- 签证方面
美国签证需要面签,全国有4个使馆 北京 上海 广州 成都,需要先提交表格预约面试,通过之后去就近中信银行领取护照。如果面签不能通过当场就会通知。
加拿大不需要面试只需要往使馆提交资料就可以了。
2．教育资源
美国是13年义务教育，从幼儿园大班开始到高中毕业.美国一流名校全球最多。
加拿大12年义务教育，小学一年级到高中毕业，加拿大教育资源很好不过没有美国一流名校多。
- 依亲移民
加拿大依亲移民需要孩子18周岁，父母就可以申请投靠子女依亲移民，没有条件限制。
美国依亲移民需要孩子满21周岁，孩子出示她可以赡养老人的能力，父母才可以依亲移民。
- 医疗资源
加拿大居民是公费医疗，居民看病不要钱。美国需要自己购买医疗保险，美国医疗费用昂贵。
美国加拿大医疗水平都是全球最先进，美国和加拿大都有华人医生可以沟通交流。多伦多的妇产科华人医最多，多为加籍华裔Doctor。
加拿大Hospital加Doctor生产费用比较高，顺产约为10000美金，剖腹产约为18000美金。
- 养老金
美国公民必须工作满10年缴纳足额的税才可以享受养老金。
加拿大只要你通过孩子移民过去加拿大，只要在加拿大住满10年就可以领取加拿大的养老金。不需要缴税也可以领取养老金。
- 牛奶金
美国没有针对新生儿的补助，只有低收入人群可以领相应的补助。
在加拿大出生的儿童只要在加拿大生活就可以领取加拿大的牛奶金，以温哥华为例一个儿童每个月可以领取300加币左右，折合人民币1800人民币一直可以领到孩子满18周岁。
- 陪读政策
在美国儿童陪读签证基本不审批。
在加拿大只要孩子满6岁需要会加拿大上学，父母就可以申请陪读。
- 关于国籍
美国和中国一样不允许双重国籍
加拿大是一个允许双重国籍的地方，比如孩子可以同时拥有香港国籍和加拿大国籍。便于孩子更好的发展与生活。
- 福利体系
美国和加拿大都具有健全的福利体系，加拿大是全球移民热门国家前3名，是福利最高的几个国家之一。福利而言美国没有加拿大福利好。
</a> The number of polio cases in Somalia is increasing by the day, according to Dr. Nasir Yusuf, who directs immunization efforts in eastern and southern Africa with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). This is partly caused by lack of immunization in most Somali kids, he said.
</a> CAIRO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Islamist protests descended into abloodbath across Egypt on Friday, with more than 100 killed on a"Day of Rage" called by followers of ousted President MohamedMursi to denounce a crackdown by the army-backed government.
</a> The Indian army chief says there is "no Kargil-like situation" in Indian-administered Kashmir where troops have been fighting "30 to 40 Pakistan-backed militants" for the past 11 days.
</a> Mursiâs presidential campaign promised — but never delivered — jobs, better economic opportunities and an end to corruption. Instead, the Muslim Brotherhood used sectarian tension and divisions as a means of control, labelling detractors as members of the old regime and inciting hatred against Christians and Shiâite Muslims. By supporting Hamas terrorists above Egyptian army soldiers, they incensed the lower-middle class — whose sons, brothers and fathers comprise the military. For this group, military service is sometimes the only opportunity for upward social mobility.
</a> The benchmark Australian spot price, the weekly globalCOALNewcastle port index, has been declining since its2013 high of $96.09 a tonne on Feb. 8, and hit $77.04 on July 5,the lowest since November 2009.
</a> Turn up the heat this summer and show off your classic beach style in a stripe two-piece like Coleen here. The navy and white stripes give this Malawi bikini from ViX a nautical feel that will never go out of style.
</a> Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Wednesday that finding$500 billion in budget cuts required by law over the nextdecade, on top of $487 billion in cuts already beingimplemented, required tough trade-offs between the size of themilitary and high-end weapons programs.
</a> In the most recent quarter, Verizon Wireless' service revenue grew 8.3% year-over-year as the total number of connections exceeded 100 million. Its 4G LTE coverage â the fastest data network type available in the U.S. â is available in 500 markets across the U.S.
</a> Both Miranda and her mother, Lady Victoria Leatham (of Antiques Roadshow fame), know what it is like to be brought up in the 100-plus rooms and 1,300 acres of Burghley – even if that experience has changed over the years. Lady Victoria remembers arriving at the age of nine in 1956, when her father inherited the estate. The house had no electricity: each night she climbed 67 dark steps to her bedroom with gas lamps hissing at the bottom and top. “There were tattered textiles and broken porcelain as far as the eye could see,” she says, and a distinctive smell of gas, dust, leather, polish and old dogs. “It was magical!”
</a> Under mounting pressure to ease the problem with wait times,the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd owned LMEannounced on July 1 sweeping reform of its warehousing policy,its third attempt to placate angry users. If approved, thosechanges will come into effect in April.
</a> ADM's planned purchase of Graincorp, announced in April, isthe latest move in the rapid consolidation of the global grainssector amid intense competition to feed fast-developingcountries like China.
</a> The deal is testing billionaire Carlos Slim's year-oldeffort to expand outside of Latin America, where growthopportunities are limited, after KPN's foundation two weeks agomoved to block the offer Slim's company made in early August.
</a> "Our underpinning belief is any student, young adult with a learning difference, has potential," he said. But "we knew he would struggle as a mainstream student at most colleges" and chose Landmark for its tight safety net for students who struggle to advocate for themselves.
</a> "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy" are planning a crossover episode where two of television's most famous animated family's will finally meet, sources from FOX confirmed to the Daily News.
</a> All that data didnât wow the pediatrician, who told Battag to put the pen down. âHe didnât even look at them,â he says. âI learned that we tend to stress out more than the pediatricians.â
</a>  Burma has specific health concerns: polio, typhoid, diphtheria, hepatitis A and B, Japanese encephalitis (mosquito-borne), dengue fever (ditto), among others, are all present. Malaria is a risk outside main cities and below around 900m (3,000ft) so antimalarial tablets are essential. Visit nathnac.org for a detailed assessment of health risks and how to reduce them.
</a> There is deepening alarm in the West over the course taken by the country of 84 million people, a pivotal nation between the Middle East and North Africa and recipient of $1.5 billion a year in mainly military aid from the United States.
</a> While nothing has been finalized, the new system would likely have major-league teams submitting bids, then the player would be told which three clubs had the highest bids. The player could then choose which team he wanted to negotiate with, giving him the opportunity to have some say in his future.
</a> Concerned that Japan’s technology-saturated teens are losing the ability to interact with the real world, the Japanese ministry of education has asked the government to fund “Internet fasting” camps, where kids will be cut off from computers.
</a> The Guggenheim Timber ETF, holds major producers like Weyerhaeuser Co and International Paper Co. It tracks the Beacon Global Timber Index, which holds companies that own or lease forested land or produce wood-based products. More than 40 percent of the companies are based in greater Europe or Asia. It's up 8 percent year to date through May 31 and gained 25 percent last year.
</a> Instead, he thinks software products need to borrow from hardware’s philosophy, growing and deploying in lock-step with the devices they run on. “I think there’s a lot to be learned with combining hardware and software–all these elements–in a smarter way. In that I think we still have huge deficiencies,” he says.
</a> The emerging markets investment bank has hired BenjaminSamuels as global head of equities. He will be based in Londonand will be responsible for managing and expanding the firm'scash equities business. The firm also said John Hyman will stepdown from his role as chairman and co-chief executive.
</a> If ACA had been in place a couple years ago, I would have had choices for cancer treatments. Would the outcome have been different … hard to know, although specialized treatment can lead to better outcomes. The current fight over ACA offends my sensibilities. ACA is too late for me … hope it won’t be too late for other citizens.
</a> Not as much as I probably should. I'm kind of a "Daily Show," Bill Maher junkie. I listen NPR and I still get the New York Times paper delivered to my door, even though I live in L.A. I would think I am little bit more aware of politics and personalities now than I was before. But I'm still not well versed in it. I would be terrified if Bill Maher was like, "Hey, do you want to come on the show?" I would be like, "Oh, God." It would completely terrify me even though I'm such a junkie for the show. I think I brush the surface of being involved politically with the issues and the personalities in the news.
</a> "We will seek to pump more new funds into the economy andnot follow austerity measures. We do not want to increase taxessharply, that is if we increase them at all, and we do not wantto lower spending in a way that will slow a revival of theeconomy."
</a> Only a coherent strategy combining security, a regional political process and sustainable long-term development has the possibility of achieving change in eastern DRC. In this context it is essential that the international community supports the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework (PCSF) initiative which attempts to bring stability and prosperity to eastern DRC. This was agreed in February 2013 and signed up to by 11 countries. The deployment of an additional African Union brigade with a more assertive mandate to strengthen UN forces together with appointment of Mary Robinson as the UN Secretary General's special envoy also offer a glimmer of hope.
</a> Since he took office on Aug. 1, he has remained largelybelow the radar, but he has already started to assemble a teamof managers to help him close the gap with more profitablerivals like Switzerland's ABB and U.S.-based GeneralElectric.
