Goldman exits China's ICBC, seven years and billions later

By Fiona Lau and Elzio Barreto

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc raised $1.1 billion by selling its remaining shares in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, ending a seven-year old investment and handing the Wall Street firm a return of nearly four times its original stake.

Goldman's relationship with ICBC was similar to that of other big global financial institutions that purchased stakes in Chinese banks and insurers. While the relationship was profitable, involved some cooperation and helped Chinese lenders become some of the world's biggest banks, few products or strategic benefits emerged.

The selldown also comes at a time when Goldman, like other big Western banks, is keen to boost its balance sheet ahead of new capital requirements.

Prior to its 2006 initial public offering, ICBC was a technically insolvent state institution, reeling from the bad loans that had saddled China's financial industry.

ICBC's fortunes turned after it went public, and the bank grew along with China's economic boom. The bank's $240 billion market value is now just shy of the combined worth of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co and Barclays .

Goldman agreed to invest $2.58 billion in ICBC in January 2006, using internal funds that invest a mix of client, employee and corporate cash. With the final selldown, the last of six, gross proceeds from the sales would be $10.1 billion.

Calculating Goldman's own profit on the stake is tricky because not all of the investment came from its own balance sheet, and the cost of acquiring and maintaining the ICBC stake is unknown.

Goldman late on Monday sold 1.585 billion Hong Kong-traded shares of ICBC at HK$5.50 each, equivalent to a 2.5 percent discount to Monday's close of HK$5.64, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. The deal, which was marketed in a range of HK$5.47-$5.50 per share, totaled HK$8.72 billion.

ICBC shares fell 2 percent to HK$5.53, compared with a 0.6 percent decline in the benchmark Hang Seng index.

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Bank of America , Citigroup , UBS and Royal Bank of Scotland all bought into Chinese banks shortly after Goldman's deal, as Beijing prepared to float its major financial institutions on the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges.

Goldman began to sell its ICBC stake in 2009. The New York bank, like other foreign financial groups, was able to reap a hefty windfall from China holdings at the time, when cash was precious post financial crisis.

But unlike other foreign banks that sold out of China quickly, Goldman remained.

Goldman increased its pace of ICBC sales in the last few years, as banks needed to meet tougher capital requirements under the global Basel III accord, with asset sales one of the quickest ways for them to bolster their balance sheets. U.S. regulators are still in the process of finalising how they will implement Basel III, though banks are under pressure from investors to show they can meet the requirements regardless of whether the laws have been finalised or not.

Goldman also has a securities joint venture and a 12 percent stake in Taikang Life Insurance Co.

Other foreign banks still have holdings in Chinese lenders. Among them, HSBC Plc owns a 19.9 percent holding in China's Bank of Communications Co Ltd and Spain's BBVA's has a 15 percent stake in China Citic Bank Corp Ltd .

Goldman's sale on Monday is its third in about a year. The New York-based investment bank raised $2.5 billion from a partial selldown of ICBC in April 2012, most of which was bought by Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings Ltd, and another in January 2013 worth $1 billion.

Since 2006, Goldman has reported $3.5 billion in net revenue related to ICBC in quarterly filings.

(Reporting by Fiona Lau of IFR and Elzio Barreto in Hong Kong; Additional reporting by Lauren Tara LaCapra and Denny Thomas; Editing by Miral Fahmy, Michael Flaherty, Jeffrey Benkoe and Edwina Gibbs)

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Tornado death toll lowered to 24 (+video)

Tornado death toll lowered from 51 to 24 in Moore, Okla. On Tuesday, the state medical examiner lowered the tornado death toll to 24 people, including at least nine children.

By Nomaan Merchant and Sean Murphy,?Associated Press / May 21, 2013

The search for survivors and the dead is nearly complete in the Oklahoma City suburb that was smashed by a mammoth tornado, the fire chief said Tuesday.

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Gary Bird said he's "98 percent sure" there are no more survivors or bodies to recover under the rubble in Moore, a community of 56,000 people.

His comments came after emergency crews spent much of the day searching the town's broken remnants for survivors of the twister that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. The storm killed at least 24 people, including at least nine children. Earlier in the day, the state medical examiner's office cut the estimated death toll by more than half. Early reports had 51 fatalities.

Every damaged home has been searched at least once, Bird said. His goal is to conduct three searches of each location just to be sure. He was hopeful the work could be completed by nightfall, but the efforts were being hampered by heavy rain.

No additional survivors or bodies have been found since Monday night, Bird said.Gov. Mary Fallin vowed to account for every resident.

"We will rebuild, and we will regain our strength," said Fallin, who went on a flyover of the area and described it as "hard to look at."

Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner, said she believes some victims were counted twice in the early chaos of the storm that struck Monday afternoon. Downed communication lines and problems sharing information with officers exacerbated the problem, she said.

"It was a very eventful night," Elliott said. "I truly expect that they'll find more today."

Authorities initially said as many as 51 people were dead, including 20 children.

New search-and-rescue teams moved in at dawn Tuesday, taking over from the 200 or so emergency responders who had worked all night. A helicopter shined a spotlight from above to aid in the search.

Many houses have "just been taken away. They're just sticks and bricks," the governor said, describing the 17-mile path of destruction.

More than 200 people have been treated at hospitals.

The National Weather Service said the tornado was an EF5 twister, the most powerful type, with winds of at least 200 mph.

The agency upgraded the tornado from an EF4 on the enhanced Fujita scale to an EF5 based on what a damage-assessment team saw on the ground, spokeswoman Keli Pirtle said Tuesday.

The weather service says the tornado's path was 17 miles long and 1.3 miles wide.

