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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's outgoing President Hu Jintao is angling to promote one of his closest allies to the military's decision-making body, sources said, in a move that would allow him to maintain an influence over Beijing's most potent instrument of power.
Three sources with ties to the top leadership said Hu hopes to cut all of his direct links to the top echelons of power by early 2013, on the understanding that his prot?g?, Vice Premier Li Keqiang, is made a vice chairman of the military commission at the party's five-yearly congress later this year.
Hu wants a clean handover of the party leadership, the presidency and the top military post to his anointed successor, Xi Jinping, over the next seven months, to avoid a repeat of the past internal rancor when a transition of power took place, sources say.
They point to the example of his predecessor, Jiang Zemin, who clung onto the top job at the Communist Party's Central Military Commission for two years after stepping down as party chief and president, a move seen as unpopular with party cadres and the public.
Hu, as president, is the current military commission chairman and, like Jiang, could choose to stay on as its chief for another couple of years beyond his handover of the presidency to Xi in March 2013.
In what is seen as the ultimate bulwark of power, the commission oversees the 2.3-million strong People's Liberation Army (PLA) as well as the People's Armed Police which enforces domestic security.
Hu has not made public his plans for retirement but, unlike in the West where former presidents and prime ministers tend to fade from the public eye, Chinese leaders seek to maintain influence to avoid possible adverse political repercussions down the road.
The government generally does not comment on elite politics and personnel changes before the official announcement.
As a senior member of the commission, Li, who is also set to be named as the next premier in March 2013, would be expected to help protect Hu's legacy in the area of military affairs, which has included a more moderate approach towards Taiwan and to territorial disputes in the South China Sea and East China Sea.
"Hu hopes to go down in history as the first leader (since 1949) to step down when his term ends instead of being reluctant to go," a businessman with leadership ties said.
As well as helping to preserve Hu's legacy, analysts say Li's promotion will ensure there is no political retribution against Hu or his family by rivals who remain in power once he is gone.
But bargaining over the next leadership line-up is not over, and there is still room for change and surprises.
"CHECK AND BALANCE"
Some political analysts interpreted Hu's plan to promote Li as a move to bolster civilian oversight over the PLA - the world's biggest armed force.
But other analysts saw it as an attempt to dent Xi's political influence.
"It'll be a check and balance on Xi," a Chinese analyst said of the push to install Li, asking not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the issue.
Xi, 59, has been vice chairman of the military commission for two years and has military experience under his belt when he worked for then defense minister Geng Biao from 1979 to 1982.
Xi, like Hu, is a pragmatist seen as being keen to seize on opportunities from crises to perpetuate Communist rule and strengthen his own position, analysts say.
Though Xi is acceptable to both the Hu camp and the rival Shanghai Gang faction, the incoming premier, Li, is much closer politically to the outgoing president and belongs to Hu's own faction of the party, the Communist Youth League.
As vice chairman of the military commission, Li would oversee the 660,000-strong paramilitary People's Armed Police which acts against unrest, guards government compounds and foreign embassies and mobilizes during natural disasters.
The People's Armed Police is under the direct jurisdiction of the military commission and the State Council, or cabinet.
If Li held the positions of both premier and commission vice chairman, he would be in a stronger position to react to domestic emergencies than outgoing Premier Wen Jiabao.
Without a seat on the commission, and no say in military affairs, Wen had difficulty mobilizing the People's Armed Police to help with rescue work after the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan province which killed about 87,600 people.
"This will change if Li Keqiang becomes vice chairman of the military commission," a third source with leadership ties said.
Two People's Liberation Army generals are expected to also be named vice chairman of the commission, the sources added.
Have you ever noticed how often residents in your senior living community comment about the food and dining room? How many times do they check the menu or ask a staff member, ?What?s for dinner?? Does it sometimes feel like mealtimes are the only thing on everyone?s mind?
Consider the amount of time residents spend preoccupied with dining and you?ll begin to see how important the dining experience is to overall resident satisfaction and community building.
Up to 60% of a resident?s day is focused on mealtimes. Think about it. They are either anticipating a meal, preparing for a meal, going to a meal, eating a meal, visiting with friends in the hall after a meal, or returning from a meal.?Breakfast, lunch and dinner make up the framework the rest of their day is built around.
Mealtime means much more than food to our residents. Too often we fail to appreciate that, to our residents, the social aspects of dining are as important as what is on the plate.
