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- Created: November 17, 2010, 7:55 am
I'm having problems with my Paypal.
Here it goes, I just had my Paypal account and have opened a bank account. I don't have any issues with Paypal to Paypal transfer. My concern is Paypal to bank transfer. I've done the transfer twice now and it always says 'ACH Withdrawal Denied' because of an invalid bank account information.
I checked the important details of my Paypal and bank accounts online and they do tally. I've already called the bank's customer service and gave me the bank code used. But my money still hasn't been transfered. I've lost quite an amount of money and I don't want to risk w/drawing money again from my Paypal, worse is that I can't figure out what's wrong.
Can anyone help me??? Plsss... :(
waynearln | Contributor | 11/12/2010 - 4:16 am
Most of these problems with PayPal are because human errors when typing the data. If you can't find it i suggest you to contact PayPal and do it over the phone.
jthorf | Contributor | 11/12/2010 - 5:07 am
Contact your bank and request for your account information. Check how they put down your name address and other personal information. Use that information when linking the bank to your paypal remember that everything should look exactly the same. So if something is mis spell in your bank detail you should cotact the bank to change this. Any discrepancy between bank and paypal info will automatically make the trasaction invalid and cost you $$ in fees Hope this help
jjakusophia | Creator | 11/12/2010 - 10:33 am
I've accessed my bank account details online, could it be different from the one on the bank's account info? About the fee$$$... Yea, I agree that's I'm really worried and scared about withdrawing money again. Thanks so much.
jjakusophia | Creator | 11/12/2010 - 10:35 am
I probably will. Already have checked my info on both my Paypal and bank and they match. Thanks for the info by the way. :)
jthorf | Contributor | 11/16/2010 - 4:53 am
@jjakusophia - keep your finger cross and hope that this time it goes through this time around :)
garymorrison23 | Window Shopper | 11/17/2010 - 2:41 am
You will need to veryfy your bank account with Paypal. If it is not verifid the money will not be transferred and if Paypal fails to deliver the money to a specific bank account, it will restore it in your Paypal balance.
jjakusophia | Creator | 11/17/2010 - 10:54 am
Hi guys! :) Thanks so much for the help. I called the customer service of my bank and he corrected some of the mistakes I've made. And also found out some problems with my address and the agent told me to have them corrected on the branch where I had my application. Thanks a lot. :) Cheers to all!
NicoleD | Former Moderator | 11/18/2010 - 9:58 am
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The company envisions its new website becoming the go-to source for all matters relating to private jet travel for both industry professionals and consumers. There also are plans to develop a private jet magazine with a global events calendar and to initiate strategic partnerships to create exclusive social and traveling opportunities for its affluent clientele. The firm also provides limousine and catering services.
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Clearly, then, there was a story to be told, Kessler realized, though figuring out what kind of documentary to make wasn't entirely clear even as filming began, he says. Then at an event in Winnipeg called Phantompalooza in tribute to the "Phantom" movie, Kessler had an epiphany.
"I saw how emotional people were, and Paul was emotional back," he says. "He said to them, 'Where have you been? This doesn't happen everywhere I go.'
"And I was like, 'Wow, that's really a guy I'd like to make a film about," Kessler says. "As we filmed it became apparent to me that the guy who was in front of me was the guy who I wanted to make a movie about, and not the guy who'd I'd grown up loving to watch."
So he started to follow Williams around, to an event in Houston where he was being honored for his work on behalf of the recovery movement, to gigs in San Francisco and Las Vegas, and eventually on a trip to the Philippines, slowly overcoming the resistance of Williams and his wife Mariana to sharing as much of their lives as Kessler wanted.
"I'd always be like, 'Can I come to your home and hang out?'" Kessler says. "And he'd be, 'Well, what are you going to get hanging out at my house?' I had the idea that it would be great to see someone who had been one of the most famous people in America once going to the drug store –"
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SOFIA Seeks Secrets Of Planetary Birth
You don't always have to have a rocket to do rocket science. Sometimes a mere airplane will do "" that is, a mere Boeing 747 toting a 17-ton, 9-foot wide telescope named SOFIA.
