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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Wife of China's jailed Nobel winner: I'm not free

Liu Xia, wife of jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiabao, right, sits inside a car after attending her brother court case in Huairou's court on the outskirt of Beijing Tuesday, April 23, 2013. The brother-in-law of China's jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiabao has gone on trial on fraud charges that his lawyers say amount to a trumped-up case aimed at punishing the family. (AP Photo)

Liu Xia, wife of jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiabao, right, sits inside a car after attending her brother court case in a court on the outskirt of Beijing Tuesday, April 23, 2013. The brother-in-law of China's jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiabao has gone on trial on fraud charges that his lawyers say amount to a trumped-up case aimed at punishing the family. (AP Photo)

BEIJING (AP) ? Liu Xia, under house arrest in China's capital since her imprisoned husband Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize, made a rare appearance Tuesday at a trial, yelling out a car window: "I'm not free."

Liu was allowed to leave the Beijing apartment where she has been held for two-and-a-half years to attend the trial of her brother on fraud charges that his lawyers said are trumped up to punish the family. Taken by car to the court in Beijing's suburbs, she sat through the morning-long proceedings, and when she came out accompanied by her lawyer, she shouted from an open window at diplomats and reporters.

"I'm not free. When they tell you I'm free, tell them I'm not," she said.

Her trip to the Huairou People's Court is one of the few instances when Liu has broken the security cordon that has surrounded her. A poet and activist in her own right, Liu became an exponent for democracy and freedom of expression after her husband was jailed in late 2008 for authoring and disseminating a program for political reform called Charter '08.

Liu Xiaobo was later sentenced to 11 years in prison, his fourth prison term in 20 years of political activism. Since he was awarded the Nobel in 2010, authorities have tried to turn Liu Xia into a non-entity to prevent her from becoming a rallying point for Chinese seeking democratic change. She has been allowed out of her apartment once a week to buy food and see her parents and once a month to visit her husband in prison.

Authorities in China routinely put pressure on family members of political activists and government critics to cow them into falling in line.

On her way to the court Tuesday morning, Liu Xia told Hong Kong reporters that the case against her brother was aimed at her.

"They want to break one leg and then break another. But I am demanding to stand up straight and not be afraid," said Liu. She added later: "My heart feels weary because my younger brother is very important to me. Though I am his older sister, he has been taking care of me for so many years."

The charges against the brother, Liu Hui, relate to a real estate deal in which prosecutors said Liu and a partner pocketed 3 million yuan ($500,000) that was claimed by another party to the transaction.

His attorneys said the funds have been returned and the dispute does not rise to the level of crime. Investigators previously looked into the dispute last year and did not pursue charges, reviving them only in February. In the weeks before that, outsiders ? a group of Associated Press reporters and separately five political activists ? twice managed to slip past the police and visit Liu Xia in her apartment, embarrassing the security forces.

Being able to leave the apartment for her brother's trial, Liu said, was welcome change from house arrest. "I hope that from today on every day can be like this," she said.

Associated Press

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Cocktail of multiple pressures combine to threaten the world's pollinating insects

Public release date: 22-Apr-2013
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A new review of insect pollinators of crops and wild plants has concluded they are under threat globally from a cocktail of multiple pressures, and their decline or loss could have profound environmental, human health and economic consequences.

Globally, insects provide pollination services to about 75% of crop species and enable reproduction in up to 94% of wild flowering plants. Pollination services provided by insects each year worldwide are valued at over US$200 billion.

The review, published today (22 April 2013) in the scientific journal 'Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment', was carried out by an international team of 40 scientists from 27 institutions involved in the UK's Insect Pollinators Initiative (IPI), a 10M research programme investigating the causes and consequences of pollinator decline.

Dr Adam Vanbergen from the UK's Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and science coordinator of the IPI led the review. He said, "There is no single smoking gun behind pollinator declines, instead there is a cocktail of multiple pressures that can combine to threaten these insects. For example, the loss of food resources in intensively-farmed landscapes, pesticides and diseases are individually important threats, but are also likely to combine and exacerbate the negative impacts on pollinators."

