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Boxer Rebellion
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|The Boxer Rebellion
Boxer forces. (For a 1900's-era stereoscope)
| Eight-Nation Alliance (ordered by contribution):
Empire of Japan
| Righteous Harmony Society
Qing Dynasty (China)
| Edward Seymour
Alfred Graf von Waldersee
|Ci Xi
|20,000 initially 49,000 total
|50,000-100,000 Boxers
70,000 Imperial Troops
|Casualties and losses
|2.500 Soldiers,
526 foreigner/Chinese christians
|"All" Boxers,
? Imperial Troops
|Civilians = 18,952+
The Boxer Movement or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese uprising from November 1899 to September 7, 1901, against foreign influence in areas such as trade, politics, religion and technology that occurred in China during the final years of the Manchu rule (Qing Dynasty).
The Boxers began as an anti-foreign, anti- imperialist peasant-based movement in northern China. They attacked foreigners who were building railroads and violating Feng shui, as well as Christians, who were held responsible for the foreign domination of China. In June 1900, the Boxers invaded Beijing and killed 230 non-Chinese. Tens of thousands of Chinese Christians, Catholic and Protestant alike, were killed mostly in Shandong and Shanxi Provinces as part of the uprising.
The government of Empress Dowager Cixi was helpless as diplomats, foreign civilians, soldiers and some Chinese Christians retreated to the legation quarter and held out for fifty-five days as a multinational coalition rushed 20,000 troops to their rescue. The Chinese government was forced to indemnify the victims and make many additional concessions. Subsequent reforms implemented after the crisis of 1900 laid the foundation for the end of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the modern Chinese Republic.
In traditional Western histories, the Boxers were condemned as a product of irrationality and xenophobia among the common people. In Eastern histories, controversy still exists about the significance of the movement. Today, the Boxers are praised by the government of the PRC as patriotic and anti-imperialists.
The Uprising
The Boxer activity began in Shandong province in March 1898, in response to German occupation of the Jiao Zhou region, the British seizing of Weihai city, and the failure of the Imperial court's Self-Strengthening Movement. One of the first signs of unrest appeared in a small village in Shandong province, where there had been a long dispute over the property rights of a temple between locals and the Roman Catholic authorities. The Catholics claimed that the temple was originally a church abandoned for decades after the Kangxi Emperor banned Christianity in China. The local court ruled in favour of the church, and angered villagers who claimed the temple for rituals. After the local authorities turned over the temple to the Catholics, the villagers (led by the Boxers) attacked the church building.
The exemption from many Chinese laws of missionaries further alienated some Chinese. Marshall Broomhall pointed to the policy pursued by Catholic missionaries. In 1899, with the help of the French Minister in Peking, they obtained an edict from the Chinese Government granting official rank to each order in the Roman Catholic hierarchy. The Catholics, by means of this official status, were able to more powerfully support their people and oppose Mandarins.
The early months of the movement's growth coincided with the Hundred Days' Reform (June 11–September 21, 1898), during which the Guangxu Emperor of China sought to improve the central administration, though the process was reversed by several court reactionaries. After the Boxers were mauled by loyal Imperial troops in October 1898, they dropped their anti-government slogans and turned their attention to foreign missionaries (such as those of the China Inland Mission) and their converts, whom they saw as agents of foreign imperialist influence.
- Veteran missionary Griffith John noted afterward:
|It is the height of folly to look at the present movement as anti-missionary. It is anti-missionary as it is anti-everything that is foreign. ..The movement is at first and last an anti-foreign movement, and has for its aim the casting out of every foreigner and all his belongings.
The Imperial Court, now under the firm control of several conservative reactionaries, forced the Empress to issue edicts in defense of the Boxers, drawing heated complaints from foreign diplomats in January, 1900. In June 1900 the Boxers, now joined by elements of the Imperial army, attacked foreign compounds in the cities of Tianjin and Peking. The legations of the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United States, Russia and Japan were all located on the Legation Quarter close to the Forbidden City. The legations were hurriedly linked into a fortified compound that became a refuge for foreign citizens in Peking. The Spanish and Belgian legations were a few streets away, and their staff were able to arrive safely at the compound. The German legation on the other side of the city was stormed before the staff could escape. When the Envoy for the German Empire, Klemens Freiherr von Ketteler, was murdered on June 20 by a Manchu banner man, the foreign powers demanded redress. On June 21st Cixi declared war against all Western powers, but regional governors refused to cooperate. Shanghai's Chinese elite supported the provincial governors of southeastern China in resisting the imperial declaration of war.
The fortified legation compound remained under siege from Boxer forces from June 20 to August 14. Under the command of the British minister to China, Claude Maxwell MacDonald, the legation staff and security personnel defended the compound with one old muzzle-loaded cannon; it was nicknamed the "International Gun" because the barrel was British, the carriage was Italian, the shells were Russian, and the crew were from the United States.
Foreign media described the fighting going on in Peking as well as the alleged torture and murder of captured foreigners. Whilst it is true that tens of thousands of Chinese Christians were massacred in north China, many horrible stories that appeared in world newspapers were based on a deliberate fraud. Nonetheless a wave of anti-Chinese sentiment arose in Europe, the United States and Japan.
The poorly armed Boxer rebels were unable to break into the compound, which was relieved by an international army of the Eight-Nation Alliance in July.
Eight-Nation Alliance
Foreign navies started building up their presence along the northern China coast from the end of April 1900. On May 31, before the sieges had started and upon the request of foreign embassies in Beijing, 435 navy troops from eight countries were dispatched by train from Takou to the capital (75 French, 75 Russian, 75 British, 60 U.S., 50 German, 40 Italian, 30 Japanese, 30 Austrian); these troops joined the legations and were able to contribute to their defence.
First intervention (Seymour column)
As the situation worsened, a second International force of 2,000 marines under the command of the British Vice Admiral Edward Seymour, the largest contingent being British, was dispatched from Takou to Beijing on June 10. The troops were transported by train from Takou to Tianjin (Tien-Tsin) with the agreement of the Chinese government, but the railway between Tianjin and Beijing had been severed. Seymour however resolved to move forward and repair the railway, or progress on foot as necessary, keeping in mind that the distance between Tianjin and Beijing was only 120 kilometers.
After Tianjin however, the convoy was surrounded, the railway behind and in front of them was destroyed, and they were attacked from all parts by Chinese irregulars and even Chinese governmental troops. News arrived on June 18 regarding attacks on foreign legations. Seymour decided to continue advancing, this time along the Pei-Ho river, towards Tong-Tcheou, 25 kilometers from Beijing. They had to abandon on the 19th due to stiff resistance, and started to retreat southward along the river. The wounded were so numerous that they had to be carried in junks along the river, pulled along with ropes by healthy combatants on the banks. The column managed to take-over the Chinese camps of Hsi-Kou, in which they were surrounded until June 25 when finally a regiment composed essentially of Russian troops from Port-Arthur arrived. They completed their retreat back to Tianjin on June 26, with the loss of 350 men.
Second intervention
|Forces of the Eight-Nation Alliance
(1900 Boxer Rebellion)
|United Kingdom
|United States
With a difficult military situation in Tianjin, and a total breakdown of communications between Tianjin and Beijing, the allied nations took steps to reinforce their military presence significantly. On June 17, they took the Taku Forts commanding the approaches to Tianjin, and from there brought increasing numbers of troops on shore.
