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Monday, February 20, 2012
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Saturday, February 18, 2012
Mission impossible? U.S. wants sanctions to hurt only Iran (Reuters)
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Reuters - President Barack Obama hopes the toughest sanctions ever imposed on Iran will squeeze its oil exports - all without scaring markets, crimping growth, impoverishing ordinary Iranians or antagonizing allies.
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Friday, February 17, 2012
In wasting children, a richer India sees "national shame" (Reuters)
SHIVPURI, India (Reuters) ? Crying as she is put on an electronic scale, two-year-old Rajini's naked shriveled frame casts a dark shadow over a rising India, where millions of children have little to eat.
The children are scrawny, listless and sick in this run-down nutrition clinic in central India with its intermittent power supply. If they survive they will grow up shorter, weaker and less smart than their better-fed peers.
Rajini weighs 5 kg (11 lb), about half of what she should.
"She's as light as a leaf, this can't be good," says her grandmother, Sushila Devi, poking her rib-protruding stomach in the clinic in Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh state.
Almost as shocking as India's high prevalence of child malnutrition is the country's failure to reduce it, despite the economy tripling between 1990 and 2005 to become Asia's third largest and annual per capita income rising to $489 from $96.
A government-supported survey last month said 42 percent of children under five are underweight - almost double that of sub-Saharan Africa - compared to 43 percent five years ago.
The statistic - which means 3,000 children dying daily due to illnesses related to poor diets - led Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to admit malnutrition was "a national shame" and was putting the health of the nation in jeopardy.
"It is a national shame. Child nutrition is a marker of the many things that are not going right for the poor of India," said Purnima Menon, research fellow on poverty, health and nutrition at the Institute of Food Policy Research Institute.
India's efforts to reduce the number of undernourished kids have been largely hampered by blighting poverty where many cannot afford the amount and types of food they need.
Poor hygiene, low public health spending and little education and awareness have not helped. Age-old customs discriminating against women such as child marriage have also contributed, but are far harder to tackle, say experts.
In addition, shoddy management of food stocks, subsidized carbohydrate-rich food that fuel and fill the poor rather than truly nourishing them and real shortages in its poorest states have worsened the problem.
"NUTRITION CRISIS"
At the Shivpuri clinic, health worker Rekha Singh Chauhan tends to emaciated young children in a ward with a ganglion of electrical wires running cross its paint-chipped walls.
"We only have a handful to take care of now, but come April, the cases will shoot up," says Chauhan, adding that diseases such as diarrhea and malaria will cause an influx of sick underweight children with the onset of summer.
"The situation becomes bad. Three children are made to share a bed and many have to sleep on the floor."
That picture jars with an India clocking enviable 8-9 percent growth over the last five years that has put money in the pockets of millions of its people and fuelled demand for everything from cars and computers to clothes and fancy homes.
It has also catapulted the country onto the world stage, boosting its claim for a bigger role on forums such as the U.N. Security Council. This month, it moved closer to buying new fighter jets worth a whopping $15 billion.
Yet while the urban middle classes dine in swanky shopping malls where eateries offer everything from sushi to burritos, millions of children are dying due to a lack of food.
Last month's report by the Indian charity Naandi Foundation, the first comprehensive data since a 2005/6 study, said India's "nutrition crisis" is an attributable cause for up to half of all child deaths.
Yet India's public spending on health, estimated at 1.2 percent of its GDP in 2009, is among the lowest in the world.
"This isn't a quick-fix that we're looking at here, it's not a magic bullet," said Jasmine Whitbread, CEO of Save the Children International.
"Not just in India, but in countries around the world, we know that you can't just rely on trickle down. There have to be policies in place, there have got to be political choices that prioritize malnutrition."
In Shivpuri, an impoverished tribal-dominated district in Madhya Pradesh state, that reality is on full display.
The region's malnutrition level for children under five matches the national average, but child mortality rates are worse at 103 deaths per 1,000. The national average is 66 deaths per 1,000, according to U.N. children's agency, Unicef.
Most of the children here are from India's most marginalized and poorest communities, such as tribals and lower castes where literacy is poor and poverty high.
Their mothers are themselves often undernourished, forced into early marriage when they reach puberty, and give birth to underweight babies with weak immune systems.
Illiteracy or lack of awareness takes its toll as well. These mothers do not breastfeed, offering buffalo milk and contaminated water instead and making their children prone to illnesses like diarrhea, which prevents nutrient absorption.
