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Published on November 2, 2012 by: Norman Miller

Car wrecks and trucking accidents often cause physical injuries that require medical attention and rehabilitation therapies. Medical and rehab services cost a lot of money. Sometimes the bills for these services can become insurmountable and drive an injured person into bankruptcy. A few smart moves can prevent this from happening to you.

Like hundreds of thousands of others, your life was probably going just fine until the second you were involved in an auto accident. The sudden, debilitating pain, helplessness and continuous mental distress that you now know as normal did not exist until the moment of impact. Now, your escalating medical bills are propelling you farther and farther into debt. Your reality is that you can get on top of the situation now with a personal injury lawsuit, or ignore your rights to receive compensation and find yourself in federal bankruptcy court with one or two years.

Auto Accident Medical Injuries

The impact of a car accident can instantaneously contort your body, and initiate several different medical injuries at once. Common multiple auto accident medical injuries include back, neck, face and head injuries. All in all, you could sustain a head concussion, facial and neck pain from the abrupt air bag opening, and spinal damage or back pain you might not even notice for days, weeks or even months after the accident. These medical injuries generally require immediate emergency care, but often, the E.R. is just the beginning of your long, painful auto accident recovery. Never overlook that every doctor visit, every medical treatment and every hospital stay racks up a big bill with your name on it.

Car Wreck Medical Expenses

You will most likely find, like hundreds of thousands of others, that you must undergo months, if not years, of post-accident treatment to completely heal from the accident. You might also have to see specialty doctors, physical therapists, occupational therapists, massage therapists, and speech pathologists, depending upon the extent of your injuries. These post-wreck medical expenses can literally put you tens of thousands to over several hundred thousand dollars in personal debt. You have legal options to protect yourself from financial travesty.

Ultimately YOU are responsible for paying for your medical care. A personal injury claim is your only way to assure that you receive a level of compensation that covers all of your medical expenses. If you settle for less than your expenses will be, YOU will have to find a way to pay for every extra fee. You won't get a second chance at receiving a fair settlement!

Recovering from Whiplash

If you were unfortunate enough to suffer from whiplash after your accident, you might live with chronic pain indefinitely. You might have to undergo painful injections to help you manage painful muscle spasms. You might even need to incorporate expensive chiropractic treatments along with prescription pain medicines and extensive physical therapy, while you are recovering from whiplash. You might not be able to work during this period. Therefore, it is in your best interests to enlist the services of an attorney who specializes in post car accident bankruptcy due to excessive medical bills.

Legal Solutions For Injury Caused Medical Expenses

Certainly, many car wrecks do not cause significant physical harm. Other types of accidents cause harm that requires immediate and long term care. If you have been injured and are now facing medical expenses, or even remotely suspect that you could in the future, you should at least speak with a personal injury attorney. An experienced personal injury lawyer has witnessed a lot of injury cases and can provide expert consulting on the chances that medical expenses could be a problem in your situation.

If you fail to take action within a specified period of time you may lose your rights to file a personal injury claim. This means that by virtue of not taking action now, you are passively agreeing to take full personal responsibility for ALL medical bills and expenses. This frequently drives otherwise financially responsible people into personal bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy may eventually become your only way to escape the massive debt that medical expenses can generate. In almost every situation, the injured party could have avoided the financial calamity of bankruptcy by filing a personal injury claim. Hiring an attorney instead of accepting a quick, low-ball offer from an insurance company is how you truly protect yourself. An attorney can assure that you are receiving fair and due compensation for your injuries and to cover medical services.

If you have been injured in a car wreck, trucking accident you should contact an attorney. Contacting a personal injury attorney now is much better than later having to hire a bankruptcy attorney.

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'Skyfall' Breaks 'Deathly Hallows - Part 2' UK Opening Week Record

We still have a week until "Skyfall" opens on US shores, but the newest Bond film is already breaking records overseas. The Sam Mendes-directed flick has managed to overtake the opening week record in the UK that was previously set by "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2." That film made $57.6 million [...]

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Good Reads: ugly oil harvests; dueling environmentalists; and morality in animals

This week's long-form good reads look at 'out of sight, out of mind' environmental costs of energy extraction, animals' 'moral' behavior, and the hard work of a luxury repo man.

By Gregory M. Lamb,?Staff writer / November 2, 2012

The US presidential campaign kept a laser focus on ?jobs, jobs, jobs? that left environmentalists wondering if anyone still cares about the condition of the planet. A remarkable photo essay in the Daily Mail puts the need for economic development versus the preservation of wild places in high relief. Aerial photos of the mining of tar sands in northern Alberta ? the world?s third-largest oil reserve ? reveal how a landscape of what was once lush green forests, an area larger than England, is being turned into an oily, nightmarish desert.

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Boreal forest in Canada is disappearing at a rate second only to that of the deforestation of the Amazon. The operation provides thousands of jobs, huge tax revenues for Canada, and a potential oil supply for the United States from a friendly neighbor. But the photos are a reminder to those who live far from this strip mining of what is being lost. ?The tar sands should be classified as an act of ecocide and rendered illegal under international law. This is, in effect, a crime against humanity,? argues one environmentalist.

Where is the environmental proof?
Environmentalists decry how climate change skeptics ignore or try to discredit copious scientific evidence indicating that human-induced climate change is taking place. But environmentalist Fred Pearce says that on other issues the environmental movement needs to make sure it isn?t itself turning a blind eye to scientific evidence.

Many environmentalists strongly oppose genetically modified crops, nuclear power, and shale gas development (so-called fracking) but can?t show solid science to back up their opposition, says Mr. Pearce in an essay at Yale Environment 360,?a publication of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. ?[T]he voices of those with genuine environmental credentials, but who take a different view [on these issues], are being drowned out by sometimes abusive and irrational argument,? he says.

?[T]he environmental movement has done more harm with its opposition to genetic engineering than any other thing we?ve been wrong about,? he quotes Stewart Brand as saying. While many people have a visceral fear of invisible nuclear radiation, nuclear power has a better safety record than many think. Fracking to release natural gas presents significant environmental hazards, but it is far preferable to burning coal, Pearce says, and natural gas can serve as a valuable bridge until the use of alternative fuels can be ramped up.
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Norv's Bolts beat staggering Chiefs 31-13

SAN DIEGO (AP) ? Norv Turner is off the hot seat, at least for 10 days.

Romeo Crennel is perched squarely on it.

Antonio Gates caught a 14-yard yard scoring pass from Philip Rivers on the game's opening drive to snap a streak of six straight quarters without a touchdown and the San Diego Chargers went on to a 31-13 victory over the staggering Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night.

