Monday, December 31, 2012

Taking Stock of the Supposed Deal (talking-points-memo)

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The Politics of ?Discovery? - The Society Pages

For the last week of December, we?re re-posting some of our favorite posts from 2012.

We often hear that Christopher Columbus ?discovered? America, a word that erases the 50 million-plus inhabitants of the continent that were already here when his boat arrived. A person can?t discover something that another person already knows about. ?In the American telling of the story, however, the indigenous population don?t count as people. They?re knowledge isn?t real.

This dismissal of knowledge-of-a-thing until the ?right? people know about it is a common tendency, and another example was sent in by Jordan G. last week. ?CNN, ABC, CBS, and the Los Angeles Times, among other news outlets, reported that a new species of monkey was ?discovered.???

So where did they find this monkey? ?Tied to a post in a Congolese village; it was a pet. ?

And it was cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!

So someone knew about these monkeys. ?It just wasn?t the right kind of person. ?In this case, the right kind of person was a (bonafide) scientist (with credentials and institutional privileges not un-related to living in the West).

Now I?m not saying that it doesn?t matter that a trained scientist encountered the monkey and established it as a unique and previously undocumented species. ?The team did a lot of work to establish this. ?As the Times, which otherwise does a fine job on the story,?explains:

Convinced the species was novel, team leader John Hart began an exhaustive three-year study to describe the monkey, and to differentiate it from its nearest neighbor, the owl face monkey. The study included geneticists and biological anthropologists, who helped confirm that the monkey was different from the owl face, though the two share a common genetic ancestor.

In other words, something significant happened because those scientists happened upon this monkey. ?But to say that they ?discovered? it is to mischaracterize what occurred. The scientists write that it was ?previously undescribed,? which is far more accurate. Their language also?doesn?t?erase the consciousness of the people of the Congo, where this monkey is ?endemic.? ? In fact, they recommend the short-hand name ?lesula,? ?as it is the vernacular name used [by people who've known about it, probably for generations] over most of its known range.? ?In doing so, they acknowledge the species? relationship to a population of human beings, making them visible and significant.

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Lisa Wade is a?professor of sociology at Occidental College. You can hear her animal-related squeals on?Twitter?and?Facebook.

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Charlie Sheen Apologizes for Bar-Opening Homophobic Slur

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Sunday, December 30, 2012

Former President Bush moved out of intensive care

HOUSTON (AP) ? Former President George H.W. Bush's condition continued to improve Saturday, prompting doctors to move him out of intensive care, a spokesman said.

"President Bush's condition has improved, so he has been moved today from the intensive care unit to a regular patient room at The Methodist Hospital to continue his recovery," family spokesman Jim McGrath said Saturday. "The Bushes thank everyone for their prayers and good wishes."

Bush was hospitalized Nov. 23 for treatment of a bronchitis-related cough. He was moved to intensive care at the Houston hospital on Dec. 23 after he developed a fever.

On Friday, McGrath said Bush had improved since arriving in the ICU. He said he was alert and in good spirits and was even doing some singing.

McGrath said Saturday morning that future updates on Bush's condition would be made as warranted.

Bush, the 41st president, is the country's oldest living former president by a few months.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/former-president-bush-moved-intensive-care-210408456.html

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iPad Refurbs Now Sell for $319 on Apple?s US Online Store

Apple is selling refurbished iPads for as low as $319 on its Special Deals site, the location reserved for pre-owned products. Offers include the iPad 2, and the third-gen model with Retina display.

You won?t find the fourth-generation iPad or the iPad mini on Apple?s Special Deals section, but you will be able to buy a Refurbished iPad 2 with Wi-Fi 16GB - Black (2nd generation) for just $319.

The US Apple online store is also selling third-generation tablets with Retina displays for $379, which translates into a $70 saving, according to the Cupertino, California-based Apple Inc.

Originally released March 2012, the iPad 3 features Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0 technology, a 9.7-inch Retina display, a 5-megapixel rear-facing iSight camera, a front-facing (VGA-quality) FaceTime camera, the dual-core A5X chip and a 10-hour battery life.

Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/iPad-Refurbs-Now-Sell-for-319-on-Apple-s-US-Online-Store-317871.shtml

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What is a limited liability corporation

What is a limited liability corporation?

A limited liability corporation is just another name for a limited liability company. A limited liability company, which is also called an LLC, is a business499058_f260 structure that combines the pass through taxation of a partnership or sole proprietorship with the limited liability of a corporation.

Like the owners of a partnership or sole proprietorships the LLC owners have to report their business profits or losses on their personal income tax returns because the LLC is not a separate taxable entity. But unlike these owners if you own an LLC you are not personally responsible for the business debts and claims, you are protected from any personal liability unless you have given a personal guarantee, this is what is known as limited liability. Basically what this boils down to is that if somebody sues the LLC then only the assets of the business itself are at risk, your personal assets are considered safe. But what you want to keep in mind is that you can lose this protection of your assets if you act illegally, unethically, or irresponsibly.

But it is because of these features that many people say that a limited liability company is nothing more than a hybrid business structure that takes the best features of a partnership and a corporate business structure. Meaning this business structure combines these two forms of business, but only uses the best features from each form.

