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Clients today want more from their retirement savings accounts—more in the way of flexibility and control with respect to investment options, but also more assurances against the possibility of outliving their retirement savings. For clients who do not have the means to purchase guaranteed income with funds outside of tax-deferred investment accounts, investing a portion of a traditional 401(k) in a fixed indexed annuity (FIA) with a guaranteed lifetime income rider can provide this certainty without sacrificing the client's ability to allocate 401(k) funds between more traditional investments.
While the basic in-plan annuity option has been on the table for some time, the available options are now much more specifically tailored to client demands, so we are likely to see the trend continue to gain traction. However, it is important that this trend be balanced against the need to advise clients on how to maximize tax-deferral potential, which, for wealthier clients, may make the in-plan annuity strategy inappropriate.
How the 401(k)-FIA Option Works
Typically, the annuity products that have been offered within 401(k) plans were immediate annuities that limited access to the client's 401(k) funds, an option that many clients rejected because they wanted access to the account value in case of emergency.
Today, the FIA with guaranteed income rider can provide similar benefits with more flexibility. Once the client makes the election to hold the annuity within the 401(k), he can either allocate a lump sum toward the annuity or specify a portion of each contribution that will be invested in the annuity—effectively allowing the client to purchase the in-plan annuity over time.
The lifetime income rider, as the name suggests, guarantees that your client will receive a certain level of income—based on age and the investment—for life once the rider is "turned on" and the client begins receiving payouts. Further, the client often has the option of turning the income stream on or off once income payments begin.
Importantly, the FIA with guaranteed income rider is portable, meaning that when the client leaves the employer, his annuity can leave with him as an IRA in the same manner as any other 401(k) asset. While the plan sponsor will likely be named owner of the annuity (and any other 401(k) assets) while the client still works for the employer, the client becomes the owner when he leaves. This portability allows the client to move the annuity without restarting the surrender period.
Practical Considerations
The FIA with guaranteed income rider allows clients to access the cash value if necessary, though it is important for clients to know that possible surrender charges should make this a last resort. Therefore, while the potential for accessing the cash in the annuity in case of emergency may appeal to many clients, this very feature could defeat the purpose of the planning strategy.
Not all employers that offer 401(k) options currently provide the FIA with a guaranteed income rider option because of the administrative modifications that are necessary in order to offer the choice. While the option may become more common as the market for in-plan annuities grows, many employers may currently be unwilling to adopt the administrative processes necessary to offer them because of additional costs or may simply pass along the extra costs to employees, making the option less attractive.
Potential Downside
Some clients may find that it makes less sense to hold FIAs within their 401(k) accounts because, while the FIA allows funds to grow on a tax-deferred basis, so does any 401(k) account—regardless of the client's investment choices. As such, many might argue that using the in-plan annuity strategy provides little additional benefit, as the funds will grow tax-deferred whether the annuity is held within the 401(k) or outside the plan.
In fact, for wealthier clients, this raises a suitability issue; clients who have sufficient savings outside of tax-deferred retirement vehicles to purchase separate, independently tax-deferred products to guarantee retirement income should be advised that the in-plan strategy is not best suited to maximizing tax-deferred savings. Because there is an annual limit on the level of funds that can be contributed to a tax-deferred 401(k) each year, some clients would be best advised to maintain an annuity outside the plan in order to maximize the annual tax-deferred investments.
Purchasing the annuity with pre-tax dollars, however, can be attractive to clients who are nearing retirement age because it may allow them to allocate more to the product, thereby increasing their guaranteed income and simplifying their planning by consolidating investment vehicles. Younger clients, on the other hand, may find that allocating funds toward the guarantee can limit their ability to invest in more aggressive investments that might be more appropriate for their risk tolerance level.
For clients looking to both guarantee retirement income and simplify planning by managing the annuity product under a single umbrella vehicle, the FIA with guaranteed income rider may provide an appealing solution, especially as more employer-sponsored 401(k) plans move toward offering the option in the future.


