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Below is an outline of the steps needed to incorporate your nonprofit and become a tax exempt organization. In most states the incorporation process is done through the Secretary of State's office. Tax exemption is granted by the IRS. If you need more details read through our "How to Start a Nonprofit" pages (links above and at the right).
Incorporating Your Nonprofit in Puerto Rico
Be sure to thoroughly read through your states filing procedures or check directly with your state office to insure you are meeting all the filing requirements.
Step One: Choose a Name
The first thing you need to do is select a name for your organization. After you decide on a name check with your state to see that the name is available. Some states require that you "reserve" your name prior to incorporating, though most let you choose the name as part of the incorporating process.
- Nonprofit Ally "How to": Choose a Name for Your Nonprofit
Step Two: File for Incorporation
The next thing to do is file your Articles of Incorporation. Some States allow you to do this online. Though, many states still require a hard copy(s) to be mailed to their office.
- Nonprofit Ally "How to": File Articles of Incorporation
[Note: the filing fee for incorporating your nonprofit can range from $40 to $200. Some states can expedite filing for an added cost. Check with your filing office for more information.]
Step Three: Prepare Your Bylaws
Your bylaws are a set of rules adopted by you organization in order to regulate your affairs and the behavior of your members. Your bylaws should cover everything from the election of board members to the dissolution of your organization. If you intend to become a tax exempt organization it is important to have thorough bylaws. For more information, read our article on how to prepare your nonprofit bylaws at:
- Nonprofit Ally "How to": Prepare Your Bylaws
Step Four: Hold First Meeting
After you incorporate you can officially nominate and seat your board of directors. This is done at your first meeting. Other orders of business that are typically included in the first meeting are: adopting your bylaws, selecting officers (president, vice president, secretary and treasurer), opening a bank account, etc.
- Nonprofit Ally "How to": Hold your First Meeting
Step Five: Create a Records Book
Ideally your nonprofit will be around for many years. So, from the day of incorporation until the day of dissolution, you will need to keep record of all your meetings, your articles of incorporation, you bylaws, any amendments, resolutions, etc.
- Nonprofit Ally "How to": Create a Records Book.
Step Six: Apply for Federal Tax Exemption
To get your IRS tax exempt status you need to fill out IRS Form 1023. This is a rather long form. Be sure that all of the steps above are completed and that all the necessary language has been included into your articles of incorporation prior to applying for tax exempt status.
- IRS Tax Information for Nonprofits: Charities & Non-Profits
- Nonprofit Ally "How to": Federal Tax Exemption
Some Additional Steps
Now that the heavy lifting is done, there are two additional steps that you should take.
Step Seven: State Tax Exemption
Once you become a federally recognized tax exempt organization you should contact your state tax agency to obtain a state tax exemption form. Usually this is a simple form that verifies you have received your federal tax exemption. Not all states require this step.
Step Eight: Register as a Charitable Organization
Some states require that you register with their Attorney General in order to run fundraisers. This can vary depending on the size and/or purpose of your organization.


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Monday, June 22, 2009
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As most of you know, I've never been a "knows-her-way-around-a-kitchen" type person. It's not the kitchen part per se, it's just that... so much of what goes on in there involves cooking tasty dishes that people can actually eat without summoning their gag reflex.
I'm just back from a visit with may darling Mother, MaMa Jo. When the kids and I visit her, we have such fun and miss her dreadfully when we get home. Although, and I love a good "although," one of the less pleasant results is that my ego is confronted 3 times a day with the realization that I'm a "sucky" cook. My Mom is the queen of gastronomic delights, she can quite literally take 2 pieces of bread, rub them together and "presto!," a 4-course-super-delicious-meal magically appears on our plates! Upon seeing my crest-fallen ego, my Mom suggested that while visiting I try my hand at baking. After hearing this, I figured that this was an idea that might give a bad idea the will to live . . . . Bless her! She has no idea of her daughter's lack of skills! But, I gave it my best and as fate would have it, she was right - baking might actually be my thing!
I've perfected one of her most requested pies, and I would love to share the recipe with you. This "Becky-Home-ecky" moment will provide you with a couple of opportunities; the first being a chance to find your insulin shock threshold and second, offering you a way to shed the pale imitation of a life you presently posses without the knowledge of this tasty recipe.
Also important to note is that this pie might provoke the sounds that my Golden Retriever, AJ, makes when he's been licking himself too long.
MaMa Jo's Magic Pie
• Use an electric mixer to blend 8 oz. of Creme Cheese, 2 tsp. of Vanilla extract or 1 cap full of Almond extract.
• Mix in 1 can of sweetened condensed milk (I use Eagle Brand) - a little bit at a time, until thoroughly mixed.
• Add 1/3 cup of lemon juice and mix, again.
• Take a 12 ounce "do-hickey" of Cool Whip and fold half of the container into the above mixture.
• Plop all that into one of those crusts from the freezer section at the grocery store or one of those Graham-cracker ones - that would be tasty, too. (Just get over yourself and buy the pre-made kind. Don't be all Ina-Garten-Barefoot-Contessa-y about it!)
• Place in the fridge and guard with your meanest "don't-make-me-stop-this-car" face for about an hour before serving. You can top with fresh blue berries, strawberries or canned cherries, but I like mine naked-y.
• Serve with a smile and the number for Jenny Craig, whenever possible.
Labels: "comfort foods", "Cool Whip", "Eagle Brand", baking, dessert, pie, recipe ·
4 comments:
- olivia gray <3 said...
I want Magic Pie very badly now, Mama.
Lovely blog post.
- June 24, 2009 at 6:22 PM
- The Stylish House said...
Hi Leann,
It is great to connect with you and I really like your vibe! I am going to turn a blind eye to yummy lovely since I am watching my "girlish figure."
- June 25, 2009 at 8:01 AM
- Unknown said...
I'm glad to have made the connection, too! I'll try that "blind eye" thing and see if it works - I don't have much hope for me, however!
- June 26, 2009 at 6:00 AM
- S and O said...
That pie looks so delicious!!!
- September 3, 2009 at 2:43 PM

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ROSEAU, Dominica — A Dominica man has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a U.S. college student who was struck by a dive boat's propeller.
Casey Schulman of Falls Church, Virginia, was hit by the boat in December as she swam in waters just off a beach where her classmates were relaxing.
The fourth-year University of Virginia student was visiting Dominica with more than 50 other students as part of the school's "Semester at Sea" program.
On Thursday, police in Dominica arrested and charged local hotel owner Andrew Armour, who was the captain of the boat. He was apparently moving the vessel in reverse when he hit Schulman.
He was not required to make a plea on Thursday. He is due back in court next week.


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How to Move from MailChimp to GetResponse
After reading this step-by-step guide, you'll be able to easily move your online marketing from your MailChimp account to your new GetResponse account. You'll be set up in a flash!
