tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36042717816276879492024-03-19T02:23:33.872-07:00SUPER NEWS INFOhelp you to update news and infoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-633959277465209242011-09-26T17:07:00.000-07:002011-09-26T17:07:36.516-07:00Wanted Nazi Walther Rauff 'was West German spy'<div class="introduction" id="story_continues_1" style="text-align: justify;">A high-ranking Nazi officer who helped develop a mobile gas chamber became a spy for West Germany after World War II, archives have revealed.</div><div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Former SS officer Walther Rauff worked for West German intelligence service, the BND, between 1958 and 1962.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">In hindsight, his recruitment was "politically and morally incomprehensible", said BND historian Bodo Hechelhammer.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rauff died in Chile in 1984, having evaded trial for war crimes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The charges related to his time as an official of the criminal technical institute of the Reich security main office, which he joined in 1941.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">As US intelligence later put it, Rauff designed gas vans used to murder Jews and people with disabilities. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">With German defeat he fled to Chile and changed his name to Enrico Gomez.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span class="cross-head">Fought extradition</span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">But the BND traced him and recruited him as spy, ostensibly to go to Cuba to spy on leader Fidel Castro.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">He was denied entry but still earned more than DM70,000 ($18,000, £11,500) during his time with the service.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD037bw07dhUMSx3KZqiLXu-ijjZBwfv9taCKODKQuIMb4HXhaFBuopr2kiOxI8nkFvlXxb4raQQIqhfJPGOtam6XEWGFnc_lnDzudS_iElp8ZeYCWFpNuphZHulye6nvNEpJ_tNulEYYY/s1600/nazi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD037bw07dhUMSx3KZqiLXu-ijjZBwfv9taCKODKQuIMb4HXhaFBuopr2kiOxI8nkFvlXxb4raQQIqhfJPGOtam6XEWGFnc_lnDzudS_iElp8ZeYCWFpNuphZHulye6nvNEpJ_tNulEYYY/s320/nazi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Publicly he became a wanted man when his wartime role was brought to light but - even after his arrest by Chilean police in 1962 - he was being supported by the BND.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mr Hechelhammer disclosed that the agency was paying his legal bills as he fought extradition.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The historian also says that he had secretly come to Germany twice on a course run by the BND.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-47740099502954950022011-09-18T17:54:00.000-07:002011-09-18T17:54:02.313-07:00Post-WWII plane pilot dies in W.Va. air show crashMARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — The pilot of a post-World War II plane died Saturday after crashing into a runway and bursting into flames, the second deadly air show crash in 24 hours.<br />
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The West Virginia Air National Guard said that no spectators were injured and that the crash site was far away from anyone at the show. Still, air show officials posted a notice on their website encouraging those who witnessed the crash to seek support if they felt viewing it had been traumatic.<br />
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The crash occurred a day after a stunt pilot crashed at a Nevada air show Friday, killing nine.<br />
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"We were fortunate that the safety measures put in place by the Federal Aviation Administration ensured the safety of those on the ground," Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, adjutant general of the West Virginia National Guard, said in a statement. "Right now our thoughts and prayers are with the family members of the deceased."<br />
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Officials have not released the pilot's name. The fixed-wing, single-engine T-28 plane is registered to John Mangan of Concord, N.C., and was built in 1958, according to a Federal Aviation Administration registry.<br />
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The Journal of Martinsburg (<a href="http://bit.ly/nJ268P">http://bit.ly/nJ268P</a> ) reports the aircraft lost control during a six-plane stunt formation and then crashed on a runway near hangers at the airfield, causing thousands at the show to cry, hug and pray afterward.<br />
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The plane was part of the T-28 Warbird Aerobatic Formation Demonstration Team, which performs at air shows around the country.<br />
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The team is known as the Trojan Horsemen and its website says Jack "Flash" Mangan is part of the alternate wing. His biography on the site says he is a former Air Force fighter pilot who won three Meritorious Service Medals and Tactical Air Command's Instructor Pilot of the Year.<br />
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A message left at Mangan's North Carolina home was not immediately returned on Saturday.<br />
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According to The Boeing Co.'s website, the North American T-28 Trojan was a basic trainer that was used by the U.S Navy, including for carrier operation. Its first flight was in 1949 and it was designed to transition pilots to jet aircraft.<a href="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</a><br />
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-41246833805313279572011-09-15T18:00:00.000-07:002011-09-15T18:00:19.402-07:00Keyring Alcohol Breath Tester<div style="text-align: justify;">Imagine how nice it would be to always have an alcohol breath tester in your keyring. At the time when you wonder if you are able to drive safely you can now always make sure and you don’t have to spend those extra hours unless really needed. <br />
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With this keyring alcohol breath tester you simply press the power button and the green LED will keep lighting ready in about 10 seconds. Then you wait about 10 seconds more and exhale into the exhale pipe. Look for the result at the coloured buttons. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
Green Light – Safe (Under 0.05% BAC)<br />
Yellow Light – Caution (0.05% BAC)<br />
Red and Yellow – Danger (Over 0.05% BAC) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WteXl_5WagOddzuoZuQRh8Qc_E-gag77mojFR_SEu6dW2CWgw0IaTXWTEDKwE3RCM1EkuiB9IAwBQIB2_KlIBUWlyjA3Cwi0DaMz_AI3ApFdSoSY1JVyrP4sq675qYXo8ZeusJRyaqay/s1600/keyring-alcohol-tester.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WteXl_5WagOddzuoZuQRh8Qc_E-gag77mojFR_SEu6dW2CWgw0IaTXWTEDKwE3RCM1EkuiB9IAwBQIB2_KlIBUWlyjA3Cwi0DaMz_AI3ApFdSoSY1JVyrP4sq675qYXo8ZeusJRyaqay/s1600/keyring-alcohol-tester.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;">This little gadget is not bigger than my car keys and is easy to always bring along. As a bonus it also comes with a countdown timer and a flashlight. The keychain alcohol breath tester is really something all drivers should have that might end up wondering if it’s safe to drive. It’s better to be safe than sorry. The price on these is very low and range between $5 and $10 depending on the model. It is powered by 2 x AAA batteries that will last for a very long time if you don’t overuse the flashlight.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-24465938765547172022011-09-14T17:11:00.000-07:002011-09-14T17:11:02.233-07:00Perfume tips<h3 class="module_subtitle">Some tips for men and women</h3>I will start off with the guys - please, please, rely on my recommendations. Don't try to be cheap because some well known perfumes that seems very luxurious in first sight are in fact poorly made perfume with almost no time before they fade away.<br />
Don't rely on the 2010 lists or experience. Some fragrances have had minor changes in their formula, which, basically speaking, could be a whole lot different than what you are used to, or your girlfriend likes.<br />
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For the women: Even though you think that men have a less sensitive nose, don't over-do it. Don't spray too much fragrance in order to be noticeable, believe me, it will have a diverse effect.<br />
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<strong> How to try and choose a perfume</strong><br />
When buying in a store, use the card in order to feel the scent. Don't spray it on your hand because it will mix with whatever products you previously used. It will change (and usually hinder) the scent, even if you put it long ago.<br />
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After finding a perfume you liked, spray it very gently on you on spots that are likely to not have any products or sweat on them. Afterwards, step outside and take a fresh breath of air. This will allow you to judge the fragrance in another environment.<br />
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When you go out and chose which perfume to wear please bear in mind which occasion you are attending to. The workplace fragrance is not the restaurant one. The "hitting the bar at Sat night" perfume is not the same as you would wear when meeting your boyfriend's parents.<br />
If you don't have any differentiation between these events and the correlated perfumes, then you should check your wardrobe again.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-34942902471441960102011-09-14T17:08:00.000-07:002011-09-14T17:09:27.878-07:00The best fragrances for women 2011 - women's top, sexiest, perfumesWhether you are seeking for a new fascinating scent for 2011, finding the best shops for online perfume shopping or just looking to broaden your horizons and learn a little about perfume for women - you have come to the right place.<br />
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I will do my very best to answer all your queries, and help you come up with great suggestions for fragrances - whether it's for yourself, or your beloved ones. The listed perfumes were carefully selected, and this list is being updated on a weekly.<br />
