Thursday, August 30, 2012

9 month estate planning deadlines might seem tight after losing ...

Most people choose not to think of worst case scenarios. Losing a spouse unexpectedly is a devastating event, and most people will never have to experience this. However, the unexpected can happen, and it is important to be prepared. While planning for a "what if" situation is the best idea, sometimes a spouse might die and a couple might not have an estate plan in place. This might leave the surviving spouse wondering what happens next.

Within 9 months of the death of a spouse, people are required to file estate planning paperwork in New Jersey. Often, when there is a loss of a very close loved one, the grieving period is much longer than 9 months long. While everyone handles traumatic situations differently, it is important to get financial matters taken care of quickly after a person's death.

Sometimes family members and friends will encourage a person to take time to grieve and not think about the financial impact of a death. While it is important to understand the emotions of a family member's death, it is also important to get financial matters under control soon after a death. Speaking with financial professionals and an experienced estate planning attorney might be a wise decision.

They can help make sure a person is set up for a positive financial future. They can also put in place an estate plan for a living spouse and their children. By planning for the unexpected, people can help prevent further stress if an unexpected event occurs.

Source: Forbes, "Sudden Loss: Financial Advice For Widows," Eve Kaplan, Aug. 28, 2012

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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

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The Glee Project

The Glee Project

At Mckinley High, the Glee Club has been closed down..so as those kids have nothing to fight for days later a group of students start up a secret Glee Club are you gonna be raising your glass this year ?

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Could I reserve the cheerleader please

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crazy chick? Can i has her? Me wants her? Pwetty Pweese?

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Can I reserve the secret lesbian?

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Me transfer student?? Yes??

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can we have more than one character?if so could i also have pool boy

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Yeah it's alright hun,i'll reserve him for ya :P

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can I reserve for the nerdette?

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Submitted my charrie! ^^ Hope you like her!

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The Crazy Chick Please! :P

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Public Reference and Education Review: Muay Thai Camp Thailand

Thailand is the country where you can find many great things. There are beautiful nature views to enjoy in Thailand, great cultures to watch and beautiful buildings to enjoy. Many great activities can be done as the part of your Thailand vacation. One of the great activities done in Thailand is joining Thai Boxing or Muay Thai camp. Muay Thai is the popular martial art from Thailand that you can learn as the defense. This is popular also because of its function to make your body healthy.

If you are in weight loss program, you can try Muay Thai as your exercise. This is something fun to do. The best place for Muay Thai exercise is the country where this martial art was origin. The website www.muaythai-training-camp.com provides you information of how you can join Muay Thai camp in Thailand. In the camp, you are going to learn how to do this exercise well and Muay Thai experts will be your mentor. From the website, you also can read the benefits of muay thai for your body. It is more than just a martial art. Muay Thai can help you make the perfect body and burn the fat. It is something fun to join Muay Thai camp in Thailand for those benefits you can get from this training camp.

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Short- and mid-term cardiovascular effects of Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami: Incidence rises with the seismic peak

ScienceDaily (Aug. 27, 2012) ? The Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011, which hit the north-east coast of Japan with a magnitude of 9.0 on the Richter scale, was one of the largest ocean-trench earthquakes ever recorded in Japan. The tsunami caused huge damage, including 15,861 dead and 3018 missing persons, and, as of 6 June 2012, 388,783 destroyed homes.

Following an investigation of the ambulance records made by doctors in the Miyagi prefecture, close to the epicentre of the earthquake and where the damage was greatest, cardiologist Dr Hiroaki Shimokawa and colleagues from the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine at Sendai, Japan, found that the weekly occurrence of five conditions -- heart failure, acute coronary syndrome (including unstable angina and acute MI), stroke, cardio-pulmonary arrest and pneumonia -- all increased sharply soon after the earthquake occurred.