Short for Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA will observe the universe while gliding through the stratosphere at 45,000 feet. When it begins operations next year, it will be the world's biggest, most advanced airborne observatory.
"SOFIA is set to achieve some spectacular science," says project scientist Pamela Marcum. "For instance, this telescope will help us figure out how planets form and how our own solar system came to be."
And as a mobile observatory, it can fly anywhere, anytime. SOFIA can move into position to capture especially interesting astronomical events such as stellar occultations (when celestial objects cross in front of background stars), while ground-based telescopes fastened to the "wrong" geographic locations on Earth's surface miss the show. SOFIA will fly above the veil of water vapor [1] that surrounds Earth to take a wide-eyed look at the cosmos.
Although our galaxy teems with planetary systems, astronomers don't know exactly how they form. That's because ordinary telescopes can't see through the giant, dense clouds of gas and dust that spawn planets. Using infrared wavelengths, SOFIA can pierce the haze and watch the birthing process "" showing scientists how molecules come together to construct worlds.
"SOFIA will be able to locate the 'planetary snowline,' where water vapor turns to ice in the disk of dust and gas around young stars," says Marcum. "That's important because we think that's where gas giants are born. The most massive planetary cores are fashioned [around the snowline] because conditions are best for rock and ice to build up." (Sticky ice particles help form planets just as they help you make a snowball to hurl at an unsuspecting friend.)
"Once a large enough core forms, its gravity becomes strong enough to hold on to gas so more hydrogen and helium molecules can 'stick.' Then these large cores can grow into gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn. Otherwise, they remain as smaller rock-ice planets."
"SOFIA will also be able to pinpoint where basic building blocks like oxygen, methane, and carbon dioxide [2] are located within the protoplanetary disk."
Knowing where various substances are located in the disk will cast light on how they come together, from the "ground" up, to form planets.
One of the telescope's key strengths is its ability to complement other infrared observatories. With a 20-year lifetime, it can do follow up studies on objects shorter-lived infrared scopes don't have time to hone in on. If, for example, an orbiting observatory like WISE spots something deserving of more attention, SOFIA can move in for a long, slow look, while WISE continues gazing at the rest of the sky.
"WISE is designed to scan the entire sky at infrared wavelengths, gathering survey data for multitudes of objects rather than studying targeted objects in great depth," explains Marcum. "But SOFIA has time to spare for deeper studies."
SOFIA can also do follow-up science to reap the full benefits of discoveries from Herschel's deep spatial surveys, and later, the James Webb Space Telescope's near- to mid-infrared investigations.
"Once Herschel runs out of its 3-year supply of coolant, SOFIA will be the only observatory routinely providing coverage within the far-infrared to submillimeter wavelength range. This part of the spectrum is largely unexplored territory."
"And although SOFIA covers the same part of the spectrum James Webb (JWST) covers, SOFIA is optimized for wavelengths just beyond JWST to complement its observations. SOFIA will do a bang-up job observing between the JWST and Herschel wavelength gap."
Unlike these space-based scopes, SOFIA can "head back to the barn" periodically for instruments to be repaired, adjusted, or even swapped out for new and improved science instruments "" keeping pace with cutting edge science from a "mere" airplane.
Author: Dauna Coulter, Science @ NASA
[1] The veil of water vapor enveloping Earth acts like an invisible "brick wall" to the infrared energy from cosmic objects, absorbing most all of it. The energy journeys millions of light years only to be stopped by our planet's atmosphere within 5 miles of reaching us. SOFIA solves this problem by viewing the heavens from "above the veil" "" something ground-based scopes can't do. Like SOFIA, space-based telescopes collect the infrared energy before it reaches Earth.
[2] SOFIA has an exceptional ability to finely separate out and distinguish different infrared wavelengths, allowing it to capture these spectra.
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* SOFIA is a joint program between NASA and the German Space Agency, Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt, Bonn, Germany. The SOFIA program is managed by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.; the aircraft is based at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility, Palmdale, Calif. NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., manages the SOFIA science and mission operations in cooperation with the Universities Space Research Association, Columbia, Md., and the Deutsches SOFIA Institute, Stuttgart, Germany.