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FRIDAY, Feb. 24, 2012 (HealthDay News) -- Young adult black Americans, especially those with higher levels of education, are much less likely than their white counterparts to seek mental health services, a new study finds.
Reasons for this reluctance may include shame and a lack of knowledge and trust among patients, and a lack of cultural understanding among caregivers, according to the study in the February issue of the journal Psychological Services.
"Past research has indicated people with higher education levels are more likely to seek out and receive mental health services. While that may be true for whites, it appears the opposite is true for young adult blacks," study author Clifford Broman, of Michigan State University, said in a journal news release.
He examined data from more than 11,000 people, ages 13 to 26, who took part in the U.S. National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.
The analysis also revealed that whites who previously used mental health services were more likely to receive additional mental health services, but the opposite was true for blacks.
Previous research suggests that blacks receive a lower quality of care when using mental health services and report unpleasant experiences and unfavorable attitudes after receiving care, Broman noted.
"Practitioners need to address the concerns of black clients in a culturally sensitive and appropriate manner, and during exit interviews, they should ask what is appropriate and what didn't work," Broman said.
He also found that young black adults who had been diagnosed with depression were more than 20 times more likely to use mental health services than those without depression.
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Q: Thanks, Mr. Pistol, for joining me for this interview today. Ready for some questions?
A: Shoot.
Q: Ahem. What�s your stand on gun control?
A: I guess that depends on the type of control. Are you talking about me being free of human ownership? Locking me away in a cabinet? Bending my barrel? Twisting my trigger? Melting me down for plowshares?
Q: Let�s talk about gun owners, how their ownership roles should make things safer for society.
A: Then you�re not talking about gun control, you�re talking about people control. You�ve got your hands full with that, pal. Good luck.
Q: Surely you�re aware that to many people, you�re a menacing and dangerous presence in our society. You�re an icon of evil to many. How do you respond?
A: Dude, I�m a hunk of metal. A handsome piece of metal compared to other hunks of metal I know, but a hunk of metal nonetheless. I am what I am. I don�t fire myself. I don�t do anything until someone picks me up, loads my chambers and pulls my trigger. Other than that, I�m a hammer. And not a good one at that. But if you�re indicting me for being dangerous, I plead guilty. One of the big problems is people don�t treat me like the dangerous tool I am. Handle with care.
Q: OK. Let me ask, how would your destruction affect society?
A: I�m only as good or bad as the warm-blooded human finger on my trigger. It could be the finger that just finished writing the Declaration of Independence or just emerged from picking a nose. If you want to melt me down, have at it. I think I could make a couple of good-looking commemorative coins. Or a ring of sturdy keys.
Q: Tell me some of your history.
A: I was born in a Colt firearms factory in Hartford, Connecticut. I come from good stock. That�s a joke guns tell, get it? Stock? It�s mostly a rifle joke.
Q: Got it.
Q: Have you ever been used to shoot a person?
A: Only once. One owner pulled my trigger while he was pointing my barrel at his foot. That�s how smart some of you Darwin Award winners are. Quit eating so much junk food. It makes your brain soft. But I have no control over my users. As the old saying goes, you call, I haul.
Q: A lot of people have been killed by your friends.
A: So what do you want from me? You blame every Muslim for 9/11? Do you blame the fingers for a fist? Do you blame steel for a knife? Blame a car manufacturer when someone runs over someone else or blame the distiller for a drunk driver? Do you blame the camera for showing war?
Q: How can we solve our problems with you?
A: You got a problem with a gun, you got a problem with a human. Just remember, you can�t control human nature. Here are three suggestions. Education. If people knew more about me, what makes me work, how to handle me properly, it would go a long way. Training. Don�t let an assassin video game teach you about me. Let tried and true users help train people. And train them early. Lastly, families. Families are the first line of defense against wacky relatives who need a gun like a hog needs a hip pocket. You know the mental defectives in your family better than anyone.
Q: Ever had a relationship with a child?
A: No. I�ve been around BB guns who talk about kids and they say they are fun humans. You people should quit shooting them. I wish they knew more about how to be careful when they handle me, not to point me at other people, not to play with my trigger. Look, when you have an anti-gun U.S. senator posing holding an AK-47 with her finger on the trigger, you got problems with safety and it ain�t with the firearm.
Q: Do you have any redeeming features you�d like to discuss?
A: While ago you mentioned I was dangerous and menacing to some people. That�s because they don�t know me and they have no desire to know me. I can be really helpful, a useful and engaging tool, a protector. But they don�t see that part of me. They see what careless or evil people use me for. This people control is something you humans are going to have to work out on your own. Look, I�m just a run-of-the-mill pistol. I�m not a commemorative limited edition Elvis Presley .45-caliber Tribute Pistol with fancy gold scrollwork and �TCB� lightning bolt on the grips. I mean, look at me. You think that Elvis Presley collector pistol will ever be fired? Not likely. He�s too valuable.
Q: Why do you think you�re so popular?
A: This world is uncertain. People are easily frightened and uncertain and believe that Sam Colt made them all equals. They want to protect themselves from evil. They want to protect their homes and families and lifestyles. They think I�m the tool for the job.
Q: Do you think there will ever come a time when you won�t be necessary?
A: That�s up to you humans, friend. I�m just a hunk of metal that The Beatles wrote a song about.
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Dead Wrestler Of The Week: "Macho Man" Randy Savage | Even as a young wrestling fan, I understood Savage's appeal. I never much caught onto the Rock 'n' Roll Express fad, and there was something strangely magnetic about Savage, the wild-eyed brawler who had been stealing airtime (and stealing the show) from Jerry Lawler and his average-Joe cohort over the preceding months. But actually cheering for him seemed out of the question. It just wasn't done. This is not to say that wrestling fans of that era were rubes, but rather that they played their traditional role in the wrestling construct with little deviation: You cheered for the heroes and booed at the villains and whooped at the pretty ladies. Randy Savage turned this convention on its head and, you might say, dropped it through a table. He was engaging even at his most reprehensible, which had everything to do with the unexpected note of pathos in his character, an oddly relatable paranoid streak: (The Masked Man)
• ALSO: Our full Dead Wrestler of the Week archive.
Stroked | The Heat just put themselves in the NBA Finals. And we're all terrified of what might happen if Dirk doesn't play like Dirk. Watch the white-shirted masses dance, and then watch Joakim Noah say what we're all thinking.
Evaluating LeBron | We hate the Heat, and we talk about them, but we talk about LeBron a lot more. We revisited whether he was a cocksucker, delved into his Drake friendship, examined Degrassi: The Next Generation, and asked Nike to stop asking Charles Barkley not to bully LeBron.
Just Your Run Of The Mill 3-2-6-1-5-3-4-6-8 Double Play | The Double-A New Britain Rock Cats turned this doozy of a multi-pickle yesterday, in which seemingly everyone on the team besides the 84-year-old honorary batboy handled the ball. And yes, that's the center fielder applying the tag that mercilessly ended the inning. That might be surprising, but here's something that's not: the victimized team is the Mets' affiliate. (Barry Petchesky)
47 Of Maria Sharapova's Grunts In Her Second-Round French Open Win | I Maria Sharapova faced Caroline Garcia, a 17-year-old French up-and-comer, in the second round of the French Open Thursday. Garcia took the first set and led 4-1 until midway through the second, when Sharapova took 11 straight games to win, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0. Sharapova's known for her grunting, of course; what I've never listened for before is the way it actually intensifies and becomes more guttural as the match proceeds. But maybe it's just an auditory illusion. (Emma Carmichael)
• RELATED: Admiring Novak Djokovic's Last 40 Match Points
Bob Costas Will Blurb Anything | Bob Costas says: "THE FEEL OF REALITY, THE EXCITEMENT OF FICTION ... THIS IS ONE FINE [ARTICLE]." And much more. (Tommy Craggs)