</a> A little way off in Latimer Road, the same agents have floated another house on the market without any kitchen at all. At £1.995m, the price is not so stratospheric but includes a budget of £50,000 for the new owners to specify their own kitchen. “Kitchens and bathrooms are so personal, they are often the first thing to be changed when new owners move in. I have often seen brand new kitchens ripped out and replaced immediately,” says Rollo Miles of John D Wood.
</a> On his website, Carpenter acknowledged that he didnât shut off a switch at the right time, doubling fuel loss. Still, Carpenter in his 2003 memoir said, âI think the data shows that the machine failed.â
</a> KKR also gave an update on real estate, a new initiative forthe firm. A property fund with investor commitments of $500million appeared in KKR's earnings statement for the first time,with 40 percent of the capital coming from KKR itself.
</a> The US has postponed talks with Russia over a Syrian solution and a UN official met with Iranian officials asking them to “stay calm” should a military strike target Syria. Meanwhile, Palestinian officials called off Monday’s planned peace talk with Israel and the Afghan president has turned to Pakistan for help in negotiating peace talks with the Taliban.
</a> "I've won things but, from day one when I first started playing football, I've always wanted to win. That feeling's never gone away. Having the manager back now from 2006 when he bought me, I still feel I owe him something.
</a> While the world watches for the next development concerning the one-time National Security Agency contractor who leaked details of top-secret U.S. surveillance programs to the press, a battle rages on the Internet â and specifically Wikipedia â over just how to refer to the man in print.
</a> "It's a little unsettling at first when you take your hands off the wheel and then it's one of these âOh wow' moments," Girsky said in a September 27 interview about the vehicle he test drove over a year ago.
</a> NEW YORK - Design companies tending to the details of fashion shows have more to think about than skirt lengths and handbag clasps - they must decide whether to seek U.S. patent protection for their looks.
</a> City had taken a 3-1 lead against Birmingham, and with 17 minutes to go Trautmann dived at the feet of onrushing forward Peter Murphy. The Birmingham player's knee collided with the City goalkeeper's neck, and Trautmann was knocked out.
</a> "Tamils need independence. We need our lands back. We need the right to move freely," said Gopalasuthanthiran Pushpavathi, a 51-year mother of four, after voting at a polling station behind the imposing Nallur Temple.
</a> No one on this message board will confuse your liberal garbage with anyone else. I like how the libs are all pissy about wanting reasons why they think Janet sucked. Why? This is a message board and clearly the liberals are losing this one.
</a> Rival drugmakers including Merck and Bristol-MyersSquibb are developing immunotherapy drugs in a similarclass of drugs known as PD-1 inhibitors, also designed tomobilise the body's own immune system to fight cancer.
</a> Anthony has been linked to the Lakers, who will have cap space to sign free agents after the 2013-14 season. Anthony can opt out if his contract on July 1 and become a free agent. A source close to Anthony says that barring injury the Knicksâ All-Star will become a free agent. His first choice would be to re-sign with the Knicks, who can offer him the most money.
</a> Men tend to be more interested in hard numbers, like horsepower or fuel economy. Women tend to be more interested in things like visibility, whether the family's luggage will fit nicely in the trunk or if the car will be easy to park in the garage, he said.
</a> Sadeq Larijani, who heads Iran's judiciary, said nuclear negotiations could achieve "positive results" but he told the Mehr news agency that Iran would not relinquish its right to enrich uranium and use nuclear energy.
</a> That shift has meant Samsung's retail presence in China faroutstrips Apple's. Aside from selling via the distributionoutlets of the three major telecom carriers, Samsung also has astrong retail presence through its partners Gome ElectricalAppliances and Suning Commerce Group, aswell as its own "Experience" stores and small retailers all overthe country.
</a> Since more Chinese purchases of U.S. food companies appearto be likely, "at what point are we willing to say it's not inAmerica's interest to have our food processing industry owned byanother country," Stabenow told reporters after the hearing.
</a> The study also examined the impact of the Healthy Students Act, which the Legislature passed in 2007. The act required public schools to use healthier cooking methods, such as eliminating deep fat frying, offer more nutritious meals, provide more time for physical activity and develop health education programs.
</a> A few feet away from Jonathanâs gear is a wall that displays pictures of people killed on 9/11. Ielpi is telling stories about friends, colleagues and strangers when he points to a photo of Jonathan lying down, appearing deeply content to be playing with his two small boys.
</a> The movie made Matthew McConaughey a star. No such luck for Arcelus in the Rupert Holmes adaptation, which is directed by Ethan McSweeny. Credible as Arcelus is â his performance really grew on me â the material lets him down.
</a> By linking the TSC1 mutation to bladder cancer, Solit has discovered a new "biomarker," or suspected link, to the disease, while simultaneously identifying a possible appropriate drug for patients with any type of cancer who have that mutation.
</a> “This is a real problem,” said Edward Benthall, non-executive chairman of Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC), which will manage the £50m fund, “It has been caused by the fact that venture capital firms have been in retreat in recent years. Even when they do invest, they have an expectation for an exit in just five years.”
</a> This was the Hollywood star’s on-and-off home for the last few years of his life, as he fought his losing battle against mesothelioma, the lung disease that killed him at the age of 50. Most of those last months were spent with his third wife, Barbara, a glamorous model 20 years his junior. He engineered their first meeting by pretending he wanted her to play an Indian princess in a forthcoming (fictitious) movie.
</a> What Mr. Manning should have changed was the way our soldiers identify their enemy. Identifying them to be an actual enemy would be nice. Opening fire on everything that moves (like a video game) is not a strategy.
</a> Research has been a problem for Wall Street firms since the dot-com boom of the 1990s, when firms sometimes encouraged analysts to boost their stock ratings to win business with the companies. In 2003, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulators slammed 10 investment banks with $1.4 billion in fines.
</a> He has dedicated himself to counseling incarcerated women in Hudson County and has attended seminary to become an Episcopal priest. Mr. McGreevey lives with his longtime partner, Mark O’Donnell, a New York City money manager.
</a> Dowdell initially learned about sleep texting when one of her students described her nighttime activities. After growing more intrigued, she surveyed 300 students, and learned that 25 to 35 percent had sent text messages while they were snoozing. And more than 50 percent admitted that their phone or other technology interfered with their sleep in some way.
</a> Rosneft told Reuters earlier that it was unable to confirmthe reports about a meeting. A Rosneft source confirmed thatMobius had written a letter to Sechin, who is a close formeraide to President Vladimir Putin.
</a> Letters of intent are not binding sales contracts but aretraditionally honored by longtime trading partners such asTaiwan and the United States, U.S. traders said. The value ofthe sales is estimated, since the final terms of the deals willbe negotiated by private grain companies, they said.
</a> Market research published on Wednesday by consumer information group Mintel shows that in 2011 sales of nail varnish stood at £221m, compared with £224m for lip colour. Mintel is now predicting that by the end of this year it will reach £233m and overtake the lipstick market.
</a> "He kept asking, and I just said 'I don't have it,"' West recalled to The Associated Press the day after the slaying. "And he said, 'Do you want me to kill your baby?' And I said, 'No, don't kill my baby!"'
</a> It's always weird when people ask me about it as a collaboration because it genuinely started out as a few guys in a studio having a laugh until people started building it up. We were just mates making music. In terms of it being a platform for me, it was incredible for what I do now and a great introduction to the music industry. I learnt a lot about my live show, about myself and about touring.
</a> Personally, I don’t really understand this “conflict”. I’m assuming that all crew members for this film have already been paid, so boycotting this film isn’t going to snatch any money out of their pockets. As for the talent? Well, movies flop all the time for a thousand different reasons and that may or may not hurt their chances of working again, but those are the breaks, as they say. So, if you’re weighing the possibility of indirectly contributing to NOM v/s possibly making it harder for an young actor to get another gig, I think it becomes pretty obvious which is more important.
</a> He went on to address the rapper friends that he specifically names in the verse: "At the end of the day, when you listen to the line, these are cats that I feel can inspire the game and they aspire to be the best just like I feel. I aspire to be the best. If they're competitive and they respect the culture of hip-hop, I don't feel like it should be any type of ill feeling they should have towards it."
</a> No, A-Rod isnât retiring, at least not officially. But heâs most likely going away; if the 211-game ban he is appealing is upheld or, let's say, cut in half, this will be A-Rodâs last home stand for quite some time. He just wonât get a ceremony or the love that Rivera will receive during Sundayâs pregame festivities.
</a> Nils Rune Utsi is the founding member of Slincraze, a rap group from Maze, a village in northern Norway. They rap in Sami, a language spoken by less than 20,000 people. Their goal is to save their language and culture and to fight stereotypes about the people of the region.
</a> "He's always very cordial," said one former employee. "But try to get into a deeper conversation with him, and he's thinking about how much time he has to do that, because his schedule is tight and he has a lot to do. He's all business."
</a> BEIJING - Most of China's small and medium companies have seen profit growth slowing this year as costs rise and financing remains tight, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday, citing a survey by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
</a> DJ Dave Lee Travis â whose real name is David Patrick Griffin â was arrested in November as part of a wide-ranging police inquiry that began by looking into allegations against the late Jimmy Savile, a BBC TV host suspected of abusing hundreds of underage girls.
