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Our experts pick the best-dressed at the 2012 Academy Awards.
By Christina Garibaldi

Emma Stone arrives at the 84th Annual Academy Awards
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Oscar night isn't only a huge event for the world of movies; it's also a big night for fashion. Over the years, it has become known as the hottest runway show of the year, with the top designers clamoring to get their dresses on the night's nominees, hoping to win a spot on the coveted best-dressed list.

On Sunday night, all eyes were on the actresses working the red carpet, and they did not disappoint. There were pops of color on the carpet, but the big trend of the night seemed to be ladies in white. Gwyneth Paltrow looked glamorous in a white one-shoulder Tom Ford gown with a matching wrap.

MTV Style picks their best-dressed at the Oscars.

"From what I saw walking down the carpet, Gwyneth Paltrow looked amazing in Tom Ford," Janell Snowden of VH1 told MTV News. "She was in the color of the night, which was white."

Rooney Mara, a Best Actress nominee for "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," traded in her typical black garb for elegant white, wearing a lace Givenchy gown with a plunging back.

"I did think a lot about what I was going to wear; it's a long process," Mara told MTV News. "I like to wear white also. I wanted to mix it up. This just happened to be the most beautiful dress, that's why I wore it."

MTV Style expert Mary H.K. Choi agreed that Mara wowed in her Oscar ensemble. "White was a huge trend on the red carpet tonight, and this stark, architectural Givenchy looked absolutely surreal against the phosphorescence of her alabaster skin," Choi said. "She looked just pristine, and the fact that her impossibly shiny, jet-black hair was in a tight bun with blunt bangs really anchored the look. She dresses with a certain severity, given her young age, but I'm a huge fan."

Of course, it wasn't just the ladies in white who stole the show. "The Help" star Emma Stone turned heads in a stunning red Giambattista Valli gown.

"I just loved this dress. There were titterings on Twitter about how people either loved or hated the bow, but I thought a dramatic, festive accent at the neckline looked stunning and complemented the side sweep of her red hair," Choi said. "A risk, definitely, but I think it absolutely paid off."

Stone's co-star Jessica Chastain also made a lasting impression on her first Oscar red carpet. Chastain, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, shined on the carpet in a black and gold Alexander McQueen gown.

"This is a big moment — probably it's the biggest moment of my life — so I needed a dress that was a big-moment dress," Chastain told MTV News. "It's McQueen, and the embroidery and the way it fits — to me, this dress is how I'm feeling right now."

Share your favorite Oscar red-carpet looks on our Facebook page. Track all the Oscar fashion at MTV Style and come back every day for the latest fashion news.

The MTV Movies team has the 2012 Oscars covered! Keep it locked at MTV.com all night and beyond for updates on the night's big winners and the best red-carpet fashion. Join the live conversation by tweeting @MTVNews with the hashtag #Oscars.

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Automotive efforts to fight breast cancer cover the spectrum from sad to rad. Sad would have to be the Susan G. Komen-pink Bentley Continental GT still sitting in a dealership in San Diego, awaiting either the world's most successful Mary Kay salesperson or Alecia Moore. Rad covers things like a ribbon-shaped burnout in a Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Centennial Edition.

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VoIP information Okay, I got a question for you. How often do you associate your smartphone with making actual phone calls? Do you often feel that it?s more often used to play with the numerous applications you have on there? One problem that you, as a user, might experience is having to switch from your app to the phone ? there?s no way to conduct business or do what you need to do easily right from the app. Well, if you?re a developer who wants to combine the best of both worlds, then look no further because Twilio has just released a very important solution to all the world?s telephone problems. Now, communication on your mobile device has just stepped it up a notch.

Introducing the Twilio Client iOS SDK

Twilio Twilio, ?a Cloud communications company, dead-set on reinventing telecom by creating an industry and world where Cloud computing, web services, and telecommunications are merged together, released a new product that will be very important for developers and companies to build what they call ?rich communication experiences? right from their app. The Twilio Client iOS SDK?will make it possible for any mobile application?to make or receive phone calls while also providing real-time presence information about contacts within the application on the consumer?s iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch device. Essentially, they?re bringing Voice over IP, or VoIP, right into the power of your hands.

ReadWriteWeb?s Dan Rowinski gives us an interesting look at the potential of the Twilio Client in his post:

Imagine playing a game of Scrabble on your iPhone against your mother. You and Ma are competitive and these games tend to turn into rabid battles for literary supremacy. Also, she?s your mother so you want to talk about how things are with the family, your nephew and if Pa is taking that new job in Chicago. So, you press a button in the app and create a voice connection running over your data connection. No dialing, no minutes used. Just a data connection straight from the app.

All of this done right through VoIP?

But what is?VoIP?

Voice over IP (VoIP), as defined by Wikipedia, is ?a family of technologies, methodologies,?communication protocols, and transmission techniques for the delivery of?voice communications?and?multimedia?sessions over?Internet Protocol?(IP) networks, such as the?Internet.? It?s also synonymous with Internet telephony.

