Feuding Russian tycoons face London court ruling

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Feuding Russian tycoons face London court ruling
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FILE This Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 file photo shows the owner of England's Chelsea Football Club, Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich as he leaves court in London. Russian businessmen Roman Abramovich and Boris Berezovsky. rose to riches together in the chaotic years of post-Soviet Russia and then became archenemies and a British judge will soon rule on which oligarch will defeat the other in a multi-billion-dollar court battle. After a seven-month delay, Judge Elizabeth Gloster is expect to deliver a summary ruling Friday Aug. 31, 2012 to settle the legal feud between Roman Abramovich, the billionaire Chelsea Football Club owner, and self-exiled tycoon Boris Berezovsky. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

FILE This Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 file photo shows the owner of England's Chelsea Football Club, Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich as he leaves court in London. Russian businessmen Roman Abramovich and Boris Berezovsky. rose to riches together in the chaotic years of post-Soviet Russia and then became archenemies and a British judge will soon rule on which oligarch will defeat the other in a multi-billion-dollar court battle. After a seven-month delay, Judge Elizabeth Gloster is expect to deliver a summary ruling Friday Aug. 31, 2012 to settle the legal feud between Roman Abramovich, the billionaire Chelsea Football Club owner, and self-exiled tycoon Boris Berezovsky. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

FILE- In this Jan. 26, 2000 file photo Russian tycoons Boris Berezovsky, left, and Roman Abramovich, then both lawmakers, walk after the session of the State Duma, parliament's lower house, in Moscow, Russia. The two Russian businessmen rose to riches together in the chaotic years of post-Soviet Russia and then became archenemies, and a British judge will soon rule on which oligarch will defeat the other in a multibillion-dollar court battle. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

FILE - This is a Monday, Oct. 31, 2011 file photo of Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky as he arrives at the high court in London. Russian businessmen Boris Berezovsky and Roman Abramovich, rose to riches together in the chaotic years of post-Soviet Russia and then became archenemies and a British judge will soon rule on which oligarch will defeat the other in a multi-billion-dollar court battle. After a seven-month delay, Judge Elizabeth Gloster is expect to deliver a summary ruling Friday Aug. 31, 2012 to settle the legal feud between Roman Abramovich, the billionaire Chelsea Football Club owner, and self-exiled tycoon Boris Berezovsky. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

FILE- In this Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2000 file photo Russian tycoons Boris Berezovsky, left, and Roman Abramovich, then both lawmakers, walk in a hall during a break in a session of the State Duma, Russian parliament's lower house, in Moscow. Two Russian businessmen rose to riches together in the chaotic years of post-Soviet Russia and then became archenemies, and a British judge will soon rule on which oligarch will defeat the other in a multibillion-dollar court battle. (AP Photo/FILE)

LONDON (AP) ? A judge is due to rule on a multibillion-dollar legal battle waged between two Russian tycoons in a London courtroom.

Judge Elizabeth Gloster is expected to deliver a summary ruling Friday to settle the feud between 45-year-old Roman Abramovich, the billionaire Chelsea Football Club owner, and the 66-year-old self-exiled tycoon Boris Berezovsky.

Berezovsky, a former Kremlin power broker, alleges that Abramovich, who he called his protege, betrayed and intimidated him into selling his stakes in the Russian oil company Sibneft vastly beneath their value.

Berezovsky alleged blackmail and breach of contract, and is seeking more than 3 billion pounds ($4.8 billion) in damages. Abramovich denies the allegations.

Gloster has reserved judgment since the trial, the most high-profile commercial case at London's High Court in recent years, ended in January.

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Movie Review: Sci-Fi Drama Robot and Frank Is Surprisingly ...

Robot and Frank sounds like a terrible movie. Set in the ?near future? about an old man living a lone in upstate New York along the Hudson River whose son buys him a robot that becomes his companion, Jake Schreier?s film has all the ingredients of a sappy, made-for Lifetime torture-bore. But that?s Robot and Frank?s great trick, the way it lowers your expectations before serving up a sensitive and thoughtful sci-fi parable about life and age, friendship and human purpose.

Frank Langella plays Frank, which should be your first indication that there is something worth looking for in this movie. He is slowly succumbing to dementia, half-living in the past, when his son, who lives hours away, purchases the robot for him as a surrogate helper and companion. At first Frank is stubbornly resistant to the idea, but then he begins to develop a rapport with the programmable home assistant. Sure it is convenient to have his house cleaned and food prepared by the machine, but what really sets off the relationship is Frank discovering that the robot has no legal or moral sensibility programmed into him. This is perks up Frank because the old guy used to be a master cat burglar ? what? ? and now he has the perfect accomplice. It a completely unforeseeable twist, the two set about planning heists.

As the human and humanoid begin to develop their partnership, Frank?s friends and family become concerned about his health, even though Frank hasn?t felt this good in years. Here we begin to recognize the familiar patterns of familial behavior, the way in which the young try to put-away ? or program ? the lives of the inconveniently elderly when they haven?t the time or the patience to devote themselves to cultivating dignifying relationships. Frank finds that kind of companionship, in an ironic and socially scathing twist, in his robot. It?s clever, and the film?s friendly tone is perfectly balanced, without leaning on the schmaltz. In doing so, Robert and Frank raises questions about purpose and life?s meaning, delivering a story about memory and aging that plays as a septuagenarian?s overdue and justified revolt of spirit.

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Eurozone jobless rate stuck at record high in July

BRUSSELS (AP) ? Official figures show that the unemployment rate across the 17 countries that use the euro remained at a record high of 11.3 percent in July, the same as in June but up 1.2 points from a year earlier.

The data published Friday by the European Union's statistical agency, Eurostat, show the financial crisis continues to hurt the economy, with the jobless rate continuing to creep higher to record levels in Spain and Greece.

Even though the eurozone's overall percentage remained stable, Eurostat said some 88,000 more people were without a job in July, for a total of 18 million.

The 11.3 percent unemployment rate is the highest since the euro was formed in 1999.

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Tymoshenko loses appeal, stays in Ukraine jail

A Ukrainian high court rejected an appeal on Wednesday by former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko against her conviction for abuse of office, leaving her in jail and Ukraine's relations with the West severely strained.

