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A wrap up of the day in sports Blue Jays bomb Rangers Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson, right, celebrates his two-run home run with right fielder Jose Bautista during the first inning in Game 4 of the American League Division Series against the Texas Rangers on Monday in Arlington, Texas. The Blue Jays won 8-4 to even the series 2-2. IMAGES: 2015 MLB PLAYOFFS Last second win Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell scores on a one-yard touchdown run with no time remaining in the game against the San Diego Chargers on Monday in San Diego. The Steelers defeated the Chargers 24-20. IMAGES: 2015 NFL SEASON Getting board Boston Bruins' Matt Beleskey, right, checks Tampa Bay Lightning's Andrej Sustr during the first period of an NHL game on Monday in Boston. The Lightning won 6-3. IMAGES: 2015-16 NHL SEASON Need a lift? Ruben Tejada of the New York Mets receives a piggy back ride from teammate Matt Reynolds (56) before game three of their National League Division Series matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday in New York City. Tejada was injured in the previous game. IMAGES: 2015 MLB PLAYOFFS Royals rally Kansas City Royals' Eric Hosmer hits a two-run home run against the Houston Astros during Game 4 of baseball's American League Division Series, Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, in Houston. The Royals won 9-6. IMAGES: 2015 MLB PLAYOFFS Fisticuffs Andrew Ladd, left, of the Winnipeg Jets and Brock Nelson of the New York Islanders battle during the second period at the Barclays Center on Monday in New York. The Islanders won 4-2. IMAGES: 2015-16 NHL SEASON Hot-shot rookie Buffalo Sabres rookie center Jack Eichel celebrates his winning goal with the fans during the third period of an NHL game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday in Buffalo, N.Y. The Sabres won 4-2. IMAGES: 2015-16 NHL SEASON Nowhere to go Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Bud Dupree (48) sacks San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers during a game on Monday in San Diego. The Steelers won 24-20. IMAGES: 2015 NFL SEASON Lonely in the outfield Kevin Pillar of the Toronto Blue Jays in centerfield in the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers in Game 4 of the American League Division Series at Globe Life Park in Arlington on Monday in Arlington, Texas. IMAGES: 2015 MLB PLAYOFFS Cespedes' power show Travis d'Arnaud, left, of the New York Mets greets teammate Yoenis Cespedes after Cespedes hit a three-run home run during game three of the National League Division Series matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday in New York City. The Mets won 13-7. IMAGES: 2015 MLB PLAYOFFS Just warming up LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers shoots against Jeff Green of the Memphis Grizzlies during a preseason game at Schottenstein Center on Mionday, in Columbus, Ohio. Striking it on the run Anastasia Rodionova of Australia in action against Irina Ramialison of France during the Hong Kong Tennis Open on Monday, in Hong Kong. Bryant makes his mark on the playoffs Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant runs bases after hitting a two-run home run against the St. Louis Cardinals during the fifth inning of Game 3 of the National League Division Series, on Monday, in Chicago. IMAGES: 2015 MLB PLAYOFFS Double joy An aerial view as Mercedes team-members spell out the number two in roman numerals as they celebrate winning their second consecutive FIA F1 World Constructors Championship following Lewis Hamilton's win at the Russian Grand Prix last weekend, on Monday, in Brackley, United Kingdom. Push and shove Florida Panthers and Philadelphia Flyers push and shove one another in the second period at Wells Fargo Center on Monday, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Seeing stars? Salvador Perez of the Kansas City Royals receives treatment after taking a foul ball off the mask in the game against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Monday, in Houston, Texas. IMAGES: 2015 MLB PLAYOFFS They have it, still Steffi Graf and her husband, Andre Agassi, react after scoring a point during play at a charity tennis event at Caesars Palace on Sunday, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sandwiched! Luxembourg's Maxime Chanot (centre) grapples for the ball with Slovakia's Martin Skrtel and Norbert Gyomber in a Euro 2016 qualification match in Luxembourg on Oct. 12. Steelers' fan of the day Pittsburgh Steelers fans watch their team in action against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium on Monday, in San Diego, California. Chris Paul turns coach Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers interacts with the kids during a NBA Cares clinic as part of the 2015 NBA Global Games China at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai, on Monday. The Utah Jazz Bear The Utah Jazz Bear rides his motorcycle in EnergySolutions Arena during the introductions before the start of Jazz's preseason