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<h2 class="module_title nopad">Lolita Lempicka </h2><h3 class="module_subtitle">Most unusual perfume of the year 2011</h3><img class="write_image" id="moduleImage150807925" src="http://i2.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens16928251module150807925photo_1307985432lolita.jpg" /><br />
Lolita Lempicka is one perfume that you can "feel" through its luxurious packing. Through the way the golden leaves gently lay upon it, to a finely detailed bottle that almost seems like artwork, it is easy to grasp the amount of work that has been put into this unique product.<br />
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Based on a unique Anise note, its almost unbearably sweet on the first spray but very soon an overly sweet scent is replaced with a catchy & attractive scent. My girlfriend was stunned with how notable this perfume has been, whilst her usage of it was very low (just a few sprays). Licorice and velvet wrap down this incredible product and turn the scent into a silky, sour-sweet heaven for noses.<br />
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<h2 class="module_title nopad">Eternity by CK </h2><h3 class="module_subtitle">The overall winner of the contest</h3><img class="write_image" id="moduleImage150807926" src="http://i1.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens16928251module150807926photo_1307986471eter.jpg" /><br />
I have tried almost 50 perfumes, produced by the very top brands, but Eternity by CK tops them... <i>easily</i>.<br />
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The classic perfume proves once again that some scents remain relevant and dominant throughout the years. This fragrance is of such high quality, that the rankings for 2011 - made by my girlfriend, our test-group and myself, have voted for this one altogether.<br />
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This is a perfume for a strong, confident, woman that believes in herself. Even the bottle reflects it, representing perfectly the role of modern women in our current times. Else than a remarkable package this perfume has a superb scent which is just about the perfect balance. My girlfriend enjoyed wearing it to work, because it wasn't too notable (she's not the "all eyes on me" type) - but on the other hand it was strong <b>enough</b> to be worn in the evening at the cocktail bar (And even squeeze off some compliments off of strangers).<br />
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The most notable notes of this modern masterpiece are lended grapefruit, ginger, and passionflower that compose a feminine, non-aggressive, scent which is fruity and sweet. This is a real classy, and classic, fragrance likewise the package.<br />
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<h2 class="module_title nopad">Alfred Sung </h2><h3 class="module_subtitle">Most feminine 2011</h3><img class="write_image" id="moduleImage150807924" src="http://i1.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens16928251module150807924photo_1307985134alfred.jpg" /><br />
Alfred Sung for womenis a superb perfume that was chosen by y2hperfumereviews.net as the fragrance of the month (<a href="http://www.y2hperfumereviews.net/womens-perfumes/alfred-sung-review/" target="_blank">view here</a>), and that is for several very good reasons.<br />
It has a delicate, comfortable scent that wraps you around it. As a man I can honestly say I felt lust floating in the air when my girlfriend put it on.<br />
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It contains flowers, green florals, musk and woody notes - a great combination, in my opinion.<br />
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Some of these notes are a little masculine but I ensure you that this is one of the most feminine scents that I ever laid my nose on. This fragrance is popular for 25 years already, and it still feels fresh.<br />
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<h2 class="module_title nopad">Women's sexiest fragrance 2011 </h2><h3 class="module_subtitle">Miss dior</h3><img class="write_image" id="moduleImage143392291" src="http://i1.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens16928251module143392291photo_1293488493missdiorl.jpg" /><br />
The year is 2011 and this fragrance still dominates the market. It started off in the 40s and it's still a powerful, relevant and fresh.<br />
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As my girlfriend defined it so tastefully: such an immortal scent should have the #1 spot in your list reserved for. I wholeheartedly agreed to that. This is a 1940's perfume that still makes every women that wears it feel sexy. Quite a feat, I would say.<br />
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We tested this one on a group of 20 ladies. They are all of different ages, different economical statuses, different tastes in perfumes. Each one got a tester bottle to try and the results are quite astonishing - none of them disliked it, and 9 decided to buy a bottle. As the #1reason for purchase in the survey we handed them we found "response from men". Some men responded so well to the sexy parfum that it blew the women's minds.<br />
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This perfume scent is composed of jasmine and roses, neroli and narcissus, iris, carnation, lily, patchouli, labdanum, oakmoss, ambergris, sandalwood, vetiver, and leather. A floral scent with an edge which makes it both great as a casual perfume and as an evening one. A rare and deadly combo, if you ask me.<br />
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A true classic that is running from 1947 to this very day!<br />
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<h2 class="module_title nopad">Cheap and surprising </h2><h3 class="module_subtitle">Tommy Girl ?!</h3><img class="write_image" id="moduleImage143392391" src="http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens16928251module143392391photo_1293487975tommy.jpeg" />In spite of its cheap price, for us this is the best casual perfume for 2011. It's a cologne, really, but the quality is Eau da parfum-like.<br />
Simple, cheap and smells so nicely. Even <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luca_Turin" target="_blank">Luca Turin</a> has given it 5 stars - a rare grade from a world-famous perfume expert.<br />
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Crisp, Fresh, Flowery and fruity. Not for everyone as this perfume is a little unusual but surprisingly good. You would expect it to be perhaps a childish scent or at most a cologne aimed at teenagers who spend their days on the phone discussing the latest Justin Bieber but it most certainly isn't. This is a smell for someone who is looking for a young scent indeed, but in noway childish.<br />
It starts off with some sweet rose notes, then become crisp or sourly-sweet grapefruit-citrus and ends up in with a winning tangerine . Not the usual composition, I wholeheartedly agree, but interesting, refreshing and well laid perfume in total.<br />
<h2 class="module_title nopad">A renewed top classic </h2><h3 class="module_subtitle">Gucci</h3><img class="write_image" id="moduleImage143392401" src="http://i2.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/250/draft_lens16928251module143392401photo_1293488989gucci.jpg" />For an exclusive price of 51 dollars, not including the 10 off code I provided earlier (if you missed it, it's on top - where to buy fragrances), this eu da parfume will continue to dominate the market. The sales have been sky rocking last year, despite of the economical crisis, and this year it should continue selling like crazy. It's is genuinely a pearl, one of a kind fragrance that has perhaps the most effect of all perfumes in the market.<br />
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Orange, thyme and Iris compose this elegant fragrance that is suitable mostly (but not only) for dates and business meetings.<br />
Don't let the last sentence fool you girls - my girlfriend felt very sexy and comfortable wearing this one. This is an extremely feminine perfume that gets the job done in every sense of the word - I think it's just too powerful to be a casual perfume. It turns heads. I, at least, wouldn't want to come to work and overly impress my colleagues. I would rather stick to something a bit less dominant, but millions use it as a casual day-to-day perfume, so it's a matter of preference.<br />
Source : <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/womens-fragrance">http://www.squidoo.com/womens-fragrance </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-64725091488896963182011-09-13T20:53:00.000-07:002011-09-13T20:53:00.463-07:00Bank of America chief to make $5bn cuts in bid to reverse company's slide<div style="text-align: justify;">Brian Moynihan to oversee company overhaul known as Project New BAC, which could lead to the loss of 40,000 US jobs<br />
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Bank of America's boss faced his sceptics in New York on Monday morning and promised another $5bn of cuts as he fights to halt the precipitous slide in the fortunes of the US's largest bank.<br />
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Brian Moynihan has faced fierce criticism from investors as the financial giant's share price has collapsed. Moynihan is overseeing a restructuring of the bank that could lead to the loss of 30,000 to 40,000 jobs, and is likely to end Bank of America's reign as the largest US bank by assets.<br />
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"We don't have to be the biggest company out there: we have to be the best," Moynihan told the audience at the Barclays 2011 Global Financial Services Conference.<br />
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Bank of America's shares have halved since the start of the year, dragged down by the faltering economy and a wave of litigation over the bank's involvement in sub-prime mortgages. The cuts are the first phase of an overhaul known as Project New BAC, and will be finalised by the end of 2013.<br />
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"We can get out of things we don't need to do, [to] make the company leaner, more straightforward, more driven," Moynihan said.<br />