Mostly living on less than $2 a day, these families can hardly afford anything beyond wheat chapatis that are devoid of much-needed protein and other nutrients.
ECONOMIC TOLL
India's neglect of its young - 48 percent are stunted, 20 percent wasted and 70 percent anemic - will have serious repercussions. The World Bank says malnutrition in the poorest countries slashes around 3 percent from annual economic growth.
Malnourished children will struggle at school, if they go at all, and earn 20 percent less during their working life and are more prone to infections, including HIV, and death.
Human development goals, signed up to at the start of the millennium by 192 U.N. members, including India, are also at risk.
Reducing child malnutrition by half and child mortality levels by two-thirds of 1990 levels are unlikely to be met by India by the 2015 deadline, say experts.
In comparison, neighboring China has already achieved its target on malnutrition and under-five child mortality goals as its economic growth has been more broad-based, focusing on health, sanitation and small holder production.
While India has several schemes already running to battle malnutrition, the Indian government is now vaunting a multi-billion-dollar food subsidy program as a possible solution.
But the Food Security Bill, which guarantees cut-price rice and wheat to 63.5 percent of the population may be more a political gimmick, experts worry, than about providing nutritious food to those who need it most.
"The Food Security Bill is a very good development, but it is a food security bill, not a nutrition security bill," said Lawrence Haddad, director of the U.K.-based Institute of Development Studies.
For the children at Shivpuri's nutrition centre, government plans mean little unless they put enough of the right food in their stomachs.
"You see her arms? They are almost the width of my thumb," says Jharna, as she carried her limp, emaciated one-year-old grand-daughter, Sakshi, into the clinic. "She is too weak. She can't even sit by herself."
(Writing by Nita Bhalla; Editing by John Chalmers and Sanjeev Miglani)
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
A Home Equity Loan ? What it is Dissimilar to a conventional Home ...
Your home gives you an enjoyable options for securing a lot of credit with your home equity as collateral. Lately, an increasing number of homeowners are viewing home loan to be the most convenient way to consolidate their other debts, to earn repairs or extension to the home, or even to meet additional expenditures that include wedding expenses, education expenses and the like. Different kinds of causes of the growing use of home loan, for example, the growing wide variety of readily accessible finance institutions, fairly reasonable rates and costs, and reasonable small print, tax deductible features and the like.
Is much more a home equity loan is secured contrary to the equity at home. The item incorporates low interest and allows you to sign up for a substantial amount. However, the borrowable amount hinges on value of the equity found in your residence. Then that repayment term shall be extended over the long period of time; which means you can repay the mortgage in small timely repayments.Home Equity Loan Tax
A loan works just a little differently. The loan terms is known as a set amount but unlike the fixed rate supplying the borrower is capable of access what is essentially a free account maintain borrowed amount. It does the job similar to credit cards plus many instance credit cards or checks are issued to the borrower so they can withdraw money as they simply demand it.Most lines of credit have variable rates who are determined by a person?s eye rates during month the spot that the money was withdrawn. As a consequence the monthly payment varies and maintain job security which could adversely customise the homeowner?s budget. This have to be carefully considered for any person fascinated with obtaining a loan home loan. The repayment terms are usually the same as the fixed rate offerings.
Remember those pesky closing costs when you initially bought your private home? Well there back in force while you apply for a home equity loan. They include but aren?t available to these particular: Up-front charges, that include at least one points (on one occasion equals 1 % on the borrowing limit), application fees, appraisal fees and shutting costs, including fees for attorneys, title search, and mortgage preparation and filing; property and title insurance; and taxes.Home Equity Loan Refinancing
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Chatting Florida football, basketball on Open Mike
As we do every week, Sentinel columnist Mike Bianchi and I took some time on Open Mike to chat about the Florida Gators. The men?s basketball team is coming off a road win in Tuscaloosa, Ala., it?s 20th victory of the year and we discuss whether that mark still has significance. We also covered what Florida needs to do to improve heading into the postseason, what really happened with offensive line coach Frank Verducci being replaced this week and how former UF assistant coach Dan McCarney is recovering from a stroke. You can listen to it all below.
