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Monday, December 31, 2012

ESPN's Hannah Storm returns 3 weeks after accident

FILE - In this Friday, April 23, 2010 file photo, Hannah Storm attends the premiere of "Straight Outta L.A." as part of the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. ESPN anchor Storm will return to the air on New Year's Day, exactly three weeks after she was seriously burned in a propane gas grill accident at her home. Storm suffered second-degree burns on her chest and hands, and first-degree burns to her face and neck. She lost her eyebrows and eyelashes, and roughly half her hair. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)

NEW YORK (AP) ? ESPN anchor Hannah Storm will return to the air on New Year's Day, exactly three weeks after she was seriously burned in a propane gas grill accident at her home.

Storm suffered second-degree burns on her chest and hands, and first-degree burns to her face and neck. She lost her eyebrows and eyelashes, and roughly half her hair.

Storm will host ABC's telecast of the 2013 Rose Parade on Tuesday. Her left hand will be bandaged and she said viewers might notice a difference in her hair texture where extensions have been added.

"I'm a little nervous about things I used to take for granted," she said by phone this weekend from Pasadena, Calif. "Little things like putting on makeup and even turning pages on my script."

The award-winning sportscaster and producer was preparing dinner outside her home in Connecticut on the night of Dec. 11 when she noticed the flame on the grill had gone out. She turned off the gas and when she reignited it "there was an explosion and a wall of fire came at me."

"It was like you see in a movie, it happened in a split-second," she said. "A neighbor said he thought a tree had fallen through the roof, it was that loud. It blew the doors off the grill."

With her left hand, she tore off her burning shirt. She tried to use another part of her shirt to extinguish the flames that engulfed her head and chest, while yelling for help. Her 15-year-old daughter, Hannah, called 911 and a computer technician who was working in the house grabbed some ice as Storm tried to cool the burns.

Soon, police and rescue teams arrived at the house. Storm's husband, NBC sportscaster Dan Hicks, also had returned home with another of the couple's three daughters. As her mother was being treated, the younger Hannah calmly said something that, days later, her mom could laugh about.

"OK, Mommy, I'm going to do my homework now," she said.

Storm was taken by ambulance to the Trauma and Burn Center at Westchester Medical Center and was treated for 24 hours.

"I didn't see my face until the next day and you wonder how it's going to look," she said. "I was pretty shocked. But my overarching thought was I've covered events with military members who have been through a lot worse than me, and they've come through. I kept thinking, 'I can do this. I'm fortunate.'"

Other than going to Christmas Eve Mass, Storm hadn't been outside until her trip to California. ESPN reworked its anchor schedule while she was recovering, and NBC and the Golf Channel rearranged their staffing while Hicks attended to his wife.

Storm is set to host her fifth Rose Parade, with some changes. She's left-handed, and taking notes is almost impossible. Dressing and showering are challenges, too.

Storm said that long before her accident, she'd been inspired by Iraq War veteran, actor and "Dancing With the Stars" winner J.R. Martinez, the grand marshal at last year's parade. He was severely burned in a land mine accident while serving overseas.

One attraction of this year's parade that she was eager to see ? the Nurses' Float, and she hoped to use that moment on air to thank everyone who had taken care of her.

Storm wants to anchor "SportsCenter" in Bristol, Conn., next Sunday. After that, the Notre Dame alum is ready to go in person to watch the No. 1 Irish play Alabama in the national championship game at Miami. She said the school reached out after hearing about her injuries and had been very supportive.

"More than anything, I feel gratitude," she said. "Something like this really makes you appreciate everything you have, even the chance to wake up on New Year's Day and do your job."

Associated Press

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Welcome to Galaxy NGC 922... mind the black holes!

Welcome to Galaxy NGC 922... mind the black holes! Located some 150 million light-years from Earth, NGC 922 is admittedly a little far for a quick New Year's Eve getaway. But as this Hubble image reveals, the views are great, just so long as you avoid the black holes.

Situated in the constellation of Fornax, NGC 922 is home to several large black holes. At least seven of the black holes detected in the galaxy are thought to be at least ten times as massive as our Sun, which makes them quite massive for black holes of the stellar-sized class. NGC 922 is what's known as a ring galaxy, meaning that its stars are arranged in, well, a ring. And just how did that ring form? NASA explains:

NGC 922 is a ring galaxy created by the collision of a large and small galaxy about 300 million years ago. Like a rock thrown into a pond, the ancient collision sent ripples of high density gas out from the impact point near the center that partly condensed into stars. Pictured above is NGC 922 with its beautifully complex ring along the left side, as imaged recently by the Hubble Space Telescope. Observations of NGC 922 with the Chandra X-ray Observatory, however, show several glowing X-ray knots that are likely large black holes. The high number of massive black holes was somewhat surprising as the gas composition in NGC 922 ? rich in heavy elements ? should have discouraged almost anything so massive from forming.

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Sunday, December 30, 2012

President Zardari inaugurates three roads schemes

President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday inaugurated three roads schemes of international standard in Larkana and Benazirabad (Nawabshah) districts at President House Naudero.

