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MEXICO CITY -- The presidency is up for grabs. Congress is anybody's guess. But when it comes to Mexico's business world, the big boys still rule.
The July 2 elections will likely bring new economic policies to this emerging democracy, but few expect sweeping changes in Mexico, where the minimum wage is only $4.50 a day and both government and corporate giants are controlled by an almost tribal elite.
Mexico's key industries are locked up by business moguls that include at least 10 billionaires, led by Carlos Slim. He became the world's third-richest man by profiting off privatization in the 1990s, buying up the government's telephone monopoly and building an empire that now sells everything from cell phones to Sears appliances to the enchiladas suizas at his popular Sanborns chain of restaurants.
And while Slim gets richer, top computer engineering graduates get only about $15,000 a year, if they have the personal connections needed to get a job at all. Opening a small business remains a daunting prospect, involving copious paperwork and often bribery.
Despite promises to raise wages and fight corruption, there's little sign the three leading presidential candidates will make fundamental changes.
While all three talk of making Mexico's economy more competitive, they have shown little desire to push these goals on the titans of the country's biggest industries, including Mexico's two main television networks, Televisa and TV Azteca; and Cemex, one of the world's largest cement producers.
Technological innovations, recent World Trade Organization rulings and other outside forces have forced some reforms in the telecommunications industry, slightly lowering what are the some of the world's highest telecommunications fees.
But internal change is slow. Mexico's Congress has been quick to protect industry leaders who control everything from what Mexicans watch on television to what kind of beer they drink at the cantina.
This year, lawmakers approved a new radio and television law that gives the two leading networks free digital spectrum to cover their existing analog frequencies, paving the way for high-definition, interactive and combined services. Any potential digital rivals will have to pay to compete.
Many argued the reform would further reduce media competition in Mexico. Televisa alone controls four of the country's six national networks, the biggest cable company and Sky, the only satellite-television provider.
"For the life of me, I don't understand the Mexican Congress, why they would pass a law like that when the Mexicans are already getting ripped off by monopoly prices," said Sidney Weintraub of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
Government dealmaking often seems to benefit Mexico's biggest companies. Another example is the racetrack or electronic betting outlet concessions granted to a firm linked to Televisa. That deal was made by Santiago Creel, right before he resigned as Mexico's interior secretary last year to launch an unsuccessful presidential bid.
The North American Free Trade Agreement has forced Mexico to stop protecting many of its domestic producers and allow imports of cheaper goods.
In the past year, several cut-rate airlines have started business, driving down the price of domestic plane tickets once controlled by Mexico's two main airlines, Mexicana and AeroMexico.
And consumer banking has improved with the arrival of several major international players, including Citibank, HSBC and Spanish bank Banco Santander Central Hispano SA. Their investments have made opening accounts and borrowing money easier and cheaper, while lowering wire fees and increasing the remittances sent home by the millions of Mexicans living in the United States.
Even the largest business interests now acknowledge the problems of Mexico's vastly unequal social classes.
Slim has been promoting a new business accord -- sort of a blueprint for the future Mexican economy -- that recommends fighting crime, creating jobs and attracting investment. It's short on details, but supported by a who's who of Mexico's intellectuals, entertainers and business leaders.
Felipe Calderon of the ruling National Action Party and Roberto Madrazo of the Institutional Revolutionary Party have signed it, and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the left-wing Democratic Revolution Party said he will add his support -- with footnotes on poverty and corruption. Recent polls show Calderon and Lopez Obrador running neck-and-neck.
Mexican businesses used to avoid such public campaigns for fear of angering those in power. Before President Vicente Fox's historic victory in 2000 ended 71 years of rule by the Institutional Revolutionary Party, companies generally avoided publicly challenging political leaders, who controlled key unions as well as government largesse.
While some critics see the accord as propaganda, George Grayson, a Mexico expert at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, says industry leaders -- including Slim -- recognize the need for change.
Slim "likes to make money, clearly, but he's a nationalist," he said. "He loves Mexico."
If any candidate is going to try to shake up the business world, it would be Lopez Obrador, who accuses bankers of being parasites and promises to enforce Mexico's often ignored tax collection laws. Last week, he proposed subsidies to increase the family income of poor families by up to 20 percent.
Overall, Mexico's economy has shown little fear of a Lopez Obrador victory, in part because the fiery candidate is working with a moderate economic team.
And Josefina Camargo, a 37-year-old beauty products saleswoman, is among many who doubt any new president will challenge the ruling elite.
"They just look after their own interests," she said. "They just want to rob more."
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Latin American Film Series
Columbus State's Spanish program is co-hosting a Latin American Film Series in October and November, focusing on the films of Walter Salles.
The series is sponsored by the Spanish Program in our Department of Modern Languages, along with Ohio State University's Center for Latin American Studies. All movies are free and subtitled in English. And Columbus State students are invited when Salles himself visits Ohio State on Nov. 16.
Brazilian filmmaker Salles (Central do Brasil, The Motorcycle Diaries) is the most recognizable figure of contemporary Brazilian cinema globally, and his films have consistently won nominations and prizes at top-tier film festivals.
"This is a unique opportunity to enjoy high-quality cinematographic products from all around Latin America, which get very poor commercial circulation, even though they are well-received and widely awarded in the international festivals," says Dr. G. Raquel Pina, a Columbus State Spanish instructor and co-organizer.
A Grande Arte/Exposure (1991) – October, 18, 2012
O Primeiro Dia/Midnight (1999) – November 1, 2012
Abril Despedaçado/Behind the Sun (2001) – November 15, 2012
Linha de Passe/Life is What You Make It (2008) - November 29, 2012
All films take place at 2 p.m. Thursdays in Franklin Hall 106/107.
Walter Salles visits OSU
Friday, Nov. 16, 2012
Central do Brasil/Central Station (1998)
Event open to the public
Time and place to be announced
More information at OSU Center for Latin American Studies.

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"The End of America" is the documentary version of Naomi Wolf's ("The Beauty Myth") 10-point alarm regarding the erosion of civil liberties in the United States in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
"The End of America" is the documentary version of Naomi Wolf's ("The Beauty Myth") 10-point alarm regarding the erosion of civil liberties in the United States in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg employ talking heads and historical footage in support of Wolf's arguments, which are mostly delivered by the author, "Inconvenient Truth"-style, at a lecture in New York.
Wolf's 10 points detail how an open society such as that envisioned by America's founders becomes a closed society, a la Hitler's Germany, Mussolini's Italy and Stalin's Russia, and how certain techniques common to the latter three have been introduced to the former, by members of the Bush administration.
Among the steps are invoking internal and external threats to stoke fears, opening secret prisons where torture is practiced, surveilling ordinary citizens, detaining and releasing citizens, and recasting dissent as treason.
There's plenty of video to support her assertions (the tale of Maher Arar -- a Canadian citizen seized at Kennedy Airport by the U.S. government on a suspicion of terrorist ties and deported to his native Syria, where he was held for a year without charges, tortured, then released -- is a particularly golden moment in the history of the Republic).
Comparisons to Nazi Germany often serve as a lazy shorthand in political debate, but Wolf ties then and now together with plenty of historical documentation.
In fact, the film's weakness is Wolf herself, who sounds more like a conspiracy theorist than Nobel Prize winner Al Gore as she makes her own arguments. It might have been better if Wolf had turned the main spotlight over to her strong supporting cast, which includes Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times, retired Gen. James Cullen and journalist Joshua Wolf, who had been jailed for refusing to turn video of a demonstration over to the government.
Despite that weakness, it's still a valuable record of an ongoing change in what America is and what its citizens think it should be. If nothing else, watching footage of the backlash over one sentence uttered at a Dixie Chicks concert in 2003 (point No. 7: target key individuals) makes a viewer wonder what all the fuss was about.
Running time: 1:25. Opens Friday at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave.
No MPAA rating; parents cautioned for discussion and depictions of torture.


