Developer Experience Product Manager - Windows Phone (811028) Job (Redmond, WA, US)

Job Category: Operations
Location: Redmond, WA, US
Job ID: 811028-93704
Division: Windows Phone Division

The Windows Phone Store is the fastest growing mobile app store in the world with over 100,000 apps and games in just the first 20 months since its launch, with 100s of new apps being added every day from developers and publishers around the world. The Windows Phone Store team is looking for an individual to lead to lead the evolution of our developer experiences. This is a great opportunity for someone with a passion for the mobile app ecosystem, experience managing mobile advertising or an online service and strong product management skills.

Key Responsibilities:

- Drive Windows Phone Store mobile advertising business planning and execution including: create cross-functional v-team to develop business requirements; collaborate on specifications with engineering teams; create value proposition/core content to articulate benefits; land capabilities with developers, partners & field organization; monitor and report advertising performance and developer return; become subject matter expert on 3rd party solutions to inform plans; and create feedback mechanisms
- Lead Windows Phone Store Dev Center and developer experience with accountability to establish business requirements, key metrics and priorities for the portal, as well as lead product management functions including: develop value proposition/core content, land capabilities with developers and field, establish developer feedback mechanism to influence future plans, develop a partnership with Windows to drive alignment of Windows Dev Center with Windows Phone Dev Center as appropriate, and establish regular reporting of results
- Manage Windows Phone Store PC-based experience including product management functions to drive alignment on core features with the phone-based experience and identify opportunities unique to the PC
- Act as business lead for regular servicing releases to prioritize business needs/requirements; collaborate with engineering on execution/test details where needed (example local testing); and manage communications to marketing, field and partner organizations
- Manage detail geographic expansion planning and execution, including adding new countries, implementing and communicating country-specific requirements and collaboration with other Microsoft business groups to ensure alignment of experiences
- Act as subject matter expert and lead on global app and game rating systems to influence a single Microsoft approach to ratings and to act as a single point of contact with ratings bodies (e.g. PEGI, ESRB, CTIA)

As a qualified candidate you will need to be able to demonstrate:

- Experience in mobile advertising product planning or management with an understanding of business models, popular tools and business intelligence
- Deep understanding of a developer ecosystem and passion for working with developers
- Proven ability to filter and prioritize diverse needs to create competitive business requirements
- Strong partnering and collaboration skills across multiple business and engineering teams to build shared plan and manage execution
- Ability to develop creative solutions to quickly adapt plans in a changing environment
- Strong written and verbal communications skills with the ability to clearly write and deliver field and public facing communications to drive action

Professional Qualifications:

- 5-7+ years? experience in product management, business management, operation of an online business/service, product planning, or program management
- Mobile or online advertising product management experience is preferred
- Experience working with a developer ecosystem is preferred
- Experience launching new of major updates to products or online services in international markets is preferred
- A strong background in business, business management, business process optimization, project management, or the business operations of a consumer facing online service is preferred
- MBA preferred

The position is based in Redmond which is mandatory due to the close day to day interaction with multiple teams based in Redmond.

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Calif dairies going broke due to feed, milk prices

HANFORD, Calif. (AP) ? In nearly six decades of running a dairy in central California, Mary Cameron made a name for herself in a male-dominated industry: She led several dairy organizations and was honored as Outstanding Dairy Producer of the Year.

But the 82-year-old Cameron ? who still drives a tractor and supervises her Hanford dairy ? is on the brink of losing her life's work. She can no longer pay the bills. Her bank has classified her loan as distressed. And she can't afford enough feed for her 900 milking cows and 1000 heifers.

"I have been in this business for 57 years and I have never been in financial trouble like I am right now," said Cameron, who runs the Atsma-Cameron Dairy with her two sons. "I'm on the verge of bankruptcy. It's horrible and inexcusable."

Cameron is not alone. Across California, the nation's largest dairy state, dozens of dairy operators large and small have filed for bankruptcy in recent months and many teeter on the edge of insolvency. Others have sold their herds or sent them to slaughter and given up on the business.

Experts say California dairymen face a double whammy: exorbitant feed costs and lower milk prices. The Midwest drought has led to corn and soybean costs increasing by more than 50 percent this summer, stressing dairymen from Wisconsin and Minnesota to Missouri. But in California, milk prices have also lagged behind those in the rest of the nation, exacerbating the crisis.

And while milk revenues in California have soared to over $7.5 billion in 2011, making milk the top agricultural commodity, higher revenues mean little, famers say, because it costs so much more to produce the milk.

"I don't think there's a milk producer in the state who is profitable right now," said Michael Marsh, CEO of Western United Dairymen.

Since 2008, California has lost nearly 300 dairies, with 1,668 remaining as of January, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture. There are no official estimates on how many dairies have shuttered in 2012 ? but interviews with dairymen and experts indicate several hundred dairies could be in danger of going under.

"It's been like a floodgate," said Riley Walter, a Fresno-based agricultural bankruptcy lawyer who has worked on 58 cases of dairies in financial trouble this past year ? from bankruptcies, to liquidations, to operations taken over by receivers.

"Recently, I had two men over 60 years old who broke down and sobbed in court," Walter said. "You would be surprised how much these men care about their cows."

At the Overland Stock Yard in Hanford, owner Peter Belezzuoli said he sees two to three dairymen selling their entire herd every month, compared to about four per year before the crisis. More cows are being sold for slaughter, he said. And the value of dairy cattle has plummeted by as much as 50 percent in the past five years.

"It's no different than the housing industry, where people lost all the equity," he said. "People have the same cow, but now it doesn't have the same value."

Economists say milk and feed prices always fluctuate ? but it's the margin between the two that counts, and how far apart the thin years are.

Only three years ago, falling milk prices forced many dairymen to go under. The current crisis, dairymen say, came too quickly. Many still have unpaid loans, have exhausted their equity, and can't get new loans.

For Cameron, who grew up washing barns and feeding cows, costs of production vastly surpass revenues. She's losing $40,000 every month, she said.

