Capital Region Scene: New Saratoga County GOP leader

Saratoga County Republican Committee Vice Chairman John Herrick got a promotion this morning.

Herrick, the former chairman of the Saratoga Springs Republican Committee, was elevated to chairman of the county committee, after Saratoga County Republican Committee Treasurer Chris Callaghan dropped his bid for the top spot, according to outgoing Chairman Jasper Nolan.

The election of Herrick was not a surprise based on committee votes heading into this morning's county election. Even Callaghan had conceded defeat a few days earlier in the week.

Assemblyman James Tedisco, R-Glenville, who represents about half of the county's geography, said that Herrick was a good choice. He highlighted Herrick's work with the Saratoga Springs committee.

"It will be tough to fill Jasper's shoes," Tedisco added, referring to outgoing chairman Nolan, whose 27-year run ended today.

Additionally, Wilton Republican Committee Chairman Scott Kingsley was elected vice chair for the county committee. Linda McNab, the county's current secretary, will serve enough term in that position and Stacy Clifford will serve as committee treasurer. Both women also fill those functions for the Clifton Park Republican Committee.

Terms on the county committee are two years long.

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Historians review periods of church reform, renewal at symposium

Historians review periods of church reform, renewal at symposium

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WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Second Vatican Council was "animated by a spirit of reform," but was afraid to use the word "reform," church historian Jesuit Father John O'Malley told a conference marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of the council. In its 16 documents, Vatican II used the Latin word for reform, "reformatio," only once -- in its Decree on Ecumenism when it said the church is in need of continual reform, said Father O'Malley, a professor in the theology department at Georgetown University. Other than that, it preferred "softer words," such as renewal, updating or even modernizing, he said. Father O'Malley was a keynote speaker Sept. 27 at the symposium "Reform and Renewal: Vatican II After Fifty Years" held at The Catholic University of America. The Jesuit noted that Father Yves Congar, a French Dominican theologian and expert on ecumenism, wrote his book "True and False Reform in the Church" in the 1950s that "a veritable curse" seemed to hang over the word "reform." And when Cardinal Angelo Roncalli, the future Pope John XXIII, heard of Father Congar's book, he said, "Reform of the church; is such a thing possible?" The Vatican's Holy Office forbade the reprinting of Father Congar's book or its translation into other languages from the original French, he said. But during Vatican II, the priest was one of many theologians helping the bishops; Pope John Paul II made him a cardinal in 1994.

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Schwarzenegger: Shriver changed tune on recall run

FILE - In this Feb 11, 2009 file photo, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and a bust of Abraham Lincoln are seen in profile during a celebration of Lincoln's 200 birthday held at the California Museum of History, Women and the Arts in Sacramento, Calif. Schwarzenegger, who came to office during California's historic 2003 recall election, will soon be releasing his autobiography, "Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story."(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

FILE - In this Feb 11, 2009 file photo, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and a bust of Abraham Lincoln are seen in profile during a celebration of Lincoln's 200 birthday held at the California Museum of History, Women and the Arts in Sacramento, Calif. Schwarzenegger, who came to office during California's historic 2003 recall election, will soon be releasing his autobiography, "Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story."(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

FILE -- In this April 15, 2004 file photo, Actor Danny DeVito, left, waves as he walks through the Capitol with long-time friend, movie co-star and current Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in Sacramento, Calif. Schwarzenegger, who came to office during California's historic 2003 recall election, will soon be releasing his autobiography, "Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story."(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

FILE - In this June 13, 2007, file photo, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, right, and former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, D-Los Angeles, joke around before a legislative group photo is taken at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. In one of his last formal acts as governor, Schwarzenegger used his executive powers to grant clemency to Nunez' son, who was involved in a fatal stabbing and pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2009 file photo, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger brings the sword he used in the movie "Conan The Barbarian," to the conference table before the start of budget negotiations with legislative leaders at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Schwarzenegger, who came to office during California's historic 2003 recall election, will soon be releasing his autobiography, "Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story."(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

FILE -- In this file photo taken Oct. 5, 2003, Republican gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger, playfully strums a guitar to the Twisted Sister song, "We Ain't Going to Take it Anymore," during a campaign rally held at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Schwarzenegger, the former governor, who came to office during California's historic 2003 recall election, will soon be releasing his autobiography, "Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story."(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Arnold Schwarzenegger says his wife, Maria Shriver, was told to "snap out of it" by her mother for her attempts to persuade him against running for California governor in 2003, a conversation that ultimately opened the door to his successful candidacy.

Eunice Shriver told her daughter that her husband would be "angry for the rest of his life" if she stopped his ambitions, Schwarzenegger writes in his new autobiography, "Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story."

The former governor says in the book that he had decided against running to recall Gov. Gray Davis after his wife implored him not to for the sake of their family. Maria Shriver announced his decision to their four children.

But he writes that when Maria Shriver told her mother about her efforts to thwart Schwarzenegger's political ambitions, Eunice told her daughter that women in their family "always support the men when they want to do something." Schwarzenegger says he didn't know about the conversation at the time, but learned of it later.

Maria Shriver then softened her stance, paving the way for Schwarzenegger to announce his candidacy on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," where he says he felt most comfortable.

The announcement came after a week of wavering. Schwarzenegger says before he headed to the TV appearance, his wife handed him two pieces of paper with talking points she had written: one in case he decided to run, another in case he decided not to.

He writes that Shriver went on to become a key ally and adviser to his campaign and eventual governorship.

Schwarzenegger has often said that Maria's mother and her father, Sargent Shriver, were essential to his eventual decision to seek public office, and the most "extraordinary human beings I've ever met." But he also writes in the book that he often teased his wife that the close-knit Democratic Kennedy clan was "like a bunch of clones" because there was such conformity among them.

A spokesman for Shriver, Matthew DiGirolamo, declined to comment on the contents of the book.

"Total Recall" will officially be published next week. The Associated Press purchased an early copy.

The book is part of an effort by the onetime "Mr. Universe" and Hollywood action star to rebrand himself after leaving office with a mixed record and subsequent embarrassing revelations about a fling he had with the family's housekeeper. Schwarzenegger, who fathered a son with the housekeeper, says he also let the boy down.

Schwarzenegger, 65, said he avoided telling his wife for years about the boy, who is now a teenager, even when Shriver asked him, partly because of his longtime penchant for secrecy, and his fear that the news would become public and undermine his political career. He told his wife in January 2011, when she confronted him the day after he left office.

In an interview with "60 Minutes" scheduled to air Sunday, Schwarzenegger said having sex with his housekeeper was "the stupidest thing" he ever did to his now-estranged wife and caused great pain to her and their four children. CBS aired excerpts of the interview Friday.

