A mysterious seed fern, Lepidopteris, discovered from the Upper Permian of China

Public release date: 30-Sep-2012
[ | E-mail | Share ]

Contact: Zhang Yi
zhangyihzlmh@synu.edu.cn
Science in China Press

Recently, a mysterious seed fern, Lepidopteris baodensis sp. nov., dating to more than 251 million years ago (Ma), was discovered at the Baijiagou of Baode, Shanxi, China, from the Upper Permian Sunjiagou Formation. This discovery completely changed the understanding of the stratigraphic distribution of the genus Lepidopteris in China and promoted the taxonomic study of late Paleozoic plants.

Since Schimper erected the genus Lepidopteris in 1869, its epidermal structure of subepidermal swellings (formerly called "blisters") had long been an unsolved mystery. Excitingly, we found subepidermal swellings not only on the lower surfaces of the ultimate rachis and midrib, but also on the lower surfaces of secondary veins. In addition, the unique epidermal structures of subepidermal swellings on the ultimate rachis, midrib and secondary veins were revealed. The epidermis of a subepidermal swelling on an ultimate rachis was composed of ordinary epidermal cells and stomatal apparatuses forming longitudinal rows and numerous groups. The epidermal cells and stomatal apparatuses in each group were set in a concentric pattern. The epidermis of a subepidermal swelling on the midrib was also composed of ordinary epidermal cells and stomatal apparatuses that formed only 3? groups, and were set in a concentric pattern. The epidermis of a subepidermal swelling on a secondary vein was composed of ordinary epidermal cells and stomatal apparatuses, forming a concentric pattern. Because, unlike the lower surface, the upper surface lacked subepidermal swellings, the difference in epidermal structures between the upper and lower surfaces is remarkable. This situation is very rare in plants.

This research was carried out by Dr. Zhang Yi, Associate Professor at the College of Paleontology, Shenyang Normal University, Mr. Zheng Shaolin, Adjunct Professor at the College of Paleontology, Shenyang Normal University, and Dr. Naugolnykh, Professor at the Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences. This article was published as a cover article on Chinese Science Bulletin (Chinese Edition) 2012, 57(24) and Chinese Science Bulletin (English Edition) 2012, 57(27).

In 2004, the noted paleontologists and biostratigraphers Rong Jiayu (Academician Professor of NIGPAS) and Fang Zongjie (Professor of NIGPAS) pointed out in the book "Mass Extinction and Recovery" that the Earth experienced a mass extinction and recovery between the Late Permian and the Triassic, traced back to 260 Ma. The climate became extremely hot and arid at the end of the Permian. The mass extinction, which was the largest in Earth's history, destroyed most terrestrial and marine ecosystems. On land, coal-forming floras, represented by Lepidodendron and Cordaites, went extinct. The Euramerican, Cathaysian, Gondwanan and Angaran floras disappeared, and a new flora, represented by Pleuromeia, flourished after the disaster. The recovery of coal-forming floras on a large scale did not begin until the Late Triassic.

Although the terrestrial and marine ecosystems of the Earth experienced their largest mass extinction in the Late Permian, the seed fern Lepidopteris became an important element of remnant vegetation and persisted through the Triassic. Thus, the study of Lepidopteris plays a very important role in understanding this mass extinction and recovery.

Which adaptations allowed Lepidopteris to survive the harsh environment? The authors believe its persistence was probably related to the subepidermal swellings, which were special tissues unique to Lepidopteris. Based on analysis of the cuticle, the lower surfaces of the ultimate rachis, midrib and secondary veins, which are related to conducting tissues, were covered with subepidermal swellings. These subepidermal swellings were probably small water storage features that absorbed water during high flows in conducting tissues and released it during low flows, like an irrigation system. In this way, Lepidopteris, a seed fern that originally needed much water to live, probably survived the hot and arid environment. Of course, subepidermal swellings are likely to have had other functions as well.

Although Lepidopteris was a typical element of the Late Permian Euramerican flora, the species L. ottonis was considered to be an index fossil for the Upper Triassic in China. As a result, the stratigraphic distribution of this very important genus in the Upper Permian of China was long neglected. The new species L. baodensis not only expands our knowledge of the biology and taxonomy of Lepidopteris and the stratigraphy of the Upper Permian of China, but also provides an opportunity to understand the relationship between Euramerican and Cathaysian floras in a paleoclimatic, paleoenvironmental and paleogeographic context.

The experimental works were accomplished in the newly established laboratory of the College of Paleontology, Shenyang Normal University, Liaoning Province, China. Specimens are housed at the College of Paleontology, Shenyang Normal University. The Baijiagou of Baode, Shanxi, China, the locality where Lepidopteris baodensis was discovered, has become an area of intense research for Chinese and foreign geologists.

###

This study was supported by the Project 111 of China (B06008), the Scientific Research Operating Expenses, Jilin University Base Platform Construction Project, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40972001), and RFBR No. 11-05-92692-Ind_a.

http://csb.scichina.com:8080/Jwk_kxtb_en/EN/volumn/current.shtml

---

[ | E-mail | Share ]

?

AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert! system.

Public release date: 30-Sep-2012
[ | E-mail | Share ]

Contact: Zhang Yi
zhangyihzlmh@synu.edu.cn
Science in China Press

Recently, a mysterious seed fern, Lepidopteris baodensis sp. nov., dating to more than 251 million years ago (Ma), was discovered at the Baijiagou of Baode, Shanxi, China, from the Upper Permian Sunjiagou Formation. This discovery completely changed the understanding of the stratigraphic distribution of the genus Lepidopteris in China and promoted the taxonomic study of late Paleozoic plants.

Since Schimper erected the genus Lepidopteris in 1869, its epidermal structure of subepidermal swellings (formerly called "blisters") had long been an unsolved mystery. Excitingly, we found subepidermal swellings not only on the lower surfaces of the ultimate rachis and midrib, but also on the lower surfaces of secondary veins. In addition, the unique epidermal structures of subepidermal swellings on the ultimate rachis, midrib and secondary veins were revealed. The epidermis of a subepidermal swelling on an ultimate rachis was composed of ordinary epidermal cells and stomatal apparatuses forming longitudinal rows and numerous groups. The epidermal cells and stomatal apparatuses in each group were set in a concentric pattern. The epidermis of a subepidermal swelling on the midrib was also composed of ordinary epidermal cells and stomatal apparatuses that formed only 3? groups, and were set in a concentric pattern. The epidermis of a subepidermal swelling on a secondary vein was composed of ordinary epidermal cells and stomatal apparatuses, forming a concentric pattern. Because, unlike the lower surface, the upper surface lacked subepidermal swellings, the difference in epidermal structures between the upper and lower surfaces is remarkable. This situation is very rare in plants.

This research was carried out by Dr. Zhang Yi, Associate Professor at the College of Paleontology, Shenyang Normal University, Mr. Zheng Shaolin, Adjunct Professor at the College of Paleontology, Shenyang Normal University, and Dr. Naugolnykh, Professor at the Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences. This article was published as a cover article on Chinese Science Bulletin (Chinese Edition) 2012, 57(24) and Chinese Science Bulletin (English Edition) 2012, 57(27).

