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Kate Bosworth looks artsy-chic on the cover of Vs. magazine's SS13 issue in this special sneak peek preview.
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PACHUCA, Mexico (AP) — Authorities in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo say they have captured a man who allegedly killed seven women in as many months.
Hidalgo state Public Safety Secretary Damian Canales says Omar Nieves has confessed that he raped and strangled his first victim in June.
Canales said Friday that Nieves then killed three more women, including an ex-girlfriend, by strangling or smothering them.
He says the 33-year-old taxi driver killed an additional three women in December with the help of a friend, Constantino Dominguez, who also has been detained.
Canales says Dominguez told police the victims were women looking for a taxi and traveling alone.
The official says Nieves' girlfriend told authorities he was behind the killings that terrorized the town of Tula, leading to his arrest.

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STOCKTON - Even before a word was spoken, the sheer size of a crowd gathered Wednesday night in Victory Park spoke volumes.
STOCKTON - Even before a word was spoken, the sheer size of a crowd gathered Wednesday night in Victory Park spoke volumes.
Residents of the surrounding neighborhood came to a community meeting to say collectively that they will not give in to a spike in violence that has hit Stockton and, most recently, their park.
They won't let the thugs who killed one man and beat a second with his own cane take over their beloved park.
"Get united. Take back our city," said Mayra Uribe, who joined the crowd. "We all deserve to live in peace."
Uribe's 76-year-old father was the man beaten Sunday morning at the park. She said her father is still swollen but recovering, and she came out to represent him.
She wasn't alone. About 300 neighborhood residents attended the meeting organized by Councilwoman Susan Eggman and Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones.
The meeting was planned to be held inside a large exhibit hall at the Haggin Museum. So many people showed up that organizers moved out to speak from atop the museum's front steps.
"We won't lose this war as long as we stay engaged," Eggman said. "We can't do it alone."
Even as the group rallied, some residents walked the park's perimeter as they always have while others played soccer on the grass.
Eggman recommended that residents walk with their dogs or with a friend and avoid going out with gold necklaces to keep from becoming another victim in a spate of snatch-and-grab jewelry robberies.
She invited the Rev. Dean McFalls to lead a moment of silence and sing "We Shall Overcome." McFalls said he often jogs in the park, and he will be leading the funeral Saturday of Armando Pi�a, who was shot and killed there Sept. 17 over his gold chain.
"The good news is that we will not tolerate this violence in our town," Eggman said, citing two recent examples of neighbors around Victory Park fighting back.
On Lucerne Avenue, neighbors called police on three robbers, who were arrested. On Vine Street, neighbors called police on other robbers who ran away but dropped the stolen valuables.
Chief Jones encouraged residents remain active in the park so that the dark side doesn't take over. He also gave some sobering statistics, getting to the heart of Stockton's crime problems.
The department is down 120 officers from 2008; violent crime is up 17 percent from last year; homicides are up; about 3,000 gang members populate the city representing 70 gangs.
"It's up to the community to come together and say enough is enough," Jones said. "My mantra right now is to fight crime."
Yoga instructor Allison Boyd said she is trying to do her part, leading free classes Saturday mornings at Victory Park. She passed out fliers for a fundraiser.
She started yoga classes this summer wondering if she'd get any takers.
In her first class, July 7, 20 people turned out, and she's had groups of as many as 40. She is helping her students combat their physical ailments and pumping the park full of positive energy, she said.
Her classes might halt because of weather, but not by the recent crime spate.
"I'm not going to stop," she said. "I'm going to stay right here."
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Joe Pavelski scored two power-play goals, helping to keep the San Jose Sharks unbeaten at home with a 6-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.
Brent Burns, Scott Hannan, Patrick Marleau and Logan Couture also scored for the Sharks, who have won their first five at home.
Sean Monahan, Mikael Backlund and Jiri Hudler scored for the Flames, who lost their second straight after opening the season 4-0-1.
Antti Niemi stopped 16 of 19 shots to record his 11th career won over the Flames, his most against any team.
Karri Ramo, making his first start since the season opener, made 30 saves.
Burns gave the Sharks, who are 8-2-1 against Calgary in their past 11 meetings, the early lead with an easy tap from in front of the net. Pavelski beat Kris Russell to a puck in the corner and fed a wide-open Burns less than a minute into the contest.
Hannan made it 2-0 in the final minute of the first period with a long shot.
Monahan put the Flames on the board with a power-play goal early in the second period. Sven Baertschi fed him the puck from behind the net, making it easy to beat Niemi.
Pavelski and Marleau, who has a goal in five straight games, each scored on power plays — both getting an assist on the other's score — to give the Sharks a 4-1 edge heading into the third period.
The Flames scored twice in the first four minutes of the final period to pull to 4-3. Lee Stempniak took a shot that bounced off Niemi's pads directly to Backlund, who scored the short-handed goal before the Sharks' goalie cold recover.
Hudler scored two minutes later after taking a nice crossing pass from Monahan.
Pavelski redirected Couture's shot for a power-play goal midway through the third period to put the Sharks on top 5-3.
Couture added an empty-netter with 1:22 remaining to play.
NOTES: Burns missed a penalty shot in the first period as Ramo made a stick save on the near post. ... San Jose F Bracken Kearns was assigned to Worchester of the AHL. ... The Sharks scored in the first minute for the fourth time in their first eight games. ... Hannan recorded his 200th career point with his goal. ... Hudler has a point in each of the Flames seven games. ... Monahan has scored in six of seven. ... Pavelski recorded his 20th career multi-goal game.


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LONDON (AP) — Britain's Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by five defendants, including former tabloid editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, to block their prosecution on charges of trying to intercept voicemail messages.
Brooks and Coulson are among those who have pleaded not guilty to charges relating to the scandal that erupted in 2011, after it was revealed that journalists at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World eavesdropped on the voicemail messages of celebrities and others in the public eye.
The defendants had argued that listening to voicemails was not covered by the law under which they were charged — a notion rejected Friday by the three judges. The judges also denied them permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An American Indian child at the center of a custody suit that went to the U.S. Supreme Court should be returned to the Charleston-area couple seeking to adopt her, South Carolina's highest court ruled on Wednesday.
In a 3-2 decision, the state Supreme Court ruled that Matt and Melanie Capobianco are the only party properly seeking to adopt the 3-year-old girl named Veronica in South Carolina and ordered a Family Court to finalize the couple's adoption.
"We are thrilled that after 18 long months, our daughter finally will be coming home," the couple said in a statement Wednesday. "We look forward to seeing Veronica's smiling face in the coming days and will do everything in our power to make her homecoming as smooth as possible. We also want to thank everyone who has supported us throughout this ordeal. Our prayers have been answered."
