When Illinois third-grader Wyatt Erber learned he had won an extensive, summer-long scavenger hunt that came with a cool cash prize, he asked, ?How much chemotherapy will this buy Cara?? The toddler, who lives on his street, was diagnosed with cancer in May.
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Social recruitment startup, Zao, which offers a platform to enable employers who are hiring to leverage the social web and gamification in their referral programs, is rolling out quite a neat iteration today: Companies can now create a free "career site" -- a branded page with custom text, logo, images and videos uploaded from YouTube and Vimeo -- to promote current and future job openings, with built-in support for Zao's flagship rewards feature, of course.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/FYbxjRS2XE8/
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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Democrats launched two ads in North Dakota on Tuesday criticizing Republican Senate candidate Rick Berg over the stalled farm bill as the party seeks to capitalize on rural voters' frustration with congressional inaction.
Congress left town last weekend with the five-year, nearly $500 billion farm and food bill, in limbo. The House Republican leadership declined to bring a bill to the House floor, contending that they did not have the votes to pass it. That has created a political headache for Republican candidates in states that count farming and ranching as top industries, such as North Dakota, Montana, Iowa and South Dakota.
In one of the new ads, newspaper headlines about the stalled bill and Berg's votes for the House budget that would cut $180 billion from farm programs are superimposed on water towers and the side of a red barn. North Dakota residents assail Berg and offer testimonials for his Democratic rival, Heidi Heitkamp, in the open seat race.
"We don't vote the party line, we vote for who we feel will do the best for us," Judi Hintz of Tappen, N.D., says in the commercial. "Heidi will get past the politics and get things done for North Dakota."
In a second spot, Les Franklund of Bismark, N.D., says Berg is "not thinking about my farm or my family." The ads, which are expected to air for at least a week, are part of the Democrats' $3 million-plus buy in North Dakota.
In response, the Berg campaign cited the congressman's repeated pleas to the leadership to move on the bill.
"I refuse to sit back and watch our farmers and ranchers face uncertainty while Washington plays political games," Berg said in a statement in early August when he raised the prospect of various procedural maneuvers to force a vote.
The congressman along with several of his House Republican colleagues had asked Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and other leaders to bring legislation to the floor before Congress adjourned last weekend.
The Senate passed its version of the bill in June, and the House Agriculture Committee approved a similar version in July.
But the House Republican leadership declined to act. A key factor was the food stamp program, which costs nearly $80 billion a year, or 80 percent of all the spending in the bill. House conservatives say the committee's decision to trim that budget by about 2 percent was too small, while some Democrats said any cuts to the food stamp program were unacceptable.
And while both the House and Senate take major steps to reform farm subsidy programs, some conservatives say farmers still receive too much federal aid.
North Dakota is a Republican-leaning state that is expected to go heavily for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. But Heitkamp is locked in a close race with Berg for the seat currently held by Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad.
Farmers and ranchers also appear in a Republican ad in the Montana Senate race between incumbent Democrat Jon Tester and GOP Rep. Denny Rehberg. The National Republican Senatorial Campaign is airing a spot with rancher Turk Stovall, who expresses concern that the death of his father will mean the loss of the family ranch because of the estate tax.
The spot cites a March 23, 2007 vote that Tester cast against Sen. Jim DeMint's amendment to repeal the tax. Stovall says he can't understand Tester's vote and wonders whether the Democrat was voting with his party. One of the final images in the spot is Tester with President Barack Obama.
The federal estate tax reaches fewer than 1 percent of inheritances. The top tax rate is 35 percent but it exempts the first $5 million of an individual's estate; couples can exempt $10 million.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/democrats-launch-ads-nd-over-stalled-farm-bill-185150579--election.html
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Halloween is going to the dogs in 2012. Dog costume contests and canine demonstrations meet up with pumpkin decorating and pet product vendors at these dog-friendly events. Pack your portable water bowl for him and a water bottle for you.
Fredericksburg Dog Fair & Masquerade Dog Parade: Oct. 6
Fredericksburg, Va.Dog-friendly Fredericksburg, Va., hosts a day designed for canines. There will be a Canine Casino, an Ask-a-Vet booth, dog adoption, canine demonstrations, dog show competitions, a dog costume parade, and skill events. Live music and a beer tent keep pet parents happy. The Fredericksburg Dog Fair & Masquerade Dog Parade takes place on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Admission is $10 per person with proceeds benefiting adoption, and spaying/neutering. Events take place at Riverside Park and Maury Field .
Pumpkins 'n' Pooches Autumn Fair & Dog Fest: Oct. 7
Colchester, Conn.
There's plenty to see and do for you, your dogs and your kids. Enjoy hay rides, pumpkin painting and decorating, a dog costume contest, awards for non-costumed pets, and tasty fair foods. Pumpkins 'n' Pooches Autumn Fair & Dog Fest takes place on Sunday, Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on the Colchester Town Green located on Main Street in Colchester, Conn. For more information, please call (860) 537-6555. Admission is free.
