Tornado hits fair in Spain flood deaths reach 9

1 killed dozens injured in Japan plant explosion

Jakarta Informer - Saturday 29th September, 2012

An explosion at a chemical plant in western Japan has killed a firefighter and injured dozens of people.Police said the explosion was reported Saturday at chemical plant Nippon Shokubai Co. in the ...

Italy 4 journalists detained in Cuba

Jakarta Informer - Saturday 29th September, 2012

The Italian Foreign Ministry says four journalists have been detained in Cuba.The journalists work for the Mediaset TV network, the Messaggero Veneto daily and two for the Milan daily Corriere della ...

Weekly 5 Jakarta creatures great and small

Jakarta Informer - Saturday 29th September, 2012

Not all of these animals may be native to Jakarta, but the city and its surrounding areas are inhabited by certain types of animals that draw the attention of adults, children, tourists and ...

Plane crashes in Indonesia

WHP CBS 21 - Saturday 29th September, 2012

BANDUNG, Indonesia (AP) ? A small plane has crashed during an air show in Indonesia, killing two pilots. No one on the ground was injured.Col. Umar Sugeng Hariyono, an air force base chief, ...

Plane crashes in Indonesia

Fox 23 - Saturday 29th September, 2012

BANDUNG, Indonesia (AP) ? A small plane has crashed during an air show in Indonesia, killing two pilots. No one on the ground was injured.Col. Umar Sugeng Hariyono, an air force base chief, ...

5.4 quake rattles Sabang

Jakarta Informer - Saturday 29th September, 2012

A magnitude-5.4 earthquake jolted the northwest area of Sabang in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) at around 6:24 p.m.According to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency's (BMKG) ...

Angkasa Pura II to include airport tax in ticket prices on Oct. 1

Jakarta Informer - Saturday 29th September, 2012

State-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura II (AP II) will begin merging the passenger service charge (PSC), or airport tax, into the cost of airlines tickets at all airports in Indonesia, starting ...

Two dead in Indonesian air show crash

IOL - Saturday 29th September, 2012

Bandung, Indonesia - A light aircraft burst into flames after crashing into a building during an air show in Indonesia on Saturday, killing both its pilots, the transport ministry ...

Tornado hits fair in Spain flood deaths reach 9

Jakarta Informer - Saturday 29th September, 2012

A tornado swept through a fair ground in a Spanish town, knocking down a Ferris wheel and injuring 35 people, while the death toll from flooding in the same southern part of the country rose to ...

British Man Sentenced To Death In Indonesia

Orange News - Saturday 29th September, 2012

A British man has been sentenced to death for smuggling crystal methamphetamine into Indonesia, according to the Jakarta Post. Banten High Court, in Java, increased a lower court sentence of life ...

2 killed in failed aerobatic show in Indonesia

China Daily - Saturday 29th September, 2012

/enpproperty--> JAKARTA - The pilot and co-pilot onboard a small plane were killed Saturday after the plane plummeted to a building in Indonesia's Bandung airport following a failed maneuver ...

Three Animals in Infamous Surabaya Zoo in Critical Condition

Jakarta Informer - Saturday 29th September, 2012

Surabaya. Three animals in the notorious Surabaya Zoo are in critical condition and currently undergoing intensive medical treatments, an officer with the zoo has said. Full News here ...

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2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends of Computer and ...

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Honey bees fight back against Varroa

Friday, September 28, 2012

The parasitic mite Varroa destructor is a major contributor to the recent mysterious death of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biology finds that specific proteins, released by damaged larvae and in the antennae of adult honey bees, can drive hygienic behavior of the adults and promote the removal of infected larvae from the hive.

V. destructor sucks the blood (hemolymph) of larval and adult bees leaving them weakened and reducing the ability of their immune systems to fight off infections. Not that honey bees have strong immune systems in the first place since they have fewer immunity genes than solitary insects such as flies and moths. These tiny mites can also spread viral disease between hosts. This double onslaught is thought to be a significant contributor to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).

