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Thursday, September 6, 2012
10 Things to Know for Wednesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:
1. DEMOCRATS KICK OFF THEIR CONVENTION
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, the keynote speaker, says Romney "quite simply doesn't get it" and the nation is making progress "despite incredible odds."
2. WHY OBAMA CHOSE CLINTON FOR NOMINATION SPEECH
Both benefit, AP's Beth Fouhy explains: The president gets validation from a highly popular Democrat and the ex-president returns to center stage.
3. THE NATIONAL DEBT: OVER $16 TRILLION
That's the word from the Treasury Department, and it means another round of trying to raise the government's borrowing cap.
4. BOOK DETAILS KOMEN-PLANNED PARENTHOOD RIFT
Former Komen VP blasts both sides in the firestorm over grants the cancer charity tried to halt.
5. HOW USUALLY UNFLOODED AREAS GOT SO SOCKED BY ISAAC
New study will investigate whether measures to protect New Orleans ended up hurting outlying neighborhoods.
6. WHAT U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL WANTS FOR SYRIA
Ban Ki-Moon is urging donors to come to the aid of suffering civilians.
7. TRANSGENDER INMATE GETS OK FOR SEX-REASSIGNMENT SURGERY
Prison says it's a security concern; judge says that argument boils down to "a fear of controversy, criticism, ridicule and scorn."
8. WHERE A TEEN WITH DOWN SYNDROME WASN'T ALLOWED
American Airlines says he "was not ready to fly," but his family calls it discrimination.
9. MCDONALD'S, WITHOUT THE BEEF
The fast food chain synonymous with hamburgers plans to open vegetarian-only restaurants in India.
10. THAT SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR: SHINY GADGETS GALORE
Nokia, Motorola, Amazon likely to show off new devices this week before Apple gets its turn.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-wednesday-103500895.html
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Four Reasons You Have Sore Feet and Four Potential Ways to Fix It ...
Got sore feet? Don?t be surprised. Reports indicate that at around 75% of Americans have experienced or currently experience foot pain. Think about it: Each foot has 26 bones, 33 joints, 100 tendons, and countless things can go wrong. If you?re on your feet at all, there?s a good chance you?ll experience foot pain at some point.
Four Reasons for Foot Pain
There are many reasons why and how foot discomfort happens. Here are some of the most common reasons why your feet may be sore:
You are wearing improper footwear. The mother of all foot maladies is footwear problems. Foot pain begins when shoes are cheaply made, lack proper heel cushioning, provide insufficient arch support, fit improperly, or fail to give balance. High-heeled shoes commonly create soreness, as do some tight-fitting dress shoes. It?s easy to overlook similar problems that can occur with casual walking shoes or even athletic shoes. A proper fit and a quality shoe are essential for successfully fighting foot pain.
Pinched nerve. The foot operates on precision, but when it is impacted or squeezed by tight-fitting shoes, nerves may suffer.
Sprain. The many ligaments in the foot can become stretched due to over activity. A sprain creates nasty pain that can linger for weeks if not treated properly.
Stress fractures. Sometimes foot pain is caused by a tiny break such as a hairline fracture that goes unnoticed. Though the break may not be spotted, the pain is definitely present, and can create mobility problems.
Four Ways to Fix Foot Pain
The real question is this: How can you relieve foot pain? There is no one-size-fits all solution, just as there is no one-size-fits-all shoe. Nonetheless, there are some commonsense steps that you can take.
Eat well, drink a lot, sleep enough, and exercise frequently. The basic ?fixes? for most health problems are the simplest ? a good diet and regular exercise. This is the starting place for foot health.
Wear the right footwear. The importance of proper footwear cannot be overemphasized. Shoes provide the casing for the precision instruments that are your feet. Be careful that you select high-quality shoes. Don?t hesitate to spend money on shoes. The purchase is important. In fact, your entire health depends on it.
Use custom orthotics. Orthotic devices may be exactly what you need to improve your foot health. Orthotic inserts adapt to the contours and pressure points of your feet, providing a custom solution to the soreness you experience.
Stay off it for a while. Finally, you may just need to put your feet up, quite literally. Staying off an irritated foot can give it opportunity to heal.