Her parents emigrated from Holland in the 1920's and started a dairy in California's Central Valley. After college, Cameron followed in their footsteps: Her office wall is filled with awards and news articles touting her successful dairy career.

Today, Cameron owes $7.5 million to her banks and creditors, and has run out of cash for feed. To make ends meet, she has sold cows for beef and fed her herd less grain ? but that means milk production is down and so is revenue.

Cameron recently saw a bankruptcy lawyer and may have to sell her entire herd and dairy.

"It just makes me sad," Cameron said. "This is a world I love, this is my life."

For her woes, Cameron blames state officials' decision to keep milk prices lower than those in other states.

California has had its own milk pricing system for dairy since the 1930's, separate from that operated by the federal government in other states. The California Department of Food and Agriculture sets minimum prices that must be paid to farmers in the state for five classes of milk.

In recent years, California's prices tended to be lower than in other states. In 2011 and 2012, California's price for milk used to make cheese was frequently $2 or more lower per hundredweight of milk than in the rest of the nation.

CDFA spokesman Steve Lyle said the reason for lower prices is that milk supply exceeds demand in California.

The glut forces California producers to sell much of their milk to makers of products such as cheese, which pays much less than selling milk for drinking. And since much of the milk is sold out of state, the price farmers receive is lower to reflect higher transportation costs.

Several dairy organizations filed suit in August, alleging that CDFA failed to follow the law when it refused to increase the minimum price of milk sold for cheese to bring it in line with prices around the country.

Economists say the market itself will lift prices: as more dairymen go out of business, fewer cows will produce less milk, which in turn will lead prices to go up.

For Cameron, higher prices would mean she could keep her dairy. When she dies, she wants her children to scatter her ashes in the corrals.

"That's where I belong," she said, "...that's where I've been all my life."

Associated Press

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Interviews in a public place

What are your thoughts on organisations that want to conduct interviews in a public place?

I ask because I find it a bit weird and inappropriate, and wanted to know if it was just me that feels this way. Whenever organisations ask me to meet them in a place that isn't where they do business, I automatically think "What is it that they don't want me to see?" When the venue they choose is also open to the public, such as a coffee shop or fast food outlet, I additionally think that they haven't given much thought to the necessary privacy of the process. A noisy Starbucks in front of an audience of schoolkids and mums with pushchairs isn't the place to grill me on my private career history and salary expectations, and I'd hope isn't the place that any credible organisation would choose to discuss their confidential skills gap and business challenges.

I stress that I'm not talking here about interviews where distance is an issue, and each party is having to travel to meet the other in some best compromise location that's equidistant from each. I'm talking about situations where their place of business is in the locale where the meeting is taking place, they just decide not to meet in their own offices.

I've given this approach a whirl on a previous occasion, and tbh based on that experience it's a big red flag for me. Even where space is at a premium (which is in itself a red flag, but might be manageable with the right handling), I can't see any excuse for choosing McDonalds over a video call conducted via Skype. If you can get yourself to a room that's comfortable for one person and that has internet access, you should be able to facilitate that. If you can't even find a room for one person with basic facilities such as the internet, then how can you ever hope to run a successful business?

Source: http://forums.contractoruk.com/business-contracts/82668-interviews-public-place.html

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Cordite in the Morning: Using a Lathe as a Home Improvement Tool

Ok.? Some time ago, we started putting down laminate flooring.? We did the living room and dining room without trouble but were stopped short by the tile floor in the kitchen. I paid a couple of friends to bust it out and use something like one of those gas powered floor polishers they use in Wal Mart to grind the mortar off the floor.

The grinder made so much dust it looked like the house was on fire.? The whole house was covered in a 1/4" thick layer of finely ground? up mortar.? The Lovely Bride was not amused.? The worst part of it all was that there was so much dust everywhere, the guys running the machine couldn't see the floor very well and left a lot of mortar still stuck to the concrete.

Once it was all finally cleaned up , the Lovely Bride suddenly became very sensitive to dust.? Not in an allergic sense.? Just any source of dust was immediately pronounced too much and outlawed by fiat.? Even a pneumatic chisel with the shop vac hose drawing the dust directly away from the work still left too much dust.? That and 2 years fighting a sinkhole (well, one year fighting our insurance company and one fighting the sinkhole itself)? left us with a stack of laminate flooring in the dining room and bare concrete floors in the kitchen for a very long time.

I experimented with a few methods and tools to get the remaining mortar off the floor but none that worked passed the dust test.? The most promising was using a hand held electric grinder with a flat stone on it.? It worked but didn't pass the dust test because it spun the stone too fast and threw dust into the air.

It seemed that the best way to deal with the problem was to find a way to slow the grinder down to maybe 500-600 RPM.? Not having a clue how that could be done, I bought a cheap "close quarters" electric drill.? Its the kind that drills the hole perpendicular to the axis of the machine.? It looks like an angle grinder with a chuck on it.

This presented a new hurdle because the stone has a center hub threaded 5/8"-11 and I couldn't find a mandrel that fit the stone.? That's where the lathe comes in.

I bought a 5/8" bolt about eight inches long at Lowes.? Cut off the hex end and turned a section of the part that isn't threaded to 3/8" so it would fit the drill's chuck.? The cutting went faster than on last week's project because I was working right at the lathe chuck.? Then I cut off enough of the threaded end so it wouldn't extend too far through the stone.? Once the 3/8" part was cut off of the rest of the bolt I had a mandrel that fit the stone on one end and the drill on the other.

A test run on about 2 square feet of mortar proved that it worked.? It really is possible to run it slow enough that it doesn't fill the air with dust and it still grinds the mortar off the floor.? Its slow but it works.? Lovely Bride came home and saw a new section of mortarless concrete but no dust.? The new mandrel and and its use were approved. ? If I just do a couple of square feet a day it won't be long before the kitchen and hall are ready for their flooring.

No pictures 'cause I was having too much fun!

Source: http://powerloads.blogspot.com/2012/09/using-lathe-as-home-improvement-tool.html

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Can Mobile Phone Use Lead to Brain Tumors? | Dr. Kyle ...