I'll Wear Shorts If I Goddamn Want To | You listen to me, you anti-shorts gay mobsters: I WILL WEAR SHORTS IF I GODDAMN WANT TO. I don't give a shit what you deem appropriate or tasteful. I live in Maryland and for the next four months it will be 50,000 fucking degrees outside, and it'll be so goddamn humid I'll have to wear flippers to swim through the air. It's HOT. It's fucking deathly hot already. They don't even have spring here anymore. There's winter, then it rains a for a couple weeks, and then the entire landscape turns into A FIERY PIT OF HOT LAVA. There are elephants basting themselves with rain puddle water down my block. It is hot as shit. (Drew Magary)
A Night At The Boxing Circus With The Bros, The Modelbots, And Darryl Strawberry | It is the plight of "up and coming" boxers — any boxer who has not yet up and come — to be treated like circus performers. Their task is difficult and dangerous. Their very health is at stake. But the market for fights is only so big, and many young fighters find themselves alone in a ring fighting for survival while, mere feet away, drunken crowds of people eat catered food, talk business, and generally cavort as though they were spending an evening at a half-assed dinner theater, rather than witnessing highly trained young men trying to knock each other unconscious, just to climb one more rung of that ladder that will eventually, with luck, take them to arenas where people actually pay attention to what they're doing and not to the fact that Darryl Strawberry is playing in a celebrity poker tournament in the same building. (Hamilton Nolan)
The Deadspin Guide To The New ESPN Book | The new ESPN oral history, Those Guys Have all the Fun, is now available in stores. We've been having some fun with the book in recent days. Mixed in with our usual sober analysis of satellite transponder rights and ESPN's dual-revenue-stream model, we've also brought you many tales of ESPN people screwing other ESPN people, in both senses of the word. Here's what we've learned thus far.
The Kim Kardashian Effect: Advanced Stats Show Why Kris Humphries Put A Ring On It | Nets forward Kris Humphries put up great numbers in the seventh season of his NBA career, his first as Kim Kardashian's beau. The couple announced their engagement (with a disturbing description of an "intimate family celebration" involving horses), and while there are no shortage of possible motives (love, reality programming, her butt, etc.), we've found the real one. Kris must have done some advanced analysis of Kim's exes' on-field performance after she broke up with them. (David Roher)
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APS is a provider of quality home electronics, protection systems and alarm monitoring services.
They provide safety and security for life and property.
The target audience is mainly residential customers, so the look and feel of the website must be warm and inviting with imagery of happy families and family type activities.
This company provides security and safety for life and property.
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Passenger Floorboard Side Covers, GL1800
Passenger Floorboard Side Covers, GL1800 - Replaces the
grey OEM trim pieces along the side of the passenger floorboards of the GL 1800.
Chrome Passenger Flooorboard Bottom Covers, GL1800
Chrome Passenger Flooorboard Covers, GL1800 - This pair of
chrome covers mount to the bottom of the factory passenger floorboards on the GL 1800, replacing the
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What may appear to be an unlikely trio can often be seen giving it their all for any range of heart-racing morning workouts at Armone's Core Connection on Girard Avenue.
Like the fitness-studio version of "Cheers," everyone is greeted by name at Armone's, no matter who walks through the door. Whether it be Chargers cornerback Antoine Cason or locally renowned chef and triathlete Giuseppe Ciuffa, everyone gets the same treatment, enjoys the same camaraderie and works equally hard to achieve their fitness goals with personal trainer and nutrition consultant Jay Hoehn.
Hoehn's revolutionary nutrition guide and workout regimen focuses on maximizing his clients' endocrine functions, making them feel and look younger, healthier and more energetic. He customizes each program to his client's specific needs, facilitating achievement of one's fitness goals while optimizing strength, endurance, recovery time and range of motion.
While most people take one look at Cason and conclude the 26-year-old professional athlete is at the pinnacle of his athletic prowess, Hoehn discovered ways to actually reduce Cason's already low body-fat percentage and increase his body weight with lean muscle since they started working together in early spring.
"He's able to recover from all the exertion he puts out more quickly, and he's more proficient with his endocrine function and his immune function — things that are important to have a good season, so you don't have other issues weighing you down, like [health] bugs or feeling like you're not recovering effectively," said Hoehn.
Cason's friend Rick Ahumada — who also trains with Hoehn — raved to him about the impact Hoehn's nutrition and workout plan has had on his own life. At lunch one day, over a bunless burger, Ahumada let Cason in on the secret to his newfound energy.
"He starts telling me he's on this new diet — that he's eating healthier, got his blood work done and he's feeling great," said Cason. "I've been looking for a nutrition person to kind of get me right. For the profession I'm in, you have to take care of your body even more so, so he gave me Jay's number."
In addition to rigorous circuit training workouts to supplement Cason's Chargers workouts and practice, Hoehn plays an instrumental role in Cason's diet. Hoehn enlisted the help of another client of his, La Jolla chef Ciuffa, head chef and founder of Giuseppe Restaurants and Fine Catering.
"We were brainstorming how my nutrition plan could express itself in a more attractive way, given his culinary talents," said Hoehn. "We primarily keep [Cason] on foods that are low or not processed, nutrient dense, that generally build his system up, rather than tax his system, so that he's able to digest well, assimilate well and use it as fuel for his workouts and athletic performance."
During training camp, Ciuffa made Cason three meals a day that not only met Cason's nutrition requirements as a professional athlete, but also made his meals more enticing.
"We try to alternate so he doesn't get bored," said Ciuffa. "There's always a salad of some sort, a little bit of dairy, a little bit of vegetables and a little bit of greens. We try to keep the dressings fat-free, low in sugar content, so we use a lot of balsamic, olive oil, things like that."
Earlier in the day, Cason's plate is filled with good starches and carbohydrates — like quinoa and root vegetables — and as the day progressed, the meals move toward a more protein-rich, vegetable-laden dish geared toward maximizing his endocrine function. Thanks to Ciuffa's meals, Cason said his eating habits have changed for the better, improving his endurance, energy and recovery time on and off the field.
"He's more aware of how good it is to eat organic. He won't eat any junk," said Ciuffa. "He's the type of guy at training camp that, if he doesn't have the type of food that he knows is good for him, he just goes by without eating. He would rather just put it off then eat something that is not good for him."
Now, during the regular season, Ciuffa continues to make one meal a day for his training partner to keep Cason's athletic performance at its peak.
"I wanted to continue eating the way I've been eating because it had me feeling great. My body has changed, and everything feels good — my endurance, overall health, my mental mindset," said Cason. "And I'm always looking forward to the next meal. People confuse having healthy meals with not tasting as good, but it's really good."
Cason said his training with Hoehn, Ciuffa and the rest of the crew at Armone's — supplemented by his newfound eating habits — reflect in his performance on game day.
"It's very different in my game. My body has even changed, my endurance. I don't get tired as fast, I don't feel sluggish ever," he said. "I'm a young guy, and it's working excellent for me. I feel great, and I don't ever want to go backward. I feel like I would be going backward if I didn't continue with the way I've been going."
He said the guys at the gym help to push him in his workouts, just as he undoubtedly challenges them.
"We have a great group of guys — all those guys I've trained with, along with Jay, have really helped me. Instead of me working out alone, I had guys encouraging me. We encouraged each other. We had conversations along the way and we pushed each other along the way, and that's what made it so great," he said. "It's not just me. Everyone sees me out there, but for me to get there, it took a lot of people."
The solidarity and kinship of the core group at Armone's results in everyone achieving his utmost ability — no matter the age, athletic ability or profession.
"I'm very fortunate to have met these people and for them to be in my life to help me enter the career and the path I would like to take. It's really been a blessing for me," said Cason. "I do everything I need to for the Chargers, and then if there's anything else I need, I know I can come here."