In 2004, the noted paleontologists and biostratigraphers Rong Jiayu (Academician Professor of NIGPAS) and Fang Zongjie (Professor of NIGPAS) pointed out in the book "Mass Extinction and Recovery" that the Earth experienced a mass extinction and recovery between the Late Permian and the Triassic, traced back to 260 Ma. The climate became extremely hot and arid at the end of the Permian. The mass extinction, which was the largest in Earth's history, destroyed most terrestrial and marine ecosystems. On land, coal-forming floras, represented by Lepidodendron and Cordaites, went extinct. The Euramerican, Cathaysian, Gondwanan and Angaran floras disappeared, and a new flora, represented by Pleuromeia, flourished after the disaster. The recovery of coal-forming floras on a large scale did not begin until the Late Triassic.

Although the terrestrial and marine ecosystems of the Earth experienced their largest mass extinction in the Late Permian, the seed fern Lepidopteris became an important element of remnant vegetation and persisted through the Triassic. Thus, the study of Lepidopteris plays a very important role in understanding this mass extinction and recovery.

Which adaptations allowed Lepidopteris to survive the harsh environment? The authors believe its persistence was probably related to the subepidermal swellings, which were special tissues unique to Lepidopteris. Based on analysis of the cuticle, the lower surfaces of the ultimate rachis, midrib and secondary veins, which are related to conducting tissues, were covered with subepidermal swellings. These subepidermal swellings were probably small water storage features that absorbed water during high flows in conducting tissues and released it during low flows, like an irrigation system. In this way, Lepidopteris, a seed fern that originally needed much water to live, probably survived the hot and arid environment. Of course, subepidermal swellings are likely to have had other functions as well.

Although Lepidopteris was a typical element of the Late Permian Euramerican flora, the species L. ottonis was considered to be an index fossil for the Upper Triassic in China. As a result, the stratigraphic distribution of this very important genus in the Upper Permian of China was long neglected. The new species L. baodensis not only expands our knowledge of the biology and taxonomy of Lepidopteris and the stratigraphy of the Upper Permian of China, but also provides an opportunity to understand the relationship between Euramerican and Cathaysian floras in a paleoclimatic, paleoenvironmental and paleogeographic context.

The experimental works were accomplished in the newly established laboratory of the College of Paleontology, Shenyang Normal University, Liaoning Province, China. Specimens are housed at the College of Paleontology, Shenyang Normal University. The Baijiagou of Baode, Shanxi, China, the locality where Lepidopteris baodensis was discovered, has become an area of intense research for Chinese and foreign geologists.

###

This study was supported by the Project 111 of China (B06008), the Scientific Research Operating Expenses, Jilin University Base Platform Construction Project, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40972001), and RFBR No. 11-05-92692-Ind_a.

http://csb.scichina.com:8080/Jwk_kxtb_en/EN/volumn/current.shtml

---

[ | E-mail | Share ]

?

AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert! system.

Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-09/sicp-ams092112.php

lsu alabama lsu game lsu game beezow doo doo zopittybop bop bop cordova demaryius thomas transtar

Red Letter Edition - LIVE! 09/30 by TRI Communications | Blog Talk ...

At only 20 years old, J. Anton Boykin is already affectionately known as the "Sax Sensation." Since the age of eight he has been mastering the craft of music. Come listen to him talk about what inspires him.

EGH Media presents Rowan Galagher who is The Mad Pride. A singer, songwriter and instrumentalist who doesn't read music and also successfully controls Tourette?s syndrome.

Helen Yoest, award winning lifestyle writer and stylist whose work has appeared in Better Homes & Gardens, Traditional Home, Martha Stewart Living & Fine Gardening magazines joins us to discuss her new book "Gardening With Confidence"

MGN Radio welcomes Author Ngozi Achebe to discuss her new book, Onaedo - The Blacksmith's Daughter on our show. Her debut novel has already been nominated for several literary awards.

The Gridiron Chefs with TP Tymless and James Greenwood break down the weeks games in the NFL, the pressing topics around the league and listener questions.

If you want to know who the ?real? Mitt Romney is, tune in this Saturday at Noon ET to hear from Dr. Dane Bryant, a lifelong friend of the GOP candidate.

This week Tim and Jill will finish the discussion on LGBT and Marriage Equality, this is a hot topic that has been trending on social networks and is an important issue for voters as we near election time.

Francy and Friends will be LIVE from The Days of Terror Convention, be sure to tune in as they will be meeting some of the biggest names in horror films. You never know who you might run into.

Michelle Materre's professional background spans more than 25 years in television, film and video with a concentration on independent film. She has worked in a myriad capacities and is here to discuss how she got her start.

It's open-wheel racing and NASCAR on this episode, as Dustin Parks will be joined by guest co-host Glenn Locke. These two always bring great conversation, and this will be no different.

Grab your Saturday morning coffee and tune into "Those Diner and Motorcycle Guys" hosted by those eggs over easy riders Garrison Leykam and Scot Doane. "Those Diner and Motorcycle Guys"...talk radio was never like this!

The Bad Seed and Nadine Michel welcome Krayz Drayz of the legendary hip hop group; Das Efx, to the show. Krayz Drayz stops by to discuss the origon of the "iggedy" style that blew up all over the world.

BGE Radio welcomes Playboy Model Crissy Henderson to the show. Crissy is an actress, model and philanthropist. Tune in as she speaks about her life and upcoming work.

Source: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/tri-communications/2012/09/30/red-letter-edition--live

underworld awakening dog the bounty hunter tacoma narrows bridge weather nyc open marriage department of justice doj

Iterations: We Know About B2B And B2C, But Don?t Overlook B2D

Consumer and enterprise. Software and hardware. Infrastructure operations and user experience. Products and services. No matter the focus, innovation in technology, and especially around Silicon Valley, has ebbed and flowed across these areas. Some new companies focus on building solutions for the enterprise, and perhaps nowadays its too easy to take the consumer route. The purpose of this week?s column is to shed a bit of light on a growing class of new startups that are not selling directly to big companies or individuals generally, but focusing on software and infrastructure developers specifically. Selling into enterprise -- going B2B -- has been an attractive route for myriad reasons. There are barriers to entry in technological development, it takes real venture investment and time to build these products, and established sales channels and newer marketing avenues make the pursuit of these markets tantalizing. With the enterprise comes a promise of scale, size, and predictability, often in the form of pay-per-seat pricing models, built-in distribution, and lock-in.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/19d9rR1lHto/

demaryius thomas transtar 316 william daley truffles truffles alabama vs lsu

3-D videos show how plant roots navigate

New 3-D videos showing how plant roots navigate their environment could help to improve crop growth in areas with difficult soil conditions.

The research, outlined in the latest Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals how certain plant roots exhibit powerful mechanical abilities.

PHOTOS: D.C. Cherry Trees Turn 100

For the study, scientists from Cornell University and the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research grew barrel clover (Medicago truncatula) plants. This plant is a small legume from the Mediterranean often used in research projects. The scientists grew the plants in a transparent gel with two layers ? a soft top layer and a stiff lower layer. These layers mimic the different conditions plants face in various substrates.

An advanced 3-D time-lapse video system recorded that the roots grew straight down until they reached the lower layer. There, they began to twist and buckle into spring-like shapes, similar to the way that a string begins to curl if it's continuously twisted in one direction.

