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Sunday, September 30, 2012
Philippines sends more troops to guard disputed islands
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MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines has deployed 800 more Marines and opened a new headquarters to guard its interests in the disputed Spratly islands, which China also claims, a senior military official said Sunday.Straddling vital shipping lanes and believed sitting atop vast reserves of mineral deposits, including oil, the Spratlys chain in the South China Sea has long been considered a flashpoint for conflict in the region.Apart from the Philippin...
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New Delhi Opens Solar-Powered Water Treatment Plant...and It?s Run By High School Kids
This week, India saw the opening of a much needed water-treatment center, which is powered by solar energy- the first of its kind in its capital city. But just as startling is that the plant is being run by a group of local high school students, Clean Technica reports.
The $45,000 plant was built as part of a project between the Indian government and an organization known as SANA (Social Awareness, Newer Alternatives). Turning waste water into drinkable water is done with the help of solar panels that power the treatment equipment. The final product meets the potable water standards of the World Health Organization, according to Grist.com.
Though the plant was constructed by engineers, its operations were turned over to SANA-trained high school students, who will be responsible for treating 5,000 liters of waste water every day. They're expected to have the capacity to provide potable water to roughly 750 kids, who occupy the surrounding impoverished area.
MORE: In Defense of Waste Water (Yes, That Means Drinking Recycled Urine)
Clean Technica says the purification station will not only provide drinking water to families in need, but will accomplish that while offsetting carbon emissions; the water would have otherwise been treated by boiling it using fossil fuels like charcoal.
Ramifications for plants like this are significant and can serve as a model for other countries. The operation not only repurposes a waste material, but it does so using sustainable energy. And, if it expands to other areas, is a potential job-creator for residents of the developing country. At least in New Delhi's case, it's serving as an opportunity for high school students to make significant contributions to their immediate environment.
According to?The Economic Times, sustainable methods of water treatment are crucial for India especially as clean water is already at a premium, and the need for it is expected to more than double by 2050.
Why haven't we made sustainable treatment plants more ubiquitous in our own country? Let us know in the Comments if you think Delhi's plan would work in the U.S.
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Saturday, September 29, 2012
UN chief gets pranked by Quebec radio station
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ? Former victims include Bill Gates, Mick Jagger, Britney Spears and Sarah Palin.
This week, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined the ranks of those pranked by a Quebec radio station, his office confirmed Thursday.
Montreal comedy duo Marc-Antoine Audette and Sebastien Trudel called Ban on Wednesday afternoon and pretended to be Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
"He quickly realized it was a prank ... and he took it as it was intended: as a joke," said Eri Kaneko, associate spokeswoman for Ban's office.
Known as the Masked Avengers, the two are notorious for prank calls to celebrities and heads of state. The duo said in a news release that the world's top diplomat was rushed out of an important meeting to speak to them. Quebec City radio station CKOI played excerpts of the prank Thursday, and was planning on broadcasting the entire call Friday.
During the call, Ban appears to become suspicious when fake Harper complains he was too busy combing his hair with crazy glue to attend this week's ministerial meeting of the U.N. General Assembly ? a clear dig at the Canadian prime minister's immaculate hairdo.
"Excuse me, am I speaking with Prime Minister Harper right now?" Ban is quoted as saying.
Fake Harper begins the call in French by explaining why he sent his "lap dog," Foreign Minister John Baird to New York in his place.
Audette said he was surprised by how quickly they got to Ban after talking to about half a dozen people on the phone.
"We thought it would take us a few days to get the secretary-general on the phone," he said. Audette played Harper, while Trudel acted as his aide.
The joke on Ban came during his busiest week of the year, when leaders from all over the world converge to headquarters in New York.
"Perhaps this was not the best use of his time," Kaneko said. "In the future, we will be listening extra hard for poor French accents for any calls coming from Canada."
Nevertheless, Ban was a good sport, the prankster said.
"He was very cool about it, even laughed," Audette said. "He's very likeable."
"Well played," Harper's spokesman tweeted about the prank.
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Associated Press writer Phil Couvrette contributed to this story from Ottawa.
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Car insurance inquiry steps up a gear | The Times
The ?dysfunctional? motor insurance market has been referred to the Competition Commission today for a full investigation into whether drivers are being fleeced.
The Office of Fair Trading has already raised concerns about features that might ?prevent, restrict or distort competition?.
Referral fees and rebate deals involving insurers, brokers, repair shops and credit hire companies could be forcing premiums up by ?225 million a year, or ?10 per policy, the OFT said.
After a six-month study of the market undertaken late last year, the OFT decided to make a provisional referral in May and made that move official today.
