When You Want to Change the Terms of Your Testamentary Trust: 3 ...

Jan 24, 2013 ?/? By: Geoffrey H. Garrett, Estate Planning Attorney ?/? Category: Wills and Trusts

Tip 1: Be clear about the changes you want to make and why.

People often establish a testamentary trust to provide inheritances to those who cannot govern them themselves, such as minor children who cannot directly own property. If you want to change the terms of the trust you need to be sure why you are doing so and if changing the trust terms is the right course. You should speak to an attorney about this because there may be other alternatives you have not considered that could fit your desires better.

Tip 2: Consider the effect the change will have on your other property.

A significant change to the terms of your testamentary trust could impact the other gifts or conditions you included in your will. If, for example, you direct that additional property gets transferred to the trust, that property might affect the inheritances you directed in the will.

Tip 3: Make your changes in writing.

The most common way to update or alter the terms of a testamentary trust is to create a codicil or a new will. A codicil is a document that alters the terms of your existing will, while a new will allows you to completely rewrite it. Both documents must be printed and comply with the laws of your state. These laws are the same laws that applied when you made your original will, and failing to meet them will render the updated document invalid.

Byrd : Garrett, PLLC is a member of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys.

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Four, No Five, Ways To Improve Your Public Speaking | Cru Press ...

A few years ago, a guy on my staff team observed, ?The two things we do the most in ministry ? leading small groups and public speaking ? are the two things for which we get the least amount of training.?

If, indeed, ?The tongue has the power of life and death,? it makes sense that we would do everything we can to learn how to wield that weapon effectively. It makes sense that part of our personal development must include developing as a public speaker. But how?? Let me share four things that have helped me.

1. Listen to great speakers.

Don?t just listen to their content, but listen to how they say what they say. Listen for how they structure their messages. Even better, watch great communicators.

2. Video record yourself speaking.

I know, ?Why would I want to watch myself speaking?? Don?t ask others to do what you yourself aren?t willing to do ? and that includes hearing you speak. Seriously, you will be your own worst critic. Others may forgive you for touching your nose constantly, but when you see yourself do it, it?s downright embarrassing. And you probably won?t ever do it again.

This is so easy to do, too. The next time you?re going to be speaking to a group, hand someone your phone and ask them to record you. Then, go watch yourself in the privacy of your own home and do a self-critique.

3. Ask several people in the audience to give you a ?three by three? evaluation.

Before you get up to speak, hand five people in the audience a 3?5 card. At the end of your talk, ask them to write down three things that you did well and three things that you could improve. I?ve found this is the only way to get balanced feedback. This forces people to actually give you something constructive as well as something positive.

4. Focus on improving delivery and not just content.

There is more to speaking than passing on content. How you say what you say is as important as what you say. Things like gestures, eye contact, movement, and voice matter.

It?s been said that any movement that does not add to your presentation takes away from it. Think about that: Poor delivery can negate good content. As you seek to develop good content, it?s just as important that you also develop good delivery skills.

Okay, one more (but this one?s going to cost you):

5. Attend the Keynote Comm Lab.

Did you know that some of the best communication training available is being offered by Keynote, a ministry of Cru? Well, now you do. Think of the Comm Lab as a four-day intensive in public speaking. I?ve been a part of the coaching team for the Comm Lab for the past four years, and I am convinced that this is one of the best things Cru offers by way of professional development. It has become so popular that this year we are offering two sessions. One is from March 26-29, and the other is April 2-5. If you want to put yourself out there and really improve your speaking, make plans now to attend one of the sessions. For more info, go to the Keynote Website.?

You?ve got the most important message in the world to deliver. Isn?t it worth doing everything you can to deliver it well?

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Love Of Family & Home: 6 Thrifty & Fabulous Furniture Makeovers ...

Hey Everyone!

I hope y'all are having a great week!!

I wanted to thank all of you who linked up to the "Thrift It" party this past Monday!! We had a great turn out & SO MANY fabulous projects linked up! If you haven't had a chance to browse through all the links, you can check them out HERE.?

Today, I wanted to share with you a few of my favorite thrifted furniture pieces from the party!

First up is this gold dipped TV console from Shannon at Burlap & Lace! How gorgeous is this?! I absolutely love the gold legs! So chic & so glam!

Suzanne from The Painted Drawer shared her thrifted & newly refreshed coffee table! I love its feminine shape and think it looks beautiful painted white.?
I'm also loving this fabulous dresser submitted by Mary Anne at Purposely Reinvented. She did such a great job on this piece! You have to head over to check out the before picture & see the added touches she put on the insides of the drawers & cabinet. Lovely!
How cute is this bookcase from Redoux? She took a plain jane $5 bookcase from Goodwill & made it fabulous with paint & a little fabric.
This chalk painted dresser from Jenna at 24 Cottonwood Lane is so pretty in its new shade of gray & contrasting white hardware! This is another before & after you won't want to miss!?
Chalk Painted Dresser via 24 Cottonwood Lane And last but not least, I LOVE this dry sink/china cabinet makeover submitted by Cindy at Simply Reinvented.?She took a dark & dated piece & gave it new life! I love the way she styled the piece for her reveal pics too! Head on over to her blog to see more! China Cabinet Makeover via Simply Reinvented Thanks so much to all that linked up! These projects have been added to our?Pinterest Board! To see?MORE?features you can visit each one of the nine bloggers that are hosting. We each featured?DIFFERENT?projects & will be doing our feature posts today through Saturday.? Liz from?Liz Marie Blog

Don't forget to come back next Monday, January 28th for our "Make It" challenge!! Just pick anything you've pinned from Pinterest, make it, & then come back & share it with the rest of us!! It can be a DIY project, craft, recipe, etc!

We can't wait to see what your projects!!

Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great day!

Don't Miss Out -?DIY projects, home decorating, crafts & more by checking out?my subscribe page.

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The Doll House Scrapbook: INSTAGRAM LITTLE STORIES

1. New fur coat from Sammydress

2. Neat coffee place in Tirana, Xmas time

3. Daily colorful breakfast at Polis

4. Our amazing Palm Avenue at Polis

5. Rolled braid around my head?

6. Sunday outfit at work

Welcome to my two-months Instagram review ! It's happened a lot these last two months, and on most of the time I've been going from home to Polis, then back home late at night, so maybe ?you won't see much of new places and adventures this time, but I still have my daily little stories at school, my favorite place- where nice things happen, and art is present at anytime !?