We created this guide to make your transition from MailChimp to GetResponse as smooth and painless as possible. When you finish reading, you'll be equipped with everything you need to do just that.
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GetResponse account terminology
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Migrating your list
Migrating your list is as simple as just a couple of steps. You'll now be able to enjoy 100% single-opt in for all your imported lists. First, you'll need to export your subscribers from your MailChimp account.
- To do that, log in to your MailChimp account, go to Lists » select your desired list name. From the View Subscribers view, select all and choose » Export List. Then Export as a CSV file.
- Alternatively, you could create a backup of your entire MailChimp account in one go using the "My Data Backup" option. You may access this via your account menu in the top right corner of the account Account » Settings » Manage my data. From there you may choose "Build My Data Backup" and access the zipped CSV file of your account data.
- With your CSV file of subscribers, you'll then easily import the list to GetResponse via single opt-in from Contacts » Add Contacts. No re-confirmation required! Simply confirm for us that you have permission to email this list, our Compliance team will run it through our cutting-edge Hydra spam-protection system, and you'll be on your way in a flash.
Check out this helpful resource to see the process from start to finish.
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Moving messages
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2. Additionally, you could use the "My Data Backup" option in MailChimp to retrieve a full back-up of all of saved templates and their HTML code. You may then easily import your own templates into your GetResponse account. Again, you may access the backup via your account menu in the top right corner, choosing Account » Settings » Manage my data. From there you may choose Build My Data Backup and access the zipped CSV file of your account data. (Please note that due to the nature of HTML coding behavior, you will need to prepare for formatting differences between the MailChimp and GetResponse message editors.)
Make sure that by copying your emails or other content, you do not infringe MailChimp or any other third party's copyrights or other intellectual property rights.
3. With the necessary content at your disposal, in your GetResponse account you'll follow the simple message setup process for your newsletters and autoresponders. To create a new newsletter, simply go to Messages » Create Newsletter (or Messages » Create Autoresponder) to begin the easy creation process. Please refer to the linked texts above for step-by-step instructions.
4. You may choose to create your own messages from scratch in GetResponse, or use one of the 500+ predesigned templates available. The intuitive drag-and-drop editor is at your disposal to customize the templates in minutes. This FAQ will explain in detail all of the editing options you have available.
Moving forms
Ensuring your signup forms are properly set up with your new GetResponse account information may be as simple as replacing a form's code on your website, or resetting the details for any integrations you use.
To replace the form's code on your website, in GetResponse simply go to Forms » Create New to create your own form template, or basic HTML code to work into a custom design you already have on your site, and would like to maintain.
You'll then either copy and paste the new JavaScript code into your site, or the raw HTML that you'll integrate into your existing form's code. You can have a look at this helpful guide that will lead you through the step-by-step process.
Alternatively, you may have integrations enabled for the pages where you display sign-up forms. In this case, you could simply set up the sign-up form integration in GetResponse to ensure the form is properly displayed and configured to your proper GetResponse campaign and settings. To do this, go to Forms & surveys » Create Form » Integrations, and you'll see the list of form integration sites available, along with the opportunity to learn more about configuration.
Don't forget to remove any MailChimp form code from your website or disconnect any integrations you've established in external, third-party form hosting services.
Did you know that form pop-ups can get you 42 times more leads? And that's just one way to build your email list, there's plenty more!
Establishing integrations
Speaking of integrations, with GetResponse you'll find tons of integrations with the services you use most. With over 100 available, it should prove no problem to locate the existing integrations you've used with MailChimp, and re-establish the connection in your new GetResponse account.
You may view all integrations currently available here, and additionally may enable the highly-specified and advanced integrations available within your GetResponse account via My Account » Integrations.
You may enable any of the integrations by simply selecting the desired service and entering the requested account credentials.
We're always keen on developing new integrations. If you feel like we should add a specific one, reach out to us and let us know!
List of equivalent tools
As briefly covered in the GetResponse terminology section at the beginning of our guide, there are some tools that you used in MailChimp that you may find fairly similar in GetResponse.
In GetResponse we refer to your email subscribers as Contacts within the account, whereas in your MailChimp account you saw them described as subscribers. You'll manage your GetResponse Contacts via the Contacts menu in your account.
In MailChimp you used "Campaigns" to send one-time email blasts to your subscribers. At GetResponse, this type of message is referred to as a Newsletter.
Similarly named in MailChimp, as Multi-User accounts, in GetResponse you've got Team settings to manage different account collaborator accesses.
Your Automations in MailChimp, or their legacy follow-ups feature, could in some aspects be called autoresponders in GetResponse. While GetResponse also has a robust Marketing Automation tool, as we'll detail more below, you'll also have access to time-based autoresponders to easily set up message cycles. You'll find the easy setup and drag-and-drop, calendar-style management tool a breeze to work through.
You'll find the Campaigns » RSS campaign equivalent in GetResponse known as RSS-to-Email. The set up process will take just a few clicks, and you'll have your blog subscribers receiving updates in a flash.
With GetResponse you will find highly-advanced marketing automation tools, aimed at the everyday user, no matter the company size or experience. In your (paid) MailChimp account you had access to various Automation tools, based on your account type and access. You'll be pleased to see how specific you may now take your campaign results monitoring and reacting in GetResponse, and how easy workflows are to create using the drag-and-drop visual editor. You'll learn more about GetResponse Marketing Automation and access in the "Powerful tools now at your fingertips" section.
Similar to how you could create Signup forms in your MailChimp account, with GetResponse you can now easily create and fully customize forms to post on your site. Additionally, you may now use list building apps, like exit pop-ups, to increase your form conversions.
Known as Reports in MailChimp, in GetResponse you'll see all of your key statistics for your messages and contacts under Email Analytics.
Want to know how your results compare to others? Check out the free free Email Marketing & Beyond: Global Industry Benchmarks 2017report we've created in partnership with Smart Insights and Holistic Email Marketing.
Referred to as send-time optimization in MailChimp, with GetResponse you can send your messages based on when each individual subscriber is most likely to open and engage with your message. One size doesn't fit all when it comes to message send times.
Your sending times may now be as unique (automatically!) as your subscribers with this feature.
Powerful tools now at your disposal
Your access into the world of online marketing has just grown exponentially! You are no longer using just an email marketing account. Your GetResponse account is an all-in-one platform for your online marketing. Here you'll see a list of powerful new tools you now have at your fingertips, that you may not have had before.
GetResponse Forms go above and beyond. Of course you can create an inline sign-up form to feature on your website, but why not really amp up conversions with exit pop-ups, or shake, delay, and slide forms?