The international force, with British Lieutenant-General Alfred Gaselee acting as the commanding officer, called the Eight-Nation Alliance, eventually numbered 54,000, with the main contingent being composed of Japanese soldiers: Japanese (20,840), Russian (13,150), British (12,020), French (3,520), U.S.(3,420), German (900), Italian (80), Austro-Hungarian (75), and anti-Boxer Chinese troops. The international force finally captured Tianjin on July 14 under the command of the Japanese colonel Kuriya, after one day of fighting.
Notable exploits during the campaign were the seizure of the Taku Forts commanding the approaches to Tianjin, and the boarding and capture of four Chinese destroyers by Roger Keyes. The march from Tianjin to Beijing of about 120 km consisted of about 20,000 allied troops. On August 4 there were approximately 70,000 Imperial troops with anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000 Boxers along the way. They only encountered minor resistance and the battle was engaged in Yangcun, about 30 km outside Tianjin, where the 14th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. and British troops led the assault. However, the weather was a major obstacle, extremely humid with temperatures sometimes reaching 110 °F (43 Celsius).
The International force reached and occupied Beijing on August 14. The United States was able to play a secondary, but significant role in suppressing the Boxer Rebellion largely due to the presence of U.S. ships and troops deployed in the Philippines since the U.S conquest of the Spanish American and Philippine-American War. In the United States military, the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion was known as the China Relief Expedition.
The end of rebellion
A large international expeditionary force under the command of German general Alfred Graf von Waldersee arrived too late to take part in the main fighting, but undertook several punitive expeditions against the Boxers. Troops from most nations engaged in plunder, looting and rape. German troops in particular were criticized for their enthusiasm in carrying out Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany's July 27 order:
|Make the name German remembered in China for a thousand years so that no Chinaman will ever again dare to even squint at a German.
The speech, in which Wilhelm invoked the memory of the 5th century Huns, gave rise to the British derogatory name "Hun" for their German enemy during World War I and World War II.
On September 7, 1901, the Qing court was compelled to sign the " Boxer Protocol" also known as Peace Agreement between the Eight-Nation Alliance and China. The protocol ordered the execution of ten high-ranking officials linked to the outbreak, and other officials who were found guilty for the slaughter of Westerners in China.
China was fined war reparations of 450,000,000 tael of fine silver (around 67.5 million pounds/333 million US dollars) for the loss that it caused. The reparation would be paid within 39 years, and would be 982,238,150 taels with interests (4% per year) included. To help meet the payment, it was agreed to increase the existing tariff from an actual 3.18% to 5%, and to tax hitherto duty-free merchandise. The sum of reparation was estimated by the Chinese population (roughly 450 million in 1900), to let each Chinese pay one tael. Chinese custom income and salt tax were enlisted as guarantee of the reparation. Russia got 30% of the reparation, Germany 20%, France 15.75%, Britain 11.25%, Japan 7.7% and the US share was 7%.
China paid 668,661,220 taels of silver from 1901 to 1939. Some of the reparation was later earmarked by both Britain and the U.S. for the education of Chinese students at overseas institutions, subsequently forming the basis of Tsinghua University. The British signatory of the Protocol was Sir Ernest Satow.
The China Inland Mission lost more members than any other missionary agency: 58 adults and 21 children were killed. However, in 1901, when the allied nations were demanding compensation from the Chinese government, Hudson Taylor refused to accept payment for loss of property or life in order to demonstrate the meekness of Christ to the Chinese.
The imperial government's humiliating failure to defend China against the foreign powers contributed to the growth of nationalist resentment against the "foreigner" Qing dynasty (who were descendants of the Manchu conquerors of China) and an increasing feeling for modernization, which was to culminate a decade later in the dynasty's overthrow and the establishment of the Republic of China. The foreign privileges which had angered Chinese people were largely cancelled in the 1930s and 1940s.
In October 1900, Russia was busy occupying much of the northeastern province of Manchuria, a move which threatened Anglo-American hopes of maintaining what remained of China's territorial integrity and an openness to commerce under the Open Door Policy. This behaviour led ultimately to the Russo-Japanese War, where Russia was defeated at the hands of an increasingly confident Japan.
During the incident, 48 Catholic missionaries and 18,000 Chinese Catholics were murdered. 222 Chinese Eastern Orthodox Christians were also murdered, along with 182 Protestant missionaries and 500 Chinese Protestants known as the China Martyrs of 1900. More than 50,000 Chinese civilians were accused to be boxers and executed by foreign troops
The effect on China was a weakening of the dynasty as well as a weakened national defence. The structure was temporarily sustained by the Europeans who were under the impression that the Boxer Rebellion was anti-Qing. Besides the compensation, Empress Dowager Cixi realised that in order to survive, China had to reform despite her previous view of European opposition. Among the Imperial powers, Japan gained prestige due to its military aid in suppressing the Boxer Rebellion and was now seen as a power. Its clash with Russia over the Liaodong and other provinces in eastern Manchuria, long considered by the Japanese as part of their sphere of influence, led to the Russo-Japanese War when two years of negotiations broke down in February 1904. Germany earned itself the nickname "Hun" and occupied Qingdao bay, consequently fortifying it to serve as Germany's primary naval base in East Asia. The Russian Lease of the Liaodong (1898) was confirmed. The U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment earned the nickname "Manchus" for its actions during this campaign and members of the regiment (stationed in Camp Casey, South Korea) still do a commemorative 25 mile (40 km) foot march every quarter in remembrance of the brutal fighting. Soldiers who complete this march are authorized to wear a special belt buckle that features a Chinese imperial dragon on their uniforms. Likewise both the U.S. 14th Infantry Regiment, which calls itself "The Golden Dragons"; the 15th Infantry Regiment (United States); the U.S. 6th Cavalry Regiment; the US 3rd Artillery {see Coats of arms of U.S. Field Artillery Regiments}also have a Golden Dragon on their coat of Arms. Another U.S. unit involved in the rebellion was the first formation of "2d Regiment" of USMC detachments.
The impact on China was immense. Soon after the rebellion the Imperial examination system for government service was eliminated; as a result, the classical system of education was replaced with a Westernized system that led to a university degree. Eventually the spirit of revolution sparked a new nationalist revolution, ironically led by a Christian Sun Yat-sen, which overthrew the Manchu (Qing) Dynasty.
Controversy in modern China
Cohen (1997) considers the ways in which the Boxer Rebellion has been mythologized within modern memory, pointing out not only the foundations for the myths but also those occasions when myth had to be modified so as to conform to changing intellectual, political, and cultural currents. He looks at mythologizing in the New Culture Movement from 1915 to 1925, which showed the Boxers as irrational and backward; in the anti-imperialist struggles of the 1920s, which depicted the Boxers as patriots; and in the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, which insisted on a monolithic interpretation of the Boxers, not only stressing the Boxers' patriotic character but also drawing attention to the numbers of women involved.
Though the reaction of the Boxers against foreign imperialism in China is regarded by some as patriotic, the violence that they caused in committing acts of murder, robbery, vandalism and arson cannot be considered much different from the events of other rebellions in China, if not worse. Some Chinese considered this movement as a rebellion (亂; disorder; Mandarin Pinyin: luàn), a negative term in Chinese language, when described by commentators during the years of the Qing dynasty and Republic of China. However, the Chinese Communists have shifted the perception of the rebellion by referring to it as an uprising (起義; being upright; qǐyì), a more positive term in the Chinese language. It is frequently referred to as a "patriotic movement" in the People's Republic of China by Communist politicians.