How many people do I need to form an LLC?

Many people wonder how many people you need to form a LLC because of the fact that it combines various business structures. The good news is that you only need one person to form an LLC and you can form an LLC in any state. But you can also have more than one owner when forming an LLC.

Who should form an LLC?

If you are concerned about personal exposure to lawsuits or debts arising from your business than you should seriously think about forming an LLC. A great example of this would be if you were opening up a store front business that deals directly with the public you might be worried about your commercial liability insurance not fully protecting your assets from customers suing you from slipping and falling or something else. So by forming an LLC your personal assets are protected from these types of claims and any others.

But something that you want to keep in mind before you decide to form an LLC is that not all business can operate as an LLC. Businesses that are in the banking, trust and insurance industry are generally prohibited from forming LLC?s in every state. Also in some states, including CA, there is a rule that prohibits professionals, such as accountants, doctors, architects and other professionals from forming an LLC. So if you are considered to be some kind of professional you want to check into your state laws to see if you can form an LLC or not.

How do you form an LLC?499055_f260

This is going to vary depending on which state that you live, but for the most part this is a pretty universal process. All that you really need to do is to file an ?Articles of Organization? with your state?s LLC filing office. In most states this filing office is going to be a part of the Secretary of State?s Office. But in addition to filing the ?Articles of Organization? you are going to have to pay a filing fee. Keep in mind that some states refer to these forms as a ?Certificate of Organization? or a ?Certificate of Formation?. But no matter what it is referred to most states will provide a fill in the blank form for you to use and these only take a few minutes to prepare. You can get this form by mail or by downloading it from your state?s website, in the Secretary of State or corporation?s home page.

Some states will also require you to publish your intention to form an LLC in your local newspaper. The states that require this also require that you complete this step before you file your Articles of Organization. Some states, but not very many, will also require you to prepare an LLC Operating Agreement. And even if it is not required in your state it is still a good idea to prepare one. The reason that you want to do this regardless of your state requirements is because your Operating Agreement is going to spell out your business arrangements and it will also decide how your LLC is run. If you fail to create a written Operating Agreement then the LLC laws of your state will dictate how your LLC is run.

Do I need a lawyer to form an LLC?

The good news is that you do not need to have a lawyer to form an LLC, but if you want to use one you can. The reason that you don?t need to hire a lawyer is that the information that is required for the Articles of Organization is all non-technical information so it is easy enough for you to fill out on your own. Basically what the Articles of Organization include are the name of the LLC, the location of its main office, the names and addresses of the owners, and the name and address of the LLC?s registered agent. The registered agent is a person or company who agrees to accept legal papers on behalf of the LLC. Not to mention that since most states now provide downloadable forms and instructions the process to file for an LLC is even easier and the LLC offices even allow business owners to email them questions directly.

Does my LLC need an operating agreement?499057_f260

This is not required by all states, but it is something that you should do if you plan on starting a business. Here are the main reasons why an operating agreement is necessary:

  • Ensures that the courts will respect your personal liability protection because you are showing them that you have been conscientious about organizing your LLC
  • Helps to avoid misunderstandings among the owners over finances and management
  • Sets out the rules that govern how the profits will be split up, how major business decisions will be made, and the procedures for handling the departure and addition of members
  • Allows you to create your own operating rules rather than being governed by the default laws in your state. Which these state laws might not work to your benefit

How are LLCs taxed?

LLCs are not considered a separate entity from its owners for tax purposes. So this means that an LLC does not pay any income taxes itself. Instead what happens is that the owners of the LLC pay taxes on their allocated share of profits or they get to deduct their share of business losses on their personal tax returns. But the thing with an LLC is that you can choose how you want it to be taxed, so you can also choose to have your LLC taxed like a corporation. This can be useful because it can reduce taxes for LLC owners who need to retain a large amount of profits in the company.

Can I convert my existing business to an LLC?

The good news is that yes you can convert your business to an LLC. In fact converting a sole proprietorship or a partnership is an easy way for the business owners to protect their personal assets without changing the way that their business income is taxed. And some states even provide a simple form for converting a partnership to an LLC; this form is usually called a ?Certificate of Conversion?. If your state does not provide this form then you will need to file regular Articles of Organization to create an LLC.

And just like in forming an LLC some states require a partnership to publish a notice in the local newspaper that the partnership is being terminated before the partnership can officially convert to an LLC. But no matter what state you live in you are going to have to transfer all identification numbers, licenses, and permits to the name of your new LLC. Some other things that you will need to transfer over are:

  • Federal identification number
  • State employer identification number
  • Sales tax permit
  • Business license or tax registration
  • Any professional licenses or permits

What are the differences between a limited liability company and a partnership?499054_f260

The biggest difference between an LLC and a partnership is that in an LLC the owners are not personally liable for the company?s debts and liabilities. What this boils down to is that creditors cannot go after the owners? personal assets to pay off the businesses? debts. And the only way that this can happen in a partnership is if the partner is designated as a ?limited? partner in the partnership agreement. Another big difference is that when you are forming a partnership you do not need to file any formal paperwork or pay any special fees.