With GetResponse you have access to powerful Marketing Automation tools, including ecommerce features like abandoned cart, completed purchase, and webpage visited conditions. All GetResponse accounts have access to the visual drag-and-drop workflow editor, as well as the tagging functionality. At no extra cost above the minimum paying package (the $15/monthly Email package), you can make use of the following elements:
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- Take a look here at the Marketing Automation access levels for the account package that fits your needs
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The problem with approaching Electronic music is that it demands such a radically different style of listening. Everyone used to moan back in '06 how uhn-tiss isn't real music. It was stupid, but after checking Electronic music they had a point. How the music worked was so different in function and form that at first all you could think was 'it's just repetitive bullshit for mindless drones'.
There was rarely, if ever, a melodic hook or a catchy riff to hold on to. Nowadays we have the build-up-and-bass-drop structure, but all it does is borrow the verse-chorus-verse and remove the vocals. Tracks went on for 9 minutes, sounding both like they're not changing and like they're in a new place. Electronic music was confusing, and I wasn't sure when I began my exploration what to look for. I knew there was an element of danceability to it, elements of progressive structure and elements of atmospherics. I just couldn't make it gel together, couldn't find the larger context to put it in.
Leftism is the go-to album for anyone who wants to get into actual Electronic music. Compared to other popular Electronic acts – whether it's the Big Beat of Prodigy or the loud Brostep of Skrillex or the Pop style of Daft Punk – this is 'real Electronica'. I don't mean it in a snobbish way, since all the aforementioned artists are quite awesome. It's that they won't help you understand how Electronica works in general. They adapt other genres into Electronica so you can headbang to the Prodigy as if it were a Rock band with better drumbeats.
What Leftfield do here is combine a variety of genres into one cohesive whole without having a larger aim besides being danceable. Leftfield's strength is that their music looks to the mainstream while not straying from how Electronica works. The problem with Orbital and Underworld is that they were too artistic, too weird for anyone who only listened to the Pop radio.
The most notable difference is that Leftfield's drums hit harder. Underworld and Orbital never made something so dancefloor friendly like "Afro-Left" and "Release the Pressure". These songs are more concerned with grooves, with how the drums feel to the ear. The layers upon layers of sound are there – what self-respecting Electronica act doesn't have these? – but you're not supposed to look for it.
Leftfield's music is warmer and more inviting. The build-ups are ambient, but they're easy ambient, a collection of happy, gentle sounds. "Release the Pressure" defines their modus operandi with the ambient intro and the hard drums that kick in. It shows their influence from other genres by adapting a quasi-Reggea bit and vocals. The usage of vocals in the ambient intro also helps to ease into the genre. By the time the drumless "Melt" appears, you're used to it.
This warmth is the real key to Leftfield's brilliance. It's not music for raves where everyone is already on drugs or knows the music. The album wants everyone to join in. Many genres are here besides house – Downtempo on "Original", Big Beat on "Inspection" and Drum'n'Bass on "Storm 3000" and the result is this kaleidoscope that fascinated by how beautiful music can be. There's totality to this record. If someone told me this is their all-time favorite record, I wouldn't be surprised.
There's a song here called "Song of Life" and I couldn't think of a better title for a Leftfield song with how everything here brims with life-affirming energy. People have this weird aversion to Dance music, as if only music that's depressed is serious and has 'content'. Yet this album leaves me with a sense of wonder that no extremely technical guitar solo can achieve. They put "Melt" in the same album as "Open Up", because you can both chill and marvel at the stars before (or after) you start a moshpit – because why not? They pile layers of sound in "Afro-Left" and let it change as it goes on, because a song can be both progressive and a banger. Every song has clear hooks, whether it's the drums or the bass or just sounds that stick out. Electronica doesn't have to be difficult. A listener doesn't have to play the song over and over until he finds all the layers but can already hop in.
The highlight is actually "Space Shanty", which wasn't released as a single. Every time I listen to it I'm surprised by how well constructed it is, yet how hard it bangs. It's also the definitive House track, since the elements of repetition and progression are prominent in it, feeding off each other without negating each other.. All of the loops that drive the song change a little as it goes on. The BPM remains the same, but the climax sounds nothing like the intro. At the same time, there's a separation between loops that create a groove and loops that provide atmosphere. No House track summed the genre as well as that one.
If you haven't started exploring Electronic music, you should. This is where you should start your journey. Some tracks show you the more experimental and artistic side of things. Others just want to make you dance. There are a few that do both and there's, of course, "Space Shanty". Best of all, this album sounds like a monument. Nothing about it hints it was just a collection of singles and some new tracks. If music's purpose is to connect people, to make us happy and love our life a little then no one has a reason to avoid this.
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The X Games is a sports event, controlled and arranged by the U.S. sports broadcaster ESPN (with coverage also shown on its sister network ABC), which focuses on extreme sports.
The inaugural X Games were held in summer 1995 in Rhode Island. Participants compete to win bronze, silver and gold medals, and prize money.
The Winter X Games are held in January or February (usually in January) and the Summer X Games are usually held in August, both in the United States. The location of the Winter X Games is in Aspen, Colorado through 2014, while the location for the Summer X Games has been in Los Angeles, changing to Austin in May 2014. The X Games also has international competitions and demos around the world that are held at varying times throughout the year. The games are shown live on television.
The Winter X Games are, as described by ESPN (2008), a competition compiled of the greatest winter action sport athletes from around the world competing on an annual basis. The competition has day and evening events including skiing, snowboarding and snowmobiling. The first Winter X Games took place at Mountain Resort in Big Bear Lake, California, in 1997. The following two years, the Games were held at Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado. The two years following that, the Games were held in Mount Snow, Vermont. Since 2002, the Winter X Games have been held at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, and according to ESPN they will continue to be held there in 2014.
The competition often features new tricks such as Tony Hawk's 900 in skateboarding, Travis Pastrana's double backflip in freestyle motocross, Heath Frisby's first ever snowmobile front flip in Snowmobile Best Trick, and Torstein Horgmo's first landed triple flip in a snowboard competition. Concurrent with competition is the "X Fest" sports and music festival, which offers live music, athlete autograph sessions and interactive elements.


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WICHITA, Kan. (July 9, 2010) – Fighting for every point, the U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team surprised Pool C leader Russia with a 25-21, 27-25, 25-23 sweep in an FIVB World League Intercontinental Round match on Friday at Koch Arena.
With the win, the USA improves to 8-3 in Pool C and remains in second place while Russia gets its second loss at 9-2. The U.S. Men will try for a bid to the World League Final Round in Argentina when the two teams play their second and final Intercontinental Round match on Saturday at 6 p.m. CT. (BUY TICKETS!)
United States outside hitter Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) led all scorers with 15 points on 11 kills (0.39 hitting percentage), three blocks and an ace. Opposite Clay Stanley (Honolulu, Hawaii) scored 12 points on 11 kills (0.28 hitting percentage) and one block. Middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) finished with 12 points on 10 kills (0.69 hitting percentage) and two blocks.
U.S. Head Coach Alan Knipe (Huntington Beach, Calif.) singled out Holmes for praise.