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Jacksonville City Council candidates will take over Jacksonville City Hall�s council chambers Sept. 24.
Jacksonville City Council candidates will take over Jacksonville City Hall�s council chambers Sept. 24.
According to Janet Bowen, director of operations and governmental affairs at Jacksonville-Onslow Chamber of Commerce, all candidates � Alex Eatman, Randy Thomas and Bob Warden for the two at-large seats, Jerome Willingham for Ward 1, and Jerry Bittner and Bob Williams for Ward 2 � have accepted their invitation to the Forum Onslow: Jacksonville City Council Candidates.
The forum will begin at 5:30 p.m. and is expected to last until 7 p.m.
Area residents can submit questions during the forum in person, by tweeting questions to @G10Events or emailing questions to firstname.lastname@example.com, according to Bowen.
�They have to be issue oriented and not directed to a particular candidate,� she said.
Bowen said the moderator, Elliott Potter, will ask as many questions as the time permits.
Residents may attend the forum at City Hall or view it on G-10 and Charter 14.
�It�s our local government and they are there to represent the people. People need to elect the people they want to represent them, that they think will do the best job,� Bowen said.


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When most people think of the refugee ship "Exodus," the Paul Newman movie and Leon Uris novel on which it was based come to mind. But not many people know that one of the heroes behind the real-life Exodus was American businessman Dewey D. Stone.
Stone's role in purchasing ships and weapons—under the nose of the FBI—and helping to orchestrate the founding of Israel is the subject of a new documentary, "The Dewey Stone Connection: From Exodus to Independence."
The film is the result of a five-year effort headed up by Walter M. Newman, who grew up a few blocks from Stone's house.
Newman – a retired official with the Environmental Protection Agency who helped supervise the Boston Harbor cleanup – was researching the founding of Israel and noticed that Stone's name "kept popping up," he said in a phone interview in January shortly after the film's first public showing and a month before his death at age 76.
Newman scoured the records at the American Jewish Historical Society office in Boston, where Stone's papers are archived. "There were so many things, so many wonderful things," he said. "It was an eye-opening experience."
Stone was swept up in the cause of the Palestinian Jews after hearing a speech in 1940 by Chaim Weizmann, the head of the World Zionist Organization and later the first president of Israel. A renowned chemist, Weizmann was in Boston drumming up support for a research university in a future Jewish state.
After his talk, Weizmann invited Stone and a few others back to his hotel room, where they chatted until the wee hours of the morning. The next day, Stone drove Weizmann to Harvard, where he was giving another speech. On the way, they stopped in front of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – the very model of the university Weizmann sought to build.
After the war, as the full extent of the Holocaust became apparent, Stone worked behind the scenes on both military and diplomatic efforts to forge a Jewish state.
Suspecting the FBI was tapping his phone, Stone made calls from his sister's house to procure ships and surplus U.S. weapons. In the documentary, nephew Ted Teplow, of Cambridge, Mass., recalls being up in his bedroom doing homework and overhearing his uncle on the phone. "We were all told not to talk about it," Teplow, now 84, said in a phone interview.
Unlike in the 1960 movie, the real Exodus, carrying Holocaust survivors from France to Palestine in 1947, was rammed by a British destroyer just a few miles off the coast of Palestine, then under British control. Its 4,500 passengers were sent to a displaced-persons camp in Germany, the very nation that had persecuted them. Eventually, the majority of passengers settled in Israel. Meanwhile, worldwide outrage over the refugees' plight helped bolster the push to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab states.
Stone also played an important role in that push. His brother Judge Harry K. Stone had become acquainted with Anastasio Somoza when the Nicaraguan dictator was in Boston for surgery in the 1930s. At the time, the Stone family owned Converse Rubber Co., maker of raincoats and shoes (and later, most famously, Chuck Taylor sneakers).
The brothers thought it would be good publicity for the company to host a reception for Somoza. Somoza, who had been miffed that the U.S. government had ignored his presence, was delighted by the attention and became close friends with Judge Stone, naming him honorary consul. That relationship paid off a decade later when Dewey and Harry Stone enlisted the Somoza regime to rally Latin American support that proved crucial for UN approval of the partition plan.
But just a few months before Israel was to declare independence, the State Department persuaded President Truman to reject its recognition. Truman went so far as to shut the White House doors to Zionists. Weizmann, who was waiting anxiously in New York, expressed his frustration to Stone in a meeting on March 12, 1948. That night a visibly shaken Stone returned to Boston, where he was honored at a B'nai B'rith dinner along with Frank Goldman, the national head of the organization.
Hearing about Weizmann's predicament, Goldman said he might have a solution. He had just attended a Kansas City B'nai B'rith event recognizing Eddie Jacobson, who had been Truman's partner in a clothing store business. Why not see if Jacobson would intervene with his old pal, Goldman suggested.


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Hometown necesitaba un nuevo diseño de banner publicitario y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 52 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
IndiaLD.com is an international long distance provider offering cheap long distance calling to India from the US, Canada, Australia, and 8 other countries. We offer convenient monthly calling plans and pay as you go calling cards.
IndiaLD is the preferred brand of calling card for high volume callers who make 1000 minutes or more worth of calls to India that want to enjoy low rates, no fees, and the ability to use their account from multiple phones or want to share their plan with family and friends.
We are targeting Non Resident Indians who make international long distance phone calls to India. Our customers are typically male, in their 20s and 30s and are either attending university outside the country or working abroad in high tech and finance.
I am attaching some of the banner ads that have worked well for our brands in the past so you can see what we are looking for. We need some fresh looks and messaging to add to our existing creative. Spend some time looking at the site so that you are familiar with our selling points and products.
We are looking for 2 creatives in the following banner sizes: 250x250, 336x280, 728x90, 425x600, 160x600.
Regular old image banners, with a file size of under 49kb.
Take the two creative concepts below and do an initial design for each of them in the 336x280 size. I will give you feedback on what works and what doesn't and if I like what you've turned in, then you can submit designs for the rest of the sizes.
Concept 1: Stay Connected To India
Appeal to Indian expats who are missing home and call India often. This should be a combination of emotional appeal (use a picture of someone that could be a close family member, girlfriend, friends), and how our pricing and features let them call India a lot.
Concept 2: Don't Chase Deceptive Rates. Choose The Trusted Way To Call India.
There is a lot of misleading advertising in the market for India calling cards.
The big companies like to advertise a 1 cent per minute rate to call India and then hide all sorts of different fees into their pricing. VOIP providers advertise unlimited calling to India, then hide a cap on the # of minutes per month you can actually call to India. There is no such thing as unlimited calling. Position IndiaLD as the honest, no fees, way to call India cheap while also pointing other companies tricks (fees and fake unlimited rates).
Both creatives should include our 1c/min and no fees in the ads.