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HP unveils Z1 all-in-one workstation: 27-inch IPS display, starts at $1,899
If you fancy yourself a power user, HP's got a "world's first" trick up its sleeve that might lure you in. Earlier today, the Palo Alto outfit took the wraps off its newest all-in-one, the HP Z1. This workstation is a mere distant cousin to HP's consumer-focused Omni and TouchSmart lines -- not that that's a bad thing. The machine comes sporting a 27-inch, 2560 x 1440, IPS display, the back of which snaps open for easy access when making hardware tweaks and, if you wisely choose to take the premium road, you could be walking out with a quad-core Intel Xeon CPU and NVIDIA Quadro graphics, as well as your choice of a 160GB or 300GB SSD for storage. Needless to say, it all depends on how much dough you're willing to part with. HP says the Z1 is expected to ship around April, with the lowest-end model starting at $1,899. It'll be a while before you can get your hands on one, but in the meantime you can keep yourself entertained by checking out those glossy press shots below.
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Importance of Understanding the Developmental Milestones for ...
It is important for parents to understand the developmental milestones for babies with them transforming before your very eyes. Within a period of 12 months, your baby will transform from being a highly fragile and tiny lump of flesh and bones to a strong and capable toddler.
Well, all babies are not the same and there are certain common age bands which you may expect baby to attain for reaching the specific developmental milestones. Here are some of the aspects to consider:
One of the first developmental milestones for babies is developing a stunning smile. You may expect your infant daughter to start smiling socially by the time they are 8 weeks old.
It is important to help them grow their smiling skills during the time of changing diapers when you should connect with your infant.
While tending to a dirty diaper, make faces at your bundle of joy and flash a sparkling smile, an expression which baby might pick up and mimic.
Once baby arrives home for the first time, they will only stay where you put them and cry when they are in need of you. However, a couple of months down the line, they will start rolling over. This developmental milestone for babies should be enhanced by rolling them back and forth. It is best to try the other way, front and back, as this movement requires maximum skill.
You may cuddle your infant to attain this developmental milestone by placing them on their tummy with supervised tummy time during which they will be able to focus on their skill.
Sitting is one of the important developmental milestones for babies which sis achieved by parents popping baby up when they are at their infant stage. Once they are around 6 to 7 months old, they are able to attain this developmental milestone on their own. This is because by this time they are able to develop a sense of balance of keeping their bodies erect.
If you want to develop your baby?s ability to sit with balance, make them positioned in the sitting posture while playing with them on the floor. It is likely that baby will not get the trick of the developmental milestone for babies initially, and will topple in the beginning. However, with the help of these practice sessions, the developmental milestones for babies can be attained. Moreover, it will foster the growth and strength of their muscles.
Kids may learn to move about at various ages, although for most it is between 6 and 10 months. To help your little one attain this developmental milestone for babies, monitor their tummy time.
After some time, baby will feel tired of crawling and this is when they will learn to tap their balancing skills, prepared to take off on both feet. Walking is one of the developmental milestones for babies that is attained between 8 and 15 months and when they are just starting off, help your kid support themselves by holding their hand as they take their baby steps.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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Zillow Real Estate Advice Corner - What is Mortgage Refinancing
Zillow?s Spencer Rascoff answers hot real estate questions from Zillow Blog and Zillow Advice. This video focuses on mortgages and explains a few tricky terms including: 1) No-Cost Mortgage 2) FHA Streamline Refinance Have a real estate question you?d like answered? Ask it in Zillow Adivce, post it on Zillow?s Facebook page or tweet it to @spencerrascoff or @zillow
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Planning Your Home Improvement Project ? The Right Way To Do It ...
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Anytime you are thinking about fixing up your house; it is a very wise idea to development a plan beforehand. A couple of things that are important to research are the materials you will be using and what the price tag will be; along with an understanding of how long it will take. If you are on a tight budget, it is even more critical that you are sure to check out every detail. That?s why we?ll be sharing some essential tips you should keep in mind for home improvements.
Your goal, when planning for your home improvement project, is to make your life easier in the future as well as right now. Sometimes you want to install any room, perhaps for someone in your family. Instead of just doing this, consider how long you will be residing in this area before doing so. Unless you believe such an addition will increase your home?s value, it might not make sense if you plan to sell your home in a few years.
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When you?re planning to buy a home, you always hire an inspector to give it a thorough inspection, and you should also do this when you?re planning any repairs or renovations. The inspector is a trained professional that will be able to spot small things that need to be done that you might miss. The inspector will be able to tell you if you need insulation in your home or a new roof. Inspectors will be able to show you which items need to be fixed and also help you avoid repairing things that can wait until later. This is a good investment and can help you decide what home improvements are most critical.
The more effort you put into planning your home improvements, the better the outcome is likely to be. Understanding what you need to do for your minor or major home improvement project, you should have an exact plan of action to help you accomplish this objective. Your home improvement project endeavor will definitely succeed if you utilize some of the aforementioned tips.