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WESTMINSTER (CBSLA.com)?? Two married schoolteachers are expected to be sentenced Thursday to probation, counseling and community service after pleading guilty to having separate and combined sexual relationships with a 17-year-old male high school student.
Daniel Alma Shepard, 63, of Huntington Beach, and his wife, Gay Davidson-Shepard, 60, each pleaded guilty to several felony and misdemeanor charges of unlawful sex, sodomy and oral copulation with a minor.
Both are expected to be sentenced to the court offer of three years of formal probation, counseling and 60 days of community service. Shepard was sentenced previously to two years of prison and Davidson-Shepard to four years in prison, but those sentences have been stayed pending completion of probation.
Prosecutors intend to object to the sentence at the sentencing hearing.
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Daniel Shepard met the victim, a Westminster High School student, where he worked as a teacher. He and his wife, who was at the time teaching at Mesa View Middle School in Huntington Beach, ?groomed? John Doe in March 2009 by regularly inviting him to their Huntington Beach home to drink alcohol, eat, play board games and watch movies, according to Orange County District Attorney?s Office officials.
Prosecutors say the couple sexually assaulted John Doe for the first time in April 2009. While the boy was at their home, Davidson-Shepard orally copulated both the boy and her husband after they all spent time in the couple?s hot tub in the nude, officials said.
That episode led to weekly assaults on the victim, who was plied with alcohol, prosecutors said, before the Shepards engaged in mutual masturbation, oral copulation, sexual intercourse and sodomy with him.
The victim told his mother about the sexual assaults in March 2011, at which time she contacted the Westminster Police Department.
The couple was arrested on April 20, 2011. Davids-Shepard was arrested again in October for violating a protective order barring her from contacting the boy by calling and texting him several times, while out of custody on bail.
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Seahawks-Packers Gambling Refunds: Vegas Casino To Offer ...
LAS VEGAS -- A Las Vegas casino took an unusual step Wednesday and offered refunds to gamblers who lost money when the Seattle Seahawks beat the Green Bay Packers on a controversial touchdown at the end of Monday night's game.
Derek Stevens, owner The D Las Vegas, seized on the attention being paid to the much-derided decision by replacement officials handling the NFL game and became the only casino in Las Vegas to offer refunds.
"I know exactly how it would feel if I was laying the number and I saw what happened," Stevens said. He declared himself "disgusted" with the ruling and said he just couldn't accept the outcome.
The Seahawks won 14-12 after a Packers defender and Seahawks receiver fought for the ball on a final "Hail Mary" pass play. Officials missed an offensive pass interference call and then decided there had been simultaneous catch by the two players. Under NFL rules, that gave Seattle the touchdown and the win.
Nevada gambling regulators said Stevens could make refunds if he wanted.
Another Las Vegas sports book operator worried the move set a bad precedent.
"Whenever there are bad calls we're going to start refunding? Based on what?" said Jay Kornegay, race and sports book director at The LVH casino. "We're supposed to pay out winning wagers based on official final scores by the league, in this case the NFL."
Some offshore online betting outlets have also issued refunds.
Stevens, who has been renovating and rebranding the high-rise downtown casino formerly called the Fitzgerald, said D Las Vegas will refund straight and money-line bets made on the Packers until Sunday ? but only on wagers made at his sports book.
State gambling regulations prohibit a sports book from rescinding a wager without prior approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission chairman.
The chairman, Mark Lipparelli, said a refund is different from rescinding a bet. He said that in his four years on the regulatory panel he couldn't remember a similar move.
"It's not a rescission. It's a refund," Lipparelli told The Associated Press. "That's within their discretion."
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KPMG San Diego Recognized For Exemplary Workplace Practices ...
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --?The San Diego office of KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm, has been honored with the 2012 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility for its use of flexibility as an effective workplace strategy to increase business and employee success.
This prestigious award, part of the national When Work Works project administered by the Families and Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management, recognizes employers of all sizes and types in San Diego and across the country.
"Earning the Sloan Award for the San Diego office for the first time validates that our employees recognize and appreciate KPMG's commitment to being an employer of choice," said KPMG Managing Partner Dave Down. ?"KPMG is a leader in workplace flexibility and we're gratified to receive the Sloan Award in recognition of our efforts.? We believe workplace flexibility is good for business and good for our employees."
For example, KPMG permits its employees to make alternative work arrangements such as a compressed work week or flexible workday schedules.? Also, KPMG's sabbatical program is well utilized and provides extended leaves to accommodate personal time while still allowing for advancement opportunities.
Workplace flexibility has been demonstrated to help businesses remain competitive while also benefiting employees.
"Our research consistently finds that employees in effective and flexible workplaces have greater engagement on the job and greater desire to stay with their organization. In addition, they report lower stress levels and better overall health," said Ellen Galinsky, president of Families and Work Institute.
