Career advice for Miss Alabama USA

Two days after the BCS championship, the biggest story from the game has not been Alabama's win, but comments made about Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron's girlfriend as she watched from the stands. Katherine Webb, who is Miss Alabama USA 2012, talks about her overnight fame, saying she's not offended and thinks people have been "unfair" to the commentators.

By Martha C. White

Katherine Webb achieved Internet stardom in a roundabout, awkward way, but career coaches say the incident could propel the beauty queen onto bigger and better ventures.

College football stirs passions, but usually not the kind Brent Musburger expressed when he waxed poetic about Webb?s appearance on Monday night during the University of Alabama?s victory in the BCS title game.

For Webb, Miss Alabama USA 2012 and girlfriend of Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron, the attention and a subsequent apology from ESPN for Musburger?s remarks turned into a social media blowout, with her number of Twitter followers spiking to more than 254,000 from a little over 2,000.

Webb easily could take advantage of her overnight fame?as a springboard to celebrity status, and she wouldn't be the first.?"Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson was discovered back in 1989 during a BC Lions football game in Vancouver, when a camera scanning the crowd projected her onto the Jumbotron. Other fans? reaction, plus her lucky choice of a Labatt T-shirt, landed her a gig as a spokesmodel for the beer, and the rest was history.

Webb should ask herself, ?What does she want to create?? said Elene Cafasso, founder and president of executive coaching firm Enerpace. ?Does she want to parlay this into her own business??

Webb has already gotten at least one offer. Donald Trump tweeted, ?We are going to ask Katherine Webb to be a judge at the Miss USA Pageant coming up in Las Vegas.?

In an interview with TODAY's Matt Lauer on Wednesday, Webb said she was ?flattered? by Musburger?s comments and didn?t find them derogatory, but she seemed eager to deflect the spotlight. ?I?m honestly really shocked,? she said. ?We need to draw back our attention to who the real winners are, and that?s, you know, the Alabama football team.?

?That?s not surprising, even if you like the attention,? said James Bailey, psychologist and professor of leadership at George Washington University. ?It could be a little overwhelming? to get this kind of social media-fed notoriety, especially since Webb had no control over the situation.

So far, Bailey said Webb displayed a measured response to the hype and was probably figuring out what to do next.

Career coach Brenda Griffin agreed. ?It did come out of nowhere. She was just at a football game,? she said. ?What she?s doing, I think, is preparing herself for more.?

At 23, Webb is familiar with being in the public eye thanks to her pageant participation, and that could be an asset, according to an article?about overnight fame written by Northeastern University associate psychology professor C. Randall Colvin.??People who pos?sess a well-??formed and mature iden?tity will be less likely to suc?cumb to the pit?falls of fame and instead might use their fame to benefit others,? he said.?

?Doing good for others...my objective for all this media madness,? Webb tweeted.

Webb could take Trump up on his offer and become more involved in the pageant world, or she could lend her fame to Alabama?s football program. ?I?ll do whatever I can to help the team out and support A.J.,? she told Lauer.?Griffin said Webb could parlay her Twitter fame into a platform for advancing a cause or interest close to her heart, or she could use the interactivity of the Internet as a kind of litmus test.

?A good way is to tweet about various topics and see what kinds of responses you get,? Griffin suggested. ?You can measure engagement in that way, to see what people are really interested in.??

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Lehigh?s C.J McCollum Will Not Rush Recovery to Protect NBA Future

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Lehigh guard C.J. McCollum has the bigger picture in the forefront of his decision making. The nation?s leading scorer suffered a broken foot in a game against VCU last week and in a best case scenario could be ready to go in a little over two months, just in time for the Patriot league tournament.

Lehigh coach Brett Reed knows the risk of putting McCollum back on the floor too soon. The stakes are much higher than a conference championship.

There were four NBA general managers and 29 scouts on hand when McCollum went down against the Rams. The preseason All-American has a bright future at the next level and won?t risk re-injury by speeding up the healing process.

McCollum has averaged 21.3 points over his career at Lehigh, and last year he dropped 30 points in an NCAA tournament shocker over the Duke Blue Devils.

The estimated recovery time is eight to 10 weeks but there is a chance that Lehigh will be without their star the remainder of the season.