The review concluded that:

Pollinator populations are declining in many regions, threatening human food supplies and ecosystem functions
A suite of interacting pressures are having an impact on pollinator health, abundance, and diversity. These include land-use intensification, climate change, and the spread of alien species and diseases
A complex interplay between pressures (e.g. lack of food sources, diseases, and pesticides) and biological processes (e.g. species dispersal and interactions) at a range of scales (from genes to ecosystems) underpins the general decline in insect-pollinator populations
Interdisciplinary research and stakeholder collaboration are needed to help unravel how these multiple pressures affect different pollinators and will provide evidence-based solutions
Current options to alleviate the pressure on pollinators include establishment of effective habitat networks, broadening of pesticide risk assessments, and the development and introduction of innovative disease therapies
Co-author Professor Simon Potts from the University of Reading said, "Pollinators are the unsung heroes of the insect world and ensure our crops are properly pollinated so we have a secure supply of nutritious food in our shops. The costs of taking action now to tackle the multiple threats to pollinators is much smaller than the long-term costs to our food security and ecosystem stability. Failure by governments to take decisive steps now only sets us up for bigger problems in the future."

Co-author Professor Graham Stone at Edinburgh University's Institute of Evolutionary Biology said, "A major challenge is going to be understanding the whole ecosystem effects of the specific threats faced by specific pollinators. Complicated as this is, this is nevertheless what we need to do if we want to predict overall impacts on pollination services."

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The Insect Pollinators Initiative (IPI) is funded jointly by the BBSRC, Defra, NERC, the Scottish Government and the Wellcome Trust, under the auspices of the Living with Environmental Change programme.

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Cocktail of multiple pressures combine to threaten the world's pollinating insects Public release date: 22-Apr-2013
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Contact: Barnaby Smith
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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

A new review of insect pollinators of crops and wild plants has concluded they are under threat globally from a cocktail of multiple pressures, and their decline or loss could have profound environmental, human health and economic consequences.

Globally, insects provide pollination services to about 75% of crop species and enable reproduction in up to 94% of wild flowering plants. Pollination services provided by insects each year worldwide are valued at over US$200 billion.

The review, published today (22 April 2013) in the scientific journal 'Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment', was carried out by an international team of 40 scientists from 27 institutions involved in the UK's Insect Pollinators Initiative (IPI), a 10M research programme investigating the causes and consequences of pollinator decline.

Dr Adam Vanbergen from the UK's Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and science coordinator of the IPI led the review. He said, "There is no single smoking gun behind pollinator declines, instead there is a cocktail of multiple pressures that can combine to threaten these insects. For example, the loss of food resources in intensively-farmed landscapes, pesticides and diseases are individually important threats, but are also likely to combine and exacerbate the negative impacts on pollinators."

The review concluded that:

Pollinator populations are declining in many regions, threatening human food supplies and ecosystem functions
A suite of interacting pressures are having an impact on pollinator health, abundance, and diversity. These include land-use intensification, climate change, and the spread of alien species and diseases
A complex interplay between pressures (e.g. lack of food sources, diseases, and pesticides) and biological processes (e.g. species dispersal and interactions) at a range of scales (from genes to ecosystems) underpins the general decline in insect-pollinator populations
Interdisciplinary research and stakeholder collaboration are needed to help unravel how these multiple pressures affect different pollinators and will provide evidence-based solutions
Current options to alleviate the pressure on pollinators include establishment of effective habitat networks, broadening of pesticide risk assessments, and the development and introduction of innovative disease therapies
Co-author Professor Simon Potts from the University of Reading said, "Pollinators are the unsung heroes of the insect world and ensure our crops are properly pollinated so we have a secure supply of nutritious food in our shops. The costs of taking action now to tackle the multiple threats to pollinators is much smaller than the long-term costs to our food security and ecosystem stability. Failure by governments to take decisive steps now only sets us up for bigger problems in the future."

Co-author Professor Graham Stone at Edinburgh University's Institute of Evolutionary Biology said, "A major challenge is going to be understanding the whole ecosystem effects of the specific threats faced by specific pollinators. Complicated as this is, this is nevertheless what we need to do if we want to predict overall impacts on pollination services."