Such reactions -- in ACS, stroke and pulmonary embolism -- have been reported before, said Dr Shimokawa, in Japan, China and the USA. However, these studies reported only the short-term occurrence of individual CVD events, and the mid-term CVD effects of such great earthquakes remain to be elucidated. To this end, the study examined all ambulance transport records in the Miyagi prefecture from 11 February to 30 June for each year from 2008 to 2011 (ie, four weeks before to 16 weeks after 11 March, a total of 124,152 records). Incidence records from before, during and after the earthquake disaster were compared, the aftershocks counted and recorded according to a seismic intensity of 1 or greater.

The number of aftershocks in the Miyagi prefecture was frequent during the six weeks after the earthquake, and the second peak was noted as a large aftershock on 7 April 2011 (magnitude of 7.0). Compared with the previous three years, the significant increases in the occurrence of heart failure and pneumonia were steadily prolonged for more than six weeks after the tsunami struck. On the other hand, the incident increases in stroke and cardio-pulmonary arrest followed the pattern of the first and aftershock seismic peaks. The rapid increases in the occurrence of acute coronary syndromes and cardio-pulmonary arrest was followed by a sharp and significant decline. Interestingly, said Dr Shimokawa, age, sex or residence area did not significantly affect the occurrences of CVD during or following the tsunami.

"To the best of our knowledge," he added, "this is the first report to describe the mid-term course of major cardiovascular events and pneumonia after a great earthquake in a large population. In particular, our findings provide the first evidence that the incidence of heart failure was markedly increased over a long period afterwards." Prevalence of pneumonia, a well known risk factor for deteriorating heart failure, was significantly increased.

The Tohoku University study also found -- as reflected in self-monitoring measurements -- that blood pressure was significantly elevated after the Earthquake. However, transport disruption following the tsunami interrupted delivery of regular medications, such as antihypertensive or antithrombotic drugs, and this may have contributed to the increased cardiovascular events. There was also an increase in the occurrences of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with implantable cardiac defibrillators.

"Taken together," said Dr Shimokawa, "we consider that discontinuation of drugs, activated sympathetic nervous system, rising blood pressure, and the increased occurrence of tachyarrhythmia and infections were all involved in the increased occurrence of cardiovascular events after the Great Earthquake of Japan."

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Monday, August 27, 2012

'What The *#@% Is Wrong With Republicans?!' - Newsweek And The Daily Beast

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Blame it on the "idea cloud"--that cumulus cartoon bubble that dumps the same idea on diverse populations at once. Alternatively, blame Todd Akin, the Missouri congressman and Senate candidate who infamously asserted that "legitimate rape" victims don't often get pregnant because the female reproductive system has a way of shutting itself down under such circumstances.

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The Bleeding Edge Ain't As Bloody As It Used to Be [Beta Beat]

The Bleeding Edge Ain't As Bloody As It Used to Be Is it worth it to live on the cutting edge of every beta, running the dev build of your browser, the pre-release version of your operating system, or first to grab a brand new gadget? Sure, it sounds great, and it's tempting to think that new is obviously better, but when function is paramount, it may not be worth it to jump on every new release.

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What You Get from the Bleeding Edge

Many of us jump on the beta bandwagon because of a new feature or performance improvement that's available in beta but not in a stable release?something that we have to have right now. Some of us are just really into technology, and enjoy having the latest and greatest long before it hits the public, like those of us who are already using Windows 8 RTM as their primary operating systems. Photo by Jorge Alberto Mussuto.

The catch to living on the bleeding edge is that you've implicitly signed up your time and energy to fix problems when something stops working?whether by troubleshooting the problem yourself or working with the developer. A beta is supposed to be just that?a time when developers and users test new features, give and get feedback, and fix bugs and errors. When's the last time you submitted a bug report or offered feedback for a beta you were using?or the last time you grabbed a beta for a shiny new feature, and then switched back to stable when that feature made it into the stable release?

