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Afghan inside attack puts US troop deaths at 2,000

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? An apparent insider attack by Afghan forces has killed a U.S. service member and a foreign civilian contractor with NATO, officials said Sunday. The shooting ?the latest in a string of attacks on international troops by their Afghan allies ? marked the 2,000th U.S. troop death in Afghanistan over the long-running conflict.

A U.S. official confirmed that the service member killed was American. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the nationality of the dead had not yet been formally announced.

At least two Afghan soldiers were also killed in Saturday's attack at an Afghan army checkpoint in Wardak province, said Shahidullah Shahid, a provincial government spokesman.

An Afghan soldier turned his gun on the Americans and started shooting, Shahid said. He said the checkpoint was in Sayd Abad district, just outside a joint U.S.-Afghan base.

"Initial reports indicate that a misunderstanding happened between Afghan army soldiers and American soldiers," Shahid said. He said investigators had been sent to the site to try to figure out what happened.

An Afghan military spokesman declined to comment.

Afghan soldiers and policemen ? or militants in their uniforms ? have gunned down more than 50 foreign troops so far this year, eroding the trust between coalition forces and their Afghan partners. An equal number of Afghan policemen and soldiers also died in these attacks, giving them reason as well to be suspicious of possible infiltrators within their ranks.

The attacks are taking a toll on the partnership between international and Afghan forces, prompting the U.S. military to restrict operations with small-sized Afghan units earlier this month.

The close contact ? with coalition forces working side by side with Afghan troops as advisers, mentors and trainers ? is a key part of the U.S. strategy for putting the Afghans in the lead as the U.S. and other nations prepare to pull out their last combat troops at the end of 2014, just 27 months away.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-inside-attack-puts-us-troop-deaths-2-062902604.html

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Vatican Museum ? Rome Italy ? Fine Art Gallery ? part 1

Vatican Museum ? Rome Italy ? Fine Art Gallery. Watch the YouTube video to learn more about the Vatican Museum & the fine art within the museum. When you travel to Rome, Italy on vacation be sure to visit the Vatican. The Vatican is one of the best places to travel to in Italy. The Vatican houses many of the fine art works in art history. You can find artwork from master artists like Michelangelo, Raphael, & Bernini. There is ancient art as well as modern art within the Vatican Museum.

Source: http://arteccentrixgallery.com/all_about_art/vatican-museum-rome-italy-fine-art-gallery-part-1

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Abbott says rising exec did not graduate college

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Abbott Laboratories said Friday it repeatedly misstated the college education of senior executive Robert Gonzalez, who is soon slated to become CEO of its $18 billion-pharmaceutical spinoff.

Company regulatory filings between 2002 and 2007 list Gonzalez as holding a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of Miami and a master's degree in biochemistry from the University of Houston. The North Chicago, Ill., company's current website states that Gonzalez only attended those schools. The change was first reported by Crain's Chicago Business.

"There was an error made when the bio was written many years ago," said Abbott spokeswoman Melissa Brotz. "When we became aware of it we corrected it." Brotz said Abbott doesn't know when the incorrect information was first introduced or corrected.

Abbott announced last October that Gonzalez would lead its spinoff AbbVie, which will market the company's major prescription medicines, including the blockbuster anti-inflammatory drug Humira.

The split-up, schedule to take effect before 2013, is designed to free Abbott from the risks and uncertainty of developing innovative pharmaceutical drugs. Abbott CEO Miles White will lead a trimmed down version of the company built around medical devices, generic drugs and nutritional formula.

Gonzalez joined Abbott in 1977 and held various leadership positions until 2007, when he briefly retired from the company. He returned in 2009 and has been executive vice president for pharmaceuticals since 2010.

Brotz said the company still expects Gonzalez to assume leadership of the spinoff.

"There is no issue with respect to Gonzalez's educational background and his ability to lead AbbVie," she said. "He has had a distinguished 30-year career with the company and a demonstrated track record."

CEOs of public companies who have not graduated college are a rarity, especially in the science and technology industries.

Earlier this year Yahoo dumped CEO Scott Thompson after just four months on the job. His departure was triggered by the revelation that his resume included a college degree in computer science that he never received.

Shares of Abbott Laboratories fell 72 cents Friday to $68.60.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/abbott-says-rising-exec-did-not-graduate-college-180202399--finance.html

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Rule of Law Can Rid the World of Poverty | Open Society Foundations

Poverty is on the retreat. Despite the global economic downturn, the World Bank and UN reported this year that the number of people living in extreme poverty has dropped in every region of the world for the first time since record keeping began. Though progress on the UN?s Millennium Development Goals has been uneven, we should be heartened that we have already reached, three years before the target date of 2015, the first of these eight goals?that of halving the number of people still living on less than $1 a day. However, we risk allowing these gains to come undone if we fail to strengthen the rule of law in developing countries.

Without basic legal empowerment, the poor live an uncertain existence, in fear of deprivation, displacement and dispossession. A juvenile is wrongfully detained and loses time in school; village land is damaged by a mining company without compensation; an illiterate widow is denied the inheritance she is entitled to and is forced on to the streets with her children. By what means can individuals and communities protect their rights in daily life?

Tens of millions of people live without a legal form of identity, such as a birth certificate. This identity is the cornerstone of justice. Without it, one may be denied opportunities to overcome poverty, including access to immunisations, school, land deeds and welfare. One of the first MDG 2.0 targets? should be reducing statelessness and providing universal legal identity: the enactment and enforcement of legislation ensuring every citizen has universal access to a documented legal identity and is registered at birth.

