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What Is A "True No Cost" Refinance?
Homeowners have been hearing for several years now that "interest rates are at an all-time low…hurry up and refinance."
Many have already taken advantage of low interest rates by refinancing the mortgage on their existing home, or by buying a new home. But did you know that it might be possible to take advantage of today's even lower interest rates with a "No Cost Refinance?"
There is no set standard for the actual lowering of your interest rate when it comes to a No Cost Refinance. The conventional wisdom was that it made sense to refinance when the prevailing interest rate was 1% lower than your current mortgage, and you would have also been paying points plus fees to do the refinance loan. When it comes to No Cost Refinances, this is not the case.
Let me explain how a No Cost Refinance really works. Keep in mind that the market does change daily and that there are several requirements to be able to approve and close your loan. Your credit rating, equity in your home, income and assets will all be considered in qualifying you for the refinance (YES, you do have to re-qualify to refinance your own home, even though you may have just purchased it or even refinanced a few months ago).
All lenders require appraisals on properties in today's world of conservative lending. You will need to pay an upfront deposit for the appraisal cost, which will be reimbursed to you at the closing of your loan. ALL of the other Non Re-Occurring fees associated with the refinancing of your property will be paid by the lender as well. These include fees for processing, underwriting, document preparation, escrow, and all the title fees – any fees that are associated with refinancing of the loan that are Non ReOccurring.
The ONLY closing fees you may be required to pay are those included in your monthly mortgage payment…such as property taxes (impounds will be required), home owners insurance, condo association fees and, of course, daily mortgage interest. Think of it this way – any fee that you are required to pay for your current property, as an annual, biannual, monthly, or daily charge, you will continue to be responsible for.
Here is a simple example of how the No Cost Refinance works. Let's say you have a property today that is worth $650,000 and you owe approximately $450,000 on it. If you purchased the home a year ago, you probably got a 30 year fixed interest rate of about 4.5%. The Principal and Interest payment on a loan of $450,000 at 4.5% is approximately $2,280 per month.
If you were to take advantage of the lower interest rates available in today's market, you could do a No Cost Refinance at 4% on a 30 year fixed rate, for free (all Non ReOccurring fees paid by lender) and the Principal and Interest payment would drop to $2,149. This would be a savings of over $130 per month. That is a savings of over $47,000 on the life of a 30 year loan. This illustration is just one general example of how we can help you at Mann Mortgage.
The nice thing about a "True No Cost Refinance" is that your savings is Immediate. Once you drop your interest rate, close the new loan, and start making the new reduced monthly mortgage payments, your savings start from day one. There is no recapture time if all of your Non Re-Occurring fees are paid for you, by the lender.
At Mann Mortgage we strive to serve our community and provide the best service, products, and knowledge in the lending marketplace. If you have any questions or would like to contact me directly, I can be reached at (808) 397-0800.
– Mahalo,
Darron R. Carson
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Bradford Student Housing Co-operative
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Bradford Student Housing Co-operative are a group in Bradford working to establish a student housing co-operative. You can get in touch with them via their…
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There's Some Hoes In This House (11 Remix)
Anybody remember that title? Yep, a remix of the classic Baltimore Club song; 2K11 & Newark vibed. This has a particular sound that I'm beginning to just slow fall in lust for. Steady, simple, yet still compels to nod or tap to the beat. I'd say it's hard to dislike this track. It's just too bad we couldn't get access to the extended version. Nonetheless, this track is still very decorous and you'd be a fool to not play this twice.


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The Hedgerows is perfectly placed, within easy reach of both the popular market town of Leyland and the more extensive shopping and leisure facilities of Preston. It also enjoys excellent commuter connections with the M6 close by and easy access to the West Coast Mainline rail services.
Best of all, The Hedgerows enjoys all of this without the hustle and bustle of living in town. The development is on former farmland, surrounded by open Lancashire countryside, offering a superb quality of life in superior quality Heritage Collection homes.
GPs can be found at Station Surgery in Leyland (PR25 3NP call 01772 622505) with dentists available at Station Dental Practice (Sat Nav PR25 3NW call 458855)
Golden Hill Lane, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 3NP
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There are also a number of great gastro pubs in the area, including the Gables and the historic Eagle and Child.
Thorntrees, Wigan Road, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 5SB
Eaton Avenue, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, Lancashire PR7 7NA
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You can enjoy football at all levels within a short drive of the development, with Premiership sides in Manchester and Liverpool, championship football at Blackburn Rovers and league one action at Preston North End. For your own sporting activity, try the well equipped Leyland Leisure Centre, Fox Lane Sports and Social Club, or the golf courses at Leyland Golf Club and Shaw Hill Golf and Country Club.
Fox Lane, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 1HB
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For a more unusual shopping trip, head for Botany Bay on the M61, which has five floors of fascinating stores and restaurants in a converted mill, making for a great day out for all the family.
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Leyland Station has a 60 space car park, offering an easier alternative if you are travelling for work or shopping in Preston, with regular trains taking just 5minutes. Manchester is just 50minutes by train and Liverpool around an hour. Direct trains run from Leyland to London in just over two hours.
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Redrow consistently strive to be at the forefront of design and innovation, and we continue to review new and emerging trends to ensure we bring you the best available finishing touches to help you create your own truly inspirational home.
Touches you'll find all around you in your new home. From stunning brick detailing, high quality sandstone plinths, headers and cills, wide barge boards, decorative ridgework and ornate finials, every home is built to an individual specification.
Why not join/sign-in to My Redrow where you can save your favourite developments and book your viewing and call back appointments with our real time calendar.