"I think it was the stupidest thing I've done in the whole relationship. It was terrible. I inflicted tremendous pain on Maria and unbelievable pain on the kids," Schwarzenegger tells "60 Minutes."

Schwarzenegger says he also let down the son he fathered with the housekeeper.

Shriver filed for divorce in July.

In his book, the usually ebullient Schwarzenegger admits to some loneliness, even though he packed his schedule with speeches, projects and movie-making after Shriver and the children moved out of the house. He said his career had been fun for 30 years because he shared it with Maria.

They had done everything together, he writes.

The former GOP governor also writes about a 2003 White House meeting with Karl Rove in which the top GOP strategist told him the recall would not happen and instead introduced the actor to then-national security adviser Condoleezza Rice as his pick to run for California governor in 2006.

Schwarzenegger felt snubbed.

He asks, "How could Rove have been so wrong?"

Rove's office said he was traveling Friday and could not be reached for comment.

Rice's chief of staff at Stanford University, Georgia Godfrey, said Rice cannot recall "any conversation on this subject."

"She has stated many times in the past that she has no desire to run for public office and those sentiments have still not changed," Godfrey said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press.

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Vatican: 'Jesus' Wife' papyrus is a fake

An ancient papyrus fragment which a Harvard scholar says contains the first recorded mention that Jesus may have had a wife is a fake, the Vatican said Friday.

"Substantial reasons would lead one to conclude that the papyrus is indeed a clumsy forgery," the Vatican's newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, said in an editorial by its editor, Gian Maria Vian. "In any case, it's a fake."

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Joining a highly charged academic debate over the authenticity of the text, written in ancient Egyptian Coptic, the newspaper published a lengthy analysis by expert Alberto Camplani of Rome's La Sapienza university, outlining doubts about the manuscript and urging extreme caution.

The fragment, which reads "Jesus said to them, 'My wife...'" was unveiled by Harvard Professor Karen King as a text from the 4th century at a congress of Coptic Studies in Rome last week.

Her study divided the academic community, with some hailing it as a landmark discovery while others rapidly expressed their doubts

"It's really pretty unlikely that it's authentic," University of Durham Professor Francis Watson told Reuters after he published a paper arguing the words on the fragment were a rearrangement of phrases from a well known Coptic text.

Watson, who has previously worked on identifying forged gospels, said it was likely to be an ancient blank fragment that was written over in the 20th or 21st century by a forger seeking to make money.

Watson argues that the words on the fragment do not fit grammatically into a larger text.

"It's possible to get hold of an old bit of unwritten-on papyrus and write some new stuff on it," Watson said. "There is a market for fake antiquities throughout the Middle East ... I would guess that in this case the motivation might have been a financial one."

Academic debate
Manuscript experts who heard King's presentation quickly took to their blogs to express doubts, noting that the letters were clumsy, perhaps the script of someone unused to writing Coptic.

Writing from the conference, early Christian scholar Christian Askeland said specialists there were divided between two-thirds who were extremely skeptical, and one-third convinced the fragment was false.

"I have not met anyone who supports its authenticity," Askeland wrote from a session of the Tenth International Congress of Coptic Studies, where King gave her paper.

In an email to Reuters after the conference ended and before the Vatican editorial, King said: "Whether, in the end, the fragment will be shown to be authentic is still to be finally determined, but the serious conversation among scholars has begun."

During the conference King stressed that the fragment did not give "any evidence that Jesus was married, or not married" but that early Christians were talking about the possibility.

AnneMarie Luijendijk, associate professor of religion at Princeton University, said she concluded that the fragment was indeed an authentic, ancient text, written by a scribe in antiquity.

"We can see that by the way the ink is preserved on the papyrus and also the way the papyrus has faded and also the way the papyrus has become very fragmentary, which is actually in line with a lot of other papyri we have also from the New Testament," Luijendijk told Reuters during the conference.

The idea that Jesus was married resurfaces regularly in popular culture, notably with the 2003 publication of Dan Brown's best-seller "The Da Vinci Code," which angered the Vatican because, among other things, it was based on the idea that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene and had children.

Christian tradition has long held that Jesus was not married and the Catholic Church, by far the largest in Christendom, says women cannot become priests because Christ chose only men as his apostles.

Additional reporting for Reuters by Philip Pullella.

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Tornado Hits Fair in Spain, Flood Deaths Reach 9

(BARCELONA, Spain) ? A tornado swept through a fair ground in a Spanish town, knocking down a Ferris wheel and injuring 35 people, while the death toll from flooding in the same southern part of the country rose to nine, authorities said Saturday.

The Friday tornado damaged several rides and cut electricity in the temporary fair set up in the main square of Gandia, according to its town hall website. It said 15 of the injured were seriously hurt, all of whom were treated on site.

Local media reported the fair in Valencia province was closed to the public at the time of a thunderstorm and that all the injured were fair workers.

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Just inland from the Mediterranean coastal town, four more victims of Friday?s flash floods southwest of Gandia were found overnight. They included a middle-aged woman in the town of Lorca. Last summer Lorca was hit by Spain?s deadliest earthquakes in more than 50 years, leaving nine dead.

A spokeswoman for the regional government of Andalucia told The Associated Press on Saturday that the heavy downpours and resulting high waters had claimed the lives of five people in the province of Murcia, three in Almeria and one in Malaga.

The spokesman, speaking on condition of anonymity in keeping with government policy, said that a 52-year-old British woman was missing in Almeria as well as one homeless man. Five people originally declared missing had been found alive.

Local media reported that hundreds of citizens had to be evacuated throughout the region.

The flooding disrupted high-speed train service between Madrid and Valencia and various regional lines, while bridges and roads were also made impassible.

The heavy rains which started on Friday morning are expected to continue throughout Saturday, with the front moving north toward Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.

MORE:?Why Catalonia Isn?t Likely to Leave Spain Anytime Soon

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Cleaning and Handling of Glass Display Cabinets

Buying glass cabinets is one thing and looking after the cabinets is another. You need to do both the tasks perfectly and should leave no stone unturned in connection to the cleaning and handling of the glass itself. It can become a bane for you to carry out the cleaning process of display cabinets in a serene manner. To overcome the odds, you must have knowledge about the essential elements and factors in connection to the cleaning of the glass display cabinets. If you are to find a way out, then make sure you give thorough read to this page. Following are the important and essential tips in connection to the cleaning process of the glass.

