NEW YORK (AP) ? Novelist Jeffrey Eugenides, science-technology writer James Gleick and the late historian Manning Marable were among the nominees announced for the National Book Critics Circle awards
Eugenides was cited for "The Marriage Plot," a novel in part about a subject close to reviewers ? the love of books. It's his first release since winning the Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for "Middlesex." Other fiction finalists included short story writer Edith Pearlman, whose "Binocular Vision" was a National Book Award nominee last fall; Alan Hollinghurst's acclaimed "The Stranger"; Dana Spiotta's "Stone Arabia" and Teju Cole's debut novel "Open City."
Five finalists in each of six categories were selected this weekend by the critics circle, founded in 1974. Great reviews do not guarantee an NBCC nomination. Some of the year's best-received books were among the missing, including Chad Harbach's "The Art of Fielding," Karen Russell's "Swamplandia" and Christopher Hitchens' "Arguably."
Winners will be announced March 8. No cash prizes are given.
Gleick was a nominee in nonfiction for "The Information," a review of how information has been shared through the centuries and its singular importance in modern times. The other nonfiction finalists were Amanda Foreman's "A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War"; Adam Hochschild's "To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918"; Maya Jasanoff's "Liberty's Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary War" and John Jeremiah Sullivan's "Pulphead: Essays."
In biography, Marable was cited for "Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention," which he worked on for more than a decade. He died last year just before the book's release. Also picked for biography were Cold War historian John Lewis Gaddis' "George F. Kennan: An American Life"; Mary Gabriel's "Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of the Revolution"; Paul Hendrickson's "Hemingway's Boat: Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost, 1934-1961," and Ezra F. Vogel's "Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China."
Marable and Gabriel were both National Book Award nominees.
Diane Ackerman's "One Hundred Names for Love: A Stroke, A Marriage, and the Language of Healing" was a finalist for autobiography, along with Mira Bartok's "The Memory Palace"; Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts' "Harlem Is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America"; Luis J. Rodriguez's "It Calls You Back: An Odyssey Through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, and Healing"; and Deb Olin Unferth's "Revolution: The Year I Fell in Love and Went to Join the War."
Pulitzer Prize winner Yusef Komunyakaa was a poetry nominee for "The Chameleon Couch" and Pulitzer finalist Bruce Smith was chosen for "Devotions." Other poetry finalists were Forrest Gander's "Core Samples from the World"; Aracelis Girmay's "Kingdom Animalia" and Laura Kasischke's "Space, in Chains."
Jonathan Lethem, best known for his novel "Motherless Brooklyn," was a criticism pick for "The Ecstasy of Influence." The late music critic Ellen Willis was chosen for "Out of the Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis on Rock Music." Other criticism nominees: David Bellos' "Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything"; Geoff Dyer's "Otherwise Known as the Human Condition: Selected Essays and Reviews," and Dubravka Ugresic's "Karaoke Culture."
The NBCC will also present two honorary awards. Robert Silvers, who nearly 50 years ago helped found The New York Review of Books, has won the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award. Kathryn Schulz, who has written for The New York Times, Rolling Stone and many other publications, received the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing.
Updated at 3:33 a.m. ET: A helicopter crash in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan killed six U.S. Marines, the NATO?military command in Kabul told NBC News early Friday.
Officials said?there were no signs of enemy activity in the area at time of the crash.
The Marines have a substantial presence in Helmand province.
"We are still in the process of gathering more information on the incident," an official told Reuters.
It is the worst crash since last August?when 30 soldiers, including 22 elite Navy SEAL commandos, died when their helicopter came down in eastern Afghanistan.
The Helmand helicopter crash occurred on the same day seven civilians were killed outside a crowded gate at Kandahar Air Field, a sprawling base for U.S. and NATO operations, after a suicide attacker set off a vehicle laden with explosives. The Taliban claimed responsibility, saying?they were targeting a NATO convoy.
On Wednesday, 13 civilians, including three Afghan policemen, were killed when a suicide attacker blew himself up in a bazaar in? Helmand province. At least 22 others were wounded in the blast in Kajaki district.
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NEW YORK - The days of big, brash talk by Rex Ryan could be over.
The New York Jets coach told WFAN Radio on Friday that he'll remain confident but might tone down his comments after his Super Bowl guarantees and bravado might have hurt his team this season. Ryan, who has promised big things for the Jets since taking over as coach in 2009, predicted a Super Bowl victory this season during the NFL combine last February.
"My thing about, 'I'll guarantee that we get it done this year,' I thought the bull's-eye was going on my back, and that's fine," Ryan said. "I was trying to put pressure on myself. So that's something that obviously I have to learn from."
The Jets lost their last three games to finish 8-8 and out of the playoffs. Ryan said he drove by MetLife Stadium during the Giants' playoff-opening win against Atlanta two weeks ago to see it "in all blue" to motivate himself to get the Jets back on track.
"Clearly, when you have a team that went to back-to-back championship games, what else is there to go for?" Ryan said. "It's Super Bowl or bust. Well, we busted."