The Sloan Awards are unique for their rigorous, two-step selection process, which involves an evaluation of employers' flexibility programs and practices, and a confidential employee survey. All applicants are measured against national norms from the National Study of Employers.
"As a recipient of the 2012 Sloan Award, KPMG San Diego ranks in the top 20 percent of employers nationally in terms of its programs, policies and culture for creating an effective and flexible workplace," Galinsky said. "In addition, what makes this honor so special is that their employees have corroborated this, affirming that it is indeed an effective and flexible workplace."
When Work Works is a national project to educate the business community on the value of workplace flexibility by sharing research and promising practices, and conducting the annual Sloan Awards. It is an ongoing initiative of the Families and Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management.
For more information about the When Work Works project and the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility, visit www.whenworkworks.org.
About KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm (www.kpmg.com/us), is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International.") KPMG International's member firms have 145,000 people, including more than 8,000 partners, in 152 countries.
About When Work Works
When Work Works is a national initiative, led by the partnership of Families and Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), to help businesses of all sizes and types become more successful by transforming the way they view and adopt effective and flexible workplaces. When Work Works is one of the foremost providers of resources, rigorous research and best practices on workplace effectiveness and flexibility in the nation. The initiative administers the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility annually, which recognize exemplary employers for using flexibility as an effective workplace strategy to increase business and employee success. Visit www.whenworkworks.org
and follow us on Twitter @FWINews and @SHRMPress.
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Free speech? Egypt cleric burns Bible pages
By Ayman Mohyeldin, NBC News
News Analysis
Updated at 3:49 a.m. ET: CAIRO ??An ultra-conservative Islamist cleric in Egypt faces charges of blasphemy after he?allegedly tore up and burned copies of the New Testament at a protest in front of the American Embassy in Cairo.
Ahmed Mohammed Mahmoud Abdallah, also known as Sheikh Abu Islam, is part owner of a private ultra-conservative Islamic TV station known as Al Uma and was participating in demonstrations against a U.S.-made movie denigrating the Prophet Muhammad that swept the Muslim world in the last month.
Egypt?s General Prosecutor accused Abu Islam and his son, the channel's executive director, of insulting religion ??in this case Christianity.?
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The case is a rare example of the country?s often-criticized blasphemy laws being used against someone who allegedly insulted a religion that is not Islam. That trial is scheduled to begin September 30.
Another case that has received less attention illustrates the quandary Egyptians find themselves in amid the explosion of protests and expression following the revolution that deposed President Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
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Protests ignited by a controversial film that ridicules Islam's Prophet Muhammad spread throughout Muslim world.
On Wednesday, a 24-year-old self-described atheist appeared in court to face charges that he was in contempt of religion by posting links to websites that promoted atheism.
Egypt issues arrest warrants for Terry Jones, Coptic Christians
Saber Eyead Zaki also allegedly posted the link to the controversial video that has triggered global protests known as the "Innocence of Muslims" on his Facebook page.
Egyptian human rights organizations have say that Zaki has been tortured and was being held at an undisclosed location. ?His house was searched without a proper warrant when no one was home, they contend.
A video posted online shows the moment he was taken into custody?? a mob hurls insults at him and try to attack him as he is being whisked away by police.
Journalist Ethar El-Katatney joins from Cairo, Egypt to describe the demonstrations in Egypt and how reaction an anti-Muslim film is being used to channel frustrations.
As these simultaneous trials show, even sharing an idea is now enough to land you in jail in Egypt. This may seem a contradiction ??given that many Egyptians cite?the explosion of free speech, alongside the right to protest, as a major gain of the revolution.?
So the key question many Egyptians face is: Does more media and the right to protest mean freer speech?
The trials also are the latest examples that the government is taking a zero-tolerance approach to those who would question or criticize religion, let alone mock it and insult it.
Security forces faced violent protests in Egypt and Yemen spurred by angry mobs accusing the U.S. of insulting the prophet Mohammad. NBC's Richard Engel reports.
Traditionally, this has been a one-way street, with most of those being tried cited for insulting Islam, including famed Egyptian icon and actor Adel Imam. Most insults to Christianity in Egypt have gone unpunished from references in media to derogatory and inflammatory comments made publicly.?
The two cases, along with others since the revolution, have really challenged Egyptians definition of free speech and whether the legal system in Egypt is capable of defending the right of people to express themselves freely especially when it comes to the issue of religion.?
Journalist Mona Eltahawy joins from Cairo, Egypt to describe the protests that surged throughout the Middle East, Northern Africa, and the Pacific Rim this week, and what the true source that caused the outbursts of violence.
Perhaps the biggest challenge to come is whether such limitations will be enshrined in the forthcoming constitution.