Tymoshenko's defense lawyer said the ruling by a three-judge panel had been steered by President Viktor Yanukovich for political reasons.

"These findings have no relation to justice," Serhiy Vlasenko told journalists after judge Olexander Yelfimov ruled that lower courts had delivered "correct decisions on the crimes of Tymoshenko."

"This is a decision of Yanukovich to keep Tymoshenko in prison," Vlasenko said.

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Western leaders condemned the seven-year prison term meted out to the 51-year-old opposition leader in October as political persecution, and blocked strategic agreements on political association and a free-trade zone with the European Union.

But despite months of chiding by the European Union and the United States, Yanukovich has refused to act to secure her release. No one had expected her to be released on Wednesday.

Yanukovich did not immediately react to Vlasenko's comments, though in tough remarks last Friday he said he would not negotiate integration with the European Union at the price of allowing it to interfere in her case.

Story: Ukraine prosecutor urges court to uphold Tymoshenko guilt

In Brussels, the European Union urged Ukraine to reform its judicial system "to redress the effects of selective justice" like that seen in Tymoshenko's case.

"We stress the importance for the Ukrainian authorities to take concrete steps to address the systemic problems of the judiciary," Michael Mann, a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, said.

Tymoshenko, recognizable for her peasant-style hair braid and known for fiery rhetoric, was not in court because of persistent back trouble which has kept her confined to a state-run hospital in eastern Ukraine.

About 300 of her supporters gathered outside the courtroom, chanting slogans such as "Yulia - Freedom!" and "Keep convicts inside and get Yulia out!" They lowered a mock coffin into the ground outside the courtroom to symbolize the death of justice.

The continued incarceration of Tymoshenko - by far the most vibrant opposition figure on Ukraine's political landscape - is certain to figure as a major issue in an October 28 legislative election.

Yanukovich's Party of the Regions goes into that election with the government highly unpopular over reforms that have increased taxes on small businesses and raised retirement ages, and it will have to work hard to retain its majority.

The abuse of office conviction relates to a gas deal that Tymoshenko brokered with Russia in 2009 when she was prime minister. The Yanukovich government says the agreement was reckless and saddled Ukraine with an enormous price for strategic supplies of gas which is taking a toll on the stressed economy.

'Shameful'
Tymoshenko has denied betraying the national interest, with her lawyers arguing that the gas negotiation with Russia was a political act which did not amount to a criminal action.

Ukrainian state prosecutors said Tymoshenko's guilt was clearly established at her trial last year.

In Wednesday's judgment, the three-member panel said: "The judges of the court have reached the conclusion that the appeal cannot be satisfied ... The judges believe that the previous courts reached correct decisions on the crimes of Tymoshenko."

Tymoshenko's daughter Yevgenia, who has sought international support for her mother's cause, told journalists: "Today we again received a shameful decision which proves that a dictatorship is establishing itself in Ukraine."

She said the ruling would be the basis for a fresh appeal to the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

The authorities have ignored Western criticism and piled up fresh charges against Tymoshenko for alleged past misdeeds.

In a separate trial, which has been adjourned several times because of Tymoshenko's ill health, she is accused of embezzlement and tax evasion going back to alleged offences when she was in business in the 1990s.

Lawyers for Tymoshenko pressed her case at the ECHR on Tuesday, arguing that her pre-trial detention had been unlawful and that she had been subjected to degrading treatment in prison.

The former prime minister was a leader of the 2004 Orange Revolution protests against sleaze and cronyism in Ukraine that derailed Yanukovich's first bid for the presidency.

She served two terms as prime minister under President Viktor Yushchenko, but the two fell out and their partnership dissolved into bickering and infighting.

She narrowly lost to Yanukovich in a run-off for the presidency in February 2010 after a bitter campaign.

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>>> a side effect of isaac being felt all across this country right now, gas prices are the highest they've ever been on this date. nationwide the average is now $3.82 up seven cents in just the last two days as isaac has disrupted both oil drilling and the output of refineries. experts expected some of that will reverse soon but not before what's going to be a more expensive labor day weekend for a lot of folks on the road.

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Summer Farm Market Pasta - The Blog - Cooking Channel

?Dinner Rush? is a delicious and time-savvy source for meal ideas and recipes that get you from the express lane to the dinner table without breaking a sweat. Dinner just got simpler with inspiration that combines some everyday pantry items with only five (or six) ingredients.

Hit up a local farm stand this time of year and try ? just try ? to avoid walking out with your body weight in corn and tomatoes. I dare you. What to do with such a bottomless supply of the season?s best bounty? A next-to-no-cook dinner works for me.

Being the huge fan of pasta that I am (and I know I?m not alone on this one), it?s my go-to choice for an easy and delicious weeknight dinner. Taking advantage of the beautiful bounty afforded by the farms and markets that pepper my neighborhood, a handful each of tomatoes, corn and basil need just a little boost from my pantry to make a meal that requires almost no cooking.

Since the corn and pasta are the only ingredients in this dish that need to be cooked, the secret to this one-pot wonder is calling the pasta?s boiling water in to play double duty. Cut the corn cobs into two or three smaller pieces, give them a quick dunk in the pot, then cook off the pasta while you prep all the remaining ingredients. You?ll have dinner, which barely took any cooking effort at all, on your plate in the time it takes to boil pasta ? literally.

SUMMER FARMER?S MARKET PASTA
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Total time: 25 minutes

2 ears corn, shucked and cleaned, cut into two or three pieces
1 pound short-cut pasta, such as penne or gemelli
1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
8 ounces refrigerated crabmeat (whichever grade you like), picked clean of shell pieces
15 leaves basil, roughly chopped or torn
3 to 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup shaved pecorino cheese

Place a large pot of salted water over high heat to boil.

Drop the corn into the boiling water and cook until bright yellow and tender, 5 minutes. Remove the corn to a plate and let cool. Drop the pasta into the boiling water and cook to al dente, according to package directions.

While the pasta is cooking, add the tomatoes, crab and basil to a large mixing bowl. When the corn is cool enough to handle, cut the kernels off from the cobs and add them to the bowl.