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The Use Of Astronomy On The Daily Life - Basic Education
An astronomer?s legacy to the environment contains a prosperity of scientific discovery and technologies from space exploration. Purposes from these endeavors consist of benefits in health care, environmental safety, transportation, communications, robotics, schooling and laptop or computer engineering.
Infrared sensors utilised to study residual warmth from the delivery of the universe have been utilized in ear thermometers that measure physique temperature. Infrared technology has been used in a digicam that located beforehand invisible very hot spots beneath the smoke of California brush fires the technology shows guarantee in tumor ditection, environmental monitoring and law enforcement. A small electronic digicam created for planetary imaging is becoming commercialized for use in surveillance function and palm-sized videocameras. The same telecommunications technologies employed to ?chat? to spacecrafts billions of kilometers aways is currently being tailored for use in a cell antenna that allows for immediate television reception as a automobile travels down a road or freeway.
Laser-dependent communication methods that could decrease the cost of future deep area missions have discovered commercial apps from fiberoptic communications to detecting arterosclerosis and hyptertension. Robotic arms used to select up samples from planetary surfaces now aid surgeons in the working place.
The engineering used to study our photo voltaic technique supplies direct advantages to us. Instruments produced for spacecraft are used to measure the pollutants in earth?s ambiance as well as the sum of depletion of the ozone layer.
The urge to investigate the unidentified is element of human nature and has led to several of the most profound alterations in our common of dwelling. It enriches our spirits and reminds us of the wonderful potential for find out and wonder in us all.
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Bryant hits game-winner, Lakers edge Raptors 94-92 (AP)
TORONTO ? Kobe Bryant hit a baseline jump shot with 4.2 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a six-game road trip by holding on to beat the Raptors 94-92 on Sunday, their eighth victory in nine meetings with Toronto
Bryant, who scored 27 points, took an inbound pass from Metta World Peace and shot over the outstretched arms of James Johnson to deny the Raptors, who battled back after trailing by as many as 18.
Down 93-92, Toronto blew its best chance for a winning shot when Rasual Butler couldn't inbound the ball and failed to call a timeout before five seconds had elapsed. Bryant made one of two from the line to put the Lakers up by two with 3.7 seconds left.
Jose Calderon inbounded to DeMar DeRozan for the final possession, but he airballed his potential game-tying shot at the buzzer.
Pau Gasol had 16 points and 17 rebounds and Andrew Bynum scored 14 for the Lakers, who went 3-3 on the road trip.
Calderon scored a career-high 30 points for the Raptors, who lost for the seventh time in 10 games. Linas Kleiza added 15 and Leandro Barbosa had 12.
Calderon hit two 3-pointers with less than 5 minutes left to tie the score at 84-84. After a missed jumper by Bryant, DeRozan fed Ed Davis for a fast break dunk, giving Toronto its first lead of the game. Bryant missed again before Linas Kleiza made a driving hook shot, putting the Raptors up 88-84 with 2:12 remaining.
The Raptors led 90-86 with just over a minute left but were on the wrong end of a video review. Bryant made them pay with a 3, then forced a steal and assisted on a driving layup by World Peace, putting the Lakers up 91-90 with 31 seconds left.
Calderon restored Toronto's lead with a pull-up jumper, his 13th field goal of the game, giving the Raptors a 92-91 edge with 16 seconds to go.
That's when Bryant made his decisive shot, evading two Toronto defenders to get open along the baseline.
NOTES: Calderon's previous career-high was 27 against San Antonio on Feb. 11, 2008. ... Andrea Bargnani, who sat for the 16th time in 18 games Sunday with a strained left calf, has been doing plenty of pool work in his rehab. "His new nickname is Flipper," Raptors coach Dawn Casey joked, adding that Bargnani will increase his workload this week to include weight-bearing exercise. There's still no timetable for the return of Toronto's leading scorer. ... Toronto Maple Leafs players Don Phaneuf and James Reimer attended the game.
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First public photos of Blue Ivy Carter go online (AP)
LOS ANGELES ? She's been a sensation since she's been born, and now Blue Ivy has made her public debut.
Five photos of the 1-month-old were posted by her parents ? Beyonce and Jay-Z ? on a page at the blogging service Tumblr.
The pictures at http://helloblueivycarter.tumblr.com include a close-up of the baby and two of each parent holding her. Blue Ivy is their first child.
A statement next to the photos reads, "We welcome you to share our joy." The couple also thanked the public for respecting their privacy.