First step is the regular cleaning. You cannot just wait for the harmful aspects to show, and start the cleaning process then. This type of attitude is not on. You have to make the glass cabinets undergo a regular cleaning process, which can lay the foundation of you getting the clean and best looking glass cabinets. Everyday cleaning is important because the glass cabinets can become dirty and sticky in a quick span of time.

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To carry out the cleaning process with 100% efficiency, a lint free cloth can be ideal. You must clean the glass cabinets with such a cloth to provide smear free results. It is important for you to keep this cleaning tip in mind when going to clean the display cabinets. Along with the lint free cloth, certain cleaning products are there for the taking as well.

If you are to remove smudges from the glass, then you should polish it with a newspaper. You must apply such type of polishing after the normal cleaning process has been done.

It can be tough to clean the wooden frames of the glass cabinets. Along with wooden frames, metal frames are also available. It is important for you to select the cleaning product that can work best with both wooden and metal frame of the cabinet. Wood and glass cleaners can be a good option but if you are looking for a complete package in connection to a cleaning product, then you must go with any of the available multipurpose cleaner that can do the trick for you.

If you are to leave no room for error, then you must clean the glass cabinets at every angle. It is important for you to check for any visible marks present on the glass cabinet. You must check from all the angles, and if possible, from different heights as well. It can entitle you to get spotless cleaning. Glass display cabinets can help in displaying the items appropriately with little difficulty. To get the job done and extract the desired results, you have to keep the glass cabinets clean. To carry out the cleaning process, you must refer to the above-mentioned guidelines.

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Hoffenheim player Vukcevic in critical condition

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updated 12:33 p.m. ET Sept. 28, 2012

HOFFENHEIM, Germany (AP) -Hoffenheim midfielder Boris Vukcevic is fighting for his life following a serious traffic accident on Friday.

The Bundesliga club said in a statement that Vukcevic was "seriously injured" after his car was involved in a "head on collision with a truck" in the early afternoon.

"The 22-year-old suffered life-threatening head injuries on impact and had to be brought by helicopter to Heidelberg," the statement said.

"Vukcevic was operated on immediately and is (now) in an induced coma. His condition is critical, the outlook currently not foreseeable."

The accident occurred for reasons as yet unknown on the road between Hoffenheim and Heidelberg, in southwestern Germany. The truck driver was treated for minor injuries.

"This news has shaken us," Hoffenheim general manager Andreas Mueller said. "The team, coach, everyone here is in shock. Our thoughts are with Boris and his family."

Vukcevic scored six goals in 78 Bundesliga games for Hoffenheim since switching from Stuttgart's youth setup in 2008.

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AMD Announces AppZone, Bringing Android Apps To PCs ...

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AMD today announced the launch of AMD AppZone, an online showcase for applications and games accelerated by AMD Radeon graphics processing units (GPUs) and AMD accelerated processing units (APUs). In addition to featuring some of the most recognizable PC games and productivity apps, consumers can now download and seamlessly run popular Android apps on AMD-based PCs running Windows thanks to a collaboration with BlueStacks to enable the AMD AppZone Player.

Powered by BlueStacks? award-winning technology, the AMD AppZone Player brings thousands of Android apps to the millions of AMD-powered tablets, notebooks, all-in-one and desktop PCs worldwide. In addition, consumers can automatically sync their AppZone apps with Android-based devices via BlueStacks Cloud Connect, a cloud-based service that enables a Windows-based PC to become an extension of an Android mobile device and vice versa.

?BlueStacks? cross-platform innovation bridges the Android and x86 application ecosystems, providing new opportunities for developers and better experiences for users,? said Manju Hegde, corporate vice president, Heterogeneous Applications and Developer Solutions at AMD. ?By collaborating with BlueStacks, we are enabling software developers to more easily tap into the full capabilities of AMD?s products, and providing millions of consumers with great experiences as they can now run Android apps on AMD-powered devices.?

?As the engine behind the AMD AppZone Player, we are providing a potent combination of award-winning software optimized for AMD?s industry-leading hardware. Consumers can now enjoy their favorite mobile apps on the larger, more immersive screen of their PC,? said Rosen Sharma, CEO of BlueStacks. ?With BlueStacks technology, app developers can rest assured their Android apps will run directly on Windows without any code change. We?ve made it easy for all.?

Starting today, the AMD AppZone Player and featured apps like Sleeping Dogs, Adobe Photoshop CS6, and CyberLink PowerDirector 11 are available for download at www.amd.com/appzone or via the VISION Engine Control Center, which will be updated regularly to bring new titles like the highly anticipated Medal of Honor Warfighter2. Users can download featured apps directly from within the AMD AppZone Player or search for apps across the built-in app store. In addition, AMD and BlueStacks are currently working with leading OEMs to preload the AppZone Player on upcoming AMD-powered devices.

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Greek government sees first big anti-austerity strike

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police fired teargas at hooded youths hurling petrol bombs and stones as tens of thousands took to the streets in Greece's biggest anti-austerity demonstration in months on Wednesday.

The clashes occurred after more than 50,000 people marched to parliament chanting "We won't submit to the troika (of lenders)" and "EU, IMF Out!" on a day of strikes against a new round of cuts demanded by EU and IMF lenders.

As the rally ended, dozens of black-clad youth threw stones, petrol bombs and bottles at riot police, who responded with several rounds of teargas. Police chased the protesters through Syntagma square in front of parliament as helicopters clattered overhead. Smoke rose from a small blaze in a corner.

The strikes, called by the country's two biggest unions representing half the four-million-strong work force, is shaping up to be the first test of whether Prime Minister Antonis Samaras can stand his ground.

Police officials estimated the demonstration was the largest since a May 2011 protest, and among the biggest since Greece first resorted to aid from international lenders in 2010.

"We can't take it anymore - we are bleeding. We can't raise our children like this," said Dina Kokou, a 54-year-old teacher and mother of four who lives on 1,000 euros a month.

"These tax hikes and wage cuts are killing us."

The traditional summer break has allowed the fragile conservative-led coalition to enjoy relative calm on the streets since narrowly coming to power on a pro-euro, pro-bailout platform, but unions predict an end to the lull.

"Yesterday the Spaniards took to the streets, today it's us, tomorrow the Italians and the day after - all the people of Europe," Yiorgos Harisis, a unionist from the ADEDY public sector group told demonstrators.

"With this strike we are sending a strong message to the government and the troika that the measures will not pass even if voted in parliament, because the government's days are numbered."

About 3,000 police - twice the number usually deployed - stood guard in the centre of Athens, which last saw serious violence in February when protesters set shops and banks ablaze as parliament approved an austerity bill.