South Carolina courts originally said the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act — a federal law intended to keep Indian children from being taken from their homes and typically placed with non-Indian adoptive or foster parents — favored her living with her biological father, Dusten Brown.
A member of the Cherokee Nation, Brown had never met his daughter and, after the girl's non-Indian mother rebuffed his marriage proposal, played no role during the pregnancy and paid no child support after the girl was born. But when Brown found out Veronica was going to be adopted, he objected and said the law favored the girl living with him and growing up learning tribal traditions.
Brown took custody in 2011 and has been living with his daughter in Oklahoma since then.
But the Capobiancos — who were present at the girl's birth and raised Veronica for the first 27 months of her life — appealed that decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. Last month, the nation's high court ruled that South Carolina courts should decide who gets to adopt the girl, a determination the state court made Wednesday.
"We think the Supreme Court plainly contemplated an expeditious resolution of this case, and we believe the facts of this case require it," the South Carolina high court wrote, ordering a Family Court to finalize the Capobiancos' adoption and to terminate Brown's parental rights. "There is absolutely no need to compound any suffering that Baby Girl may experience through continued litigation."
Earlier this month, Brown filed a petition to adopt the child in Oklahoma.
"As you can imagine, we are shocked and saddened at this development," John S. Nichols, a South Carolina-based attorney for Brown, wrote in an email. "There is no mention, or apparent consideration, in the majority decision of the child's best interest, as the dissenters point out."
Separately, Justices Costa Pleicones and Don Beatty wrote that, while the case's details should be hammered out in Family Court, the transfer of the girl should be handled delicately so as to be least disruptive to her.
"The majority orders the immediate transfer of the child, no longer an infant or toddler, upon the filing of the family court's adoption order, without regard to whether such an abrupt transfer would be in the child's best interest," the two justices wrote. "This is a situation where the decisions that are in the best interests of this child, given all that has happened in her short life, must be sorted out in the lower court(s)."
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Crude for January delivery rallied 3.3 percent to $89.51 a barrel after Israel said it may expand an assault on the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that the army is prepared to "significantly widen the operation," raising concern Middle East unrest will disrupt oil supplies.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rallied 2.2 percent, rebounding from the biggest weekly drop in five months as all 19 industry groups advanced. BP Plc jumped 3.6 percent after the Sunday Times reported that Europe's second-biggest oil company is planning a 3.7 billion-pound ($5.9 billion) buyback. HSBC Holdings Plc gained 3.8 percent in London after saying it's in talks to sell a stake in Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China's second-largest insurer.
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SAS AB jumped 23 percent after the Swedish airline won the backing of unions representing pilots and most of its cabin crew for plans to eliminate jobs and shrink the business. Fugro NV plummeted as much as 23 percent, the biggest drop since 1995, after the Dutch oil-services company cut its forecasts and said Chief Executive Officer Arnold Steenbakker will leave.
European finance chiefs are due to meet in Brussels tomorrow for the second time in a week after they agreed seven days ago to keep Greece's bailout aid flowing. In addition to a disagreement between the European Union and International Monetary Fund over softening Greece's debt target, the ministers will attempt to re-engineer the current bailout without asking taxpayers for more money.
Greek 10-year bonds rose for a seventh consecutive day, pushing the yield down 25 basis points to 17.22 percent.
The cost of insuring against default on European corporate debt fell the most in a month, with the Markit iTraxx Crossover index of credit-default swaps linked to 50 mostly junk-rated companies dropping 25 basis points to 537 basis points.
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Copper for delivery in three months advanced 2.6 percent to $7,804 a metric ton on the London Metal Exchange. All six main industrial metals traded on the bourse gained. Gold for immediate delivery rose 1.2 percent to $1,733.92 an ounce in London, gaining for the first session in three. Silver, platinum and palladium also advanced.
Saudi Arabia's benchmark stock index slumped amid speculation over the king's health after he underwent back surgery, which the government said was successful. The Tadawul All Share Index dropped 1.5 percent to 6,666.46, the lowest since Oct. 14.
Emerging-market stocks rose for the first time in eight days, led by exporters. Samsung Electronics Co., which got about 28 percent of its third-quarter revenue from America, and Cosco Pacific Ltd., the container-terminal arm of China's largest shipping group, gained more than 1.9 percent. The Micex index in Russia, the world's biggest energy exporter, rallied more than 1 percent and rose above its highest closing level in a week.
European Union carbon permits dropped to the lowest since July as supplies of new allowances were set to increase this week. The December contract dropped as much as 5.1 percent to 6.55 euros a ton on the ICE Futures Exchange in London.
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What I've found is that to really make environmental improvements that will last, there has to be an increase in prices of the things that pollute. We can try to educate the public, but in the end people will do what's cheap.
Professor of Economics Thomas Kinnaman is always looking for the tipping point that makes consumers change behaviors that affect the environment.
If the price of oil goes up, for example, do people drive less? If residents have to buy special trash bags from their city or town, will they recycle more? Or, if they knew their discarded computers were shipped to China for recycling, would they pay to have the parts salvaged close to home?
"Economists are forever interested in how price changes behavior," says Kinnaman. "What I've found is that to really make environmental improvements that will last, there has to be an increase in prices of the things that pollute. We can try to educate the public, but in the end people will do what's cheap."
Kinnaman became intrigued by the economics of waste while a graduate student at the University of Virginia, and he wrote his dissertation on the effectiveness of various municipal policies to promote recycling. He found that charging people for bags for trash was the best way to increase recycling participation.
More recently, he has investigated e-waste, or what happens when you throw away your computer, cell phone or flat-screen television. The answer: Many of these products are shipped to China and Africa, where residents desperate for work burn the circuit boards to salvage heavy metals, gold and silver. The process releases powerful toxins, which, in turn, pollute soil and water and cause cancer and other diseases.
"There are other ways of recycling computers, but they are more expensive," Kinnaman said. "Computers can be shredded into small pieces, then magnets are used to extract and salvage the metal. But people are doing what's easy: going to the landfill."
A member of the steering committee for the interdisciplinary environmental studies program at Bucknell, Kinnaman has begun focusing on another pressing sustainability issue: natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale region. Kinnaman argues that the economic benefits and job creation claims purported by the gas drilling industry have been overstated. He has also examined how a severance tax would affect the price of natural gas and found that the effects on price and quantity from the severance tax are estimated to be relatively small.