Beyonce and Jay-Z are the latest celebrities to shun big bucks from the tabloid press for exclusive rights to baby pictures and instead post the photos on a public website for free. Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon debuted their twins in the same way last year.
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
Old well becomes focus of search for more bodies
FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the California Department of Corrections, Wesley Shermantine is shown. Information provided by the California death row inmate who was one of the two notorious "Speed Freak Killers" led to the discovery Friday Feb. 10, 2012 of a second set of human remains, this time believed to belong to a 16-year-old girl who went missing nearly three decades ago. (AP Photo/California Department of Corrections, File)
FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the California Department of Corrections, Wesley Shermantine is shown. Information provided by the California death row inmate who was one of the two notorious "Speed Freak Killers" led to the discovery Friday Feb. 10, 2012 of a second set of human remains, this time believed to belong to a 16-year-old girl who went missing nearly three decades ago. (AP Photo/California Department of Corrections, File)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? A death row inmate has led authorities to an area of Northern California believed to be the burial sites of two victims of the notorious "Speed Freak Killers," as searchers focused Saturday on an abandoned well for any additional remains.
A partial human skull and bones were found buried Friday on a remote property in Calaveras County. A day earlier, searchers found a skull and bones at another site in the area about 60 miles south of Sacramento.
They were led there by inmate Wesley Shermantine, who was convicted of murdering 16-year-old Chevelle "Chevy" Wheeler. Authorities say he and childhood friend Loren Herzog killed the girl as part of a methamphetamine-fueled killing spree in the 1980s. The two were arrested in 1999.
Deputy Les Garcia, spokesman for the San Joaquin County sheriff's department, said it would take time to identify the remains found Friday. But Wheeler's parents said authorities notified them that the remains were found in a spot where Shermantine said their daughter was buried after she disappeared in 1985.
"They said they found her wrapped in a blanket," Paula Wheeler, the girl's mother, told The Associated Press by phone from the family's home in Crossville, Tenn. "This is a happy day. We can finally have some closure."
The remains found Thursday were thought to be of Cyndi Vanderheiden, a 25-year-old last seen in front of her Linden home in 1998. Both sets of remains were found in two sites near property once owned by Shermantine's family.
Shermantine agreed to disclose the locations of bodies in return for a bounty hunter's offer of $33,000. He is giving hand-drawn maps to authorities, who are now turning their attention to a third site ? an abandoned well ? in San Joaquin County.
The old cattle ranch well near the town of Linden, just outside of Stockton, has layers of backfill that have slowed down its excavation, authorities said. Shermantine claims Herzog buried as many as 10 bodies there.
Shermantine was convicted of four murders and sentenced to death. Herzog was convicted of three murders and sentenced to 77 years to life in prison, though that was later reduced to 14 years. An appeals court tossed his first-degree murder convictions after ruling his confession was illegally obtained.
Herzog was paroled in 2010 to a trailer outside the High Desert State Prison in Susanville. He committed suicide outside that trailer last month after Sacramento bounty hunter Leonard Padilla told him Shermantine was disclosing the location of the well along with two other locations.
Padilla has promised to pay Shermantine as much as $33,000 to disclose the locations of the bodies. He said he hopes to collect on rewards being offered by the state of California for information about several missing persons suspected of being victims of Herzog and Shermantine.
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
Popular Destinations For Weekend Getaways in NY | Travel and ...
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Catskills: The Catskills region is found within a two hour drive north of the latest York City and west from the Hudson River. Among the most frequented destinations for weekend getaways in NY, it a great escape for most New Yorkers who want to flee town for the weekend. The Catskills offers its many visitors flourishing forests, vast meadows, cascading rivers and miles of trails to explore. While in the Catskills, you may want visit Bear Spring Mountain, hike from the scenic Catskill Forest Preserve and relish the picturesque beaches of Pine Hill Lake.
Hudson Valley: Also north in the city and over the east side in the Hudson River, lies the Hudson Valley. The Hudson Valley is bestowed while using perfect temperature and freshwater necessary to grow wine grapes making the valley home of several of the oldest vineyards in the country. While in the Hudson Valley, there are various outdoor activities you can get into like golfing, boating, hiking, fishing, horseback riding, skiing and more?
Adirondacks: An hour or two drive north on the Hudson Valley will be the Adirondack Mountains, the place you can get the immense Adirondack Park plus the majestic Lake George. The Adirondack Park is usually a vast 6 million acre park with untouched thriving forests, rugged mountains and many lakes. Nearly all of the key highways which go over the park?s stunning landscape have been formally designated as Scenic Byways. The Lake George area can also be another well frequented place to go for weekend getaways in NY. Lake George is situated within in a few miles north in the Village of Lake George.