In January 2006, Freezing Point, a weekly supplement to the China Youth Daily newspaper, was closed partly due to its running of an essay by Yuan Weishi, a history professor at Zhongshan University, who claimed modern Chinese history textbooks were glossing over the atrocities committed by the Boxers.
In fictional interpretations available in English
- The 1963 film 55 Days at Peking was a dramatization of the Boxer rebellion. Shot in Spain, it needed thousands of extras, and the company sent scouts throughout Spain to hire as many as they could find.
- In 1975, Hong Kong's Shaw Brothers studio produced the film Boxer Rebellion(八國聯軍, Pa kuo lien chun) under director Chang Cheh with one of the highest budget to tell a sweeping story of disillusionment and revenge. It depicted followers of the Boxer clan being duped into believing they were impervious to attacks by firearms. The film starred Alexander Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan Chun and Wang Lung-Wei.
- The popular film series Once Upon a Time in China, starred Jet Li as the legendary martial artist/Chinese doctor Wong Fei Hung. The film conveyed the ambiance and tumult of the time period with many historic events woven into the plotlines, though it is mostly an entertainment, non-historical piece.
- In the movie Shanghai Knights, which takes place before the actual Boxer rebellion, the Boxers, led by Wu Chow and backed by British Lord Nelson Rathbone, killed Chon Wang and Chon Lin's father, attempt to assassinate Queen Victoria, and unite the Emperor's enemies and storm the Forbidden City in order for their leaders to become King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of China, but they fail.
- The novel Moment In Peking by Lin Yutang, opens during the Boxer Rebellion, and provides a child's-eye view of the turmoil through the eyes of the protagonist.
- The novel The Palace of Heavenly Pleasure, by Adam Williams, describes the experiences of a small group of western missionaries, traders and railway engineers in a fictional town in Northern China shortly before and during the Boxer Rebellion.
- Parts I and II of C. Y. Lee's China Saga (1987) involve events leading up to and during the Boxer Rebellion, revolving around a character named Fong Tai.
- Neal Stephenson, in his award-winning sci-fi novel The Diamond Age, refers to the Boxer Rebellion in many ways, including "Fists of Righteous Harmony" as the name of uprising Chinese xenophobic faction.
- The novel for teenagers Tulku, by Peter Dickinson begins with a missionary from the United States being killed during the destruction of a village in China.
- In the cult television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, vampires Spike, Darla, Drusilla, and Angelus wreak havoc during the Boxer Rebellion.
- The science fiction novel For More Than Glory, by William C. Dietz, was inspired by and loosely based on the Boxer Rebellion.
- The adventure/romance novel Monraker's Bride, by Madeleine Brent includes a spirited defence of a mission station towards the end of the Boxer Rebellion.
- The horror play La Dernière torture (The Ultimate Torture), written by André de Lorde and Eugène Morel in 1904 for the Grand Guignol theatre (just four years following the events depicted), is set during the Boxer Rebellion, in the French area of the fortified legation compound, specifically on July 22, 1900, the thirty-second day of the Boxers' siege of the compound.


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February 8, 2012
Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute and the Guatemalan Institute of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery establish a 24/7 communication bridge for diagnosis, treatment
Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) and the Heineman Foundation of Charlotte (Heineman) have established a medical communication portal between Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute (SHVI) and the Guatemalan Institute of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (Unidad de Cirugía Cardiovascular; UNICAR). The portal is the first of its kind for the public hospital system in Guatemala and represents a major advancement in the quality of cardiac care overseas.
"We feel proud and privileged to support our colleagues in Central America and to help them improve and expand their cardiac program through this portal," said Michael Tarwater, Chief Executive Officer for Carolinas HealthCare System. "The enduring partnership between Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute and UNICAR is defined by commitment to patient care and to healthcare innovation, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration."
Last year, CHS donated a PAC System (Picture Archiving and Communication System) to UNICAR with the intent to enhance and modernize its technology. The portal will enable UNICAR cardiologists to consult with SHVI cardiologists in real-time on complex cardiac diagnostic problems, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and to recommend treatment plans for different clinical conditions. CHS facilities use a similar technology, allowing physicians throughout the System to collectively care for patients.
The communication bridge also allows cardiologists and surgeons, as well as mid-level providers and nurses, from both countries to participate in medical conferences and other educational opportunities taking place overseas. Such collaboration can serve as a catalyst in providing world class care to CHS patients, as well as patients around the world.
The equipment was installed with financial support from the Dickson Foundation and from Heineman, an organization with extensive experience re-purposing serviceable medical equipment and transporting the equipment to healthcare facilities worldwide.
"The bridge represents a major advancement in the quality of care received by our Guatemalan patients suffering from various heart conditions," said José Raúl Cruz Molina, M.D., Director of UNICAR and cardiologist trained at Carolinas Medical Center. "It brings our hospital system one step closer to offering leading-edge medical solutions to our communities."
SHVI and UNICAR have a long-standing history of cooperation dating back to the early 1970s, when the Guatemalan Heart Program was established by SHVI cardiac surgeons and by Charlotte-trained Guatemalan physicians.
For decades, Heineman and CHS have worked together to help establish sustainable healthcare and medical programs in Guatemala and in other Central American countries. Through the International Medical Outreach Program—a partnership between CHS and Heineman—both organizations have donated a variety of much-needed medical equipment to hospitals and clinics overseas, including cardiac catheterization laboratories, operating tables, mobile X-Ray machines and respirators.


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While the state liquor board's denying the new El Con Walmart a liquor license put smiles on the faces of opponents, it also left many wondering what the retail giant's next move will be.
Even before the cheering stopped, the speculation about a lawsuit started.
Walmart officials aren't talking. They did not respond to calls for comment, only communicating through news releases they are considering their options to provide the same services and products to midtown residents as they offer elsewhere.
But this isn't the first time Walmart has been denied a liquor license in recent years, and historically the company has not resorted to lawsuits to get its way.
Walmart has sued in only one out of a dozen cases found in a search by the Star. Most of those denials were on grounds similar to those cited by the Arizona board - wrong location and too many places already selling booze in the area.
The exception: Walmart sued the city of Chicago earlier this year after the city's liquor board denied an appeal for a license over concerns that alcohol sold at the store would create additional problems for an already overburdened police force.
The company had the option of appealing the denial to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. Commission spokeswoman Sue Hofer said her board is reluctant to overturn a city's decision, but she declined to speculate on whether that was a factor in Walmart's decision to sue.
If Walmart is not inclined to sue, what does it do?
In the case of Portage, Wis., it tries and tries again.
Nestled in the heart of Wisconsin, the city of about 10,000 seems to fit the prototype of the small, rural communities in middle America where Walmart made its first mark.
But that hasn't stopped the city licensing board from denying Walmart a liquor license three times since 2007.
"They just kept on reapplying," said Portage City Clerk Marie Moe.
The primary reason given over the years for the denial has been that the area surrounding the Walmart is already saturated with businesses selling alcohol.
The last denial was in 2012, but that didn't diminish the company's persistence.
Moe said the company's fourth application gets a hearing this week.
Opposition to Walmart selling liquor spans the country.
Municipalities as diverse as Worcester, Mass., Marietta, Ga. and Sheridan, Wyo., have all denied licenses, but in most of those cases the retailer hasn't appealed or decided what course of action to take yet.
Part of the reason might be some states, like Minnesota and Wyoming, place the decision on cities and towns whether to approve a liquor license.
In Arizona, however, cities and towns can only make recommendations to approve or deny. The ultimate decision lies with the state board.
