Tuesday, 31 July 2012

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2nd Birth Day :- ????TODAY IS THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY..! Read more...

AICPIN Released - July 2010:- ????All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of July, 2010 Read more...

Fresh Package Rates for CGHS :- ???? Fresh empanelment of private hospitals and revision of package rates applicable under Central Government Health Scheme... Read more...

Extension of MACP :- ???? Extension of Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACP) to Central Autonomous/Statutory Bodies... Read more...

MACP Clarification :- ????On completion of 30 years of continuous service or on completion of 10 years of stagnation in 2 single Grade Pay, whichever is earlier... Read more...

Cadre Restruturing of Group 'C' :- ????Good news for Postal Employees : The Department has constituted a Committee for examination of cadre restructuring on 06.08.2010. The Committee will submit its report within three months... Read more...

UDC to Assistant :- ????Promotion of UDCs of Central Secretariat Clerical Service (CSCS) to the Assistant?s Grade of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) on ad-hoc basis... Read more...

Leave Travel Concession :- ????Regulation of journeys by private airlines while availing Leave Travel Concession to Jammu & Kashmir. Next, all are expecting to go to 'Andaman' by Air along with LTC... Read more...

Fixation of Group ?D? Employees :- ????Clarifications regarding pay fixation of existing Group ?D? Employees in the revised pay structure... Read more...

DEARNESS ALLOWANCE: JULY-2010 :- ????A much awaited news regarding DA, now has been finalised. The Labour Bureau has published the AICPIN value and it stood at 174 level. So almost confirm ten per cent hike in DA... Read more...

Voluntary Retired Pensiners in Railways :- ????Benefit of adding years of qualifying service for the purpose of computation of pension and gratuity shall stand withdrawn w.e.f. 01.01.2006... Read more...

Date of next increment in EOL case :- ????One of the major demand from Staff side JCM in National Council and now the demand has been granted... Read more...

National Council (JCM) meeting :- ????Salient Features of the National Council (JCM) meeting and Highlights the Decision and Discussions... Read more...

OPTION EXERCISED UNDER RULE 6 :- ????One of the important Staff Side demand is sorted out by the Government, one more chance to give an option under Rule No.6. Employees may be permitted to revise their option upto 31.12.2010. Read more...

LEAVE TRAVEL CONCESSION :- ????This OM clarified that the officers and/or their families may choose travel on LTC by any airline provided that the fare does not exceed the fares offered by NACIL(Air India) under the LTC 80 Scheme...Do you know your fare... Read more...

CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCE Clarification :- ????Huge appreciation among the employees in this issue...but, to remove practical problems for get Rs.12,000 per year as CEA, Govt. consider who provide a Bonafide Certificate from their children's school... Read more...

ADVANCES :- ???? Various interest bearing advaces are provided for Government Employees, but the rate of interest very high. (Personnel Computer Advacne interest - 11.5%) Read more...

DEARNESS ALLOWANCE :- ???? The only allowance helps life long...(From the Appointment to Death) Read more...

INCOME TAX :- ???? Income Tax Rates for the Financial Year of 2009-10. A detailed table drawn for your easy way to understand, the new Income Tax slab for 2010-11 Assessment Year... Read more...

CONDUCT RULES :- ???? Every Government employee should know their rights and limits also. What have to do and what should not do in service. For example,"Do not speculate in any stock, share or other investments"... Read more...

HOUSE BUILDING ADVANCE :- ???? House Building Advance was considered as one of the most favoured privilege for the Central Government Employees for build their own houses. It is unfortunate that the VI CPC has recommended not to continue the privilege ... Read more...

INCREMENT DATE JULY 1st :- ???? If a government servant is on leave on the day of July first, the increased pay will be drawn only from the date on while he resumes duty and not from the first of July... Read more...

FR22(I)(a)1 OPTION FORM :- ???? In central government employees, who have been Promoted / Granted upgradation under MACP scheme, have to submit the Option Form to choose either promotion date or increment date... Read more...

Source: http://90paisa.blogspot.com/2012/07/due-date-of-e-filing-of-income-tax.html

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PaidContent.org Founder Launches Travel Media and Data Company

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Rafat Ali, the founder of PaidContent.org, has launched a new venture called Skift. The company will target the business travel industry with a hybrid approach that serves up content and data for travelers as well as the market's suppliers.

So far, Skift has raised $500,000 in angel funding, which kicks in at launch and will be used to scale the operation going forward. Ali has self-funded the project to this point. There are a dozen investors including Chris Ahern, Gordon Crovitz, Alan Meckler, Luke Beatty, Tom Glocer and Vishal Gondal.

Ali says the travel vertical is ripe for disruption. "When I started looking at doing something in this industry I discovered the sources are very old-school. They are also very siloed in their sub-sectors. No one is bringing it all together in a Web-native, social-friendly fashion of the kind that exists in the media, tech or finance markets."

Phase one, he says, will be to create "a homepage for the industry," which to this point has largely been fed by aggregation software PublishThis. As the site expands, more content will be added through human curation and original reporting.

The plan is to create a b-to-b destination site for the business travel market, with the content supported by advertising?endemic trade advertisers as well as consumer-oriented advertisers looking for an audience of business travelers. But the site will not solely rely on ad revenue?or content.

Skift will also have a data services operation supported by a variety of subscription models. The data will initially be pulled in from publicly available sources, such as tourism, airport and arrival-departure data at the global and local levels. As the company grows, proprietary data will be added to the mix. This, says Ali, will be Skift's core value proposition.

"The better way to build a media company is not through content, but services. Media is a great way to build a brand, but the best way to scale is to figure out the data services that the industry and people will pay for."