There are currently close to 6 billion mobile phone subscriptions worldwide, and increased usage of cell phones has understandably led to a greater level of interest in how safe they are. The main concern for our health is that mobile phones emit and receive electromagnetic radiation as a result of their need to communicate with relay towers, and some of this radiation is absorbed by the head when the phone is held up to the ear. Whether or not the radiation (both the amount and the frequency) that a typical mobile phone user is likely to receive is potentially damaging to their health has been the subject of debate for some time.

Anecdotal evidence that high mobile phone use can potentially lead to brain tumors is not hard to find. Newspapers and other media sources are only too ready to run such stories. However, given that there are so many people using mobile communication so regularly, the chances are that someone is going to have a brain tumor at some point, whether or not there is any link with the amount of time they spend on their phone. The obvious question is whether or not there is good reason to be concerned over how and how much you use your phone.

The most recent assessment of the scientific evidence of mobile phone safety was carried out by the European Commission Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR). They concluded that mobile phone usage was unlikely to increase the risk of developing brain tumors.

The most recent results from a long-term study by researchers from the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology at the Danish Cancer Society in Denmark also failed to find any link between mobile phone usage and the development of brain tumors or any other cancers of the nervous system. This study was particularly significant in that it used most of the Danish population to determine if there was any difference in the incidence of brain cancers between mobile phone users and non-mobile phone users. Unsurprisingly, this work has been quoted frequently, especially by cell phone companies, as evidence that their products have now been given a completely clean bill of health.

In contrast to the previous results, the conclusion of a 2010 paper published in the International Journal of Epidemiology on the subject suggested that while no overall link was found between two kinds of brain tumor and mobile phone usage, the data did point to a possible increase in the development of glioma-type tumors in the most intensive users. The authors also pointed out that since the new generations of smart phones are being used for even greater periods of time, especially by younger people, further and ongoing studies in this area are definitely merited.

In 2011, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified mobile phone radiation as ?potentially carcinogenic to humans.? Following from this, many countries have adopted a precautionary approach and suggested moderation in cell phone usage. Using a hands-free kit to avoid holding a phone next to your head has also been advised. While the available evidence suggests that low and normal usage of a mobile phone does not increase your risk of developing a brain tumor, it is probably wise to reduce your exposure to electromagnetic radiation as much as you can, and certainly to avoid spending long periods of the day with a phone next to your ear.

Source: http://drkylechiropractic.com/blog/index.php/2012/09/can-mobile-phone-use-lead-to-brain-tumors/

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Real Estate Weekly ? 9/28/12 | Maryland Daily Record

Continental Realty Corp. expands Virginia portfolio

Continental Realty Corp., a Baltimore-based commercial real estate development and management company, has acquired Chase Heritage, a 236-unit apartment community in Sterling, Va. The property, purchased for $42.5 million, or approximately $180,000 per unit, was acquired on behalf of a real estate fund sponsored by an affiliate of the company. The acquisition marks the fourth real estate purchase completed for the fund in the past 18 months, and the second apartment home community bought in the Northern Virginia marketplace. ?We continue to be impressed with the strength of the Northern Virginia apartment environment,? said Gene Parker, Continental Realty?s president. Anthony Liberto and Jeff Pacey of Cushman Wakefield represented the seller, ML Casa II L.P., in the transaction. Henderson Global Investors is the general partner that owns the limited partnership.

Kamenetz announces formation of neighborhood response teams

The formation of four new Neighborhood Response Teams within the Baltimore County Department of Planning was announced this week by County Executive Kevin Kamenetz. Part of a planned reorganization, the teams are designed to improve coordination of community planning, housing and neighborhood investment services. Each Neighborhood Response Team will include designated staff experts who can engage additional planning department specialists in the areas of community planning, housing policy and finance, and commercial revitalization. Teams will work directly with neighborhood residents, community associations and local business districts to assess and meet community needs, and bring a coordinated approach designed to maximize the impact of federal, state and county services and funding.

Downtown Columbia Master Plan wins national award

The Washington, D.C.-based International Downtown Association recognized Howard County Government with a Downtown Merit Award for its work and initiatives related to the multi-year planning effort to revitalize downtown Columbia. The Downtown Columbia Master Plan, an effort led by the county?s Department of Planning and Zoning, was among 10 qualified entries in the category of planning. This category recognizes planning efforts that establish a strategic position for downtown with elements of the plan having already been approved, ratified or implemented. The judges were impressed with the Downtown Columbia Master Plan?s focus on civic engagement, environmental sustainability, and balanced and phased growth. ?The Downtown Columbia Master Plan is a shining example of excellent downtown management that delivers real results,? said IDA President and CEO David Downey.

Allegany County counts costs of bay restoration proposal

(AP) Some Allegany County officials say a state proposal for reducing Chesapeake Bay pollution would make it harder to build homes and businesses in the Western Maryland mountains. The Cumberland Times-News reported on Tuesday that the County Commissioners have directed their staff to draft comments critical of so-called ?growth offsets? proposed by the Maryland Department of the Environment. The proposed policy would require additional tree plantings, expanded sewage treatment and other measures to offset the environmental impact of new development. The county?s planning engineer said Allegany County has little land suitable for development. She also said the proposal doesn?t account for the county?s distance from the bay ? more than 200 miles along the Potomac River.

Walker & Dunlop unit arranges apartment financing

Walker & Dunlop Inc., of Bethesda, a real estate lender focused on multifamily loans, said its subsidiary, Walker & Dunlop LLC arranged $67.5 million in financing for Huntington Gateway Apartments, a high-rise residential community located in Alexandria, Va. The loan was provided by New York Life Insurance Co. and structured with a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization for the borrower, Huntington Apartment Associates L.P. The 443-unit high-rise building features studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans as well as more than 30,000 square feet of retail space within its 447,712 square feet of indoor space.