"There's no provision in (Wyoming) statute for any other action by the applicant that was going to get that license," said Sheridan City Clerk Scott Badley.
While businesses with existing licenses can appeal a revocation in court, Badley said, new applicants have no such recourse and must accept the decision.
Liquor license denials aren't a new trend for Walmart, said one longtime critic of the nation's largest retail chain. But they have become a tool that local community activists employ in the battle to rein in the mega-retailer when it arrives in their neighborhoods.
"It's not the most frequent issue that's raised," said Al Norman, author of three anti-Walmart books. "But it's among a series of issues that neighbors will raise to try to soften the impact of these stores."
If there is an increase in denials, Norman said, it's likely due to larger pushback Walmart receives from the communities it builds in.
"When I started fighting Walmart in 1993, the battles against them were (rare)," he said. "Twenty years later … almost three out of four Walmarts get challenged these days. … It's very common now for these projects to attract controversy. It's like a magnet for opposition."
The Arizona State Liquor Board voted unanimously July 11 to deny a liquor license to the new El Con Mall Walmart after an eight-hour public hearing packed by about 80 midtown residents. Board members listed an undue disruption to the neighborhoods surrounding the mall, at 3601 E. Broadway, and long hours of sale as some of the reasons they rejected the license.
The Tucson City Council had recommended that the state board deny the liquor license for the El Con store, which is scheduled to open this fall.
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I am looking for someone who already knows how to upload products into opencart. Must have proven track record and experience.
This is an online e-commerce store that sells ladies lingerie, bra and panties.
You must have basic knowledge about what is a full cup bra, soft cup bra, knicker, swimwear, panties, bra measurements and etc.
Prefer Ladies for this job because ladies understand bra size better.
Payment is, 1 product upload = $1.11 USD paid.
1 hour must upload 1 product.
2 hours, must upload 2 products.
Once you have upload 2 products, the contract will end.
When contract end, I will review your work.
I will re-hire if you can produce high quality work.
Fixed Hourly rate: USD 1.11
Sorry, I cannot pay more than USD 1.11 per hour.
For 1 product upload, many task is needed:
- Write quality description of the item (100 - 200 words).
This is a simple thing because I will give you the manufacturers simple point form description. Your job is to re-write it into a proper paragraph. Then add one or two sentences / facts that may help with the sale.
- Write the meta description regarding the product. (20 words)
- Write the meta keywords related to the product. (20 words)
- Write creative descriptions of the manufacturer (50 - 100 words)
I will provide you with the original content. Your job is to re-write and simplify the content into 1 or 2 paragraphs.
- White a simple content about the product line. ( 100 - 200 words)
Original content provided. You need to re-write and re-word it to be a unique content.
- Insert the lingerie size chart (will be provided)
- Photos are already inside the server.
You will just need to select the correct photo for this product.
Select the main image.
Select the sub images.
- Set the price (will be provided)
- Put in the bra size, panties size
(example: 32A, 32B, 32C and etc..)
Sometimes the bra size is from Europe.
We will give you a bra conversion size chart, and you need to convert the bra size into US size.
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- Each of the content must be unique.
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Like practicing the piano while leg-pressing another piano, martial arts help develop strength and discipline simultaneously. Bolster body and mind with this Groupon.
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- $55 for 10 boot-camp or krav maga classes for adults or children (a $150 value)
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Students charge through cardio and resistance routines that incorporate pro-fighter conditioning methods during Combat Fit Boot Camp. Alternatively, krav maga instructors—each of whom have studied under members of the International Krav Maga Federation—showcase effective strategies for real-life self-defense, mimicking scenarios in which guests must guard against armed and unarmed opponents. Please arrive 10 minutes early to class for a warm-up. Click here for a class schedule.
With this Groupon, patrons also receive a nutrition plan and food journal. Classes are available for children ages 8–12 and adults ages 13+. The children's classes can help bolster confidence and discipline, helping kids focus on schoolwork and avoid bullying.
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As an expert in kung fu and tae kwon do, Louis Charron had learned to wield his body as a weapon. After a time, however, he felt that his martial arts repertoire had ceased to expand—how was he supposed to respond on a dime to dangerous situations if his technique couldn't adapt? It wasn't until he began to specialize in krav maga that he experienced a combat system that continuously evolved, honing rapid-fire reactions to real-life scenarios. Louis dedicated himself to mastering the same self-defense maneuvers utilized by the Israeli Defense Forces, and today runs Close Combat and Fitness as lead instructor and the Louisiana State Director for the International Krav Maga Federation.
Inside the training facility, Louis teaches students to build from the body's natural movements and ward off armed and unarmed attackers, demonstrating tactics for offense, defense, and evasion. He maintains that fostering a positive mindset can create the best sense of security, second only to the confidence that comes from wearing brass knuckles on your hands and feet. That sense of security can particularly benefit youngsters, who gain the confidence to ignore bullies and the self-discipline to succeed in their studies. Guests of all fitness levels can benefit from his lessons, which have been featured on WWL-TV and Cox Sports Television Fitness 411 for their growing influence on the martial-arts scene.


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Update, 5/6/2010: IRS allows automatic relief for late NOL elections.
The IRS yesterday cleared the way for taxpayers to claim loss carrybacks for up to five years for 2008 and 2009. Rev. Proc. 2009-52 will be good news for taxpayers who were ineligible for the 5-year carryback allowed for 2008 losses for smaller taxpayers, allowing them to get additional refunds based on their 2008 losses.
The news isn't all good for taxpayers, though. The new guidance says that taxpayers who were eligible for the 2008 carryback, but who missed the deadline, must choose between 2008 and 2009 losses for the five-year carryback. This appears correct under the law as written, but it will be a disappointment for those who may have missed the 2008 deadline. Taxpayers whose losses came from companies that were too big to qualify for the 2008 loss carryback also must choose between 2008 losses and 2009 losses for the extended carryback. In contrast, Taxpayers who properly elected the five-year carryback for 2008 will also be allowed the extra carryback period for 2009 losses.
Basics of the new rules
The recently signed unemployment extension bill (PL 111-92) allows most taxpayers to carry back net operating losses 3, 4 or five years back, instead of the standard two years. Unlike the 2008 five-year carryback rule, the new rule is not limited to taxpayers with gross receipts under $15 million. Carrybacks under the new law for AMT are not limited to 90% of the AMT income for the carryback year. All losses carried back to the fifth year can only offset 50% of that year's income; losses carried back 3 or 4 years are not so limited.
Making the Election
The election is made by a statement attached to the taxpayer's return or carryback claim (Form 1045, Form 1139, or an amended return) with the following information:
- Statement that taxpayer is electing to apply Sec. 172(b)(1)(H) under Rev. Proc. 2009-52
- Statement the taxpayer is not a TARP recipient or affiliate of a TARP recipient.
- Statement of the length of the carryback elected (3, 4 or 5 years).
- If the taxpayer has already filed a carryback claim for 2008 --for example, for losses that didn't qualify for the five year carryback under the $15 million gross receipts rule -- add a line to the statement identifying it as an amended carryback claim.
- If the taxpayer previously waived the NOL carryback for 2008, the statement should also say that the taxpayer is revoking the waiver of the carryback period.
Watch the Deadline!
Normally taxpayers have three years to file an NOL carryback claim. Taxpayers normally have one year after the end of the loss year to file the expedited carryback claim on Forms 1045 or 1139. But taxpayers who want to claim the five-year NOL under the new law have to make their election by the due date of the 2009 return, taking extensions into account. This will lead many taxpayers to file extensions to allow more time to prepare the carryback.