We are proud members of the World Wildlife Fund Forestry Trade Network, which means we continually strive to increase our use of timber from accredited sources.
Also, to help maintain your Heritage Collection home's good looks, with next to no effort from you, we've crafted frames from Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP), so there's no need for painting or maintenance.
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Redrow kitchens feature the latest in integrated, energy-saving appliances from leading brand manufacturers such as Siemens, Smeg & AEG.
Our bedrooms have the option of hand-crafted fitted wardrobes from Hammonds and Gooding Group, both of which are dedicated to bringing you quality from the inside out.
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Design has always been important to us at Redrow and all our homes are designed to be traditional on the outside but thoroughly modern on the inside.
Design is not just about intricate details. Every aspect of our homes has been carefully thought through, with one eye on the key trends in interior design, the other on the needs of the homeowner.
Whether it's the size, layout, the plethora of family-friendly features, right down to the proximity of schools, transport and amenities, your new home has been designed for life. Your life.
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Our homes offer, on average, a 53% improvement in heat loss compared to homes built in the 70's and 35% over homes built just 10 years ago†
Our homes consistently out-perform the recommended minimum air-tightness standards, resulting in LESS heat loss and FEWER draughts.
Our homes come with SMART meters fitted as standard, putting you in control of your electricity usage and your bills
Our homes could reduce your fuel bills by over £550* per year.
Our homes come with 100% low energy light fittings fitted as standard, plus water efficient fittings, saving you £86 on your annual water bill.
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* Research conducted by National Energy Services and commissioned by the New Homes Marketing Board.
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Mastermove is a great way to make moving home simpler. It enables you to buy a brand new Redrow home, while we take care of selling your current property for you; even helping out with a contribution towards your estate agent's fees. With Mastermove, we'll arrange the valuations, appoint an estate agent to conduct your home's marketing activity and take the paperwork off your hands too.
For all homeowners looking for a hassle free way to sell their home. Unlike Part Exchange, Mastermove covers any home, whether it's a flat, maisonette or ex-council house, whatever the value relative to the price of your new Redrow home. So whether you want to move up, downsize or even step sideways, Mastermove could be the best move you could make.
Mastermove helps you move into your brand new Redrow home in three simple steps:
For an easier way to move, talk to a Redrow Sales Consultant today about how Mastermove can help get you moving.
The contribution towards *estate agent's' fees will vary depending on the property being purchased. Please liaise with our Sales Consultants for full details. Please note, if having sold your property through Mastermove, you decide for any reason you no longer wish to proceed with the purchase of the Redrow home, then you become responsible for the estate agent's fees and costs. If a customer completes on their related sale prior to the completion of their Redrow home they must pay the estate agent fees in full and the Redrow fee contribution will be reimbursed upon legal completion. Subject to build stage.
With the Government backed Help to Buy scheme you can move in to a new Redrow home with as little as a 5% deposit.
The 'Help to Buy Equity Loan' is available to first time buyers as well as existing homeowners and works in the following way:
Whether you can picture your perfect home or keeping your options open – searching for a new home is an exciting time. Why not sign in or join My Redrow to book an appointment online, or speak with one of our friendly sales consultants to discuss your requirements today!
Help to Buy is a Government backed initiative in partnership with housebuilders. Help to Buy cannot be used in conjunction with any other scheme. It is highly advised, for a swift, smooth transaction that an IFA/Solicitor advised by Redrow Homes is used. Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other Redrow offer. Help to Buy is only available within England. Subject to availability, on selected plots only
The chain free way to upgrade to a new Redrow home
With no lengthy chains getting in the way, and all your estate agent fees paid for you, Part Exchange is the easiest and most straightforward way to move to your new dream home.
If this sounds like your cup of tea, then pop down to the development that's caught your eye and have a chat with one of our Sales Consultants. They'll not only tell you which of the properties are available for Part Exchange, they'll fill you in on all the finer details.
If you're happy with what you hear, you'll then be asked to complete a simple questionnaire. When that's done, we'll set the ball rolling by arranging for an independent estate agent to value your home.
For Part Exchange to take place, the value of your property must usually be a minimum 35% less than your chosen home. Subject to availability, on selected plots only
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Rainfall across Georgia in February set a new record with a statewide average of 9.92 inches, alleviating the state's drought conditions and recharging soil moisture just in time for the 2013 planting season.
Georgia's typical rainfall for February is about 4.5 inches, and the previous record rainfall for February was 8.73 inches, set back in 1939.
The rainfall was primarily caused by a persistent stationary front draped across the central part of the state, funneling rainfall from one storm after another across the same area. Some areas in southwest Georgia received in excess of 20 inches during the month.
While a few areas of the state experienced flooding, the excess rain was welcome in most parts of the state where it obliterated drought conditions.
At the end of January, 82 percent of Georgia was experiencing severe drought conditions or worse. By the end of March, there was no severe drought left in Georgia. The last time Georgia experienced these kinds of river flow and soil moisture levels was in September 2010.
The rain has provided a welcome reserve of soil moisture for farmers eager to start the growing season, although field work has been stymied by the wet soil conditions in many areas.
Once the soil temperatures warm up and the chance of frost is past, there should be plenty of soil moisture available to allow for good germination.
However, fungal diseases may be a concern, and water-breeding pests — like mosquitoes — are also likely to be more plentiful this year, as there is ample habitat for them to develop.
Temperatures have bounced between markedly above and below normal for the past three months. Spring temperatures this year are markedly colder than last year.
In some areas of the state, the temperature in March was colder than in January. The last time this happened, in Augusta, for example, was 1960. The cooler temperatures have been beneficial for fruit producers who welcomed the additional chill hours.