But legislation is not enough, which is why the second and third targets should concern awareness and access. In developed countries, even those accused of heinous crimes are apprised of their legal rights, and rightfully so. Yet the vast majority of people living in poverty do not even know their rights. Governments must implement concrete measures, or enable civil society to do so, making sure the poor are fully aware of rights under the law.

The targets must include safeguards and regulations to ensure that everybody, regardless of background or circumstances, has full access to the formal justice system. Special attention should also be given to women, as well as to vulnerable groups such as the landless, slum dwellers, sex workers, pre-trial prisoners and juvenile offenders. In many places, laws exist on paper to protect the vulnerable from exploitation, yet informal norms and institutions hold sway, and all too often, these norms and institutions work against the poor and vulnerable, women especially. Where the formal legal system is itself corrupt, there should also be mechanisms such as alternative dispute resolution, which work to provide justice outside the courts.

These need not be costly solutions. We have already seen how they might work in places such as Bangladesh, where civil society organisations like BRAC have strengthened the legal rights of the poor by training thousands of ?barefoot lawyers? in poor communities.

Events in Tahrir Square and beyond have sparked optimism about a global democratic resurgence. But at the same time, there is fear of instability and lawlessness. Let us not forget that in 2015, 1 billion people will still be living in extreme poverty. A hard road still lies ahead. Strengthening the rule of law is more important than ever. A legally empowered citizenry is both the guarantor and lifeblood of democracy. Poverty will only be defeated when the law works for everyone.

Source: http://www.soros.org/voices/rule-law-can-rid-world-poverty

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Gluten Free Healthy ?Fried? Chicken | ALLMAX Nutrition

Ingredients

• 2lbs of chicken pieces (thighs, wings, legs, breasts)
• 4 cups of gluten-free cornflakes (Erewhon Organic brand)
• 2 cups of butternut squash
• 6 egg whites
• 3 cups of organic rice flour

11 Spice Mixture

• 1 tsp ground oregano
• 1 tsp ground sage
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp dried majoran
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp paprika
• 1 tbsp onion salt
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp chili powder

Preparation

1. Pre heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Grease baking pan.
3. Wash chicken pieces and place in large bowl. Season meat with 11 cooking spices.
4. Coat seasoned chicken with organic rice flour.
5. In a separate bowl crush 4 cups of whole grain flakes using blender and mix with cup of rice flour.
6. Place 2 cups of butternut squash in a medium saucepan and cook for 10 minutes over medium heat. Remove from heat.?Add egg whites to butternut squash and puree using blender.
7. Bread chicken with butternut squash puree and whole grain flake mixture and place on baking sheet. Sprinkle with organic oil spray.
8. Bake for 45 minutes.
9. Remove from oven, let rest for 5 minutes on a cooling rack, and serve.

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Alejandro, a former bodybuilding champion, has dedicated his life to health and fitness. Now living in New York City Alejandro has changed his focus from his bodybuilding career to helping other people achieve their fitness goals. Combining professional exercise techniques, innovative training routines and a structured nutrition plan, Alejandro creates unique programs that generate impressive results.

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[Video] 7-Minute Video Introducing the Galaxy Note II Shows All the Amazing Features you Get

It is innovation at its finest here folks. Little tid-bits of features that we have already seen about the Galaxy Note II already have our mouths watering. I will be honest, I did not really think the first Note was for me. I did not need a huge ?phablet? in my pocket, nor did I need all the features I had with it. But Samsung being Samsung, they have definitely up?d the game with the Note II. It just might end up at the top of my Christmas list this year.

Now I can go over all the features covered in the 7 and a half-minute video, but that would be the longest article I have ever written in my life. Word Press would probably explode in my face. That just tells you how many features you get with the Galaxy Note II. I almost think it is TOO many feature, but some would say there are never enough features that can come on a phone. So check out the video for yourself, and prepared to be mesmerized. Let us know what you guys think.

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California Law Bans Landlords From Requiring Declawed ...

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that prevents landlords from requiring tenants to have their pets' claws removed or vocal cords silenced. Landlords cannot reject tenants who refuse the surgeries to declaw or "devoice," and can't advertise in a way that discourages people whose pets have claws or vocal cords.

The law, SB1229, also stipulates that any landlord caught advertising or establishing those rental policies will face civil fines of up to $1,000 for each pet. Of course, any landlord who doesn't want to risk having annoyingly loud or sharp-clawed animals in a rental is still allowed to enforce a no-pets policy.

In 2010, then-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a similar bill that he said went "too far in attempting to deal with inappropriate demands by landlords."

(For advice on how to live with a pet -- claws, voice and all -- see AOL Real Estate's guide to pet-friendly living.)

How annoying can a noisy pet be? While they wouldn't be affected by this law, it's probably not happy news for Craig Fontaine and Kathleen Melker of Warwick, R.I., who say their neighbors trained a cockatoo to repeatedly shout obscenities at them.

See also:
New Off-Ramp's Noise Leaves Homeowners Feeling Stranded
Family Faces Eviction Over Toddler's Noise
Soundproofing Against Outdoor Noise

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Source: http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2012/09/28/california-law-bans-landlords-from-requiring-declawed-devoiced/

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Goal Setting in Estate Planning for Farmers and Ranchers | NBI CLE ...

This is the first introductory glimpse at the materials for our upcoming ?Estate Planning for Farmers and Ranchers? CLE webcast to be held next week (October 3rd).