The road schemes completed with the cost of Rs 800 million Ratodero-Naudero road Rs 1.5 billion Sakrand-Shaheed Benazirabad road and Rs 3.5 billion Lakhi-Naudero-Larkana road.These road schemes have been completed by the National Highways Authority (NHA).The Federal Minister for Communication Dr. Arbab Alamghir briefed the President about the road projects.He said that the completion of these road schemes and new era of prosperity and development has started in the area as road infrastructure promotes the economy of the country.Chief Secretary Sindh, Chairman NHA and other officials were also present.

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Black boxes examined in fatal Russian plane crash

Rescuers work at the site where a plane careered off the runwaw at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. A Tu-204 aircraft belonging to Russian airline Red Wings careered off the runway at Russia's third-busiest airport on Saturday, broke into pieces and caught fire, killing several people. (AP Photo/Alexander Usoltsev)

Rescuers work at the site where a plane careered off the runway at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. A Tu-204 aircraft belonging to Russian airline Red Wings careered off the runway at Russia's third-busiest airport on Saturday, broke into pieces and caught fire, killing several people. (AP Photo/Alexander Usoltsev)

Cars travel past the wreckage of a plane that careered off the runway at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. A Tu-204 aircraft belonging to Russian airline Red Wings careered off the runway at Russia's third-busiest airport on Saturday, broke into pieces and caught fire, killing several people. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

MOSCOW (AP) ? Investigators on Sunday examined flight recorders and other evidence to try to determine the cause of the airliner crash in Moscow that killed five people, an official said.

The Tu-204 belonging to Russian airline Red Wings was carrying eight people, all of them crew members, when it careered off the runway Saturday while landing at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport. It went partly into an adjacent highway, broke into pieces and caught fire.

Four people were pronounced dead soon after the crash and the airline said on its Twitter account that a fifth, a flight attendant, died Sunday. Those who died Saturday were the pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer and another attendant, Red Wings said.

The survivors were reported in critical or serious condition in Moscow hospitals.

Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for Russia's main investigative agency, was quoted by Russian news agencies saying the data recorders were being examined, along with fuel samples. In addition, he said flight documents for the plane have been taken from the airline for examination.

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Wall Street Week Ahead: Cliff may be a fear, but debt ceiling much scarier

(Reuters) - Investors fearing a stock market plunge - if the United States tumbles off the "fiscal cliff" next week - may want to relax.

But they should be scared if a few weeks later, Washington fails to reach a deal to increase the nation's debt ceiling because that raises the threat of a default, another credit downgrade and a panic in the financial markets.

Market strategists say that while falling off the cliff for any lengthy period - which would lead to automatic tax hikes and stiff cuts in government spending - would badly hurt both consumer and business confidence, it would take some time for the U.S. economy to slide into recession. In the meantime, there would be plenty of chances for lawmakers to make amends by reversing some of the effects.

That has been reflected in a U.S. stock market that has still not shown signs of melting down. Instead, it has drifted lower and become more volatile.

In some ways, that has let Washington off the hook. In the past, a plunge in stock prices forced the hand of Congress, such as in the middle of the financial crisis in 2008.

"If this thing continues for a bit longer and the result is you get a U.S. debt downgrade ... the risk is not that you lose two-and-a-half percent, the risk is that you lose ten and a half," said Jonathan Golub, chief U.S. equity strategist at UBS Equity Research, in New York.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said this week that the United States will technically reach its debt limit at the end of the year.

INVESTORS WARY OF JANUARY

The White House has said it will not negotiate the debt ceiling as in 2011, when the fight over what was once a procedural matter preceded the first-ever downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. But it may be forced into such a battle again. A repeat of that war is most worrisome for markets.

Markets posted several days of sharp losses in the period surrounding the debt ceiling fight in 2011. Even after a bill to increase the ceiling passed, stocks plunged in what was seen as a vote of "no confidence" in Washington's ability to function, considering how close lawmakers came to a default.

Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's lowered the U.S. sovereign rating to double-A-plus, citing Washington's legislative problems as one reason for the downgrade from triple-A status. The benchmark S&P 500 dropped 16 percent in a four-week period ending August 21, 2011.

"I think there will be a tremendous fight between Democrats and Republicans about the debt ceiling," said Jon Najarian, a co-founder of online brokerage TradeMonster.com, in Chicago.

"I think that is the biggest risk to the downside in January for the market and the U.S. economy."

There are some signs in the options market that investors are starting to eye the January period with more wariness. The CBOE Volatility Index, or the VIX, the market's preferred indicator of anxiety, has remained at relatively low levels throughout this process, though on Thursday it edged above 20 for the first time since July.

More notable is the action in VIX futures markets, which shows a sharper increase in expected volatility in January than in later-dated contracts. January VIX futures are up nearly 23 percent in the last seven trading days, compared with a 13 percent increase in March futures and an 8 percent increase in May futures. That's a sign of increasing near-term worry among market participants.