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The Insect Pollinators Initiative (IPI) is funded jointly by the BBSRC, Defra, NERC, the Scottish Government and the Wellcome Trust, under the auspices of the Living with Environmental Change programme.

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Healthcare in India: Importance to Boost Indian ... - Diet and Fitness

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Healthcare in India

Indian healthcare industry is a disappointment on various levels. Though we may have the best technologies and doctors, Indian healthcare still lacks infrastructure in terms of paramedics, clinics, diagnostic centres and affordable healthcare. To get a broader picture, we got Aman Gupta, Principal Advisory for India Health Progress (IHP), an independent call-for-action forum dedicated to improve health care across India, to explain how we can address the lacunae in health care in India

?The biggest challenge for India is the healthcare infrastructure financing mechanism,? says Aman Gupta. ?We need to be innovative in building healthcare infrastructure. Along with infrastructure, India also needs a strong paramedical staff. An environment needs to be created which supports innovations. The government is working hand in hand with private sector companies involving pharmaceutical, healthcare and diagnostics to meet the challenges.? With a strong infrastructure we can prevent deaths and provide immediate help to people of different economic backgrounds.

To build the foundation of a strong healthcare system you need to conduct studies and research, how does IHP plan to help build the Indian healthcare system? ?Yes, IHP regularly conducts studies/research on India?s healthcare. IHP has conducted studies on Healthcare accessibility with Dr. D Y Patil Medical College. Also IHP has conducted research on Healthcare Insurance and healthcare access in India with Pricewaterhouse Coopers,? points Aman.

What ignited IHP and its work?? ?In 2010, even after 63 years of independence, it was felt that the basic need of healthcare was not available to the general masses. For any healthcare need, the masses still spend about 65% to 70% of the total cost themselves. This showcased that a multi stakeholder platform is a necessity. With this necessity in mind, India Health Progress was constituted,? explains Aman Gupta. This is a common problem even for a middle class family and with escalating health problems Indians face at an early age; affordable healthcare in India is urgently needed.

Improving the healthcare in India seems like a mammoth task, how will IHP plan to connect different sectors in health and medicine? ?IHP wants to ensure healthcare access for all through a strategic roadmap which has been chalked out with inputs from all the stake holders,? elaborates Aman Gupta. ?We believe healthcare access should be the top priority of the government of India. A concrete action plan needs to be worked out with the involvement of Health ministry, Ministry of Urban Development, Finance ministry, healthcare care industry, pharmaceutical industry, medical fraternity, non government organizations and civil society too in turn involving the perspectives of all the stake holders.?

The list seems endless, but can IHP accomplish its goals and improve the healthcare India? This urgency to improve India's healthcare is one way to fight diseases. Providing immunisation to Indians can prevent several diseases, especially contagious diseases.

For further information on how you can help raise awareness about need to improve healthcare in India, contact India Health Progress.

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Source: http://healthmeup.com/news-buzz/healthcare-in-india-why-it-is-important-to-boost-indian-healthcare/20923

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Fallout for states rejecting Medicaid expansion

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the federal health care law could have unexpected consequences for states where Republican lawmakers remain steadfastly opposed to what they scorn as "Obamacare."

It could mean exposing businesses to Internal Revenue Service penalties and leaving low-income citizens unable to afford coverage even as legal immigrants get financial aid for their premiums. For the poorest people, it could virtually guarantee they remain uninsured and dependent on the emergency room at local hospitals that already face federal cutbacks.

Concern about such consequences helped forge a deal in Arkansas last week. The Republican-controlled Legislature endorsed a plan by Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe to accept additional Medicaid money under the federal law, but use the new dollars to buy private insurance for eligible residents.

One of the main arguments for the private option was that it would help businesses avoid tax penalties.

The Obama administration hasn't signed off on the Arkansas deal, and it's unclear how many other states will use it as a model. But it reflects a pragmatic streak in American politics that's still the exception in the polarized health care debate.