Police formed a barricade outside parliament, and officers blocked a pensioner who tried to move towards Samaras's office holding a banner with pictures of Greek prime ministers under the title: "The biggest traitors in Greek history".

Ships stayed docked, museums and monuments were shut to visitors and air traffic controllers walked off the job for a three-hour stoppage.

"DESTROYING OUR LIVES"

Much of the union anger is directed at spending cuts worth nearly 12 billion euros ($15.55 billion) over the next two years that Greece has promised the European Union and International Monetary Fund in an effort to secure its next tranche of aid.

The bulk of those cuts is expected from cutting wages, pensions and welfare benefits, heaping a new wave of misery on Greeks who say repeated rounds of austerity have pushed them to the brink and failed to transform the country for the better.

"We can't just sit by idly and do nothing while the troika and the government destroy our lives," said Dimitra Kontouli, a 49-year-old local government employee whose salary was cut to 1,100 euros a month from 1,600 euros previously.

"My husband has lost his job, we just can't make ends meet."

A survey by the MRB polling agency last week showed that more than 90 percent of Greeks believe the planned cuts are unfair and burden the poor, with the vast majority expecting more austerity in coming years.

Unions argue that Greece should remain in the euro but default on part of its debt and ditch the current recipe of austerity cuts in favor of higher taxes on the rich and efforts to nab wealthy tax evaders.

But with Greece facing certain bankruptcy and a potential euro zone exit without further aid, Samaras's government has little choice but to push through the measures, which have also exposed fissures in his coalition.

With Greece in its fifth year of recession, analysts say patience is wearing thin and a strong public backlash could tear apart the conservative-led government.

"What people want to tell Samaras is that they are hurt and Samaras could use this to demand concessions from the troika," MRB polling director Dimitris Mavros said.

"The people are willing to give the government time, but on certain conditions like cracking down on tax evasion and securing a bailout extension. If the government succeeds in that, its life will also be extended."

(Additional reporting by Tatiana Fragou; Writing by Deepa Babington, editing by Peter Millership and Janet McBride)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/greek-government-faces-first-big-anti-austerity-strike-074143311--business.html

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5D Modeling and Cost Estimation for Increased Business Efficiency ...

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Calories Aren't Just Calories - When More Calories is Better - Shape ...

Women seem to be almost innately programmed to check the calorie content of every food?after all, we've always heard that weight loss (or maintenance) is all about calories in versus calories out. But to look and feel your best, there are certain times when it's better to opt for a higher-cal food.

"Low calories may or may not make you thin,? says Theresa Albert, a registered nutritionist and author of Ace Your Health, 52 Ways to Stack Your Deck. ?Overall, it is the quality of the calorie that counts rather than the calorie itself when it comes to fighting off disease and maintaining health.? And it could help you drop a few pounds, too. "While it hasn't been studied, the theory is that if your body doesn't get the nutrients it needs, it holds onto to whatever it gets, making it harder to lose weight." Plus, if the extra calories are from fat, protein, or fiber, they'll keep you satisfied?and away from the candy bowl.

Whether your goal is better health or slimmer thighs, make the following food swaps for more nutritious, satisfying snacks and meals.

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By Paula M. Bodah

Part of the fun of interior design, besides the enjoyment that comes from spending your days surrounded by beautiful materials and creating spaces that make people happy, is facing and surmounting challenges?rooms that are too big, too small or oddly shaped; spaces shrouded in darkness; walls that go on and on with no visual relief. Finding ways to turn less-than-perfect rooms into places that envelope their occupants in comfort and style is always satisfying for Jamie Nicolas, owner of the Reading, Massachusetts?based, Jamie Florence Designs. Jamie, one of the designers featured in our September/October issue?s special section on kitchens and baths, shares before-and-after shots of some of her favorite recent projects.

The owners of an 1899 house craved a luxurious master bath. Unfortunately, the only full bath in the house was this small, dormered bathroom, complete with an old claw-foot tub that had seen better days and no shower whatsoever. Jamie installed a Kohler whirlpool tub and shower, surrounding it with a deck of Calcutta marble for the posh look and feel the homeowners wanted. In the space that held the old, tiny sink, the designer erected a full wall clad in marble and tucked the new toilet behind it for privacy. That freed up the wall where the old toilet sat, making room for a forty-eight-inch vanity, topped with more Calcutta marble. The fresh, new bathroom makes the most of its limited space and gives the owners the sense of luxury they were looking for.

The bathroom before. Photos courtesy of Jamie Florence Designs

The bathroom after.

?This space was, for lack of a better term, nondescript,? Jamie says. ?It was just too plain, the colors weren?t working, it wasn?t visually interesting and it was this enormous space that needed some architectural detail.?

Among the challenges was the lack of space above the window. Jamie added a crown wrap molding that puts the window into a bit of a niche and gives it more drama. Adding wainscoting ramped up the room?s visual interest.

It was also a long room, which Jamie saw as an advantage. ?People are moving away from formal dining rooms. This room, being so large, could be a bit more casual, with a sitting area as well as a dining area.? New furniture, including the seventy-two-inch round dining table, new light fixtures and a palette of plums, golds, greens and deep reds turned the room into an intimate, cozy space for family time or for entertaining.

The dining area before.

The dining area after.

A family room suffered from many of the same problems as the dining room above. ?It was just lacking?everything,? Jamie says. ?The red wasn?t the right red, the carpet needed to be replaced. The room is in the darkest area of the house and needed more and better lighting.?

The transformation began by pulling up the carpet and installing the hand-scraped teak floor. A handsome custom built-in that runs the length of the room turns the space into an entertainment center that includes a Sub-Zero under-counter beverage center. ?The built-in?s marble counter has tons of movement, with beautiful greens, blues and golden tones running through it.? Jamie says. Rather than try to fight the room?s lack of natural light, the designer says, ?I created a design that caters to that fact?a darker, more cozy space.?

The family room before.

The family room after.

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Source: http://blog.nehomemag.com/2012/09/designer-snapshot-transformations/

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Foursquare's 'Always On' feature tracks your VIPs near or far, Android app regains nearby check-in filter

If you have an urge to always know what your close friends and family members are up to, then Foursquare has the remedy. The popular social network has announced the availability of its new "Always On" option which allows you to receive continuous check-ins from a selected list of people -- even if you have notifications disabled. This slick new feature gives you the flexibility to create a list of VIPs that you'd like to keep tabs on opposed to receiving a play by play of everyone else's weekend excursion. For now, the toggle can only be found on Foursquare's website, but we wouldn't be surprised if this toggle headed to the company's cadre of apps in the near future. The Android app specifically just received a new update that brings back the nearby friends check-in filter users lost in the upgrade to 5.0 (iOS and BlackBerry saw it return in August) plus a "social history" that shows if your friends have visited a location and how many times, as well as a redesigned me card.