He hopes his research informs local governments in setting policy and establishing regulations. Unlike the federal and state governments, smaller entities usually have no economic advisers. "I've always liked when my research has real impact in the community," he says.
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The Little Book of Alternative Investments:
Reaping Rewards by Daring to be Different
By Ben Stein and Phil DeMuth
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
$19.95; 257 pages
Since the big bear market of 2007-2009, which relieved investors' portfolios of trillions of dollars, there has been an effort to address the fact that a more sophisticated approach than simple diversification should be used to protect against the next big decline. One area that has received considerable attention is alternative investing, which includes typically real estate (not housing), commodities, options, currencies, collectibles, convertible bonds, emerging market debt and private equity.
Most markets were highly correlated to the market's overall direction during this bear market. Therefore, it is not surprising that only U.S. Treasury bonds had a positive return. International stocks, commodities, sectors, market cap domestic stocks and non-Treasury bonds did not fare well.
This book provides a down-to-earth discussion of the possible alternative investments, coupled with the authors' frank opinions as to which are the best and worst choices. According to the authors, investors need radical diversification, not the standard 60% equity/40% bond portfolio because "…2008 showcased the failure to diversify enough."
The authors suggest a tilt toward value, small-cap and low-beta stocks. They do favor gold when bought in a basket of other commodities, as well as recommend a small allocation to commodities and REITs. Additionally, Stein and DeMuth provide their rationale for not recommending the following alternative investments: Collectibles, private equity (venture capital and IPOs), buy-write funds, structured products, 130/30 funds and precious metals. The authors mention managed futures that are actively managed by commodity trading advisors, and list the numerous hedging strategies that are used by different funds.
"Lite" versions of hedge funds are now available to investors in a mutual fund format, but they do not have long-term track records yet. The authors name specific mutual fund hedge funds with their rationale. The appendix contains a list of these alternative investment mutual funds and ETFs that provides a good starting point for those investors interested in these vehicles.
One objective of using alternative investments is to have less correlation between the portfolio components. Low correlation improves returns with less volatility. This will result in better risk-adjusted returns. Second, because too many investors are overexposed to one risk factor, namely equity risk, they would be better off spreading out their risk. Last, cash is the premier alternative investment, but investors seem uninterested in it most of the time.
When using alternative investments, investors need to experience positive returns in most years. Therefore, they need to research the alternatives thoroughly, and take action so they not only safeguard but grow their principal in market downtrends.
Of the book's 13 chapters, six are devoted to hedge funds – their basic function, investing approach (e.g., long/short, market neutral and managed futures), fees and performance. The authors recommend that very high net-worth individuals consider using hedge funds only if they have spent 75-100 hours on due diligence and understand and are able to take the risk. Other less wealthy individuals can access hedge funds "lite" with the handful of publicly available mutual funds.
Stein and DeMuth provide performance details on 10 basic hedge funds from 1994 through 2010 that include each fund's mean performance, volatility, correlation to S&P 500 Index and percentage of assets in each of their strategies. Their conclusion is that that all but one strategy (short bias) would have benefited a stock portfolio since 1994.
Overall, the authors have provided a useful guide to alternative investments for the uninitiated. This primer is easy to read and understand. It will help investors determine whether these vehicles should be a portion of their portfolios. Based upon the stock market's poor performance over the past decade, the smart investor should investigate alternatives to protect principal when the next bear market arrives, as it certainly will.
Leslie N. Masonson is the author of Buy DON'T Hold and All About Market Timing, (Second Edition). Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Stage Seven- Saturday 12 May
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202 kilometres, medium mountain stage
Bluffers guide: South across the Apennine ridge, the race reaches an altogether different Italy. This is Abruzzo, the gateway to the South, with its huge skies and implacable landscapes. A big finish atop the ski station of Rocca di Cambio the race will honour the dead of the 2009 Earthquake, and start to sort the GC wheat from the chaff. As ever on the second weekend, the losers – if not yet the winners – will be cruelly exposed…
Buon appetito: Yet again an embarrassment of riches. As befits a hunting region, Pasta in a hare stew is a firm favourite, as is Risotto con le quaglie, with quail. Goose meat is another, but the choice is so abundant that you'd need a lifetime (or at least several weeks) to have a real appreciation of il cibo Abruzzese.
Local hero: Alessandro Spezialetti (Lampre) – The Lampre domestique was born in Switzerland but has long been resident in Abruzzo. Spezialetti will be key to Scarponi's challenge, having also shepherded Gilberto Simoni, Damiano Cunego, Danilo Di Luca to Giro wins in the past.
Bergonzi says: "This is where it starts to get really serious, following a week dedicated to attackers and sprinters. It's more a climb for the likes of Di Luca and Visconti than the "pure" climbers, but all told there are more than 3000 metres of climbing, and so I expect a small group to go away. Psychologically the heat starts to get turned up here."
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Managed by the Niagara County Department of Health, CSP provides an array of cancer services to uninsured adults, such as no-cost mammograms and pap tests to women age 40 to 64, and free colon cancer screening to men and women age 50 to 64 years.
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Biogeochemical Fluxes, Interactions and Biogeochemical Fluxes at 9°N East Pacific Rise: Multi-disciplinary
DOEI Project Funded: 2006
Submarine hot-springs at Mid-Ocean Ridges represent an important source of chemicals that regulate the composition of the oceans and fuel unique ecosystems. After nearly 30 years of study, scientists are becoming increasingly familiar with processes at the seafloor where hot fluids interact with cold oxygen-rich seawater, sustaining thriving communities of exotic fauna, previously unknown to science, that are described as chemo-synthetic because they derive their energy from chemical reactions rather than sunlight. What is less often appreciated, however, is that much of the chemical energy available to sustain such novel life-forms escapes upward away from vent-sites in tall billowing plumes of hot water and fine-grained mineral particles that ascend 100m or more into the overlying water column before dispersing, like smoke from some underwater factory.