</a> The recent focus by analysts on the GDP deflator is a new twist in a long-standing dispute over the reliability of Chinese statistics. A Wikileaks cable reported premier Li Keqiang during his days as a regional party chief telling a US diplomat that China’s data were “mad-made and for reference only”. Mr Li said he looked at electricity use, rail freight and credit growth to discern the truth.
</a> Finley is as good as any tight end in the league when he is on his game. Green Bay needs him more than ever to endure however long of a stretch they might be without two members of their Big Three. Simply put, as Finley said Sunday, “Next Man Up.” Every Packers’ fan is waiting to see him fulfill his destiny.
</a> These events allegedly included an August 2007 statement byAlabama Sen. Richard Shelby that rating agencies deserve someblame for the U.S. housing crisis, and Moody's October 2007release of quarterly results and a subsequent analyst downgrade.
</a> The BBC Trust chairman said he was âso alarmedâ by the state of DMI that he wrote to Parliamentâs watchdog - the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) - and the National Audit Office. He also ordered a review by consultants Accenture and demanded that âno more money was spent on [DMI]â. The controversial project was launched in 2008 by the BBCâs technology chief Ashley Highfield, now the CEO of publishers Johnston Press, with the aim of modernising the BBCâs production and archiving methods.
</a> "I took the decision to launch this review because concerns were raised with me about how patients were being cared for and how families were being treated during this difficult and sensitive time. We took those concerns very seriously and decided that we needed to establish the facts of what was happening so we could act where needed."
</a> Corruption claims have also dogged the Socialists, who the Metroscopia poll of 1,000 people showed would win 22.8 percent of the vote, down from 28.7 percent at the last election as the party battles a graft scandal in the Andalusia region.
</a> Astros right-hander Jarred Cosart gave up one run and four hits in six innings, walked a career-high five and struck out one. Cosart allowed at least one base runner in every inning, but was able to minimize the damage.
</a> A few weeks ago more than a quarter of the U.S. Senate wrote to the director of National Intelligence demanding public answers to additional questions about the use of the governmentâs surveillance authorities. Itâs been two months since the disclosures by Mr. Snowden, and the signers of this letterâincluding key members of the senate leadership and committee chairs with decades of experienceâhave made it clear they are not going to accept more stonewalling or misleading statements. Patriot Act reform legislation has also been introduced. The centerpiece of this effort would require that the government show a demonstrated link to terrorism or espionage before collecting Americansâ personal information.
</a> Diplomats say that the government's failure to address Sunni grievances - both their political exclusion and abuses against them by the security forces - are the main factors behind the rise in violence.
</a> FIRREA is a savings-and-loan-era law that has become a keytool in efforts to pursue institutions over the financialcrisis. Among other provisions, the 1989 law hasa 10-year statute of limitations, longer than the limit of otherlaws used in financial fraud cases.
</a> Avanafil has not been launched in the United States despitebeing cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration more thana year ago because Vivus has been unable to find a partner tosell it - among the complaints of 9.9 percent shareholder FirstManhattan Co.
</a> âI think the whole business was challenged during the hardest part of the recession, and also my husband was ready to retire,â said Rosatiâs wife, Kitty, who authored books including âRice Diet Solution.â
</a> It’s been a long journey since Steve Jobs first presented his vision for Apple Campus 2 to the Cupertino City Council in June 2011. As Steve said then, Apple has always been in Cupertino. It’s been our headquarters and our home, and we want to remain and grow here.
</a> The firm has agreed a 25-year lease with the Crown Estate for an area encompassing about 1.4 square miles (3.5 square kilometres) of fast flowing water between the island of Stroma and the north easterly tip of the Scottish mainland.
</a> âI think the jury is still out,â said Mathias Kiwanuka. âFor a young guy, heâs physically gifted, heâs very talented, he pays attention and heâs got that drive and that fire. You see him flying around on the field. (But) for a young guy like that itâs about staying in tune with the material because heâs got all the physical gifts and heâs got to stay healthy. The skyâs the limit for him.â
</a> Despite these findings, men exposed to violence were less likely to report problems with depression than men not exposed to violence, according to the report. This led researchers to believe that anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were at the root of the menâs mental health issues.
</a> Shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg said: "There has been a big increase in the number of young people taking two or more exams in the same subject. This is bad for standards, school budgets and learning. Michael Gove needs to get a grip on the multiple entry exam practice that is distorting standards.
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</a> "From this year, we've started a new programme that includesour inspector join(ing) the cockpit to monitor pilots' operationto long-haul destinations and 13 airports with tricky landingenvironment such as San Francisco," the source said.
</a> "Shuanghui International and Smithfield have a long and consistent track record of providing customers around the world with high-quality food, and we look forward to moving ahead together as one company."
</a> More than a third of French voters say they are sympathetic to the ideas of the party, whose agenda focuses on concerns about immigration, rejection of Europe and disillusion with mainstream politicians, a survey showed earlier this week.
</a> U.S. Treasury yields tend to set the benchmark for borrowing costs across the globe, so their recent rise - expected to continue as the Fed winds down support - is making it more difficult for indebted countries and firms to pay their bills.
</a> A green light from Cooper shareholders will bring Apollo one step closer to completing the takeover, although hurdles still remain due to opposition from workers at Cooper's joint venture in China and U.S. labour issues which could delay the deal.
</a> Still the latest statistics – including jobs numbers in July revised lower – suggested the world’s biggest economy was losing steam even before the acrimonious budget fight in Washington that closed down the government.
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</a> "It was just really sad to see because that guy was just sitting down to her left, just talking to her at first," Ruiz said. "Right when I got there, she was speaking little. But after that, the next thing you know she just stopped talking."
</a> All this means that Harrison is likely to become a much bigger name, and the focus of greater interest. She seems to have mixed feelings about the prospect — partly because all the work drags her away from two daughters, aged three and two, her doctor boyfriend, Matt Goodman, and their home in the Cotswolds.
</a> Rhyne said he will "strengthen" the company's management team in China. Outgoing general manager Reilly will remain on the senior executive team and help the company navigate the investigation, she said.
</a> NEW YORK - Hip-hop artists Macklemore & Ryan Lewis scored the most American Music Awards nominations on Thursday with nods in six categories, followed by country-pop star Taylor Swift and singer Justin Timberlake with five each.
</a> Marshall said he had planned to match any fine with a donation to his foundation, which supports mental health awareness. He said he also plans to auction off the shoes and donate the proceeds to charity.
</a> BlackBerry announced last month that Fairfax Financial Holdings, which owns 10 percent of the company, signed a letter of intent that "contemplates" buying BlackBerry for $9 a share, or $4.7 billion. Fairfax, BlackBerry's largest shareholder, is trying to attract other investors.
</a> I am also doubtful how much the pricing of a mobile payments startup will ultimately undercut Visa/Mastercard/banks or Amex. If a mobile payment service is going to establish a processing network, extend credit to consumers, provide incentives to consumers (reward points or cash back), and police fraud, I struggle to see how much it will undercut current pricing. That’s particularly the case because payments is a business with huge economies of scale. If a new payment system is not going to do all of those things, then it is either relying on portions of the existing payment infrastructure or exacerbating the question of why a consumer would use it. As an example – if my credit card gives me points or cash back, what is my incentive as a consumer to use a mobile payment system that provides neither?
</a> The new drug, which is called ChiLob 7/4, turns these cells back on and increases their numbers. By giving patients a vaccine at the same time that can train these immune cells to target cancer, doctors say they can focus the immune systemâs attacks on the tumour.
</a> A spate of recent violent attacks that have led to dozens of deaths across the country continues to fuel debates on whether such incidents are caused by mental illness or social injustice. There have been numerous cases of petitioners being locked up in psychiatric homes.
</a> Strict bank secrecy, which helped Switzerland build a $2trillion offshore industry, is under fierce attack ascash-strapped governments get tough on tax evaders, with Swissbanks under investigation in Germany, France and the UnitedStates.
</a> Court officials initially interpreted Morgan's order to mean that Stone must stay in prison until at least 2024, not 2018, because he had received a six-year parole that ended in 2006, when he tried to attack the Northern Ireland Assembly. But the Prison Service said parole would be considered â though not necessary awarded â 30 years after the date of his funeral attack.
</a> You get Project X Zone, one of the most unique games of 2013. Project X Zone brings the most iconic characters of the Namco, Sega and Capcom universes together on the Nintendo 3DS and that's cause for celebration, even if the marriage of tactical turn-based RPG and arcade fighter won't truly satisfy everyone.
</a> Manning, a low-level intelligence analyst described duringthe trial as an Internet expert, faces the prospect of decadesof prison monotony without online access, likely at the U.S.Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
</a> Peter Ghavami, 45, who left UBS in 2007 as global head of commodities, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay a $1 million fine; and Michael Welty, 49, a former vice president, was sentenced to 16 months and ordered to pay a $300,000 fine.
</a> “This is an industry that by its own admission has an unacceptably high accident rate,” according to Gary Robb, a plaintiffs’ attorney from Kansas City, Mo., whose firm has litigated scores of civil accident cases. Particularly in offshore and air-ambulance operations, according to Mr. Robb, bad weather and poor visibility frequently mean “we’re sending pilots out on missions that are inherently dangerous.”
