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This undated photo released by CBS shows, from left, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Mayim Bialik, Jim Parsons, Melissa Rauch and Simon Helberg, in the episode ?The Love Spell Potential,? on the CBS Television Network?s ?The Big Bang Theory,? Thursday, May 9 (8:00 - 8:31 PM, ET/PT). (AP Photo/CBS, Monty Brinton)

This undated photo released by CBS shows, from left, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Mayim Bialik, Jim Parsons, Melissa Rauch and Simon Helberg, in the episode ?The Love Spell Potential,? on the CBS Television Network?s ?The Big Bang Theory,? Thursday, May 9 (8:00 - 8:31 PM, ET/PT). (AP Photo/CBS, Monty Brinton)

NEW YORK (AP) ? Some highlights of CBS' moves in its schedule for next season.

WHAT'S NEW: Not too much. CBS has such a successful lineup ? tops in total viewers and advertiser-favored young adults this season ? that it is bringing aboard just eight new series. But it is toying with the limited-series format that looks like broadcasting's flavor du jour next year. CBS' experiment: "Hostages" and Intelligence," which will get shorter consecutive runs in the 10 p.m. Eastern time slot on Mondays.

WHAT'S GONE: "CSI: N.Y.," ''Vegas," ''Golden Boy" and "Rules of Engagement."

BIG MOVE: Keeping sitcom "Mike & Molly" and its red-hot movie star, Melissa McCarthy ("Bridesmaids," ''Identity Thief"), off the air until midseason. Network executives said they love the show, are thrilled about McCarthy's summer flick "The Heat" with Sandra Bullock, but wanted the flexibility of having 22 episodes of fresh product available later in the season to avoid rerun fatigue for viewers.

STAR POWER: Robin Williams, who gained fame with "Mork & Mindy" in the late 1970s, will return to sitcom life in "The Crazy Ones," starring opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") as his daughter and ad-agency partner. Another big name involved: David E. Kelley, who's shifting from his brand of hour-long dramedy ("Ally McBeal," ''Boston Legal") to the half-hour format.

QUOTE: "I don't care if you bow to the gods of demographics ? that's a huge victory," CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves said of CBS' expansive lead in total viewers over competitors ABC, NBC and Fox. While CBS has long touted its focus on that number over advertiser-favored young adults, its executives acknowledged they are making a stronger play for youth next season. One example: "We Are Men," with Kal Penn and Jerry O'Connell among four newly single men sharing temporary digs.

AMAZING FACTOID: The Tuesday-night lineup of "NCIS," ''NCIS: Los Angeles" and "Person of Interest" is the first time since 1982 that a network has had TV's three top-rated dramas on a single night, said Kelly Kahl, CBS prime-time senior executive vice president. The last trio to accomplish that feat: CBS' "The Dukes of Hazzard," ''Dallas" and "Falcon Crest."

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Arias back in court as jury ponders death option

PHOENIX (AP) ? Jodi Arias heads back to court Wednesday as jurors consider whether the death penalty should be an option for sentencing the former waitress after convicting her of first-degree murder last week.

Arias spent the weekend on suicide watch before being transferred back to the all-female Estrella Jail on Monday where she will remain held until her sentencing.

The so-called "aggravation" phase of the trial is set for Wednesday, during which jurors will deliberate one more time to weigh the death penalty option.

Prosecutor Juan Martinez must convince the panel that the murder was committed in an especially cruel, heinous and depraved manner. This phase will be a mini-trial of sorts, as both sides call witnesses to present testimony to jurors ? the defense in an effort to spare Arias' life, the prosecution to at least have a shot at a death sentence.

Martinez will likely call the county medical examiner who performed the autopsy on the victim to explain to jurors how Travis Alexander did not die calmly and fought for his life as evidenced by the numerous defensive wounds on his hands and feet. The lead detective on the case also will likely testify about the crime scene in an effort to show jurors just how much blood was spread around Alexander's bathroom and bedroom as he struggled to fend off the attack.

It wasn't clear who the defense would call to testify in an effort to get the death penalty off the table.

If jurors find the killing fits the definition of cruel and heinous, the panel will recommend either life in prison or death during the next and final penalty phase of the trial.

If the panel finds no aggravating factors exist, jurors will be dismissed and the judge will determine whether Arias should spend the rest of her life in prison or be sentenced to 25 years with the possibility of release.

"I think this jury is going to listen to everything, but they're going to come back very quickly and find that indeed the state has shown beyond a reasonable doubt the crime was committed in an especially cruel, heinous and depraved manner," Phoenix criminal defense lawyer Julio Laboy said. "This was a cruel death and one in which he (Alexander) knew he was dying."

Arias stabbed and slashed Alexander nearly 30 times, shot him in the forehead and slit his throat from ear to ear, leaving the motivational speaker and businessman nearly decapitated before she dragged his mutilated body into his shower where friends found him about five days later.

The 32-year-old Arias admitted killing her onetime boyfriend Alexander on June 4, 2008, at his suburban Phoenix home. She initially denied any involvement then later blamed masked intruders. Two years after her arrest, she said it was self-defense when the victim attacked her after a day of sex.