One of the key elements in these chemical-energy laden plumes is iron. Iron is an essential micronutrient for marine life yet, typically, it is only present in trace amounts in the deep ocean, despite being one of the most abundant elements on Earth. The exception to that general rule is in hydrothermal fluids where concentrations 1-million fold richer than ordinary seawater are common. The aim of this proposal is to trace the fate of that iron (and other enriched chemicals) in hydrothermal plumes, the microbes that interact with them to derive energy, and the larvae of vent-fauna that are transported within the same plumes. While research submersibles can only visit any one vent-site episodically, hydrothermal fields are continuously changing. We now have sensors that can monitor changes in the temperature of fluids at vents, but biological and chemical sensors are still awaited. To overcome this, we plan to use "sediment trap" sampling devices at two vent-sites on the East Pacific Rise - to collect fluxes of material settling from hydrothermal plumes and, hence, monitor changes in hydrothermal output. Each trap will collect 21 samples over ~1 year (thus, each sample will represent ~2-3 weeks' output) to determine how chemical, microbial and biological fluxes change with time. This will be especially important if a major earthquake and/or volcanic eruption takes place while our equipment is deployed. Colleagues most familiar with our chosen area have suggested that this is likely and have both fluid temperature sensors and seismic recording devices already deployed. We want to join that experiment because there is a strong body of opinion that holds that MOST hydrothermal discharge is only released under such extreme conditions - by placing our traps in the same location we will be in exactly the right place to address this issue if anything so dramatic occurs.
Even without such an event, our study will still shed new light on important hemicalmicrobiological- mineralogical interactions in hydrothermal plumes and into the cycling of iron in the oceans in general. Further, by studying the input to our traps at two locations, ca.20 miles apart, we will be able to collect the larvae of adult fauna that never stray far from an active ventsite. Using DNA techniques, we will be able to investigate what role plumes play in transporting these larvae away from sites where they are spawned and delivering them to new sites that they can colonise as adults. While we may not be able to fully address all these issues immediately, this project will allow us to collect the right samples to begin this work and to demonstrate its value and viability.


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He kills wildlife by the millions in order to protect his domestic animals and their feed.
Then he kills domestic animals by the billions (9 billion in the U.S. alone in 1996) and eats them.
This in turn kills man by the millions, because eating all these animals leads to degenerative - and fatal - health conditions like heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and cancer. So then man tortures and kills millions more animals to look for cures for these diseases.
Elsewhere, millions of other human beings are being killed by hunger and malnutrition because food they could eat is being used to fatten domestic animals.
Meanwhile, some people are dying of sad laughter at the absurdity of man, who kills so easily and so violently, and once a year sends out cards praying for "Peace on Earth".
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- SINA has an average dollar-volume (as measured by average daily share volume multiplied by share price) of $203.5 million.
- SINA traded 25,408 shares today in the pre-market hours as of 7:36 AM.
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- SINA's revenue growth has slightly outpaced the industry average of 16.5%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 21.2%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
- SINA has no debt to speak of therefore resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of zero, which we consider to be a relatively favorable sign. Along with this, the company maintains a quick ratio of 4.02, which clearly demonstrates the ability to cover short-term cash needs.
- The gross profit margin for SINA CORP is rather high; currently it is at 63.82%. It has increased from the same quarter the previous year. Regardless of the strong results of the gross profit margin, the net profit margin of 13.74% trails the industry average.
- Powered by its strong earnings growth of 164.28% and other important driving factors, this stock has surged by 31.10% over the past year, outperforming the rise in the S&P 500 Index during the same period. Setting our sights on the months ahead, however, we feel that the stock's sharp appreciation over the last year has driven it to a price level which is now relatively expensive compared to the rest of its industry. The implication is that its reduced upside potential is not good enough to warrant further investment at this time.
- The company's current return on equity has slightly decreased from the same quarter one year prior. This implies a minor weakness in the organization. Compared to other companies in the Internet Software & Services industry and the overall market, SINA CORP's return on equity significantly trails that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
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Fast Market Research recommends "Credit Unions in Mexico" from MarketLine, now available
Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/23/2014 -- Credit Unions in Mexico industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Mexico credit unions market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.
- Credit unions are member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperatives that provide savings, credit and other financial services to their members.
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The members of a credit union share a common bond, such as living in the same region. Credit unions do not raise funds from sources other than their members' savings. There are no outside shareholders, and each union is run by directors elected by its members.
Cooperative banks are similar to credit unions, but members need not to share a common bond, financial products may be offered to non-members, and a certain amount of capital may be raised from sources other than savings. As a result cooperative banks are not included in this report.
Values relate to total assets held by credit unions in the relevent country at year end, whilst volumes relate to total members (customers) of credit unions.
Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2013 annual average exchange rates.
- The Mexican credit unions sector had total assets of $4.3bn in 2013, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.1% between 2009 and 2013.
- The number of members increased with a CAGR of 11.3% between 2009 and 2013, to reach a total of 3,966.1 thousand members in 2013.
- The performance of the sector is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 6.5% for the five-year period 2013 - 2018, which is expected to drive the sector to a value of $5.9bn by the end of 2018.
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Official Kiss 'Monster' Album and Tour Magazine Due This June
Kiss will celebrate their new album with a new magazine. The rock band announced on their official website that 'Kiss: Monster -- The Official Album and Tour Magazine' will be out this June. The 72-page magazine is "made by Kiss fans for Kiss fans."
Included in the pages are dozens of rare photographs, many never before published. Also fans will find interviews with Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer, plus a look at all the different styles of Kiss costumes through the years, including their current look.
Of course there will be plenty of information about the new album, but editor Chris Alexander promises a critical look at the full Kiss discography as well. More niche articles like an in-depth retrospective of the band's television movie 'Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park' will also be included.
The magazine is being produced by Fangoria. Alexander is the editor-in-chief at Fangoria, and a card-carrying member of the Kiss Army. Previously Simmons hinted that the album will be out in July -- it's not entirely clear if by releasing news of this magazine the band is also revealing an updated released date for the 'Monster' album. Of course this publication is in addition to the "100-pound book" that Simmons said the band is also working on for fans.


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The fight began with the halberds heading towards the tunnels.
The hero ran so as to be able to shout into the town: "Townspeople and fastfeet to make haste and help defend the town, non shall leave through the front gate, townspeople go man the catapults!"
Those with crossbows ducked in cover.
The spearmen headed down to defend the gate leaveing the two minifigs with swords and the two with crossbows to defend ontop. (sorry IV)
All the townspeople with decent ranged attacks left the bar (not random objects), this included three minifigs with spiked chains and the blunderbuss wielding smuggle buddy with the stats of Bonn-o-Tron
The fastfeet quickly scurry towards where they were ordered to go.
The peach moved up, none of them were able to do any damage.
They wern't close enough:
the trolls moved up draging the Orc warwagon along.
The necromancer casted an evil spell of evil.
And resseructed a giant's hand, which smashed Vyon's gates.
Then went POOF.
The undead then moved up.
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Critic Rob Clough reports that Dylan Williams, the publisher of the idiosyncratic small-press outfit Sparkplug Comic Books, is dealing with a serious health crisis. And as with many problems involving people who've dedicated their lives to this art form, there's a win-win solution: You can help support Dylan financially simply by buying some of Sparkplug's awesome comic books.
