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The report "Shrink Sleeve & Stretch Sleeve Labels Market by Polymer Film (PVC, PETG, OPS, PE and Others), by Type (Shrink and Stretch), by Ink & Printing Technology, by Application (Food, Beverages, Personal Care and Others), by Region - Global Forecast to 2020", defines and segments the global stretch & shrink sleeve labels market with analysis and forecasting of the global volumes and values for the stretch & shrink sleeve labels market. It also identifies the driving and restraining factors of the market with an analysis of trends, opportunities, burning issues, winning imperatives, and challenges. —
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The market is segmented on the basis of volumes and values, into major regions, such as North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World (RoW). The key countries are covered and their market sizes have been forecasted for each region. Further, the market is segmented in terms of volumes and values, on the basis of type, raw material, and application.
The stretch & shrink sleeve labels market is buyer-oriented. It has shown substantial growth due to the rising urbanized population, resurgence of the packaging and labeling industry in developing economies, increasing demand for packaged food, and emphasis on the usage of sustainable materials. The keys aspects such as tamper-evident & anti-counterfeiting facility, 360° display, and extra printing space have fostered the market.
The U.S., China, Japan, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, India, and South Africa are investing large amounts in the labeling and packaging industry; hence, it is important to achieve rapid and sustained economic growth. Major players in the market are developing new techniques to achieve sustainability.
The global stretch & shrink sleeve labels market is projected to reach USD 13.20 Billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 5.5% from 2015 to 2020. The Asia-Pacific region dominated the market followed by Europe and North America in 2014. Developing countries such as China and India are estimated to grow at a higher rate from 2015 to 2020.
The most severe challenge that the stretch & shrink sleeve labels market faces is the recycling of the labels. The stretch & shrink sleeve labels market is growing at a steady pace; however, it is also creating extensive waste. The issue becomes more critical as the recycling process is highly complex and requires large amount of capital.
The global stretch & shrink sleeve labels market is marked with intense competition due to the presence of a large number of both, big and small firms. New product launches and innovations are the key strategies adopted by market players to ensure their growth in the market. The key players include Berry Plastics Group Inc. (U.S.), CCL Industries (Canada), Cenveo, Inc. (U.S.), Huhtamaki OYJ (Finland), Klockner Pentaplast Group (Germany), The Dow Chemical Company (U.S.), Fuji Seal International Inc. (Japan), Hammer Packaging (U.S.), Macfarlane Group (U.K.), and Sleeveco (U.S.).
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I admit, it's a provocative headline. But it's true.
However compelling the message, however great the copy, however strong the sales argument… the way a page is designed will have a dramatic impact on conversion rates, for better or for worse.
Before I go any further, I want you to look at three versions of the same offer page:
I know, they won't win any design awards. They weren't intended to. But they are functional and familiar. A reader going to any one of these pages will be able to quickly figure out what the message is, and what they are being asked to do.
Version A is the original.
Version B follows the same basic layout, but we made some minor copy changes.
In version C, we changed from a one-column format to two-column format. We wanted to test the impact of bringing more of the page content onto the first screen.
Be honest with yourself and decide now whether B or C beat A, and by what percentage#section2
Don't scroll down and look for the answer. You're a designer, an expert in web design. So put your money where your credentials are and write down some figures now.
Write down a percentage by which B did better or worse than A. And a percentage by which C did better or worse than A.
The design choices you make have a profound impact on results#section3
I imagine you have some way of measuring the success of your site. Maybe it's about sales. Maybe it's based on readership. But one way or another, your site has a purpose.
But I don't think most designers truly understand the effect their design choices can have on achieving that purpose.
And yes, I'm sure you do some usability testing. And that likely gives you some broad, if sometimes confusing insights into what's working and what isn't.
But do you test different page designs?#section4
By testing, I don't mean asking a few folks around the office; I mean doing a live test that demonstrates—with hard figures—what site visitors actually do.
Testing like that is a beautiful thing. There is no space for fancy arguments. An expert's credentials and opinions mean squat. When you serve alternative versions, one after the other, and measure reader actions, you get the real deal. You get what is.