"The biggest lesson out of Arkansas is not so much the exact structure of what they are doing," said Alan Weil, executive director of the nonpartisan National Academy for State Health Policy. "Part of it is just a message of creativity, that they can look at it and say, 'How can we do this in a way that works for us?'"

About half the nearly 30 million uninsured people expected to gain coverage under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul would do so through Medicaid. Its expansion would cover low-income people making up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, about $15,860 for an individual.

Middle-class people who don't have coverage at their jobs will be able to purchase private insurance in new state markets, helped by new federal tax credits. The big push to sign up the uninsured starts this fall, and coverage takes effect Jan. 1.

As originally written, the Affordable Care Act required states to accept the Medicaid expansion as a condition of staying in the program. Last summer's Supreme Court decision gave each state the right to decide. While that pleased many governors, it also created complications by opening the door to unintended consequences.

So far, 20 mostly blue states, plus the District of Columbia, have accepted the expansion.

Thirteen GOP-led states have declined. They say Medicaid already is too costly, and they don't trust Washington to keep its promise of generous funding for the expansion, which would mainly help low-income adults with no children at home.

Concerns about unintended consequences could make the most difference in 17 states still weighing options.

A look at some potential side effects:

?The Employer Glitch

States that don't expand Medicaid leave more businesses exposed to tax penalties, according to a recent study by Brian Haile, Jackson Hewitt's senior vice president for health care policy. He estimates the fines could top $1 billion a year in states refusing.

Under the law, employers with 50 or more workers that don't offer coverage face penalties if just one of their workers gets subsidized private insurance through the new state markets. But employers generally do not face fines under the law for workers who enroll in Medicaid.

In states that don't expand Medicaid, some low-income workers who would otherwise have been eligible have a fallback option. They can instead get subsidized private insurance in the law's new markets. But that would trigger a penalty for their employer.

"It highlights how complicated the Affordable Care Act is," said Haile.

?The Immigrant Quirk

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, a Republican, called attention this year to this politically awkward problem when she proposed that her state accept the Medicaid expansion.

Under the health law, U.S. citizens below the poverty line ? $11,490 for an individual, $23,550 for a family of four ? can only get coverage through the Medicaid expansion. But lawfully present immigrants who are also below the poverty level are eligible for subsidized private insurance.

Congress wrote the legislation that way to avoid controversy associated with trying to change previous laws that require legal immigrants to wait five years before they can qualify for Medicaid. Instead of dragging immigration politics into the health care debate, lawmakers devised a detour.

Before the Supreme Court ruling, it was a legislative patch.

Now it could turn into an issue in states with lots of immigrants, such as Texas and Florida, creating the perception that citizens are being disadvantaged versus immigrants.

?The Fairness Argument

Under the law, U.S. citizens below the poverty line can only get taxpayer-subsidized coverage by going into Medicaid. But other low-income people making just enough to put them over the poverty line can get subsidized private insurance through the new state markets.

An individual making $11,700 a year would be able to get a policy. But someone making $300 less would be out of luck, dependent on charity care.

"Americans have very strong feelings about fairness," said Weil.

Medicare and Medicaid chief Marilyn Tavenner, also overseeing the health overhaul, told the Senate recently that cost is a key question as the administration considers the Arkansas deal. Private insurance is more expensive than Medicaid.

But Tavenner said the Arkansas approach may be cost-effective if it reduces the number of low-income people cycling back and forth between Medicaid and private coverage, saving administrative expenses. "We are willing to look at it," she said.

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Associated Press reporter Andrew DeMillo in Little Rock, Ark., contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/fallout-states-rejecting-medicaid-expansion-072613081.html

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Babies are conscious? Science confirms what moms know.

Babies are aware of what's going on, not just reflexively reacting to it, scientists concluded after a series of experiments on babies as young as 5 months.

By Stephanie Pappas,?Live Science / April 18, 2013

A contestant in the 2000 American Baby Derby heads towards the finish line. Crawling babies raced to see who was fastest. According to the promoters, The Boston Baby Faire, a two-day event with more than 200 exhibitors of every type of baby product, is the largest baby exposition in the United States.

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Infants have a conscious experience of the world at as early as 5 months of age, new research finds.