Turner had been heavily criticized by fans after the Chargers (4-4) blew double-digit, second-half leads in losses to New Orleans and Denver, and then lost 7-6 at Cleveland on Sunday.

Still, at the start of halftime, some fans in one end zone unfurled a big yellow banner that read: "Mr. Spanos, please fire A.J. & Norv."

Team president Dean Spanos decided in January to bring back both Turner and general manager A.J. Smith even though the Chargers missed the playoffs for the second straight year and have only one postseason win in four seasons.

Spanos probably isn't inclined to fire the embattled Turner in midseason, although a loss to the Chiefs would have been embarrassing.

"We didn't talk about it specifically, but we want to win for him every week," Rivers said. "You play for a lot of things, but we play for our coach. I think that has been evident over the years when we have struggled."

Rivers, who looked shaky during the losing streak, did his part by completing 18 of 20 passes, or 90 percent, for 220 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception. It was the sixth time in NFL history a quarterback had completed 90 percent or more of his passes, and tied Steve Young for fifth on that list.

Rivers also threw a 13-yard TD pass to Malcom Floyd early in the fourth quarter.

"It was good to play well but more importantly, it was good to win a game. We needed a win in the worst way," Rivers said. "Game like this, wins like this can jump start us."

The Chiefs (1-7) committed four more turnovers and lost their fifth straight game. Running back Jamaal Charles left with a neck injury in the fourth quarter.

"Similar to what's been happening throughout the course of this year, we shoot ourselves in the foot," Crennel said. "We're in a hole and we have to fight our way out. ... It wasn't very good overall, but we're going to keep coaching and keep fighting and play our way out of it."

The Chiefs' four turnovers ran their NFL-high mark to a staggering 29, which have led to 104 points.

"We fought hard, played hard, but at the end of the game it came down to the turnovers," said quarterback Matt Cassel, whose fumble and interception both led to a Chargers TD.

The Chiefs still haven't led in regulation this season. Their only victory came when Ryan Succop kicked the winning field goal against the Saints in overtime.

With the Chiefs trailing 17-6, Cassel fumbled as he was sacked by Jarret Johnson in the end zone and Shaun Phillips recovered for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter. On the next drive, Cassel's high pass deflected off Dexter McCluster's hands and was intercepted by Demorrio Williams, who returned it 59 yards for a touchdown.

"I don't know If someone stepped in front of him and tipped the ball but thank God I was there to make the play," Williams said.

In the loss to New Orleans, Williams had an interception return for a touchdown but it was nullified after rookie Melvin Ingram was flagged for a late hit on Drew Brees.

Williams, who played for the Chiefs the last four seasons, forced a fumble in the first quarter.

The Chiefs had six turnovers in a 37-20 home loss to the Chargers on Sept. 30.

In just 2 minutes, 9 seconds, the Chargers' defense scored as many touchdowns as the offense has in 10 quarters.

Gates' first-quarter score was San Diego's first touchdown since the star tight end caught an 11-yard pass in the first half against Denver on Oct. 15. That score gave San Diego a 24-0 lead, but Peyton Manning rallied the Broncos to a 35-24 win.

The Chargers got only two field goals from Nick Novak in a 7-6 loss at Cleveland on Sunday, their third straight defeat.

After San Diego scored on the opening drive, Kansas City went on a 17-play drive, converting four third downs, but Dwayne Bowe fumbled after a 10-yard reception. Williams caused the fumble and Quentin Jammer recovered.

Bowe's fumble set up Novak's 25-yard field goal with 9:10 left in the second quarter.

After Kansas City decided not to go for it on fourth-and-1 from the San Diego 31, Succop kicked a 49-yard field goal with 2:51 left before halftime.

The Chargers had a third-and-goal from the 1 in the closing seconds of the half when Rivers was intercepted by Eric Berry.

Succop had a 41-yard field goal in the third quarter.

NOTES: Charles was hurt when he was hit in the side of the head by Donald Butler. He said he would have gone back in, "but they told me to just relax." Charles said he was tested for a concussion but was cleared. ... San Diego's Ryan Mathews appeared to sprain his left ankle early in the second quarter and was in and out of the game after that. ... Chiefs LG Jeff Allen left with what described as a head injury and defensive end Glenn Dorsey left with a calf injury.

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Researchers use blood testing to predict level of enzymes that facilitate disease progression

ScienceDaily (Nov. 1, 2012) ? Predicting how atherosclerosis, osteoporosis or cancer will progress or respond to drugs in individual patients is difficult. In a new study, researchers took another step toward that goal by developing a technique able to predict from a blood sample the amount of cathepsins -- protein-degrading enzymes known to accelerate these diseases -- that a specific person would produce.

This patient-specific information may be helpful in developing personalized approaches to treat these tissue-destructive diseases.

"We measured significant variability in the amount of cathepsins produced by blood samples we collected from healthy individuals, which may indicate that a one-size-fits-all approach of administering cathepsin inhibitors may not be the best strategy for all patients with these conditions," said Manu Platt, an assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University.

The study was published online on Oct. 19, 2012 in the journal Integrative Biology. This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health, Georgia Cancer Coalition, Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and the Emory/Georgia Tech Regenerative Engineering and Medicine Center.

Platt and graduate student Keon-Young Park collected blood samples from 14 healthy individuals, removed white blood cells called monocytes from the samples and stimulated those cells with certain molecules so that they would become macrophages or osteoclasts in the laboratory. By doing this, the researchers recreated what happens in the body -- monocytes receive these cues from damaged tissue, leave the blood, and become macrophages or osteoclasts, which are known to contribute to tissue changes that occur in atherosclerosis, cancer and osteoporosis.

Then the researchers developed a model that used patient-varying kinase signals collected from the macrophages or osteoclasts to predict patient-specific activity of four cathepsins: K, L, S and V.

"Kinases are enzymes that integrate stimuli from different soluble, cellular and physical cues to generate specific cellular responses," explained Platt, who is also a Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar. "By using a systems biology approach to link cell differentiation cues and responses through integration of signals at the kinase level, we were able to mathematically predict relative amounts of cathepsin activity and distinguish which blood donors exhibited greater cathepsin activity compared to others."

Predictability for all cathepsins ranged from 90 to 95 percent for both macrophages and osteoclasts, despite a range in the level of each cathepsin among the blood samples tested.