Sore feet aren?t fun, but you don?t have to live with the soreness for the rest of your life. By engaging the problem proactively, you?ll experience relief.
Source: http://www.ciefrenak.org/four-reasons-you-have-sore-feet-and-four-potential-ways-to-fix-it.html
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Pacific micro-nations cash in on US-China aid rivalry
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton poses with gifts from Cook Islands' Prime Minister Henry Puna during a sustainable development and conservation event in Rarotonga on Friday.
By James Grubel, Reuters
CANBERRA, Australia -- Small South Pacific island nations are cashing in on new aid rivalry between China and the United States as both powers vie to boost their influence in a vast region of mostly micro-nations.
The recent visit to the tiny Cook Islands by United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton highlighted the growing significance of the region as the United States continues its "pivot" to the Asia-Pacific, analysts said.
The Clinton visit also underlined a growing Chinese influence as it steps up its aid programs to enhance its standing among the smaller nations.
"It is very significant. It just confirms that the Pacific is becoming of greater importance, not less," Stephen Howes, professor of development policy at the Australian National University, told Reuters.
'Big enough for all of us': Clinton says US can work with China in Pacific
China's aid program is difficult to measure, although a report by the Lowy Institute think tank in 2011 found China's aid was worth around $200 million a year, with a heavy reliance on soft loans --?a loan with a below-market interest rate --?to finance public works.
In recent years, China's aid and soft loans have helped build sports stadiums in Papua New Guinea and the Cook Islands, a swimming complex in Samoa, a new port in Tonga, as well as extensions to the Royal Palace in the Tongan capital Nuku'alofa.
China has also funded a new police station and court buildings in the Cook Islands capital Raratonga, and boosted aid to Fiji as western nations shunned its military government after the 2006 military coup.
'Cooperation, not competition'
During her visit to the Cook Islands, Clinton announced an extra $32 million in U.S. aid programs for the Pacific, ensuring the U.S. maintains its role as the second-largest aid donor to the region behind Australia.
Much at stake for US as tensions rise in troubled China Seas
Clinton also said the United States could work with China in the Pacific, and played down any new China-U.S. rivalry.
The United States spends about $300 million a year on Pacific nations, including round $100 million a year on military assistance, compared to around $1.2 billion a year from Australia.
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People commute past a sign advertising a night market in Avarua on the Island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands on Thursday as Pacific Islands Forum leaders gathered to discuss issues facing the region.
China says it is merely seeking to help the poor and remote nations in the region develop.
"We are willing to make a contribution, along with all other parties, to help with sustainable development in the South Pacific. We are looking for cooperation, not competition," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters.
In the past, China's aid flows into the Pacific have been designed to head off potential spending from Taiwan and to try to prevent tiny nations giving official recognition to Taiwan, which China considers a breakaway province to be united with the mainland eventually, and by force if necessary.
For more coverage on China, visit NBC's Behind The Wall
But in the past three years, China and Taiwan have agreed to stop trying to poach Pacific nations to their side.
"At the moment, it is more to do with the United States than it is with Taiwan," Lowy Institute South Pacific analyst Annemaree O'Keeffe told Reuters.
She said China's aid programs had undergone significant changes as it recognised deeper problems with its traditional monument projects, where China might construct a major building but then leave a country struggling to maintain it.
"It can work against them. You can have a wonderful sports stadium, but if it starts to fall down, you'll remember that the Chinese built it," O'Keeffe said.
She said China had begun to work more closely with other countries and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on the effectiveness of its aid programs.
China seeking positive image?
That was evident at the Pacific Islands Forum in Raratonga, where China and New Zealand announced a joint aid program to improve water supplies in the Cook Islands. New Zealand will provide $12 million and China will provide a $26 million loan.
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The ANU's Howes said China's growing aid influence in the Pacific was simply a reflection of its rising global influence and as more countries, including Indonesia and Brazil, start to spend more on aid.
"It is a global phenomenon of China reaching out," he said. "More broadly, it is China asserting itself as a global power and expanding its aid and investment from state-owned companies."