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What we do
The International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC) is the only global association of conference interpreters, and brings together around 3,000 professional interpreters from every continent.
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If you use interpreters, AIIC standards and working conditions ensure quality of service. If you are an interpreter, joining AIIC provides recognition, networking, representation and a chance to influence globally acknowledged standards. If you train interpreters or receive training yourself, AIIC provides guidance and supports research.
AIIC advocates for all conference interpreters and the profession as a whole, giving a voice to practitioners and users alike.
Simultaneous interpreting in particular requires common rules and shared expectations, both within the team of interpreters and with meeting organisers and participants. Good conference interpretation depends on the skills and abilities of the interpreters, appropriate working conditions, good teamwork, and the quality of technical equipment and its operation.
Serving interpreters and the conference industry
- AIIC helps conference organisers find professional interpreters through its online directories of members and vetted consultant interpreters.
- AIIC seeks to define and foster recognition of the Profession of Conference Interpreter.
- AIIC promotes good training practices through its Best Practice recommendations for Interpreting Schools and its Schools Directory.
- AIIC also promotes life-long learning by organising training courses for professional interpreters and trainers.
- AIIC advises young people interested in interpreting or just starting out in the profession.
- AIIC listens to users of interpretation services and has carried out a detailed study of their expectations.
- AIIC caters to the needs of the conference industry through its private market sector, which provides expert input for the organisation of conferences and promotes the role of the consultant interpreter.
- AIIC communicates with the interpreting community at conferences and through its web site, webzine Communicate! and its presence on social media.
- AIIC promotes the use of languages in a multilingual world through its projects and its involvement with international bodies (see the declaration on multilingualism).
Promoting professional excellence and good working conditions
- AIIC supports ongoing research on how to optimise conditions for quality interpreting.
- AIIC, in cooperation with the International Standards Organisation (ISO), defines the standards on the provision of interpreting services and for fixed and mobile interpreting booths.
- AIIC offers advice to planners and architects of new conference centres.
- AIIC has researched the correlation between working conditions and interpreter performance (see the workload study) with a specialist in occupational medicine.
- AIIC closely follows developments in new technologies and reacts appropriately to the challenges and opportunities they represent.
Representing the interests of all interpreters
- AIIC negotiates agreements with major international organisations (UN, EU) on working conditions and remuneration.
- AIIC sponsors a project addressing the challenges faced by interpreters in conflict zones.


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Man dead after pulled from lake
ORLANDO, Fla. – A man was taken to a local hospital in critical condition after being pulled from a lake Saturday night.
Police confirmed the man later died at the hospital after rescuers attempted to revive him.
Police were first called to the area on West Washington Street after receiving a call that there was a suspicious person in the lake.
A witness told police when they arrived that they heard a male in the lake screaming for help.
No other details were immediately released.
Watch Local 6 and refresh ClickOrlando.com for updates on this story.
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The former Blancos midfielder can see no other reason than a dispute behind his former team-mate's continued absence from the starting XI
Esteban Granero is convinced that a conflict between goalkeepr Iker Casillas and Jose Mourinho is keeping the Spain international on the substitutes bench at Real Madrid.
Diego Lopez has been the number one choice between the posts at the Santiago Bernabeu since joining the club from Sevilla in the January transfer window.
And though Mourinho has remained insistent that his preference for Lopez is purely a footballing decision, there remains a suspicion that there may be more to the tale than meets the eye.
"It's hard to judge from the outside," he told AS. "Obviously there is a conflict. I know Iker very well and he is the best goalkeeper in the world. He is the captain of the team and has lifted the World Cup and the European Championship twice.
"He is a symbol of Real Madrid. He has spent 20 years at the club and to me has always been an example."
The QPR midfielder did reserve praise for Lopez, however, and admitted his performances in recent months have warranted a first team spot.
"I am not the coach who evaluates the status of each player. You can say Diego Lopez has done nothing to not deserve this spot. I have seen him train like crazy in his life. He is very professional.
"But Casillas is Casillas and he is the undisputed starter. The coach is smart enough and professional enough to choose on form."


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For medical information about common conditions and diseases, please visit our MayoClinic.com health library.
Billing questions
Submit billing questions online through myHealth eLink, or call our office at (757) 534-5700 and ask to speak to our billing department.
Pay your bill online
You can pay your medical bill online using Riverside's secure service. Visit Pay Your Bill Online.
If you change insurance providers or need assistance, please call our office at (757) 534-5700. We accept the following insurance providers, but if you don't see your carrier on this list, please call us.
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Becoming insured through Medicare can be confusing. We recommend reading about the program at the government's official site, www.medicare.gov. We are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Feel free to call our staff with any questions.
Check-up guidelines
One of the keys to lifelong good health is to have regular health screenings. The National Institutes of Health recommends these medical screenings based on your age and gender.
Riverside Nurse telephone service
What can you do if you develop a cough at midnight? Call the Riverside Nurse, a free service that's available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A registered nurse trained in telephone triage will answer your questions and, if needed, refer you to a physician for treatment. Call (800) 675-6368. Of course, if you have a life-threatening situation, call 911.