Do you do that? It's a scary thing.
But if you are serious about achieving your site's purpose, and if testing can show you which version of a page does best, then where is the argument not to test?
Here's how design choice can make a difference#section5
Here are just a few of the design elements we have found can make a significant difference to the performance of a web page:
- The position and color of the primary call to action
- Position on the page of testimonials, if used
- Whether linked elements are in text or as images
- The amount of "white space" on a page, giving the content space to "breathe"
- The position and prominence of the main heading
- The number of columns used on the page
- The number of visual elements competing for attention
- The age, sex and appearance of someone in a photo
OK… now for the results of the test.
|Page A
|Page B
|Page C
|Percent of traffic
|New sales
Version B, with the minor copy changes, resulted in a 15.57% increase in sales—that represents a big revenue jump for a site with high sales volumes.
Version C, in which we changed the regular, one-column format into a two-column format, resulted in 53.28% fewer sales.
That's an astonishing reduction in sales and revenues, resulting from a design change that was intended to improve the performance of the page.
Now, just pause for a moment and think of all the design choices you have made over the last year, and the reasons why you made them. And think about the huge impact those choices might have had on the performance of the sites you worked on.
Some concluding thoughts…#section6
The figures from this test are shocking. But they are not exceptional. Design changes really do have a huge impact on conversion rates.
Here are a few things to consider:
If you have some pages on a site which are critical to its overall success, instigate a program of A/B split testing. You cannot afford to guess; you have to know.
Be aware that however strong the copy and text on a page, its performance is very much dependent on the way in which it is presented. In other words, design choices can enhance or diminish the power of the words.
Talk with your writers. Ask them how they think the message would best be presented. Then test some different versions. A good writer should have some strong instincts when it comes to the layout of the text.
One way or another, it's important to accept that none of us—neither designers nor writers—know what the "best" page design or copy is until we test.
In a business environment where marketers demand an accountable performance from every web page, it's time to put aside the assumed expertise of design and copy "gurus."
The way forward is to test, and let our readers show us which designs work best, and which copy works best.
While this may be uncomfortable for some, the end result is that we will become much better web designers and writers.

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*including settlers of neighboring towns
In 1553, the owner of the town of Jablonow was authorized by the king to turn his town into a city; a weekly market day and two annual fairs were instituted for Jablonow. The city itself was not erected in the same place, but the town of Suchostaw was built at a certain distance, to serve as urban center for the noble estate of the region. Suchostaw was destroyed during the Cossack-Sweden wars (1648-1656) and the 1664 census states: Before the war, 90 people resided here and there was an inn in the place; presently the town is barren and there is nary a denizen in it. The town was restored and the 1765 census accounts for 218 denizens. The fast-growing city of Kopyczyntse, located only 8 kms away impeded the development of Suchostaw. For as long as it existed, Suchostaw never became more than a small urban settlement, in which the Christian majority worked in agriculture or agriculture-oriented occupations (blacksmiths, coopers, etc.), whereas the Jewish population engaged in land leases, small business, peddling and handcrafts. During WWI the town was harmed, many houses were burnt or destroyed and part of the population abandoned the place.
Probably the first Jews had already settled in Suchostaw by the time of the rulings of 1648-1649 that caused the total destruction of the town. With the town's restoration, a number of Jewish families settled down in Suchostaw and engaged in innkeeping, tenancy and trade. During the 19th Century the settlement grew and the number of shopkeepers, peddlers and craftsmen increased. As a result of the torments (houses burnt down and ransacked, rapes) inflicted on the local Jews during the Russian conquest in WWI, some 200 Jews left Suchostaw to larger cities or to other countries. Some 40 families stayed behind and continued with their occupations in small trade, peddling in nearby villages and handcrafts. In 1923, the craftsmen founded their organization Yad Harutzim. In 1928 the Gmilut Hassadim (Benefactory) Fund was established but its capital was meager and so were the loans to its members; in 1933-1934 only two loans were granted amounting to a total of 150 zloty.