What Twilio is doing with their new release is taking the traditional phone and powering it through the Internet. No longer will users need to subject themselves to the land lines, instead phone calls can be done cleaner, quicker, and cheaper, through the use of the Internet and Cloud communications. And there?s definitely signs that say that VoIP is a big success and will grow over the next few years?in fact, chances are that you?re already using one of the most successful applications: Skype.

Mobile VoIP Trends

But if you need further proof?according to Sangoma, a leading provider of hardware and software components powering IP communications, they believe that one of the main proponents of the VoIP trend is the proliferation of 4G technology, probably due to increased data connection speeds and the near real-time delivery of communications. Technology publication VentureBeat also believes that mobile VoIP growth will be making some news in 2012. In a guest post by Andreas Bernstrom, CEO of Rebtel, the world?s largest independent mobile VoIP company, VentureBeat states that ?with 4G finally rolled out across the U.S. and technology improvements from companies like Rebtel and Viber, dropped calls will become a thing of the past. mVoIP will therefore go from being a fad, to something that is embraced beyond the digerati, and finally catching on with the mainstream.?

Smartphones are definitely going to play a big part in adoption of mobile VoIP as well?a 2011 Juniper Research study states that the mobile VoIP clients downloaded onto smartphones will account for four-fifths of the 640 million mVoIP users by the end of 2016. Carriers will still feel uneasy about mVoIP and will not be partnering with specialists anytime soon, says the study. But with this proliferation, the number of mobile video?calls by users will grow to more than 130 million by 2016, all spurred by the launch of mobile video calling by major players and technology improvements. Even VoIP specialists (the ones that carriers probably won?t work with), like Vivox (and maybe even Twilio now) are working on exploring their alliances with social media, gaming, and software companies.

Morgan Stanley Internet trend research -- Skype and VoIP To put it another way, according to a Morgan Stanley report on Internet trends, if VoIP market leader, Skype, were a carrier, it would be the largest ?carrier? in the world. There?s a lot of promise for mobile VoIP services to breakthrough and disrupt the traditional carriers. Hell, even Facebook is even getting involved. It?s garnering a rising share of the communication all through the main device you have in your pocket. From messaging, chatting, wall posts, status updates, sharing videos/music, playing games, and even making VoIP calls?this can all be done right from your mobile device.

So what does Twilio?s Client iOS SDK offer up?

By integrating the Twilio Client SDK into your applications, you?re going to be able to use the iOS device?s data connection (either 3G/4G or Wi-Fi) to call other mobile apps, web browsers, or even phones! The landline isn?t (totally) dead?Twilio wants to marry both the Internet and the telephone together. For developers, if the app has a desire to communicate with anyone or anything, Twilio?s service offers up an easy way to integrate this capability in a ?ready to install? package?no creating code from scratch. If you have a better way to improve or build the next Skype or a powerful Google Voice competitor with a twist, then you might want to take a look at the Twilio Client. According to GigaOm, over 2,000 of Twilio?s 75,000 developers have already signed up for Twilio?s SDK beta program.

What Twilio Client iOS SDK can do

But what about the pricing? Twilio?s pricing page indicates that those that are using Twilio Client will still only pay a quarter of a cent per minute for inbound or outbound calls when done in a browser or mobile app. All a developer is apparently going to need is a few lines of code provided within the Twilio Client, add it to their application, and they?re off and running. According to Twilio:

Your users? interactions become even richer with Twilio Client because your app has access to built-in presence and location data. Now every call is not just a call ? it?s a rich communication between your users while they play a game, get customer support, or just call mom. With our native SDK, you have complete control of the experience.

You can get started with the new Twilio Client by clicking here. An Android version is still in development but they?re looking for beta testers right now. You can sign up to be one by clicking here.

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Afghan officials say at least two demonstrators have been killed in northern Afghanistan as protests over last week's burning of Qur'ans turned violent.

It marked the sixth day of deadly protests over the burning of Qur'ans and other religious materials at a U.S. base. The White House has called the incident a mistake and apologized to the Afghan government but demonstrations have continued.

The administrator of Iman Sahib district in Kunduz province says Sunday's protest turned violent as demonstrators tried to enter the district's largest city.

He says people in the crowd fired on police and threw grenades at a U.S. base nearby.

NATO said initial reports indicated no international service members were killed.

A U.S. military convoy enters the Afghan Interior Ministry in Kabul, where a gunman killed two American advisors on Saturday, officials said. (Musadeq Sadeq/Associated Press)

NATO and the British government recalled their international advisers from Afghan ministries late Saturday after two U.S. military advisers ? a lieutenant colonel and a major ? were found dead in their office with shots to the back of their heads.

Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, renewed his calls for calm Sunday in a televised address to the nation after the burning of the Qur'ans sparked days of deadly protests.

"Now is the time to return to calm and not let our enemies use this situation," Karzai said.

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During times of economic distress we become more concerned about the security and tax efficiency of our assets, not only for the here and now but also for future generations. Though the recession forces us to spend less, it encourages us to give more. With the rate of charitable giving in 2011 surpassing economic growth in both the UK and US, it seems the business of philanthropy is thriving.

Perhaps one reason for its growth is that trust funds and foundations are not exclusive to the domain of the elite and wealthy anymore. In fact, they are fast becoming a sensible tax efficient strategy to managing any individuals? savings?especially if you are thinking of the stowing away some money for your loved ones and their futures.