It's worth asking yourself: If you're the type who's downloading beta releases of your operating system, beta drivers, testing beta webapps, or grabbing nightly builds of your favorite browser, what tangible benefit do you expect from them? Are you still enjoying that benefit?

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Not All Betas are Created Equal: Speed vs. Features

Some betas improve the overall performance of a product, and often it makes sense to use these releases. For example, it makes sense to install nightly builds of popular media center application XBMC for your Google TV because the product is being updated all the time with performance improvements and updated plugins. On the other hand, betas that introduce new features over performance enhancements, like iOS or Android for example, aren't worth downloading every single time?unless you like finding out half of your apps don't work or your device is only partially supported.

Sure, when Apple or Microsoft release a new OS patch, you'll want to grab it, but when there's a dev build of the next OS X or a Windows Consumer Preview, most of us won't install it right away for fear of breaking something. The issue becomes one of risk versus reward: we expect apps like XBMC to roll out betas that?largely?work without major issue, and if there is a major issue, tomorrow's nightly will fix the problem. However, with huge software products like Android, or iOS, or Windows, or OS X, we shy away from those betas (at least on our primary systems) because we know they come with the inherent risk that we'll brick our phones or break our computers because we were too curious.

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Is It Still Worth It to Live on the Bleeding Edge?

It was once common knowledge that if you're using betas, alphas, and other pre-release software, you should expect bugs and potential problems, and if you wanted to download them, you should be a willing tester or (particularly in the case of open source software) a developer willing to dive in and help out, then submit your changes to the original developers of the application. Now, thanks in part to services like Gmail diluting the meaning of "beta", to many a beta sticker reads more like "NEW!" It's like the "Grand Opening" sign on that gas station down the block?the one that's been "opening" for the past year.

It's important to remind yourself that choosing to run bleeding edge software also means you're willing to play Russian roulette with your productivity.

When we tossed the question around Lifehacker HQ, many of us confessed that we enjoyed new, beta features as soon as they're available, but as app categories like browsers or to-do apps mature, the tangible benefits from a beta are fewer than ever. It's our job to be the canary in the coalmine, and we do it gladly, but there's a point of diminishing returns for most people where the bleeding edge just isn't worth it. When's the last time you got a new feature in a Chrome beta you just couldn't live without? Now remember the last time a Chrome beta broke one of your favorite sites. Odds are the latter happens more often than the former.

The Bleeding Edge Ain't As Bloody As It Used to Be Some developers use the beta tag as a shield so they can change things and avoid accountability to their users?the Gmail "beta" started that trend: stay in beta for years but make your beta public, amass thousands of users (or millions in Gmail's case), make changes at any time, and if it breaks something you get to say "well, we are in beta after all." Lately the trend in webapps has been the same: launch a public beta before your product is even close to finished so users feel they're getting features that were on your roadmap from the beginning. Once all that development is finished though, does the beta continue? Was it worth it to participate, or would it have been better to wait until the tool was finished?

Ultimately, it's a matter of individual taste: if you feel that bleeding edge applications have given you work-changing features faster than you would normally get them, and you're enjoying the benefits more than you've suffered the detriments, then great. At the same time, as our own Adam Pash pointed out, "The more time I spend in technology, the less excited I am about the bleeding edge?not because it's not worthwhile, but because my priorities have changed. More often than not, my time is more valuable to me than that shiny new feature."

So, when it comes to bleeding edge software, what are your priorities?

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Computer Experts Are Necessary For Any Business ?

Although it is becoming easier to repair computers at home, computer experts are recommended for complex repairs. To become an expert in computers, training is necessary. An expert understands the various different aspects of computers and is capable of troubleshooting. Both software and hardware are a computer expert?s concern. An expert in computers also understands the various platforms, networks and computer systems. Here are the basics that an expert in computers must know to be successful:

1. Learn Windows and Other Operating Systems

Since Windows is the most popular operating system, learning every aspect of Windows is recommended. The Windows operating system is one of the most vulnerable operating systems. Hackers can easily compromise the system and launch a debilitating attack. Most people recommend learning Linux or other operating systems to reduce the risk of hacking. Fedora and Ubuntu are often recommended for those with a desire to learn Linux. Experts should also be aware of the vulnerabilities.

