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Over half of women are the primary breadwinners in their households, a survey released Wednesday by Prudential found. Rather than indicating better work opportunities, though, the survey found women are assuming this role as a result of their husbands and partners losing their jobs.
"Unfortunately, this increase is not the result of making more money, but the crisis is forcing women into this role," Joan Cleveland, vice president of business development for Prudential, told reporters attending a panel on the survey findings. "Many were thrust into this position because their spouse lost their job."
Fifty-three percent of women, including single and divorced women, are the top earners in their family, including 22% of married and partnered women. Of the female breadwinners, 30% said they earned more than their partners because of the economy. The same percentage said there had been a job loss in their household.
Despite many women being the higher earner in their families, they are not necessarily the primary decision maker. Just 20% of those breadwinners say they're well-prepared to make financial decisions, compared with 45% of male breadwinners.
Among married women, 35% say they share decision-making responsibilities with their husband, and 19% "take control" of financial decisions. By comparison, 21% of men say they share decision-making responsibilities equally with their spouse, and 38% take control.
An SEI Quick Poll released July 9 found that although an "overwhelming majority" of respondents were happy with the way financial decisions were made in their family, female respondents who said they were the primary earners in their families were more likely than men to feel tension from their partners regarding financial decisions.
Another key point to emerge from the survey is that women's confidence gap has been widening since 2000. While 38% of women are confident about the economy over the next 12 months, Cleveland said, that's down from 55% two years ago.
While women are relatively confident in immediate concerns, like buying a house or reducing debt, long-term and big-picture issues presented larger problems. Maintaining their standard of living, protecting investments and not outliving their savings ranked high in importance, but low in confidence.
"Women are putting their current needs in front of their future needs," Deborah Owens, a wealth coach and author who spoke on the panel, said.
Although the median income for women is lower than for men, they are more likely to use a financial advisor (35% versus 33% of men). Furthermore, median savings and investments are higher—much higher—for women who work with an advisor than for women who don't: $63,000 versus $10,000.
Additionally, nearly two-thirds of women who work with an advisor said they were comfortable taking on more risk for a better reward, Cleveland said.
But why, if outcomes are so much better for women who work with an advisor, would two-thirds continue to attempt planning on their own? The main reason the survey found is cost.
"Women feel advisors are cost-prohibitive," Owens said. In fact, 53% of women said they don't use an advisor because they are too expensive, and 51% said they didn't have enough assets. Just 19% said they would rather invest on their own, and only 17% said they didn't use an advisor because they didn't trust them.
A key point for advisors to remember when working with female clients is that they see the financial planning process as a collaboration. Forty-four percent of respondents said they rely on input from their advisor, but that ultimately they make their own decisions.


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I love buying gadgets, and I'm not one to deprive myself. My house has just about every piece of equipment I've ever lusted after, from a Mac Mini hooked up to an Apple Cinema Display to a Sony Bravia 3D TV connected to my PS3. I have a MacBook Air, PS Vita, iPad, Nintendo 3DS, Kindle touch—the list goes on.
I wouldn't want to do without any of them. But out of all my gadgets and computers, there's one I respect above all others, and it's an old piece of junk.
The Dell Latitude D620 pictured above has been a part of my life since mid-2007 when IDG, my previous employer, provisioned it to me to replace an older PC that died during a business trip. Running Windows XP, with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 100GB of storage, and 2GB of RAM, the exceptionally sturdy laptop was a damn good computer—for a while. It eventually slowed down, becoming an unusable mess and a malware magnet that had to be repaired and cleaned more times than I like to remember. And with a battery that lasted 30 minutes to an hour if I was lucky, it was not ideal for my schedule involving frequent work travel.
But when I got corporate approval to upgrade to a Lenovo ThinkPad Windows 7 laptop sometime in 2010, I wasn't quite ready to part ways with the old Dell. I convinced IDG to let me keep it as a test machine, as long as I wiped everything off the disk.
At this point, the D620 (which hit the market in mid-2006) took minutes to start up and a seemingly interminable amount of time to enter any kind of usable state. Obliterating Windows XP from the machine was a great joy, and I ran through several different configurations just for fun, trying out Fedora, Ubuntu Linux, and a dual-boot configuration with Windows 7. I even attempted to make a Hackintosh.
The Hackintosh turned out to be a pipe dream, as I could never control the mouse cursor long enough to make it through the OS setup process. I like Windows 7, and it ran perfectly well on the Dell. But the right tool for the job, you know. And for this computer, the lightweight Ubuntu was the right OS despite not being as fully featured as Windows.
I'm not a Linux expert, which may be why I find it easier to locate and install applications with Ubuntu's Software Center than I do with other Linux distributions. I was also amazed that a computer I thought was an old piece of junk could now start up in about a minute and enter a usable state almost immediately. I didn't waste my Windows 7 license, either, as I now have it running in Boot Camp and Parallels.
Alas, my "new" Ubuntu machine primarily sat unused in a corner. I occasionally turned it on, kept the software up to date, and was pleased to see that it could run the 3D version of Canonical's new Unity interface without any hiccups.
But a couple months ago I decided to put it to good use. I set it up on top of a bookshelf in my bedroom as an impromptu stand-up workstation. These days, I rarely power it off, keeping it in suspend mode so it only takes a few seconds to get it running. Unless I've carried my primary laptop upstairs, the Ubuntu PC is the only computer in my bedroom and perfect when I need to do some quick Web surfing or e-mail and want a real keyboard rather than a tablet.
Upgrades and limitations
I upgraded the RAM from 2GB to 4GB, carefully prying off the keyboard to insert the extra memory I purchased for about $35. I'm running the 64-bit edition of Ubuntu, but it turns out the computer can only recognize about 3.2GB of RAM due to a hardware problem that is unrelated to the operating system. The extra memory does seem to make it run slightly smoother, however.
But the computer has its limitations. Downloading and installing Ubuntu OS updates takes hours. It's been years since it could keep a charge, and it now runs for maybe 20 to 30 minutes when unplugged. Even the supposed "extra-capacity" battery I got for work travel a few years back degraded quickly to the point where it was no better than the stock one. But in my bedroom, it's permanently plugged in.
Just for the heck of it, I tried getting iTunes to run in Wine, the Windows compatibility layer for Linux. It technically ran, but with a messed-up interface that was unusable and brought the computer to a halt. The D620 is capable of running tiny Windows programs in Wine, but nothing substantial. I haven't tried running Windows in a virtual machine on this computer, so for now it's Linux software only.
And that's enough. My music can play in either Banshee or Rhythmbox. Printing over my wireless network works—occasionally. I can use the official Dropbox client for Linux, "Nevernote," to access Evernote files, Calibre to manage e-books, and a BitTorrent client called "qBitTorrent" downloaded from the Ubuntu Software Center. I can sync website passwords using Chrome or my 1Password file stored in Dropbox.
The Evolution mail client works great with my Yahoo Mail. Evolution doesn't play nicely with newer versions of Exchange, so I used Chrome's application shortcut utility to create an Outlook Web Access icon for Ubuntu's application launcher sidebar.
One reason I love the computer so much is the comfortable keyboard and trackpoint, which I have found far superior to mice and trackpads ever since getting my first IBM ThinkPad running Windows 95 as a freshman in college. When I was running Windows on the Dell Latitude, I disabled the trackpad to avoid unexpected moves of the cursor. I wasn't able to figure out how to disable it with Ubuntu, but taping a pared-down business card over the pad accomplishes the goal.
If my other computers suddenly died, I could still do my job—in fact, I used the Dell Latitude to write this article. While my everyday writing tool is Scrivener for Mac, in this case I wrote in LibreOffice Writer on Ubuntu and imported the text into our content management system using WordPress's "paste from Microsoft Word" option.
This Dell Latitude won't ever be my primary computer, and it certainly can't become a high-end gaming machine. But it's almost perfect for what I need it for. And, just like my car, I intend to do one thing with it: keep using it until it literally won't work anymore.

