FDA Panel Delays Action on Dyes Used in Foods It calls for more research , but many parents and scientists fear link to ADHD THURSDAY , March 31 -LRB- HealthDay News -RRB- - Foods that contain dyes used to enhance color do n't need warning labels , a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel said Thursday . The advisers ' 8-6 vote came in response to concerns , especially from parents , that the commonly used dyes might be linked to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder -LRB- ADHD -RRB- in some children . The advisory panel made its recommendation based on the FDA 's evaluation of existing data , as well as testimony from researchers . It was the lack of rigorous studies , as well as a lack of data , that prompted the panel to ask for more research into the issue and delay a recommendation on artificial food colorings , CNN reported . The issue pitted the food industry against some parents , public watchdog groups and academics who 've long agitated for a closer look at the additives . The FDA advisers , concluding two days of hearings that featured parents , scientists and food-industry representatives , said there was n't enough evidence to definitively say that food dyes contribute to ADHD . The FDA is not required to follow the recommendations of its advisory panels , but it usually does so . Artificial dyes are added to many foods including JELL-O , Lucky Charms , Pop-Tarts , Nestles Butterfinger bars , Hostess Twinkies and Frito-Lay Doritos , to name a few , according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest . The FDA does have regulatory authority over food additives . For example , in 1976 , Red No. 2 was banned because it might be cancer-causing . This week 's meeting was significant because it was '' `` the first time the FDA has acknowledged that food dyes may affect children in a limited way , '' '' said Dr. David Schab , a psychiatric researcher and an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute in New York City . Schab , who was scheduled to testify at the hearing , called it '' `` a big step forward . '' '' The question the panel was dealing with was whether the dyes cause ADHD , or might they simply trigger some nonspecific behaviors , such as irritability and insomnia , Schab said . Jeff Cronin , a spokesman for the Center for Science in the Public Interest , which has long lobbied for a ban on the dyes , said '' `` the evidence that artificial food dyes worsen some children 's behavior is pretty convincing . '' '' Cronin had hoped that the FDA panel would recommend warning labels on foods with these additives , and encourage companies to switch to safer colorings . Given the studies done so far , Schab said he also favored eliminating artificial colorings from foods . '' `` I would like the FDA to eliminate dyes , but I would also be very happy if we would have a label warning , like the ones that protect Europeans , '' '' Schab added . '' `` Labels that warn that these dyes have potential detrimental effects on behavior . '' '' Based on its review of published studies , the FDA at this point said '' `` a causal relationship between exposure to color additives and hyperactivity in children in the general population has not been established . '' '' However , it did go on to say that for some children with ADHD and other behavioral problems , these dyes may exacerbate their problems . But dyes may not be the only food additive that has this effect , the FDA noted . On the other side of the debate , Brian Kennedy , a spokesman for the Grocery Manufacturers Association , contended that '' `` the safety of artificial colors has been affirmed through extensive review by the FDA and the European Food Safety Authority , and neither agency sees the need to change current policy . '' '' Kennedy added that '' `` all of the major safety bodies globally have reviewed the available science and have determined that there is no demonstrable link between artificial food colors and hyperactivity among children . '' '' Another industry voice said that food aesthetics matter to American consumers . In a statement , David Schmidt , president and CEO of the International Food Information Council , said that '' `` food colors add to our enjoyment of food by maintaining or improving their appearance . '' '' '' `` Without sufficient scientific evidence that a causal link truly exists between food colors and hyperactivity in children , communications that suggest a link could have unintended consequences , including unnecessarily frightening consumers about safe ingredients that are consumed every day , '' '' he said . '' `` Misguided theories dilute the impact of advice from health professionals on methods that have been found through scientific research to be truly effective in treating ADHD , such as medication and behavior modification . '' '' However , Dr. Roberto F. Lopez-Alberola , chief of pediatric neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine , believes the dyes could have neurological effects on children . '' `` The European Food Safety Authority has made it law that foods that contain these additives have a warning label , '' '' he said . '' `` This is already old news in the Old World . '' '' Lopez-Alberola said these dyes make foods more attractive , especially to children , and he speculates that part of the increase in ADHD and autism has resulted from food additives . '' `` It 's not the sugar , it could well be these colorants , '' '' he said . Cronin , the spokesman for the Center for Science in the Public Interest , said there are alternatives to chemical colorings . He said that when warning labels were put on foods in Europe , it caused many U.S.-based food companies to market natural-based food-colored products in Europe . More information

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State tests for radiation in Metro East SPRINGFIELD , Ill. • Illinois ' emergency management agency is testing for elevated radiation levels in the Metro East area , after finding trace materials elsewhere believed to be related to Japan 's earthquake-damaged nuclear power reactors , officials confirmed Friday . They stressed that the radioactive materials found in grass clippings from upstate Will County and in Springfield air samples are in minuscule amounts , far below established safety levels . '' `` These levels are very low and present no hazard to people in Illinois , '' '' Jonathon Monken , director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency , said in a statement . '' `` We will continue to track the deposition of radiation in Illinois to ensure there is no impact on public health and safety . '' '' Agency spokeswoman Patti Thompson said officials are now testing grass in Madison and Clinton counties and milk from local cows in Clinton and Bond counties , with additional testing in West Chicago and the Springfield area . The Metro East counties were chosen because of their proximity to the agency 's Springfield facilities and the fact that they 're not near any of Illinois ' six operational nuclear facilities . In Missouri , officials of the state 's Department of Health and Senior Services regularly monitor air , water and local milk , at monitoring sites in St. Louis , Jefferson City and Springfield . '' `` We have not received any reports of elevated radiation , '' '' said department spokeswoman Jacqueline Lapine . At least 15 other U.S. states have found trace levels of radioactivity apparently resulting from releases half a world away , at Japan 's Fukushima nuclear power reactors . The reactors were severely damaged in the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami that hit Japan on March 11 , sparking worldwide concern about radioactivity . Thompson describes the radioactive levels found so far in Illinois as being about 200,000 times lower than the regulatory limits set for nuclear power plants . '' `` It was almost impossible to detect , '' '' she said . The intent with continued testing '' `` is to let people know we 're watching for it ... and to make sure we do n't see levels later that are of concern . '' '' Thompson said there is little doubt the readings are from the Japan disaster . '' `` This is a material that you really only find from a fission process , and this is the only thing we know of in the world with that kind of release . '' '' The material in question has an eight-day '' `` half life , '' '' meaning it loses half its radioactivity in eight days , and in effect will be gone in seven weeks .