Whether you?re objectives lie in succession planning, asset protection or charitable giving, it?s important to have the correct structure from the outset. The most common structures are discussed below and it should give you an idea of whether these are the right products for you.

1 ? Trusts
Dating back to the days of the Crusades, trusts are one of the oldest ways to ensure assets are delivered to their intended recipients. In its simplest form, a trust is formed when someone places their assets in the legal custody of someone else for the benefit of a third party. Using the jargon, a Settlor gives legal control of their assets to a Trustee for the benefit of a clearly defined Beneficiary. Trusts are commonly used for charitable giving and for many years have been utilised by a variety of organisations to provide benefit for either their employees or for other needy beneficiaries. Trusts are governed and utilised in common law jurisdictions, and historically the most popular jurisdictions are those where there is the most case law history, such as Jersey or Guernsey.

Trusts are a very powerful tool for estate planning and when used correctly, can minimize tax exposure and ensure that your assets are redistributed in accordance with your wishes. Privacy and asset protection are key advantages of a trust, for example the terms of a will are in the public domain, and trusts are not, also if a Settlor is in a partnership with unlimited liability these assets are out of the reach of his/her creditors.

Would-be philanthropists would typically opt for charitable trusts, and these are commonly used in the UK. They differ from a normal trust on the basis that the link between the trustees and the beneficiaries is broken, meaning that the beneficiaries have no legal standing against the trustees. Charitable trusts also qualify for HMRC advantages on the basis that it has a charitable purpose and public benefit.

2 ? Foundations
Like trusts, foundations offer privacy, succession planning and a high level of asset protection, but they also afford a higher level of control to the Founder. Where the interaction of a Settlor with the operation of a trust may have a detrimental impact on the discretionary nature of that trust, the use of Protector in a foundation structure provides a more hands on role for those concerned about the potentially unlimited powers of Trustees to control assets.

Foundations are primarily civil law tools, used where trusts may not be recognised or deemed appropriate. They originated in the early 20th century in Liechtenstein and are now commonly offered in jurisdictions including Panama, Bahamas, Dutch Antilles and Isle of Man. They have a special legal status based on civil law, which mix the legal components of a trust and a company. They have their own self-governing legal status, but they don?t have any shareholders.

Source: http://www.kippreport.com/2012/02/the-abcs-of-the-business-of-philanthropy/

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There are many facts that are important to you when it comes to wills Hawaii. A living will is one of the choices that are perhaps the most popular of this type. The big news stories that made the national news about bad experiences with these have probably been the biggest of the many reasons that these have increased in their popularity.

If you are planning your estate you can not afford to not have a will. This is because without this you are not going to be able to control your own life if something were to happen to you. So it is necessary that you have clearly written instructions that are legal so that you are protected.

Everyone really needs to have their own living will regardless of what type of person they are or the type of life that they live. When you need to be able to make decisions for yourself and you can not speak for yourself then you need this legal document to speak for you. Typically you are going to outline the type of medical procedures that you would not want done or would want done.

In most cases if this is needed then you have either a terminal illness or you have had a traumatic injury and there is little or no hope for you to recover. There are many additional names for this type of document. These are natural death declaration, physician directive, health care directive, or advance directive. The names are often reflective of the state or location where they are derived.

You also have the choice to have someone appointed as a power of attorney over you. The main thing that you should look for is the person that is going to know what you would want and be able to do that no matter what. This person does not have to be related to you, but they will still be able to control your medical treatment and life support options.

Knowing what the choices that you have with living wills Hawaii is something that you must be aware of. If you do not have one of these you can not be sure that your wishes would be followed if you were injured or ill. This means that instead of your wishes being considered your loved ones could end up fighting for what they want or think that you would want.

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NEW YORK?? U.S. crude futures rose for a seventh day on Friday, ending with their best weekly performance since December, as a report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog that Iran had stepped up work on nuclear enrichment was seen further inflaming tensions between Tehran and the West.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude for April delivery settled at $109.77 a barrel, gaining $1.94, or 1.8 percent, the highest settlement since May 3, when prices ended at $111.05.

In seven straight days, front month crude futures surged $9.03, or 8.96 percent, their biggest seven-day increase since Oct. 31, when they gained 9.25 percent. For the week, front-month crude rose 6.33 percent, the best weekly percentage gain since the week to Dec. 23, when prices rose 6.58 percent.

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Coordination is the key when planning any baby shower party. Your selection of colours, favors and accessories can really set the scene for an event that's both fun and unusual. One of the most popular color mixes for baby showers today is pink and brown or pink and chocolate. Planning a pink and brown baby shower is a terrific way to begin to plan to commemorate the arrival of your new young girl.66

The color pink is the traditional color representing the female graces of young girls. While brown or chocolate can symbolize something more contemporary or sublime, making it a great color to contrast with the pink at a chicly styled contemporary baby shower. Your pinks and chocolates can be combined in alternating solids or mixed in striped or polka dotted designs. Repeating the patterns and color through your shower will unify your shower?s design.