"I thought Russell Holmes had a great match at middle blocker playing for Ryan Millar (who was not on the roster)," Knipe said. "The most important thing for us has been getting our play up to a level we find acceptable."
Semen Poltavskiy led Russia with 14 points on 13 kills and one ace. Tara Khtey and Alexander Volkov each had nine points.
The United States out-blocked Russia 8-5, but Russia led in spikes 53-49 and in aces 3-1. Team USA's hitting percentage was 0.33 and its attack percentage was 0.46. Russia's hitting percentage was 0.32 and its attack percentage was 0.52.
Russia was hurt by 17 service errors while the U.S. had 10.
Among other U.S. scorers, outside hiter Sean Rooney (Wheaton, Ill.) had five points on four kills and one block. Middle blocker David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) finished with three points on two kills and one block. Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) totaled two points on two attacks, including a critical tip in the second set. Hansen was also credited with eight running sets and no faults on 68 attempts.
"I thought Kevin Hansen set his best match of World League," Knipe said. "When your setter is having a good match, it puts the team in good shape to win."
Libero Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.) was credited with 12 excellent serve receptions and three faults on 23 attempts. Rooney was credited with 11 excellent serve receptions and no faults on 15 attempts. Rooney also led the team in digs with six and one fault in nine attempts.
Knipe started Rooney and Priddy at outside hitter, Lee and Holmes at middle blocker, Stanley at opposite, Hansen at setter and Lambourne at libero. Evan Patak (Pleasanton, Calif.) played as a substitute.
In the first set, the U.S. Men held an 8-5 lead at the first technical timeout (TTO), scoring on two kills and an ace by Priddy, one from Rooney and a kill and block by Stanley along with three Russian errors. Russia turned up the heat at the net, scoring on two kills by Muerskiy and two by Volkov and used an ace from Krasikov to tie the score at 14-14. However, Dmitry Krasikov's next serve went long to keep the U.S. ahead and a Priddy kill gave the U.S. a 16-15 lead at the second TTO. With the score tied 16-16 Team USA took a two point lead on a Russian violation and Holmes kill. Russia came back with a kill by Maxim Mikhaylov to pull back to within one. The teams exchanged service errors before Stanley's kill down the right side gave the U.S. a 20-18 lead. Russia's hitting error gave the U.S. a three-point lead at 21-18 and Russia called timeout. Russia came back with a Krasikov kill, but then served into the net. Russia's Volkov got a kill, but Russia had another serving error to make it 23-20 for the U.S. The U.S. served long to make it 23-21, but a Stanley kill brought Team USA to set point. Russia took timeout, but Russia was called for being over the net during the next rally to give the U.S. the set victory. Stanley and Priddy had five points in the set for the U.S. Mikhaylov led Russia with five.
Russia was trailing 4-3 when it scored four straight points behind the serving of Poltavskiy. Despite U.S. kills by Priddy and Holmes, Russia held an 8-6 lead at the first TTO of the second set, paced by two kills and a block by Volkov. Poltavskiy had a kill and an ace. Russia held a three points lead at 14-11 when the U.S. came back with a Hansen tip and Priddy block to close to 14-13. A Russian hitting error and Priddy block tied the score at 14-14. Priddy had another block to give Team USA a 15-14 lead. Taras Khtey tied the score with a kill, but a Stanley spike off the block gave the U.S. a 16-15 lead at the second TTO. After the break, Holmes' block put the U.S. up by two. The U.S. lead was still two at 20-18 when Russia scored on two straight kills to tie the score at 20-20. Knipe called timeout and Hansen came back with a perfect setter dump to keep the U.S. in the lead. Russia tied it with a kill, but two straight kills from Stanley and Holmes gave Team USA a 23-21 lead and Russia called timeout. Russia tied the score with two straight kills and the U.S. called timeout. Priddy responded with a kill to give the U.S. its first set points. Khtey fought it off with a spike. Priddy got a second set point with a spike off the block, but Poltavskiy tied it again with an attack. Holmes gave the U.S. a 26-25 lead and Russia's hitting error gave the U.S. the 27-25 set victory. Priddy led the U.S. with eight points in the set. Poltavskiy had nine for Russia.
The U.S. took a 4-1 lead in the third set, scoring on a Rooney spike and block and a tip from Holmes. Two straight blocks by Kazakov pulled Russia to within one at 4-3, but it followed that with a service error and a tip that should have been an easy score going out causing Bagnoli to call timeout trailing 6-3. Russia's Poltavskiy responded with a kill, but the U.S. kept up the pressure and led 8-6 at the first TTO. Russia tied the score on a U.S. serving error and tip by Volkov, then took the lead on Yury Berezhko's ace. The two teams battled back and forth, with the U.S. holding a slim 16-15 lead at the second TTO. The score was tied at 21-21 when Stanley gave his team the lead with a left-side kill off the block. Russia came back to tie the score on Poltavskiy's attack and took a 23-22 lead on a Berezhko kill. Team USA called timeout and came back with a double block by Priddy and Lee to reach match point. Russia's attack attempt went long to end the match.
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2010 FIVB World League
July 9-10 in Wichita, Kan.
U.S. Roster (Roster will be reduced to 12 for the matches)
No. Name (Position, Height, Hometown, College)
1 Matt Anderson (OH, 6-10, West Seneca, N.Y., Penn State)
2 Sean Rooney (OH, 6-9, Wheaton, Ill., Pepperdine)
3 Evan Patak (Opp, 6-8, Pleasanton, Calif., UC Santa Barbara)
4 David Lee (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Calif., Long Beach State)
5 Rich Lambourne (L, 6-3, Tustin, Calif., BYU)
6 Paul Lotman (OH, 6-7, Lakewood, Calif., Long Beach State)
8 C Reid Priddy (OH, 6-5, Richmond, Va., Loyola Marymount)
11 Tyler Hildebrand (S, 6-4, Mesa, Ariz., Long Beach State)
13 Clay Stanley (OPP, 6-9, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Hawai'i)
14 Kevin Hansen (S, 6-5, Newport Beach, Calif., Stanford)
15 Russell Holmes (MB, 6-8, Fountain Valley, Calif., BYU)
17 Max Holt (MB, 6-9, Cincinnati, Ohio, Penn State)
18 Scott Touzinsky (OH, 6-6, St. Louis, Mo. Long Beach State)
19 Alfee Reft (L, 5-10, Oxnard, Calif., Hawai'i)
Head Coach: Alan Knipe (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Team Leader: Jon Roberts
Assistant Coach: Gary Sato (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Trainer: Jeff Stork (Topanga, Calif.)