He said China was keen to project a positive image, which is why China's aid focused on high-profile projects, although China could do more to ensure its aid programs were transparent.
The downside, however, is that countries might struggle to repay China's soft loans, leaving them worse off in the long run, he said.
Australia, a close U.S. ally which counts China as its top trading partner, has welcomed China's interest in the Pacific, and said China's aid program was no cause for concern.
"I don't think Chinese influence in the South Pacific is anything to alarm us," Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr told reporters in Perth in last week.
"The fact is, China's rise to being a great power -- China's economic growth -- will see that it develops relations around the world more vigorously than it ever has in the past and we Australians have just got to get used to it.
"The Chinese will learn that a heavy-handed aid program doesn't get them the kudos that a better targeted more professional aid program does."
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
TOWIE: Lauren Pope says press ruined her relationships with Prince ...
The Only Way Is Essex?star, Lauren Pope, is planning on suing the tabloid responsible for hacking her phone whilst she was rumoured to be romantically involved with Prince Harry, according to the Daily Star newspaper.
Lauren, who has recently launched her own online dating website, Hope with Pope, claims that the interference by the press ruined her ?friendship? with the cheeky royal after police confirmed that her personal mobile had been hacked.
The TOWIE babe met the Prince back in 2004 whilst out on a night out, and was photographed sitting on his knee that night. ?The pair were inseparable for the remained of the evening, and remained close for several weeks after.
However, when the press found out about the ?friendship? Harry ceased all contact with the reality star.
Lauren said: ?It?s weird it happened to me. I can?t believe they did it, to be honest. Hopefully it doesn?t happen to people any more.?
A friend of the star added: ?It looked like Lauren had sold her story to make a quick buck so it?s no ?surprise Harry cut all ties with her. But all along it was hacking that ruined everything for her. They were starting to get really close and if things had carried on that way Lauren really could have become a princess. She?s got every right to be angry that this happened to her.?
Pope continued: ?I might decide to take legal action. I?m not sure at the moment ? I?m still working it all out.?
A spokesperson from Pope?s management commented: ?Lauren has been contacted by the Metropolitan Police as part of ? Operation Weeting. She is taking legal advice over a civil action against the News of the World in relation to information that has come to light about her phone being hacked.?
The News Of The World was closed down last year after it was revealed that the publication had been involved in the illegal phone hacking of several people in the public eye, including murdered Millie Dowling.
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Pickup trucks drive US auto sales to 3-year high
The Dodge logo is seen on a new Dodge RAM 1500 pickup truck for sale at an auto dealership Sunday, June 24, 2012 in Springfield, Ill. GM?s August U.S. sales rose 10 percent compared with a year earlier, while Ford?s rose 13 percent and Chrysler?s 14 percent. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
The Dodge logo is seen on a new Dodge RAM 1500 pickup truck for sale at an auto dealership Sunday, June 24, 2012 in Springfield, Ill. GM?s August U.S. sales rose 10 percent compared with a year earlier, while Ford?s rose 13 percent and Chrysler?s 14 percent. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
In this Sunday, July 8, 2012, photo, Chrysler's Fiat cars are seen at an auto dealership in Springfield, Ill. Chrysler's U.S. sales rose 14 percent in August on strong demand for Ram pickup trucks. The Ram, which had its best August in five years, helped Chrysler sell more than 148,000 vehicles last month. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
DETROIT (AP) ? Big pickups carried U.S. auto sales to their highest level in three years.
Demand for full-size pickups jumped 16 percent in August, helping to make it the strongest sales month since August 2009. Overall auto sales increased 20 percent from a year earlier to nearly 1.3 million, according to Autodata corp.
The rising demand shows that businesses need to replace aging trucks and feel more confident about the recovery in U.S. housing ? an industry where pickups are essential for hauling equipment and crews.
"Businesses don't usually go buy a fleet of trucks unless they have good reason to believe that business will be ramping up," said Jesse Toprak, vice president of market intelligence for the TrueCar.com auto pricing service
Ford, GM and Chrysler, the biggest makers of full-size trucks, notched double-digit gains in overall sales last month.