Imagine what life is like for a resident in a senior care community. It can be a solitary existence, especially if they?ve lost a spouse and live alone. It?s no wonder meals become the highlight of the day. It?s true; in the dining room residents will be able to satisfy their physical hunger. But mealtime also means getting out of their rooms, socializing with friends, and catching up on the neighborhood news.
In the dining room, residents bond as a family, even though they come from different backgrounds. You and your staff are an important part of that family bonding. In many cases, residents interact more with your staff than they do with their own family members.
Smart leaders work to proactively build community in the dining room.
You and your staff have an important role to play in helping residents overcome loneliness and isolation and build a sense of belonging. Through hospitality, you can help build relationships one meal at a time.
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Contact: Sarah Stamper sarah.stamper@liv.ac.uk 01-517-943-044 University of Liverpool
Scientists at the University of Liverpool are leading a 1.65 million project to produce and test the first nanomedicines for treating HIV/AIDS.
The research project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), aims to produce cheaper, more effective medicines which have fewer side effects and are easier to give to newborns and children.
The new therapy options were generated by modifying existing HIV treatments, called antiretrovirals (ARVs). The University has recently produced ARV drug particles at the nanoscale which potentially reduce the toxicity and variability in the response different patients have to therapies. Drug nanoparticles have been shown to allow smaller doses in other disease areas which opens up possibilities to reduce drug side-effects and the risk of drug resistance. Nanoscale objects are less than one micron in size a human hair is approximately 80 microns in diameter.
Professor Steve Rannard, from the University's Department of Chemistry, said: "Nanomedicines are being used daily to treat a range of conditions around the world. There are, however, no current nanoparticle HIV therapies that are providing this kind of patient benefit. This project is the first step towards taking the nanomedicine options that we have developed out of our labs and into the clinic, representing a significant milestone in the development of new HIV treatments.
"If we can demonstrate real potential from our planned clinical work with healthy volunteers at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, then our collaboration partner, IOTA NanoSolutions, will take forward the further development and clinical validation of the ARV drug particles in HIV patients. We also aim to test new formulations for children in developing countries, offering HIV patients around the world the prospect of safer, more effective treatments."
Professor Andrew Owen, from the University's Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, added: "We have integrated an assessment of pharmacology and safety early in the research and this has allowed us to rapidly progress lead options for clinical trials. The work has been conducted with the
Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Drug Safety Science also based at the University."
"Our data so far looks really exciting, offering the potential to reduce the doses required to control the HIV virus. This work builds on initiatives by Mdecins Sans Frontires and other groups to seek ways to improve ARV therapy and could have real benefits for the safety of ARVs globally. Importantly we also hope to reduce the costs of therapy for resource-limited countries where the burden of disease is highest."
HIV continues to increase in prevalence, with 34 million people currently infected worldwide. The new HIV therapies offer particular hope for treating children with HIV which affects 3.4 million children under the age of 15 years in Sub Saharan Africa. About 90% of infected infants acquire the virus through mother-to-child transmission. Without treatment one third of children die within their first year of life.
There are currently very limited child-appropriate HIV drugs available and existing treatments carry a range of risks for the infant including under or over dosing. The new HIV nanomedicines from the Liverpool team disperse into water, which will make them easier to administer, particularly to newborn babies.
The project will manufacture the ARV nanomedicines using commercially relevant techniques under clinical grade manufacturing conditions. IOTA NanoSolutions was created to further develop and exploit technology originally developed at the University of Liverpool. The company operates a novel nanoparticle synthesis technology, ContraSol and is working with major global pharmaceutical companies. The ARV programme represents a further extension to the ongoing collaboration between the University of Liverpool and IOTA NanoSolutions.
The project aims to deliver highly valuable data within three years and provide a platform for continual development and testing during that time.
David Delpy, Chief Executive of the EPSRC, said: "The EPSRC is continuing its strong investment in nano-related research, which now permeates through almost every aspect of the engineering and physical sciences. This research may bring significant benefits to children infected with the HIV virus.
"It demonstrates how the vast potential of the fundamental science of nanotechnology is now being pulled through into engineering applications that help us address the societal challenges we face in healthcare and other areas."
The project builds on a previous collaboration funded by the Research Councils UK Nano Grand Challenge scheme.
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Notes to editors:
1. The University of Liverpool is one of the UK's leading research institutions with an annual turnover of 410 million, including 150 million for research. Liverpool is ranked in the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide and is a member of the Russell Group.