When the pasta is ready, drain it well and add it to the mixing bowl with the vegetables and crab. Drizzle in the oil, season with salt and pepper, then toss well to combine. Serve the pasta warm or at room temperature garnished with the cheese.

Note: This pasta is great served up as a cold salad for lunch or at a barbecue the next day. The pasta tends to absorb any liquid or oil after resting overnight, so if you?re going to serve it the next day, toss in a few drizzles of olive oil to bring the dish back to life.

Patrick W. Decker?s life revolves around food. Always has, probably always will. As a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America and past member of the culinary team for Food Network stars like Rachael Ray, Sandra Lee and Paula Deen, he now works as a food stylist and producer in NYC by day, and a food writer and recipe developer at his home in New York?s Hudson Valley by night. You can see what he?s up to by following his latest Tweets on Twitter at @patrickwdecker or visiting his website at patrickwdecker.com.

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Little-known Ryan to take center-stage at Republican convention

TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Paul Ryan takes his turn in the spotlight on Wednesday for the biggest speech of his political career when he accepts the nomination as Mitt Romney's vice presidential running mate at the Republican National Convention.

A question mark continues to hang over the convention as Hurricane Isaac slams into the Louisiana and Mississippi shores of the Gulf of Mexico. The storm missed the Tampa area, but has cast something of a pall over the convention because delegates there are loathe to seem overly joyful while Americans elsewhere suffer.

Heading the list of speakers on Wednesday is Ryan, a conservative budget hawk from Wisconsin.

Careful not to emulate predecessor Sarah Palin, who fell from grace quickly after bursting onto the 2008 campaign, Ryan has made a cautious start to the presidential race.

It is still unclear whether he will help Romney draw support from undecided voters who may be the critical factor in the November 6 presidential election. Polls show a mixed picture.

There has been no doubt, however, that Ryan has energized conservatives in a way Romney was unable to do during the long months of the Republican primary battle, when he faced one then another conservative challenger.

The boyish 42-year-old Ryan, a fitness fanatic, has shown himself to be an affable asset to Romney thus far.

He has helped generate large crowds for Romney when the pair has campaigned together, and some conservatives who were not all that excited about the former governor of Massachusetts are now ready to work hard for him with Ryan on the ticket.

Ryan's presence on the ticket has helped put in play Wisconsin, a Midwestern state that has not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan in 1984. A Romney victory in Wisconsin could alter the electoral map in a way that could hurt President Barack Obama's hopes for re-election.

LITTLE KNOWN OUTSIDE D.C.

Ryan's place in prime time on Wednesday offers him the chance to introduce himself to millions of Americans who are just now starting to tune in to a presidential race that is too close to call with 70 days left until the voting.

While Ryan, chairman of the House of Representatives Budget Committee, is well known in Washington, he is little known elsewhere.

What is known about him is not necessarily popular with many Americans. A budget plan he proposed in the House would cut government spending deeply and overhaul the Medicare health insurance program for seniors.

Democrats charge Ryan would "end Medicare as we know it" and are using his budget plan against him in states like Florida, with its large population of retirees, and in Virginia, where thousands of government employees populate the suburbs adjoining Washington, D.C. Romney can ill afford to lose either of these two battleground states.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll on Tuesday found Ryan has 50 percent approval from Americans and 50 percent disapproval.

Speakers at the Republican convention thus far have sought to put a human face on the often robotic Romney and enhance his likability. On Tuesday, there was no better advocate for him than his wife, Ann Romney.

She admitted to reporters she had never used a prompting device to read a speech, but during the actual delivery she seemed at ease as she painted a personal portrait of Romney, who Democrats denounce as an out-of-touch wealthy elitist.

Mrs. Romney spoke of the early years of their marriage when the high school sweethearts dined on cheap meals of tuna and pasta, saying her husband was "not handed success" as Romney's opponents charge.

She also worked to try to appeal to women voters who are more supportive of Obama than Romney.

"It's the moms who always have to work a little harder, to make everything right," she said.

(Editing by Alistair Bell and Leslie Adler)

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Chimpanzees create 'social traditions': Unique handclasp grooming behavior reveals local difference

ScienceDaily (Aug. 28, 2012) ? Researchers have revealed that chimpanzees are not only capable of learning from one another, but also use this social information to form and maintain local traditions.

A research collaboration between the Gonzaga University and the Max Planck Institute shows that the way in which chimpanzees groom each other depends on the community to which they belong. Specifically, it is the unique handclasp grooming behaviour that reveals this local difference.

The specific behaviour that the researchers focused on was the 'grooming handclasp', a behaviour where two chimpanzees clasp onto each other's arms, raise those arms up in the air, and groom each other with their free arm. This behaviour has only been observed in some chimpanzee populations. The question remained whether chimpanzees are instinctively inclined to engage in grooming handclasp behaviour, or whether they learn this behaviour from each other and pass it on to subsequent generations.

Edwin van Leeuwen and Katherine Cronin of the Comparative Cognitive Anthropology research group of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics led by Daniel Haun conducted their observations between 2007 and 2012 at the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust in Zambia. At Chimfunshi, a mix of wild- and captive-born chimpanzees live in woodlands in some of the largest enclosures in the world. The Max Planck team collaborated with students from Gonzaga University led by Mark Bodamer, a team of local chimpanzee caretakers, and Roger Mundry of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in order to collect and comprehend the detailed chimpanzee data.

Previous research suggested that the grooming handclasp might be a cultural phenomenon, just like humans across cultures engage in different ways of greeting each other. However, these suggestions were primarily based on observations that some chimpanzee communities handclasp and others don't -- not whether there are differences between communities that engage in handclasping. Moreover, the early observations could have been explained by differences in genetic and/or ecological factors between the chimpanzee communities, which precluded the interpretation that the chimpanzees were exhibiting 'cultural' differences.

The present research shows that even between chimpanzee communities that engage in the grooming handclasp, subtle yet stable differences exist in the styles that they prefer: one chimpanzee group highly preferred the style where they would grasp each other's hands during the grooming, while another group engaged much more in a style where they would fold their wrists around each other's wrists.