At the beginning, the Suchostaw Jewish community was annexed to the Kopyczyntse community, but in the 1830's it became somewhat independent. From that time, there are mentions of the Suchostaw rabbi, Rabbi Avraham-Itzhak Bick. In 1866, Rabbi Pinchas ben Moshe Horovitz was appointed Chief Rabbinical Judge. From Suchostaw, Rabbi Pinchas went on to officiate in Husyatin in Russia, and from there to Husyatin in Galicia. During the inter-war period Rabbi Arieh-Leybush Rokach served as Rabbi of Suchostaw. Apparently he also directed a Chassidic court. Rabbi Aryeh-Leybush and his son Rabbi Abraham-Yehoshua-Heschel Rokach were killed in the Holocaust in 1942. The town's synagogue (erected at the end of the 18th century) was built of wood and drew the attention of the Viennese Archeological Society, which extended to it its patronage. There were many legends around the synagogue (fire flames do not touch it, etc.). Most of the Jewish denizens of Suchostaw were Chassidim, mainly the Husyatin-Ryszin Chassidim, as was the Kloiz (college) established in the town.
In the inter-war period, this underpopulated settlement saw the establishment of branches of the Zionist organizations Ezra (in 1925), the Revisionists and Beitar (1931 seemingly the only youth group in Suchostaw) and Hitachdut Poalei Zion (in 1933, 1934). In the elections to the Zionist Congress in 1935, which were held at the Husyatin Kloiz, the General Zionists received 76 votes, Mizrachi 1 vote, and the Working Eretz Israel party received 106 votes.
There is no information about the fate of this small Jewish settlement during WWII, apart from the fact that the German invasion exterminated it. In 1942, the local Jews were expelled to the nearby town of Chorstkov.
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text: Mac users have been forced to face a cold reality lately\u00a0--\u00a0the days of security through obscurity are over. Macs have traditionally been off the radar, and relatively safe just by virtue of being Macs. Now that malicious attacks are targeting Macs, users need to defend themselves. Avast is stepping up to offer its popular free antimalware software for Mac OS X.No, malware is nowhere near the scourge for Mac OS X as it is for Windows. I am not saying the "sky is falling", and I'm not declaring a "Macpocalypse". But, the reality is that malicious attacks exist, and the threat will continue to grow. Macs have been gaining in market share, and the growth rate of Mac is outpacing the growth rate for Windows-based PCs, so the operating system has captured the attention of malicious developers. It's time to recognize that, and implement security tools to defend against attacks.Even if you truly believe that malware is just not an issue for you on a Mac, there's still good reason to use security software. A recent report found that many Macs are like the "Typhoid Mary" of the Internet. One in five Mac systems was found to be carrying malware that has no impact on Mac OS X, but can still be shared and pose a risk to Windows PCs.Thankfully, protecting your Mac doesn't have to cost you a penny. Avast announced today that it now offers a version of its popular antimalware and security software for Mac OS X.An Avast press release explains, "The new app provides Mac users with three defensive shields: the Web and Mail Shields for incoming data and the File Shield to scan the user's hard drive."Avast uses avast! CommunityIQ--a user-based sensor network--to collect data and detect new threats in real time. The constant stream of new threat data enables Avast to identify new threats and quickly issue updates for emerging threats to protect users.For Mac users, phishing attacks and other social engineering threats are probably a bigger threat than the traditional malware that affects Windows PCs. Mac users lack the cautious skepticism and security conditioning Windows users have, and are generally more likely to click on a link to a malicious site or share sensitive data. Avast WebRep is an anti-phishing and Web reputation plug-in that uses information from avast! CommunityIQ to detect and block suspected phishing sites.You may not think you need it, but you do--and the price is right. Give the free Avast for Mac software a try.


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The Write Stuff: Members Prose
These days, Members of Congress write more than ever: Quickie autobiographies and ghostwritten campaign books line the shelves of Washington bookstores.
But novels? That's a different story.