But all is not lost - honey bees have evolved a way to fight back: hygienic behavior where diseased or parasitized larvae are removed from their brood cells, and Varroa-sensitive hygienic behavior which they use to reduce the number of reproductive mites on remaining larvae.

To find exactly how bees respond to hive infections, researchers from Canada looked at the natural behavioral of bees in the presence of damaged larvae and compared this to protein differences in the larvae and adults. After scanning 1200 proteins the team found that several proteins, including LOC552009 (of unknown function but similar to ApoO), found in the antennae of adults were associated with both uncapping brood cells and the removal of larvae. Other proteins were involved in olfaction or in signal transduction, probably helping the adults find infected larvae amongst a brood.

In damaged larvae, transglutaminase, a protein involved in blood clotting, was upregulated, which appeared to be a key component in regulating the adult's behavior. Other proteins indicated adaptations to help fight infection, including chitin biosynthesis and immune responses.

Dr Leonard Foster from CHIBI at the University of British Columbia, who led this research said, "Bee keepers have previously focused on selecting bees with traits such as enhanced honey production, gentleness and winter survival. We have found a set of proteins which could be used to select colonies on their ability to resist Varroa mite infestation and can be used to find individuals with increased hygienic behavior. Given the increasing resistance of Varroa to available drugs this would provide a natural way of ensuring honey farming and potentially survival of the species."

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NYC to get 'world's largest' Ferris wheel

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The Big Apple is getting another "biggest": The world's biggest Ferris wheel is to be built on Staten Island, in an ambitious attempt to draw tourists to what's sometimes known as the city's "forgotten borough," officials announced Thursday.

The $230 million attraction, to be called the New York Wheel, is to grace a spot overlooking the Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor and the downtown Manhattan skyline ? a singular view that officials hope will add to the appeal of what they say would be the world's tallest Ferris wheel. The 625-foot-tall structure would swing higher than the Singapore Flyer, the London Eye and a "High Roller" wheel planned in Las Vegas.

"The New York Wheel will be an attraction unlike any other in New York City ? even unlike any other on the planet," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in a release.

Construction is expected to begin in early 2014 on the privately financed project, which also includes a 100-shop outlet mall and a 200-room hotel. The grand opening could come by the end of 2015.

While riding the Staten Island Ferry is a staple of many visitors' agendas, the city has long sought to entice tourists off the boat and into Staten Island, the least populous and most remote borough ? one once known for hosting the world's largest landfill.

Australian tourists Leah Field and Adam Lica, for example, were riding the ferry Thursday for its views of the Statue of Liberty. They thought they might have lunch on the Staten Island side but weren't planning to explore further.

"We weren't sure what there is to do there," explained Lica, 32, of Melbourne.

Were there a giant Ferris wheel, would the couple stay to ride it? Probably, he said.

Staten Island has its attractions, including a minor league ballpark and the zoo that hosts Staten Island Chuck, New York's answer to the famous prognosticating groundhog of Punxsutawney, Pa. Chuck bears the dubious distinction of having once bitten Bloomberg.

But Staten Island, the only one of the city's five boroughs not accessible by subway, tends to get overshadowed by its municipal neighbors, so much so that some have at times suggested it secede from the city.

To Staten Island resident Miatta Bryant, the wheel might bring the borough more respect.

"I think it'll be a really good idea," the 26-year-old certified nursing assistant said. "People always say Staten Island is so boring."

The project is expected to bring $500 million in private investment to the borough's St. George waterfront, and the developers will pay the city $2.5 million a year in rent for the land.

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U.S. Appeals Court: Samsung Free To Seek Lifting Of Galaxy Tab 10.1 Sales Injunction

The U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh can decide whether or not to lift the ban on U.S. sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1-inch tablet, the court said today, Businessweek reports. That means Koh, who had previously refused to rule on the matter despite Samsung's request, pending this decision, could overturn the ban and make Samsung's tablet available once again to consumers.