Some standard ways that you can use these classic colours include: on tableware, in favours and accessories, on wall and ceiling decorations, in your centerpiece, in your food and in your party wardrobe. One shocking way to highlight your color theme is to have your shower cake decorated with pink and chocolate frosting that matches your color patterns. And adding pink and brown favor boxes to your party table is a great final touch to any chicly designed baby shower. Your pink and brown theme is also a great excuse for adding candy to the party menu.

As a final touch, fill your table and favour boxes with chocolate and pink candies. You can also find favors to match your pink and brown baby shower theme. Your main table will be the focal point of the room. Your guests will love all of the pink and brown patterns, foods and gifts waiting for them.

Choosing pink and brown for your baby shower color theme is a great way to mix conventional and modern shower colors. There are numerous unique baby shower favors, decorations, foods and gildings that may help any party planner create a surprising presentation. Find an easy pattern and continue it throughout the room and tables. Your guest will be thrilled about the the well coordinated and high end look of your party table.

Kate Ashley is a party professional who has 9 years of experience in providing products and concepts for a baby shower.

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Reuters - Contrary to reports, the Academy has not yet pulled Sacha Baron Cohen's Oscar tickets over his plan to appear on the red carpet in character for his next movie -- but that could still happen.

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Among celebrity pundits, Ann Coulter is a rogue warrior. She supports Mitt Romney and hopes he'll pick New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as his running mate.

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Remember the Board of Awesomeness we took for a spin back at CES? Well, the folks from Chaotic Moon went back to the lab to make it even better with a new control system, swapping out the Kinect sensor bar for an Emotiv EPOC headset and re-christened it the Board of Imagination. So, instead of using your hand to control the throttle, you simply visualize and focus on where you want to go, and the headset tells the board how fast to go to get there. The brains of the thing are still housed in a Samsung slate running Windows 8, and it can still shred asphalt at speeds up to 32mph, but now it's a truly mind-blowing experience. Don't believe us? Check out the Board of Imagination in action after the break.

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NEW YORK (AP) ? Carmelo Anthony briefly had what now belongs to Jeremy Lin.

Madison Square Garden shook when he was announced. Fans lined up to buy his jerseys, chanted his name, delighted in having the New York native back in the city.

The happy homecoming hasn't lasted.

The Knicks are a sub.-500 team in the year since Anthony's celebrated trade from Denver, and the New York Post even wrote Tuesday that the Knicks should try dealing him to the Lakers for Paul Gasol.

Still popular, Anthony is no longer beloved. Fans appreciate his talents but question whether they translate to victories, fearing he'd mess things up once he came back from injury to play with Lin.

Sure enough, the Knicks lost Monday to New Jersey in Anthony's return, continuing his frustrating season.

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Reuters - Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) has made an agreed 992.4 million pounds ($1.6 billion) bid for Mozambique-focused Cove Energy , offering a full price to open up a new gas frontier for the Anglo-Dutch oil major in East Africa.

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If your vacation in The european countries entails driving a car this year, you should always be mindful of every one of the important information that open to you, before you decide to take a trip.

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?Mandatory Driving Gear

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?Vital Paperwork

?These types of files must be carried always any time driving a car:

?A sound Passport and then for any applicable Visa.

?The initial Automobile Registration kind.

?A Full latest Generating Permit.

?The main Engine Insurance plan Document (Confirm the Policy addresses your current travel arrangements)

?A great IDP ?Global Generating Allow wherever necessary. (Offered by Post Workplaces)

?Basic Traveling Tips

?Driving for the correct hand facet to your overnight accommodation in The european countries can appear peculiar, so if this the first some time to youe about new roads, that advisable to be mindful from the beginning. Although road indications throughout Europe are the same pay attention throughout city along with area centres, in which Auto parking as well as Confined Gain access to Zones may vary or even forbid some types of vehicles. Auto parking feets as well as wardens are generally commonplace even if you may not understand it, thus be ready to ey to fit?normally. Ultimately, check the location (nearby) roadways & transfer power for just about any particular regulations that will utilize.

?Protection

?In no way keep just about any valuable items in your car if this un monitored. It only takes a few minutes for any crook to result in damage in your case by stealing property out of your automobile as well as motor-home. The loss of products is bad ample, if your documents as well as charge cards go missing it takes quite a time to document and deal with your wreck, not to mention the losing of holiday pleasure period. Always think about just what forgotten whenever you park as well as secure the automobile! You might not realize that some kinds of Chips & Green playing cards usually are not identified over The european union and therefore, by visiting spend on services or goods, simply income could possibly be accepted. Be warned when re-fueling your automobile by programmed pump which really does let credit card payment, don depend upon the credit card, nevertheless always keep several extra cash convenient.

?Speed Limits

?Constantly drive inside authorized speed limitations, because speeding car owners who obtain found within The european union often face a great on-the-spot great. In addition to the danger for you and your passengers, this may furthermore disturb your journey substantially and also delay the predicted vacation desired destination birth moment. Even though Sat Navs are granted and incredibly useful as well, speed digital camera alert devices are prohibited in most countries and might cause fees or incarceration pertaining to motorists if found in your motor vehicle.