The CBOE Volatility Index closed on Friday at 22.72, gaining nearly 17 percent to end at its highest level since June as details emerged of a meeting on Friday afternoon of President Barack Obama with Senate and House leaders from both parties where the president offered proposals similar to those already rejected by Republicans. Stocks slid in late trading and equity futures continued that slide after cash markets closed.

"I was stunned Obama didn't have another plan, and that's absolutely why we sold off," said Mike Shea, a managing partner and trader at Direct Access Partners LLC, in New York.

Obama offered hope for a last-minute agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff after a meeting with congressional leaders, although he scolded Congress for leaving the problem unresolved until the 11th hour.

"The hour for immediate action is here," he told reporters at a White House briefing. "I'm modestly optimistic that an agreement can be achieved."

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to convene on Sunday and continue working through the New Year's Day holiday. Obama has proposed maintaining current tax rates for all but the highest earners.

Consumers don't appear at all traumatized by the fiscal cliff talks, as yet. Helping to bolster consumer confidence has been a continued recovery in the housing market and growth in the labor market, albeit slow.

The latest take on employment will be out next Friday, when the U.S. Labor Department's non-farm payrolls report is expected to show jobs growth of 145,000 for December, in line with recent growth.

Consumers will see their paychecks affected if lawmakers cannot broker a deal and tax rates rise, but the effect on spending is likely to be gradual.

PLAYING DEFENSE

Options strategists have noted an increase in positions to guard against weakness in defense stocks such as General Dynamics because those stocks would be affected by spending cuts set for that sector. Notably, though, the PHLX Defense Index is less than 1 percent away from an all-time high reached on December 20.

This underscores the view taken by most investors and strategists: One way or another, Washington will come to an agreement to offset some effects of the cliff. The result will not be entirely satisfying, but it will be enough to satisfy investors.

"Expectations are pretty low at this point, and yet the equity market hasn't reacted," said Carmine Grigoli, chief U.S. investment strategist at Mizuho Securities USA, in New York. "You're not going to see the markets react to anything with more than a 5 (percent) to 7 percent correction."

Save for a brief 3.6 percent drop in equity futures late on Thursday evening last week after House Speaker John Boehner had to cancel a scheduled vote on a tax-hike bill due to lack of Republican support, markets have not shown the same kind of volatility as in 2008 or 2011.

A gradual decline remains possible, Golub said, if business and consumer confidence continues to take a hit on the back of fiscal cliff worries. The Conference Board's measure of consumer confidence fell sharply in December, a drop blamed in part on the fiscal issues.

"If Congress came out and said that everything is off the table, yeah, that would be a short-term shock to the market, but that's not likely," said Richard Weiss, a Mountain View, California-based senior money manager at American Century Investments.

"Things will be resolved, just maybe not on a good time table. All else being equal, we see any further decline as a buying opportunity."

(Wall St Week Ahead runs every Friday. Questions or comments on this column can be emailed to: david.gaffen(at)thomsonreuters.com)

(Reporting by Edward Krudy and Ryan Vlastelica in New York and Doris Frankel in Chicago; Writing by David Gaffen; Editing by Martin Howell, Steve Orlofsky and Jan Paschal)

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'Leaked' BlackBerry 10 info shows video chat and screen sharing in BBM, new task manager

Top dog at RIM Thorsten Heins heavily implied that video chat would be added to BBM when BlackBerry 10 showed up, and now possible confirmation of the feature has come from what are thought to be leaked presentation slides. Originating on CrackBerry's forums, the images have been taken down on various sites, leading us to believe they're legit and that strongly worded requests have led to their removal. Not only do they suggest BBM video chat is coming to BB10, but also the ability to screen share during these video calls. Another slide details a new task manager for the OS called "BlackBerry Remember," which can sync with Outlook and -- based on its description and what was uncovered in the gold SDK -- may include Evernote integration. We've contacted RIM for comment and will update you with any response, but until then, take a look at the slide above and the pair hidden after the break to assess for yourself whether they're the real deal.

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Friday, December 28, 2012

Russia's Putin: I'll sign law banning US adoptions

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims the U.S. is "poisoning ties" between the two countries with a law that bans Russians who abuse human rights and is backing a Russian draft law banning adoption by Americans. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

By NBC News staff and wire reports

Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled on Thursday that he would sign a controversial bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children, a defiant move against the United States that has angered some who argue that it victimizes children to make a political point.

The law could block dozens of Russian children expected to be adopted by American families from leaving the country and cut off one of the main international routes for Russian children to leave orphanages that are often dismal. Russia is the single biggest source of adopted children in the United States, with more than 60,000 Russian children being taken in by Americans over the past two decades.

The bill is retaliation for an American law that calls for sanctions against Russians deemed to be human rights violators and part of an increasingly confrontational stance by the Kremlin against the West.

Related: Americans may lose right to adopt Russian children

Putin said U.S. authorities routinely let Americans suspected of violence toward Russian adoptees go unpunished ? a clear reference to Dima Yakovlev, a Russian toddler for whom the bill is named. The child was adopted by Americans and then died in 2008 after his father left him in a car in broiling heat for hours. The father was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

Putin indicated that he would endorse the measure.