Ali sold PaidContent.org's parent company ContentNext Media, Inc. to U.K.-based Guardian News & Media back in 2008 and left two years later, embarking on a glob-trotting adventure of his own as he figured out his next project.

In the meantime, Guardian News & Media put ContentNext on the block in 2011 and sold it to online tech publisher GigaOm in February this year.

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23andMe seeks FDA approval for personal DNA test

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Genetic test maker 23andMe is asking the Food and Drug Administration to approve its personalized DNA test in a move that, if successful, could boost acceptance of technology that is viewed skeptically by leading scientists who question its usefulness.

23andMe is part of a fledgling industry that allows consumers to peek into their genetic code for details about their ancestry and future health. The company's saliva-based kits have attracted scrutiny for claiming to help users detect whether they are likely to develop illnesses like breast cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's.

The biology of how DNA variations actually lead to certain diseases is still poorly understood, and many geneticists say such tests are built on flimsy evidence.

For years, the Silicon Valley company has resisted government regulation, arguing that it simply provides consumers with information, not a medical service. But now company executives say they are seeking government approval ? and the scientific credibility that comes with it.

"It's the next step for us to work with the FDA and actually say, 'this is clinically relevant information and consumers should work with their physicians on what to do with it,' " said CEO and co-founder Anne Wojcicki, who is married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Google and Brin have invested millions in the privately held company, which is based in Mountain View, Calif.

Wojcicki says the shift in strategy reflects the growing scope of the company's test kit, which now measures the risks of developing more than 115 different diseases.

23andMe said Monday it submitted an initial batch of seven health-related tests to the FDA for review. The company plans to submit 100 additional tests in separate installments before the end of the year. Tests involving family history and nonmedical traits will not be reviewed, since they don't fall under FDA oversight.

Even some of the harshest critics of the genetic testing industry say 23andMe is taking the right approach.

Dr. James Evans of University of North Carolina said he considers much of the information reported by 23andMe, "relatively useless," and "in the realm of entertainment." He believes patients benefit more from pursuing a healthy lifestyle than parsing the potential risks of developing various diseases.

But as test makers begin analyzing larger portions of genetic code, there are rare cases when the findings may help doctors identify patients with a higher risk of treatable health problems, such as aneurysms or colon cancer.

"I think we've now entered an era where these direct-to-consumer offerings are beginning to have real medical relevance, and therefore I am in favor of them being done within some regulatory context," said Evans, a professor of genetics and medicine at UNC's Medical School.

The move may also give 23andMe a competitive edge over rivals like deCODE Genetics and Navigenics, which market similar tests. Those companies did not respond to requests for comment Monday.

"We really want to take a leadership role in this industry," said 23andMe's chief legal officer, Ashley Gould. The company says more than 150,000 people worldwide have used its test, which sells for $299 online.

The FDA already regulates a variety of genetic tests administered by health care providers, such as those given to pregnant women to detect cystic fibrosis in a developing fetus.

But it remains to be seen whether the FDA will endorse 23andMe's commercial approach, which sidesteps doctors by sending results directly to consumers. 23andMe and its peers believe there is a mainstream market for personalized genetic information, though it is still very much a niche field.

23andMe executives point out that they first contacted the FDA in 2007, before launching their product. The agency did not take an interest in the technology until 2010, when it issued letters to several testing companies, stating that their products are considered medical devices and must be approved as safe and effective.

Washington's pressure on the industry intensified a month later, when federal investigators issued a scathing report saying that companies like 23andMe produced misleading information of little to no use.

An undercover investigation by the Government Accountability Office found that four genetic testing companies delivered contradictory predictions based on the same person's DNA, which often contradicted the patient's actual medical history.

Proponents of genetic testing say 23andMe's bid for FDA approval is an important step in regulating an emerging application for genetic information.

"Many consumers are going to want to know this information, and you don't need a hospital to obtain it, so it's important to make sure it's well regulated," said Dr. Eric Lander, president and director of the Broad Institute, a genomic research center affiliated with Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "I think 23andMe is taking a very forward-leaning step."

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Monday, 30 July 2012

Middleton Senior Legion baseball squad misses playoffs on the final night

Last week, the Middleton Senior Legion team was in quite the scenario, hovering around the fourth and final playoff spot.

Because of Middleton's 6-1 loss to Newburyport on July 26 and Andover's win over Methuen the same night, the local Senior Legion squad finished one spot out of the Legion playoffs.

"We should be very strong next year if everyone returns, with a strong nucleus on young players coming through the Junior Legion program," said Kowalski. "We're only losing five players - three starters."

What helped get the team so far to nearly making the playoffs was its pitching. Each pitcher in the stable has been strong, beginning with Bobby Woodworth, whose no-hitter against Gloucester on July 22 was a season highlight. Woodworth, a Beverly resident, is a St. John?s Prep graduate and will go to Cornell next month.

Additionally, Jeff Daniels and Ben Panunzio, 2012 Masconomet graduates, have been "very productive," along with Phil Doyle, a Brooks School graduate headed to Villanova University.

The offense hasn?t been a juggernaut for the team, but there are some players who have especially helped Masconomet to their 11 wins.

Rory Garrison, a Middleton resident and St. John?s Prep grad going on to Providence, has been the leadoff hitter. Curtis Kowalski, hitting at the No. 3 spot, has also done well just ahead of clean-up hitter Panunzio.

"The No. 2 spot on the team is flipped between several people," said Kowalski.

Mike Manni, the team?s regular catcher, has also been productive at the plate, along with Boxford resident Edison Thayer. A home school student, Thayer has seen most of his time at designated hitter or first base.

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Junior update

John Kowalski?s son Braden manages the Middleton Junior Legion team, a squad made up almost entirely of 15-year-olds and playing against mostly 16-and 17-year-olds.