</a> He said: "These papers confirm exactly what we have said on this issue. As the Finance Secretary has said, the assumption that Scotland would have to run an absolute surplus before investing in an oil savings fund 'has been reflected in the Scottish Government's early thinking on the subject'.
</a> Otto is also working with data analysis firm Blue Yonder, which has found that customers are less likely to return a garment the more online pictures they can see of it while ordering. It has also found companies can cut returns by making customers aware of the environmental impact - from transport to packaging - of ordering multiple sizes in the same item, a habit adopted by many shoppers who prefer to try several sizes at home before buying just one.
</a> The benchmark S&P 500 index rose 2.3 percent over EPFR's reporting period on improved economic data, anticipation of a better-than-expected earnings season and reduced concern about cuts to the Federal Reserve's massive monetary stimulus.
</a> BEIJING/HONG KONG - China reiterated its opposition on Thursday to a European Union plan to limit airline carbon dioxide emissions and called for talks to resolve the issue a day after its major airlines refused to pay any carbon costs under the new law.
</a> Here lies a good illustration of the problem. Although the fuel efficiency of vehicles has been improved, the consumption of gasoline remains very close to its record level. Why? Because as fast as we improve efficiency, we put that many more cars on the road through population growth. The article makes no mention of the fact that President Obama plans to liberalize immigration and grow our population even faster, foolishly relying on population growth to stoke macroeconomic growth. And, by thus acting as the world’s “population relief valve,” we encourage even more population growth abroad.
</a> The spying revelations sparked a political uproar in Brazil that Rousseff could not ignore. A senior government official told Reuters that Rousseff's top advisers, including her mentor and predecessor as president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, encouraged her to scrap the state visit.
</a> Until now, the daily process through which Libor is set has been run by the British Bankersâ Association, an industry group in London. A British government review of Libor led by Martin Wheatley, at the time the managing director of Britainâs Financial Services Authority, recommended last fall that the responsibility for formulating Libor should be given to an âindependent party.â
</a> I wasn't trying to gain a certain amount of weight â I just let go of any control or dietary restrictions. My style of eating has always been eating for health. And I changed that to eating anything and everything and all amounts of food that I desired or wanted or thought, "Oh, that would be great." I ate a lot more every day â and I ate a lot of Mexican food. Forty pounds just came as a result of that.
</a> "The violence is very, very shocking but it is more than the physical, gory special effects type of violence," she said in an interview. "There is also a really deeply violent and disturbing story to it with the relationship between the mother and the son."
</a> The device is called the Neuropsychiatric EEG-Based Assessment Aid (NEBA) System and is based on electroencephalogram technology, which records different kinds of electrical impulses given off by neurons in the brain and the number of times the impulses are given off each second.
</a> I canât confirm how good the Pope was, after a quick demonstration from President Carmona, but his Holiness can practice at his leisure â he received a steelpan as a gift from former President of Trinidad and Tobago, George Maxwell Richards, who also attended the private session.
</a> The theory: Push toward affordability by subsidizing premiums for families and individuals on the lower end of the income scale and by requiring everyone, including the young and healthy, to buy insurance, thus spreading the risk and pushing down premiums.
</a> âItâs an emotional tug-of-war is probably the best way to say it,â Coughlin said. âYou drift back and forth between your family and your brother and even my wife (Judy) was very close to John and is close to all my sisters. So youâre not there for anybody, to be honest with you.
</a> Castro, 53 â who was sentenced to life in prison, plus 1,000 years for holding three women captive and repeatedly raping them for a decade â was found unconscious in his second-floor cell at the Correctional Reception Center on Sept. 3.
</a> Robert Menendez, Democratic chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Lindsey Graham, a veteran Republican senator, wrote an opinion piece in the Washington Post on Friday arguing for further oil sanctions against Iran.
</a> Twenty-five containers were discovered inside the ship, more than previously reported, according to a recent report by Panamanian authorities and the United Nations Organization on Drugs and Crime Container Control Program.
</a> Five years ago this week, a financial crisis unlike any in generations rocked Wall Street, turning a recession that was already hammering Main Street into the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. In the months before President Obama took office, the economy was shrinking at a rate of over 8%, businesses were shedding 800,000 jobs a month, lending to families and small businesses dried up, and the American auto industry was on the brink of collapse.
</a> "My initial reaction would be that apparently the lieutenant governor has chosen to simply also get involved in the hype and the social media because at no point in time has the lieutenant governor's office made any request to see any actual reports," he told CNN.
</a> His bosses at JP Morgan said in a memo to staff seen byReuters that Morzaria had been "an exceptional partner" who hadbeen instrumental in the bank's alignment of its commercial andinvestment banking arms, particularly around managing expenses,capital and liquidity.
</a> * Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd lost 1.1 percent toA$0.45, after Australia's competition regulator said it plans toapprove the trans-Tasman alliance between Virgin and Air NewZealand Ltd for another three years with extraconditions, rather than the five unconditional years the pairhad sought.
</a> The sale of oil fields, exploration rights, refineries andother assets are being made to help finance a $237 billion,five-year investment plan. However, selling assets has beenharder than expected. In March, Petrobras lowered its forecastfor the value of asset sales by nearly 40 percent to $9 billionfrom $14.8 billion.
</a> Bond insurers Assured Guaranty and National Public Finance Guarantee have led the court challenge to Stockton's bankruptcy and have tried to block the city's plan to force losses onto bondholders while continuing to pay into the state pension fund.
</a> i don't have a problem with a duo superhero film, even though batman does not have any superhero powers, he is a detective and a knight. there are plenty of superman-batman stories that are good, especially the ones where superman goes dark as was hinted at in the man of steel film. bring it on and make a film that can be really dark and powerfull
</a> The White House has left open the possibility Obama and Rouhani could meet on the sidelines of the U.N. meeting, and a U.S. official has privately acknowledged the administration's desire to engineer a handshake between the two leaders, which would be the highest-level U.S.-Iranian contact since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
</a> Mara Carfagna, the former topless model who rose rapidly to become one of Berlusconiâs ministers, said the conviction showed âthere was a small part of the judiciary engaged in a war against Berlusconiâ. But she said the verdict would not cause the government to collapse.
</a> “It’s an unfriendly idea coming from a candidate who wants to be Australian leader,” said Mahfudz Siddiq, the head of Indonesia’s parliamentary commission for foreign affairs.
</a> Even the combat that makes up the bulk of this game is well-done, if hardly original. Out of the Shadows leans faithfully on the Batman: Arkham Asylum template of attacks and well-timed counters, then delivers a few more flourishes to take advantage of its heroes. You can gain team attacks, and even taunt your opponents.
</a> Several different shooting modes can be selected while using the camera, including program auto, aperture priority, intelligent auto and superior auto, which automatically recognizes 33 different shooting conditions and adjusts camera settings. The DSC-QX100 retails for $500.
</a> Let those who are so eager for the US to follow in the footsteps and examples of the Iraq and Afghanistan âMissionsâ, step up to the plate, march down to their nearest Army Recruiting station with all due deliberate speed, and whilst enlisting, insist their first assignment should be war torn Syria.
</a> These simple trainers work brilliantly with her camo / utility look. Camouflage prints are going to be huge for AW/13 by the way. Unfortunately Rihanna's exact apir have sold out but if you click the link (right) you can get your feet into a pair of Balenciagas in a stylish stone hue from Matches.
</a> I've been advocating exactly this kind of system as a possible rural broadband solution for ages. Its ideal since a dish works anywhere and the upload antennas could use either LTE or something with even higher power - which translates to practical, cost-effective coverage. The latency would be good enough for casual gaming and possibly even competitive MMOs (but probably not hard-core action games).
</a> The showâs big kahuna is composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown, a Tony winner for the sobering âParade.â Brownâs brassy and breezy and ever-tuneful new score carries this romantic romp from Brooklyn to Sin City to Hawaii.
</a> "It's a little piece of data that says maybe we are notready to start slowing (asset) purchases and that's bad for thedollar," said Andrew Dilz, foreign currency trader at Tempus Incin Washington of the retail sales report.
</a> âItâs been a frustrating, tough year, honestly,â he told reporters Monday while sitting next to general manager Ned Colletti during an awkward press conference. âIt puts me in a spot that everything I do is questioned because Iâm basically trying out and auditioning, can you manage or canât you manage? Thatâs not a great position for me as a manager.â
</a> Although the legislation introduces regulation to an areathat has until now thrived beyond such scrutiny, it will chieflyrely on countries and their national authorities, in London andelsewhere, for enforcement.
</a> Cost overruns have hurt profitability in recent years.Spirit said it expects to take a pretax charge of $350 millionto $400 million against second-quarter results related toanticipated cost increases from 2014 to 2021 in Gulfstreambusiness jet programs.
</a> He expressed sympathy for the family of shooting victim Odin Lloyd, said the in-depth process of studying a playerâs background is âfar from perfectâ but wouldnât be overhauled, and took responsibility for bringing people to the team.
</a> Italian veteran Roberta Vinci secured a berth in her second straight U.S. Open quarterfinal with a straight- set victory, while American Alison Riske came up a loser on a rainy Monday in New York.