2. IOTA NanoSolutions Limited was registered as a spin-out company from Unilever in 2005 with funding from Unilever Ventures and a mission to develop and commercially exploit its novel proprietary nanodispersion technology, ContraSol. ContraSol offers opportunities to enhance performance of marketed drugs, NCEs and drug candidates currently in development and to revive promising discovery compounds previously overlooked owing to aqueous solubility. The company was co-founded by Prof. Steve Rannard, Dr. Alison Foster, Dr. Dave Duncalf and Prof. Andy Cooper. Since 2005, IOTA NanoSolutions occupies a suite of purpose-built laboratories in the MerseyBIO incubator in Liverpool, UK, from where it serves its growing portfolio of international clients.
3. "Mdecins Sans Frontires MSF (Doctors Without Borders) is an independent international humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency medical aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters or exclusion from health care in more than 60 countries around the world."
4. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is the UK's main agency for funding research in engineering and the physical sciences. EPSRC invests around 800 million a year in research and postgraduate training, to help the nation handle the next generation of technological change. The areas covered range from information technology to structural engineering, and mathematics to materials science. This research forms the basis for future economic development in the UK and improvements for everyone's health, lifestyle and culture. EPSRC works alongside other Research Councils with responsibility for other areas of research. The Research Councils work collectively on issues of common concern via Research Councils UK. www.epsrc.ac.uk. For more information about the Nanotechnology Grand Challenges in healthcare visit: http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/calls/2008/Pages/challenges.aspx
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Contact: Sarah Stamper sarah.stamper@liv.ac.uk 01-517-943-044 University of Liverpool
Scientists at the University of Liverpool are leading a 1.65 million project to produce and test the first nanomedicines for treating HIV/AIDS.
The research project, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), aims to produce cheaper, more effective medicines which have fewer side effects and are easier to give to newborns and children.
The new therapy options were generated by modifying existing HIV treatments, called antiretrovirals (ARVs). The University has recently produced ARV drug particles at the nanoscale which potentially reduce the toxicity and variability in the response different patients have to therapies. Drug nanoparticles have been shown to allow smaller doses in other disease areas which opens up possibilities to reduce drug side-effects and the risk of drug resistance. Nanoscale objects are less than one micron in size a human hair is approximately 80 microns in diameter.
Professor Steve Rannard, from the University's Department of Chemistry, said: "Nanomedicines are being used daily to treat a range of conditions around the world. There are, however, no current nanoparticle HIV therapies that are providing this kind of patient benefit. This project is the first step towards taking the nanomedicine options that we have developed out of our labs and into the clinic, representing a significant milestone in the development of new HIV treatments.
"If we can demonstrate real potential from our planned clinical work with healthy volunteers at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, then our collaboration partner, IOTA NanoSolutions, will take forward the further development and clinical validation of the ARV drug particles in HIV patients. We also aim to test new formulations for children in developing countries, offering HIV patients around the world the prospect of safer, more effective treatments."
Professor Andrew Owen, from the University's Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, added: "We have integrated an assessment of pharmacology and safety early in the research and this has allowed us to rapidly progress lead options for clinical trials. The work has been conducted with the
Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Drug Safety Science also based at the University."
"Our data so far looks really exciting, offering the potential to reduce the doses required to control the HIV virus. This work builds on initiatives by Mdecins Sans Frontires and other groups to seek ways to improve ARV therapy and could have real benefits for the safety of ARVs globally. Importantly we also hope to reduce the costs of therapy for resource-limited countries where the burden of disease is highest."
HIV continues to increase in prevalence, with 34 million people currently infected worldwide. The new HIV therapies offer particular hope for treating children with HIV which affects 3.4 million children under the age of 15 years in Sub Saharan Africa. About 90% of infected infants acquire the virus through mother-to-child transmission. Without treatment one third of children die within their first year of life.
There are currently very limited child-appropriate HIV drugs available and existing treatments carry a range of risks for the infant including under or over dosing. The new HIV nanomedicines from the Liverpool team disperse into water, which will make them easier to administer, particularly to newborn babies.
The project will manufacture the ARV nanomedicines using commercially relevant techniques under clinical grade manufacturing conditions. IOTA NanoSolutions was created to further develop and exploit technology originally developed at the University of Liverpool. The company operates a novel nanoparticle synthesis technology, ContraSol and is working with major global pharmaceutical companies. The ARV programme represents a further extension to the ongoing collaboration between the University of Liverpool and IOTA NanoSolutions.
The project aims to deliver highly valuable data within three years and provide a platform for continual development and testing during that time.
David Delpy, Chief Executive of the EPSRC, said: "The EPSRC is continuing its strong investment in nano-related research, which now permeates through almost every aspect of the engineering and physical sciences. This research may bring significant benefits to children infected with the HIV virus.