Since Mac OSX is also a popular operating system, experts should learn the operating system to properly serve their customers. Mac OSX is specific to the MacIntosh computer and should be repaired according to the specifications and guidelines available.

2. Master Computer Programming Languages

Experts should master several computer programming languages. Common programming languages include: C, C++, PHP and MYSQL. Visual Basic for Windows programming is also necessary. Experts must know every language to address any problem that arises.

3. Learn Shell Scripting

Learn shell scripting because it is faster in many instances. The domain-specific programming language is commonly used for batch jobs, program execution, file manipulation and text printing. This UNIX-based language is essential to becoming a computer expert.

4. Learn Computer Hardware and Networking

Experts must know how to configure a network. Understanding the hardware required and the cabling required is a necessity. Experts can configure a single computer to a wireless network or configure multiple units to a network. When experts are proficient in all aspects of networking and computer hardware, they can better serve their customers.

For instance, experts may be required to learn about network cards, modems, routers, hubs and cables. Each of these components is a part of overall networking and is essential to connecting any computer to the network.

5. Know Disaster Recovery Planning

Experts must understand the latest in disaster recovery planning. This includes knowledge of cloud computing, virus removal, adware removal, spyware removal and encryption technology. Data protection is one of the primary concerns since many people are hacking cloud technology and testing the new technology?s vulnerabilities. Experts in computers can mitigate losses by developing patches and programs to prevent security breaches.

6. Learn Forensics Imaging and Analysis Services

Experts must know how to trace the evidence and locate the hacker if a breach occurs. He or she must even be able to trace multiple re-routes to find the individual responsible for the hacking incident. Once found, authorities can prosecute the individuals, but experts must first locate the source of the breach and prevent any future damage.

Master All The Concepts and Become an Expert

Once all the concepts are mastered and certification is obtained, expert status will be awarded. Remember the primary goal of any job is to help companies perform at an optimal level. Consider learning these concepts before becoming a computer expert. If a high level of proficiency is obtained, experts can earn a significant salary in the industry.

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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Tropical Storm Isaac's exact path uncertain

The southernmost point marker is covered in plastic sheeting in Key West, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, in preparation for Tropical Storm Isaac, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. Isaac's winds are expected to be felt in the Florida Keys by sunrise Sunday morning. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

The southernmost point marker is covered in plastic sheeting in Key West, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, in preparation for Tropical Storm Isaac, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. Isaac's winds are expected to be felt in the Florida Keys by sunrise Sunday morning. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Shira Edllan Gervasi, of Israel, puts her name on plywood protecting a storefront in Key West, Fla., in anticipation of Tropical Storm Isaac on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. Isaac's winds are expected to be felt in the Florida Keys by sunrise Sunday morning. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Yoni Haim, left, and Jessica Yeshalek board their storefront as they prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. Isaac's winds are expected to be felt in the Florida Keys by sunrise Sunday morning. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

A man stands next to his bed after Tropical Storm Isaac destroyed his home and others at a camp set up for people displaced by the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. Tropical Storm Isaac swept across Haiti's southern peninsula early Saturday, dousing a capital city prone to flooding and adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the 2010 earthquake. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

A home that was built twice within the last two years is left in ruins during the passage of Tropical Storm Isaac near the seawall in Baracoa, Cuba, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. Tropical Storm Isaac pushed into Cuba on Saturday after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula. Isaac's center made landfall just before midday near the far-eastern tip of Cuba. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Tropical Storm Isaac is already hitting the Florida Keys with rain and wind, and it could become an even stronger hurricane as it makes its way toward the northern Gulf Coast.