Only a handful of current and former politicians have dared to follow in the footsteps of Hemingway and Cather. For each, it was part of a lifelong dream.
Sen. Barbara Mikulski wanted to write a novel ever since she read Nancy Drew as a young girl. Rep. Peter King got his start writing for a local paper before moving on to thrillers. And Sen. Jim Webb turned down a job with the Reagan administration to write.
Most have stuck to the sage advice of writing what they know, penning political or historical fiction that is based, however unrealistically, on their day jobs.
Mikulski's opportunity to write came through her political connections. At the 60th birthday party for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, she met author Marylouise Oates.
"I told her I wanted to write a book, and she suggested we collaborate," the Maryland Democrat recalled in an email. "We met for writing sessions but mainly wrote on our own. We sent pieces of the book back and forth in the mail."
Between the daily grind of lawmaking and constant campaigning, it's not easy to find time to write a novel. King, who wrote out each of his three novels longhand, would block out time to write on weekends or between votes on the House floor.
"Rather than go out and hang out in a bar, I'd sit in the office and just write," the New York Republican said.
Mikulski's experience was similar. "Sometimes, during a long filibuster, I would go back to my office and write on legal pads," she said.
Lawmakers' writing processes were as different as their politics. Webb took a disciplined and careful approach to plotting his novel. King said he never knew where his characters were going to take him.
"Almost every day I would have things come up that I'd never even thought about before," King said. "I was almost like a witness to it, an observer."
One of King's novels stirred up controversy this year when he held hearings on the radicalization of American Muslims. Sections of his novel dealing with terrorism and the Irish Republican Army were quoted in media reports.
"I wish they'd have done it 10 years ago. I'd have sold more books," he joked. "I don't think it had much impact, but I got a kick out of it."
Still, the hardest part is writing. Webb rewrote his first novel cover to cover seven times and spent a great deal longer than most trying to find a publisher. Despite the intensity, however, the Virginia Democrat said nothing gives him greater pleasure than putting the polish on a particularly strong passage. King agreed.
"The most rewarding moment is when you finish the book," he said. "It's a really great feeling to have it done."
We've compiled a list, with excerpts, of some of the novels written by current and former Members of Congress.
Blood of Patriots by Former Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii), now governor of Hawaii, and Richard Hoyt
Abercrombie's debut thriller opens on the floor of the House of Representatives, where terrorists unleash a massacre that kills 124 Members of Congress and sends the president into hiding. Before long, a cynical former CIA agent is on the case, uncovering clues to discover who perpetrated the horror and why. The book reads like many of Hoyt's other mysteries, although it's clear that Abercrombie added a slew of insider details.
"Luisa retrieved an Uzi machine pistol from under her trench coat; Oscar pulled a Model 29 Smith & Wesson .44 magnum revolver with an eight-inch barrel from under his trench coat. Oscar shattered the skull of Speaker Jim Purdy at the Republican leadership table and picked off Representative Barbara Laine next to him. Holding the monster pistol with both hands and moving it in a smooth sweep, he then quickly picked off the guards just inside each door of the gallery. He squeezed off each shot with dispatch, yet each was deliberate and well aimed. Not once did he break his lethal rhythm with a miss."
Blind Trust by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)
Boxer's second novel follows a liberal Senator who faces off with an old foe while juggling a media scandal and a chaotic personal life. Reviewers complained that the characterization is too partisan — nearly all the Republicans are evil while the Democrats are angelic.
"She bent her head, spent a very long time meticulously spreading a thin coating of butter on her muffin, and suddenly he lost his patience. 'Listen, ever since I saw you across that room, fighting for your children's bill with every nerve in your body, I've loved you and wanted you and I can't stand the thought of losing you. But this is it, lady! This is the end of the line. I'm not just some colleague asking you to co-sponsor a bill. I'm asking you to marry me!'
And at last, finally, she said yes, and he vowed she'd never regret it."
The Double Man by former Sens. William S. Cohen (R-Maine) and Gary Hart (D-Colo.)