"I still don't see any reasons why I should not sign it," he told a televised meeting, The Associated Press reported. He went on to say that he "intends" to sign it.

Children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov on Wednesday said that 46 children who were about to be adopted in the United States would remain in Russia in case the bill comes into effect. On Thursday, he petitioned the president to extend the ban to other countries.

Courtesy Thomas family

John and Renee Thomas with their son, Jack, 7, who was adopted from Russia at the age of 3. Jack is hoping for his brother, Nikoly, now in a Russian orphanage, to join him in the United States.

Would-be adoptive parents in the United States are left hanging by Putin's position on the bill, which was passed by Russian lawmakers last week.

Among them are John and Renee Thomas of Minnetonka, Minn., Kari Huus of NBC News reported.?The Thomases have already adopted Jack, 7, from Russia. When they found out he had a little brother, they began the process to try to adopt him, too. The wait has stretched to four years, and now the adoption may be in danger.?

"When Jack is asked about his family, he talks about his brother," John Thomas said. "He always asks, 'When is he coming home?' We just tell him we?re waiting for the call."

More: Adoption of little brother caught in US-Russia spat

UNICEF estimates that there are about 740,000 children without parental custody in Russia, while only 18,000 Russians are now waiting to adopt a child.

The U.S. State Department again registered its opposition to the Russian legislation.

"The welfare of children is simply too important to tie to the political aspects of our relationship," State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said Thursday. "Additionally, we are deeply troubled by the provisions in the bill that would restrict the ability of Russian civil society organizations to work with American partners." ?

Critics of the bill have left dozens of stuffed toys and candles outside the parliament's lower and upper houses to express solidarity with Russian orphans.?

An on-line petition urging the Kremlin to scrap the bill had garnered more than 100,000 Russian signatures by Tuesday.?

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Charles Durning, Renowned Character Actor, Dies On Christmas Eve

(CNN) ? You may not know his name, but anyone who watches movies and television knows the squat, tough-faced character actor Charles Durning, who died on Christmas Eve, according to his family.

The 89-year-old decorated World War II veteran had an award-winning career that spanned 20th Century entertainment, from the burlesque stage and theater to television and film, playing roles as diverse as society itself.

Durning was the gruff father smitten by Dustin Hoffman?s female impersonation of ?Tootsie,? the Southern politician dancing on stage with George Clooney?s Soggy Bottom Boys in ?O Brother, Where Art Thou?? and the corrupt cop caught up in the ?big con? by Paul Newman and Robert Redford in ?The Sting.?

He won Tony and Golden Globe awards and was nominated for Academy Awards two times as a supporting actor. He also received nine Emmy nominations and was honored in 2007 with a lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild.

Born in Highland Falls, New York, on February 28, 1923, Durning became an actor relatively late.

According to his TV Guide biography, Durning left home at age 16 and later enlisted in the Army. Durning landed on Normandy beach on D-Day and fought in the Battle of the Bulge, receiving the Silver Star and three Purple Hearts.

He worked odd jobs that ranged from professional boxing to teaching ballroom dancing to ushering in a burlesque house, where he got his start on stage by once filling in for a comic who failed to show up, the actor often recalled.

He also attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he trained with Jason Robards, Colleen Dewhurst and others.

Some of Durning?s other best-known roles included his Tony-winning performance as Big Daddy in ?Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?, the governor in ?Best Little Whorehouse in Texas?, a beleaguered police officer in ?Dog Day Afternoon? and as Doc Hopper, the owner of a frog leg restaurant in ?The Muppet Movie.?

Durning?s family, in a statement issued Tuesday, said, ?Not only was Charlie a World War II hero but he was also a hero to his family. Charlie loved Christmas and if he could have chosen a time to pass, he would have chosen this day.?

By Tom Cohen, CNN

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Treasury unveils plan to buy time under debt ceiling

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury on Wednesday announced the first of a series of measures that should push back the day when the government will exceed its legal borrowing authority as imposed by Congress by around two months.

Without any action, Treasury said the government is set to reach its $16.4 trillion debt ceiling on December 31.

The government is facing a crunch on the debt ceiling because the issue has become ensnarled in talks to avoid some $600 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts due to begin in early January. Failing to raise the debt ceiling could cause the government to default on its debt.

To cut government spending and delay bumping up against the debt ceiling, the Treasury will suspend issuance of state and local government series securities -- known as "slugs" -- beginning on December 28.

Investments in a government employee pension fund will also be suspended, along with some other measures, although Treasury did not give dates for when these other measures will begin.

"These extraordinary measures ... can create approximately $200 billion in headroom under the debt limit," Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner wrote in a letter to congressional leaders.

Normally, these measures would buy the Treasury about two months time before hitting the debt ceiling, Geithner said in the letter. But a series of planned tax hikes and spending cuts due to take effect in early January could give Treasury further time if they take effect as scheduled, he said.