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ResolutionTab Switches You to HiDPI Mode on Your Non-Retina Mac [Mac Downloads]

Retina displays look clear at any resolution?not just just the default?thanks to Apple's HiDPI mode. This feature doesn't work natively on non-Retina machines, but a little app called ResolutionTab can help you enable it so you can use lower resolutions without a loss of sharpness.

If you've ever set your display's resolution lower than the native option, you know it looks a little fuzzy. This is frustrating with very pixel-dense displays with higher resolutions (like on the MacBook Airs) if you have less-than-perfect eyesight. Using HiDPI mode will let you lower the resolution without decreasing quality and sharpness. ResolutionTab makes switching through HiDPI modes very simple.

In order to use ResolutionTab, you'll also need to install QuartzDebug?a free developer tool that requires a free Apple developer account. It's a little tedious, but if you want to use HiDPI mode on your Mac it's time worth taking.

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Candy, cereal, cookies: Farmers keep cows going on creative feed alternatives

With the worst drought in recent memory driving corn prices up, farmers have been forced to buy what they can to feed their cows cheaply. Alternatives could be anything from orange peels to marshmallows.?

By Carey Gillam,?Reuters / September 23, 2012

A cow and its calf are herded into the auction arena at the Springville Feeder Auction Association Aug. in Springville, Ind. Indiana's worst drought in decades is forcing some cattle farmers to sell off cows they can no longer afford to feed as pastures dry up and feed prices soar. Other farmers have found unusual cheap feed alternatives.

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"It's a pretty colorful load," said Yoder, who operates about 450 dairy cows on his farm in?northern Indiana. "Anything that keeps the feed costs down."

As the worst drought in half a century has ravaged this year's US corn crop and driven corn prices sky high, the market for alternative feed rations for beef and dairy cows has also skyrocketed. Brokers are gathering up discarded food products and putting them out for the highest bid to feed lot operators and dairy producers, who are scrambling to keep their animals fed.

In the mix are cookies, gummy worms, marshmallows, fruit loops, orange peels, even dried cranberries. Cattlemen are feeding virtually anything they can get their hands on that will replace the starchy sugar content traditionally delivered to the animals through corn.

"Everybody is looking for alternatives," said?Ki Fanning, a nutritionist with?Great Plains Livestock Consulting?in Eagle,?Nebraska. "It's kind of funny the first time you see it but it works well. The big advantage to that is you can turn something you normally throw away into something that can be consumed. The amazing thing about a ruminant, a cow, you can take those type of ingredients and turn them into food."

PRICING VARIES

Feed is generally the largest single production expense for cattle operators. Whatever is fed needs to supply energy and protein levels that meet the animals' nutritional needs. High prices for soy has operators seeking alternatives for both corn and soy.

Corn alternatives are in particular demand as supplies are so tight that in some areas of the country, feed corn is not available at any price.

Pricing and availability of the many different "co-products" as they are called, varies from place to place, but buyers report savings of 10 percent to 50 percent.

The savings for operators are shrinking, however, as savvy resellers tie pricing for their alternative offerings to the price of corn, which surged to record highs this summer due to drought damage.

The?U.S. Department of Agriculture?said last month the harvest now underway will yield the smallest corn crop in six years due to the drought that is still gripping more than half of the nation.

"They are using less corn in a number of these rations, but as corn prices go up, prices for really every other co-product go up too," said?Greg Lardy, head of the animal sciences department at?North Dakota State University.

Operators must be careful to follow detailed nutritional analyses for their animals to make sure they are getting a healthy mix of nutrients, animal nutritionists caution. But ruminant animals such as cattle can safely ingest a wide variety of feedstuffs that chickens and hogs can't.

The candy and cookies are only a small part of a broad mix of alternative feed offerings for cattle. Many operators use distillers grains, a byproduct that comes from the manufacture of ethanol. Other common non-corn alternatives include cottonseed hulls, rice products, potato products, peanut pellet.

Wheat "middlings," a byproduct of milling wheat for flour that contain particles of flour, bran, and wheat germ, also are fed.

And every now and then, there is a little chocolate for the hungry cows.

Hansen Mueller Grain out of?Omaha,?Nebraska, who markets chocolate bars alongside oats and peanut pellets, said it all comes down to fat, sugar and energy.

"That's all it is," said?Bran Dill, a spokesman at Hansen Mueller. Demand is high, he said.

But he also said increasing prices are making alternatives less attractive.

"The price of this stuff has gone up so much it's gotten ridiculous," he said.

Additional reporting by Michael Hirtzer in Chicago; Editing by Leslie Gevirtz

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Uses for Ephedrine: Quick Points | Health and Fitness Blog

Sep 25th, 2012 by by admin

Ephedrine

Losing weight is a hard core battle. Generally overweight people feel lethargic and inactive when it comes to exercising. That is why we now have an easy solution available in the market; diet pills. Popping a pill can help you lose weight without following a strict diet chart or going for heavy workouts. One such pill is ephedrine.

But taking diet pills do not mean that you become a couch potato and wait for a miraculous weight loss to happen. These supplements give you the energy to be upbeat and motivated to work out and choose a healthy diet plan over fatty foods.

Ephedrine supplements help in weight loss. These diet pills provide the oomph to be active so that you keep going and do not feel enervated. Ephedrine works best when you are dieting and exercising along with popping supplements. Once your body starts feeling fit and stronger, you can intensify your work outs for a healthy lifestyle. Always consult with a physician prior to taking any supplement containing ephedrine or ephedra.

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Ocean on Jupiter's Moon Europa Likely Deep Underground

Missions hoping to explore the huge subsurface ocean thought to exist on Jupiter's moon Europa may have to dig deep ? really deep.

Water stays in a liquid state near Europa's surface for just a few tens of thousands of years or so, new research suggests. That's a blink of an eye in geological terms, since our solar system is more than 4.5 billion years old.

"A global water ocean may be present, but relatively deep below the surface ? around 25 to 50 kilometers," Kl?ra Kalousov?, of France's University of Nantes and Charles University in Prague, said in a statement today (Sept 24).? ?

"There could be areas of liquid water at much shallower depths, say around 5 kilometers, but these would only exist for a few tens of thousands of years before migrating downwards," Kalousov? added. [Gallery: Photos of Europa]

Many researchers think Europa, which is about 1,900 miles (3,100 km) wide, harbors an enormous global ocean beneath its shell of ice. While Europa's surface is frigid, heat generated in the moon's interior by Jupiter's gravitational pull keeps this ocean ? which may be 60 miles (100 km) deep ? from freezing solid.