The swings in temperature are typical of a neutral pattern with no El Niño or La Niña present in the Pacific Ocean. Producers should keep in mind that in a neutral year, the chance for additional cold periods and a late frost are greater than usual. So planting should be undertaken with caution.
Soil temperatures will warm up more slowly than usual with the wet conditions we have this year.
Forecasts for summer temperatures continue to show an increased chance for warmer than usual conditions, but there's no prediction as to whether the state's wet weather will continue throughout the summer.
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Barcelona-based design studio Dvein's 'Chorus' video started off as a poster, but became a creepy video. The short, 1-minute film is an extreme form of experimental art that'll make you squirm with both discomfort and glee.
The clip features eight chunks of flesh with toothy grins, and enthusiastic lips that make weird noises that one should only do when alone.
It's uncomfortable to watch, but I dare you to look away. The captivating film, and hypnotic art print are part of the 'This Is NOW' exhibition in Norway. This piece will be showcased with other designers works from around the world, but I doubt there'll be anything weirder than this bizarre film. Then again, true art is about taking risks and going against the norm.
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Dvein's 'Chorus' is Creepy and Captivating
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The "Live-O-Graphic" Session… ten revved up, incendiary, 'nearly live' versions of previously released songs! The live backing tracks were burned out by the MK3 line-up of The Galileo 7 in one frantic hour, hemmed in by the mechanical clutter and ephemera of a working lithographic press, ignoring thumping headaches induced by a toxic combination of chemical vapours and extreme volume levels… but high on the alchemic rock'n'roll fumes of a spontaneous, unplanned recording session!
During the recording of the recent 'Cruel Bird/Nowhere People' 45, the band played a couple of older songs to warm up - and knew immediately that they had to commit the rest of their live set to tape for posterity. These versions crackle with almost uncontainable energy, and outstrip the originals for verve and intensity. The one-take vocals and harmonies were added later in a similarly pressured and time-limited session to preserve the intense feel of the tracking session. The result is this red hot 'Live-O-Graphic' sampler of some of The Galileo 7's best songs!
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One common reason to use a nerve stimulator is to treat chronic pain by stimulation of the spinal chord or the peripheral nervous system, according to WebMD. Another use for nerve stimulation is in the treatment of epilepsy through the stimulation of the vagus nerve, as explained by Mayo Clinic.
Doctors use nerve stimulation to treat pain when they believe that small pulses of electrical current might be effective at interfering with the existing nerve signals that are causing pain. Doctors first do a trial stimulation to determine if a patient's pain is responsive to nerve stimulation, and if this proves successful at reducing or removing discomfort, then they can implant a device under the skin. This device can either be connected directly to the nerves causing pain or implanted within the canal of the spinal column, according to WebMD. Another type of nerve stimulation for treating pain is transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation or TENS. In this case the surface of the skin is stimulated either at the site of pain or at a pressure point.
Vagus nerve stimulation is used to treat epilepsy that has failed to respond to alternative treatments such as medication. Stimulation of the vagus nerve can reduce the frequency of seizures, states Mayo Clinic.


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Popular press is awash with stories describing ethical meltdowns and how corporate misdeeds have eroded public trust of organizations and their leaders. The study of ethics need not be an academic affair. A practical approach with relevance to the workplace is needed to help regain that lost trust. This seminar examines ethical issues for leaders from a pragmatic, real-world perspective. Special attend is given to international ethical issues and those concerns pertaining to people management. Ethical dilemmas and case studies are an integral component of the seminar.
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Lydia Johnson Dance
by Elizabeth McPherson
April 4, 2008 -- The Ailey Citigroup Theatre, New York
Lydia Johnson Dance presented four dances in their annual New York season, each work choreographed by Johnson, who blends ballet technique with a contemporary sensibility.
The first dance "Falling Out," with music by Philip Glass, featured three dancers (Jessica Sand, Kerry Shea, and Tucker Ty Davis), with a supporting cast of four women. There is much use of chairs, with the supporting dancers spending almost the entire dance on the floor using the chairs to support their legs in various manipulations. The three featured dancers are involved in a love triangle of sorts with Davis clearly making his choice between the two women, and then the spurned dancer showing her emotional discomfort. Johnson follows the musical phrasing with great care and uses the floor extensively, incorporating low, middle and high levels—not so typical of traditional ballet.
In "Collecting Rain," composed to songs by Ray LaMontagne, Johnson makes expert use of the stage space, filling it with fluid choreography. In one striking moment, different groupings of dancers perform complementary but different choreographic sequences spread throughout the stage. In another, the three men perform a riveting sequence that again makes great use of moving up and down off the floor, an intense bit of choreography that could well have been extended.
"Lament" a premiere to music by Henryk Gorecki has a meditative quality. Johnson uses a repeating motif of moving from pose to pose. She also has several movement sequences in which the dancers hold hands, creating a community feeling but with varying shapes between the dancers that express individuality. It has a look of a string of paper dolls, but through a post-modern lens so that the lines and angles are not even.
The lightest dance of the evening was the last -- "Dream Sequence," also a premiere, performed by the full company, and set to songs sung by Dean Martin. Johnson creates a scene of a party or nightclub set in the 1950s, in which the men often congregate upstage right on bar stools admiring the women as they dance. The women, costumed in evening gowns, move with "come hither" glances at the men and the audience. A signature pose for the women has one arm draped over the top of the head. R. Colby Damon stood out for his utter commitment to each step, inhabiting the dance phrases with a comedic flair.