"We don't know what mechanisms account for these differences," van Leeuwen says. "But our study at least reveals that these chimpanzee communities formed and maintained their own local grooming traditions over the last 5 years. Our observations may also indicate that chimpanzees can overcome their innate predispositions, potentially allowing them to manipulate their environment based on social constructs rather than on mere instincts."

Apart from the different style preferences of the chimpanzee communities, the research team also observed that the grooming handclasp behaviour was a long-lasting part of the chimpanzees' behavioural repertoire: the behaviour was even transmitted to the next generation of potential handclaspers.

"By following the chimpanzees over time, we were able to show that 20 young chimpanzees gradually developed the handclasp behaviour over the course of the five-year study. The first handclasps by young individuals were mostly in partnership with their mothers. These observations support the conclusion that these chimpanzees socially learn their local tradition, and that this might be evidence of social culture," Bodamer explains.

"Continued monitoring of these groups of chimpanzees will shed light on the question of how these group-traditions are maintained over time and potentially even why the chimpanzees like to raise their arms up in the air during social grooming in the first place," van Leeuwen adds.

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Police: Woman sets fire to home after fight over parenting | Regional ...

Police: Woman sets fire to home after fight over parenting

POTTSTOWN, Pa. -

Police said they've arrested a woman for setting fire to her home. They said she did it after an argument with her female partner about parenting.

Sunday night police said they were called out twice to a home on Spruce Street, first for a domestic dispute over child custody and the second time for a fire.

Firefighters said they were able to battle the fire quickly in the 900 block of Spruce Street because a neighbor had called it in shortly after it started.

"We saw flames in the front window the front picture window," said Kim Ward, "They looked like they were almost to the ceiling and I saw that from our driveway."

Ward said she watched from across the street.

"I was concerned about the children cause I know there's two little kids and they're cute little kids a little girl and a little boy," said Ward, "I heard that were adopted."

Police said before the fire started they were called to the home because Cora Sharp and her female partner share custody of two adopted children and they had an argument over differing views on parenting. Police said they stayed until the one woman left and Sharp was home alone.

They had to come back for the fire.

"I asked where the kids were and they said they weren't there. They were with the one parent," said Ward.

Police said they found Cora Sharp, alone, driving away from the house.

"She admitted to the police officer with a spontaneous utterance that she set the fire that occurred at 976 Spruce Street," said Detective Tom Leahan.

Police said Cora Sharp said, 'I did it' and that she used a lighter.

"When she was arrested that evening she did have a blood alcohol concentration level of .20," said Leahan.

Neighbors learned Monday that police and fire investigators are calling this a case of arson.

"Emotions took over and did something stupid. I don't know." said Ward, "It's just scary."

A neighbor who didn't want to go on camera said the two homeowners were good parents.

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Civic Club of Harrisburg looks to reboot for modern times | PennLive ...

In its prime, the Tudor home on Front Street was a hub for the who?s-who of Harrisburg. The hallways and gardens would fill with the wives of influential Harrisburgers, gathered for tea and discussions regarding the issues of the day.

Named the Civic Club of Harrisburg, the ladies? impact on the city was deep and wide as they lobbied for social concerns.

Members of the women-only club paid for Harrisburg?s first free kindergarten, were instrumental in the establishment of a garbage collection system for the city and became champions of the ?City Beautiful? movement in the early 1900s.

The club took on environmental issues that affected residents? health, advocating for clean air and water and at one time, placed a bounty on flies. In 1914, members paid 5 cents per pint of flies, collecting more than 500.

Today the home, with its carefully tended garden and beautiful ballroom, is better known as ?the wedding place on Front Street.? A venue for brides and grooms to dance the night away above the banks of the wide Susquehanna River where Front and North streets meet.

Like many century-old organizations, the club has been challenged to adopt to the modern world. At its peak, club membership included more than 700 women.

Times have changed.

As more and more women entered the workplace ? and more things competed for people?s attention ? club membership began to fall off.

Now, more than 114 years after it began working in the city, the club is rebooting.

Members spent the better part of a year working on a strategic plan for the club, aimed at figuring out its future.

A few weeks ago, in the ballroom on the second floor of the mansion, the heads of several nonprofit organizations were sipping coffee and munching on breakfast. They talked about what their organizations are doing in the Harrisburg region and their plans for the rest of the year.

Habitat for Humanity is close to opening three new homes, they heard. Dress for Success is planning to start a mobile store for women in need of professional clothing. The arts program Barak is planning to launch an arts festival for young people.

The nonprofit breakfast get-together is one of the new initiatives being hosted by the Civic Club. President Beth Cornell is hoping it will become a way for the agencies to not only network, but identify community issues to tackle together.

Business have the Chamber of Commerce, Cornell said, ?but what about non-profits??

?Where do they meet, where do they talk?? she asked. ?We want to be outside facilitators.?

Hence the roundtable discussion a few weeks ago.

Other subtle changes are also taking place in the club. The old house is now wired ? both figuratively and literally, with a website and Internet access. There?s a new motto and logo.

But one of the most interesting initiatives is that the club has started broadcasting.

Each month the ladies host a speaker on a topic relevant to the community.

One month may be a speaker discussing Chesapeake Bay conservation and its impact on communities along the Susquehanna. Or a seminar on senior citizen crime prevention.

In the past, members and visitors would have to physically be present to hear the discussions. But this year the club piloted a program where they began broadcasting the sessions to the nearby Homeland Center.

They?re pursing a grant to allow them to continue to do so, and are working with other organizations in the area to increase their audience.

Then there is the building itself. Upkeep of the historic structure is expensive, but necessary. The club sees itself as a public space ? how can they capitalize on that?

Club officers are talking with the League of Women Voters to host political debates in the fall. Nonprofits can use the historic home for events.

?We?re still doing weddings, we?re still doing events, but we want to expand a little bit beyond that,? Cornell said.

This summer the club is holding a membership drive for women in the local community. More members means more hands to work on projects in the community.

?We have to think about our society today,? Cornell said. ?This place used to be where women would to find out what the issues are. What then is the role of our club? That?s what we want to tackle.

?I didn?t really want us to be known as ?the wedding club,?? Cornell said. ?I want us to be known as ?the Civic Club.??