2nd Annual Doggie Derby: Oct. 7
Forked River, N.J.
Dogs can participate in novelty competitions or the costume contest. Watch canine demonstrations and browse the vendor booths at this dog-friendly event which benefits the Rotary Club of Forked River Charitable Foundation The 2nd Annual Doggie Derby takes place at Jones Park Soccer Field, on Jones Road in Forked River, N.J. The hours are Sunday, Oct. 7, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Admission is $5, and children 10 and under are admitted for free.
Halloween Howl: Oct. 20
Edmonds Way, Wash.
Dress up your pooch in his favorite costume for the annual Halloween Howl. There's also an auction and plenty of fun pet products to try and buy. Head to Edmonds Dog Park located at 498 Admiral Way in Edmonds, Wash. on Saturday, Oct. 20. Let your dogs off their leashes so they can enjoy the waterfront, dog-friendly space.
Halloween Pet Parade: Oct. 28
Columbus, OhioThe Capital Area Humane Society hosts a Halloween Pet Parade on Sunday, Oct. 28, from noon until 2:30 p.m. The location is Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio. The event is part of October's Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month.
Howl-o-ween: Oct. 31
Coral Gables, Fla. Celebrate Halloween at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Leashed dogs are welcome to explore the gardens with their families. There will be special activities for your dogs. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is located at 10901 Old Cutler Road in Coral Gables, Fla. For more info please call (305) 667-1651. Members are free, otherwise admission is $25 for adults, $18 (65 and older), and $12 for children ages six through 17.Source: http://news.yahoo.com/halloweenie-2012-events-dogs-pet-parents-191900984.html
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Within hours of a deadline to withdraw from the race, Missouri U.S. Senate hopeful Todd Akin appeared determined to stay in and he received a boost with news that some Tea Party-linked conservatives are considering giving him financial support.
Akin has come under pressure to quit from fellow Republicans over his controversial remarks on rape. In a sign of defiance, Akin was due to start a bus tour across the state on Tuesday to emphasize he will not file a motion with a local court by a 5 p.m. deadline to quit the race.
The Missouri senate race is a crucial one for Republicans who need a net gain of four seats to ensure a majority in the U.S. upper house.
Akin was pilloried, and top Republicans including presidential candidate Mitt Romney asked him to step down, after he said in August that women have natural defenses against pregnancy from "legitimate rape." Major Republican donors cut off funding for his campaign in an effort to force him out.
Before the rape comments, Akin had a much as a double-digit lead in polls over incumbent Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill, who is unpopular in a state trending conservative.
After the comments, Akin's support sank and the latest Real Clear Politics average of polls shows McCaskill with a lead of about five points.
Akin's determination to stay in the race has stirred speculation about whether Republican groups who pulled funding from his campaign will now return to his side.
"Round 2 starts at tonight at 5:01 and money will come back to him," said Roy Temple, a Democratic consultant who has worked on many statewide campaigns but is not employed by McCaskill. "If they think he can will, they will put in whatever money it takes."
The Senate Conservatives Fund, backed by U.S. Senate Tea Party kingmaker Jim DeMint of South Carolina, is considering backing Akin now that he will stay on the ballot, fund director Matt Hoskins said. Hoskins sent an email Tuesday to the fund's 100,000 or so members asking if Akin should get support.
"Congressman Akin may still be able to win this race even after all of the attacks from the liberal media and the Republican establishment," Hoskins said in the email, a copy of which was given to Reuters.
"This isn't the first time the Republican establishment has attacked and abandoned a conservative nominee... but we've helped candidates win races without their support before, and we can do it again if we're willing to fight," Hoskins wrote.
The Senate Conservatives Fund has donated as much as $2.1 million to Senate candidates around the country this year, with the top amount going to Ted Cruz in Texas, who supports the Tea Party cause of reducing the size of the federal government, according to the fund's website.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee has formally withheld support for Akin. On Sunday, Republican party chairman Reince Priebus vowed on ABC's 'This Week' that "we're not going to play in Missouri with Todd Akin."
Caitlin Legacki, spokeswoman for the McCaskill campaign, said she doesn't expect the candidate's message to change with the passing of the deadline for Akin to withdraw.
"There has been no shortage of distinctions drawn between Claire McCaskill and Todd Akin," Legacki said Tuesday. "We will continue working as if we are running from behind."
The Akin campaign did not immediately return requests for comment on Tuesday. (Editing by Greg McCune and Claudia Parsons)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/conservatives-reconsider-funding-akin-missouri-senate-race-190403651.html
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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's latest monetary stimulus will not do much to boost economic growth or lower unemployment and raises the risk of longer-run inflation, Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser said on Tuesday.