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The Social Construction of Scientific Knowledge: The New AAP ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently released a revised policy statement regarding male circumcision. Unlike previous policies on the issue, this one got a lot of media attention, probably because male circumcision itself has been in the news more than usual. The past few years have seen increasing mobilization against male circumcision (for example, intactivists (the term activists fighting for genital integrity have given themselves) tried to ban the practice in the city of San Francisco last year, though the attempt was unsuccessful). And the surgery gained some global attention this year after a German court ruled that it constituted grievous bodily harm against a minor. Many national governments and religious groups/leaders spoke out against the court ruling, the court?s decision has caused many to think a bit more about neonatal circumcision.

This is the context in which the AAP released its new policy. While its actual recommendations and findings are interesting, I am particularly intrigued by the new methodology of the literature review that forms the policy?s foundation. The AAP policy in 1999 derived from a literature review of the available studies on circumcision?its risks, benefits, complication rates, and even a little bit of the ethics surrounding the procedure. The new statement does the same thing, and though it covers more topics (for example, there has been a lot of recent research about circumcision as a possible HIV preventative, which was not part of the 1999 review), it explicitly limits the scope of the literature review in a new way.

This year?s policy draws only on English-language, peer-reviewed, scientific articles; specifically, it includes ?all meta-analyses; all randomized controlled trials; and all case-control, prospective and retrospective cohort, and cross-sectional studies?Case reports, case series, ecological studies, reviews, and opinions were excluded from the review? (e761). Additionally, literature was rated ?using the American Heart Association?s template for evidence evaluation? (e761); articles rated as excellent, good, fair, or poor were included, while anything deemed ?unsatisfactory? was excluded. In 1999, the AAP did not explicitly delimit the scope of the literature review. In fact, it drew some of its conclusions from surveys and case reports, evidence which would now either be totally excluded or carry less weight.

I appreciate that the AAP now makes the scope of the literature review explicit. In any research, we make determinations about what to include or exclude; it is important to be clear about how you arrived at particular conclusions, and part of being clear is defining how you select your sources. However, I also see something problematic in this schema. By narrowing the focus to a specific subset of scientific studies, the AAP is making a statement about what counts as objective, scientific evidence or what counts as expert knowledge on the topic of circumcision. Specifically, it establishes ?male circumcision? solidly in the realm of Western science, knowable only through a positivist, medical lens. While it is very important to establish medical, scientific evidence about certain risk, benefits, complications, and methods of circumcision, circumcision is always already a cultural practice. This is true when it is done for clearly religious or cultural reasons, AND when it is done in a routine, medical setting. By excluding research that does not meet the narrowly defined evidence evaluation guidelines, the Task Force cannot adequately assess the many dimensions of the practice.

In fact, much of the public debate surrounding circumcision has little to do with the science of circumcision; rather, it involves philosophical claims about the integrity of the body and the centrality of human rights, the roles of religion and identity in people?s lives, the value of tradition and technology. Even the science of circumcision as a medical practice is inextricably tied to social issues?the desire to discipline and control the body, the aesthetics (rooted in specific ideals about the gendered body) that inevitably weave themselves into surgical procedures (like the surgeries to ?correct? ?abnormal? genitalia). By giving the literature review the veneer of objectivity and scientific authority, the AAP insulates the policy from the complexity of real life, where circumcision?s purported health benefits clash with human values and sexualities, where circumcision?s purported risks intermingle with religious identities and economic realities. When it comes to penises (and genitals more generally), things are messy, and that is ok. It?s about time that doctors, and their professional associations, come to terms with the mess.

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Further Reading

David, Matthew. 2008. Sociological Knowledge and Scientific Knowledge. Sociology Compass 2(1): 337-351.

Gollaher, David L. 1994. From Ritual to Science: The Medical Transformation of Circumcision in America. Journal of Social History 28(1): 5-36.

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Marriage bounty: Tycoon offers $65 million for a man to wed his lesbian daughter

Marriage bounty: Hong Kong real estate mogul?Cecil Chao is offering $65 million to any man who can win the love of his daughter, Gigi Chao. But, naturally, there's a catch.?