In addition, I also want to let you know, that my "One Year on Instagram" project has already started, and you can visit it by searching #erandajankuoneyearoninstagram2013. It's fun because I've always considered Instagram, as the best personal photo-diary application, and this project just makes it even more interesting. Imagine December 31st 2013, I'll by then have an amazing collection of 365 memories, one for each day of 2013 !?

Enjoy the collection above, and follow me on Instagram: @erandajanku

Love, Eranda?

7. Kiki's chocolate cupcakes and warm Jasmine tea for my long working hours at night

8. Art work with plastic spoons at Polis

9. Vintage Vogue Sunnies

10. Fashion Design Class, Irida's work inspired by the Island of Porto

11. Raint day in Tirana

12. Happy 30th David, Love Ya !

13. Love cookies by Kiki

14. *kiss*

15. My new in ring

16. Lovely family lunch

17. My sisters (Kiki and Julia) and I?

18. My lovely strawberries with chocolate on top

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Industry News: Xcel Race Against Skin Cancer Date Announced ...

(O?ahu, Hawai?i) ? Pre-registration continues for the Xcel Race Against Skin Cancer, presented by the University of Hawai?i Cancer Center (UHCC). The standup paddle sprint race, to be held along the iconic Waikiki shoreline, is scheduled for Saturday, February 9 and will benefit skin cancer awareness.

Competitors will compete on a short, 2.38-mile course from Kaimaina Beach to just beyond Duke Kahanamoku Beach. The quick race is designed to encourage paddlers of all skill levels to come out and support the cause.

The first-time event is the latest initiative in the ongoing partnership between Xcel and the UHCC to fight skin cancer in Hawai?i and beyond. All event proceeds benefit the UHCC, which celebrates its new world-class, 150,000 square foot Cancer Center grand opening in late February. The Hawai?i Skin Cancer Coalition will give free skin cancer screenings for all at the finish line.

All race finishers receive automatic entry into the event?s random prize drawing at the finish line, with prizes including:
? A 2-night, oceanview stay at the Parc Waikiki hotel
? iBlowfish inflatable surfboard and SUP paddle by C4 Waterman
? SUP board by Surftech
? North Shore surf/SUP guided day tour and personal surf/SUP video package courtesy of Ty Gurney Surf School and 83 East Video Productions
? Sunglasses from Maui Jim
? Prize packs and gift certificates from Island Sole, Kona Red, and Vertra
C4?s multi-paddler SUPsquatch inflatable SUP will also make an appearance.??

Click here to register now.
For more info, visit: XcelWetsuits.com

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3. Industry News: $10,000 Cash Purse for Victory Surf Race Series
4. Industry News: Santa Monica Pier and Paddleboard Race & Ocean Festival
5. Industry News: WPA Hobie-Hennessey?s U.S. Paddle Championships Announced

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Student gets dying wish from Reddit: Cryonic preservation

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Kim Suozzi, a 23-year-old neuroscience student with terminal brain cancer, received her dying wish of cryonic preservation on Jan. 17 after a successful fundraising campaign launched on the internet.

Cryonic preservation freezes legally-dead people to liquid nitrogen temperature to stop physical decay. People undergo it in the hope that future technology will exist to revive their bodies and restore them to good health.?

Suozzi announced her desire for cryonic preservation on Reddit, a social media website, in August 2012 after learning she had less than a year to live.?

?I?ve been interested in cryonics since long before I was even diagnosed, but I never thought that I would have to secure the finances so fast, and without a career or savings to stand on,? she wrote.

The procedure runs anywhere between $28,000 and $200,000 depending on the options chosen, according to io9.?

Suozzi?s request was picked up by the Society for Venturism, a non-profit futurist group that advocates cryogenics.?

The combined fundraising efforts succeeded and Suozzi went into cryosuspension at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Jan. 17, the society announced.

The likelihood of a?person coming back to life using current freezing techniques is nil, Arthur Caplan, director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, told NBC News, especially given the vulnerability of cells to frosting and defrosting.

?It wouldn?t take a lot of damage to shift somebody from being a reconstituted person to being a reconstituted vegetable,? he said. ?You don?t need that much cell damage to cause harm.?

Even if a person were successfully restored, ?you?re going to be kind of a freak,? Caplan added.?

For one, in century or two, a person is unlikely to harbor immunity to flu or other diseases of the time and could easily get sick and?die upon first contact. Caplan likened the effect to the devastating spread of disease among Native Americans upon first contact with Europeans.

?Socially you are facing trouble because you are going to be this weird object of curiosity,? Caplan added. ?Friends are gone. No one is there. I would worry you quickly become isolated and depressed.?

Despite the unlikelihood of success and weird reality a person would wake to if cryonic preservation did indeed work, Caplan said people will still likely spend hundreds of thousands of dollars giving it shot.

?I think it is a ripoff,? he said. ?The dream of immortality is powerful, but I think it?s just a pipe dream.?

Suozzi was aware of the controversy and doubts surrounding cryonic preservation, but pursued it nevertheless. ?It?s a better shot at living again than if I were decomposing somewhere or cooked into ash,? she wrote.?

John Roach is a contributing writer for NBC News Digital. To learn more about him, check out his website. For more of our Future of Technology series, watch the featured video below.

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/student-gets-dying-wish-reddit-cryonic-preservation-1B8038221

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Write or Acquire a Screenplay - Filmmaking Stuff

Screenwriting is the heavy lifting for your movie. Without a good script you limit your chances for success from the onset. Your goal is to only work with the best material you can get your hands on. You will want to decide if you will write your screenplay yourself, with a writing partner or if you will acquire a screenplay from someone else.

If you choose to write your screenplay yourself, do not be afraid to write a crappy first draft. Most screenwriters in Hollywood claim to have a screenplay, but that is not true. Rather most would-be screenwriters have the first 15 pages to screenplay and they will never finish. This is because they are afraid of failure. But not you. Your goal is to write, and write, and write. Finish a crappy first draft. Then refine it.

In the event you simply want to acquire good material, many filmmakers post an ad on craigslist.com whereby seeking a competent screenwriter. But if you do this I guarantee you will be inundated by gazillions of writers seeking a producer. I suggest that you research established but new screenwriters who have a similar vision. You may have to pay, but at least you will know the type of work you are getting.

For additional screenwriting resources, check out the Indie Producer?s Guide To Writing Movie Scrips.

About Jason Brubaker

Jason Brubaker is a Hollywood based Independent Motion Picture Producer and an expert in Video On Demand distribution. He is focused on helping YOU make, market and sell movies more easily by growing your fan base, building buzz and creating community around your title. He is also available for speaking engagements.