"They?re improving. They?ve been ?in? almost every game, though unfortunately their record hasn?t been great at 4-11-1," said John. "The goal this year was not to win, but to see improvement from the beginning of the season. We?re definitely seeing much stronger baseball skills and overall knowledge."

In the Junior Legion league, every team makes the playoffs, and the Junior squad will take to the field on Wednesday.

Source: http://www.wickedlocal.com/boxford/newsnow/x1629581674/Middleton-Senior-Legion-baseball-squad-misses-playoffs-on-the-final-night

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" Filing a Lawsuit is a serious Mistake that ... - Morocco World News

By Loubna Flah

Morocco World News

Casablanca, July 28, 2012

Morocco World News received a clarification statement from the ISESCO media department in response to the article published last Friday about the dismissal of the Moroccan researcher Ms. FA.C. The ISESCO pinpoints that ?the plaintiff has received ? a contract termination notice, but not an expulsion, that she has received personally and signed in her office.

The ISESCO statement makes it clear that ?The fact that the person concerned filed, without advance notice and while on duty, a lawsuit claiming deprivation of those rights she was initially entitled to under her employment contract, which had not yet come to expiry was faulted by ISESCO General Directorate as a serious mistake, a violation of hierarchy, and an act of non-compliance not only with work regulations but also with the contract itself.?

In other words the ISESCO considers that the termination of the contract was a reaction to the reception of the ?status settlement warning letter? that the general directorate had received on July 17th.

In regard to Ms FA.C insistence on the right to be affiliated to the National Fund for Social Security ( CNSS) , the ISESCO retorts that? The person concerned takes out work risk insurance at ISESCO. She is also registered with the Medical Insurance Fund and the End-of-Service Fund (pension fund) for ISESCO personnel. Besides, the complainant benefits from a year-end bonus (additional month?s salary) and per diem (daily allowance) for assignment inside and outside the seat country (Morocco)?.

Though the ISESCO statement states explicitly that Ms FA.C has made a serious mistake by hiring a lawyer and filing a warning statement, it pinpoints in its statement that ?It does not object to the person concerned resorting to the courts, as it remains fully confident in the Moroccan judicature?s impartiality and understanding of the privileges and immunities accorded to the Organization.?

On the other hand, the ISESCO statement denies that ?The Kingdom of Morocco prevailed on ISESCO to register its personnel with Morocco?s Social Security Fund (CNSS)?, adding that ?The staff members of ISESCO benefit from a special insurance fund approved by the Organization?s deliberative bodies (Executive Council and General Conference) and endorsed by its 50 Member States, including the Kingdom of Morocco, the Seat Country?.

When confronted with the facts listed in the ISESCO clarification statement, Ms. FA.C stated that sources close to the ministry of foreign affairs and cooperation confirm that the ministry requests the ISESCO each year to send the list of the names of their staff affiliated to the National Fund for Social Security, as well as their affiliation number.

The case is now in the hands of the judiciary that will weight up the evidence set forth by both sides. Nevertheless, the incident raises questions about the status of Moroccan employees working under international organizations.

The ambivalence of their status increases the likelihood of disputes with their employers, as well as the abuse of their rights.

Nevertheless, it must be clear that no institution or person is above the law regardless of their status. More transparency in the management of international organizations operating in Morocco is highly needed in order to consolidate the concept of accountability enshrined in the new constitution and advocated ardently by Benkirane?s government.

Source: http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2012/07/49763/filing-a-lawsuit-is-a-serious-mistake-that-provoked-the-termination-of-contract-with-ms-fa-c-isesco/

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Johnson dominant at Indy, wins 4th Brickyard 400

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Jimmie Johnson stamped another exclamation point on his racing resume, winning his fourth career Brickyard 400 with a dominant drive at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday.

With the victory, Johnson joined Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon as the only NASCAR drivers to win four times at the historic 2.5-mile track, which has hosted stock car racing since 1994.

"Four wins? I'm at a loss for words," Johnson said in victory lane.

Kyle Busch finished second, followed by Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Gordon. Polesitter Denny Hamlin was sixth.

It was a rough day for Matt Kenseth, who came into Sunday's race with the Sprint Cup Series points lead but was taken out of the race in a late collision with Joey Logano.

Johnson also won the Brickyard in 2006, 2008 and 2009.

"They're that good, and they deserve it," Gordon said

The victory puts Johnson among some legendary names in the historic track's record books. Gordon is the only other four-time Brickyard 400 winner. Only three drivers have won four Indianapolis 500s: A.J. Foyt, Al Unser Sr. and Rick Mears; Mears was one of Johnson's racing heroes growing up.

Formula One ace Michael Schumacher won the U.S. Grand Prix five times on Indy's road course configuration.

But Johnson's big moment was seen by another disappointing crowd at what still is considered one of the Sprint Cup Series' most prestigious races.

After drawing huge crowds for more than a decade after the first NASCAR race at Indianapolis in 1994, attendance has been sagging in recent years. The front-stretch stands were fairly full but there were sparse crowds in the turns.

Jeff Burton's flat tire brought out a caution with 36 laps to go, giving the leaders an opportunity to make their final pit stops.

Johnson, Brad Keselowski, Gordon and Busch all took four tires on their stops ? but Biffle only took two tires, allowing him to come out of the pits first.

The race restarted with 31 laps to go, with Biffle taking the lead and Johnson fighting off Busch to hold on to second.

Biffle's lead didn't last long, as Johnson went around him on the front stretch with 29 laps to go.

Joey Logano then spun and collected Kenseth, leaving his car banged-up and smoldering. Kenseth was OK ? but his points lead was gone.