</a> The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is expected later on Saturday to vote on a bill to fund the U.S. government in the new fiscal year but with a delay on implementation of President Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare law.
</a> Niels Christensen, currency strategist at Nordea inCopenhagen said if the Fed cuts quantitative easing by theforecast $10 billion this should be enough to push U.S. bondyields and the dollar slightly higher.
</a> Hoyer said that a "big, comprehensive" deal is needed to replace those across-the-board cuts that even Republicans like House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers have criticized as "unrealistic and ill-conceived."
</a> "Got off to kind of a slow start and made a great birdie from off the green on 13 that got everything moving in the right direction. To roll off seven birdies in a row kind of came out of nowhere. I wasn't expecting it.
</a> Spot gold fell 2.6 percent to $1,331 an ounce astensions with Syria eased and on worries the Federal Reservewill begin to scale back its monetary stimulus when it meets onTuesday and Wednesday. Spot silver fell 5 percent to$21.99 an ounce.
</a> That day when Namir and Saeed were killed, they were walking with men, some of whom were armed. There was a time, and not too long ago mind you, when the tools of the trade that would have indicated that a journalist was doing his or her job afforded that individual some protection.
</a> London copper fell from one-month peaks, Asian stock marketswobbled, while the dollar took back some ground after the Chinadata. (Additional reporting by Manash Goswami in Singapore; editingby Jason Neely)
</a> "The United States is deeply concerned by reports thathundreds of Syrian civilians have been killed in an attack bySyrian government forces, including by the use of chemicalweapons, near Damascus earlier today," White House spokesmanJosh Earnest said in a statement.
</a> The details of the tentative agreement remain unknown but Abbas may have accepted an American assurance, not an Israeli one, that the talks be based on the 1967 borders. In exchange, Netanyahu may have agreed on a staged release of Palestinian prisoners.
</a> • Change your weight training. Many people, especially women, make the mistake of thinking that lifting light weights with a lot of reps is the way to go, but in fact, you should be lifting all manner of weights – high weights to failure, moderate weights with moderate reps and if you want to do light weights with high reps, try to do a compound move (like combining squats with bicep curls, or lunges with shoulder presses) so you also get your heart rate up. Don't be afraid to lift heavier. People are often surprised at how much weight I can lift, yet I look like "Monica the Trainer" and not "Monica the Terminator." My point is that I lift heavy, yet I look small. So try to up the weights when you're lifting, and you'll see your body change. I recommend weight training at least once a week. Safely lift the heaviest weights you can until your muscles give out – and make sure you have good form or have a spotter to help you so you don't injure yourself.
</a> Kenyatta said the security forces were engaged in a"delicate operation" with the top priority being to safeguardthe lives of people caught up in the incident, but it wasunclear how many were still trapped inside the building.
</a> "After removing Johnson's hand from her arm, Graham stated she could have just walked away, but due to her anger, she pushed Johnson with both hands in the back, and as a result, he fell face first off the cliff," the affidavit said.
</a> In some ways, the many trends pointing to a $50 movie ticket all lead back to what people want to watch from their own homes: be it a "mega ticket" that has you pay to watch a movie in theaters and from your couch in one fell swoop, or a more thrilling theatrical experience that makes films worth seeing on the big screen. Either way, the industry better hope rising prices don't keep viewers home entirely.
</a> Chase Carey, President and Chief Operating Officer of 21st Century Fox, said in a statement that 21st Century Fox and Disney opted for the cash infusion with the two companies âfully aligned in our collective vision and goals for the business.â
</a> Ping An Bank surged by the maximum 10 percentlimit in Shenzhen, and was one of eight CSI300 components toreach the milestone. In Shanghai, Industrial Bank also jumped 10 percent, while China Minsheng Bank spiked 9.9 percent.
</a> The bullet wounds that riddled Greene's body were "consistent" with him trying to charge his attacker, Lt. Col. Phillip Berran told the judge overseeing Hasan's military trial at Fort Hood. The pathologist had reviewed photos of Greene's body before jurors were led into the courtroom.
</a> "The data on which that statistic is based is from 1700s France. They put together all these church birth records and then came up with these statistics about how likely it was [someone would] get pregnant after certain ages."
</a> “I was at home looking after my daughter and just watching a bit of TV and I saw this thing called Deadwood [HBO’s western drama from 2004]. I went, ‘Freaking hell, what is that? This is the most exciting thing I’ve seen anywhere. There’s a revolution going on.’”
</a> The elections have been seen by the UN and the world community as an important gauge as to the level of reconciliation between the Tamils and the majority ethnic Sinhalese, who mostly control Sri Lanka's government and military.
</a> The EBA said that by December last year the top 42 banksalready held more liquidity than they are required to by 2019.In Britain, top banks are being encouraged to tap some of theirexcess liquidity to lend out and aid economic recovery.
</a> To expand preschool programs for children, de Blasio has advocated raising the city's tax on incomes of more than $500,000 to 4.4 percent from 3.9 percent. He also proposed curtailing the economic development subsidies the city gives to some big companies like online grocer Fresh Direct to build or expand operations.
</a> "Our goal is to work with countries who have been listed to ensure that any involvement in child soldiers - any involvement in the recruitment of child soldiers - stop," U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield said.
</a> “Using existing figures, we estimate that around twice as many schools would be below this new floor standard. However, as schools will adjust their curriculum to the new framework the actual number is likely to be significantly lower than this.”
</a> The findings reflect that many households are facing huge inflation on essentials, with food prices up by 4.3%, and gas and electricity bills up by around 8%. In the last year, two-thirds of the population (65%) have said that the economy is negatively impacting their personal finances.
</a> * A lawsuit accuses Warner Brothers of stealing thescreenplay of its 2012 movie "Trouble With the Curve" and ofmanufacturing evidence in their defense. In an unusually sharpresponse to a lawsuit filed last week, the studio publiclycalled the accusations of script theft "reckless and false". ()
</a> Materials stocks rallied as the U.S. dollar fell to aseven-month low and gold rallied after the announcement. NewmontMining Corp surged 8.2 percent to $30.87 and the S&Pmaterials index gained 2.3 percent.
</a> Since Saturday, military tanks and helicopters have been sweeping through the northern Sinai area, including Rafah, in a major push, with army officials saying that at least 27 militants have been killed and many weapons caches seized.
</a> The new Pope's black shoes "are the most simple model, with laces. By now I could make them with my eyes closed, he always wants the same style. I suggested adding a little decoration, just for a change, but he wouldn't hear of it," said Mr Samaria.
</a> The country's debt problems shot into the spotlight thismonth when its state oil firm Naftogaz narrowly escaped default-- not through lack of cash but because of action by aU.S.-based creditor which successfully petitioned a UK court toseize a bond coupon payment in lieu of an old $22 million debt.
</a> Chamberlain presented results of the group’s research at aninvited talk at the Goldschmidt 2012 International Geochemistry Conference inMontreal last summer, and at UW’s Department of Physics and Astronomycolloquium this past spring.
</a> Stockpiles of the weapons, which include mustard gas and sarin, will be avoided because of the risk of deadly leaks into civilian areas or of jihadist rebels stealing shells from shattered bunkers.
</a> Kicking off his re-election bid two days after unveiling new taxes and a massive budget blow-out, Mr Rudd borrowed John Howard's successful 2004 approach of turning a weakness into a strength by asking voters whom they trusted on the economy.
</a> Bobby Ray Carter Jr., 51, died at a hospital of a stab wound in his chest after a brawl broke out early Wednesday at the bar at Ao Nang beach in Krabi province, police Lt. Col. Jongrak Pimthong said.
</a> Manitoba Telecom Services Inc (MTS) had announcedin May it would sell its Allstream fiber optic network for C$520million to Accelero Capital Holdings, which is controlled by theEgyptian telecom magnate.
</a> Scott Brickman, whose grandfather founded the eponymous company in 1939, stepped down as chief executive last year after 14 years at the helm to become its chairman. He succeeded his father Dick, who became chairman emeritus.
</a> The case involved allegations that Mr. Sarkozy secretly solicited campaign cash from France’s richest woman, L’Oreal cosmetics queen Liliane Bettencourt, who is reported to be mentally ill, BBC reported. Mr. Sarkozy was scratched off the list of those who were called to testify in the case. And that means he’s been cleared of trial — and can now turn his eyes back to the political scene and a possible run for the presidency in 2017.
</a> "Set the ground rules," says Hebert. "So for example: How often will we talk in one month? What is the expectation if I email you? What's the expectation of receiving a return email? Is that within 48 hours? Is it 24? What does that look like? How will we communicate? Will it be via phone? Text messaging? Email? A combination? In person?"
</a> SIR – Boris Johnson’s article, “As Britain dithers, the rest of the world is getting things done” (Comment, July 7), makes valid points on the importance of infrastructure projects, such as High Speed 2, but these contracts will not benefit the building industry for a number of years.
</a> After he was released, he lived on the streets of Newburgh and had at least 20 run-ins with police. He was arrested twice in 2002 for throwing bottles near cops and punching an officer in the face. A shoplifting arrest in 2004 landed Redrick in Middletown Psychiatric Center with a schizophrenia diagnosis.