"We were pleased with the results because our model achieved very high predictability from a simple blood draw and overcame the challenge of incorporating the complex, unknown cues from individual patients' unique genetic and biochemical backgrounds," said Platt.

According to Platt, the next step will be to assess the model's ability to predict cathepsin activity using blood samples from individuals with the diseases of interest: atherosclerosis, osteoporosis or cancer.

"Our ultimate goal is to create an assay that will inform a clinician whether an individual's case of cancer or other tissue-destructive disease will be very aggressive from the moment that individual is diagnosed, which will enable the clinician to develop and begin the best personalized treatment plan immediately," added Platt.

Weiwei A. Li, who received her bachelor's degree from the Coulter Department in 2010, also contributed to this study.

Research reported in this publication was supported in part by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under award number UL1TR000454 and the Office of the Director of the NIH under award number 1DP2OD007433. The content is solely the responsibility of the principal investigators and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.

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FCC: Communications slowly improving after Sandy

NEW YORK (AP) ? Cell towers knocked out by Superstorm Sandy were slowly coming back to life Wednesday, federal regulators said, but about 1 in 5 were still out of service in a storm-hit area stretching from Virginia to Massachusetts.

That compares with 1 in 4 cell towers that were out of service Tuesday, the day after the storm made landfall.

David Turetsky, head of public safety and homeland security at the Federal Communications Commission, said the situation has improved more rapidly for cable customers. On Tuesday, about 25 percent of them lacked TV and possibly Internet and phone service, too, but that has declined to "well under" 20 percent. He doesn't have a good count of how landline phone service holding up, but anecdotal reports suggested it was available in more areas than cellphone service.

Meanwhile, competitors AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA announced what they described as an "extraordinary" measure to improve service. They're "merging" their networks in hard-hit areas, so that cell-tower antennas owned by one company can fill in the gap and provide service if antennas from the other company are out of service. That means T-Mobile and AT&T customers can use the other company's network for calls, text messages and Internet access.

There were few reports of major damage to telecommunications infrastructure, apart from flooding in some of Verizon's facilities in downtown Manhattan. But cell towers need power to work, and widespread power outages disabled many. Some towers have backup batteries and generators, but still go silent when battery power or fuel is exhausted. Phone companies vary in how many towers they equip with backup power. Verizon Wireless claimed that only 6 percent of its towers in the storm-hit areas were out of action Tuesday.

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Stock markets to close Monday, possibly Tuesday

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock and options markets will be closed on Monday, and possibly Tuesday, as regulators, exchanges and brokers worried about the integrity of markets in the face of Hurricane Sandy.

Market participants and regulators decided to shut the market because the storm will make it difficult to ensure the safety of employees, major exchanges said.

The decision to close stock and options markets came after regulators, exchanges, and dealers discussed the unknowns that would have been tested if the markets opened on Monday, three of the sources said.

For example, NYSE Euronext's New York Stock Exchange had planned to shut its physical trading floor, which would have meant operating as an all-electronic exchange for the first time.

Bond markets will remain open, but will close at noon, a trade group said.

The decision to shut down the stock markets came after Wall Street had prepared to open for business on Monday with limited staffing, booking hotel rooms for key employees and leaning on offices in other cities. The storm forced the New York mass transit system to shut down on Sunday evening, leaving tens of thousands of employees stuck at home.

Wall Street banks, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Citigroup Inc, activated their emergency plans, which many firms put in place after the September 11, 2001, attacks. Banks were putting key staff, including some traders, in hotels and also are relying on others who live near the bank's offices.

It was not immediately clear if those plans had also changed.

Some offices in lower Manhattan's Financial District are in evacuation zones and most non-critical staff and employees who don't rely on high-speed systems, including some investment bankers, were asked to work from home.

The storm is expected to slam into the U.S. East Coast on Monday night, bringing torrential rain, high wind, severe flooding and power outages. The rare "super storm" - created by an Arctic jet stream wrapping itself around a tropical storm - could be the biggest to hit the U.S. mainland, forecasters said.

The scramble on Wall Street started early as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the subway, bus and rail system in the city would begin to close at 7 p.m. EDT on Sunday (2300 GMT).

About 8.5 million commuters use the Metropolitan Transit Authority's transit lines daily, meaning most Wall Street employees would be unable to get to work. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg also closed public schools and ordered an evacuation of 375,000 people in coastal areas, including downtown offices of banks such as Citigroup.

All of the U.S. exchanges, as well as major broker-dealers, and regulators were involved in the decision to close the markets, according to several executives at exchanges and financial firms.

The U.S. markets have seen three high-profile snafus this year, beginning with the failed IPO of BATS Global Markets, the No. 3 U.S. equities exchange, on its own exchange; Facebook Inc's botched markets debut on Nasdaq's exchange; and a software glitch that cost trading firm Knight Capital well over $400 million, nearly forcing it into bankruptcy.

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The major exchanges and most big trading firms have alternate trading facilities if downtown Manhattan is inaccessible, but the storm's wide path may affect a number of sites in the New York metropolitan area. Authorities have warned of possible widespread power outages that could last for days.

Wall Street was spared the worst of Hurricane Irene in August last year. Officials had feared Hurricane Irene would flood lower Manhattan and cripple business in the world's financial capital, but the flooding was minor and there were no major disruptions at the exchanges.

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association said earlier on Sunday it is recommending an early close of noon EDT on Monday for the trading of U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-income securities. It said its member firms should decide for themselves whether their fixed-income departments remain open for trading.

The foreign exchange market's activity generally follows the fixed income markets.

The New York Federal Reserve has calls scheduled for early Monday morning with dealers to see what each dealer is doing to cope with the storm, and will modify its market activities accordingly.

In Washington, the Commerce Department said it would post its report on personal income and spending for September on its website at 8:30 a.m. as scheduled, even though the federal government was closed.

The Federal Reserve said it would postpone its regularly scheduled releases, including its weekly report on selected interest rates and daily commercial paper data. The Fed said it would release the data when federal offices in the Washington area reopened.

Hurricane Sandy also led to some events being canceled or postponed. Citigroup Prime Brokerage postponed a hedge fund event that had been scheduled for Tuesday.

(Reporting by John McCrank, David Gaffen, Caroline Humer, David Henry, Charles Mikolajczak, Richard Leong, Edward Krudy, Lauren LaCapra, Dan Wilchins and Rick Rothacker; Editing by Paritosh Bansal, Jennifer Merritt, Tiffany Wu, Maureen Bavdek, Dale Hudson, Gary Crosse and Robert Birsel)

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Lukas Volger Visits HBO! | The Experiment

Lukas Volger Visits HBO!