ANALYSIS: Clear Soil Could Improve Crops

"When the roots hit the stiff barrier, growth causes them to buckle like a wire or rod that's been compressed. But by twisting, the buckled roots become helical, allowing the root to push off more gel and get more force at the tip," Jesse Silverberg, a Cornell graduate student in the Department of Physics and lead researcher for the study, was quoted as saying in a press release.

"Suppose the plant is growing along and finds itself stuck at a layer of clay or tough clump of soil," Silverberg continued. "The root needs an extra force to push through these barriers, and the mathematical model tells us how large of a helix the root needs to grow to do just that. Roughly, the stiffer the barrier, the larger the helix."

ANALYSIS: Sinking Tomatoes! Where Did the Farm Go?

Mechanics plays an important role in determining root shapes. This study uncovered a previously unknown connection between root geometry, growth and force generation. In this particular case, 74 percent of the plant roots twisted in a counter-clockwise manner.

? 2012 Discovery Channel

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49215260/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Chad Everett London Olympics Kristen Stewart Rupert Sanders Photos BBC 2016 Olympics TD Bank mountain lion

PHL cybercrime law outrages netizens | SciTech | GMA News Online ...

MANILA ? A new cybercrime law in the Philippines that could see people sentenced to 12 years in jail for posting defamatory comments on Facebook or Twitter is generating outrage among netizens and rights groups.

The stated aim of the cybercrime law is to fight online pornography, hacking, identity theft and spamming in the conservative Catholic nation amid police complaints they lack the legal tools to stamp out Internet crime.

However it also includes a blanket provision that puts the country's criminal libel law into force in cyberspace, except that the penalties for Internet defamation are much tougher compared with old media.

It also allows authorities to collect data from personal user accounts on social media and listen in on voice/video applications, such as Skype, without a warrant.

Teenagers unwarily retweeting or re-posting libelous material on social media could bear the full force of the law, according to Noemi Dado, a prominent Manila blogger who edits a citizen media site called Blog Watch.

"Not everyone is an expert on what constitutes libel. Imagine a mother like me, or teenagers and kids who love to rant. It really hits our freedoms," Dado told AFP.

Compounding the concerns, those teenagers or anyone else who posts a libelous comment faces a maximum prison term of 12 years and a fine of one million pesos ($24,000).

Meanwhile, newspaper editors and other trained professionals in traditional media face prison terms of just four years and fines of 6,000 pesos.

While harsh criminal libel legislation remains in force in other parts of Asia, Dado said the Philippine law sent the wrong signal in a country that overthrew the military-backed Ferdinand Marcos dictatorship just 26 years ago.

Dado, a lawyer's wife known in the local online community as the "momblogger", is among a group of bloggers and other critics of the libel element of the cybercrime law campaigning for it to be repealed.

Brad Adams, Asia director for New York-based Human Rights Watch, said the law was having a chilling effect in the Philippines, which has one of the world's highest per capita rates of Facebook and Twitter users.

"Anybody using popular social networks or who publishes online is now at risk of a long prison term should a reader -- including government officials -- bring a libel charge," Adams said.

About a third of the Philippines' nearly 100 million people use the Internet, with 96 percent them on Facebook, according to industry figures.

Five petitions claiming the law is unconstitutional have been filed with the Supreme Court.

Senator Teofisto Guingona, the lone opponent when the bill was voted on in the Senate, has filed one of the petitions to the Supreme Court.

"Without a clear definition of the crime of libel and the persons liable, virtually any person can now be charged with a crime -- even if you just re-tweet or comment on an online update or blog post," Guingona told the court.

"The questioned provisions... throw us back to the Dark Ages."

The five petitions all say the law infringes on freedom of expression, due process, equal protection and privacy of communication.

University of the Philippines law professor Harry Roque, who filed one of the petitions, said the Philippines was one of a shrinking number of countries where defamation remained a crime punishable by prison.

Part of the penal code that was drawn up 82 years ago, it goes against the trend in many advanced democracies such as the United States and Britain where defamation is now punished with fines rather than imprisonment, Roque said.

Amid the public backlash, some of the senators who voted for the cybercrime law have started to disassociate themselves from it, even claiming they did not read the provision on libel.

However presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda has defended the cybercrime law.

"The Cybercrime Act sought to attach responsibilities in cyberspace.... freedom of expression is always recognized but freedom of expression is not absolute," he told reporters on Thursday.

Nevertheless, Lacierda said the law could still be refined.

He called for critics to submit their concerns to a government panel that will issue by the end of the year specific definitions of the law, such as who may be prosecuted. ? AFP

Source: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/276136/scitech/technology/phl-cybercrime-law-outrages-netizens

shannon de lima joe torre west virginia university michele bachmann jessica biel tim howard west virginia

In Pictures: Thousands attend Ulster Covenant parade

A contentious Unionist parade passed a Catholic church in Belfast went off without incident, but residents have accused the marchers of breaking rules.

More than 2,000 Orangemen from north Belfast lodges were surrounded by a heavy police presence as they marched towards City Hall to take part in a massive loyal order parade to mark the centenary of the signing of the pro-Union Ulster Covenant.

An estimated 30,000 marchers are taking part in the Orange Order march - from the City Hall to the grounds of the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont in east Belfast.

Unionists agreed with the Parades Commission to play only hymns along Donegall Street - from the Carrick Hill junction to Royal Avenue - as they passed St Patrick's Church near the city centre.

Locals had requested that no music be played outside the church.

The place of worship has been the scene of disorder at points during the summer after a band was accused of playing sectarian music outside it on July 12.

Protesters and residents claimed the bands breached the rules set by the Parades Commission by playing the most famous Unionist anthem - The Sash - before reaching the end of the stretch.

Carrick Hill Residents Association chairman Frank Dempsey said they had flouted the rules.

"That determination has been smashed," said Mr Dempsey.

"Some of the bands, yes, they did stick by it, there's no problem there. But a number of them bands broke that."

The local man insisted he was not nitpicking over the rules set by the commission.

"You saw the way they danced there with the drum and that's supposed to be a hymn," he said.

But, Father Michael Sheehan, administrator of St Patrick's, said while some of the bands beat their drums exuberantly, he believed they showed respect during the 20-minute march outside the church.

He insisted the talks with the Parades Commission had been fruitful, saying continued dialogue was needed to avoid future trouble.

"They marched with dignity down the road," added Fr Sheehan.

"I think a degree of respect was shown that hasn't been shown before."

Lodges including the Pride of Ardoyne and Pride of the Shore played Abide With Me and Onward Christian Soldiers, as spectators looked on.

Police were on high alert, with up to 50 Land Rovers stationed along the flashpoint at St Patrick's.

The massive parade will finish at Stormont with a cultural festival held to commemorate the 1912 proclamation against plans for Home Rule in Ireland.

Other contentious sections of the participants' journeys to and from the main meeting point at Stormont will also be monitored by police.

The commission has also placed the sacred music restriction on those bands that will pass St Matthew's Catholic Church in Newtownards Road close to Stormont.

Politicians from across the political divide have appealed for calm at the event which is set to be one of the biggest loyal order parades seen in Belfast.