Finger Lakes: The Finger Lakes region discovered in the north western region of latest York state. Areas can be a water-lover?s paradise, with numerous waterfalls, lakes, rivers and creeks. Finger Lakes, as the name in the region denotes, is centered around four notable lakes: Canandaigua, Seneca, Cayuga and Keuka. There are more than 100 vineyards around these lakes making the Finger Lakes region one of the finest wine growing areas within the nation. The Finger Lakes region is undoubtedly a breathtaking romantic and family weekend getaway destination. You can frolic in the water from the 115-foot Lucifer Falls, explore Watkins Glen State Park and take it easy on a boat on Keuka Lake down the middle of wine country.
Long Island: An hour or so drive East of New York City is the New york region the place you will see over 30 Ny state parks known for their magnificent beaches, great fishing and golfing. The Long Island region is usually New York?s newest wine growing area situated on the North Fork on the tip with the island. North of manchester Fork of Long Island is separated in the Hamptons through the Great Peconic Bay supplying the area an ideal climate and hot air favorable for Chardonnays and Merlots.
Source: http://www.flyoakisland.com/popular-destinations-for-weekend-getaways-in-ny/
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US airmen's killer gets life sentence in Germany
FRANKFURT, Germany?? An Islamic extremist was convicted Friday of killing two U.S. airmen at Frankfurt airport last year.
The state court in Frankfurt found 22-year-old Arid Uka guilty and sentenced him to life in prison for the March 2 attack on Afghanistan-bound servicemen as they boarded a bus at the airport.
Uka, an ethnic Albanian from Kosovo, killed Senior Airman Nicholas J. Alden, 25, from South Carolina, and Airman 1st Class Zachary R. Cuddeback, 21, from Virginia.
News agency DAPD said he was also convicted of attempted murder and serious bodily harm for wounding two other servicemen and taking aim at a third before his pistol jammed.
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'Particularly severe guilt'
The court found that Uka bore "particularly severe guilt," meaning he won't immediately be eligible for parole after 15 years as is typical in Germany.
Uka, who was raised in Germany, earlier confessed to the attack and said he acted after seeing a video apparently showing U.S. soldiers raping Muslim women.
Video: Islamist motivation behind U.S. airmen attack? (on this page)"The accused has been convicted to a life sentence for two counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder," presiding judge Thomas Sagebiel said, according to a report posted on English-language Germany news website The Local.
"He would have shot at a third, but the weapon got jammed," he added.
The Local said Uka had apologized to his victims and their families.
"On March 2, I killed two people and opened fire on three others. Today I can't understand myself how I could have acted this way," he said, according to the report. He said he had been influenced by "lies" and "propaganda."
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46340478/ns/world_news-europe/
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Asian markets guarded as Athens strives to reach deal (Reuters)
TOKYO (Reuters) ? Shares struggled but the euro recovered on Thursday, as markets were left without a clear direction after Greek political leaders failed again to conclude a deal for a bailout package, which Athens needs to avoid a messy debt default.
Talks would continue with one issue left to be resolved, so a deal could be concluded before a meeting of euro zone finance ministers on Thursday, Prime Minister Lucas Papademos said in a statement.
Greek officials said pension cuts were the sticking point. Greek political leaders agreed to cut the minimum wage by 22 percent but managed to prevent holiday bonuses from being scrapped.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) trimmed earlier losses to stand nearly flat at 445.95, after climbing to a six-month high of 446.62 the day before. The index has gained about 25 percent from an October 4 low when fears about a Greek default and contagion in the euro zone were at their peak.
European shares are likely to rise, however, with financial spreadbetters expecting Britain's FTSE 100 (.FTSE), Germany's DAX (.GDAXI) and France's CAC-40 (.FCHI) to open about 0.1-0.5 percent higher.
"Asian stock markets are resilient, suggesting maybe players are more confident that Greece's woes will be contained even if there was a default, as the European Central Bank's aggressive liquidity provisions have had an enormous impact in stabilizing the markets since the start of the year," said Hirokazu Yuihama, senior strategist at Daiwa Capital Markets.
Japan's Nikkei (.N225) was down 0.2 percent, slipping from a three-month high reached on Wednesday. (.T)
The euro hit a two-month high above $1.3300 on Thursday.