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Questions and answers about China and North Korea

BEIJING (AP) ? China took a step against longtime ally North Korea on Tuesday by voting in favor of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Pyongyang's long-range rocket launch in December. Beijing is concerned that North Korea's nuclear ambitions are destabilizing the region, but is willing to go only so far to punish its economically struggling neighbor. Here are some questions and answers about China's role:

WHY DOES CHINA SUPPORT NORTH KOREA?

Beijing fears a collapse of the North Korean regime could send a massive flow of desperate, starving refugees into northeastern China and lead to a pro-U.S. government setting up across its border. Chinese firms could lose their leading position in North Korea, while South Korean investment in China would be diverted to help rebuild the devastated North's economy.

WHAT ABOUT NORTH KOREA'S MISSILES AND NUCLEAR PROGRAM?

China wants a stable, peaceful Northeast Asia and doesn't want the North to provoke retaliation from the South, Japan or the United States. China calls for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, though Beijing's leaders are seen as resigned to the North possessing some sort of atomic weapon.

WHAT APPROACH DOES BEIJING RECOMMEND?

China typically calls for dialogue instead of sanctions, and has hosted successive rounds of talks also involving the two Koreas, Japan, Russia, and the U.S. Pyongyang agreed at the six-nation talks to end its nuclear programs, but discussions broke down over how to verify that.

SO WHY DID CHINA VOTE FOR THE NEW U.N. RESOLUTION?

China wants to register its displeasure with Pyongyang's missile launch and doesn't wish to be seen as obstructing the U.N.'s work. At the same time, it has pushed for a watered-down response, agreeing to strengthen existing sanctions while opposing substantially new ones. Beijing also wants to appear cooperative with the second Obama administration.

HOW MUCH INFLUENCE DOES BEIJING HAVE WITH PYONGYANG?

Hard to say. Chinese scholars and officials say not as much as the outside world thinks, and that sanctions have little effect on Pyongyang. That's despite China being the North's most important political ally, as well as its biggest source of food and fuel aid to prevent total economic collapse. China's overriding fear of the North becoming a failed state severely limits Beijing's options.

WHAT'S THE HISTORY BETWEEN THESE TWO?

Chinese troops fought on behalf of the North Korean regime in the 1950-53 Korean War and relations between the communist neighbors were long described as being "as close as lips and teeth."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/questions-answers-china-north-korea-082359445.html

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Mother charged in twins' death in tragic fire

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A house fire in North Braddock, Pa., on Jan. 4, 2013, claimed the lives of 3-year-old twins Ky'Heir (left) and Dy'Heir Arthur.

By Becky Bratu, Staff Writer, NBC News

A Pittsburgh mother whose 3-year-old twins died in a fire -- after she left them home alone to hunt for stolen marijuana -- ?has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the toddlers? deaths.

Dalawna Berran-Lett, 32, was also charged with endangering the welfare of children and reckless endangerment by Allegheny County Police after her two boys, Ky'heir and Dy'heir Arthur were killed in the Jan. 4 fire.

Police believe Berran-Lett left the boys unattended for at least 45 minutes while she tried to retrieve the bag of weed that had been stolen by her teenage daughter.

Investigators believe the twins started the fire trying to cook something.

It wasn't the first time the boys had used the stove ? or the first time pot was involved.

In late December, Berran-Lett came home to find smoke in the kitchen as the twins attempted to cook ribs, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported. In that instance, police said she had left the children unattended for about 20 minutes while she went shopping -- for rolling papers to smoke marijuana.?

On Jan. 4, Berran-Lett told police she had left the boys watching television, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

"It was too cold outside" to take them with her, she reportedly told police.

After locking the front door, she went looking for her daughter, Mariah, 15, who she believed had taken the marijuana from her purse. Police believe the woman left the house around 2:45 p.m.

While she was gone, investigators believe the boys turned on the stove, then, as the grease caught fire, the flames engulfed the wood-frame rental house.

The first call to the firefighters went out at 3:33 p.m., police said, from a contractor working on a neighboring house.

Berran-Lett returned to find her home on fire and surrounded by firefighters. Her daughter was also standing outside.

According to the Post-Gazette, one of the twins died of burns and smoke inhalation, while the other died of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning.

Berran-Lett surrendered to police Tuesday afternoon. Her attorney, R. Blaine Jones II?told the Tribune-Review?the woman was distraught.?

"She is in the state of complete shock. She just buried her babies on Saturday,? Jones said.

Her daughter is currently staying with relatives, police said.

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Health and Fitness Freebies - Shanghai - Shanghai Blogs Blog | City ...

Staying healthy can be expensive in Shanghai, so we're happy to see a couple of freebies floating around this week. First up, American Medical Center is hosting a free luncheon and open house tomorrow. Three of their visiting doctors, all leading sports medicine experts from the US, will be hosting discussions on shoulder, knee, foot and ankle health. At the end of the lunch and talk, you can tour the clinic and speak to the doctors about any niggling aches and pains you've been experiencing and they won't charge you a cent! Check out more details of the event and be sure to RSVP.

On the fitness side of things...

Karma Life Yoga is one of Shanghai's swankiest, best-designed yoga studios. Their first studio is located out on Pucheng Lu, and they're set to open a brand new Puxi location at Xizang Nan Lu, just a few minutes from Xintiandi, in May this year. The new center will have a dedicated Pilates room to add to their range of yoga offerings. That brings them up to four large flow rooms, three hot yoga rooms and one Pilates room between the two centers. To get people excited, Karma Life has been offering free yoga intro classes at their Pucheng Lu location, and the next one is this Wednesday, January 23 at 6pm. There's one on Sunday, January 27 at 12pm too. Call ahead to reserve a slot.

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Cincinnati Startup ChoreMonster Makes Chores Fun And They Even Made A Beastie For Us

ChoreMonster launched an update to their app a few days ago which includes: a parents section, a redesign of the kids section, a new Monster Carnival and yes...even a new character named TeeCee exclusively for all the TechCrunch readers out there. We never asked for this, but I have to say... "Damn it feels good to be a Monster."