Authored by two Senators from opposite sides of the aisle, this spy novel deals with the CIA, the KGB, the Kennedy assassination and terrorism, among other state secrets. The story follows Thomas Chandler, a Connecticut Senator with White House ambitions who ends up tangled in a Soviet plot and in love with an aide.
"The Secretary was a reticent man whose language, like his mind, was direct, uncomplicated by the superfluous. Reserve was a word always associated with his name. No one could recall seeing him lose his temper, even when outrageously provoked at a congressional hearing.
Now that reserve was broken, and he wept quietly in his study. He had demanded to know every detail of the attack, and his mind kept playing those details over and over. He was consumed with guilt for not having been in that car to die with Alicia and Woodie and Natalie."
To Try Men's Souls by former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and William R. Forstchen
The latest in a series of alternate histories penned by the two authors, "To Try Men's Souls" details Washington's crossing of the Delaware and Thomas Paine's writing "The American Crisis." Gingrich and Forstchen have also written several historical novels depicting the Civil War era and the attack on Pearl Harbor, and they will soon release another about Valley Forge. The thoroughly researched books have done well on the New York Times best-seller list.
"A man stepped forward, pointing to his bare, bloody feet, features red as he cursed a Congress that could not even provide shoes as he fought, while they huddled warm and fat in Philadelphia. [Washington] looked down at the man, unable to speak, for so many of them were barefoot, and money which had been promised them and shoes that any soldier had the right to expect, had never appeared. They were sick of it, exhausted, dying. The war was lost. They were going home."
Easy Pickin's by former Sen. Fred Harris (D-Okla.)
This Western thriller follows Okie Dunn, a boxer-turned-law student and the new sheriff in Cash County. He's got a lot on his plate when three strangers turn up looking for an heiress and a body suddenly falls from the sky into an oat field near town. As he follows the clues, Okie finds himself closer and closer to a dangerous enemy.
"She stepped carefully past the tips of my black cowboy boots and sat down on the bed, facing me, making the springs squeak. Our knees were almost touching. She lifted her glass toward me. 'Well, here's to motherhood,' she said.
We drank. The sweet brown mixture gave me little, sickening chills. My experience had been that if you ever woke up with a hangover from whiskey and Coca-Cola, it made you want to swear off and take the cure."
Vale of Tears by Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.)
King's third book follows fictional Congressman Sean Cross, whose experience is loosely based on the author's. In the book, even chapters look back to Sept. 11, 2001, and odd chapters detail a future terrorist attack in which al-Qaida attacks trains, joining with rogue elements of the Irish Republican Army, a group King himself has supported. The Congressman's counterpart saves the day by persuading reluctant witnesses to help him solve the book's mysteries.
"The conversation in the bus was still solemn, very similar, it seemed, to the expressions of the New Yorkers walking the streets — somber but undaunted. But there was nothing at all somber about the scene along West Street as the bus — now going south — approached the vicinity of Ground Zero.
Hundreds of people lined the streets cheering, waving American flags and holding up signs, thanking and encouraging the rescue workers who'd come from all over the region and country to do what they could. The windows of the bus were shut tight, but its passengers could clearly hear the crowd's defiant cheers of USA! USA!"
Capitol Venture by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Marylouise Oates
In a sequel to her first political mystery, Mikulski again sticks to what she knows. She writes of a U.S. Senator hoping to win a re-election campaign against a reactionary opponent. Things get tricky when a rally turns violent and a Congressman is found dead in his home. Bodies pile up as the campaign continues and District cops rush to figure out who's behind the violence. Reviewers praised the book for its insider feel, but many thought it came up short on plot and pace.
"The good thing about the President, I had discovered, was that it didn't matter much what you said. His definition of conversation was him talking, you listening and, of course, agreeing. I did even better with him in person because I had such a clear, direct, and forceful nod."
A Sense of Honor by Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.)
This novel follows several soldiers at the Naval Academy in Annapolis during Vietnam as they begin their transformation from teenagers into military leaders. In following their experiences at school and beyond, the novel takes a close look at the leadership, discipline, pain and triumph of military life. Reviewers across the board praised the book for its engrossing writing and detail.