Written by Attorney Jessica A. Bourke

Providing a good plan to clients requires the correct balance of listening to what they are saying, hearing what they are not saying, and understanding what they should be talking about.? That is to say, counseling a client who owns a farm or ranch means respecting each client as a unique planning opportunity while keeping in mind the planning concerns that are generally applicable to farmers and ranchers.

Counseling the Client

Goal setting can be the most complicated part of the planning process, and if this step is not completed comprehensively, then all the legal techniques in the world are not going to allow the plan to execute properly because the plan is not oing to fit the client.? You need to know what it is that you as the attorney are being asked to ?solve.?

On the most basic level, the counselor role is defined by the professional rules of conduct that apply to attorneys.? These may differ in minor ways from state to state, but the general premises are universally applicable. (In Wisconsin, these rules are found in Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Chapter 20: Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys.)? The first question is, who is your client?? The ansewr to this question is essential to practicing within the applicable ethical requirements.? ?The client? is whose interests you are representing, and the person whose voice should be carrying the most weight throughout the planning process.? the client is to whom you owe the duties of confidentiality and due diligence.? (WIS. SUP. CT R. 20:1.3-1.4)? This is the person with whom you should be entering into the representation agreement/engagement agreement/fee agreement. (WIS. SUP. CT R. 20:1.5)

Determining the identity of your client is relatively straightforward when handling a criminal matter, or a personal injury lawsuit, or even a single person estate plan.? However, this can be substantially more complicated when working with owners of farms and ranches.? these are often family businesses with a lot of people who have a lot of interests.? The person whose interests you are representing may not be the same person who has expressed a willingness to pay for your services or the same person who has offered to be a key contact person for phone calls and emails.? Failing to recognize that the decisions of one family member cannot be taken for granted as the decisions of the client could mean violating rules that pertain to conflicts of interes. (WIS. SUP. CT R. 20:1.7-1.8? Violating conflict of interest urles can then lead to formal reprimands, the forfeiture of fees, and/or removal from the representation of either or both clients. For a recent example of this in Wisconsin, see In re the estate of Rebecca Derzon v. Johnson. 2011AP377)

It is beneficial to include other family members in the planning process in addition to the client.? Succession planning requires key individuals who are part of that plan understand the plan, and also requires an attorney understanding of how much heirs are capable and willing to contribute in terms of financial contributions and effort.? heirs may be able to identify the gradual decline of mom and/or dad?s physical and mental capabilities.? On the other hand, mom and day may know best which children are the most financially competent.? Furthermore, other individuals who are not directly part of the plan but have valuable information to contribute, such as accountants and financial planners, are alsouseful people to have at the table.? Inclduing everyone in the conversation may save a substantial amount of time in terms of making sure information is adequately disseminated to all key players in an accurate manner.? This may include keeping that initial referral source in discussions if he or she was the initial troubleshooter.

To make sure the interests of the client are kept at the forefront throughout the planning process, conflict waivers should be utilized and explained to make sure everyone knows who the clients are and what that means for everyone else before any planning takes place (see WIS. SUP. CT R. 20:1.7). If the client grants someone else permission to communicate or receive information on their behalf, channels of communication directly with the clients should still be maintained to ensure that the clients? interests are not lost when others are included in the process (see WIS. SUP. CT R. 20:1.4).? This may mean one meeting with everyone and another meeting just with the clients.? This means figuring out a way to separate a dominant client from a more passive client to make sure both of them are represented fully.? Different attorneys will have different strategies for addressing this issue, but no matter the method, the objective should be the same.

The goal setting part of the estate planning process requires attorneys to utilize the ?counselor? part of the profession.? Farmers and ranchers are generally emotionally invested in the business, rather than looking at their businesses from a detached investment perspective.? An attorney must be able to listen to clients and others and pick up subtle cues regarding family dynamics, as well as the willingness and ability to proceed with a particular course of action.? This means knowing when to ask the hard follow-up questions, or knowing when to question an unenthusiastic response.

Substantive Considerations

Attorneys provide value in terms of understanding the variety of legal techniques and the considerations that are required before proceeding with those techniques.? Clients have often fixated on one or two key concerns that have brought them to your office.? the legal techniques of which they have knowledge depends o n their sophistication with legal matters, but often is based on what their relatives/friends/neighbors have experienced.? Aside from identifying the client and opening those channels of communication with the client, goal setting requires making sure that you have touched ont he possible areas of concern before suggesting a particular course of action with the client.

The following are possible concerns that should be considered regardless of whether the client articulates them as goals:

1. Providing for owners during their lifetimes.? Consider retirement plans, the cost of long-term care, planning for a surviving spouse, and maintaining a particular standard of living.
2. Providing for heirs.? Is the point simply to make sure that all the heirs ?get something,? or is there a particular plan of distribution that would make the most sense?? Should all the heirs be included in this process?
3. Keeping the business in the family.? If the farm/ranch should continue to be run by family members, which family members, and how are they going to make that work financially and interpersonally?
4. Minimizing financial costs. Minimize taxes on income, gifts and the estate; measure attorney fees versus probate administration fees, protect against creditors.
5. Ease of administration.? Can key players properly administer a corporate entity and execute installment sales, or will a more straightforward (if slightly less optimal) plan be more likely to be administered effectively?