Many are already ringing the alarm bells that the new constitution may enshrine restrictions on free speech rather protecting it. If so, many Egyptians will undoubtedly feel that perhaps the one gain the revolution produced in the short run was merely an illusion.?
Egypt's new president Mohammed Morsi addressed the United Nations General Assembly and urged an end to the civil war in Syria.
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Monday, September 24, 2012
Airborne Analysis of Burning Amazon Forests Could Close Climate Model Gaps
The goal is to understand how burning biomass in South American is affecting local weather and air quality
Fires in the Amazon cause a host of environmental problems. Image: Stock Connection Blue/Alamy
By Claudio Angelo of Nature magazine
A group of scientists from Brazil and the United Kingdom are taking an unusual tropical field trip: 21 days flying in and out of heavy smoke plumes from wildfires in the Amazon and measuring everything they can, from the size of cloud droplets to the thickness of the aerosol column up to the stratosphere.
The goal is to understand how burning biomass in South America is affecting the local weather and air quality, and to close crucial gaps in climate models about how the process changes Earth?s radiation balance.
The SAMBBA (South American Biomass Burning Analysis) mission uses a four-engine jet airplane carrying a suite of instruments that can take measurements up to 12 kilometers above the canopy. Previous airborne campaigns used smaller planes and flew at much lower altitudes, so were unable to observe some crucial physical processes. ?The Amazon is dominated by high-altitude convection clouds. If we don?t understand how they process energy and how fires interfere with them, we can?t make good weather predictions,? says Paulo Artaxo, a physicist and climate scientist at the University of S?o Paulo in Brazil, one of the scientists leading SAMBBA along with researchers from Britain?s Met Office, Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE), the UK's Natural Environment Research Council and several British universities.
One of the instruments on board is a LiDAR, a laser that measures how much light is being blocked by aerosol particles from smoke at various altitudes. That local ?dimming? of the atmosphere hampers photosynthesis, sometimes dramatically: local-scale measurements have shown decreases in plant productivity of around 30%. ?We want to have an estimate for the whole Amazon?, says Artaxo.
More importantly, aerosols may actually produce cooling at the surface as well as warming at mid altitudes, says Karla Longo, a senior scientist at INPE and one of the 40 SAMBBA field researchers. Current models cannot account for such complex interactions, and therefore can?t accurately predict how increasing carbon dioxide concentrations and burning biomass will affect the radiation balance of the world?s largest tropical forest. ?The very direction of the error signal in our models, whether it is towards warming or cooling, is hard to predict,? says Longo.
Ben Johnson, a member of the team from the Met Office, says that information on those aerosols is also important for improving global weather forecasts. ?This is the first time we have measured biomass burning emissions from tropical forest with such comprehensive instrumentation.?
But SAMBBA will provide local benefits, too says Johnson. It is measuring substances that affect air quality in Amazonian cities, such as nitrogen oxides and other compounds that react to form polluting ozone at low altitudes. And ozone concentrations are known to be higher in the Amazon during the burning season than in the heavily polluted S?o Paulo metropolitan area. INPE has developed air-quality models that account for ozone and for particulate matter, but ozone-forming substances have never been measured before across the whole Amazon. One such compound, peroxyacetyl nitrate, was found in surprisingly high concentrations during SAMBBA?s first flights over Acre, in the Western Amazon. That kind of information will help to improve air-quality forecasting. ?That result alone is worth the experiment,? says Artaxo.
This article is reproduced with permission from the magazine Nature. The article was first published on September 24, 2012.
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Judge seeks more review of Chris Brown's probation
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Opposition says Georgia vote a choice between "good and evil"
TBILISI (Reuters) - Voters in Georgia face a stark choice between "good and evil" in parliamentary elections on October 1, said opposition leader Bidzina Ivanishvili on Saturday, following days of protests over state prison brutality that have left the ruling party reeling.
"We should make a choice between good and evil on October 1," Bidzina Ivanishvili, told a crowd in Zugdidi in western Georgia.
"We promise to come to power and to restore justice," said the billionaire leader of the "Georgian Dream" opposition coalition.
Thousands of people gathered at Zugdidi's central square to show their support for the opposition, which poses a serious challenge to President Mikheil Saakashvili's United National Movement party's chances of winning the upcoming vote.
Protests were sparked in Georgia this week after footage showing the torture and rape of inmates in the capital's main prison was aired by two television channels supportive of the opposition.
Hours after the release of the prison video, Saakashvili promised to punish those responsible and seek radical reforms of the jail system, asking policemen to take over prison guard duties while reforms were being worked out.
The country's interior minister tendered his resignation over the scandal and the prisons minister also stepped down.