Asian credit markets were cautious, with the spreads on the iTraxx Asia ex-Japan investment grade index widening by 3 basis points on Thursday.
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TIME FOR CORRECTION?
The ECB's generous funding operations in December eased fears about a credit crunch in Europe, helping to drive down European interbank lending rates as well as yields on sovereign debt issued by highly indebted euro zone countries.
A solution to the long-awaited Greek debt restructuring, after months of wrangling, could spur a rally but profit-taking may follow because many markets are nearing key resistance.
Volatility is poised to pick up, suggesting the recent risk-positive sentiment may face a short-term pullback.
The CBOE Volatility index VIX (.VIX), which measures expected volatility in Wall Street's S&P 500 over the next 30 days, closed at 18.16, near an upper limit of a technical range between 15.75 and 18.75. A fall towards the lower end would suggest a continuation of the risk rally, analysts said.
"Short-term plays are moving markets, with the underlying tone staying bearish because even after a deal is reached, it takes a long time to resolve Greece's fiscal problems given that there is no quick remedy for the structural issue," said Xiao Minjie, chief economist at FuNNeX Asset Management in Tokyo.
"Markets will take cues from positive news supporting U.S. markets and negative news weighing on the euro zone, and the best risk hedge under such circumstances is to take profits when prices rise and hunt for bargains after they drop," he said.
CHINA CPI, CENTRAL BANKS
Reaction was muted on China's faster-than-expected annual inflation rate of 4.5 percent in January, above a 4.1 percent rise forecast. The outcome dampened expectations of an imminent move by the central bank to cut banks' required reserve ratios (RRR), the level of cash they must hold in reserve.
"This number will probably delay RRR cuts, in fact there's a lower chance of an RRR cut now. But inflation pressure is still there, especially since domestic oil prices are higher now. It's still a concern," said Hao Zhou, economist at ANZ in Shanghai.
The ECB and the Bank of England hold policy meetings later in the day.
The British central bank is seen adding an extra 50 billion pounds ($79.09 billion) of stimulus via bond purchases while the ECB is expected to hold rates steady but may signal it is ready to cut in March.
"Today's meeting of the Bank of England's MPC may provide another official boost to market sentiment and global financial liquidity," Barclays Capital said in a note.
Oil firmed, with Brent up 0.2 percent to $117.43 a barrel, extending gains for an eighth straight session. U.S. crude added 0.3 percent to $98.97.
(Additional reporting by Krishna Kumar in Sydney)
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
NACS CAF? Helps Identify Foodservice Solutions : Convenience ...
By Dr. Nancy Caldarola, Education Director, NACS CAF?
Foodservice has taken a prominent place in convenience stores. This segment has grown from a humble cup of coffee to a wide array of fresh sandwiches, salads, pizzas, pastries, dispensed beverages, fruits and vegetables, and even on-the-go dinner solutions. If they did not get the message before, restaurants and supermarkets now know there is a new player in the foodservice marketplace.
To emphasize foodservice is easy. Just attend a high profile class or foodservice conference and follow the handouts that are filled with ideas, right? It?s very doubtful this sort of strategy will ever get your foodservice program where it needs to be to be successful. To have a functioning, profitable foodservice operation with capable employees and a manager you can trust requires ongoing education and training. That?s the premise behind NACS CAF?, the Center for Achieving Foodservice Excellence, and its program for developing foodservice management professionals.
The Certified Convenience Foodservice Manager (CCFM) program has been actively preparing convenience store foodservice managers with solid educational sessions and practical tools since 2010. The CCFM designation is the first certification for the convenience retail industry and shows, like other professional organizations before us, that NACS has identified the knowledge, skills and abilities of the professional convenience foodservice manager and recognizes these credentials. This NACS credential reflects achievement. It serves as an unbiased endorsement of an individual?s knowledge and professional experience against established performance competencies.
Understanding the True Challenges
In our CCFM classes we educate to a set of competencies and provide actionable tools for foodservice operators in c-stores. With more than a year of classes under our belts we still continue to add improvements to the program in our Atlanta-based sessions. While we cover the systems and foundations of foodservice and the varying levels of food delivery options in c-stores, our participants continually identify Menu Management, Financial Analysis and Troubleshooting, Merchandising and Packaging, and Growing Foodservice sessions as the topics that are most useful when they return to their store operations.
Any education program is only as good as its instructors. CCFM faculty all have enjoyed successful careers in the hospitality/foodservice industry and present class content using practical and proven examples to enhance learning. We provide reference materials, case study activities and group projects to encourage adult learning. We then use current examples of foodservice offered globally to encourage identification and analysis of opportunities both missed and successfully implemented by organizations.