Johnson's dancers work well together, a cohesive group fluidly joining and separating. They are expressive and versatile, and Johnson is shown to be the same in the fairly diverse dynamic level of her dances. She skillfully moves the dancers around the stage, coordinating groups of dancers. Johnson does, however, often repeat herself choreographically, sit-rolls being the primary example. Although the rolls are an effective transition, the repetition between dances makes each one less clearly distinguished from the others.
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National Music Tour Once Again Connects With Fans via Mobile Video "Pit Reports"
National Music Tour Once Again Connects With Fans via Mobile Video "Pit Reports"
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Jun 29, 2011) - Thwapr, Inc. (OTCBB: THWI), a leading social mobile video solutions provider for brand marketers, has announced its return to the Vans Warped Tour®, one of the nation's largest summer rock tours, after thrilling performance results from last year's event. Thwapr's patent-pending video sharing solution allows Vans to send fans official, branded video blog updates, or "pit reports," from its field reporters. Daily updates will be sent directly to subscribers' phones from every stop on the 44-city tour. This year's tour features popular bands including: The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria, Gym Class Heroes, Pepper, August Burns Red, A Day to Remember and 3Oh3! and more than 150 other bands and artists.
"Each year we look for the most innovative ways of connecting with our fans and offering mobile video solutions is very important this year," said Paul Kersh, new media manager at 4Fini. "Thwapr's mobile video sharing solution also provides benefits for our sponsors and vendors who are interested in co-sponsorship of branded mobile updates to fans."
Thwapr's solution will deliver a daily pit report that includes fan and musician interviews, on-stage and off-stage performance highlights, and featured sponsor booths, among many other parts of the tour. Fans can receive updates by texting "WARPED" to 757575 or via the Vans Warped Tour Website. Fans receive the mobile video updates via SMS and simply click on a link to watch the video right on their mobile phone. They can also easily share video content directly to their friends' mobile phones or via their Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Thwapr's technology automatically optimizes video for more than 300 different devices in real time, ensuring the brand delivers the highest possible quality media regardless of screen size, bandwidth, file size or picture quality.
"We are thrilled to be working with Vans for a second year in a row and believe this to be an ideal example of how promoters, bands and recording artists alike can connect with fans through a branded mobile video experience," said Bruce Goldstein, CEO, Thwapr. "Thwapr's mobile video service expands distribution, enhances fan engagement, and offers additional monetization opportunities for content owners while giving them complete control of their message in a high quality user experience."
Currently in its 17th year, the Vans Warped Tour is touring 44 cities in the U.S. and Canada and has show dates running through August 14, 2011. Each city showcases 10 stages of live music featuring more than 80 bands per market. It is not uncommon for each Tour stop to average over 13,000 attendees.
About Thwapr, Inc.Founded in 2007, Thwapr empowers brands to mobilize, monetize and socialize content, extending distribution reach while delivering the highest possible quality and user experience regardless of device, network or carrier. Founded by digital video pioneers from Apple, Avid and MTV, Thwapr's patent-pending technology is revolutionizing mobile video. Thwapr is making branded mobile video sharing easy, and reliable so marketers can reach the hundreds of millions of consumers with Web-enabled mobile devices. Visit us at www.thwapr.com, follow us at www.twitter.com/thwapr or Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/thwapr.
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The top commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan has ordered retraining of coalition forces after seven civilians were killed in a military operation last week in the southern part of the country, coalition officials said Tuesday.
U.S. Gen. John Allen sent a letter to Afghan President Hamid Karzai saying NATO was aggressively investigating the deaths.
On Nov. 23, six children and an adult were killed in a NATO airstrike in Zhari district of Kandahar province. Allen said then that the incident occurred when coalition forces were responding to offensive actions by insurgents.
"I have issued direct orders for all units to conduct retraining on our methods of employing force against insurgents while protecting Afghan civilians," Allen wrote, according to a statement released by Karzai's office, adding that the unites have until Dec. 5 to confirm that the orders have been carried out.
German Brig. Gen. Carsten Jacobson, a coalition spokesman in Afghanistan, said the incident that resulted in the civilian deaths was still being investigated.
A recent report by the United Nations said the number of Afghan civilians killed in war-related violence rose 15 percent in the first half of this year. The U.N. said 1,462 Afghan civilians lost their lives in the first six months of the year, compared with 1,271 in the same period of 2010.
Karzai has long complained about the number of civilians killed in crossfire during military operations against militants, where it is sometimes difficult to distinguish insurgents from civilians.
In an incident early Tuesday, Afghan and coalition troops captured an al-Qaida operative in Surkh Rod district of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said. The coalition said two individuals who displayed hostility toward the joint force were killed and a third suspected insurgent was detained.
Gulam Sakhi, a relative of the two killed, claimed they were not insurgents.
"They were ordinary laborers," he said. "We have no link with al-Qaida."
Separately, a tribal leader and former jihad commander was shot and killed by Taliban militants in eastern Afghanistan, according to Wardak provincial governor's office.
Milam Aziziullah, who also was a member of the Jaghatu district council, was killed as he was driving home Monday afternoon.
"Azizullah's death is a big loss for Wardak people," Wardak provincial governor Mohammad Halim Fedawi said, noting he fought against Soviet forces "and was at the service of the local people as a tribal leader."
In the north, NATO said a coalition vehicle struck a roadside bomb Wednesday in Baghlani Jadid district of Baghlan province. The explosion damaged a coalition vehicle, but there were no fatalities. NATO did not disclose the nationality of the troops involved, but local police officials said two German troops were wounded in the blast.