Source: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/08/civic_club_of_harrisburg_looks.html

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Wall Street ends flat, volume among lightest of year

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended little changed in another day of scarce activity on Tuesday after mixed economic data gave investors little reason to shift their focus from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech on Friday.

The Fed chief is scheduled to address a conference of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and could announce new measures to boost growth. While Bernanke is expected to keep alive expectations for a third round of major bond buying by the Fed, or quantitative easing, he could keep markets guessing about the actual timing.

Volume was among the lightest of the year after Monday's lightest trading in 2012. August is a slow season, and investors mostly stayed on the sidelines, anticipating Bernanke's speech.

"I don't think you can read a lot from what's going on in the market right now," said John Fox, co-manager of the FAM Value Fund, in Cobleskill, New York. "Because there's nothing going on, everyone is waiting for the speech on Friday."

The latest sign of slowing in the global economy added to expectations for more central bank stimulus. Japan cut its assessment of economic growth, citing a deceleration in U.S. and Chinese demand for Japanese exports.

U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly weakened in August to its lowest in nine months as Americans turned more pessimistic about the short-term outlook, according to the Conference Board.

But in another report, the S&P/Case Shiller composite index of 20 metropolitan areas showed U.S. home prices rose for a fifth consecutive month, a sign of slow improvement in the housing sector.

Among the day's biggest gainers, Lexmark International Inc jumped 13.7 percent to $21.62 after it said it would stop making inkjet printers, cut about 1,700 jobs, and focus on its more profitable imaging and software businesses.

The NYSEArca computer hardware index <.hwi> rose 1.2 percent. Shares of Hewlett Packard , which has a substantial portion of inkjet sales, were down 1.8 percent at $16.90.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> was down 21.68 points, or 0.17 percent, at 13,102.99. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.spx> slipped 1.14 points, or 0.08 percent, at 1,409.30. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.ixic> edged down 3.95 points, or 0.13 percent, at 3,077.14.

Volume was 4.60 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq and the NYSE MKT, compared with Monday's 2012 low 4.46 billion shares. The year-to-date average is about 6.6 billion.

The S&P 500 has been pinned in a fairly tight range over the last three weeks, finding a support level at 1,400 while also unable to convincingly pierce the April high of 1,422.38, which has acted as a resistance point. The index has been unable to muster a move of at least 1 percent in either direction since August 3.

Among other gainers, PVH Corp raised its full-year earnings outlook for the third time this year as it expects its European business to grow and its flagship Tommy Hilfiger brand to remain popular with shoppers. Shares climbed 4.8 percent to $92.77.

Movado Group Inc shares were up 17.4 percent at $35.36 after hitting an all-time high of $36.11. The watchmaker reported a higher second-quarter profit and raised its full-year earnings forecast for the second time.

Advancers outpaced decliners on the NYSE by about 4 to 3 and on the Nasdaq by about 14 to 9.

(Editing by Kenneth Barry)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/wall-street-ends-flat-volume-among-lightest-002901139--sector.html

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Expenses, PAYE and Dividends - Request for Help - Free Business ...

Hi! This is my first time here -- I hope you don't mind me dropping in a asking questions!

I started a Limited Company in January after leaving full-time employment. I didn?t register my new company for PAYE until April as I wanted to keep my finances as simple as possible.

I have yet to receive any expenses, pay or dividends from my company. I have been submitting zero ?No monthly payment due? to HMRC each month.

Mileage & Expenses
I believe I can claim 45p/mile for a business mileage without paying any additional tax (I?m doing well under 10,000/year limit); I?ve kept a log of all the business mileage I?ve done since January. I should also be able to claim 50% of my home broadband (as I use this approximately 50% of the time for business use) and 75% of my personal mobile phone bill (as I use this for business a lot).

Can I just transfer these expenses from my business account to my personal account? Do I declare I have received these expenses on my personal tax return and / or my company end-of-year P34 or P14?

Pay
I would like to start getting paid a small salary from my business each month. I would like to keep this below the National Insurance LEL because the business doesn?t have much money (yet?!) and I?d like to keep it as simple as possible. If I paid myself ?450/month over the year, then this should mean zero National Insurance and income tax would be due.

Again, does this mean I can transfer this money from my business account to my personal account each month? I would also provide myself a pay slip, and continue submitting ?No monthly payment due? to HMRC.

Dividends
If there are any profits at the end of my business tax year, I may take a dividend from the company. I would need to give myself a dividend slip and declare it on the business P34 / P14 and self-assessment tax return, and pay Corporation Tax on this. I know this is simplified, but is this basically the whole procedure?

Any pointers and advice on these issues would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks, Martin.

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Why Does Pregnancy Last 9 Months?

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How much longer could Junior really stay in there?

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How much longer could Junior really stay in there?

Babies are lovely but altogether helpless creatures.

Wouldn't it be better if tiny humans were born able to walk, like horses, or generally were readier for the rigors of the world, like, say, chimps?

Among primates, human have the least developed brains at birth, at least when compared to adult human brains. If humans were born as far along on cognitive and neurological scales as rough and ready chimps are, though, human pregnancy would have to last at least twice as long. Eighteen months in the womb, anyone?

The prevailing explanation for why pregnancy doesn't last that long boils down to something called the "obstetrical dilemma." Humans walk upright. And the size and shape of our pelvises are constrained by our bipedal way of getting around in the world. If they got much bigger, mothers wouldn't walk as well. So babies' brains could only get so big and still fit through the birth canal, the conventional wisdom holds.

Now researchers at the University of Rhode Island, Harvard and the University of California, Berkeley, are questioning whether the theory is right. Instead of mechanical limits dictating how big a baby's head can get, they propose it's really about how much energy Mom can spare for the developing fetus.

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"Mothers gestate a baby as long as they can metabolically," Holly Dunsworth, an assistant professor of anthropology at University of Rhode Island, tells Shots. She's the lead author of a paper advancing the metabolic hypothesis, an alternative explanation that's laid out in a paper being published online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (A link wasn't available as of late Tuesday.)

She and her colleagues concluded that a human baby born at a chimp's level of development would require the average human birth canal to be about 3 centimeters bigger, an increase of a little more than an inch in diameter.