Plosser, an inflation hawk, said he opposed the U.S. central bank's decision to embark on an open-ended program of asset purchases, starting with $40 billion per month in mortgage-backed securities.
"I believe that increasing monetary policy accommodation is neither appropriate nor likely to be effective in the current environment," Plosser told the CFA Society of Philadelphia and the Bond Club of Philadelphia at an event hosted by the Philly Fed.
Plosser said he believes many of the impediments to bringing down the nation's 8.1 percent jobless rate are structural in nature and therefore not amenable to monetary policy solutions.
Against that backdrop, the Fed may well need to begin raising interest rates before its current guidance of mid-2015, said Plosser, who is not a voting member on the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee this year.
Plosser said he does not see a large risk of a U.S. inflation outbreak but does see the Fed's highly stimulative policies as raising the threat of undesirably high consumer price increases in the future.
"By greatly expanding the size of the Fed's balance sheet, the new asset-purchase program will exacerbate the challenges that the Fed will face when it comes time to exit," Plosser said.
He expects the U.S. economy, which grew at a 1.7 percent annual rate in the second quarter, to expand by 2 percent this year and around 3 percent per year in 2013 and 2014.
In response to the financial crisis and deep recession of 2007-2009, the Fed slashed official borrowing costs to effectively zero and bought some $2.3 trillion in Treasury and mortgage-backed bonds to support the recovery.
Plosser argued that a proposal by one of his colleagues to set numerical targets or thresholds for unemployment and inflation that would govern the Fed's behavior would not work.
"I believe that using thresholds or triggers could easily put us behind the curve, if we have a tendency to underestimate future inflation," Plosser said.
He urged policymakers to show humility about the limits of monetary policy's ability to affect economic growth, suggesting policymakers have already reached the outer bounds of useful stimulus.
(Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/feds-plosser-opposed-risky-qe3-because-wont-175140837--business.html
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Gibbs Chairman Neil Jenkins, driving this Gibbs Aquada in New Zealand, says the company could begin producing the Aquada in as little as six months after it gains regulatory approval.
Automotive dreamers have coveted the notion of an amphibious car almost since the first autos started showing up on the world?s dusty streets.
Several have tried, most notably Hanns Trippel, who designed several amphibious vehicle, including the most well-known, the 1960s Amphicar.
Floating New Ideas in the Auto Industry!
But no one has developed what anyone could call a commercially successful production amphibious car.
So how does the planned production of an amphibious ATV bring that car one step closer to reality? Let?s take a look.
The production version of the Gibbs Quadski will finally break cover next month. The production version will be higher with larger fenders than this prototype version.
Gibbs Sports Amphibians announced that it would begin production of its Quadski amphibian next month in Auburn Hills, Mich. The Quadski is capable of 45 mph on land and in water and is able to transition between the two in as little as five seconds. The Quadski uses what Gibbs calls High Speed Amphibian technology, the key to which, is wheels that retract into the wheel wells to allow the vehicle to plane.
But that?s a single-seat, straddle-style ATV. Could Gibbs also design a car that could do what the Quadski does?
In a word, yes. In fact, Gibbs began development of its Aquada, a three-seat sports car that looks a bit like an oversized Mazda Miata, in 1997, before it began work on the Quadski. Gibbs expected the Aquada to go into production at least three years ago, but regulatory hurdles have stopped the company from producing it.
The Quadski could be the key to easing the regulatory problems for the Aquada, Gibbs Chairman Neil Jenkins told FastAmphibians.com.
It?s possible that once the world starts seeing the Quadski in action, enthusiasts may start asking about the car. And seeing the Quadski in action could also encourage U.S. regulators to allow Gibbs to start building and selling the Aquada here.
?(The Quadski) will take away some of the fears the regulatory agencies have,? Jenkins told TheDetroitBureau.com two years ago.
The problem is that current regulations on cars and boats conflict. Jenkins has said that the company would have to invent new technology to simultaneously meet some of the requirements of multiple agencies.
For example, Environmental Protection Agency emission requirements necessitate a catalyst, which needs to operate at hundreds of degrees hotter than the U.S. Coast Guard allows in the engine compartment of a boat. Gibbs has suggested an exhaust that would remove the catalyst from the exhaust while in the water, but EPA has rejected that approach.
Another problem: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regulations require that all cars have airbags. But pounding waves would be enough to set off sensitive airbag sensors. One idea would be a switch that deactivates the airbag when in water, but NHTSA has rejected that approach.
Attorneys working with Gibbs on finding solutions to the regulatory hurdles have suggested that regulators should stop trying to shoehorn the Aquada into existing regulations for cars and boats and instead open a new classification for ?amphibians.?
So, instead of focusing on building a street-legal car, Gibbs has turned its attention to off-road products including the Quadski, the Phibian, a 30-foot amphibian aimed at the first-responder market, and the Humdinga, a 21.5-foot amphibian designed to traverse the most difficult terrain.