Additional thoughts
Once again Congress has passed a poorly drafted tax provision. Basing a carryback deadline on whether a return is extended, instead of using the normal three-year NOL carryback deadline, is a chintzy way to limit revenue loss. It will punish earnest or poorly advised taxpayers for filing without an extension; filing with no extension will shorten the NOL carryback deadline by six months, to March 15 or April 15, 2010. It's also cheesy to prevent taxpayers who missed the 2008 deadline from correcting their mistake so they can carry back both 2008 and 2009 losses. It's hard to see a policy argument for this, unless Congress thinks its important for taxpayers to learn to adapt quickly to random tax law changes.
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Justin Bieber Attacked By Fan In Dubai [WATCH]
Justin Bieber was performing his song 'Believe' on his piano, during a concert in Dubai this past weekend. A fan rushed on stage and attempted to hug the singer from behind, only to be tackled instantly by security! Check out the madness below. Bieber barely escaped the madness unscaffed, and reportedly went on with the show as if nothing had happened! Oh, the life of a teen popstar.


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Ted Simons: Our continuing series on "Arizona's Future" looks tonight at the state's water needs. The Arizona Department of Water Resources recently addressed current and projected water supplies and demands, along with strategies to help Arizona address future water issues. Michael Lacy is the director of the State Department of Water Resources. Thank you for joining us.
Michael Lacy: Good to be here, thank you.
Ted Simons: What exactly did you look at, what exactly did you find?
Michael Lacy: The report is what we called a strategic vision for water supply sustainability. We looked at the state as a whole and the adequacy of the existing portfolio of water supplies we have against the projected demands for the State.
Ted Simons: Arizona not facing an immediate water crisis. Correct?
Michael Lacy: Correct. There are challenges to be met.
Ted Simons: Okay. Not facing a water crisis in the near future, correct?
Michael Lacy: Correct.
Ted Simons: All right. But there does seem in the report a long-term imbalance, I think the report used those word, between supply and demand. How long term, how much of an imbalance?
Michael Lacy: Once we reach that imbalance we will be there forever unless we develop additional water supplies to meet that demand. So the report looks at about 20 to 30 years as the time frame where we think our economic development will outstrip the available supplies that we have. So that's sort of the time frame we believe augmentation needs to happen to bring additional supplies to the state.
Ted Simons: And as far as these projects' demands for water in Arizona, is it agricultural?
Michael Lacy: We did not look at moving water from one sector to the other. We didn't look at moving agricultural supplies to urban supplies, for example. We tried to look at all water use sectors at their current use projects. Largely they are in the industrial and musical sectors. We do see them in the picture in the long run.
Ted Simons: If additional supplies are needed where will they come from?
Michael Lacy: Some of those will be developed entirely within the state through enhanced management of rainwater harvesting. And additional conservation measures reuse of reclaimed water, but ultimately we projected that we needed to bring in water from outside the state. And we're looking at seawater desalination as a concept.
Ted Simons: That concept used to be something of a pipedream back in the old days. People are not laughing at that any more.
Michael Lacy: It's in practice at many scales all over the world.
Ted Simons: How long before something like that could be up and operational and impacting Arizona?
Michael Lacy: It could be developed within the next decade, but we don't need that supply that soon. We need to put time and effort into building the case for developing those supplies and striking the deals to make that happen.
Ted Simons: You've mentioned reclaim and reuse. How far are we along now, how far do we need to go?
Michael Lacy: We are among the leaders of the world in reuse of reclaimed water. Roughly 80% of the reclaimed water we produce gets used in some manner. We're doing a very good job of it today. There are pockets of the state where we could do a much better job. It is a supply that grows with additional supplies. If we develop other water supplies reclaimed water will be generated by that and we think that this imbalance can be met by roughly 50% of this projected imbalance by an aggressive reuse program.
Ted Simons: When we talk about water banking and aquifers and these sorts of things, again, where do we stand on those now? Are we moving aggressively enough towards those things?
Michael Lacy: We have been very aggressive in our water banking measures. There are a mainline and a half in storage today because of our recharge program. It's largely been Colorado River water that's been stored, so we may shift from a storage era to one of recovery. That'll really change the dynamic of how our programs have worked.
Ted Simons: Politics is a moving target and moving goalpost, but the drought is also impacting things. Again, that's an equation that's moving a little bit but not in the right direction.
Michael Lacy: Well, it did last week in a somewhat spectacular fashion. We are in our 15th year of draught within the state and the Colorado River basin. Whether that's a permanent shift in the way these systems operate or whether it's a temporary condition is yet to be told. But the supplies themselves, we do a very good job of managing those splice internally within the state. Our Salt River Project deliveries remain at full allocation and our Colorado River supplies for now are basically fully delivered.
Ted Simons: I mentioned the drought because people have been impacted by that the most. People are consistently saying Arizona needs to do something, we are threatened. It's not a good situation that we're in. Yet again, we're not facing an immediate crisis or one in the future. When people say that, are they wrong?
Michael Lacy: No, they're not. Our programs have been very effective, the conditions we find ours in are a function of how well we have done. That water will sustain us as we move into extended drought.
Ted Simons: And you mentioned again, back to the ideas of additional water supplies, if the growth continues as we've seen for the past few decades, can there be enough fo that additional water?
Michael Lacy: We have our assured water supply program that really is a governor on that growth. We require 100 years' worth of a short supply to develop subdivisions within the active management areas. So much of this projected growth legally cannot happen unless we find the water supplies and allow it to happen.
Ted Simons: We hear concerns of people building wells and taking water out of certain rivers upstream where they shouldn't be or where you'd rather them not, how does that play into the equation?
Michael Lacy: It is part of the picture. If we live in an era of shortage those types of disputes will continue and escalate. If we develop additional supplies many of those arguments might able to increase the size of the bucket for all of us.
Ted Simons: You've got state and federal laws, land, geography, there are a lot of variables at play here. Are we ready to tackle that?
Michael Lacy: We are tackling and we will continue to do so.
Ted Simons: Go ahead, please.
Michael Lacy: We're putting together an effort to advance the strategic vision. We're actually putting together a group to kind of cement some of these ideas and put more structure to the recommendations that the department this put together in this program. We're actually doing that with the assistance of the Morrison Institute. We're going to put together a group recommended by the Governor. It's going to be co-chaired over the surface. We are going to prioritize recommendations that we have here and sort of move this forward. And create some order for the next governor to step into the water arena without drowning in it.
Ted Simons: The goal would be to make sure this one didn't gather dust on a shelf.
Tuesday on "Arizona Horizon" it is primary election day. We will have results and analysis on our 10 p.m. show, a special "Vote 2014" look at 10 p.m. right here. For any more information on what we're doing in the past or in the future, check out Arizona PBS.org/horizon. That is it for now, I'm Ted Simons. Thank you so much for joining us, you have a great evening. Captioning Performed By LNS Captioning www.LNScaptioning.com


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How Can My Home Become A HUD Home?
Q:I am purchasing my home. I have been here for five years this month. Can I turn my home into a HUD home? What are the guidelines for this? I am disabled and widowed, but I am able to make my payments at this time. I recently had it re-worked from 8.8% to 4.3%. This helps, but I would still like to know the qualifications for becoming a HUD home. Thanks for your help in this matter.