That's feasible, the researchers say. "We show that's within the range of variation now," Dunsworth says. "Those people with wider birth canals aren't walking any worse."

So what is the limiting factor? Apparently, it's how much energy Mom can divert from her own metabolism to the growth and maintenance of a fetus, the researchers say. We humans are able to crank up our metabolism to about twice its normal level and sustain that turbo mode for quite a while.

In fact, pregnant women's metabolism runs at twice the normal level by about the sixth month. By nine months, as the fetus's energy needs increase, the rate is pushing close to 2.1 times normal. And that's pretty much the limit. "Extending gestation even by a month would likely require metabolic investment beyond the mother's capacity," the researchers write.

What happens instead? Mom gives birth, and baby's growth rate slows (compared to its fetal self). Everybody's happy, though it must be said that there's a lot of coddling and many sleepless nights as the needy baby grows into a toddler.

One paper isn't likely to shove the obstetrical dilemma off the scientific stage overnight. But Dunsworth is confident the metabolic argument will hold up.

"Part of the older story is that the birth canal can't get any bigger," she says. "We've shown there's a much better explanation, and we've shown how hard it is to support the old explanation."

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/08/28/160174038/why-does-pregnancy-last-9-months?ft=1&f=1007

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Sheriff: Drunk causes death of 70,000 chickens

Wicomico County Sheriff's Office

Joshua D. Shelton, 21, Delmar, Md., is accused of turning off power to thee chicken houses, resulting in the deaths of 70,000 chickens.

By James Eng, NBC News

A man wandering around a Delmar, Md., poultry farm in a drunken stupor turned off the power to three chicken houses, causing the deaths of nearly 70,000 chickens, sheriff?s officials said.

The property owner who made the grisly discovery found the man, identified as Joshua D. Shelton, 21, of Delmar, Md., passed out on the floor of the power control shed, wearing only a T-shirt and boxer shorts.

?This subject was also lying in a pool of his own urine. A strong odor of alcohol was also coming from the subject,? Wicomico County sheriff?s Lt. Tim Robinson said in a press release.

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The investigating deputy awakened the man.

?Shelton advised the last thing he remembered was being on the property after a nearby concert but did not know how he ended up in the shed. The deputy surmised that in his intoxicated state, Shelton turned off the circuit breakers that controlled the electricity to the chicken houses,? Robinson said.

Shelton was arrested and booked into jail on charges of second-degree burglary, trespass and malicious destruction of property.

The property owner discovered the dead chickens on Saturday morning. He told investigators that without power, the chickens will begin to die within 15 minutes.?The birds, which were due to be delivered to a local processing plant the following day, were valued at $20,000.

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Allen Farms, which was going to process the birds, estimated its loss at another $220,000, said sheriff's Chief Deputy Gary Baker.

Shelton had been at the owner's property the previous evening with a group of people that included the owner?s daughter, Baker said.

?The daughter thought he left but instead he wandered into the shed where all the power controls and breakers were and turned it off,? Baker told NBC News on Tuesday.

"Quite frankly, he was probably in a condition where he really didn?t know what he was doing.?

"The theory is that he may have been in there looking for a light switch," Robinson told DelmarvaNow.com.

Baker said he?s heard of flocks of chickens dying due natural occurrences such as to drought and heat waves, "but never anything like this manmade that we can remember.?

Bill Satterfield, executive director of Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc., a local trade group, said he was surprised by news of the poultry caper.

"I have never heard of a drunkard going in and killing chickens," he told DelmarvaNow.com. "This is a new one on me, and it's unfortunate that it occurred."

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Mystery, Romance and Franchising: Culverhouse Professor ... - Dialog

August 27th, 2012 - Filed under: Cover Story

Illustration by Doug Shinholster and Erin Hill

By Kerie Kerstetter

University of Alabama professor James Combs took everything he knew about?college textbooks and threw it out the?window when he agreed to co-author a graphic novel on franchising last year.

Published in June 2011, ?Tales of Garc?n: The Franchise Players? is one of?the most current textbooks on the subject?of franchising and family business, yet its gripping story line and illustrations resemble that of a comic book. Combs, a professor of management and marketing in the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, is pioneering a new approach to learning about business through his work with the graphic novel literature.

?The whole idea is that if you?re engaged, you?re paying attention to what you?re reading,? Combs said. ?It?s great when you can put education and entertainment together.?

The book is about a charismatic hotel owner named Garc?n, who has a knack for entertaining guests with his stories of adventure. His family business has seen limited growth, yet a possible solution emerges when a mysterious investor offers to become the hotel?s first franchisee. Garc?n has two children, Ram?n and Isabel, who help run the family business, and they each have different ideas about whether the hotel should be franchised.

?The book really looks at how to best grow your business without losing that personal service aspect,? Combs said.

The authors describe the plot as one of mystery, romance and adventure, as the family explores the options of franchising.

Combs collaborated with Dave Ketchen (Auburn University) and Jeremy Short (University of Oklahoma), both professors of management and veterans of the graphic novel genre. Ketchen and Short authored the two-part, graphic-novel series ?Atlas Black in 2010? that focused on the subject of business management. The three met through their doctoral study at LSU, where Combs and Short were each students of Ketchen?s.

?We were all chatting at dinner one night when they said, ?Why don?t we do a book on franchising??? Combs said about the origins of ?Tales of Garc?n.?

Short said the relevance of franchising in today?s business, as well as Comb?s expertise on the subject, made him a logical partner for their next graphic novel.

?Franchising is an important form of entrepreneurship in the U.S. and worldwide,? Short said. ?Jim is an expert in the area of franchising research, so he was a natural fit to be part of the project.?

Short and Ketchen were the storytellers, responsible for generating the book?s characters and plot, while Combs worked to weave the franchising concepts into the story line. The creative process for their?graphic novels is quite simple.

?We think of a general plot that has ties to the content we want to cover and then create memorable characters,? Short said.??In this case, we built the book around the larger-than-life patriarch, Garc?n, who is a mixture of J. Peterman from Seinfeld and ?The Most Interesting Man in the World.??

Short said the actual writing of the book then becomes pretty easy since the material they cover ? business, management, entrepreneurship ? has so many applications to everyday life.