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Atrium Windows' Loren Sloane Provides Insight For Homeowners Choosing Vinyl Windows
Atrium Windows has made an indelible mark on the vinyl window landscape through its vertical product integration that stretches over time and geography. It is the parent company of the brand that introduced Americans to vinyl replacement windows 50 years ago, creating a love affair that has never been more prominent than it is today. In addition to its own line of replacement and new construction windows, Atrium has multiple private-branded regional lines to reach all American markets.
Though the names may not always be familiar to consumers, countless people have Atrium windows in their homes, apartments or places of business. We spoke with Atrium's Director of Marketing Loren Sloane who gave us valuable insight on vinyl windows and a few tips for home owner consideration.
RWFD: Loren, more people choose vinyl windows today than any other material. As a specialist in vinyl, why is it so popular and what does Atrium offer that is unique to the market?
LS: Atrium is the largest manufacturer of residential and light commercial vinyl windows in America and we're in every market. This can make things complex but it also gives us several advantages. Through our regional distribution channels, we can provide a well-rounded view of things for consumers to meet their needs. Incidentally, the first vinyl replacement window was introduced to America by an Atrium company, Thermal Industries, 50 years ago.
In terms of vinyl itself as a window material, there are some big advantages. It has energy efficiency that now rivals wood and in some cases it's even better. Vinyl eliminates traditional wood window problems like maintenance, rotting and painting. While it's not 'no maintenance', it's very low maintenance. It doesn't have to be stained; it doesn't mold, rot or chip; and it doesn't require a lot of care. The other thing about vinyl is that there are virtually no limits to the shapes that you can make with it. You're limited in terms of the size and shape of a raw material like wood but vinyl is flexible in terms of design.
Lastly, vinyl remains a much less costly option than wood and fiberglass windows. Those materials are costly to acquire and produce whereas vinyl is not. So energy efficiency, low maintenance and cost have all worked to propel vinyl to the top of the market today.
RWFD: Speaking of vinyl's flexible nature, what are some of the latest replacement window trends that home owners are looking for with regard to design?
LS: The evolution of replacement windows in terms of design and size and shape tends to change as the age of housing stock changes. During much of the 1980s, most windows ripe for replacement were post-WWII steel windows. The architecture from those period homes had relatively small windows and not a lot of curvature or angles. So that was the style that was leading replacement windows then.
As new architectural house styles changed in the 1970s and 80s, windows became larger as people wanted lots of light in the house. Aluminum was a big trend then so the frames were very small and the windows were narrow. Now it's those windows that are being replaced 30 years later so we are seeing bigger, geometric, narrower frames with more glass area as the big trends today.
RWFD: What are the major reasons you see people replacing their windows?
LS: The cost of energy and the green movement in general has really pushed people to replace their existing and inefficient windows. You look at the old single-glazed aluminum windows that keep a house cold in the winter where everyone huddles on the couch to stay warm. The exact opposite happens in the summer as they let cool air out and the house heats up and everyone's uncomfortably hot. Windows today are so efficient that home owners recognize it from a comfort perspective and from a money-saving one.
There are also the physical attributes of old windows that eventually need replacing. They may be rotting or they might not operate properly. The finish on wood windows might be gone and refinishing is very costly so people weigh that against replacing with new.
Resale value also comes into play. The National Association of Realtors puts out an annual list of the most cost effective home fixes when it comes to getting your money back when you sell. Last year, windows surpassed kitchens and bathrooms in many parts of the country which is really astounding considering that kitchens and bathrooms are always the top things to do to increase your home value! Unlike remodeling your kitchen or adding a new bathroom which can takes weeks on end, replacing windows isn't inconvenient at all. A good installer can do the job in just a couple of days depending on the scope of the replacement. So we see a lot of home owners electing to do that to increase value.
RWFD: As you mentioned, energy efficiency is at the forefront of consumer's desire when it comes to replacing windows. Does Atrium have a wide selection of Energy-Star compliant windows?
LS: Yes. Most of what we build is Energy-Star compliant. At this point, we're actually going well beyond the current compliance by offering R5 high performance replacement windows which are a significant step above the current Energy-Star compliance.
RWFD: Does Atrium offer different products for particular regions that consumers should consider in addition to Energy-Star if they want comfort and efficiency?
LS: Yes. Our size and scope gives us a tremendous breadth of products across the continent. Windows are naturally regional- the needs and desires of home owners are based on climate, architecture and other things. The wants and needs of people in Seattle are far different than what home owners need in Phoenix, for instance. One of our strengths is our local agility. We offer exactly what consumers need for their particular area.
Based on where you live, consumers need to choose windows that meet not only their aesthetic desires and energy efficiency, but safety requirements as well. If you're in Florida, you need a window that can take heavy wind loads so we manufacturer several lines that are hurricane impact resistant for that market.
Increasingly in the last decade, people want to go urban for a variety of reasons and one thing they need to consider is noise. In the last housing boom, prime real estate was expensive and scarce so builders were moving to infill areas closer to airports and highways where noise is a huge factor. We developed a line of acoustic windows through our Silent Guard brand that dampens outside noise. So there are many things that each home owner should consider.
RWFD: With big box stores and DIY-savvy home owners, can people install Atrium windows themselves?
LS: We certainly try to make our products as easy to install as possible because installation is a huge part of making sure the window performs the way it is meant to perform. For instance, we created a particular kind of window that makes replacing windows in stucco homes, which can be very difficult, easier. We do a similar thing for replacing wood windows with vinyl, which also can be tricky. We sell our products through all the major retailers like Lowes and Home Depot- some through private labels for people wanting off-the-shelf windows. But for most replacement windows, you'll need to measure or get an estimate for the precise size and then have it ordered.
RWFD: In January of 2010, Atrium filed for voluntary Chapter 11. Has restructuring affected customers and what do you say to potential Atrium customers who may be concerned?
LS: The Chapter 11 filing was a balance sheet restructuring to eliminate an untenable debt situation. We have always been profitable before filing Chapter 11, during the process and since that restructuring. Actually, we were ahead of our commitments and have never fallen behind on orders or payments. Consumers shouldn't be alarmed. This was done by accountants and lenders to make the company better, financially speaking. If anything, we've become a much stronger company today than we were prior to restructuring.
RWFD: Loren, thanks for taking the time to educate us on Atrium today. Much appreciated.
LS: Thank you!


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SKF Bore Tite Coating
As the static sealing ability between a metal outside diameter and the housing bore is somewhat limited, particularly in the case of low-viscosity fluids and media that can "creep", most SKF seals with a metal case feature SKF Bore Tite Coating, a water-based acrylic sealant. SKF Bore Tite Coating is green in colour, does not harden and serves to fill small imperfections in the housing bore. For additional details, refer to the section SKF Bore Tite Coating.


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One last thought about irony. On the whole, health clubs exist to provide recreation and community to their members. They give people a place to be active, have fun and, as the name "health club" states, improve their health. Given these facts, during my time working as a group exercise instructor, I've been baffled by three things that I've seen countless times at every type of fitness facility across the country.
An unnatural obsession with food. Why is it that when you go into any fitness facility that the Food Network is always on? Personally, when I'm running on the treadmill, food is that last thing that I care to look at or think about, but obviously, I'm in the minority here. (And, don't get me wrong, after I work out, I love to cook and eat.)
It doesn't stop at the TV, either. I've seen front desk staff eating Snickers bars while checking in members and personal trainers drinking full-sugar energy drinks like they're going out of style. Maybe these club employees would say that they're eating small regular meals to stoke their metabolism or gulping down Red Bull to stay hydrated, but we all know better. Candy bars and energy drinks aren't even close to health food, no matter how you market them. (Extra shame to those clubs who stock these in their snack bars or vending machines — you know who you are.)
Tanning beds. What is the deal with tanning beds in health clubs? It's well-documented how detrimental tanning is for people's health, yet some club owners are OK with using them as an add-on service (read: money maker). Sure, when you have a tan, you generally look slimmer, and bodybuilders have long used tanning as a way to show off their muscles, but looking like leather or getting skin cancer at age 35 isn't really helping our members feel better or live longer.
Fitness facility staff or industry professionals not projecting a healthy image. We've all seen it. It's the sales associate who always goes out for fast food over lunch. Or the equipment manufacturing rep who is selling you a $10,000 treadmill that is "perfect for beginners" because of its ease of use and motivating programs but gets winded after showing you the 5-minute easy-level product demonstration. Or it's the personal trainer who has four certifications and a college degree yet has trouble following his or her own advice to maintain a healthy BMI.
I once met a CEO of a YMCA who, after taking me on a tour of his facility and bragging about its new equipment (it was beautiful), told me that he didn't have time to work out — oh, the irony.
Now, I'm not saying that everyone in the health club industry has to be perfect, always working out and never enjoying a piece of chocolate or glass of wine (those do have health benefits, after all), but I am saying that people in the industry sometimes need to step back and really look at themselves and their clubs with a fresh pair of eyes.
Consider making it clear to the staff that when you're working, you should walk the walk, talk the talk and skip the junk food. Or remove tanning beds and use the space for extra massage tables, life coaching or nutrition consultations.
As an industry, we could do a better job of living up to our name "health" club. Take a hard look at your facility. Although you may be known for promoting the health benefits of pumping iron, you definitely don't want to be known for being ironic.