A: Once you purchase the home you can "convert" it to a HUD rental or what is known as the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Through Section 8, HUD provides low-income renters with a subsidy that covers the share of their private market rent that exceeds 30 to 40 percent of their income. At the outset, you do nothing out of the ordinary to make your rental available to Section 8 voucher holders.
You can list your vacancy in the newspaper, online or through other forms of advertisement. You can also publish your listing at the Go Section 8 website, which deals exclusively in Section 8 rentals. Be sure to note that you accept Section 8 applicants. As the Code of Federal Regulations makes clear, Section 8 voucher holders can seek housing from landlords willing to accept a Section 8 tenancy. At this point, you, as a property owner, do nothing other than conduct a search for tenants.
Once you've found a tenant and agree in principle with a Section 8 voucher holder you must wait before signing a lease. The renter will forward a request for tenancy approval form and your proposed lease to the Public Housing Agency that issued them their voucher. The Public Housing Agency (PHA) then reviews these documents.
An inspection of the property will then be scheduled with the PHA. The PHA will contact you after they review the lease and request for tenancy approval form. At the inspection, the PHA will make sure that your unit and premises meets HUD's Housing Quality Standards. While the HQS gets quite detailed, the general concern is that you provide your renters with a safe and sanitary place to live, complete with properly functioning electrical and heating systems and adequate facilities for preparing food and disposing of refuse.
You can sign the lease with your tenant after the PHA approves your home for inclusion in the Section 8 rental program. You will also sign a Housing Assistance Payment agreement with the PHA. This form governs the terms of the Section 8 tenancy, outlining each party's responsibilities.
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Gopalakrishnan, PS and Lakshminarasimham, PS (1995) Preparation and nitridation of silicon whiskers. Journal of Materials Science Letters, 14 (1). pp. 31-32. ISSN 0261-8028Full text available as:
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The preparation of high-purity silicon nitride powder (useful as high-temperature ceramic material) from silicon tetrachloride has been studied. Zinc was chosen for reduction to Si, which involved vapour reaction in a two-zone horizontal furnace. The silicon nitride whiskers formed were characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD) and electron microscopy. The whiskers were very thin (approx 0.5 mu m, length gt; 1 cm) at low reaction temperature (950 deg C). In situ nitration with increased nitrogen flow was tried without success, although 0.1 mu m whisker thickness was obtained, and dry ammonia gas was then used for separate nitration at 1200-1300 deg C. XRD and infrared absorption data revealed alpha -Si sub 3 N sub 4 as the product (thickness 0.5, length approx 12 mu m). Such whisker-like particles with uniform aspect ratio may also be useful in ceramic composites.
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Born in Lincoln, he attended Boston Grammar School and qualified as a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) in 1976. He attended the University of Bradford Management Centre to complete a MBA and a MPhil by research.
David worked at Leeds Metropolitan University for 18 years from 1985 as a Principal Lecturer in Finance and Strategic Management and as a Business Development Manager.
In 2004 he was seconded from the University to work at Bradford City Football Club to help the club to build its links within the within the local community.
He was elected as a Bradford Councillor in 1984 and served for 26 years until elected to Parliament in 2010.
Record Of Delivery
David has a strong record of delivering for local people. As an MP, David has:
- Worked hard to raise awareness and campaign against high car insurance premiums in Bradford http://bit.ly/LahciY
- Getting more young people to vote to register with his successful Get on the Bus campaign in Bradford http://bit.ly/1huK3Kn
- Campaigned with his Bradford Care Campaign against social care cuts in Bradford effecting over 2,000 people www.bradfordcares.org
- Supported the creation of over 2,600 apprenticeships in Bradford since April 2012.
- Worked hard to bring millions of pounds of investment into Bradford from the Regional Growth Fund.
Parliamentary Experience
David overcame a 3,500 majority to become elected to Parliament in 2010. After being elected, David was appointed to the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee where he served until June 2012. With his Education background, David was then appointed to the Education Select Committee which he still sits on today.
David began the Associate Parliamentary Group on Textile Manufacturing in order to promote and raise awareness of the importance of textile manufacturing to Bradford and the UK economy.
David's biggest achievements in Parliament would be helping save the cheque with his very successful national campaign between 2011/12 and raising awareness of high car insurance premiums and eligibility for social care in the House of Commons.
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Mayor Bloomberg agreed that the "vandal" must be caught and charged with vandalism.
Congratulations," reads Letterbombing.com in its welcoming headline, "You're about to become an Internet vandal.
The vandal struck her a stunning blow with the butt end of the pistol—all in vain.
Luce paused in her task of placing the knives and forks to look at the vandal.
Some second vandal hath reduced her pride, And with one big recoil hath thrown her back To primitive barbarity.
Some vandal has broken nearly every pane of glass in the house!
He went down there like a vandal to sell the heirlooms and pictures which had belonged to his family for generations.
"We shall but exchange a Goth for a vandal," his wife replied.
The same unalterable resolution must have dominated Geneseric, the vandal, when he prepared for his fourteen days sacking of Rome.
It roused the vandal in him—he longed to break her, mar her.
1660s, "willful destroyer of what is beautiful or venerable," from Vandals, name of the Germanic tribe that sacked Rome in 455 under Genseric, from Latin Vandalus (plural Vandali), from the tribe's name for itself (Old English Wendlas), from Proto-Germanic *Wandal- "Wanderer."
There does not seem to be in the story of the capture of Rome by the Vandals any justification for the charge of willful and objectless destruction of public buildings which is implied in the word 'vandalism.' It is probable that this charge grew out of the fierce persecution which was carried on by [the Vandal king] Gaiseric and his son against the Catholic Christians, and which is the darkest stain on their characters. ["Encyclopaedia Britannica," 13th ed., 1926]


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Bush, 'The Sound of Winter' – Song Review
It's been 17 years since Bush stormed our world with their gazillion-selling debut 'Sixteen Stone.' Ths band was often criticized as Nirvana-lite and dismissed by critics who felt someone as genetically blessed as singer Gavin Rossdale couldn't effectively sell grunge angst.
However, the group retains its signature sonics on 'The Sound of Winter,' its new single from the upcoming album, 'The Sea of Memories.' The disc will be Bush's first new offering in a decade. But it's not like we're stuck in an 1994 alt-rock time warp, either.
'The Sound of Winter' is a little gloomy, a bit moody, but it still bites with razor sharp teeth. The song starts out with a little string-generated tension, before Rossdale swoops in, singing, "Mind strong / Body strong / Trying to find equilibrium," wasting no time telling us he is in the midst of some sort of internal dilemma. The tension builds from the verse to chorus, then retreats, only to build again. This is what Bush have always done well; while it may not have won them critical favor, it did resonate with the millions of fans who bought their records.
In the chorus, Rossdale sings "Hang onto yourself" over a crunchy riff, positioning Bush as more rock and less alternative at this point in their impressive career.
Even though it's not a retread or a throwback, 'The Sound of Winter' could veritably have been penned during the 'Sixteen Stone' sessions, as it has that timber and tone. However, Rossdale and crew infuse it with volts of energy that feel modern.
You can nab 'The Sound of Winter' at iTunes. 'The Sea of Memories' hits stores Sept. 13.


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A Conversation with Ethan Giffin, Founder and CEO, Groove [Baltimore CityBizList]: "Giffin established Groove in 2007, a creative marketing, web design and development agency. This was an intrepid move for Giffin, who left the comforts of directing eCommerce for the nation's largest privately held staffing company."