Emergency crews were having trouble navigating neighborhoods because the devastation was so complete, and there are no street signs left standing, Fallin added.

Other search-and-rescue teams focused their efforts at Plaza Towers Elementary, where the storm ripped off the roof, knocked down walls and turned the playground into a mass of twisted plastic and metal as students and teachers huddled in hallways and bathrooms.

Seven of the nine dead children were killed at the school, but several students were pulled alive from under a collapsed wall and other heaps of mangled debris. Rescue workers passed the survivors down a human chain of parents and neighborhood volunteers. Parents carried children in their arms to a triage center in the parking lot. Some students looked dazed, others terrified.

Officials were still trying to account for a handful of children not found at the school who may have gone home early with their parents, Bird said Tuesday.

Many parents of missing schoolchildren initially came to St. Andrews United Methodist Church, which had been set up as a meeting site. But only high school students were brought to the church, causing confusion and frustration among parents of students enrolled at Plaza Towers. They were redirected to a Baptist church several miles away.

"It was very emotional ? some people just holding on to each other, crying because they couldn't find a child; some people being angry and expressing it verbally" by shouting at one another, said D.A. Bennett, senior pastor at St. Andrews.

After hearing that the tornado was headed toward another school called Briarwood Elementary, David Wheeler left work and drove 100 mph through blinding rain and gusting wind to find his 8-year-old son, Gabriel. When he got to the school site, "it was like the earth was wiped clean, like the grass was just sheared off," Wheeler said.

Eventually, he found Gabriel, sitting with the teacher who had protected him. His back was cut and bruised and gravel was embedded in his head ? but he was alive. As the tornado approached, students at Briarwood were initially sent to the halls, but a third-grade teacher ? whom Wheeler identified as Julie Simon ? thought it didn't look safe and so ushered the children into a closet, he said.

The teacher shielded Gabriel with her arms and held him down as the tornado collapsed the roof and starting lifting students upward with a pull so strong that it sucked the glasses off their faces, Wheeler said.

"She saved their lives by putting them in a closet and holding their heads down," Wheeler said.

The tornado also grazed a theater and leveled countless homes. Authorities were still trying to determine the full scope of the damage.

Roofs were torn off houses, exposing metal rods left twisted like pretzels. Cars sat in heaps, crumpled and sprayed with caked-on mud. Insulation and siding was smashed up against the sides of any walls that remained standing. Yards were littered with pieces of wood, nails and pieces of electric poles.

President Barack Obama declared a major disaster and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts.

"Among the victims were young children trying to take shelter in the safest place they knew ? their school," he said Tuesday.

The town of Moore "needs to get everything it needs right away," he added.

Obama spoke following a meeting with his disaster-response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and top White House officials.

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., forecast more stormy weather Tuesday in parts of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, including the Moore area.

Monday's tornado loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region with 300 mph winds in May 1999. It was the fourth tornado to hit Moore since 1998.

The 1999 storm damaged 600 homes and about 100 businesses. Two or three schools were also hit, but "the kids were out of school, so there were no concerns," recalled City Manager Steve Eddy.

At the time of Monday's storm, the City Council was meeting. Local leaders watched the twister approaching on television before taking shelter in the bathroom.

"We blew our sirens probably five or six times," Eddy said. "We knew it was going to be significant, and there were a lot of curse words flying."

Monday's twister came almost exactly two years after an enormous tornado ripped through the city of Joplin, Mo., killing 158 people and injuring hundreds more.

That May 22, 2011, tornado was the deadliest in the United States since modern tornado record keeping began in 1950, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Before Joplin, the deadliest modern tornado was June 1953 in Flint, Mich., when 116 people died.

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Associated Press writers Tim Talley and Ramit Plushnik Masti; and Associated Press photographer Sue Ogrocki contributed to this report.

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

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Portland, Ore., voting on water fluoridation

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ? Oral health and politics collided Tuesday as Portlanders ? proudly nonconformist and environmentally minded ? decided whether their city remains the largest in the U.S. without public fluoridation.

Voters had weeks to make their choice in the mail-ballot election. But by Tuesday it was too late to rely on the postman, so drop boxes have been placed across the city to accommodate those who waited until the final day to make a decision, as well as people who didn't want to pay for postage.

Supporters and opponents of fluoridation have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars and traded accusations of sign-stealing and shoddy science in an election that has been the city's most contentious of the 21st century.

If voters say no, Portland will remain the largest U.S. city without fluoride in the water or plans to add it to combat tooth decay. Voters in Portland twice rejected fluoridation before approving it in 1978. That plan was overturned two years later, before any fluoride was ever added to the water.

A sampling of voters dropping off ballots in rainy Pioneer Courthouse Square found people opposed to fluoridation.

"People don't like change. When in doubt, say no," said Tracy Rauscher, a native Portlander who, like a native Portlander, did not use an umbrella.

Portland's drinking water already contains naturally occurring fluoride, though not at levels considered to be effective at fighting cavities. Backers of fluoridation say adding more of it to the water is a safe, effective and affordable way to improve the health of low-income children whose parents don't stress proper nutrition and dental hygiene.

Opponents describe fluoride as a chemical that will ruin the city's pristine water supply, and they argue that adding it would violate an individual's right to consent to medication.

Although most Americans drink water treated with fluoride, it has long been a contentious topic. In the 1950s, fluoridation was feared as a Communist plot. Today, people worry that its effect on the body has not been sufficiently examined.

"I don't want chemicals in my water," Sarah Lazzaro said after voting Tuesday. "I know that there are really no known health risks with it, but there's a lot of things we find out later in life really do have health risks."