Howard County?s Moderate Income

Housing Unit program taking applications Howard County Housing is accepting applications for the October open enrollment period for the county?s Moderate Income Housing Unit (MIHU) program. The enrollment period runs through October. The MIHU program is an inclusionary zoning program that requires developers of new housing in certain zoning districts to sell or rent a percentage of the new dwelling units to households of moderate income. The program offers quality new homes at reduced sale prices and rents to income-eligible families. A free workshop to explain the program?s eligibility requirements and application process for prospective homebuyers and renters will be held on Oct. 17 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Gateway Building, 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive in Columbia. For more information or to register for the workshop, contact the MIHU coordinator at 410-313-6497.

Kamenetz hails progress of Robert E. Lee Park improvements

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, joined by members of the Robert E. Lee Park Nature Council, on Thursday celebrated the completion of a $142,000, 40-foot-by-60-foot pavilion and a $280,000 pedestrian bridge deck replacement at the park in the Mount Washington community. The projects are part of a major $6 million renovation to the 415-acre park, which the county acquired from Baltimore city in 2009. ?This park has been a wonderful addition to our Baltimore County park system,? said Kamenetz. ?With its access to Lake Roland, the walking trails, the Paw Point dog park and the boardwalk to the Light Rail station, it gives area residents a great place to walk their dogs, take a jog, paddle a kayak and enjoy nature at its finest.?

CSG Partners brings new investor to Philadelphia-area business center

CSG Partners LLC, a Baltimore-based commercial real estate firm focused on industrial, flex and warehouse properties in the mid-Atlantic region, announced that the Davis Cos., a Boston-based real estate investment, development and management firm, has become a new investor in its Chester Creek Business Center. The three-building development is located in Delaware County, a sub-market of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Constructed in 2007 and 2008, the business center consists of two 57,600-square-foot flex buildings, a 64,000-square-foot light industrial building, and a 7-acre land parcel that can accommodate up to 100,000 square feet of warehouse space. Tenants include major firms BDP International, FXI, Alloy Surfaces and the Allegis Corp.

PERSONNEL

Steve Wolf

Steve Wolf, a community association manager with Owings Mills-based WPM Real Estate Group, recently passed the Professional Community Association Manager case study and has been awarded the PCAM designation, one of the most respected credentials in association management. Wolf, a retired police officer who joined WPM in 2006, manages a portfolio of eight associations with more than 800 units. ?The PCAM credential is the capstone recognition of professionalism in our industry and is only held by about 2,600 people in the country,? commented Barry Yatovitz, president of the Association Division of WPM Real Estate Group.

LEASES

Cushman & Wakefield said it has been given the exclusive listing agent assignment for the largest warehouse available in Maryland, Giant Food?s former dry goods warehouse at 7600 Assateague Drive, in the Maryland Wholesale Food Center in Jessup. The project includes a main building of 720,384 square feet, with loading on three sides and truck courts measuring 400 feet deep. The building is divisible to 300,000 square feet with separate building and site entrances for two tenants. The property also includes a vehicle maintenance building and guard shack with full perimeter fencing. In addition to its 30-foot-clear ceilings, wide column spacing and more than 113 dock positions, the complex offers 60 acres of impervious surface for more than 340 trailer spaces and nearly 500 car spaces. Cushman & Wakefield?s Baltimore industrial team of Michael Elardo, Jared Ross and Michael Kimmel and capital markets team of Cris Abramson, Brian Kruger and Nick Signor will coordinate the leasing and disposition efforts on behalf of a multi-market team that also includes Gerry Blinebury and Pat McBride in C&W?s Pennsylvania office, Jules Nissim in New Jersey and J.R. McDonald in Boston.

Manekin named leasing agent for Village of Cross Keys offices

Columbia-based Manekin LLC?s brokerage team was selected to lease office space at the Village of Cross Keys ? a prestigious, 293,000-square-foot, mixed-use development located off Falls Road in Baltimore?s Roland Park neighborhood. Approximately 42,000 square feet of space is available to lease in the nearly 200,000-square-foot office component, which spans three buildings: Village Square I and Village Square II at 5100 Falls Road, and the Quadrangle at 2 Hamill Road. The site offers ample free surface and covered parking, 74,000 square feet of retail space, a hotel (the Radisson at Cross Keys) and a 30,000-square-foot tennis club, together with a high-rise condominium and townhouses, all in an 18-acre landscaped setting. Originally developed by the late James W. Rouse as the first planned community in Baltimore, Cross Keys was acquired by General Growth Properties Inc. when it bought the Rouse Co. General Growth recently sold the mixed-use complex to Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., which is considering redevelopment plans for the office and retail components. Stacey Bernman and Susan Homberg, brokerage vice presidents in Manekin?s Baltimore office, are responsible for leasing the office space.

Cassidy Turley picked by new owner of Oakland Mills Distribution Center

TA Associates Realty of Boston has selected Cassidy Turley as exclusive listing agent for the two-building, 450,000-square-foot Oakland Mills Distribution Center in Columbia. The buildings house five tenants, including Hohmann and Barnard Inc., The Roof Center and BDR Express. Space at the project is available ranging in size from 34,000 to 113,000 square feet. Jonathan Carpenter and James Wellschlager of Cassidy Turley?s Capital Markets Group, along with Jarred Testa and Tilghman Herring, represented TA Associates Realty in the acquisition of the property. Testa and Herring are the leasing agents.

CBRE tapped to lease Silver Spring business park

CBRE has been selected as exclusive leasing agent for Colesville Business Park, a three-building complex containing approximately 230,000 square feet in Silver Spring. The buildings at 10720, 10750 and 10770 Columbia Pike, were built in 1971-1986 and have served as the corporate headquarters of Choice Hotels International and related companies. Choice will relocate to Rockville Town Center in May 2013. CBRE Vice President Andrew M. Cole said the buildings offer ?one of the largest blocks of contiguous office space in the area [in] a convenient eastern Montgomery County location.? The owner, a subsidiary of CapLease Inc., a New York City-based Real Estate Investment Trust, will add a new on-site caf?, business conferencing center and updated fitness center as part of a renovation.