Which ones, you ask? Good question! My first and foremost recommendation would be John Hankiewicz's Asthma, one of the very best comics by anyone since the turn of the millennium — a cutting, haunting masterpiece of image-making and image-juxtaposing that's one of the rare instances where calling it "comics as poetry" doesn't make you feel like an idiot. There's also Chris Cilla's The Heavy Hand, a funny, foul-mouthed and strange science-fiction comic, or Inkweed by Chris Wright, a stunningly well-written short story collection about Muppet-like monsters in very human struggles.
Williams does important work with Sparkplug, putting out work of sparkling intelligence, with visuals that run the risk of not having a built-in audience for them. By publishing what he publishes he seeks to create that audience. That takes guts, putting your money where your mind is like that, and Dylan deserves to be rewarded for it, in sickness or in health. Right now, it's in sickness, which makes buying his books an even better idea.
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November 12, 1934 ~ June 8, 2018
Robert van Beuge was born in Bandoeng, on the island of Java, Indonesia. The son of Christiaan van Beuge and Johanna Frederika Punt. Robert married Ronnie Adams in 1956, they later divorced. He then married Elizabeth Ann Reynolds on August 10, 1973, in the Ogden Temple. He is survived by his seven children: Douglas van Beuge, Scott van Beuge, Brendon van Beuge, Patrick van Beuge, Susanne Irvin, Derrick van Beuge, Christiaan van Beuge; along with his 16 grandchildren.
Robert had two siblings, Louise (Dennis, deceased) Davis of Overton, NV; and Christiaan, deceased (Betty Jean) van Beuge of Herriman, UT.
He attended school in the Netherlands, serving in both the Dutch Army and Merchant Marines prior to immigrating to the United states with his mother, sister and brother. He then joined the U.S. Navy serving for 35 years, retiring at the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer. During this time, he graduated from BYU and also retired from Civil Service at Dugway Proving Grounds as a Management Analyst.
Robert loved his family and spent his life serving his country. Robert was dearly loved and will be greatly missed.
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The search for knowledge, coupled with the determination of providing the best for his family, encouraged Van Loi Le to pursue his postgraduate studies. The 26-year-old Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam local took up Integrated Circuits Design at Singapore's prestigious Nanyang Technological University.
Since studying abroad was pretty pricey, Loi needed to earn on the side. Fortunately, he was already working on Freelancer.com, a platform his friend suggested. Freelancer was his first choice after graduating from his undergraduate studies because it offered its users great earning potential.
"The income from Freelancer was much higher than the usual income of a local engineer. Earnings are relative to the work you do, so it's best to have a good amount of project. Plus, you can work whenever you have time, and wherever," said Loi. "The common salary for fresh graduate engineers in my country is around US$500, an amount I can surpass with just a few projects."
Loi offers his expertise in the fields of field-programmable gate array (FPGA), Verilog, and VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL). With the help of Freelancer's Recruiter Team, he's worked on hundreds of projects in his three-year stint on the platform.
"As a PhD student, I am very busy with my school work, thus having a very limited time in bidding for projects. Freelancer's Recruiter Team helps me find projects to work on. They are very fast and reliable," added Loi.
Aside from the Recruiter Team, Loi also uses Freelancer's Mobile App whenever he's on the go. "Freelancer's Mobile App enables me to bid on projects and talk to my customers almost instantly through my phone. Balancing my time for Freelancer and my PhD program has never been so easy."
According to Loi, the experience he gained from Freelancer projects was invaluable. The insights from the projects he worked on helped him grow professionally. Plus, they also strengthened his character, especially the urgently needed projects since they pushed Loi to work harder than his normal load.
His experience would later lead to the development of his personal website fpga4student.com, a platform where he shares his ideas with students through discussions, tutorials and problem sets.
Not only has he found success in the form of his website, but he has also found financial security on Freelancer.com. Loi shoulders most of his expenses and even helps his family back home.
"My parents are both farmers, so it is very difficult to secure regular earnings. Thus, I help them financially. My younger sister and brother are both studying at the same university that I graduated from. Their tuition and living expenses are shouldered by me. I also manage to support my parents when needed."
Freelancer has paved the way for Loi to focus on his studies without worrying about home. He even recalls how Freelancer helped him during the time his stipend payments were delayed.
"When I first came to Singapore for my studies, I had not received my stipend for the first three months. However, I was not worried at all because my Freelancer.com income helped me in handling everything. All of my living expenses, travel costs, and family support were all from Freelancer projects."
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How Housing MattersFEBRUARY
MacArthur announces $5.6 million in grants supporting research on how housing matters to children, families, and communities. Nine projects were chosen in a competitive process from a pool of 150 proposals, bringing the total number of studies supported to 34.
Preventing Nuclear TerrorismFEBRUARY
MacArthur awards nearly $4 million in grants mostly to help ensure that the proliferation of nuclear power is matched by increased security measures, a precaution important to preventing nuclear theft and terrorism.
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MacArthur's International Peace & Security Grantmaking
Supporting Nigeria's Free ElectionAPRIL
Several MacArthur grantees, including Enough is Enough, the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, and the Transition Monitoring Group, support Nigeria's landmark free general election through media monitoring and logistical assistance.
Global Compact on LearningJUNE
A MacArthur-supported report by the Center for Universal Education at Brookings calls for more global focus on quality education and learning for children, especially girls, in the developing world.
Research on Benefits of MedicaidJULY
Expanding low-income adults' access to Medicaid significantly increases health care use, decreases financial strain on covered individuals, and improves their health and well-being, according a MacArthur-supported study by the Harvard School of Public Health, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and Providence Health & Services.
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"The Interrupters"JULY
The Interrupters, a MacArthur-supported documentary, garners widespread praise for its depiction of three "violence interrupters" working for the nonprofit CeaseFire on the streets of Chicago.
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Learning in the 21st CenturySEPTEMBER
Students arrive for the first day of school at ChicagoQuest, the first of three campuses of a new, MacArthur-supported school with a curriculum based on systems thinking and the principles of game design to engage kids in learning for the 21st century.
Slowing Ecosystem DegradationSEPTEMBER
MacArthur pledges a ten-year, $176-million commitment to conservation and sustainable development and unveils a new, broader strategy for preserving ecosystems and promoting responsible development practices.
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Badges for LearningSEPTEMBER
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan joins MacArthur to announce the Foundation's fourth Digital Media & Learning Competition, which in this round will provide $2 million for research and innovations in the design and use of digital badges to motivate leaning and make it more visible to peers, potential employers, and others.