"It demonstrates how the vast potential of the fundamental science of nanotechnology is now being pulled through into engineering applications that help us address the societal challenges we face in healthcare and other areas."
The project builds on a previous collaboration funded by the Research Councils UK Nano Grand Challenge scheme.
###
Notes to editors:
1. The University of Liverpool is one of the UK's leading research institutions with an annual turnover of 410 million, including 150 million for research. Liverpool is ranked in the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide and is a member of the Russell Group.
2. IOTA NanoSolutions Limited was registered as a spin-out company from Unilever in 2005 with funding from Unilever Ventures and a mission to develop and commercially exploit its novel proprietary nanodispersion technology, ContraSol. ContraSol offers opportunities to enhance performance of marketed drugs, NCEs and drug candidates currently in development and to revive promising discovery compounds previously overlooked owing to aqueous solubility. The company was co-founded by Prof. Steve Rannard, Dr. Alison Foster, Dr. Dave Duncalf and Prof. Andy Cooper. Since 2005, IOTA NanoSolutions occupies a suite of purpose-built laboratories in the MerseyBIO incubator in Liverpool, UK, from where it serves its growing portfolio of international clients.
3. "Mdecins Sans Frontires MSF (Doctors Without Borders) is an independent international humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency medical aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters or exclusion from health care in more than 60 countries around the world."
4. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is the UK's main agency for funding research in engineering and the physical sciences. EPSRC invests around 800 million a year in research and postgraduate training, to help the nation handle the next generation of technological change. The areas covered range from information technology to structural engineering, and mathematics to materials science. This research forms the basis for future economic development in the UK and improvements for everyone's health, lifestyle and culture. EPSRC works alongside other Research Councils with responsibility for other areas of research. The Research Councils work collectively on issues of common concern via Research Councils UK. www.epsrc.ac.uk. For more information about the Nanotechnology Grand Challenges in healthcare visit: http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/calls/2008/Pages/challenges.aspx
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FILE- In this Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, file photo, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Stocks slipped Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, in one of the quietest trading sessions of the year. Worries about European debt crept up again, and Apple became the most valuable company of all time. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)
FILE- In this Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, file photo, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Stocks slipped Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, in one of the quietest trading sessions of the year. Worries about European debt crept up again, and Apple became the most valuable company of all time. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)
LONDON (AP) ? Concerns over economic growth pushed global markets down on Wednesday, with investors watching meetings between Greek and European leaders for signs the country will get more time to meet its debt reduction targets.
Sentiment took a hit after some major corporations ? such as BHP Billiton, the world's biggest mining company ? reported lower earnings due to weaker global demand and Japan said it fell back into a trade deficit in July as exports dropped.
In early European trading, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares lost 1.1 percent to 5,795.81 while Germany's DAX dropped 0.8 percent to 7,034.02. France's CAC 40 slipped 0.7 percent to 3,490.09.
Major Asian indexes like Japan's Nikkei closed lower and Wall Street was poised to fall as well. Dow futures were down 0.1 percent to 13,180 while broader S&P 500 futures slid 0.3 percent to 1,409.
Besides BHP, Chinese car maker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. said first-half profit was flat and trading conditions in the world's biggest auto market in the second half of 2012 "are expected to be more challenging." Its shares plunged 5.9 percent in Hong Kong.
"Slower economic growth is a general risk for shares," said Xu Xiaoyu, an analyst at China Investment Securities in Beijing. "The market will keep on being unstable. There is no support for the market to rise in the next few months."
Adding to signs of a global slowdown in growth, Japan posted a 517.4 billion yen ($6.5 billion) trade deficit in July, compared with a surplus the year before, as exports fell 8 percent. Exports of autos and electronics by Asia's second-biggest economy have been hurt by the strengthening yen as well as weak demand from Europe.
Europe's financial crisis will remain a pressure point for investors. Greece's prime minister will meet several European counterparts this week, starting Wednesday, as he seeks to get more wiggle room on enacting painful reforms and spending cuts.
Antonis Samaras was quoted in an interview published Wednesday that he wants more time to carry out the measures, possibly setting the stage for confrontation with Germany, which has grown impatient with delays.
Samaras is expected to plead his case when he meets Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who chairs the eurozone finance ministers' meetings, in Athens later Wednesday. Samaras heads to Berlin and Paris on Friday and Saturday for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande.