"He tried, just for a moment as he nodded off to sleep, to remember a time when he did not view the world as a chimera to be attacked, a progression of moments capable of violent destruction, a painful jungle designed to test his tenacity. He could not think that far back. He could get past first-class year and second-class year and youngster year. He could remember the incredible, unnerving scars of plebe year, as if his memory itself were falling into its own small sea and treading water there, trying to keep from drowning. He could identify each terror-filled event of plebe summer, those weeks that ripped his old self from him like someone reaching inside a plucked chicken and tearing out the guts, then packing in fear where they used to be."


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Gear Review: Tarptent Hogback
A four-person, double-walled tent that's supremely packable.
With a carry weight and compressed size that are comparable to many two-person tents, this double-wall shelter is supremely packable—perfect for high-mileage ultralighters or hero parents with monster loads. "Stuffed, it's barely bigger than a fireplace log," says one tester.
While it's the smallest of the tents tested, the 51-square-foot floor and 49-inch peak height still allow four adults to sit up without pressing against the walls. The space-to-weight ratio is made possible by ultralight materials, like 30-denier siliconized ripstop nylon, and an innovative design: One long pole arches over the tent's midsection, while two carbon-fiber struts on each corner square off the perimeter to improve interior space. Setup is straightforward, but it's not quite fuss-free; you'll need solid staking ground and a couple rounds of guyline-tensioning to achieve a taut pitch.
On bug-free trips, use only the fly and save 22 ounces. Ventilation is adequate, but condensation accumulated in breeze-free weather. Testers in Colorado's Book Cliffs found it a dry refuge during prolonged rain, and 25-mph winds caused only moderate flapping. For stronger winds or snow, an optional cross pole ($18) strengthens the structure. Tradeoffs: Tall testers (over 6') felt pinched by the 86" x 86" floor, and the two tiny vestibules don't adequately hold four packs.
> Floor 51 square feet
> Weight 3 lbs. 14 oz.
> Price $375
> Info tarptent.com


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Physiotherapy And Women's Health Is A perfect Match! Here Is Why
The subject of women's health encompasses a range of issues that can be treated by physiotherapy. From pregnancy back pain to incontinence problems faced by older women, physiotherapy is there to help.
Bladder incontinence is a problem for 13 million Americans on any given day. Although some men have this problem, it is present in much greater numbers in the area of women's health.
There are several different kinds of incontinence. Stress incontinence happens when the person coughs or sneezes and urge incontinence means the person has sudden urges to use the restroom, for example. Organ prolapse, such as a tilted uterus, can lead to incontinence, as well as sexual dysfunction. This is another area of women's health physiotherapy can help.
Physiotherapists who work in the field of women's health can correct nearly 70% of incontinence problems. The major exercise used is the Kegel. It is a very specialized exercise, and at least half the people who try to do it on their own fail miserably. It takes biofeedback for many to get it right.
Many of the problems of women's health can be traced to the pelvic floor. The Kegel is the exercise that addresses this part of the anatomy. However, other therapies are used as well. Electrical stimulation is only one of the methods used. Soft tissue manipulation is another treatment that has been tried.
Pelvic pain affects many women's health. It may come from a variety of sources. It can be due to vulvodynia or abdominal surgeries, for example. One can have pelvic pain after falling, especially if one lands on the tailbone. These conditions often curtail sexual activities and lead to an overall deterioration in women's psychological health. Physiotherapy offers many treatments to help these problems.
No discussion of how physiotherapy helps with women's health would be complete without a word about pregnancy. Women who are pregnant know that their bodies go through various changes that can be painful. Low back pain is only one of them.
Physiotherapists can help with this. Gentle exercises can be taught to relieve tension in the back. One is to lie on the floor with the knees up and press the small of the back to the floor. This gives a great feeling of relief. Other exercises strengthen the woman's back, but few people besides physiotherapists know how far to go with exercising when pregnant. Women's health is important at this time, and so is the baby's.