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In celebration of Vegetarian Awareness Month, Lukas Volger, author of Veggie Burgers Every Which Way and Vegetarian Entrees That Won?t Leave You Hungry, was invited to HBO?s Times Square headquarters on Tuesday to sign books as five of his delicious recipes were featured on the HBO employee lunch menu. The food caused quite a stir among the lunch-goers, many of whom stopped at Lukas?s table to compliment the dishes and, in some cases, buy his books. The kitchen staff also seemed more than happy to serve Lukas?s food. One of the cooks went home with a copy of Vegetarian Entrees and the head chef mentioned that he plans to make a few of the recipes regular staples of his menu.

Founded by the North American Vegetarian Society, Vegetarian Awareness Month?which kicks off on October 1st of each year with World Vegetarian Day and ends on November 1st with World Vegan Day?is intended to raise public awareness around the many health and environmental benefits of a vegetarian diet. The recipes featured on Tuesday?recipes such as Bulgur Salad with Kale and Feta and Black-Eyed Pea Salad with Roasted Squash Radicchio?perfectly demonstrate one of the key points of Vegetarian Awareness Month: that one can enjoy the benefits of a vegetarian diet without sacrificing taste. For proof of this, look no further than the self-professed meat-lovers who went home on Tuesday with Lukas?s books.

For more information on Lukas (who?s gearing up to run the New York City Marathon!) visit his blog.

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Stellar duo target Ohio's working class for Obama

PARMA, Ohio (AP) ? Lest anyone forget the importance of Ohio's white, working-class voters, President Barack Obama sent a clear reminder on Thursday.

Make that two reminders: Bill (Clinton) and The Boss (Bruce Springsteen), two aging baby boomers still at the top of their game.

"No retreat, believe me, no surrender," Springsteen sang, performing without the backing of his E Street Band in a darkened gymnasium lit by a spotlight. The lyrics seemed aimed both at the president and his supporters.

With less than three weeks until Election Day, Clinton and Springsteen took the stage to rally support for Obama among the critical middle-class voting bloc in this tightly contested Midwestern swing state.

"For 30 years, I've been writing about the divide between the American dream and the American reality," Springsteen said. "Our vote is the one principal way we get to determine that distance."

Clinton implored voters to reward Obama for bailing out the auto industry, which has deep roots in Ohio.

"When you were down, you were out, and your whole economy was threatened, the president had your back," said the former president and a top surrogate for Obama.

Ohio is at the center of both Obama and Republican Mitt Romney's campaign strategies. Winning the state would put Obama on the brink of the 270 Electoral College votes required to win the White House. Romney, who has fewer pathways to victory than the president, almost certainly needs Ohio's 18 electoral votes if he hopes to claim victory.

Both campaigns are paying special attention to Ohio's working class ? many of whom are white and don't have a college degree. They've made up about half of voters in the state in each of the last two presidential elections.

And they were well-represented among the 3,000 people packed into a community college gymnasium for the Clinton-Springsteen appearance.

"I think Clinton is key," said firefighter Matt Sparling of Parma Heights, Ohio. "He's got an amazing way of keeping it simple." Springsteen, he added, helps draw the crowd.

As Ohio officials opened the event, some in the crowd bellowed "Bruuuuce" ? a standard fan shout-out to the musical legend.

Clinton, too, reveled in the chance to serve as Springsteen's opening act.

"I am qualified because I was born in the U.S.A. and unlike one of the candidates for president, I keep all my money here," Clinton said, referring both to one of the rocker's classic songs and Romney's overseas financial holdings.

Polls show Obama with a lead in Ohio, but Romney has made gains following his strong performance at the first presidential debate.

Each candidate has struggled to connect with white, working-class voters, in Ohio and elsewhere.

Nationally, Romney holds a strong edge among white voters with jobs and no college degree. But his advantage is narrower in union-heavy Ohio. A recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll showed Romney ahead 51 percent to 44 percent among likely noncollege, white voters.

Those heavily-courted voters backed Republicans in the past two elections.

In 2004 in Ohio, 55 percent of white voters without a college education voted for Republican George W. Bush and 44 percent voted for Democrat John Kerry. Four years ago, they voted for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., over Obama 54 percent to 44 percent.

This time around, Obama's team sees opportunities to increase its levels of support.

The campaign has blanketed the state with television advertisements portraying Romney as a corporate raider who moved manufacturing jobs overseas. The state's 7.2 percent unemployment rate is more than a half-point lower than the national average. And the auto bailout is credited with saving thousands of jobs in the state.

"I'm thankful GM is still making cars," said Springsteen, whose songs often reflect the stories and values of the people who work in places like auto factories. "What else would I write about?"

Clinton stayed in Ohio on Thursday for another campaign rally, while Springsteen headed to Ames, Iowa, for a second appearance on Obama's behalf.

In addition to that stellar duo, Obama is relying on Vice President Joe Biden to rally support among white working-class voters. Biden, raised in a middle-class family from Scranton, Pa., has been a frequent visitor to Ohio. He's scheduled to make a three-day swing through the state next week.

Romney has also relied on his running mate for help in Ohio. Rep. Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin native, has put his Midwestern sensibilities to use, dropping by college football tailgates and a Cleveland Browns practice. Ryan is due back in Ohio on Saturday.

Springsteen, an avid supporter of Obama in 2008, had planned to sit out this election. He never explained exactly what changed his mind in the campaign's closing weeks, saying only that he believes Obama understands the struggles of "everyday citizens."

The rocker kept his comments brief during a six-song set, which included "Youngstown", a song about the economic woes of the Ohio city. Seeking to hew a bit more closely to Obama's re-election message of shared prosperity, he also played a newer song that has become a staple at the president's campaign rallies.

"Wherever this flag is flown," Springsteen sang. "We take care of our own."

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Associated Press writer John Seewer in Parma and AP Deputy Director of Polling Jennifer Agiesta in Washington contributed to this report.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/stellar-duo-target-ohios-working-class-obama-205956279.html

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Cardinals Beat Giants 3-1 In NLCS Game 3 After Long Rain Delay

ST. LOUIS ? Carlos Beltran limped to the trainer's room, taking the St. Louis Cardinals' biggest clutch October bat with him.

Turns out they had the perfect substitute.

Matt Carpenter hit a two-run homer after subbing for Beltran and the Cardinals chased Matt Cain before a 3 1/2-hour rain delay in the seventh inning of a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night for a 2-1 NL championship series lead.