22 New MacArthur FellowsSEPTEMBER
The Foundation named 22 new MacArthur Fellows working across a broad spectrum of endeavors, including an architect, a sports medicine researcher, a cellist, a developmental biologist, a radio producer, a neurologist, a conservator, a poet, a technologist, and a public historian. All were selected for their creativity, originality, and potential to make important contributions in the future.
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Bipartisan Housing CommissionOCTOBER
The Bipartisan Policy Center launches the MacArthur-supported Bipartisan Housing Commission, which will craft a package of policy recommendations to address the nation's future housing needs.
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Building Innovative Learning LabsNOVEMBER
MacArthur and the Institute of Museum and Library Services announce the first 12 recipients of a national grants competition to design and build 21st-century learning labs in museums and libraries across the country, based on research about how young people learn today and modeled after the YOUmedia teen space at Chicago's Harold Washington Library.
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International Arts CollaborationDECEMBER
MacArthur's International Connections Fund awards $504,000 to help 12 Chicago arts and culture organizations collaborate with groups from nine other countries.
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A newborn with meningitis may have poor muscle tone, difficulty feeding, a weak suck and cry, vomiting, irritability, sleepiness, and/or jitteriness. In infants, symptoms of meningitis include a high-pitched cry, irritability, loss of appetite,
vomiting, lethargy, and possibly a fever or convulsions. An older child is likely to have a fever, chills, vomiting, irritability, headache, and/or a stiff neck. Seizures and changes in consciousness, such as stupor or coma, are possible as the infection progresses.
Meningitis is a serious infection that is potentially life threatening and can cause such long-term consequences as hearing or vision problems. It requires immediate medical attention. If treated early and appropriately, there is a low likelihood of complications or lasting harm to your child.
The symptoms of meningitis usually come on quickly, especially in children, and involve some combination of the following:
Conventional Treatment
Meningitis is diagnosed by looking for signs of infection and the presence of an infectious organism in the spinal fluid. To perform a "spinal tap," a needle is inserted into a space between two vertebrae and a small amount of fluid is withdrawn for inspection. The process can tee difficult, as it requires the child to curl up and lie still. The doctor will use a numbing medicine on the skin before putting the needle in to lessen the pain, but it still feels like pressure in the back. The doctor will probably also take a sample of your child's blood to look for other signs of infection.
If meningitis is suspected, antibiotic therapy will be started immediately after the spinal fluid samples are taken. A doctor will not wait to get the results back to find out whether the meningitis is bacterial or viral, because the risks of not treating a possible bacterial infection immediately are too great. The antibiotic will be given intravenously, usually for a minimum of seven days. Ampicillin, penicillin, and chloramphenicol are commonly used antibiotics for bacterial meningitis.
If the meningitis is determined to be viral in origin, antibiotics are ineffective and will be discontinued. Rest, fluids, and nutrition, as well as measures to control fever and relieve pain, will be recommended to ease the discomfort and aid in recovery.


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H.S. Football: Trinity, with all the trimmings, runs past CentralBy ROGER BROWN
New Hampshire Union Leader
November 28. 2013 7:16PM
MANCHESTER — It was a Thanksgiving Day football game the Trinity of Manchester players will likely remember for a long, long time, and a game Manchester Central would probably like to forget.
Trinity won its second consecutive city championship by routing Central 52-8 Thursday in the 33rd Annual Manchester Turkey Bowl at Gill Stadium.
Senior quarterback Carmen Giampetruzzi rushed for three touchdowns in the victory. Trinity also received two touchdowns from Brad Rhoades, one of which was a 55-yard interception return. Rhoades finished the game with 121 yards rushing on nine carries.
Austin Chambers (9-yard run) and Steve Letvinchuk (3-yard run) each added a touchdown for the Division II Pioneers, who completed their season with a 9-3 record.
"We came together as a team today," Rhoades said. "It just shows how much heart we put into this game and how much we wanted it on Thanksgiving. We didn't want the cold turkey. We wanted the warm turkey."
It was a 16-8 game at halftime, but the Pioneers outscored the Little Green 30-0 in the third quarter. Trinity took advantage of two Central turnovers by scoring two touchdowns in a 29-second span in the third, and led 38-8 with 8:22 left in the quarter. Running time began after Giampetruzzi scored his third touchdown on a 1-yard run with 2:42 left in the third.
"It feels great," Giampetruzzi said. "We didn't want to go out any other way. To win this big against a team like that is awesome. After a few TDs we just drained them. They had no life left."
The third quarter also featured a fight among several players along the Trinity sideline, but both coaching staffs and the officials managed to restore order before the situation escalated. The starters for each team were pulled before the fourth quarter.
"I have never seen anything like that third quarter in my entire life," Trinity coach Steve Burns said. "Our kids came out fired up. They were hitting everything that moved. Their kids lost control. I'm glad my kids kept their wits about them when punches were being thrown.
"I give a lot of credit to (Central coach) Ryan Ray. After the altercation on the sideline happened he said, 'I'm pulling my guys. This one's over. You have beaten me, and I don't want this one to go bad.'"
Central turned the ball over five times (four fumbles) and had a punt blocked. Trinity also recovered an onside kick in the third.
Central running back Jesiah Wade rushed for 129 yards on 25 carries, but fumbled the ball away three times. Wade scored Central's TD on a 3-yard run and added the two-point conversion.
"Trinity certainly executed a lot better than we did today," Ray said. "Trinity played real well today, and we didn't. Both teams played hard, but they played better and they played smarter.
"I think probably emotions got the best of us today. Everybody fought hard to get back into it and sometimes we didn't make good decisions."
Central, one of eight Division I playoff teams this season, completed its season with a 7-4 record.
"These guys came out in the second half and it was going to be their game," Burns said. "They weren't going to let anything come between them and that trophy."