Physiotherapists can also give instructions on what amount of exercise is best for pregnant women. After delivery, physiotherapy is a boon to women's health. It can help get women back into shape and instruct them in taking care of their new child while preventing back problems. Another area of postpartum women's health is the treatment of women who have had cesarean sections.
Physiotherapy can help women's health because there are so many conditions that women suffer. Many of these conditions will respond to physiotherapy. It is only natural that women would turn to a tried and true method for relief.


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"How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew!" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew!" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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When Samhita Mukhopadhyay, executive editor of Feministing, announced she was writing a book on dating, I knew we had to have her on SM. Because as those of us who follow her on Twitter know – Mukhopadhyay is everything dating books are not – i.e. funny and whip smart. (Yes, I may have a wee bit of a girlcrush.) In fall of 2011, Mukhopadhyay released Outdated: Why Dating is Ruining Your Love Life, a humorous take on the self-help genre chockfull of anecdotes from the author's own love life. Topics covered include: "dating while feminist," the masculinity "crisis" and more. Apropos to Valentine's Day, I asked the author to tell us more about Outdated.
Why did you feel you had to write Outdated: Why Dating Is Ruining Your Love Life? And why this particular title?
I wrote Outdated because I couldn't believe how profoundly ignorant mainstream books on dating were and I couldn't believe that no one had already written a book discussing how deeply problematic the assumptions about gender and love were in them. I felt the young women in our generation deserved something better. Continue reading


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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A suicide truck bombing near a Shiite mosque killed at least 67 people and wounded at least 200 Saturday in a city close to Kirkuk, Iraq, an official with Kirkuk police said.
The explosion occurred in a busy area near the Rasoul mosque, police said, and a number of people were trapped under rubble.
Police said at least 25 houses and shops were destroyed in the attack, the deadliest this year.
The blast took place about 1 p.m. in the town of Taza, about 10 miles southwest of Kirkuk and 149 miles north of Baghdad. Taza is predominantly inhabited by Shiite Turkmen.
Hours after the blast, authorities were still digging through rubble searching for possible survivors and more bodies.
A number of the wounded were taken to hospitals in the cities of Sulaimaniya and Irbil, in Iraq's Kurdish region. Many of the wounded were in critical condition, hospital officials said.
Last week, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki warned of increased political violence in the country, mentioning a deadly bombing on June 10 in the southern town of Bathaa that killed more than 30 people and injured dozens.
He said there will be attempts to undermine Iraqi security forces as U.S. troops complete their withdrawal from Iraq by the end of the month and ahead of upcoming national elections.


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Allen West demands recount
Florida Rep. Allen West on Wednesday demanded a recount as his bid for reelection remained too close to call, with the tea party Republican trailing his Democratic opponent by fewer than 3,000 votes.
( See also: 2012 election results map)
Patrick Murphy has 160,328 votes, or 50.4 percent, to West's 157,782 votes, or 49.6 percent, with 100 percent of precincts reporting, according to The Associated Press, which has yet to call the race.
West, who warned before the election of " nefarious actions" by Democrats, suggested a county election supervisor was trying to rig the election.
"Late last night Congressman West maintained a districtwide lead of nearly 2,000 votes until the St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections 'recounted' thousands of early ballots," West's campaign said in a statement. "Following that 'recount' Congressman West trailed by 2,400 votes."
( Also on POLITICO: No clarity on fiscal cliff after election)
West also said there were "numerous other disturbing irregularities" in St. Lucie County.
"The St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections office clearly ignored proper rules and procedures, and the scene at the Supervisor's office last night could only be described as complete chaos," the campaign said. "Given the hostility and demonstrated incompetence of the St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections, we believe it is critical that a full hand recount of the ballots take place in St. Lucie County. We will continue to fight to ensure every vote is counted properly and fairly, and accordingly we will pursue all legal means necessary."
A call to St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections' office was met with a full voicemail inbox.