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And suspicion rests on the Caucasus jihadists. An update on this story. "Moscow reels as terrorism returns to capital (Wrapup 3)," from RIA Novosti, January 24:
Moscow saw its second suicide attack in less than 12 months on Monday as a terrorist assault on the Russian capital's busiest airport left over 30 dead, officials said.
Preliminary reports suggest a bomb was detonated by a suicide bomber as passengers arrived at Domodedovo airport's international arrivals gate at 4:40 p.m. (13:40 GMT).
Health and emergency officials said 35 people died and many dozens more were injured.
Planes from London and Brussels, as well as Greece, Ukraine and Egypt, had landed in the 30 minutes preceding the attack. A British Airways plane heading for Domodedovo returned to London when the news broke.
Law enforcement officials said the power of the blast was equal to 5 kg of TNT and that the bomb was packed with metal objects to cause maximum damage. A RIA Novosti correspondent at the scene reported floors and staircases covered in blood.
YouTube footage showed the bodies of the dead and injured lying in a smoke-filled arrivals zone.
Media reports of second suicide bomber have not been confirmed.
A visibly shaken President Dmitry Medvedev told officials in a televised meeting that, "From the preliminary information we have, it was a terrorist attack." […]
A law enforcement source told RIA Novosti that the security services were aware that terrorists were planning an attack on a Moscow airport, but were unable to locate and detain the three suspects they had been searching for.
Comments by Russian bloggers suggested that there was free access, without security checks, to the arrivals gates….
More: "Suicide bomber kills 35 at Russia's biggest airport," by Alexei Anishchuk for the Associated Press, January 24:
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people at Russia's biggest airport on Monday in an attack that bore the hallmarks of militants fighting for an Islamist state in the north Caucasus region.
Timed for maximum casualties:
President Dmitry Medvedev vowed to track down and punish those behind the bombing, which also injured about 130 people, including foreigners, during the busy late afternoon at Moscow's Domodedovo airport. Dense smoke filled the hall and a fire burned along one wall. […]
The Kremlin said Medvedev, who has called the insurgency in the north Caucasus the biggest threat to Russia's security, delayed his departure for the Davos international business forum in Switzerland.
The rebels have vowed to take their bombing campaign from the violence-wracked north Caucasus to the Russian heartland, hitting transport and economic targets. They have also leveled threats at the 2014 Winter Olympics, scheduled for Sochi, a region they claim as part of their "emirate." […]
No group has yet taken responsibility for the attack, but dozens of Internet surfers, writing in Russian, praised the suicide bomber on unofficial Islamist site kavkazcenter.com….


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In one of the first comprehensive genome scans for selection, the researchers found widespread evidence of evolution in all of the populations studied. Their results are published and freely available online in the open-access journal PLoS Biology.
The data analyzed here were collected by the International HapMap Project and consist of genetic data from 209 unrelated individuals who are grouped into three distinct populations: 89 East Asians, 60 Europeans and 60 Yorubans from Nigeria. The researchers found roughly the same number of signals of positive selection within each population. They also found that each population shares about one fifth of the signals with one or both of the other groups.
"This approach allows us to take a broad prospective to see what kinds of biological systems are undergoing adaptation," said Jonathan Pritchard, professor of human genetics and corresponding author of the paper. "There have been a lot of recent changes--the advent of agriculture, shifts in diet, new habitats, climatic conditions--over the past 10,000 years, and we're using these data to look for those signals of very recent adaptation."
Among the more than 700 signals the team found were previously known sites of recent adaptation, such as the salt-sensitive hypertension gene and the lactase gene--the strongest signal in the genome hunt. The lactase mutation, which enables the digestion of milk to continue into adulthood, appeared in approximately 90 percent of Europeans.
"Presumably," Pritchard said, "a few thousand years from now, if selection pressure remains the same, everyone will have [the selected mutation]."
Classifying all the genes by their biological functions, the researchers listed the top 16 categories that had the strongest signals, including olfaction (the sense of smell), reproduction-related processes and carbohydrate metabolism, which includes the lactase gene.
Other processes that show signals of selection include genes related to metabolism of foreign compounds, brain development and morphology. For example, the researchers found five genes involved in skin pigmentation that show evidence of positive selection in Europeans. "Only one of these five signals was known before," Pritchard said. The authors also found signals of reproductive selection and sexual competition in all three populations.
"Many of the signals, however, seem to be more specific to modern human adaptation," he said, "like skin pigmentation, which may respond to changes in habitat, or metabolism genes, like lactase, which may respond to changes in agriculture."
The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Citation: Voight BF, Kudaravalli S, Wen X, Pritchard JK (2006) A map of recent positive selection in the human genome. PLoS Biol 4(3): e72.
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3 Summer Desserts That Won't Heat Up Your Kitchen
Bake something sweet without turning on your oven.
If you need a potluck dessert for an 80-degree day, the last thing you want to do is deal with a hot oven. So on this week's "Things Cooks Know," hosts Sarah Humphreys and Sarah Karnasiewicz share some of their favorite no-bake desserts for you to try (recipes included!)
Panna Cotta: This is a basic, homemade pudding made with cream and gelatin, and you can add sweeteners and spices to flavor the dessert. Serving tip: You can improvise with how much gelatin you use based on the consistency—less will make it a looser pudding, more gelatin will make it a firmer dessert. Try this Rose Panna Cotta With Honeyed Apricots.
Granita: "This is so easy to make it's almost stupid," jokes Karnasiewicz. Similar to a slushie, just make a base liquid, freeze it, and scrape away at it to give the right texture. This is also a great dessert to use leftover wine—and you can mix up your wine varieties! Combine red, white, and rosé—you certainly don't have to, but it's a good way to problem solve if you don't have enough of one type of wine. Try this Strawberry Basil Granita or Pomegranate Rose Granita.
