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She added, "That was a long time ago, and he's been very kind."
In a statement Thursday, a representative for Jagger, 70, says he "categorically denies that he has ever made a pass at Katy Perry."
The rep adds: "Perhaps she is confusing him with someone else."
Perry was one of the singers to make a guest appearance on the Rolling Stones' tour this year.
Her new album, "Prism," debuted at No. 1 this week.
George Kerevan: Europe break-up gives Scots choice
Another day, another independence scare story.
This time we are warned that an independent Scotland would be required to join the Europe-wide free-travel zone as a condition of EU membership.
Cue stories about passport controls at Berwick and a barbed wire border along Hadrian's Wall.
True, the Strathclyde paper pointed out the possible economic benefits of freer movement with the rest of Europe, though - predictably - that did not figure in the headlines.
Nor did anyone point out that the EU member states spend much of their time bending their formal rules if it suits them.
Since Scotland isn't in the Schengen area now, continued non-compliance would be a cheap concession for Brussels to offer up in return for whatever it really wanted out of the Scots.
So, a non-story, then.
And one that is so long in the tooth it has become fossilised: I first heard the "independence means passport controls" canard at least 40 years ago.
Yet there is an interesting point lost in this retelling of a whiskery old tale.
Why should an independent Scotland be expected to do Europe's bidding, anyway?
Why trade London's yoke for that of Brussels, especially now?
Here is the real European news: the great, post-war plan to unite Europe has finally stalled.
With the euro crisis, Project Europe is officially dead.
Across the EU, parties which are dedicated to opposing the EU, or to scrapping the euro as a common currency, are gaining ground.
Even in Germany, the Eurosceptic Alternative for Germany Party - founded only this year - came from nowhere to grab nearly five million votes in September's federal elections, thus effectively knocking the Free Democrats (equivalent to our own Lib Dems) out of the Bundestag.
There has always been domestic opposition to the plan to create a federal Europe.
However, the current economic crisis has proved a watershed.
The austerity imposed by Berlin and the European Central Bank, coupled with the straitjacket imposed on national economies through adherence to the common currency, has led many people to think Project Europe has gone too far.
The crisis of the euro has little to do with national governments running excessive budget deficits - that was true only of Greece.
Rather, the euro system locked in its members at exchange rates favourable to German exporters - something German politicians want to keep.
Without the possibility of domestic currency devaluation, southern Europe finds itself with a built-in productivity disadvantage vis-à-vis Germany.
The only recourse is to slash wages and public spending - spurred on by Berlin.
Beyond the current budget and currency problems lies a deeper European productivity malaise.
As a result of "green" energy policies imposed by Brussels - code for subsidising French and German energy firms at the consumer's expense - European industry pays twice as much for electricity, and four times as much for gas, as in the United States.
That is a crippling cost disadvantage, as we've already seen at Grangemouth.
All the wage freezes in the world won't stop the European petrochemicals industry being hammered by cheap US shale gas.
As a result, revolt is brewing, especially in France, once the EU's main cheerleader.
After the war, the French political elite saw the EU as a vehicle to keep Germany in check, and to give Paris equal billing in the world with Washington.
But Berlin no longer needs Paris as a passport to political legitimacy and has imposed its own economic policy on Europe, leaving the battered French economy struggling.
Result: Marine Le Pen's right-wing, anti-EU National Front has just won a crucial by-election, knocking the ruling Socialists into third place.
The Front is now the most popular party in France with 24 per cent of the vote - a timely warning to British Labour that they can't assume a split on the right will automatically favour the left.
What is Le Pen doing with her newfound popularity among the French white, working class?
She wants to use next year's EU elections to create an anti-EU, anti-common currency bloc across the European Parliament.
If, as is very possible, anti-EU parties do well in these elections, such a bloc could dominate the European Parliament for the first time.
Here's my point: sometime soon growing anti-EU and anti-common currency feeling in Europe will coalesce to kill the euro.
The EU won't disappear, but it will revert to something more like the loose "Europe of the (Sovereign) Nations" favoured by General de Gaulle.
Germany and a few of its satellite economies might keep the euro but France and southern Europe will revive their own currencies.
I expect the UK will distance itself from this project, hoping to cosy up to the US.
However, Washington's growing interest in the Pacific suggests Britain will be left out in the Atlantic cold.
Where does this leave Scotland?
We can choose to be a region of (essentially) Little England.
Or we can defend our own economic interests - which includes telling Berlin and Brussels where to get off.