"Treasury will provide more guidance regarding the expected duration of these measures when the policy outlook becomes clearer," he said.

The instruments known as slugs are special low-interest Treasury securities offered to state and local governments to temporarily invest proceeds from municipal bond sales. They have been suspended several times over the last 20 years to avoid hitting the debt ceiling.

Many analysts believe the measures available to the Treasury can stave that date off into late February.

The U.S. Congress typically authorizes government borrowing in a two-stage process, first drafting plans to spend more than it raises in tax revenues. Every few years, it raises a limit on government borrowing to accommodate annual deficits, a process that this year has become ensnared by the contentious budget talks in Washington.

(Reporting by Anna Yukhananov and Jason Lange; additional reporting by Pedro Da Costa; Editing by Leslie Adler)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/treasury-unveils-plan-buy-time-under-debt-ceiling-224315237--business.html

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Aviary?s Developer Of Peacock Takes Popular Photo Manipulation Tool Independent, Calls It Nodewerk

Aviary isn't done with the news this year. In a nod to power users, it's sending its advanced flash suite off as an independent product. The suite's original developer, Mario Klingemann, is leading the effort and today has relaunched a core part of it, node-based photo manipulator Peacock, as a new AIR download called Nodewerk. You can get it here?and take a look at some of the visual creations from Peacock/Nodewerk by scrolling down here.

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VIDEO 1: 'RVtravel.com' Interviews Rex Willet | RV Business

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RVtravel.com correspondent Chris Dougherty interviews Rex Willett, president of truck camper manufacturer Northstar Campers. The company was founded by Willett?s grandfather and is the oldest truck camper manufacturer in the USA. It specializes in campers for two people while 80% of its models will go on a half ton pickup.

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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Health care tax hikes for 2013 may be just a start

WASHINGTON (AP) -- New taxes are coming Jan. 1 to help finance President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Most people may not notice. But they will pay attention if Congress decides to start taxing employer-sponsored health insurance, one of the options in play if lawmakers can ever agree on a budget deal to reduce federal deficits.

The tax hikes already on the books, taking effect in 2013, fall mainly on people who make lots of money and on the health care industry. But about half of Americans benefit from the tax-free status of employer health insurance. Workers pay no income or payroll taxes on what their employer contributes for health insurance, and in most cases on their own share of premiums as well.

It's the single biggest tax break allowed by the government, outstripping the mortgage interest deduction, the deduction for charitable giving and other better-known benefits. If the value of job-based health insurance were taxed like regular income, it would raise nearly $150 billion in revenue in 2013, according to congressional estimates. By comparison, wiping away the mortgage interest deduction would bring in only about $90 billion.

"If you are looking to raise revenue to pay for tax reform, that is the biggest pot of money of all," said Martin Sullivan, chief economist with Tax Analysts, a nonpartisan publisher of tax information.

It's hard to see how lawmakers can avoid touching health insurance if they want to eliminate loopholes and curtail deductions so as to raise revenue and lower tax rates. Congress probably wouldn't do away with the health care tax break, but limit it in some form. Such limits could be keyed to the cost of a particular health insurance plan, the income level of taxpayers, or a combination.

Many economists think some kind of limit would be a good thing, because it would force consumers to watch costs, and that could help keep health care spending in check. Obama's health law took a tentative step toward limits by imposing a tax on high-value health insurance plans. But that doesn't start until 2018.

Next spring will be three years since Congress passed the health care overhaul, but because of a long phase-in, many of the taxes to finance the plan are only now coming into effect. Medicare spending cuts that help pay for covering the uninsured have started to take effect, but they also are staggered. The law's main benefit, coverage for 30 million uninsured people, will take a little longer. It doesn't start until Jan. 1, 2014.

The biggest tax hike from the health care law has a bit of mystery to it. The legislation calls it a "Medicare contribution," but none of the revenue will go to the Medicare trust fund. Instead, it's funneled into the government's general fund, which does pay the lion's share of Medicare outpatient and prescription costs, but also covers most other things the government does.

The new tax is a 3.8 percent levy on investment income that applies to individuals making more than $200,000 or married couples above $250,000. Projected to raise $123 billion from 2013-2019, it comes on top of other taxes on investment income. And while it does apply to profits from home sales, the vast majority of sellers will not have to worry since another law allows individuals to shield up to $250,000 in gains on their home from taxation. (Married couples can exclude up to $500,000 in home sale gains.)

Investors have already been taking steps to avoid the tax, selling assets this year before it takes effect. The impact of the investment tax will be compounded if Obama and Republicans can't stave off the automatic tax increases scheduled at the end of the year if there's no budget agreement.

High earners will face another new tax under the health care law Jan. 1. It's an additional Medicare payroll tax of 0.9 percent on wage income above $200,000 for an individual or $250,000 for couples. This one does go to the Medicare trust fund.

Donald Marron, director of the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, calls the health care law tax increases medium-sized by historical standards. The center, a joint project of the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, provides in-depth analysis on tax issues.