Here on Earth, life thrives wherever liquid water is found. So Europa is an intriguing target for future missions seeking signs of life elsewhere in the solar system.

But scientists don't know how difficult it would be for a future Europa probe to access the moon's ocean, because they're not sure how deep beneath the crust it lies. Some researchers have speculated that pockets of liquid water may persist just a few miles below the surface, but the new study throws cold water on that prospect.

Kalousov? mathematically modeled how mixtures of liquid water and solid ice behave in a variety of conditions. She found that differences in density and viscosity, along with several other factors, probably cause water near Europa's surface to migrate downward rapidly through partially melted ice to meet up with the larger ocean.

Europa isn't the only moon in the solar system that may have an underground ocean. Fellow Jovian moons Callisto and Ganymede might have one, for example, and so might Saturn's icy satellite Enceladus.

The new study could help scientists better understand these frigid worlds, as well as Saturn's huge moon Titan, which has a hydrocarbon-based weather system, Kalousov? said.

"As well as helping us to better understand Europa?s water cycle, this research could provide insight into icy moons that are geologically active, such as Enceladus, and worlds that have cycles connecting the interior with a surface atmosphere, such as Titan," she said.

Kalousov? will present the research at the European Planetary Science Congress in Madrid on Tuesday (Sept. 25).

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Actress to sue anti-Islam filmmaker in federal court: lawyer

(Reuters) - An actress suing the producer of an anti-Islam movie that has spawned violent protests across the Muslim world plans to drop her suit and file a new case in federal court over copyright claims, her lawyer said on Monday.

Cindy Lee Garcia, who appeared in the "Innocence of Muslims," filed a lawsuit last week in a state court in Los Angeles against Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the California man thought to be behind the movie, claiming she was duped into playing a role and her life has been put at risk as a result.

Her case also named YouTube and its parent company, Google Inc., as defendants for their role in distributing the short, crudely made film on the Internet. A California state court judge on Thursday rejected her motion for an order for YouTube to pull the film off its site.

"Today we will dismiss the state court lawsuit, but we're going to file again today in federal court," Garcia's lawyer, Cris Armenta, said on NBC's "Today" show.

"My client has a copyright claim," she said. "We intend to enforce it."

Garcia's is the first-known civil lawsuit connected to the video that depicts the Prophet Mohammad as a womanizer and a fool.

Armenta asserted that third-party content distributors hold some responsibility for the content on their platforms.

"I think we should be very clear that Google and YouTube are doing the wrong thing, that they say in their own terms and guidelines that hate speech is not allowed," Armenta said. "How can this not be hate speech? How can this not be wrong, morally intellectually, legally?"

Google previously rejected a request by the White House to reconsider its decision to keep the clips on YouTube, but the company has blocked the trailer in certain Muslim countries such as Egypt and Libya. The White House had asked Google to evaluate whether the video violated YouTube's terms of service.

In her lawsuit, Garcia, of Bakersfield, California, accused a producer of the movie, whom she identified as Nakoula using the alias Sam Bacile, of duping her into appearing in a "hateful" film that she had been led to believe was a simple desert adventure movie.

The film helped generate a torrent of violence across the Muslim world during the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and in the following days.

The violence included an attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi in which the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed. U.S. and other foreign embassies were also stormed by furious Muslims in cities in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

On Friday, 15 people were killed during protests in Pakistan, and over the weekend a Pakistan government minister offered $100,000 to anyone who kills the movie's maker.

For many Muslims, any depiction of the prophet is blasphemous. Caricatures deemed insulting have provoked protests and drawn condemnation from officials, preachers, ordinary Muslims and many Christians.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey; Writing by Dan Burns, editing by Philip Barbara)

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Libyan Islamist militia swept out of Benghazi bases in backlash to attack on U.S.

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A Libyan Islamist militia was swept out of the eastern city of Benghazi in a popular protest against the armed groups that ran into the early hours of Saturday morning, Reuters witnesses said.

At least one person was killed and 20 wounded, a hospital source said, as militias tried to fight the demonstrators from a heavily fortified base. Gunfire could be heard in the area before the fighters were forced out.

Looters carried weapons out of the vacated Ansar al-Sharia military base compound as men clapped and chanted: "Say to Ansar al-Sharia, Benghazi will be your inferno."

Ansar al-Sharia has been linked to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi last week in which the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans died. It denies involvement.

The action against the group appeared to be part of a coordinated sweep of militia headquarters buildings by police, government troops and activists following a mass public demonstration against militia units on Friday.

Chanting "Libya, Libya," hundreds of demonstrators entered, pulling down militia flags and torching a vehicle inside Ansar al-Sharia's headquarters in Benghazi - once the base of forces of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, which tried to put down the first protests that sparked last year's uprising.

The crowd waved swords and even a meat cleaver, crying "No more al Qaeda!" and "The blood we shed for freedom shall not go in vain!"

"After what happened at the American consulate, the people of Benghazi had enough of the extremists," demonstrator Hassan Ahmed said. "They did not give allegiance to the army. So the people broke in and they fled."

"This place is like the Bastille. This is where Gaddafi controlled Libya from, and then Ansar al-Sharia took it over. This is a turning point for the people of Benghazi."

Adusalam al-Tarhouni, a government worker, who arrived with the first wave of protesters, said several pickup trucks with the group's fighters had initially confronted the protesters and opened fire. Two protesters were shot in the leg, he said.

"After that they got into their trucks and drove away," he said, adding protesters had freed four prisoners found inside.

As protesters left Ansar al-Sharia's headquarters, the crowd swelled, reaching thousands as it headed toward its military base, which was shared with another militia group.

Protesters said the militiamen opened fire as they arrived and several people were wounded.

"We came as peaceful protesters. When we got there they started shooting at us," student Sanad al-Barani said. "Five people were wounded beside me. They used 14.5 calibre machine guns."

After the crowd entered that compound, Libyan army trucks sped away from the base carrying government troops cheering in victory and crying out, "God is greatest."

Vigilantes armed with machetes and clubs blocked the highway leading away from the compound, stopping cars to prevent looters from driving off with heavy weapons.

"We went into the camp and we didn't find anyone. We just took these Kalashnikovs," said one youth, holding rifles.

The demonstrators also took over a compound belonging to the Abu Slim brigade and another Ansar al-Sharia compound.