I suspect that Scotland could do well inside a looser European arrangement provided we kept our own currency.
Co-operation with other like-minded countries will be easier in a non-federal Europe of the Nations.
Otherwise we should consider emulating Norway and retaining our economic independence.
The SNP government in Scotland is - remarkably-- the most successful anti-austerity political movement in Europe, having won a spectacular majority in 2011 on the basis of opposing the cuts proposed (and implemented) by Labour's chancellor Alistair Darling and the subsequent Tory-Lib Dem coalition.
It would be ridiculous now for Scotland to vote for independence only to accept austerity imposed by Berlin and Brussels.
Early puberty: Growing older sooner
African-American and Hispanic girls tend to reach puberty earlier than their white counterparts, research shows.
Physical changes don't mean puberty is imminent
There's no evidence that hormones or other chemicals are to blame
Experts think the obesity epidemic might be one trigger of early puberty
The trend toward early puberty is not as pronounced with boys
Former CNN correspondent Pat Etheridge is a journalist specializing in children's health and family issues.
Should a mother be alarmed if her daughter begins to sprout breast buds and pubic hair at 7 or 8?
At the annual conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics this week in Orlando, Florida, pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Paul Kaplowitz explained that these early physical changes are quite common among American girls and represent a new norm.
I spend a lot of time reassuring parents -- usually, this does not signal a rapid progression into full puberty, said Kaplowitz.
Obvious signs of development, such as budding breasts, pubic and underarm hair and body odor are appearing sooner in girls.
But there has been only a slight shift in the age of menarche (the first period) over the past four decades.
In the United States, the average age is 12.5 years, down from 12.75 in 1970.
Once breasts begin to develop, it takes at least two to three years before menarche, said Kaplowitz, also author of "Early Puberty in Girls: The Essential Guide to Coping with This Common Problem."
Time is the most accurate test of how puberty is going to progress.
There is debate about what constitutes the actual onset of puberty, but it is considered "precocious" when breast enlargement is accompanied by a growth spurt before age 8.
In most cases, the process will slow down or stall -- something a pediatrician can monitor closely.
A more rapid progression may warrant tests by an endocrinologist to rule out serious problems such as tumors or cysts.
There are treatments to delay early menses and ward off another consequence: premature aging of the bones that ultimately can lead to stunted growth and being short as an adult.
Recommendations for drug or hormone therapy are based on the child's age, rate of development, growth rate and emotional maturity.
Psychosocial aspects are important, too.
Kaplowitz is cautious with medication but acknowledges, "suppressing puberty may alleviate behavioral issues and girls' feelings of being different from peers."
The other big issue is understandable: Parents simply don't want their very young daughters having periods.
They worry about the risk of pregnancy or even how they will handle hygiene, said Kaplowitz.
It was a shock, recalls one woman whose daughter started her period at 10.
Even though there were signs and we had talked about menstruation, she was not emotionally prepared.
She came home from school scared and upset to be the first among her friends.
There are lots of well-publicized theories about the causes of precocious puberty.
Yet, there's no consistent body of evidence that hormones in milk or other foods, chemicals in the environment or sexual messages in the media are to blame.
Boys - like girls - are hitting puberty earlier.
Kaplowitz contends the premise that holds the most weight is the epidemic of obesity.
He helped conduct a 2001 study of 6- to 9-year-old girls that links body fat to the timing of puberty.
Other findings support this conclusion, but there are many other contributing factors.
In this country, African-American and Hispanic girls tend to reach puberty earlier than their white counterparts.
There are varying explanations.
Globally, patterns of early puberty appear to be influenced by everything from economic conditions to climate to genes.
Another conundrum: Although boys are getting facial and pubic hair at younger ages, the trend toward full-blown early puberty is not as pronounced as it is with girls.
Other doctors attending the AAP conference reinforced the complexities of the topic.
The appearance of acne and pubic hair is common even in infants and toddlers.
We need to be careful about how we identify the true onset of puberty, said Dr. Lawrence Silverman, a pediatric endocrinologist at Goryeb Children's Hospital in Morristown, New Jersey.
Parents should not hesitate to get guidance from their pediatrician about how to talk with their child.
It may mean having a sooner-than-expected conversation, Kaplowitz advised.
If you remain calm, your child usually will respond well.
Girls who blossom early need reassurance that, even when it happens ahead of schedule, the process is a normal part of life.
A drop in temperature of 3.1 degrees was recorded on Thursday.
The rain and cold wind on Wednesday night made people feel cold.
On Thursday people left for the markets and their other destinations wearing sweaters.