The issue re-appeared on Portland's radar late last summer, when health organizations that had quietly lobbied the City Council for a year persuaded the panel to unanimously approve fluoridation by March 2014.

Days before the vote, 227 people ? most of them opponents ? signed up to testify at a public hearing that lasted 6 1/2 hours. When their objections weren't heeded, they quickly gathered tens of thousands of signatures to force Tuesday's vote.

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Obama to detail terrorism policy including drone attacks and Guant?namo Bay prison

In a national security speech, President Obama will explain his policies dealing with terrorism, the use of drone aircraft, Al Qaeda, and the military prison at Guant?namo Bay, Cuba.

By Brad Knickerbocker,?Staff writer / May 19, 2013

Activists mark the 100th day of a prisoners' hunger strike at Guant?namo Bay during a protest in front of the White House in Washington Friday. President Obama is scheduled to address Guant?namo, drone attacks, and other aspects of his counterrorism policy in a speech this week.

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In what?s being billed by the White House as a major national security speech, President Obama this week will explain his policies dealing with counterterrorism, the use of drone aircraft, Al Qaeda, and the military prison at Guant?namo Bay, Cuba.

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?He will review the state of the threats we face, particularly as the Al Qaeda core has weakened but new dangers have emerged,? a White House official told reporters, according to the Washington Post. ?He will discuss the policy and legal framework under which we take action against terrorist threats, including the use of drones. And he will review our detention policy and efforts to close the detention facility at Guant?namo Bay.?

Obama?s speech is scheduled to be delivered at the National Defense University on Thursday. It comes as the administration is under fire for its handling of the terrorist attack on the US diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, last November, which killed US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, and just a month after the Boston Marathon bombing said by its surviving suspect to have been retribution for US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

When he first ran for the presidency in 2008, Obama pledged to close the detention facility at Guant?namo Bay, but congressional opponents have been able to block that ever since.

"It is expensive. It is inefficient. It hurts us in terms of our international standing. It lessens co-operation with our allies on counter-terrorism efforts. It is a recruitment for extremists. It needs to be closed," the president said recently.

Guant?namo Bay ? ?Gitmo,? as it?s called ? in recent months has become even more problematic for Obama and the US image.

?The renewed focus on Guant?namo Bay comes amid a widespread hunger strike among inmates there that has now gone on for more than 100 days,? the Guardian newspaper reported Sunday. ?The protest, and disturbing reports on conditions at the camp and how inmates are being painfully force-fed, has led to calls to close the camp for good.?

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Reddit AMA On Maximum Security Prisons - Business Insider

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An inmate stands in his cell at Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles, California October 3, 2012.

Life behind bars is a challenge for prisoners serving time, but they aren't the only ones in maximum security prisons dealing with stress.

Corrections officers (CO) responsible for overseeing prisons work in one of the most stressful and hazardous jobs in the U.S. ? topping the list of occupations with some of the highest nonfatal on-the-job injuries.

One Ohio corrections officer took to the popular Reddit networking site to answer questions in an "Ask-Me-Anything" (AMA) format, offering a very interesting (and somewhat disturbing) look at the life of a prison gatekeeper.

Some answers have been slightly edited for clarity.

On whether he has ever been afraid for his life while on the job:

I once denied access to chow 5 minutes too early and had 70 irate inmates standing in front of me pounding their fists. I called for backup, but at that moment I feared for my life due to their sheer strength in numbers.

I once was clocking out and was told by my supervisor that there was a riot planned in the block I was working that day and they planned to take a CO hostage. Thanks a lot, boss.

On the dangers that officers face outside of work:

My wife and I have a code phrase. If we are out and about and I say "time to find socks", and quickly walk away--that means I've spotted a former inmate that could possibly wish harm on me and my family. The life of my family and my life are threatened every day, followed by "I get out in xxx days." It only takes one to follow up.

He went on to say he's run into former inmates twice, but they ended "without incident." He also noted that "time to find socks" was not the actual code he uses.

On some of the unique weapons prisoners are able to create:

I see a lot of straightened, sharpened bed springs. A razor blade melted into a toothbrush handle. Tightly rolled paper and elastic band from a pair of underwear can be used to make a lethal bow and arrow.

On what was the most disturbing contraband item ever discovered at his facility:

Cell phones are HORRIBLE. Gang leaders can quickly communicate and coordinate with other inmates at other institutions. Riots, murders... Things like that. I've found steroids. Freakishly strong, insubordinate inmates that refuse to [do] anything you ask are dangerous. Especially when it becomes physical.

On how prisoners can possibly get such an item:

Staff bring in phones and in return are paid on the street by inmates' families.

I've heard [smugglers can be paid] $1500 for a smart phone. But I've never fully investigated. I value my career and livelihood of my family [too much] to do something impulsive like that.

On the importance of respect in prison:

The older gang leaders are respected by staff if they give the respect. They don't have to lift a finger on the compound. Their soldiers get them food, clothes, press their clothing, do all their work really. Older inmates that are respectable are called "convicts". A young gang banger is an "inmate".

On how prisoners find out about convicted child molesters and rapists:

When they call their families, they have the family member look up the inmate by name or number on the state offender search Web page where charges are listed. Child molesters normally have a very distinguishing look to them.

He agreed that inmates generally despise rapists and child molesters, saying "they are preyed upon and extorted very much."

On how to survive your first day in the joint:

Mean what you say and say what you mean. If you tell a guy you will get him something, get it for him. If you tell a guy you're gonna slam him if he doesn't go back to his cell, well ... get busy.

On whether he ever feels pity towards any of the inmates:

It does break my heart when I see an inmate holding his kids in the visit room. Those children did nothing to have their father taken away. A father is a protector and a mentor. Those children are missing all of that.