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Moog details Sub Phatty ahead of NAMM, accepts $1,099 pre-orders for March (video)

A few days ahead of the music industry's annual soiree in California, Moog Music has outed its latest analog offering. The North Carolina-based outfit has pulled the wraps off of the Sub Phatty: a 25 full-size key, 31 knob synthesizer that wields two variable waveshape oscillators and Moog's new Multidrive circuitry. Multidrive smashes OTA distortion with FET drive to offer a range of sounds from warm depth to growling overdrive. "We set out to design the grittiest Moog synth ever, one that still offers all of the great sound and flexibility that Moog synthesizers are known for, but that also really has teeth," said president Mike Adams. The budget-friendly price tag of $1,100 is sure to temp those who've been eyeing Moog's wares, but units won't start shipping until March. Consult the source link to part with your funds and jump past the break for a walkthrough with synth pioneer Herb Deutsch.

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DEA Agents Could Be Allowed To Visit Venezuela

Fox News Latino:

Relations between the United States and Venezuela have been strained ever since President Hugo Ch?vez took office in 1999.

However, in what could be seen as a thaw in the icy relations between the two countries, Venezuela is weighing a U.S. government request to let a high-level DEA official visit the South American country.

Venezuelan Ambassador to the Organization of American States Roy Chaderton told The Associated Press on Friday that his country's main consideration is ensuring mutual respect between the countries.

Read the whole story at Fox News Latino

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Recreation bowling scoreboard - Blue Water Sports Network

League Highs

YOUTH LEAGUES
BLUE WATER BOWL

Kidets: Kristen Ultsch 312(128); Enka Brody 274(94); Alex Huot 290(121); Trevor Feher 365(119)

Bumbroos: Emma Rhadigan 138(76); Tyler Stoutmeyer 185(93); Carmon Thompson 185(93)

?BOWL O DROME

Bumper (2-4): Kassidy Kavanagh 84; Madison Zimmerman 78; Mackenzie Zimmerman 73; Trista Singles 58; Genna Singles 49; Laruen Bellman 35; Clara Bellman 22

Other: Tyler Fields 678(250); Kenny Herbert 627(249); Matthew Tetreau 544(223); Amanda Levey 366(152); Lindsay Klein 363

PORT HURON LANES

Bumper (2-4): Matiaus Everhart 83; Allison Feil 54

Bantams (5-8): Brennan Gajewski 205(74); Marissa Feil 213(77)

Prep (9-11): Billy Simpson 395; Tyler Symon 155; Sydney Sepsey 370(139)

Juniors (12-14): Kyle Horak 530(220); Jessica Badley 380(155)

Majors (15-21): Matt Koza 501; Ryan Jolly 176; Katie Bowles 331(125)

?BLUE WATER BOWL
Blue Water Mixers

Becky Van Hoesen 555(189); Julie Fetterly 515; Teresa Warshefski 192; Steve Watson 675(266); Rich Scott 666(233); Jeff Dettloff 641; Greg Marshall 628; Chuck Isaac 235; Jose Ganhs 236

Dan Wilkinson Memorial

Alicia Schroeder 623(228); Joddy Swoffer 598(216); Jamie Yeager 565; Ray Randall 755(268); Dom Cocco 709(258); Mike Raleigh 698(257); Steve Jakubowski 679(237)

Don McIvor Memorial

Fred Kuhr, Jr. 676(246); Dwayne Rich 656(258); Rich Scott 653(237); Brad Ashton 675(248); Rich Scott 653(237); Brad Ashton 675(248); Mike Benner 660(246); Dale Camphausen 738(278); Steve Jakubowski 662(254); Rick St. Onge 666(256); Mike E. Gossman 666(232);

Friday Night Wanna Bees

Lew Gunn 738(279); Henry Sullivan 690; Doug Thompson 684(268); Demetrius Jemison 683(256); Mike Basnaw 257

Mixed Singles

Becky Van Hoesen 584(204); Becky Bauman 473(185); Rick Sosa 650(245); Marty Nichols 634(221); Lonnie Nichols 231; Steve Watson 257

Mon PM Adult Bowling

Nancy Smith 457(175); Mel Totzke 525(180); Jerry Bailey 594(226); Mike Urban 517(201); Gerry Sedich 468(165); Jean Delacy 462(179)

Mueller Retirees

Bev Cummings 501; Gerry Sedich 192; Pete Lapka 693(247); Wally Armstead 603; Tim Sassanella 602; Ed Toles 230; Red Cowper 227; Ron Dunlap 237

Port Huron Hospital

Heather Politowicz 571(224);Joddy Swoffer 556(212); Debbie Warner 540; Diana Sharrow 510; Sharon Wagner 227

Viking Three Man

Charlie Peeling 617(210); Steve Jakubowski 720(258); King Thomason 602(228);

BOWL O DROME
Beverage

Steve Schindler 653(279); Ron Searles 690(249); Jose Pena, Jr. 647(246); Bob Nicolai 246; Richard Shovan 664(234)

Monday Night Mixers

Pat Crottie, Sr. 709(278); Charlie Wehrwein 671(244); Tom Buchheister 649(247); Trace Ribble 594(245); Rick Barr 586(227); Doug Hilts 578; Jeremy Badgerow 567(214); Jason Daniel 556(210); Carrie Simpson 556(203)

Original Sunday Funtimers

Judy Tidwell 614(234); Vickie Emigh 221; Jane Morris 556(202); Sherry Middleton 540; Cheryl Howe 524; Rebecca Bauman 194; Connie Hines 199; Joel Scouten 716(256); Jesse Diaz, Jr. 651(262); Chuck Middleton 645(22); Craig Seaman 640; Tom Morris 633(235); Rick Sosa 615(232)

Port Huron Hospital AM

Mike Mullins 686(264); Bob Repp 626; Vic Gregowski 660(236); Diana White 508; Margaret Nelson 522; Nadine LaGruth 559; Pete Lapka 632(248); Debbie Alderson 554(209)

Saturday Nite Out

Jim Stoutmeyer 697; Jeff Nichols 678; Greg Allen 651; Jed Johnston 242; Jose Pena, Jr. 240; Tabby Foltz 491; Diana Sharrow 483(180); Tammie Foltz 453; Vicki Moss 176

Zebraettes

Nina Laturno 505(174); Brenda Delano 507(178); Bark Becktold 182; Shawne Lindgren 170; Jody Stump 173; Shirley Stevens 191

PORT HURON LANES
Adult Activities-Mon AM

Jane Angels 471(181); Karen Roth 461(198); Maxine Brown 456(165); Pete Lapka 603(208); Ron Messer 580(206); Walt Cumerlato 558; John Kwiatkowski 210