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Johannesburg - South African insurer Discovery Holdings [JSE:DSY] is mulling expansion in the US market, its head told the Business Day newspaper on Tuesday, to benefit from growing demand for exercise and nutrition programmes.
Discovery quit the US health insurance business two years ago but retained a small wellness programmme business, Vitality.
US employers are increasingly turning to programmes such as weight management and nutritional training to contain costs of medical insurance as part of President Barack Obama's health policy changes.
More than two thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, a cause of many of the most expensive health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
"The US holds real potential... our desire is to work in this competitive market with credible partners. What's happening in around wellness offers substantial potential," the newspaper quoted Discovery chief executive Adrian Gore as saying.
Discovery was not available to comment.
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Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray, tight end Arthur Lynch, inside linebacker Ramik Wilson and kicker Marshall Morgan were named as honorable mention selections on SI.com's All-America team.
… Tight end Jay Rome underwent foot surgery last Friday, according to Georgia. Coach Mark Richt said on Saturday that Rome wouldn't play in the bowl game.
… Cornerback Shaq Wiggins (illness) did not practice Tuesday. Defensive end Garrison Smith (ankle) practiced in a non-contact jersey.
… Former Georgia cornerback Chris Sanders, one of three players dismissed in February 2012, along with Nick Marshall, has found a new home. After playing for Eastern Arizona College, Sanders plans to play next season at Baylor, according to the Waco Tribune-Herald.


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October 10- Men's Soccer Alumni Reunion
Join us back at Greenwood Field Saturday, October 10th as the Bulldogs take on Coastal Carolina at 7 p.m. The day will begin with a 1 p.m. Kick Around at Greenwood Field. Prior to the game, join us in the South Ridge Parking Deck for a tailgate and then stay for the game.
October 22- Bulldog Alumni Career Panel 7-8 pm in Alumni Hall Highsmith Union
October 23 - Hall of Fame Event. We welcome all Alumni back to attend the Hall of Fame Event. Your Men and Women's Soccer Teams will be playing a doubleheader on October 24th. Game times are 4:30 and 7:00 pm. Your Men and Women's Basketball Teams will be having open practices during the weekend as well. More information to come soon.


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Hello All
Are there any Chi Runners in South Australia ??
Haven't heard of any and we don't have any instructors there, yet. Have you posted on other forums?
Laura Houston
Certified Chi Running and Chi Walking Master Instructor
Seattle WA
Hi Laura
No they seem to be a very rare breed here !!! I have posted on another running forum asking around but no luck :-( any othe ideas ??
Hey Laura I forgot to ask you can I private message you..thanks
Hi again
I misread that - I thought it read South Africa! I should not multitask…anyway, there are TWO Chi Running instructors in Australia - JR Campion (https://www.chirunning.com/learn-it/certified-instructor/88503/) and Catherine Cantwell (https://www.chirunning.com/learn-it/certified-instructor/93262/). Catherine is mainly in Sydney. And I know it's far away, but there are also two instructors in New Zealand - Loreen Ozolins (https://www.chirunning.com/learn-it/certified-instructor/86996) and Jane Manthorpe (https://www.chirunning.com/learn-it/certified-instructor/99794).
I would try contacting JR as he has traveled extensively through Australia (and NZ) teaching, so he should know of other Chi Runners around.
And you can contact me via my instructor page - https://www.chirunning.com/learn-it/certified-instructor/13


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I am a douchebag, and it feels amazing.
Last week, the good people at Occupy Toronto drew up a list of Right-Wing Douchebags who had distorted the news. There didn't seem to be any firm criteria for winning a nomination for the category — you didn't even need to have written a word about the Occupiers to be nominated. Just ask Christie Blatchford, one of two Post columnists honoured by a douchebag declaration from the occupiers despite the fact she hadn't had time to cover the protest due to her having relocated to Kingston to cover the Shafia trial. Also listed from the National Post was Chris Selley, who is neither particularly right-wing nor a douchebag (take it from the guy who sits next to him — he's about as pleasant and good-natured a neighbour as you could ask for).This week, the protesters decided to expand on their earlier list of Right-Wing Douchebags. Added were many Toronto-area media personalities who would be delighted with the recognition, and I'm not too humble to admit that yours truly was one of them.
To be included in the company of such fellow douchebags as Michael Coren, Jerry Agar and Rosie DiManno is an honour all by itself. I feel like Nirvana after Weird Al asked if he could parody one of their songs — this is how you know you have arrived.
Of course, I can't let it go to my head. There is still one more step to climb on my way to the top here, and so far, the only one of us to do it is John Tory, of NewsTalk 1010 CFRB (Or OPINIONTalk, as the Occupiers see it). He has a very special note next to his douchebag nomination: He "is 1%." I say again: John Tory is 1%. (I think they mean he has mega bucks, not that he is skim milk.)
Congratulations, John. But be warned. Now that I have equalled you for "douchebaggery," as it's known, I'm just one CEO-ship of a major Canadian corporation away from giving you a run for your money as Toronto's leading 1% douchebag. Watch your back, my friend.
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Canadian man won $725K thanks to Seattle
The controversial ending to the Monday Night Football game between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks was worth a quarter of a million dollars in winnings for a Canadian man, according to an ESPN.com report.
Gino DiFelice won $725,274 on a $5 bet, when the Seahawks' last-second victory meant that he picked all 15 games correctly on his betting ticket. Canada's provincial governments allow for citizens to bet on sports events.
Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate was credited with a touchdown after he and Packers' M.D. Jennings appeared to both have possession of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson's Hail Mary pass at the end of the game.
DiFelice told reporters that his 12-year-old daughter, Mia, helped fill out his ticket. He typically submits three tickets; one is picked by him, and each of the others is filled out by each of his two children.
"The winner was the ticket my daughter consulted me on," he told the QMI press agency of Canada. "The funniest part is, the ticket I made all of the picks myself, I only got four right."