You can read the full AMA here >

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At final Baccalaureate, Levin urges graduates to lead society | Yale ...

During Saturday afternoon?s Baccalaureate service, the first official event of commencement weekend, University President Richard Levin urged the graduating class to take the ?long view? when considering solutions to some of society?s most pressing challenges.

Levin and Yale College Dean Mary Miller both congratulated the graduating seniors of Morse, Pierson, Timothy Dwight and Saybrook Colleges on their accomplishments, ranging from theater performances to the hockey team?s success. In his address, Levin asked graduates to think about how to strengthen education, invest in infrastructure and reform entitlement programs, such as Social Security.

Levin acknowledged that this must be a task on which both he and the graduates embark, as he concludes his service this year as president after two decades leading the University.

?I feel myself, for the first time in 20 years of Baccalaureate addresses, in true communion with you: You and I are going to need some time to figure out what?s next,? Levin said. ?Speak up and lead this nation and the world to the future you deserve. I will be working alongside you helping in whatever way I can.?

Levin cited the failure of legislators to ?restore even the most moderate restrictions? on firearms following last December?s Newtown shooting as an example of a paralyzed and polarized Congress. Among the various issues that require attention are climate change and investment in scientific innovation, he said, warning that if no action is taken soon, the Class of 2013?s generation and other future generations will be punished for the inaction of his own generation.

?We need fresh voices at the table and you, the best educated citizens of your generation, need to be among them,? Levin said. ?No one is openly advocating taxing your generation to support ours, but this will be the consequence of our current political paralysis, if it persists. You need to rise to the challenge, speak for yourselves and lead your generation to a better life.?

While Levin traditionally prepares a formal address for the ceremony, Miller delivers selected readings. This year?s graduating class is the first that she will see both matriculate and graduate, Miller noted.

Miller read a humorous passage from Yale lecturer Cynthia Zarin?s poem ?From the Book of Knowledge,? which she has featured at previous Baccalaureate services, and also kept with tradition in reciting the closing lines of John Milton?s poem, ?Paradise Lost,? comparing Adam and Eve?s exit from the Garden of Eden to the graduating class? commencement.

?As you may particularly feel on Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning, [Adam and Eve?s] departure seemed to them sudden, unwarranted, abrupt [and] inevitable,? Miller said.

Saturday afternoon?s service was the first of three ? the rest of the class of 2013 will attend two services on Sunday, at 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

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As many have said, shedding weight is hard and it can only be achieved by working hard and by having the right amount of willpower. Use the tips to boost your efforts. While not everything may be beneficial to your needs, you are sure to find some that you can put to use right away.

Try eating your largest meal for lunch rather than dinner. Eat a healthy, filling breakfast, a moderate lunch and a light dinner with healthy snack in between. Because you burn a greater number of calories earlier in the day than at night, it only makes sense that you eat more throughout the day and not as much during the night.

A good way to make weight loss is to stop eating several hours directly preceding bedtime. When you eat before bed, it will sit in your stomach and not burn off. Try to spend your evening while doing something productive such as reading a good book instead of eating.

Don?t turn away from your cravings. Replace ice cream with frozen yogurt and try baked sweet potato fries instead of french fries. Cravings related to unhealthy foods could kick into high gear when you?re on a diet. Practice willpower if you can, but don?t deny yourself everything. Instead, try to satisfy the craving by eating low-calorie alternatives.

Invest in a comfortable and supportive shoes for working out.If you wear shoes that do not fit properly, you will end up with sore feet on top of the muscle aches you are going to experience from increased activity.

Eat a larger number of low calorie meals throughout the day. Several small meals spaced throughout the day are better for you than a few large ones. This increases your body?s metabolism in an effort to burn more calories.

Be sure that you are getting enough rest. Most adults should sleep every night. Staying awake will not lead to your body to lose weight. Getting enough sleep will help your body maintain a healthy metabolism.

When looking to lose weight, focus on what you are drinking. Except for water, almost everything you drink contains calories. The calories that are found in drinks like beer, Kool-Aid and soda will add up quickly. Don?t forget to count your beverages in your caloric tally for the day.

Extra Calories

Drink lots of water throughout the day. Try to consume between 60 and 80 ounces of water daily. When it?s hot out you have to drink more. Drinking lots of water aids in digestion while also making you feel full, and that helps to avoid overeating.

You can shed extra weight simply by walking up short flights of stairs if you want to lose weight. You might only burn a few extra calories, but all extra calories that you burn will eventually add up to weight loss.

Switch from mayo to mustard. Although lots of people like to eat mayonnaise, it is one of the highest fat foods. Using mustard can help to lower the fat and calorie content in your meals. Cut out simple calories by ordering or making all foods without mayo, too.

Take a small break while eating.Sometimes our bodies might have difficultly telling when it is full. Make it a routine that you stop halfway through each meal. Take a short break to try to think about your hunger level before you eat again.

Use butter that has been whipped. Some people are hesitant to replace butter with margarine or whipped butter. These people prefer how butter tastes. You don?t have to stop using butter to lose weight. Eat whipped butter instead. It tastes just like real butter with only half the calories.

Angel food cake is a decent way to satisfy a craving for sweets. It is hard to resist cravings for a long period of time.Angel food cake is a good idea because it is very light and fluffy. They also have fewer calories than most cakes.

Weighing yourself regularly will give you insight of where you currently are. This helps you see how well you are doing! A notebook is a great tool to use when tracking your weight loss. Seeing your successes will keep you motivated and seeing an increase in weight will allow you to correct it before it goes too far.