Consultant Coach: Ron Larsen
Doctor: William Stetson
Technical Coordinator: Chris Jackson (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Medical Support: Aaron Brock (Storm Lake, Iowa)
Pool C Standings (As of July 2)
Country (points) record
Russia (26) 9-2
Finland (9) 4-8
Egypt (5) 2-9
Note: Match won 3-0 or 3-1: 3 points for the winner, 0 point for the loser
Match won 3-2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
In case of tie, the teams will be classified according to the following criteria: number of matches won, points ratio and sets ratio
2010 U.S. World League Schedule and Results
Date: June 4-5
Location: Ekaterinburg, Russia
June 4: Russia def. United States, 25-15, 26-24, 25-14
June 5: Russia def. United States, 25-14, 25-22, 21-25, 25-21
Date: June 11-12
Opponent: Finland
Location: Tampere, Finland
June 11: United States def. Finland, 25-27, 25-18, 27-25, 25-28
June 12: United States def. Finland, 18-25, 25-23, 25-21, 28-26
Date: June 18-19
Opponent: Egypt
Location: Cabarrus Arena in Concord, N.C.
June 18: United States def. Egypt, 25-19, 25-15, 14-25, 25-21
June 19: United States def. Egypt, 25-20, 25-22, 11-25, 25-14
Date: June 25-26 (7 p.m. CT both days)
Opponent: Finland
Location: Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
June 25: Finland def. United States, 25-22, 14-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-11
June 26: United States def. Finland, 25-21, 18-25, 25-19, 25-23
Date: July 2-3
Opponent: Egypt
Location: Cairo, Egypt
July 2: United States def. Egypt, 20-25, 31-29, 25-17, 21-25, 15-12
July 3: United States def. Egypt, 20-25, 25-18, 19-25, 25-22, 18-16
Date: July 9 at 7 p.m. CT; July 10 at 6 p.m. CT
Opponent: Russia
Location: Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan. - www.wichitasports.com/
July 9: United States def. Russia, 25-21, 27-25, 25-23.
Final Round (must qualify)
Date: July 21-25
Location: Cordoba, Argentina
Other Pool C Results
June 5: Egypt def. Finland, 23-25, 26-24, 25-16, 20-25, 15-13
June 6: Finland def. Egypt, 25-22. 23-25, 25-20, 25-19
June 11: Russia def. Egypt, 26-24, 22-25, 25-21, 25-15
June 12: Russia def. Egypt, 23-25, 25-19, 25-17, 22-25, 15-8
June 18: Russia def. Finland, 25-16, 25-21, 25-18
June 19: Russia def. Finland, 25-18, 25-16, 18-25, 25-18
June 25: Russia def. Egypt, 25-18, 25-18, 25-16
June 26: Russia def. Egypt, 25-17, 25-12, 25-18
July 2: Russia def. Finland, 25-20, 25-19, 25-14
July 3: Finland def. Russia, 25-18, 18-25, 25-23, 25-19
July 7: Finland def. Egypt, 25-18, 25-18, 25-14
July 8: Egypt def. Finland, 25-23, 25-19, 25-22


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Janet Jackson showed off some slick dance moves at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night in a tribute performance to her late brother, Michael Jackson, and while it was a somber occasion, the star told MTV News she had fun, too.
"This is the most fun — from my mouth to God's ears — the most fun I have ever had working on a project for TV," she said of the tribute performance, which found her joining a number of dancers for montage of Michael's songs, ending in their 1995 duet, "Scream."
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MTV will air a special look at the star's preparations for the performance on Saturday in a behind-the-scenes show, "The Making of Janet Jackson's VMA Tribute Performance."
"I just wanted to come to rehearsal when I'm supposed to come to rehearsal as if I'm one of the kids," Janet said, explaining she just wanted to play a part in the collaborative effort between a number of choreographers. "Just let me know when and where, and where I stand, and teach me what I'm supposed to know. I wanted it to be that for me this time around. I wanted it to be like that this time, even though I got a little more involved than that still, but not to the magnitude that I normally get involved."
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And the performance went off without a hitch on Sunday, following an emotional speech by Madonna honoring the King of Pop.
"It's a lot of hard work," Janet said. "[But] I always enjoy myself. I try to enjoy myself, have fun. I enjoyed myself from day one all the way to the end."
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Lindsay Lohan reportedly hasn't decided if she wants to meet her new half brother once he is born.
The 'Liz & Dick' actress - whose father Michael Lohan took a paternity test recently which confirmed that 17-year-old Ashley Horn is his daughter - reportedly said she wants nothing to do her and called the situation a "circus" but she might still have a relationship with Michael's new baby boy who is due to arrive on January 31.
A source close to the 26-year-old starlet told The Huffington Post: "Lindsay is very loyal to her mom Dina and hasn't forgiven Michael for leaking a phone call between them last month. What makes matters even more complicated about the new baby Michael is expecting in January is that it's with one of her ex-friends, Kate Major."
But Michael said he wants to hear Lindsay's feeling directly from her and hopes she will have a relationship with both of her half-siblings.
He said: "What p***es me off is people say sh*t that isn't even what she or we say. If it's not from the horse's mouth it means nothing."
A source close to Lindsay previously said that although she has no personal issue with 17-year-old student Ashley, she finds the situation "disgusting" and doesn't want to meet her because her father was still married to her mother Dina when he had a fling with Ashley's mother Kristi Horn in 1995.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Backup catcher Chris Stewart's single keyed a three-run burst in the ninth inning against Francisco Rodriguez and sent the Pittsburgh Pirates past Milwaukee 4-1 Wednesday night, ending the Brewers' three-game winning streak.
Rodriguez (1-1) had given up only one run in 21 innings in his first 21 games. But the Pirates tagged the Milwaukee closer for four consecutive hits to beat the Brewers for only the second time in nine games.
Milwaukee managed only six hits and went 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position minus Carlos Gomez. The star center fielder dropped his appeal Wednesday and began a three-game suspension for his part in a bench-clearing fracas at Pittsburgh on Easter Sunday.
Stewart, making only his eighth start of the season, singled for a 2-1 lead. Starling Marte, playing for the first time since exiting Saturday with tightness in his back, then hit a two-run double.
Tony Watson (4-0) pitched a scoreless eighth. Mark Melancon worked the ninth for his fifth save in six chances.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hunter Pence, Michael Morse and Brandon Crawford homered to power the San Francisco Giants past Atlanta.
Gregor Blanco stole three bases and scored three runs as the Giants continued to dominate the matchup of NL division leaders. San Francisco finished 5-1 against Atlanta this season.
Madison Bumgarner (5-3) allowed four runs and five hits in five innings.
Julio Teheran (2-3) lasted only 3 1-3 innings. He gave up five runs and seven hits in his second loss to the Giants this season.
Pence finished with four hits and three RBIs, Crawford collected three hits and three RBIs and Morse connected for his team-leading ninth home run.
PHOENIX (AP) — Ian Desmond and Tyler Moore each lined two-run singles in the ninth inning to break open a close game, helping the Washington Nationals beat Arizona.