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The Republic of Malta is situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya. Malta gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 and became a republic in 1974. Since 1964 it has been a member of the United Nations and in 2004 it joined as a member of the European Union. Malta is also party to the Schengen Agreement and in 2008 it became part of the eurozone.
Throughout history, Malta's location has given it great strategic importance and has become a maritime hub in the Mediterranean and an entree-port to the EU. Moreover Malta offers an array of aviation services relating to the registration of aircraft and aircraft mortgages, financing and management of aircraft, insurance, brokerage, aircraft maintenance, classification and surveying of aircraft. Increasingly recognised as a flag of confidence by the maritime and aviation industries, Malta offers owners and operators of merchant vessels, superyachts and commercial and private jets tax efficiency, a robust regulatory framework and industry expertise, capabilities and facilities in a central European location.
The choice of an owner when considering the appropriate jurisdiction to register a vessel is invariably linked with the reputation of the chosen flag and fiscal considerations. Malta has the second largest shipping register in Europe and the seventh largest in the world, with over 5,000 vessels now flying the Maltese flag.
Aside from the operation of an efficient international ship register, Malta offers a whole range of international maritime services and facilities including:
The main advantages of registering a ship under the Maltese flag include:
The registration of vessels under the Maltese flag takes place firstly by provisional and subsequently by permanent registration. Provisional registration is valid for 6 months and may be extended up to one year, by which time permanent registration must be completed.
A vessel at the time and for the duration of its registration in Malta must be classed with a Classification Society authorised to issue statutory certificates on behalf of the Government of Malta. The following is a list of the classification societies recognized by the Merchant Shipping Directorate:
A Maltese registered vessel may be registered under bareboat charter under a foreign flag and a non-Maltese registered vessel is eligible to be registered under bareboat charter under the Maltese flag, if the vessel in question is registered in a compatible registry.
The following is a list of current compatible registries approved by the Registrar of Shipping for bareboat registration in and out of Malta:
Our shipping-related services at OCRA Malta include the registration, transfer and deletion of vessels under the Malta flag, vessel maintenance and administration, co-ordination of vessel financing transactions, registration of statutory mortgages, coordination of the issue of STCW endorsements and handling of on-going crewing and compliance formalities with the relevant Maltese authorities and incorporation of ship owning and management companies.
Malta offers a number of solutions to yachts owners including certification of commercial yachts, VAT-efficient leasing structures and temporary importation procedures. At OCRA Malta we provide our clients with a complete one-stop and tailor-made service for yacht owners not only in respect of the registration of yachts and ownership structures but we also offer expertise advice on VAT and tax planning particularly in connection with the importation of yachts into the EU.
Under the Malta flag a yacht is first registered provisionally for six months and may be extended for a further period not exceeding six months during which all the appropriate documentation for its permanent registration needs to be finalised.
The requirements for provisional registration are:
Yachts in commercial use which are over 15 metres in length and do not carry more than 12 passengers, can be registered as commercial yachts subject to compliance with the requirements of the Commercial Yacht Code drawn up by the Merchant Shipping Directorate within the Authority for Transport in Malta. The Code has gained acceptance and recognition within the yachting industry and to date more than 150 yachts with an average length of 30 metres are registered as commercial yachts under the Malta flag.
An initial pre-registration survey is carried out in order to draw up compliance with the Code. Grey areas and specific issues are discussed between the approved Government surveyor and the Malta administration and recommended design alternatives are agreed upon in order to ensure that the desirable standards are achieved following which a Certificate of Compliance will be issued which will enable the yacht to operate commercially.
Malta offers a number of advantages to owners operating commercial yachts, which advantages include the following:
It is noteworthy that yachts that are operated at extra cleanliness and safety standards are assigned a Green Yacht Notation which give the owner various benefits including charter preference.
The Malta VAT Department has issued guidelines for yacht-leasing structures. In terms these guidelines, a Maltese company acquiring a pleasure yacht and leasing it to third parties is required to apply Malta VAT only to that portion of the lease during which the yacht is presumed to lie in EU territorial waters. The portion of lease subject to Malta VAT is determined on the basis of the vessel's length overall and means of propulsion.
The following table sets out the relative parameters applied by the Malta VAT department in relation to yacht leasing structures, which effectively reduces the standard 18% Malta VAT rate:
The main features of the yacht leasing structure can be summarised as follows:
Any yacht spending more than 6 months in any calendar year cruising in EU VAT zone waters may be liable to EU VAT in the place of effective importation, irrespective of its ownership. Where, however, a yacht is imported into EU waters with the intention of re-exporting it may be temporarily brought into the EU and used for private purposes without customs duties or VAT being paid on the value of that yacht.
The temporary importation procedure enables the yacht to stay within the EU for 18 months and can move freely within its territorial waters with no further customs formalities during this period. If the boat is laid up for any period of time it is also possible to disregard such laid up period for the purpose of reckoning the 18-month period. Where the temporary importation is effected in Malta, the customs authorities will require the provision of a security or guarantee, which may be capped by agreement with the customs authorities, to cover the payment of the customs duties and VAT that become due if the yacht does not leave the EU customs territory after the operative period.
This procedure cannot be availed of by persons or companies residing in the EU.
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Michael is a qualified advocate in Malta, practicing primarily in the areas of corporate and insolvency law, financial services regulation, contract law and immovable property law. Michael's main responsibilities involve the provision of technical consultancy relating to corporate and regulatory matters, general finance issues, permanent residence permits, ship and yacht registration, real estate transactions and estate planning.
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Israeli Leftists, Meet Your Representatives
The importance of the leftist-voter is constantly undergoing a process of maturation, and in the 2009 elections it reached its peak of sophistication - in other words, its quintessential foolishness.
The rain has passed and the sound of elections has not yet been heard in our land. Yet nevertheless a lot of ink has already been spilled. How will the Israeli left run in the next elections? As one large camp, together with everyone to the left of Kadima? Or each movement under its own flag? Will the new replace the old, and what form will this new entity assume?
It was not because of its configuration that the left shrunk in the past 10 years. Nor because of its messages. It was because of its electorate.
The leftist - as everyone knows - is not like other people. He is intelligent, not to say an intellectual; he is rational, sophisticated and level-headed; he doesn't tend to become overly emotional, like the hotheads from Likud; he's independent, with his own ability to think and analyze; he has an inborn objection to the herd mentality; and, as a multidisciplinary and multicultural personality, he sees the situation in all its nuanced colors, rather than in black and white. Nobody will say that he returns to the stable like a blind horse, simply because of that familiar smell.
As a person with an opinion, but free of prejudice, he knows that the enemy of the good is the very good, and that's why he will choose the lesser evil, knowing there can be no good without bad.
That's how he voted in 1999, when Ehud Barak was the lieutenant general of our dreams. That's how he voted in 2003, when Amram Mitzna was considered more Meretz than Meretz, certainly no less. But Labor quickly rejected him as a transplanted organ, because even Meretz-lite is too much for it.
And in 2006 the left's choice was self evident, just as it was a serious blow to Mapainiks (Laborites ) from the house of Herzog-Hohenzollern: Amir Peretz burst forth as a promise at dawn, caught fire like a twig in the socialist tribal campfire, and in an instant was extinguished for lack of oxygen in his party.
The importance of the leftist-voter is constantly undergoing a process of maturation, and in the 2009 elections it reached its peak of sophistication. In other words, its quintessential foolishness. This time, it took another giant step forward. In order to block Benjamin Netanyahu, it voted for Dalia Itzik, Eli Aflalo, Tzachi Hanegbi, Avi Dichter, Shaul Mofaz, Orit Zuaretz, Arie Bibi, Ruhama Avraham Balila, Majali Wahabi, Robert Tibayev, Yoel Hasson, Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich, Otniel Schneller, Marina Solodkin, Israel Hasson, Gideon Ezra, Shai Hermesh, Yohanan Plesner and Ronit Tirosh... my apologies to anyone I've omitted here.
This impressive collection was preferred to Haim Oron, Ilan Ghilon, Nitzan Horowitz and Zehava Galon, who remained outside due to a sudden shortage of ballot slips. And now the leftist is wondering and making calculations about where his camp disappeared to and why it hasn't been heard lately. And yet Netanyahu was still elected, in spite of the fact that the leftist himself sold his vote, and in spite of all his clever tactics.
The 18th Knesset will go down in perpetual disgrace due to its racist-chauvinist character, which even its speaker rejects; it will leave behind it a long trail of legislative excrement. Not only did Kadima fail to stop the abominable legislation, it supported it. Only last month most of its members supported the Nakba and Acceptance Committee laws, whether by voting in the plenum or by fleeing from it. Let me correct myself immediately: they didn't support some of the racist laws, they initiated them - the list is long and it's in front of me at this moment. These are your representatives, left-wingers, how goodly they are.
In advance of the coming elections I have an original idea, tell me what you think.
Maybe for once, and for a refreshing change, let the sophisticated, foolish voter give his vote to those who represent him faithfully all year round, and not only at Purim, when people don disguises.
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Does Verizon's "Share Everything" plan combine data allotment for iPhone + iPad?
Would 1MB of data on their "Share Everything" plan cover both my iPad & iPhone? The description says "devices," not phones.
If not, does the "free" included hotspot on a Verizon iPhone provide data to a AT7T iPad (assuming the 2 are in proximity)?
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I have Verizon's Share Everything plan for 2 iPhone 5Cs and an iPad2 with 4 gb of data. I received a free Mifi hotspot Jetpack when purchasing the 2 iPhones and can run my iPad2 as well as 2 Nook HD+ tablets.
1MB is not a lot of data if you are surfing the internet on your phone, downloading photos or movies, watching videos, etc.
With just the iPhones my husband and I used about 2 gb a month without streaming videos or movies. But he does send email attachments and documents for his company.
Hope this helps you.
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A Little Evolution Goes a Long Way in Alien Hive
A cursory glance at Appxplore's latest mobile game gives the impression that it's nothing more than a standard match-three puzzle game. Alien Hive is a match-three game, but it's also an alien-breeding strategy game — I guess that last bit is hard to convey in a single screenshot. Let's try words instead.