Icebox Cakes: With a few store bought ingredients and a loaf pan, you can make an amazing summer birthday treat in minutes (just make sure you leave time to freeze overnight). Try this super easy ice cream cake or our Chocolate Ice Box Cake.
Plus, if you've always wanted to make your own ice cream, but were too intimidated by the process, Karnasiewicz has easy, approachable ways to give it a try. Listen to the full episode below for must-know cooking tips and tricks, and don't forget to subscribe to the show in iTunes!
(Bonus no-bake dessert for adults only: Try these awesome boozy popsicles!)


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When it comes to resizing or converting images, it can often be a tedious task of doing one after the other. Luckily there are a lot of great tools out there that make it easy to get through the process at just about the click of a button. Not only can you find great batch editing software to resize or convert image files, you can also find a few that will give you a few pretty impressive batch editing features as well.
With lots of Mac-only or Windows-only options out there, we've narrowed our choices down to three apps or services that will work for you – whether you're a Mac or Windows (and in some cases Linux) user.
The three options also cater to three different types of needs. If you're looking for a heavy duty app that will allow you to do both basic and advanced editing on your photos – XnConvert is the choice for you. If you prefer a simple app that does the basic job of resizing, check out SimplePhoto. And for those of you who don't want to download any image editing software at all – PicResize is one of the simplest options out there.
Find out more about each of them below, and also be sure to check out MakeUseOf's guide on using IrfanView How To Convert & Resize Images In Bulk How To Convert & Resize Images In Bulk If there is a single time-saving tip that I could ever offer to any writer, student, professional or anyone else that needs to produce documents with images, it's the ability to bulk-resize images. Read More to batch resize images.
Robust Editing & Converting With XnConvert
We've already taken an in-depth look XnConvert - Dead Simple Cross-Platform Batch Image Processing [Windows, Mac & Linux] XnConvert - Dead Simple Cross-Platform Batch Image Processing [Windows, Mac & Linux] Writing for MakeUseOf means that, as an author, I get through a lot of coffee, a lot of software and a lot of screenshots. Regardless of the operating system I'm using, if I'm reviewing software,... Read More at XnConvert, a cross-platform free app which takes the hard work out of batch editing photos, and it's obvious that it would have to be included on any list of this kind. With Mac, Windows and Linux versions available, XnConvert makes it easy to convert and resize images in batches.
XnConvert supports standard image formats, including the most common, JPG, PNG, TIFF, and a key feature for any serious photographer, RAW. It doesn't end there though – the app supports 500+ more formats, listed here. Not only can you batch convert and resize images with XnConvert, you can also rotate and crop images, add a watermark, and finetune basic settings in each image, like brightness and contrast, and you can even add a few interesting effects to boot.
After adding photos, either individually or from one folder.
You can then select any number of actions to use to on your images, and will be able to preview the changes as you apply each action.
You can then choose where to save your edited photos, and also have the option of batch renaming your files. As far as features are concerned, XnConvert is one of the most impressive apps out there, just for the sheer amount of options it offers.
Lightweight Resizing & Converting With SimplePhoto
Available for both Mac and Windows, SimplePhoto is a great option for those of you who are looking for a way to simply resize or convert your images. The lightweight app won't bog your computer down, and supports PNG, TIFF, GIF, JPG and BMP. Unfortunately it doesn't support RAW.
In addition to resizing and converting, you can also use SimplePhoto to crop photos, group photos by directory, date or flatten the hierarchy.
Add photos individually or by the folder, choose the file type you want to convert your images to, choose the size, and select your output folder.
As a sidenote, Mac users might want to also consider simply using Automator if all you're looking for is basic resizing and renaming. Rather than download an extra program, check out our handy guide of how you can get the most out of Automator with your images 5 Quick & Easy Mac Automator Hacks for Digital Photos 5 Quick & Easy Mac Automator Hacks for Digital Photos Read More . If you're looking for a guide on how to rename your image files, check out our guide here How To Use Automator To Batch Rename Images on Mac How To Use Automator To Batch Rename Images on Mac Read More .
Batch Resize & Convert Online With PicResize
If you don't want to install any software on your computer at all, you could always go the online route – provided of course you have access to a decent Internet connection, otherwise it will probably be far more trouble than its worth. PicResize, as you can guess from the name, allows you to batch resize images.
Simply upload the images to the site, and select your preferred size. You can choose between 75%, 50% and 25% smaller, or by simply entering a custom width and height. You can also choose to save your images as JPGs, GIFs or PNGs – so it does give you some converting options, albeit restricted to three filetypes.
After running the process, your images will be available for download as a ZIP file, and will be deleted from their servers within 20 minutes of the conversion.
And lastly, the giveaway may be over, but be sure to check out BatchPhoto, which we reviewed for another robust photo editing option Easily Edit Multiple Photos At Once With BatchPhoto for Windows and Mac [Giveaway] Easily Edit Multiple Photos At Once With BatchPhoto for Windows and Mac [Giveaway] Have you ever taken a lot of photos and needed to edit them all at once? Whether they need to be resized, rotated, or combined into a photo album, editing the photos one-by-one can be... Read More , but one which will set you back at least $40.
Do you know of any great cross-platform options for batch editing images? Let us know in the comments.
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I'd add RIOT (Radical Image Optimization Tool, which I think was already mentioned on this site) here. It makes files even 10x smaller without noticable decrease in quality and has quite good batch options.
these tools are amazing great editing tools
but I think some of the tasks of these tools can be done in Photshop ..
this XnConvert will only work fro Mac or it will also work for Windows ???