Greek officials are preparing ?11.5 billion ($14.2 billion) in spending cuts the country needs to carry out in order to receive rescue loans protecting it from bankruptcy.
"With the Greek PM's meetings kicking off later today, eyes will likely remain on Europe," strategists at Credit Agricole CIB wrote in a research note. "Given plenty of event risks, investors are likely to turn cautious."
Earlier, Japan's Nikkei 225 index shed 0.3 percent to close at 9,131.74, while South Korea's Kospi dropped 0.4 percent to 1,935.19. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 1.1 percent to 19,887.78, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dipped 0.2 percent to 4,376.00.
In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite Index slid 0.5 percent to 2,107.71. The smaller Shenzhen Composite Index lost 0.7 percent to 884.73.
Benchmarks in Singapore, Taiwan, New Zealand, Thailand and the Philippines also fell.
Crude oil fell 18 cents to $96.66 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 71 cents to settle at $96.68 per barrel in New York on Tuesday.
In currencies, the euro rose to $1.2470 from $1.2467 late Tuesday in New York. The dollar was up to 79.28 Japanese yen from 79.42 yen.
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Kelvin Chan in Hong Kong and Fu Ting in Shanghai contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK (AP) ? Another self-published erotic hit has found a major publisher.
St. Martin's Press announced Tuesday that it had acquired Sara Fawkes' "Anything He Wants (Dominated by the Billionaire)," which has appeared on the best-seller lists of Amazon.com and USA Today since the first of five planned e-installments came out in May. St. Martin's will release the fifth volume in September, then issue all five books in print and electronically in November.
The plot might ring a bell for "50 Shades of Grey" fans: The sexed up adventures of a billionaire CEO and an office temp. "50 Shades" was originally self-published by E.L. James and has sold millions of copies since being acquired by Vintage Books in the spring.
Here's a roundup of popular tools and hidden gems to help you improve your workflow, organization and communication in your small business.
You have probably heard of Evernote, the cloud-based note-taking application. According to the company's website, "Evernote makes it easy to remember things big and small from your everyday life using your computer, phone, tablet and the web." Teachers use it to store lesson plans, shoppers make shopping lists, travelers plan trips and bloggers write stories.?The possibilities are endless, and the best part is that Evernote is?evolving?and continues to grow. Price: Free for basic usage, or $5 per month/$45 per year premium version with a higher usage limit and other pro features. Note:?Click here for a previous post with?more information on Evernote & Microsoft's OneNote.
Dropbox is another popular tool that allows you to store and share your files in the cloud. Any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers, phones, and even the Dropbox website. Dropbox makes file sharing with coworkers simple, and your files are always backed up in case of emergency. Price: Free for up to 18 GB, or $9.99 per month with a higher usage limit and other pro features.
RescueTime is a web-based productivity tool that helps workers analyze and maximize their efficiency. The app sits in your status bar, measuring the windows and programs you actively use on your computer during a certain time period. You may also set the app to Focus Mode to block potentially distracting messages and sites, reminding you to stay focused. After you've used RescueTime for a while, access its Web interface for a dashboard of graphs and timesheets that analyzes how you spend your time at work. Price: Lite version, free; Pro version, $6 per month.
Coffee Break is a Mac and iOS app that reminds you to periodically take scheduled (and healthy) rests from your work. From a drop-down menu, set when you want to take a break and how long you want that break to last. You may also configure sound alerts and screen dimmers that further encourage you to step away from the computer. Price: $2.99
Developed by Francesco Cirillo in the '80s, the Pomodoro Technique maintains that productivity is best achieved in 25-minute intervals. Implement this technique with free Android and iOS apps, which help you segment your work projects into manageable and efficient timeframes. Price: Free
TeuxDeux (pronounced to-do) is a simple and elegant "to-do" app. Price: free for the browser, $2.99 for iPhone
iDoneThis keeps a calendar of your completed tasks. Every day it emails you asking, "What'd you get done today?" Replying to the email automatically creates an entry, making it an easy way to keep track of your own accomplishments and your team's progress, while serving as a motivator based on what you have already managed to achieve. Price: $3 per perseon, per month
Instapaper is an app that allows you to save the contents of a page to read them later in a minimalist, clean format. When you find something you want to read, but you don't have time, click its Read Later button. Come back when you have time to read on your computer, or read your articles on the go from your tablet or smartphone. Price: Free
Pulse takes your favorite websites and transforms them into a colorful and interactive mosaic. Start by saving the stories you want to read later with the?browser bookmarklet. Simply tap an article to see a clean and elegant view of any news story. Sharing stories on Facebook and Twitter takes only two taps. Price: Free
For even more productivity tools, check out this list of 40 apps that can make you more productive from PC Magazine.