?Ingest Restrictions

?Driving under the influence in The european countries just isn?t accepted sufficient reason for reduced or perhaps absolutely no boundaries, a number of nations around the world inflict severely fines upon responsible owners! In the event that consuming alcohol, keep the car behind ? even so quick your journey may be! Using airport taxis or neighborhood vehicles may seem undesirable, nonetheless it significantly safer for all like that.

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?Traveling to your holiday rentals inside The european union desired destination certainly means extended journey occasions understanding that usually means oredom?for children and teenagers. When you plan your journey, think about the kids and exactly how they will feel stuck in the back again couch for Eight hours or maybe more visiting the holiday accommodation throughout The european union. Think outside the box together with your suggestions along with devise numerous exciting items for them to carry out as well as look through the journey. Steer clear of the potential for justifications by subtracting a new light-hearted view of no matter what going on. Involve the youngsters when choosing some committed spots pertaining to rest times, in which everybody can loosen up or even discharge any pent-up electricity prior to deciding to pair of once again. Have a picnic spots along with Relaxation Regions are often spread out out and about together key routes along with motorways, frequently effectively signed with time for you determine if that befitting for a break. Tiredness affects the two individuals and also individuals, if any person is experience not comfortable, a ease and comfort take a look at the very least is a result of stretch out your current thighs as well as invigorate for a while.

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?No matter what region(azines) you may visit, allow time and energy to check out locations before you start that you will be driving a car inside along with alter your current preparations keeping that in mind. Take a look at self-catering villa rentals throughout European countries.

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Source: http://homeandfamily.net/home-and-family/driving-within-european-countries

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For seniors, estate planning is a subject that can raise a lot of uncomfortable feelings. CLA USA agents understand those feelings, but also understand how important planning can be for both the individual and the individual?s family. A well-planned estate can ensure that you have all the assets you need to live out your life comfortably, while protecting the assets you intend to pass on to the next generation. In short, there?s far more to senior estate planning than writing a will and setting up a retirement fund. CLA USA agents specialize in explaining and providing the many conservative financial planning tools and products that are available to help seniors put together a comprehensive estate plan. Agents with CLA USA will even work with your tax professionals and attorneys to ensure that every aspect of your financial plan serves your needs properly.

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A police officer fires tear gas at close range directly into a group of anti-government protesters sheltering behind a kiosk, on a central boulevard in Dakar, Senegal, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. Saturday marks the fourth straight day of protests ahead of next week's critical election which is pitting the country's 85-year-old president against a young opposition demanding his departure. The increasingly tense atmosphere on the ground has many concerned that there may be unrest if President Abdoulaye Wade is declared the winner of the vote. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Anti-government protesters chant slogans after constructing a burning barricade along a central boulevard in Dakar, Senegal Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. Saturday marks the fourth straight day of protests ahead of next week's critical election which is pitting the country's 85-year-old president against a young opposition demanding his departure. The increasingly tense atmosphere on the ground has many concerned that there may be unrest if President Abdoulaye Wade is declared the winner of the vote. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Anti-government protesters chant slogans as they are briefly permitted to occupy a central boulevard before police began firing tear gas in Dakar, Senegal Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. Saturday marks the fourth straight day of protests ahead of next week's critical election which is pitting the country's 85-year-old president against a young opposition demanding his departure. The increasingly tense atmosphere on the ground has many concerned that there may be unrest if President Abdoulaye Wade is declared the winner of the vote. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ? Protesters demanding the departure of Senegal's aging president on Sunday seized control of a three-block stretch in the heart of the capital, erecting barricades and lobbing rocks at police just days before a contentious presidential poll.

It marks the fifth day of violent protests ahead of the country's crucial vote. President Abdoulaye Wade, 85, is insisting on running again, despite the deepening unrest and calls from both France and the United States to hand power to the next generation.

Sunday's clashes marked a worrying development, because they took on a religious dimension in this normally tolerant Muslim nation. Hundreds had gathered outside a mosque as religious leaders met to discuss a Friday incident in which police used grenade launchers to throw tear gas down the wide boulevard, at one point hitting the wall of the mosque.

Footage of the incident shown on Senegalese TV indicated that the police had not shot inside the mosque, only outside where a crowd had gathered. But the cloud of gas enveloped worshippers praying both inside and outside the shrine, deeply offending Senegal's largest Muslim brotherhood which owns the mosque.

On Sunday morning as the crowd outside the mosque grew larger, a truck of riot police took a defensive position at one end of Lamine Gueye Boulevard, and the dozens of youths erupted in jeers. They then began grabbing cinderblocks from a nearby construction site, smashing them on the pavement in order to make smaller projectiles which they hurled at police. Security forces responded with waves of tear gas.

They sparred for over 1 hour and by then, the protesters succeeded in seizing control of a three-block stretch of Lamine Gueye, one of two main commercial avenues traversing downtown Dakar. They grabbed market tables and pieces of plywood that had been nailed across shop windows, using them as shields to protect themselves from the tear gas grenades.

They then lined them across the road's median, as police were momentarily pushed back, waiting for reinforcements.