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Source: http://themodernaccountant.com/2012/12/30/what-is-a-limited-liability-corporation/

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Saturday, December 29, 2012

President Obama calls on Congress to protect tax cuts for the middle class

Echoing Friday's challenge to Congress to reach a deal on the fiscal cliff, President Obama uses this week's radio address to call on them to protect middle class tax cuts:

But we?re now at the point where, in just a couple days, the law says that every American?s tax rates are going up. Every American?s paycheck will get a lot smaller. And that would be the wrong thing to do for our economy. It would hurt middle-class families, and it would hurt the businesses that depend on your spending.

And Congress can prevent it from happening, if they act now.

And the president again dared House and Senate Republicans to continue their hostage taking of the economy and American paychecks:

But if an agreement isn?t reached in time, then I?ll urge the Senate to hold an up-or-down vote on a basic package that protects the middle class from an income tax hike, extends vital unemployment insurance for Americans looking for a job, and lays the groundwork for future progress on more economic growth and deficit reduction.

I believe such a proposal could pass both houses with bipartisan majorities ? as long as these leaders allow it to come to a vote. If they still want to vote no, and let this tax hike hit the middle class, that?s their prerogative ? but they should let everyone vote. That?s the way this is supposed to work.

Make a deal or have an up or down vote ... or be the Party solely responsible for a tax hike for every American. ?

Complete transcript below the fold.

Hello Everybody. For the past couple months, I?ve been working with people in both parties ? with the help of business leaders and ordinary Americans ? to come together around a plan to grow the economy and shrink our deficits.

It?s a balanced plan ? one that would protect the middle class, cut spending in a responsible way, and ask the wealthiest Americans to pay a little more. And I?ll keep working with anybody who?s serious about getting a comprehensive plan like this done ? because it?s the right thing to do for our economic growth.

But we?re now at the point where, in just a couple days, the law says that every American?s tax rates are going up. Every American?s paycheck will get a lot smaller. And that would be the wrong thing to do for our economy. It would hurt middle-class families, and it would hurt the businesses that depend on your spending.

And Congress can prevent it from happening, if they act now. Leaders in Congress are working on a way to prevent this tax hike on the middle class, and I believe we may be able to reach an agreement that can pass both houses in time.

But if an agreement isn?t reached in time, then I?ll urge the Senate to hold an up-or-down vote on a basic package that protects the middle class from an income tax hike, extends vital unemployment insurance for Americans looking for a job, and lays the groundwork for future progress on more economic growth and deficit reduction.

I believe such a proposal could pass both houses with bipartisan majorities ? as long as these leaders allow it to come to a vote. If they still want to vote no, and let this tax hike hit the middle class, that?s their prerogative ? but they should let everyone vote. That?s the way this is supposed to work.

We just can?t afford a politically self-inflicted wound to our economy. The economy is growing, but keeping it that way means that the folks you sent to Washington have to do their jobs. The housing market is healing, but that could stall if folks are seeing smaller paychecks. The unemployment rate is the lowest it?s been since 2008, but already, families and businesses are starting to hold back because of the dysfunction they see in Washington.

You meet your deadlines and your responsibilities every day. The folks you sent here to serve should do the same. We cannot let Washington politics get in the way of America?s progress. We?ve got to do what it takes to protect the middle class, grow this economy, and move our country forward.

Thanks, everybody.

Source: http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/Nw0zwhcFymc/-President-Obama-calls-on-Congress-to-protect-tax-cuts-for-the-middle-class

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The 25 Best (and Funniest) Twitter Accounts for Bros to Follow in 2013

The 25 Best (and Funniest) Twitter Accounts for Bros to Follow in 2013

Face it: Your Twitter feed needs an upgrade. You might be only following kids you barely know from high school and college, or the same ESPN'ers regurgitating trade rumors you already see every day, or a stale "comedy" account RT'ing jokes everyone on the Internet has already heard, whatever... Bottom line: It will be useful to be exposed to new people, new information, and new dick jokes in the coming year.

We've culled our feeds to come up with 25 suggested accounts for you to follow in 2013. They're not ranked in order of importance, although No. 1 is arguably in the correct spot. Is this a definitive list? Of course not. If you know of any other quality accounts?save your own, you self-promoting bastards?leave 'em in the comments.

25. Jimmy Traina

The man who runs Sports Illustrated's Hot Clicks is a one-man machine of delivering news we enjoy seeing, from a funny take on sports (that doesn't ignore its gambling side), to, of course, quality pics of SI's swimsuit models. Also, he may be the world's biggest Howard Stern fan?if you abide by the Tao of Baba Booey, you'll have a definite kinship.

24. Chrissy Teigen

The funniest model on the planet and, it should go without saying, one of the hottest, Chrissy candidly gives her followers a look into her strange life while also writing things that make you spit up your coffee. She sometimes makes fun of her fiancee (who is somewhat famous in his own right), too, which is an added bonus.

23. Dean Norris

Norris edges out other Breaking Bad'er and prominent Tweeter Aaron Paul because, well, he's funnier. Hank Schrader just joined Twitter, but he's already poked fun at creator Vince Gilligan, shared exclusive photos from the set (where the final season is being filmed), and, of course, delivered what may be the best Tweet in the history of the social media service.

