able to do other things to help my team win," said Taylor, who still managed 10 rebounds and five assists.

The Wolfpack took a page from Purdue's playbook over the first eight minutes, using constant double teams on Robinson inside and forcing Kansas to settle for jump shots.

They didn't go in, at least early on.

Just as they did against the Boilermakers last weekend, Kansas struggled to gain traction, and Leslie took advantage by scoring five of his 12 first-half points during an opening salvo.

Williams' 3-pointer gave the Wolfpack a 17-11 lead ? their biggest of the half.

Kansas eventually clawed back, relying on defense during a 12-0 run. Withey provided most of it inside with seven blocks in the first half.

"I was just in a zone," he said. "After the first block I just got in a rhythm."

Leslie answered with back-to-back baskets for N.C. State, and his bucket on the heels of a 3-pointer by Wood gave the Wolfpack a 33-32 lead at the break ? their last lead of the game.

Johnson, who provided the big shots that allowed Kansas to reach St. Louis, hit his only 3-pointer of the game out of halftime. It was the start of a 12-2 run during which Leslie was forced to the bench with four fouls and nearly 16 minutes still on the clock.

"It was a very physical game. They're very active coming over and helping," he said.

Kansas extended the lead to 50-40 when Taylor lobbed a pass to Withey for an alley-oop dunk, and a partisan crowd inside the Edward Jones Dome roared in approval.

Leslie finally checked back in with less than 7 minutes left, giving N.C. State a brief boost. But moments later he was back on the floor as trainers appeared to work on a cramp, and Kansas pounded away inside before he checked back into the game.

The lead was 58-50 with just over 3 minutes remaining, and Kansas managed to hold on during a furious final stretch to reach another regional final ? and earn a date with the Tar Heels.

"We didn't shoot the ball really great. To get the win feels really good," Withey said. "It was all defense, and we're dancing. We're still in the NCAA tournament."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/robinson-leads-kansas-60-57-win-over-nc-045713509--spt.html

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Defense official: Bales to face 17 murder counts

Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder for allegedly gunning down Afghan civilians in their homes. Meanwhile, new information has surfaced about Bales' previous run-ins with the law. NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports.

By NBC News' Courtney Kube

Updated at 8:26 a.m. ET: WASHINGTON -- Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder and six counts of assault and attempted murder in connection with the March 11 massacre in Afghanistan, a senior U.S. defense official told NBC News on Thursday.

The charges are expected to be released Friday.

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On Thursday, defense officials changed their official death count in the incident to 17 from 16. Bales is accused of leaving his base in Panjwei, entering a village and killing the civilians in their homes.

Death toll in Afghanistan massacre climbs to 17

Bales is being held at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Related story: How Staff Sgt. Bales' lawyers are fighting for his life

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Source: http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/22/10816077-defense-official-staff-sgt-robert-bales-to-face-17-murder-counts-in-afghanistan-massacre

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Retigabine for epilepsy: No proof of added benefit

Public release date: 22-Mar-2012
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Drug manufacturer deviates from appropriate comparator therapy specified by the G-BA

This release is available in German.

The drug retigabine (trade name: Trobalt) was approved in March 2011 as add-on therapy for adults with epileptic seizures. In an early benefit assessment pursuant to the "Act on the Reform of the Market for Medicinal Products" (AMNOG), the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) examined whether retigabine offers an added benefit compared with the present standard therapy. However, no such added benefit can be inferred from the dossier, as the drug manufacturer deviated from the specifications of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) and chose a different comparator therapy.

G-BA specifies lamotrigine or topiramate as comparator therapy

Epileptic seizures are referred to as partial (or focal) seizures if they only affect a small part of the brain, and muscle twitching and cramps are restricted to single regions of the body. However, such seizures may spread across the whole body and are then referred to as "secondary generalization". Retigabine is approved as add-on therapy for the treatment of partial seizures with or without secondary generalization in persons aged 18 years and over.

The G-BA has specified lamotrigine as the appropriate comparator therapy if this drug is used as an add-on. In cases where lamotrigine is used as basic therapy, add-on topiramate is specified as the appropriate comparator therapy. The drug manufacturer did not make use of the option of seeking advice from the G-BA.

Drug manufacturer undertakes comparison with lacosamide

However, in its dossier the pharmaceutical company compared retigabine with lacosamide and thus deviated from the G-BA's specifications. From IQWiG's point of view the company did not sufficiently justify this deviation. Neither did it submit studies that would have been relevant to an assessment of retigabine versus the appropriate comparator therapy specified by the G-BA. Therefore no proof of an added benefit can be inferred from the assessment presented in the manufacturer dossier.

G-BA decides on the extent of added benefit

The procedure for inferring the overall conclusion on the extent of added benefit is a proposal from IQWiG. The G-BA, which has opened a formal commenting procedure, decides on the extent of added benefit.

The website gesundheitsinformation.de, which is issued by IQWiG, provides easily understandable brief information (German version).

The G-BA website contains both general information on benefit assessments pursuant to 35a Social Code Book V and specific information on the assessment of retigabine (German version).

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Public release date: 22-Mar-2012
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Contact: Dr. Anna-Sabine Ernst
presse@iqwig.de
49-221-356-850
Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care

Drug manufacturer deviates from appropriate comparator therapy specified by the G-BA

This release is available in German.

The drug retigabine (trade name: Trobalt) was approved in March 2011 as add-on therapy for adults with epileptic seizures. In an early benefit assessment pursuant to the "Act on the Reform of the Market for Medicinal Products" (AMNOG), the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) examined whether retigabine offers an added benefit compared with the present standard therapy. However, no such added benefit can be inferred from the dossier, as the drug manufacturer deviated from the specifications of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) and chose a different comparator therapy.

G-BA specifies lamotrigine or topiramate as comparator therapy

Epileptic seizures are referred to as partial (or focal) seizures if they only affect a small part of the brain, and muscle twitching and cramps are restricted to single regions of the body. However, such seizures may spread across the whole body and are then referred to as "secondary generalization". Retigabine is approved as add-on therapy for the treatment of partial seizures with or without secondary generalization in persons aged 18 years and over.

The G-BA has specified lamotrigine as the appropriate comparator therapy if this drug is used as an add-on. In cases where lamotrigine is used as basic therapy, add-on topiramate is specified as the appropriate comparator therapy. The drug manufacturer did not make use of the option of seeking advice from the G-BA.

Drug manufacturer undertakes comparison with lacosamide

However, in its dossier the pharmaceutical company compared retigabine with lacosamide and thus deviated from the G-BA's specifications. From IQWiG's point of view the company did not sufficiently justify this deviation. Neither did it submit studies that would have been relevant to an assessment of retigabine versus the appropriate comparator therapy specified by the G-BA. Therefore no proof of an added benefit can be inferred from the assessment presented in the manufacturer dossier.

G-BA decides on the extent of added benefit

The procedure for inferring the overall conclusion on the extent of added benefit is a proposal from IQWiG. The G-BA, which has opened a formal commenting procedure, decides on the extent of added benefit.

The website gesundheitsinformation.de, which is issued by IQWiG, provides easily understandable brief information (German version).

The G-BA website contains both general information on benefit assessments pursuant to 35a Social Code Book V and specific information on the assessment of retigabine (German version).

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Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-03/ifqa-rfe032212.php

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