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The United Nations came right out in the open last week and asked themselves whether they were in fact united nations.
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>In Moscow, U.S. Ambassador Admiral William Standley aired a great impediment to real U.S.-Russian friendshipRussia's secretiveness (see col. 3).
>Anthony Eden arrived in Washington to sell the U.S. one version of collaboration with Russia (see p. 9).
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Santana refutes contract report
Santana refutes contract report
MINNEAPOLIS -- Johan Santana knows despite the fact that there are two years remaining on his contract with the Twins, his future remains one of the hottest topics in all of baseball. Speculation regarding his future is one of the things that Santana has come to expect will occur as time ticks down until he's a free agent. But it's the rampant rumors which are being reported that seem to be agitating Santana, as was the case Wednesday. A report that ran on Sports Illustrated's Web site on Wednesday afternoon -- and was due to run in the weekly issue of the magazine -- claimed a league source said Santana had turned down an offer by the Twins for a two-year extension worth about $18 million annually. The article said the deal also included a club option for 2011. It was also reported that the Twins ace had set his deadline for securing a new deal at Opening Day, informing the team's front office that contract negotiations were now off until he becomes a free agent following the '08 season.
The person who seemed most surprised by the report was Santana himself. And the pitcher immediately refuted the article on all accounts. "I wonder who said that, because as far I know, I haven't talked to anybody about anything," Santana said. "And I'm pretty sure that you guys [the Twin Cities media] would be the first ones to know, because you're always around, so it doesn't make any sense that somebody outside here is making some of those comments." Santana also made sure to stress that the door is still open for contract discussions to take place at any time. "I'm not closing the door," Santana said. "If I were to be closing doors, then I would have said, 'I want to be out of here.' I've never said anything like that, and I never will say anything like that, so it's always there. It's just I'm not the one who is going to knock at the door." As for the part of the report that said the team had offered a two-year extension, Santana said that he has a deal in place with his agent, Peter Greenberg, that if anything is offered, he will be contacted immediately. And, as of now, Santana is still waiting for the team to approach him with any sort of deal. "We haven't talked about anything," Santana said. "So that's why I'm surprised [by this]. I don't negotiate through the media. I know there will be a lot of rumors going on, and that's part of the situation that I'm in right now." Greenberg said that his agency would not comment on the SI report. Santana has become one of the hottest contract topics, in much part due to the type of money that has been offered to other starting pitchers. The deal that made it appear like Santana's asking price could skyrocket higher than first imagined was the seven-year, $126 million deal that Barry Zito received from the Giants this winter. All spring, Santana's statement regarding his contract situation was the sooner the Twins approached him with a potential deal, the better off they would be. The Twins have expressed their interest in inking Santana to a long-term deal despite the fact that no talks have begun as of yet. As for when those talks might happen, Twins general manager Terry Ryan reiterated the team's policy of not commenting on contracts during the season. Exactly what it will potentially take to keep Santana in Minnesota appears to be a deal that extends longer than the reported two-year offer reported by SI. As for whether he would be willing to take a hometown discount for such a deal, Santana admitted he hasn't ruled it out, but he said that it would depend on the length of the potential contract. "It all depends on how many years they are willing to offer, too," Santana said. "I would definitely like to do something longer than [the two years], but I guess the question here is durability. I feel pretty good, so I'm not even thinking about that or worrying about that." One thing that Santana brought up is the fact that the Twins have made it a policy not to discuss contracts during the season. But it seems that the team has meant that more in terms of talking openly about those discussions in the public and not actual contract negotiations. The Twins have negotiated extensions during the regular season previously, including two deals in 2006, as they signed backup catcher Mike Redmond and left-handed reliever Dennys Reyes each to a two-year, $2 million deal. The Twins' payroll set a record high in '07 at just $71 million, and it's become a question as to whether the team will be able to afford the type of money that Santana likely could command on the free-agent market. With all the factors that are in place, including the Twins wanting to sign other players like first baseman Justin Morneau and closer Joe Nathan, Santana knows that remaining in Minnesota might not be the likeliest of possibilities. "This is business, and that's the sad part of all of this," Santana said. "You get so comfortable on a team, and then sometimes everything has to go away. You have to be a professional, make adjustments and stand up for whoever you are going to defend." But even while making it clear that he understands the way the business works, Santana reiterated his desire to remain in a Twins uniform if things could work out the way he hopes. "I will be honest with you, I'd like to stay here forever," Santana said. "Now it's: 'How many years do they want to do?' Hopefully, I can do lifetime -- that's what I would like to do. But I guess in these days, it doesn't work out that way."
Kelly Thesier is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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ANAHEIM, Calif. - Any question about Rivals100 linebacker Marcus Sims and his ability to play running back has been answered in the first four days of practice at the Air 7 CaliFlorida Bowl.
The 6-foot, 211-pound four-star from Tallahassee (Fla.) North Florida Christian has been one tough load to handle coming out of the backfield. With fellow Florida runner C.J. Spiller still getting back to 100 percent on his ankle, it has allowed the No. 4 rated inside linebacker to look like a star on offense.
"I'm getting a lot better out there and I like the position," Sims said. "I think I'm doing decent at running back overall, but I can always do better and work on a lot of stuff. It's been fun though. Once I get a few more things down before Saturday, it will be all good."
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As for recruiting, regardless of where teams are looking at him for a position, there are plenty of options on the table. Sims, the No. 8 rated player in Florida, is starting to shave his list and looks towards finishing his official visits.
After checking out Alabama, Southern Cal, and Miami, he's got two more on tap.
"Clemson is up and then I've got Florida State," Sims said about his remaining trips. "The first three were all about the same. They had great academics, facilities, and the players in general were all real great to be around."
Though one team has not shifted it's way into the front seat, a decision may not be far off. It could even be sooner than his original plan of Signing Day.
"If I'm ready, I'll go ahead and commit," he said. "It really depends on what I feel like after I take all of my visits."
Sims is listed as the No. 88 overall prospect in the nation.