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Europe rescue fund says ready to help Portugal - paper * EFSF ready to help Portugal if needed , president says * Opposed to private funds backing Irish banking sector PARIS , April 2 -LRB- Reuters -RRB- - The European Financial Stability Facility -LRB- EFSF -RRB- rescue fund is ready to help Portugal if needed , Klaus Regling , the fund 's president told La Tribune in an interview published online on Saturday . Portugal , whose prime minister resigned after failing to get a new austerity package approved by parliament , is regarded as the next country which could need external financial help after Greece and Ireland . '' `` Portugal is living an internal political feud . We will see if they ask for help or not . If they do , we are ready , '' '' Regling told La Tribune . Meanwhile , Ireland said on Thursday it needed an extra 24 billion euros to recapitalise its banking system and draw a line under a legacy of reckless spending that has forced it into an EU-IMF bailout . Regarding Ireland , Regling said the 35 billion euros earmarked as part of the programme negotiated in 2010 to help the country 's banking sector , should be sufficient . '' `` The money is there , as long as we stay within these limits , the programme is sustainable , '' '' Regling said . Regling said he was opposed to having private lenders take part in Ireland 's debt restructuring . '' `` We are going through a particularly difficult period , especially for three countries Greece , Ireland and Portugal . But if you take the euro zone as a whole , we have passed a certain mark ... The euro as such is no longer being put into question . '' ''

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Line goes dead for Qwest as CenturyLink completes acquisition CenturyLink completed its acquisition of Denver-based Qwest on Friday , a $ 24 billion merger that uproots a historic Colorado icon but places the business in the hands of a respected , traditional telephone operator . The deal creates an industry giant that employs 47,500 and serves 15 million phone and 5 million broadband subscribers in 37 states . It comes just more than a decade after the Joe Nacchio-led Qwest , then a fast-growing Internet network operator , acquired U S West and its 14-state local phone business for $ 45 billion . '' `` It was the end of an era when Qwest took over from U S West because Qwest was not a real telephone company . They were sort of a young , long-distance company , '' '' said telecommunications historian Herbert Hackenburg . '' `` This goes in the opposite direction . This merger brings them back to a telephone company that has a pretty good record . '' '' Incorporated in 1968 , Monroe , La.-based CenturyLink is a rural phone operator at its core . The company , formerly CenturyTel , exploded in size and ventured into urban markets with the purchase of Kansas-based Embarq in July 2009 . Announced a year ago , the Qwest merger turns CenturyLink into the nation 's No. 3 local phone company , behind AT&T and Verizon . CenturyLink paid about $ 12 billion in stock and assumed nearly $ 12 billion in Qwest debt . CenturyLink stock dropped 1 percent Friday to close at $ 41.03 . Qwest stock ceased trading Thursday . Consumer bills and Qwest signs will switch to the CenturyLink brand over the next several months . Monroe will serve as the corporate headquarters . CenturyLink 's acquisition binge comes as the nation 's landline phone business is eroding . Millions of consumers dump wireline phone service annually , relying solely on cellphones or switching to Internet-based voice offerings from cable-TV companies . CenturyLink is banking that broadband and television service provided over an Internet network will help the company stem landline losses and even grow revenue . It also says synergies from the merger will save $ 625 million in annual operating and investment costs . The company is done purchasing phone lines for now , said chief executive Glen Post . '' `` We do n't feel like we need to go out and look for additional wireline acquisitions at this point , '' '' Post said recently . '' `` We would like to expand in areas where we see ready growth potential in the months ahead . '' '' Four Qwest board members -- CEO Ed Mueller , Charles Biggs , Michael Roberts and James Unruh -- will join the Century Link board . Denver will serve as one of CenturyLink 's six regional headquarters and will be home to the company 's enterprise-business division . The combined company employs about 7,500 in the state . But Qwest 's corporate functions , such as accounting and human resources , are expected to face the brunt of merger-related job cuts . Layoff notifications have already started in Denver . '' `` Personnel decisions will continue to be made in a cascading process , '' '' a spokeswoman said Friday . Qwest 's Colorado roots span more than a century . The state 's first telephone exchange opened in 1879 . U S West was spawned from the antitrust breakup of the old AT&T monopoly , or Ma Bell , in 1984 . When Qwest acquired U S West in June 2000 , the company quickly moved to switch out the high-profile U S West signs atop its 52-story headquarters building in downtown Denver with the Qwest name . Those signs will be taken down , with the naming rights expiring in June 2012 and Qwest 's workforce in the building dwindling by more than half over the past year . Qwest and its predecessor companies have occupied the skyscraper at 1801 California St. since 1982 . '' `` It 's an astounding loss for Denver . Back in the Mountain Bell days , when Mountain Bell was a part of AT&T , every single major division of AT&T was located in Denver , '' '' said Hackenburg , founder of the Denver-based Telecommunications History Group . '' `` Slowly , all of those different things have disappeared . '' '' Andy Vuong : 303-954-1209 , avuong@denverpost.com or twitter.com/andyvuong Linking up with naming rights CenturyLink assumes these naming-rights deals from Qwest : • Qwest headquarters at 1801 California St. in Denver -- naming rights included in lease agreement , which expires in June 2012 . • Qwest Field -LRB- Seattle Seahawks ' stadium -RRB- -- reportedly $ 75 million for 15 years -LRB- 10 years with five-year renewal option -RRB- , signed in 2004 . • Qwest Center Omaha -LRB- convention center in Omaha -RRB- -- reportedly $ 14 million for 15 years , signed in 2003 . • Qwest Arena -LRB- hockey , basketball , multipurpose arena in Boise , Idaho -RRB- -- reportedly multiple years remaining , although terms are unavailable . Source : Denver Post research States ' standing , in lines After buying Qwest Communications International Inc. , Century Link Inc. provides landline phone service in 37 states , arranged here by number of lines : Colorado -- 1,542,000