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"Dabangg 2", the last big release of 2012, seems to cap the year on a profitable note. The Salman Khan-starrer opened with a record-breaking collection of Rs.21.10 crore on the first day and trade pundits predict it will enter the Rs.100-crore club.
Rajesh Thadani of Multimedia Combines told IANS that "Dabangg 2" has opened "exceptionally well at the box office on Friday" and on Saturday "collected around Rs.17 crore and is going housefull on Sunday".
According to him, it is a record breaking opening and that "Dabangg 2" has broken the record of "Rowdy Rathore" that opened with Rs.15.10 crore.
A sequel to Abhinav Kashyap-directed 2010 blockbuster "Dabangg", the part two, said to be made at a budget of Rs.50 crore, marks Arbaaz Khan's directorial debut and repeated the lead pair of Salman and Sonakshi Sinha, while Prakash Raj replaced Sonu Sood as the villain.
Brijesh Tandon said: "In Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, 'Dabangg 2' has collected around Rs.3.40 crore on Friday which was quite expected from Salman's film. We hope the film gets bigger and better tonight."
Anand Verma of DT Cinema informed that at their centres it has got a "phenomenal response" despite a slow start on Friday morning and most of the shows have been "housefull".
However, Vinay Choksey of VIP Movies feels that Monday will be crucial to the movie.
He said: "Today (Sunday) the film is going housefull and it should collect around Rs.20 to Rs.23 crore. We are only concerned about the Monday morning collections. We hope there won't be any dip on Monday."
In Mumbai, according to Manoj Desai, executive director of G7 multiplex and Maratha Mandir: "'Dabangg 2' was housefull at G7 and Maratha Mandir on Friday and Saturday. Even on Sunday the film is going housefull. Now let's see how the film does on Monday."
Will "Dabangg 2" break the record of Salman's earlier release, "Ek Tha Tiger", which earned Rs.33 crore on its opening day?
"I don't think 'Dabangg 2' will break the record of 'Ek Tha Tiger', but the film will certainly cross Rs.100 crore without any doubt. Besides, Tuesday is a (X-Mas) holiday, so the film will collect enough on Christmas."
Sunil Bansal of Yash Raj Jai Pictures Pvt Ltd said that in Rajasthan, "Dabangg 2" amassed around "Rs.1.25 crore on day one. On Saturday, the film collected around Rs.90 lakh".
Opening in Orissa has been average, according to Jeetu Khandelwal of Movie Pioneers, who informed that "the film collected around Rs.30 lakh, but it is going housefull on Sunday".
"Nobody will ever face any loss with a Salman Khan film. But 'Ready' and 'Bodyguard' opened with better collection compared to 'Dabangg 2'," he added.
Manoj Desai, executive director of G7 multiplex and Maratha Mandir said: "'Dabangg 2' was housefull at G7 and Maratha Mandir on Friday and Saturday. Even on Sunday the film is going housefull. Now let's see how the film does on Monady."
Made at a budget of Rs.40 crore, "Dabangg" had collected Rs.145 crore.


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Kvelertak Stream New Album 'Meir' + Unleash Horrifying Video for 'Manelyst'
There's a buzz happening in the metal world around Norwegian act Kvelertak. The band is set to drop its second studio album, 'Meir' via Roadrunner Records on March 26, and you can now stream the full album online and watch their new music video for the song 'Manelyst.'
Although Kvelertak write lyrics strictly in Norwegian, their infectious pummeling yet playful sound has brought them a worldwide fan base and earned them a spot on Converge's 2012 U.S. tour. In fact, Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou actually produced 'Meir' at his very own God City Studios in Salem, Mass. The musical style of 'Meir' screams Norway in the vein of party punk rockers Turbonegro and will surely draw in fans looking for something accessible and old-school, yet a little different. Kvelertak also draw from the more evil side of Norwegian music, showcased perfectly in their video for 'Manelyst.'
The video, which premiered via Invisible Oranges, carries a horror theme and is produced to seem like a trailer for a terrifying film where every type of evil is represented. It's bloody as hell without depicting a large amount of violence, and features slasher villains, zombies, werewolves, vampires, reapers, possessed bodies and a myriad of other psychopathic figures throughout.
"I wanted to make a video that didn't have any repetitious elements," says director Fredrik Hana. "I wanted to get as far away as possible from the kind of videos that has two, maybe three unique elements on constant circulation. Also, I totally dig horror films, always have, so I wanted to make something that showed my unconditional love for the genre. Working with this particular band just makes me want to go all the way."
To stream Kvelertak's 'Meir' in full, head over to Stereogum. To watch the music video for 'Manelyst,' check it out in the player below.
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- Nurse Stephen Segatore gave bombing victim CPR, but "wounds were too great"
- Later Segatore realized the woman was Krystle Campbell, one of three fatalities
- Segatore would like to speak with Campbell's parents about her last moments
The nurse who tended to Boston Marathon bombing victim Krystle Campbell near the finish line during her final moments of life would like to meet her parents in the hopes he could give them some solace in their grief.
Stephen Segatore would like to tell Campbell's parents that she didn't die alone, and she didn't suffer for long.
When EMTs carried a woman into the medical tent where Segatore was volunteering, he was struck by her beauty, her youth and her bright blue eye shadow.
The freckles on her face and the shape of her eyes reminded him of his oldest daughter, who is not much younger than the woman who lay on the stretcher before him with multiple wounds, not breathing and unconscious.
Even though he knew she probably wouldn't understand a word he said, Segatore told the woman he was a nurse and would take good care of her.
For the next 10 minutes, Segatore, who works in the intensive care unit at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, an EMT and a physician gave her CPR. But a cardiac monitor showed her heart wasn't pumping blood.
"The physician called (her death)," Segatore said. "The three of us who were working on her let out an expletive, a scream."
The next day he saw a picture of Campbell and realized she was the woman he had tried to save. He knew immediately from the bright blue eye shadow in the photo.
It was his only death Monday afternoon, and it has haunted him. Now Segatore would like to speak with the Campbells to tell them about their daughter's final moments.
"I want them to know she was not alone when she died," he said. "We did everything we could to save her, but her wounds were too great."
While he was giving Campbell CPR, he noticed black marks on her face, which he thinks might have been gunpowder, indicating she was very close to the blast.
"I don't think she lingered. I don't think she suffered," he said. "If it were my daughter, I would want to know that."


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US Government Officials Set To Review Spate Of Deadly Attacks On Our Police Dubbed "War On Pops," But Need Look No Further Than Shittycop & The Black Foot Soldiers
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US government officials are set to review a spate of deadly attacks on police officers that has been dubbed a "war on cops".
A series of shootings has left 15 officers dead in January alone – with 11 killed in one 24-hour period alone.
The US Department of Justice said it will study whether the behaviour of officers, deficits in training or financial cut-backs could have contributed to the number of fatalities. (Source)