Source: http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/845/f/10676/s/23f2ffff/l/0L0Sbelfasttelegraph0O0Cnews0Clocal0Enational0Cnorthern0Eireland0Cin0Epictures0Ethousands0Eattend0Eulster0Ecovenant0Eparade0E162177480Bhtml0Dr0FRSS/story01.htm

xbox update xbox update nba schedule nhl realignment nhl realignment new earth light year

Reference and Education Press: Getting Math Assignments Done ...

Study is the most important thing that people have to do in their life. By studying then you can be said as having a meaningful life since then you can help people better than before when you have nothing to be proud of. This is why many people start to study even when they are still little boys or girls so that when they have become adults then they will be able to be valuable for other people. Yet sometimes, there are some problems that people have to face when it comes to study, especially for math. When it comes to probability and statistic in math then getting some help with probability and statistics is the normal thing that people want to get so that they will be able to finish their math assignments faster than when they have to do it by themselves. It?s not weird and even can be seen as a common thing in students? life to get some helps with their math assignments from assignment expert site.

Site that can help them with math assignments, this is what you can get from this service. Once you have some problems with your math assignments then you will be able to just go to this site and then get your assignments done perfectly just as what you have instructed by your teacher. This site has many experts in math subjects that you can ask for help when you have math problems whenever you need it. You won?t ever feel depressed anymore when you have had this site as a helper in doing your math assignments. Your family and friends won?t get burdened because of your questions when you stuck getting your math problems done since the experts from this site are sufficient enough to solve your problems in math.

Source: http://fuzzbox-yeah.blogspot.com/2012/09/getting-math-assignments-done-with-math.html

annie oakley edc paranormal activity 4 love and hip hop 2012 nfl mock draft iowa caucus lemonade diet

Quickspin get Alderney licence; Angler Gaming launches new brand ...

Jamie Hinks
September 28, 2012
No Comments

Quickspin has become the latest firm to receive a licence from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. The AGCC awarded the development studio a core service provider associate licence earlier this week and it gives them the chance to offer their full portfolio of games to any firm operating in the jurisdiction. Following the announcement Daniel Lindberg, the company?s CEO, said: ?I am very pleased that we have been granted this certificate by the Commission. Apart from it being a seal of credibility for our company, it enables us to offer our state of the art content to some of the largest gambling operators in the world.?

Angler Gaming have launched a new brand aimed at certain parts of the lucrative Latin American market. The Betsson subsidiary?s CasinoEstrella.com site is looking to capitalize on the Mexican and Chilean markets in particular and will offer over 100 casino games in total. Speaking upon the launch of the new site, the company?s CEO Hans Dahlgren said that they would be expanding into ?other market in the region during Q4?.

NYX Interactive?s new mobile casino suite ?Move? has been released with Leovegas the brand?s first sign-up. ?Move? powered by the NYX Open Gaming System (OGS) lets clients access a number of casino games that have been specifically designed for people on the move. Leovegas will get five games from the NYX portfolio including The Snake Charmer, Big Foot and Doctor Love. David Flynn, CEO of NYX Interactive commented: ?This is yet another new chapter in the unfolding book of NYX as we premiere our first set of game titles for mobile and tablet devices. Via NYX OGS our mobile content is seamlessly delivered to our licensees, without the need for any upgrades or changes on their behalf.?

If you have any further information related to this story that you would like to share with us privately please click here.

Can't get enough CalvinAyre.com? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook, then you'll never miss out on the latest gaming industry news.

Views and opinions expressed are those of the Author and do not necessarily reflect those of CalvinAyre.com

Source: http://calvinayre.com/2012/09/28/business/quickspin-get-alderney-licence/

nfl mock draft 2012 norfolk island michael brockers lisa marie presley florida panthers tannehill joel ward

Wii U Games, Games consoles and also Accessories

The actual upcoming Nintendo wii gaming console Ough gaming system is quickly getting just about the most eagerly anticipated technical items to the christmas season, and MyHotElectronics.org has taken preorders for a number of games consoles, games as well as Wii Accessories for the program. Your console and other components and also games will probably be launched The fall of 20.

Wii You Characteristics -

Your progressive Wii Oughout system includes a television product in which attaches to an High definition, similar to most gaming systems, however it is furthermore associated with a controlled which athletics a new Six.2 " display screen together with High definition images, that allows the consumer to play a game title at your fingertips and also out from the space.

From a classic point of view, taking part in a casino game on a telly as well as enjoying the game on the mobile display screen appear to have been diverse game play encounters. With all the brand-new control, the difference continues to be obtained, as well as the game play is a liquid and solid encounter. Your controller has an advantage regarding gameplay in various types. With regard to one participant game titles, your operator can display information regarding the action that's not demonstrated about the television along with the data as well as viewpoint might be changed based on the alignment from the gyroscope. While using multi player video games, specifically in a cooperative formatting, the individual with the control includes a distinct point of view, thus developing distinctive aggressive and supportive chances.

As said before, your control includes a accelerometer along with a gyroscope, a new camera in which faces inside, sound system, and a microphone. Your gaming system alone can support the original Nintendo wii nunchuks, the basic control, the particular traditional controller plus, as well as the Wii system harmony aboard.

From the technical point of view, the actual Wii system U system capabilities Some Universal serial bus 2.0 connection slot machines, a good IBM power-based multi-core micro-processor, memory and the ability to broaden your memory space with an SD flash card or perhaps a USB exterior hard-disk drive.

Wii Ough Online games -

The actual Wii Oughout may have several games that is to be available at the time regarding launch, as well as game titles that is to be launched after in. Some of the games that is to be introduced from start consist of -

Ninja Gaiden Three - The sport may be re-designed for that Nintendo Wii Accessories You to function on the console's talents and innovations. Inside the Wii Ough edition, new tools and Ninpo kinds will probably be launched, plus a new figure development method, a new fight program and much more.

Developers Land- Nintendo Property is often a virtual theme park that is determined by vintage along with popular Nintendo sport sides. Inside the multiplayer function, Your five people can begin to play together with or even against the other, depending on the attraction. The ability alterations based on perhaps the video game will be viewed on-screen or even about the controller.

Darksiders II - The game capabilities exclusive DRC operation that will permit with regard to players to open stock and talents.

About My Warm Consumer electronics *

My own Warm Gadgets is really a primary online e-commerce company associated with gadgets starting from capsules, Computers along with digital cameras in order to games, DVDs, Blu-Ray Dvds, devices, grass along with gardening equipment plus much more. Source(s)http://WholesaleOnePiece.com/.

A store furthermore has the top brands within gadgets and also clothing including, Nike, Adidas, The apple company, Sony, Check out the, Microsof company, Twenty million Sports, and others. The company lately began their initial development in to clothes and jewellery and definately will carry on and develop on the following almost a year.

The store lately launched a web based grocery store service to even more the growth of the company's model. The support will allow for foods to become delivered in large quantities, such as beef, bakery, breakfast every day things, and more.