It?s always best not to the think of your program as a diet.

If you are following an eating plan to lose weight, always eat a meal before you depart from home to attend a function. You?ll find it easier to avoid overeating party food and desserts. Instead of drinking high calorie beer or mixed drinks, sip a glass of red wine.

Do not be fooled into by a package that there is no nutritional value. You might lose weight, but your health will suffer.

One easy way to lose weight is to eat leftovers. Make more than enough of each healthy meal so you can save some for the next day. Create a healthy chicken salad pita from last night?s grilled chicken. This will make preparing a healthy lunch much easier.

You can reduce your tummy while sitting at your desk! The main muscle you will be working on is called the transversus abdominis.

Eliminating fatty foods such as french fries not only helps with weight loss, but it also helps eliminate acne. Experts point out often that foods that are low in fat, and high in lean protein are best for most people. The healthy balance of natural skin oils can be disrupted when you eat a lot of high fat foods and sweets, creating problems for your complexion.

If you can?t eat a healthy meal at a normal hour, at least make an effort to eat a healthy snack to tide you over until your next meal. Even a small amount of healthy food is better than having nothing to eat.

Before sitting down to eat supper, enjoy a leisurely walk around the neighborhood. This allows your body to burn calories consumed during the meal. In addition, your appetite won?t be as large, so you won?t eat as much. This does not only apply to people who are already semi-fit. This also works for people who are very overweight.

Weight Loss

There is a diet plan out there for everyone. Some people see quick and dramatic results from a low carb diet, while others see little if any change. Be sure to pick a diet that will work for you in which your needs will be considered.

Every weight loss tip or eating plan will not show the same results to every person. Try not to compare your weight loss with others, so you can focus on your own personal goals. It will take some time, but with the effort and dedication, you will meet your goals.

Green tea is a proven diet aid, capable of increasing the amount of fat burned. It is also used to detoxify the body. Green tea, brewed fresh with no added sweeteners is probably one of the healthiest things you can drink other than water. Following these simple steps will help you begin to shed pounds.

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Middlebrooks' 3-run double keys Boston win

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) ? The Boston Red Sox were down to their last strike when Will Middlebrooks made the most of a mistake.

Middlebrooks had a three-run double off closer Fernando Rodney with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted the Red Sox past the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Thursday night.

"He hung me a changeup and normally he buries that pitch, and he left it up," Middlebrooks said.

Middlebrooks lined a shot to left on a 1-2 pitch from Rodney (1-2) with the base loaded, giving the Red Sox the lead. Rodney, who blew just two saves last year, is 7 for 10 in save opportunities this year.

"This game is difficult," Rodney said. "Sometimes when you think you've got it in your hands, it's gone. That's how I'm feeling tonight. Sometimes you lose control for a little bit, and you can find your way back to finish that inning."

After walking Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz, Rodney struck out Mike Napoli before loading the bases with a walk to Daniel Nava. Stephen Drew struck out, but Middlebrooks then came up with his bases-clearing hit.

"The approach by everybody in the ninth inning ... we took some close pitches," Boston manager John Farrell said. "We load the bases via the walk. Even though we're going up against a guy that's got tremendous stuff, there was no give up, there was not letdown."

Rodney finished with four walks, which is a career high.

Junichi Tazawa (3-2) pitched two scoreless innings for the win. He retired James Loney on a grounder with two on and two outs in the ninth.

The Red Sox had been 0-12 when trailing after eight innings.

"Awesome ... get us some momentum," Middlebrooks said.

Felix Doubront gave up two runs, three hits, six walks and had seven strikeouts over five-plus innings for the Red Sox, who are 6-9 in May. He threw 104 pitches, including 54 strikes.

Doubront pitched once in relief since his last start May 3 as the Red Sox have worked on the left-hander's delivery. His 1-0 pitch in the third to Luke Scott slipped out his hand and ended up in foul territory between home and first.

"I felt a lot better," Doubront said.

Tampa Bay's Alex Cobb allowed one run and three hits over 6 1-3 innings. He struck out six and walked two.

Cobb struck out 13 in 4 2-3 innings last Friday night against San Diego, becoming the first pitcher in major league history to fan that many batters and fail to make it through the fifth inning.

The Rays went up 3-1 in the sixth on RBI singles by Desmond Jennings and Scott.

Before the game, Tampa Bay put AL Cy Young Award winner David Price on the 15-day disabled list with a left triceps strain and recalled left-hander Alex Torres from Triple-A Durham. The Rays are hopeful that Price, who departed in the third inning of Wednesday night's game against Boston, will only miss two or three starts.

Doubront was pulled after walking Loney to start the sixth. Clayton Mortensen entered, got an out before issuing a pair of walks to load the bases. Desmond Jennings then singled to put Tampa Bay up 2-1.

Andrew Miller replaced Mortensen and allowed Scott's run-scoring single that made it 3-1.

Ryan Roberts gave the Rays a 1-0 advantage on his homer in the second.

Cobb retired his first 10 batters, including four on strikeouts, before Shane Victorino doubled down the right field line with one out in the fourth. Victorino scored to tie it at 1 on Ortiz's two-out single.

Victorino left after the eighth with lower back tightness.

"We'll check him tomorrow," Farrell said. "He's a little banged up right now."

Ortiz has 69 RBIs at Tropicana Field, which ranks second behind Manny Ramirez's 72 for the most by a visiting player.