Murphy declared victory shortly after 1 a.m., according to TCPalm.com. West had yet to concede. Murphy's 0.8 point lead is outside the 0.5 margin that would require a recount in the Sunshine State. If Murphy's lead remains bigger than 0.5 percentage points, a state elections spokesman told the Miami Herald that there is "no statutory mechanism for a candidate, group or anyone else to have a recount done."
"Allen West was quite a character to run against," Murphy said in his victory speech, according to the website. "And I'll keep it at that, and hopefully that's the last time I ever need to mention his name, too."
The Palm Beach Post reports provisional and absentee ballots in Democratic-leaning Palm Beach County still need to be counted. Murphy's campaign manager told the newspaper the outstanding ballots weren't enough to overturn the results.
West, a retired Army colonel who left the military after firing off a gun near the head of an Iraqi prisoner, was elected as part of the 2010 tea party wave. As one of the GOP's few black elected officials on the national level — and as a bombastic and incendiary commentator — West became a frequent cable news guest. He spent $13.8 million, more than any other House member in 2012 but was also a regular star of House Democratic fundraising appeals.
Murphy, a vice president in his family's construction company, was aided by $3.4 million in super PAC spending. One of those PACs was at least partially funded by Murphy's family.


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BlackBerry Customers Offered Free Apps As Apology
Last week, Research in Motion apologized for the service outages that swept around the world last week, leaving millions of its BlackBerry users unable to send or receive messages.
Today, it said it's offering customers about $100 worth of free apps and a month's worth of free technical support in "appreciation for their patience during the recent service disruptions."
Among the apps subscribers can select:
-- Texas Hold'em Poker 2.
-- iSpeech Translator Pro.
-- Drive Safe.ly Enterprise.
-- Vlingo Plus: Virtual Assistant.
The free app offer begins on Wednesday and lasts four weeks, the company said.
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This Governor's twisted priorities have him respecting the "lives" of unborn fetuses more than living children:
In 2010, Alaska Governor Sean Parnell refused to approve an expansion of Denali KidCare, a program that provides health care for low-income pregnant women and children, even though a $1 million expansion paid for by the state would have resulted in nearly twice that much federal funding in return. Denali KidCare covers approximately 8,000 kids in need in Alaska, and with the matching funds, an expansion could have resulted in coverage of an additional 1,277 children and 225 pregnant women.
Moreover, an estimated 18,000 children across the state are uninsured but currently are ineligible under current state criteria. According to the Juneau Empire, Sen. Bettye Davis is proposing that the state expand eligibility from 175 percent of poverty level to 200 percent — but only for those age 12 and under. (The average across all states for eligibility is 241 percent of the federal poverty line.)
Why the age limit and all the wrangling? Why almost two years later is the state still fighting over expanding KidCare?
Because, according to Davis, it is the only way "to avoid the pregnancy and abortion concerns."
This situation underscores the hoops Alaska lawmakers must jump through in order to accommodate their governor's zealous anti-choice stance. Governor Parnell rejected federal matching funds because he was afraid money from the federal Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) could be used to cover abortions in Alaska. He claimed "hundreds of abortions" were funded by the program, a claim the Alaska Department of Health said can't be completely confirmed. Alaska's own state children's health insurance program allows for funding of "medically-necessary abortion" due to a Supreme Court ruling stating that abortion must be covered if other pregnancy-related services are covered. So the governor is rejecting funds that could expand health care in his state based on fear of funding a legal medical intervention his own state allows.
So now, program eligibility is being re-written to create exclusions centered around the arrival of puberty, so the governor doesn't need to worry about money possibly being used for an abortion, even though the abortion exception is already so narrow it only applies to cases to very few cases. Teenagers of both sexes, as well as pregnant women, are being excluded from accessible primary health care simply to appease anti-choice zealotry.
Why not go a step further, and allow all teen boys, and all teen girls who haven't yet begun to menstruate, to be able to apply for KidCare, too? Perhaps girls could be asked to prove whether they are or aren't having their periods yet in order to receive medical assistance?
It appears not to bother Governor Parnell that the health and lives of born children living in his state are being held hostage to political hysteria.
Sarah Palin must be so proud of her successor.


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