Related Android tablet stories:

1. Android tablet a lot more than shows which greatest issues come in tiny packaging

2. Android could be the hot pick of the year

3. Android tablet is actually increasing in popularity with each and every day

4. Get Best Cheap Nintendo Wii accessories from China

tag : Nintendo Wii Accessories, Accessories

Source: http://tenqfc.blog132.fc2blog.net/blog-entry-163.html

unemployment rate unemployment rate jesse ventura keri russell drew barrymore bill o brien portland trailblazers

Joanna Krupa Wants More Sex from Fiance

Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2012/09/joanna-krupa-wants-more-sex-from-fiance/

next iron chef next iron chef aquamarine iraq war iraq war san diego chargers san diego chargers

Reported Dutch euthanasia cases rise

AMSTERDAM (AP) ? The number of doctor-assisted suicide cases reported in the Netherlands grew by 559 between the years of 2010 and 2011, a commission says.

Euthanasia was decriminalized in the Netherlands in 2002 for patients who are terminally ill, in great pain, and ask to die.

The Euthanasia Commission, set up by the government, found that doctor-reported cases made up about 2.7 percent of all deaths in the Netherlands in 2011, from 2.3 percent in 2010.

Nicole Visee, the secretary general of the commission, said Wednesday her organization investigates whether doctors followed the law, and she could only speculate about possible reasons for the increase. They might include better reporting by doctors; more deaths from terminal illness, as a result of an aging population; and changes in ethical views.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/reported-dutch-euthanasia-cases-rise-151056516.html

navy seals navy seal team 6 tim gunn tim gunn built to last obama state of the union address 2012 mitt romney tax return

New Theory on Why Men Love Breasts

Why do straight men devote so much headspace to those big, bulbous bags of fat drooping from women's chests? Scientists have never satisfactorily explained men's curious breast fixation, but now, a neuroscientist has struck upon an explanation that he says "just makes a lot of sense."

Larry Young, a professor of psychiatry at Emory University who studies the neurological basis of complex social behaviors, thinks human evolution has harnessed an ancient neural circuit that originally evolved to strengthen the mother-infant bond during breast-feeding, and now uses this brain circuitry to strengthen the bond between couples as well. The result? Men, like babies, love breasts.

When a woman's nipples are stimulated during breast-feeding, the neurochemical oxytocin, otherwise known as the "love drug," floods her brain, helping to focus her attention and affection on her baby. But research over the past few years has shown that in humans, this circuitry isn't reserved for exclusive use by infants.

Recent studies have found that nipple stimulation enhances sexual arousal in the great majority of women, and it activates the same brain areas as vaginal and clitoral stimulation. When a sexual partner touches, massages or nibbles a woman's breasts, Young said, this triggers the release of oxytocin in the woman's brain, just like what happens when a baby nurses. But in this context, the oxytocin focuses the woman's attention on her sexual partner, strengthening her desire to bond.

In other words, men can make themselves more desirable by stimulating a woman's breasts during foreplay and sex. Evolution has, in a sense, made men want to do this.

Attraction to breasts "is a brain organization effect that occurs in straight males when they go through puberty," Young told Life's Little Mysteries. "Evolution has selected for this brain organization in men that makes them attracted to the breasts in a sexual context, because the outcome is that it activates the female bonding circuit, making women feel more bonded with him. It's a behavior that males have evolved in order to stimulate the female's maternal bonding circuitry." [Why Do Men Have Nipples?]

So, why did this evolutionary change happen in humans, and not in other breast-feeding mammals? Young thinks it's because we form monogamous relationships, whereas 97 percent of mammals do not. "Secondly, it might have to do with the fact that we are upright and have face-to-face sex, which provides more opportunity for nipple stimulation during sex. In monogamous voles, for example, the nipples are hanging toward the ground and the voles mate from behind, so this didn't evolve," he said. "So, maybe the nature of our sexuality has allowed greater access to the breasts."

Young said competing theories of men's breast fixation don't stand up to scrutiny. For example, the argument that men tend to select full-breasted women because they think these women's breast fat will make them better at nourishing babies falls short when one considers that "sperm is cheap" compared with eggs, and men don't need to be choosy. ?

But Young's new theory will face scrutiny of its own. Commenting on the theory, Rutgers University anthropologist Fran Mascia-Lees, who has written extensively about the evolutionary role of breasts, said one concern is that not all men are attracted to them. "Always important whenever evolutionary biologists suggest a universal reason for a behavior and emotion: how about the cultural differences?" Mascia-Lees wrote in an email. In some African cultures, for example, women don't cover their breasts, and men don't seem to find them so, shall we say, titillating.

Young says that just because breasts aren't covered in these cultures "doesn't mean that massaging them and stimulating them is not part of the foreplay in these cultures. As of yet, there are not very many studies that look at [breast stimulation during foreplay] in an anthropological context," he said.

Young elaborates on his theory of breast love, and other neurological aspects of human sexuality, in a new book, "The Chemistry Between Us" (Current Hardcover, 2012), co-authored by Brian Alexander.

Follow Natalie Wolchover on Twitter @nattyover?or Life's Little?Mysteries @llmysteries. We're also on?Facebook?&?Google+.

Copyright 2012 Lifes Little Mysteries, a TechMediaNetwork company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/theory-why-men-love-breasts-223029914.html

beasley trailblazers michael beasley jermaine jones hbo luck unc asheville stephen jackson

Kobo Touch, localized e-bookstore reach Portugal through FNAC

It's all too easy to forget in English-speaking countries that the e-reading selection often isn't as diverse in other parts of the world, where local authors are often kept out of the equation. The Portuguese may know that all too well, which makes Kobo's arrival in their country a potential breakthrough. A deal with European retailer FNAC has both the Kobo Touch and a localized Kobo e-bookstore reaching physical and online stores in Portgual as of today. The price strategy won't be a shock versus what we've seen through an earlier deal in France: the Touch itself costs €99.90 ($129), while books vary and typically hover around €15 ($19). Whether or not Kobo's offering is a good deal, its arrival could be a relief for lisboetas who'd rather not resort to paper and ink to catch up on their own culture.

Continue reading Kobo Touch, localized e-bookstore reach Portugal through FNAC

Kobo Touch, localized e-bookstore reach Portugal through FNAC originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 02:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |  FNAC  | Email this | Comments

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/25/kobo-touch-localized-e-bookstore-reach-portugal-through-fnac/

lottery winning numbers pro bowl roster quirky chrissy teigen chia seeds embers shannon brown

Gynaecological cancers in Australia: an overview | Australian Policy ...

Women's Health Victoria (WHV) is a statewide women's health promotion, information and advocacy organisation, working with policy makers and health professionals to influence and inform health policy and service delivery.

The online survey is open to anyone who has used WHV's services, resources, or websites in the past 12 months. It covers: WHV publications, professional training, The Index database of gendered statistics, WHV Clearinghouse, BreaCan Service (supporting people diagnosed with breast or gynaecological cancer), capacity building, member services, and more.