22. Humblebrag

The gold standard of how to profit off Twitter, comedian Harris Wittels parlayed a popular Twitter account that RTed douchebrags (hey, new word) boasting about their accomplishments under the guise of false modesty into a column on Grantland and a book deal (at the age of 27). Humblebrag has been around for a while, but it's still fun to laugh at the idiots the account features.

Bonus public shaming accounts: Follow @fart to be exposed to RTs of people asking questions that have plagued man for centuries, like "What are clouds?". And follow Neil Hamburger, who sometimes RTs people who complain about having food poisoning from Taco Bell. Yeah, I don't know either, but it works.

21. Mike Birbiglia

A modern master of the one-liner, Birbigs' comedy is perfectly suited for Twitter. Sometimes, though, self-deprecation gets to be a bit too much.

20. Michael Che

We've alerted you to Che before, but it's worth saying again: Keep an eye on this guy. He's one of the country's top up-and-coming comedians, and you're going to want to one day say you knew him before he hit it big. As for his Twitter account... For what it lacks in proper grammar, it makes up in hilarious observations on race and politics and living in the big city. Give him a follow.

19. Rihanna

Look, I'll just cut to the chase. Rihanna tweets pictures of herself in some state of undress nearly every day. It's worth dealing with the nonsensical thoughts, pictures of Chris Brown, and highlighted Bible verses she'll sometimes weirdly post.

18. Goldman Sachs Elevator

At nearly 1,000 Tweets, it's more or less impossible that GS Elevator is running solely on overheard conversations in the Goldman Sachs elevator anymore, but for politically incorrect humor with a right-wing tinge, you can't beat it. Think of your wildly wealthy friend who you just can't hate because everything he says is too ridiculous.

17. Avicii's Flannel

Robb swears by this one, and I'm not totally sure if it's just a clever parody account of house maven Avicii's ubiquitous flannel shirts, or a really, really clever account making fun of both parody accounts and EDM as a whole. ("Let's make love and listen to old disco records," has me leaning toward thinking it is trolling.) Anyway, it's a solid excuse laugh again at the absurdity that is the Avicii-Ralph Lauren partnership.

16. The Fat Jew

Wildly offensive and undeniably hilarious, the Fat Jew doesn't just make videos of hookers reenacting scenes from Braveheart. He also runs a pants-wettingly funny Twitter account. Be warned, though, guys in class/cubicle jockeys with a computer angled toward your boss: He'll throw a more-than-occasional NSFW link up.

Source: http://www.brobible.com/life/article/25-best-twitter-accounts-for-bros

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Tips For Effectively Beginning Your Email Marketing Campaign

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Generally, most of the organizations running their business online will be looking for ways to improve their sales on the World Wide Web. If you are also looking for the same, you can opt for one of the effective and popular methods of marketing called as email marketing. The first step in this proess is to prepare a list of email IDs to which your marketing content need to be sent. This initially process might take some time since you will have to find the list of intended audiences to whom the message should be sent. This list can be prepared by attracting people to participate in a raffle prize or for subscribing to your newsletter, etc... All that they have to do is to provide their mail ID in the process of subscribing to your newsletter through your website. When this type of opportunity is given the list of mail IDs in your database will continue to grow on a daily basis.

Email marketing is a great way to reach prospective customers and above all this method is widely followed by business organizations due to its affordability. With the help of a single message a number of people can be reached and there are companies that can offer email marketing service to business organizations in such a way that they can effectively manage their advertising campaign.

These service providers will have software program in place so that the messages can be easily managed. Most of these firms will have attractive templates so that messages can be attractively created and they will also be offering the ability to track the success of the advertising efforts of their customers. You will have to simply enter your mail list and the software provided by them will return information with respect to the number of mails that were forwarded, the numbers that were sent to wrong addresses, etc...
Even though this method of advertising is effective, it can turn good results only when the messages are crafted in a good manner so that potential customers can be attracted towards your product or service as against the product or service that is already been used by them currently. It is better to ensure that the message created should be clear and concise since the recipient might not be in a position to read the long letter sent to them due to their busy schedule. These techniques of creating attractive letters are well known for companies offering email marketing service. So, it is better to get their help in this respect.

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U.S. stocks cut most losses; yen hits two-yr low

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks recovered from sharp losses to end only slightly lower on Thursday after the U.S. House of Representative said it would come back to work this weekend in a last-ditch effort to avoid the "fiscal cliff," while the yen hit a two-year low on expectations of bold monetary stimulus in Japan.

It was a fourth straight session of losses for U.S. stocks, while world stocks ended slightly higher.

Wall Street stocks tumbled in morning trade after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the top Senate Democrat, said the United States may be poised to go off the "fiscal cliff." But in late trading, the House of Representatives said it set a work session for Sunday night ahead of the December 31 deadline for reaching a deal, paring losses that earlier that earlier had driven all three major stock indexes down about 1 percent.