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Surveys conducted before the scandal erupted showed Saakashvili's party some 20 points ahead of Georgian Dream, a platform set up by Ivanishvili.
Saakashvili's government says the video, which shows guards beating, punching and humiliating prisoners, as well as inmates being raped with objects, was recorded by guards who were bribed by "politically motivated persons".
The head of the Tbilisi prison, his two deputies and several prison guards were arrested, while international organizations and human rights groups called for a prompt investigation.
Ivanishvili, his fortune estimated by Forbes magazine at $6.4 billion, owns one of the broadcasters that showed the film.
A once-reclusive tycoon whose wealth equals nearly half Georgia's economic output, Ivanishvili launched his political movement last year and has campaigned on calls for Saakashvili to resign.
Saakashvili became the West's political darling when he rose to power after the bloodless "Rose Revolution" that toppled Eduard Shevardnadze, a former Soviet foreign minister, in 2003.
But opponents have accused him of curbing political freedoms and criticized him for leading Georgia - a country of 4.7 million people on a transit route for oil and gas supplies across the volatile Caucasus region - into a brief but disastrous war with Russia in August 2008.
(Writing by Margarita Antidze; Editing by Sophie Hares)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/opposition-says-georgia-vote-choice-between-good-evil-223947053.html
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Medicare Bills Rise As Records Turn Electronic
My impression is that the US health care system has been doing this for as long as it has existed. Having digital records should be a great help to the insurance companies to make it easier to track down fraudulent health care providers.
Since I live in Sweden I don't usually have a problem with health care bills, but once during a vacation to the US I had to visit a hospital due to severe stomach pain. Four hours and a trip through the CT machine later I was released with a prescription for some pills. Six months later (back home in Sweden) a bill for $14000 arrives...
When I brought this to my insurance company and explained that the examination I went through couldn't possibly have cost that much they just shrugged and said "yeah, they always try this when dealing with foreign insurance companies". A few weeks later they had everything settled at just under $3000.
So what's the point of this story? If a system is open to exploitation you need someone to monitor it. Monitoring is easier with good records of what's been going on.
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St. Maarten Man Arrested In Murder Of Michael And Thelma King, U.S. Couple
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten ? St. Maarten police on Sunday arrested a suspect in the slayings of a South Carolina couple whose slashed bodies were found in their beachfront condominium on the tiny Dutch Caribbean territory.
Police spokesman Ricardo Henson said the male suspect was arrested before dawn Sunday and has not been charged yet.
Citing the territory's privacy rules, Henson declined to give further details about the suspect, saying police will issue a statement "as soon as more information can be divulged."
The bodies of Michael and Thelma King were found Friday in their condominium at the Ocean Club Resort on St. Maarten, a 16-square-mile territory with about 50,000 inhabitants that shares a small island with the French dependency of St. Martin.
Chief Prosecutor Hans Mos said both Americans appeared to have suffered fatal stab wounds. The woman was found tied to a chair, and the man was lying on the floor, partially over an overturned chair. Both were in their 50s.
Autopsies were expected to be conducted Monday, according to Mos. Relatives of the slain couple have arrived in the territory.
Friends say the Kings were part-time residents of St. Maarten and owned several homes. They also owned a condominium in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
Terry Tamblyn, a resident of South Carolina's coastal city of Isle of Palms, told The Post and Courier newspaper that King was a retired insurance executive who later started a successful printing business that he sold. He said King also owned a couple of restaurants on St. Maarten.
Local restaurant owner Topper Daboul has told The Associated Press that he and Michael King were building a rum factory together on the territory.
Daboul said he last saw King on Wednesday afternoon and "some other friends had drinks with them that night." He said he wasn't able to reach the Kings on the phone Thursday so he drove to their house the next day and banged on the door. He said he asked a person on the premises to climb over a fence to see if anyone was in the house. Daboul said the person reported a lifeless man leaning over a chair inside the house.
Shortly after the slayings were announced, the St. Maarten government said "every government resource is being brought into play to investigate and solve this case." Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams said she was "shocked" by the murders.
Police said roughly 25 officers were part of the investigative team.
The St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association said it's outraged by the murders, which "pains everyone in the community deeply."
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Basic Information Regarding Sports Betting Online
Sports enthusiasts do not just enjoy watching their favorite game; they also pass the time by betting on it. What is more fun and exciting than rooting for your favorite team and making a little money on the side as well? There are many sports you can bet on such as basketball, golf, soccer, NASCAR, football and a lot more. If you want to get started in betting, you have to know the basics first about sports betting online. Different methods and online sports books rules apply to different sports.With this in mind, you have to concentrate or focus on one sport, the one that you truly understand so you can be successful in your betting.