</a> In one case, the Justice Department seized phone records from the Associated Press without notifying the news organization during an investigation into leaks about a 2012 plot in Yemen to bomb a U.S. airliner.
</a> But should it proceed to production of oil in its licence area in the future - a decision which is possibly some years away - it believes there are likely to be other sites which are better suited because of transport and infrastructure requirements.
</a> Discover has been working to grow its credit card business, while also pushing further into direct banking, offering auto, personal and student loans. It also began offering home equity loans in August.
</a> Mark and Dana Michelle Gerstle, who were rescued with their children from the overturned SUV, have refused to talk to the media and have posted a "no trespassing" sign outside their central Florida home.
</a> Big changes are sure to come in the way the NCAA handles this issue, but it doesn't look like the debate will be resolved any time soon, considering the need to fund men and women's sports equally and the financial disparity that exists between large and small schools.
</a> Six U.S. regulators, including the Federal Deposit InsuranceCorp and the Federal Reserve, will soon float for public commenta new plan to exempt more loans from the skin-in-the-game rules,the sources said. The Wall Street Journal first reported on theexpected proposal.
</a> McConnell has warned that Republicans could push through a bill to approve a nuclear-waste dumping site at Yucca Mountain, in Reid’s home state of Nevada, and former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele warned Reid could regret it as soon as 2015.
</a> "Being left alone to cope with sight loss is wholly unacceptable. No matter how tight the budgets of government are, this is essential support which must be provided. The government needs to act now."
</a> No, they wonât. The Jays have been beset by injuries, and so have the Yankees. The Jays have used 52 players, and the Yankees have used 56. The Jays injuries have hit their pitching staff more, and thatâs harder to replace. But neither team has had an easy ride.
</a> Witnesses said it appeared the car's driver had been aimingfor pedestrians on Saturday while driving down the popularoceanside walkway at speeds up to 20 miles per hour (32 kph)while people screamed and scrambled to get out of the way.
</a> Obama said a Russian offer to pressure Syrian PresidentBashar al-Assad to place his government's chemical weapons underinternational control increased the odds of putting off alimited military strike that he is considering, but voicedskepticism about the plan. The strike had been proposed inresponse to evidence showing the Assad government was behind anAug. 21 chemical weapons attack that killed 1,429 Syriancitizens, including hundreds of children.
</a> The Department of Justice has suggesting bringing the case to trail no sooner than March 3. American and US Airways say such a delay will cost them millions of dollars and potentially kill the merger. They have proposed a start date of Nov. 12 for the trial in Washington D.C. U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly will meet with the parties Friday.
</a> "Then all of a sudden the alarm bells went off and I'm thinking, well just a minute Ron, you've got a glider just the same as Tony's, you can do the same, just get up there and do it."
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</a> "I couldn’t find one anywhere. I was sprinting around all over the place and eventually I found this really grotty notebook in a Post Office." For what remained of her lunch-hour she scribbled away, and when she went home that evening she kept on scribbling well into the night.
</a> The status of those investigations isn't clear, but U.S. and U.K. officials are considering the possibility of a "global" settlement that would resolve all the probes at once, according to a person familiar with the matter. Terms of the potential deal, including its cost to J.P. Morgan, aren't known, and no decisions have been reached. But government officials believe a wide-ranging pact could be agreed to as soon as this fall, this person added.
</a> This is manipulation plain and simple…. The Obama protection media corps knows there is a very very large segment of the population that only reads the headlines and bases their knowledge only on the headlines.
</a> Transit advocates have been pushing to evict the Garden to expand and improve Penn Station â an effort endorsed last month by the City Planning Commission, which voted to grant just a 15-year permit to the Garden.
</a> "The mother begged the guard to spare her, but he kept beating her,â she said, according to Reuters. âSo the mother, her hands shaking, put the baby face down in the water. The crying stopped and a bubble rose up as it died. A grandmother who had delivered the baby quietly took it out."
</a> BofA-Merrill Lynch said that during the Aug 2011debt-ceiling crisis, almost $60 billion of redemptions were seenacross a wide range of equity and fixed income funds. Yet thistime around investors are largely shrugging off the U.S.shutdown as bond and equity fund outflows total just $1 billionthus far.
</a> Jumblatt extended his condolences to the residents of the Beirut southern suburbs. The Druze leader urged for a swift formation of a new national unity government government, where all political groups will be represented, in a bid to avoid the country further deterioration of the security situation.
</a> The Wall Street Journal said Lenovo was looking at a bid forall of BlackBerry, which includes its faltering hardware unit,along with its security-focused service businesses and a stringof hard-to value patents.
</a> At present, the team's run of six pole positions in the last seven races appears under threat by Red Bull and Vettel, who has won two of the previous three grands prix to open up his advantage over Alonso, with Raikkonen 41 points adrift.
</a> The Moscow court also convicted Magnitsky's former client William Browder, a British investment fund boss who has led an international campaign to expose corruption and punish Russian officials he blames for Magnitsky's death in 2009.
</a> Dr. Heck says that the majority of patients will have an option of a lumpectomy or mastectomy for treatment and that providing detailed information on both is an important part of his role as their doctor. âWe talk about lumpectomy and removal of the whole breast, we talk about whether we need to sample the lymph nodes, we talk about the potential complications, we definitely talk about the cosmetic results and whether or not we would want to consider any immediate reconstruction. We go through this in great detail so that the lady is very well informed as to which surgical procedure makes sense for her because it really becomes a personal choice,â explained Dr. Heck.
</a> Egypt historically has much stronger ties to Gulf Arab states who have vied with Iran for regional influence. Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates provided Cairo's cash-strapped government $12 billion in aid this week.
</a> In fact, attacks on the Japanese government are continuing constantly. Government networks were hit by some 3,000 potential attacks a day in 2012, more than double the number of previous year, says the Cabinet Secretariat, which staffs a small, 24-hour cyber-surveillance team.
</a> Meanwhile, two boys playing on a girlsâ volleyball team at a New York high school could see their playing time spiked when league officials consider modifying a rule that allows them to play with the fairer sex.
</a> The other thing that makes Russian officials see red is the Magnitsky Act, named after whistle-blowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky who died in a Russian prison after investigating cases of tax fraud by Russian officials. The bill, passed by the U.S. Congress in December 2012, bans 18 Russians from entry into the United States. Russia responded by releasing its own list of banned Americans and ending the adoption of Russian children by Americans.
</a> The election workers, who numbered at least five people including four election workers and the deputy mayor of Tessalit, were driven to Camp Amachache, a military camp located 7 kilometers (4 miles) outside Tessalit, which is the base of Chadian forces with the United Nations peacekeeping mission.
</a> It's not the first time Calderoli has been under fire for racist remarks: In 2006, he was forced to resign as a minister in Silvio Berlusconi's government after he wore a T-shirt on state-run television featuring one of the Prophet Muhammad cartoons that had inflamed the Muslim world.
</a> About 100 people have died in violence since the army deposed Mursi and replaced him with an interim administration led by the Adli Mansour, the head of the constitutional court. The Brotherhood accuses the army of orchestrating a coup.
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</a> ZURICH, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Swiss dental implant maker NobelBiocare Holding stuck to a forecast for higher marketshare and revenue in 2013 after chalking up its first quarterlysales growth at constant exchange rates in two years.
</a> Caroline Kennedy (C), daughter of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, prepares to testify at her U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on her nomination as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 19, 2013.
</a> Known for playing Native American roles, the actor - who was half Mohawk and half Swiss-German - earned an Emmy nomination in 2007 for his role as Chief Sitting Bull in the HBO movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.
</a> 5 Mind that because the protests are still ongoing, there is unfortunately little hindsight to benefit from. Moreover, we must at least mention the important role social media has played in coordinating and magnifying the protests in Brazil (Chao, 2013).
</a> Now Congress is confronted with a workplace slaughter in its back yard. Expanded background checks would not infringe on anyone’s freedom, and they would save lives. Americans can only hope against hope that the terrible events in Washington this week will bring some sanity to the gun debate.
</a> Judge Swatanter Kumar said an expert committee found noinstance of emissions beyond set limits but asked Sterlite totake additional anti-pollution measures, such as regularmaintenance and better air-quality monitoring.
</a> About 100 demonstrators, many of them holding placards bearing Martin's likeness, gathered in front of City Hall in downtown Los Angeles early in the evening chanting, "Your son, our son. We are all Trayvon" and "No justice, no peace."
</a> PJM said peak demand Monday topped 151,100 megawatts and wasexpected to reach about 156,000 MW on Tuesday, Wednesday andThursday before the heat wave starts to break in the Westernparts of its region.
</a> This NASA image shows what the Hubble Space Telescope revealed in a majestic disk of stars and dust lanes in the spiral galaxy NGC 2841. A bright cusp of starlight marks the galaxy's center. Spiraling outward are dust lanes that are silhouetted against the population of whitish middle-aged stars. Much younger blue stars trace the spiral arms. NGC 2841 lies 46 million light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major (The Great Bear). (Hubble Heritage / ESA / NASA)
</a> “During times of significant change for the franchise, Nolan has been a constant — accessible, dedicated and an icon to his fellow Texans who love our game,” Commissioner Bud Selig said. “Nolan’s unique perspective as a legendary player and an accomplished executive has been invaluable to the Rangers franchise.”