She added, "That was a long time ago, and he's been very kind."

In a statement Thursday, a representative for Jagger, 70, says he "categorically denies that he has ever made a pass at Katy Perry."

The rep adds: "Perhaps she is confusing him with someone else."

Perry was one of the singers to make a guest appearance on the Rolling Stones' tour this year.

Her new album, "Prism," debuted at No. 1 this week.

George Kerevan: Europe break-up gives Scots choice

Another day, another independence scare story.

This time we are warned that an independent Scotland would be required to join the Europe-wide free-travel zone as a condition of EU membership.

Cue stories about passport controls at Berwick and a barbed wire border along Hadrian's Wall.

True, the Strathclyde paper pointed out the possible economic benefits of freer movement with the rest of Europe, though - predictably - that did not figure in the headlines.

Nor did anyone point out that the EU member states spend much of their time bending their formal rules if it suits them.

Since Scotland isn't in the Schengen area now, continued non-compliance would be a cheap concession for Brussels to offer up in return for whatever it really wanted out of the Scots.

So, a non-story, then.

And one that is so long in the tooth it has become fossilised: I first heard the "independence means passport controls" canard at least 40 years ago.

Yet there is an interesting point lost in this retelling of a whiskery old tale.

Why should an independent Scotland be expected to do Europe's bidding, anyway?

Why trade London's yoke for that of Brussels, especially now?

Here is the real European news: the great, post-war plan to unite Europe has finally stalled.

With the euro crisis, Project Europe is officially dead.

Across the EU, parties which are dedicated to opposing the EU, or to scrapping the euro as a common currency, are gaining ground.

Even in Germany, the Eurosceptic Alternative for Germany Party - founded only this year - came from nowhere to grab nearly five million votes in September's federal elections, thus effectively knocking the Free Democrats (equivalent to our own Lib Dems) out of the Bundestag.

There has always been domestic opposition to the plan to create a federal Europe.

However, the current economic crisis has proved a watershed.

The austerity imposed by Berlin and the European Central Bank, coupled with the straitjacket imposed on national economies through adherence to the common currency, has led many people to think Project Europe has gone too far.

The crisis of the euro has little to do with national governments running excessive budget deficits - that was true only of Greece.

Rather, the euro system locked in its members at exchange rates favourable to German exporters - something German politicians want to keep.

Without the possibility of domestic currency devaluation, southern Europe finds itself with a built-in productivity disadvantage vis-à-vis Germany.

The only recourse is to slash wages and public spending - spurred on by Berlin.

Beyond the current budget and currency problems lies a deeper European productivity malaise.

As a result of "green" energy policies imposed by Brussels - code for subsidising French and German energy firms at the consumer's expense - European industry pays twice as much for electricity, and four times as much for gas, as in the United States.

That is a crippling cost disadvantage, as we've already seen at Grangemouth.

All the wage freezes in the world won't stop the European petrochemicals industry being hammered by cheap US shale gas.

As a result, revolt is brewing, especially in France, once the EU's main cheerleader.

After the war, the French political elite saw the EU as a vehicle to keep Germany in check, and to give Paris equal billing in the world with Washington.

But Berlin no longer needs Paris as a passport to political legitimacy and has imposed its own economic policy on Europe, leaving the battered French economy struggling.

Result: Marine Le Pen's right-wing, anti-EU National Front has just won a crucial by-election, knocking the ruling Socialists into third place.

The Front is now the most popular party in France with 24 per cent of the vote - a timely warning to British Labour that they can't assume a split on the right will automatically favour the left.

What is Le Pen doing with her newfound popularity among the French white, working class?

She wants to use next year's EU elections to create an anti-EU, anti-common currency bloc across the European Parliament.

If, as is very possible, anti-EU parties do well in these elections, such a bloc could dominate the European Parliament for the first time.

Here's my point: sometime soon growing anti-EU and anti-common currency feeling in Europe will coalesce to kill the euro.

The EU won't disappear, but it will revert to something more like the loose "Europe of the (Sovereign) Nations" favoured by General de Gaulle.

Germany and a few of its satellite economies might keep the euro but France and southern Europe will revive their own currencies.

I expect the UK will distance itself from this project, hoping to cosy up to the US.

However, Washington's growing interest in the Pacific suggests Britain will be left out in the Atlantic cold.

Where does this leave Scotland?

We can choose to be a region of (essentially) Little England.

Or we can defend our own economic interests - which includes telling Berlin and Brussels where to get off.

I suspect that Scotland could do well inside a looser European arrangement provided we kept our own currency.