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Young boy among 4 killed at Mexico burrito stand CIUDAD JUAREZ , Mexico -LRB- AP -RRB- - Gunmen opened fire on a burrito truck in this border city , killing the vendor , his 10-year-old son and two other people Friday , a day after an attack on a nearby bar resulted in 10 deaths . The bright red food truck sat just yards -LRB- meters -RRB- from an elementary school where children were at gym class in an outdoor patio , said Arturo Sandoval , a spokesman for the Chihuahua state attorney general 's office . Panicked parents attending a meeting at the school grabbed their children and ran . Maria del Socorro , the mother of a fifth grader , was inside the school when she heard the gunfire . '' `` I went directly to the patio to get my son , '' '' del Socorro said . '' `` I am dying of fear . I still have n't recovered . '' '' The motive of the shooting - and the target - were unknown . Sandoval said the two other slain adults were men between the ages of 25 and 30 who were eating at tables next to the truck . They wore what looked like workers ' uniforms from a beer company . The burrito vendor 's body was found inside the truck , while his son lay dead outside . A fifth man was wounded and taken to a hospital . Del Socorro said rumors swirled that a child from the school had been killed but she later learned he was the burrito vendor 's son . '' `` He was n't from the school , but imagine , he was a boy , an innocent boy , '' '' she said , adding that she did n't know whether she would take her son to school Monday . '' `` This city gets worse and worse . They kill in the parks , they kill in the streets . We ca n't go out , and now it 's almost inside the patio of the schools , '' '' del Socorro said , fighting back tears . Ciudad Juarez , a city across from El Paso , Texas , has been wracked by a turf war between the Sinaloa and Juarez drug cartels . More than 3,000 people were killed in the city of 1.3 million residents in 2010 . Hours before the attack on the burrito truck , gunmen assaulted a bar in the same neighborhood . Sandoval said the death toll from that attack rose to 10 Friday after two more people died from their wounds . Sandoval said gunmen traveling in three cars arrived at the bar El Castillo late Thursday and opened fire . Police found more than 130 bullet casings at the scene . Children are increasingly falling victim to Mexico 's viscous drug war , which has claimed more than 34,000 lives since President Felipe Calderon launched a military a crackdown on drug cartels in 2006 . The nonprofit group Network for the Rights of Children in Mexico estimates 994 children and youths under 18 were killed between late 2006 and late 2010 , and says the number has risen since then . A 17-year-old boy was among seven people killed in three shootings around Monterrey , a city in the northeastern state of Nuevo Leon where the Gulf and Zetas drug gangs are waging territorial battles . State Public Safety spokesman Jorge Domene said the teenager was gunned down in front of his girlfriend in downtown Monterrey . The motive for the attack was unknown . In the western state of Michoacan , meanwhile , four bullet-ridden bodies were found in different towns , state police reported . Two of the bodies were found with threatening messages signed by the '' `` Knights Templar , '' '' a new group that has claimed to be behind a recent spate of slayings in the Pacific coast state . The group claims to be a replacement for the weakened La Familia cartel . In western Colima state , prosecutors filed homicide and other charges against 15 people in connection with the assassination of a former governor , Silverio Cavazos . The federal Attorney General 's Office said in a statement that it arrested and charged five people in the November slaying . Colima Attorney General Yolanda Verduzco said state prosecutors had charged an additional 10 people , although it was unclear if they had been arrested . Investigators have not identified a motive for the assassination . Cavazos , who governed Colima between 2005 and 2009 , was gunned down while he chatted outside his home with an official from the current state government .

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Vegas call girl recalls run-in with Philip Markoff A streetwise Las Vegas escort told the Herald yesterday she came face to face with accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff before his Hub hotel crime spree , but likely saved her own life by slamming the door in his face . The rattled Sin City call girl said Markoff arrived at their rendezvous at a Waltham hotel in early 2009 claiming he was a cop , but she quickly spotted his phony badge and plastic zip ties . When an erotic masseuse was later murdered in Boston , she knew she dodged death . `` It could have been me , '' said Amber , whose last name is being withheld by the Herald . `` I answered the door . I was fully dressed , of course . I greeted him , gave him a hug . He was kind of , like , weird . He was skinny , too . He did n't act happy to see me , '' she said . `` I stepped back . I said , ` Can I see your ID ? ' He pulled out his ID , then he pulled out something that was supposed to look like a badge . I saw that he had those plastic handcuffs . '' That 's when she quickly shut the door . `` I was kind of like , wow ... . Luckily , I got out unscathed , '' she said . Markoff fled , and she called hotel security and changed rooms -- but she never called the cops . Her telephone number is one of dozens Markoff , 24 , dialed from prepaid TracFones , including the number of Julissa Brisman , 25 , who was killed at the Marriott Copley Place on April 14 , 2009 , newly released law enforcement records show . A Herald review of Markoff 's records show the former Boston University medical student dialed dozens of phone numbers linked to online ads for escorts , strippers and other erotic services . Amber 's phone is among those listed , records show . Prosecutors said this week there 's no doubt Markoff was in the early stages of a serial killer rampage targeting ladies of the night in hotels from the Hub to Rhode Island . Markoff committed suicide in August while awaiting trial at the Nashua Street Jail . Amber said she was suspicious of a `` cold '' and `` weird '' Markoff because he said he was from out of town but provided a local phone number . She said she did n't buy the cop story and refused to let him in her room . `` He actually tried to rob me ... . I said , ` You 're not a -LRB- expletive -RRB- cop . ' I basically shot him down , '' she said . `` I 'm 5 -LRB- feet -RRB- , 9 -LRB- inches -RRB- . I gave it back to him . He told me he was going to go downstairs and get a female cop to search me ... . I was like , send her up . Send her up . I have nothing to hide ... . He tried to push his way into my room . '' Around the time she met Markoff , Amber said escorts were leaving warnings on message boards about a man claiming to be a cop who tied up women and robbed them in New York , Boston and Connecticut . `` He was doing that for a long time . We knew of him for years . He started that when he was younger , '' she said . `` He was really confident in the fact that no one was going to tell on him . He was just so brazen , nobody actually reported anything until someone got killed . '' Amber told the Herald the scores of escort calls Markoff made suggest he was `` obsessed '' with robbing working girls , who sometimes carry thousands of dollars when they travel . `` I would n't be surprised if he paid for medical school by robbing girls , '' she said . `` He was hooked . He probably had a whole lifestyle around robbing girls . ''

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Employment report no April Fools Day joke as 216,000 jobs added Though released on April 1 , the latest Employment Situation report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics -LRB- BLS -RRB- shows the economic recovery is no April Fools Day joke as nonfarm payroll employment increased by 216,000 jobs in March 2011 , with the majority of gains occurring in the service-providing sectors , health care , and leisure and hospitality . Overall , total payroll employment has grown by 1.5 million jobs since a recent low in February 2010 . '' `` THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION - MARCH 2011 '' '' reported the number of unemployed persons dropped to 13.5 million while the unemployment rate dipped to 8.8 percent . Since November 2010 , the jobless rate has declined by 1 percentage point . According to the report , job gains occurred in several industries , including : Service-Providing Sectors : Employment gained 78,000 jobs in business services , 29,000 jobs in temporary help services , and 35,000 jobs in technical services . Health Care : Employment increased by 37,000 jobs , and has added 283,000 jobs over the last 12 months , an average of 24,000 jobs per month . Leisure and Hospitality : Employment in rose by 37,000 jobs over the month , with more than two-thirds of the increase , 27,000 jobs , in food services and drinking places . Advertisement The employment news was also good in California , according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department -LRB- EDD -RRB- , as the golden state 's nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 96,500 and the unemployment rate decreased to 12.2 percent . The BLS Employment Situation Report for April is scheduled to be released on Friday , May 6 , 2011 .