Each time the youths charged the police, they screamed, "Allah Akbar" and "There is no God but Allah," religious phrases that are rarely heard in his this nation that is over 90 percent Muslim but which has long embraced a secular identity.

"I'm worried ? yes. What I'm seeing here could really degenerate into another kind of situation, a religious one," said Moustapha Faye, a young member of the Mouride Muslim brotherhood, the second largest in Senegal, as he stood behind the police line watching the confrontation. "We must absolutely avoid violence."

The increasingly tense atmosphere on the ground has many concerned that there may be worse unrest if Wade is declared the winner of next Sunday's vote. In power for 12 years, Wade oversaw a 2001 revision to the constitution which imposed a two-term maximum, a move that at the time was hailed as proof of Senegal's democratic maturity. He disappointed many when he argued that the new constitution was not retroactive and so should not apply to him.

Senegal has seen protests every few days since January, when the country's highest court ruled that Wade was eligible to run for a third term. Wade has been dismissive of the opposition, characterizing their protests as nothing more than a "light breeze which rustles the leaves of a tree, but never becomes a hurricane."

The country is considered key to the stability of West Africa. It's the only nation in the region and one of the only in Africa that has never experienced a military coup.

While most African countries began experimenting with democracy post-independence in the 1960s, Senegal's democratic traditions date to at least the mid-1800s, when citizens in this former French colony were given the right to elect a deputy to the French parliament. Among them was Lamine Gueye, whose name now graces the boulevard where the youths sparred with police and who served as a senator in France in the 1950s.

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Associated Press Writers Sadibou Marone and Thomas Faye contributed to this report.

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LONDON: Rupert Murdoch?has told News International staff that he plans to launch the Sun on Sunday?and that arrested staff will have their suspensions lifted.

In a high-stakes meeting at the company?s headquarters in Wapping, Murdoch told staff in an email that the new Sunday title would launch ?very soon? and that the situation with regards to the internal investigation caused him ?great pain.?

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Murdoch said staff who have been arrested would still be welcome at the newspaper, and that News Corp. would cover their legal fees.

?We are doing everything we can to assist those who were arrested -- all suspensions are hereby lifted until or whether charged and they are welcome to return to work. News Corporation will cover their legal expenses. Everyone is innocent?unless proven otherwise.?

Murdoch went on to try and allay staff anxieties over a situation that has left an unprecedented rift between staff and the parent company.

?My continuing respect makes this situation a source of great pain for me, as I know it is for each of you,? he wrote.

But he said News Corporation would continue to comply with the investigation fully.

?We will obey the law. Illegal activities simply cannot and will not be tolerated ? at any of our publications. Our Board of Directors, our management team and I take these issues very seriously.?

?Murdoch entered the headquarters of his East London newspaper group in a silver Range Rover with blacked-out windows to face one of the most difficult crises of his professional life.

Photographers and camera crews from around the world had been waiting since the early morning for the News Corp. boss to make his appearance ? he is expected to use the trip to talk to staffers at The Sun, many of whom are all but in revolt at the way their colleagues are now under police scrutiny.

So far 12 former and serving reporters have been arrested. Murdoch has found himself caught between his genuine loyalties for the print media ? and for his flagship paper The Sun in particular ? and the prospect of a damaging corruption investigation into News Corp.?s foreign practices as more allegations of wrongdoing emerge.

Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rupert-murdoch-news-corp-pay-fees-sun-on-sunday-292351

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Phil Mickelson observa su golpe de salida en el segundo hoyo durante la primera ronda del torneo de Los Angeles en el Club Campestre Riviera, en Los Angeles, el jueves 16 de febrero de 2012. (Foto AP/Chris Carlson)

Carl Pettersson, of Sweden, makes his approach shot on the 11th fairway during the first round of the Northern Trust Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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LOS ANGELES (AP) ? This is the kind of golf Phil Mickelson envisioned playing at the start of the year.

Mickelson said he was having great practice sessions at home with little to show for it on the scorecard until it all came together last week at Pebble Beach. He shot a flawless 64 in the final round ? 11 shots better than playing partner Tiger Woods ? and rallied from six shots behind for a win that he thought might change his fortunes.

Four days later, from Pebble Beach to Riviera, he might be right.

Mickelson made a long birdie putt, hit driver off the fairway to become the only player to reach the 587-yard 11th hole into the wind, and finished by chipping in for birdie from behind the 18th green.

It gave him a 5-under 66 and a one-shot lead Thursday in the Northern Trust Open.

Thirty players had to return Friday morning to complete the first round, typical of a tournament that has a 144-man field despite limited daylight this time of the year off Sunset Boulevard.

"I felt very confident at the start of the year because I had played eight to 10 rounds exactly like Sunday's final round," Mickelson said. "I felt like I was so amped up and ready to start the season that I came out and played three terrible tournaments. And my confidence took a little bit of a hit.

"To come back and play the way I know I can play, it gets my confidence right back to where I was starting the season."

Not surprisingly, his position on the leaderboard is where it was Sunday at Pebble.

Mickelson had a one-shot lead over Hunter Mahan, who ran off four straight birdies late in his round, and J.B. Holmes, who is picking up more strength in his fourth tournament back from brain surgery last September.