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Last month Warren Buffett pumped $5bn into Bank of America, a vote of confidence from the world's most respected investor that initially drove up the bank's shares. Buffett made a similar investment in Goldman Sachs at the height of the credit crisis that generated a huge payday for shareholders in his Berkshire Hathaway investment fund.<br />
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Bank of America's share price rose sharply on the news of Buffett's bet, but the company has since lost all that gain. Moynihan told the New York conference he was "very pleased" with the investment, which has been criticised by analysts as too favourable for Buffett.<br />
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Moynihan said the bank faces three key issues. He said it was being held back by slow growth in the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/useconomy">US economy</a>, by its disastrous purchase of sub-prime home loan giant Countrywide in 2008, and by regulatory changes that will force banks to keep aside more money for a rainy day.<br />
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Last quarter, Bank of America reported an $8.8bn loss, owing in large part to a settlement with mortgage investors related to Countrywide.<br />
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Asked whether he consider filing bankruptcy for Countrywide, Moynihan said the bank "looks at all our options on everything."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/sep/12/bank-of-america-brian-moynihan">Source : http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/sep/12/bank-of-america-brian-moynihan </a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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So,on the top front you can see that PROCEEDING is written,indicating that this device will be launched in 2012.This device is running on Blackberry’s OS 7.RIM has not exposed any thing about this device when they have announced that 7 new OS 7 phones are coming.Who cares? Anyway,Blackberry Bold 9980(for now) has a very unique design, we have not seen any phone of such design.Phone seems to be slim,slimmer than iPhone4? We think so.Blackberry Bold 9980 is going to be a touch and type device just like Bold 9900 and 9930. <br />
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This phone is going to have connectivity features like Bluetooth,Wi-Fi,USB port, a 3.5mm AV jack,NFC and may be HDMI port as well.On the back of the device there will be a 8 megapixel camera which will be capable of shooting 1080p HD videos and a flash is also present on the back.It looks like the back panel of this device is made up of leather and front is made up of metal.We can say that this device has a solid unibody construction and it will feel solid when you will place this device in your hand.<br />
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Blackberry phones are famous for their QWERTY keyboards and this phone’s QWERTY keyboard has unique keys.This is an awesome keyboard,may be some of you do not like it,that’s another thing but we can say that it is Blackberry’s next generation phone and hope that in near future we will get it’s confirmed specs.Still,this is the next generation phone which is going to be launched next year and there is much more to know and unveil,stay tuned for that and have a look at the images below. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-30652982850408487502011-09-08T07:28:00.000-07:002011-09-08T07:28:06.755-07:00Miss Universe 2011 Contest - What do you Expect ?<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">From year</span> <span class="hps">to year</span> <span class="hps">has become</span> <span class="hps">routine</span><span class="">,</span> <span class="hps">that the</span> <span class="hps">contest</span> <span class="hps atn">"</span><span class="">Miss</span> <span class="hps">Universe</span><span class="">"</span> <span class="hps">has become</span> <span class="hps">a worldwide</span> <span class="hps">tradition</span><span class="">.</span> <span class="hps">from around the world</span><span class="">,</span> <span class="hps">the contestants</span> <span class="hps">proudly</span> <span class="hps">represent</span> <span class="hps">their country</span><span class="">.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><b>So, what do you expect form this routines?</b></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="">Just wanna share bout the Requirement to be "Miss Universe", theres a FAQ, take from official website :</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>HOW OLD ARE THE COMPETITIONS? </strong><br />
The Miss Universe and Miss USA competitions began as concurrent events in 1952 in Long Beach, California. Miss Teen USA made its debut in 1983 in Lakeland, Florida.<br />
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<strong>ARE THESE COMPETITIONS SEPARATE FROM THE MISS AMERICA PAGEANT? </strong></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
Yes. In 1952, Catalina Swimsuits, formerly a Miss America sponsor, founded Miss Universe and Miss USA in Long Beach, California as product promotion. Although some women compete in both Miss USA and Miss America, the two systems are completely separate. Miss USA goes on to represent her country at the Miss Universe competition.<br />
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<strong>ARE THE PAGEANTS HELD IN A DIFFERENT PLACE EACH YEAR? </strong></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
Now they are. When they were initiated, the Miss Universe and Miss USA competitions were held in Long Beach, California. Eight years later in 1960, the two competitions moved to Miami Beach, Florida, where they remained until 1971. Since 1972, they have been separate live television specials that are telecast from different locations around the country and the globe.<br />
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HOW ARE THE SITES CHOSEN? </strong></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
The Miss Universe Organization works throughout the year with private enterprise, State and City government officials and, in the case of the Miss Universe competition, with foreign governments to establish the Host Site for each production. The city or country offering the optimal venue and support to the organization is chosen.<br />
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<strong>HOW MANY WOMEN COMPETE? </strong></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
In the case of Miss Universe, between 75 and 85 countries send a candidate to compete. For Miss USA and Miss Teen USA, 51 contestants participate in the competition.<br />
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<strong>ARE THERE AGE REQUIREMENTS? </strong></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
Yes. Miss Universe and Miss USA contestants must be at least 18 years of age and under 27 years of age by February 1st in the year they hope to compete in the Miss Universe or Miss USA competition. Miss Teen USA candidates must be at least 14 and under 19 years of age by February 1st in the year they hope to compete in the Miss Teen USA competition.<br />
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<strong>CAN A DELEGATE COMPETE MORE THAN ONCE? </strong></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
Contestants may compete more than once in the preliminary (state) competition but may only compete in Miss Universe and Miss USA once. Miss Teen USA may compete in Miss USA but only after her reign has ended and after she has reclaimed her state title.<br />
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<strong>ARE CONTESTANTS REQUIRED TO HAVE A COACH? </strong></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
No. While some feel more prepared when they work with an experienced person who can give them tips on competition, many women have won titles without any outside training. Candidates also turn to their state and national directors for assistance as the directors are experienced in providing effective counsel about the competition. Generally, state and national directors provide contestants with the confidence and experience needed to compete.<br />
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<strong>CAN CONTESTANTS BE MARRIED?<br />
</strong>No, contestants may not be married or pregnant. They must not have ever been married, not had a marriage annulled nor given birth to, or parented, a child. The titleholders are also required to remain single throughout their reign.</span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<strong>HOW DO CONTESTANTS GET TO THE NATIONAL COMPETITION?<br />
</strong>For Miss USA and Miss Teen USA some cities and all states have preliminary competitions, which are produced by local and state directors. The winner of the city competition goes on to compete in the state event for her home city; state winners go on to the national competition. However, a delegate may enter a state competition without having won a city title. Miss Universe contestants must win their respective competitions to compete in the contest. In the case of the United States, Miss USA goes on to represent the United States at the Miss Universe pageant.</span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<strong>WHO TELEVISES THE COMPETITIONS? </strong></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
NBC Universal broadcasts the Miss USA and Miss Universe competitions live during prime time in the United States. NBC Universal distributes the shows to international markets (approximately 170 countries). The three events are packaged together for international distribution.<br />
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<strong>WHO PRODUCES THE LIVE TELEVISED EVENTS?<br />
</strong>The MISS UNIVERSE®, MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® specials are produced by the Miss Universe Organization, a Donald J. Trump and NBC Universal joint venture.</span> <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-35320542929454391032011-09-08T06:57:00.000-07:002011-09-08T06:59:39.086-07:00Coconut Water for Pregnant Mother<div style="text-align: justify;">Coconut water can release not only thirsty, but the nutrients contained in it are very good for health. One of them, drinking coconut water during pregnancy is recommended, because it has many health benefits for mother and baby. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