By Stefanie McIntyre,?Reuters, James Pomfret,?Reuters / September 27, 2012

Gigi Chao, daughter of the Hong Kong tycoon Cecil Chao Sze-tsung, poses during an interview in Hong Kong Thursday. Her father has offered a $65 million marriage bounty for a man to wed her after she had a church blessing in Paris with her female partner, she said.

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The newly married lesbian daughter of a Hong Kong tycoon who offered a $65 million "marriage bounty" to any man able to win her love, on Thursday said she'd been flooded by marriage proposals but harbored no animosity towards her father.

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Since Hong Kong property billionaire Cecil Chao, known in the tabloid media for his prolific womanizing, dangled a $65 million reward for any man able to lead his daughter, Gigi Chao, down the aisle, she says she's been bombarded by marriage proposals from strangers, date requests, and even an offer from a Hollywood film producer to buy her story.

"War veterans from the U.S., someone from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, from Istanbul, South America, Portugal, really just from all over the world," said Chao, sifting through emails on a white Apple laptop in her father's high-rise office tower.

One suitor from the United States wrote: "I'm interested in your offer to wed your daughter, who also happens to be gay. I am a male person, who also happens to be gay."

Another put up his brother, a body double to George Clooney in the 2008 sports flick "Leatherheads" as a potential mate: "He could be the picture perfect date that your father craves."

"I've tried my best to respond to well-meaning ones ... but most of them I just try not to open," added the frizzy-haired Chao, who was wearing a silver ring after what she called a "church blessing" with her girlfriend in a Paris church.

Gigi said her billionaire father, who drives a Rolls Royce and flies a helicopter but had a poor early childhood in Shanghai, had been upset when his daughter's longtime lover revealed the couple had wed in Paris in April, leading to his impromptu HK$500 million "marriage bounty" offer to any man able to set her straight.

"I wasn't angry at all. I was really quite touched, very touched and very ... how should I say? moved, by Daddy's announcement," said the 33-year-old.

"I mean, it's really his way of saying 'baby girl, I love you. You deserve more,' basically," added Chao who works as an executive director in the family firm Cheuk Nang Holdings.

Her 76-year-old father, rarely seen without sunglasses and brand-name clothes, has never married but has boasted of bedding over 10,000 women including models and starlets.

Hong Kong, a freewheeling city that reverted from British to Chinese rule in 1997, retains a traditional Chinese social fabric but is considered relatively tolerant of alternative lifestyles compared with the rest of Asia. It decriminalized homosexuality in 1991.

It has gay social venues, film festivals and gay pride parades, making it a bastion of liberalism compared with China, where homosexuality was defined as a mental disorder until 2001.

"I'm not able to generalize about the experiences of all people in the gay community, but I think we in Hong Kong at the moment, are in the middle, we're not punishable by death for being gay, but it's not celebrated and obviously never encouraged," said Chao. "I think change is overdue."

Some hope the comedy value of the whole high-profile father daughter drama could help start a constructive dialogue about gay attitudes in the region.

"Starting a conversation with humor always makes people less aggressive," said James Gannaban, the organizer of an annual Mr. Gay Hong Kong pageant, in a local gay bar. "If people are less militant about issues, then there is greater opportunity for conversation, if we start off with a smile."

(Additional reporting by Venus Wu, editing by Paul Casciato)

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How Many Gays in Hampstead?

Here is a craft question for you, GetReligion readers. No I don?t mean freemasonry but journalism. When should a reporter use his editorial voice to correct or challenge an assertion made by the subject of his story? What if the assertion is not central to the story at hand? What if the assertion is in line with convention wisdom, but is not true?

This item in a suburban newspaper serving the Hampstead and Highgate area of the London borough of Camden, Ham & High, tees up this question nicely. Under the headline of ?Hampstead church first in London to allow same-sex civil partnership ceremonies?, Ham & High reports that Rossyln Hill Chapel, a Unitarian congregation, has voted to permit its American minister, the Rev. Patrick O?Neill, to solemnize same-sex civil partnerships. The lede states:

A Hampstead church could become the first in London to hold civil partnership ceremonies in its chapel following an unprecedented vote.