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'' `` Obama '' '' robber nabbed , say Austrian officials - Crimesider -LRB- CBS/AP -RRB- VIENNA - An arrest has been made in a string of bank robberies committed in Austria , by a suspect wearing a mask of Barack Obama . Pictures : Most outrageous bank robbers Police say the 45-year-old German man is suspected of carrying out seven heists since 2008 , the most recent on Thursday afternoon in the village of Fornach , northeast of Salzburg . He was taken into custody about 2 miles away a short time later after a police dog found a bag containing the Obama mask , a weapon and the loot . The unidentified man has confessed to the robberies , Police official Markus Mitloehner said Friday . There is no word on whether Donald Trump has asked to see the man 's birth certificate . More on Crimesider January 24 , 2011 - Veto This ! Armed '' `` Obama Robber '' '' Holding Up Austrian Banks Most Outrageous Bank Robbers

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Dolce and Gabbana will not face trial after & #xa3 ; 1bn fraud case is thrown out Milan judge rules there is not enough evidence to support accusations against the Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana will no longer have to worry about what to wear in court . Italian fashion 's most powerful design duo have been told they will not stand trial for an alleged $ 1bn -LRB- # 880m -RRB- tax dodge after a judge in Milan threw out the case against them at a preliminary hearing . The pair have built one of the world 's largest fashion brands , beloved of celebrities such as Madonna and Kylie . They were accused of fraud of around $ 1bn as part of an inquiry into reports the company had failed to declare $ 840m in revenues . Both designers , Dolce 's brother Alfonso and three other senior members of the company were accused but all denied the charges . Judge Simone Luerti ruled there was not enough evidence to take the Milanese designers to trial , and closed the file on other people who had been under investigation as well . The reported allegation was that Dolce & Gabbana created a company in Luxembourg in 2004 and 2005 which was given control of the group 's two brands - the main label and its younger line D&G - so avoiding Italian taxes . It is unlikely that sales of their brand of '' `` molto-sexy '' '' clothes will have been affected by this near brush with scandal . Dolce and Gabbana are a superstar partnership - there are stores in 34 countries - who have masterminded an instantly recognisable high-end Euro-look . They are central to the Milanese fashion notion of '' `` more is more '' '' . Alongside super-sexy ads , the brand 's success has been based on its ability to sell well-tailored suiting and glitzy party dresses alongside more affordable branded items including T-shirts , jeans , perfume , sunglasses and makeup . This is not the first controversy Dolce and Gabbana have weathered . Three years ago , they came under fire over an advertisement that was accused of exalting gang rape : it showed a woman being held down on the ground by a man while other men looked on . In 2009 , Giorgio Armani accused the couple of having copied a design for quilted trousers - a charge Dolce and Gabbana contemptuously dismissed .

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Surge in jobs fuels economic optimism Private sector hiring finally shows some life US employers added jobs for the sixth straight month and the national unemployment rate fell to a two-year low in March , providing more evidence of an advancing economic recovery , the US Labor Department reported yesterday . The solid job gains and slight reduction in the unemployment rate surprised some economists who have worried that the unfolding disaster in Japan and unrest in the oil-producing Middle East could slow the recovery . `` Gas and food costs are squeezing people 's spending power , and , no question , that 's hurting , '' said IHS Global Insight 's chief US economist , Nigel Gault . `` But the employment data suggest that the labor market actually had some good momentum and we 're in a better place to withstand those shocks than we thought . '' The national unemployment rate slipped to 8.8 percent last month , from 8.9 percent in February , and is now at the lowest level since March 2008 . The economy added 216,000 jobs last month , its sixth straight month of gains . Private employers drove the growth , accounting for more than 200,000 of the new jobs -- the biggest gain in private sector employment since 2006 . Government employment fell by 14,000 jobs . Industries vital to the Massachusetts economy , such as health care and technology services , posted strong national job gains last month . Professional and business services , which includes a variety of technology , scientific , and consulting firms , added 78,000 jobs nationally . The health care industry added 37,000 jobs in March . Leisure and hospitality , which includes hotels and restaurants , also gained 37,000 jobs . Denis McSweeney , regional commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Boston , said the job growth in these sectors bodes well for Massachusetts and Boston . In the Boston metropolitan area , for example , education and health services , the region 's biggest employment sector , grew 23 percent in 2010 , he said . Leisure and hospitality jobs , generally fueled by tourism , increased 2.3 percent in the same period , triple the national growth rate , McSweeney said . `` The employment situation for March signals positive vibes for the Commonwealth , '' McSweeney said . `` Health care , education , leisure and hospitality , those gains are all good news for the state . '' The state reports March employment and unemployment on April 14 . In February , the state 's unemployment rate was 8.2 percent , well below the national average . The national unemployment rate , however , has fallen steeply in recent months , plunging a percentage point since November . Scott Ragusa , president of contract business at Winter , Wyman Cos. , a Waltham staffing firm , said he is seeing signs of the improvement locally . The firm 's client companies had 35 percent more jobs to offer last month than they did in March 2010 . Winter , Wyman itself currently has 26 job openings , primarily sales positions . Ragusa said the firm , which works with companies in the financial , technology , and human resources industries , said employers in all three sectors appear poised to hire . `` They 're adding in critical areas right now , '' Ragusa said of employers . `` But I would still say companies are running pretty lean compared to two years ago . '' Despite the job gains of recent months , the economy has only begun to recover from the recent recession , considered the worst since the Great Depression . The nation lost nearly 9 million jobs in the downturn , and has so far regained just 1.4 million of those jobs since the labor market began its rebound last year . `` It 's a long way back , '' McSweeney said . Not all the news in yesterday 's report was good . Despite recent job growth , long-term unemployment increased . About 6 million , or 45 percent , of the nation 's 13.5 million unemployed have been out of work for six months our more . That 's up from 43.9 percent in February . John E. Silvia , chief economist for Wells Fargo & Co. in Charlotte , N.C. , said the job gains primarily benefited highly skilled workers , including those who have extensive computer skills . `` The people benefiting from this -LSB- gain in jobs -RSB- are not the same people who lost their jobs three to five years ago , '' he said . `` And those jobs are not coming back . '' Megan Woolhouse can be reached at mwoolhouse@globe.com .