There will be a lot people arguing that this is a selfish move by McCollum, others will applaud him for protecting a hopeful lucrative career. Only time will tell.

Replacing McCollum will be impossible, the Mountain Hawks will look for veteran guys to step up and hope for a little luck along the way. Senior Forward Gabe Knutson is averaging 15.7 points a game while Junior Mackey McKnight has proven himself as another scoring option, tallying 11.3 points each night he hits the floor.

McCollum wasn?t the entire team, but most of their offensive schemes were focused around him. It will be a tough road for the Mountain Hawks.

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Source: http://www.rantsports.com/ncaa-basketball/2013/01/10/lehighs-c-j-mccollum-will-not-rush-recovery-to-protect-nba-future/

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Bill Young no longer Oklahoma State football defensive coordinator

Oklahoma State has parted ways with defensive coordinator Bill Young.

The Oklahoma State Cowboys are parting ways with defensive coordinator Bill Young. Jimmie Tramel confirmed the story with Young himself. Young also served as the defensive line coach.

After winning a Big 12 Championship in 2011 that resulted in a Fiesta Bowl bid, Oklahoma State's defense had their troublesome moments in 2012. They gave up 59 points to Arizona in Tucson, 41 points to Texas, 44 to Kansas State, and then finished the regular season with two losses to Baylor and Oklahoma which saw them surrender over 1200 combined yards of offense and 92 combined points. Young has also struggled with health issues, missing the first two games of 2012 recovering from a dangerous aneurysm.

Who's likely to replace Young? Pete Roussel of Coaching Search (who reported last night that Young was on his way out) indicated that Young's replacement would be Oklahoma State co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Glenn Spencer. Young is the third member of the Oklahoma State coaching staff to depart this fall, along with offensive coordinator Todd Monken and inside receivers coach Doug Meacham.

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'Fifty Shades' trilogy to be released in hardcover

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida man's ex-wife used a stun gun on him, tied him to a truck bumper and dragged him for half a mile before he escaped, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office reported. Robert Hall, 54, remained in the surgical intensive care unit on Thursday at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, where he was being treated for a broken pelvis, broken facial bones and bleeding in his brain, according to the sheriff's office. ...

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Uganda Red Cross Society equips MV Kalangala Ship with first aid ...

The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has equipped MV Kalangala ship with first aid supplies to enable the operators attend to any minor injuries and ailment of passengers on board.

MV Kalangala operates on Lake Victoria from Nakiwogo in Entebbe and docks at Lutokoba in Kalangala.

Through its Kalangala Branch, URCS provided 8 packets of condoms, 14 bandages, five face masks, 1,000 tablets of panadol, 1,000 tablets of magnesium, one packet of diclophenac tablets, two rolls of cotton wool, five bottles of disinfectants, two rolls of gauze, four packets of disposable gloves and 1, 000 pieces of plasters.

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The supply was made following a request from the ship operators.

According to URCS Kalangala Branch, passengers get minor injuries every time they are rushing to board the ship especially when they are not in time.

The injuries are usually cuts or bruises. Some pregnant women from Kalangala have given birth during transit for referral to Entebbe, hence the need for gloves and cotton wool during such incidences.

URCS? Secretary General Michael Richard Nataka says the agency is committed to enhancing road and water transport safety through its first aid and emergency response programmes.

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Middle Georgia State College Adjusts to New Name

When students at the school formerly known as Macon State College came back for the spring semester, they returned to an entirely new school - Middle Georgia State College.

The new college is a result of the merger between Macon State and Middle Georgia College, which took effect in January. The Macon site is now one of the college's 5 campuses, which also include Warner Robins, Cochran, Dublin, and Eastman.

The new name also began the process of changing everything at the school to reflect the new title. Vice President for Fiscal Affairs Nancy Stroud says everything from letterheads to envelopes, and signs has to be changed.

Staff members are also beginning to use the new name when answering phone calls, which they say takes some getting used to after growing accustomed to Macon State. "It's like when you get married, sometimes you still use your old name," says Stroud.

Response from students 13WMAZ spoke with?say the new name seemed overwhelmingly positive. Many said the new name was a better reflection of the school's size. "Middle Georgia just makes it sound a bit bigger and more connected with other institutions more so than Macon State which sounds more limited," says transient student Jordan Jackson.