Source: http://apo.org.au/research/gynaecological-cancers-australia-overview

yahoo finance september 11 2001 september 11 2001 dr oz serena williams blake lively RG3

Substitute ethics panel blasts regular members

FILE - In this May 8, 2012 file photo, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The substitute ethics panel that investigated Rep. Maxine Waters, a senior Democrat, issued a stinging rebuke of the permanent House Ethics Committee Tuesday with a declaration that its members need to step aside from partisanship when judging member conduct. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

FILE - In this May 8, 2012 file photo, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The substitute ethics panel that investigated Rep. Maxine Waters, a senior Democrat, issued a stinging rebuke of the permanent House Ethics Committee Tuesday with a declaration that its members need to step aside from partisanship when judging member conduct. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Hardly any endeavor so unnerves members of Congress as policing each other's conduct. Now, a temporary ethics panel that went in to rescue a troubled investigation of senior Rep. Maxine Waters has emerged with a warning Tuesday to avoid partisan infighting when investigating congressional wrongdoing.

New rules, it said, are needed when potential conflicts of interest arise for lawmakers and their staffs.

In fact, the House Ethics Committee is designed to encourage bipartisan cooperation ? it has five members from each political party. But that system suffered a total breakdown by last February, when political bickering caused all five Republicans and the ranking Democrat to step aside from the Waters case to avoid the public perception of a tainted investigation.

The new panel brought in to finish the Waters investigation issued a strong rebuke Tuesday, saying the ethics committee's mission "calls upon members to step out of their partisan framework...." It called for committee members to "constantly evaluate their actions ... to ensure that they are living up to the highest standards of this committee."

The unusual statement comes after the group's findings last week in the case of Waters, D-Calif., second-ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee, who could head that panel if Democrats win back the House.

Acting chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and the top acting Democrat, John Yarmuth of Kentucky, said in a statement that the panel concluded in a 10-0 vote that there was no "clear and convincing" evidence that Waters tried to steer federal bailout money to a bank where her husband is an investor.

The temporary panel also determined unanimously that while Waters undertook efforts to avoid a conflict of interest, her chief of staff and grandson, Mikael Moore, tried to assist minority-owned OneUnited Bank despite his boss' instruction not to do so because of her husband's investment in the bank. The committee sent Moore a letter admonishing his conduct.

The substitute committee followed the recommendations of Billy Martin, an outside counsel who had to be hired to first investigate the original committee members and then the actions of Waters and her chief of staff. He found the original committee members did not violate House rules.

The turmoil in the committee began in 2010, when former Democratic ethics chairman Zoe Lofgren of California ? and the chief counsel she appointed ? accused two committee lawyers of communicating their investigative findings only to Republican committee members. Lofgren suspended both lawyers.

When Republicans won control of the House in 2010, and the new Congress took over, Lofgren and the four remaining Democrats then on the committee resigned and all five Republicans remained.

The new Republican chairman, Jo Bonner of Alabama, invited the two staff members back but they declined the offer. Internal documents later surfaced showing that partisanship had been affecting the work of the committee.

Goodlatte and Yarmuth said in their statement that the committee must "be sensitive to appearances that may be created if only particular staff members are routinely relied upon by members of a particular party." Such actions breed distrust that "should raise a red flag" among committee members, the statement said.

The statement said the former chief counsel hired by Lofgren, Blake Chisam, had a partisan background, and recommended that the panel "avoid hiring professional staff who have previously served as partisan staff."

When potential conflicts of interest arise, the panel said the lawmaker should inform all staff members, as well as the entity involved, of the member's decision to step aside from any further involvement ? even if the entity is a constituent, the statement said. It added that the House should adopt policies or rules requiring a congressman to immediately notify staff of any financial or other conflicts with constituents.

The temporary panel also took aim at Waters' decision to hire her grandson as chief of staff, saying that "employer-employee relationships with grandchildren can be just as fraught with risk as other familial relationships in the workplace."

Waters has insisted that when she sought a meeting at the Treasury Department to help ailing minority-owned banks, she was doing so on behalf of all minority-run banks that were financially threatened by their investments in troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

OneUnited, where Waters' husband owned stock, eventually received a $12 million bailout but Treasury officials have testified that Waters had nothing to do with that decision.

The key conclusion in the concluding ethics report was that Waters disclosed her financial interest in a public hearing, listed the investment in her public financial disclosure report and told Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., while he was chairman of the Financial Services Committee that she was stepping aside from any legislation involving OneUnited.

"It is the Waters Committee's belief, and hope, that most members understand that they cannot take official actions that would assist a single entity in which the member has a significant interest, particularly when that interest would clearly be affected by the assistance sought," the ethics report said.

"Certainly Representative Waters seemed to understand that principle."

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/89ae8247abe8493fae24405546e9a1aa/Article_2012-09-25-Waters-Ethics/id-0d4ce32bd6ef416ab5a678ea4edaf7b6

airhead atherosclerosis steven tyler tropic thunder carnie wilson missing reese witherspoon pregnant

New SARS-like virus detected in Middle East

LONDON (AP) ? Global health officials are closely monitoring a new respiratory virus related to SARS that is believed to have killed at least one person in Saudi Arabia and left a Qatari citizen in critical condition in London.

The germ is a coronavirus, from a family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as SARS, the severe acute respiratory syndrome that killed some 800 people, mostly in Asia, in a 2003 epidemic.

In the latest case, British officials alerted the World Health Organization on Saturday of the new virus in a man who transferred from Qatar to be treated in London. He had recently traveled to Saudi Arabia and is now being treated in an intensive care unit after suffering kidney failure.

WHO said virus samples from the patient are almost identical to those of a 60-year-old Saudi national who died earlier this year. The agency isn't currently recommending travel restrictions and said the source of infection remains unknown.

Health officials don't know yet whether the virus could spread as rapidly as SARS did or if it might kill as many people. SARS, which first jumped to humans from civet cats in China, hit more than 30 countries worldwide after spreading from Hong Kong.

"It's still (in the) very early days," said Gregory Hartl, a WHO spokesman. "At the moment, we have two sporadic cases and there are still a lot of holes to be filled in."

He added it was unclear how the virus spreads. Coronaviruses are typically spread in the air but Hartl said scientists were considering the possibility that the patients were infected directly by animals. He said there was no evidence yet of any human-to-human transmission.

"All possible avenues of infection are being explored right now," he said.

No other countries have so far reported any similar cases to WHO, he said, and so far there is no connection between the cases except for a history of travel in Saudi Arabia.

Hartl said the first patient may have had an underlying condition but it probably didn't make him more susceptible to catching the virus.

Other experts said it was unclear how dangerous the virus is.

"We don't know if this is going to turn into another SARS or if it will disappear into nothing," said Michael Osterholm, a flu expert at the University of Minnesota. He said it was crucial to determine the ratio of severe to mild cases.

Osterholm said it was worrying that at least one person with the disease had died. "You don't die from the common cold," he said. "This gives us reason to think it might be more like SARS," which killed about 10 percent of the people it infected.

Britain's Health Protection Agency and WHO said in statements that the 49-year-old Qatari national became ill on Sept. 3, having previously traveled to Saudi Arabia. He was transferred from Qatar to Britain on Sept. 11 and is being treated in an intensive care unit at a London hospital for problems including kidney failure. Respiratory viruses aren't usually known to cause serious kidney problems.

David Heymann, chairman of the Health Protection Agency, said the new virus didn't appear that similar to SARS.

"It isn't as lethal as SARS and we don't know too much about its transmissibility yet," he said. "If people are getting infected, they aren't getting serious disease."