Click here to read the story introducing the Phibian.
Click here to read the story introducing the Humdinga.
When the government finally green lights the Aquada, Jenkins told The Wall Street Journal that it could be ready to start building them in limited numbers in as little as six months.
But in the meantime, Gibbs will begin selling the Quadski and begin to recoup some of the more than$200 million invested in the company by founder Alan Gibbs.
Bryan Laviolette is founder and editor of FastAmphibians.com.
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Source: http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2012/09/how-an-atv-could-help-bring-water-car-to-market/
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If you are planning on attending this year?s Northeast Florida Beer Cup event at the Florida Theater on Thursday, September 27, you had better get your tickets soon. The event, which features craft beers from both local and regional brewers and tasty foods from local eateries, is limiting ticket sales to 500 this year. If last year?s event is any indication of the fun to be had, this is a not-to-be-missed party.
Jacksonville?s premier lifestyle magazine, Jacksonville Magazine, is putting on the event again this year to sponsor the Children?s Miracle Network. Last year the event attracted over 400 beer enthusiasts and foodies who descended upon the glamorous and exciting Florida Theater to eat, drink, and enjoy the sound of local bluegrass sensation Grandpa?s Cough Medicine.
This year the event will once again feature music from GCM along with food and drink from a stellar list of brewers and fooderies. Among the beer suppliers this year are: Bold City Brewery, Intuition Ale Works, Beer:30, Green Room Brewing, Engine 15, Pinglehead Brewing Company, Sweetwater Brewing Company. Food will be furnished by European Street Caf?, Mellow Mushroom, French Fry Heaven, MOJO No. 4, Pele?s Wood Fire, and two outstanding food trucks: Mother Fletcher?s and On The Fly will be set up to feed departing guests. In addition the member of Jacksonville?s home brew club, C.A.S.K. (Cowford Ale Sharing Klub), will be providing samples of their creations and Baking Under the Influence will supply sweet treats made with beer. Other beer-centric folks expected to be at the event include the guys from the Jax Brew Bus, a local beer tour operator and Just Brew It, a local home brewer supply shop.
As if all that were not enough, the members of C.A.S.K. will be conducting a ?People?s Choice? competition where you get to choose your favorite from among the club?s brews. There will also be a silent auction with an outstanding collection of very exciting merchandise up for grabs.
The event runs from 6:30 to 9:00, Thursday, September 27 at the Florida Theater downtown Jacksonville on Forsyth Street. Tickets are $35 for one or four for $120 and may be purchased online at Event Brite by following this link: https://beercup2012.eventbrite.com/.
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St. Davids, PA, September 23, 2012 ?(PR.com)? Jim Mealey Sells Landmark Building in Phoenixville
While most commercial properties on Route 23 in Chester County still have a For Sale sign displayed, one local real estate agent just sold and settled the property at 445 Schuylkill Avenue in East Pikeland, Chester County. The 20,000 square foot building on 3.6 acres was previously the home of Phoenix Bowling Lanes from 1959 until last year. The new owner is Springs of Eternal Life Center of Victory. The property was listed and sold by Jim Mealey for $750,000.
"Hiring the head of our commercial division to represent us in the sale of the property is one of the best decisions we ever made, "said Real Estate Broker and former partner in the property, Brett Furman. "Jim created the most comprehensive marketing program for the property which included targeted direct mail, thousands of e-mails, web promotion, flyers, special signage, commercial listing services, cold calling, door knocking and the utilization of his extensive database of contacts to help get the job done for us, "said Real Estate Broker and former partner in the property, Scott Furman.
"I just wish we had more commercial agents onboard like Jim Mealey," indicated Brett Furman. The firm is actively looking to expand its commercial team. The division handles investment, apartments, retail, office & industrial properties in Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia counties.
Jim Mealey can be reached at 610.687.2900 ext. 106 or 610.457.5356 or e-mailing jamesmealey@yahoo.com
About RE/MAX International
RE/MAX was founded in 1973 by Dave and Gail Liniger, real estate industry visionaries who still lead the Denver-based global franchisor today. RE/MAX is recognized as one of the leading real estate franchise companies with the most productive sales force in the industry and a global reach of more than 80 countries. With a passion for the communities in which its agents live and work, RE/MAX is proud to have raised more than $100 million for Children?s Miracle Network Hospitals, Susan G. Komen for the Cure? and other charities. Nobody in the world sells more real estate than RE/MAX. Please visit www.remax.com
About RE/MAX Classic
RE/MAX Classic is a family owned and operated business celebrating its 22 years of business. The firm has an outstanding support staff to assist our agents so they can focus on productivity. Unlike most other real estate companies our Broker/Owners list and sell real estate, which insures they are current with the latest trends. The Furmans? entire philosophy revolves around exceeding the expectations of their clients, with their team of four support staff who are focused on customer service and satisfaction.