game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, in Salt Lake City. Her Majesty's reception Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Harry look at the Webb Ellis Cup on a plinth during a reception to mark the Rugby World Cup 2015 at Buckingham Palace on Monday, in London, United Kingdom. Clash of heads Ukraine's Artem Fedetskiy goes for a header with Spain's Xabier Etxeita during a Euro 2016 group C qualifying soccer match at the Olympic stadium in Kiev, Oct. 12. That's how i used to do it! Legendary Brazilian soccer player Pele smiles after unveiling his own statue during an interactive session with the students at the NSHM Knowledge Campus on Monday, in Kolkata, India. Spirited play Ayaz Bhuta (left) of Great Britain during the 2015 BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge match between Great Britain and France at The Copper Box on Monday, in London, United Kingdom. Legendary chat Tennis legend Rod Laver and Rafael Nadal chat during the Australian Open 2016 Launch on Oct. 13, in Shanghai, China. IMAGES PREVIOUS DAY'S PHOTOS
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No, this is not a joke. Pepsi is planning an Android smartphone for the Chinese market. It will reportedly be called the Pepsi P1. And it looks to be your typical budget-priced Android 5.1 Lollipop smartphone. Pepsi will reportedly announce the P1 phone on Oct. 20. Would you buy it, or are you holding out for the Mr. Pibb phone?
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Ready for a bizarre new internet trend? It's Extreme Phone Pinching, and it's extremely dumb. To play, simply hold your phone over a precarious location - a ravine, a toilet, whatever works. Because risking a piece of technology worth hundreds of dollars for a good social media moment is totally worth it.
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Craig McMahon, APAC head of research at Wood Mackenzie, discusses the latest forecasts from OPEC which suggested that a slowdown in non-OPEC supply will help to rebalance the oil market next year.
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By the fourth inning a party had broken out at Citi Field, which meant the fans got what they came for, minus any actual blood spilled. BOX SCORE: METS 13, DODGERS 7 With a big lead they chanted at Chase Utley not so much with menace as glee, without fear it could come back to haunt them. So the Mets did it right on this night, taking out their frustration over Ruben Tejada's broken leg with their bats, not by drilling a Dodger in the ribs. By scoring 10 runs in the first four innings, in fact, they turned Game 3 into the rarest of events, a stress-free postseason win that made everybody on the home side happy, especially Matt Harvey after his mediocre five-inning start. The final was 13-7, and if not for the umpires blowing an interference call on Utley and instead turning it into the Dodgers' winning rally in Game 2, this series might be over already. The Mets easily have been the better team through the first three games, with a much more potent offense that exposed the Dodgers' lack of starting pitching depth on this night. FOLLOW THE DAILY NEWS SPORTS ON FACEBOOK. "LIKE" US HERE It all makes for quite the good vibe on the home side as they go for the kill at home on Tuesday night in Game 4. Except the Dodgers have the best No. 4 starter in baseball, mainly because he's also their No. 1 starter Clayton Kershaw, with Zack Greinke looming for a potential Game 5 in LA. So Terry Collins knows there's still quite a mountain to climb. "We came into this series knowing we would have to face Kershaw twice, and maybe Greinke, too,'' the manager said. "That's a tall order." Complicating the matter is that Steven Matz is a wild card for the Mets in Game 4, and not just because he's a rookie with only five major-league starts under his belt. The bigger issue is that he hasn't pitched in a real game in three weeks because of a back injury. The Mets love his competitiveness as much as they love his overpowering stuff, and they point to his ability to raise his game the last two years in minor-league playoffs, flirting with a no-hitter last year in Double-A. But he'll be a long way from Binghamton on Tuesday night, living out the childhood dream of pitching a postseason game for the team that he and his entire family on Long Island rooted for since he can remember. Throw in the fact that he's matching up against Kershaw, and it's an awful lot to ask from Matz, especially considering the circumstances. FOLLOW THE DAILY NEWS SPORTS ON FACEBOOK. "LIKE" US HERE Even if he's on his game, his lack of work of late means he probably won't go deep into the game. Collins said he hoped for five or six innings, which means he might well need Jon Niese for a couple of innings the way he needed Bartolo Colon on Monday night. "We've gotta protect Steve a little bit," Collins said. "He hasn't pitched in a while. If Bart can give us an inning, it would help. If not, we'll have Niese or (Hansel) Robles." That's not the ideal scenario against Kershaw. Then again, despite