Beltran strained his left knee running out a double-play ball in the first innings and the Cardinals said he was day to day.

Kyle Lohse worked around a season-worst five walks in 5 2-3 innings. Mitchell Boggs struck out Hunter Pence and Brandon Belt with two on to end the seventh. Jason Motte earned the first two-inning save of his career to reward what remained of a sellout crowd of 45,850 ? perhaps a third ? that stuck around for a game that lasted 3 hours, 2 minutes, about a half-hour shorter than the delay.

"They said if we didn't score I was going to go out there. I was in the clubhouse running around, I've never really had to sit around like that," Motte said. "It was probably the most nervous I've ever been."

Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro had two hits and a clean game in the field, two days after Matt Holliday rammed him breaking up a double-play ball. Manager Bruce Bochy had said there would be no retaliation, and Game 3 was collision-free.

The big winners in a delay that featured about a half-hour without rain while officials awaited a second, smaller front: Beer vendors, by a single out. Alcohol sales are cut off after the seventh inning in all stadiums.

Cain lost for the second time this postseason, giving up three runs on five hits in 6 1-3 innings. The Giants, who entered the game batting just .217 in the postseason, were 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position.

The Cardinals snapped the Giants' five-game road winning streak in the postseason, three of them this year. Game 4 is in St. Louis on Thursday night, with Adam Wainwright pitching for the Cardinals. Tim Lincecum will start for the Giants.

"He's a guy we want out there. He's been throwing the ball well," Bochy said. "We've got to bounce back."

Carpenter followed Jon Jay's two-out single with a homer off Cain in his first at-bat of the NLCS.

Beltran is batting .400 in the postseason with three homers and six RBIs, but Carpenter had big numbers against Cain. He was 4 for 4 for his career against Cain, all four of the regular-season hits for singles.

"He's a really good pitcher obviously," Carpenter. I've had some success. I just go up there and try to battle, get a good pitch to hit."

This one was a much bigger deal, a drive on a 2-2 count that soared over the Cardinals bullpen in right field and was estimated at 421 feet.

Carpenter entered the game 1 for 5 in the postseason, all five pinch-hit appearances. He had an RBI single in the wild-card playoff against Atlanta. He got 14 of his 46 RBIs in April as the primary sub at first base for injured Lance Berkman.

On Tuesday, Carpenter was among a group of seldom-used hitters trying to stay sharp by facing Jake Westbrook in a simulated game. The rest of the team had the day off.

Umpires called for the tarpaulin right after the Cardinals made it 3-1 on a run-scoring single by Shane Robinson and Cain was lifted.

It was the third game delayed by rain this postseason and a fourth, Game 4 of the Yankees-Tigers ALCS, was postponed later Wednesday night. Two games between the Yankees and Orioles in Baltimore began late because of inclement weather.

The rain intensified less than 10 minutes after the field was covered, chasing most fans who had remained in their seats up to that point. Spotters for the National Weather Service reported 60 mph winds in nearby St. Charles County.

A highlight of the delay was a Pac-Man style chase. Ushers pursued and finally apprehended a fan who jumped out of the stands to get a baseball near the warning track in left field, and then jutted in and out of aisles to elude several ushers who had been closing in.

The storm had been widely anticipated. Some forecasts called for a 70 percent chance of rain. Both managers fielded questions Tuesday and Wednesday about whether the probability of precipitation would affect their selection of the starting pitcher.

Both said they couldn't worry about the weather, and the starters combined for 208 pitches.

"I've been caught before where you try to predict what's going to happen with the rain and started," Bochy said. "Just a couple years ago I started a pitcher thinking the same thing and it didn't rain for four or five innings. Then I put my starter in and then it started raining, and so it came back to bite me."

Lohse is 2-1 with a 1.96 ERA this postseason despite uncustomary control woes. He was among the majors' best control pitchers this season, averaging 1.62 walks per nine innings.

The Giants entered 70-22 when scoring first, including the postseason, and took the lead in the third on Pablo Sandoval's run-scoring groundout after leadoff hits by Angel Pagan and Scutaro, whose legs looked just fine on an opposite-field double flared just over first baseman Allen Craig's glove.

Beltran leads all players with eight extra-base hits in the 2012 playoffs and is a career .375 hitter in the postseason, highest ever among players with a minimum of 100 at-bats.

NOTES: Danny Cox, who pitched for Cardinals World Series teams in 1985 and 1987, threw a perfect strike on the first pitch. ... According to STATS LLC, Lohse walked two batters in the same inning four times in 2012. ... Jay, who was hit by a pitch to start the game, was plunked 15 times in the regular season. ... Matheny had 122 lineups during the regular season but has stuck with the same eight throughout the postseason. ... The Cardinals are 9-2 in Game 3 of the NLCS, the lone losses coming in 2004 and '05 at Houston. This win ended a streak of scoring at least six runs in the last eight postseason victories dating to Game 3 of the World Series last year, the longest streak of its kind in postseason history. St. Louis entered averaging 7.6 runs in 16 wins the last two postseasons and just 2.3 runs in the 10 losses. ... The Cardinals have played in eight best-of-seven series in which they were tied 1-1 and played Game 3 at home, and have won all of them. They won six of the previous seven series, according to STATS LLC

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Incorporate A Business: Choosing A Legal Entity - Small Business ...

If you?re ready to incorporate a business, one of the simplest ways to create a legal entity for your company is to set up an LLC. ?The LLC stands for ?limited liability company,? and it gives you the ability to create a separate legal entity for your business which is separate from your identity as the owner. Like other corporate structures, the LLC gives you a ?corporate shield? when you incorporate a business,?to separate and protect your personal assets from those of your business.

About the LLC (Limited Liability Company)

The LLC is a popular choice with small business owners and solo entrepreneurs when it comes time to incorporate a business, because it does not have as many formalities and ?red tape? requirements as a C Corporation or S Corporation. The filing requirements are easier, and you don?t have to set up a board of directors, host an annual shareholders? meeting, or deal with as many other regulatory formalities.

An LLC also offers ?pass through taxation,? meaning that the company itself does not pay income taxes. Instead, the company?s earnings are passed through to the company owners. This makes the LLC a simple and effective choice for many solo entrepreneurs, who get the personal asset protection of a corporation without having to deal with the additional paperwork involved with setting up an S Corporation. ?Here?s a comparison of the S Corp versus the LLC.