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'Dateline NBC,' the signature broadcast for NBC News in primetime, premiered in 1992. Since then, it has been pioneering a new approach to primetime news programming. The multi-night franchise, supplemented by frequent specials, allows NBC to consistently and comprehensively present the highest-quality reporting, investigative features, breaking news coverage and newsmaker profiles.
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You need to search?for list of sites/blogs within your business where you could get backlinks from. However, be careful if you exchange links because linking to ?bad neighbors? (Linking your site with sites not related to your business) can do you a lot of harm.
The more inbound links (other sites link to you) the better. On the contrary, if you have many outbound links, this is not good for your site ranking seo wise. Make sure that you follow these points since Google and other search engines check these issues when they crawl ?your website.
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The iPhone 5 ($199/16GB, $299/32GB, $399/64GB with contract; $649-$849 without contract) is the best iPhone ever. It takes the iPhone's traditional advantages, like the well-designed consistent hardware and interface, amazing apps, and robust retail support, and literally extends them.?If you have an older iPhone and you've been wondering, "should I upgrade?," the answer is a clear yes. Everything is better here. Better body, better screen, better camera, better mind. Compared with the iPhone 4S?, it's faster, less frustrating, and less fragile. And with even-older iPhones, there's no comparison.
In this review, we're focusing on the Verizon Wireless iPhone 5 (64GB) . We'll test the other carrier's models as we get them. For a perspective on potential differences and what the other carriers have to offer, see, "Which iPhone 5 Carrier Should You Choose?"
If you're a Verizon customer who's smartphone shopping with an open mind, I can confidently say, the iPhone 5 is a very good phone, but it's not always the best phone. The Samsung Galaxy S III and the Motorola Razr M, our other top choices on Verizon, make better in-car GPS units, for instance. I'll get to that decision at the end, but it isn't all clear-cut.
And if you just want bragging rights, well, this isn't Highlander. There can be more than one.
Physical Features
The iPhone 5 ditches the glass-sandwich design that Apple has used for two years in exchange for a lighter, slimmer quasi-unibody form. At 4.9 by 2.3 by 0.3 inches (HWD) and 4 ounces, it's notably lighter than the last iPhone and one of the slimmest phones on the market, rivaled by the T-Mobile?HTC One S. The front panel is still mostly screen: a 4-inch, 1,136-by-640 (326 ppi) display as opposed to the old 3.5-inch, 960-by-640 (326 ppi) panel. That makes the whole phone longer, but no wider. As a result, it's very easy for people with small hands and short thumbs to touch every part of the screen without stretching.
I found the new screen to be most important when playing games. Sure, it allows more room for everything?more Facebook updates, more Web page text, more calendar entries. But it really shines for games, where I've felt previous iPhones to be almost unbearably cramped and squinty. You're going to be staring at your smartphone's screen a lot; another 20 percent or so of information, with no additional hand fatigue, should be a no-brainer.
The headphone jack has moved down to the bottom of the phone, which is a slight disappointment. It means when you pull your phone out of your pocket by following the headphone cable, it'll always be upside down. Also on the bottom panel are the fairly loud speaker and the controversial Lightning connector.
The pitch of iPhone owners whining about the new Lightning port has become deafening, mostly because of Apple's blockheaded decision to charge $30 for its Lightning-to-30-pin adapter. While Lightning continues Apple's irritating policy of using non-standard connectors so it can profit from licensing, the 30-pin dock connector was nearly a decade old. It was time to go.
The sides and back of the new iPhone are considerably more handsome than they used to be. The matte black, beveled edge of the black iPhone we tested blends smoothly into the black anodized aluminum back; relatively subtle glass panels at the top and bottom of the phone cover the invisible antennas. There's also a snazzy white/silver version.?Compared with this nearly unibody design, the 4S looks clunky. The new iPhone looks more durable, too, without that big pane of glass on the back to crack.?
Other buttons and controls are where they usually are. The iPhone's raised, separated volume controls have always been a nice feature, as they're very easy to locate blindly.
RF Reception and Phone Calls
Dispel all memories of the "death grip." RF reception here was excellent in my tests, and the iPhone 5 managed to nail two calls in a weak-signal area where the Galaxy S III couldn't connect. With antennas behind glass panels at the top and bottom of the phone, it's nearly impossible to cover both of them with your hand.
The iPhone 5 isn't the world's best voice phone, but it's good enough. The earpiece is loud enough for most situations, and the sidetone adapts to background noise so you don't end up yelling. Voice quality in quiet areas is well-defined. The noise cancellation isn't nearly as good as the Audience-powered noise canceling in the Galaxy S III?some background noise leaks through, which can create problems for automated response systems, and the iPhone 5 will clip your voice a bit when it's trying to dampen heavy noise. But my voice was clear and audible over the background noise in test calls. The speakerphone is of thoroughly average volume. Just as with the mouthpiece, it does a decent, but not perfect job, of lowering background noise.