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Boy, 5, left in locked bus for hours
Bus Co. taking incident 'very seriously,' driver placed on leave
A five-year-old from Cambridge spent several hours locked on a school bus Thursday, March 7, without heat and light after the driver allegedly failed to check if anyone was still there, Wicked Local Cambridge reported.
Cambridge resident Tara Dendy said she went to pick up her 5-year-old son, Reign, at the Margaret Fuller House at her usual time, around 5:45 p.m. on March 7, only to find out he never arrived.
"They told me he never showed up, and I just closed my eyes," Dendy said. "I said I have to find out where my child is."
Dendy said she immediately got in her car to call police, who received a report at 5:53 p.m. of a missing child. Dendy said officers showed up almost immediately to respond and confirm with school administration officials that Reign Dendy, 5, got onto the bus.
Dendy said police quickly went to the company's bus yards, where they found him locked inside the dark school bus, waving in an attempt to get someone's attention. He had reportedly been on the bus since it finished its route around 3:40 p.m.
"He was inside the bus crying," Dendy said. "He gets off, shaking and cold and apologizing to me because he fell asleep. He shouldn't have to apologize for falling asleep. He's five years old."
The company, Somerville-based Eastern Bus Co. Inc., is three years into a five-year contract with Cambridge Public Schools, said Jim Maloney, CPS chief operating officer.
Maloney said the School Department — as well as state law — requires the company to perform "sweeps" of the bus before the driver disembarks at the last stop.
"Obviously, that was not done in this case," Maloney said, adding that the failure to do so is "completely unacceptable."
"We're working with the bus company to make sure it doesn't happen again," Maloney said.
Maloney said that in his 10 years at the Cambridge Public Schools, he had never received a complaint of a child left on a bus, and overall, they had not had any major issues with Eastern Bus Co. Maloney said the superintendent and the Baldwin School principal both apologized to Dendy for the scare.
Jim Misercola, director of employee relations at Eastern Bus Co., said the company was taking the incident "very seriously." Misercola said they already train drivers to perform sweeps of the bus to ensure that children are not left behind.
"The drivers are continually educated about their responsibilities, including vehicle walk-throughs," Misercola said. "If the driver had done that, we wouldn't be having this conversation today."
Misercola said the driver had been placed on a leave of absence with the company "pending an investigation," and would no longer be allowed to work in Cambridge.
"The intention is to do an investigation and to act accordingly," Misercola said. "Any driver that is found negligent in their duty will be disciplined or terminated accordingly."
Dendy said firing the driver wasn't enough to ensure other mothers would not have to know what it's like to think her child is missing. She said she filed a child negligence complaint with the Department of Human Services against the company Monday, March 11.
"I just want to make sure that it doesn't happen to the next kid or the next mother," Dendy said. "It may not seem like that much, but one minute of thinking your child is gone is one too many. It's too much time."


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Week of 7/13/09 - 7/20/09
* Saturday and Sunday 7/11 & 7/12, I was out of town attending the wedding of a dear neighbor, and Wednesday I was off attending to family business
* Regular monthly meeting with Maria Lisa Johnson, Human Relations
* Regular monthly meeting with Ken Rust, Office of Management and Finance
* Meeting with City Auditor LaVonne Griffin-Valade and Deputy Auditor Drummond Kahn regarding proposed Audit schedule
* Regular monthly meeting with Commissioner Leonard
* Meeting with Bureau of Planning & Sustainability Chief Planner Joe Zehnder regarding the Portland Plan process
* Phone meeting with State Representative Tina Kotek regarding implementation of state Health Care Insurance for Kids
* Meeting with Dean Marriott and Mary Wahl, Bureau of Environmental Services, on proposed Johnson Creek floodplain purchases in Lents
* Meeting with Portland Women's Crisis Line staff
* Meeting with Sisters of the Road Cafe staff and Citizens Action Group members regarding the community dialogue meetings
* Meeting with Eryn Slack, Unite HERE Local 9 union organizer, regarding fair wages/Labor Peace in proposed PGE Park development
* Speaker at Alliance for Community Media Annual Convention. I was given a leii by the delegates from Hawaii - awesome!
* Community meeting regarding Shared Public Spaces, Street Access For Everyone process, and desired outcomes in services for people living outside. About 70 people attended and I was very happy with the dialogues. Thanks to all who came, and especially to staff and the Resolutions NW volunteer facilitators
* Attended HomePDX church
Dinners at home: ALL! Wow, first time this year I get to spend every evening of the week at home with my family. And with my laptop computer and hundreds of constituents keeping me company via email, of course.


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Kris Jenner -- Kim Kardashian's Baby Girl Is BEAUTIFUL
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Kim Kardashian and her brand new baby girl are both "doing great" ... and the kid is friggin' BEAUTIFUL ... this according to Kris Jenner.
Just one day after Kim gave birth, her mom Kris hit the red carpet at the 40th Annual Daytime Emmys in Beverly Hills yesterday and talked about the newest addition to the Kardashian family.
"We're all fine ... we're all good ... and extremely happy and thrilled for the new baby," Kris told HLN's Showbiz Tonight. ... "She's doing great and she's beautiful."
TMZ broke the story ... Kim gave birth Saturday in L.A.
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Students Prefer Lidl to Twitter
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LONDON, December 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Students have voted Lidl as their preferred brand above Twitter in the Beans Group's first ever Youth 100 brands survey. Lidl took 61st place in the survey with brands such as Durex, Twitter and Asos following behind in 70th, 93rd, and 94th place respectively.
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Amongst all the UK retailers, Lidl scored joint 9th place (alongside Schuh) out of the top 28. Commenting on the results, Luke Mitchell, Head of Youth Strategy at The Beans Group says, "18-24s are an influential, highly social, open-minded and ambitious group. Many of the top performing brands identify their passions and find a role within them. Others win simply by focusing on good value and great service, two qualities that young people rate highly in a brand."
Over 1,000 students took part in surveys and focus groups this year to help determine the 18-24-year-old's favourite brands and decipher what really matters to young people today. Other results included YouTube taking the top spot amongst websites and apps, beating Google and Facebook with it being heralded 'the essence of the online revolution'. The Beans Group research shows that 95% of students spend more than five hours a week on the internet with 31% spending more than 20 hours.
Students are increasingly being seen as powerful influencers, 'highly social', 'open-minded', and 'aspirational', making the results of opinion surveys such as the Youth 100 all the more insightful into what makes young people tick.
Lidl Spokesperson Georgina Hall says, "The results of this survey are very encouraging for us. In the food retail space, we have a great deal to offer students whether it's job roles in our stores while they're at university, or on the graduate scheme once they've completed their studies, or simply by shopping with us. People know us for the great value we offer, which is what motivates students to start shopping with us. But it's the quality of the products that keeps them coming back to us and makes them life-long customers."
Notes to editors:
Lidl has been voted by the National Union of Students as one of its 'Preferred Brands' in its 90th anniversary publication released this year.
About Lidl UK
Lidl's history goes back to the 1930s, when Lidl & Schwarz Grocery Wholesale was founded in Germany. The first Lidl stores were opened in 1973 and by the 1980s Lidl was a household name throughout Germany. During the 1990s Lidl started to open stores outside Germany and today Lidl stores can be found in nearly every country in Europe. Lidl is now well established as a major European food retailer.
Since establishing themselves in the UK in 1994, they have grown consistently and today have more than 600 stores. Lidl takes pride in providing top quality products at the lowest possible prices throughout the country. Besides food they also have twice weekly special offers ranging from Cycling gear to Angling accessories, Computers to BBQ specials. These offers change on a Monday and a Thursday and are subject to availability. For more information and a convenient store locator visit http://www.lidl.co.uk
For more information, please contact:
Georgina Hall on +44(0)20-8971-6897 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
SOURCE Lidl UK


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We love superlatives—and right now USB 3.0's super speed is a great one. Also nice? Anything world's smallest. That's what PQI is claiming of their newest flashdrive. But is this thing even relevant anymore?
We're living in the Dropbox era-I can beam an album, text, or naked pictures to anyone in the world without the need for barbaric physical media. Still, when it comes time for heavy lifting—say, swapping TV seasons with an office buddy or collaborating with obese HD video files, having a blazing, tiny USB drive can be a godsend. This little sucker just might be the logical conclusion of the flashdrive. [PQI via Ubergizmo]