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Everyone knows that your Twitter profile URL is nofollow and doesn't pass on any of the link loving, but there are still ways to attract some nice links with your Twitter account. Some of the links obtained won't be all that powerful right now, but the way Twitter and its apps have been growing, it's worth it in the long run…kind of like RRSP's or a Chia Pet. Also on the topic of Twitter and SEO, someone either on Sphinn, SEOmoz or some forum mentioned that Twitter Search results were ranking well in Google lately. This lead me to some other interesting finds and ideas on ranking for a large number of longtails.
There are a few Twitter user directories out there in the wild and they do have an added benefit towards your link building efforts. With the added benefit of snagging a dofollow link, you also get to grow your followers. Another perk about getting links built to your Twitter profile is that you can rank it higher in the serps. I've got an Ecommerce shop that I run in my free time and I've managed to rank my Twitter profile for one of the top keywords within the niche, and it drives sales.
Twibs.com is a new business directory for Twitter users and accounts, and I imagine this will grow like crazy. The site has been around since January and has been growing decently since then, nearing the 100,000 mark on Alexa. Within your Twib Business Listing, you get a dofollow link to both your Twitter profile, and your homepage or blog. You can push your Twibs page into the Google index yourself, or waiting should end in the same result. There are nearly 10,000 pages indexed from Twibs, so the spiders are doing their thing.
Tweeple.com used to be home to what now is Tweeplepages.com, and they've made a few changes since I've last looked. The main domain, Tweeple.com, is undergoing either a site redesign or a code overhaul because I'm noticing some functionality changes on the new site. On your Tweeple Page, you do get dofollow links back to your homepage or blog, but now the links are being masked. Still a great place to make new Twitter friends.
Tweetfind.com is a Twitter directory and search engine to find like minded people. The site also has a few extra features like Twitter news, statistics and interesting user profiles listed daily. You can add yourself for free, and if approved, you'll be rewarded with a profile page that includes dofollow links to your Twitter Profile and homepage/blog. It's too early to tell if this site will continue to grow, but chances are good and the traffic has been slowly moving up since its launch in January.
JustTweetIt.com brings an interesting approach to the Twitter directory scene but it's worth the 2 minutes it takes to submit. It's free to submit and each category has a list of tweeters within that niche along with a link to their profile, and to their homepage. The link to your Twitter profile is dofollow while the link to your homepage is not. No worries though, you'll find that once you add yourself here, your followers will grow.
WeFollow.com is the newest Twitter directory by Digg's Kevin Rose, but it's mainly a list of the biggest players on the social media site. You can add your Twitter profile for free which doesn't add any link benefits, but it might help your followers list rise. A lot of people bitched about that the site doesn't promote find new users, but following people within your niche who can attract that many subscribers can't be all that bad.
I'm sure this is just a start to the number of Twitter directory like sites will start popping up, so keep an eye out and feel free to list any I missed in the comments. Now let's take a look at what's going on with Twitter Search queriry results, and how you could possibly rank easily for some longtail keywords. Now I know this is going to be exploited by some annoying spammers, but if you're competing in a certain niche, why not try and take a bigger piece of the traffic pie with your account? Obviously the more heavily searched for terms will be harder to work with, but I encourage you to run some of your own tests.
So word on the street Twitter search page results are showing up within the search results, and they're even ranking for keywords. I took a quick peek to see if it were true and found some pretty interesting results. I'll make it brief because I'm most likely making some of you either sleepy, or nauseous from all the blue color in this post.
I picked one random indexed search query that contained a keyword that would be easy to rank for, then another that would pose to be a little bit more difficult. So first up on the list is the search query "wickedwire". This is where it currently ranks;
The second keyword was a lot more competitive yet the search result for it ranked way higher than I would have expected. You all know the world famous beer, or the world famous book of world records…."Guinness". Let's take a look at where the search query ranks for this;
Well the evidence is there, but the question that comes to my mind is…how long will Google allow this. I'm partial to this search listing showing up because it does give the user a link to a very recently updated look into Guinness. But then again, the way it shows up within Google's results doesn't seem all that SEO friendly. Do let me know what you folks think about this.
Related Blog Posts:
Twitter SEO – How to Optimize Your Website For Twitter Search – Winning The Web
Is Twitter The Next SEO Haven? – The Blog Herald
Twitter, SEO and Online Marketing: You're Missing The Point – SEO Group
Twitter Tweaks Its Title Tags For Google Juice – Techcrunch
Twitter: Incredibly Valuable Or Utterly Useless As A Link Building Tool? – Eric Ward
Twitter Links Are a Source of External Links…Sometimes – YOUmoz
Twitter Dupe Content and Link Building Strategy – YOUmoz


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Bolts shock Sabres on Killorn's OT strike
Buffalo, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Alex Killorn scored the game-winner just 1:50 into overtime to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.
Killorn corralled a loose puck on the left side of the net, skated around the to the right and lifted one over Jhonas Enroth's glove to provide the game winner.
Teddy Purcell and Tyler Johnson also lit the lamp for the Lightning, who improved to 2-1 on the year. Ben Bishop made 21 saves in the win.
"We dug ourselves in a little hole but we showed a lot of resiliency and character and that's good to see that early on," Purcell said.
Jamie McBain and Cody Hodgson each scored a goal for the Sabres, who have opened the season with four straight losses for the first time in franchise history. Enroth stopped 32 shots in defeat.
After having just six shots on goal midway through the second period, Hodgson potted a power-play goal to give Buffalo the lead. Thomas Vanek took a pass in front of the net, but missed wide to the left and Hodgson was there to clean up the miss at 11:09.
Johnson tied the game just over two minutes later. Victor Hedman led a 3-on-2 two rush into the Buffalo zone, spun and sent a backhanded pass to Johnson on the right wing for a successful wrister past Enroth.
McBain added a goal with just 1:26 left in the middle session. After a cross- ice pass was deflected near the blue line, McBain skated in and fired a wrister from the point to give the Sabres a 2-1 lead.
A controversial high-sticking call nullified a Vanek goal, and gave the Lightning the decisive power play.
"I tipped it in, and the next thing I know he's waving it off and pointing at me that I got 2 minutes," Vanek said. "I just thought he was wrong, but it doesn't matter. Me yelling and screaming at him is just going to get him mad and get them more power plays."
Purcell tied the game with a power-play tally nearly six minutes into the final frame. Martin St. Louis found Ryan Malone behind the net. Malone centered the disc to Purcell, who was crashing the net, and the right winger deposited it into the back of the net.
Game Notes
Tampa Bay has won just twice in the last five meetings between these teams ... The Sabres had scored just two goals entering the contest ... Tampa Bay outshot the Sabres 34-23.