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India charges ex-minister for $ 40b fraud NEW DELHI : Indian authorities on Saturday charged a former telecom minister with conspiracy , cheating and forgery in an alleged mobile spectrum fraud that cost the nation up to $ 40 billion in lost revenues . -LRB- AFP -RRB-

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Judge : Ex-Somali leader in US can be questioned under oath in suit alleging rights abuses ALEXANDRIA , Va. - A judge ruled Friday that a former Somali prime minister who has been living quietly in the U.S. for the last 14 years can be questioned under oath in a federal lawsuit alleging he oversaw war crimes and other abuses against his own people more than a quarter century ago . U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema denied a motion to dismiss the suit against Mohamed Ali Samantar , who was Somalia 's defense minister , and later prime minister , in the 1980s under the regime of dictator Siad Barre . The suit against Samantar , who now lives in Fairfax , was first filed in 2004 , alleging that he oversaw abuses committed as part of the government 's campaign of repression against the Isaaq clan in the northern part of the country . The case has languished in the courts for nearly seven years . Brinkema dismissed the case in 2007 , ruling that Samantar was entitled to immunity . But the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the case . And earlier this year the State Department , in a rare move , recommended to the judge that Samantar should not receive immunity , in large part because there is no longer a recognized central government in Somalia that can request immunity on Samantar 's behalf . Following Brinkema 's ruling on Friday allowing the case to proceed , Samantar 's accusers will for the first time be able to question him in a deposition about alleged abuses , including killings and torture , against the Isaaq clan . '' `` This is a great day for justice , '' '' said Natasha Fain , a lawyer with the San Francisco-based Center for Justice and Accountability , which is representing the plaintiffs . '' `` For all this time the defendant has been saying he should n't even have to answer his accusers in court . '' '' One of the plaintiffs , Aziz M. Deria of Bellevue , Wash. , who alleges that his father and other family members were killed by forces under Samantar 's direction , flew across the country to attend Friday 's hearing . He has traveled to Somalia several times to document abuses that occurred there . '' `` I really want this guy to answer our questions , '' '' said Deria , who acknowledged that efforts to hold Samantar accountable for his actions are not universally well received among the Somali community . '' `` Back home , authority figures are considered above the law . '' '' Joseph Peter Drennan , Samantar 's lawyer , argued Friday that the case should be tossed out for several reasons , including an expiration of the statute of limitations . He also said the courts should not wade into what he argues is essentially a political dispute . Samantar has denied any wrongdoing and did not attend Friday 's hearing , though many of his family members did .

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Deputy DA in Vegas who handled Paris Hilton , Bruno Mars cases quits after crack cocaine arrest LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas prosecutor who handled recent drug cases involving Paris Hilton and pop singer Bruno Mars has resigned following his arrest in a crack cocaine case . Clark County District Attorney David Roger tells The Associated Press he accepted David Schubert 's resignation Friday . A telephone call to Schubert went unanswered . His lawyer , William Terry , did n't immediately respond to a message . The 47-year-old Schubert was arrested March 19 after Las Vegas police reported watching him in a white BMW sedan buy $ 40 worth of rock cocaine in a neighborhood east of the Las Vegas Strip . Schubert was a 10-year veteran prosecutor and liaison for the last two years to a federal drug task force . He 's free pending a May 19 court date on felony conspiracy and cocaine possession charges .

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The Week Ahead : Buy Stocks , Not The Market The relentless nature of the rally from the March 16 lows has many market veterans scratching their heads . The market is clearly overdue for the setback I was looking for last week . Attempts by fund managers to goose their quarterly numbers likely played a role in the rally into the end of the month , while the very good jobs numbers boosted stocks even higher on Friday . One of the more surprising developments last week was the surge in small-cap stocks , as the Russell 2000 moved above the February highs on Thursday . This is very positive if the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite can also surpass their February peaks , as the Dow Industrials did on Friday . The chart of the iShares Russell 2000 -LRB- IWM -RRB- shows the completion of the trading range -LRB- lines a and b -RRB- with upside targets at $ 85.50 and then $ 87 : Click to Enlarge The week ahead will be a quiet one in terms of economic reports , with the ISM Non-Manufacturing Index on Tuesday that gives us a reading on the health of the economy , followed by jobless claims Thursday . The EIA 's latest petroleum-inventory report will be released Wednesday , but more important for crude oil will be any new developments in Libya . If Gaddafi were to step down it would dampen the rally in crude oil prices . WHAT TO WATCH S&P 500 The monthly chart of the Spyder Trust -LRB- SPY -RRB- shows that the next major resistance stands at $ 141 to $ 145 . The lower monthly close for SPY has caused its momentum , which had been rising since the end of September , to flatten out . Therefore a higher close in April is needed to keep the momentum from turning lower , as it did in May 2010 . The NYSE advance/decline line has surpassed its February highs , which is positive for stocks in general . There is initial support for SPY at $ 131.50 and then at $ 130.40 . The $ 128.30 level should hold on a deeper pullback . Dow Industrials The Diamonds Trust -LRB- DIA -RRB- surpassed the February highs Friday at $ 123.64 , and has next resistance at $ 124.80 and then $ 128.50 to $ 129 . Strong action last week leaves first support at $ 122.50 to $ 121.60 , with much stronger levels in the $ 120.50 area . Sector Focus It was a tough quarter for stock pickers unless you were in the energy sector . As I noted in Friday 's article , only the Energy Select Spyder -LRB- XLE -RRB- and the Industrial Select Spyder -LRB- XLI -RRB- were able to outperform the S&P 500 in the first quarter . This is quite unusual , as more often there are three or four sectors that outperform the S&P 500 . Typically stocks are not as strong in the second quarter , leading to the well-worn phrase `` sell in May and go away . '' More Sector Focus