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When to Seek Medical Care for Shark Bites
See a doctor for all but minor wounds. The doctor will evaluate the wound for significant damage, such as injury to blood vessels, nerves, or internal organs.
Shark Bite Exams and Tests
A person may not always know whether the wound came from a shark or another fish, such as a barracuda. Shark bites can be massive with significant bleeding and tissue loss.
Bites are often crescent-shaped or appear as a series of parallel cuts. Encounters may result in minor wounds, such as abrasions from a shark bump. Some victims have bone fractures (breaks). Others may carry debris, such as shark teeth fragments, that may have been introduced into the wounds during the attack.
Shark Bite and Shark Attack Treatment
All shark bites, even minor ones, require immediate medical attention. First aid to clean the wound and stop bleeding should be applied at the scene. Doctors may start the victim on a course of antibiotics to prevent infection. They also may suture the wounds and could attempt to repair deeper tissue damage if present.
Self-Care at Home for a Shark Bite
Provide emergency care immediately. Control any visible bleeding by applying direct pressure. Keep the victim calm. Provide warmth, since the victim may be chilled from the water and may be suffering from hypothermia (low body temperature).
All shark bite victims should be evaluated by a medical healthcare professional. If only a minor wound is present, consider washing the wound with soap and water and cover it with a clean dressing and seek medical care.
If there is significant injury, activate the emergency medical system and call 911.
Medical Treatment for Shark Attacks
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The treatment required will be tailored to the extent of the injury. If there is major injury and the patient has had significant bleeding, the initial medical care will be directed at stabilizing the ABCs (airway, breathing and circulation). Oxygen may be used, intravenous lines started with fluids and or blood transfusions required. If there is tissue loss or major wound, these may need to be cleaned or debrided (where dead tissue is cut away) in the operating room by a surgeon.
Isolated minor wounds may be able to be treated in the emergency department or a doctor's office. These wounds need to be cleansed thoroughly to prevent infection. With any penetrating wound caused by an animal bite, debris or foreign objects can be pushed into the tissue and needs to be identified and removed if possible an x-ray may be used to identify such objects.
The healthcare provider will likely exam the wound for type of injury, and look for associated injuries like nerve or artery damage. This may require using anesthetic to explore the wound to its full depth to make certain no deep structures are involved.
The key to preventing wound infections is aggressive cleaning. This can begin at the scene using tap water to irrigate the wound. The healthcare provider may want to further wash out the injured area.
Sutures may or may not be used, depending upon the care provider's concern about the risk of infection. A wound that is sutured or stitched shut is at higher risk of becoming infected.
The use of antibiotics prophylactically to prevent infection needs to be individualized for each patient.
The doctor must first treat life-threatening injuries. With shark attacks, massive tissue loss or bleeding causes most deaths. The doctor will attempt to stop bleeding by applying direct pressure. IV fluids and blood products will be needed for any major wounds.
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Gallup: Congress stuck at 13 percent
The public's approval of Congress remains stuck at an all-time rock bottom level of 13 percent in November, a new Gallup poll shows.
Congressional approval was also at 13 percent – the lowest level in Gallup's history — in October and August of this year. The disapproval rating for Congress in November was 82 percent, a 1 percent rise from October's 81 percent.
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The historically low congressional approval rating was prevalent among individuals of varying political parties. Just 15 percent of Democrats said they approve of Congress, while only 11 percent of independents gave Congress a thumbs up. Republicans were somewhere in the middle of the 11 to 15 percent range.
According to Gallup, the average congressional approval rating so far this year is 17 percent. If this number holds, 2011 will prove to be the year with the lowest annual congressional job approval rating since Gallup started polling on the issue in 1974, faring worse than the 19 percent annual lows recorded in 2010 and 2008, as well as the 19 percent in 1979 and 18 percent in 1992, when Gallup only measured congressional approval ratings once annually.
The poll was conducted Nov. 3-6, with a random sample of 1,012 adults ages 18 and older. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.


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Butter Chicken
I made Butter Chicken for the first time sometime after we moved into this house in 2013. Since then, it's become a family favorite and been our alternative to take-out many times. It freezes beautifully and makes a great packed lunch for work. All you have to do is cook some rice, which we always have in the house. Done.
Ingredients (Serves 8)
- 2 onions, diced
- 1/2 cup butter
- salt
- 1 rotisserie chicken, skin removed, shredded (or 2 pounds of boneless chicken, cut into bite-size chunks)
- 29 ounces canned tomato sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups basmati rice, cooked according to package directions
- Melt butter in a dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, season with salt, and cook, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent and soft.
- Add chicken. If using raw chicken, cook until seared on all sides. You may want to do this in two batches.
- Add tomato sauce and spices. Stir to combine. Cover and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.
- Add cream and stir. Serve over rice, topping with more cayenne for extra spice if desired.
To freeze, spoon into ziploc bags and lay flat in the freezer. To reheat, cut open bag (do not thaw) and place butter chicken in a skillet with 1/4 cup water. Cover and reheat over medium-low until heated through. Serve over rice.