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I am taking a break from my usual Surname Saturday posts to share this Special Report:
This post was stimulated by Lisa Louise Cooke Facebook discussion of Thomas Jones lecture on Tracing Common Surnames and Sean Lamb sharing the Wikipedia reference of common surnames:
Common Surnames (Top 15, in order, 2000) in the United States:
Smith *
Johnson **
Brown ***
Jones *
Miller *
Davis **
Wilson ***
Anderson ***
Thomas ***
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_common_surnames_in_North_America
* 4 of the top 6 are in my list of 21/32 closet on Pedigree Surnames (all listed on page 2 of the blog)
** son-in-law or aunt by marriage
*** wife's close ancestor or in-law
I suppose the point of this Special Report is to note how many of the most Common Surnames in the United States are in our family... it does make our genealogy work a fun challenge - as if we didn't know that already!! ;-)
Families are Forever! ;-)


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Taiwanese handset maker HTC just announced the One X+, upgrade to their quite popular One X Android handset.
The One X+ comes with a 1.7GHz quad core Tegra 3 AP37 CPU, offering some serious juice. The phone packs 64GB of internal storage, which should be enough for anyone.
The phone has HTC Sense 4+ and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. HTC is still "down with the hood", so One X+ comes with Beats Audio as well. The company also strapped the phone with a 2100mAh battery, promising up to 50 percent or 6 hours more talk time for the LTE version and 4.7 hours non-LTE.
The company says HTC One X+ will be available in Europe and North Asia from October and in South Asia from November 2012. North America will get a separate announcement regarding availability of the phone. Additionally, the Android Jelly Bean with HTC Sense 4+ update is set to start for the HTC One S and HTC One X from October.
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HacDC has now received notification of its approval for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. Hence, all donations to the organization given after March 25, 2008 can be considered charitable gifts and are tax-deductible as allowed by law. And, in celebration and if you appreciate HacDC's workspace and programs, now would be an excellent time to donate!
HacDC's successful 501(c)(3) application is another validation of the claim that the amateur engineering workshops in this "new wave" of hackerspaces offer educational and societal benefits worthy of their recognition as public charities. HacDC was one of the earliest of these "new wave" hackerspaces to be established, and recently KQED in California did an excellent profile of our sister hackerspace Noisebridge in San Francisco. It is an outstanding introduction to what Noisebridge, HacDC, and other hackerspaces are all about.


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text: Some trickery! Not only did Bob Bryan nonchalantly whip out the between-the-legs move that's apparently in his arsenal, he did so down a set, during a tiebreak, and hammered a winner to follow it up. The Bryan twins went on to win the tiebreak, and controlled the third set 6-3 to give them the match against Scott Lipsky and Santiago Gonzalez. The Bryans advanced to the quarterfinals. The duo's already won the men's doubles tournament at the U.S. Open three times.


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By Robert Preidt
HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Older black trauma patients are 20 percent more likely to survive their injuries than their white peers are, a new study shows.
The finding is surprising because studies typically show that black trauma patients have worse outcomes than whites, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers noted.
For the study, the investigators analyzed in-hospital death rates among nearly 1.1 million trauma patients treated at U.S. hospitals from 2003 through 2010. Among patients aged 16 to 64, blacks were 20 percent more likely to die than whites. However, among patients aged 65 and older, whites were 20 percent more likely to die than blacks, the team found.
"We have long found it vexing that minority patients consistently do worse, even in treatment for trauma that seems to leave little room for bias," study leader Dr. Adil Haider, an associate professor of surgery, said in a Hopkins news release.
"And although we still see the disparity in younger black patients, we were surprised to find in this study that older black trauma patients were more likely to survive their injuries," he added.
Far more of the older patients suffered blunt trauma injuries -- mainly from traffic accidents and falls -- while younger patients were much more likely to have gunshot or stab wounds.
The researchers also found that nearly all of the older patients (99.4 percent) had insurance, many of them through Medicare. This high percentage of coverage means that all older patients have better access to health care, which helps "level the playing field" among older patients of different races, Haider said.
Another possible reason for the finding is that black patients have worse outcomes from disease and injury throughout their lives, so they have what the researchers called a "healthy survivor bias."
"There are well-documented disparities in access to health care for younger black patients, so it is possible that black patients who make it to age 65 have potentially reached that age stronger and healthier than their white counterparts of a similar age," study co-author and surgical resident Dr. Caitlin Hicks said in the news release.
"This is an important finding in racial disparities research that we need to look into and learn from," she added.
The study was published online May 28 in the journal JAMA Surgery.


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Stampede Acquire Clark Cup Champion Goalie
SIOUX FALLS, SD -- The Sioux Falls Stampede added a veteran goaltender with an impressive resume to their roster on Monday.
The club announced they acquired former Clark Cup champion Arthur Brey off waivers. He is expected to join the team Monday and will be eligible to play this weekend.
The 6-foot, 150-pound netminder led the Dubuque Fighting Saints to the Clark Cup championship last year. He appeared in 38 games, going 24-6-4 with a 2.22 goals-against average (GAA) and a .904 save percentage. He was twice named the USHL's Reebok Goaltender of the Week, claiming the honor in both November and February. His success carried over into the playoffs where he went 9-1-0 with a 1.65 goals against average and a .935 save percentage while helping guide the Saints to a Clark Cup title.
Brey traveled with the Fighting Saints to Russia for the 2013 Junior Club World Cup in August, appearing in three games and gaining the win against Belarus in the Bronze Medal Game. The Yorba Linda, CA native also appeared in three pre-season games with the Saints, going 1-0-0 with a 4.28 goals-against average and a .821 save percentage.
The Stampede now have three goaltenders on their roster heading into the second weekend of play. This Friday, the Herd travel to Indianapolis to face the Ice before heading to Cedar Rapids on Saturday to face the RoughRiders.
The home opener is set for next Friday, October 4th at 7:05 PM against the Omaha Lancers at the Sioux Falls Arena.
Courtesy: Sioux Falls Stampede