The new team name for MGSC is the Knights, and their colors are purple, black, silver, and gray.? They have already replaced a large Macon State sign on I-475 and plan on changing their signs on campus.

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El juicio a Bradley Manning viaja dos siglos atr?s.

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La fiscal?a militar de EE.UU. ha recurrido a un caso de hace dos siglos para probar que el soldado norteamericano Bradley Manning ayud? a la red terrorista Al Qaeda, al filtrar cables clasificados a WikiLeaks. Y es que durante la Guerra Civil estadounidense de 1863, un soldado ayud? al enemigo propo...

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Holiday PC sales slide for first time in 5 years

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Holiday season sales?of personal computers fell for the first time in more than five years,?according to tech industry tracker IDC, as Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system failed to excite buyers and many instead opted for tablet devices and smartphones.

The slump caps a miserable year for PC makers such as Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and Dell , which saw the first annual decline for more than a decade with no immediate signs of relief.

"The sense is that until Windows 8 is fully installed and prices start to come down, we will be in this state of negative dynamics in the PC market," said Aaron Rakers, an analyst at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co.

In the past, a new operating system from Microsoft tended to stimulate a spurt of new PC sales, but PC makers simply did not get enough attractive machines into the market, said IDC.

"Lost in the shuffle to promote a touch-centric PC, vendors have not forcefully stressed other features that promote a more secure, reliable and efficient user experience," said Jay Chou, senior research analyst at IDC.

This year could be better, he suggested: "As Windows 8 matures, and other corresponding variables such as ultrabook pricing continue to drop, hopefully the PC market can see a reset in both messaging and demand in 2013."

PC makers sold 89.8 million units worldwide in the fourth quarter of last year, down 6.4 percent from the same quarter of 2011. That was slightly worse than expected by most.

For all of 2012, 352 million PCs were sold, down 3.2 percent from 2011. That was the first annual decline since 2001, according to IDC.

IDC is forecasting a meager 2.8 percent growth in PC sales for 2013.?

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Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/holiday-pc-sales-slide-first-time-5-years-1B7931427

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Fall in China headline bank lending may signal strength of recovery

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - While weak bank lending figures in December may prompt worries that China's economic recovery is faltering, most of the recent decline is due to a fall in discounted bills, which have little relationship to investment.

In fact, analysts say the lower proportion of bill discounting in overall lending may signal improving risk appetite by banks as China's economic outlook improves.

At the same time, a surge in undiscounted bills in recent months suggests that overall credit demand in the world's second-largest economy remains strong but is now being satisfied through off-balance sheet credit.

Net new loans in December totaled 454 billion yuan ($72.92 billion), well below market expectations of 550 billion yuan.

The lending breakdown shows that bill financing loans fell by 191 billion yuan.

That makes corporate bills the main source of volatility in the headline total. If outstanding bill financing had merely been flat, rather than declining, net new lending in December would have been 643 billion yuan, well above market expectations of 550 billion yuan.

In fact, bill financing has declined by a total of 518 billion yuan since September, compared to 1.46 trillion in net new loans in this period.

This trend is a dramatic reversal of the pattern seen in early 2012, when bill financing accounted for 17 percent of net new loans in January through August, including 35 percent in April.

But the recent trend may actually be good news for China's economic recovery, while the previous rise in bill financing was likely a symptom of China's economic slowdown in mid-2012.

Discounted bills are short-term loans typically used by smaller firms to boost cash flow and working capital. All are less than one year, and many are less than three months. That means the trend of such loans don't track the trend in investment spending.

"If banks want to shorten the duration of their credit risk, they will use bill financing to fill up their loan quotas," said Ethan Mou, rates strategist at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong.

"If the proportion of bill financing is dropping and the medium- to long-term new loans are picking up, that's a sign that loan demand is picking up and banks are now less risk-averse," he said.

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Market watchers have traditionally paid close attention to monthly new yuan bank loans as a gauge of investment demand.

But in 2011 the People's Bank of China introduced a new data series called total social financing (TSF) in an effort to capture a broad range of fundraising channels.

Central bank officials have said recently that they view TSF as the key metric to gauge the impact of monetary policy.

Just as bill financing explains much of the volatility in overall bank lending, undiscounted bills - also known as bankers' acceptances (BAs) - are among the most volatile components in TSF.