</a> Thursday, it was up to Yankees president Randy Levine to assess the state of the 57-56 Bombers, who have lost four straight, are in a tailspin and are dealing with the never-ending Alex Rodriguez circus, which rolls into the Bronx on Friday night. âObviously weâre struggling. The team is not playing well. We still have time to go in the season (49 games). This is the team thatâs on the field, so theyâre going to have to start playing better or theyâre not going to be in the playoffs. Itâs as simple as that,â Levine said at Yankee Stadium, where he was part of the panel to announce the outdoor NHL games to be played at the Stadium in January.
</a> "Given the uncertainty on this case, we see near-term shareprice volatility on the stock, which we believe presents anenhanced buying opportunity. We view MNC as one of the mainbeneficiaries of Indonesia's robust ad spend growth, backed bythe rising middle class and the country's solid macroeconomics,"Citi Research said in a note on Friday, adding it expected morecourt battles over the issue.
</a> It was a wedding made in Hollywood heaven. Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise capped off their 19-month romance with a star-studded wedding set at the Odeschalchi Castle in Lake Bracciano, Italy. Dressed in a custom-made lace and crystal beaded Georgio Armani gown, Katie exchanged vows with the 'Top Gun' actor in front of family including their 7-month-old daughter, Suri and celeb guests Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, Brooke Shields, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Victoria Beckham and Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy. Five years later, in June 2012, Holmes filed for divorce from her superstar husband.
</a> Contrary to assumptions that the couple would sell North's baby photos to a major magazine or have her appear on one of the Kardashian family's many E! reality shows, they instead pulled another classic media move.
</a> The possible Verizon delay could exert pressure on thesellers of Wind and Mobilicity to agree to a lower price, and onthe government to maintain or even improve the regulatoryframework, a source involved in the process said.
</a> "Let's hope this is as bad as it gets," said El Cano's manager, Pedro Haces. "We've never had occupation rates like these." It relies now on national tourism and still gets visitors because it's the closest beach resort to the capital, a four-hour drive instead of an expensive flight to others spots like Cancun.
</a> The group organizing the protest charged in a statement that the closure was implemented "in a mean-spirited fit of selfish anger" -- though the Park Service says it's trying to operate within the bounds of the law.
</a> There was little argument about the final result in Kansas City, but it was a different story in the Jets game, where a new rule was called for the first time as New York beat the New England Patriots 30-27 in overtime.
</a> Violence has spilled over into Lebanon, with deadly clashes in the coastal cities of Tripoli and Sidon. There have also been rocket attacks by suspected Syrian rebels on Shi’ite towns in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley.
</a> The prosecutor general's office said Badie, another deputy, Mahmoud Ezzat, el-Beltagy and popular preacher Safwat Hegazy are suspected of instigating Monday's clashes with security forces outside a Republican Guard building that killed 54 people â most Morsi supporters â in the worst bloodshed since he was ousted.
</a> Peytonâs âUnited Wayâ skit was a classic. Remember him firing the football at little kids and then locking one in a porta-potty after he dropped the ball? Eli, known around the locker room as a practical joker, doesnât often display his sense of humor publicly.
</a> Â Â Â Two years after getting out of jail, he was reelected to a fourth term as mayorâan office he held until 1999âand today he is the much-loved councilman representing the District of Columbiaâs crime- and poverty-plagued Ward 8.
</a> According to the Royal Mail prospectus, investors who applied online will get an "email within two days" of the start of full trading. People who applied by post will receive a letter "by post within one week".
</a> 15 = You delegate tasks when your time would otherwise be better spent. For example, you may have recruited an intern to work for you even though he or she may not do all the tasks as well as you could have. You hired a part-time personal assistant to, for example, do errands, laundry, housecleaning, etc.
</a> Army answered on the ensuing drive, buoyed by a 35-yard run by Turrentine â who deftly split two defenders â off a pitch left to get the Black Knights into the red zone. Two minutes later, Baggett ran up the middle and
</a> "The effectiveness of this exercise will also depend on the availability of necessary arrangements for recapitalizing banks, if and when needed, including through the provision of a public backstop, if private funds cannot be acquired," Draghi said.
</a> California biologists are most concerned about protectingendangered blue whales, the largest animals on the planet. About2,000 blue whales remain along the West Coast, and biologistsbelieve ships are striking them as well, DeAngelis said.
</a> Dane Poulsen believes Tanzania have improved a lot and he is in no doubt they will give their all as they try to stop Uganda from earning the draw they need to qualify for next year's tournament in South Africa.
</a> Judge Rhodes' decision to approve the formation of a creditors' committee representing retired city workers came despite objections to the move from unions and pension plans representing active and former city workers.
</a> Candidates, who can live anywhere, only need to enter their name, address, phone number and pay a $1 fee. Anyone – and anything – is eligible for the unpaid position, even preschoolers. Someone once entered a dog.
</a> "A grenade was thrown at us and it went off. At the same time he shot at us. The bullet missed my son by just an inch; it bounced off the wall and hit the boy who was next to him," she told the BBC.
</a> Joiner's story is resoundingly all-American, if not slightly cliché. Born and raised in Cody, Wy., a small town with a population of just 10,000, he married his childhood sweetheart straight out of high school.
</a> Facebookâs change involves giving greater weight in its ad algorithm to the feedback it gets from users. People who like an ad may click on it or share it with a friend. Those who find an ad annoying report it or go out of their way to hide it. Both actions tell Facebook about a users personal tastes and the kind of marketing pitch that is best suits them.
</a> Shahid is a gamer and enjoys spending his spare time in the online gaming world. He has previously worked as a freelance contributor for many major sites in Seattle, Washington where he currently resides.
</a> But those developed world companies have suffered this yearfrom cheap Chinese steel made from fresh iron ore, which hastaken more of the global market from the recycled metal the arcfurnaces produce.
</a> ⢠Bite on phishing scams: Crooks might create websites that "spoof" the real ones. Check the address of the site you're on before entering personal information or clicking links. Run your mouse pointer over the link; does the address that pops up match the one you were given? Numbers and dashes in a site's address â especially when there are several â often indicate a site that's not legitimate.
</a> Out of concern for brand image, many carmakers mask theirprice-slashing by registering some of their own vehicles to sellas used, or by offloading them to rental firms at the end of themonth with a hefty mark-down.
</a> "When I looked at the organoids derived from the microcephaly patient cells, the immediate thing I noticed was that [their] overall size was much smaller than the organoids derived from control, healthy cells," said Lancaster.
</a> And the bride wore ... green! Tina Turner decided to go the non-traditional route while celebrating her marriage to longtime love Erwin Bach. Just a few days after saying "I do" to the 57-year-old German record executive during a discreet civil ceremony, Turner, 73, marked the occasion with a star-studded party at her lakeside home outside Zurich, Switzerland. The singing-legend chose to wear a lavish black and green gown to the party while her guests wore white.
</a> "I don't think the court of public opinion would at present say, given the scale of Libor, that charging three individuals represents good value for money," noted Jeremy Summers, a lawyer at Slater and Gordon in London.
</a> Two days ago Archbishop Justin outlined plans that would allow non-profit credit unions to operate on church property. His idea is to provide 500 non-profit lending "co-operatives" with access to church property to build their membership.
</a> The council over-ruled itself and Adjaye’s property, the tea-chest like Elektra House, was allowed to remain, although it still looks more like an example of a hoarding than a model for the future of housing.
</a> Despite the fact that the game's producers, Rockstar, have been quoted as saying that "if you're a parent and buy one of our games for your child you're a terrible parent", the simple truth is that a huge number of children are accessing this, and other games, either via older siblings or through sheer pester power which browbeats parents into buying what they want.
</a> You can contribute up to $17,500 for your 401(k) in 2013. If you're age 50 or over, the limit is $23,000. If you're nowhere close to that amount, you can ramp up your contributions to take advantage of tax-advantaged individual retirement accounts. The same goes for Roth IRAs and traditional IRAs. If you want to max out your retirement savings, now is the time to start putting more money away. (You can contribute up to the 2013 limit until April 15, 2014.)
</a> The pop-up cineplex features a big screen built from reclaimed wood and a old-timey concession stand, but the main bit of eye candy are the seats: 60 cars reclaimed from a Brooklyn junkyard by artists Todd Chandler and Jeff Stark.
</a> The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shareswas down 0.04 percent at 1,265.47 points after hitting itshighest level since mid-2008 in the previous session. It was ontrack for a third straight week of gains.
</a> MILAN, July 11 (Reuters) - A single unidentified investorhas acquired the majority of the rights to buy 11 percent of RCSMediGroup, a move that could influence the battle forcontrol of the Italian publisher.
</a> “Technology is a job killer. The more automated a function becomes, the less humans are required to accomplish the task. Machines donât go on payroll. Machines donât need health care, social security or medicare or food stamps, access cards or pensions. The only employees will be those with the skills to run the machines or fix the machines. Did anyone out there ever read RUR? Capek was way ahead of his time. So was Orwell.”