Another unique feature of an LLC is that the owners can choose different ?tax treatment? by filing additional forms with their tax returns. For example, you can choose to have your LLC taxed like a C-Corporation, or you can choose pass-through taxation like a sole proprietor, or you can choose to treat your LLC like an S-Corporation for tax purposes. ?If you?re?ready to incorporate a business and?form an LLC to protect your personal assets and boost your business credibility, talk to CorpNet today for a?free business consultation.

About the S Corporation

If you?ve decided to incorporate a business, perhaps you?ve wondered:

?What is the difference between an LLC and an S Corporation and what are the tax benefits of choosing one business structure over another??

One option for business owners who want to minimize the amount of taxes they owe while still enjoying the most flexibility in how to set up and run their company is to incorporate as an S Corporation.

The S Corporation is a corporate structure governed under subchapter S of Chapter 1 of the IRS Code. As such, S Corporations have unique tax rules which can offer special benefits for the owners. The S Corporation is one of the most popular business structures in America, with over 3 million small businesses incorporated as (or filing taxes as) S Corporations.

Perhaps the biggest tax advantage of an S Corporation is that they can help the business owner minimize the amount of self-employment tax that is owed. When you?re a sole proprietor, often the biggest line on your tax bill is the amount of self-employment taxes collected for Social Security, Medicare, unemployment and other programs ? this can add up to approximately 15% of your eligible earnings.

With an S Corporation, the company is governed by pass-through taxation (like an LLC), and so the company itself does not owe any taxes. Instead, the company?s earnings are listed on the owners? individual tax returns. But with an S Corporation, the owners have some flexibility in how they report their earnings, and in doing so, they can often minimize their self-employment income tax liability.

For example, an S Corporation that earns $100,000 in profit could pay the owner a $50,000 salary (which is subject to self-employment taxes) and also pay the owner a $50,000 distribution (which is not subject to self-employment taxes). Assuming approximately a 15% self-employment tax rate, the owner of the S Corporation would have saved $7,500 on self-employment taxes.

One drawback of the S Corporation is that you are limited in the number of shareholders that can own a piece of the company. There is a maximum of 100 shareholders that can take part in an S Corporation, and only one class of stock can be issued. This means that S Corporations cannot be used for an initial public offering, and it also makes it hard to use an S Corporation if you want to raise venture capital. Another restriction of S Corporations is that only U.S. Citizens can be shareholders.

If you incorporate a business?as an S Corporation, it is not to be taken lightly, as there are numerous business filings and regulatory requirements that need to be done throughout the year. So you?ll have to decide if the S Corp is right for your small business. ?If you want to learn more about how you can incorporate a business?as an S Corporation to protect your personal assets, talk to CorpNet today for a?free business consultation.

All About The C Corporation

The third main choice of business structure that entrepreneurs can choose when it?s time to?incorporate a business?is the C Corporation. Although the C Corporation has more complicated tax and regulatory filing requirements, it is an ideal choice for certain types of companies with certain business goals.

A C Corporation is a standard corporation owned by shareholders who elect a board of directors to oversee the management of the business. Shareholders generally have limited liability, even if they are involved in the day-to-day management. The shares of a corporation are freely transferable unless limited by agreement of the shareholders.

The corporation exists indefinitely, unless and until it is dissolved by the shareholders. It is a separately taxable entity, meaning that the company must file its own tax return and pay corporate taxes on its profits. There is no limit on the number of shareholders a C corporation may have.

C Corporations can create multiple classes of stock, such as ?preferred shares? with advantageous terms for certain shareholders. This makes C Corporations a popular choice for businesses that want to raise venture capital or make an initial public offering (IPO).

One potential drawback of C Corporations is that they are subject to ?double taxation? ? meaning that the company itself has to pay corporate income taxes on profits, and then those profits are taxed again as dividends when paid out to shareholders. Working with a professional tax accountant can help you understand your options to effectively minimize your tax liability. ?If you?re?ready to incorporate a business?as a C Corporation to protect your personal assets and boost your business credibility, talk to CorpNet today for a?free business consultation.

Choosing a business structure can be complex, but you don?t have to worry about making ?the wrong choice,? because you can always change your choice of business structure by filing the appropriate forms. If your business is growing or your business needs have changed, you can switch from an LLC to an S-Corporation to a C-Corporation and back again.

Whether you need a basic LLC to protect your personal assets, or whether you need a more complex C Corporation structure that could help your company raise venture capital or ?go public? someday, you can?incorporate a business?according to your needs and can change as your business evolves.

One of the best things about entrepreneurship is the way it enables us to adapt and evolve as our interests and the needs of our markets change ? and incorporating a business is the same way.

Even if you?re not sure of which business structure to choose, you don?t have to fear making the wrong decision. Just get started. ?Incorporate a business and?protect your personal assets, and you can move forward from there.

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Source: http://smallbiztrends.com/2012/10/incorporate-a-business.html

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Obama: Renew Assault Weapons Ban

President Obama tonight said he's interested in seeing an assault weapons ban reintroduced, breaking his silence on the legislation, which has persisted in spite of at least five mass shootings during his term.

At the end of a long answer to the question, "What has your administration done or planned to do to limit the availability of assault weapons?" Obama said this:

"My belief is that, (A), we have to enforce the laws we've already got, make sure that we're keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, those who are mentally ill. We've done a much better job in terms of background checks, but we've got more to do when it comes to enforcement.

"But I also share your belief that weapons that were designed for soldiers in war theaters don't belong on our streets. And so what I'm trying to do is to get a broader conversation about how do we reduce the violence generally. Part of it is seeing if we can get an assault weapons ban reintroduced. But part of it is also looking at other sources of the violence. Because frankly, in my home town of Chicago, there's an awful lot of violence and they're not using AK-47s. They're using cheap hand guns."

As a candidate in 2008, Obama campaigned on permanent reinstatement of the expired assault weapons ban, and Attorney General Eric Holder in 2009 indicated that the administration would lobby for a bill. But that never materialized and the White House has largely avoided talking about it.

In August, after the Sikh Temple shooting, Jay Carney said, "He does support renewing the assault weapons ban."

But tonight is the first time during his first term that the sentiment has come from the president's mouth.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-calls-renewal-assault-weapons-ban-034956718--abc-news-politics.html

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Experts: Costa Concordia equipment malfunctioned before crash

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GROSSETO/GIGLIO, Italy - An Italian court heard on Tuesday that equipment aboard the Costa Concordia luxury liner may not have been functioning when she ran aground and capsized, killing 32 people.

The list of issues compiled by a panel of court-appointed experts included a wide range of alleged malfunctions, from lights that did not work during the disaster to the?possibility?that radar equipment had been turned off or broken.