Economists warn that the $600 billion in higher taxes and spending cuts set to kick in from January could push the world's largest economy into recession, dragging other countries with it.

"There's no conviction in the move or the overall market, based on the across-the-board reduction we've seen in volume ... but there will be continued weakness until there's sustained positive direction coming from our leaders," said Joseph Cangemi, managing director at ConvergEx Group, in New York.

The House of Representatives may stay in session until January 2, the final day of the current Congress, according to a Twitter message from House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.

That is the day that another component of the "fiscal cliff" - $109 billion in automatic spending cuts to military and domestic programs - is set to start.

The Dow Jones industrial average dipped 18.28 points, or 0.14 percent, to end at 13,096.31. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 1.74 points, or 0.12 percent, at 1,418.09. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 4.25 points, or 0.14 percent, at 2,985.91.

Shares of U.S. retailers fell for a second day following the Christmas holiday. The Morgan Stanley retail index was down 0.2 percent.

The MSCI global index was last up 0.1 percent, while European shares ended down 0.01 percent.

President Barack Obama returned to Washington on Thursday, cutting short his holiday to try to get a budget deal with Republican lawmakers.

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EURO DIPS, YEN SLUMPS

The dollar rose to 86.15 yen on Reuters data, its highest since mid-August 2010. It was last up 0.5 percent at 86.02 yen.

The dollar has risen 12 percent against the yen in 2012, on track for its biggest annual gain since 2005. Yen selling has accelerated in the past two months on expectations that Shinzo Abe would be elected prime minister and would pursue policies to weaken the Japanese currency.

The Liberal Democratic Party won the elections on December 16, making Abe the prime minister. Since then, he has kept up pressure on the Bank of Japan to attack deflation and weaken the yen.

"If everyone is simply going to take Mr. Abe at his word, then we can go a lot further before this move is done," said Kit Juckes, strategist at Societe Generale in London.

The euro rose 0.2 percent to $1.3242.

U.S. BONDS TRADE HIGHER, OIL EASES

Prices on longer-dated U.S. Treasuries were higher after Reid's fiscal cliff comments and after the Conference Board, an industry group, reported a bigger-than-expected drop in American consumer confidence in December.

Benchmark 10-year Treasuries prices were 4/32 higher in price, yielding 1.7355 percent.

Brent crude futures ended down slightly as the unresolved U.S. budget talks left open the possibility that mandated tax hikes and spending cuts could be enacted, which could push the United States, the world's top oil-consumer, into recession.

Brent February crude fell 27 cents, or 0.24 percent, to settle at $110.80 a barrel. U.S. February crude slipped 11 cents, or 0.12 percent, to settle at $90.87.

In the precious metals market, gold prices rose for a fourth straight day for their longest winning stretch in nearly two months. But the gains were small for a market seen as a key hedge to the U.S. fiscal crisis.

Gold's February futures contract on COMEX, the most active on the New York exchange, settled at $1,663.70 an ounce, up $3, or 0.2 percent on the day. Over the past week, it has gained $17.80, or just over 1 percent, after hitting a four-month low of $1,645.90 on December 20.

(Additional reporting by Wanfeng Zhou, Robert Gibbons, Richard Leong, Barani Krishnan and Ryan Vlastelica in New York; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama, Dan Grebler and Leslie Adler)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/world-stocks-euro-down-u-cliff-comments-164115011--finance.html

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Friday, December 28, 2012

Obama says immediate action needed on fiscal cliff

WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama says "the hour for immediate action is here" on a deal to avert the fiscal cliff.

The president says he remains "optimistic" that an agreement can be reached in Congress before a looming year-end deadline to avoid tax increases and spending cuts.

If Congress can't reach a deal, the president says Congress should allow a vote on a basic package that would preserve tax cuts for middle-class Americans while extending unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless and working toward a foundation for a broader deal.

The president says an hourlong meeting Friday with congressional leaders was "good and constructive."

Senate leaders say they hope to reach a compromise that could be presented to lawmakers by Sunday, little more than 24 hours before the deadline.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-says-immediate-action-needed-fiscal-cliff-230750192--finance.html

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Toshiba Is Working On a Miniature Lytro Sensor For Your Smartphone

Imagine for a second that your smartphone could snap in-focus images every single time. While it might seem like a pipe dream, we might actually see it in the next two years thanks to Toshiba. More »


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DENTON (CBSDFW.COM) ? Mike Bell, a 19-year veteran of the Denton Fire Department, died Sunday evening after battling a rare form of brain cancer.

Bell, who suffered from gliosarcoma brain cancer, served as a Denton firefighter and paramedic for 19 years and would have celebrated his 20th anniversary with the department at the end of January.

In November, Denton firefighters rallied to shave their heads in support of their comrade to raise money for his medical expenses.

?You don?t get a better brotherhood than the fire department. These guys are great,? Bell told CBS 11 News just before he took a razor to his friends last month.

Bell lost his hair after his first round of chemotherapy in January. He underwent four rounds of chemotherapy and four surgeries in all.

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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Whale dies after getting stranded on NYC beach

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NEW YORK -- An emaciated 60-foot finback whale that washed up on a coastal community devastated by Superstorm Sandy has died, marine officials said Thursday.