Nationals starter Doug Fister was locked into a pitcher's duel with Brandon McCarthy before Washington pulled away.
Jayson Werth homered and Tyler Clippard (4-3) tossed one scoreless inning for Washington. Brad Ziegler (0-1) had pitched 18 1-3 straight scoreless innings.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Garrett Richards allowed five hits over seven innings and the Angels swept the two-game series.
Mike Trout, who grew up in nearby Millville, New Jersey, went 1 for 4 with a triple, walk and stolen base.
Richards (4-0) struck out eight, had no walks and lowered his ERA to 2.42. Ernesto Frieri pitched a perfect eighth and Joe Smith finished off the five-hitter for his fifth save in seven tries.
A.J. Burnett (2-3) labored through five innings, allowing three runs and seven hits. He struck out six and walked five.
The Angels have won five of six to move a season-high three games above .500. Philadelphia has lost three straight and seven of nine to fall a season-worst four games under .500.
NEW YORK (AP) — Masahiro Tanaka pitched a four-hitter for his first major league shutout and the Yankees got home runs from Yangervis Solarte and Mark Teixeira at Citi Field.
Brian Roberts tripled twice and the Yankees finally beat their crosstown rivals after dropping six straight. The Mets took all four Subway Series games last year and won two slugfests in the Bronx this week.
Tanaka (6-0) overwhelmed the Mets with his vast assortment of pitches while spoiling Rafael Montero's major league debut. Montero (0-1) threw six competitive innings but was no match for the $155 million rookie from Japan.
Tanaka struck out eight and walked none in his first complete game in the majors. He also singled, giving him one more than Mets pitchers have in 64 at-bats this season.


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A true milk protein allergy usually appears in the first year of life, when an infant's digestive system is still quite immature.
Milk allergy symptoms may appear anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours after the child consumes a milk product, but the most severe symptoms usually occur within half an hour. The most common symptoms are:
Less common symptoms include blood in the stool.
In babies, if the milk allergy affects their respiratory system, they also may have chronic nasal stuffiness, a runny nose, cough, wheezing, or difficulty in breathing. The allergy also can cause eczema, hives, swelling, itching, or a rash around the mouth and on the chin due to contact with milk.
If you suspect your baby has an allergy to milk, tell your pediatrician, and be sure to mention whether there's a family history of allergy. Take your child to the doctor's office or emergency room
if he
If your breastfed infant develops a milk allergy, your pediatrician may recommend that you follow a milk-free diet yourself. (You should take an extra calcium supplement in addition to the prenatal vitamin that you are already taking.) As you wean your baby, delay feeding him cow's milk as long as possible, and give it very cautiously at first, at the direction of your doctor.
Infants with milk allergy should be given alternatives like soy formula or elemental formula, according to your pediatrician's guidelines. Ask your doctor to recommend a brand of hypoallergenic formula made with extensive hydrolysate protein, which is processed in a way to avoid allergic reactions. He can not only offer guidance on which formulas to select, but also where to buy them (they're not available in all stores).
If your pediatrician suspects that a milk allergy is present, first he will try eliminating milk and milk products completely for a period of time to see if there is any improvement. If there is, your child may then be given a milk trial—that is, a controlled introduction of milk to the diet. This will reveal whether the symptoms decrease or disappear when milk is avoided and if they reappear when it's introduced again.
This trial of milk should be carried out cautiously and under the supervision of a doctor; don't experiment by trying to introduce milk on your own—talk with your pediatrician.
Infants who are allergic to milk can become sick quickly, even if exposed to only a small amount.
A young child over the age of one year who has a milk allergy will need to avoid cheese, yogurt, ice cream, and any food that contains milk. She will need a milk substitute like soy milk; if she's also sensitive to soy protein (some children are allergic to both soy and milk), your doctor can suggest still another milk substitute.
Your pediatrician can use several appropriate medications to treat a reaction to milk; these include antihistamines and antiasthma medication (if wheezing is among your child's allergy symptoms). However, the main "treatment" is to eliminate milk and milk products from your child's diet. Most children eventually will outgrow the allergy by ages two to five years; this allergy seldom lasts until adolescence.
By the way, be sure to tell all of your child's caregivers (including babysitters and those in child care settings) of your child's milk allergy so he is not given milk by mistake.
As mentioned earlier, breastfeeding a baby is the best way to prevent a milk allergy from developing in a newborn. Particularly if anyone in your immediate family is allergy-prone, you should plan to breastfeed your baby; research has shown that breastfeeding for at least four months (some recommend exclusive breastfeeding to six months or longer) can prevent or delay the development of allergies to cow's milk. When you eventually introduce other foods to your baby, you'll want to do it gradually (a new one at one- or two-week intervals), watching for the signs of allergy.
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"One of the finest books ever written about the space program. On nearly every page of this fine book, I learned something new. Neal has given Shepard's unique humanity a chance to emerge from not only the legend that NASA built around him but the one he built around himself. Alan Shepard, it turns out we didn't know you, after all. Light this candle, indeed." —Homer Hickam, author of Rocket Boys
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"Why don't you fix your little problem and light this candle." —Alan Shepard to NASA technicians, at liftoff for America's first manned spaceflight
"Just what a biography should be: sharp, evocative, and brisk." —Kirkus Reviews
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The winners of the 2008 Thunk to the Head Awards give new meaning to the phrase "embarrassment of riches."
The winners of the 2008 Thunk to the Head Awards give new meaning to the phrase "embarrassment of riches."
- Believe it or not, there are people who are too dumb to be greedy. Cleveland Councilman Robert J. White III lost his seat of 12 years and may go to prison -- for a $500 bribe. But no one comes close to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who allegedly stopped just short of "selling" President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat on Craigslist.
- Talk-show bloviator Phil "Dr. Phil" McGraw for his self-serving shtick in trying to "treat" Britney Spears shortly after her mental breakdown. Spears, who threw McGraw out of her hospital room, may have problems, but she isn't crazy.
- Bill Gates. That's right, the Microsoft mogul, for stating he didn't think there was anything extraordinary about human intelligence. Well, let's see you make a brain, smart guy.
- In a new twist on "Take Your Kid to Work Day," Sarah Titi Walker of Greenville, S.C., was arrested for robbing a grocery store in March. Walker and her boyfriend brought along their 4-month-old as part of a hostage ruse.
- He should have been charged with false advertising, too. Daniel Allen Everette, of Pontiac, Mich., was wearing a "World's Greatest Dad" T-shirt when he tried to pick up a 14-year-old girl for sex in August. He pleaded guilty to sexual abuse.
- John Edwards, who argued that he cheated on his cancer-stricken wife only when she was in remission. Well. That's different.
- A knock on the noggin' of perennial presidential candidate Alan Keyes, who filed a lawsuit contesting President-elect Barack Obama's citizenship. At least Obama was born on this planet.