Coconut water can release not only thirsty, but the nutrients contained in it are very good for health. One of them, drinking coconut water during pregnancy is recommended, because it has many health benefits for mother and baby. <br />
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There are many important nutrients in coconut water and have the same level of electrolytic balance we have in our blood. Coconut water is naturally sterile. In general, coconut water is very healthy, but even more beneficial for pregnant mother. <br />
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Some of the benefits of coconut water for pregnant mother is as follows: <br />
<ol><li>Coconut water is a natural isotonic beverage. It helps in filling the loss of fluid and a natural salt that is released by the body.</li>
<li>Coconut water is essentially free of fat and cholesterol is known as zero drinks.</li>
<li>Coconut water is known to strengthen the immune system. Because coconut water is rich in lauric acid the body uses to produce monolaurin that can fight disease fatty acid derivative.</li>
<li>Other health benefits of coconut water is that can help prevent and treat heartburn.</li>
<li>Most mother suffering from urinary tract infection (UTI). Coconut water into a natural diuretic, can help improve the flow and urinary frequency.</li>
<li>Coconut water is a natural source and is safe to hydrate the body, aid digestion, and is also free of chemicals that contain a high amount of electrolytes.</li>
<li>Coconut water can help in weight loss. One cup of coconut water contains only 46 calories, and 95 percent of coconut water is water.</li>
</ol>Thus, pregnant mother are strongly encouraged to drink coconut water every day to get all the health benefits as mentioned above.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCAkueFBCCGxL_09X1xUqWcBM4znVDcPFri7606rRmkM2RE_s4oeLVbFBZYSKavcXs0WuWLH9gLaaW-NU-iBlbP_LmcMx8h_PbadMFcYJrMcEvI8j2Z5auCWhYLCOl4C1Jj7EtS862Tcd/s1600/coconut-water.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCAkueFBCCGxL_09X1xUqWcBM4znVDcPFri7606rRmkM2RE_s4oeLVbFBZYSKavcXs0WuWLH9gLaaW-NU-iBlbP_LmcMx8h_PbadMFcYJrMcEvI8j2Z5auCWhYLCOl4C1Jj7EtS862Tcd/s320/coconut-water.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<div style="text-align: right;"><b><a href="http://gomestic.com/gardening/benefits-of-coconut-water-for-pregnant-mother/">source</a></b></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-82691701645286316762011-09-01T08:36:00.000-07:002011-09-13T02:47:26.428-07:00Earning Money Trends from PPC (Pay-Per-Click)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="font-size: small;"><span class="hps">Recently</span> <span class="hps">a lot of</span> <span class="hps">PPC</span> <span class="hps atn">(</span><span class="atn">pay-</span><span class="">per</span><span class="atn">-</span><span class="">click)</span> <span class="hps">that offers</span> <span class="hps">many advantages</span><span class="">.</span> <span class="hps">such as</span> <a href="https://www.google.com/adsense/"><span class="hps">Adsense</span></a><span class="">,</span> <a href="http://chitika.com/"><span class="hps">Chitika</span></a><span class="">,</span> <span class="hps">and much more</span><span class="">.</span> <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">a capital of</span> <span class="hps">a computer</span> <span class="hps">or</span> <span class="hps">laptop</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">internet connection, then</span> <span class="hps">ayang</span> <span class="hps">usually</span> <span class="hps">just</span> <span class="hps">for</span> <span class="hps">facebook</span> <span class="hps">or</span> <span class="hps">send</span> <span class="hps">messages</span> <span class="hps">via</span> <span class="hps">email or</span> <span class="hps">to</span> <span class="hps">chat</span><span class="">,</span> <span class="hps">can now</span> <span class="hps">make money</span> <span class="hps">from</span> <span class="hps">PPC</span> <span class="hps">programs</span> <span class="hps">for free</span><span class="">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="font-size: small;"><span class="hps">Ads from</span> <span class="hps">PPC</span> <span class="hps">providers</span> <span class="hps">installed</span> <span class="hps">in your blog</span> <span class="hps">or</span> <span class="hps">website</span>. <span class="hps">by creating a</span> <span class="hps">free blog</span> <span class="hps">from</span> <span class="hps">some</span> <span class="hps">service</span> <span class="hps">providers</span> <span class="hps">free blog providers</span>, <span class="hps">without</span> <span class="hps">spend</span> <span class="hps">money to</span> <span class="hps">buy the domain</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">website hosting</span><span class="">.</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="font-size: small;"><span class=""> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="font-size: small;"><span class=""><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="font-size: small;"><span class="hps">Many already</span> <span class="hps">share knowledge</span> <span class="hps">to</span> <span class="hps">improve the income</span> <span class="hps">of the</span> <span class="hps">PPC</span><span class="">.</span> <span class="hps">share</span> <span class="hps">tips and</span> <span class="hps">tricks</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">a clear and</span> <span class="hps">easily understood</span><span class="">.</span> <span class="hps">make</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">new</span> <span class="hps">players</span> <span class="hps">become</span> <span class="hps">eager</span> <span class="hps">to learn.</span></span><br />
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There is also a Microsoft Build event on September 13-16. The Anaheim California conference is focused on Windows hardware and software developers. Supposedly, it is expected to be Microsoft’s Windows 8 coming out party to get partners and OEM’s started on developing devices and apps for Windows 8.<br />
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The Quad Core Processor<br />
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The question comes up is what is the Quad Core processor that is supposed to run on tablets? That isn’t clear and running the tablet with a laptop processor wouldn’t be a good move since the battery life would be limited.<br />
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Note, however, earlier this year three developers NVIDIA, Qualcomm, and Texas Instruments each announced quad-core mobile chips and announced that they’d arrive before the end of 2011. Nvidia is supposed to make an announcement soon about the state of a quad-core table sometime in August or early September. Nvidia, by the way, is an ARM chipmaker, which is the preferred Windows 8 OS chip of choice, (although x86 based chips will still be used).<br />
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A big thing for tablets is performance, and ARM will provide fast operations, making the tablet a different computing experience than currently exists. Microsoft is expecting that this cutting edge technology may be what finally separates the Microsoft tablet from the iPad.<br />
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Is Performance Enough?<br />
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Having said that, the issue for the tablet is not just performance but design. Apple junkies love the design, the apps, and the uniqueness of the product. It stands apart. While Microsoft may be able to make a competent and reliable product, can they make one that consumers will fall in love with? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(source : http://www.windows8news.com/2011/08/30/windows-8-tablet-builds-reach-developers/)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-15638884640122730292011-08-31T19:03:00.000-07:002011-08-31T19:03:35.955-07:00Obama bows to Boehner<div class="yom-mod yom-art-content" id="yui_3_3_0_1_1314842460600520"><div class="bd" id="yui_3_3_0_1_1314842460600519"><div id="yui_3_3_0_1_1314842460600518"><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=widgetsamazon-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B0029LHWFO&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has acceded to House Speaker John Boehner's wishes to deliver an address on jobs and the economy to a joint session of Congress on Sept. 8. The president had requested Sept. 7 for the long-anticipated speech.</div><div id="yui_3_3_0_1_1314842460600540">In agreeing to Boehner's schedule, Obama's address will compete with the opening game of the National Football League season — a conflict the White House wanted to avoid.</div><div id="yui_3_3_0_1_1314842460600547">But the change now will allow a planned Sept. 7 Republican presidential debate to proceed without Obama upstaging it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjb48CbvGKSDGHPWA4aW5DcE2ld2p3GcnyVvG3Eo5NsCU5V1rvfk4SFp1fjYuG8OfLND2HwO5QFR-SY1gscD2n-FAiLT7Rq906RePwpQcnjwO-uEExT_5O5qZ1jqbOE6EuiMtHh27q_68/s1600/barack-obama-teens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjb48CbvGKSDGHPWA4aW5DcE2ld2p3GcnyVvG3Eo5NsCU5V1rvfk4SFp1fjYuG8OfLND2HwO5QFR-SY1gscD2n-FAiLT7Rq906RePwpQcnjwO-uEExT_5O5qZ1jqbOE6EuiMtHh27q_68/s320/barack-obama-teens.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div id="yui_3_3_0_1_1314842460600547"><br />
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The Wartime Contracting Commission urged Congress and the Obama administration to quickly put in place its recommendations to overhaul the contracting process and increase accountability. The commission even suggested that the joint House-Senate debt reduction committee take a close look at the proposals.<br />
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"What you're asking for is more of the same," said Dov Zakheim, a commission member and the Pentagon comptroller during President George W. Bush's first term. "More waste. More fraud. More abuse."<br />