Some preparation can be done ahead of this meeting through making sure the initial contact with the client is productive.? Providing the client with introductory materials to better understand what planning invovles amay help them be better prepared and have less apprehension going into the initial meeting.? Likewise, asking for information from potential clients ahead of time, such as information on their family, their business and their finances can help you know in general what items will likely need to be discussed at that meeting.? Asking for them to spell out their specific concerns can provide an understanding of what they are expecting out of the initial meeting and the planning proess as a whole.

About the Author:

JESSICA A. BOURKE is an Associate Attorney for Willms, S.C. who focuses her practice primarily in the areas of estate planning, elder law and disability law, and business planning.? She focuses on long-term care planning, which includes estate planning, special needs trusts, long-term care financing through insurance as well as public benefits, and planning for incapacity through advanced directives and guardianships.? Much of her practice involves working with small business owners, particularly farmers, to assist in transferring their businesses intact to the next generation.

?Jessica graduated summa cum laude from St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin, and cum laude from Marquette University Law School.? Prior to joining Willm, S.C., Jessica worked with the Milwaukee Legal Aid Society, focusing on disability-related public benefits, and with the Milwaukee County Corporation Counsel, focusing on guardianship proceedings and mental health matters.

?Jessica is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Bar Association, and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.? Currently Jessica is serving as the Chair of the Friends of Life Navigators (formerly ARC of Greater Milwaukee).

Related posts:

1. 5 Things Estate Planners Need to Know About Elder Law
2. What Constitutes a Gift for Purposes of Medicaid Planning

Source: http://cleblog.nbi-sems.com/2012/09/goal-setting-in-estate-planning-for-farmers-and-ranchers/

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Transported at home

What could be more agrarian, or beautiful?

By Sue Wunder / September 27, 2012

A man fished in the Wabash River near West Lafayette, Ind., one morning last month.

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With good friends embarking on a trip to the Azores, Portugal, Spain, and England, others writing of idyllic days biking through the German countryside or sampling the tropical beauty of Costa Rica, I began to feel stuck in the mud here in Indiana. Finances simply haven't permitted overseas travel in recent years. I know what I'm missing, having lived for months at a time on working vacations in Europe. Just yesterday I picked up a travel brochure featuring Switzerland's Glacier Express; the familiar little red train cleaving the Alpine landscapes made me yearn to transport myself back and hop aboard.

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Instead I took my pensive mood down to the Wabash River, a few blocks from home, as the sun was setting ? and found myself pedaling my bicycle into an Impressionist painting. The broad river's long curve under the cloud-addled sky grew luminous in the late light just as I arrived, the water's reflective slate enlivening with tongues of gold and aquamarine. The grass and mud banks, high on the Indiana side, embraced and held the light, then slowly ceded it in a westward-moving dance. A blue heron negotiated a pale ochre sandbar on the Illinois shore in a slow ballet. Animating the scene with impossible acrobatics were hundreds of black bank swallows intent on their evening feeding. Darting and weaving above their own swift reflections, they pivoted on airborne dimes to flash soft, sunlit underbellies of palest gold.

The sun, barely above the tree line now, caught and lit the sweeping arc of an irrigator spraying a far distant field of soybeans. What could be more agrarian, Midwestern pedestrian ? or beautiful?

I sat transfixed by the movement of the waning light, slow water, and darting birds, by the all-prevailing stillness of their fleeting balance. When the sun dipped behind the trees, leaving the banks dull brown and green, the tips of the clouds flared like candles.

Pedaling home, I felt as if I might be anywhere ? and nowhere more worth being on a midsummer's night.

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$37.5 million FEMA trailer settlement approved

NEW ORLEANS (AP) ? A federal judge gave his final approval Thursday to a $37.5 million class-action settlement between companies that made government-issued trailers after hurricanes in 2005 and Gulf Coast storm victims who claim they were exposed to hazardous fumes while living in the shelters.

U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt ruled from the bench after hearing from attorneys who brokered a deal resolving nearly all remaining court claims over elevated levels of formaldehyde in trailers provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency following hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Roughly 55,000 residents of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas who lived in FEMA trailers will be eligible for shares of the money paid by more than two dozen manufacturers.

Plaintiffs' attorneys also are asking Engelhardt to approve a separate but related $5.1 million settlement with companies that installed and maintained FEMA trailers after the storms. He was scheduled to hear testimony about that later Thursday.

Gerald Meunier, a lead plaintiffs' attorney, said the deal provides residents with "somewhat modest" compensation but allows both sides to avoid the expense and risks of protracted litigation.

"Dollar amounts alone do not determine whether a settlement is fair and reasonable," he said.

Jim Percy, a lawyer for the trailer makers, said Engelhardt would have had to try cases individually or transfer suits to other jurisdictions if the settlement wasn't reached.

"It was not going to end quickly, and it was going to be even more monumental for all the parties concerned," he said.

Formaldehyde, a chemical commonly found in building materials, can cause breathing problems and is classified as a carcinogen. Government tests on hundreds of trailers in Louisiana and Mississippi found formaldehyde levels that were, on average, about five times what people are exposed to in most modern homes.

FEMA isn't a party to the settlements and had downplayed formaldehyde risks for months before those test results were announced in February 2008. As early as 2006, trailer occupants began reporting headaches, nosebleeds and difficulty breathing.

Only three plaintiffs have opted out of the settlement with the trailer makers. Engelhardt opened the floor to objections during Thursday's hearing, but nobody spoke up. The judge said he didn't receive any written objections, either.

But that doesn't mean the deal isn't a disappointment for many residents who blame their illnesses on the cramped trailers they occupied for months on end.