- State police in Santa Fe, N.M., didn't have to go far to capture drunken driver Roy Aguilar. When officers responded to motorists' calls after Aguilar's truck was spotted weaving on the road, a pursuit began. It ended when Aguilar jumped out of his still-moving vehicle -- which ran him over.
- The Saudi judge who refused to annul a marriage between an 8-YEAR-OLD girl and a 47-year-old man. The child was given to the pedophile, er, "groom," by her father to repay a debt. The judge ordered that the girl not be touched until she reaches puberty. No matter which culture you're from, this constitutes insanity.
- Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain, for arguing he deserved a $10 million bonus for holding his company's losses to $11.67 billion. Granted, the company already was upside-down when Thain got there, but why does everyone these days think they deserve a cookie? It used to be called doing your job.
- I'd toss a thunk to whiny Cleveland Browns receiver Braylon Edwards, but well ... Hey 17, just shut up and catch.
- But the Thunk of the Year goes to Heath and Deborah Campbell, who named their son "Adolf Hitler Campbell." Was "Judas Iscariot Campbell" already taken?


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The Stepfather (1987)
The whole "death to remakes" wave didn't really hit me until there was a remake of this film. It seems as though when one produces a remake of a movie that was very popular or influential to a genre, such as The Thing or Clash of the Titians, audiences will keep in mind the differences and critical aspects of both, often remaining loyal to the original or the "better" of them. At the very least, every generation is aware of the fact that it was a remake. With The Stepfather, it seems as though no one really remembers the first, which is a shame. Along with Arachnophobia, it remains one of the few films, horror or otherwise, which can get under my skin in a good way. I'll admit that I am not a horror buff, which I'd argue is very common for people born after the mid-'80s. Horror films seemed to stand out, if not dominate audiences back then, as they should following a baby boom that left a considerable amount of teenagers and young adults who expected the ultimate theater experience. Many of the films that I've just been introduced to are some of the most well designed films around, in any genre. Not just for story, but for the lack of computer effects and some notorious soundtracks by awesome conductors.
The Stepfather plants its tactics in the home, unlike most other horror films. There are no (fictional) monsters—no radiated zombies or blood thirst beasts. The film opens with its most psychologically disturbing scene. A peaceful suburb is overlooked and all the attention is placed on a beautiful home. A man washes his bloody hands in a bathroom. He looks like a gangly lumberjack. Within minutes, he is showered and begins to change his appearance right down to his eye color. Standing in the mirror now is a clean-shaven gentleman in a nice suit. The look on his face both before and after his transformation tells us that there is a screw loose up there in his big head. He puts his old clothes, spectacles, and wedding ring into a suitcase and walks into the hall, where the buzz of a phone off the hook has spread throughout the house. He returns some toys to their bin (he's a tidy man, after all). You see adorable photos off-kilter on the stairway and still you are not alarmed, until he reaches the bottom of the steps and blood is smeared on the wall. The mangled bodies of his wife and young daughter are on the floor; it becomes obvious that he is the killer. But what does he do before he leaves the grizzly scene? Places the blood-smeared phone back in its cradle and puts the cushion of a chair back where it belongs. It's as if he's thinking that when the cops find the massacre, they will note that barbarians didn't live there.Continue Reading


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Germany and Europe share a common destiny, a destiny requiring Germany to assume a real leadership. Germany cannot disengage from Europe. In the past, famous thinkers such as Goethe, Kant, and Schiller brought Germany to the forefront of the effort to reconcile national identity, European action, and cosmopolitan responsibility. Today, Germany must once again return to its best traditions to relaunch Europe and prepare a better future.
During the current crisis, we have felt that Germany, rightly proud of its economic performance, has adopted a certain sense of self-sufficiency. But if Berlin renounces its historical role in Europe, that would spell the political end of both Europe and Germany. Nobody, not even the Germans, should be under the illusion they can go it alone: Only united will the Europeans be able to face the increasing global challenges.
I am afraid that all the Europeans, including Germans, are running the same risk. Germany might think it is too big for Europe, but it is certainly too small to face alone the new global challenges when compared to the United States or China. Therefore, Germany needs Europe, too. And it needs a "European" Europe, not a "German" one.
Monetary union has brought huge political, economic, and trade benefits to Germany. German exports to the rest of the euro countries have multiplied since the introduction of the single currency. But economic and monetary union has not been achieved. That requires not only new rules but a qualitative leap forward.
This is why Germany must assume a positive leadership, showing the way ahead. The immediate task is more effectively tackling the current crisis. The arguments for deepening integration on fiscal policy and economic governance are clear: Both debtor nations and creditor nations have lost real sovereignty. The confrontational logic which has settled in between creditors and debtors is shattering the very foundation of the European construction. And if we only stick to stricter rules and tougher conditionality, we risk further propelling centrifugal forces inside Europe. That will draw us further away from the solution we are seeking by breaking up Europe, dividing the eurozone into two areas through the buildup of a "core euro," leaving behind the weaker countries.
Germany needs to clearly state what it means by its proposal of a "political union." It should convince all European partners of its determination to follow the federal path and propose a clear road map toward a democratic and federal Europe – a project which cannot be postponed for five or 10 years but should start right now, in 2012, and should go hand in hand with the realization of fiscal, economic, and banking union.
Europe today has arrived at an impossible status quo. To break out, Germany should start to speak the language of truth, at home and in the rest of Europe. A political union needs a wide discussion. If one looks at the declining credibility of the political process among the European publics, such a discussion will be as difficult as it is necessary.
Germany should give up its hesitation between re-nationalization and Europeanization. We have too often felt that Germany was sitting in a rocking chair between German local elections and European summits. And too often national leaders have signaled that they do not want the changes that they are nevertheless making. Germany should shift from a "crisis agenda" to a "positive political agenda."
And only if European countries, under the German leadership, re-engage in the European construction can we overcome the waves of mistrust between countries and against Europe. We are all paying too high a price for the lack of a political Europe. It is time to strongly advance toward political union through the front door by launching a new constitutional process.
Romano Prodi, a former Italian prime minister and president of the European Commission, is a member of the Nicolas Berggruen Institute's Council for the Future of Europe. This article first appeared in Bild Zeitung.
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Outrage Online Over Rumored Threat to Beloved App
China's state-run telecom companies are no strangers to angry customers, who complain loudly and often about poor service or hidden charges. But the companies experienced a new level of consumer rage over the weekend as rumors emerged that they're working on a plan to charge for the use of the country's most popular free mobile application, which they did not develop and do not operate.
The application in question is WeChat, a messaging and social media program created by China's largest listed Internet company Tencent. Since its introduction two years ago, the app, which allows users to send voice and text messages and also share photos with groups of contacts, has accrued more than 300 million users.