My Jawbone Era?Bluetooth headset worked just fine with Siri once I figured out the rhythm; you have to wait a few seconds after pressing the voice dialing button, and then wait for the beep before issuing your command. Music, video, and game audio had no trouble making it over Bluetooth in sync, so this phone should work fine with your Bluetooth headsets and speakers.
The Verizon iPhone 5 works on a wide range of networks: according to Apple, it supports CDMA EV-DO Rev A and Rev. B (800/1900/2100MHz), UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850/900/1900/2100MHz), GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and LTE (Bands 1/3/5/13/25). That's more networks than I've ever seen on a single phone. By default it will roam globally on the fastest 3G networks it can find. Verizon unlocks the SIM card slots after 60 days if your account is in good standing, so you can pop in a foreign SIM card. That is, if you can find the so-far-obscure Nano-SIM format. Nobody else uses it yet, but since Apple's a behemoth, I'm sure it will catch on.
One thing you can't do is move a Verizon iPhone to Sprint or AT&T's LTE network. (It might work with T-Mobile, though.) Sprint has (and uses) the ability to reject other carriers' phones on its CDMA network, and this model lacks AT&T's LTE bands.
3G talk time was even better than Apple promised, with nine hours, 44 minutes of talk time. That's not quite as long as the Galaxy S III's 10 hours, 43 minutes, but it's still very good.
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By Dr. Ornouma Srivanishvipat
There are people that do not feel comfortable with their voices. This can be either their voices are more feminine or more masculine. There are also people that will want to change their voices due to their career. Voice change can be done by undertaking a voice change surgery. This is a very precise and delicate surgery. Read on if you want to know the advantages of voice change surgery.There are also people that have an attitudinal problem which may make their voices weak. This problem has got medical or surgical solutions. The operation is only helpful to people with a vocal problem. Vocal problems can be caused by different things. The cause of vocal problems in men is lack of testosterone. In women it could be a problem of transsexual, it could also be caused by misuse of your voice.
There are different types of voice surgeries that are carried out by surgeons. The surgeries differ due to certain factors. The condition of your problem is one aspect considered when you want a phonosurgery. Surgeons will perform the operation that suits your problem. The cost of phonosurgery is another aspect considered. Most of these operation techniques are expensive. There are those that are economical, they are suitable for people who have low economic background. This type of operation is carried out with good effect for various laryngeal pathologies.
Such procedures include laryngoplasty and thyohyoid approximation among others. The operation helps in raising comfortable speaking speech. In most cases you find that the male vocals are made differently. There are voice boxes that are smaller with shorter vocal cords. The best way to know how the surgery is effective is by comparing the voices before and after the operation.
These are the people that go for these surgeries. It helps them in using their voices in every way possible without suffering from voice disorders. This operation has a lot of advantages compared to other therapies. With the new technology, the operation has a lot of benefits compared to the traditional surgeries.
Surgeons ensure that there is no excessive bleeding when carrying out the phonotherapy. This way, there are no cases of swellings and infections after the operation. Medications given before and after Phonosurgery enhance quick recovery. Patients should follow a set of instructions that are given by surgeons. This will be a good way of boosting recovery.
After the operation you get fewer injuries in your larynx structures. This is a good way of maintaining a good health. This is a simple process that limits the automatic penetration depth. The operation does a lot apart from changing of your sounding. It improves the coagulation of in your vocals. The change occurs in stages.
There is less tissue trauma associated with the laser operation. This reduces swellings and pain during and after the operation. This is also assurance of faster healing to the patient. The surgery is bacteria free. Surgeons use some antibacterial injections, this help in killing any bacteria that can damage your tissues. The cuts are made carefully, no pressure is exerted in the vocal cords. After the surgery people are given vocal guidelines that will help them in avoiding any type of voice problems. There is no doubt that the advantages of voice change surgery are many.
Source: http://about-health-and-fitness.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-advantages-of-voice-change-surgery.html
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BOSTON (Reuters) - Technology company Oracle Corp increased billionaire CEO Larry Ellison's compensation for last year by 24 percent.
Ellison, one of the most highly paid chief executive officers in the United States, and the world's sixth-richest man, according to Forbes, received total compensation for the year ended May 31 of $96.2 million, almost all of it in stock options. That compared with 77.6 million in the prior year.
His compensation rose during a period in which the company's shares fell 23 percent, underperforming the Nasdaq Composite Index, which was little changed during the same period.
Company spokeswoman Deborah Hellinger declined comment on the compensation package, which was disclosed in an annual filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The board's executive compensation committee said in that disclosure that its long-standing approach has been to "provide total compensation opportunities that are significantly above the average of our peer group."
That group includes Apple Inc, Cisco Systems Inc, International Business Machines Corp and Microsoft Corp.