The era of betting on boxing has been around since the early 1900s and it is still quite popular. For betting on boxing, you have to know the odds of each boxer. If you are betting on the favored boxer, you have to wager more money in order to get back a certain amount if the boxer wins. Now, if the fight ends up in a draw, your bet is returned. As you see, the betting is exciting and exhilarating but you never know when the underdog might win the fight. To bet the underdog you can wager less and win more.
Online betting is also popular for the game of golf. Most people think that betting on golf is not that patronized, but this is exactly the opposite. When betting on golf, you may choose from three types of golf tournaments. Once you made your choice on the tournament, you want to bet on, the next thing you need to do is to choose the golfer. Knowing the game of golf is not necessary, but it can help you a lot with your choice. Most of the tournaments include what they call a betting entry, otherwise known as the ?Field?. The field is all golfers together, but the favorites. Most bettors try to stay away from betting on this because you will have the least amount of opportunity to winning betting on the field because very rarely an unknown will win.
What is fast, action filled and is considered as toys for the big boys? NASCAR, of course, one of the most popular sports people watch and bet online. This is quite a simple sport to master in terms of betting. All you must do is to look at the odds and do your own calculation or just follow your gut feelings and just place your bets. There is nothing wrong in betting on your favorite team and racer either. There are three types of wagers from which you can choose. The first one is you can bet a particular driver that will win the entirety of the race. Next, you can wager for a certain racer to place the top three. Lastly, you can wager which racer will finish before another racer. Without trouble, the easier wager is the first one, picking who will finish first.
These are just some of the basic tips and inside stuff you need to learn before you start your sports betting online. There are a lot of sports betting sites you can choose from to place your bets. Take your time and choose a reliable one.
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Calories dropping in school lunches, for better or worse | NJ.com
New York City and the Bloomberg Administration have made some very large strides in recent years to improve the nutrition of the public, such as placing bans on sugary beverages and fat in restaurants. Yet it seems that their force for change has come with compromises. Recent light has been shed on just how school lunches have been affected across the city. In an effort to improve nutrition a significant cut in calories has been the result. Officials now question whether these changes are in accord with national guidelines set by the USDA.
According to the old guidelines, children were to receive a school lunch of 785 calories. Now high school students receive a lunch of 750 calories, 600 for middle school students and 550 for elementary school students. This cut in calories has left many concerned. According to the statistics, one in four children in NY City live in homes where meals are inconsistent. For some children their meal at school will be their only well balanced nutrient dense meal they eat all day. Executive Director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, Joel Berg, comments ?It is based on politics and personal whims, not nutrition science. It is based on the city?s absurd belief that hunger no longer exists among children. The city?s one and only response to child hunger is taking food away from kids.? The city receives $400 million a year in lunch financing, for some 860,000 school lunches.
William J McCarthy, a professor at the University of California in public health and psychology, is in favor of the caloric cut and looks at NYC?s stance as a great example. He says ?There?s been an excess of focus on trying to get the right number of calories. The calories will take care of themselves if we get kids to make better food choices such as filling half their plate with vegetables.?
Despite the harsh criticism the changes were made in an effort to deal aggressively with the problem of childhood obesity. Menus were changed to lower fat and sodium intake, include fresh vegetables and salad bars, and eliminate soda and other sweet beverages. As a result last years? obesity rates in the city for children in kindergarten to eighth grade have dropped by 5.5%. This decline is more than any other heavily populated city. Yet with a childhood obesity rate of 21%, there is still a long way to go.
Source: http://blog.nj.com/fitness/2012/09/calories_dropping_in_school_lunches_for_better_or_worse.html
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Remarkable enzyme points the way to reducing nitric acid use in industry
ScienceDaily (Sep. 21, 2012) ? An enzyme in the bacterium that causes potato scab could help create new, environmentally-benign biocatalysts with the potential to cut use of the highly corrosive chemical nitric acid.
Chemists at the University of Warwick in the UK, in collaboration with researchers at Cornell University in the USA, have reported in the journal Nature Chemical Biology the discovery of an enzyme in the bacterium Streptomyces scabies that catalyses an aromatic nitration reaction.
TxtE, a cytochrome P450 enzyme, is the first example of an enzyme that has specifically evolved to catalyse an aromatic nitration reaction. It does this by using the gases nitrogen monoxide, generated from the amino acid arginine by the nitric oxide synthase partner enzyme txtD, and dioxygen.
These results may eventually find application in industrial chemistry, where the highly corrosive chemicals nitric acid and sulphuric acid are currently used to carry out aromatic nitration reactions.
Engineering of the TxtE enzyme may allow it to be developed as a nitration biocatalyst for the production of industrial chemicals without the need to use nitric acid.
Professor Greg Challis of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Warwick, who led the project, said: "Nitration reactions are very important commercially, for example to make explosives and nitroaromatic compounds that are key building blocks for industrial chemistry.