"Everybody was just running everybody in the back, and you could see it was just a matter of time before the wreck happened," Kenseth said.

Johnson got a flawless restart when the race went back to green with 20 laps to go, then pulled away from Busch in the closing laps of the race.

Keselowski was going for a weekend sweep after winning the Nationwide Series race at Indianapolis on Saturday. And for a while, it looked like he might pull it off.

Keselowski and the No. 2 team experimented with a different pit stop strategy than the rest of the leaders, attempting to set up the possibility of stretching their fuel mileage at the end of the race.

Keselowski pitted on lap 91, while the rest of the leaders pitted under caution four laps later.

But Keselowski's car got loose after the race restarted on lap 101, and he slid back to seventh ? a significant setback, given how hard it is to pass at Indianapolis.

It was a rough day for Carl Edwards, whose engine began losing power only a handful of laps into the race.

In his first race with new crew chief Chad Norris, Edwards qualified second and went into Sunday hopeful that it was a good omen for turning around what has been a fairly disappointing season.

Edwards was running third in the early stages of the race, but began dropping in the field after mechanical problems hit. He had to make a lengthy pit stop, losing two laps to the leaders.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/johnson-dominant-indy-wins-4th-brickyard-400-202701539--spt.html

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Sunday, 29 July 2012

In Obama era, have race relations improved?

PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? Ask Americans how race relations have changed under their first black president and they are ready with answers.

Ashley Ray, a white woman, hears more people debating racial issues. "I know a lot of people who really thought we were OK as a nation, a culture, and now they understand that we're not," she says.

Karl Douglass, a black man, sees stereotypes easing. "White people deal with me and my family differently," he says.

Jose Lozano, who is Hispanic by way of Puerto Rico, believes prejudice is emerging from the shadows. "Now the racism is coming out," he says.

In the afterglow of Barack Obama's historic victory, most people in the United States believed that race relations would improve. Nearly four years later, has that dream come true? Americans have no shortage of thoughtful opinions, and no consensus.

As the nation moves toward the multiracial future heralded by this son of an African father and white mother, the events of Obama's first term, and what people make of them, help trace the racial arc of his presidency.

Shortly before the 2008 election, 56 percent of Americans surveyed by the Gallup organization said that race relations would improve if Obama were elected. One day after his victory, 70 percent said race relations would improve and only 10 percent predicted they would get worse.

Just weeks after taking office, Obama said, "There was justifiable pride on the part of the country that we had taken a step to move us beyond some of the searing legacies of racial discrimination."

Then he joked, "But that lasted about a day."

Or, rather, three months.

By July 2009, the black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates was arrested for yelling at a white police officer who questioned whether Gates had broken into his own home. Asked to comment, Obama said he didn't know all the facts, but Gates was a personal friend and the officer had acted "stupidly."

The uproar was immediate. Obama acknowledged afterward, "I could've calibrated those words differently."

Ed Cattaneo, a retired computer training manager from Cape May, N.J., points to that episode as evidence of how Obama has hurt race relations.

"He's made them terrible," says Cattaneo, who is white. He also sees Obama as siding against white people through actions such as his Justice Department's decision to drop voter intimidation charges against New Black Panthers and in a program to turn out the black vote called "African-Americans for Obama."

Larry Sharkey, also white, draws different conclusions from the past four years.

"Attitudes are much better," Sharkey says as he slices raw meat in a Philadelphia butcher shop. He remembers welcoming a black family that moved next door to him 20 years ago in Claymont, Del. A white neighbor advised him not to associate with the new arrivals, warning, "Your property values are going to go down."

That kind of thing would never happen today, Sharkey says.

As Obama dealt with fallout from the Gates affair during the summer of 2009, the tea party coalesced out of opposition to Obama's stimulus and health care proposals. The vast majority of tea partyers were white. A small number of them displayed racist signs or were connected to white supremacist groups, prompting the question: Are Obama's opponents motivated by dislike of the president's policies, his race ? or both?

As that debate grew, Obama retreated to the race-neutral stance that has been a hallmark of his career. An October 2009 Gallup poll showed a large drop in racial optimism since the election, with 41 percent of respondents saying that race relations had improved under Obama. Thirty-five percent said there was no change and 22 percent said race relations were worse.

The president has discussed race in occasional speeches to groups such as the National Urban League or the National Council of La Raza, and in interviews with Hispanic and African-American media outlets. But he usually walks a careful line, allowing the nation to get used to the idea of a black president without doing things to make race seem a central aspect of his governance.

"There is a totally different psychological frame of reference that this country has never had," says William Smith, executive director of the National Center for Race Amity at Wheelock College.

He cites evidence of progress from the mindset of children in his programs to new history curriculums in Deep South schools.

"To me, that's a quantum leap," Smith says.

Douglass, a real estate agent from Columbus, Ga., says white people seem less surprised to see him with his wife and daughter in places such as an art museum or a foreign language school.

"I think white people deal with me and my family differently since an African-American man is leader of the free world and a nuclear black family lives in the White House," he says.

But Steven Chen, an Asian-American graduate student in Philadelphia, points to racial rhetoric he has heard directed toward Obama, in person and online, as proof that race relations have deteriorated.

He also has observed a more visible sign of division: fewer Obama T-shirts.

"When he was elected, it was an American thing. People of all races wore them," says Chen. "Today it's a distinctly black phenomenon."

Ray, a graduate school administrator from Chicago, is uncertain whether race relations have remained the same or gotten worse.

It's good that people are talking about race more, she says, "but I know quite a few people who are sick of those discussions and blame him for all of it."

In the summer of 2010, race and politics collided again when Arizona Republicans passed an immigration law that critics said would lead to racial profiling of Hispanics.