"We were told not to look for much," said Anthony Dixon, a New Orleans resident who says he developed asthma while living in a FEMA trailer for two years.

Dixon, 58, attended the hearing with his wife and mother to learn more about the deal.

"We're glad to get it over with," he added.

Dan Balhoff, a court-appointed special master, will determine the plaintiffs' awards. Up to 48 percent of the total settlement money will be deducted for attorneys' fees and costs.

Engelhardt presided over three trials for claims against FEMA trailer manufacturers and installers after he was picked in 2007 to oversee hundreds of consolidated lawsuits. The juries in all three trials sided with the companies and didn't award any damages.

Plaintiffs' lawyers have accused the trailer makers of using shoddy building materials and methods in a rush to meet FEMA's unprecedented demand for temporary housing.

Meunier, however, said it was difficult for plaintiffs' attorneys to prove a link between formaldehyde exposure and residents' health problems because many trailers couldn't be tested until months or even years after the fact. Many residents never sought treatment for their symptoms, he added.

"It was both challenging in the legal and factual sense," he said.

A group of companies that includes Gulf Stream Coach Inc., Forest River Inc., Vanguard LLC and Monaco Coach Corp. will pay $20 million of the $37.5 million settlement with the trailer makers.

Shaw Environmental Inc., Bechtel Corp., Fluor Enterprises Inc. and CH2M Hill Constructors Inc. are among the FEMA contractors that agreed to pay shares of the separate $5.1 million settlement.

Only a handful of formaldehyde-related claims are still pending, including those against FEMA by a group of Texas residents.

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Lakshman Achuthan: Rear-View Mirror - Business Insider

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Earlier this morning, we learned that Q2 GDP growth was actually 1.3 percent, which is much lower than an earlier reading of 1.7 percent growth.

This was largely due to personal consumption, which was revised down.

We also learned that durable goods orders plunged 13 percent in August, which was much worse than the 5.0 percent decline expected.

Excluding transportation, orders fell 1.6 percent.? Economists were looking for a gain of 0.2 percent.

We reached out to ECRI's Lakshman Achuthan, who has been predicting a U.S. economic recession for around a year, despite harsh criticism.

And he only had one thing to say.

"As we recently noted, you'll need to watch the rear-view mirror to see the recession come into focus," he wrote in an email to Business Insider.

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AK-47s get extreme makeover in new London art show

LONDON (Reuters) - The AK-47, arguably the world's deadliest weapon, gets an extreme makeover in a new art project in London where rifles are ground into metal dust, be-decked with dazzling rhinestones or covered in silver-tinted thorns.

"AKA Peace" is the brainchild of former army reservist and Sunday Times photographer Bran Symondson, who, when serving in Afghanistan, noticed how policemen would decorate their guns.

He managed to attract some of the cream of British contemporary art, with Damien Hirst, Antony Gormley, Marc Quinn and the Chapman brothers contributing works to an exhibition followed by a charity auction to be held next week.

"We noticed they (Afghan police) would adorn their AK-47s with flowers, stickers, and I realised it was the only possession in their life really so it was a bit like a teenager would pimp up their car in the UK," Symondson said.

"A lot of people say 'am I scared of glorifying the AK-47?' But I think the AK-47 is already glorified. I think the strongest message here is to show it can be used for something else visually and mentally," he told Reuters at a preview.

More than 20 artists were involved, some more famous than others, and their works are on display until September 30 at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in central London.

They then travel to nearby auction house Phillips de Pury & Company where they will be sold on October 4, and the proceeds will go to the Peace One Day charity which promotes a global day of ceasefire and non-violence every September 21.

Hirst's contribution is instantly recognisable -- he has "spin painted" his gun in garish colours. Jake and Dinos Chapman have their guns held by two toddlers whose noses have been turned into phalluses.

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One of the visitors' favourites was Nancy Fouts's "Dont' Touch", an AK-47 covered in silver-sprayed thorns which, from a distance, look soft and furry.

Palestinian artist Laila Shawa said she was no stranger to the seemingly ubiquitous assault rifle.

"I'm very familiar with AK-47s so for me it was not a very strange feeling to carry the gun, but my first question to Bran was 'how many people did this gun kill?'," she told Reuters, standing next to an AK-47 covered in rhinestones and butterflies and with the barrel sprayed gold.

"In the Middle East, with the turmoil that we have, and as a Palestinian in particular, you find yourself at some point in your life having to defend yourself and that's why I know about it," she added.

Some of the artists confessed to feeling uncomfortable working on weapons once used in battle.

"While cleaning the gun in order to start working on it I went into the barrel of the gun and I found congealed blood and that brought the reality home," said Shawa.

Antony Micallef, whose large black, white and grey canvas features two AK-47s protruding from the head of an undefinable creature like horns, explained that he wanted to try and capture "that primal instinct of violence."

"For me the gun was inherently aggressive so I wanted to amplify that. I could never get away from that feeling."

Because organisers only provided one rifle to each artist, he had to purchase a second which cost him 250 pounds ($405).

Charming Baker punctured his AK-47 with holes to reveal the inside as well as the outside of the weapon.

"I don't feel like I have this naive idea that a gun is just a weapon of destruction," he said. "I'm sure there are guns here that have saved people's lives and their families have been pleased about it. That's the way you use any tool, isn't it?"

(Reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ak-47s-extreme-makeover-london-art-show-162819453.html

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Personal Bankruptcy: Developing A Plan That Works For You

Posted on Sep 28, 2012 in Credit Score | Comments Off

Many people are quick to judge others badly when they have to declare bankruptcy, yet they are also as quick to change their mind if they are suddenly in that boat. A simple change of circumstances, such as job loss, can quickly change a life to the point where bankruptcy may be the only way out. If you find yourself in this situation, the below article will assist you.

When deciding to file bankruptcy, do not feel ashamed of your situation. Most people feel like a failure and get depressed when they file. After you consider all the factors involved and determine that this is your only solution, then try to convince yourself that this is actually a positive first step in securing your financial future.

Check your bankruptcy papers to make sure they are accurate. Although you might have an attorney that fills out and files your paperwork, it?s your responsibility to check if all the information is accurate. Bear in mind that a lawyer deals with many cases and there is always a chance of a screw up. It?s important you ensure there are no mistakes, and that any paperwork being filed for you is accurate.

Before going through the Chapter 7 filing process, ensure that your co-debtors are abreast of any implications relating to this process. When filing Chapter 7, you are not longer liable for the debts that you and a co-debtor signed for. Although, your creditors may insist that the co-debtor pay off the entire debt.

Never take huge cash advances directly from your credit cards before you file for bankruptcy, since you know that all debts will be erased from these cards. If a creditor notices that activity they can constitute it as fraud and sue to have you pay it all back even after your bankruptcy is complete.

You may have your case dismissed because of errors. Normally you can re-file in this case. But, generally speaking, the automatic stay will apply for 30 days only if you have already received a prior dismissal. You might be able to push the case off for a bit if the judge sees good cause in the error you made and sees that you refiled.

Be sure everything is clear to you about personal bankruptcy via looking at websites on the subject. The United States Department of Justice, NACBA, and American Bankruptcy Institute websites are all great places to go for up-to-date information. As with everything in life, the more you know about filing a claim, the better off you?ll be. You can properly prepare when you know what you?re preparing for.

Before you make the final decision to file bankruptcy, consider the other options you have. Perhaps credit counseling can resolve your issues. There are a lot of organizations that are non-profits and can assist you. Their job is to lower your payments and interest through negotiations with your creditors. They collect payments from your and then pay the creditors.

Be as honest as you possibly can when filing for bankruptcy; hiding liabilities or assets will only hurt you in the long run. Wherever you file, that court has to be made aware of all details regarding your finances, positive and negative. Don?t withhold information, and create a smart way of coping with the reality of the situation.

You need to tell your bankruptcy attorney about all of your financial obligations, even small ones. You probably know that you need to disclose consumer debt and medical debt, but you might not realize this means you need to disclose any debt you owe individuals, as well, even family.

Make sure to come out of the bankruptcy better informed and better able to handle your finances. Having large medical bills is an understandable cause of financial difficulties, but if you have an issue with shopping too much, you may have more trouble ahead. You may need more help that a bankruptcy lawyer can provide if you are constantly spending money that you don?t have.

If you?ve already tried everything you can think of to dig out of your financial mess, it might be time for bankruptcy. You need not feel guilty about your financial situation if the choices that have put you in it were made by other people. You can find the information that you need in the article below.

Source: http://credit-deal.com/credit-score/personal-bankruptcy-developing-a-plan-that-works-for-you/

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Console gaming 1 PC gaming 0 ? VG247 Forum

Except when it doesn't, G1GA. If a game is broken on a console, it carries a prohibitive cost for the developer to fix their fuck-up. Some might not want to pay, and others are gonna drag out iterating on those patches, to save that money. Skyward Sword found itself in a bit of trouble, MW2 had exploits that weren't in the PC version, and New Vegas would randomly corrupt saves on consoles.

The main reason why there's so little difference between gaming on a PC and gaming on a console, is that any multi-platform title needs to be able to squeeze itself onto a console. That means less demanding games, reducing the design to work with a pad, and you won't have trouble finding PC gamers who are disappointed with that.

The difference is really as clear as comparing Crysis with Crysis 2. You have dumber AI, you have simpler graphics, and obviously that puts the PC at a disadvantage, for being capable of a lot more than that.

Strategy games, simulators, most things that deal with complex systems and micro-management are next to impossible to pull off on consoles, to say nothing for scale. I don't see Planetside 2 bringing it's 1000 v 1000 player battles to the consoles any time soon.

It's what you said, you get what you pay for. I pay more, and I get more.

On a PC I can get any game I want, digitally, often hassle free, using exactly four clicks of a mouse. On the 360 I have to count on luck to make sure Microsoft are actually offering that game I want, digitally.

A PC is never just a gaming machine.

I can watch my favourite shows while I play a nice relaxing indie game, or have a conversation while I do it, or possibly all three at the same time, if I want to give myself a multi-tasking headache.

I can listen to music on any number of services while I work on a document or write an e-mail, I can check the news, I can research anything that I might need, I can waste time on Facebook or tweet or look at Reddit, all within seconds.

A console doesn't even come close to that functionality.

Source: http://www.vg247.com/forum/topic.php?id=6596

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West Tallaght Health Fair 2012 - Health Service Executive

Raising awareness about health issues, related service provision and the social aspects of health is key to promoting good standards of health within a community.

Following on from the success of last year?s health fairs, the local Revitalizing Areas by Planning, Investment & Development (RAPID) Health Strategy group, which is a collaboration of statutory and community agencies, is facilitating a Tallaght-wide health fair. It will take place in the Tallaght Leisure Centre, 10am to 7pm on Wednesday, September 19

The fair aims to promote a positive attitude and to generate an awareness of the range of factors which influence health and wellbeing?