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The bipartisan commission, created by Congress in 2008, estimated that at least $31 billion and as much as $60 billion has been lost in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade due to lax oversight of contractors, poor planning, inadequate competition and corruption. "I personally believe that the number is much, much closer to $60 billion," Zakheim said.<br />
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Yet new legislation incorporating the changes could prove difficult with Republicans and Democrats divided over the best way to reduce the deficit.<br />
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Several of the proposals would require new spending, the commission acknowledged, and that would be a hard sell in an election year when reducing the size of government is a priority for many. Other proposals would cost little or simply require money to be shifted from one account to another, the panel said.<br />
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"If these recommendations are not implemented, there ought to be a Hall of Shame," said Michael Thibault, co-chairman of the commission. "There's an opportunity at hand."<br />
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The commission's 15 recommendations include creating an inspector general to monitor war zone contracting and operations, appointing a senior government official to improve planning and coordination among federal agencies, reducing the use of private security companies, and carefully monitoring contractor performance.<br />
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Massachusetts Rep. John Tierney, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform national security subcommittee, said Wednesday that the commission's findings are "alarming." Tierney said he plans to introduce legislation next week to create the inspector general's post.<br />
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Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., chairwoman of the Senate's contracting oversight subcommittee, said she plans to prepare legislation based upon the commission's recommendations.<br />
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The commission's report said contracting waste in Afghanistan and Iraq could grow as U.S. support for reconstruction projects and programs wanes. That would leave the countries to bear the long-term costs of sustaining the schools, medical clinics, barracks, roads and power plants already built with American money.<br />
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Overall, the commission said spending on contracts and grants to support U.S. operations is expected to exceed $206 billion by the end of the 2011 budget year. Based on its investigation, the commission said contracting waste in Afghanistan ranged from 10 percent to 20 percent of the $206 billion total. Fraud during the same period ran between 5 percent and 9 percent of the total, the report said. Fraud includes bribery, kickbacks, bid rigging and defective products, according to the commission.<br />
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"It is disgusting to think that nearly a third of the billions and billions we spent on contracting was wasted or used for fraud," McCaskill said.<br />
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Styled after the Truman Committee, which examined World War II spending six decades ago, the commission had broad authority to examine military support contracts, reconstruction projects and private security companies. But the law creating the commission set this September as the end of its work, even as contractors continue their heavy support of U.S. operations in the war zones.<br />
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Security, transportation, food preparation and delivery, and much more are now handled by the private sector. At the same time, the officials responsible for monitoring contractor performance have been overwhelmed by increasing reliance on private companies.<br />
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"We are far more reliant on contractors than we ever were," said commission member Charles Tiefer, a professor of government contracting at the University of Baltimore Law School. "We always bought munitions from them. But we didn't used to buy much in the way of services from them."<br />
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Col. David Lapan, a Defense Department spokesman, said the military shares the commission's commitment to improving wartime contracting and commended the panel "for shining a spotlight on the risks of overreliance on contractors" and highlighting the importance of accountability. Lapan also said the department already has taken steps to improve contracting, including devoting more people and resources to contract oversight.<br />
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But the Professional Services Council, a trade group representing federal contractors, said the commission's findings ignored the "messy realities" of working in combat zones. While the council agreed that government needs to plan better before undertaking large operations, it disputed the commission's conclusion that agencies rely too much on contractors.<br />
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The commission cited numerous examples of waste, including a $360 million U.S.-financed agricultural development program in Afghanistan. The effort began as a $60 million project in 2009 to distribute vouchers for wheat seed and fertilizer in drought-stricken areas of northern Afghanistan. The program expanded into the south and east. Soon the U.S. was spending a $1 million a day on the program, creating an environment ripe for waste and abuse, the commission said.<br />
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"Paying villagers for what they used to do voluntarily destroyed local initiatives and diverted project goods into Pakistan for resale," the commission said.<br />
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The Afghan insurgency's second largest funding source after the illegal drug trade is the diversion of money from U.S.-backed construction projects and transportation contracts, according to the commission. But the report does not say how much money has been funneled to the insurgency. The money typically is lost when insurgents and warlords threaten Afghan subcontractors with violence unless they pay for protection, according to the report.<br />
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The Associated Press reported this month that U.S. military authorities in Kabul believe $360 million has ended up in the hands of the Taliban, criminals and power brokers with ties to both. The military said only a small percentage of the $360 million has been garnered by the Taliban and insurgent groups. Most of the money was lost to profiteering, bribery and extortion by criminals and power brokers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-71958430140110258462011-08-30T22:29:00.000-07:002011-08-30T22:29:24.020-07:00Janet Jackson attend the Michael Jackson tribute concert<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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You think of Jackson as a cause of death with the doctor because you need to attend the hearing, pop king's brother.<br />
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I have already criticized asosisasi people, but he criticized the media described in the concert, the choir's leader and his brother Randy Way Giving jeomeinwa not never. Reasons to attend the hearings can not attend the concert.<br />
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"This test is an appropriate time to attend the concert later, it was very difficult for me," Janet has been cited by the ear and Billboard.com (2011 년 Aug. 30) is<br />
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8 days in Cardiff, Wales, Michael Jackson tribute concert in October 2011.<br />
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Meanwhile, Catherine and Michael Jackson's mother and other family members will attend the event safely.<br />
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It is very far away from high-ticket thriller at a time and place of the concert fans for several reasons, the previous criticism, and price.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElxR2RUHfowA4MQccDc9EYtFlRMeWWzW9EdJ4KDuqWFjFx8yO9TTTcJcuIR_lQcCBA35hGFdPBmMRx-COLJC9VOq1Kmv3EgOrpQDECAao7pdb-_eQnaqLeTNmshlyqh5EvXuGluEPSnJl/s1600/janet-jackson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElxR2RUHfowA4MQccDc9EYtFlRMeWWzW9EdJ4KDuqWFjFx8yO9TTTcJcuIR_lQcCBA35hGFdPBmMRx-COLJC9VOq1Kmv3EgOrpQDECAao7pdb-_eQnaqLeTNmshlyqh5EvXuGluEPSnJl/s320/janet-jackson.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-68338955617714517662011-08-30T07:38:00.000-07:002011-08-30T07:38:49.677-07:00New HIV case causes LA porn industry shutdown<div style="text-align: justify;">LOS ANGELES (AP) — An adult film performer has tested positive for HIV, causing porn producers to shut down shoots in Southern California as the diagnosis is confirmed through re-testing, according to an industry group.<br />
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Free Speech Coalition executive director Diane Duke told The Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/mX0vin) on Monday that her group became aware of the HIV case Saturday.<br />
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A series of tests were being conducted on the performer to confirm the case before anyone the performer might have spread the illness to will be notified to get tested, Duke told The Associated Press.<br />
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She didn't know how long that would take.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RZZwK6LBFUxR1hhlepX6IkHkFXUEvV2K6jwVKgcv0IKfLVTbl6prm8VteRjz1j1lAz5Nn34yvyTKavXJoPPXeQ2K8C0hjimvuC5DezEv29J-_0zuFhhVDaYERLH65XraAtC_cI_36eIZ/s1600/HIV-AIDS_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RZZwK6LBFUxR1hhlepX6IkHkFXUEvV2K6jwVKgcv0IKfLVTbl6prm8VteRjz1j1lAz5Nn34yvyTKavXJoPPXeQ2K8C0hjimvuC5DezEv29J-_0zuFhhVDaYERLH65XraAtC_cI_36eIZ/s320/HIV-AIDS_poster.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
Duke declined to release the performer's name, age or gender, citing the person's federal right to medical privacy. She also declined to say how her group learned of the case.<br />