The whale was found beached on Wednesday in Breezy Point, Queens, where more than 100 homes burned down and more than 2,000 were damaged during the Oct. 29 storm. It was carried out at high tide but washed ashore another time on Thursday, where marine officials said they found it dead, according to media reports.

?Biologists have confirmed that the whale has died,? Mendy Garron, a marine mammal rescue specialist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), told Reuters. ?Plans are currently being developed for necropsy and disposal of the carcass."


PhotoBlog: Finback whale beached at Breezy Point

Finback whales are an endangered species. They are second in size only to the blue whale, and can reach up to 70 feet in length and weigh up to 70 tons. The whales migrate to equatorial waters in the fall and during winter, they mostly fast, surviving on their fat reserves. Winter is also when they mate, and calves are born one year later, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

It is one of the fastest large whales and can stay underwater for up to 50 minutes off of one breath.

Rob DiGiovanni, executive director of the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation told NBC New York on Wednesday that the whale was ?severely emaciated? and ?underweight. The outcome does not look good.?

Calls placed Thursday seeking comment to the foundation and NOAA were not immediately returned.

The whale was found on the bay side of the community, which is tucked in by the Atlantic Ocean and Jamaica Bay. With most homes rendered uninhabitable by the storm, many residents have had to move away and make daily trips to continue repairs.

Breezy Point, a private cooperative, was founded more than a century ago by Irish immigrants.

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8 to 10 portions of water each day might seem like a great deal but our physiques actually need much water to remain healthy inside and outside. This helps within the removal of wastes and harmful toxins in the skin. Moisturize The Skin. The sun?s rays is the skin?s worst enemy. Whenever you sunburn the skin you damage cells.

The skin may be the primary organ within your body and mirrors your way of life. Skin safeguards us in the extremes in our atmosphere and from contaminants in mid-air around us. It reflects your food intake, drink or do. Keeps the skin searching fresh by finding the way your lifestyle and skin-care habits shape the skin every day? Stay well hydrated. Consuming lots of water does indeed help the skin become more healthy and fewer prone to facial lines.

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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Health and Fitness: Back Pain - Some Clues to Discovering the Cause

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Kris Humphries: Benched by the Nets!

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PFT: Chiefs set dubious record in loss to Colts

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Jets quarterback Tim Tebow has acknowledged that he was upset when he learned last week that he had been bypassed on the depth chart by Greg McElroy. Now Tebow says his goal now is to become a good quarterback ? somewhere ? in 2013.

Tebow told ESPN?s Adam Schefter he is ?more determined than ever to dedicate my entire off-season to becoming the best quarterback I can be next season.?

Regarding the ESPNNewYork.com report that Tebow told Jets coach Rex Ryan he didn?t want to play in the Wildcat after he was informed that McElroy would start in place of the benched Mark Sanchez, Tebow admitted that he was upset, and he expressed his displeasure to Ryan. Schefter?s report does not specify, however, whether Tebow flat-out refused to play in the Wildcat when he found out on Tuesday that McElroy was starting, or whether Tebow merely said he was unhappy that he wasn?t getting the opportunity to start.

Whatever transpired between Tebow and Ryan, Tebow did tell Schefter that on Friday he told Ryan that he was willing to do whatever it took to help the team win. By that time, the Jets had been planning to use receiver Jeremy Kerley in the Wildcat role, and that?s what they did in Sunday?s game against the Chargers.

The fact that Tebow even had to express to Ryan that he was willing to do anything to help the team win is telling. If a player is conducting himself the right way, it should go without saying that he is willing to do whatever he has to do to help his team win. If the Jets? coaches needed to be reassured that Tebow was willing to do whatever he had to do to help the team win, that strongly suggests that Tebow isn?t quite the humble, hard-working player that he tries to portray himself as. The job of a football player is to play football the way his coaches tell him to play. It doesn?t matter if Tebow thinks he deserves to start ahead of McElroy. The Jets? coaches decided that McElroy was the starter for Sunday?s game, and Tebow?s job was to support the team in whatever role the coaches told him to play.

If Tebow ever expressed anything other than a firm commitment to doing whatever the coaches asked him to do, then he?s no better than Santonio Holmes, who was widely ripped last year for being a destructive force in the Jets? locker room. Holmes was pilloried all offseason for the way he acted at the end of the Jets? season in 2011. If Tebow is acting the same way at the end of the Jets? season in 2012, he deserves the same scorn.

As for Tebow?s ambitions of being a starter next year, well, good luck with that. There is exactly one NFL team that might be willing to give Tebow a shot, and that team ? Jacksonville ? would be willing to give him a shot for business reasons, not for football reasons. Tebow is desired in Jacksonville because he?s viewed as a good guy, not a good football player. And the news of the last 24 hours suggests that he?s actually not that good a guy.

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Monday, December 24, 2012

Techno Legal Journalists: Law Firms In New Delhi India

Legal field around the world is growing. Law is a very complicated and vast area and with the amalgamation of information and communication technology (ICT), law has taken a new shape.