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Seems these folks just wanted the Federal Trade Commission to smack them down. The FTC today said it had a federal court shut down an illegal robocall operation that allegedly impersonated the agency in an attempt to trick consumers into turning over all manner of sensitive personal data.
In its complaint, the FTC said The Cuban Exchange Inc., also doing business as CrediSure America and MyiPad.us, and its principal, Suhaylee Rivera, misleadingly claimed it could help consumers obtain refunds from the agency, in an effort to trick them into providing personal information and bank account numbers.
MORE: FTC throws down robocall gauntlet: $50,000 for best way to stop annoying calls
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In addition, the FTC said the company falsely told consumers it has helped "more than 13,000" people get refunds and, to top it off, "spoofed" the FTC's Consumer Response toll-free phone number so that the agency's number appeared on Caller ID devices. The FTC said the defendants also used a website address -- ftcrefund.com -- designed to dupe consumers into thinking the operation had a connection with the FTC.
The FTC charged that the defendants made illegal robocalls to consumers that played a prerecorded messaged telling them to visit the website ftcrefund.com. During the message, they also give consumers a phony "seizure ID number." The message uses the same "seizure ID number" for all consumers the defendants contact. When calling consumers, the defendants allegedly transmit the toll-free phone number for the FTC's Consumer Response Center, 877-382-4357, often broadcast to the public as 877-FTC-HELP, to consumers' Caller ID devices, leading some to think the call was coming from the FTC.
"When the Federal Trade Commission returns money to consumers who have been ripped off, it doesn't use robocalls, and it certainly doesn't ask them to provide personal financial information," said David Vladeck, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, in a release.
The complaint also charges the company with violating the Do Not Call (DNC) Registry by calling consumers whose phone numbers are on the Registry, failing to transmit accurate Caller ID information, making illegal pre-recorded telemarketing calls, failing to make required disclosures such as the identity of the seller and purpose of the call, and failing to pay the required fees to access the DNC Registry.
The FTC noted that this case marks the 100th brought by the FTC over the past nine years alleging violations related to the national DNC Registry, which was launched in 2003.
Robocallers have been at the top of the FTC's hit list of late. Just last month the agency pulled the plug on five mass calling companies it said were allegedly responsible for millions of illegal pre-recorded calls from "Rachel" and others from "Cardholder Services."
At the time the FTC said it gets more than 200,000 complaints each month about telemarketing robocalls, including calls from "Rachel" that pitch consumers with a supposedly easy way to save money by reducing their credit card interest rates. After collecting an up-front fee, however, the FTC believes that the companies do little if anything to fulfill their promises.
"At the FTC, Rachel from Cardholder Services is public enemy No. 1," said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz.
The five complaints were made against the following companies: 1) Treasure Your Success, 2) Ambrosia Web Design, 3) A+ Financial Center, LLC, 4) The Green Savers, and 5) Key One Solutions, LLC. Each complaint alleges, among other things, that the defendants violated the FTC Act by misrepresenting that consumers who buy their services will have their credit card interest rates reduced.
In the case, the FTC alleges that the defendants place automated calls to consumers, saying they have an "important message" regarding an opportunity to reduce high credit card interest rates. Consumers are urged to "press 1" to connect with a live representative, or "press 2" to discontinue getting such calls. Consumers who press 1 are connected to live telemarketers. Most consumers have no way to screen the calls using Caller ID, as the incoming number allegedly is often "spoofed," or displayed as a false number. In many cases, the name displayed on the Caller ID is so generic, such as "Card Services," that it provides little information about who is calling, the FTC stated.
According to the FTC, consumers who reach a live telemarketer are then pitched allegedly deceptive offers to have their credit card interest rates substantially reduced, sometimes to as low as 6.9 or even zero percent. The telemarketers allegedly guarantee that lowering card interest rates will save the consumers thousands of dollars in finance charges in a short period of time and will allow them to pay off the balances more quickly. Some telemarketers allegedly claim that consumers will save at least $2,500 in finance charges and will be able to pay off their balances two to three times faster, without increasing their monthly payments.
After consumers have been "approved" for the program, according to the FTC, the telemarketer informs them that there is an up-front fee, typically ranging from several hundred dollars to nearly $3,000. To convince them to pay the fee, telemarketers often say that it will be more than offset by the money the consumer will save through the program. In some cases, the FTC alleged that consumers' credit cards were charged even if they did not agree to pay for the service. In other cases, the defendants allegedly do not disclose a fee at all, or claim there will be no fee, the FTC stated.
While most robocalls have been banned since 2009, the FTC has seen the problems escalate over the past year. In October it announced the Robocall Challenge offering $50,000 to anyone who can create what the agency calls "an innovative way to block that will block illegal commercial robocalls on landlines and mobile phones."
As part of the challenge, the FTC said it would provide participants with data on de-identified consumer complaints about robocalls made between June 2008 and September 2012. Challenge participants interested in this data will receive periodic updates with contemporary data through Dec. 31, 2012. The complaint data will include: date of call; approximate time of call; reported caller name; first seven digits of reported caller phone number; and consumer area code.
The FTC said it has been working with industry insiders and other experts to identify potential solutions. However, current technology still lets shady telemarketers cheaply autodial thousands of phone calls every minute and display false or misleading caller ID information, the FTC said.
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MEMPHIS, TN – The National Cotton Council has scheduled dates and locations for the 2008 Cotton Foundation Producer Information Exchange (P.I.E.) Program.
Now in its 20th year, the P.I.E. program has an overall goal of helping its participants improve yields and fiber quality. Upon completion of this year's four tours, the P.I.E. program will have exposed more than 800 U.S. cotton producers to innovative cotton production practices in regions different than their own.
This season, cotton producers from the Mid-South will see operations in Arizona and California on June 22-27; Southwest producers will travel to North Carolina on July 20-25; Far Western producers will visit Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee on August 10-15; and Southeastern producers will visit Texas on August 17-22. The NCC's Member Services staff, in conjunction with local producer associations, conducts the P.I.E program, including participant selection. The program also receives support from The Cotton Foundation via a grant from Bayer CropScience.
Cotton Foundation President Charles Parker, a Senath, MO, cotton producer, said the P.I.E. program enables cotton producers to gain new perspectives in such fundamental practices as land preparation, planting, fertilization, pest control, irrigation and harvesting as well as to observe unique ways in which their peers are using new technology.
"However, embracing new tools and production systems is not enough, today's producers need to achieve better farming efficiencies along with their yield and fiber quality," Parker said. "By offering firsthand observation and one-to-one interaction with innovative producers, P.I.E. is giving its participants a leg up on their quest for better efficiency and profitability."
Gary Gaar, U.S. sales manager, Bayer BioScience, said, "P.I.E. participants are leaders in the cotton industry, and we're glad to sponsor this program, as well as strengthen our ongoing partnership with cotton growers and the National Cotton Council. The information growers receive from these tours helps them enhance their own farming operations and build long-term friendships."