The article recounts the congregations internal deliberations on offering same-sex blessings for civil partnerships and Dr. O?Neill?s application to the Camden Council for a license to perform the ceremonies.The congregation voted unamimously in support of the innovation, and Dr. O?Neill explained the decision was motivated in part by the church?s belief that it should be a prophetic voice to the community on this issue.

Our motivation for this is always to be pressing for greater equality for all people which is very much consistent with our basic values as a church,? he explained. ?The issue for us now is setting an example for the wider community.

The article also offers background on the issue of same-sex blessings under English law and notes the coalition government has allowed religious institutions to solemnize same-sex civil partnerships. It also gives Dr. O?Neill space to discuss his views on same-sex blessings and lets him distinguish his denomination?s stance from the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church, which do not permit its clergy to solemnize civil partnerships.

The article is nicely constructed with strong quotes, good context and an explanation of motivation. Who, what, when, where, why are all here.

There is also this quote from Dr. O?Neill:

He added: ?We need to raise cultural awareness and recognise that in our society ten to 15 per cent of people are gay, lesbian or bisexual?. He said: ?It affects many families, whether they recognise it or not.?

Is this true? I have no reason to suppose that Dr. O?Neill has been quoted incorrectly. What I mean by my question is ?10 to 15 per cent? of the population gay/lesbian? This is a hotly debated point and has been since the Kinsey studies were published in the late 40?s which first posited the 10 to 15 per cent figure. However in 2010 the Office for National Statistics in the U.K. reported that 1.5 per cent of the British population is gay.

In its account of the ONS study, the Guardian wrote:

How many people are gay in Britain? It?s a question which has vexed government and the tabloid press alike for some time. Estimates vary from around 5% to 7% (from a Treasury assessment before the civil partnership act in 2004) through to a much lower 2.2% from the latest British crime survey.

Well, today, the Office for National Statistics has published the most comprehensive breakdown on the question yet. It survey 238,206 people across Britain ? dwarfing even the mighty British crime survey, which ?only? asks 22,995 people. In fact, the sample is slightly smaller, once you discount don?t knows, refusals and non-responses ? but still a large 247,623.

It?s part of the ONS? Integrated Household Survey, which comes out once a year to a normally muted response, largely because it?s buried on the terrible ONS website. The questioning involved showing people a card of options and asking them to indicate which category they fitted into. As a result, the ONS is highly confident about the results. Extrapolated nationally, they suggest a population of 726,000 gay, lesbian or bisexual people in the UK.

This also raises the question of what does it mean to be gay? Is it purely self-identification, or does inclination and past experience determine what it means to be gay/lesbian?

In its 2006 study on human sexuality, the Australian Longitudinal Study of Health and Relationships reported that .66 per cent of women and 1.03 per cent of men self-identified as gay/lesbian. This study, in conjunction with the ONS report and other studies would seem to dismiss the claims of Dr. O?Neill.

Yet if you go deeper into the Australian study and look at Table 3 you will see the question of sexual identity is rather more nuanced.

Table 3: Sexual Identity, Attraction and Experience of Respondents

		Sex
		Female	Male	Total
Sexual identity	Heterosexual	98.08	97.72	8,027
	Homosexual	0.66	1.03	69
	Bisexual	1.26	1.23	102
	Queer	0	0.02	1
	Total	4,121	4,078	8,199
Sexual attraction	Opposite sex	90.6	95.88	7,642
	Both sexes	8.89	3.31	501
	Same sex	0.22	0.64	35
	Neither sex	0.29	0.17	19
	Total	4,117	4,080	8,197
Sexual experience	Opposite sex	89.94	91.08	7,418
	Both sexes	7.21	6.06	544
	Same sex	0.1	0.37	19
	Neither sex	2.74	2.5	215
	Total	4,117	4,079	8,196

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While the rate of self-identification as gay/lesbian in the population hovers at around 1 per cent, the rates for sexual attraction to the same sex and sexual experience are much higher.