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The case was found in an out-of-state clinic that doesn't report to California health officials, said Duke.<br />
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If the initial case is confirmed, the group will ask two generations of the person's sexual partners to get tested, meaning those who had sex with the performer and the sexual partners of those who had sex with the performer.<br />
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The voluntary industry shutdown affects porn producers in the San Fernando Valley, the heart of the multi-billion dollar American porn industry, and includes Hustler and Evil Angel's productions.<br />
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The porn industry was shut down similarly in late 2010, after porn actor Derrick Burts was diagnosed HIV positive.<br />
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Burts has since gone on to advocate for the mandatory use of condoms in porn with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.<br />
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The health advocacy group and state workplace safety officials say state law mandates porn performers to use condoms to protect themselves under the same set of rules that require nurses to wear gloves in hospitals when dealing with bodily fluids.<br />
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Cal/OSHA is working to clarify the regulation to make it more specific to porn.<br />
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Earlier this month, the health advocacy group announced that it will gather 41,138 petition signatures to get the issue of condoms in porn on the June 2012 ballot.<br />
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The ballot measure would ask Los Angeles residents whether porn producers must require performers to use condoms on shoots as a condition of getting a filming permit.<br />
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"The question remains how many performers must become infected with HIV and other serous STDs before the industry will clean up its act and government will do the right thing?" said Michael Weinstein, president of AIDS Healthcare Foundation.<br />
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The group has unsuccessfully pushed California and Los Angeles County officials to tighten enforcement of condom use on porn sets through legislative attempts, lawsuits and regulatory complaints.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-26143035693958483922011-08-30T07:33:00.000-07:002011-08-30T07:33:57.951-07:00Gold Coins: The Mystery of the Double Eagle<br />
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<strong>How did a Philadelphia family get hold of $40 million in gold coins, and why has the Secret Service been chasing them for 70 years?</strong><br />
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The most valuable coin in the world sits in the lobby of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in lower Manhattan. It's Exhibit 18E, secured in a bulletproof glass case with an alarm system and an armed guard nearby. The 1933 Double Eagle, considered one of the rarest and most beautiful coins in America, has a face value of $20—and a market value of $7.6 million. It was among the last batch of gold coins ever minted by the U.S. government. The coins were never issued; most of the nearly 500,000 cast were melted down to bullion in 1937.<br />
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Most, but not all. Some of the coins slipped out of the Philadelphia Mint before then. No one knows for sure exactly how they got out or even how many got out. The U.S. Secret Service, responsible for protecting the nation's currency, has been pursuing them for nearly 70 years, through 13 Administrations and 12 different directors. The investigation has spanned three continents and involved some of the most famous coin collectors in the world, a confidential informant, a playboy king, and a sting operation at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan. It has inspired two novels, two nonfiction books, and a television documentary. And much of it has centered around a coin dealer, dead since 1990, whose shop is still open in South Philadelphia, run by his 82-year-old daughter.<br />
"The 1933 Double Eagle is one of the most intriguing coins of all time," says Jay Brahin, an investment adviser who has been collecting coins since he was a kid in Philadelphia. "It's a freak. The coins shouldn't have been minted, but they were. They weren't meant to circulate, but some did. And why has the government pursued them so arduously? That's one of the mysteries."<br />
<strong>The story begins just after the inauguration</strong> of Franklin Roosevelt on Mar. 4, 1933, in the midst of the Great Depression. Thousands of banks had already gone under as people panicked and withdrew their gold and other deposits. As the gold supply—much of it kept at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York—dwindled, the country faced possible insolvency. On Apr. 5, Roosevelt issued Executive Order 6102, which prohibited the hoarding of gold and required citizens to exchange their gold coins for paper currency.<br />
It was Roosevelt's distant cousin, Theodore, who had commissioned the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens to design a high-relief $20 gold coin in the early 1900s. Teddy Roosevelt wanted an American coin that matched the beauty of the ancient Greek ones, and Saint-Gaudens completed the work just before his death from cancer in 1907. On one side is an image of Liberty, a figure reminiscent of a Greek goddess, hair flowing, olive branch in her left hand, torch in her right. On the other is an eagle in midflight, the sun rising behind it.<br />
The Mint had produced the Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles almost every year since 1907, and 1933 was no different. By May, as the gold recall was under way, the Mint finished pressing 445,500 of the coins. None were issued. Instead the coins, weighing nearly 15 tons, were put into 1,780 canvas bags and sealed behind three steel doors in Philadelphia Mint Vault F-Cage 1. Only two were thought to have been saved, and they were sent to the Smithsonian.<br />
In January 1934, Congress passed the Gold Reserve Act, which allowed the President to nationalize, in effect, the gold held by the Federal Reserve and increase the price of an ounce. This in turn devalued the dollar, which was supposed to stimulate the troubled economy. The director of the Mint then ordered all the nation's gold coins to be melted into bars. The bars would be kept in the newly constructed Fort Knox. The task was enormous: It wasn't until early 1937 that the Philadelphia Mint sent its $50 million worth of coins, including the 1933 Double Eagles, to the furnace.<br />
Around this time, a 41-year-old Philadelphia jeweler named Israel Switt offered several 1933 Double Eagles to some of the most prominent coin dealers and collectors of the day, according to Secret Service documents since made public. Switt sold one, now Exhibit 18E, to a Texas dealer who then sold it to King Farouk of Egypt for $1,575. A royal representative in the U.S. requested an export license for the coin and, unbeknownst to the Secret Service, the Secretary of the Treasury issued one on Feb. 29, 1944.<br />
That same month, Stack's, the rare coin dealer in New York, announced an auction for another Double Eagle. It wasn't until early March, though, that the Secret Service heard about the sale and realized that some of the coins had been taken out of the Mint. King Farouk's Double Eagle had already been delivered to him in Cairo by diplomatic pouch. Agents confiscated the second coin before Stack's could sell it and launched the investigation that continues today. "The government has been fanatical about seizing and destroying these coins," says Robert W. Hoge, curator of North American coins and currency at the American Numismatic Society. "They're famous because the government has been seizing them since the 1940s."<br />
The first phase of the Secret Service investigation would trace 10 1933 Double Eagles to Switt, a reclusive jeweler and coin dealer who, like so many in this story, believed the coins possessed talismanic powers. His only child, Joan Langbord, who worked with him until his death in 1990 at age 95, told the <i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i> that her father "could be obnoxious or irascible. If he didn't like you, he'd throw you out." His business philosophy, she said, was that "the customer was never right; he was always right."<br />
"You must understand the Philadelphia thing," says Brahin. "I'm from there, so I can say this: The dealers were crafty, they would do anything to get an edge. If you don't know that, you don't have the right amount of cynicism to analyze the story."<br />
In Switt's statement to the agents, his only official pronouncement about the coins, he said that he didn't have any records of where, when, or how he had obtained the Double Eagles. But he claimed that he did not buy them from any employees of the Mint.<br />
Nonetheless, after a 10-month investigation, the Secret Service concluded that it was more likely than not that Switt was the fence for a corrupt Mint cashier. In 1945, the Justice Dept. wanted to press charges, but by then the statute of limitations had run out.<br />
<noscript><img width=1 height=1 alt="" src="http://us.bc.yahoo.com/b?P=MBWcg9G_R1f.GXcIThVj.QNcrQA.pE5c86kAA73R&T=17ro3eiu2%2fX%3d1314714537%2fE%3d97702456%2fR%3dfin%2fK%3d5%2fV%3d2.1%2fW%3dH%2fY%3dYAHOO%2fF%3d287010385%2fH%3dc2VydmVJZD0iTUJXY2c5R19SMWYuR1hjSVRoVmouUU5jclFBLnBFNWM4NmtBQTczUiIgc2l0ZUlkPSI0NDUxMDUxIiB0U3RtcD0iMTMxNDcxNDUzNzI2NTk5MSIg%2fQ%3d-1%2fS%3d1%2fJ%3d9346BFD1&U=12cbicjki%2fN%3dPjfDR0Je5jg-%2fC%3d-1%2fD%3dFSQR%2fB%3d-1%2fV%3d0"></noscript> Seven years later, in 1952, King Farouk was deposed and sent into exile in Monaco. The generals leading the new Republic of Egypt decided to auction off his belongings, including his renowned gold coin collection. It contained 8,500 pieces; one was the 1933 Double Eagle. Sotheby's won the right to hold the auction in Cairo in February 1954. As soon as U.S. Treasury officials saw the catalog for the Palace Collection of Egypt, as it was called, they asked the Egyptians to pull the coin from the auction and return it to Washington. At the last minute, the Double Eagle in Lot 185 was withdrawn. Then it disappeared.<br />