In pickups, Ford's F-Series, the top-selling vehicle in America, saw a 19 percent sales increase, as did Chrysler's Ram pickup. Sales of General Motors' Chevy Silverado rose 4 percent, while the GMC Sierra was up 9 percent. Toyota's struggling big truck, the Tundra, posted a huge increase of 68 percent.
The rising demand helped push total U.S. auto sales last month to an annual rate of 14.5 million. That's the best monthly sales pace since the government's "Cash for Clunkers" rebate program in August of 2009.
Pent-up demand is part of the reason for last month's truck increase. The average vehicle on U.S. roads is nearing 11 years old, and some are simply wearing out.
But automakers and industry analysts say the economic recovery ? new housing in particular ? is also starting to make buyers feel more comfortable about a big-ticket purchase.
There's a direct correlation between the housing market and pickup sales, they say. When people who work in housing or other construction are more confident, they tend to invest in equipment. Some may be adding crews and need vehicles to get them to and from job sites.
Housing has been in the dumps since the 2008 financial meltdown. But recently there have been some good signs. U.S. new home sales rose 3.6 percent in July to match a two-year high reached in May. In the past 12 months, sales have jumped 25 percent. But new-home sales remain well below the annual pace that economists consider healthy.
Truck sales fell dramatically in 2008 and 2009 as gas prices spiked and the housing industry collapsed. Since then, they've never fully recovered.
Gas mileage also is playing a role in the pickup increase. Newer models are lighter than older ones and can be equipped with small but powerful V-6 engines. A business owner can cut costs dramatically by replacing a 10-year-old pickup, said Jeff Schuster, senior vice president of forecasting for LMC Automotive, an industry consulting firm.
A new Ford F-150 with a six-cylinder engine can get up to 23 miles per gallon on the highway. A V-8-powered F-150 got only 18 mpg on the highway in 2002.
Jeff Jira, 32, of Pewaukee, Wis., had no intention of buying a new truck when he went to his local Ram dealer to get his 2007 pickup serviced in late August.
But the deal on a 2012 Ram crew cab, with zero percent financing for six years, was too good to pass up. Plus the old Ram needed repairs costing $750.
Jira, an electronic technician who's married with two children, said he's feeling much better about the economy and the security of his job, so he decided to buy the first new vehicle of his life.
"A year ago, I wouldn't have done this," he said.
The dealer cut his monthly payment by $10 to $388, giving him a dependable car to haul his family and tow his boat to a nearby lake, Jira said.
Normally, strong truck sales don't happen until the last three months of the year due to marketing promotions and customers wanting four-wheel-drive vehicles as winter approaches, Schuster said. So the August surge bodes well for the industry.
Toprak expects truck sales to grow faster than the rest of the U.S. car market for the remainder of the year.
Truck sales also are good for automakers' profits, especially the Detroit Three. The companies make $5,000 or more on pickup sales, compared with $1,000 to $2,000 for an average car, Schuster said.
The strong sales in August can't be attributed to deals. Discounts on the F-150 and Ram pickups fell compared with last year, while they rose only 5 percent on Chevy's Silverado, to $4,787. The F-150 incentives are the lowest since 2007, when Ford offered an average of $3,598 per truck, according to the Edmunds.com website.
In overall sales, Toyota, Honda and Volkswagen led the way with big increases. Toyota sales rose 46 percent, while Honda's climbed 60 percent. VW kept its stunning growth going with an increase of 63 percent. Both Honda and Toyota reported jumps because last year's numbers were depressed when an earthquake in Japan hobbled their factories and caused vehicle shortages.
Gas prices, which rose more than 20 cents a gallon during the month to an average of $3.82, drove people into smaller cars. The Chevrolet Cruze notched almost 26,000 in sales, making it the top-selling compact in America. Sales of Toyota's Corolla, and Ford's Focus surged, and Honda Civic sales more than doubled.
Buyers also were drawn out by exciting new models such as the midsize Nissan Altima and the Dodge Dart subcompact, Schuster said.
August auto sales, when calculated at an annual rate, are far stronger than last year's 12.8 million. But they're far short of the recent peak of 17 million in 2005.
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