text: Adventure: Story Story Posted 07-04-2014 Destination Alaska Part V: A 66-Day Trek to the Last Frontier Stunning beauty, crazy signs and the Fourth of July Independence Mine (Photo credit Sheryl Gallup) By: Sheryl Gallup This is Part V of an eleven-part series Click here for Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV Tuesday, July 02, 2013 Today, we finally left for the Kenai and it was only about a two-hour drive from Anchorage to Sterling on the Kenai Peninsula where we are camped. It feels great to be here. It has been raining on and off all day, but it doesn't take away from the beauty of the mountains as we travel today. Some of the mountains during our trip have been barren rock. Some have been mostly covered in snow and glaciers, but my favorite mountains are those green and full of life. As we traveled along the Seward Highway, I was fascinated by the mud flats. When the tide is out, there are miles and miles of mud flats and they look so inviting that I wanted to squish the mud between my toes. But, unfortunately, they are also deadly as the ground is so unstable that it is like quicksand. They have signs posted all along the highway warning of the danger – obviously, so that people don't go running through there squishing mud between their toes. Turnagain Arm, Seward Highway and the Mud Flats As we drove today, we passed over the Kenai River a number of times and the water has that same turquoise color that so many of the mountain lakes have. It is so breathtaking and I still find it hard to believe that it is all due to rock flour. We read about a nice campground in Sterling called Real Alaskan Cabins and Campground and decided to give it a try. We are very glad that we found it because the sites are wooded, and more off of the highway than some of the others we saw in town. Because we are staying here for three days, that means we will be in camp for the Fourth of July. The campground hosts told us that they are hosting a Fourth of July celebration with fresh halibut and BBQ ribs. Sounds like good eating and good times to me. Wednesday, July 03, 2013 I have been thinking about earthquakes a lot since I saw a sign on the Seward Highway a few days ago announcing the location of the worst earthquake in Alaska history. It happened in 1964 and measured 9.2 on the Richter scale. So, today I decided to Google earthquakes to read more about it. Instead I was distracted by another official website announcing that we had 14 earthquakes in southern Alaska just TODAY! And there have been 76 just in the last 7 days. I realize that they were small, measuring between 3.2 to 5.3 but, just the same, I like the ground under my feet to be solid. We took the Sterling Highway today on the journey to Homer and the Homer Spit. I have been eagerly awaiting the Kenai Peninsula, Homer and the Spit since we started planning this trip a year ago. The town is so quaint and I love all the shops, restaurants and the harbor. Homer Spit Shops We walked along the marina and hit most of the shops on the Spit, then headed to this adorable restaurant for a late lunch. The Harbor Grill had the best crab cakes and fish tacos I have ever eaten. We sat near the windows overlooking the marina and took our time to just relax and watch the boats coming in and out of the marina. Homer Spit Marina On the way out of Homer we stopped at the Islands and Oceans exhibit which is presented by the USF&WS. It provides an introduction to the Aleutian Islands Wildlife Refuge and the birds and animals that inhabit it. It was heart-warming to know that the entire Aleutian Islands are owned by the USF&WS and that means that it is protected and will be there forever for all of us to appreciate. From the museum, we had a spectacular view of the Cook Inlet and we took some time to enjoy the view and to look through the telescope to see the mountains that surround it. Cook Inlet, Homer During our day trip today, we stopped at a few recreational areas with beaches. This too was one of my favorite activities for the day because it allowed me to look at the ocean, walk on a beach and look for rocks. Thursday, July 4, 2013 (Independence Day) Our destination today was Kenai City on the Kenai Peninsula. I was very anxious to get on the road this morning so that we could visit yet another coastal town. Now, you would think that a town that bears the same name as the peninsula it is sitting on would be really cool. Not true. When we drove into Kenai City and the first things we saw were a Home Depot, McDonald's and a Wal-Mart, I knew this town was not for us. The city is modern and fast paced and, in our opinion, they have commercialized their history basically removing nearly all of it. The Visitor Center in the heart of town did have some interesting exhibits that discussed First Nations history, and they had some beautiful ivory and antler carvings, but not much in the way of the history of the town. At the information desk at the Visitor Center, I asked where the old part of the town was, and I was surprised when I was told that I was pretty much standing in the middle of it. Yup, about a block away from the Wal-Mart, McDonald's and Home Depot is the start of their "old town." I was provide with a walking tour map, but when I read the map it displayed where the old buildings are, but most of them were not in their original locations and most of them were not that old as they were circa 1940s and 1950s. Some of the old buildings now housed a business of some sort. Kenai City was a very clean city and had a nice backdrop. Had we needed to do some shopping we probably would have appreciated it more. We jumped back into the truck and decided to drive around the town and see if we could at least see the Kenai River or something. We went to a delta marsh estuary to see what we could see but it was mostly seagulls and a few water birds. Without much to see in Kenai, we boogied out of town and headed back to Soldotna. From there, we decided to explore the Funny River Road, mostly because the name intrigued us. The road eventually came to a dead end by the Funny River, but at least the drive was in the wilderness and away from the chaos of town. We ended our day today by attending a Fourth of July picnic hosted by the camp managers and the owner. They provided BBQ ribs, elk strips and fresh halibut and the rest of the campground provided side dishes. It was fun to celebrate, especially since all of us are away from our homes and our families this holiday. The number one question on everyone's lips was, "Where are you from?" We met some great people from Reno, Nev., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and a few resident Alaskans. It was very useful to chat with the Alaskans who told us places that we just couldn't miss, what to avoid, and which roads were acceptable for traveling with a trailer. Some of the men at the picnic worked in the oil industry and had various jobs on the pipeline or on oil rigs. It was fascinating listening to the stories about the pipeline. I learned quite a bit about how they compensated for the extreme conditions and the extreme fluctuations in the temperatures. One of the questions Woodzjoe asked of the pipeline workers was, "Why is gasoline so expensive in Alaska if the pipeline is here and also refined here?" They all laughed and we felt left out of the joke until they explained that it is a real sore subject for Alaskans because the answer is, it shouldn't be that expensive. Tomorrow we leave for Seward on the other side of the Kenai Peninsula. Based on what I have read, and what friends who have been there have told me, we shouldn't be disappointed. Get me back to the wilderness! Friday, July 05, 2013 We reached Seward about noon, found a campsite very quickly and were shopping in the quaint little downtown area within an hour. We are camping in an area called Resurrection Bay which is on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula. We are right on the waterfront and when we first got into town we could see the mountains among the clouds. But, the rain moved in and with it the fog. Now, the entire bay is cloaked in fog and clouds giving it sort of an eerie feeling. Brown and Hawkins Store, Seward The town of Seward doesn't quite have the same charm that Homer and Skagway had, but I applaud them for not commercializing their old part of town and that they kept some of the old charm from the 1900s. I also enjoyed the murals. Seward is full of hand painted murals and it adds great charm to the city. My favorite was near the Alaska SeaLife Center and it was an illustration of some whales and some perching water birds. Whales Mural We also entertained ourselves at the Alaska SeaLife