</a> In thinly veiled criticism of widening political rifts between the political parties and institutions in Washington, Lagarde called on US policy makers to âfix public finances.â While it would have been advisable to have a slower pace of fiscal consolidation in the short, more action was needed to reduce long-run pressure on the budget, she said. âIn addition, the ongoing political uncertainty over the budget and the debt ceiling does not help,â Lagarde added.
</a> "We'd like to change people's attitudes about where ionics can be used," says Keplinger, who now works in Whitesides' research group. "Our system doesn't need a lot of power, and you can integrate it anywhere you would need a soft, transparent layer that deforms in response to electrical stimuliâfor example, on the screen of a TV, laptop, or smartphone to generate sound or provide localized haptic feedbackâand people are even thinking about smart windows. You could potentially place this speaker on a window and achieve active noise cancellation, with complete silence inside."
</a> "Our nation's housing market is still on the path torecovery. While there has been some return of private mortgagelending, without the benefit of a federal guarantee, it remainslimited and available only to the most highly qualifiedborrowers," the letter said.
</a> Dita von Teese is no stranger to stripping down - that's why her sexy ads for her new Target Australia lingerie line, called Von Follies, are just as sultry as to be expected. The burlesque queen knows how to work a pair of thigh-high tights and a leopard print lingerie set.
</a> "The eventual exit from low rates and unconventionalmonetary policy in advanced economies could pose challenges foremerging economies, especially if it proceeds too fast or is notwell communicated."
</a> However, this trial still has some way to go before it concludes. The efficacy of the vaccine for infants and young children could well go down further still - it was higher at the 12-month stage - which would raise serious questions about its usefulness.
</a> The attacks come as Nigeria prepares to celebrate 52 years of independence from Britain on Tuesday and amid political jockeying in the run up to presidential elections next year with many northern Muslim politicians saying they do not want another term for Jonathan, who is from the predominantly Christian south.
</a> AT&T Inc, the No. 2 U.S. mobile service provider, willhave exclusive rights to let its customers customize the phonefrom a selection of 18 colors for the back, two colors for thefront and seven accent colors for an undisclosed time period.
</a> This obscure, inherited disorder presents at birth and causes infants to grimace when, in fact, they are attempting to smile. <a href="http://www.everydayhealth.com/health-center/ochoa-syndrome.aspx" target="_hplink">The disorder also includes</a> an extreme urinary abnormality: an obstruction that interrupts the connection between nerve signals in the spinal cord and bladder, leading to incontinence. <a href="http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/Condition/104/Ochoa_syndrome.aspx" target="_hplink">Though treatment does exist</a> in the form of antibiotics and bladder re-education, some patients can develop renal failure in their teens and 20's, which can be life-threatening.
</a> Currently, the index is in a place it had last seen in July 2007, when it hit 90.4, before taking a fast tumble precipitated by the financial crisis. In the depths of the crisis, in late 2008, the index hit a low of 55.3.
</a> "I can only be happy today," he said afterwards. "I was watching the scoreboard wherever I could. I'm a leaderboard watcher. And I knew at 12, as I rolled that putt in to get back to level, that I was right in the mix.
</a> "Ultimately, she ends up living through selfies she takes - and while we may laugh at that, a lot of people, myself included, have a little bit of that bug," the 33-year-old New Yorker said. "(The desire) to have that flawless digital profile for people to admire."
</a> Izvestia said Surkov had accepted the new job as an adviserto Putin after turning down proposals to play a role in Russia'sfar east, the North Caucasus, the Skolkovo innovation hub andnanotechnology company Rusnano.
</a> Is there any pattern to how Nokia number their phones? The 925 is a sleeker metallic version of the 920 and the 625 is a larger, more powerful LTE variant of the 620...or the 720? Or is it a downgrade through the lack of NFC...but in ways it seems to be an upgrade on the 820?
</a> When Fiat, led by Sergio Marchionne, allied itself with Chrysler, it seemed to solve problems for both companies. But Marchionne has a rocky relationship with Chrysler workers represented by the United Auto Workers.
</a> Newsome, in turn, owes a debt of gratitude to Ogden for justifying his decision in the Ravens' inaugural draft. Although the team was in dire need of a running back and already had two solid offensive tackles, Newsome chose Ogden because he was the highest-ranked player on Baltimore's board. That philosophy remains in place today and has enabled the Ravens' general manager to produce two Super Bowl champions.
</a> Chandran says his company will spend around $77 million to build and run the facilities and will make its money from those cases where a coroner demands a post-mortem. About 200,000 deaths require autopsies each year in Britain, he said.
</a> The Bank does not expect unemployment to fall to 7pc until the end of 2016 and official figures this morning reinforced the outlook. Unemployment held steady at 7.8pc in the three months to May, according to the Office for National Statistics.
</a> Chief Financial Officer Ronald T. Hundzinski said on aconference call with analysts that the company's priority forspending was "strategic" acquisitions, after capitalexpenditures and paying a dividend.
</a> There is also a place for scrum-half Mike Phillips, who faced a meeting with Bayonne directors on Tuesday after he allegedly attended a players' video analysis session at the French club earlier this month while under the influence of alcohol.
</a> It said that it appeared to the committee that Mr Craig was, at best, indifferent as to whether the suspension was justified or in accordance with proper procedures, since he acted against legal advice to consult the human resources department.
</a> "I can assure you that during the Olympics or any other major sports events, Russia will strictly stick to the Olympic principles which forbid any kind of discrimination of people on any basis," Putin added.
</a> What are you going to do with your body when you die? Have you considered shooting part of it into space and having it eventually burn up as a shooting star on re-entry? That’s a thing you can totally do now thanks to a company called Elysium Space, and it’s a lot cheaper than I would have guessed.
</a> âAs I have studied the rising cost of higher education, I have become increasingly concernedthat a Christian university like Cedarville may be becoming less of an option because of cost,âPresident Thomas White said in a written statement. âI see students graduating with higher debt,and this could limit their ability to fulfill the God-given calling placed on their lives."
</a> What remains unclear is whether Merkel will be able to continue atop the center-right government she has led for the past four years. Her current partner, the business-friendly Free Democrats (FDP), has seen its support slide from a record 14.6 percent in the 2009 vote to just 5 percent in recent polls.
</a> Bo was ousted as party secretary of Chongqing in March 2012 and accused of violating party discipline after his former police chief fled to a U.S. consulate with evidence that Gu helped plot Heywoodâs murder, after they clashed over financial issues, Xinhua reported last year. Gu has since been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, while the police chief, Wang Lijun, was given 15 years in prison in September for trying to cover up the killing.
</a> The email outlining the timetable reads: "If you have Symbian and MeeGo content in the Nokia store, it will continue to be available for download to customers, and you will continue to receive download and revenue reports as well as payouts for downloaded content.
</a> "So we will get there but I think it's important when the package is delivered it is a complete package and it is a package that will deliver the responsibility that we all want to see given to Cardiff Bay."
</a> “Gardy has been playing well for us all season long,” Granderson said. “And he’s done some amazing things both offensively and defensively. To have him go down the way he is, and to not be sure exactly when he might come back, that’s definitely a tough thing to handle. At the same time, we’ve got to continue to move on. I know that’s exactly how he’d want it, and he’s going to do everything he can to get back as soon as possible.”
</a> No one knows how bad it can get, but independent consultants Mycle Schneider and Antony Froggatt said recently in their World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2013: "Full release from the Unit-4 spent fuel pool, without any containment or control, could cause by far the most serious radiological disaster to date."
</a> "This law consecrates a reality that already exists: The marijuana sales market has existed for a long time, but illegally, buying it from traffickers, and in having plants in your house for which you can be thrown in jail," said Camilo Collazo, a 25-year-old anthropology student. "We want to put an end to this, to clean up and normalise the situation."
</a> The dollar has retreated over the past few weeks afterFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stressed in a series ofcomments that a highly accommodative monetary policy is neededfor the foreseeable future and that any reduction in the Fed'sbond purchases is not set in stone.
</a> A separate survey also released on Monday shed new light on the youngest generation of millionaires. The Fidelity Millionaire Outlook shows that rich Gen X and Gen Yers are earning more money and amassing more assets than baby boomer millionaires. Salaries average $677,000 for those 48 and younger compared to $198,000 for those older, and total average assets are $5.7 versus $5.2 million.
</a> And it prevents companies from being put in the awkwardposition of putting out some business information to somepotential investors and Wall Street analysts and then not beingable to publicly discuss it.
</a> General Electric Co said third-quarter profit andrevenue fell, amid a shrinking finance business and negativeeffects of foreign currency. Still, the stock rose 2.7 percentin premarket trading as Wall Street looked beyond the slightdecline in revenue and pointed to GE's improving profit marginsand growing order demand.
</a> "He was a complete donkey. But of course there was no way toget rid of him. After 2-3 years, he finally left the bank andeveryone was relieved," said a Paris-based banker familiar withthe situation.
</a> In a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow said she was concerned about "possible manipulation of the markets for Renewable Identification Numbers," the formal name for RINs.
</a> "I'm perplexed by the whole thing," says John Malloy ofBlueRun Ventures, saying he has heard a lot of talk about thecrunch on the conference circuit but has seen no evidence of itin his own portfolio.