"Such reactions are currently performed using highly corrosive chemicals like nitric acid, which is difficult to handle and is environmentally unfriendly.
"It would be very exciting if a biocatalyst could be developed for environmentally-benign industrial production of nitroaromatics "
Cytochrome P450 enzymes are ubiquitous in living organisms. Usually they are responsible for hydroxylation and other oxidative reactions -- but this is the first time that they have been reported to catalyse a nitration reaction.
TxtE catalyses the introduction of a nitro group into a specific position of the aromatic ring of the amino acid tryptophan. This is the first key step in the biosynthesis of thaxtomin A.
Thaxtomin A enables Streptomyces scabies to damage potatoes and other root vegetables by inhibiting cellulose production, thereby damaging the cell wall and allowing an infection to take hold.
The enzyme's crucial role in thaxtomin A biosynthesis makes it a potential target for the development of new molecules to block thaxtomin production and thus prevent potato scab, a disease which places a significant economic burden on the agricultural industry globally.
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Analysis: Romney can still win, but it won't be easy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The last few weeks have been ugly for Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney.
A flat Republican convention, a fumbled response to unrest in the Middle East, reports of discord within his campaign and a secretly taped video of Romney deriding 47 percent of U.S. voters have left his team reeling - and has many Republicans fearing doom in the November 6 election.
There's more.
Democratic President Barack Obama has opened a slight lead over Romney in national polls, and new surveys indicate that Obama has a significant edge where it matters most: in Ohio, Virginia and Florida, the most coveted of nine politically divided "swing" states that are crucial to cobbling together the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House.
So, seven weeks before the election, is it already over for Mitt Romney?
Not yet. Despite the serial gaffes and the many questions about his campaign, Romney remains within striking range of the president.
The former Massachusetts governor still has time to change the trajectory of the race - even though he has not shown an ability to do so for the past several months, as he has cast Obama as a failure in overseeing a struggling economy.
There are three presidential debates in October, and Romney - who during the past month lightened his campaign schedule in favor of debate practices - clearly is pointing toward the showdowns with Obama as a chance to show Americans he is a better bet to turn things around.
Obama remains vulnerable thanks to a stubbornly high 8.1 percent unemployment rate, tepid economic growth and big majorities of voters who believe the United States is on the wrong track.
"Romney just came out of one of the worst months in presidential politics in recent memory, and he's hanging right in there," Republican strategist Rich Galen said. "If I was one of Obama's guys in Chicago, I'd be thinking: 'What does it take to get rid of this guy?' He won't go away."
Romney still faces huge challenges.
Surveys indicate most Americans see Obama as relating to their concerns better than Romney, a former private equity executive with an estimated fortune of up to $250 million.
A Republican convention dedicated to humanizing Romney appeared to have no lasting impact on voters. The video of Romney denigrating Obama's supporters as not paying income taxes and living off government handouts reinforced Democrats' message that Romney is an out-of-touch rich guy.
ROMNEY MUST SOFTEN IMAGE
To have any hope of beating Obama, Romney must project a warmer image, analysts say.
Romney appeared to be trying to do that late on Wednesday in Florida, where he softened his tone on Obama's healthcare overhaul and on illegal immigration, and told Univision that "this is a campaign about the 100 percent."
The comments came as his campaign opened a new assault on Obama that aimed to cast the president as wanting to redistribute wealth from rich Americans to the less fortunate.
"The question for Romney is whether he can do what he so far has not been able to do, which is turn around his personal image and make people more comfortable with him," said pollster Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll this week found more than 40 percent of voters viewed Romney less favorably after seeing the "47 percent" video. A USA Today/Gallup poll found the video made almost one-third of independents less likely to vote for him.
"Romney's likability is still not great. People don't see him as credible, he's not seen as empathetic," Kohut said. "He's got to find a way to overcome all those things."
As his campaign has struggled, there has been no shortage of advice from prominent Republicans, many of whom have urged him to be tougher on Obama and more specific on his plans.
In a Wall Street Journal column on Thursday, Republican strategist Karl Rove wrote that "Romney has had a bad week but he can recover - if he tells voters more clearly what he would do as president."
A gaffe-free closing stretch from the sometimes awkward Romney is another key. "I think it would really help if he stops making mistakes," Galen said.
The stakes will be enormous at the first presidential debate on October 3 in Denver. It will focus on the economy and set the narrative for the final month of the campaign.
"Romney will have his best chance to paint a vivid and compelling picture of a brighter economic future," Republican pollster Whit Ayres said.
The Real Clear Politics average of national polls put Obama ahead by 3.1 percentage points on Thursday, with the Rasmussen daily tracking poll showing Obama with a 2-point lead and Gallup showing a dead-even race.