NOTES: Boston closer Andrew Bailey (right biceps strain) had a 15-pitch simulated game. The right-hander will make a minor league rehab appearance Saturday for Triple-A Pawtucket and could be activated from the 15-day disabled list on Monday. ... Red Sox RHP Joel Hanrahan, who had been the closer, had right elbow ligament replacement surgery and had his right flexor tendon repaired by Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla. .... Rays manager Joe Maddon said a decision has yet to be made on who will make Price's next scheduled start Monday in Toronto. Among the options are right-hander's Jake Odorizzi and Chris Archer, as well as Torres, who made his major league debut in 2011, when he appeared in four games ? all in relief. ... Farrell said the team has not discussed moving struggling RHP Daniel Bard from Double-A Portland to extended spring training. Bard walked five and threw just 8 of 30 pitches for strikes in one-plus inning for Portland Wednesday.

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Dollar soars, stocks gain amid talk of Fed QE exit

By Herbert Lash

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets rose and the dollar soared against a basket of currencies on Friday, reaching a nearly three-year peak, as speculation mounted over whether the Federal Reserve would soon begin to rein in its asset-buying program.

Wall Street opened higher, with the benchmark S&P 500 rebounding from its worst decline in nearly three weeks, following gains in European shares that were lifted by carmakers cheered on by signs of a revival in domestic sales.

Also lifting stocks was a survey that showed a rebound in U.S. consumer sentiment in early May to the highest level in nearly six years as Americans felt better about their financial and economic prospects, particularly among upper income households.

The dollar's strength was largely attributed to the euro, which fell to a six-week low on market talk that the European Central Bank could introduce negative deposit rates, a move that would make banks pay to park their cash overnight with the ECB.

The dollar index <.dxy>, which measures its value against a basket of six major currencies, rose to 84.312, its highest in nearly three years. It last traded at 84.262, up 0.81 percent on the day.

The euro fell 0.55 percent to $1.2810, while the dollar hit a 4-1/2 year high versus the Japanese yen, up 0.55 percent at 102.80.

"People are positive about the U.S. economic recovery despite recent weak data and today's theme is mostly about the broadly strong dollar," said Charles St-Arnaud, FX strategist at Nomura Securities.

"Meanwhile, data in the euro zone shows they remain in a recession and raised expectations the ECB will take further action is weighing on the euro," he said.

A measure of global equity activity, MSCI's all-country world stock index <.miwd00000pus>, rose 0.05 percent.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> was up 66.70 points, or 0.44 percent, at 15,299.92. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.spx> was up 9.98 points, or 0.60 percent, at 1,660.45. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.ixic> was up 19.64 points, or 0.57 percent, at 3,484.89.

European shares <.fteu3> bounced off session lows to rise 0.23 percent to 1,248.30.

Gold fell for a seventh straight session, its longest losing streak in four years, driven by speculation the Fed may soon ease its asset-purchase program to boost the economy.

Spot gold prices fell $16.49 to $1,369.20 an ounce.

Comments on Thursday from John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, that the Fed could begin easing up on stimulus this summer stirred speculation.

Prices for U.S. Treasuries added to losses after the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan's preliminary reading on the overall index on consumer sentiment rose to 83.7 in early May from 76.4 last month, topping economists' expectations for 78.

It was the highest level since July 2007.

The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note was down 11/32 in price to yield 1.9175 percent.

In Europe, German Bunds hit one-week highs, with traders citing talk the ECB was checking with some banks on whether they were ready for a potential cut in its deposit rate to below zero.

German Bund futures rose as much as 43 ticks on the day to 145.74, before paring gains to trade 9 ticks higher.

Oil climbed towards $105 a barrel, rebounding from an earlier decline and heading for a small weekly gain, although concern about the strength of demand growth limited the rise.

Brent crude rose 78 cents to $104.56 a barrel. U.S. crude future added 68 cents to $95.84.

(Additional reporting by David Brett in London, Reporting by Herbert Lash; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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Component supply issues behind it, HTC ramps up production of flagship device

Despite suffering some early setbacks due to camera component shortages, HTC is looking to ramp up production of its flagship HTC One handset. HTC North Asia president Jack Tong told Taiwan Focus that production will double in May and rise further in June to meet "strong demand." Speaking at a news conference, Tong added “We are optimistic about our high-end sales during April and June.”

Tong also highlighted the HTC Butterfly (the global version of the Droid DNA sold in Asia) as a strong performer, noting that sales had increased by as much as 50 percent since a price cut made it free on-contract in Japan. The Butterfly, Tong says, should also be getting a software update with Sense 5.0 and new features like BlinkFeed before the end of the month.

A shortage of specialized camera components resulted in shortages of HTC One stock around the phone's European launch, which had the knock-on effect of pushing back the U.S. release slightly. After a pretty dismal few months of financial results, HTC will be hoping that this increased demand for its phones will result in a stronger set of numbers in Q2.

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Long before steam engines and turbines carried us swiftly over the oceans, a disabled sailor who could no longer serve on a ship found something to do ashore: aggregate the data from shipping logs.

When Matthew Fontaine Maury?started analyzing those logs and mapping them onto charts, he found previously invisible patterns in the data that showed patterns in weather, winds, and currents. In 1855, he published this knowledge in a book, The Physical Geography of the Sea.

He also made a crucial decision for navigators around the world: After he collected the data, Maury then shipped them to anyone who wanted them, and he asked for contributions in return. Over time, it became a worldwide project. Maury?saw great value in publishing the data ?in such a manner that each may have before him, at a glance, the experience of all.? Notably, President John Quincy Adams agreed. Not long afterward, the United States created standards for reporting meteorological data and endowed the U.S. Naval Observatory.

In many ways, Maury's work and the government's codification and release of these data set the stage for the historic moment we find ourselves in. Around the world, people are still using government weather data when they travel, though few consult nautical charts. Instead, they tap into the growing number of devices and services that make open data more actionable.