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Jobless rate down to 8.8 % as unemployment hits a two-year low , but labor participation still down The nation 's unemployment rate dropped in March to its lowest level in two years , brightening the economic outlook as major companies plan to add more jobs . More hiring cut the unemployment rate to 8.8 % as employers added 216,000 jobs last month , the Labor Department said . Factories , retailers , the education and health care sectors , and professional and financial services all expanded their payrolls . Those gains offset layoffs by local governments , construction and telecommunications . The private sector added more than 200,000 jobs for a second straight month , the first time that 's happened since 2006 - more than a year before the recession started . '' `` It 's certainly indicative of continuing improvement in the labor market , with two months in a row of really solid private payrolls , '' '' said Stephen Stanley , chief economist at Pierpont Securities . '' `` It 's not a blowout number , but all in all , it 's a good report . '' '' The improved outlook propelled the Dow to a 2011 high in early trading . Stocks then pared their gains as oil prices climbed to 30-month highs . The Dow closed up 57 points , or 0.46 % , to 12,376.72 . The new figures could mark a turning point in job creation . America 's largest companies plan to step up hiring in the next six months , a March survey of CEOs found . Google , Siemens and Ford , among others , have said they plan to add workers . Economists expect the stronger hiring to endure throughout the year , producing a net gain of about 2.5 million jobs for 2011 . Even so , that would make up for only a small portion of the 7.5 million jobs wiped out during the recession . The economy must average up to 300,000 new jobs a month to significantly lower unemployment . The unemployment rate has fallen a full percentage point since November , the sharpest four-month drop since 1983 . Stepped-up hiring is the main reason . Still , the job gains have n't led many people who stopped looking for work during the recession to start again . The number of people who are either working or seeking a job remains surprisingly low for this stage of the recovery . Fewer than two-thirds of American adults are either working or looking for work - the lowest participation rate in 25 years . Just 64.2 % of adults have a job or are looking for one - the lowest participation rate since 1984 . The number has been shrinking for four years . It suggests many people remain discouraged about their job prospects even as hiring is picking up . People without jobs who are n't looking for one are n't counted as unemployed . Once they start looking again , they 're classified as unemployed , and the unemployment rate can go back up . That can happen even if the economy is adding jobs . '' `` It is always possible that as the job market improves , people will start looking again and the unemployment rate could go up , '' '' said economist Bill Cheney of John Hancock Financial Services . '' `` But the normal pattern is once it starts coming down as rapidly as it has over the last few months , it keeps on going down . '' ''

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US Senate report on subprime mess due soon-report NEW YORK , April 2 -LRB- Reuters -RRB- - A U.S. Senate subcommittee is nearing completion of a long-awaited report on the role Wall Street banks played in creating complex securities that fueled the meltdown of the housing market , according to the Wall Street Journal . The report by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations , which has been in the works for months , will include potentially embarrassing emails and internal communications from investment banks such as Goldman Sachs -LRB- GS.N : Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz -RRB- and Deutsche Bank AG -LRB- DBKGn.DE : Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz -RRB- , the Journal said . It also will discuss a little-known dispute between Goldman and Morgan Stanley -LRB- MS.N : Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz -RRB- that developed in 2008 over one complex subprime-mortgage backed security called Hudson Mezzanine Funding , the newspaper said . The subcommittee learned that Morgan Stanley lost money on the collateralized debt obligation that Goldman had a hand in arranging and marketing , the Journal said . The dispute between the rival investment banks got so heated that Morgan Stanley considered suing Goldman over its losses , it said . The Senate 's investigations subcommittee normally follows up its hearings with reports that outline the findings and recommend legislative reforms . An aide to Senator Carl Levin , a Democrat who heads the subcommittee , declined to comment on the report . Late last year , two people familiar with the subcommittee told Reuters that they expected the report to be finished in early 2011 and said it would contain more information than surfaced during last year 's series of subcommittee hearings . An all-day hearing last spring on the role Goldman played in creating and marketing several CDOs - complex securities constructed from a pool of subprime mortgaged-backed bonds - drew particular attention . A number of current and former Goldman executives testified at the hearing , including Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein . -LRB- Editing by Vicki Allen -RRB-

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Nasdaq , ICE bid to snatch NYSE from Germans Greifeld promised shareholders far bigger cost savings than in the German deal , but he did not say how severe the job losses would be . He said Nasdaq would keep the NYSE floor - the icon of capitalism that was created in 1792 by brokers and merchants who met under a buttonwood tree in lower Manhattan . Upstart trading venues like BATS have eaten deep into the market share of these traditional venues , forcing them in the last decade to upgrade and embrace electronic trading - and to look to mergers to survive . Nasdaq , the smallest of the four exchanges in play , needed to do something to stay relevant in the years ahead , some said . If it and ICE succeed , the world 's largest bourse operators would be headquartered in the United States , Brazil , and Asia - leaving Europe with a bruised Deutsche Boerse . '' `` Nasdaq had a real risk of being marginalized , '' '' said David Weild , founder of Capital Markets Advisory Partners and former vice chairman at Nasdaq , in the corporate client division . Under the proposal , Atlanta-based ICE would purchase NYSE 's London-based Liffe platform , seen as a profitable gem , while Nasdaq would acquire its stock exchanges in New York , Paris , Amsterdam , Brussels , and Lisbon , its U.S. options venues and its technology suite . Some details of how a deal would work have not yet been worked out . The management and the board of directors have not yet been determined , Greifeld said , adding he had n't spoken to Niederauer or other NYSE executives . But a group of banks led by Bank of America and Wells Fargo is prepared to arrange $ 3.8 billion of financing for the cash portion of the deal , Nasdaq and ICE said . '' `` From a purely nationalist point of view , as an American , a lot of people are going to say yeah , yeah , yeah , that 's great , '' '' said Kenneth Polcari , managing director at ICAP Corporates , a NYSE floor broker . '' `` But from a business point of view ... from a true global perspective , the Deutsche Boerse is probably the better option . '' '' NYSE shares closed up 12.6 percent at $ 39.60 , while Deutsche Boerse closed down 1.4 percent in Frankfurt . Nasdaq shares rose strongly through Friday to close at $ 28.23 , up 9.2 percent , while ICE shares slipped 3.1 percent to $ 119.75 . BIDDING WAR ? Borse Dubai , Nasdaq 's largest shareholder , and Sweden 's Investor AB , the second-largest , said they backed the bid . Deutsche Boerse said it '' `` continues to strongly believe that the envisaged merger of Deutsche Boerse AG and NYSE Euronext is the best possible combination for both shareholder groups and the stakeholders of the companies . '' '' NYSE Euronext said its board would '' `` carefully review '' '' the new offer and urged shareholders not to take any action pending its review . A source said there was some '' `` shock '' '' that the cash portion of the counterbid was so small . '' `` If I were at New York and Deutsche Boerse , I 'd be thinking we do n't have to match the price , we just have to build up the cash component a bit , '' '' said Thomas Caldwell , CEO of Caldwell Securities Ltd , a NYSE shareholder . There is a steep 250 million euro -LRB- $ 356 million -RRB- termination fee attached to Deutsche Boerse 's friendly deal . Moody 's Investors Service said Nasdaq 's announcement makes the agency more likely to cut the company 's debt ratings to junk over the medium term , while Standard & Poor 's said that it might cut the exchange 's ratings to junk in the near term . Two junk ratings could create a headache for the combined exchange , because NYSE bondholders would have the right to force the company to buy back their $ 2.1 billion of debt . Nasdaq could be forced to raise even more money . In Liffe , Sprecher would get an interest-rate business that eluded him when ICE 's bid for the Chicago Board of Trade failed four years ago , and a successful deal could put pressure on chief rival CME Group Inc ICE 's market cap is $ 9.2 billion , about in line with NYSE Euronext . For Nasdaq , with a $ 4.5 billion market cap , the deal would expand its core , albeit low-margin , stock-trading business , and could raise questions for shareholders well aware that the other exchange deals are driven largely by a need to diversify into more profitable derivatives trading . EGOS AND OFFERS Nasdaq was created in 1971 as the world 's first electronic stock market by members of National Association of Securities Dealers frustrated by the Big Board 's slowness to embrace new technology , and seeking to pressure trading costs . The vast majority of North American and European stock trading is now high-speed and all-electronic , with Nasdaq and NYSE boasting some of the world 's best technology . When Deutsche Boerse bid for NYSE , CEO Reto Francioni acknowledged '' `` we have a bumpy road ahead of us . '' '' Some observers say his career hinges on winning NYSE . Intensifying the merger race , regulators want to run much of the private swaps market though transparent venues in the wake of the financial crisis , an opportunity for exchanges . Under the counterbid , NYSE shareholders would receive $ 14.24 in cash plus 0.4069 of a share of Nasdaq stock . The Deutsche Boerse proposal would exchange each NYSE Euronext share for 0.47 share of the combined company 's stock . Nasdaq and ICE said that within 12 to 18 months , the combined franchise would provide '' `` double-digit accretion '' '' to shareholders and save $ 740 million in annual operating costs . The Deutsche Boerse deal sees $ 400 million in cost savings and that immediately add to adjusted earnings . Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Evercore Partners are advising Nasdaq , while Lazard , Broadhaven Capital Partners , and BMO Capital Markets Corp are advising ICE .