Recent comments by LaDainian Tomlinson about Ryan's bravado and a conversation with former 49ers quarterback Steve Young, now an ESPN analyst, about his style got the coach thinking about tweaking his approach.
"I've got to look at the entire dynamic of what I say," Ryan said, "and how it doesn't just affect me."
Despite being done playing for nearly three weeks, the Jets have still made news ? with players taking swipes at quarterback Mark Sanchez and revealing a troublesome locker room environment. On Showtime's "Inside The NFL" on Wednesday night, Tomlinson said the Jets' locker room was "as bad as I've ever been around."
As owner Woody Johnson did on Thursday, Ryan disputed that by saying he thought the running back might have overstated the amount of tension. Most notably, Sanchez and wide receiver Santonio Holmes had a rocky relationship throughout the season.
"I think it was an isolated incident," Ryan said. "I don't think it was pervasive throughout the locker room. It's not everybody in the locker room. We certainly had a couple of guys, and it had a huge negative impact on our football team, so there's no question about that."
Ryan acknowledged a few times after the season that he never had his finger fully on the pulse of the team, something he insists will change.
"I want to be a great head coach," he said. "I want to be. Am I there yet? No, I'm absolutely not there yet, but I am willing to work to get there."
In a conference call with season ticket holders earlier Friday, Ryan said the confusing terminology of former offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer's system caused him to not be as involved in working with the offense.
"Quite honestly, the verbiage we had last season was probably a little much," Ryan said.
Ryan and general manager Mike Tannenbaum both insisted Sanchez will be the Jets' starting quarterback next season and will benefit from new offensive coordinator Tony Sparano's run-first system.
Ryan isn't totally done making guarantees, though. During his interview with WFAN, the coach predicted the Giants and Baltimore Ravens would make it to the Super Bowl.
"I think the Giants are going to take this game," he said. "Eli (Manning) is hot. I like the fact that both of their running backs are healthy. I think you could be looking at a Ravens-Giants rematch."
He also raved about the Ravens' defense ? a unit he once coached ? and how it could neutralize Tom Brady.
"But the Ravens' offense has to show up," he said. "They've got to protect the football. I think they can move on the ball, no question. Let's face it, I'm cheering for the Ravens."
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MILAN (AP) -Inter Milan's recent renaissance gathered more momentum with a 2-1 win over Genoa on Thursday that put the club into the Italian Cup quarterfinals.
Brazil right back Maicon opened the scoring in the ninth minute at the San Siro and midfielder Andrea Poli doubled the lead with his first goal for Inter in the 50th, giving the Milan club its seventh consecutive win in all competitions.
Inter's current streak has helped the club close the gap to Serie A leader Juventus to six points approaching the season's midpoint.
Slovenian midfielder Valter Birsa pulled one back for Genoa in added time.
Aiming for its third consecutive cup title, Inter will next face Napoli.
The other quarterfinal matchups are Juventus vs. Roma, Lazio vs. AC Milan and Siena vs. Chievo Verona.
Maicon scored with a spectacular curving shot into the top left corner from outside the area and Poli used a volley to take advantage of an over-the-shoulder pass from Joel Obi.
Inter rested its usual starting goalkeeper Julio Cesar and forward Diego Milito, who scored the winner in Sunday's 1-0 derby victory over Milan.
Playmaker Wesley Sneijder started, however, and again showed he's regaining his form after missing more than two months with a right leg muscle injury. The Netherlands playmaker missed high with a long shot two minutes in and had another solid effort pushed away by Genoa goalkeeper Cristiano Lupatelli in the 30th.
Genoa rested several usual starters, including goalkeeper Sebastien Frey and strikers Alberto Gilardino and Rodrigo Palacio.
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David Beckham has re-signed with the Los Angeles Galaxy, agreeing to a new two-year contract with the Major League Soccer club.
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American College of Chest Physicians achieves accreditation with commendationPublic release date: 18-Jan-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Jennifer Stawarz jstawarz@chestnet.org 847-498-8306 American College of Chest Physicians
(NORTHBROOK, IL, JANUARY 18, 2012) The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) has received Accreditation With Commendation from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). This achievement grants the ACCP accreditation through November 2017 and places the organization in the highest tier of all continuing medical education (CME) providers, including some of the nation's most prestigious medical schools and professional medical societies.
ACCME-accredited providers certify educational activities for AMA PRA (American Medical Association's Physician's Recognition Award) Category 1 CreditTM, which is used by state licensing boards and boards of medical specialties to relicense physicians and recertify them in their specialty areas. ACCME accreditation demonstrates that the CME provider is offering quality activities and products, which have been planned, implemented, and evaluated in accordance with standards. ACCME accreditation also assures the medical community and the public that such activities provide physicians and other health-care providers with interventions designed to improve the practice and delivery of medical care.
"This recognition shows the effective collaboration of volunteer physicians and College staff in providing an educational program that excels in the design and implementation of the highest caliber of continuing medical education," said Kenneth G. Torrington, MD, FCCP, Chair of the ACCP Education Committee. "The ACCP is honored to receive this recognition and proud of its leadership role in providing quality health-care education to its members throughout the pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine communities."