Co-operation with other like-minded countries will be easier in a non-federal Europe of the Nations.

Otherwise we should consider emulating Norway and retaining our economic independence.

The SNP government in Scotland is - remarkably-- the most successful anti-austerity political movement in Europe, having won a spectacular majority in 2011 on the basis of opposing the cuts proposed (and implemented) by Labour's chancellor Alistair Darling and the subsequent Tory-Lib Dem coalition.

It would be ridiculous now for Scotland to vote for independence only to accept austerity imposed by Berlin and Brussels.

Early puberty: Growing older sooner

African-American and Hispanic girls tend to reach puberty earlier than their white counterparts, research shows.

Physical changes don't mean puberty is imminent

There's no evidence that hormones or other chemicals are to blame

Experts think the obesity epidemic might be one trigger of early puberty

The trend toward early puberty is not as pronounced with boys

Former CNN correspondent Pat Etheridge is a journalist specializing in children's health and family issues.

Should a mother be alarmed if her daughter begins to sprout breast buds and pubic hair at 7 or 8?

At the annual conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics this week in Orlando, Florida, pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Paul Kaplowitz explained that these early physical changes are quite common among American girls and represent a new norm.

I spend a lot of time reassuring parents -- usually, this does not signal a rapid progression into full puberty, said Kaplowitz.

Obvious signs of development, such as budding breasts, pubic and underarm hair and body odor are appearing sooner in girls.

But there has been only a slight shift in the age of menarche (the first period) over the past four decades.

In the United States, the average age is 12.5 years, down from 12.75 in 1970.

Once breasts begin to develop, it takes at least two to three years before menarche, said Kaplowitz, also author of "Early Puberty in Girls: The Essential Guide to Coping with This Common Problem."

Time is the most accurate test of how puberty is going to progress.

There is debate about what constitutes the actual onset of puberty, but it is considered "precocious" when breast enlargement is accompanied by a growth spurt before age 8.

In most cases, the process will slow down or stall -- something a pediatrician can monitor closely.

A more rapid progression may warrant tests by an endocrinologist to rule out serious problems such as tumors or cysts.

There are treatments to delay early menses and ward off another consequence: premature aging of the bones that ultimately can lead to stunted growth and being short as an adult.

Recommendations for drug or hormone therapy are based on the child's age, rate of development, growth rate and emotional maturity.

Psychosocial aspects are important, too.

Kaplowitz is cautious with medication but acknowledges, "suppressing puberty may alleviate behavioral issues and girls' feelings of being different from peers."

The other big issue is understandable: Parents simply don't want their very young daughters having periods.

They worry about the risk of pregnancy or even how they will handle hygiene, said Kaplowitz.

It was a shock, recalls one woman whose daughter started her period at 10.

Even though there were signs and we had talked about menstruation, she was not emotionally prepared.

She came home from school scared and upset to be the first among her friends.

There are lots of well-publicized theories about the causes of precocious puberty.

Yet, there's no consistent body of evidence that hormones in milk or other foods, chemicals in the environment or sexual messages in the media are to blame.

Boys - like girls - are hitting puberty earlier.

Kaplowitz contends the premise that holds the most weight is the epidemic of obesity.

He helped conduct a 2001 study of 6- to 9-year-old girls that links body fat to the timing of puberty.

Other findings support this conclusion, but there are many other contributing factors.

In this country, African-American and Hispanic girls tend to reach puberty earlier than their white counterparts.

There are varying explanations.

Globally, patterns of early puberty appear to be influenced by everything from economic conditions to climate to genes.

Another conundrum: Although boys are getting facial and pubic hair at younger ages, the trend toward full-blown early puberty is not as pronounced as it is with girls.

Other doctors attending the AAP conference reinforced the complexities of the topic.

The appearance of acne and pubic hair is common even in infants and toddlers.

We need to be careful about how we identify the true onset of puberty, said Dr. Lawrence Silverman, a pediatric endocrinologist at Goryeb Children's Hospital in Morristown, New Jersey.

Parents should not hesitate to get guidance from their pediatrician about how to talk with their child.

It may mean having a sooner-than-expected conversation, Kaplowitz advised.

If you remain calm, your child usually will respond well.

Girls who blossom early need reassurance that, even when it happens ahead of schedule, the process is a normal part of life.

A drop in temperature of 3.1 degrees was recorded on Thursday.

The rain and cold wind on Wednesday night made people feel cold.

On Thursday people left for the markets and their other destinations wearing sweaters.