C&W gets assignment to market industrial warehouse property

Cushman & Wakefield has been named as the exclusive listing agent for 9040 Junction Drive in the Junction Business Park in Annapolis Junction. The industrial warehouse property, built in 1989, has up to 50,100 square feet available for lease or sale. Located within minutes of Route 32, Route 1 and Interstate 95 on four acres, 9040 Junction Drive features a depth of 145 feet, a 90-foot truck court, 11 loading dock doors and two platform docks. C&W?s Baltimore industrial team of Michael Elardo, Jared Ross and Michael Kimmel will market the property on behalf of the owner, 9040 Junction Drive LLC.

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Source: http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/28/real-estate-weekly-92812/

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France poised to unveil a budget heavy on taxes

PARIS (AP) ? France unveils its 2013 budget Friday, seen as a test of whether Socialist President Francois Hollande is serious about cutting government spending and reforming the country's economy.

Other countries in Europe are implementing harsh austerity, but France has largely held off on slashing its budget. Instead, it is expected to mostly to announce a slew of new taxes.

The measures are designed to reduce the government's deficit by ?30 billion ($39 billion), with only one-third of that in spending cuts.

Economists say raising taxes will only make it more important for Hollande to get serious about loosening the country's hidebound labor market.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/france-poised-unveil-budget-heavy-taxes-050357772--finance.html

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A Mom's Take on the New Movie 'Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down is the empowering and inspirational story of a mom who wants a better education for her daughter, a teacher who wants a better school for her students, and their mission to band together to turn around their failing school. Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Rosie Perez, and Holly Hunter, this film is one of the best movies that I have seen this year.

Source: http://www.ivillage.com/review-wont-back-down-maggie-gyllenhaal-and-viola-davis/1-a-490223?dst=iv%3AiVillage%3Areview-wont-back-down-maggie-gyllenhaal-and-viola-davis-490223

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Why You Should Shop Online This Christmas

The internet has opened up a whole new world of shopping. Not only does it make it easier to find unique and uncommon gifts, but you can save time, stress and money in the process. Here?s a guide to the main benefits of shopping online:

1) Comparison Shopping Made Easy

Online shopping is the easiest means of comparison shopping. There is no need to go through tons of newspaper advertisements or use up gas by driving from store to store checking prices.

There are even some websites that allow you to search for an item you want to purchase as a Christmas gift, and then give you all the online stores that have it available and how much it costs. Comparison shopping is literally one click away.

2) Online Specials not Available in Stores

Many online retailers, whether they only offer online shopping or in-store shopping, will have specials that are only available to those who visit their websites. There are also websites available that will give you a listing of the current specials being offered by online retailers so you can take advantage of the discounts.

Some of the specials may include free shipping for a limited time, or an extra percentage off of clearance items. This is a great way to do early Christmas shopping without having to spend time traveling between different stores. If you have a favorite store or product, but sure to sign up to their mailing list for notifications of new discounts.

3) No Dealing with Long Lines and Crowds

You can easily complete all your Christmas shopping from the comfort of your own home, in your pajamas while lying in bed, or sipping your favorite beverage sitting in your favorite chair. Sometimes it may take some research online before you find the perfect gift, but this is worth saving you the stress of crowded stores, rude customers, and even rude sales people.

Some online vendors even offer special gift wrapping and customized gift notes that can be mailed directly to the recipient at a small fee. This even saves you the time of delivering gifts! These special services, usually only offered online, make Christmas shopping easier and less stressful.

4) More Unique Gift Options

When Christmas comes around, much of the same gift ideas are available at different local stores. Online shopping gives you the freedom to find unique gifts that will be special to the recipient. You can also have gifts personalized with names or phrases to make them extra special. It shows that you really put thought into purchasing the gift, which will most likely mean a lot to the recipient.

5) Free Shipping and No Sales Tax

Many online vendors offer free or discounted shipping with each purchase. This is obviously less than paying for fuel to shop from one store to the next. In addition, depending on where you live, many online vendors still do not charge sales tax. This is an additional saving to you, the consumer, meaning you can stretch your Christmas budget further.

Source: http://toddsblogs.com/shoppingandproductreviews/2012/09/28/why-you-should-shop-online-this-christmas/

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Video: Tea Party continues to run from the truth

Angry pet owners take jerky treat fight to stores

Grieving pet owners have started warning other consumers with fliers, cards and posters about potentially dangerous chicken jerky treats from China. After the death of her German shepherd, one Illinois woman gathered 60,000 signatures demanding retailers stop selling the treats.

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Postively Autistic: The Teen Scene With Cassidy Eden - Internet Radio

Karlie Redd will make a guest appearance today. Karlie launched the Redd Hairline by Karlie Redd. In July 2012, Karlie released her debut single, "A Girl Has Needs" on iTunes. We will be discussing her projects after LHHATL.

Linda Evans of Dynasty is working on her second act, her new book "Recipe for Life" is taking the book world by storm. Linda Evans has a whole new Recipe for Life, the title of her delicious memoir, and a wonderful recipe for her life and yours.

The Down & Dirty welcomes The Bachelorette season 6 fan favorite Chris Lambton. He's also a professional landscaper, and is the host of Going Yard, which just wrapped its first season on HGTV. He'll be joining us with some winter-to-fall gardening tips.

Does stress cause overeating? Can drinking water help manage daily stress? Our guest is Dr. Sherry Pagoto, a licensed clinical psychologist and Assoc. Professor of Medicine at the UMMS; an expert in health, nutrition, fitness, weight management, depression, stress, cancer prevention, and type 2 diabetes.

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Witch coven attacks people It has come to our attention that a circle of psychics are actually using Witchcraft against others in order to profit and hurt others! Join Paranormal Chat as we reveal the truth.

The Scarlet Woman; Jet Noir. She has a haunting and powerful voice and is also an amazing instrumentalist, having studied guitar, violin and piano. Jet Noir's musical style is very eclectic and popular in the Goth scene.

Melissa Bel is an up and coming Indie artist with a soulful voice that is rich and deep like that of a seasoned veteran. She has been compared to Janis Joplin and Joss Stone, she has amassed a huge throng of fans from all over the world. Tune to hear about her new album.