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U.S. Cancer Rates Continue to Fall Report suggests that better screening , diagnosis and treatments are paying off THURSDAY , March 31 -LRB- HealthDay News -RRB- - The rate of new cancers in the United States has dropped by almost 1 percent a year and the rate of death from cancer has fallen 1.6 percent a year , a new report shows . These declines , seen between 2003 and 2007 , continue a trend that began in the 1990s , the researchers added . Importantly , this is the first time a drop in the rate of deaths from lung cancer among women has been seen , coming a decade after lung cancer death rates started declining in men , they noted . '' `` The drop in lung cancer rates among women is due to women quitting smoking , '' '' said report co-author Lynn Ries , a health statistician at the U.S. National Cancer Institute . '' `` Women started smoking a lot later than men , so the peak in the mortality rate occurred a lot later , '' '' she added . The report is the work of researchers at the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries , the U.S. National Cancer Institute , the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Cancer Society . It is published in the March 31 online edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute . Although cancer rates are declining in adults , there has been a rise in cancers diagnosed in children . Most of these involve increases in the incidence of leukemias . However , the rate of death from cancer among children is declining , Ries noted . Ries noted that the reasons for the increase in childhood cancers is n't clear . Among men , the overall cancer rate has remained about the same . In fact , cancer rates in men would have also shown a decline , except for a small rise in the rate of prostate cancer , according to the report . One section of the report focuses specifically on both brain and nervous system cancers and benign tumors . According to the report , benign brain tumors are twice as common as cancerous ones , Ries said . In fact , benign brain tumors account for 75 percent of those in adults and 33 percent of brain tumors in children . '' `` Cancer is not one disease , '' '' Ries said . '' `` The rates for some are going up and some are going down , and there are different patterns for men and for women , '' '' she said . For example : Among men , rates of lung , colon , rectum , oral , pharynx , stomach and brain cancers have dropped . But , rates of kidney , pancreas and liver cancers and melanoma have risen . While , among women , rates of breast , lung , colorectal , uterine , cervical , bladder and oral cancers have dropped . But , rates of kidney , pancreas and thyroid cancers , and leukemias and melanomas , have risen . Racial disparities in cancer still exist , the researchers noted , and the cancer death rate is highest among black men and women , even though the cancer death rate for blacks dropped significantly from 1998 to 2007 . In addition , the highest rates of new cancers seen between 2003 and 2007 was among black men . Among women , the highest rate was seen among white women , according to the report . Among both black and white women , breast cancer was the most commonly diagnosed cancer . These differences may be due to variations in risk behaviors , socioeconomic status and access to and use of screening and treatment , the researchers said . Dr. Joseph Rosenblatt , interim director of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine , attributes declining cancer rates and deaths to a variety of factors . The reduction in the rate of some cancers is mostly due to lifestyle changes , especially people not smoking , he said . On cutting the death rate , Rosenblatt noted that '' `` we have evolved better screening , better diagnostics and better classification of cancers and better treatments , '' '' he said . '' `` We are beginning to see significant decreases . '' '' On the other hand , '' `` we really do n't have a good explanation for why childhood cancers have increased , '' '' Rosenblatt said . Most of the rise is in leukemias , and '' `` the good news is that most leukemias are curable in children , '' '' he said . Rosenblatt expects to see even fewer cancer deaths in the future . '' `` The treatments on the horizon are extraordinary , '' '' he said . This change is being brought about by better understandings of how different cancers work and then developing targeted treatments , Rosenblatt said . '' `` The war on cancer has been successful , '' '' he concluded . More information

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NIreland man acquitted over 1977 murder of soldier NIreland man acquitted over 1977 murder of soldier -LRB- AP -RRB- DUBLIN -LRB- AP -RRB- -- A 60-year-old Northern Ireland man has been acquitted on charges he helped to kidnap , imprison and murder an undercover British soldier who was abducted from a border pub in 1977 . The killing of Capt. Robert Nairac , who tried to pass himself off as a Belfast IRA man during intelligence-gathering missions , remains a mystery of the Northern Ireland conflict . Six IRA men served prison sentences for Nairac 's killing , but his body was never found . Police arrested Kevin Crilly in 2008 after he told the BBC that he had driven an IRA gunman to the spot where Nairac was killed . But on Friday , a Belfast judge ruled that prosecutors failed to prove that Crilly knew Nairac was going to be killed , or that a clump of bloody hair found in a Crilly family car was Nairac 's .

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Canine Couture : Fashions for Your Four-Legged Friend Formal Wear for Fido ! It seems that weddings have gone to the dogs . More and more pet owners are including their four-legged family members in their marriage ceremonies , and the fashion industry is ready , as you saw in a report this morning on '' `` Good Morning America . '' '' The latest trend in canine couture features everything from bridesmaid gowns to tuxedos for your pets . Have you ever dressed up your dog ? Click HERE to send us your photos and videos ! Here 's how you can get the fashion 's you saw in today 's report : Pink heart bridesmaid dress , traditional tuxedo and Rhett Butler tuxedo by Doggie Design . Click HERE for details . Black velvet dress and bowtie collar by Trixie + Peanut . Click HERE for details .