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New parents may raise an eyebrow at the idea that their baby might not be a conscious being, but scientists have, until now, not been able to clearly show that infants react with awareness rather than reflexively. Even in adults, much of the brain's processing of the world occurs without conscious awareness, said Sid Kouider, a neuroscientist at the Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique in Paris and the Technical University of Denmark. ?

One odd phenomenon, "blindsight," occurs in people with damage to part of their visual cortex. Although they cannot consciously see, they're able to "guess" the location of a visual stimulus or even catch objects tossed at them. Blindsight reveals that even unconscious processing in the brain can result in seemingly goal-directed behavior.

So when babies look toward a face or grasp an object, they, too, might be doing so without a conscious experience of what they're seeing.

"Infants might be responding in a kind of automatic manner," Kouider told LiveScience. Unfortunately, since babies don't talk, scientists can't test consciousness by asking infants what they experience.

Baby brain patterns

So Kouider and his colleagues turned to brain activity for a peak into babies' awareness. When adults are shown a subliminal image, their brains show a spike in electrical activity in sensory regions ? even though they may not consciously register that they've seen such a brief image.

When the image does consciously register, however, the brain shows a second leap in activity, typically about 300 milliseconds after the presentation of the image. This pattern reveals visual consciousness, Kouider said, which means that not only does the brain respond to the image, but also the owner of that brain perceives that response and has a conscious experience of the image.

The researchers wanted to know whether babies would show this same brain pattern. They recruited 30 5-month-olds, 29 12-month-olds and 21 15-month-olds and fitted the babies with electrode caps that measure the brain's electrical activity through the scalp.

Next, the babies sat on their mother or father's lap while watching a screen with a patterned image. For a fraction of a second (ranging from as quick as 17 milliseconds up to 300 milliseconds), the researchers flashed a photo of a face on the screen.

Experiencing awareness

The scientists then analyzed the babies' brain activity to search for the two-phase pattern that would indicate consciousness. They found it: Babies did indeed show a secondary spike in neural activity, just like adults.

But there was one important difference between the babies' neural patterns and those seen in adults, Kouider said. In 5-month-olds, it took 1.3 seconds for the second flurry of brain activity to show up. In adults, the timing is closer to three-tenths of a second, or 0.3 seconds.

"It's about four times slower, actually, in the younger infants," Kouider said.?

Older babies show snappier processing, though still not as quick as adults, the researchers found. In 12- to 15-month-olds, the second phase is stronger than in 5-month-olds and occurs around eight-tenths to nine-tenths of a second.

Source: http://rss.csmonitor.com/~r/feeds/science/~3/In93FUJa3Zc/Babies-are-conscious-Science-confirms-what-moms-know

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Votto, Phillips keep surging Reds ahead of Marlins

By MARK SCHMETZER

Associated Press

Associated Press Sports

updated 7:35 p.m. ET April 21, 2013

CINCINNATI (AP) - Among the few people not concerned with Joey Votto's home-run drought were the first baseman his Cincinnati Reds teammates.

Votto seems to be getting hot and shaking off his power outage. He homered and got three hits for the second straight day, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Miami Marlins 10-6 Sunday for their sixth win in seven games.

Votto missed 48 games last season with a knee injury, and his April 14 homer against Pittsburgh was his first since June 24. He's homered in back-to-back games for the first time since Sept. 10-11, 2011, at Colorado.

"Before I got hurt, I had 14 home runs," Votto said. "If I'm not hitting home runs, I can help win games in other ways. I don't feel obligated to hit home runs to quell people's concerns. Is quell the right word?"

Votto is 7 for 11 in his last two games, raising his batting average to .328 and his NL-leading on-base percentage to .522, just teammate Shin-Soo Choo's .523. The 2010 NL MVP, Votto reached 24 homers in four of his previous five full seasons. "

Manager Dusty Baker said he had faith Votto's power would return.

"I told you he was going to hit," Baker said. "Everybody was more worried than we were. Water seeks its own level. If you can hit, you'll hit. You don't just stop hitting."