Lozano, the police sergeant, remembers that when Obama visited Arizona and met with the governor, who supported the law, she wagged an angry finger in the president's face.

"That was ugly, I've never seen anything like that," says Lozano, who also is vice president of the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers. "There's no way that would have ever happened to a white president."

By the fall of 2010, Republicans had triumphed in the midterm elections and made history by electing Hispanic and Indian-American governors in New Mexico, South Carolina, and Nevada. Two black Republicans also went to Congress, from South Carolina and Florida.

Less than a year later, an August 2011 Gallup poll showed a further decline in racial optimism: 35 percent said race relations had improved due to Obama's election, 41 percent said no change, and 23 percent said things were worse.

Around this time, some African-American lawmakers and pundits openly complained about the president's refusal to specifically target any programs at high black unemployment. An interviewer from Black Entertainment Television asked Obama why not.

"That's not how America works," Obama replied.

Then came this February's killing of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, whose father is white and mother is from Peru. Authorities initially declined to charge Zimmerman with a crime, causing a polarizing uproar.

This time, when asked about the case, Obama delivered a carefully calibrated message. He said all the facts were not known, the legal system should take its course ? and that "if I had a son, he would look like Trayvon."

The comment was factual, but it still strikes Cattaneo as a coded message to black people that Obama is on their side. "A lot of people I talk to can't understand why a man who's half-white and half-black is so anti-white."

This April, in a poll by the National Journal and the University of Phoenix, 33 percent felt race relations were getting better, 23 percent said they were getting worse, and 42 percent said they were staying about the same.

So where are we now?

Four years after Obama smashed the nation's highest racial barrier, and less than four months before America will decide whether he deserves a second term, the nation is uncertain about the meaning of a black president.

Recently, Obama was asked in a Rolling Stone magazine interview if race relations were any different than when he took office.

"I never bought into the notion," Obama said, "that by electing me, somehow we were entering into a postracial period."

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Jesse Washington covers race and ethnicity for The Associated Press. He is reachable at www.twitter.com/jessewashington or jwashington(at)ap.org.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-era-race-relations-improved-122353820.html

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Removing Depression And Anxiety | articlereference.net

Individuals are susceptible to depression and anxiety. Anyone may feel either one of all these complications and even both on account of some causes. Previous to you proceed on the causes of misery and anxiety, you should understand 1st the description of all of these 2 varieties of emotions.

Anxiety is the characteristic characteristic that most people have. Once anxiety is in the normal level, it helps with dealing with vigilance, studying and overall performance. To let you know, anxiety is helpful . In contrast, when a person?s degree of anxiety exceeds the conventional range, this can cause troubles. Boundaries of self-concentration and apprehension quickly lessen attention along with the overall performance. Anxiety may be aggravated caused by some mixed emotions like anger, guilt, sadness or shame with added fear.

humankind are high-risk in regards to depression. Yet exactly the same with anxiety related complications, there are specific risk factors which can make the complication developed. All of these involve childhood abuse, family difficulties, immediate loss of mom and dad and plenty of more. Once you are very sad and you failed to overcome it, you?ll experience depression.

Depression and anxiety could be triggered by many factors. These two disorders may be remedied using lots of methods, from conversation therapy up to everyday medicine. Depression and anxiety could be a long-lasting and ongoing condition or they can last for some weeks. A person who has signs and symptoms of all these need to be delivered to the registered psychiatrist to understand if that individual is struggling with depression and anxiety. Listed below are the sources of depression and anxiety.

The sources of Depression and Anxiety

. Situational ? depression and anxiety might be triggered by troubles at work as well as at school. This also can be developed as stressed relationships amongst the person and her or his family or friends.
. Major Change ? changes in life like divorce, loss of family members, employment could contribute and trigger the development of despair and anxiety.
. Trauma ? any traumatic situations just like being involved in a crime, surviving in a mishap or encountering natural disasters could cause depression and anxiety.
. Chemical ? the imbalance amongst the chemicals located in the human brain could result to depression and anxiety. Taking the prohibited drugs and liquor use are conrtributing factors.
. Family History ? once anyone from your family or your ancestors experienced hopelessness and anxiety prior to, you may be also a victim of the depression and anxiety. Such difficulties are exceptional for the families that do not have history.
. Physical Disease ? chronic sicknesses just like cancer, AIDS or chronic pain could lead to depression and anxiety.
. Pregnancy ? several ladies are susceptible to experience depression and anxiety throughout their childbearing period and after giving birth.

All of these are the causes of anxiety and depression. Today which you know the causative factors of all these psychological disorders, attempt to avoid whatever can certainly make you feel anxious and depressed. Deal with challenges with balanced and adequate method. Keep away yourself from the things which can make you feel sad. Be strong to face life troubles to battle depression and anxiety.

Georgette Adanas has been writing articles or reviews on self help for depression since 2002.

Source: http://articlereference.net/health-fitness/removing-depression-and-anxiety.html

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Saturday, 28 July 2012

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A backyard or garden is vulnerable to becoming overgrown and wild if not cared for regularly. Properties that have been unmaintained while waiting for a buyer frequently have a wild yard. This occurs because weeds, shrubs and other plants will grow unchecked in whatever direction is most favorable if they are not managed. Wildlife and insects contribute to the problem by removing tamed and beneficial plants so that there is more room for invasive and problematic growth. Reclaiming a wild yard will take some work, but will ultimately provide a better outdoor living space and less potential problems for the nearby home.