Sylvan Learning is expanding in Sacramento, Calif., as part of its massive growth plan [Sacramento Business Journal]: "That's a significant increase for the Baltimore-based company, which has just two locations in that area. It's part of a larger plan in which Sylvan wants to expand from 800 North American locations to 1,000. The company is focused on growth in California, New York, Texas and Florida."
Former contract worker at UM says he accessed data to reveal problems [Baltimore Sun]: "The FBI is investigating a former University of Maryland contract worker who said he took College Park administrators' personal information from the campus network and posted online about the stunt to draw attention to major security flaws."


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On this date in 1953, the very first issue of 'Playboy' magazine was published, featuring Marilyn Monroe as its centerfold.
Due to the proliferation of the Playboy clubs, Hugh Hefner's brand spawned numerous signature cocktails, many of which are chronicled in the 1971 Playboy's Host & Bar Book by Thomas Mario. While most bartending tomes published during the depths of the "Dark Age of the Cocktail" aren't worth the paper they're printed on, Thomas does a great job of compiling both classic and now mostly forgotten gems.
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By Jeff Shultz
A Garvin County man was electrocuted last week after he allegedly was attempting to steal copper from an electric transformer southeast of Lindsay.
According to Garvin County Sheriff Larry Rhodes, 40-year old Shad Mills, Lindsay, died last Friday, February 25, of the injuries he suffered in the incident early Tuesday morning, February 22.
"What we believe happened was that Mr. Mills had pulled down a transformer from a Rural Electric Cooperative pole in an attempt to take the copper wiring from the transformer," Rhodes said.
Mills, according to Rhodes, had somehow tripped and fell into the live electric lines on the ground.
"He was able to call for help by dialing '0' on his cell phone," Rhodes said.
Mills was medi-flighted to the Integris Burn Center in Oklahoma City. Rhodes said emergency personnel on the flight later told him that Mills was very lucid and was talking to the EMTs on the flight.
"Right now we haven't uncovered any evidence that someone was with him at the time of the accident," Rhodes said.
Rhodes said REC personnel told him the copper in the transformer was worth about $160.
"We're seeing a lot of copper thefts lately in the county," Rhodes said. "We want to encourage anyone who sees anything suspicious in nature, especially where copper is stored, to call our office immediately."


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Four digital resolutions for 2012
There's a lot of talk about New Year's resolutions this week, but you'll notice that few of them are about technology. Here are some computer resolutions I recommend that you make for the year ahead.
1. Keep your computer secure.
Hackers and viruses dominated the computer news in 2011, and experts warn it's only going to get worse in 2012.
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What can be done? Keep up with technology news . And make sure you have computer security software installed and always up to date. If you need excellent free programs, check out my Security Center at www.komando.com/securitycenter.
Additionally, it's important to keep Windows and other vital programs up to date. For Windows, make sure you have Automatic Updates turned on.
Go to Start>>Control Panel and select Windows Updates. Click the Change Settings link on the left and set it to Install Updates Automatically.
Speaking of up-to-date programs, your Web browser is one of the most-used programs on your computer. It's also one of the easiest ways for hackers and viruses to attack your computers.
Make sure you have the latest version of your browser and keep it updated. This may also be a good time to think about switching browsers. Windows XP users can't upgrade to the secure Internet Explorer 9, for example, but Chrome and Firefox are available on XP and much more secure than Internet Explorer 8.
Be sure to practice common sense security. Don't open unsolicited email attachments or click on suspicious links in email. Before you download files from the Internet, make sure you're on a legitimate company site.
2. Secure your wireless network.
All the security in the world on your computer won't help if an unsecured network still exposes you to danger.
Even if hackers don't attack your computer directly, they can still examine your Internet communication. Worse, criminals can use your Internet connection for unsavory purposes, like piracy or child pornography, and you'll get the blame.
Make sure you have your wireless network totally secured. I have step-by-step instructions in the tips section on my website. It only takes a few minutes and saves you endless amounts of aggravation and potential legal trouble.
3. Watch what you say online.
Email, Facebook, Twitter, Google and other social media sites don't forget. Anything you post is potentially there forever.
Before you post something, think about if you would want your boss, a future employer or your mom to see it. Even if your privacy settings are set correctly right now, you never know what might happen in the future that could expose old posts.
The same goes for photos and videos. Any content you don't want the world to see should stay on your computer and out of your online accounts and email inbox (or outbox). Once it's online, you've more or less lost control of it.
4. Make sure all your data is backed up.
Hard drives fail, computers die and natural disasters and other catastrophes can happen at any time. You want your precious data, including documents, photos and music, safe and sound.
If you use an external hard drive or flash drive, you have to remember to back up regularly. You can't make one backup today and then forget about it until March. In a crash, you'd lose all the information you created between now and then.
You also need to store your backup in a different location than your computer. That way a burglary or disaster that takes out your computer won't hurt your backup.
It's becoming increasingly common to turn to web or cloud computing services for backup. Your important files, from photos to financial records, are then online and safe, and they can be accessed anywhere, anytime. Whether you are using a PC or a Mac, it's really the best way to make sure you don't lose any important files.
These resolutions aren't all that hard to keep, and they'll make your computing experience in 2012 much nicer.
Kim Komando hosts the nation's largest talk radio show about consumer electronics, computers and the Internet. To get the podcast, watch the show or find the station nearest you, visit www.komando.com . E-mail her at email@example.com .
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U.S. Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) will be introducing legislation to reverse and clarify the decision by the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) on Obamacare. Their legislation will require that all Members of Congress, the President, Vice President, and all political appointees in the Administration must purchase their health insurance on the Obamacare Exchange without the help of taxpayer-funded subsidies. Congressional staff would be prohibited from receiving any contribution greater than what they would receive if they were not employed by a congressional office. Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) will be another lead co-sponsor. Congressmen Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) and Dennis Ross (R-Fla.) are introducing companion legislation in the House of Representatives today and will also offer it as an amendment to House Continuing Resolution.
"These recent maneuverings inside the beltway are precisely why the American people rightly despise Congress," Vitter said. "Our legislation gets right to the core of the OPM "fix" and says we won't allow a Washington exemption from Obamacare. The House should include Rep. DeSantis's legislation in their Continuing Resolution this week, and we'll work to get it passed in the Senate."
"I was in Wyoming for most of August and part of this month holding listening sessions and meeting with folks. People were angry that Congress gets some exemptions from Obamacare that they don't," said Enzi, "Not only Congress, but the president and the Administration should live under the same rules they are forcing on the American people. Delays, exemptions, special treatment is the name of the game with this massively complex and onerous new law, but it's no game. This is people's health care and they deserve fairness. This bill will help them get it."
On August 2, immediately after Congress adjourned the Office of Personnel Management, under heavy pressure from Congressional leaders, announced it would issue regulations saying that the government can continue to make the employer contribution to the health plans of congressional members and staff.
The Vitter-Enzi legislation will clarify eligibility for subsidies and employer contribution for members and their staff under Obamacare. Pursuant of the recent proposed rule, a legislative fix is needed to prevent lawmakers and their staff from getting special treatment under the law. Absent these legislative changes, Congress and the administration are essentially shielded from higher costs, limited access, and more confusion.
The legislation will do the following:
- Clarifies that Members do not have the authority to define "official staff" and can thereby not exempt any of their staff from going into the exchange (current Senate rules and the OPM proposal gives discretion to the individual offices).
- Clarifies that Members of Congress, all staff, President, Vice President, and political appointees are no longer eligible for Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHBP) and must go into the exchange.