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Curious About Georges Georges Dambier , whose work is the subject of a delightful exhibition at the Bonni Benrubi Gallery on East 57th Street -LRB- through May 14 -RRB- , liked to use Paris as the backdrop for his fashion photographs . Or Cannes or Marrakesh . This was the postwar world of jazz clubs , existentialists , cheap travel , uncrowded streets , beautiful cars , artists and , of course , Paris couture . With his Rolleiflex , Mr. Dambier , who will be 86 on Tuesday , captured all of this with honest joie de vivre , publishing his fashion images in French Elle . And he worked with some of the era 's great beauties : Suzy Parker , Dorian Leigh , Bettina , Marie-Hélène Arnaud , Capucine , Ivy Nicholson and a young Brigitte Bardot . I admit : his name was new to me . But when I saw some images online , I was attracted to his sense of color and the carefree quality of his fashion work , which nicely mingled sophistication with girl-next-door sex appeal . '' `` He shot for Elle in the '' `` 50s , '' '' said Rachel Smith , the director of the Benrubi gallery . '' `` He 's never really broken past that French sphere . I do n't think he got the credit he deserves . '' '' Richard Avedon and Irving Penn , among others , dominate that era . Yet it 's interesting that Mr. Dambier , like Avedon , was photographing in the streets , using Paris cafes and other scenes , and in a way that feels more natural and familiar than his American counterpart , who photographed for Harper 's Bazaar and helped bring more action to fashion images . One of my favorites , from a 2008 monograph of Mr. Dambier 's black and white images , shows the model Sophie Litvak at close range as she pays a taxi driver , her face framed by the raised collar of her coat and the opened flap of her handbag . This is the second exhibition of Mr. Dambier 's work at Bonni Benrubi , which first heard about him 10 years ago through a colleague in London . Mr. Dambier lives in Provence , where he has run a bed-and-breakfast for many years . About nine months ago , Ms. Smith said , he mentioned that he also had color images . '' `` He said , '' `` I think I could get these negatives restored , '' '' '' '' Ms. Smith recalled with a light laugh . '' `` When we saw the scans , we were bowled over by the color . '' '' In the last decade , digital retouching has made everything look oversharp and perfect - and , as Ms. Smith said of the Dambier images , '' `` they 're not perfect and that 's why they 're amazing . They have that sense of color that does n't exist anymore . '' '' She added : '' `` He 's just a complete find . He pulls these images out , like the girl in the polka-dot bathing suit , and you think , '' `` Where have you been hiding this ? '' '' '' '' In addition to treating high fashion as a popular art , by photographing it in the street , Mr. Dambier 's pictures of fresh-faced models at the beach -LRB- including one posed with a surfboard -RRB- , seem to summon the '' `` 60s .

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FDA Proposes Calorie Counts On Restaurant Menus It could get harder to indulge in a double cheeseburger and fries without feeling guilty . Menu labeling requirements proposed Friday by the Food and Drug Administration will require chain restaurants with 20 or more locations , along with bakeries , grocery stores , convenience stores and coffee chains , to clearly post the calorie count for each item on their menus . '' `` We 've got a huge obesity problem in this country and it 's due in part to excess calorie consumption outside the home , '' '' says Mike Taylor , FDA deputy commissioner for foods . '' `` Consumers generally when you ask them say they would prefer to have that information . '' '' The new rules will apply to menus , both in restaurants and drive-through lanes . They will also apply to vending machines if calorie information is n't already visible on the package . The calorie counts will apply to an estimated 280,000 establishments and could be on menus by 2012 . Required as part of health overhaul legislation signed into law last year , they are designed to give restaurant diners information that has long been available on packaged goods cooked at home . The FDA estimates that a third of calories are consumed by eating out . But do n't expect calorie shock when ordering at the movie theater , where a tub of popcorn can contain well north of a thousand calories - movie theaters are exempt , along with airplanes , bowling alleys and other businesses whose primary business is not to sell food , according to the FDA . Movie theaters pushed to be left out after guidelines published last year included them . Alcohol will also be exempted , according to the agency . Margo Wootan , director of nutrition policy at the advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest , says that could be misleading to consumers . '' `` I think it 's going to be confusing if customers see the calories for soft drinks and juice labeled on the menu but not other drinks such as beer and wine , '' '' she said . '' `` It will make it seem like they are better choices . '' '' Still , Wootan says the guidelines are a positive step . '' `` You wo n't have to get out of line and go back to some poster by the bathroom and look at some item in a tiny font size , '' '' she says . '' `` It will be right there on the menu where you are getting your other information about what to order . '' '' The idea is to make sure that customers process the calorie information as they are figuring out what to eat . Many restaurants currently post nutritional information in a hallway , on a hamburger wrapper or on their website . The new law will make calories immediately available for most items . Menus and menu boards will also tell diners that a 2,000-calorie diet is used as the basis for general nutrition advice , noting that individual calorie needs may vary . The labeling requirements were added to the health bill with the support of the restaurant industry , which is facing a smattering of laws from cities and states . New York City was the first in the country to put a calorie posting law in place . Since then , California , Seattle and other places have done so . Dawn Sweeney , president and CEO of the National Restaurant Association , said the calorie postings will provide customers with consistent information . '' `` The new standard , '' '' she said , '' `` will help chain restaurants provide the same type of nutrition information to consumers in any part of the country . '' ''

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Consumer Shoe Index I 've always considered shoe catalogs to be a relatively safe pleasure , if only because a new pair of shoes - unlike new clothes - can be counted on to provide a jolt of fashion without leaving one breathless with anxiety . Or so it used to be until the appearance of Bergdorf Goodman 's spring shoe catalog . From the first item on , which is a crazy quilt of a Dries van Noten sandal that rings in at $ 920 , it is clear that one should beware all enterprises requiring new shoes . Which is not to say that there is n't the occasional bargain , such as a Manolo Blahnik ballet flat for $ 665 -LRB- ! -RRB- But if you 're looking for the kind of footwear that will knock somebody 's socks off -LRB- e.g. , Azzedine Alaïa 's bootie , above -RRB- , the new normal hovers around $ 2,000 . And then there 's Alexander McQueen 's gold T-strap wedge , set on a heel that 's five and a half inches , and calls for an outlay of $ 3,495 . If you think too hard about any of this , it can make you weep .

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