Heymann said it was unknown whether the virus might mutate to spread more easily in a dangerous form, since viruses mutate constantly as they reproduce. He said none of the health workers involved in treating the Qatari patient had fallen ill.

Saudi officials said they were concerned that the upcoming Hajj pilgrimage next month, which brings millions of people to Saudi Arabia from all over the world, could provide more opportunities for the virus to spread. They advised pilgrims to keep their hands clean and wear masks in crowded places.

The Hajj has previously sparked outbreaks of diseases including the flu, meningitis and polio.

___

Frank Jordans in Berlin and Abdullah Shihri in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/sars-virus-detected-middle-east-070206993.html

lifelock camp david hawaii weather the jerk lake havasu halo 4 jewel

LMFAO's Sky Blu Wants To Put Psy 'In A Speedo' And Go Viral

'He took it to another level,' the party rocker tells MTV News about getting bested by the Korean MC for record YouTube 'likes.'
By Jocelyn Vena

Sky Blu of LMFAO
Photo: Marcel Thomas/ FilmMagic

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1694357/lmfao-sky-blu-psy-collabo.jhtml

its a wonderful life its a wonderful life rex ryan yule log ham recipes darlene love free kindle books

Effortless Systems Of Foreigner Loan ? Where To Go

Staff Writer Christian J. D. Lilly ? Do you want to obtain a personal unsecured loan? Will you be thinking about an advance payday loan to leave a monetary jam? If you do, you?ll need some rapidly good ideas , pick a qualified lender, the appropriate amount borrowed, as well as right plan for repaying the money.

one. If you can?t possess a payday cash advance loan company inside your online community, you can get loan singapore on line. Make absolutely certain to check out the loan provider diligently, this means you use someone trustworthy and respectable.

two. Just what are your factors behind getting this financial loan? You need to know exactly what you will definitely protect on this cash, which price ought to be really worth whole amount to be repaid (with the curiosity). If it is not really worth make payment on interest, then back away on the mortgage.

three. Resist temptation to secure the maximum amount dollars presented through a loan provider. Several unsecured loan organizations can have a highest that they?ll extend in general, or people who have your number of money. Don?t pay focus on these figures. Dependable borrowing demands that you obtain adequate to protect your justified expense with out a lot more. It is then much easier to pay the financial loan during upcoming.

four. Examine all of the small print prior to taking from the personal cash loan. Informed, searching having your payday cash advance on-line, there should be a good amount of home elevators the organization as well as relation to its your arrangement to endure. Tend not to skip this! You most likely are in a hurry to discover the income, nevertheless, you can rule out the worst financial institutions by examining the fine print.

five. Because it usually takes some time to locate a great bank, stick with a person after you obtain them. For anyone who is familiar with how things utilize a company, you may get your loans speedier. You now know where did they operate, they usually get acquainted with you after a few financial loans are effectively processed.

6. In no way take away unsecured loans based on ?maybe? situations. For instance, should you could possibly be benefiting from money in a little while, that will not work as a reliable arrange for acquiring an advance payday loan. Should you not have the available funds coming in beyond doubt, will not rely on it.

7. Always have a plan b for repaying your Advance Cash. If something were to take place sudden along with your predicted plan for compensation, what?s going you do? Ideally every thing go as planned, however it in no way hurts a great alternate method of compensation.

8. Avoid committing to many financial loans while doing so. This could appear like a good option if you don?t repay the primary bank loan you practice out, but it surely only leads to issues later on.

nine. Be clearly seen on what a payday advance loan is, and how it is actually intended to be applied. This is simply not the proper type of personal bank loan for anyone.

10. Usually do not enter the personal cash loan process with dread. Are aware that there is a capacity to do that responsibly and to reward all things considered.

Source: http://www.sapsn.org/effortless-systems-of-foreigner-loan-where-to-go.html

obama sweet home chicago accenture match play george washington carver king cake mardi gras fun. hepatitis c symptoms

Bill Clinton: No president could have "magically" fixed economy in one term

Last Updated 10:51 a.m. ET

(CBS News) Former President Bill Clinton offered a strong defense for President Obama's re-election Sunday morning, arguing that no president could have "fully healed" the economy in four years.

"That's why we've got to keep working at it," Mr. Clinton said on "Face the Nation."

The president's efforts, Mr. Clinton argued, have reversed the downward spiral of losing up to 800,000 jobs per month. "His jobs record is actually better" than the Bush administration's, he said, adding that no president could have "magically" returned the country back to full employment in just one term.

The former president, who is hosting his annual Clinton Global Initiative conference beginning Sunday, said that the Republicans "militant anti-government" approach will not benefit the economy.

There is "no evidence" that Mitt Romney's "militant anti-government approach will work," Mr. Clinton said. He added that President Obama's "balanced" economic proposal of investment, revenue increases and a spending reduction plan is "more likely to produce broad-based prosperity than Romney's."

Mr. Clinton weighed in on the debate over Romney's taxes, saying the latest release of his tax returns don't tell the entire story.

"It'd be interesting to see how the ordinary income years were treated," Mr. Clinton said. "We're not going to be able to see that."

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released his 2011 tax returns Friday, showing that his tax rate was 14.1 percent on an income of $13,696,951. His taxes showed he earned no salaried income and most of came in the form of capital gains, which are taxed at 15 percent. Romney has ignored calls from vocal Democrats to unveil up to twelve years of his tax returns.

Mr. Clinton connected Romney's tax rate to the larger political debate about the economy, taxes and the deficit.

"I don't think we can get out of this hole we're in if people at that income level only pay 13 or 14 percent," he added.

As for Mitt Romney's comments about 47 percent of Americans who don't pay federal income tax, Mr. Clinton said they are out of the federal income tax pool, in part, because of the economic crash. He also said a reason is because of bipartisan efforts to reduce the tax burden on working families.

He said that as president he doubled the Earned Income Tax Credit and President George W. Bush doubled the Child Tax Credit. An "enormous number of these people who were dropped out were dropped out for reasons of work and family, not dependents. These people are working their hearts out," Mr. Clinton said.

The former president said it's too early to assume that more people are dependent on the government. "I think that we have to wait until normal growth resumes to make that judgment, " he said. "In other words, a heck of a lot of this money is unemployment and food stamps and Medicaid for people who have lost their private health insurance."

As for the president's chances at re-election, Mr. Clinton said he thinks Mr. Obama is winning, but cautioned that the "enormous financial advantage" the Republicans have because of the unlimited spending of super PACs "will outspend" the president two-and-a-half to one.

He also said the race will be close because of Republicans efforts to "try to reduce the number of young people, first generation immigrants, and minorities voting. And they have worked hard at this."

He said this is the first time the national polls are closer than the polls in the swing states because the president has limited money and most concentrate his resources in a small number of key states.

Mr. Clinton also said that he thinks a second term for Mr. Obama will be productive despite bitter partisanship in Congress, because after the elections "the incentives for gridlock will go way down and the incentives for action will go way up."

"Something has to change," Mr. Clinton said about Congress.

He added that the "fiscal cliff" - a series of tax increases and budget cuts set to go into effect on January 1 - is doing to Congress exactly what it was meant to do: "Force them to concentrate."

In response to a question by host Bob Schieffer on whether his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is contemplating a run for president in 2016, Mr. Clinton said, "I have no earthly idea."