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<strong> </strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-50450179998480104092011-08-30T04:44:00.000-07:002011-08-30T04:44:34.208-07:00Diamonds Worth USD 9500 Expires devoured Dogs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHsiBS1Urk0euvNiVyIihLtqrgNVmgFefMzzDNbbUysd-5tEqR1CFH4FadoGsam8RNVNa1ZSsl9TbrTdGqhMox68OwGR8tQL0hZGMqmSlpewNnO2tnWPUQ3ZpyFfux6pmANtdYeHm6An9/s1600/berlian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHsiBS1Urk0euvNiVyIihLtqrgNVmgFefMzzDNbbUysd-5tEqR1CFH4FadoGsam8RNVNa1ZSsl9TbrTdGqhMox68OwGR8tQL0hZGMqmSlpewNnO2tnWPUQ3ZpyFfux6pmANtdYeHm6An9/s320/berlian.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">JAKARTA - A dog in Albany, United States (U.S.) seems to have its own attraction to shiny objects. Yet it is precisely his interest took him into trouble.<br />
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Dog named Honey Bun is, make the owner panicked after swallowing a diamond worth $ 10 thousand, or approximately Rp80 million.<br />
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This dog was owned by John Ross diamond shop owner. But this incident is the first time the dog is eating berlian.Demikian MSNBC reported on Tuesday (08/30/2011).<br />
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Chuck Roberts, who also has a store, said he had left his chair to greet a guest. But at the same time Roberts was not aware that one of the four bags of diamonds, was reported missing.<br />
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Conscious saw an open bag continues to exist, Roberts immediately realized who the perpetrators of the theft of this diamond. Through X-ray examination, Honey Bun guilty devouring the diamonds.<br />
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Seemed the two points are found in the stomach of the dog, which is believed diamonds that swallowed the dog. Diamond was eventually expelled from the stomach directly Honey Bun and cleaned before being sent back to the supplier of diamonds.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-13199860059027978132011-08-30T04:39:00.000-07:002011-08-30T04:39:31.000-07:00Stoner victorious, mighty Pedrosa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpeHDTjeogPb0JBr0gONK3ddc3tDoqIzk6uBGVFpChJCIUB4IsKGXEY453zTuvzth9PxaMUj1ALCzMoLLvXFNWYeroZ1_GKn_5_ga-kMoyg9lweWcvcwGLRdrzsnWdY1fqR4J2KgqXq30/s1600/motogp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpeHDTjeogPb0JBr0gONK3ddc3tDoqIzk6uBGVFpChJCIUB4IsKGXEY453zTuvzth9PxaMUj1ALCzMoLLvXFNWYeroZ1_GKn_5_ga-kMoyg9lweWcvcwGLRdrzsnWdY1fqR4J2KgqXq30/s320/motogp.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">INDIANAPOLIS - Duo Honda Racing Team rider, Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa to successful reach the podium in a race that took place in the GP of Indianapolis. Casey Stoner, who appear aggressive from the start stand on the podium the first race with a record time of 46 minutes 52.786detik.<br />
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Achievement of the team logo is more complete wings flutter after Pedrosa followed in second place. 0.4 seconds adrift of Stoner makes petite rider is standing on the podium a second. While in the third place achieved by the Yamaha Factory Racing Team rider, Ben Spies. Rider host a successful show best performance in front of the public itself. Behind Spies, Jorge Lorenzo perched at the fourth position followed by Andrea Dovizioso.<br />
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In the race at the circuit Indiapolis Motor Speedway, Stoner does not seem to find it difficult to maintain its position. The reason, Kurri Kurri Boy can defend his position well throughout the race. Sturdy at the helm of the drivers do not make safe Stoner, Pedrosa had the evidence to take over leadership of the drivers.<br />
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Persaiangan no less fierce also occurs in the middle of the board involving riders Marco Simoncelli, Nicky Hayden and Dovizioso. Meanwhile, Valentino Rossi apparently still struggling to improve horse. Section, The Doctor was only able to finish the race in order to ten. The Doctor even have to go to the pits and change the bike.<br />
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On lap 11 Stoner increasingly unstoppable. In fact, Stoner himself managed to break the fastest lap at the circuit's Jorge Lorenzo was two seasons ago. Fierce competition between the two riders had been a tuning fork. But Spies is continuing to perform a successful hit on the back of Lorenzo overtaking his teammate to lock the third podium until the race was over.<br />
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The victory achieved by the former Ducati rider Stoner makes it increasingly unshakable as the MotoGP standings with 243 points incision, after rousing his seventh victory this season. Runner-up status was achieved Pedrosa was a blessing for the petite rider. The Spaniard rose to fourth position with a notch 130 standings points, whose position has shifted Rossi slipped to rank sixth in the championship.<br />
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2011 Indianapolis MotoGP results<br />
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1. Casey Stoner Honda 46m52.786s<br />
2. Dani Pedrosa Honda + 4.828s<br />
3. Ben Spies to Yamaha + 10.603s<br />
4. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha + 16.576s<br />
5. Andrea Dovizioso Honda + 17.202s<br />
6. Alvaro Bautista Suzuki + 30.447s<br />
7. Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha + 39.690s<br />
8. Randy de Puniet Pramac Ducati + 53.416s<br />
9. Hiroshi Aoyama Honda Gresini + 53.790s<br />
10. Valentino Rossi, Ducati + 55.345s<br />
11. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha + 57.184s<br />
12. Gresini Honda's Marco Simoncelli + 1m00.141s<br />
13. Toni Elias Honda LCR + 1m02.169s<br />
14. Nicky Hayden Ducati +2 laps<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-29315312493558421942011-08-30T04:35:00.000-07:002011-08-30T04:35:30.631-07:00How to Talk to Love After Fight<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaeV9jBaLl-5WBBSIydyHyG5LIMVaj7O5L9aJQX-WNyfrJXIZ9YxS5MKyhJNvz0O0QrVG3_l32UT6R4Mq7EMhSc5OkFhksMlDUkkIHXUAdorISx61XKby2HPL3hWoUVieaYSvcZblKKlU/s1600/love.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaeV9jBaLl-5WBBSIydyHyG5LIMVaj7O5L9aJQX-WNyfrJXIZ9YxS5MKyhJNvz0O0QrVG3_l32UT6R4Mq7EMhSc5OkFhksMlDUkkIHXUAdorISx61XKby2HPL3hWoUVieaYSvcZblKKlU/s1600/love.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">THROUGH quarrel, each party wants to create a better relationship in the future. So that argument does not undermine the relationship, take the lovers to talk soon.</div><br />
So, how close to your sweetheart again after a huge fight recently? Consider the following eHow review:<br />
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- Start first. Outside of who is at fault, in order to heat the atmosphere quickly subsided, you should start first. If you're wrong, apologize sincerely. Conversely, if the lover is wrong, do not apologize, but say that you love him and want to better the future.<br />
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- Listen to what he said. He may still feel angry and disappointed, but it is important for this relationship to be lovers spend the frustration that exists. Avoid interrupting lovers, now is not the time to argue.<br />
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- Give yourself time lover. If he was still angry about the fight that happens, let him calm down. Try to approach the lover when he was still angry will culminate in vain, or even start a new conflict.<br />
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- If he will not talk to or accept your apology, get up and leave the room. Forcing him to talk it will heat up the atmosphere. Let him know, you're ready to talk anytime so beloved is ready. After he was able to think logically, approach him and talk calmly to reach agreement.<br />
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JAKARTA - Do not take for granted after a day of circulating back and forth to stay in touch with relatives, friends, teachers, professors, maybe even love, without you knowing it you are experiencing fatigue.<br />
You will not be able to continue your silaturahmi tomorrow if the conditions of your body is too tired. Especially if any of you who want to be invited girlfriends to stay in touch with her parents, who are you even look pale because of lack of sleep.<br />
Freshness you can get with enough sleep and quality. Well, how do I get quality sleep? Here are tips to rest doctor who quoted from the blog on Tuesday (30/08/2011).<br />
1. Choose a mattressIs it comfortable enough to sleep? You can check the comfort of your bed when you're not feeling tired. Therefore, your body will tolerate comfort of a mattress when you're exhausted.<br />
Choose a soft mattress (soft), but not too soft, you'll be sunk into. The mattress was comfortable mattress that does not mean expensive, good quality is important, considering we menghabisakan one-third of our time in bed, then this is worthy of consideration.<br />
2. Check the pillowsJust like a mattress, too soft or too hard is as bad and can reduce the quality of your sleep. Try several types of pillows until you feel most comfortable.<br />
3. Look around youThe house and bedrooms tidy will create a comfortable environment. Remove items from your bedroom does not need, such as televeisi, computers, papers, and so on. So that your bedroom is only intended as a place deistirahat.<br />
4. Light and soundThe light is too bright and the sound is too noisy, can disturb your sleep quality. A good lighting when sleep is when the light does not directly expose at you, outsmart it with lights or portable bed, change position of your bed.<br />
5. Temperature and ideal temperatureKeep your room temperature is not too hot and not too cold. Ideal bedroom temperature is around 25 people Indonesai degrees celsius, but not everyone is equal.<br />