Various factors can affect an individual?s physical and mental health, for example levels of fitness, diet, financial stress, substance dependency, housing/environmental issues, education, employment opportunities as well as access to various health and social services.

A selection of HSE community services? staff will be on hand to meet and greet the public and offer advice and information.

To date, we have over 50 agencies both within the Tallaght community and the wider national community who intend to be involved on the day through providing information stands and/or other services.

These services range from voluntary and statutory health related services such as the Marie Keating Foundation, the Asthma Society, AMNCH, HSE Smoking Cessation, Bri Ireland, Move 4 Parkinson?s, local addiction services and the Carers? Association.

Services and agencies which work in areas that have an indirect impact on health such as the National Disability Advocacy Service, MABS, the SDCC Sports Partnership Initiative, local counseling services, local Men?s Groups, Foroige and NALA literacy will also be present. Other agencies who cannot have a presence on the day intend to have information provided such as Barnardos, Aware and AMEN.

In addition to these health screening opportunities for blood pressure, sugar levels, Body Mass Index (BMI) and carbon monoxide testing will be available. A taste of complementary therapies ranging from Reiki and Indian Head Massage to Auricular Ear Acupuncture will also be available.

Julie Cruickshank, TDO/Social Inclusion Manager with the HSE sees the fair as a positive step in working with the local community. ?Engagement with the community is a key part of the Primary Care strategy and all evidence indicates that individuals and communities who are actively involved in their own health and health services have better outcomes in terms of health status.?

The initiative is funded by the HSE Health Promotion Unit in Dublin South West and has been organised via a collaboration between the HSE West Tallaght Primary Care Teams, Fettercarin Community Health Project and the West Tallaght Rapid Health Strategy Group. ?

Last updated on: 26 / 09 / 2012

Source: http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/News/healthfair.html

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MOO adding NFC option to business cards

Sure, NFC hasn't quite taken over the world yet, but that doesn't mean it can't be useful. And MOO, maker of extremely cool business cards (it's where we do business), will be adding an NFC option. You can't order them just yet, but MOO's slipping an NFC-enabled card into new orders (it says it's got 150,000 of them to give away), to whet appetites.

MOO says it'll have its own NFC-writing app as well, so you can rewrite the tags as you see fit. (We presume current NFC tag writers will also work.)

For our money, this is a perfect use of NFC. It's so much easier than typing or even scanning in a business card. Just tap and go. Huzzah.

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Outside groups making play to help Romney with ads

NEW YORK (AP) ? New Republican-leaning independent groups entered the presidential advertising fray Wednesday as polling suggests Mitt Romney's campaign may be losing ground against President Barack Obama in key swing states.

The commercials, aimed at voters who supported Obama in 2008 but are undecided now, join those from the campaigns and outside groups swamping a narrow and possibly shrinking map of competitive states in the fast-moving presidential contest.

Americans for Job Security launched an ad in six swing states as part of an $8.7 million ad buy disclosed last week. The group, which does not have to disclose its donors, has actively supported Republican congressional candidates but has stayed out of the presidential campaign until now. The Ending Spending Action Fund, a new conservative group bankrolled by billionaire Joe Ricketts, was set to debut a $10 million, four-state ad campaign beginning Thursday.

The two groups have joined a crowded field of players in a presidential advertising landscape that has largely narrowed to nine states: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin. All are states Obama carried against Republican John McCain in 2008 but have been tightly contested this time.

A pro-Romney super PAC, Restore Our Future, is advertising in Michigan, while another Republican-leaning group, the American Future Fund, announced Wednesday it would run ads supporting Romney in Minnesota. But polling shows those states tilting heavily toward Obama and neither is considered a top-tier battleground this time because the candidates themselves aren't on the air in those states.

It's a vast change from 2008, when the Obama and McCain campaigns advertised in 21 states that were considered competitive. Several of those have seen virtually no advertising this year, including Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Maine, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Polls show Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, Montana and West Virginia all safe for Romney this time ? Obama carried Indiana in 2008 but is not expected to again because he's not competing in earnest there ? while Maine, New Mexico and Pennsylvania are expected to favor the president as they did in 2008.

The decision by Romney's campaign and allied groups to abandon advertising in Pennsylvania particularly surprised political observers, since the state was a top battleground 2008 and is home to many of the white, working-class voters who polls show have been skeptical of Obama since his first run for the presidency. Pro-Romney independent groups including Crossroads GPS and Restore Our Future advertised there but have since pulled out, as did the pro-Obama group Priorities USA Action. Neither the Obama nor the Romney campaigns actively advertised in the state.

Elizabeth Wilner, vice president of the advertising tracking group Kantar/Campaign Media Analysis, said that except for the recent addition of Wisconsin as a battleground, the states that have seen presidential campaign advertising have not changed since the spring. Independent groups, not the Obama and Romney campaigns, have pushed to make states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Minnesota and even Wisconsin more competitive, Wilner said.

"The cake was basically baked in May. The states you're seeing in play have stayed the same," Wilner said. "The candidates never made real investments in any other states. The independent groups are the first to go in to a state and the first to go out."

The ads from Americans for Job Security and the Ending Spending Action Fund are targeting disaffected Obama voters who may be persuaded to support Romney this time. They also focus on women, who polls show favor Obama by a wide margin in many swing states.