Jonathan Byrd had a 68, notable because he played in the morning when the air was chilly and the eucalyptus trees were shaking with gusts that reached 20 mph, making Riviera so tough that only seven of the 72 players from the morning wave broke par.

Luke Donald, the No. 1 player in the world, also played in the morning and was pleased with a 70.

"It was freezing, blowing a gale and it was not easy," Donald said. "This course is tough with benign conditions, so with the added wind and the greens ? they're fast. They seemed a little bit faster than usual."

Mickelson, meanwhile, keeps right on rolling.

Dating to the back nine of his second round at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Mickelson has made birdie or eagle on one-third of the holes he has played. And his streak of consecutive holes without a bogey finally ended at 49 on the par-3 16th.

After an easy birdie on the par-5 opening hole ? it plays to a lower average than the par-5 18th, which also was into the wind ? Mickelson holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the long par-3 fourth hole, and then he really got going on the back nine.

After a tough pitch to 12 feet that led to birdie on the 10th, Mickelson had 297 yards to the hole on the 11th and decided to hit driver, a shot he had not tried in months.

It came off perfectly and climbed onto the front edge of the green, making Mickelson the only player to have an eagle putt on the 587-yard hole, which played right into the wind. The pin was all the way back, away from a large hump in the putting surface, which gave Mickelson the green light.

His eagle putt from 60 feet died next to the hole.

"I didn't think it was going to necessarily be reachable into that wind, but I was able to hit a low drive off the tee that scooted along the ground, and I felt like if I could hit one more of those with a driver I could get right up by the green," Mickelson said. "I felt like it was worth the risk to try to scoop one up."

The chip-in from behind the 18th was a bonus.

Mickelson made his lone bogey when his chip behind the 16th green ran 7 feet past the cup, and he missed the putt. On the 17th, his wedge rolled back to 7 feet for birdie, but the putt slid by on the left.

He faced another quick chip on the 18th, but it dropped in with perfect speed.

"It wasn't one I was really trying to make," he said. "It was quick, it was downhill, and I had to play about four or five feet of break, so it's not one that you're trying to get aggressive with. I was trying to get good speed and try to let it feed with the break, and I got fortunate, obviously, that it went in."

Holmes was the first player to reach 5 under, and that's where his fun began ? consecutive bogeys when he failed to get up-and-down from just short of the green; a tap-in birdie at the par-3 sixth, with the pin below the bunker in the middle of the green; an 18-foot birdie on the seventh, a three-putt double bogey on the eighth and the birdie at the end.

He has struggled with a slight loss of power since brain surgery in September, and he even topped a shot in Phoenix a few weeks ago. But it's all starting to come together.

"I feel like each week my swing has definitely gotten a little bit better and improved a little bit," Holmes said. "My swing speed has slowly come back a little bit being out here and playing this much."

This will be the last event for Mickelson until the Florida swing, the traditional start of the road to the Masters.

He can't wait.

"I'm excited about the upcoming event," he said of Riviera, "especially heading into our biggest event in April."

Associated Press

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Even after the start of 2012, the model FMLA certification and notification forms provided by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) still carried an expriation date of Dec. 31, 2011. In those first few weeks of the year, the DOL said employers could continue to use those outdated forms.

But now the DOL has released new updated forms that won?t expire for three more years. These new forms carry an expiration date of Feb. 28, 2015 in the upper right corner.? Employers can use these DOL forms directly in their organizations, or they can use the forms as models and create their own versions.

These ?updated? versions, however, did not include any substantive changes, only the expiration date. That was somewhat of a surprise because the DOL did not use this opportunity to fix a pair of key shortcomings on their FMLA forms. Those shortcomings (which will likely be addressed in newly updated FMLA forms released later in 2012) include:

1) Any references to the additional FMLA rights provided under the 2010 amendments for military family leave.

2) Any reference to the ?safe harbor? privacy language required under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA). The law says that employers who request medical certifications from employees must instruct health care providers not to collect or provide any genetic information about the person.

For that reason, it?s wise to add language to your FMLA medical certification forms. The EEOC has suggested that employers add this language to any form that requests health-related information from their employees:

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) prohibits employers and other entities covered by GINA Title II from requesting or requiring genetic information of an individual or family member of the individual, except as specifically allowed by this law. To comply with this law, we are asking that you not provide any genetic information when responding to this request for medical information. ?Genetic information,? as defined by GINA, includes an individual?s family medical history, the results of an individual?s or family member?s genetic tests, the fact that an individual or an individual?s family member sought or received genetic services, and genetic information of a fetus carried by an individual or an individual?s family member or an embryo lawfully held by an individual or family member receiving assistive reproductive services.

If you provide this type of warning and follow the other GINA rules,, the EEOC says, ?any genetic information the entity acquires will be considered inadvertent.? Thus, this wording attached to your FMLA forms helps create a ?safe harbor? for employers.