The journalism question I have is: should the author have responded to Dr. O?Neill?s claim of 10 to 15 per cent? In defense of the reporter, the issue of the proportion of gays and lesbians in the population is not the central subject of the story. And, chasing down every claim and statement made by a subject in a story can distract from the central issue ? which here was that a Hampstead church will be the first in London to offer gay blessings.

Yet the veracity of the proportion of gays in society claim touches upon the motivation for the congregation of Rosslyn Hill Chapel. Should an assertion that something is true be challenged when there is evidence that it is not true? Or, would it suffice to say the question is disputed?

What say you GetReligion readers? Should you believe everything you read in the newspapers or expect the newspapers to make sure everything presented to you is true?

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Source: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/getreligion/2012/09/how-many-gays-in-hampstead/

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No Doubt Answer Your Twitter Questions: Watch Now!

In celebration of their new Push and Shove album, No Doubt sat down with MTV News to tackle questions sent in by their fans.
By James Montgomery

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Romney admits Obama didn't raise taxes, after claiming he did (Americablog)

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Google Maps Street View dives under the waves

Do you ever have that moment where you're scuba diving in the south Pacific, and you're wondering "Was I supposed to turn right at the coral reef to get back to the resort, or keep swimming straight?" It happens to me all the time. Luckily Google, as ever, has us covered. The Google Maps team has just released a handful of new Street View locations that are underwater. Various spots along the coast of Australia, the Philippines, and Hawaii can take you down to see some of the wonderful aquatic landscape, wildlife, and flora in the region. You can find some of the more spectacular shots in Google's Street View gallery for the ocean. 

Looking at stuff like this, it's hard to imagine how iOS or Microsoft intend to outpace Google's progress in the mapping world. Sure, the underwater Street View is more for sightseeing than anything else, but the lengths Google is willing to go for completeness are pretty crazy. 

Any divers in the house? Ever wish you had a waterproof phone with you? 

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Libratone intros Zipp: the 'first and only' portable AirPlay speaker, expectedly wrapped in wool (video)

If you've been following the surge of AirPlay speakers that started hitting the market in 2011, you've likely feasted your eyes on the spendy wool-clad systems by Libratone. While its larger Live and Lounge units have primarily been purposed for households, its new Zipp speaker is the being touted as the "first and only" portable AirPlay speaker. Make no mistake, unlike B&O Play's portable AirPlay-equipped Beolit 12 ($800), the Zipp's loaded with Libratone's proprietary PlayDirect protocol, meaning it doesn't require a separate wireless network / router for iDevices to connect to it over the air. The Zipp moniker is a play on the swappable wool grill which cozies around its vertically-standing tubular enclosures. Weighing four pounds and measuring in at 10.2 inches high by 4.8 inches in diameter, this "portable" unit is a good bit larger than the Blutooth-equipped Jawbone Big Jambox placed sideways, but it'll certainly fit in a backpack -- hey, it does have a leather carrying strap. Thankfully, that weight is partially due to its internal rechargeable battery, which should last up to eight hours.

As far as the speakers go, you'll find a duo of 1-inch ribbon tweeters facing the sides for the left and right channels, along with a 4-inch up-firing woofer. The rig also features Libratone's signature FullRoom design, which forces a 360-degree dispersion of the sound by way of deflectors in front of the tweeters. Beyond that, it'll naturally work with Libratone's existing iPhone app, allowing you to change the DSP on the fly for optimal output regardless of its placement in a room. The Zipp will hit Apple Stores later this October wrapped with a single red or grey zippered grill for $399, while other retailers will carry the $449 Classic Color and Funky Color editions, which each come with a trio of those wool grills (black, blue and red for the Classic, and black, pink and yellow for the Funky). Past that, a single grill by itself will cost you a relatively expensive $49 directly from Libratone. In the meantime, join us past the break for more details about the unit itself and PlayDirect, our initial impressions and a hands-on video overview.