Brandon Phillips drove in the go-ahead run for the second straight day and Todd Frazier hit a three-run double in an eight-run seventh inning for the Reds, who won three of four from the Marlins and improved to a major league-best 10-3 at home.

After trading most of their best players in an offseason payroll purge, the Marlins have the worst record in the big leagues at 4-15 - the poorest 19-game start in team history.

With the score 2-2, Choo drew Cincinnati's fifth walk off Alex Sanabia (2-2), who also hit Choo with a pair of pitches. Singles by Xavier Paul and Votto loaded the bases, and Phillips had an RBI single against Jon Rauch. Paul scored when right fielder Giancarlo Stanton bobbled the ball for an error.

Phillips had a game-ending sacrifice fly in the 13th inning of Saturday's 3-2 win.

Devin Mesoraco added an RBI single, Frazier hit a bases-loaded double off the right-field wall for an 8-2 lead, Choo followed with an RBI double and Paul greeted Tom Koehler with a run-scoring, ground-rule double that bounced into the right field stands and back onto the field.

Logan Ondrusek (1-0) struck out the side in the seventh to win in relief of Homer Bailey, who allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings with eight strikeouts and three walks.

Sanabia (2-2) gave up five runs and five hits in six innings. Marlins manager Mike Redmond's bullpen options were limited after using six relievers Saturday.

"Sanabia knew the situation," Redmond said. "Yesterday's game took a lot out of our pitching staff. I thought he pitched a great game. If we had the lead, we would have probably pitched it differently. Rauch was our only fresh arm. We had to bring him into a tough situation."

Miguel Olivo, who spent most of spring training as a non-roster player with the Reds before signing with Miami, hit a pinch three-run homer off Manny Parra in a four-run ninth.

Votto didn't need to wait long to flash his rediscovered power, homering in the first inning on the first pitch he saw in the game.

"He's such a good hitter," Frazier said. "That's the kind of stuff we talk about - trying to get your energy back and your swing going."

Chris Valaika's had a tying single in the second. The Reds went back ahead in the fifth when Bailey beat out an infield hit on a dribbler up the third-base line and scored from second when Votto singled and center fielder

Justin Ruggiano overran the ball for an error. Valaika had another tying single in the sixth.

NOTES: The Marlins started 5-14 in 1995, 1998 and 1999, according to STATS. ... The Reds placed C Ryan Hanigan on the 15-day DL with a strained left side. Hanigan, also dealing with a bruised left thumb, injured his oblique reaching for a high fastball thrown by Aroldis Chapman on Friday night. The contract of C Corky Miller was selected from Triple-A Louisville, and RHP Nick Masset was moved to 60-day disabled list to clear a spot on the 40-man roster. ... Choo has been hit nine times, tying the Reds record for a month set by Mike Donlin in May 1903, according to Elias Sports Bureau and reported by the Reds. Shoo has reached base 11 times in 12 plate appearances over the last two games. ... Stanton finished the series 4 for 18 with eight strikeouts and is hitting .188.

Buck's seventh blast powers Mets past Nationals

NEW YORK (AP) - John Buck hit his seventh home run of the season, Dillon Gee earned his first win and the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Sunday to take two of three games from the NL East champions.

Source: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/51614632/ns/sports-baseball/

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Zac Efron stopped by "Good Morning America" on April 18 in New York City.

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Kate Hudson and Matthew Bellamy grabbed breakfast at Bubby's Restaurant with children Bingham and Ryder in New York City on April 17.

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Jennifer Aniston attended the world premiere of the Lifetime Original Movie Event "Call Me Crazy: A Five Film" held at The Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif., on April 16.

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"The Big Wedding" star Katherine Heigl went out for lunch with her mom in Los Feliz, Calif., on April 16.

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Rachel Bilson enjoyed a day on the beach with friends and boyfriend Hayden Christensen while on vacation in Barbados on April 16.

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Ashton Kutcher wore a Boston hat in London following the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15 as he left girlfriend Mila Kunis' apartment on April 16.

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Sienna Miller walked hand-in-hand with her fiance Tom Sturridge through the West Village in NYC on April 15.

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. cozy up at the premiere of "Iron Man 3" at the Grand Rex in Paris, France on April 14.