Other credits:
Online Productivity Tools for the Small Business - Barb Dybwad
The 10 Best Productivity Apps of 2011 - Harrison Weber
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Jordan's government spokesman has sternly criticized Syria for artillery shelling on its northern border that wounded a Jordanian girl and panicked other civilians.
Sameeh Maaytah says the government summoned the Syrian ambassador in Amman to hand him a letter of protest late Sunday. Amman is awaiting a formal response from Syria, which has yet to comment.
Four shells landed in Jordan on Sunday during clashes between the Syrian military and rebel forces on the Syrian side of the border.
Maaytah said Jordan protests what took place and "will ensure this does not happen again." The shelling sent four other Jordanians to hospital suffering from panic attacks. They were later discharged. The wounded girl was in fair condition on Monday.
Last month, Syrian troops killed a 6-year-old boy fleeing to Jordan.
There's no peace yet in the latest reality TV feud, which pits one "Teen Mom" against "Jersey Shore's" Snooki.
By Bruna Nessif, E! Online
Aren't fellow MTV reality stars (and moms) supposed to get along? It looks like "Teen Mom 2's" Jenelle Evans isn't the biggest fan of "Jersey Shore's" Snooki -- at least, that's the vibe people got on Twitter.
"omg, no offense... but yu call ME a bad mother... but look what @snooki said about her baby... thats straight (expletive) UP," Evans tweeted.
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Jenelle linked her tweet to a Reddit photo of Snooki saying, "There is no way I'm changing any diapers when my baby is born. That is disgusting. That's what maids are for and babysitters. I don't have time for that. I'll have them do that stuff. I'll be there for the good parts, like dressing my son up and making sure he got style. You don't have to cook or clean or change diapers to be a good mother. My son will have everything he wants. He's going to be a little star like his mommy."
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Doesn't sound like Snooki? That's because it's not clear that she ever said it (all the fans going haywire on Reddit's comments sure think she didn't). We've reached out to Snooki's people to confirm whether or not the quote is real.
Meanwhile, Evans tweeted again and said, "hahahahaha what did @snooki say back to me? she blocked me from twitter... figures. cant take criticism like i can."
Check out these baby bumps!
But Snooks did offer a tweet in response to the photo, by saying, "FYI, I can't wait to change my kids (expletive) diapers &I don't even believe in maids. Just sayin."
Do you think Jenelle's anti-Snooki rant was right? Or do you think the "Teen Mom" star should she focus on her own problems? Share your thoughts on our Facebook page.
As more and more smartphones and tablets make it into the hands of people worldwide, the need for easy to use document signing has grown. There are several startups in the document signing space like ?Sign My Pad?, ?Sign Later? and many others. Most of them import a pdf and allow you to draw on top, and sign.
RightSignature is a Santa Barbara California based startup that promises to be the all in one solution for getting documents filled out and signed online. RightSignature has a way to sign your documents on an iPad,iPhone, Android device or any web browser. They allow you to import any document locally or from the cloud.
For business users RightSignature allows the user to create templates for frequently used forms and other features to make the application easy to use and the documents legal. Long gone are the days of printing, signing and scanning, and of course waiting by a fax machine.
We got a chance to interview RightSignature co-founder and CEO Daryl Bernstein, check out the interview below:
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What is your startup, what does it do?
RightSignature is the all-in-one solution for getting documents filled out and signed online.
You can upload a document, either stored locally or from your cloud storage provider of choice, and send it for e-signature in seconds. Your recipients then apply a legally-binding, hand-drawn electronic signature in any web browser or on an iPad, iPhone, or Android device, and the finished document is returned to you instantly and automatically.
We pride ourselves on our beautifully designed user experience and the power and flexibility of our product. RightSignature makes the actual document signing event completely intuitive with proprietary navigation tools to walk signers step-by-step through filling out and signing the document online. Business users take advantage of powerful features like Reusable Templates, which are documents set up for frequent use, and Online Forms, which enable you to embed the RightSignature online document signing experience inside your own website.
Who are the founders and what are their backgrounds?
Our founding team has an unusual and somewhat eclectic combination of experience in cloud computing, business software, and mass marketing. I?ve been an entrepreneur since childhood ? I learned over time how to build bigger businesses by fulfilling more pressing pain points. Previously, I founded a company on my kitchen table that grew through creative direct marketing into the largest distributor and producer of educational videos for the K-12 market, and I later became an investor and advisor in business software companies.