Ellison, 68, has been CEO since he co-founded the company 35 years ago, making him the longest-running chief executive at a major Silicon Valley firm.
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Getty ImagesFree-agent receiver Chad Johnson is still looking for a job.? And the man who is outside the NFL has gotten some air time on the next edition of CBS/Showtime?s Inside the NFL.
The folks at TMZ.com (who else?) have the video of the interview, during which Johnson insists that he was cut from the Dolphins only because of his arrest for domestic violence.? ?That was the reason, there?s no need to blow smoke up my ass,? Johnson said, sheepishly adding the words ?up my ass.?
Johnson, whose voice at time seemed to crack while discussing his current circumstances, admits he had an altercation with his wife in late July.? ?I took full responsibility for it,? Johnson said.? ?I apologized for it. . . .? I made a mistake.?
The interview debuts on the same day Johnson?s divorce from Evelyn Lozada reportedly became final.
Johnson also said he?s getting help for his temper.? ?I?m taking classes, anger management classes, and I?m trying to find out how can I channel my anger when I?m in situations to where I would pop off?? Johnson said.? ?How can I defuse those situations??
Nothing Johnson said will make any team more likely to sign him.? In fact, talking could hurt his chances of getting a new job.
The perception remains ? smoke or no smoke blown up his ass ? that Johnson no longer can play.? And if anyone believed he could, he would have been among the 67 players who had tryouts on Tuesday of this week.
So between his performance last year with the Patriots, his performance in his short stint with the Dolphins, and the innocuous sideshow that turned sinister when he allegedly (or perhaps admittedly) head-butted his ex-wide, no one wants him.? And we don?t expect an interview with Inside the NFL or any other media outlet to change that.
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When I moved to New York City in 1994, it didn?t exactly feel like a lawless place, but you did get the sense that it was pretty much an ?anything goes? zone. Not anymore.
Coming on the heels of bans on smoking, trans fats, and large sugary drinks, Food Safety News reports that Thomas Farley, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, has written an article for the Journal of the American Medical Association. In it, he suggests that government should impose limits on portion sizes as part of its strategy for combatting America's obesity epidemic.
They quote Farley as saying, ?Americans consume many more calories than needed, and the excess is leading to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and premature mortality.?
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Science Codex expanded on Farley?s comments noting his observations in JAMA that, ?Since the 1970s, caloric intake has increased by some 200 to 600 calories per person per day. Although it is unclear how important changes in physical activity are to the surge in obesity prevalence, it is quite clear that this increase in calorie consumption is the major cause of the obesity epidemic?an epidemic that each year is responsible for the deaths of more than 100,000 Americans and accounts for nearly $150 billion in health care costs."
The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute offered some evidence as to why we?re eating more saying that, ?Food portions in America's restaurants have doubled or tripled over the last 20 years, a key factor that is contributing to a potentially devastating increase in obesity among children and adults.?
But you?re not safe in other public places either. The CDC has noted, ?However, the rise of portion sizes is not limited to restaurants alone. Bags of snack foods or soft drinks in vending machines and the grocery store are offered in larger and larger sizes . . . But do people look at food that is offered and automatically assess how much is a normal serving size, and then actually eat only the normal serving size? Do they adjust what they eat after consuming large portion sizes? The research says they may not.?
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Actually, I can answer that question without doing any research. No, people, myself included, do not sit around assessing normal serving sizes. Which is why Farley?s suggestion that education may be one of the best strategies for combatting obesity is our best option.
According to Food Safety News he writes that, ?The balanced and most effective approach is for governments to regulate food products that harm the most people, simultaneously encourage food companies to voluntarily produce and market healthful products, and then provide information to consumers in ways that facilitate their choosing healthful products."
That?s a tall order, but I guess it?s a start. One fact is indisputable though?my heathen life in New York City is definitely a thing of the past.
Do you want the government telling you how much you should eat?
Lawrence Karol is a writer and editor who lives with his dog, Mike. He is a former Gourmet staffer and enjoys writing about design, food, travel and lots of other stuff. @WriteEditDream | Email Lawrence | TakePart.com
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In this Sept. 12, 2012 photo, ears of field corn lay in piles along a roadside during the autumn corn harvest on a farm on the edge of Kaesong, North Korea. It has been a tough year for North Korea's farmers, who grappled with an extended dry spell in the spring, followed by heavy rains from a series of summer storms and typhoon. The U.N. is launching a field mission across North Korea to gauge the state of the food situation. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
In this Sept. 12, 2012 photo, ears of field corn lay in piles along a roadside during the autumn corn harvest on a farm on the edge of Kaesong, North Korea. It has been a tough year for North Korea's farmers, who grappled with an extended dry spell in the spring, followed by heavy rains from a series of summer storms and typhoon. The U.N. is launching a field mission across North Korea to gauge the state of the food situation. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
WONSAN, North Korea (AP) ? First came an extended dry spell in the spring, followed by a summer of flash floods and typhoons.