This week Business Matters welcomes Jeannie Kerrigan, author of Layla, a tale of survival, resilience, and healing thru forgiveness. She is also founder of Rickys Revenge; a National Outreach for homeless and runaway teens, providing information and solace.

Clayton Hires, UFC Middleweigth Coach for Chael Sonne, tells the tale of what really happened prior to the UFC 151, Clayton will also talk to the fans and let them know whats next for Chael Sonnen.

Is it possible to forgive the unforgivable? How do we let go of what?s keeping us stuck in our lives? Tune in as author Erica Glessing shares the three steps you can take right now to experience more forgiveness in your life.

Shayna Foley, raises awareness and helps those on the spectrum with Songs For Autism. Tune in and enjoy some great music, poetry, and learn how Shayna uses different mediums to help create a better life for everyone.

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Singing duo Amber Nash and Jordan Neff, of "Shiny and the Spoon" visit with Olivia Wilder to talk about their growing popularity and unique style that incorporates several genres. *Two lucky live listeners will get a free copy of their new CD, "Ferris Wheel!"

"Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark" choreographer Chase Brock, chats with host Laura Theodore about his exciting role as choreographer of the Broadway mega hit!

Visit beautiful Newport Beach, California. We?ll have interviews about renting a beach house, learning to surf and shopping at Fashion Island. From the beach side to the bay side, from the Fun Zone to the pier, we'll take you up and down the Balboa Peninsula.

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KIWA-AM 1550 | KIWA-FM 105.3 ? Orange City Among Seven Iowa ...

Date posted - September 26, 2012

Orange City, Iowa ? Orange City is among seven Iowa towns vying to be among the ?Prettiest Painted Places in America.?

The national contest is helping people across the country to discover what Iowa residents have long known: The Hawkeye State has some of the most beautiful towns and neighborhoods to be found anywhere.

Sponsored by the Paint Quality Institute, whose mission is to educate the public about quality paints and coatings, the ?Prettiest Painted Places? competition has drawn seven entries from Iowa. The nominees are Orange City, Adams County, Albia, Decorah, Greater Des Moines, Grinnell, and Pella.

Over the next few weeks, the seven Iowa communities will vie with nearly 200 nominees from other states for regional and national honors, as judges with expertise in color selection, exterior painting, and home improvement review the entries, conduct additional research and make selected site visits. Finalists will be announced soon, and the nation?s 12 ?Prettiest Painted Places? will be revealed in mid-October.

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Wakeboarder's finger found in lake trout months later

By Isolde Raftery, NBC News

When Hans Galassi lost four of his fingers in a wakeboarding accident in Idaho, he joked, wryly, that they had become fish food.

He wasn?t surprised, then, when the Bonner County sheriff called him up, telling him he had a funny story to tell him.

?I was like: Let me guess, they found my fingers in a fish,? Galassi, 31, told the Spokesman-Review. (The newspaper?s headline was equally flippant: "Lake trout gives fisherman the finger.")

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Galassi was wakeboarding on Priest Lake in northern Idaho on July 4 when his hand was caught in the cord, fully severing his fingers. His friends rushed him to a resort and he was transported to the hospital by helicopter.

Then, on Sept. 11, a man named Nolan Calvin was fishing on the west side of Priest Lake when he caught a large lake trout. As he was cleaning the fish, he found what appeared to be a severed human finger, according to a press release from the Bonner County Sheriff?s Office.

According to the sheriff?s department statement: ?It is unknown, of course, how long the fish actually retained the finger in its digestive track, however, it was noted that the finger was in remarkably good condition at the time of recovery.?

Sheriff?s Detective Sgt. Gary Johnston was particularly impressed.

?You fall asleep in your bathtub or hot tub, you come out and your fingers are all puckered up and prune-like. And it wasn?t like that,? he told the Spokesman-Review.

Calvin, the fisherman, placed the finger on ice, which he turned over to deputies, who were able to derive a decent enough fingerprint to trace back to Galassi. The fish, officials concluded, had traveled about eight miles north of where Galassi lost his fingers.

The investigation concluded, the sheriff?s department offered Galassi back his finger.

Galassi told the Spokesman-Review that he declined.

?I?m like, uhhh, I?m good,? he said.

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Sep. 25, 2012 2:42 pm

As we get ready for three television debates between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, much is being written about the first one between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon 52 years ago. The problem is that so much of it is wrong. Rarely have so many inaccuracies become part of an event's mythology. Over the years I've written about the pivotal Kennedy-Nixon debate several times. I watched it twice...? Read?More

Aug. 27, 2012 5:31 pm

When Steve Jobs died, a satrical publication called The Onion lamented that Jobs was the last American who knew what the hell he was doing. It was a different time and a different world, but Neil Armstrong, who died August 25 at 82, knew what he was doing, too. The first man to walk on the moon; it doesn't get any better than that. In this utterly dispiriting presidential campaign - something...? Read?More

Aug. 21, 2012 5:26 pm

Scott McKenzie may have died, which he did a few days back at the age of 73, but his song San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) lives on, which is too bad because I hate the damn thing. Always have, by the way. I am no Robert-come-lately. I hated it as much in the summer of 1967, when it first abraded the nation's ears, as I do now. That song has more sap than an entire forest...? Read?More

Aug. 16, 2012 1:47 pm

We live in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which bills itself as "The City Different" - and let me tell you, it isn't kidding. Don't misunderstand - after more than three years, we love it here. Great sunsets, great food, lots of art, very outdoorsy. But to call Santa Fe different doesn't get the job done. This place is nuts. Let me offer some examples: The Woo Woo Factor We lived in California for...? Read?More

Aug. 8, 2012 4:01 pm

I don't watch much television news and every so often it's good to be reminded why. A couple of days ago two self-inflating gas bags on Fox News - where else? - were releasing hot air all over Gabby Douglas and her double gold medal-winning gymnastics performance at the London Olympics. Alisyn Camerota, guest host of Fox's "America Live," pointed out that it was noticed by "some folks,"...? Read?More