- Prohibits Members, political appointees, President and Vice President from receiving tax-payer funded contributions in the form of subsidies, tax credits, or employer contribution to purchase insurance on the exchange- as in most of these cases they earn well above the maximum income ($43,000 individual/$92,000 family) and would otherwise be ineligible for subsidies or tax credits as defined in the statute.
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The Miami Dolphins reportedly lost two of their top offensive coordinator candidates on Tuesday. Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor was named offensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions, and former Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Ben McAdoo also agreed to become offensive coordinator for the New York Giants.
(Update: Various reports stating Lazor will be hired by the Lions were incorrect. The Dolphins agreed to terms with Lazor on Wednesday, according to ESPN's Chris Mortensen.)
So what's next for Miami? The team is simultaneously searching for an offensive coordinator and general manager. By all indications, the GM search is progressing well. However, the search for Miami's next offensive coordinator has stalled.
It appears the job security of head coach Joe Philbin is impacting Miami's search to find its next offensive coordinator. Philbin is 15-17 in two seasons with the Dolphins and entering a make-or-break Year 3. Miami's next general manager will want to bring in their own head coach if things do not work out in 2014.
The Dolphins also are looking for a coach who uses the West Coast offense. That is the scheme Philbin trusts, but it lowers Miami's pool of candidates. For example, other top names such as Norv Turner and Rob Chudzinski teach different offenses and haven't interviewed with the Dolphins.


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The former Soviet dissident — whose 1986 triumphant stride to freedom across a Berlin bridge heralded the opening of the floodgates for hundreds of thousands of Soviet Jews — is now at the helm of the very agency that resettled many of his compatriots in Israel.
But he has taken over at a time when the agency known best for such rescue and resettlement has fewer Jews to save.
It is also a time when Jewish communities in North America –the Jewish Agency's largest source of funding — are struggling with fewer dollars and growing needs.
Some of those communities, including Philadelphia, are asking tough questions about the agency's mandate, its efficacy and its way of doing business.
Sharansky came to town recently as part of a tour of several North American cities. His visits were aimed at spreading his vision of a new Jewish Agency, and convincing local leaders that the organization that for so long played a critical role in the development of the State of Israel still has an important part to play on the world's Jewish stage.
He said that he wanted to "turn the page" on what had become strained relations between the Jewish Agency and the Philadelphia community in recent years, after the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia moved to a new funding system and demanded greater accountability from beneficiaries.
Sharansky, who also spent years in Israeli politics, said he wanted to capitalize on his relationships within the Philadelphia community among people who once played a pivotal role in the Soviet Jewry movement.
The one-time refusenik sees a parallel in his awakening during the 1970s as a leader in both the Russian human-rights movement and Moscow's Zionist underground, and what he views as his top challenge: to instill Jewish pride and connections among Jews all over the world.
"I always felt that I didn't have to make a choice between the rights of my people and universal values," he said to a gathering of the Philadelphia Federation here on Nov. 18. "That's a false choice."
"We have to develop an identity as one people; it's about Israel, and it's about Jews all over the world," he said in an interview following his talk. The Jewish Agency is in a "unique position to face this challenge."
Pressure to Make Changes
Sharansky cited several ideas that he is pursuing to help build those bridges and, in the process, help enhance Jewish identity: placing Israeli emissaries on college campuses to combat anti-Israel sentiment; providing a summer camp in Israel for Russian-speaking youth from all over the world; and developing closer cooperation between short-term Birthright Israel trips for young adults and MASA, Jewish Agency-sponsored long-term programs in Israel geared to a similar age group.
But he also appears to understand the concern among some North American Jewish leaders about the need to further change how the agency works. In recent years, the agency — once considered a bulging bureaucracy — has, under pressure from Diaspora partners, slashed its budget and aimed to redefine its mission.
Today, the Jewish Agency operates with a $276 million basic budget, of which the largest chunk — $120 million — comes from the North American federation system. But the $120 million is less than the $138 million originally allocated, reflecting budgetary constraints among local federations.
The agency hopes to retain the $120 million figure from North America for 2010, but that, too, is uncertain at this point.
With Philadelphia, the relationship is more complex.
Most federations around the country contribute their overseas allocations to a central pot of funds at the Jewish Federations of North America — formerly the United Jewish Communities — which then divvies up most of the money between the Jewish Agency and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
In 2008, Philadelphia implemented a new system of distributing direct grants — for both domestic and overseas needs — to organizations primarily on a project-by-project basis.
Organizations must now submit proposals for particular projects, and must undergo a rigorous evaluation to determine if the program is successful and worthy of continued support.
In the current funding cycle, more than $6 million was distributed to some 14 projects in Israel and the former Soviet Union. Of that, close to $2 million went to projects run by the Jewish Agency for youths at risk or to support Philadelphia's partnership program in the Negev.
The rest went to the JDC or to other organizations focused on the Federation's priority areas of food insecurity, children at risk and enhancing Israel-Diaspora relations.
In adopting the new system, the Philadelphia Federation became one of the first to bypass the central system, and allocate directly to specific projects in Israel and the former Soviet Union.
The new method, say Federation officials, is designed to enable donors to feel a closer connection with a project and be better able to evaluate its impact.
But the new approach — which has some local critics, but was approved by the Federation's boards of directors and trustees — didn't go over so well with the Jewish Agency and the JDC, which now had to compete with other organizations and each other for the same dollars.
Tali Lidar, Philadelphia's representative in Israel, joked during a visit here that she was no longer so popular at the Jewish Agency, where she used to work.
She said that it has taken officials there awhile to understand the new system, particularly the part where they had to answer specific questions about how the money was being spent.
Meanwhile, the Federation's board of directors voted in September to make all of its future overseas allocation discretionary, meaning there will no longer be a specific amount or percentage set aside for what is known as "core" funding for the Jewish Agency and JDC.
The two entities can, however, continue to apply for core support, as well as project-focused grants, just as they did before.
Sharansky said that he understands and respects the community's desire to support certain ventures, but said that's not enough: "At a time of limited resources, it's even more tempting to say let's concentrate on a specific number of limited projects."
He also made the case for "collective responsibility," contributing to support the central agencies like his that must be there in times of need. He cited the recent relocation of Jews from Yemen to the United States as an example.
For their part, top Federation officials here say there's money in reserve for emergencies.
Ira M. Schwartz, CEO of the Federation, cited the Yemen situation as an example of how Philadelphia can contribute when a special request goes out. Philadelphia's federation contributed $20,000 out of $750,000 raised by the Jewish Federations of North America for that effort.
Schwartz said that he was encouraged by Sharansky's openness during his visit. Sharansky understood that the "questions we asked were not unreasonable," and he vowed to cooperate with Philadelphia's request for transparency and accountability for the projects it supports.
"He's interested in maintaining our longstanding relationship with JAFI, which was never really in jeopardy," Schwartz said, using the acronym for the agency.
The Right Balance
Looking ahead, Federation officials involved in overseas allocations said they will be watching to see how Sharansky implements the changes he envisions.
Joan Stern, a co-chair of the Federation's Center for Israel and Overseas, said that her center's board has already begun to determine priorities.
As proposals come in for the next round of funding early next year, they will need to re-evaluate them.
"Are they too narrow, too broad; are they the right priorities given circumstances in the world?" she posed.
"There's probably a balance to strike" between direct giving to projects, and giving to an umbrella organization like the Jewish Agency or JDC," Stern said.
"How we do this is a work in progress; we'll keep working to strike the right balance."