In achieving accreditation with commendation, the ACCP demonstrated:
Integration of CME into the process for improving practice
Utilization of noneducational strategies to enhance change
Identification of factors outside its control that impact patient outcomes
Implementation of educational strategies to remove, overcome, or address barriers to change
Collaboration and cooperation with multiple stakeholders
Participation within an institutional framework for quality improvement
Position to influence the scope and content of its educational interventions
To qualify for ACCME Accreditation With Commendation, the ACCP implemented or developed the following initiatives: Critical Care Ultrasound Certificate of Completion program, Venous Thromboembolism Performance Improvement Module; The CHEST Foundation's OneBreath campaign; Tobacco Dependence Treatment ToolKit; advocacy and interventions addressing the critical care workforce shortage; and participation in quality improvement efforts of the National Quality Forum, Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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About the American College of Chest Physicians
The ACCP represents 18,400 members who provide patient care in the areas of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine in the United States and over 100 countries throughout the world. The mission of the ACCP is to promote the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chest diseases through education, communication, and research. As part of its mission, the ACCP delivers high-quality continuing medical education in person, in print, online, and through mobile technology. CHEST is the official peer-reviewed publication of the ACCP. Over 30,000 readers worldwide turn to CHEST in print and 400,000 online each month for the latest in chest-related medicine. For more information about the ACCP, visit http://www.chestnet.org or follow the ACCP via social media at http://www.facebook.com/accpchest and http://www.twitter.com @accpchest.
The CHEST Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the ACCP and serves as the unifying force for the different medical specialties that form the ACCP community. Through its OneBreath: Make The Most Of It campaign, The CHEST Foundation promotes public health awareness by focusing on three program pillars: education, care, and community. Learn more about The CHEST Foundation and OneBreath at http://www.onebreath.org.
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American College of Chest Physicians achieves accreditation with commendationPublic release date: 18-Jan-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Jennifer Stawarz jstawarz@chestnet.org 847-498-8306 American College of Chest Physicians
(NORTHBROOK, IL, JANUARY 18, 2012) The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) has received Accreditation With Commendation from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). This achievement grants the ACCP accreditation through November 2017 and places the organization in the highest tier of all continuing medical education (CME) providers, including some of the nation's most prestigious medical schools and professional medical societies.
ACCME-accredited providers certify educational activities for AMA PRA (American Medical Association's Physician's Recognition Award) Category 1 CreditTM, which is used by state licensing boards and boards of medical specialties to relicense physicians and recertify them in their specialty areas. ACCME accreditation demonstrates that the CME provider is offering quality activities and products, which have been planned, implemented, and evaluated in accordance with standards. ACCME accreditation also assures the medical community and the public that such activities provide physicians and other health-care providers with interventions designed to improve the practice and delivery of medical care.
"This recognition shows the effective collaboration of volunteer physicians and College staff in providing an educational program that excels in the design and implementation of the highest caliber of continuing medical education," said Kenneth G. Torrington, MD, FCCP, Chair of the ACCP Education Committee. "The ACCP is honored to receive this recognition and proud of its leadership role in providing quality health-care education to its members throughout the pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine communities."
In achieving accreditation with commendation, the ACCP demonstrated:
Integration of CME into the process for improving practice
Utilization of noneducational strategies to enhance change
Identification of factors outside its control that impact patient outcomes
Implementation of educational strategies to remove, overcome, or address barriers to change
Collaboration and cooperation with multiple stakeholders
Participation within an institutional framework for quality improvement
Position to influence the scope and content of its educational interventions
To qualify for ACCME Accreditation With Commendation, the ACCP implemented or developed the following initiatives: Critical Care Ultrasound Certificate of Completion program, Venous Thromboembolism Performance Improvement Module; The CHEST Foundation's OneBreath campaign; Tobacco Dependence Treatment ToolKit; advocacy and interventions addressing the critical care workforce shortage; and participation in quality improvement efforts of the National Quality Forum, Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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About the American College of Chest Physicians
The ACCP represents 18,400 members who provide patient care in the areas of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine in the United States and over 100 countries throughout the world. The mission of the ACCP is to promote the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chest diseases through education, communication, and research. As part of its mission, the ACCP delivers high-quality continuing medical education in person, in print, online, and through mobile technology. CHEST is the official peer-reviewed publication of the ACCP. Over 30,000 readers worldwide turn to CHEST in print and 400,000 online each month for the latest in chest-related medicine. For more information about the ACCP, visit http://www.chestnet.org or follow the ACCP via social media at http://www.facebook.com/accpchest and http://www.twitter.com @accpchest.
The CHEST Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the ACCP and serves as the unifying force for the different medical specialties that form the ACCP community. Through its OneBreath: Make The Most Of It campaign, The CHEST Foundation promotes public health awareness by focusing on three program pillars: education, care, and community. Learn more about The CHEST Foundation and OneBreath at http://www.onebreath.org.
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