Jul. 19, 2012 3:23 pm

You probably weren't at all wondering why 90-plus year old British mystery writer P. D. James thought I was gay. That's okay, I gave it enough thought for all of us. Me, my wife, Dana, and another couple recently indulged ourselves in a trans-Atlantic cruise from New York City to Great Britain via the Queen Mary II. Unlike the standard port-a-day cruises, we got on the ship in New York City and...? Read?More

Jun. 7, 2012 3:08 pm

It seemed as if the great Ray Bradbury always was and always would be, and it does not seem possible that he could die. Many will praise the extraordinary literary legacy he left behind with his death at age 91 - more than 27 novels, 600 short stories, and many classic short story collections, including "The Martian Chronicles," "Fahrenheit 451," "Dandelion Wine," and one of the the greatest...? Read?More

May 28, 2012 4:13 pm

And so, like the song says, another one bites the dust. In this case, "another one" is the New Orleans Times-Picayune, which sometime this fall will go out of business as a daily newspaper, leaving New Orleans as the largest city in the country without one. We should be used to this by now. The newspapers that now Rest In Peace include the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, the Seattle...? Read?More

May 23, 2012 1:10 pm

There was a time, back long before the earth cooled, when you had to get up to change the channel! What! those who are not of a certain age may cry. Impossible! The horror! The brutality of it all! Trust me, it's in all the history books. And who is the man who helped lead us out of this dark and terrifying time? I give you Eugene Polley, inventor of the first wireless channel changer,...? Read?More

May 6, 2012 2:18 pm

A friend recently sent me a copy of an essay by the writer Hilary Mantel that confronted a problem faced by all historical novelists: How did those people talk? As Mantel, author of the excellent novel "Wolf Hall," pointed out, in any era the language in preserved letters, speeches and documents is much more formal than how people really spoke to each other. In Mantel's case, that era is Tudor...? Read?More

May 4, 2012 12:13 pm

I have been asked time and time again - that makes twice - why I was interested in writing two novels about Sam Houston, a man whose name is well known but without anything specific coming to mind for most people. Which is one reason I wanted to write about him. He was, to say the least, colorful, which makes writing about him a lot more enjoyable. I'm sure there are people who yearn to write...? Read?More

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Bomb hits school used by Syrian security forces

BEIRUT (AP) ? Several bombs went off Tuesday inside a school in the Syrian capital that activists say was being used by regime forces as a security headquarters. Ambulances rushed to the area and an initial report on state media said seven people were wounded.

An amateur video posted online showed smoke billowing from several spots in an area near a major road. The narrator said: "A series of explosions shake the capital Damascus." The authenticity of the video could not be independently confirmed.

Over the past few months, rebels have increasingly targeted security sites and symbols of regime power in a bid to turn the tide in Syria's 18-month conflict, which activists say has left some 30,000 people dead. In July, a bombing in the heart of Damascus killed four senior security officials including the defense minister and President Bashar Assad's brother-in-law. Other large blasts have targeted the headquarters of security agencies in the capital, killing scores of people this year.

Abu Hisham al-Shami, an activist based in Damascus, told The Associated Press via Skype that the "Sons of Martyrs School" had recently been turned into a regime security center. He said government forces use the school as a base to fire mortars at rebellious neighborhoods.

State-run television quoted the director of the school, Mohammed Amin Othman, as saying that two bombs exploded inside the school, wounding seven people and causing minor damage. It said the bombs were planted by "terrorists," the term the government uses for rebels.

Othman said in a statement carried by the state-run SANA news agency that no students were at the school Tuesday. Although the school year started last week in Syria, Othman said the boarding school will open next week.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 20 people were wounded, some of them seriously, in several blasts at the school. It said most of the wounded were members of military.

A worker outside the school, who refused to be identified, said two diesel tankers exploded inside the school compound, wounding at least four people, one of them seriously. He added that the wounded were rushed to nearby hospitals.

He said a thick plume of smoke billowed over the area and fire reached the fifth story of the building. A nearby theater for the school's students was partially damaged and the blast caused its ceiling to collapse.

Also Tuesday, Syrian rebels released Lebanese citizen Awad Ibrahim, who was one of 11 Shiite Muslim pilgrims abducted in May shortly after entering Syria from Turkey on their way to Lebanon, the Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported.

Ibrahim, who crossed into Turkey Tuesday afternoon and expected to fly home later, is the second to be released and nine remain held in northern Syria.

His release came after two Turkish citizens and several Syrians were set free in Beirut after being abducted by Lebanese tribesmen to press for the release of Lebanese. Turkey hosts leading Syrian opposition figures and rebel commanders.

The Observatory and the Local Coordination Committees reported violence throughout the country including clashes between troops and rebels near the southern town of Quneitra on the edge of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Both groups said at least seven people were killed in the fighting.

Earlier in the day, the Israeli military said several mortars fired by Syrian government troops targeting rebels hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, but no one was hurt in the shelling.

The incident marks the second time Syrian mortars have landed on the border area since Syria's crisis erupted 18 months ago. In July, mortar shells fell about one kilometer (half a mile) from the Golan boundary.

The Israeli-annexed Golan Heights was captured from Syria in 1967.

In Jordan, dozens of Syrian refugees angry over harsh living conditions in their desert tent camp clashed with Jordanian police, hurling stones and smashing charity offices and a hospital, officials and refugees said Tuesday.

The rioting late Monday in the Zaatari camp was the worst violence since the facility opened in July near the Jordan-Syria border. About 26 policemen were injured by stones thrown by the refugees, a police official said.

A Syrian refugee in the camp, Abu Nawras, said police fired tear gas to disperse the protesters who were demanding improved conditions, better food and education for their children.

The camp, which hosts about 32,000 Syrians who fled the civil war at home, has seen smaller protests in the past weeks as refugees mostly complained about snakes and scorpions, and demanded their tents be replaced with trailers so they can better protect themselves from the scorching sun, cold nights and ubiquitous dust.

Hundreds of thousands have fled the chaos in Syria as the uprising against President Bashar Assad turned increasingly violent. Jordan alone has taken in some 200,000 Syrians ? the largest number in the region ? while Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq have taken in the rest.