"RESCUE BENGHAZI"

Thousands of Libyans had marched in Benghazi on Friday in support of democracy and against the Islamist militias that Washington blames for the assault on its consulate. Hundreds of Ansar al-Sharia supporters held their own protest.

Friday's "Rescue Benghazi day" demonstration called for the government to disband armed groups that have refused to give up their weapons since the NATO-backed revolution last year.

"It's obvious that this protest is against the militias. All of them should join the army or security forces as individuals, not as groups," student Ahmed Sanallah said. "Without that there will be no prosperity and no success for the new Libya."

Although the main demands of the marchers did not mention the attack on the U.S. consulate, it seems to have provided a strong impetus for the authorities to rally support behind the country's weak government.

U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens was well liked, and many Libyans condemned the attack on the consulate despite being angered by the anti-Islamic U.S.-made film that triggered it.

Some protesters' placards read: "We demand justice for Stevens" and "Libya lost a friend." Others had mixed views.

"I am out today to defend Benghazi. Killing the ambassador is a completely separate thing," said 26-year-old Amjad Mohammed Hassan, a network engineer. "I don't give a damn about the killing of the ambassador because the Americans offended the Prophet. I am just here for Benghazi."

Benghazi, 1,000 km (600 miles) from Tripoli across largely empty desert, is controlled by various armed groups, including some comprised of Islamists who openly proclaim their hostility to democratic government and the West.

Some are identified by local people as being among those who were at the consulate protest last week. U.S. officials have described the violence as a "terrorist attack."

Abu Al-Qaa, a demonstrator at the Ansar al-Sharia demonstration, said Stevens had been "preparing for the entry of American troops into Libya."

"The will of the Prophet was to expel infidels from Muslim lands so that Muslims prevail. Terrorizing your enemy is one of Islam's tenets." He said he had fought U.S. troops in Iraq where he was arrested, sent back to Libya and jailed for three years.

One banner at the Ansar al-Sharia demonstration read: "Day to rescue Benghazi or day to rescue America?"

(Additional reporting by Omar al-Mosmary and Mohammed Al-Tommy; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/libyan-islamist-militia-swept-benghazi-bases-022901566.html

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Giant panda cub dies at National Zoo in Washington

BEN NUCKOLS, Associated Press
10:38 a.m. EST, September 23, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The giant panda cub born a week ago at the National Zoo in Washington has died, and it was not immediately known why the animal died, zoo officials said Sunday.

Zoo officials said in a press release that the cub was found dead Sunday morning after panda keepers heard sounds of distress from its mother, Mei Xiang.

Staffers were able to retrieve the cub about an hour later. The cub appeared to be in good condition, and there were no outward signs of trauma or infection.

The cub had been a surprise at the zoo. Fourteen-year-old Mei Xiang had five failed pregnancies before giving birth, and only one panda cub has survived at the zoo in the past.

Panda cubs are born about the size of a stick of butter and are delicate infants. Panda mothers are about 1,000 times heavier than their cubs, which are born with their eyes closed. The delicate cubs have died in the past when accidentally crushed by mom. That happened in two different zoos in China in 2009 and 2010 when mothers killed their young while attempting to nurse.

The zoo's first panda couple, Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing, arrived from China in 1972 and had five cubs during the 1980s, but none lived more than a few days. One of the cubs was stillborn, two others died of pneumonia within a day, another died from lack of oxygen after birth, and the final cub died of an infection after four days.

Panda experts have said the first weeks of life are critical for the panda cubs as mothers have to make sure they stay warm and get enough to eat.

"It's kind of a nerve-racking period for the folks that are monitoring mom and cub," Rebecca Snyder, the curator of mammals at Atlanta's zoo, said last week. Atlanta is one of only two other American zoos to have had cubs.

Atlanta has had three cubs, and the San Diego zoo has had six, including a cub born this year. A panda couple in Memphis has yet to have a cub, despite several tries. No other U.S. zoos have pandas.

The cub had not yet been named in accordance with Chinese tradition ? it was to receive a name after 100 days on Dec. 24. Had the cub survived until then, it would have been roughly the size of a loaf of bread and weighed around 10 pounds.

Source: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sns-ap-us--national-zoo-panda-20120923,0,5816587.story?track=rss

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'End Of Watch': The Reviews Are In!

Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña earn kudos for their chemistry in David Ayer's gritty crime drama.
By Amy Wilkinson

Michael Pe?a and Jake Gyllenhaal in "End of Watch"
Photo: Open Road Films

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1694257/end-of-watch-movie-reviews.jhtml

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Auto Insurance Basics And Recommendations For Everyone ...

Why you need insurance!

Besides the purchase price of a car, one must also calculate the potential maintenance cost, and auto insurance cost. We often focus on the first two costs, but seldom do we realize the auto insurance cost differential until we?ve purchased the car!

I was so happy to negotiate $2,000 off the initial asking price of a $14,000, black on black, BBS wheels equipped 1997 M3 in 2003 that I didn?t realize my auto insurance would jump from just $500 a year to $2,000 a year!

Had I realized my auto insurance would jump so much, I probably would have negotiated even harder, or reconsidered buying a sports car altogether. Always get an auto insurance quote before you purchase a car please!

Having auto insurance is a law you don?t want to break. Accidents happen all the time whether they are your fault or not. If you end up wrecking someone else?s car and injuring a passenger, not having any car insurance could literally wipe you out financially and put you in poverty for the rest of your life!

AUTO INSURANCE BASICS

There are three things you want to protect with auto insurance in case of an accident: 1) You and your passengers, 2) Your assets, and 3) Your vehicle. Most people would choose protecting you and your passengers as the most important purpose of auto insurance. I would too. However, it all depends on how wealthy you are.

1) Insurance To Protect Your Financial Resources

Let?s say you are multi-millionaire who employs 10,000 people who depend on your existence to put food on the table. If you go down, so does the company. Protecting your financial assets might be more important than protecting you and your passengers sad to say! If you nod off and accidentally kill several pedestrians on the sidewalk, you can be sure you will be in a legal battle for multi-millions of dollars. You will be all over the news and you won?t be able to focus on running your company.

If you did the same thing and were poor, the victims or family of the deceased can?t squeeze blood from stone. As a result, you care less about protecting your own financial resources since you have little, and care more about protecting the passengers in your car. Of course, if you are the multi-millionaire, then you can afford to care for everything and get the most protection possible.

Bodily Injury Liability:?If you hurt someone in an auto accident, the insurance company will pay a certain amount.? In my case, I elected for $300,000/$500,000 per person/per accident.

Property Damage Liability:?If you damage someone else?s property in an auto accident, the insurance co will pay a certain amount. My insurance company pays $100,000 per accident to property.