Deal With Weeds First

A variety of different plants, shrubs and trees contribute to a wild yard. The first step is to remove as many of the green weeds in the space as possible. This is best done initially with treatments of chemical weed killers that will start to create clear areas in the backyard. Some very invasive or slightly woody weeds will need to be manually cleared with weed trimmers or large pruners. Some undesirable plants actually have thick woody stalks that do not respond well to weed trimmers. These must be removed with sharp objects like a pruner or saw. This initial removal of the overgrown areas will create a more manageable yard. It does not, however, remove underground runners or more invasive species that might return later.

Clear Larger Growth

Fallen branches, dead trees and old stumps should be removed only after most of the green growth has been cleared out. This ensures safety and reveals exactly what has to be done. Chainsaws are a practical choice for cutting thick branches, unwanted hedges and trees. It is also convenient to use chainsaws to break down larger materials that might have settled on the ground such as old wooden fencing. Some specialty equipment might be needed such as a stump grinder or a wood chipper in order to remove larger obstructions that are difficult to manage.

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After all of the visible unwanted greenery has been removed with weed trimmers and chainsaws it is time to actually reclaim the yard. This first involves using hand tools or power tillers to turn at least the top few inches of soil down to a depth of a single foot if possible. This will kill runners, eliminate grubs and destroy any invasive plants that have taken root. Yards that are adjacent to wild wooded areas will have fewer problems if weed barriers or edging strips are placed along the property borders to stop runners from coming into the reclaimed space. The property is now ready to be reseeded to create a lawn, or replanted to create a garden.

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Friday, 27 July 2012

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Maybe they weren't ever an official comedy team, but "Saturday Night Live" veterans Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase have certainly brushed up against each other in the funny business over the years, sharing screen credits in films like "Spies Like Us."

Recently they took up entirely different roles in each others' lives -- as Aykroyd officiated at the wedding of Chase's daughter, according to a post Aykroyd put up on his Facebook account?Thursday.?

"It was an honor, privilege and great responsibility to have officiated as the spiritual minister at Chevy Chase's daughter's wedding," he wrote. "The bride and groom are delightful and beautiful young people who will help define together a more positive and loving future for themselves, family, friends and the world."

New York Magazine's Vulture column?speculates that the daughter is Chevy's eldest, Cydney Chase, and that the gray-haired man with the bald spot in the front row (see the photo) is likely the father of the bride. Of course, that's Dan in the middle of the bride and groom, giving plenty of laughs to the entire bridal party.

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From vegetarian recipes to cutting out plastic, Arwa Aburawa has put together a Green Iftar Guide to make your Ramadan a little more eco-friendly

Ramadan is a time of reflection, spiritual re-focus and self-improvement. It?s a time to look back on the person you are, the way you live your life and to think about bad habits you want to leave behind and new habits you want to embrace. As such, trying out a green Iftar could be the first step you take towards a more ethical and environmentally-friendly life. Realising the waste that occurs during Iftar (breaking of fast) and doing something to tackle it will hopefully inspire you to take more green action in your everyday life. Whether that is growing your own food, using more sustainable forms of travel or limiting your waste ? this green step during Ramadan will inshalla be the first of many.

As of today, an entire week of Ramadan fasting will have passed which means that you?ve already enjoyed 7 Iftars. What I want you to ask yourself is whether these were as green as you would have liked? Did you throw away food? Did you use Fairtrade goods where you could? Are you cutting down your meat intake and trying new scrumptious veggie recipes? Have you been avoiding plastic cups and plates even though they ease your post-Iftar washing up load? Want to do better? Well, here?s our Green Iftar Guide to?help make those next 23 Iftars a little greener.

Cut Food Waste
At a time when we as Muslims are supposed to remember the many blessings that god has bestowed upon us, it amazes me how much food we are still throwing away. In the United Arab Emirates alone, it is believed that 500 tonnes of food are wasted every year during Ramadan. And yet, there are simple steps that everyone can take to stop this mountain of food being thrown away. Don?t ever shop when you are hungry, buy less, cook less (around a third less then you think you need), store your food properly and don?t make fresh food when you have perfectly yummy leftovers that just need a little freshening up.

Bring Your Own Plate
Styrofoam-filled bins are a familiar sight at most mosques during Ramadan as public Iftars tend to involve piles and piles of plastics cups, plates and cutlery. As plastic is hugely toxic to the land where it is eventually dumped, however, we need to change our reliance on it. The best way to avoid plastic is to ask people to bring their own plates and cutlery. Not only does this cut out the plastic but it also means you can have better control over your portions and can avoid overeating. If you live in the US, you can also rent out this Zero-Waste Iftar kit from DC Green Muslims.

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Trade justice is an important principle in Islam and Muslims have a responsibility to ensure that they do not consume products that contribute towards injustice. However, very few make sure that the food they buy has been traded fairly ? you can change that this Ramadan by trying out FairTrade products like dates, almonds, juices and fruits. In the Qur?an it reads: ?Give full measure and full weight in justice, and wrong not people in respect of their goods? (11:85). So why not support Fairtrade during your Iftar and raise awareness of the importance of ethical consumption and fair trade in the Muslim community.

Go Vegetarian
Despite popular belief, vegetarian dishes don?t have to be dull. In fact, not eating meat means that you have to get a little creative and include lots of bean, nuts and vegetables into the mix. If you want to keep to the Middle Eastern theme, there are some great traditional veggie dishes such as Mujadera, Tabbouleh and that?s not including a plethera of lovely hot soups, sticky sweets and yummy pastries. Check out our guide to the best vegetarian Ramadan recipes from the Middle East.

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To help build on your green Iftar actions, you could look at greening your local masjid and raising the environmental-awareness of your local community. The best way to start is with an inclusive green message during a khutbah or through posters at key areas of the mosque. Hosting green events or even green Iftars to get people talking about the issues in a more open and friendly environment is also a great idea. The next steps could include looking at water and energy usage in the mosque and cutting that down as well as encouraging people to travel to prayers using more sustainable modes. MADE, a UK-organisation which is leading a campaign for an ethical and FairTrade Ramadan is also hosting ethical Iftars in London, Birmingham and (possibly) in Manchester too. See here for the full details.