* Plans are in the works for writers and teachers to be invited to join scientists with SOFIA up where the air is thin.
* How do you keep a telescope still enough to point accurately and stay "on point" in a moving airplane? "First, SOFIA's plane will fly in the relatively stable stratosphere," says Marcum. "Also, we have a clever vibration isolation system. The mirror is mechanically isolated from the plane. Shock absorbers, serving the same purpose as those found in a automobile, surround the giant bearing that bears the telescope's weight, isolating the mirror from vibration in all directions."
Image 1: NASA's SOFIA infrared observatory 747SP overflies its home, the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif. Credit: NASA/Jim Ross.
Image 2: (Left) SOFIA's 2.5-meter infrared telescope peers out from its cavity in the rear fuselage. (Right) A close-up of the German-built telescope assembly. Photo credit: NASA/Tom Tschida.
Image 3: An artist's concept of a protoplanetary disk where young planets are being born. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
Image 4: To illustrate how infrared sensors can see things the human eye cannot, Marcum offers these white light vs. IR images of a warm-blooded dog and a cold-blooded lizard.
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Six years later, the 9/11 perpetrators are still free
Bin Laden's videotape is a reminder that al-Qaida leaders remain at large.
Six years ago today, on a quiet September day just like this one, the United States was the target of the most horrific terrorist attack in history. Four planes were hijacked by specially trained terrorists. Within 90 minutes, two of the planes filled with passengers struck the World Trade Center in New York, one hit a corner of the Pentagon in Washington, and a fourth plane crashed in a field after some brave passengers tried to wrest the controls from the terrorists flying the plane.
In the aftermath of this monstrous deed, the country stood together, just as it had been unified after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Across the country, homes and cars were decorated with American flags. Republicans and Democrats in Congress joined hands. There was an outpouring of sympathy and support from around the world as other countries rallied around the U.S.
As the nation mourned those killed on Sept. 11, as rescuers continued to sift through the debris of the Twin Towers, as details emerged of the heroism aboard that fourth plane, there was the shocked realization that the country was in a new kind of war with a new kind of enemy. "Osama bin Laden" and "al-Qaida" became household words, and we learned a lot about radical Islam and the depths of its hatred.
In short order, U.S. and allied forces invaded Afghanistan to capture those responsible for the 9/11 attack. The Taliban regime in Afghanistan was toppled in less than two months. But U.S. forces pulled back and let Afghan warlords take charge of capturing al-Qaida's senior leadership, including Osama bin Laden, at their mountain stronghold of Tora Bora. They escaped to continue their jihad.
Then the priority in the war on terror shifted from the capture of al-Qaida's leaders to the invasion of Iraq. Whatever unity existed after 9/11 soon disintegrated. We didn't know then, but we do now, that there was no link between Saddam's Iraq and al-Qaida. There were no weapons of mass destruction that threatened the United States. Still, the Bush administration with single-minded obsession and with the backing of a compliant Congress invaded Iraq, an act that will surely come to be seen as one of colossal folly.
The administration continues to link the war in Iraq with the war on terror. That there are al-Qaida elements fighting among the insurgents in Iraq lends some credence to that spin, but there should be no doubt that the Iraq quagmire has diverted resources and attention away from pursuing those responsible for 9/11.
Last Friday, in a reminder timed to annoy America on this anniversary, a new videotape from Osama bin Laden was released. He tells Americans they should convert to Islam if they want the war in Iraq to end. President Bush's homeland security adviser, Frances Fragos Townsend, said of the fugitive al-Qaida leader, "This is a man on a run, from a cave, who's virtually impotent other than these tapes."
Still, the videotape was a visible reminder that he is still there, believed to be hunkered down in some cave in the rugged mountains of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region, but still alive. Six years after the attack on 9/11, he and his nominal deputy, the Egyptian-born Ayman al-Zawahri, are still plotting who knows what. Six years and we have not brought the planners of 9/11 to justice. In five years, the United States brought down Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany, the most awesome military power the world had ever seen. But in six years it cannot find or capture one man.