Prosecutors said she planned the killing in a jealous rage as Alexander wanted to end their affair and was planning to take a trip to Mexico with another woman.

Testimony began in early January. The jury reached its verdict last Wednesday after about 15 hours of deliberations over four days.

All 12 jurors ? eight men and four women ? unanimously agreed the killing was premeditated.

Minutes after her conviction last week, Arias granted an interview to Fox affiliate KSAZ while in a holding cell at the courthouse, only adding to the circus-like environment surrounding the trial, which has become a cable TV sensation with its graphic tales of sex, lies and violence.

"Longevity runs in my family, and I don't want to spend the rest of my natural life in one place," a tearful Arias said in the interview. "I believe death is the ultimate freedom, and I'd rather have my freedom as soon as I can get it."

Despite Arias' comments that she would rather die than be in prison for life, she cannot choose the death penalty. It is up to the jury to recommend a sentence.

Officials with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday the agency would not grant anymore media interviews with Arias after receiving a court order prohibiting authorities from facilitating the requests. The order came shortly after a closed door meeting with the judge and attorneys in the case.

If jurors on Wednesday find Arias' crime deserves consideration of the death penalty, the trial will move into yet another ? and final ? phase, during which prosecutors will call witnesses, including members of Alexander's family, aimed at convincing the panel she should face the ultimate punishment. Arias' attorneys, meanwhile, will also call witnesses, likely members of her family, in an attempt to gain sympathy from jurors to spare her life.

"This case is not over. There's a lot left and without question, victory still awaits the defense if they can save her life and keep her off death row," Laboy said. "It was such a difficult set of facts and circumstances for her defense to overcome, from her multiple lies to the crime scene to the physical evidence ... If despite all of those things, they can save her life, they've still won."

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Italy's Mediaset Shares Keep Rising Despite Weak Results, Legal ...

ROME ? Shares in Italian cinema and television giant Mediaset have continued their march forward this week, despite poor financial results and the continuing legal woes of the company?s founder Silvio Berlusconi.

Mediaset shares closed trading Wednesday at ?2.36 ($3.07), more than double the company?s all-time low of ?1.17 ($1.52) set nine months ago. That comes despite minimal gains on the overall stock market in Italy, poor economic growth in Italy, weakening financial results for Mediaset -- as well as two criminal convictions for Berlusconi and prosecutors? request for six years in jail and a lifetime ban from politics in a third case.

According to analysts, there are a variety of reasons why Mediaset shares are zigging while most of the market is zagging: the company is doing a good job keeping expenses low and maintaining (and, in some cases, growing) its market share in a difficult market; there is also speculation that?Berlusconi?s return to the political arena could be good for the company.

?The panic that helped drive prices lower last year may have been overblown,? said ABS Securities analyst Oliviero Fiorini. ?Mediaset is hurting, but relative to the sector it may be weathering the storm OK.?

STORY: Silvio Berlusconi?Sex Trial: Prosecutors Request Six Years in Jail, Ban from Politics

Earlier this week, Mediaset announced it would achieve its goal of cutting costs by ?450 million ($598 million) in the 2012 to 2014 period ahead of schedule. That was the good news in an earnings report in which the company announced profits fell 7.9 percent in the first quarter, but that compares to a 19 percent contraction in the advertising market in the same period.

To help hold off a strong challenge key rival Sky-Italia, a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch?s News Corp., Mediaset is reported to be in talks with France?s Canal+ or Qatar?s Al Jazeera about a possible partnership.

The shrinking ad market isn?t the only factor hurting Mediaset: Berlusconi, the three-time prime minister who is the company?s leading shareholder, was sentenced to four years behind jail in a tax fraud case related to Mediaset, and then a further year in a wire tap case. Both are under appeal. Then last week, prosecutors in Milan asked for six more years behind bars and a lifetime ban from politics in a case alleging he paid underage erotic dancer Karima el-Mahroug for sex and then abused his position as prime minister to get her off on a minor theft charge. That verdict is expected June 24.

Meanwhile, Berlusconi is one of the key backers behind the shaky coalition government led by Enrico Letta. Though he does not hold a formal position in the government, it?s possible his influence in the government could be a net aid to Mediaset.

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Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/italys-mediaset-shares-keep-rising-523380

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Google announces new Checkout button, one-click purchases on the go

Google has just made shopping on your Android phone much easier. The folks in Mountain View have outed a new Checkout button that enables one-click purchases. Instead of having to shuffle through a litany of steps to pick up that next birthday gift, you'll only need to tap once, then confirm the payment info via Google Wallet and shipping details in order to complete a shopping session on your mobile device. Of course, this will also allow users to avoid the headache of having to input payment info in each site where they want to make a purchase.

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Egypt militants planned to hit U.S., French embassies

CAIRO (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked militant cell detained in Egypt was planning suicide attacks on the French and U.S. embassies, the state news agency MENA reported on Wednesday, quoting investigators.