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Stuttering is a type of speech disorder that interrupts the normal flow of speech. This means those with a stutter will know exactly what they want to say, but may find it difficult to get the words out. This can cause communication difficulties. This may then lead to damaged self-esteem, low self-confidence and even anxiety.
While stuttering is common among young children and tends to resolves itself naturally, in some cases it can follow into adulthood. Interestingly, stuttering can also begin in adulthood. As stuttering is often exacerbated by stress and anxiety, hypnotherapy can be a helpful tool alongside other treatments such as speech therapy.
Keep reading to learn more about stuttering in children, stuttering in adults, what treatments are available and how hypnotherapy may be able to help.
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What is a stutter?
There are many different speech disorders that make communication difficult, of all of them stuttering is perhaps the most common. Also known as a stammer, a stutter will typically cause the speaker to repeat the first part of the word (as in "b-b-b-book") or hold a sound for an extended period of time (as in "booooooook"). For some, getting any sound out at all is difficult. All stammers are individual however and will vary from person to person.
Those who have a stutter may add words like 'um' into their speech if they anticipate a problem moving to the next word. They may also experience behaviours such as rapid eye blinks, head jerks and facial ticks.
Many people who stutter find it gets worse when they are excited, stressed, tired or under pressure. For example, when put into an anxiety-inducing situation (e.g. making a speech) stuttering may increase. It is this physical reaction to an emotion that can be addressed with hypnotherapy.
Interestingly, many people who stutter don't report problems when they sing, talk to themselves or talk in unison with someone else. This could, in part, be due to a reduction of stress in these situations.
What causes it?
The cause of stuttering is complex and varied. Experts believe there are a combination of factors at play, including:
- Genetics - Research shows that 60% of those with a stutter have a family member who also stutters.
- Other speech difficulties - Those who have experienced other speech difficulties may be more prone to developing a stutter.
- Rapid speech rate - If someone naturally speaks quickly, they may encounter more speech problems.
- Differences in the brain - Studies have shown that those with a stutter typically process language in different areas of the brain.
It is estimated that one per cent of adults in the UK stutter and interestingly it is four times more likely to affect men than women.
Stuttering in children
Between the ages of two and five, stuttering is common. These are the years when we learn to talk, and so there are often bumps in the road. Stuttering in children may last for weeks or months, but most will grow out of it.
If the stammer is frequent and appears to be getting worse, it may be worth checking their symptoms with a doctor. If your child reaches school age with their stammer, they are likely to become more aware of it. This can lead to anxiety and may even result in bullying from other children.
If this happens, speaking to your child's teacher is recommended to help stop the bullying. Being bullied or feeling embarrassed by stuttering can make the problem worse as anxiety surrounding talking begins.
If your child has a stammer, try the following techniques to improve their confidence when speaking:
- Make talking fun and relaxed, don't demand your child speaks 'correctly' at all times.
- Avoid corrections and criticisms, these may make your child more self-conscious.
- Try not to ask too many questions, children tend to speak more freely when expressing their own ideas.
- Don't ask your child to read out loud or make a speech if they are feeling stressed/upset.
- Keep the house as calm as possible, a relaxed atmosphere encourages a relaxed state of mind.
- Speak slowly and clearly when talking to them, this will help them mimic your speaking style.
- Convey that you accept your child as he/she is - this will help them feel relaxed about their stutter and are less likely to develop anxiety.
Viewing stuttering as 'wrong' or 'bad' in childhood could cause your child to encounter speaking issues in adulthood. For this reason, perhaps the most important thing you can do is be nurturing, caring and accepting of the way they speak.
Stuttering in adults
If stuttering continues into adulthood it can lead to stress, anxiety and low self-esteem. In some cases, stuttering can start in adulthood. The reasons for this are varied, but may include the following:
Neurological trauma
Considered one of the most common causes of stuttering in adults, neurological (brain) trauma includes stroke, head injury, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. As this cause of stammering is physical, medical intervention and speech and language therapy are typically required.
Drug reaction
In some cases, a stammer can occur due to a drug reaction. Certain prescribed medications for example may lead to changes in speech. If this happens while you are taken a medicine, be sure to contact your doctor immediately.
An event or series of events that you find stressful can result in stuttering. This is often referred to as psychogenic stuttering. Some examples of stressful events include the end of a relationship and bereavement. A stress-reaction could also follow an accident or other trauma. In many cases this form of stuttering corrects itself once the stress and anxiety dissipates. This particular form of stuttering can benefit greatly from hypnotherapy as it can help you overcome the associated stress and anxiety.
Re-occurrence of a childhood stammer
As we have already mentioned, stuttering in children is relatively common. In some instances a child may grow out of their stammer, but it then reappears in adulthood. When a child has a stammer, they may learn to avoid certain words or certain speaking situations. To an onlooker this may look like they've overcome their stutter. These methods of coping can break down in later life, causing the stammer to re-emerge.
Other causes
Sometimes stuttering in adults occurs for seemingly no reason. In these cases it is important to do the necessary investigation (i.e. see your doctor) and explore your treatment options.
Coping at work with a stutter
Stuttering can be considered a disability under the Equality Act. This means that it is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against you because of your stutter. It can be helpful however to discuss your speech disorder with your employer, in case they need to make any adjustments.
Adjustments your employer may want to make could include:
- Allowing more time for oral activities (interviews, presentations etc.).
- More emphasis on written work.
- Giving ample time for you to be heard in meetings.
- Negotiating alternative arrangements to telephone calls if they are presenting a problem.
Stuttering treatment
If you are worried about your speech, it is important to go to your doctor. They will be able to carry out physical and hearing tests to ascertain any physical causes. Once a cause has been established, your doctor will be able to talk through your treatment options.
The most common form of treatment is speech and language therapy. A speech and language therapist is an expert in speech disorders, such as stuttering. They will assess you to better understand what you have difficulty with (for example, fluency or articulation). They will then work with you to draw up a treatment plan. This will likely involve speech exercises.
The exercises you are given will depend on the nature of your stammer. Many therapists will look to control and improve your fluency. This will teach you to speak slowly and deliberately. Over time you should be able to build up a more natural speaking pattern.
For many, tackling any underlying stress, anxiety or self-esteem issues is also required. This can be addressed in several ways including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and hypnotherapy.
Hypnotherapy for stuttering
Treating any physical cause of a stammer is advised, but when looking at treating psychological causes or triggers, hypnotherapy for stuttering can be incredibly helpful. There are many areas related to stuttering which can be addressed, including the following:
Many people become self-conscious of their stuttering. This can quickly lead to anxiety, as they believe stuttering is 'wrong' and something to be ashamed of. This typically stems from childhood when teachers or family may have told them that stuttering is 'bad'. If this applies to you, you may have learnt that stuttering is wrong. This learnt behaviour can become embodied in your muscles (known as muscle memory) which can make stuttering worse. Hypnotherapy for stuttering looks to reduce anxiety about stuttering. Often, when this worry about speaking is removed, the stammer eases up naturally.
Low self-esteem
A common side-effect of stuttering is low self-esteem. This may occur due to childhood bullying or through being told stuttering is 'wrong'. Hypnotherapy can help this by changing negative thought patterns to more positive ones. Over time, this can improve your self-esteem.
Past events
If you believe your stammer can be traced back to a stressful event, hypnotherapy may be able to help. The analytical side of hypnotherapy can help you identify the event that triggered your stutter, helping you to resolve and residual issues. This can be especially helpful if you find certain situations/people make your stutter worse.
A lot of people find their stutter gets worse when they are stressed. Hypnotherapy is effective at treating stress and can help with this. Your hypnotherapist is likely to put you into a state of deep relaxation so your subconscious is open to suggestion. At this point, your hypnotherapist can suggest relaxation as a response to the stressful situation. This combined with self-hypnosis and relaxation techniques can help to reduce stress and hopefully reduce your stutter.
For some people, their stutter is triggered by something. It may be a situation, an environment or even a person. If this is the case for you, hypnotherapy may be able to help you deal more effectively to your triggers. For example, instead of feeling anxious about a situation, your hypnotherapist could teach you new reactions, so you feel confident and relaxed. This should ease your stuttering.
As with many forms of therapy, figuring out what works best for you individually is key. For many, a multi-pronged approach works well. This may mean visiting your doctor in the first instance and then working with a hypnotherapist alongside a speech and language therapist.
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As designers and creators, we personally put a lot into our projects to ensure that they are at the highest level of perfection as possible. Creating an original piece of work is one of the most gratifying things you can do, especially when you are free to create whatever it is you see or feel inside yourself. However, it is no easy task, particularly when there are standards or parameters to work within – a situation many designers find themselves in on a daily basis.
Unless you are lucky enough to be able to spawn a new idea, come up with its process, and put it into action instantly; creating an original piece of work does require some preparation and steps. Before creating an original work, you need to make sure it hasn't been created, made, or produced previously by another person or entity. The simplest way is to start doing some old fashioned research. Do some online searches and look into your industry's publications, blogs, and your competition's webpages and social media. By doing this, you will not only ensure your idea is completely original and brand new to you, but also possibly gain new perspectives on what others in your field are doing and how you can create something better or different.Once you've got your original concept in mind, the next best step is constructing a plan to execute your final piece of work. This may take some time, experimentation, and development of skills or processes. Remember, the original plan may not always be the best one to follow through with! New ideas may spring up as you work through your course of action, so make sure to create some checkpoints for yourself to ensure that you are still on track to complete your project and keep it within your original vision. This is an original work straight from within, so expect some changes to occur but remember to stay true to your initial path.