They also foreshadow the current debate about raising taxes on people with high incomes. "These were an example of the president winning, and raising taxes on upper-income people," said Marron. "They are going to happen."

Other health care law tax increases taking effect Jan. 1:

? A 2.3 percent sales tax on medical devices used by hospitals and doctors. Industry is trying to delay or repeal the tax, saying it will lead to a loss of jobs. Several economists say manufacturers should be able to pass on most of the cost.

? A limit on the amount employees can contribute to tax-free flexible spending accounts for medical expenses. It's set at $2,500 for 2013, and indexed thereafter for inflation.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/health-care-tax-hikes-2013-080031786.html

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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Tips On How To Efficiently Improve Your House - Joe Aldeguer

Anyone needs a little advice in home improvement, even if you are a professional. There are just those projects that you may not be 100% sure of, or techniques that you don?t know about. If this is the case, great advice could be just a click away. Start with this article and learn some great tips about home-improvement today.

If you need a power tool for a short-term project, consider renting one from a home improvement store rather than purchasing it yourself. You will not only save room in your garage or workshop, but you will not be saddled with the maintenance of a tool that you use very infrequently.

Keep your partially used can of drywall compound from drying out between uses! All you have to do scrape and wipe the insides of the can down to the surface of the remaining drywall mud. Next, pour just enough water onto the mud to cover its surface. Before you use it again just pour off the water and it will be as good as new!

If you are unable to pick a paint color because you are not sure how the colors will look in your desired room, purchase a small amount of paint in different colors to test out on the wall. Having a larger color swatch to look at and evaluate in your room?s lighting can help you to make a decision.

Great home-improvement jobs start with great ideas. If you do not know where to start or think that you need help with doing your home improvements, then consult an interior designer to help. They have the knowledge of color schemes, designs, and overall layouts that are trendy and unique to help you with your project.

It is best to paint your home in the spring and fall months. During the winter the air is filled with too much moisture that can cause the paint to take an extended amount of time to dry. During the summer months it can be too hot and cause the paint to blister or bubble.

Upgrade your kitchen to improve home value quickly. Kitchen improvements can be as simple as refreshing paint or wallpaper or as complex as installing new cabinetry, appliances or flooring. You can do most kitchen improvements yourself or contract with a professional for more difficult items. Investing in your kitchen makes your home more enjoyable for yourself and your family, and it also increases the home value should you ever decide to sell your house.

Design a renovation with an eye to creating built-in storage. For example, a broom closet can be reborn into a small pantry, or you can add floor-level shelving to a coat closest for shoes and bags. If you are renovating to sell a home, the benefit of the added storage can be the deciding factor in a buyer?s decision.

Be careful to what degree you personalize your home improvement projects. What appeals to you now may not appeal to potential buyers down the road. The more specialized and substantial your project is, the smaller return on investment you can expect to receive when you sell your home in the future.

In conclusion, home improvement is inevitable for homeowners. Parts of a home may break down and need repair or new additions to a house must be made. Using the tips that were provided in this article, you can tackle your own home improvement needs with ease and keep your home in top shape.

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One Direction's Louis Tomlinson's Birthday Plans Include Niall Horan, 'Ted'

1D birthday boy tells MTV News he wants a 'chill' movie night.
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Ex-President Bush to spend Christmas in hospital

FILE - In a Tuesday, June 12, 2012 file photo, former President George H.W. Bush, and his wife, former first lady Barbara Bush, arrive for the premiere of HBO's new documentary on his life near the family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. The 41st president will spend Christmas in a Houston hospital after developing a fever and weakness following a monthlong, bronchitis-like cough. Bush?s spokesman Jim McGrath said Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, that doctors remain ?cautiously optimistic? that he will recover, but they want to keep him in the hospital. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

HOUSTON (AP) ? Former President George H.W. Bush will spend Christmas with his wife and other family members in a Houston hospital after developing a fever and weakness following a monthlong, bronchitis-like cough, his spokesman said Monday.

A hospital spokesman had said the 88-year-old ex-president would be released in time to spend the holiday at home, but that changed after Bush developed a fever.

"He's had a few setbacks. Late last week, he had a few low-energy days followed by a low-grade fever," Jim McGrath, Bush's spokesman in Houston, told The Associated Press. "Doctors still say they are cautiously optimistic, but every time they get over one thing, another thing pops up."

He said the cough that initially brought Bush to the hospital on Nov. 23 is now evident only about once a day, and the fever appears to be under control, although doctors are still working to get the right balance in Bush's medications. No discharge date has been set.

"Given his current condition, doctors just want to hang on to him," McGrath said, adding that he didn't know what had caused the fever.

Bush's wife, Barbara; his son, Neil, and Neil's wife, Maria, are expected to visit on Christmas, McGrath said.

Since he was hospitalized, Bush has been visited by many of his children and grandchildren, including former President George W. Bush, who came twice, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, McGrath said. With 37 members in the immediate family, Bush has received many emails and phone calls, McGrath said.