New areas like cyber law, cyber forensics, cyber security, e-discovery, e-commerce, etc have been emerging. However, there are very few legal institutions that cover these technical areas of law. The fact is that law is today a techno legal filed where both technical and legal fields have merged. Naturally, finding good techno legal firms in India and other parts of the world is really tough. Many have expressed the opinion that there is an urgent need to have a comprehensive Indian law database that can serve the legal requirements of various stakeholders. For instance, if you are looking for a cyber law firms in New Delhi India, the platform of Perry4Law and PTLB would provide you a link of the same where not only details about Indian cyber law firms would be provided but also legal position of cyber law and related fields would also be discussed there. In short not only details about various law firms would be there but also brief discussion about the respective field would be provided so that basic level legal information is available to the reader or viewer. You can see the law firms in New Delhi India segment of Perry4Law and PTLB for more information.

The platform main objective is to provide comprehensive and holistic information to the readers and viewers about the initiatives of Perry4Law and PTLB. Further, relevant links have also been provided so that readers can have a readymade reference resource at their disposal.

Gradually, the platform would cover diverse techno legal fields as are managed by Perry4Law/PTLB and other firms. This is a really ambitious and useful initiative and it is certainly going to be really useful for both national and international stakeholders.

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Sunday, December 23, 2012

Hacker allegedly leaks Verizon FiOS customer data, Big Red points the finger at marketing firm

Hacker allegedly leaks Verizon Fios customer data, big red points the finger at marketing firm

Verizon customers saw a flash of excitement this weekend when an alleged hacker claimed to have pilfered personal data for some three million of its wireless customers. Twitter user TibitXimer shared 300,000 names from the file, claiming to have collected them as early as July 12th. According to Verizon, the would-be hacker's claims are bunk -- the leaked data has been available for months, and it's populated by Verizon FiOS customers. More importantly, Verizon says that its servers weren't hacked at all.

"There was no hack, and no access gained," it said in a statement to The Next Web "A third party marketing firm made a mistake and information was copied." Verizon says the leak was reported to authorities months ago, and insists that recent claims are inaccurate and exaggerated. Sure enough, security researcher Adam Caudill recalls seeing the file back in August, guessing this is probably a file leaked from a telemarketing agency. Either way TibitXimer's account has vanished from the social network, demonstrating, if nothing else, that Twitter is serious about its Trust & Safety policies.

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DIY Pancetta is a Nice Addition to Your Bacon Addiction

DIY Pancetta is a Nice Addition to Your Bacon AddictionPancetta is a wonderful Italian version of bacon and just like we covered earlier with bacon the best way to get high quality is to make your own.

Culinary weblog Eating Rules gives a great rundown on Italian style charcuterie including homemade pancetta. You'll need a fresh pork belly, sea salt, and a mix of spices and herbs for flavor (garlic, bay leaves, peppercorns, juniper berries, and rosemary are traditional). Mix the salt and spices well and rub them all over the pork belly. Wrap the belly in two or three layers of cling wrap and refrigerate for five days, turning so often to make sure the pork belly gets and even distribution of salt and spices. At the end of the fifth day, unwrap the pork belly and rinse off the cure using cold water.

Now you'll have basic pancetta, but if you want to intensify the flavor you'll next want to wrap it in cheesecloth and twine and hang it. Check the weight each day and when it has lost 30% of the original weight it is ready to eat. You can eat pancetta as though it were bacon, but for best results explore Italian dishes featuring the cured meat.

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Chromosome 'anchors' organize DNA during cell division

Friday, December 21, 2012

For humans to grow and to replace and heal damaged tissues, the body's cells must continually reproduce, a process known as "cell division," by which one cell becomes two, two become four, and so on. A key question of biomedical research is how chromosomes, which are duplicated during cell division so that each daughter cell receives an exact copy of a person's genome, are arranged during this process.

Now, scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a new characteristic of human cell division that may help explain how our DNA is organized in the nucleus as cells reproduce. They found that telomeres, molecular caps that protect the ends of the chromosomes, move to the outer edge of the cell's nucleus after they have been duplicated.

While the implications of this spatial reorganization of telomeres are not yet clear, the findings may shed light on how our genes are regulated and how gene expression programs are altered during cell division, an important step in understanding aging and diseases that stem from genetic mutations, such as cancer.

"What we discovered is that telomeres not only protect our chromosomes, they also help organize our genetic material in the nucleus," says Jan Karlseder, a professor in Salk's Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory and the Donald and Darlene Shiley Chair. "This is important, because the three-dimensional position of DNA in the nucleus influences gene expression profiles and how the genome morphs over time."

Telomeres, a combination of proteins and DNA, are crucial in DNA replication, tumor suppression and aging. Every time a primary human cell divides, its telomeres get shorter, until critically short telomeres lead cells to self-destruct. Much of Karlseder's research has focused on understanding telomere dynamics in order to develop ways to influence the aging process, and as a result, restrict cancer cell growth.

In addition to exploring the involvement of telomeres in premature aging diseases and interactions between the DNA damage machinery and telomeres, Karlseder studies the role of telomeres during the cell cycle. Previous studies on human cells have shown that telomeres change positions during cell division, suggesting they might also play a role in organizing DNA in the nucleus. But these studies provided only isolated snapshots of telomeres at various stages of the cell cycle.