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Associated Press writers Jamal Halaby in Amman Jordan, and Daniel Estrin in Jerusalem contributed to this report.

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Police: Drunken man on horse arrested after chase

BUNNELL, Fla. (AP) ? A man who police say was drunk while riding his horse through a northeast Florida town is now in jail after a police chase.

Flagler County jail records show 29-year-old Charles Cowart was arrested Monday. He's being held on $7,000 bond on charges that include disorderly conduct, resisting arrest without violence and cruelty to animals.

A message was left Tuesday at phone listing for Cowart in Bunnell, about 60 miles south of Jacksonville.

According to a charging affidavit, officers responded to a report of an "intoxicated male riding a horse" and found Cowart riding over railroad tracks. He told officers he was headed to his grandmother's house and ignored orders to get off the horse. He took off and police chased him for more than a half-hour.

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New parody video behind the truth of iPhone 5

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An hilarious new?parody video?behind the truth of iPhone?5 is out.

The video by?John Elerick?starts with a ?Jony Five?, Senior Vice President of Design pours the emotion into explaining why the device is updated ?every two years?.

Five then says the ?new iPhone 5, the 6th iPhone, before counting his fingers and confirming that it?s the 6th iPhone.

The parody video also stars Gregg Joswak, Vice President of iPhone Thickness ? who confirms the new iPhone is thinner and lighter ? Darnell Johnson Senior Vice President Black Apple Employees and Rob Mansfeld Senior Vice President Cameras.

Warning for young listeners:? This video, contains adult language.

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Aboard the Lighter, Smarter, Deadlier Aircraft Carrier of Tomorrow [Video]

So, you want to buy an aircraft carrier. There's only one place you can go—Newport News Shipbuilding, the largest dry-dock in the western hemisphere. More »

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Plight of 2 baby gorillas raises fears in Congo

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) ? The plight of two infant gorillas, rescued after being kidnapped from their wild families, highlights the dangers confronting the endangered Grauer's gorillas that have become victims of ongoing violence and a new rebellion in eastern Congo.

A decision to allow oil exploration in a national park there may put the gorillas at greater risk.

Virunga National Park said Monday that wildlife authorities rescued two baby gorillas in the space of a week this month.

"Baby gorilla trafficking is terribly damaging for endangered gorilla populations because many members of the gorilla's family will probably have been killed to obtain the infant," said the park's director, Emmanuel de Merode.

Fighting between rival militia groups is making it impossible for wildlife authorities to find out how many of the Grauer's gorillas have been killed. Grauer's, also known as eastern lowland gorillas, exist only in eastern Congo. Experts estimate that fewer than 4,000 remain, down from about 17,000 in 1995, de Merode said in a statement.

The poaching comes as the park itself faces oil exploration. Congo's Hydrocarbons Minister Crispin Atama Tabe announced Monday that the government is authorizing the British firm SOCO to explore for oil in the park, Africa's oldest created in 1925 under Belgian rule. Virunga National Park, declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in the 1970s, is the only place on Earth that boasts all three African great apes in addition to elephants, buffalo, hippos, larges antelopes, lions, leopards and a plethora of smaller animals and birds. Virunga and the SOCO concession encompass Lake Edward, one of the Central African great lakes, that provides a livelihood for some 40,000 fishermen.

Atama Tabe told The Associated Press that oil exploitation could help bring security to volatile east Congo, although mining of the region's massive mineral riches has had the opposite effect with various armed groups vying for control of revenues the minerals bring.

Monday's permission contrasts with the Environment Ministry's decision last year to suspend oil exploration in an area of Virunga that is home to more than 200 gorillas. Environment Minister Bavo Nsamputu said he was unable to comment on Monday's news as he had been out of the country.

Park officials say Congo's law protects national parks from any kind of exploitation, including logging of timber for charcoal that is a lucrative business for armed militias, or even farming by peasants. That argument persuaded the French oil group Total to promise last year that it would not exploit the one-third of its concession that falls in Virunga.

SOCO, with 58 percent of its concession in the national park, argues, among other things, that the Nature Conservation law allows "geological research for scientific purposes."

SOCO also quotes exemptions in the Nature Conservation law for "research work, such as sampling materials, digging, excavations, surveying, and all other work that may change the look of the land or vegetation."

Virunga park rangers have shed blood to protect the park and its animals: 11 were killed last year in armed confrontations; this year one has been killed and several wounded, according to de Merode.

He said the first baby gorilla, a 9-month-old female now named Isangi, was brought to wildlife authorities Sept. 13 by a community conservation group that said it had rescued the infant from a local militia group called Raiya Mutomboko, which means Angry People in Swahili.

On Sept. 20, rangers and local officials acting on a tip-off carried out a sting operation and rescued a 4-month-old female who has been named Baraka, which means Blessing in Swahili. Baraka's captors claimed to have rescued the infant gorilla from the Walikale area where several armed groups compete for control of mines.

Isangi is in good shape after six weeks in captivity, veterinarian Eddy Kambale said in a statement, but Baraka is weak and dehydrated after two weeks' captivity.

On Monday, she appeared much better, Kambale said: "She is eating and drinking and appears to be stable. She is crying a lot like a normal baby."

The two infant gorillas are being cared for in a sanctuary at Virunga that is home to three mountain gorilla orphans whose parents were killed in the park in 2007.

Virunga has a small family of Grauer's gorillas. Most live in Kahuzi Biega national park and forests, including the Walikale area.

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Faul reported from Johannesburg.

Associated Press

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Radiohead play the Hyppodrome Capanelle in Rome, Italy tonight. Once again Caribou will be supporting. The band should be taking the stage shortly and we shall do our best to bring you the information live. As always you can also follow along with @RadioheadLive. See you in a while. Radiohead news o...

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BEAUTIFUL: looks as pretty as the bride (or brides) during Fall wedding season.

HOW TO: Look As Good As the Bride (or Brides) at The Next Wedding You Attend

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Here?s my step-by-step guide to looking really glam and pretty at the next wedding or fancy event you have to attend -- because yes, you don?t want to upstage the bride, but no one said you can?t look as good as her.

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