2) Insurance To Protect You And Your Passengers

You can be the most careful driver in the world, but that is only half of the equation. If someone else is careless, they can easily crash into you and cause damage. Even though auto insurance is mandatory for all drivers, many drivers still do not have auto insurance! As a result, your insurance needs to protect you from others.

Uninsured Motorists Bodily Injury:?If an uninsured or underinsured driver injures you or your passengers. I elected $300,000/$500,000 per person/per accident.

Medical Payments:?Covers you or your passengers. If someone runs into you, or you run into someone else and have an injured passenger, you want to be able to provide financial coverage for any medical expenses they may incur. Hopefully, your passengers will not sue you if you don?t have such coverage, but it?s better to be safe than sorry. I have $100,000 per person.

Extended Benefits:?Wage earner disability benefits, essential services disability benefits, death benefits. If an auto accident causes so much physical or mental pain that you cannot return to work, your extended benefits beyond your company?s short term disability benefits will kick in if you do not have long term disability insurance. I pay $5.10 for minor distribution of all three. I have my life insurance and disability insurance from work to cover 100%.

3) Insurance To Protect Your Vehicle

One of the most wonderful things about driving a 12 year old vehicle is that it doesn?t cost much to replace. Moose, my SUV is probably worth no more than $3,500 anymore. If I was to get in a car accident, the cost to fix whatever part of Moose will probably cost at least $1,000. At this point, it?s better to just donate him to charity and consider buying another vehicle. As a result, I do not have comprehensive insurance.

Comprehensive: Covers damage caused by something other than another vehicle such as hail, theft, and collision with Bobo the bear. If you have a shiny new $50,000 BMW, you should get comprehensive insurance because you?ll want to fix it in an accident and you won?t want to pay thousands of dollars to do so. The more expensive your car and the more dependent on your car, the more you should consider getting comprehensive insurance.

Collision:?Covers damage to your vehicle caused by impact with an object other than an animal. Gray area here, given this is what comprehensive is for. I declined coverage.

Uninsured Motorists Property Damage:?If an uninsured driver damages your vehicle. If an uninsured motorist damages Moose, I will just ask him to pay for everything, otherwise, I will introduce him to my cousin Viktor, who will break his legs for non-payment.

Towing & Labor:?Provides emergency roadside assistance such as towing, flat tire, jump start, and delivery of gas. This service is a life saver! I?ve run out of gas, had an older car not start before for some reason, blew out my tire, left my lights on, and each time needed roadside assistance. Takes no more than 45 minutes to get everything fixed. I recommend everybody get towing & labor. I pay only $5.88 and I can?t believe it?s not at least $100 every 6 months.

AUTO INSURANCE RECOMMENDATIONS BY FINANCIAL SITUATION

Given everybody should have auto insurance, it is now up to you to taylor your auto insurance coverage to your needs. Here are four common scenarios and what type of insurance I recommend for each.

My BMW M3 that caused my insurance to rocket

* You drive a fancy car which you probably can?t afford. Let?s say you are 28 years old, no family, and drive a new 2013 BMW 335i that costs $57,000. The problem is you only make $60,000 a year and therefore can?t really afford the car if you follow my 1/10th rule of car buying (pay no more than 1/10th your gross annual income for a car). Since you can?t afford the car and only perhaps the payments, you probably can?t afford any major repairs. My recommendation is to bite the bullet and get comprehensive auto insurance, collision, towing & labor, and uninsured motorist and property damage insurance. Since your car is literally making you poorer every month, you don?t need to get as much property and bodily injury liability insurance ironically. Your car is already a massive financial liability. You don?t want to make it an even greater liability without comprehensive coverage.

Estimated cost: $200-$300 a month depending on driving record and liability amounts.

* You drive a nice car and are rich. Let?s say you drive a 2013 Honda Accord that costs $38,000. You also make about $400,000 a year, have $3 million in assets, a wife, two daughters in high school, and paid cash for your Accord. You care most about insuring your passengers and your financial assets in case you are deemed negligent. The last thing you want is someone to sue you for $3 million dollars and put your family at risk. College is expensive! Hence, I would consider as much bodily injury and property liability insurance as possible. You should probably get comprehensive insurance with a higher deductible of around $1,000 given you have the assets. With a higher deductible, your monthly premiums are less. It is worth it to also get roadside assistance, collision, property damage, and uninsured motorist insurance. You should also consider an umbrella policy to cover you beyond your auto insurance.

Estimated cost: $50-$150 a month depending on driving record and liability amounts.

* You drive a beater, but can afford more. This is my situation where I drive a $3,500 dollar 12 year old SUV, but can afford something newer. I don?t own a nicer vehicle because I don?t sell my children and I?m pretty frugal, especially now that I?m retired. I do not have comprehensive insurance because if I bash Moose by mistake, I?ll just buy another car. If someone else bashes Moose, I?ll be mad, but at least his/her insurance will pay to replace Moose. My main concern is about getting sued if I?m at fault given I?ve got a good accumulation of assets in CDs, savings, private investments, stocks, bonds, and real estate. Hence,?I elected for $300,000/$500,000 per person/per accident for bodily insurance liability. I?m assuming $300,000 per person is enough and hope it never comes to it. I have a multi-million dollar umbrella policy.

Estimated cost: I pay about $45 a month.

* You drive a beater and are poor. Let?s say you have a non working spouse, no children, and drive a 1993 Honda Civic worth $1,000 and make $28,000 a year and have a total of $500 in net worth. I recommend you just get liability insurance with the lowest monthly premiums, and lowest liability payouts possible. The most anybody will be able to get from you is $500, which is not worth the hassle for most people. Spending $10 more a month in auto insurance is painful, hence your goal is to keep costs low, be a safe driver, and don?t get into any accidents. Remember, if someone else is found liable in your car accident, it is up to them to pay you, not the other way around.

Estimated cost: $30-$50 a month depending on driving record and liability amounts.

The right amount of insurance is different for everybody. Make sure you understand the various different options you have and weight the cost of coverage with the cost of your monthly premiums.

For a?FREE no obligation competitive?auto insurance?quote?that searches the best insurance rates by StateFarm, Nationwide, eSurance, and AllState?click here?or the banner. It is very important that everyone gets at least basic liability car insurance. You can total your car and be fine. But if you total someone else?s car and inure them, they can go after you for ALL your assets and wipe you out! Protect yourself!

Regards,

Sam

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Source: http://www.financialsamurai.com/2012/09/21/auto-insurance-basics-and-recommendations-for-everyone/

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