WOW I saved a lot of time editing
I seconded PicResize. Quick and painless when I need to edit some pictures that would be uploaded somewhere afterwards.
Look like cool tools to test out.
Thank you.
i think XnConvert is for me
These are fantastic!
True batch processing of images happens with ImageMagick.
XnConvert for me. But thanks for recommending the others, always good to have alternatives in hand :)
I would recommend Photoscape and Caesium for for batch editing and compressing.
those tools will help me a lot . thank you
I have never thought about incorporating such products into my photography field.
Very innovative products.
I am usually use my own Matlab/Octave scripts to do all the batch work... and Gimp for any complex manual manipulations. Thanks for the post however.
Happy to see you provide both Mac and Windows platform for your recommended tools. Will try XnConvert. Thanks
Whereas those on Linux need an internet connection for pic resize? On windows I always use irfanview but I did not know about the guide so I am going there next! Thanks Nancy for the article.
In fact thanks to Abdallah Hodieb who uses batch resizing in ubuntu . Using package : nautilas-image-manipulator as found on the irfanview guide cheers
XNconvert is available for Linux too. She mentioned that in the article.


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TVSN has developed a ``virtual department store'' in the form of a retail web site called MarkFoys.com to allow Internet surfers to shop for Harrods products and a range of other goods. Mark Foys is the name of a now defunct Sydney department store which catered to the city's well heeled for almost a century until it closed in 1980. The Web site, active from June 1, 1999, will feature more than 10,000 product lines, ranging from jewelry, electronics, fashion, kitchenware and health and beauty goods.
TVSN corporate development director George Frame says the Mark Foys name was chosen in honor of the ``stylish and well-loved Australian department store of the same name''. Countess Spencer told reporters that Harrods was excited about the link with TVSN.
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SANFORD, Fla. — George Zimmerman's legal defense team said Tuesday it would hold off for "a couple of weeks" filing a motion for a second bond motion for its defendant in the Trayvon Martin shooting case.
The delay announcement comes a day after defense attorney Mark O'Mara acknowledged on his case's website that Zimmerman misled a Sanford, Fla., court about his finances but vowed he would seek a new bond hearing based on his client being "forthright and cooperative" in all other aspects.
No reason was immediately given for the delay, but O'Mara said he would file a motion "well in advance of the hearing."
Zimmerman's next bail hearing has not been set yet, but his legal defense team said it was not expected for a couple of weeks.
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Ok, thanks for the clarification. The Intel support staff will now be able to help you.
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ok, well Im feeling really unhappy, and Im scared that I might be depressed, but I dont know how I know if Im depressed?? Its not like a feeling Iv just come down with, Iv been feeling really unhappy for ages, I would say since I started university in September 2005. I am really unhappy when Im on my own, like now, just sitting in my room by myself. When im with others I put on a mask, and sometimes I am genuinely happy but then as soon as Im on my own Im really unhappy again.
Im really unhappy for loads of reasons, but I think its mainly because Im on my own. Im scared of my future-sill things like, Im scared I'l never find someone who loves me, I'l never find someone who wants to be with me, and my biggest fear is that I will never get married. I have a boyfriend, but we are constantly going through rough patches, and Im scared its because of me, and this whole way of how Im feeling. He lives back home which is miles away and Im here, I cant stand to be around couples, I get so angry and jealous. I get angry because I feel like it should be me and my boyfriend, but he wont come and see me here so I have to go back home to see him, which is 2 weeks a month, if that. When Im with him Im so so happy, we both are, but then I come back home and this all starts again
I feel so pathetic for coming here to ask for help, I do just generally need to talk more than anything, and I dont have anyone here who I feel I can talk to, not without feeling that Im causing a nuisance. Now Iv thought to myself that all these feelings could be because Im depressed its like Iv admitted to myself that I am actually depressed. Like Iv tried to convince my self Im fine, and now Iv realised, I cant change it. I was thinking of going to the drs to see if I can be put on some kind of anti-depressant but two of my friends whom Iv kind of confided in that Im feeling like this, are saying not to and that its not the best route to go down.
Please, someone help me out, am I depressed?
Hannah - sorry to hear that you're not feeling your best right now. Its a tough age that you're at right now, its not that long ago since I was there, but know that it does get better. There's all sorts of reasons for depression and lots of options to help you through the tough times. Since you're in university, the best route would be to head to student health and make an appointment with a doctor or student counsellor. They are excellent resources and can point you in the right direction. They would be able to help you figure out the source of your unhappiness, medical or situational, and a doctor can help you decide if medication is the right route. There are lots of ways to cope and medication can be a good tool when used in the right context - there are no magic pills. If your unhappiness is coming from something external, than its important to resolve those issues and a counsellor can help you work through things so you can learn to better process unhappy situations on your own.
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While Playing AC3 I got the distinct impression that the developers are fed up with it. It seems they would have preferred to do ANYTHING, rather then another game in this series. I say this because preforming actual assassinations was a rare game-play element next to hundreds of activities that ranged from manufacturing goods to ship combat. I spent more time selling beaver teeth knives then murdering people for vague political goals. But while the gameplay suffered from this "everything but the kitchen sink" approach, it was the treatment of the story that really depresses me.
Sins of the Father
AC3 has all the right cards, thematically speaking. The earth is on the verge of a cyclical catastrophe and Desmond must venture (again) into the past of his ancestors, seeking the final key to the salvation of mankind. Desmond must work with his domineering father, solving the riddles of a precursor civilization, while playing the role of a native American called Connor, caught in the colonial revolutionary war. Connor himself must also face his father who now leads the Templar faction while working under a mentor father figure.