We should take no comfort from the absence of another devastating terror attack on American soil. As long as the al-Qaida network exists, the threat is there. As long as the extremist masterminds who conceived that attack are still with us, hiding in caves or not, the threat is there. They still have grievances against us. Whatever happens in Iraq, the war on terror will go on, must go on. Since the attack on Sept. 11, 2001, we have grievances of our own.
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Myanmar's President has pledged to consider new rights for the stateless Rohingya minority ahead of a landmark visit by President Barack Obama, but stopped short of a full commitment that citizenship and other new freedoms would be granted.
In a letter sent to the United Nations on Friday, President Thein Sein made conciliatory remarks that condemned the "senseless violence" in western Rakhine state between Rakhine Buddhists and Muslim Rohingya.
Almost 200 people have died and more than 100,000 have been displaced since June in fighting between the two communities, an eruption of longstanding hatred that highlights the fragility of Myanmar's transition toward democracy.
Thein Sein made no promises in his letter and offered no timeline for resolving the tensions, but it marked an overture to the international community and to Mr Obama, who arrives on Monday for the first visit to Myanmar by a U.S. President.
The White House has urged Myanmar to take urgent action to end the strife and has said Mr Obama will press the matter with Thein Sein, along with demands to free political prisoners as the Southeast Asian country transitions to democracy after a half—century of military rule.
In his letter, Thein Sein said his government was prepared to address contentious issues "ranging from resettlement of displaced populations to granting of citizenship," according to a statement from the spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki—moon that contained excerpts from the letter.


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How has India's presence in world football shifted or altered (if at all) since you first began coaching?
There has definitely been a growth, in our standards. But making it big in world football has only been our dream. We are yet to prove better than other Asian teams.
As football grew more popular, did the crowd size grow?
Indian football never had huge fan following, as compared to cricket. There are only few pockets in the country where football is followed passionately. I think, India's level of football is not entertaining enough to merely appreciate, or there is not enough media coverage, which is being given to local cricket rather than football. Plus, some of these grounds force supporters to stand on side lines, and perhaps infrastructure development could lead to supporters.
Have you seen any outstanding talent in your time? What happened to them?
Smiles. There was never enough of a dream or enough hope to leave the country, because the Indian system does not allow for intensive scouting, or even attract top teams till the recent tie-up with Liverpool and Manchester United and now Fiorentina. This is not to say there were no talents, however if you are never proposed with an opportunity to elevate your talent, there is only so much you can achieve.
What do you think of the Indian Super League?
There are obvious benefits to this league, as it finally introduces a truly competitive league in India, with more money and interest being shown in general. However, there is so much attention on attracting top names from around the world (who are relatively older), detracts from the point of having a major national league. This obsession we have with foreign players has come from years of following world football, but it means local players who have been struggling to get recognized for even a national team place, may lose out or not have an equal share of a viable and lucrative opportunity. There is not enough of a platform, or even an emphasis on these players as of yet, and one would hope to develop a favourite Indian star, or at least hope to utter those words in the near future, rather than relive the better days of Invincible's such as Ljunberg and Pires. Though this does offer great advertisement for football's presence in India, it doesn't really offer it for footballers in India.
In your opinion, what is the next step for Indian football?
The World Cup has offered plenty of opportunities to young players from developing nations. For example, a nation like Honduras being represented is almost a testament to how talent can overcome tender in football. However, emphasises should be on youth academies and schools, such as those being set up by Liverpool. The creation of a third party scouting network, not influenced by teams or the government, and can focus on all major sport in the country. Ultimately, unless football is given more focus in our society, and given an equal stake as cricket, kids will have the chance and want the chance to be discovered.


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February 27 is International Polar Bear Day, sponsored and led by Polar Bear International (PBI).
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The Thermostat Challenge is part of a new initiative at PBI called Save Our Sea Ice, or SOS!
SOS! Kicks off with International Polar Bear Day and continues all year, focusing attention on "the urgent challenges polar bears face in a changing Arctic."