?Our basic idea is to build on the concept of storytelling and the concept that individuals learn and convey more information naturally through memorable stories,? Short said.

The book has received a favorable response since its release.

?We?ve received positive feedback from professors who have used the book in their classes,? Combs said. ?Their students have seemed to really enjoy it.?

However, Short said that they also wrote the book with other audiences in?mind ? namely, current practitioners and business owners.

?(For these audiences) most of the popular books on the subject seem to have ?idiots? or ?dummies? as their target market,? Short said. ?We felt we could do better by?offering a book with an engaging plot that builds off cutting-edge research. (With ?Tales of Garc?n?), we want to make the content engaging and entertaining while making it clear we aren?t dumbing down?the material.?

The book is available through Flat?World Knowledge, an online publishing?platform for textbooks. The first chapter?is viewable for free, and the remaining chapters are available in PDF for $20. Hard copies of the book are also available for?purchase on Amazon.

Combs said he plans to start using the book in his classroom. Combs is new to C&BA, having arrived from Florida State University.

?I came to the business school last fall, and it?s growing really fast,? Combs said. ?We?re really moving forward as a business school, adding a lot of programs, and it?s really exciting.?

Source: http://dialog.ua.edu/2012/08/mystery-romance-and-franchising-culverhouse-professor-co-authors-graphic-novel-textbook/

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How to Keep Your Pets Safe from Disaster : The Humane Society of ...

August?27,?2012

Save lives by creating a plan for dealing with natural catastrophes or everyday emergencies

Planning for a disaster may seem overwhelming, but The HSUS's disaster guide will make it easy. We'll tell you what you can do right now, when disaster strikes, and even after to make sure that you and your pets come through just fine. The first step is to make your disaster plan.

A good disaster plan will prepare you for disasters that come with some warning (hurricanes, wildfires, or floods) and those that strike suddenly (chemical spills or tornadoes). You'll even be ready for extended power outages that become true emergencies if they happen during a heat wave or ice storm

TO-DO LIST FOR PROTECTING YOUR PETS IN A DISASTER
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Did you know that the federal government now officially supports including pets in disaster plans? FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate said, ?Animals are important members of millions of families across this country?and as such they should also be included in our family emergency plans.? You're on your way.

?1. Start getting ready now

ID your pet

Make sure that your cat or dog is wearing a collar and identification that is up to date and visible at all times. You'll increase your chances of being reunited with a lost pet by having him or her microchipped.If your pet is adopted from a shelter or rescue organization, make sure the registration has been transferred to you and is not still with the adoption group.

Put your cell phone number on your pet's tag. It may also be a good idea to include the phone number of a friend or relative outside your immediate area?in case you have had to evacuate.

Put together your disaster kit

Every member of your family should know what he or she needs to take when you evacuate. You'll also need supplies for your pet. Stock up on non-perishables well ahead of time,?and have everything ready to go at a moment's notice. Keep everything accessible and stored in sturdy containers (duffel bags, covered trash containers, etc.) that can be carried easily. Any dry pet food should be stored in air-tight containers and refreshed every 6 months.

If you live in an area prone to flooding or hurricanes, make a kit to keep in your car in case you have to evacuate quickly. If you live in an area where tornadoes occur, store supplies in a tornado-proof room or cellar. (Learn more about keeping your pet safe during a tornado.)

A basic disaster kit

• Food and water for at least five days for each pet, bowls and a manual can opener if you are packing canned pet food. People need at least one gallon of water per person per day. While your pet may not need that much, keep an extra gallon on hand if your pet has been exposed to chemicals or flood waters and needs to be rinsed.
• Medications and medical records stored in a waterproof container and a first aid kit. A pet first aid book is also a good idea.
• Cat litter box, litter, litter scoop, garbage bags to collect all pets' waste.
• Sturdy leashes, harnesses, and carriers to transport pets safely and to ensure that your pets can't escape. Carriers should be large enough to allow your pet to stand comfortably, turn around, and lie down. (Your pet may have to stay in the carrier for hours at a time.) Be sure to have a secure cage with no loose objects inside it to accommodate smaller pets?who may also need blankets or towels for bedding and warmth as well as special items, depending on their species.
• Current photos of you with your pets and descriptions of your pets to help others identify them in case you and your pets become separated?and to prove that they are yours once you're reunited.
• Pet beds and toys, if you can easily take them, to reduce stress.
• Written information about your pets' feeding schedules, medical conditions, and behavior issues along with the name and number of your veterinarian in case you have to board your pets or place them in foster care.

Other useful items include newspapers, paper towels, plastic trash bags, grooming items, and household bleach.

Find a safe place to stay ahead of time

Some communities have groups that have solely focused on providing emergency sheltering for pets, and other communities simply don?t have the resources. That's why you should never assume that you will be allowed to bring your pet to an emergency shelter.

Before disaster hits call your local office of emergency management to see if you will be allowed to evacuate with your pets and that there will be shelters that take people and their pets in your area. And just to be safe, track down a pet-friendly safe place for your family and pets.

?Find a pet-friendly hotel or motel:

Make arrangements with friends or relatives. Ask people outside the immediate area if they would be able to shelter you and your pets?or just your pets?if necessary. If you have more than one pet, you may need to arrange to house them at separate locations.

Consider a kennel or veterinarian's office. Make a list of boarding facilities and veterinary offices that might be able to shelter animals in disaster emergencies (include their 24-hour telephone numbers).

As a last resort, ask your local animal shelter.Some shelters may be able to provide foster care or shelter for pets in an emergency. But shelters have limited resources and are likely to be stretched to their limits during an emergency.

Plan for your pet in case you're not home

A disaster or evacuation order may come when you're out of the house.

• Make arrangements well in advance for a trusted neighbor or nearby friend or family member to take your pets and meet you at a specified location. Be sure the person is comfortable with your pets and your pets are familiar with him or her. Give your emergency caretaker a key to your home and show her or him where your pets are likely to be (or hide) and where your disaster supplies are kept.
• If you use a pet-sitting service,?it may be able to help, but discuss the possibility well in advance.

?2. If you evacuate, take your pet

Rule number one: If it isn't safe for you, it isn't safe for your pets. Even if you think you will only be gone for a few hours, take your pets. You have no way of knowing how long you'll be kept out of the area, and you may not be able?or allowed?to go back for your pets.