pitching well in Game 1, the three-time Cy Young Award winner admitted to being outpitched by Jacob deGrom, and surely has to be feeling the weight of his postseason failures. In any case, as Collins said, there was never any real doubt that Kershaw would pitch Game 4 on three days rest, yet Don Mattingly hadn't made it official by the time Collins did his pre-game press conference on Monday. So the manager was asked if he had a preference about who he'd rather see in Game 4, Alex Wood or Kershaw on short rest, and his reaction was hilarious. "Would I have any preference?'' he repeated, as he began chuckling. "Yeah, I got preference," he said in a way that cracked up a room full of media. "I don't want to…believe me, this is no slap at Alex Wood. He's a fine pitcher, but I don't want that other monster on the mound, I can tell you that." Collins was the Dodgers' minor league director of operations when they drafted Kershaw, and observed him up-close for awhile. "You could tell he was special from Day 1," Collins said once, and a few years ago he compared Harvey to him in terms of work ethic and desire to be great. With that in mind, he expected Harvey to be great in Game 3, making a point of calling him "our ace" the last couple of days, but the star righthander wasn't sharp, falling behind 3-0 in the second inning. Fortunately for him, after all the recent controversy, the offense made sure he wasn't the story. Nor was Utley, as the Mets took their revenge with home runs rather than beanballs, and by night's end it felt as if they had complete control of this series. If only that were true.
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Khloé Kardashian doesn't have time for any hate even if it is meant as a joke. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star continues to look better than ever thanks to her healthy diet and daily workouts, but after a joking jab from comedian Amy Schumer, the reality star couldn't stop herself from speaking out. Schumer opened SNL by saying "We used to have Khloé. Khloé was ours, right? Whenever there's a group of women, you identify with one of them, right?Khloé, she lost half her body weight and now we have nothing." While Schumer's comments were said in jest, her remarks seemed to hit a nerve with Khloé who is used to being called the "fat sister." Khloe tweeted "No need to tear down others just to makeyourself feel bigger. It actually makes u quite small. I'm on a healthy journey. I don't care for the hate."
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Amnesty International on Tuesday accused a Syrian Kurdish militia supported by the United States of committing war crimes by driving out thousands of non-Kurdish civilians and demolishing their homes. The London-based rights watchdog documented cases in more than a dozen villages in Kurdish-controlled areas where residents were forced to flee or had their homes destroyed by the YPG, or People's Protection Units, who have seized swathes of northern Syria from Islamic State militants this year. Amnesty's senior crisis adviser Lama Fakih said the autonomous Kurdish administration was "flouting international humanitarian law, in attacks that amount to war crimes". YPG spokesman Redur Xelil said: "Very simply, this is a false allegation." But Amnesty quoted Ciwan Ibrahim, the head of the Kurdish internal security force known as the Asayish, as admitting there had been forced displacements, but saying they were "isolated incidents" and that civilians had been moved for their own safety. In a 38-page report, Amnesty said the forced displacement of mostly non-Kurds after the YPG had captured villages was often in retaliation for "residents' perceived sympathies with, or ties to, members of IS or other armed groups". It said it had interviewed 37 people who said they had experienced Kurdish abuses in Hasaka and Raqqa provinces. "They (YPG) pulled us out of our homes and began burning them ... Then they brought the bulldozers and they began demolishing the homes," one was quoted as saying. Amnesty said militiamen had threatened civilians with coalition air strikes if they did not abandon their homes. The YPG has proved the most effective partner on the ground for a U.S.-led air campaign against Islamic State. The Asayish says it has received training from Western states. The YPG has previously denied Turkish accusations of deliberately driving out Arab and Turkmen civilians from areas under its control, especially the town of Tel Abyad. (Reporting by John Davison; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
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A record store on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, CA, faced a 75% drop in sales over the summer of 2013, they responded with a creative solution: building an ice-cream sandwich shop inside the store.Marc Weinstein, the co-founder and co-owner of Amoeba, told the Daily Californian Ameoba hasn't been profitable in a few years. Applying to build a medical marijuana dispensary inside the store will be the solution to increase the sales in the store.