Now, with North Korean farmers preparing to head out into autumn fields to cut and thresh the nation's most important crop, rice, there are renewed concerns that continued harsh weather will mean another shortfall of food in this chronically hungry land.
There had been high hopes for better crop yields this year following the implementation of more modern farming techniques, said Kang Su Ik, a professor at North Korea's premier agricultural school. But those hopes have faded in what has proven to be another tough year for farmers in the disaster-prone North.
"I can't predict this year's harvest," said Kang, head of the Department of Crop Science at the Wonsan University of Agriculture in eastern North Korea. "But it's probable that this year's output will be lower than expected."
Agriculture remains the nation's lifeblood, contributing a quarter of the nation's economy and engaging a third of the population, according to the World Food Program.
But this craggy country of mountains and valleys has little arable land and for decades has not been able to grow enough food for its 24 million people. And in an era when most Northeast Asian nations leave most of the work to machines, northern farms still rely on backbreaking manual labor and have had to rely on foreign aid to make up for shortfalls in seeds and fertilizer.
The leanest period was a famine in the mid-1990s, a time known here as the "Arduous March," when foreign economists estimate that hundreds of thousands of North Koreans died of hunger.
With fall approaching, the harvest is on everyone's minds, from kindergarteners hunched over drawings of bright red tractors to art troupes and military bands rehearsing the rousing tunes they'll use to raise the spirits of farmers out in the fields.
This harvest is especially important to the government because it will be the first since Kim Jong Un assumed power following the December death of his father, Kim Jong Il. The young leader has declared the era of "belt-tightening" must end ? an extraordinary acknowledgment of economic hardship from a regime that rarely admits weakness. By doing so, he challenged bureaucrats to find a way to turn things around.
With the summer corn crop picked and laid out to dry on roof tiles, the focus is now turning to the rice harvest, which begins later this month around the time of "chusok," or thanksgiving, a period that marks the beginning of frenzied farming activity, when even city dwellers are expected to help gather crops.
Rice is followed by soybeans later in the fall, then everyone hunkers down to turn cabbage into kimchi, the spicy fermented side dish that is considered nearly as much of a staple as white rice.
North Koreans refer to this busy time of year as "going into battle," a distinctive approach to the harvest in a country that operates under a "military first" policy and relies on the socialist collective spirit to make up for a lack of fuel and machinery.
But this year's extreme weather has dimmed hopes of a bountiful harvest.
Rural areas endured a protracted dry spell in May and June, just as crops needed water to germinate, said Kang, the Wonsan professor. Because of this, North Korean farmers brought in less than half the wheat, barley and potatoes anticipated in the spring, officials said.
Then, flash floods from summer storms killed scores of North Koreans, destroyed thousands of homes and drowned hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland, according to state media.
In recent weeks, a series of typhoons has lashed some parts of North Korea, leaving more people homeless.
The damage and death tolls could not be independently confirmed, but Associated Press journalists who traveled through the countryside in August saw roadways ripped apart and entire hamlets swept away by water that gushed down denuded mountainsides. Last month, just weeks before the corn harvest, acres of stalks languished in the muddy fields of South Phyongan Province, a key agricultural area.
United Nations officials said the extent of the damage to crops remains unclear and there are hopes it will be limited to areas hit hard by the flash floods. U.N. workers will fan out across the country starting next week for a far-reaching assessment that should provide a clearer picture on the current state of North Korea's food situation.
Longer-term, said Kang, the Wonsan professor, North Korea needs to continue modernizing its farming techniques and equipment.
"We need technology to step up to the world's standards," he told AP in an interview.
Most tractors are 10 to 15 years old, and there aren't enough trucks and fuel to carry crops to threshing yards and storage sheds before they spoil, U.N. officials said. North Korea has also struggled to secure high-quality seeds and the fertilizer needed to pump up yields.
This year, the U.N. has provided combine harvesters imported from Brazil and China, and state media said engineers at Kim Il Sung University have developed a more efficient harvester. North Korea is also sending farming experts to study in Russia, China and elsewhere, Kang said.
But while food is plentiful in the capital, Pyongyang, where many have the cash to supplement state-provided rice and cornmeal with meat, vegetables and fruit, 16 million other North Koreans struggle to eat a well-balanced diet, according to a U.N appeal to donors in June.
"Beyond the immediate needs due to flooding, the WFP is very concerned about the long-term intellectual and physical development of young children who are malnourished," said Claudia von Roehl, WFP's representative in Pyongyang, "mainly due to a monotonous diet lacking in key proteins, fats and micronutrients."
Even if the fall harvest isn't as bountiful as hoped, Kang said, he doesn't anticipate a return to the dark days of the Arduous March.
"We won't go back to those hard times again," he said.
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