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Source: http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/30158/dol-issues-new-fmla-forms-sort-of

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Is it a daunting task to decide where to go for your next vacation? Are you tired of the same old destinations you usually visit when you have vacation time? There is only so much shopping, gambling and beach lying that a person can do, right? Has the thought crossed your mind to take an adventure travels vacation? These trips have been designed to get you into the great outdoors, to test your boundaries and get you moving. A lot of people save their money for years to be able to afford to go on all-encompassing adventure vacations. Luckily there are some that do not require a lifetime of saving. Here are some wonderful ideas for your next trip.

Mountain climbing is an excellent example of extreme adventure travels. The West Coast Mountain Guides regular take thrill-seeking travelers out on climbing excursions. You can choose from spots located all over the western Canadian provinces. Excursionists have a choice of rock climbing, ice climbing or even snow mountaineering. If you really want an adventure they will take you on a trek that will involve all three.

Before you decide to go out on one of these journeys, though, being in physical shape is of utmost importance. Mountain climbing excursions are not for the lazy or for those who are physically unfit!

Have you ever played with the idea of a deep-sea fishing trip? Most people don?t associate fishing with adventure travels. At any rate, fishing becomes a completely new adventure when you are out in the middle of a giant blue ocean. Not only are you usually wrestling a bigger fish, you?re also dealing with the elements of the ocean. Anything is possible, out on the ocean. The type of fish you dream of catching from the deep sea will help you select your point of interest. Of course, if you want, you can also pick your destination by climate and ?home base? scenery. One popular deep sea fishing point is Hawaii.

Do you absolutely love food? Do you get excited to learn about new foods and try cuisine from around the globe? Why not go no a culinary tour? Apparently, Italy is one of the trendiest destinations for lovers of food who want to experience cuisine in its ?native habitat.? Ireland, Spain and Greece also have fantastic ?culinary tours.? These kinds of tours not only allow you to sample the food after it?s prepared by ?native? chefs, but you also learn how to prepare a variety of dishes yourself. This is a great adventure travel for an up and coming chef or any food connoisseur.

Adventure travels are not required to be large-scale, posh and preposterous. Some of them involve daytime trips, while returning to a peaceful setting for the evening. The main goal of an adventure vacation is just to have fun and get your blood pumping. Thankfully, there is something for just about every adventurer to do?even if they only have a few days of vacation time in which to do it. Next time you start to make vacation arrangements, why not take the path of an adventurer? You can choose to relax at the spa next time.

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News | Evolution

Based on some fundamental characteristics of cellular proteins, a team of scientists speculates that the last common ancestor of life on Earth got its start in the planet's natural hot tubs

By David Biello ?| February 15, 2012

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Earth started as a violent place, its surface churned by continuous volcanic eruptions and cloaked in an atmosphere that would have been poisonous to today's life-forms. Furthermore, the thin primeval atmosphere may have provided only scant protection from the young sun's harsh ultraviolet glare. Given these inhospitable conditions, scientists have long wondered: How did the first cells come to be nearly four billion years ago?

Conventional scientific wisdom holds that life arose in the sea. But a new study suggests that the first cells?or at least the ones that left descendants still extant?got their start in geothermal pools, like those seen at Yellowstone National Park and other geologic hot spots today. The argument rests on one indisputable observation?enzymes common to all archaea and bacteria are built from potassium, phosphorus or zinc, not sodium.

Some biologists suspect that the membranes of early life-forms were not yet the tight coverings that they are today, and would have instead let small molecules and ions flow in and out freely. If life arose in the salty sea, then the first cells and their living relatives might be expected to have enzymes built from abundant sodium?or at least tolerate more sodium internally. That modern archaea and bacteria instead possess internal fluid low in sodium, and enzymes built from other elements hints that they arose in an environment both rich in such elements as well as relatively sodium-free. "If the very first membranes were leaky for small molecules and ions, then the interior of the first cells should have been in equilibrium with their surroundings," explains biophysicist Armen Mulkidjanian of the University of Osnabr?ck in Germany, lead author of the paper presenting the hypothesis published online February 13 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "By reconstructing the inorganic chemistry of the cytoplasm, it might be possible to reconstruct the habitats where the first cells could dwell."

The team noted that most modern cells maintain a high ratio of potassium ions to sodium ions. "We looked all over the place for the conditions and processes that would lead to [potassium] enrichment," Mulkidjanian says. The only such places extant today are so-called "vapor-dominated" geothermal systems?locales where water, heated deep within Earth until it becomes steam, reaches the surface, cools and condenses back to elementally enriched liquid pools. Condensed geothermal steam in these pools can have ratios of potassium to sodium ions as high as 75 to 1, and are rich in the other elements of life that have been leached from rock by the hot water. Thus, Mulkidjanian and his colleagues argue that they may have been the "hatcheries" of the first cells.

The argument matches a perhaps prescient suggestion from Charles Darwin in an 1871 letter: "But if (and oh what a big if) we could conceive in some warm little pond with all sorts of ammonia and phosphoric salts, light, heat, electricity, etcetera present that a protein compound was chemically formed, ready to undergo still more complex changes." Nobel laureate and geneticist Jack Szostak of Harvard University has also argued that the first cells probably had leaky membranes and that early oceans were not a favorable environment for the origin of life.

Source: http://rss.sciam.com/click.phdo?i=351fb637aebaff0049eef1df12e03427

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