Please let us know how your green Iftar goes and Ramadan Mubarak!

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Ramadan Food Waste and Green Tips for Cutting It Down

Break Your Ramadan Fast with FairTrade

The Eco-Mosque Checklist ? 7 Steps To A Greener Mosque

Embracing A Greener Ramadan

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Thursday, 26 July 2012

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This is the age of IT (information Technology) in the world. Thus lots of new courses have been introduced time to time in college academics which come in IT courses. Students who are having deep interest in Computer hardware or software studies and want to work for the life time on computer technologies can go for the tremendous options in computer hardware or software courses. Our day to day life is also centralized with computers. So learning the same subject will increase your good job options in the life.

Now a day's many new job options are totally dependent upon good computer skills. After successfully completion of 10+2 board exams from some recognized board any student can go with good hardware courses in India. Students can locate many government recognized institutes that are providing the Hardware Courses in Delhi. Students can pursue the BCA degree course to acquire the complete theory and practical knowledge about the subjects you will be studying in the college.

All those institutes are providing the complete study material with in-depth practical knowledge. Students will gain the knowledge of repairing the computers laptops and hi-tech mobiles. After getting such practice knowledge one can starts earning from the homes or can go for freelancing too with pay per visit amount. Technology is becomes the part of every business firm to ensure smooth and efficient functioning in the office.

The pass outs of Computer Hardware Course can join theses companies with good salary packages. Students after 12th class from either stream can join such courses. Theses courses can be available online too. Many reputed institutes in Delhi and India are providing theses courses. Adding hardware and networking in your resume makes more prominent chances of better success in computer sectors jobs. There are better jobs in market with knowledge of computer hardware systems. Students can hunt jobs in Telecom, IT, Banking & Finance, BPO, Manufacturing...and more sectors.

There is a marginal difference in opting for computer Hardware course or computer networking course. The hardware persons will provide the services to correct the computer or technical systems such as mobile too where as the networking person will provide the proper system of interconnecting various computers in any office for the smooth working process. But for getting better success in your job front it is recommended to complete both the courses with good grades.

Then many Multinational companies will welcome you for the remarkable highly paid job options. Many renowned and government recognized institutes are offering the mechanical computer hardware degree and diploma course in India. Students with either stream can go for this course. We can enlist a few names of recognized institutes that are providing this course is as follows:-

* Maharashtra State Board Of Technical Education, Mumbai

* Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC).

* GT Computer Hardware Engineering College, Gujarat.

* Indian Institute of Hardware Technology, Uttar Pradesh.

* Onix Academy, Tamil Nadu.

* Indian School of Networking & Hardware Technology, New Delhi.

* Jet king ( private but recognized ).

* Mind ware Technical Organization, Delhi.

* ATLANTUS, Delhi.

* APTECH Training Institute.

* Grey Matter Systems Pvt. Ltd, Pune.

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Roku picks up financing from BSkyB, News Corp and more, keeps eye on the premium streaming crown

The little media streamer company that could, Roku, has gained some powerful friends in its latest round of financing, with $45 million in funds coming from the likes of BSkyB, News Corp and another partner who would prefer to remain nameless at this time, as well as previous investors Menlo Ventures and Globespan Capital Partners. While we leave you to ponder which company might be that unidentified source, Roku is simply continuing on, earmarking the money for use in building brand awareness, expanding internationally and much, much more. Also, that MHL-connected Roku Streaming Stick introduced at CES? It hasn't gone away and is still on track for launch later this year, with an eye towards providing a "Roku Inside" bundled experience for otherwise dumb flat-panel HDTVs.

Roku's alignment with BSkyB (which reported a $10m stake in its earnings this morning, as well as the option to distribute its own branded Roku hardware) makes sense after the pay-TV giant launched Now TV recently with the hockey puck as one of its supported platforms, while CEO Anthony Wood tells us the fruitful partnership with News Corp had its root in the Fox News, Wall Street Journal Live and X-Factor channels it launched last year. Wood cites plans to make Roku "the TV distribution platform of the future", and this fifth round of financing -- larger than all previous rounds combined -- may help push it in this direction, check out a few more details in the press release after the break.

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Wednesday, 25 July 2012

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U.S. ? (llenrock.com) With great risks comes great rewards. while an investor can get rich buying and selling residential properties, true wealth comes from owning commercial real estate. Commercial real estate is somewhat unique among real estate investment types, as this kind of real estate requires a high investment to get into the game, much higher than most residential properties and poses equally great risks depending on what you plan to do with your property once you own it. of course there are also many options for your commercial real estate investment that investors find appealing.

Most investors find leasing office building or warehouse space to be the safest route to take when it comes to starting out as a commercial real estate investor. they feel that this is a relatively steady source of income because most businesses prefer to keep their locations as long as possible. Smart business owners are well aware that customers, clients, and vendors need to be able to find them in order to do business with them and for this reason, prefer to keep their business in the same location whenever possible rather than reestablishing themselves in different locations year after year. while a residential real estate investor might have to search for a new tenant every two years, a commercial property sometimes has the same tenant occupying it for decades.

Commercial real estate investing is a different animal than buying traditional residential real estate that many of us might be more familiar or comfortable with. You will need to do a lot of research before jumping in with this particular sort of investment. Commercial real estate investments can take on many forms. from strip malls and outright shopping malls to business and industrial complexes to sky scrapers and high rise condos you will find all manner of commercial properties. whether your interests lie in business or personal types of commercial real estate there are significant profits that can be made?