For instance, think about how you use the mapping apps on an iPhone or Android device. That glowing blue dot places you in time and space, enabling you to know not only where you are but how to get somewhere else. In more than 450 cities around the world, when you look for mass transit options, the routes and even departure times for the next train or bus show up on that interactive map as well.

That glowing blue dot exists because of a series of executive decisions made by Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, who decided to progressively open up the data created by the satellites in the Global Positioning System to civilian use, enabling a huge number of location-based technologies to make their way into the palms of citizens around the world.

Now, we may see even more life-changing technologies as a result of open government data. Last week, the White House released an executive order that makes ?open and machine readable? the new default for the release of government information. Although people who care about open data were generally quite excited, the news barely made an impression on the general public. But it should: This is perhaps the biggest step forward to date in making government data?that information your tax dollars pay for?accessible for citizens, entrepreneurs, politicians, and others.

President Barack Obama announced the order on a trip to Austin, Texas, where he met the founder of StormPulse, a startup that uses weather data for risk analysis. The White House also published a memorandum that established a framework to institutionalize the treatment of government information as an asset. "This kind of innovation and ingenuity has the potential to transform the way we do almost everything," said Obama.

This isn't the first time the nation has heard this kind of rhetoric or initiative, although it was by far the most prominent mention by the president to date. In 2009, the federal government launched Data.gov as a platform for open data for civic services and economic reuse. In the years since, dozens of other national and state governments have launched their own open data platforms. From health information to consumer finance, government data are slowly making their way out of file cabinets and mainframes into forms through which they can be put to good use. Many of these data are of fundamental interest to citizens, from the quality of the food we eat to the efficiency of our appliances to the safety of the cars we drive. During Hurricane Sandy, open government data feeds became critical infrastructure, feeding into crisis centers and media maps that amplify them to millions of citizens searching for accurate, actionable information.

While all those efforts laid a foundation, the new executive order is at once more legally binding and specific. It sends a clear statement from the top that open and machine-readable should be the default for government information. The White House has also, critically, taken steps to operationalize these open data principles by:

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FWD.us Backers Face Progressive Pressure To Drop Support For Mark Zuckerberg Group

WASHINGTON -- Progressive groups are turning up the heat on Mark Zuckerberg's immigration group FWD.us, calling on its backers to pull out in order to protest the organization's political strategy. The push comes after entrepreneurs Elon Musk and David Sacks recently withdrew their support.

Zuckerberg launched FWD.us to press for comprehensive immigration reform. But the group has been heavily criticized by some immigration reform supporters in recent weeks for its television ad campaign praising lawmakers for backing projects like the Keystone XL pipeline and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

FWD.us has argued that the ads were meant to give home district support to lawmakers backing immigration reform. The ads were up for one week but are no longer on air.

Both CREDO and former Sen. Russ Feingold's (D-Wis.) Progressives United are running campaigns calling on the group's supporters to resign from the organization. They told The Huffington Post that combined, they have had about 63,000 people sign their petitions against FWD.us.

The Huffington Post reached out to the 33 non-Facebook supporters of FWD.us for comment. Spokespeople for 13 of them -- Aditya Agarwal (Dropbox), Drew Houston (Dropbox), Ruchi Sanghvi (Dropbox), Jim Breyer (Accel Partners), Matt Cohler (Benchmark), Bill Gates (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), Steve Ballmer (Microsoft), Brad Smith (Microsoft), Josh James (Domo), Mark Pincus (Zynga), Keith Rabois (Khosla Ventures), Padmasree Warrior (Cisco), Fred Wilson (Union Square Ventures) -- refused to comment. Only the office of Marissa Mayer at Yahoo reaffirmed her support for the group. The rest did not respond.

CREDO has delivered its petition to Mayer, Zuckerberg, John Doerr (Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers) and Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn). (Here is the letter to Mayer that accompanied the petition.)

"If Marissa Mayer runs Yahoo like she runs her political giving, Yahoo is going to be in trouble," said CREDO Political Director Becky Bond. "It's hard to imagine where she finds the time to dabble in pro-Keystone XL propaganda and dark money politics given she's tasked with the turnaround of her company. I think that for her shareholders, her board, and for the millions of Yahoo users who want to see real action on climate, that her continuing involvement in FWD.us is of grave concern."

When Musk, the founder of the electric carmaker Tesla Motors, pulled his support last week, he told AllThingsD that he was unhappy with the pro-oil ads run by FWD.us.

?I agreed to support Fwd.us because there is a genuine need to reform immigration," Musk said. "However, this should not be done at the expense of other important causes. I have spent a lot of time fighting far larger lobbying organizations in D.C. and believe that the right way to win on a cause is to argue the merits of that cause. This statement may surprise some people, but my experience is that most (not all) politicians and their staffs want to do the right thing and eventually do.?

Progressives United spokesman Josh Orton asked for others to follow the lead.

"Instead of telling the story of how reform would benefit the tech industry, fwd.us has used a cynical, condescending strategy that throws progressive issues under the bus and hides itself behind shadow groups," Orton said. "It's clear that other backers share these concerns and should follow Musk by leaving the group until it changes course."

In response, FWD.us spokeswoman Kate Hansen said FWD.us remains committed to pushing for comprehensive immigration reform.

"We recognize that not everyone will always agree with or be pleased by our strategy -- and we're grateful for the continued support of our dedicated founders and major contributors," she said.

Last week, some progressive groups announced they were temporarily pulling their ads from Facebook to protest the FWD.us ad campaign.