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Hillary Clinton, who gave a high-profile speech in Washington on Thursday, is years away from running for president and still may eventually opt against a campaign. But over the last several months, she's positioned herself for a potential candidacy in two interesting ways.
1. A 100 percent Obama supporter
Former President Clinton, in a closed-door session in June, suggested Obama's Syria policy was not working. Leon Panetta, who ran the CIA and then the Defense Department under Obama, criticized the president's strategy in the recent battle over the debt ceiling and the government shutdown. A number of Democrats in Congress are now attacking the Obama administration for the roll-out of HealthCare.gov.
But not Hillary. Since she left the State Department, Hillary Clinton, at least publicly, has only praised her one-time rival and then boss, Obama. When Obama was considering a military strike again Syria, Clinton backed it, even as the move became so unpopular Obama eventually abandoned the idea. Obama's back and forth on Syria and the flawed healthcare roll-out have provided Clinton easy, convenient opportunities to distance herself from an increasingly unpopular administration, if not Obama personally.
But Clinton has not said a negative word about Obama or his team's handling of either situation and publicly backed their strong stance against Republicans during budget negotiations.
"I think they (Republicans) ought to go back and read history. Because I will just say that it wouldn't be the worst thing for Democrats if they try to shut the government down. We've seen that movie before," Clinton said during a panel at the Clinton Global Initiative last month, echoing Obama's views on the eve of the government shutdown.
It's unlikely Clinton will take this posture for the next four years and never criticize Obama, but she is taking the approach for now of remaining tightly aligned with a president who is still very popular with the Democratic base.
2. Embracing key causes of the Democratic base
Clinton has mostly given paid speeches to groups or addresses to non-partisan audiences, such as one earlier this month at Yale Law School.
But she's also made moves that will curry favor with Democrats and show her support for key party causes. While much has been made of Clinton's longtime friendship with Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic activist and 2008 Clinton campaign chair who is now running to be Virginia's governor, Clinton also stopped in Virginia to campaign for McAuliffe for less personal reasons: McAuliffe is a Democrat running in a tight race in a key swing state; his opponent, Republican Ken Cuccinelli, is an ardent conservative and strong opponent of abortion rights; and the winner of this race is likely to determine if Virginia eventually expands its Medicaid program under "Obamacare" and covers thousands of low-income residents. Clinton has also publicly backed Bill de Blasio, the Democrat likely to be elected mayor of New York next month.
In one of her few policy speeches since leaving the State Department, Clinton, in an address in August, blasted Republican-backed proposals to require photo IDs to vote and limit early voting hours in blunt, pointed language that Obama rarely uses. She called a controversial new voting law in North Carolina that cuts early voting there by a week and eliminates same-day registration as a "greatest hits of voter suppression." The speech showed her awareness that voting rights, a cause of the 1960s that had diminished from the public debate in recent years, is now a huge issue for many civil rights activists and African-American leaders in the wake of GOP legislation that those leaders argue is a threat to the right to vote.


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School bus crash leaves two dead, 50 hurt in Missouri
At least two people were dead and 50 hurt when two school buses collided with a truck and sports utility vehicle on a Missouri highway Thursday, media reported.
The buses were full of eighth grade students belonging to a school band on their way to the Six Flags amusement park, CNN reported.
The shocking images captured by news crew helicopters showed one of the buses propped up on top of the tractor-trailer, the SUV crushed underneath.
White foam covered the road, presumably used by rescue crews to prevent a fire.
"It's a horrible situation, it really is," Jordan Durand, a spokesman with the Missouri Department of Transportation, told CNN.
"We're hoping that the injuries don't become fatalities later on as the day continues."
Ashley Wiehle from the Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St Louis told media that 36 of the children were being taken to hospital, but were in good condition and were walking.


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did marvin hagler tighten up in some of his big fights.
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I guess I am refering to the vito a draw for the title, duran defense and the loss to leonard. Do you people feel like he had the tools to do better in these fights as he did in the hearns fight?
Watching it, I thought Hagler thoroughly outboxed Antuofermo. The draw scorecard was a bad joke to me because I didn't think it was a close fight. In the Leonard fight Hagler was not the same Hagler he was in prime in terms of his reflexes. Combining that with Leonard's speed, which always would have been a Leonard advantage, Hagler looked old, slow, confused at times, and he lost the fight legitimately in my opinion. He also might have been a little tight early in that fight. Leonard has made comments about how Hagler was acting out of character in the ring before the introductions and I noticed that he was when I watched it.
I think in the Duran fight many were expecting Hagler to run right through Duran. Duran's skills prevented that but I thought Duran clearly lost. But the skill of Duran was more of a factor than Hagler tightening up in my opinion.
I personally think it's mostly a matter of styles and Hagler did what he could and needed to do. But in that Leonard fight Hagler did seem tight early.
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While we prepare for Christmas this year, we must never forget the real meaning...the true story underneath it all - Jesus become one of us to save us! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Jesus Loves you!!
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A-Man to this! I love the picture! Great work on the details! Into collections this will go.
the hair and light! oh wow beautiful 5h and favs :)
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Our first-grader, Ezra, recently boasted that his buddy Baruch taught him how to be "sarcastic." The secret? You say the opposite of what you really think, drawing it out in a slightly lower pitched voice, while rolling your eyes up and making quote marks with your fingers right by the tips of your ears. For example, Ezra might say while wiggling his fingers like little antlers above his head, "Yea-ah, I rea-al-ly li-ike ve-eg-ge-ta-ables." This represents the height of wit in the first grade.
Wow. Somebody hurry up and invent an Einstein Award for Excellence in the Field of Thinking, because this Klinghoffer guy totally deserves it.
He has clearly proven that if a person "draws lessons" (otherwise known as completely misrepresenting an idea so as to create a bull—t justification for a flawed and hateful belief system) from a thing, that thing becomes completely responsible the person's actions.