BAs are commonly used around the world as a tool for settling international trade transactions. But in China they have also increasingly been used as off-balance-sheet financing for the domestic economy. The PBOC's decision to include BAs in TSF was an attempt to better track this channel of shadow financing.

When an exporter receives a letter of credit from an importer and submits it to his bank, the bank may issue a BA to the exporter - essentially a promise by the importer's bank to pay the importer at a future date.

But a BA, which the issuing bank records off-balance-sheet, need not be issued based on a letter of credit. The bank also requires the importer to place margin deposits at the bank worth 10-50 percent of the value of the BA.

If the importer wants cash right away, he may redeem the BA immediately at a discount to its face value. At that point the discounted bill appears on the discounting bank's balance sheet as a loan.

PBOC considers undiscounted bills a form of financing because in China they are commonly used as payment for supplies, utility bills, or even taxes. In that case, the payee is essentially extending credit to the payer, since the payee will not receive cash until the BA matures.

Traditionally, most BAs are discounted, but the ratio has fallen in recent years.

Banks issued 503 billion yuan in new, undiscounted bills in the last four months of 2012, while discounted bills declined by 518 billion yuan in the same period. That suggests that banks merely shifted discounted bills off-balance-sheet.

Regulators have taken repeated steps in recent years to crack down on deceptive use of BAs, including requiring margin deposits to be counted towards banks' required reserve ratio and tightening rules for the endorsement transfer of BAs.

But the surge in undiscounted bills in recent months suggests the cat-and-mouse game is continuing.

($1 = 6.2262 Chinese yuan)

(Reporting by Gabriel Wildau; Editing by Kim Coghill)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/fall-china-headline-bank-lending-may-signal-strength-075235947--sector.html

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The Real Estalker: Kim and Kanye Bite the Real Estate Bullet in Bel ...

We know lots of y'all don't care to hear about Kim Kardashian and/or Kanye West and will kvetch about our decision to discuss this matter until the damn cows come home. Howevuh, hunties, we do have to feed all the children their favorite and sundry celebrity real estate meals and, as?a property gossip in good standing, Your Mama just can't resist the latest from celebrity scuttlebutt juggernaut TMZ?who reported this morning that the perpetually pap-trailed and newly preggers Kim K. and Kanye W. have snatched up an $11,000,000 mansion in a swank gated community in Bel Air.

The TMZ report claims the couple scooped up an approximately 10,000 square foot mansion several weeks ago and have already "gutted it" to make way for a much larger 14,000 square foot Italian-style villa. The rehabbed house, so the story goes, will be fitted and kitted with a gym, movie theater, bowling alley, basketball court as well as indoor and outdoor swimming pools. Naturally a full-serivce?hair and makeup salon is planned because these two don't even go to the freaking terlit let alone outside without full hair and make-up.

Anyhoo, the?TMZ report went on to note that "Kim & Kanye's new neighbors will include Jennifer Aniston, Chris Paul, and Joe Francis." Subsequent reports by People,?the Daily News and the New York Post go on to report that Aniston, Paul and Francis all live in the same gated community as Kimye's (alleged) new crib. Well, children, we do not know who Chris Paul is but we do know that neither Jennifer Aniston nor Joe Francis live in this or any other gated community. In fact Miz Anistons new house?in Bel Air is nearly six miles away on surface streets from the house pictured in the TMZ report and Mister Francis' Bel Air spread is even farther away.

Furthermore, the under construction residence pictured in the TMZ report was actually completed in 2010 according to the Los Angeles County Tax Man. There it is (above) from the air in all its bloviated semi-circularless. According to various property record data bases Your Mama consulted, that house?the one pictured in the TMZ report?already measures in at more than 20,000 square feet and records indicate it is currently owned by a high-powered attorney and his wife who also, as it turns out, own the nearly 9,000 square foot mock-Med mac-mansion immediately next door that's listed on the open market with a $10,750,000 price tag. Could that be the house they bought? Hmm.

Something's fishy. We're not saying Kim and Kanye didn't buy a big ol' house in Bel Air in which to bring up baby in unwedded bliss. We're just saying we're not sure the house shown in the TMZ report is the house they bought. Bueller? Bueller? Anyone? Bueller?

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Source: http://realestalker.blogspot.com/2013/01/kim-and-kanye-bite-real-estate-bullet.html

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