In what would amount to both a tribute and a threat to WeChat's success, Chinese media have reported in recent weeks that China's three telecom service providers have been meeting with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to work out a way to charge for the service. Those rumors took on new weight over the weekend when Miao Wei, the head of MIIT, was quoted by business magazine Caixin as saying that it was possible that a small charge would be added (in Chinese).
MIIT declined to comment when contacted by China Real Time on Monday and has so far made no mention of any potential charges for WeChat on its website.
The remark nevertheless helped push Tencent's shares down 1.5% on Monday and drew almost universal outrage from users on China's other popular social media service, Sina Corp.'s Weibo.
"Charging for WeChat would be the most serious battle in the history of the Chinese Internet," wrote popular blogger Fang Xingdong in a post forwarded more than 1,000 times. "It not only threatens WeChat, it also threatens other Internet applications and topples the Internet's fundamental principles and model," he added.
Many others shared his concerns, lashing out at the Chinese telecom companies and bemoaning the dampening effect such a move might have on an application that is currently on the most popular means by which tech-savvy Chinese communicate over their phones.
"Telecom carriers, could you be more thuggish? How much blood do you want to squeeze from the common people," wrote another user under the handle Gerald Xiao Lei.
But beneath the online bitterness lies a very real challenge for China's telecom operators. As more and more Chinese switch to smartphones, applications like WeChat have outcompeted the services offered by the telecoms, eating away at revenue generated by their core voice and text message services. Worsening the situation, the WeChat function that allows users to locate others close to them puts pressure on the part of the network that locates mobile users, according to a recent interview with a China Mobile official (in Chinese).
Although telecom providers do not traditionally charge for the "signaling" services, heavy use of apps like WeChat can crash a network, according to the official, who pointed out how a flood of signaling crashed NTT DoCoMo's Tokyo network for several hours early last year.
Speaking at a conference over the weekend, Tencent's Chief Executive Pony Ma quibbled with how much pressure the application put on networks, in part arguing that the large amount of data use attributed to WeChat was in part due to links to external audio and video content, according to Chinese media.
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Analysts warn that charging users specifically for WeChat would probably kill off the app, widely considered one of the most innovative products designed by a Chinese Internet firm and one of the few with some hope of finding success overseas. Backing up that claim was an unscientific poll by Southern Metropolitan Daily on Weibo on Monday, in which 86% of more than 2,000 respondents said they would stop using WeChat if they were forced to pay for it.
In turn users would likely gravitate to a similar free product, leaving the telecoms right where they began.
Given the power of the telecoms, Tencent nonetheless will likely have to make some sort of offering, according to Mark Natkin, managing director of Marbridge Consulting, a Beijing-based tech research firm.
"One way or another [Tencent] has to appease the operators, and if they can't make them feel happy about how much they're losing on the cost to build out the network, then it's an absolute that operators will start to throw up roadblocks," Mr. Natkin said, but he added that MIIT's statement seemed to indicate it would try to find a reasonable solution to the problem.
"I don't imagine that this will come to a standstill in which operators are asking something impossible or simply blocking WeChat traffic, but it also sounds like [the operators] are not going to simply stand by and wait to get offered a piece of pie," he said.
Meanwhile Tencent has signaled that it has no plans to charge users for the service, a potential indication that a direct transaction between the Internet companies and the carriers that does not affect users would be possible.
"We have no plan to charge individual users of Weixin/WeChat. We believe Tencent and telecom carriers can develop collaborative and mutually beneficial relationships," the company said in a statement. "We generate data traffic subscriptions for telecom carriers and are expanding data plan user base for them through the provision of mobile value-added services to the users. We will continue to collaborate with telecom carriers to achieve win-win situation like what we did in the 2G era."
China Mobile could not be reached for comment.
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All eyes were on Beyoncé this morning at the inauguration ceremony in Washington D.C., as the stylish songbird stunned in a gorgeous velvet and chiffon beaded gown from Emilio Pucci's pre-fall 2013 collection paired with a luxe fur coat by Dior.
The curve-hugging design was elegant and mesmerizing for the momentous occasion, and paired beautifully with Jay-Z's dapper Tom Ford suit.
The star accessorized her designer look with dazzling statement jewels including 80-carat emerald earrings and a matching 50-carat emerald ring by Lorraine Schwartz.
But perhaps the most alluring element of her entire look was her magnificent bombshell hairstyle created by celeb stylist Neal Farinah.
Farinah, who is responsible for several of the star's most iconic 'dos, gave Bey gorgeous voluminous curls and a deep side part for the ultimate glamour moment on this historical day.
We may have nearly fainted when Beyoncé strolled into the 2013 Presidential Inauguration sporting beautiful loose curls. But once the star grabbed the microphone to belt out the national anthem, our eyes zoomed in on her bright manicure.
For her musical spectacular on Captiol Hill, Beyoncé tapped celebrity manicurist Lisa Logan to deck out her digits in hot orange nail polish (similar to Red Carpet Manicure's "Tangerine On The Rocks"). "When Beyonce walked in, she just plainly said, 'I want orange.' So orange it was!" said Logan.
Even though it wasn't a blatantly patriotic nail color like red or blue, the neon hue was perfect as it accentuated Beyoncé's bronze complexion and emerald green Lorraine Schwartz jewels.
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Open Book Alliance Throws Book at Google
The Open Book Alliance–or "Sour Grapes Alliance," as Google likes to call it–formally launched Wednesday afternoon, debuting a new Web site, as well as the manifesto with which it is challenging Google's settlement with authors and publishers.
"The mass digitization of books promises to bring tremendous value to consumers, libraries, scholars, and students," the Alliance says in its mission statement. "The Open Book Alliance will work to advance and protect this promise. And, by protecting it, we will assert that any mass book digitization and publishing effort be open and competitive. The process of achieving this promise must be undertaken in the open, grounded in sound public policy and mindful of the need to promote long-term benefits for consumers rather than isolated commercial interests. The Open Book Alliance will counter Google, the Association of American Publishers and the Authors' Guild's scheme to monopolize the access, distribution and pricing of the largest digital database of books in the world. To this end, we will promote fair and flexible solutions aimed at achieving a more robust and open system."
Rallying behind that cry is an array of nonprofit author groups, library institutions, and Google (GOOG) rivals that includes the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the New York Library Association, Microsoft (MSFT), Yahoo (YHOO) and Amazon (AMZN), which only confirmed its membership in the Alliance today. All of these participants fear that the Google Book Search Settlement, which will restore access to millions of out-of-print books, could one day give the company a monopoly on the largest digital library in the world.
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African Elephant Crossing moves Cleveland Metroparks Zoo a major step toward becoming a national leader in elephant conservation education and a provider of innovative science programming for all ages. The exhibit's purpose is to ignite a passion for elephants and other African wildlife and wild places through encouraging understanding of the elephant habitat, cultural surroundings, their plight in the wild, and the need for conservation action that will contribute to the conservation of elephants in the wild.
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