Cowboys & Indians

Frank Mowinski 718(278); Jim Creasor 764(266); Nick Conard 718(278); Ed Jacobs 709(300); Jeff Gierman 713; Nate Kelly 709(277); Bill Sedwick 278; Brian Patrick 703; Mark Chesney 723(267); Jose Pena, Sr. 710; Steve Turak 711; Chuck Ouellette, Jr. 714(290); Melissa Legault 651(225); Crystal Cramer 599(210)

Friday Morning Industrial

Rick St. Onge 686; Gordon Harvey 725(256); Jeremy Dean 688(279); Mike Schindler 704

Friday AM Seniors

D.J. Gombos 511(201); Eleanor Sweeney 452(180); Phoebe Frizzle 449(192); Bob Abele 535(204); Walt Cumerlato 533(211); Dave Dykstra 532; Dale Livernois 532; Howard Borgman 204

Friday PM Seniors

Gerry Sedich 494(190); Richard Shovan 658(235); Dan Healy 629(234); Pete Lapka 613(245); Bill Lymburner 234

Hamilton Classic

Jerry Sherbutt 234; John Nichols 601(233); Jonathon Mowinski 216; Tom Koob 216; Shelly Ross 230; Crystal Svacha 218; Kim Will 197

Inter City Ladies

Ann Nichols 625(246); Michelle Jones 613(214); Kristie Lashbrook 575(204); Amy Roach 575(203); Amanda Long 573; Kathy Hopko 551(210); Angela Brennan 544; Kelly Larsen 206

Masters

Dylan Jacobs 712(268); Jerry Hendrick 637(236); Brian Patrick 626(224); Jeff Krauss 614(224); Mike Kavanagh 607(221); Kevin Kavanagh 604(224); Tim Jackson 603(241); Jim Ball 603(223)

PHL Early Four Man

Nick Conard 752(258); Al Davis 749(265); Matt Langolf 731(258); Lenny McIntyre 719(259); Jeff Dodson 704(252); Greg Chapdelaine 702(247); Scott Dedoe 268; Rick St. Onge 267; Tom Schef 265

Saturday Nite Bridge

Joe Tetreau 279; Jim Eldridge 279; Joe Beidler 713(279); P.J. Hollis 703; Dylan Jacobs 702; Laura Thompson 235; Stephanie Black 593(231); Kimmie Symon 656(228); Jennifer Reynolds 582

Service

Barb LePla 563; Trish Defrain 549; Cathy McCaffrey 535(215); Theresa Felt 222; Greg Urben 664; Pete Lapka 616(238); Josh Mattox 613(247); Tim Mattox 230

Sunday Outcast

Bob Pihaylic 717(258); Matt Pawlak 688(245); Scott Badley 674(248); Ric Lepine 256; Frank Mitchell 255; Ken McCauley 249; Cindy Badley 564(196); Deb Turck 524(204); Jean Pihaylic 491; Kaitlyn Kirkendall 197

Tuesday AM Adult

Phoebe Frizzle 446(184); Paul Fleckenstein 549(190); Bob Hall 527(209); Robyn Rossow 493(195)

Tuesday Early Ladies

Marie Belkiewicz 533(192); Gail Toles 526(187)

Tuesday Mixed

Lee Van Beek 630(225);Lenny McIntyre 613(214); Ted Nosar 599(267); Greg Allen 593(218); Matt Harvey 575(220); Heather Marthen 555(204); Robyn Wilson 436(152); Brandi Carl 425(172)

Wednesday Night Ladies

Jackie Karl 584(224); Denise Frost 532(191); Stacy Grant 610(212); Stephanie Black 531(200); Melissa Rood 567(201); Sharon Soyko 550(201); Rosann Tucker 749(278)

?ST. CLAIR RIVER LANES
Beer Rats

Sandy Bennett 542(216); Jim Bennett 637(224)

Blue Water Men?s

Todd Fleury 278; Steve Koryba 687; Henry Sullivan 729(269); Charlie Bockstanz 717(258); John Galvin 710(246); Ed Martin 712(257); Dave McCoy 700(279); Dirt Smith 693(258)

Ladies City League

Kristen Herbert 596(244); Rose Tenyer 504(186); Melissa Simons 188; Cindy Herbert 188

Monday Big 12

Don Pollauf 773(258); John Richardson 713(290); Craig Verbeke 710(249); Mark Schoeneweg 704(268); Jeff Meldrum 697(269); Dion Pike 278

River Queens

Anita Hubbard 581(214); Jamie Prize 540(201); Karen McCoy 534(206); Shari Severini 521(211); Amanda Jewel 509; Sue Pope 501(201)

STRIKERS ENT CENTER
Friday Night Mixed

John Essenmacher 686(254); Larry Essenmacher 660; Mike Rix 655; Mike Savanie 234; Dave Sonnenberg 230; Sarah Teschler 596(204); Jodie Sarefield 559(228); Kim Howe 548(200)

Saturday Night Live Mixed

Larry Ball 654(233); Ron Malinowski 650; Chad Wolak 650; Scott Keding 239; Bob Rogers 231; Lorrie Jackson 551(197); Elayne Gale 510; Karen Rarp 204; Karen Schuentz 501

Sunday Night Strikers

Jim Gostovich 718(269); John Essenmacher, Jr. 655(247); Dan Mozal 599(246); Peg Vanantwerp 559(209); Jean Kless 550; Gloria Gostovich 535(202); Joann Mozal 195

Thursday 50 Plus

Bubba Van Buren 610(238); Ron Messer 596(237); Dave Clay 545(194); Peg Vanantwerp 499(178); Janet Hope 476(189); Jenny Lutterback 448; Cecelia Plass 159

Thursday Ridge Runners

Ray Wisniewski 736; Chris Ball 703; Ray Houston 691(287); Drew Raska 279; Phil Parise 279

Weekend Warriors

Carl Kapczyk 716(246); Ken Tyson 660; Len Hill 643; Greg Garavagli 247; Ralph Fisher 239; Cheryl Dudley 588(204); Susan Hill 568(205); Debbie Wozny 567(197)

Women?s Wednesday Night

Irene Simmons 566; Sherry Pellegrom 553(209); Vicki Vandevelde 546; Lillie Ashman 203; Sharon Garavaglia 202

STRIKERS ENT CENTER
Friday Night Mixed

John Essenmacher 707(267); Nick Basic 699(278); Paul Langmesser 651(269); Sarah Teschler 678(239); Kim Hone 559(220); Peg Vanantwerp 546(202)