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Brittany Snow rocked a short dress at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, Calif., on April 14.

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Angelina Jolie and her son Maddox Jolie-Pitt arrived on a flight at LAX in Los Angeles, Calif., on April 12.

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Halle Berry played tourist and visitied Sugarloaf Mountain while in Rio de Janeiro on April 12. Berry, who showed off her growing pregnancy curves in a black tank top and jeans, has been in Brazil promoting her movie "The Call."

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Michelle Williams showed off her new short hair cut while out and about in New York City on April 9.

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Zachary Quinto attended the Manhattan Magazine Men's Issue Party at PH-D Rooftop Lounge at Dream Downtown in New York City on April 9.

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Lindsay Lohan greets fans as she heads into a taping of 'The Late Show with David Letterman' in New York

Celebrity Photos: April 2013

"True Blood" star Alexander Skarsgard was spotted out and about in New York City on April 9. He spent time signing autographs for his fans on the street.

Celebrity Photos: April 2013

Cameron Diaz grabbed an iced tea after a workout at the gym on April 8 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Celebrity Phoos: April 2013

Olivia Wilde took her dog Paco out for a walk with her brother Charlie in New York City, New York on April 8.

Celebrity Photos: April 2013

Rumor Willis was spotted wearing the U by Kotox Generation Know bracelet while playing with her dog in Beverly Hills, Calif., on April 8.

Celebrity Photos: April 2013

Taylor Swift walked the red carpet at the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 6.

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Jessica Alba flaunted her amazing bikini body as she hit the beach while on vacation in St. Barts on April 7.

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Giuliana Rancic was all smiles at The Naked Grape Wine's `Peel It Off to Give Back` event in Chicago on April 6.

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Pregnant Jessica Simpson's curves were on full display in a tight black shirt as she took her family to lunch at King's Fish House In Calabasas, Calif., on April 6.

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Chris Hemsworth took his adorable daughter India Rose grocery shopping at the 'Whole Foods' in Los Angeles, Calif., on April 5. Hot dad alert!

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Angelina Jolie attended the Women in the World Summit 2013 on April 4 in New York City.

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Jada Pinkett Smith spotted out and about in New York City on April 3.

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Emmy Rossum was all smiles in New York while sporting the Henri Bendel Sutton Mini Bag on April 2.

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Jon Hamm and his girlfriend Jennifer Westfeldt took their dog for a walk in West Hollywood, Calif., on April 2.

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Charlize Theron was seen bundled up in a dark pea coat and scarf as she hurried out of her hotel to run some errands around New York City on April 2.

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Rihanna performed at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada on April 1. Looking good, RiRi!

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Kate Beckinsale was spotted stocking up on spring fragrances from Jo Malone London in Los Angeles, Calif., on April 1.

Celebrity Photos: April 2013

Heidi Klum walked on the beach at the North Shore in Oahu, Hawaii on April 1.

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Sarah Jessica Parker walked her kids to school on April 1 in New York City. How adorable are those army jackets?

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A bikini-clad Hayden Panettiere enjoyed a peaceful Easter Sunday on the beach in Miami, Fla., on March 31.

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Kourtney Kardashian took her kids Mason and Penelope to Church on Easter Sunday, where they were joined by Kendall, Kylie and Kris Jenner in Los Angeles, Calif.

Celebrity Photos: March 2013

Lily Collins attended Day 2 of WonderCon 2013 at Anaheim Convention Center on March 30 in Anaheim, Calif.

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Britney Spears, her two sons Sean and Jayden Federline and her father Jamie were spotted arriving on a flight in New Orleans, La., on March 29.

Celebrity Photos: March 2013

Diane Kruger posed for pictures outside ABC Studios for an appearance on "Good Morning America" on March 28 in NYC.

Celebrity Photos: March 2013

Taylor Swift went casual in a black sweater and red pants as she headed out and about in New York City on March 27.

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Sandra Bullock gave her son Louis a piggyback ride after picking him up from school in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 26.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/21/real-housewives-of-new-jersey-season-5-teaser_n_3128183.html

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