Cary Dunn built some of the largest cloud applications in the world and is a mastermind of product design, infrastructure, and scaling. He also has been mastering his craft since a young age and, as an interesting sidenote, developed complex graphics algorithms for Dreamworks movies like Shrek. Jonathan Siegel is a cloud computing guru who has founded and advised a host of groundbreaking companies in SaaS and PaaS, including RightScale and Heroku.
Where are you based?
We?re based in beautiful Santa Barbara, California. It?s a little pocket of paradise about a third of the way between LA and the Bay area.
What is the startup culture like where you are based?
Santa Barbara has a burgeoning ecosystem of online software startups. Companies like Doubleclick, Commission Junction, and GoToMeeting started here, and those successes fueled a new wave of cloud and online software ventures in the area.
What problem does your startup solve?
Getting documents filled out and signed by clients, employees, and partners is traditionally a slow, error-prone, paper-intensive process. While PDF?s have been emailed around for years, as soon as people need to take action on those documents (fill out and/or sign), they were forced to go offline ? in most cases, downloading and printing. RightSignature streamlines document signing requests in a fast, efficient, secure online workflow.
Our users span solo professionals, small businesses, and enterprises around the world, and they rely on RightSignature to get a diverse range of documents signed ? contracts, proposals, NDA?s, employment forms, and many more.
Beyond efficiency, RightSignature helps businesses present a more professional face to their customers. Our legally-binding electronic signatures include authentication and compliance features that eliminate the risk of disputes over which version of a document was signed, and the secure archive ensures that companies always know where to find their most important signed agreements.
What is one challenge that you?ve overcome in the startup process?
Technically, the biggest challenge has been that our product works more like, say, YouTube, than like GoogleDocs. Meaning, instead of our cloud service pushing a single user experience or format on the user, we take documents uploaded by the user ? which many be in any of many file formats and using a variety of settings ? and turn it into an actionable, web-ready format that can be displayed reliably and consistently on all devices and in all browsers.
From a business point of view, the challenge is positioning and marketing our online document signing product so that it appeals to the diverse use cases of businesses of all sizes, in many different industries, all around the world.
What?s one thing the world doesn?t know about you or your startup?
We?re bootstrapped and proud of it. From day one, we?ve operated and grown entirely on the merits of our product, strong values, and good decisions. We have an awesome and exploding base of users ? we call them our raging fans ?whose support we earn and keep through product innovation and great service.
While we may bring in outside funding to add fuel to our growth trajectory, we?re committed to continuing to build the robust, sustainable company that our users trust and depend on for their most business-critical document needs.
What?s next for your startup?
The transition from paper to digital signatures is still in an early stage, and we have a challenging chapter ahead in scaling our company to meet the demand. Having online document signing capabilities is as vital for a modern business as having a website or a CRM program, and we?re always working to maintain RightSignature?s position as the best solution in the e-signature market.
RightSignature pushes the cutting edge in online documents, and we have a compelling (and top-secret) roadmap of innovative product development. Our new generation of iPhone and iPad apps are coming out soon. These apps will bring document sending, dashboard controls, and at-a-glance reporting to your mobile device, available wherever you go.
Where can people find out more?
Go to RightSignature.com and check out our free trial. You can experience signing a sample document online, send real documents to your customers and employees, and check out how to best put this technology to use in your business. I guarantee you won?t have to muddle through the print/scan/fax/FedEx/mail hassle ever again.
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Wilma Rosenow sure knows how to celebrate her birthday in style, the News-Tribune newspaper reports.
Rosenow, who recently turned 105 years old, lives at an assisted living community in Tacoma, Washington, and to mark her birthday, she was surprised during her party with a visit from a Harley Davidson motorcycle, which rode into her party as she was dining with friends and family.
According to the newspaper, Rosenow?s connection with motorcycles started when her community went on a trip years ago, and staff member Jaquelyn Kleiner noticed Rosenow chatting with motorcyclists at a rest stop. Later, Kleiner surprised Rosenow with a trip on a Harley for her 101st birthday in 2008.
Wilma Rosenow was born in 1907 in Washington state, and was one of 12 children born to German immigrants. She married a Tacoma firefighter, and they started a family. Today, she has two children, two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
But when one resident turns 105 and gets surprised by a motorcycle in her dining room, it?s also a treat for her friends.
?It?s always a surprise for us too,? 90 year-old fellow resident Doris Bostrom told the news source. ?I think one of these times she?ll probably try a helicopter ? that?s about the only thing left.?