The hearing is closed to the public because the huge media interest could not be accommodated.

The 114,500-ton luxury cruise ship capsized on Jan. 13 after approaching the Tuscan island of Giglio to perform a maneuver close to the shore known as a salute. It struck a rock which tore a gash in its hull.

Previous?story:?Packed court as Costa captain hears evidence

Also on Tuesday, Francesco Schettino,?the captain blamed for the disaster admitted he made?mistakes?but accused the cruise liner company of mishandling the response.?He said last week he was suing Costa Cruises, a unit of Carnival Corp., for unfair dismissal following the accident.

His lawyer Francesco Pepe said the hearing would show his client was not solely responsible for the disaster.

"Schettino's responsibility needs to be established and it needs to be established that others may have contributed as well," he said after the conclusion of the hearing's first day.

Meanwhile in Giglio, where the stricken liner still lays on her side awaiting salvage, news has emerged that thieves broke into the Costa Concordia earlier this year, stealing furniture, paintings and luxury goods from a gift shop. Sources at Costa Crociere say the thieves had used entry holes and guide ropes made by search and rescue teams to get into the ship.

'I saved your lives'
Schettino?slipped into court by a back door on Tuesday, wearing dark glasses and offering just a brief wave to waiting journalists. According to Italian TV network Tg1, he spoke to two German Costa passengers inside court, saying, ?I saved your lives and those of many other passengers.?

This week?s hearings will help the judge decide if Schettino should stand trial. He is accused of manslaughter, causing the shipwreck and abandoning ship while passengers and crew were still aboard. He denies the accusations and has not been charged.

Previous?story:?Costa Concordia cruise ship captain says sacking unfair

A key question is how much of the blame Schettino should shoulder himself and how much responsibility lies with his crew and employer, Costa Crociere, a division of the Miami-based Carnival Corp. Costa Crociere has denied negligence and has distanced itself from Schettino, firing him in July.

In all, nine people face the prospect of criminal trial, which would be unlikely to begin before next year.

The company's lawyer defended the ship's other crew.

"I believe that everything that came out yesterday -- and the conclusions drawn by the court appointed experts -- acknowledge that everything that could have been done by the Costa Concordia crew, was done,"?Marco de Luca, a lawyer for Costa Crociere, told NBC News, outside the courtroom.?

"The one fact that has been completely underestimated is that more than four thousand people were disembarked in a short period of time -- some two hours -- and this was done exclusively by Costa personnel.?

Praxilla Trabattoni and Claudio Lavanga of NBC News, Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.?

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Taliban says they will try to kill injured schoolgirl who defied them

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani schoolgirl fighting for her life after being shot by Taliban gunmen was transferred on Thursday from a hospital in a province that is a militant haven to a specialist hospital in the army garrison town of Rawalpindi.

Malala Yousufzai, 14, was unconscious in critical condition after being shot in the head and neck as she left school on Tuesday, but doctors said she had moved her arms and legs slightly the night before.

Pakistani surgeons removed a bullet on Wednesday from Yousufzai who was shot by the Taliban for speaking out against the militants and promoting education for girls.

Her courage made her a national hero. The shooting has drawn condemnation from world leaders and many Pakistanis.

Yousufzai began standing up to the Pakistani Taliban when she was just 11, when the government had effectively ceded control of the Swat Valley where she lives to the militants.

Her father, Ziauddin Yousufzai, who runs a girls' school, said his daughter had defied threats for years, believing the good work she was doing for her community was her best protection.

A Reuters correspondent watched as she was moved from an army hospital in the regional capital of Peshawar to the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology in Rawalpindi to help her treatment.

"Pray for her," her distraught uncle, Faiz Mohammad, said before the ambulance left the hospital.

A husband-and-wife team of two British doctors who were attending a seminar in Pakistan at the time of the attack on Thursday joined local surgeons in treating Yousufzai.

She was shot with two other girls on Tuesday as she left school in Swat, northwest of Islamabad. One of the girls is out of danger and the other remains in critical condition.

A Taliban spokesman said she was targeted for trying to spread Western culture and that they would try to kill her again if she survived.

"BARBARIC AND COWARDLY"

Authorities had identified her attackers, said regional governor Masood Kausar. The local government has posted a 10 million rupee reward for their capture.

"The security agencies are closely working with each other and they have a lot of information about the perpetrators. We hope our security agencies will soon capture them and bring to justice," he said.

The attack outraged many in Pakistan, with small, impromptu rallies held in her support in many cities. Schools had also closed across Swat in protest over the shooting and a small demonstration was held in her hometown of Mingora.

Pakistan's president, prime minister, and heads of various opposition parties joined human rights group Amnesty International and the United Nations in condemning the attack.

On Wednesday, White House spokesman Jay Carney said the United States had offered any assistance necessary.

"The president found the news reprehensible and disgusting and tragic," Carney told reporters.

"Directing violence at children is barbaric, it's cowardly, and our hearts go out to her and the others who were wounded as well as their families."

Yousufzai had spent the last three years campaigning for girls' education after the Taliban shut down girls' schools. She received Pakistan's highest civilian award but also a number of death threats.

In 2009, the army pushed the Taliban out of her hometown of Mingora, but the attack showed the militia's ability to strike even inside heavily patrolled towns.

(Writing by Katharine Houreld; Editing by Jeremy Laurence)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/pakistani-schoolgirl-shot-taliban-moved-army-hq-hospital-123901592.html

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7 Exercises fitness is necessary to avoid | Max Burn

For most of my adult life, I have to believe that there is no such thing as bad exercises ? just bad manners to make good exercises.

You can take the most effective exercises and render them useless and compromise as it is possible to transform an ineffective exercise in a safe place and functional.

That said, some exercise equipment and movements are just flat-out terrible.

Here are the "Unlucky 7" -: the years in which the risks far outweigh the benefits.

Inverted Leg Press:

• The angle on most of these machines can cause injury due to the uncomfortable position of the hips and spine.
• It ?s very hard not to push the lower back in the back in this exercise. In this way, the stress placed on the disk when it is loaded.
• Straighten Up (like a squat) obtains full employment hamstring and butt muscles. The leg press keeps the fixed upper part of the body, which takes this.

Best Alternative: Squat (barbell or dumbbells)

Smith Machine:

Any way you slice this machine (AKA "the towel expensive") is biomechanically horrible.

• Like any other machine, which must conform to a fixed movement ? which does not take into account natural mechanical lifters, and does not allow fine mechanical adjustments.
• This can cause problems in the knees and back, when used for the squat.