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All the panic you need in 140 characters.
The wonders of modern technology mean Bill Gross (left) can efficiently text that the end of the world is nigh in between posts about Kim Kardashian's new shoes and Justin Bieber's puppy. Forget the flowery prose and often inappropriate metaphors he routinely employs in his monthly outlook. His Twitter hash tag of the past few weeks is replete with warnings of a slowing global economy.
"Credit creation lifts financil risk mrkts but only so far," read his July 4 tweet. "Ultimatly wealth creation comes from the real econmy & it's slowing markedly."
His observation follows a recent conference in which his colleague, PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian, said, "We are experiencing a global realignment our children and grandchildren will talk about." The conference's other keynote speakers, including DoubleLine Funds' Jeff Gundlach, agreed.
So is this another "Lehman moment?" Is it time to allocate a significant portion of your client's portfolio to shotgun shells and canned goods?
While it might be a tad overly dramatic, signs point to yes.
Last month Robert Zoellick, outgoing head of the World Bank, warned that financial markets face a rerun of the "great panic of 2008." His comments, made to the U.K.'s Daily Mail, came on the same day as a "raft of dismal economic news from around the world, with manufacturing output falling in Britain and Europe, unemployment jumping in the eurozone and America, and fast-emerging economies such as Brazil and China showing signs of running out of steam."
But that was last month, eons ago in the increasingly volatile, yet interconnected world in which we live. Is it getting any better? Quick answer: no, as the European Central Bank, which has an inate fear of inflation, felt compelled on Thursday by the economic crisis in Europe to cut its benchmark interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, bringing the refinancing rate to a record low of 0.75% and the overnight deposit rate to zero.
"The bank's president, Mario Draghi, conceded Thursday that the eurozone's debt crisis had led to a generalized economic slowdown, hitting even the strongest countries in the region," The Wall Street Journal reported. "The governing council's decision was unanimous, indicating that even hawks such as German central bank chief Jens Weidmann had voted for the easing."
"Are global central banks in panic mode?" was the headline response on Yahoo's Breakout.
"Some, including me, suggest that all this easing, from all these banks, all at once smells—at best—of a well-coordinated response to a serious economic threat," wrote Breakout columnist Matt Nesto. "At worst, I think it suggests they're in panic mode."
To be fair, there were signs of economic life, however small, with ADP on Thursday reporting 175,000 private-sector jobs created in June, though that drastically overshot the government's June report on Friday of only 80,000 jobs created. ADP's number was also below earlier analyst estimates of at least 200,000 new jobs added each month for the remainder of 2012, and barely above the 150,000 new jobs needed simply to keep pace with economic growth and new job market entrants. So much for the good news.
The LIBOR-fixing scandal and the renewed spotlight on banks certainly reeks of 2008, so if the best of the very worst is the most one can hope for, a heightened state of anxiety (or panic if you prefer) just might be the appropriate response.
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To Kim, once your person realizes the sink is leaking, drag the adult to the work room, not the shed, and drop them on the wrench that is around the left hand area of the work room. They should pick up the wrench and go fix the leaky sink. There are a lot more answers to other house fix ups if you press Ctrl + F on this page and look for "Virtual Families - Repairs and Household Items".
To Lasy, that is awful! Are you sure it is not some sort of glitch, I never heard of that before. The most I've gotten taken from me is 10-20 dollars due to an error in electrical bills.
This game is funny and I get a kick out of some of the holes this game doesn't cover xD! The father in my game lives off of energy drinks, doesn't sleep as they have been coming often enough and pretty much lives in his work area (he is still "elated" and his health is to the brim as is his fed status). My kids sells collectibles all day and when they are not selling, they nap. While almost the entire family is working themselves but somehow still happy (I praise them alot), the mother is not doing anything because she has the baby, she admires herself in the mirror all day or relaxes in the hammock! rofl. A few times I have caught most of my family feeling "not fresh" and have gotten my parents to have babies while feeling "not fresh", this game is so hilarious in some ways.
To Konrad:
The hole to China is the start of how to get the trophy for chasing gophers.
To Stacy H:
Try using the bathroom sink for a drink of water.
To Rachel:
I'm afraid we don't have the ability to upload screenshots to the site at the moment.
To Kim:
Check the walkthrough section located at the top of this page. Look under the repairs spoiler.
Just had to share this cute story...
My male was "Hyper" and the female was just normal. I got them to try to make a baby, but he was way too fast. She was just starting to put the petals on the bed and he started jumping on it and then kissing the air... then he left the room. She gets up on the bed and does her thing. I thought no way a baby is gonna come out of that... but I was wrong!!! She got a baby and he was in the Laundry room... who's the daddy? LOL
Also, I have 5 families going and have yet to see anyone make coffee or do kung-fu (though 1 family has been doing tai-chi)... Is there any way to help these items get started?
To Mickeymoomoo:
The mothers carry the baby for about four hours real time.
Mine do Kung Fu after getting the energy drink. Not every time, but the Kung Fu only happens after drinking it.
To Shari:
Check in the corners of the screen, along the edges of the yard, and up against the house. Those are the hardest to see. You can also purchase a weed bomb in the store when it becomes available.
Oh wow Just wanted to share this
I was watching my family sitting down to dinner and I noticed our cat sat in the chair with the dad. When the dad was finished he went to work on his career the cat followed.. so I picked the dad up and what ever direction I moved him the cat followed where ever I placed him the cat came directly to him. So cute just like a cat to follow you around
I have been playing for a couple of weeks now and usually the varied items in the store would refresh every 12-24 hours, sometimes a bit longer. I am on my 15th generation in a family and the varied items have stopped refreshing. I have played through 4 generations with nothing in the varied items at all. There are the male/female clothes and that's it. I hate to start all over from the beginning because I have only 5 items left in the collectibles and I wanted to see what happens if I actually collect everything.
Does anyone have a clue how to get the varied items in the store working again?
I use my clock and push time forward quite a bit but even that doesn't change anything for the store.
Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks in advance.
[Edit: We strongly advise against changing your computer clock. Not only does it ruin the game, it can also mess up other functions that rely on the computer clock. -Pam]
I enjoy reading these blogs. I find some of them so funny. I have 5 families going and I found that it doesnt matter if a person wants a child or not it always happens. Even if they argue just keep putting them together and they will eventually give-in. The only time they wont is if your youngest is under 4 yrs old, they are getting old, or you have six already. I noticed when they get older they will try for a baby but nothing happens. So I guess if you want kids have them at a young age. As far as the coffee, I find that they only make it at breakfast time. When I check them in the morning they are making breakfast, lattes and coffee. Their energy is always up. At night is when they lose their energy and dont seem to work on their careers much.
I, also, have a hard time finding bugs, gophers, and supplies that I need from the store. I wish it would restock more often.
I bought a repair kit to fix the floor and it took forever to fix one hole. Now I have to wait for another repair kit to show up in the store. This is gonna take forever!!! (LOL)
I also purchased the pool and I find it really funny how they all go in and swim around
To Shauna:
I have used the baby boost too. It says on the description it is supposed to permanently increase the chances of getting a baby. Not sure if there is an optimal time to give it although it is a good thought. My parents compared to other families still have a hard time making a baby when they try, although it is definitely better than before (I had to try at least several times for the first baby before I could afford the boost!) but now it takes a few tries. I think it also says in the description that it can become less effective if you repeatedly administer it, so I have only stuck to that one time use and am keeping my fingers crossed each time I try.
To Lexi:
The store restocks every 4 hours from my experience.
To luvschocolates:
That is unusual! I hope that changing the computer clock does not harm game play as I'm sure many of us have done it to some extent =[. Have you tried checking back every 4 hours? Perhaps every 12-24 hours the items look the same as maybe the game restocks in a cyclical pattern. I know sometimes when I check back the inventory looks the same but for one item. But if I check back every time it restocks it is sure to have a somewhat different array of items.
To meme:
Thanks for the tip on coffee! That certainly makes better sense and hopefully I will have better luck with making it and perhaps I can focus more on work during those hours for a faster promotion!
To Kara:
When the remote disappears from the living room table, it will be somewhere in the house on the floor. It changes locations each time.
To Annyb:
Check in the lower left corner of the menu screen and see what version you have. The most current version is 1.00.05 and the store now updates every four hours. If you have a prior version, go back to the site where you originally purchased the game and download it again. All of the game sites have received the updated version of the game from the developer.
To Shauna:
I think the baby boost should be used before trying to have a baby. It's a long term thing, so it's supposed to increase the chances of having babies for the life of your little person.
To Lexi:
If you have the most current version of the game (1.00.05), the store refreshes every four hours. Babies grow into children at two years of age (about four hours real time).
To Claire:
There's no way to have specifically girls. It's random. But at least the survival of the family doesn't depend on having both genders like the Virtual Villagers games! :)
To Meme:
Thanks for the information about breakfast and lattes in the mornings. That explains why I haven't seen them making lattes! Also, make sure you have the most current version of the game (1.00.05), which restocks the store every four hours.
Sorry for all the posts, this game is just so much fun. Wanted to share a new family I started and we have the cutest baby ever named Chaka and the Mom's name is Cocoa! Chaka looks just like her mom.
[Edit: Please don't apologize for your posts! They're awesome! :) -Pam]
Ok I finally got one of my families to do Kung Fu... the Mom was in the kitchen and I was trying to get her to make coffee by picking her up and putting her back down, all of a sudden she said she was doing kung fu... so I grabbed my trusty praising glove! By the way she wasn't even hyper, just elated. This was the same family that was doing Tai Chi, maybe that is a prelude to kung-fu
Still no luck with the lattes or coffee!
As for repairs.. 3 of my families have repaired hoses, while the other 2 have wall repair kits... haven't been able to do any wall work. My last family has had 2 floor repair kits, while another has had 1... and 2 have been able to fix the birdbath... all have the shed open!
I just wish they would replenish the kits more often.
I FINALLY FOUND A GOPHER!!!!!... when i started the game this morning my youngest child was playing in the lawn and Pam just like u said i heard the kissing noises and i looked around and the parents weren't anywhere near each other.. so i go to the fountain and there is my youngest daughter trying to chase the gophers... so i praised her and got my trophy... now i'm just waiting for the latte.
I wish the floor repair kit and wall repair kit would show up more frequently! I've never had the floor repair kit show up, and my first person is almost 60. :( I've only had the wall repair kit show up once, and since he didn't finish the job the stuff hardened.
Cute things I've noticed:
The dog turned in circles a few times before laying down!
If your fridge has grains stocked, when your people feed the birds or the fish they take out a big loaf of bread.
Someone said the toolbox upgrade didn't have interactions: that's incorrect. My person randomly went over and "admired new tools" (he took a flashlight out of the toolbox and held it for a little while). Very cute.
To Nikki184x:
When the adults die, you get a blue screen giving you instructions on how to start the next generation. If you somehow missed that, then go to the family screen and click the button at the top of the page for the next generation. You will then choose which of the children will take over the house.
I have a family with little girls, youngest is named Fran. Went off @ 3am got back on about 10:30am and Fran is missing, but older sis is still there. What could have happened to my little girl? Wish there was a history so I can see what happened to Fran. I have looked for pause and cannot pause it. Bought from iWin. The game itself is ok. I think the price for the level ups are outrageous. I do love the VV series :) and this one is just ok. Hope they fix some of the issues this version has in next version. I think they could have taken more time with it and made things a bit better. I wish all developers/programmers would take more time and take care of all issues before rushing to SELL because it is very frustrating and disappointing when there are too many issues with a game. QUALITY is the key not QUANTITY! Thank you very much. :) Hope someone can answer my question about my missing kid. ^^ lol
To Lazee:
The only time I've seen that the kids go away is when a talen scout takes them to Europe to be a star, but you should have gotten a blue screen telling you about it and giving you the option to accept. Is it possible that you didn't see it?
To Cecelia:
They seem to make the latte on their own, but it's only in the mornings around breakfast time.
Hello All! I am having so much fun with this game. I have 5 families going (yes, I have no life) and am on my third generation with my first family. I have used the spoilers on this site for many events and I thank the people who post them for helping me so much!!
I am having a problem with the workroom wall now though. I followed the directions in the spoiler and I still can't get my people to work on the wall.
The garden hose is fixed and I bought the compound. I set it on the ground beside the bucket by the sandbox. I picked up both adults in the house and tried to set them on the compound but they still won't fix the wall. I have set them there dozens of time and they just keep going to other things. Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong?
To Anastasia:
The babies aren't necessarily supposed to look like anything in particular. They can look like their parents, look like each other, or look like nobody.
To Zythe:
Not all of the household events are good ones. You can't get your food back. Next time, be sure to say no to that trainer. :)
GO-PHER IT! If you give your youngest child (mine was 4) an energy drink and keep them outside they will chase gophers much quicker! Also, my child never 'dug a hole to china' before I earned this trophy - she just started 'playing on the lawn' and when I praised her I got the trophy. Only now she digs holes all the time... Oh well!
I finally got the trophy for having one of my people live to age 65! Sadly, Gustav passed away shortly afterward. I don't like it that I can't click on them lying in repose and see their age at death in the new version. Anyway, his wife was Zebi (so cute) and their youngest daughter was also named Zebi, so she is the next generation. Oh, and it's the 5th generation of that family. 73 trophies. :)
I've managed to get the 65 trophy in all four of my families now. With version 1.00.05 you can affect their health much more.
My first family is now in 5th generation. I have 81 trophies and am aiming for the "earned $100,000" trophy. I've accumulated $38,000 in their bank account and don't spend except for groceries and the occasional medicine. Amazing how fast that 10% interest racks up. :-)
I'm also disappointed in my Hacker, he only topped out at $270. Getting much better money from my Programmer, who is earning around $340 at level 7.
To chiklitz Yeah! I found it, too!
But I could find it only at one of my five families. Please tell me, when you find out if s.th. special can be done with it except bouncing around. May be it has to do s.th. with the animals. I haven't got one yet for this family. The boy is ten but doesn't react on it. Weird!
About the red ball!!:
The first red ball you find you have to put into the circle in the children's room where the toys are. When you go to your other families and try to pull the window at exactly that place the ball will apear and it will remain - by the way this the only place where the window is not pullable. It worked at four of my five families. The fifth are without children and very old - I guess it will apear when the new generation starts. Excuse my bad english!
Sorry if it's already been discussed but I've noticed that throughout the game that every so often you recieve an e-mail informing you that someone from your workplace has given birth and that you have to cough some of your hard earned cash because of this event. Yet when-ever your family has a child your so called work colleages don't even cough up phlegm for you, the tight gits!
On another subject I'm sure Last Day Of Work modelled the family cat on my own cat.Like the cat in the game mine(his name is Mr.Cat by the way) is also black & white,apart from the cute factor serves pretty much no purpose what-so-ever,gets under your feet when your trying to clean up,scratches the furniture, and loafs about the house(especially the beds). It's pretty unccany!
Three's a charm so here goes.....
Why is it that when you get to your 40's - 50's you start to walk around as if you've just come back from a 500 mile bike ride,and to make matters worse the kids have just gone off to college leaving you with a house that look likes a tornado has just hit, with not just a couple of socks and wrappers but a whole buffet of the god damn things. And as for the amount of weeds you accumulate due to the kids leaving.....well. And it takes you and the missus the whole of your retirement to clean the whole sorry mess up. No wonder they look so happy when they die!
I'm playing Virtual Families for the 1st generation.
It's really exciting!!
but i have problem.
Wife's job: picture framer
Husband's job :sustainability consultant.
everytime i drag the wife to work, she works but ALWAYS until half she stops and says "no. no"
for the husband, he never finish his work. so until now he got no progess at all.
Please someone help me. Their condition is ok too. Their happiness,fed,energy and health almost full.
To Angel:
They can be stubborn in the beginning. You need to keep putting them on their job over and over until they complete a work cycle. Then do it over again. When they get past the point where they would say "no", praise them. I think it helps them work better.
To Shauna:
I found the red ball after reading the first post about it. It was above and to the left of the shed, as far into that corner of the screen as you can go. I put the hand up into the corner to pinch, and it brought out a red ball! Like magic! I left it by the hammock and now it's gone.
Another personal observation; when my first generation was old, and all the kids were gone, the collectables only come maybe 2 or 3 per hour (real time). Then mommy died, and I started generation 2, and WHAM! Collectables a-go-go! I got a picture piece and 2 rare coins in the first hour alone! Anyone else have this experience?
Ok, off to try that red ball thing!
To Tammy:
Any time you purchase the pictures for the wall, there's one of a fish in the kitchen. When they straighten it, they're just interacting with it like they do other things in the house.
To Sandy:
The transparent thing by the hose is water. Because the hose is leaking. :)
To Lily:
When they read an email, it's supposed to appear on the screen for you to read it.
To Debbie:
If you use the green glove too many times in a row, they'll run off and say to stop nagging. I guess too much praise is annoying to them.
And yes, it's normal for a different family to act differently. They each have their own personalities. You can help them to learn things and be more like you want them to be.
To Lily:
Has the email always done this or is it just starting to act up? My first suggestion is to exit and restart your game. If that doesn't help, you may want to go back to the site where you purchased the game and download it again. It sounds like a glitch or a bug.
If you use the green glove too many times in too short a time period they will indeed accuse you of nagging and run away. Try not to use it more than twice in a day for a particular behavior. I've found that if you mix it up with candy and fruit treats you are less likely to get them running away as well.
82 trophies!
I have a couple of first generation families and they are now 65 yrs old. All the kids are gone to college. They move slower than snails. It takes them forever to get things done. How old do they get before they die??
Not to mention that their energy levels have never been better. A couple are hyper!! lol
I don't have problems with energy levels. I did have a son that said he was always a bit weak but he grew and went to college like everyone else. His energy level and health was always up. I have no idea why.
I have been trying to get that red ball all day. I have bounced my poor people all over that shed.
I have also noticed that when the people get older there is not many things to collect. I hope it picks up in the second generation. I would like to know if everything is the same in all generations or is it a little different.
To Vicky:
About the wall compound -
Hold an adult over the green bucket (not the wall compound) until it says "sees the bucket" in the activity bar. Then drop him/her to start mixing the compound.
To WendyG:
About being weak -
Were they sick recently? Their health goes down more the longer they are sick without being given medicine. It will come back up (slowly) on its own if you take good care of them (clean house, plenty of food, eating meals, etc.).
To rhi pete:
About chimes -
The chimes seem to indicate that there is a collectible on the grounds somewhere. I can't say it's 100% of the time, but it happens often enough that I pay attention when I hear the chimes. The louder chimes seem to be more reliable for finding collectibles.
To Meme:
Be glad that you've already gotten people to age 65 for that trophy! It took me four generations to get someone to live that long! I doubt they will live much longer.
Each family does seem to be a little different from the others. I have four families going at the moment and it's enough to keep me entertained. :)
To Shermandra:
About Kung Fu -
You can't actually make your family do Kung Fu. They do it on their own, but it only happens when they have very high energy, so mine have done it after I give an energy drink. It doesn't happen every time I give them the drink, but any time I see them doing Kung Fu, it's after drinking one.
I hope that makes sense. :)
To Shermandra:
About Kung Fu
The trick to getting them to do Kung Fu is to give an adult the energy drink when they are exhausted. If you give it to them when they have higher energy levels it just drives them hyper and they run around the house exercising. I usually wait until nighttime when they are exhausted and do it then.
Hey! I find actually we are able to finish fixing the wall by only one wall compound.
When one of you little person carries the wall compound to the workshop wall, drag the other adult (parents or a child who is over 14) to the compound.
Both of them will fix the wall together, and you can have a brand new wall in a second.
And you don't have to wait and wait and wait for the next compound showing up. It seems to take forever. Lol
Hope this helps^^
Well, I've noticed a lot of people writing things up to glitches... I keep coming back to this thread, so I suppose I should consider signing up, but for now I'd like to say this. Please please look at the first page where it spells out for you how to make repairs, and how to do certain things. I see these poor people answering the same thing over and over, each reply getting shorter and shorter, with good reason!
I'm only on my second generation, but have already experienced many things in the game, and have 68 trophies on my first family, not too many less on my second. I'd be more than glad to answer some questions, but I don't think I could handle all the repeats.
All you guys have fun! *Goes to try the coffee tip. Wants to see if I can get it to work.*
To Nieka:
I was finally able to make coffee and lattes. It's definitely a morning/breakfast activity. I kept dropping them on the floor just outside the kitchen and eventually one of those activities would occur. They are as random as any other activity. I praised the latte and got the trophy. They also made coffee, which increased their energy. The latte didn't.