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Meteorologist Danielle Banks describes what's happening in this beautiful time-lapse video of the top of Mount Washington, N.H.
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They might have crossed the globe on dozens of tours over their 53-year career, but The Rolling Stones are showing no sign of slowing down. In fact, their recent rider requests for the Zip Code tour across North America put most younger rock bands to shame, if TMZ are to be believed. Apparently, the band insisted on a 24-hour bar at each hotel they stayed in "to keep the booze flowing," the site says. They also request blacked-out windows, presumably to keep that pesky dawn light at bay, extra butlers (of course), after hours dry cleaning and plentiful supplies of their favourite cigarettes, Marlboro Reds and Lights. They also ask for written instructions on how to use all the electronics in the room. Fledging rockers take note: That's how you travel the world.
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Willem Buiter, global chief economist at Citi, expects global growth to fall by the end of next year, led by emerging markets such as China, Brazil and Russia.
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If you are looking for a last-minute Halloween costume, Keri Lumm (@thekerilumm) has some ideas you can make with your home printer.
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North Korea uses its showcase capital to promote an image of national success and prosperity, cementing Pyongyang's reputation as a city with leisure facilities.
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Spain national team coaсh Vicente Del Bosque faces tricky task to select Spain squad
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John Legend and Chrissy Teigen announced on Instagram that they are expecting a baby. Keri Lumm (@thekerilumm) has the story.
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Volkswagen AG announced Tuesday it will slash investment by 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) a year, in the wake of a massive emissions cheating scandal. The move comes amid continuing criticism of the German carmaker for its handling of the scandal that has affected nearly 11 million cars worldwide and has thrown the company into its biggest-ever crisis. The company also outlined plans for focusing its efforts toward the development of plug-in hybrids and electric cars -- including redesigning its luxury sedan "Phaeton" as an all-electric model and fitting its diesel vehicles with exhaust emissions systems that use "the best environmental technology." However, the company did not provide details of where and how the cost cuts would be implemented. "We are very aware that we can only implement these innovations for the future of the Volkswagen brand effectively if we succeed with our efficiency program," Herbert Diess, Volkswagen brand chief, said in a statement Tuesday. Volkswagen's use of "defeat devices" to cheat emissions tests in the U.S. came to light last month, leading to the eventual resignation of former Chief Martin Winterkorn and triggering widespread investigations into the carmaker's practices. According to analysts interviewed by Reuters, the company could face up to 35 billion euros in fines and legal costs in the U.S. and Europe. Moreover, in addition to wiping out nearly a third of the company's market value, the scandal has also hurt investor morale in Germany, which fell sharply in October. "The Volkswagen brand is repositioning itself for the future. We are becoming more efficient, we are giving our product range and our core technologies a new focus and we are creating room for forward-looking technologies by speeding up the efficiency program," Diess added, in the statement.
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Dressing up for Halloween is a blast and you should let your pets in on the fun! Krystin Goodwin (@krystingoodwin) has a few of the most entertaining pet costumes posted to Instagram.
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We all want to travel the world, but would you clean toilets to do it? Alex Wilson has the details behind the couple that does.
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Kait Parker lets us know what dew points mean for you.
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CNBC's Diana Olick reports there are housing discounts to be found in the suburbs but commuters must be willing to travel for the extra savings.
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Ariel Winter showed off her fabulous figure in a nude dress as she attends a wedding. The modern family star who recently spoke out about her breast reductions was ready to turn heads in a body hugging ensemble. She also had some words of wisdom for the haters. Ariel posed with her boyfriend Laurent Claude Gaudette captioned "My Czech shmooey spending a weekend with us Greeks for the wedding". Her picture caused a stir on social media causing her to have to clarify a few things. The actress first said that her dress is nude and not white "I would never, ever wear a white dress to a wedding that's not my own." She also spoke out against online bullies and offered her fans some words of support.