Authorities on Saturday announced the capture of three Egyptians with links to al Qaeda, saying they had been found in possession of 10 kg (22 pounds) of explosive materials.

"The investigations revealed that the suspects were intending to carry out terrorist bomb operations inside Egypt via suicide operations, penetrating the security cordon in front of the American and French embassies with a car bomb," MENA said, citing a source in the state security prosecutor's office.

MENA said the suspects had escaped from prison during the uprising that swept Hosni Mubarak from power in 2011.

Prior to that, one of them had been extradited to Egypt from Algeria and another had been extradited from Iran, where he had gone to join groups fighting U.S. forces in Iraq and Gulf states, MENA reported.

He was caught by Iran in 2006 and deported to Egypt.

France's military intervention in Mali was cited as the men's motive for the planned attack on the French embassy.

(Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-militants-planned-hit-u-french-embassies-mena-180830859.html

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Movers roundup: SolarCity, Monster Beverage

Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, May 14, from AP Business News:

? Shares of SolarCity Corp., which leases and installs solar energy systems for homes and businesses, fell after it posted a bigger-than-expected first-quarter loss.

? Monster Beverage Corp. shares are gaining some traction less than a week after the energy drink maker reported disappointing first-quarter results and a slowdown in sales.

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The controversy over DSM-5 and the cataclysm in mental health

Here?s a joke I love: A man goes to an old-school psychiatrist who, at the first session, administers some Rorschach tests.

?Just tell me the first thing that comes to mind,? the doctor instructs the patient as he shows him the ink blots.

?Sex,? answers the patient.

?I see,? says the doctor. ?And this one??

?Sex.?

?And this one??

?Sex again.?

?Well,? says the doctor, ?I see we will have to work on your obsession with sex.?

?Me??? replies the patient. ?You?re the one with the dirty pictures!?

What I love about this joke is that it gets right to the subjectivity of psychiatric diagnosis, a problem that has plagued the field since its infancy in the late 19th century and probably always will. We can now confidently diagnose cancers, infectious diseases, and other conditions based on data: biopsy results, lab tests, and x-ray images. But it seems unlikely that even the most advanced understanding of how the brain functions will ever fully elucidate how the mind dysfunctions.

Still, people do suffer from mental illness, and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has tried, since 1952, to delineate an orderly system of diagnosis by producing a catalogue called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. For decades, every medical student purchased one in a series of revisions of the ?DSM.? Mine was DSM-III, which?even if I wanted to lie about my age?places me firmly in the 1980s. The book contains descriptions of dozens of disorders, from schizophrenia to borderline personality to binge eating disorder, each with a menu-style selection of symptoms. Here, for example, is the DSM-IV criteria for major depression:

Though this system of diagnosis may seem primitive, it?s been felt a superior alternative to no system and its proponents argue that it at least gives clinicians and researchers a common vocabulary and insurance companies a basis for coverage of psychiatric illness.

The DSM?s opponents have countered that this system is too subjective, not scientifically valid, and subject to abuse. That abuse can come in the form of mislabeling people as mentally ill (homosexuality appeared in the DSM until 1973) or labeling people in such a way that they are more likely to be prescribed medications. If you have observed that more kids seem now to be autistic, or bipolar?some of that increase is simply from increased diagnosis, guided by the inclusion of these entities in the DSM.

DSM-5 (they?ve changed over from Roman numerals) is about to be released amid enormous controversy. Many critics, including some psychiatric insiders, feel that the DSM-5 is an even less reliable and more potentially harmful tool than its predecessors. In fact, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has just announced that it will no longer fund research based on the DSM.

This announcement is nothing short of a cataclysm in mental health. Imagine that you have a child who?s been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and is on medication that seems to be working somewhat but which also causes weight gain and puts him or her at risk for suicide. You now have the most powerful scientific organization dealing with mental health (NIMH) at odds with the most powerful psychiatric organization (APA) about whether that diagnosis is valid.

Though the NIMH?s bold move will likely be positive in the long run, in the short run it will cause great anguish and confusion for patients and their families, as well as complicating and stalling research funding and insurance coverage for mental illness.

While I am not sorry to see the DSM fail, I do not share the view of some, including at the NIMH, that the goal should be to replace it with a system in which mental disorders are ultimately characterized by the neurotransmitters and even the genes that are affected. A hundred years ago, Freud warned of this kind of reductionist view of human behavior and I think his concerns hold true today.

Every day, even as a non-psychiatrist, I see people who suffer from depression, anxiety, obsessions, phobias, addictions, and other psychological torment. Some may benefit from drugs, some from psychotherapy, some from complementary therapies, some from therapies yet to be discovered. It may be that the DSM-5 doesn?t contain the best names for their pain, but I hope, amid the current quarrel in psychiatry, that the fact that their hurting isn?t forgotten.

Suzanne Koven is an internal medicine physician who blogs at In Practice at Boston.com, where this article originally appeared. She is the author of Say Hello To A Better Body: Weight Loss and Fitness For Women Over 50.?

Source: http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2013/05/controversy-dsm5-cataclysm-mental-health.html

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