Pets left behind in a disaster can easily be injured, lost, or killed. Those left inside your home can escape through storm-damaged areas, such as broken windows. And pets turned loose to fend for themselves are likely to become victims of exposure, starvation, predators, contaminated food or water, or accidents. Leaving dogs tied or chained outside in a disaster is a death sentence.

Rule number two: Evacuate early. Don't wait for a mandatory evacuation order. Some people who have waited to be evacuated by emergency officials have been told to leave their pets behind.

The smell of smoke, high winds or lightening may make your pet more fearful and difficult to load into a crate or carrier. Evacuating before conditions become severe will keep everyone safer and make the process less stressful.

3. If you stay home, do it safely

If your family and pets must wait out a storm or other disaster at home, identify a safe area of your home where you can all stay together. Make that safe area animal friendly:

• Close off or eliminate unsafe nooks and crannies where frightened cats may try to hide.
• Move dangerous items such as tools or toxic products that have been stored in the area.

Be sure to close your windows and doors, stay inside, and follow the instructions from your local emergency management office.

• Bring your pets indoors as soon as local authorities say trouble is on the way. Keep pets under your direct control; if you have to evacuate, you will not have to spend time trying to find them. Keep dogs on leashes and cats in carriers, and make sure they are wearing identification.
• If you have a room you can designate as a "safe room," put your emergency supplies in that room in advance, including your pet's crate and supplies. Have any medications and a supply of pet food and water inside watertight containers, along with your other emergency supplies. If there is an open fireplace, vent, pet door, or similar opening in the house, close it off with plastic sheeting and strong tape.
• Listen to the radio periodically, and don't come out until you know it's safe.

4. Keep taking care even after the disaster

Your home may be a very different place after the emergency is over, and it may be hard for your pets to adjust.

• Don't allow your pets to roam loose. Familiar landmarks and smells might be gone, and your pet will probably be disoriented. Pets can easily get lost in such situations.
• While you assess the damage, keep dogs on leashes and cats in carriers inside the house. If your house is damaged, your pets could escape.
• Be patient with your pets after a disaster. Try to get them back into their normal routines as soon as possible. Be ready for behavioral problems caused by the stress of the situation. If these problems persist, or if your pet seems to be having any health problems, talk to your veterinarian.
• If your community has been flooded, search your home and yard for wild animals who may have sought refuge there. Stressed wildlife can pose a threat to you and your pet.

?5. Be ready for everyday emergencies

For your pet, an emergency can be something much less dramatic than a hurricane or earthquake.

?You can't get home to your pet

There may be times that you can't get home to take care of your pets. Icy roads may trap you at the office overnight, an accident may send you to the hospital?things happen. But you can make sure your pets get the care they need by making arrangements now:

• Find a trusted neighbor, friend, or family member and give him or her a key to your house or barn. Make sure this back-up caretaker is comfortable and familiar with your pets (and vice versa).
• Make sure your back-up caretaker knows your pets' whereabouts and habits.
• Let your back-up caretaker know where your pets' food is and where you normally feed them and keep their water bowl, and if they need any medication.
• If you use a pet sitting service, find out in advance if they will be able to help in case of an emergency.

?Heat wave

High temperatures don't just make your pets uncomfortable; they can be dangerous. Here are basic guidelines for summer safety.

• Never leave your pets in a parked car. Not even for a minute. Not even with the car running and air conditioner on. (Download our "Hot Car" flyer)
• Watch the humidity. Dr. Barry Kellogg, VMD, of the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association says, "Animals pant to evaporate moisture from their lungs, which takes heat away from their body. If the humidity is too high, they are unable to cool themselves, and their temperature will skyrocket to dangerous levels?very quickly."
• Don't rely on a fan. They don't cool off pets as effectively as they do people.
• Provide lots of shade and water. Any time your pet is outside, make sure he or she has protection from heat and sun and plenty of fresh, cold water. A doghouse does not provide relief from heat?in fact, it makes it worse.
• Limit exercise on hot days to early morning or evening hours, and be especially careful with pets with white-colored ears, who are more susceptible to skin cancer, and short-nosed pets who, because of their short noses, typically have difficulty breathing. Asphalt gets very hot and can burn your pet's paws, so walk your dog on the grass if possible.
• Look for signs of heatstroke, including heavy panting, glazed eyes, a rapid heartbeat, difficulty breathing, excessive thirst, lethargy, fever, dizziness, lack of coordination, profuse salivation, vomiting, a deep red or purple tongue, seizure, and unconsciousness.
• Treat suspected heatstroke immediately. Move your pet into the shade or an air-conditioned area. Apply ice packs or cold towels to her head, neck, and chest or run cool (not cold) water over her. Let her drink small amounts of cool water or lick ice cubes. Take her directly to a veterinarian.

Learn more about hot weather safety

?If the power goes out

Keep your pets with you. If you're forced to leave your home because you've lost electricity, take your pets. If it's summer, even just an hour or two in the sweltering heat, whether outdoors in a yard or inside an apartment, mobile home, or house, can be dangerous. Find a pet friendly hotel. If it's winter, don't be fooled by your pets' fur coats; it isn't safe to leave them in an un-heated house.

If you stay at home during a summer power outage, ask your local emergency management office if there are pet-friendly cooling centers in the area.

Read our tips for protecting horses and farm animals from disasters ?

Source: http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/animal_rescue/tips/pets-disaster.html

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[WATCH]: Get Fit: Cardio Kickbox Burn Workout - Health & Fitness

Burn fat and lose weight with this 12 minute cardio kickboxing workout. This exercise video will tone your butt, legs and abs while burning mega calories! Get fit with Denise Austin?s Cardio Kickbox Burn workout on YouTube! This workout is from Denise Austin?s DVD ?Get Fit: Daily Dozen?. For full selection of great workouts like this one, go to the BeFit Channel on YouTube at: www.youtube.com Check us out on Facebook at: www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter at: www.twitter.com

Source: http://aerobic-fitness.vrg-healthfitness.com/2012/08/27/watch-get-fit-cardio-kickbox-burn-workout-2/

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