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ATLANTA, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- People who drank more than four cups of caffeinated coffee a day were about half as likely to die from oral/pharyngeal cancer, U.S. researchers found.
Lead author Janet Hildebrand, an epidemiologist and population expert with the American Cancer Society, and colleagues analyzed coffee and tea consumption among people enrolled in the Cancer Prevention Study II, a study begun in 1982 by the American Cancer Society.
Among 968,432 men and women who were cancer-free at enrollment, 868 died from oral/pharyngeal cancer during the 26 years of follow-up, Hildebrand said.
The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, found drinking more than four cups of caffeinated coffee a day was linked to a 49 percent lower risk of oral/pharyngeal cancer death compared to drinking no coffee or only an occasional cup.
No significant link was found for decaffeinated coffee, and no link at all for tea, the study said.
Coffee contains antioxidants, polyphenols and other compounds that may help to protect against development or progression of cancer, but the strongest risk factors for oral/pharyngeal cancer are tobacco, alcohol use and the human papillomavirus.


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OMG EP... ALL hominids, from ALL eras, exploited ALL food sources in their environment. They hunted or fished for animal protein & gathered plant based foods within their nomadic range. They rotated their location throughout the year by following the foods sources in season. When they tapped out food resources in one location they pulled up stakes & moved on to the next location where other food sources were becoming available for use. It would have be senseless to live in an area where wild grains grow if the grain wasn't yet ripe. They probably passed down knowledge of where the next exploitable food was located through story telling/oral transmission. I can imagine something like: "there is a place where there are berries & trout at a lake that is 5 days walk towards the rising sun from here"... Of course the use of wild foods emerged before crops & animals were domesticated... But how in the hell can a culture be 'based on nut use'? That's like saying a culture is based on pigs or pansies. Culture is a human trait, not a food source or a crop. Learn the definition of culture for Pete's sake!E.P. Grondine wrote:Hi simon -
You have to remember that in North America, cultures based on nut use emerged long before those based on domesticated crops.
As a matter of fact, the nut use probably allowed a sedentary lifestyle wherein crops were domesticated.
Attempting to tell you or tiompan that two comet fragments hit at the start of the Holocene is probably a fool's errand.
But those who actually work in the field of impact studies have no problem with it.
A food source can drive & define a local economy but it doesn't create a culture.
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May 25, 2016: Roque Ruiz-Carmona, the principal investigator on the observing campaign on 20 CVs that was announced in AAVSO Alert Notice 543, reports that the campaign has been revised due to telescope issues. He writes:
May 24, 2016: Roque Ruiz-Carmona (Ph.D. candidate, Institute of Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands) has requested AAVSO assistance with his campaign to observe a set of 20 cataclysmic variables (CVs) with the William Herschel Telescope (WHT) at La Palma TONIGHT.
Note: this text is slightly different than the emailed version. No technical information was changed.
Some of the best opportunities for contributing to astronomical research come through the AAVSO's Observing Campaigns, which are observing projects requested by individual researchers with a specific goal in mind. Some Campaigns are designed to last for a long time, and the results aren't known until well after the campaign concludes. But some campaigns pay off immediately. Our campaign on the bright star b Persei is an example of the latter, with a handful of AAVSO observers getting exactly the right data, at the right time, right away!
Nova Delphini 2013 (also named V339 Del) is the biggest cosmic event in variable star astronomy this year, and this naked-eye nova is providing the community a wealth of new data on this important class of objects. The amateur astronomical community has made an enormous contribution of data for Nova Del so far, and now is a good time to review all that's happened so far in this nova outburst, and how the amateur community has played a role.
A group of astronomers led by Dr. James Miller-Jones of Curtin University and the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research have published a revised distance to the famed variable star SS Cygni, solving a major mystery surrounding this star and its behavior. Their work was made possible due to the dedication of dozens of observers worldwide who monitor SS Cygni and report their observations to the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO).
August 21, 2012: The observing campaign on V380 Oph announced in AAVSO Alert Notice 466 (www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-466) has been cancelled at the request of the principal investigators, Drs. Joseph Patterson and Arne Henden.