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION

Party officials are trying to cram four days of convention events and festivities into three as Isaac approaches. The storm is not expected to directly hit Tampa, but those in attendance ? and especially those protesting outside ? can expect to get wet.

DAMAGE

Most of the damage down by Isaac so far has been in the Caribbean. At least seven people were killed by flooding in Haiti, including in tent cities filled with earthquake victims. Isaac scraped Cuba, downing power lines and trees. As of early Sunday afternoon, the storm was just beginning to hit the Florida Keys and had done little damage aside from scattered power outages.

WHERE WILL IT HIT?

On Sunday afternoon, Isaac is expected to pass over the Florida Keys. From there, it will hit somewhere along the northern Gulf Coast.

Forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center have warned that right now, it's extremely difficult to determine exactly where on the Gulf Coast Isaac will make a direct hit. But it is expected to gain significant strength over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and is likely to become at least a Category 2 storm. And it is a massive system: Tropical storm conditions extend as far as 200 miles from the center, meaning even communities not in the direct path could get a lashing.

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Marketing On the internet - Home Business | Tips to Investment


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Saturday, August 25, 2012

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Murdoch's Sun defies royals, prints naked Harry pics

LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's Sun tabloid on Friday became the first British newspaper to defy the royal family by printing pictures of Prince Harry cavorting naked in Las Vegas, stoking a debate about what papers can print in the name of press freedom.

While newspapers across the globe have published the images of Queen Elizabeth's grandson naked with an unnamed woman after they appeared on a U.S. gossip website on Wednesday, the British media had decided not to do so until this point.

Instead they had agreed to comply, some more reluctantly than others, with a request from lawyers acting for the royal family to respect the privacy of the prince, who is 27 and single.

But the Sun decided to break ranks on Friday, publishing a photo over much of its front page of the naked prince covering his genitals with his hands while an unclothed woman hides behind his back in his Las Vegas hotel room.

The top-selling tabloid, part of the British arm of Murdoch's News Corp, said the grainy pictures were freely available on the Internet and the issue had become one of "the freedom of the press".

"This is about the ludicrous situation where a picture can be seen by hundreds of millions of people around the world on the Internet but can't be seen in the nation's favorite paper," said David Dinsmore, managing editor of the Sun.

Since the pictures appeared on the TMZ website, British papers and broadcasters have been grappling with the question of whether to print the photos, taken during the prince's private holiday while on leave from his job as an army helicopter pilot.

In its TV news bulletins, the BBC showed the Sun's front page with the photo blacked out, as did Sky TV's website, while the Times website pixilated Harry's picture.

Harry's office had contacted the Press Complaints Commission, the industry's self-regulatory body, to advise that printing the grainy pictures would intrude on the prince's privacy, in breach of the editors' code of practice.

Commentators said British newspapers, their reputations severely damaged by a phone-hacking scandal centered on Murdoch's News of the World tabloid and by a subsequent judicial inquiry into press ethics, had been too scared to ignore that view.

Kelvin MacKenzie, a former editor of the Sun, said Murdoch himself would have had to approve the decision to change tack.

The media tycoon, who shut the News of the World over revelations staff had illegally accessed voicemails of celebrities, politicians and crime victims, has seen his own reputation tarnished and has been ostracized by leading British politicians who once courted his favor.

"A picture like that can't have been published without Rupert Murdoch getting involved," MacKenzie told BBC TV.

"The issues are too large and too controversial and I salute Rupert for not being cowed by, effectively, the establishment."

PUBLIC INTEREST

The Sun said that as Harry is third in line to the throne, there was a genuine public interest in publishing the photos as they raised questions about his security and his personal image, a view backed by some arguing for the rights of a free press.

Critics said that was a thin excuse and the paper was trying to make money at an individual's expense, echoing similar claims that have been made repeatedly at the public inquiry.