"She's an extraordinarily able person," he said, adding that "she's tired."

Source: http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsGamecore/~3/8aNG9sr8GIE/

how to tie a tie green bean casserole sweet potato recipes the sound of music celebration church new york auto show 2012 tulsa

Cool, Clever Trends Help Personal Branding! | Business 2 Community

I have been watching, following and studying trends for many years. To see how demographics, events, cycles all intersect, converge and impact our lives in such immediate and long lasting ways is fascinating! The financial and banking collapse at the end of 2008, was a long time in coming, but once it hit it changed things dramatically for all of us.

The great news is there is opportunity in change and change in opportunity.

Here are some very cool, clever consumer trend ideas that have developed and emerged that can present great opportunity for branding yourself and your business. The global trend site Trendwatching.com offers monthly briefings on trends they see impacting business, sales, lifestyle, media and consumerism.

Newism

?The ?new? has never been hotter, as the entire world, from emerging to mature economies is now creating new products, services and experiences on a daily, if not hourly basis?.

The ?speed of new? is quite astounding and is our current, radical reality. We have come to expect it and are trying to keep pace with it.

Creating and Innovation Outpacing Declining

?Despite recessions, bank runs and collapsing currencies more new products, services and experiences are being launched , created and emerging in every B2C industry?.

It is amazing and inspiring that people and companies are responding with such innovation, resilience and perseverance! Once we accept how things are, we can get on with making and getting the most out of and from them.

The Speed of FSTR

?Everything is getting FSTR in the the online world, with its relentless acceleration and amplification ? of information, of excitement, of attention?. We have witnessed the social phenomena Instagram with 10 million users in under a year, products too, such as Pebble raising over USD 10 million in 37 days on Kickstarter and Taco Bell sold 100 million of its new Doritos Locos Tacos in 10 weeks, making it the chain?s fastest ever product launch.

Own Less and Re-Commerce

?For consumers who?ve embraced OWNER-LESS solutions, renting or sharing everything from cars to clothes to electronics, perpetual upgrades and ?new? experiences are but a booking away?. The RECOMMERCE trend now offers brand buy-backs, exchange plans, online platforms and mobile marketplaces, offering smart and convenient options for consumers to ?trade in to trade up?.

We are all looking for ways we can downsize, re-size, streamline, re-use, re-purpose to save and simplify.

The Value in Heritage Brands

There will still be endless value in heritage brands, known to deliver constant, trusted quality. There will always be value in well-told, compelling stories about tradition and the local?.

Brand longevity, especially now, is a relentless challenge and a major accomplishment for any personal brand and company.

?Talk to Me In Person? Actually Preferred

In spite of and regardless of the major shift to the web and online, people still do prefer talking in person! This is great news for the importance of building strong, personal relationships in business.

MarketingCharts.com reports: ?Compared to the results across 25 markets, in which an average of 81% preferred to talk in person, the US is slightly above-average in this preference?.

They remind us that, ?For brands, new and established, it boils down to capturing and holding consumers? attention. While consumers? attention spans might be shorter and shorter, the rewards can be instant and massive?. Connecting in person can only enhance those rewards.

What trends are impacting you the most? How can you apply, adapt and use current trends to grow your business and personal brand?

Author:

Deborah Shane is career author, branding/media strategist, nationally published writer and speaker. She hosts her Toolbox Blog and a popular weekly business radio show that has over 42K downloads! She is a regular contributor to several national blogs and websites, including Smallbiztrends.com, MonsterWorking.com, Blogher.com, Personalbrandingblog.com. Her book Career Transition-make the shift is available on Amazon.com and all major book sellers. Deborah delivers smart, no-nonsense ideas and solutions, which make her a popular go-to resource for national media including CNN, CBS, Fox. Engage with her @DeborahShane, and visit her at www.deborahshane.com.

Source: http://www.business2community.com/branding/cool-clever-trends-help-personal-branding-0289913

amber portwood Phyllis Diller Darla Moore newsweek Tony Scott UFC 151 empire state building

Walmart to Enter India Within Two Years

Sorry, Readability was unable to parse this page for content.

Source: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/387053/20120922/walmart-retail-india-foreign-investment-tesco.htm

hgtv dream home patriots vs broncos contraband denver vs new england denver broncos vs new england patriots cruise ship sinking vernon davis

Battle of the Bands: Benedict College Marching Band needs your votes

The Benedict College Marching Band of Distinction needs your votes!

The team is pursuing a spot as one of the eight bands to have the opportunity to perform in one of the world?s largest and most highly anticipated HBCU musical event of its kind.

The 2013 Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia.

33 bands will be chosen by Honda and the top eight bands with the highest votes will battle at the Battle of the Bands in January.

Beginning September 17th and running through October, Benedict Tiger fans can vote online at www.hondabattleofthebands.com for the Benedict College Marching Band of Distinction to participate in the 2013 Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase.

?

Source: http://forestacres.wistv.com/news/news/53809-battle-bands-benedict-college-marching-band-needs-your-votes

rush limbaugh sandra fluke green book some like it hot whale shark whale shark duke university platypus

Restaurant Review: Dylan's, Menai Bridge | Seren

St.George?s Road, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, 01248716714

Living in North Wales doesn?t often give you a lot of great options when it comes to wining and dining. There are no recognisable brands around, other than fast food establishments, and sometimes it?s difficult to be able to tell the good from the bad when it comes to local restaurants.

I came across this restaurant when I found their beautifully designed menu; two colour letter press print on fully recycled brown paper in my house, something I would never have expected to find in North Wales and had thought my housemate brought back from London, or somewhere a little more commercialised. I visited their website and fell further in love; everything about this place seemed perfect. The decision to visit was already made. I have friends who live in Menai Bridge and missing out on an opportunity like this would?ve been a scandal.

The restaurant looked great; it had the feel of a family owned 50s seafood diner with authentic retro photos on the walls and random nautical objects dotted about the place. The outdoor seating area overlooking the Menai Straits just seals the deal on an already brilliant dining experience. Its location means that you can sail there with plenty of boat parking space in the straits.

The sea bass was done to perfection, grilled on a bed of onions and thyme, drizzled with olive oil. Although it was no match for my dad?s Lebanese recipe it was still great. It didn?t have much flavour as they left the sea bass to be understated with no additional ingredients to bring out the flavours from one of my favourite dishes.

Dylan?s markets itself as a pizzeria and it?s easy to see why. The thin, Italian style bases come with the perfect amount of tomato sauce and an array of different fresh toppings.

The only problem is the price. Dylan?s isn?t a typical student cheap meal out. Dishes fall around the ?9 mark and things don?t get much better with drinks at ?3.50 for a bottle of San Miguel and ?2.50 for a glass of cranberry juice. If you want something different, that?s guaranteed to impress then it?s definitely worth the price.

Its mix of arty Italian flair and rustic sea food diner reminiscent of the 50s is the perfect combination; it?s only a bridge away.

9/10

?

?

?

Source: http://www.seren.bangor.ac.uk/lifestyle/food-and-drink/2012/09/21/restaurant-review-dylans-menai-bridge/

apple live blog ohio primary cell phone jammer g8 summit netanyahu aipac vanessa minnillo