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Mother Monster takes to Twitter after being rebuked by PETA for wearing fur coats. By Jocelyn Vena
<P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/lady_gaga/artist.jhtml">Lady Gaga</a> has come under fire after being photographed in various fur jackets over the past few weeks. Animal rights organization PETA is taking issue with the Mother Monster and her furry fashion choices.</P><P>In a statement released on <a href="http://www.peta.org/b/thepetafiles/archive/2012/08/13/will-turnocoat-gaga-be-peta-s-next-target.aspx" target="_blank">PETA</a>'s website, VP Dan Mathews recalls a statement she gave to Ellen DeGeneres in 2010 after she wore the infamous <a href="/news/articles/1647701/lady-gaga-talks-vma-meat-suit-with-ellen-degeneres.jhtml">meat dress to the VMAs</a> that year. And from there he takes aim at the star for being what he calls "Judas" to animal rights activists everywhere.</P><P><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>For those press and such who are writing about whether or not my fur is actually real, <a href="http://t.co/gwmPzSVd" title="http://littlemonsters.com/text/50296814ae5e67f649001277">littlemonsters.com/text/50296814a...</a></p>— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) <a href="https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/235115593886470144" data-datetime="2012-08-13T20:48:20+00:00">August 13, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></P><P>"Many of your gay fans, I among them, have long admired what you told Ellen: 'I hate fur and I don't wear fur.' I included a link because these recent photos of you in fox and rabbit and with a wolf carcass make it appear that you have amnesia," he wrote. "What happened? Are your stylists telling you that it's fake, or are you a turncoat? Many gays are animal advocates because we recognize that the same arrogance and indifference that some have toward animal suffering has at times been directed toward us personally because of our orientation.</P><P>"PETA has long participated in Pride events around the country, and just last week, we helped lead protests against Chick-fil-A. But by wearing those dumb furs in a heat wave, you're making yourself a target just like the mindless Kim Kardashian," he said, comparing her to the reality starlet who was <a href="/news/articles/1681699/kim-kardashian-flour-bombed.jhtml">flour-bombed by a PETA</a> member earlier this year. "As we plan our fall campaigns, please tell us whether what you gracefully told Ellen was heartfelt or just a pose."</P><P>He then asked for a response from her, but he didn't have to wait too long to get it. Gaga kept her response short, sweet and tongue-in-cheek. "For those press and such who are writing about whether or not my fur is actually real, please don't forget to credit the designer HERMES. Thank You! LOVE, gaga," she <a href="https://twitter.com/ladygaga" target="_blank">wrote</a> late Monday.</P><P><i>Was Lady Gaga's response appropriate? Leave your comment below!</i></P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Lady Gaga Twitter Lightning Round!" id="vid:683377" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P>
Smore, a startup which lets anyone quickly build attractive, single-page websites which it calls flyers, is rolling out a new version of its service today to specifically targets mobile app developers. Called simply "app flyers," theses mini, customized websites can be built in seconds by pulling in data from the App Store itself, then allowing users to tweak the design using a handful of built-in styles. "Most apps are not built by these huge companies that have a ton of money to spend on marketing," says?Smore co-founder Gilad Avidan of the new offering. "Most apps are small or micro businesses - and these people need help getting the word out."
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You have probably heard of Evernote, the cloud-based note-taking application. According to the company's website, "Evernote makes it easy to remember things big and small from your everyday life using your computer, phone, tablet and the web." Teachers use it to store lesson plans, shoppers make shopping lists, travelers plan trips and bloggers write stories.?The possibilities are endless, and the best part is that Evernote is?evolving?and continues to grow. Price: Free for basic usage, or $5 per month/$45 per year premium version with a higher usage limit and other pro features. Note:?Click here for a previous post with?more information on Evernote & Microsoft's OneNote.
TeuxDeux (pronounced to-do) is a simple and elegant "to-do" app. Price: free for the browser, $2.99 for iPhone
As more and more smartphones and tablets make it into the hands of people worldwide, the need for easy to use document signing has grown. There are several startups in the document signing space like ?Sign My Pad?, ?Sign Later? and many others. Most of them import a pdf and allow you to draw on top, and sign.
According to the newspaper, Rosenow?s connection with motorcycles started when her community went on a trip years ago, and staff member Jaquelyn Kleiner noticed Rosenow chatting with motorcyclists at a rest stop. Later, Kleiner surprised Rosenow with a trip on a Harley for her 101st birthday in 2008.