"Ultimately profit took precedence over good taste," said Mark Lewis, a lawyer who represents the family of Milly Dowler, a murdered schoolgirl whose phone was hacked by News of the World journalists.

"The photos are to sell more papers - any pretence at a debate on press freedom is humbug. Lots of images are on the internet that don't get in the papers."

Chris Blackhurst, editor of the broadsheet Independent, said his decision not to publish the photos was not based on royal pressure or because of fallout from the judicial inquiry led by judge Brian Leveson.

"The idea that there's a public interest is really spurious," he told BBC radio. "Frankly, what danger was he in? They weren't wearing any clothes, nobody's carrying any weapons, the whole thing's ludicrous."

A spokeswoman for Harry - younger son of heir to the throne Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana - said they had made their views on the prince's privacy clear and it was ultimately a decision for editors.

She refused to say whether any official complaint would be made to the PCC.

Such a move would pile pressure on the regulator, strongly criticized over its failure to address the phone-hacking scandal and facing reform or even abolition when Leveson gives his recommendations in the next few months.

(Additional reporting and writing by Michael Holden; Editing by Tim Pearce)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/naked-prince-harry-photos-published-uks-sun-newspaper-002656900.html

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Friday, August 24, 2012

Canada economic growth again seen below forecasts

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's economy likely grew at a disappointing pace for the third straight time in the second quarter, expanding at a slower rate than the Bank of Canada expects and adding the country's unused productive capacity.

In a Reuters survey of analysts on Friday, the median estimate was for annualized growth of 1.6 percent, not enough to absorb the slack in the economy. Such a pace is likely to keep the central bank from raising interest rates anytime soon.

The Bank of Canada reckons that the economy's potential output grows by 2 percent a year. Anything less than that adds to unused capacity and in theory reduces inflationary pressure.

In July the bank said it expected second-quarter growth of 1.8 percent, a downward revision from its previous forecast of 2.5 percent. Canada will miss the lower forecast if the economists are correct.

Only four of 23 economists in the Reuters survey saw growth of at least 1.8 percent. Growth in the previous two quarters was 1.9 percent, and it undershot the Bank of Canada's forecast by as much as 0.6 points in the first quarter.

For June, the economists saw minimal growth of 0.1 percent, repeating May's result after a 0.3 percent figure in April.

Weak net exports took the greatest toll on second-quarter economic growth, with the trade surplus shifting from an C$80 million ($80.6 million) surplus in March to a C$1.81 billion deficit by June, due to lower oil prices as well as higher imports.

Consumer spending, a primary source of strength, also flagged. Retail sales dropped in April and June.

That said, Bank of Montreal senior economist Michael Gregory expects to see solid business capital spending as well as residential investment. The housing market is showing signs of cooling but lots of construction is in the pipeline.

Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney has retained his bias towards increasing interest rates, saying this week that the underlying momentum was roughly in line with the growth in potential.

($1 = 0.9924 Canadian dollars)

(Reporting by Randall Palmer; Editing by Frank McGurty)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/canada-economic-growth-again-seen-below-forecasts-200251816--business.html

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EU Commission Clears LNG Bunkering JV>> LNG World News

EU Commission Clears LNG bunkering JV

The European Commission said in a statement it has granted clearance under the EU Merger Regulation to the proposed acquisition of joint control of a newly created joint venture by Marquard & Bahls AG and Linde AG, all of Germany.

M&B operates in oil trading, tank-terminal storage, aviation fuelling and renewable energy. Linde supplies industrial and medical gases, equipment, engineering and services.

The JV will be active in bulk supply of liquid natural gas as ship fuel (LNG bunkering) in the European Sulphur Emission Control Area (?SECA?, i.e. the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the English Channel and connected inland waterways).

The operation was examined under the simplified merger review procedure, the European Commission added.