Monday Night Mixed

Dan Napier 726(267); Al Yaek 656(269); Ken Swartz 628; Blaine Robichaud 256; Ruth Bauman 507(179); Jessie Calamita 504(181); Barb Evely 501(179)

Sunday Night Strikers

John Essenmacher 723(253); Andy Schultz 694; Rich Vandevelde 556(189); Joan Mozal 515(182); Vicki Vandevelde 556(189)

Thursday Ridge Runners

Paul Cetnar 714(269); Jim Sommers 711(289); Ray Houston 694; Paul Langmesser 279

Tuesday Night Classic

Chad Miller 718(255); Tony Chapa 714(267); Bobby Ritchey 698; Terry Krause 266

Tuesday Richmond Seniors

Bubba Van Buren 592(229); Marvin Peters 555; Don Staton 554(221); Bernie McCoy 204; Peg Vanantwerp 572(202); Linda Van Buren 471; Sally Mott 461(221); Norma Schwark 165

Weekend Warriors

Len Hill 710(268); Robin Zyrek 627; Brian Ervinck 580(236); Tom Friedman 237; Debbie Wozny 622(235); Susan Hill 596; Cheryl Dudley 559; Monique Kingman 210

Women?s Wednesday Night

Lillie Ashman 602(222); Vicki Vandevelde 599(213); Diane Aul 555; Heather Yelencich 233

Honor Roll

BLUE WATER BOWL
Women?s High Series

Alicia Schroeder 623
Joddy Swoffer 598
Becky Van Hoesen 584
Heather Politowicz 571
Jamie Yeager 565

Women?s High Game

Alicia Schroeder 228
Sharon Wagar 227
Heather Politowicz 224
Joddy Swoffer 216
Becky Van Hoesen 204

Men?s High Series

Ray Randall 755
Dale Camphausen 738
Lew Gunn 738
Steve Jakubowski 720
Dom Cocco 709

Men?s High Game

Lew Gunn 279
Dale Camphausen 278
Ray Randall 268
Doug Thompson 268
Steve Watson 266

?BOWL O DROME
Women?s High Series

Judy Tidwell 614
Nadine LaGruth 559
Carrie Simpson 556
Jane Morris 556
Debbie Alderson 554

Women?s High Game

Judy Tidwell 234
Vickie Emigh 221
Carrie Simpson 203
Jane Morris 202
Connie Hines 199

Men?s High Series

Joel Scouten 716
Pat Crottie, Sr. 709
Ron Searles 690
Tyler Fields 678
Charlie Wehrwein 671

Men?s High Game

Steve Schindler 279
Pat Crottie, Sr. 278
Jesse Diaz, Jr. 262
Joel Scouten 256
Tyler Fields 250

?PORT HURON LANES
Women?s High Series

Rosann Tucker 749
Kimmie Symon 656
Melissa Legault 651
Ann Nichols 625
Michelle Jones 613

Women?s High Game

Rosann Tucker 278
Ann Nichols 246
Laura Thompson 235
Stephanie Black 231
Shelly Ross 230

Men?s High Series

Jim Creasor 764
Nick Conard 752
Al Davis 749
Matt Langolf 731
Gordon Harvey 725

Men?s High Game

Ed Jacobs 300
Chuck Ouellette, Jr. 290
Jeremy Dean 279
Joe Tetreau 279
Jim Eldridge 279
Joe Beidler 279

?ST. CLAIR RIVER LANES
Women?s High Series

Kristen Herbert 596
Anita Hubbard 581
Sandy Bennett 542
Jamie Prize 540
Karen McCoy 534

Women?s High Game

Kristen Herbert 244
Sandy Bennett 216
Anita Hubbard 214
Shari Severini 211
Karen McCoy 206

Men?s High Series

Don Pollauf 773
Henry Sullivan 729
Charlie Bockstanz 717
John Richardson 713
Ed Martin 712

Men?s High Game

John Richardson 290
Dave McCoy 279
Dion Pike 278
Todd Fleury 278
Jeff Meldrum 269
Henry Sullivan 269

?STRIKERS ENT CENTER
Women?s High Series

Sarah Teschler 678
Irene Simmons 666
Lillie Ashman 602
Vicki Vandevelde 599
Sarah Teschler 596

Women?s High Game

Irene Simmons 258
Sarah Teschler 239
Heather Yelencich 233
Lillie Ashman 222
Sally Mott 221

Men?s High Series

Ray Wisniewski 736
Dan Napier 726
John Essenmacher 723
Chad Miller 718
Jim Gostovich 718

Men?s High Game

Jim Sommers 289
Ray Houston 287
Drew Raska 279
Paul Langmesser 279
Phil Parise 279
Nick Basic 278

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Obama says U.S. ready to assist Algerian officials

WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama said Saturday the U.S. stands ready to provide whatever assistance Algerian officials need in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attack at a natural gas complex in the Sahara.

The four-day standoff appeared to end Saturday after Algerian special forces stormed the complex. The clash left at least 23 hostages dead and killed all 32 militants involved, the Algerian government said.

The State Department issued a travel warning Saturday night for Americans in or traveling to Algeria, citing credible threats of the kidnapping of Western nationals. The department also authorized the departure from Algeria of staff members' families if they choose to leave.

In a statement from the White House, Obama said the blame lay with the militants and that the United States condemns their actions.

"This attack is another reminder of the threat posed by al-Qaida and other violent extremist groups in North Africa," Obama said. "In the coming days, we will remain in close touch with the government of Algeria to gain a fuller understanding of what took place so that we can work together to prevent tragedies like this in the future."

Earlier Saturday, during a news conference in London with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, British Defense Minister Philip Hammond called the loss of life appalling and unacceptable.

"It is the terrorists that bear the sole responsibility," Hammond told reporters.

Hammond didn't criticize Algeria's handling of the attack directly, but he appeared to reference the increased concern from world leaders about the lack of transparency in Algeria's anti-terror operation.

"Different countries have different approaches to dealing with these things," he said. "But the nature of collaboration in confronting a global threat is that we work with people sometimes who do things somewhat different, slightly differently from the way we do them ourselves."

Panetta said that "those who would wantonly attack our country and our people will have no place to hide."

"Just as we cannot accept terrorism attacks against our cities, we cannot accept attacks against our citizens and our interests abroad," he said.