Gallery: Libratone Zipp AirPlay speaker (hands-on)

Gallery: Libratone Zipp (press shots)

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VA Loan Captain & VeteransPlus Join Forces to Offer Free ...

September 24, 2012 - Hoboken, NJ

A new partnership is helping America's veterans secure free personalized financial education & guidance while seeking affordable VA loans and a path to home ownership.

"We are happy to partner with VeteransPlus empowering our fellow veterans with access to unbiased financial education, counseling, and advice," said Grant Moon, OIF Veteran and President of VA Loan Captain, Inc. ( https://www.valoancaptain.com/ ). "This partnership ensures America's veterans have a place to turn if they aren't immediately eligible for a VA Home Loan, or if they're simply looking for basic financial planning and education services tailored exclusively to their needs."

More than 27 million military veterans are eligible ( http://bit.ly/SE8Dzs ) for VA home loan benefits and that number is expected to rise as service members continue to return from Afghanistan and Iraq. With multiple deployments common, many veterans return to a financial situation vastly different from when they first shipped out.

Veterans are often eager to use their VA Home Loan Benefits, but some don't qualify due to their credit scores or financial circumstances. Until now millions of veterans were forced to turn to for profit credit repair or financial services for help.

The partnership between VA Loan Captain & VeteransPlus helps servicemembers meet eligibility requirements while also providing a range of financial education and counseling programs designed by veterans for veterans. Programs include one-on-one counseling and education to include Budgeting, Credit Score, Debt Management, Mortgages and Credit Cards. All interested veterans receive practical financial solutions tailored to real life circumstances of current & former military personnel.

VA Loan Captain, Inc. (VALC) exclusively serves current and former military members and their families. VALC is the first VA Loan education and consulting company to partner with affiliate lenders committed to making a $200 charitable contribution to a participating veteran non-profit with every VA loan closed.

VeteransPlus has provided financial education and counseling to more than 150,000 Servicemembers, veterans and survivors since 2008.

"The professional counselors at VeteransPlus are honored to team up with VA Loan Captain. Through this exclusive partnership Veterans receive assistance in getting the most out of their VA Home Loan benefits while also receiving financial counseling and education that will help them afford the home they have purchased or plan to purchase, " said John Pickens, Executive Director of VeteransPlus. "We're proud to join VA Loan Captain to help the men and women who have worn our nation's uniform gain the financial freedoms they sacrificed to defend."

For more information, please visit: https://www.valoancaptain.com/finance/

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DIY Halloween Craft: Pizza Pan Pumpkin! Great craft for the kids and ...

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It's craft time!! Again I was walking through the dollar store, probably my favorite place to find craft supplies, and I found myself staring at this pizza pan wondering what I could do with it! That's when I had my ah-ha moment. It's magnetic so I can turn it into a magnetic jack-o-lantern for the kids. It does double duty as a decoration and a toy! So here's the low down on how to make this adorable pumpkin for just a couple of bucks!

First the supplies. A pizza pan, paint, black felt, magnets, glue gun, paint brush and maybe some scraps of fabric if you have them!

Paint the entire pizza pan. It takes at least 3 coats. Make sure it is dry in between coats. You can leave it all orange or add more detail. When it was all dry I sprayed it with a clear spray, or you could use modge podge.

While that is drying cut of fun jack-o-lantern shapes from black felt. These felt squares are cheap, like $.30 a square!

When you are done cutting shapes hot glue on the magnets. I used magnetic tape strips, they were only $1 at Walmart and I used less than half the package. I liked that I could easily cut the strips to fit, but the tape on the back was not strong enough so you have to still glue it.

You are almost done. Now all you need to do is do any additional decorating to the pumpkin. I added a stem and vines. And add a ribbon or something to hang it up with. I actually used a drill to drill holes into the pan (Honestly I just really wanted to use power tools!). I'm sure you can glue a ribbon on to hang it up.

That's it! Pretty easy and inexpensive....and cute!

If you have any crafty ideas send them my way!

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