Bush, the nation's 41st president, and his wife, Barbara, live in Houston during the winter and spend their summers in a home in Kennebunkport, Maine.

The former president was a naval aviator in World War II ? at one point the youngest in the Navy ? and was shot down over the Pacific. He achieved notoriety in retirement for skydiving on at least three of his birthdays since leaving the White House in 1992.

Being in the hospital for such a long time has not been easy for Bush, who is accustomed to being active, McGrath said. But the president has said he's determined "not to get grumpy about it."

"He's just the most relentlessly positive person," McGrath said, and "he does enjoy joking with the nurses."

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G Data AntiVirus 2013 review | Privacy PC

Posted by David Balaban on December 24, 2012

G Data AntiVirus 2013 is a streamlined and highly effective solution for everyday security provision.

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Not only does the motto ?Security Made in Germany? being currently used in G Data product marketing imply location aspect of the company profile, it also translates to undoubted reliability. G Data Software AG is a German (Bochum-based) security software vendor with over 25 years of background in the IT protection field, which makes it one of the industry pioneers both in Europe and worldwide. The areas covered include private user and enterprise security, with effective solutions delivering the defenses that have consistently won recognition by international evaluation institutions.

This review is intended to provide a thorough analysis of G Data AntiVirus 2013 product which was made to address private users? security challenges with smart protection instruments conforming to the present-day malware combating trends. Equipped with unique two-engine detection system, cloud technology and system monitoring tools, the software proved to do a great job spotting and safely eliminating viruses, Trojans, rootkits, and the not-yet catalogued threats. Exceeding the regular antivirus strategy, this solution also enhances a number of online security niches such as web surfing, email and e-banking protection. Furthermore, the G Data team by no means neglected the system performance impact nuance, adding custom security / performance balance opportunities and optimization tools including idle scan which gets triggered only when the system is not being used.

We scrutinized G Data AntiVirus 2013 from several essential angles to get a complete product profile that should suffice for the average user to make up their mind.

System Requirements

Operating System:

Windows XP SP2 and above (32-bit) / Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) / Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) / Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Hardware:

1 GB RAM or higher for Windows Vista / Windows 7
512 MB RAM or higher for Windows XP

Other Requirements:

Internet connection for signature and product updates

Usability

Product setup went generally smooth and fast. Instead of sticking to the stub installer algorithm which is prevalent across the board, the vendor chose to follow the bulk file download, so the longest part of the entire process is the time required for downloading about 350 MB of data. Installation proper is therefore not lengthy, requesting the user to select full or custom setup; pick the opt-in Malware-Feedback that implies agreeing to participate in the G Data Malware Information Initiative; and decide whether automatic signature updates are to be performed hourly. Everything else is pretty usual, including the choice between 30-day trial and commercial version, so no particular skills are required to complete the procedure.

The first impression from the user interface was kind of dubious. On the one hand, it looks a little over-simplistic and old-fashioned ? at least compared with some of the competitor products we tested recently. This might be explained by the fact the 2013 versions of the latter were made to fit into the Windows 8 style. Since G Data AntiVirus 2013 does not fully support all new features of this OS version for the time being (e.g. the new Windows 8 interface), that might be the thing affecting its external manifestation.

On the other hand, the interface is tailored to have everything it takes to manage the program?s functionality and be duly informed about protection status and security related events ? apparently, simplicity is not always a bad thing. The left-hand pane includes licensing information and one really helpful component called ?CPU load? which displays memory usage by G Data and System in separate icons. Security status displayed on the GUI?s home section is another useful feature; moreover, the related issues can be fixed in a single click ? that?s what the ?Correct? button is there for. Program settings and auxiliary options (accessing help, logs and product information, creating rescue CD) are the only two buttons on the top. The main features are concentrated below: those are virus protection, virus signatures, web protection and email check. Digging deeper into the settings didn?t turn out to be a more puzzling experience than exploring the main interface: you mostly get options to select or de-select ? as easy as that.

Now, let?s assign G Data AntiVirus 2013 some tasks and see what it?s like in action. First thing we did was trigger signature update. This process implies updating two engines (A and B), as well as the Whitelist. As long as the Internet connection is active, it goes okay, with no lags or other issues whatsoever.

Next, we ran system scan which sticks to the following sequence: system areas, memory and startup, rootkit check, and virus check proper. The process went generally fine until it reached the ?Virus check? part: it turned out way lengthier than we could have possibly anticipated, with only 30% progress reached in 45 minutes. At this point, it?s fair to remark that we kept the default performance parameters unaltered, while there is an option of customizing security / performance correlation ? in the latter case, if the optimal balance is configured the scan times get reasonable. And yet, it?s kind of frustrating to run into an issue like that with the recommended parameters selected.

Overall system productivity remained virtually unaffected throughout the test, except perhaps the average of 4 seconds added to the boot time. With all the unquestionable strong points, G Data AntiVirus 2013 might obviously do a better job in terms of the scan times. Furthermore, in our humble opinion, GUI upgrade for full Windows 8 compatibility would do the vendor a favor by attracting a broader user base.