6. Adjust your sleep environmentWhat would it take to relax? Sesayup the music, the room is dim or read a book before bed? The point is to see to it that you can relax. Congratulations Rest.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-19123573133891114712011-08-29T01:44:00.000-07:002011-08-29T01:44:10.701-07:00Game 'Godfather' Future Released on Facebook & Google +<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>CALIFORNIA - Hollywood's Paramount movie studios and game developers will Kabam evoke the legendary Godfather films in the form of social games on Facebook and Google +.<br />
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The game, 'The Godfather: Five Families', is the first film made by Francis Ford Coppola's legendary slide into the realm of casual gaming. Variety reports that quoted by TG Daily, Sunday (28/08/2011).<br />
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Previously, Electronic Arts (EA) has also created the Godfather game, but not received encouraging.<br />
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One charge of casting Godfather, Fred Roos, also deplored the presence of the game.<br />
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"I think (launching) the game was very cheap. Why do not they make the game 'Gone With the Wind' or Orson Wells movies alone? Is nothing sacred anymore thing?" ketusnya.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-35031872161629375592011-08-29T01:40:00.000-07:002011-08-29T01:40:41.562-07:00No More Being able to shake Apple CEO, Steve Jobs Back<div style="text-align: justify;">CALIFORNIA - After several rumored to be resigning, the official Steve Jobs finally officially announced his resignation from Apple.<br />
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As quoted from the Wall Street Journal on Thursday (08/25/2011), Steve Jobs said that he was no longer able to continue his duties as CEO at Apple, and pointed to Tim Cook, Chief Operating Officer (COO) Apple as a replacement.<br />
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"I always say that that would come a day when I will no longer be able to perform duties as CEO of Apple. Unfortunately, that day has arrived," wrote Jobs in keterengan official.<br />
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The Apple says that he wrote his resignation letter on Wednesday and suggested that Tim Cook was appointed as his successor. Cook also stated by Apple will soon fill the vacant positions.<br />
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"Apple's Board of Directors has agreed that Cook is the right person to be CEO of Apple's latest," said Art Levinson, Genentech chairman and member of Apple.</div><br />
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Based on reports the Brazilian National Observatory (BNO) is quoted by the Daily Mail on Sunday (28/08/2011), the river is located approximately 3 kilometers beneath the Amazon it has closer to 6,000 kilometers long, or nearly throughout the Amazon itself (6800 kilometers).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-xlFMQPBIVD7G8lVKW3nv1cRZzvKf1DF3FEl6IlKIW8UZj7zeAwjjrjkQXOnYjrE6LozXJNbWD4ayOL22FlTSnyvn8N2u_SrLMVJcdI8EdpkVdOGWuyJf-rnQssnOkR79n45x63aBzpk/s1600/amazonriver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-xlFMQPBIVD7G8lVKW3nv1cRZzvKf1DF3FEl6IlKIW8UZj7zeAwjjrjkQXOnYjrE6LozXJNbWD4ayOL22FlTSnyvn8N2u_SrLMVJcdI8EdpkVdOGWuyJf-rnQssnOkR79n45x63aBzpk/s320/amazonriver.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> According to Dr. Hamza Valiya of BNO, the discovery of an underground river is sticking berkat study of variations in temperature to 241 inactive oil wells unearthed in the period 1970 to 1980 by the state oil company, Petrobras.<br />
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That information allows the team of researchers led by Dr. Hamza identify the movement of water at approximately 3 kilometers beneath the Amazon River. The discovery itself was presented by Hamza at the Brazilian Geophysical Society meeting in Rio de Janeiro last week.<br />
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Reportedly, the river will be called Hamza, in honor of scientist who headed the research that allow the identification of these rivers.<br />
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Dr. Hamza asserted that the study of the underground river is still in its early stages, but he believes that research results can be enjoyed at the end of 2014.<br />
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However, Dr. Hamza refused to comment on questions about the environmental impact and economic existence of this river.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-42764283169944188552011-08-29T01:32:00.000-07:002011-08-29T01:32:17.792-07:005 Reasons webOS Fail at Market<div style="text-align: justify;">CALIFORNIA - Hewlett Packrad (HP) has just kicked webOS as part of its mobile operating system platform future. This surprised many, including analysts. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIovhtT9r_K0d5rBD4SIlMvrWX3iclRJvkgFQH_PuQs06f3dT76q1k2wgozR19e3OmtEcJ_8R5RuWk1fkf78M9KCcmfteU-YR2T2ACut7Jd0eny_BW_Av1S3bOEWrt9ojc6EwQYDNqxay6/s1600/tablet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIovhtT9r_K0d5rBD4SIlMvrWX3iclRJvkgFQH_PuQs06f3dT76q1k2wgozR19e3OmtEcJ_8R5RuWk1fkf78M9KCcmfteU-YR2T2ACut7Jd0eny_BW_Av1S3bOEWrt9ojc6EwQYDNqxay6/s320/tablet.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Many of the analysts who try to guess why the HP to be willing to lose substantial funding for webOS disable it. Here are 5 reasons why webOS wrong strategy in the market. <br />
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<b>1. HP misjudged Apple </b><br />
HP failed to realize that the popularity of Apple in the mobile space will not slow down any time soon. The company seems to believe that after iPad 2 was launched on store shelves for a while and the iPhone 5 continues to be delayed, they can take advantage of potential buyers of Apple patience. But that never happened. Conversely, those people just bought an Apple product, the HP actually disappeared. <br />
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<b>2. webOS not support Android applications </b><br />
One of the biggest mistakes made HP is webOS not accept Android. Like it or not, in the mobile market today, Android is the operating system that each vendor (except for Apple and Microsoft) should be used. This is a mobile OS that people know and trust, and have proven to sell quite well in the mobile space. To WebOS is a mistake. <br />
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<b>3. WebOS unattractive </b><br />
WebOS itself is not all that interesting. The operating system does not have enough third-party applications to attract consumers, and functions just too different from the IOS and Android for customers to give a second look. Moreover, the operating system is not really known outside technological circles, put in a disadvantage from the start. <br />
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<b>4. TouchPad is a mistake </b><br />
TouchPad Tablet HP is a mistake from the beginning. As mentioned, he walked WebOS, which is already included in the loss. Combine that with the fact that HP makes the device look very like the iPad complete with a similar design, the price is identical and the same screen size, and it quickly became clear that not having many other advantages. <br />
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<b>5. Smartphone is boring </b><br />
Let's face it: HP's smartphone lineup just is not all that interesting. Palm Pre that both consumers and corporate users even care. Moreover, they display a small display, a design that looks a bit derivative of other vendors' previous older models.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604271781627687949.post-61848584731237666822011-08-29T01:25:00.001-07:002011-08-29T01:25:22.287-07:00Yoshihiko Noda Appointed As New Japanese PM<div style="text-align: justify;">TOKYO - The ruling party in Japan is currently the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), Yoshihiko Noda appoint as their new chairman. The appointment is automatically made Noda climbed into the chair to replace Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan.<br />
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Previously, Naoto Kan announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Japan last Friday, August 26. Resign because of criticism's inability to overcome the crisis ridden post-earthquake that hit Japan last March 11. In addition, the Japanese economy did not improve as long as judged led Kan.<br />
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Now, Noda who served as Minister of Finance in the reign of Kan, will demonstrate the ability to bring Japan's fiscal crisis away from.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKxtO7kGnYvdRWSYoNADUdhBc7b-H80TGixrYyA7jhJwVBe62s4ISP-HxOO3eVYQrQ5rr1uLh5QKb_OR4YR-SHkh8teCf2Xzyv7_FJMmT3R20j9v2mFMiCKG5q0cxf6P-5EvcRnipKbt7/s1600/noda.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKxtO7kGnYvdRWSYoNADUdhBc7b-H80TGixrYyA7jhJwVBe62s4ISP-HxOO3eVYQrQ5rr1uLh5QKb_OR4YR-SHkh8teCf2Xzyv7_FJMmT3R20j9v2mFMiCKG5q0cxf6P-5EvcRnipKbt7/s320/noda.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As prime minister of Japan sixth in the last five years, Noda faced with the reconstruction of areas devastated by the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan last March. Noda also mess around 100,000 residents relocated due to leaking nuclear power plant Fukushima Daiichi, which is hit by the earthquake.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
This reconstruction problem that forced former Kan resigned his position after 15 months in power. Noda course must find a way so that he does not suffer the same fate with Kan. So reported the Associated Press on Monday (8/29/2011).<br />
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In the election of Chairman of the DPJ, Noda competing with the Minister of Trade Banri Kaeda. Stains gain support as many votes as 215 votes, while Kaeda received only 177 votes.<br />
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As Finance Minister since June 2010, Noda continuously striving to improve the Japanese economy. Noda now also have to face a divided parliament and often hostile voice in deciding policy, not least the attitude of this parliament, which inhibits the Japanese reconstruction efforts.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0