___

Baldor reported from London.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-says-us-ready-assist-algerian-officials-230504866--politics.html

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Netflix UK bests Lovefilm Instant on TV shows, but lacks Amazon's movie clout

Netflix or Lovefilm Instant? Perhaps it's only the most content-hungry viewers that decide to sign up with both services, but for the rest of us, we'll only choose one -- but which one? Now Oric, a service that collates legal streaming services in the UK, has surveyed both catalogs and deemed that... it depends. For TV shows and series, Netflix can stream 412 TV titles (with 925 total series), while Lovefilm Instant can only offer up 300 titles and 589 seasons.

However, If you're wanting to pile on the movies, Amazon's UK streaming service then comes out on top, with 3,284 movies almost doubling Netflix's 1,668 titles. There's not much crossover here, either, with 3,015 flicks a Lovefilm exclusive and 1,399 movies that are Netflix-only. Oric also tapped into the catalogs' release dates, with Lovefilm housing substantially more (777) pre-80's films. Netflix, with a smaller number of titles in total, has more recent titles, with 41 coming from last year, compared to 18 on Lovefilm Instant.

However, bigger than the discrepancies between each service is the fact that the UK offerings remain tiny in comparison to their Atlantic cousins. Amazon Prime subscribers in the US get 13,185 movies and 2,204 TV seasons, compared to 3,284 and 589, respectively. So much for the special relationship.

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Green Home in Washington, D.C., is Really ... - AOL Real Estate

Jay-Z once rapped lyrical about the perks of "all black everything" (from his clothes to his cars to his house), but we think this house got the wrong memo -- or color, rather. With its living room decked out from top to bottom in green (velvet, no less!), this $1.95 million Washington, D.C., home is like nothing we've ever seen.

Though the listing boasts that it's an "innovative design" that's "right out of a James Bond film" (really?), we think it's one of the craziest houses we've ever laid eyes on. Granted, it's spacious (8,500 square feet) and has an interior elevator and lovely 16-foot-high ceilings, but that green just won't do. Maybe red? Andrea Paro of Redfin has the listing. (And thanks to our friends at Curbed for tipping us off to this wacky home.)

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Posted on January 17, 2013 By Ameyaw Debrah Buzz

Ghana?s music industry and the entire Creative Arts Industry have never had any sort of data or research to quantify their contribution to the Nation?s GDP. This has made it extremely difficult for past Governments to make any budgetary allocation to the Industry. This has led to what some people believe to be a neglect of the Industry.

The Musicians Union of Ghana, MUSIGA is spearheading a research to know the contribution of music to Ghana?s GDP. This project, which was launched in Accra last December witnessed an open Stakeholders Forum at the auditorium of the British Council in Accra on Tuesday January 15th 2013.

The Forum, which was chaired by Honorable Mike Gizo, aka, Nene Nagai Kassah, Chief of Agomeda and a onetime Minister of Tourism witnessed the presence of Honorable Akua Sena Dansoa, Minister of Tourism, renowned Ethnomusicologist Prof Emeritus Nketiah, one time MUSIGA President Agya Koo Nimo, Prof John Collins of the University of Ghana, Korkor Amarteifio of the Institute of Music Development, Theresa Ayoade of Charter House, the current MUSIGA President and Executives, Media people and representatives from other Creative Art Associations as well as Representatives from KPMG, the Consultants, Ministry of Chieftaincy and Culture and NDPC. Stephanie Soleansky of the French Embassy was also present.

In his statement, Bice Osei Kuffour, MUSIGA President outlined some of the problems associated with the music industry, why the research was commissioned and gave an overview of what the findings will signify. He expressed his profound gratitude to the Government of Ghana, Dr Kofi Amoah of Citizen Kofi and the World Bank for supporting this research project in particular and MUSIGA. Honorable Sena Dansoa also spoke about how her sector Ministry is in collaborations with the French Embassy to help develop the creative Arts Sector.

The Representative from NDPC gave a general briefing of how such research and data helps in informing government decision to allocate monies to the sector and how much money to allocate when the need arises. The reason why the Industry has not gotten much in terms of Government support over the years has simply being because there has not been any data to help in informing such decisions. He advised the creative Industry in general to come up with a strategic plan so as to attract funding from Government.

The KPMG Representative, Evans Asare, gave an overview of the areas the research will cover, how they intend to gather the data and when they will present a draft of their findings. This will be in three months time.? He also spoke about the general findings the research will come out with and some of the questions the research will seek to answer.

There was an open forum where participants were broken into four groups. They held discussions on some of the problems they are facing in their various sectors. All the groups joined again and discussed their findings. This was moderated by Korkor Amarteyfio. Some of the issues had to do with pricing of music CDs, packaging, inadequate venues, lack of sponsorship for the sector, piracy and payola.

There will be a similar forum in three months time where KPMG will present a draft of their findings before they make their final submission.

Source: http://www.ameyawdebrah.com/stakeholders-meet-over-ghana-music-industry-study/

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US economic hopes give markets a lift

LONDON (AP) ? A run of upbeat U.S. economic indicators helped shore up sentiment in the markets Thursday despite disappointing earnings from Bank of America and Citigroup.

As has been the case for much of this year, the U.S. was main focus of attention in markets. Relief that lawmakers agreed to a budget deal that prevented tax increases and spending cuts at the start of the year had helped many stock indexes around the world to advance to multiyear highs.

However, that momentum ground to a halt this week as investors wondered whether there was any upside, particularly in the value of stocks.

The positive U.S. economic data Thursday suggested there may be. Weekly jobless claims fell 37,000 to 335,000, their lowest level in five years, while a gauge of the housing market reinforced the view that the sector is on the mend after years of decline. Housing starts jumped a monthly 12.1 percent to an annualized rate of 954,000, their highest since June 2008.

As a result, a trading session that had been marked by a lack of momentum burst into life.

In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares rose 0.5 percent to close at 6,132.36 while Germany's DAX rose 0.6 percent to 7,735.46. The CAC-40 in France was 1 percent higher at 3,744.11.

On Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.6 percent to 13,585.25 while the broader S&P 500 index rose 0.5 percent to 1,479.91. Worse than expected results from Bank of America and Citigroup did little to alter the prevailing mood.

Andrew Wilkinson, chief economic strategist at Miller Tabak & Co., said the housing figures, in particular, raise confidence that "a spreading recovery will overflow into broader consumption habits and further permeate the economy."

If the U.S. economy, the world's largest, enjoys such an outturn, that would be a boon to the global recovery, and potentially ease some of the problems that exist elsewhere, not least in Europe.

"We think the economy is set for a great 2013 and the stock market looks set to break higher," said Wilkinson.