Features

In addition to smart virus protection based on the use of two engines, G Data AntiVirus 2013 accommodates some Internet security features to keep you safe when visiting sites, exchanging emails, and banking online. This added value is flattering because it means you get more than just an antivirus. Now, some details.

AntiVirus Monitor is the core protection feature integrated in this product. Composed of two mutually-enhancing engines, this component serves as a powerful tool for filtering out viruses, rootkits, Trojans, adware, dialers, worms, and other types of malware. Owing to behavior monitoring capability, G Data is constantly on the lookout for suspicious applications running on your machine or attempting to access it. The innovative mix of signature detection and behavior watch makes this software highly sensitive to zero-days, i.e. new threats.
Security / Performance optimization is about the choices you are entitled to do in terms of tuning your preferred level of protection and system productivity. The default values give you maximum security and medium speed but, as the usability test above showed, that might be a burden for your machine and a test for your nerves, especially when you run full system scan. So the vendor kindly empowers the user to define this balance: for instance, you can manually deactivate one of the engines, or set a custom AntiVirus Monitor mode other than the default ?Check read & write access?.
Being equipped with the Web Cloud feature, G Data AntiVirus 2013 gets you closer to the safe side of the Internet by applying sophisticated whitelisting mechanism to block suspicious websites and the ones containing obviously malicious components such as corrupt payloads. Furthermore, the utility prevents phishing attacks and monitors instant messenger activity.
Employing cutting-edge Mail Cloud techniques, G Data virtually nullifies contamination probability via the email channel which is frequently used by scammers these days. The kernel component of this feature is called the OutbreakShield whose objective is to ensure instant protection against email malware outbreaks.
The main idea of BankGuard is to ensure adequate protection against Banking Trojans designed to steal sensitive financial details and transmit this data to their authors.
Idle Scan is intended to maintain normal system productivity when you are actively using your computer. In other words, this feature determines when the system is idle and runs automatic scans in these intervals. This functionality can be disabled at any time, just make sure you define regular scheduling in that case.
Fingerprinting is another remarkable feature aimed at optimizing performance during scans. This means G Data AntiVirus 2013 can memorize every little detail of the tasks it performed on your machine earlier, and intelligently single out some patterns in order to reduce its effort next time without sacrificing efficiency.
The product is configured by default to perform Hourly Updates of its virus signatures, so you get the privilege of enjoying minty-fresh protection from new malware that is added to the database.
By creating Boot CD you can clean a malware-infested system without the viruses preventing you. This method enables scanning the PC and eliminating infections prior to Windows launch, making the process smooth, unimpeded, and trouble-free.

Efficiency

Detecting the bad stuff and weeding it out for good are the things G Data is obviously proficient at. Protection thoroughness is reinforced by hourly signature updates, innovative antivirus approach, and a set of online security features comprising web surfing, email and online banking defense.

Looking at independent test results, it?s clear that this software?s main virtue is exceptionally reliable virus detection ? we believe this is largely due to the vendor?s tactic of combining two third-party engines: from Avast! and Bitdefender.

G Data AntiVirus 2013 is on Virus Bulletin?s VB100 list. Furthermore, according to a number of recent tests conducted by the worldwide-known AV-Comparatives, G Data showed 99.9% detection rate, which is the best result out of the set of 15 evaluated products, and hence got Advanced award ? could have been Advanced+ if it weren?t for false alarms that were spotted. In AV-Comparatives? latest Real World Protection Test, the software being reviewed turns out to be one of the 3 best products out of the 21 utilities tested.

The above facts leave no room for doubt with regard to detection accuracy and cleaning capability hard-coded into G Data AntiVirus 2013. In terms of efficiency, it is one of the industry leaders, delivering truly premium protection to private users. The only thing to keep in mind here is the possible nuisance of receiving false positives on normal applications ? well, we guess that?s the flip side of the nearly perfect detection.

Help & Support

This product provides built-in support options accessible through the ?More? drop-down menu in the top right-hand part of its GUI. Additionally, users can fill out G Data service form or browse the top FAQs on their website. For urgent help, G Data EmergencyLine is available ? that?s the vendor?s phone support. We didn?t find online chat with Support representative, which is not critical considering high responsiveness of their help team, yet might be a good idea to implement.

+/- (Pros/Cons)

Easy to install and use
High protection scores
Intelligent performance optimization
Online security features (web surfing, email, e-banking protection)
Trial version available
Reasonable cost

Somewhat old-fashioned interface
False positives
Lengthy full scan with default settings unaltered

Bottom line

G Data AntiVirus 2013 is a great example of how two different detection engines can successfully coexist within one solution and complement each other. Nearly immaculate protection is hence the business card of this software. Moreover, the extent of online security supplied by G Data definitely surpasses the Internet protection scope competing antivirus products offer. When it comes to usability, things aren?t as serene though because you may run into long scan times, and it might take some configuring to adjust the optimal performance mode. This particular issue set aside, G Data AntiVirus 2013 is a streamlined and highly effective solution for everyday security provision.

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