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10 Best One-Liners Heard at the 2013 Globes
Amy and Tina's Girls drinking game, Jodie Foster's public address and more unforgettable quotes from the night
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"I haven't really been following the controversy over Zero Dark Thirty, but when it comes to torture, I trust the lady who spent three years married to James Cameron."
– Amy Poehler, drawing a laugh-out-loud comparison between director Kathryn Bigelow s nominated film and Bigelow's former marriage, during her opening monologue with cohost
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"The Cecil B. DeMille award says as much about the presenter as it does about the recipient."
– , patting himself on the back while introducing lifetime achievement award winner Jodie Foster
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"I m hoping I don t leak anytime soon."
– Homeland winner , on her big post-baby night out at the Globes, to
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"Harvey [Weinstein], thank you for killing whoever you had to kill to get me up here today."
– , expressing gratitude to the Silver Linings Playbook producer while accepting her best actress Golden Globe
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"Wow, the cast of Downton Abbey has some amazing weed backstage. I can t even walk properly."
– Parks and Recreation's Aziz Ansari, after being carried onstage by co-presenter Jason Bateman
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"I already did my coming out about 1,000 years ago, back in the Stone Age."
– Jodie Foster, addressing her sexuality while being honored with the Cecil B. DeMille award
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"Well if you thought that was showing off, Her Majesty, the Queen of England, is about to parachute in in a couple of minutes to make a last-minute pitch for Skyfall."
– Lincoln actor , poking fun at President Clinton s surprise appearance while taking home the best actor in a drama award
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"Thank you for letting me be part of your world for a night. It s amazing, we ve been p–ing ourselves laughing."
– A shocked , talking about her fun mum s night out with a pal during her best original song win for Skyfall
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"Julia, Tina, Amy and Zooey have respectively gotten me through middle school, mono, a ruptured eardrum and the acute anxiety that populates my entire life, and I worship them."
– Girls creator Lena Dunham, giving her fellow best TV comedy actress nominees a shout-out while accepting her win
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UMC expects capacity use to fall to 30% this quarter
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HSINCHU, Taiwan -- Hurt by sluggish demand for communications chips worldwide, United Microelectronics Corp. posted losses in the second quarter and said it expects widening losses in the third.
UMC, the world's No.2 pure-play silicon foundry, said it had a net loss of $53.3 million in the three months to June, compared to $186 million in net income sequentially. Sales dropped 36.4% to $431.0 million over the same period.
In the September quarter, the company said that losses would increase and sales would slide 15%-20% sequentially. Only about 30% of UMC's capacity lines would be run, lower than 45% in the second quarter.
"It's unrealistic to predict the current downturn will improve anytime soon," company chairman Robert Tsao told investors and analysts here. "Chances are a significant pickup won't occur" until late 2002.
The company was particularly hit for its huge presence in the communications sector, as demand waned for top customers such as Xilinx Inc., Alcatel SA, Conexant Systems Inc. and STMicroelectronics Inc., some analysts said.
In the June quarter, communication chips made up 34% of UMC's sales, falling from 48% sequentially. "Our advanced 0.18 micron and 0.25 micron process technologies -- which together represented 51% of our sales -- were mostly used in communications products. That left us very vulnerable since wireless and communications infrastructure were hit hardest this time," said John Hsuan, a vice chairman of UMC, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
The situation at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the major rival of UMC, wasn't as bad partly because communications IC accounted for only 24% of sales in the second quarter. TSMC chairman Morris Chang said last week that third-quarter run rates would be close to 40%, exceeding the 30% forecast by UMC. Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., though, has projected about 20% capacity utilization, mainly due to the 60% exposure the Singapore-based company had in the communications sector.
"Whoever has more exposure in that area got more hurt," said Rick Hsu, a senior analyst with Nomura Securities in Taipei.
To deal with the dramatic slowdown, UMC is planning to focus on 300mm wafer production and slash 8-inch capability.
One of UMC's strategies is to sell some 200mm wafer manufacturing equipment at plants like "8E" in the "next six to eight months," reducing its 8-inch-equivalent wafer capacity to 160,000 per month from 240,000, said the chairman. "There has been a serious glut of supply in 8-inch wafers."
He declining to identify the potential customers of the equipment, but analysts said among the possible buyers are Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. -- a startup in Shanghai, China -- Tonbu, Korea and Malaysia's 1st Silicon.
UMC is also counting on 300mm wafers to help boost its competitiveness as the wafers can save one-third in production costs compared to 200mm wafers.
Tricenti Technologies, a 12-inch wafer venture between UMC and Hitachi Corp. of Japan, has started mass production, according to Peter Chang, a vice chairman of UMC.
The total process time for a 0.18-micron product on 25 masks in that venture is 5.8 days. "This is record fast, and it cuts time to the market, making our customers become more competitive," Chang said.
UMC is also running a 300mm wafer fab in Tainan, Taiwan, and building another one in Singapore with Infineon and the government-run Economic Development Board of Singapore.
For this year, UMC is maintaining its capital spending at $1.5 billion, as it previously forecast, with most of the money being used to raise the production of 300mm wafers.
Despite the soft demand in the semiconductor industry, UMC said the third quarter would be its bottom and the situation would mildly improve in the fourth. "Some customers have started to book our capacity as they're working off their inventories. There are also new design-wins coming in in the fourth quarter," Hsuan said.
Having said that, the IC industry isn't going to improve at a rapid pace. "We can't say the first quarter of next year will be better than the final quarter of this year," he added.
In the June quarter, UMC wrote off $45.6 million in inventories It also had an investment loss of $12.8 million from units including Unipac, a maker of TFT-LCD.


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Les Watling: Biology of Deep-Water Octocorals (Pew Marine Fellow, 1998)
"To most people, the concept of a deep-water coral is an oxymoron," writes Les Watling, professor of biological oceanography at the University of Maine, in the chapter he penned in the 2011 book Advances in Marine Biology. Watling continues by writing that, in fact, the existence of these species was for a long time known only to a handful of scientists and a large number of fishermen. Over the last decade or so, he writes, there has been a surge of interest in deep-sea octocorals. "It was quickly recognized that deep-sea corals of all kinds were vulnerable to the impacts of fishing that was expanding from the continental shelf to the slope, seamounts and ridges. While there is much now known about deep-sea octocorals, the literature is scattered and needs to be summarized so we can better understand what we know, and what we yet need to know.
In this review, we document what is known about taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography, ecology and reproductive biology of deep-sea octocorals, using both published and as yet unpublished information, and will highlight areas where knowledge is especially lacking."
The book, Advances in Marine Biology, is available for purchase on the Science Direct website.
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