The Americans for Job Security ad, "Running," depicts a woman jogging with a baby stroller. She said she voted for Obama but is disillusioned by his economic policies and adds that her husband has been "laid off twice" during Obama's first term.

"Now we're facing another recession," she says in the ad. "The future is getting worse under President Obama." The ad is airing in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia.

The Ending Spending ad campaign was expected to launch ads Thursday in Virginia, Ohio, Iowa and Wisconsin. In one 60-second ad, female voters who backed Obama look into the camera and say they now regret their decision.

"I had huge hopes but ? you know what? ? I got burned in 2008," says a voter identified as Jodi C., a registered nurse from Illinois. "He has failed to address my two most important things, which are debt and divisiveness."

"I didn't feel that he was doing enough to unite the country," says a voter Connie F., a mother and grandmother of four from Green Bay, Wis.

In another spot, former Rep. Artur Davis of Alabama explains why he left the Democratic Party. "This year, I'm casting my vote for someone who can fix the problems facing us. That's Mitt Romney," Davis says in a 30-second ad that is part of the Ending Spending campaign.

Online, the voters expand on their reasons for voting against Obama.

"I'm a factory worker, just barely hanging on," says a voter identified as Anita L. from Woodville, Wis. "If Obama gets back in, there is no future for anybody."

The ads and videos were produced by Stephen Bannon, the conservative filmmaker behind Citizen United's recent documentary about disaffected voters, "The Hope and the Change." They are being paid for by Ricketts, the billionaire founder of the Nebraska-based TD Ameritrade Securities. Earlier this year he rejected overtures from some Republican strategists to fund an independent group that would run ads focusing on Obama's controversial former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

The Ricketts ads were set to be coupled with radio and online advertising, direct mail and door-to-door voter contact programs led by former Bush White House political director Sara Taylor Fagen.

___

Elliott reported from Washington.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/outside-groups-making-play-help-romney-ads-204303575--election.html

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'Avengers': Nine Fun Facts From Joss Whedon's DVD Commentary

The writer-director reveals his favorite scenes and biggest regrets on a commentary track for the just-released 'Avengers' DVD.
By Josh Wigler

Robert Downey Jr. as Iron-Man in "Avengers"
Photo: Marvel

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1694437/avengers-dvd-joss-whedon-commentary.jhtml

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Analyst downgrades Intel on tablet concerns

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Kids App Maker Duck Duck Moose Raises $7M Series A From Sequoia, Lightspeed & Others

Duck?Duck?Moose, the startup behind a series of educational apps for children, is today announcing having closed on $7 million in Series A funding led by?Sequoia Capital?and?Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Stanford University. The company, whose paid applications have now seen over 2.4 million downloads, has remarkably grown its brand through word-of-mouth alone, earning 14 Parents' Choice Awards along the way for all 14 apps. That's the most any app maker has ever been awarded by the nonprofit, which offers special "seals of approval" to apps, media and toys meeting its guidelines for quality.

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Calvista Gold Reports Significant Increase of ... - Gold Investing News

Calvista Gold Corporation (TSX:CVZ,OTCQX:CAGOF) announced an increase in the Company?s mineral resource estimates for both the Callej?n Blanco and Buenavista prospects at the completion of a new technical report. Indicated mineral resources for the Callej?n Blanco and Buenavista prospects totalling 4.03 million tonnes grading 3.49 grams per tonne (?g/t?) of gold and 15.77 g/t of silver using a cut-off grade of 2.0 g/t of gold (approximately 452,218 ounces of gold and 2,045,770 ounces of silver).

As quoted in the press release:

Highlights of the new technical report:

• Indicated mineral resources for the Callej?n Blanco and Buenavista prospects totalling 4.03 million tonnes grading 3.49 grams per tonne (?g/t?) of gold and 15.77 g/t of silver using a cut-off grade of 2.0 g/t of gold (approximately 452,218 ounces of gold and 2,045,770 ounces of silver);
• Inferred mineral resources for the Callej?n Blanco and Buenavista prospects totalling 3.77 million tonnes grading 3.71 g/t of gold and 15.84 g/t of silver using a cut-off grade of 2.0 g/t of gold (approximately 449,023 ounces of gold and 1,917,866 ounces of silver);
• Plus Inferred resources defined inside a silver-rich mineralized zone at the Callej?n Blanco prospect totaling 5.59 million tonnes grading 18.38 g/t silver and 1.75 g/t gold using a cut-off grade of 10.0 g/t of silver (approximately 314,402 ounces of gold and 3,302,121 ounces of silver);
• The Callej?n Blanco and Buenavista targets remain open to expansion at depth;
• The highest point of our mineral resources occurs more than 500 metres below the P?ramo ecosystem elevation limit of 3,200 metres above sea level; and
• The new technical report and mineral resource estimate was completed by independent expert and Qualified Person, Dr. Vadim Galkine, Ph.D., P. Geo., and is based upon 49 diamond drill holes totaling 20,043 metres.

Calvista Gold Chief Executive Officer Mark Haywood said:

The Company is extremely pleased to report a significant increase of its mineral resources on the La Mascota trend as a result of its Phase II drilling. The new technical report confirms a significant mineral resource increase with more than half the estimate now upgraded to an Indicated Resource. The Company has also defined a number of distinct silver-rich mineralized zones adjacent to our primary gold zones that enhance our overall mineral resources for the project.

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Source: http://goldinvestingnews.com/28358/calvista-gold-reports-significant-increase-of-mineral-resource.html

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