Polar bears are found in only five nations; the US, Canada, Russia, Greenland and Norway. There are 19 wild populations of polar bears, with an estimated total of 20,000 to 25,000 individuals. Sixty percent of the total population lives in Canada, with the other four nations splitting the remaining 40 percent. According to PBI, of the 19 groups eight are in decline, three are stable, one is increasing and they have insufficient data on the other seven. Three of the polar bear nations have listed the species as either "threatened" or "of special concern": the US, Russia and Canada.
Earlier this month, redOrbit reported that University of Alberta professor Andrew Derocher and colleagues authored a policy perspective urging governments to take action now to protect the polar bear populations in the event of a catastrophic Arctic event.
"It´s a fact that early sea ice breakup, late ice freeze-up and the overall reduction in ice pack are taking their toll," said Derocher. "We want governments to be ready with conservation and management plans for polar bears when a worst-case climate change scenario happens."
The 2012 Arctic Report Card showed record lows in snow coverage and sea ice extent, redOrbit's own Lee Rannals reported. "The report shows a longer growing season with greener tundra, record high permafrost temperatures in northernmost Alaska, longer melt season ever seen on the Greenland ice sheet, and a nearly ice-sheet wide melt event in July."
These reports highlight the need for a greater awareness of the ways human interaction is affecting the Arctic region and its top predator, the polar bear.
In addition to lowering your thermostat, you could also celebrate International Polar Bear Day by visiting a local zoo; many are hosting events to highlight the animals. For example:
– The St. Louis Zoo is hosting a wide range of events, from kid-friendly games to a lecture given by their carnivore curator, Steve Bircher. They are also providing recycling stations for people to donate old cell phones and other small electrical appliances such as MP3 players and digital cameras.
"We need to realize that all living things and ecosystems are interdependent and that ice is a necessity for polar bear survival," Bircher told St. Louis Today. "Reducing our carbon footprint by cutting our energy use can slow and reverse climate change, which causes sea ice to melt. Polar bears rely on the sea ice to hunt their prey. By taking part in this initiative we can all show our commitment to a healthier planet and to saving these iconic animals."
– Louisville Zoo in Kentucky is celebrating with two awards and a new exhibit. The first is PBI's Paw of Approval Award that "recognizes companies and organizations for their environmental leadership and commitment to reducing their carbon footprint. It will be given to Mayor Fischer in recognition of Louisville Metro´s first sustainability plan — Sustain Louisville." WHAS11 reports that the second award is like "the Oscars for the zoo and aquarium industry." The zoo's new polar bear exhibit, Glacier Run, is being given the 2012 Top Honors award for best new exhibit, presented by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
Glacier Run isn't just for polar bears, though. According to the zoo's website, it is "an imaginary gold mining town on the edge of the arctic wilderness"¦ based on the notion that humankind and nature must co-exist." Polar bears, grizzly bears, sea lions, seals and Stellar's sea eagles will all be on exhibit, in a town built to resemble Churchill, Manitoba at the turn of the century. Churchill is the polar bear capital of the world, boasting nearly as many bears as people during a few months of the year. At Glacier Run, there are animal training sessions and patron enrichment demonstrations daily, along with a multitude of opportunities to interact with and learn about the bears. There is also a Splash Park for the family to cool off in the summer.
Glacier Run has a famous inhabitant, Qannik (pronounced Kun'nik). Her name means "snowflake" in the Inupiaq language, and she is a 2 year old cub found abandoned in an oil field on Alaska's north slope in 2011 by ConnocoPhillips employees. Qannik has her own Twitter account, where you can keep up with her on a daily basis.
And, since it is INTERNATIONAL polar bear day, events like the following are taking place all over the world.
– The Brisbane Times reports that Sea World will celebrate by giving their polar bears presents to raise awareness about the impact of global warming on the bear's survival chances.
– The St. Petersburg Zoo in Russia also gave presents to their polar bears.
– In Indonesia, the Jakarta Globe reminds us that is isn't just the bears being affected by global warming.
" On this International Polar Bear Day, it is important to think how we can do our bit to combat climate change and also take into consideration climate change´s multiple effects – from threatening endangered animals to threatening our food security."