It's not all clear for the U.S. economy, though. Another looming battle in Congress over raising the U.S. debt ceiling is on the cards. Fitch has already warned that it may strip the U.S. of its triple A rating if there's a delay in raising it.

Earlier in Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 index swung between gains and losses before closing nearly 0.1 percent higher at 10,609.64. On Wednesday, the Nikkei slid around 2.6 percent after investors interpreted comments from economy minister Akira Amari as suggesting he was concerned over the sharp fall in the yen in recent weeks.

"That misunderstanding has been cleared up by Amari, who clarified that he meant that the yen is still in the process of correcting back into line with fundamentals," said Lee Hardman, currency analyst at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ.

The impact of his comments on the yen was short-lived, with the dollar up 1.3 percent at 89.57 yen on Thursday. Elsewhere, the euro was 0.4 percent higher at $1.3344.

South Korea's Kospi fell almost 0.2 percent to 1,974.27 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng changed direction after posting morning gains, slipping 0.1 percent to 23,339.76. Mainland China's Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.1 percent to 2,284.91 ahead of Friday's economic growth figures, which could provide broader direction across markets on the last day of the week.

Oil prices followed equities higher, with the benchmark New York contract up $1.19 at $95.43 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/us-economic-hopes-markets-lift-145743746--finance.html

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Blog Archive ? IABC Canada West Region Conference ? CALL FOR ...

Thank you for your interest in presenting at the IABC Canada West Conference taking place in Victoria, BC, October 20-22, 2013. The theme for the conference is ?Table Stakes: Bringing Your Best Game to the Table? with a focus on conversations communicators are ? or should be ? having around the various ?tables? communication professionals work around.

It will include tracks on:

1. Mobile Communications (At the Tablet): key topic areas include but aren?t limited to: social media in specific applications, trends for non-location specific communications, measurement of mobile applications, the context for mobile tools in the proverbial ?toolkit,? privacy/secure online.

2. Leadership (At the Executive Table): key topic areas include but aren?t limited to: management vs. leadership, best practices in our profession, personal/professional development, research and measurement, leading the PR function.

3. Crisis/issues/emergency Communication (At the War Room Table): key topic areas include but aren?t limited to: case studies, developing crisis communication/emergency plans, activating crisis plans, creating a sense of urgency among stakeholders.

4. Community engagement/public consultation (At the Kitchen Table): key topic areas include but aren?t limited to: case studies, how & when to engage the public, traditional vs. non-traditional engagement, the ?good, the bad & the ugly.?

5. Internal communications (At the Team Table): key topic areas include but aren?t limited to: staff engagement, communicating with unwired employees, best practices, defining audiences, measurement, new trends.

We are looking for presentation proposals for all five tracks. For more information on our audience and our conference, see the ?Conference Background? section at the end of this document.

The deadline for speaker proposals for the IABC Canada West Region Conference is February 8, 2013. Please review the requirements before submitting a proposal.

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Turbulence injures three on American Eagle flight

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Passengers on an American Eagle flight on Wednesday suffered injuries from?turbulence, fire officials in Chicago said.

Three passengers on board American Eagle Flight 3720 complained of head injuries and one was transported to the hospital, the Chicago Fire Department said on its official media Twitter account. The two other patients refused treatment, fire officials said.

The flight, en route from New Orleans, had 26 passengers and four crew members onboard when it hit turbulence while descending from 31,000 feet to 29,000 feet, American Airlines spokeswoman Mary Frances Fagan told NBC News. The seatbelt sign was illuminated, the airline said.

American Eagle is a regional carrier that operates flights for American Airlines.

The jet, a Bombardier CRJ-700, landed without incident at Chicago's O'Hare International?at 9:31 a.m. local time, the airline said.

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President playing hardball now

IT looked as though he was finally behaving like someone who had, well, won the election. That was the impression of Washington pundits and insiders who were watching President Barack Obama during his last press conference of his first term in office on Monday, a week before he is scheduled to be inaugurated as president and start serving four more years in the White House.

Gone was Mr Nice Guy and the pledges he had made after his 2008 election to become a post-partisanship president and to work together with the Republican opposition to fashion a common national policy agenda. After four years, during which the Republicans threw everything except the kitchen sink at him - implying that he was born in Kenya and was a secret Muslim, accusing him of being "un-American" and "socialist", and most important, rejecting all his overtures to them to make deals with him over fiscal policy, health-care reform, immigration, and climate change - President Obama was clearly not in a mood for a romance with the Republican lawmakers who still control the House of Representatives. In fact, he seemed to be looking to pick a fight with them.

Indeed, Mr Obama insisted during the news conference that he would not negotiate with the Republicans over the US$16.4 trillion federal debt ceiling that Congress will have to lift in the next few weeks or face the risk of the US being forced to default on its debt.

Mr Obama charged that by demanding spending cuts in exchange for agreeing to raise the federal debt ceiling, the Republicans were threatening to hold "a gun at the head of the American people" and vowed that he would not play that game as he did in summer of 2011 when the Congressional Republicans did extract from him major concessions on spending as part of a deal to raise the government's borrowing limit. Not again!, pledged the president.

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Jan 15, 2013

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance CO., LTD.: Completion of Equity Interests of JSA International Holdings, L.P.

Completion of Acquisition of Equity Interests of JSA International Holdings, L.P.Jan 15, 2013

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance (?Company ?) announced that it has completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding equity interests of JSA International Holdings, L.P. (JSA), an aircraft leasing company, relating to the announcement on October 4, 2012, ?Notification relating to Acquisition of a subsidiary (Acquisition of Equity Interests)? .

It is expected that the growing demand in developing countries and the appearance of Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) will cause the increase of passenger volume and the growing demand for aircraft lease.

The Company will continue to aim to improve the capabilities in the aviation business, utilizing the business platform and expertise of JSA, which combine competitiveness with track record in global markets.

The Company will also continue its efforts to support customer?s needs for procurement of management resource and execution of business strategies by way of strengthening and promoting various business domains such as asset finance where it can display its functions and characteristics that are unique to a dynamic and responsive comprehensive finance company.

Source: 4-Traders.com

http://www.4-traders.com/MITSUBISHI-UFJ-LEASE-FI-6491476/news/Mitsubishi-UFJ-Lease-Finance-Co-Ltd-Completion-of-Acquisition-of-Equity-Interests-of-JSA-Inte-15825358/

Source: http://www.worldleasingnews.com/news/mitsubishi-ufj-lease-finance-co-ltd-completion-of-of-equity-interests-of-jsa-international-holdings-l-p/

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