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New Mac operating system goes on sale Wednesday

In this Thursday, July 19, 2012, photo an Apple customer Shayan Hooshmand, 11, uses PhotoBooth on a 21.5-inch iMac at an Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif. Apple Inc. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes on Tuesday, July 24. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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(AP) ? Apple Inc. will release its new operating system for Mac computers on Wednesday, with features borrowed from mobile devices and a tighter integration with online file storage.

Dubbed Mountain Lion, the new software narrows the gap between the PC and phone software packages, making Mac personal computers work more like iPhones and iPads.

It's similar to what Microsoft Corp. is doing with its forthcoming Windows 8 system. That system, to be released Oct. 26, will bring the look and user interface of Windows Phone to PCs.

Mountain Lion will cost $20 and will be sold only as a download. Only computers running the two most recent versions of Mac OS, Lion and Snow Leopard, can be upgraded.

Macs bought on or after June 11 can be upgraded for free.

Apple previously announced Mountain Lion's features, but it hadn't disclosed the exact availability date until Tuesday's release of its earnings for the April-June quarter. Apple provided no new details in that release.

Among the features of Mountain Lion:

? The new software will have better integration with social networks such as Facebook Inc.'s. It will have built-in features to facilitate sharing on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and other services. For instance, you'll get notifications when you get a message or a mention in a Facebook or Twitter post. You need to sign in only once, and you can share directly from other apps you are using.

? Power Nap keeps your Mac updated even while it's in power-saving "sleep" mode. It will get your email messages, back up your files and download software updates automatically. It will work with recent MacBook Air computers and the higher-end MacBook Pro model, the one with the sharper, "Retina" display.

? A new Messages app, copied from Apple's mobile operating system, will replace iChat. It will allow you to send messages to other Apple users, whether that person is on a Mac or an Apple mobile device.

? Mountain Lion will be integrated with iCloud, the new Internet storage service designed for the mobile devices.

? The software will bring dictation to Macs, essentially allowing the computer to type as you talk.

? Game Center will store high game scores and help users find opponents on both Macs and Apple mobile devices.

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Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Dylan Bundy to be featured on Sports Illustrated TV show and in magazine

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Orioles top prospect Dylan Bundy will be featured in a segment on the premiere episode of Sports Illustrated's new television series, which debuts Tuesday night on NBC Sports Network.

The 19-year-old right-hander is also the subject of a story by SI's Tom Verducci in the upcoming issue of the magazine.

The television series -- which seems a bit like ESPN's E:60 -- airs at 9 p.m. According to an email from an SI spokesman, "The show will take Sports Illustrated's renowned editorial pieces and play them out through feature segments with original reporting from SI journalists."

See the video above for the trailer.

This week's SI cover has been posted a few places and features Penn State, but it also displays a Bundy headline at the top.

This coverage amounts to the greatest national attention Bundy has received since being drafted by the Orioles out of an Oklahoma high school with the No. 4 overall pick last June.

The hard-throwing pitcher is a combined 5-3 with a 1.74 ERA in his first professional season pitching for Low-A Delmarva and now High-A Frederick. He also pitched an inning in the All-Star Futures Game earlier this month in Kansas City.

Baseball America ranked him as the No. 1 prospect in all of baseball on its midseason list.

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Motherhood Uncensored: In like a lion, out like a rack of lamb

I really wasn't surprised to hear that my mom was pissed that I tossed her rack of lamb.?It was just one of the many [two 2-ton dumpster full] casualities in my house cleaning extravaganza. ?

And this week, she finally heads home after spending the last month with a family friend, so I'm sure this will only be the start. More than enough reassurance as to why I live 800 miles away.?

I had this brilliant idea to Facetime with her as she walked through the house for the first time since she had her heart surgery but then I realized that might not be as smart. The last thing I need is for me to be excited about the completely cleaned out kitchen cabinets and her freaking out about where all her dishes went.?

(In a box. In a garage. It's all the other stuff in the kitchen I tossed, Mom).

There's really no hope for her not to be angry at me at some level. I saved what I thought was important and tossed what I thought was not. But because I'm not her (and she's not me), her definition of important and mine are probably a little off.?

Actually, I'm sure of it based on all the crap that was in her house.?

I imagine much of what I tossed she won't even miss. And if she does, like say her obsolete nursing textbooks from 1994 that are all now in their 5th edition and she never uses, ?I told my brother to tell her I packed them away in a box in the basement.?

But I'm hoping that the hospital grade cleaning that brought me to tears when I my brother sent me pictures and the fresh coat of paint will help ease the shock.?

Add in the power washing, which my brother described as "Harry Potter like" when all the throngs of daddy long legs spiders leapt away from the house during his chemical pre-treatment, the new air conditioner (which hadn't worked for a couple of years - eep!), and a little bit of landscaping.

We even purchased a new television and family room furniture set to make up for the one we tossed that was so completely covered in dust and cat hair that we couldn't even donate it.?

The truth is she's been wanting to sell the house for years but could never bring herself to do what I did, probably because she would never have been able to do it herself.?

I could barely do it myself, even with the help of my brother and his wife.

So now it's ready. And I hope she sees what everyone else is telling me it is: A gift.?

The money I put in her account will be more than enough for her to purchase what she thinks she's missing, which so far is a pretty important?rack of lamb.?

And if it doesn't, I will happily remind her that she was sleeping on the original mattress she had when she moved into the house. In 1978.?

With pictures to remind her of its condition.

And that I found mouse shit in her silverware drawer.?

Source: http://www.motherhooduncensored.net/motherhood_uncensored/2012/07/in-like-a-lion-out-like-a-rack-of-lamb.html

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