Research on foodservice operations in both the restaurant and convenience retail industries is conducted and presented at these sessions to stay current with trends and to highlight the strategies of the executives and operators who are shaping the direction of this growing retail segment. We also support our students when they return to their stores. Calls and requests are accommodated to ensure the learning process continues after the classroom time ends, and we are available to visit each convenience store chain in a consultative role.
The CCFM program is held at the Georgia State University?s Hospitality School Learning Center. This three-day program ends with the certification examination and requires the completion of a project that will positively affect the foodservice operation of the sponsoring company. Individuals who have the CCFM designation must maintain continuing education credits over a three year period, just as other professional credentials require.
Contrary to what many c-store owners and operators believe, being successful with foodservice does not require that a brand have 200 stores and their own commissary. It requires time, effort, training and a commitment to a change in culture. We know well-planned and well-executed foodservice operations separate the top-quartile c-store operators from the rest of the pack. Let NACS CAF? help you move away from the pack.For details on upcoming NACS CAF? events visit www.nacsonline.com/nacscafe.
Source: http://www.csdecisions.com/2012/02/09/nacs-cafe-helps-identify-foodservice-solutions/
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Markets upbeat as Greek debt deal appears near (AP)
LONDON ? Markets were hopeful Wednesday that a long-awaited deal to allow Greece to claim its second bailout was near despite another delay to discussions between the country's political leaders.
Stocks advanced, while the euro was trading near two-month highs, as investors awaited the latest developments in Athens. Though a host of deadlines have passed without agreement, the prevailing view in the markets is that a deal for Greece to get its hands on euro130 billion ($170 billion) will be secured.
Greek coalition leaders are studying a draft deal on further austerity measures demanded to secure a new bailout that will determine whether the country avoids bankruptcy next month.
The office of Prime Minister Lucas Papademos said Wednesday that the heads of the three parties backing his interim government received the 50-page document, drafted with the country's debt inspectors, earlier in the day. A meeting of Papademos with the party leaders, originally scheduled for 1100 GMT, was postponed to 1300 GMT to give parties more time to study the draft.
The talks were delayed for three days to make time for exhaustive negotiations with representatives of the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, on whose approval the continued flow of Greece's vital rescue loans depends. Without the bailout, Greece would not have enough money to pay off a big bond redemption next month, triggering a default that could send shockwaves around financial markets and the global economy.
Greece has been kept solvent for the last two years by euro110 billion ($145 billion) in international rescue loans. But the money was not enough and a second loan is urgently needed to avert bankruptcy.
"We are finally approaching the endgame of the Greek talks," said Gary Jenkins, managing director at Swordfish Research. "Ultimately it is difficult to see how they can do anything other than agree a deal. After all, the alternative is a disorderly default which could lead to a much deeper economic depression and potential civil unrest."
Jenkins said a report in the Wall Street Journal that the ECB is prepared to contribute to lightening Greece's debt burden will help pave the way to an agreement. According to the report, the ECB would essentially give up on profits that it stands to gain on its Greek bond holdings by handing them over to the European bailout fund, which then will sell them back to Greece ? Athens would gain billions in the deal.
In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was up 0.3 percent at 5,907 while Germany's DAX rose 1 percent to 6,819. The CAC-40 in France was 0.7 percent higher at 3,436.
The euro clambered higher, trading up 0.1 percent at $1.3275, a fresh two-month high.
Wall Street was also poised for modest gains at the open ? Dow futures were up 0.2 percent at 12,854 while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 futures rose 0.1 percent to 1,346.
Corporate earnings reports were mixed, with disappointing results from French pharmaceuticals company Sanofi, Danish wind turbine maker Vestas ? their shares fell 2.2 percent and 13 percent respectively.
Figures from Norwegian oil company Statoil were more upbeat, and its shares rose 2.7 percent.
Earlier in the day, Asian stocks posted sharp gains following a retreat of the yen that was welcomed by Japan's mighty export sector. The Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo gained 1.1 percent to close at 9,015.59, its highest finish since Oct. 28.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng surged 1.5 percent to 21,018.46 while mainland China's Shanghai Composite Index jumped 2.4 percent to 2,347.53 and the smaller Shenzhen Composite Index gained 2.8 percent to 893.82.
Oil prices tracked equities higher ? benchmark oil for March delivery was up 95 cents to $99.37 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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