In their new study, the Salk researchers used advanced time-lapse live-cell confocal microscopy to track telomere movement in real time throughout the cell cycle. They followed the telomeres for 20 hours in living cells by labeling them with molecules that glowed under the microscope. They also recorded the movement of chromatin, a combination of DNA and proteins that forms chromosomes.

The scientists found that the telomeres moved to the outer periphery of the nuclear envelope of each daughter cell nucleus as they assemble after mitosis, the stage of cell division during which the cell's DNA is duplicated to provide each daughter cell with its own copy. By exploring the underlying molecular pathways, the researchers determined that interactions between two proteins, RAP1 and Sun1, seem to tether the telomeres to the nuclear envelope. Sun1 alone was also capable of attracting the telomeres to the nuclear envelope, suggesting the protein is essential for the process and that other elements might be able to replace RAP1 during tethering.

"The tethering of telomeres to the nuclear envelope may serve as an anchor point to reorganize chromatin after each cell division, so that our DNA is correctly situated for gene expression," Karlseder says. "This tethering could also play a role in the maintenance of telomeres, thereby influencing aging, cancer development and other disorders associated with DNA damage. We plan to explore these possibilities in future experiments."

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158613215MB00028_First_Fune ?Morning traffic passes a streetside memorial before a moment of silence on Dec. 21, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut. Church bells rang out at 9:30 ET to mark the one-week anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

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This week, Slate provided extensive coverage of the tragic school shooting in Newtown, focusing on ways to address America?s gun problem. ?Emily Bazelon promotes reevaluating our dedication to gun culture, weighing firearm freedoms against the menace of gun violence. William Saletan contemplates the benefit of an assault weapon ban, noting the incontrovertible fact that certain guns kill more people in less time. And Jacob Weisberg suggests we approach guns from a public health perspective similar to that of Michael Bloomberg in his endeavors to curb smoking rates in New York City. ??Dengue, aka ?Breakbone Fever,? Is Back: The vicious virus has re-established itself in the South, and mosquitoes are carrying it north,? by Maryn McKenna. Most Americans have never heard of dengue fever?but that doesn?t mean it can?t kill them. ?A rare malady in the United States but a pandemic internationally, dengue is beginning to re-emerge in North America, where no one has been vaccinated for the disease since the 1940s. McKenna explores the public health disaster that dengue could pose, as well as how climate change could accelerate the virus? spread.

Judge Robert Bork died at age 85 on Wednesday.? Michael McConnell images an alternate universe in which Bork won his confirmation battle, comparing his philosophy of judicial restraint with Kennedy?s extreme swings. Richard Posner recognizes the role that politics played in Bork?s confirmation battle, noting that the judge himself, though highly qualified, was himself extremely political. And Akhil Reed Amar reflects on the lessons he learned from Judge Bork, who taught Amar at Yale, about the fallacies of originalism. Meanwhile, Matt Yglesias notes Bork?s little-discussed contribution to anti-trust law, refocusing anti-trust regulation on consumers.

?The Day I Almost Shot My Father: I was just a kid, I was angry, and there was a gun,? by James Luria. Since the Newtown tragedy, gun culture has been scrutinized and debated, with many calling for more guns to combat violence. Luria provides a personal account of what happens when firearms fall into the wrong hands, recalling an episode from his youth during which he very nearly shot his own dad.

?Is The Impossible Reprehensible? Laura Helmuth and Dan Kois argue about the new movie based on the 2004 tsunami,? by Laura Helmuth and Dan Kois. Following his rave review of The Impossible, Slate senior editor Dan Kois faced his own critic: Slate?s science and health editor Laura Helmuth. The two face off on the film?s message and morals, discussing the sacrifices to reality that narrative cinema must make in order to find success in Hollywood.

?The Big Fail: Why John Boehner?s last, best hope at avoiding the ?fiscal cliff? exploded in his face,? by David Weigel. ?Plan B,? Speaker of the House John Boehner?s proposal to keep America from falling off the fiscal cliff, failed spectacularly Thursday night, drawing little enthusiasm from either Democrats or Republicans. Weigel explains why the bill was doomed from the start (hint: The Tea Party wasn?t too happy about it), and why reaching a true compromise is looking increasingly impossible.

?The Flu Vaccine Controversy: Are drug companies really more dangerous than the flu virus?? by Darshak Sanghavi. Yes, flu vaccines cause adverse reactions in some people every year. But they also keep millions more from falling ill. Sanghavi explodes the pseudo-science behind flu shot paranoia, admonishing the media to stop giving equal weight to the arguments of a few conspiracy theorists. ??

?Do Armed Citizens Stop Mass Shootings? A history of intervention attempts,? by Forrest Wickman. In response to the Sandy Hook shootings, many?including Virginia governor Bob McDonnell?suggested we arm more civilians, like teachers, with firearms. But would that truly help prevent gun deaths? Wickman examines the evidence and suggests that more guns do not necessarily make a safer world?though the evidence is too murky to be cited by either side of the gun control debate.

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