Center located at the end of the downtown area right on the bay. It was a beautiful tribute to cold water sea life including fish, sea creatures, water birds and seals. The aquariums were not the biggest I have seen, but I enjoyed seeing the variety of sea creatures that I don't often get an opportunity to see like octopus, invertebrates, star fish and jellyfish. The salmon tank was rather cool, and we both really enjoyed watching the seals. I also respect that these exhibits are dedicated to research, rescue, and rehabilitation of marine life. Alaska SeaLife Center Seward is called the Gateway to the Kenai Fjords National Park and Woodzjoe and I are committed to taking the tour on our next trip to Alaska. But, it also involves either a full day or a half-day trip by boat and we really felt like we needed to keep moving. It has been raining all day. In fact, it has rained every day for the four days that we have spent on the Kenai Peninsula. We must be in a rainforest. I bought some postcards of Seward so that I knew what it looked like because what we can see through the fog, rain and low-lying clouds looks nothing like the postcards. Time to move to drier ground tomorrow, and that means inland. We have been amused by some of the signs that we have seen on our trip. We found this one today on the Seward Highway. Fish viewing? Where? What was odd about this is that it was at a pullout and there was no water there. So, either the fish emerge on Seward by land during August and September, or maybe fishermen set up booths so you can take a gander at the fish late in the summer. It is too funny. Sunday, July 07, 2013 Saturday we traveled from Seward towards Anchorage back through the Turnagain Arm. While traveling the Seward Highway we saw two moose, knee deep in muck in the middle of a marsh. We would have loved to stop for a Kodak moment, but sadly traffic was heavy and there was no pullout. Shortly after we saw the moose, we had an opportunity to pull into a pullout and watch the tide rolling into Turnagain Arm. It was fascinating to watch the ocean water level rise while the mud flats slowly disappeared. After Anchorage and headed out of town about 45 minutes to Wasilla, we knew right away that we were going to like this town. Lake Wasilla was right along Highway 3 – Parks Highway. For a moderately populated town, it had the conveniences for shopping including a Target, and it had restaurants as well. We found a Best Western right on Lake Lucille, and the setting was so beautiful we knew we wanted to stay there. This hotel was very nice and the view of the lake made it a peaceful setting. Lake Lucille, Wasilla This morning we enjoyed our breakfast in the hotel dining room while sitting lakeside for one more view before we hit the road. What made this morning unusual is that we didn't really have a plan on where we wanted to venture. Usually, we live by the Milepost book and have everything all planned a day or two in advance, but today, we decided we liked Wasilla so much we just wanted to explore it more. We drove around the city a little than decided to explore the Palmer Fishhook Road and the Wasilla Fishhook Road which connects with the Hatcher Pass Road. It did not disappoint. It is a paved, winding road that follows the shore of the Little Susitna River. This is the closest I have felt to the mountains the entire trip. Usually the road cuts through the mountains or is alongside the highway, but for some reason, it was as if the mountains came down to meet us right next to the road. It was almost a spiritual experience to me. I felt so blessed to be there in that moment. Little Susitna River The river was crystal clear and a beautiful color of turquoise. As the water rushed by it looked so inviting. At one of the pullouts, we stopped and took some pictures and then noticed that one of the roadside exhibits explained that we were standing in the middle of the Castle Mount Fault Line. Since I have been a little concerned about earthquakes that sign sort of set me on edge for a little while, but then we moved on and with every bend in the road the river changed and the mountains became more beautiful. Mountain View from Hatcher Pass Road The road changed as we traveled. When it began to climb towards the Independence Mine, we knew that this was going to be a bit more difficult travel hauling the trailer. The road to the mine was paved, but very steep, narrow and winding. My eyes were closed through parts of that climb, and I was already full of anxiety about the trip back down the mountain which would be on the cliff side, not the mountainside. Independence Mine was well worth the trip. It was one of the few hard rock gold mines in the state of Alaska. It was active in the 1930s and 40s and much gold was discovered there. Many of the original buildings are still standing and were representative of the mine manager's office and home, cookhouse, land office, schoolhouse, bunkhouses, and more. Independence Mine We spent a couple hours at the mine and thoroughly enjoyed it. Had it not been raining, we might have hiked some of the paths that surrounded the mine. But, now that we are on about day eight of rain, we really did not want to spend that much time hiking around in it. The drive down the pass was scary and we were careful not to burn out the brakes, but Woodzjoe is an expert at handling our rig so I just kept my eyes closed so as not to panic and freak him out, and we got down the road just fine. Important to note that if you ever choose to do this road, leave your big rig behind and take a car or truck up the road. The best part of the road, so we heard, is when the pavement ends and it turns to gravel and continues to climb up the mountain. Hatcher Pass is actually a loop road, but with our rig we could not take that route. We are camping tonight in Willow, right along the Kashwitna River. The River is really shallow next to the campground but fish are jumping like crazy. As they jump, they appear to be red in color so we think they are salmon. But the season does not open for another week – or so we heard. Magpie I fell in love with these beautiful Magpies while we were still in Canada, but they never sit long enough for me to photograph them. 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Democrats' politically bruising experience over the Obama health law has prompted leading Republican policy experts to rethink one of the party's own long-standing ideas about remaking the health-care system.
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SAN FRANCISCO, 20 JANUARY 2011 - The vast majority of compact cameras are so simple and automated that you can use them in your sleep. But these five cameras are more-complex animals. Though they're still easy to use, they come loaded with higher-quality lenses, bigger sensors, RAW shooting, full manual controls, unique modes, and image quality that might please even pro shooters.
These high-end point-and-shoots are a bit bigger and pricier than a typical pocket camera, but they're also a lot more powerful. They're the perfect step-up cameras for novices who want to experiment with manual controls, and they make useful on-the-go cameras for DSLR owners who don't want to lug bulky gear everywhere they go.
Despite being similarly fine-tuned for high-end performance, these high-end models are quite different from one another: The Canon PowerShot G12 and the Nikon Coolpix P7000 have bulkier, button-heavy bodies with DSLR-like controls; the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 has very fast autofocus, an ultra-wide-angle lens, and manual video controls; the Samsung TL500 backs up its ultra-wide-angle lens and ultrawide F1.8 aperture with an adjustable OLED screen; and the Canon PowerShot S95 offers features and performance that no rival of similar size can match.
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Analyst house Informa reckons the World Cup will be a big boost to awareness of mobile TV, but expects widespread uptake won't happen until some time between the 2008 Olympics and the 2010 World Cup.
Informa principal analyst Dave McQueen said: "Fifa reckons 28bn* people watched the last World Cup so this is a massive opportunity for operators to showcase their broadcast technology."
He said the lack of a significant time difference means mobile TV will have less impact this time round - "the matches are in the afternoon and evening so we'll be in the pub".
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McQueen forecasts that some content providers could become Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO). "Sky is in a great position to become a MVNO."
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