It's a three layer theme cake: Desmond vs father, humans vs first civilization, colonist vs British and Connor vs father. It's all there. And AC3 doesn't do ANYTHING with it.
Instead we are treated to the usual underdeveloped personal conflict motivations I have come to expect from the series. Conor is after "revenge!", what else. And his involvement in the revolutionary war seems flimsy even at the best of times. The game establishes that he hides his Indian identity to circumvent racism by impersonating a person of Spanish or Italian decent. Except that every character seems to see through this rouse effortlessly. Even random guardsmen shout "Halfbreed" at you. So that whole racism angle flounders as Connor isn't hindered by prejudice. A similar mess is felt when Connor swings from defending the colonists he is aiding to condemning their hypocrisy regarding slavery. One moment he risks everything to protect George Washington, only to rile against him a mission later. This bi-polar behavior really robs Connor of any sympathy I might have felt for his plight. One minute he berates his fellow conspirators with cynic eyes, only to defend their ideals with embarrassing naivete half an hour later.
Things outside the animus don't fare much better. Desmond is still a pretty bland character despite the tragic back-story injections he seem to have been receiving. He killed the person he had the most interaction with, two games ago and now that we have time to dwell on it, the plot decides it is not really all that important. No, now his real conflict is with his father, a character introduced at the last few minutes of the previous game. He ventures out on missions of his own, and faces an arch-enemy I never knew he had two times before killing him unceremoniously. His conversations with others reveals that they had more involved relationships with his father, each other and his arch-nemesis then he himself. All this time Juno, a first civilization figure appears to the cast and even starts sending them e-mails. She goads them to hurry while insulting and antagonizing Desmond and the rest. She does all this just to foreshadow the revelation that she is EVIL!
It's so frustrating, because the seeds of good storytelling are there. Unfortunately the game seems obsessed with throwing these seeds around and forgetting about them only to really focus on a character or element that had very little spotlight so far. And then act as if these minor bits were the focus all along.
The Eye of Heaven
Another clue to the reluctance of the development team towards the game is its slow start. And it is a very slow start. You spend ten minutes introduction as Desmond. then at least two hours as Connor's father, then another three hours as Connor during his childhood. All the while you are basically playing a glorified tutorial. Because you can hunt, and sail and ride and sell and buy and lay traps and take aim and play "hide and seek" and climb trees and do a hundred other things not connected in any way to assassination. You'll find the bulk of the gameplay focused on growing a small community which manufactures goods you can sell. It's another one of those activities that demands a lot of attention for very small value. Even without trying I amassed a small fortune with which I had very little to do. I could buy new weapons but quickly found one or two that served me well enough. I could manufacture goods to sell, but what was the point? I could upgrade my ship, but naval battles are optional and only reward you with more avenues to sell stuff. It's a very weak and ill designed economic model to base a whole game around. And I was frankly surprised how far I had to advance in the story for elementary equipment upgrades to unlock. Since you can only manufacture them if you have grown your community large enough. And you can grow the community only through optional missions that open based on your advances in the main story. And so I had to wait for the last act before I could carry more then eight bullets at a time or carry two guns.
These side missions themselves are arguably the highlights of the whole game, since the characters composing this community enjoy the most steady interactions with Connor. Helping a local couple with the rigors of childbirth or helping a young man woe a a young huntress, seem to bring out the best in Connor's character. He still seems a bit autistic in his interactions, but at least he doesn't comes off as bi-polar as he does while interacting with the revolutionaries.
The game really shines when it examines the hypocrisy of the revolutionaries towards slavery and the native Americans. The game touches upon this point several times and each highlights the problem well. The colonists talk frequently about "freedom" and "equality" but these moments reminds you that these lofty concepts will be denied from non-whites, even used to enslave them. It is a shame that the game does not do more to dwell on this issue, since it seems it is the one issue it knows how to tell a story about.
Thus always to Tyrants
Everything that made the previous games in the series fun, is still there somewhere. But it's buried under layers of uncomplimentary gameplay elements. The ability to traverse tree branches is well implemented but the colonial cities are just not as fun to traverse as the high towered Italian cities from previous games. NPCs become even less useful or distinctive as it seems that only guards contribute to gameplay in any meaningful way. You can still try to sneak around to achieve your objectives, but the lack of vision cone indicators and the fast escalation of alerts make such approach very challenging. The combat on the other hand works well in that you will triumph easily over small numbers of enemies but large groups will be a hassle. Either way you will find yourself relaying on parrying through most encounters.
The game is littered with collectables, that frankly offer the only reason to explore the world. But the prizes they offer aren't worth the hassle. And once they are gone, traversing the outdoors area of the game becomes a chore.
The supporting cast is weakly characterized, relaying on your familiarity with American history. While this flashes out some of the secondary characters, it does leave the few genuinely interesting original characters (Achilles for example) with little screen time.
In conclusion, AC3 is a game that seems to have lost its way somewhere. It lacks focus, trying to tackle several issues at once and falling short on all fronts. I spent more time selling knives then using them. And most of all the story just suffers from weak characters with weak motivation and a very thin plot. Blandy Blanderson (aka Desmond Miles) finally gets his moment in the sun. It is a short moment, a fact that seems awkward after the series spent more then three games teasing it. I made my feelings about Desmond as a character quite clear in the past, and although he was less bland this time around, I was glad to spend as little time with him as I could.
Ubisoft already announced a sequel. I'm hopeful that now, released from the bonds of the plot, perhaps they will be able to manufacture a more involving story. But I'm kinda doubtful.


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