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Candace Cameron Bure Stars in the Lighthearted, Romantic Original GMC Premiere Movie Finding Normal Saturday, May 18

Atlanta, GA ? On?Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19, GMC TV, America?s favorite channel for uplifting entertainment, will present the funny, lighthearted and poignant??original GMC World Premiere Movie?Finding Normal?(#FindingNormal), a ?fish-out-of-water? romantic comedy starring Candace Cameron Bure (?Full House,??The Heart of Christmas), Lou Beatty Jr. (?Grey?s Anatomy,? ?NCIS,? ?Betty White?s Off Their Rockers?), Andrew Bongiorno (?Satisfaction,? ?Rush?), Mark Irvingsen (?True Justice?) and Trevor St. John (?One Life to Live,? ?The Client List?).? Brian Herzlinger (Christmas Angel,?My Date with Drew) directs from a screenplay written by Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman.??Finding Normal?was filmed in Columbia, Louisiana.? The movie will premiere exclusively on GMC TV on?Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19?at 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

In?Finding Normal, Candace Cameron Bure stars as the effortlessly attractive Dr. Lisa Leland, a brilliant, big city surgeon with absolutely no bedside manner.? She leaves her UCLA practice to move to New York?s swanky Hamptons, where her concierge doctor boyfriend Dr. Steve (Andrew Bongiorno) treats the rich and famous.? Speeding cross-country to her new life, Lisa?s distracted driving sends her BMW through the welcome sign of the tiny town of Normal, North Carolina (population 321), slogan ?It?s?good?to be Normal.?? Slightly shaken and cited for numerous infractions by local police officer Lester O?Toole (Mark Irvingsen), the town?s judge Shelby (Lou Beatty Jr.) finds Dr. Leland guilty and orders her to several days of community service ? as a traveling doctor, making house-calls to all sorts of residents sorely in need of a local physician. Stuck in a town with no Wi?Fi, no lattes and no credit cards, Lisa grudgingly makes contact with Normal residents, including handy, principled Lucas Craig (Trevor St. John).? Alternately aggravated, challenged, and charmed by each person during this time, Lisa unknowingly discovers both herself and what a meaningful life is all about ? all of which puts her once-sure path to New York into question.

?Finding Normal?is a perfect movie for families looking for a romantic and inspirational story,? said Barbara Fisher, SVP, Original Programming, GMC TV.? ?GMC continues to expand our lineup of original programming with content that features uplifting stories with popular, high-profile casts that appeal to a multi-cultural and multi-generational audience.? We are pleased to again work with the talented Candace Cameron Bure, who starred in one of our highest rated original movies,?The?Heart of Christmas.??

The Cast:

Candace Cameron Bure?is known worldwide for playing the role of D.J. Tanner from the hit television series "Full House," which runs in syndication in over 100 countries. ?Her feature film credits include?Punchline?with Tom Hanks and Sally Field; the John Hughes film?Some Kind of Wonderful;?and the Cohen Brother's movie?Monster Mash. ?After Candace married NHL star Valeri Bure in 1996, she put her career on hold to stay home and raise a full house of her own. ?She has been happily married for 13 years and is a mother of three children. ?Over the past few years, Candace has guest starred in multiple television series and movies and fulfilled duties as a guest host on "The View." ?She became a New York Times bestselling author with the release of her first book "Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness." ?Her second book is forthcoming in 2013 and will be published by B&H Publishing. ?She is a National Ambassador for National House of Hope. ???

Lou Beatty Jr.?recently finished filming lead roles in films?K-11?and?Geezers?and was also featured in the season ending episode of "Grey's Anatomy." ?He has guest starred on "NCIS," "Boston Legal," "Without a Trace," "CSI Miami," "Bones," "Cold Case," "Las Vegas" and numerous other television series over the past two decades. ?He currently appears as a prankster in "Betty White's Off Their Rockers." ?

Andrew Bongiorno?was recognized as "Best Under Sixteen Actor" at the??Guild Awards??and by seventeen, he was named by the "Shakespearean Globe Centre" as "Young Shakespearean Artist of the Year" for the second consecutive year. As a result of his achievements in the arts, Andrew was nominated for a "Young Australian of the Year?award. A year later, Andrew was accepted into the prestigious Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). Finishing this three year degree, Andrew went on to do his first film work and subsequently found success at the world's biggest short film festival, "Tropicana" (Tropfest). By age 24, Andrew had received his first "Greenroom"?award?(Australia's Tony's)?for his work on Sam Mendes' production of "Cabaret."? Having lived in London for two years, Andrew has worked with many respected international directors/writers, including Academy?Award?winner Nick Enright, "Academy?Award" winner Sam Mendes and American television and?Broadway?theatre director BT McNichol.? Highlights from Andrew's career include working on the internationally?award?winning Australian television drama "Satisfaction" for Showtime and performing the lead in the world premiere of the play "The Red and the Black," for which he received critical acclaim.? After securing a green-card this year, Andrew moved to Los Angeles to further his international career and to refine his acting skills by coaching at Ivanna Chubbuck studio. He has appeared as a guest star in two television roles and as a lead in two feature film roles, which will film this spring.?

Mark Irvingsen?plays??Officer Lester O?Toole.?? He can also be seen in the upcoming Pure Flix films,?Revelation Road 2?and?Book of Esther.

Trevor St. John?played??Todd Manning/ Victor Lord??in the daytime television drama??One Life to Live.?? His additional?credits include the films?The Kingdom,?The Bourne Ultimatum, Crimson Tide?and?Payback.?He was most recently seen in the critically acclaimed independent movie?In the Family?and the television series ?The Client List.?? Trevor recently filmed a remake of?Tarzan?and two independent films,?Dark Skies?and?Road Trip.

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