Other polls this week showed Obama with a larger lead, and in some cases crossing the 50 percent benchmark in support.
The Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll on Thursday had Obama leading 48 percent to 43 percent. A Pew poll gave Obama an 8-point edge, 51 percent to 43 percent, and an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll had Obama leading by 50 percent to 45 percent.
Obama also leads in eight of the nine most competitive toss-up states, giving him more options as he tries to piece together 270 electoral votes. Obama could survive a loss in Ohio or Florida - or even both - but losses in either state would be crippling to Romney.
"The lead Obama has in these critical states is far from insurmountable. They are in single digits," said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College poll. "If the national dialogue were to shift two or three points, those battleground states would get close in a hurry."
A PUSH IN 'SWING' STATES
The leader in the presidential race in mid-September typically holds on to win. But recent contests also have shown the race can shift dramatically in the last two months.
On September 20, 2004, the Real Clear Politics average of national polls gave President George W. Bush an average 5.7- percentage-point lead over Democrat John Kerry. He eventually beat Kerry by only 1.5 points.
The Romney campaign has cited the 1980 race as a model, when Republican Ronald Reagan trailed Democratic President Jimmy Carter for much of the autumn in the Gallup poll but blew open the race late after a strong performance in their only debate.
But recent polls show no signs of improvement for Romney on some key indicators. The Pew poll found Obama was seen by a 3-to-1 ratio as the candidate who connects best with Americans.
Romney's lead on handling the economy, the biggest issue in the election, also has faded, with the NBC/Wall Street Journal poll showing Romney and Obama tied on the issue. Pew and Gallup polls also found Democratic enthusiasm had jumped since Obama's nominating convention.
Republicans in "swing" states said, however, they were encouraged by the Romney campaign's voter-turnout efforts, designed to counter Obama's vaunted organization.
Fergus Cullen, a former state Republican chairman in New Hampshire, said Romney's campaign there was more organized than Republican John McCain's effort in 2008.
"With McCain in 2008, we could feel it slipping away by late September," Cullen said. "I don't feel that at all this time."
Ayres said that Romney "is in every bit as strong a position to win the presidency today as he was in June or July or August. Is he ahead? No. Is he close against an incumbent president? Most definitely. Does he have the potential to win? Without question."
(Editing by David Lindsey and Peter Cooney)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-romney-still-win-wont-easy-050719809.html
Tips For Understanding Home Improvement In Today's World
If you are working with materials that make a lot of dust, wear the proper protection to ensure this material does not wind up in your lungs. The fine dust from cutting drywall or tile can be dangerous if inhaled. Also, the fumes from many materials are toxic, so protect your lungs.
Increase the security of your home by installing motion detecting floodlights on the exterior of your house. These lights are ideal for homes with large front yards or those located on dark streets. Install these lights near your garage or shed. These lights will illuminate the area and reduce the risk of break-ins.
You need to lay down drop clothes or old sheets when you are going to be painting a room. Many people do not realize how difficult it can be to get up paint once it has splattered onto a carpet or hard wood floor. Laying down covering is a quick and easy fix that can make a big difference.
A dripping sink can be an annoyance in any home. It not only wastes water, but costs money on your water bill. If a sink is dripping from the spout, the faucets central cartridge might need to be replaced. If you have a pillar tap, you might need to change the washer. A quick examination will help you determine your course of action.
When it comes to home improvement, take your current space into consideration before adding on with new construction. It may be much more cost effective to convert either an attic or basement into living space. Added costs come into play when you have to add more to your foundation or roof area.
A great way to add a new look to any room of the home is to tile or re-tile the floors. Tile flooring comes in thousands of colors and designs and is relatively inexpensive when you do it yourself. For as little as $1 a square foot, new tile floors can be an excellent home improvement project.
Update the lighting in your home to add brightness. Changes in lighting fixtures and adding additional wall lighting can bring an entirely new look to your home. Buy energy saving bulbs to reduce your overall energy costs and consider investing in a smart lighting system that will automatically turn off lights when not in use.
An extremely simple way to improve your home is to change out your air filters. Not only do allergens and dust creep into your air ducts when the filter is too clogged, but the efficiency of your system can be brought down by neglecting to change the filters. This is very important to do often if you have pets in the house.
If you need to hire someone, get personal recommendations from friends, family and neighbors who have had work done in the recent past. This is a good way to gather information about contractors who can do the job. When you get quotes, ask that they are itemized so you can compare the contractors apples to apples.
Before deciding on how to improve your home, review these tips, and choose the best options for your home, your budget, your family and your situation. Save time, save money and save effort by knowing ahead of time what to avoid and what to strive for when updating your home.
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