LNG World News Staff, August 23, 2012

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Five stupid workers comp decisions | Workers Comp Lawyer Help

Michigan workers comp lawyer discusses why insurance companies make bad claims decisions and how to protect your entitlement to benefits.

Insurance companies dispute claims to save money and increase profits. Sometimes these decisions make little sense. Here is our list of stupid workers comp decisions that we have seen in the last few months.

1. Fired for getting hurt at work

We have a client who was fired after his arm got stuck in a machine. His employer said he was at fault and would not bring him back to work. The insurance company cut-off benefits saying his wage loss was attributable to being fired not his work injury. This is a bizarre decision considering that workers comp is supposed to be a no-fault system.

2. Imaginary wages from a non-existent job

One of our clients recently had her wage loss benefits stopped because she was found to have a ?wage earning capacity.? This means the insurance company thought she could earn wages in another job. Ironically, her own employer refused to take her back with restrictions. The insurance company also made no distinction between what she could earn before and after her injury.

3. You must have an injury but it didn?t happen here

Insurance companies routinely dispute benefits for individuals who have pre-existing arthritis. The problem is that most people have some degenerative arthritis but never have a problem until after a work injury occurs. Insurance company doctors are paid to testify that these new problems are not work-related. Recently, we had a client who had no pre-existing arthritis but benefits were still denied. The insurance company concluded that our client must have had an injury but it didn?t occur at work. Strangely, there was no evidence of injury anywhere else.

4. Objection! But it?s your own medical expert

We currently represent a man who had been receiving medical treatment under workers comp for years. The insurance company sent him to an independent medical examination (IME) and the doctor confirmed a work-related condition. Benefits were still disputed. The insurance company objected to their own IME and tried to keep it out of evidence. They said it lacked ?trustworthiness.?

5. Choose any doctor you like but you?re paying

Michigan law says you can select your own doctor after 28 days. All you need to do is provide his or her contact information and make your intention known. However, insurance companies don?t like to give up control of medical. This results in some people being wrongly told to pay for their own doctor out-of-pocket. This is not correct!

To speak with one of our workers comp lawyers in Michigan, call (855) 221-COMP for a free consultation. There is no fee unless benefits are recovered and we will hold the insurance company accountable.

- Alex Berman is the founder of Michigan Workers Comp Lawyers. He?s been representing injured and disabled workers exclusively for more than 35 years. Alex has helped countless people obtain workers compensation benefits and never charges a fee to review a case.

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

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It turns out the Prime Minister rode that ATV?through an area that is the subject of a debate about ATV access.

?It?s hard to blame Mr. Harper,? said Ken Taylor, head of the lobby group Trails Only Yukon, a group including ATV riders that has pushed for ATV legislation for the past two years.??He comes up here and he doesn?t know Carcross from Carmacks,? said Taylor, referring to two Yukon towns.

But his handlers should have been aware of the territory?s prickly debate over ATVs ? especially in a place as unique as the Carcross Desert, he said.??His advisers should give him better advice than put him on an ATV in a place like that,? he said.?Before the last territorial election in October, Trails Only Yukon commissioned a poll that found 93 per cent of Yukoners wanted legislation to govern ATV use, said Taylor.

More from the National Post.

The Carcross Desert ? which Mr. Harper and his wife, Laureen, spent about 15 minutes exploring on rented ATVs ? is home to at least two species of at-risk plant and insect life, conservation officials said.?It?s a fragile environment that is ?being impacted by the high levels of ATV activity in the area,? said Christina Macdonald, a co-ordinator with the Yukon Conservation Society.

Ryan Leef, Conservative MP for the Yukon, pitched the photo-op idea ? which was squeezed between a community barbecue and a visit with puppies destined for the Iditarod sled dog race.??It shows that our prime minister is in touch with the average, common Canadian doing average, common things,? he said. ?For us as Yukoners, that location has been sort of a mainstay for dune buggies and ATVs and motor bikes for as long as I can ever remember.?

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