Eric Cressey, who is the king of debunking smith machine, gives these 10 uses good for it (hint-none of them include squats or bench presses.

Best Alternative: Each barbell or dumbbell alternative

Perform Extension:

• This machine promotes forced to put back into a hyperextended position.
• Combine the location undesirable end with the typical way in which people perform the movement (read fast and jerky) and may cause damage to the spinal joints (facet joints).

Best alternative:On all fours ? raising the opposite arm / leg at a time (birddogs / pointing dogs).

Ab Twist machine:

Or any year in which the lower part of the
body is fixed and the upper part of the body is in rotation against the great strength.

• The abdominal muscles are designed to prevent rotation, not encourage it.
• In addition, the rotation is almost exclusively on the lumbar spine ? an area that is prone to injury when placed in this position.

Best alternative: Twists short-range pipe or cable ? allowing some movement of the hip

Vertical lines:

• Because of the socket and the nature of the movement, vertical rows place stress on the shoulder causing a bone bone frontal collision with each repetition.
• Eventually, this can lead to tendonitis of the rotator cuff.

Best Alternative: Lateral dumbbell raises

Shoulder Press Machine:

• The positioning and the plane of movement of the arms when pushing over the head is highly individual.
• When the power and movement are stuck in a plane of movement, you may be asking for trouble over time.
• Have your arms in front of you too much or too far back can put the accent on the shoulder.

Best Alternative: Dumbbell shoulder presses

Sit Ups (especially on a ball):

• Furthermore, the architecture of large abdominal muscles dictate that it is not meant for large movements as a whole sit-ups on the ball.
• In addition, sit-ups promote a decline often undesirable posture (rounding).
• In fact, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends a limit of 3400 newtons of force to keep your back safe. Sit-ups help 3413 Newtons.

Best alternative: Short-range crunch, tables, prayers.

Bottom Line

So while we need to take the individual factors of training, like-ability, goals and experience into account in determining the value of a year, I do not think there is much room for one of these in a routine safe weight but effective way of training.

Source: http://maxburnreview.com.br/7-exercises-fitness-is-necessary-to-avoid/

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New Android apps worth downloading: SkyMotion, Chaos Rings, TheEndApp

Here are three great Android apps to enjoy. SkyMotion gives you an idea of exactly how much precipitation you can expect in a specific area over the upcoming few hours ? perfect for event organizers everywhere. Chaos Rings is an epic RPG from Japanese game developers Square Enix, creators of the Final Fantasy series. Last, but not least, we?ve got TheEndApp, a port of a popular iOS endless runner with a post-apocalyptic vibe.

SkyMotion (Free)

What?s it about? It?s not always enough to have an approximate idea of the weather, sometimes you really need to know exactly how wet it might be right where you are.

What?s cool? The app helps you plan the next two hours with the precise knowledge of how precipitation will impact you, your family or your business. It automatically detects your location from 16 million zones across the United States and Canada. SkyMotion can be used year-round to detect hail, snow, rain, sleet and ice pellets.

Who is it for? If you?re someone who organizes or is planning an outdoor event, the level of detail offered by SkyMotion could be invaluable, especially during the summer. The morning weather report discussing a ?60 percent chance of showers? may not be enough. However, reviews are somewhat mixed in Google Play, and it definitely sounds like a widget would be a useful addition.

What?s it like? Serious meteorology apps like RadarNow offer very sophisticated weather data while Rain Alarm can notify you of precipitation in your immediate area (but you?ll need the full $4.00 version to really zero-in on your exact location).

Chaos Rings ($12.99)

What?s it about? Here?s another massive new RPG from Square Enix, the creators of the Final Fantasy series.

What?s cool? This one?s been on iOS for a while, so it?s good to see it finally ported to Android. The story concerns the Ark Arena, a tournament where combatants fight for their lives. You choose a pair of characters, (one male and one female) then fight against the other pairs. Each pair have their own tale, and the truth behind the Ark Arena is not revealed until each story is complete.

Who is it for? Chaos Rings is definitely a game for RPG fans. It features great 3D graphics, smooth animation, and a deep story with multiple endings. It uses a traditional RPG battle system, and there are hours and hours of gameplay to enjoy, despite the high price. Prospective purchases should understand that the game requires 1GB of storage space.

What?s it like? Square Enix already offer their famous RPG titles in Google Play like Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy III as well as their popular strategy game Crystal Defenders.

TheEndApp (Free)

What?s it about? Here?s a fun, challenge-based endless runner with a vivid but creepy post-apocalyptic vibe.

What?s cool? Another popular iOS game comes to Android. This one features the over-the-shoulder camera view popularized by Temple Run. The world has come to an end and you must run like hell, pick up duct tape and buy goodies for your survival camp. Each day brings a different set of challenges as you zoom through deserted streets avoiding lava pools and leaping over burned police cars.

Who is it for? Fans of endless runners will definitely enjoy TheEndApp. It does a great job of merging the best elements of previous titles, and the challenges keep you trying just one more time to complete them. The swipe controls are good and the 3D environments adapt depending on the time of day. Plenty of power-ups keep things varied and interesting.

What?s it like? Naturally, all endless runners from this perspective draw immediate comparisons with Temple Run, but the game?s challenge system is a bit like Jetpack Joyride. Other good over-the-shoulder runners include Agent Dash and Rail Rush.

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Djokovic, Federer advance at Shanghai Masters

SHANGHAI (AP) ? With another win at the Shanghai Masters, Roger Federer guaranteed himself the No. 1 ranking for the 300th week of his career.

The top-ranked Federer beat Davis Cup teammate Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-0 on Thursday in the third round.

Federer struggled to string points together early, with his backhand looking shaky through much of the first two sets, but he recovered late and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray also reached the quarters. Djokovic defeated Feliciano Lopez of Spain 6-3, 6-3 and Murray beat Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-2, 6-2.

The second-seeded Djokovic had 12 aces and won 27 of 29 first-serve points. The third game of the second set was the only time in the match that the Serb lost two points on serve.

"I'm trying to enjoy the efficiency of my serve," said Djokovic, who had three aces in one game in the first set. "I'm not very well known around the tour for big serving. But so far in this tournament, and also in Beijing, it has been working very well for me. It has been giving me a lot of free points, a lot of confidence into the matches."

Fourth-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic defeated Sam Querrey of the United States 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-4, and fifth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-2, 7-6 (2).

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/djokovic-federer-advance-shanghai-masters-144232794--spt.html

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