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Best Irons Have you shown up to school or work one too many times with a messy uniform or suit? We're focusing on the best irons available online today, so we've got you covered! Irons have come a long, long way from their original state and purposes. Just think about how many people used to use clothes irons to ...READ MORE +


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'Bravely Default' gets 'Final Fantasy' series out of its slump
The mighty "Final Fantasy" franchise has fallen on tough times. The Japanese role-playing game that once could cause temporary work stoppages in Japan has lost its mojo. It veered away from memorable characters and suspenseful storylines and mutated into a mess of computer-generated cinematics and dull heroes.
The company got away from what made the series great, and that's why Square Enix's "Bravely Default" is such a fascinating project. Developed by Silicon Studio, the game is an attempt to return to the franchise's roots.
Yes, this "Final Fantasy" spinoff features airships. Of course, the story is focused on elemental crystals and warring nations. There are still summoning spells and plenty of magic. However, the developer adds a modern twist to the formula while staying true to the classic turn-based combat.
The story focuses on four heroes: Agnes Oblige, Tiz Arrior, Edea Lee and Ringabel. Agnes, the vestal of wind, is on a quest to purify crystals against a corrupting force that has fouled the waters and caused chaos in the land. She's accompanied by Tiz, whose village was mysteriously wiped out, and Edea, a warrior with ties to Oblige's antagonist, the Duchy of Eternia. Meanwhile, Ringabel is an amnesiac who guides the group using a strange book that foretells the future. Each character has secrets, which players uncover as they grind through enemies and bosses.
On the gameplay side, "Bravely Default" adopts a job system that lets players customize the four characters in any way they see fit. And they can add a smart mix of ninjas, summoners and templars to the squad. Part of the gameplay depth comes from using the right combination of jobs and abilities to maximize the protagonists' powers.
Although character-building is critical, mastering the updated combat system is just as important. Players must get a grasp of the Default and Brave moves that add a fresh wrinkle to fights. Going into Default allows a hero to stock up Brave Points while boosting their defense. Later, the same hero can convert these points into additional actions per turn. The challenge is in how to balance these two moves along with the Sleep Points that grant an extra turn so that heroes can rout the enemy.
When it comes to online connections, "Bravely Default" throws StreetPass and Nintendo 3DS friends into the fray. Players can summon the heroes of these allies into battle. If they're having a tough time, they can even borrow abilities that they may not have. It makes the solitary Japanese role-playing game more social.
These changes are almost enough to give fans flashbacks to "Final Fantasy's" heyday. The only issue is that the plot takes too long to get interesting and move into fresh territory. The other problem is that there are almost too many features that can distract from the main objective. But those flaws are relatively minor compared to a good effort that gets the series back on track.


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Gerrard: Reds were cruelly denied
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes if the reasoning behind the decision to deny Luis Suarez an added-time winner in the 219th Merseyside derby draw was replicated throughout the season the Premier League would be "in trouble".
The Reds striker's late goal was incorrectly ruled out by a linesman's flag at Goodison Park, having earlier seen Everton make it 2-2 from a throw-in which should have gone to the visitors.
"I've seen it (Suarez's disallowed goal) again and we can feel sorry ourselves because it was a clear goal," said the England captain. "We should have taken away the three points rather than just one."
"There is no offside and it's difficult for me to explain it. The only person who can explain it is the linesman. I asked him after the game if it was offside and he said 'I think so'. That's not good enough. If every decision in this league is based on 'we think so' then we're in trouble.
"The linesman got it badly wrong. The benefit of the doubt is supposed to go to the attacking player anyway. And for their second goal, it's a clear throw-in to us. The linesman (not the one who flagged Suarez offside) gives us the throw but the referee (Andre Marriner) saw something different. He gave Everton the throw and their second goal came from that."


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'Olympic Genome Project' Shows What You Share With Medal Hopefuls
What do you have in common with Olympic athletes? Maybe you and a future star went to the same college, or maybe a world-class competitor in a little-known sport hails from your hometown.
Exposing the connections between everyday fans and Olympians or Olympic hopefuls is the idea behind a Facebook app called the U.S. Olympic Genome Project from summer games sponsor Samsung. If you hit "like" on the app's landing page, it uses information from your Facebook profile to cross reference facts about you against a database of some 3,000 athletes. Then it shows you who you share the most in common with and why.
Ralph Santana, Samsung's chief marketing officer in North America, tells Mashable the idea behind the app is to in part bring more attention to athletes who often get overshadowed by media hype.
"People don't necessarily know how they're connected to Olympic athletes, unlike other sports where people know more about how they're connected to teams and players by hometown or area," Santana says. "You lose a little bit of that in the Olympics, when you only hear about the real high-profile athletes being discussed while NBC is kind of curating the event."
The U.S. Olympic Genome Project also comes with a gamification layer to foster extended engagement. After seeing what they have in common with athletes, users can take trivia quizzes and answer questions about themselves to compete in rankings with their Facebook friends and earn tokens that can then be applied toward real-life rewards including discounted Samsung products.
So what's in it for Samsung? Santana says little more than good will, but hopefully some sales driving as well.
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Cardiogenic shock is the major cause of death in MI, with in-hospital mortality rates greater than 50 percent, despite urgent coronary revascularization and insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump, or IABP.
Historically, the IABP has been the most common mode of mechanical circulatory support for cardiogenic shock. However, the pump's significant shortcomings are its limited hemodynamic support, dependence on a stable cardiac rhythm and inability to support the right ventricle.
New temporary cardiac support devices now available at Providence hospitals circumvent the limitations of the IABP and already have been used to "rescue" moribund patients who otherwise would have died.
The TandemHeart from CardiacAssist Inc. is a continuous-flow (i.e., non-pulsatile) ventricular assist device approved for short-term circulatory support. The device can be placed percutaneously in the catheterization lab by cardiologists or directly into the heart by cardiac surgeons.
Oxygenated blood from the left atrium is actively drained by the pump, which sits outside the body, and is delivered to a major artery. The external circulation of blood effectively bypasses the heart, thereby reducing cardiac work and "resting" the heart.
See the device in motion
The pump is connected to a console that adjusts its rotational speed, enabling flows of 5 liters per minute with percutaneous placement or 8 liters per minute with operative placement.
Pump placements yield results
In October 2010, Ethan Korngold, M.D., and Richard Sohn, M.D., from Providence St. Vincent Heart Clinic-Cardiology performed the first percutaneous TandemHeart insertion in the Northwest at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center to support a previously healthy 52-year-old man with non-ischemic cardiogenic shock.
After five days of device support, and despite complications of dialysis-dependent renal failure and shock liver, he survived to enjoy complete recovery of organ function and returned to work full-time.
The first operative placement in the Northwest was performed at Providence Portland Medical Center by The Oregon Clinic's Gary Ott, M.D., to enable a patient with post-cardiotomy shock to survive to discharge.
Twelve pump implants have since been performed by cardiologists and surgeons at both hospitals for a variety of indications, including high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention, isolated right and bi-ventricular support, and as a bridge to long-term ventricular-assist device placement or definitive cardiac surgery.
The Providence experience parallels that of the Texas Heart Institute. In a recent report, the authors describe use of the TandemHeart in 117 patients, including 56 patients undergoing CPR before or during device implantation. Six-month survival for the entire cohort was 45 percent, and a remarkable 36 percent in the subgroup requiring CPR.
In short, a new era of device therapies has been ushered in at Providence hospitals in the Portland area. Besides the TandemHeart, Providence recently implanted HeartMate II, a long-term ventricular-assist device used as an alternative to cardiac transplantation. In appropriately selected patients with severe heart failure, these heart pump technologies offer new hope.
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"The enhancements and new features in both updates are focused around the needs and requirements of our users," said Klaus Vossen, Product Manager, Technical Graphics at Corel. "The team is committed to delivering key, industry-leading capabilities to the community to ensure they have everything they need to work in a collaborative, creative and productive environment."
Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite X5 is a complete and cost-effective solution for visual technical communications. Designed for technical illustrators and technical graphic users alike, the update adds key enhancements to precision tools, improved and enhanced support for industry standards such as WebCGM 2 and SVG, and the most recent developments in 3D visualization with an updated Deep Exploration? CE application included.
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