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If you have health insurance yet still struggle to pay for your prescription medications, you're far from alone. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, the number of uninsured working-age Americans dropped from 37 million in 2010 to 29 million last year, according to a survey by the Commonwealth Fund. Yet 35 million people in 2014 didn't fill a prescription because of the medication's cost. That's down from 48 million in 2010, but it still represents nearly one-fifth of the U.S. population. Nicole Hebbert, vice president of commercial services operations for United BioSource Corp. (UBC), says that high-cost prescriptions can lead to people who need medicine walking out of pharmacies empty-handed. "Folks end up walking away from the retail counter, lost," says Hebbert. Thankfully, if you face challenges paying for your medications, there are a number of options that may provide help. Here are four of them. 1. Patient Assistance Programs Patient assistance programs (PAPs) are run by pharmaceutical companies. They give away billions of dollars worth of drugs to patients who meet certain eligibility criteria, says Richard Sagall, president of NeedyMeds, a nonprofit that provides information for consumers who have troubles paying for their medications or medical care. The criteria to qualify for each program vary, Sagall says. "Some are tighter, some are more liberal in how they help," he says. You don't necessarily need to be indigent to qualify, however. Some will assist you if you earn up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level, and others will help if you earn up to 400 percent of the federal poverty level, Sagall says. A family of four earning 400 percent of the poverty level has an annual income of $97,000. UBC focuses on helping patients in need of biotech and specialty medications. Some of these might cost $2,000 for a 30-day supply. "That really becomes a financial hardship for a patient," Hebbert says. A patient who meets the criteria may receive free medication for a year, and if needed can reapply for assistance the following year. 2. Copay cards These cards are generally offered by prescription drug manufacturers, and if you have insurance, they can help you reduce your copay, says Rebecca Burkholder, vice president of health policy at the National Consumers League. You'll typically find these cards online or may be able to obtain one from your doctor, Burkholder says, and they'll reduce your copay or eliminate it. Studies have shown high copayments are "linked to poor adherence," and patients don't take medications as prescribed, Burkholder says. Copay cards only work if you have private insurance. If you have Medicare, Medicaid or are part of another federal or state program, you'll need to look elsewhere to reduce your costs. 3. Drug discount cards These cards can also help reduce the amount you pay for your medication, and often can be found online. They may be offered by state governments, pharmaceutical companies, nonprofits or retailers, Burkholder says. Some of these cards can be used if you have Medicare, and you don't need to have insurance to be able to use these cards. But Burkholder cautions that some of these cards have pricey upfront fees, so be sure to check the costs before you sign up. Sagall says fees are generally lower if you get your card through a nonprofit rather than a for-profit company. Organizations such as AAA and AARP offer such cards for free to their members, and they can be used at most pharmacies. One thing to keep in mind is that you can't use drug discount cards to supplement your insurance. You'll either need to use your insurance or the drug discount card to purchase that particular medication. 4. Generics Don't forget to ask your physician whether you can take a generic medication instead of a name brand. If a generic is available, it might cost less than the price you'd receive with a drug discount card or copay card, Burkholder says. Many generic medications are available at retailers for $4, and some cost even less. The FDA reports that generic drugs are 80 to 85 percent cheaper on average than brand-name products, and that that discount doesn't necessarily signal a lower-quality product: Generic drug manufacturers are able to offer lower prices because they do not pay for the same marketing efforts that name-brand companies often do, or the costly clinical trials required for new drugs. Evaluating your options It isn't always easy to determine where you can turn for assistance with high prescription costs. "It can become very difficult to find the best deal," Sagall says. Consumers may find prices vary from retailer to retailer, or even within stores operated by one company. Hebbert recommends asking your pharmacist about prescription drug assistance programs. You also may be able to find help on drug manufacturer websites, or on the website for the medication itself. "As the price increases and the copayment increases, the burden shifts to the patient," she says. If you're frustrated with the drug coverage your current health insurance plan offers, you may also wish to re-examine your coverage options for 2016. The next open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act begins November 1, 2015 and ends January 31, 2016. In the meantime, here are a few sites to check for assistance with your medications: NeedyMeds - A nonprofit that provides information for consumers who have troubles paying for their medications or medical care. Offers a drug discount card. Partnership for Prescription Assistance - Sponsored by biopharmaceutical research companies, this helps uninsured and financially struggling patients who lack prescription coverage find access to PAPs. RxOutreach - A nonprofit pharmacy that provides affordable medications. RxAssist - Provides a database of PAPs. It's part of the Center for Primary Care and Prevention at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island.
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AB InBev and SABMiller reach an agreement in principle on key terms of the takeover offer.
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Less than a week before the Clintons left the White House in 2001, they bought a replacement house 15 minutes down the road for $2.85 million. It was a pricy purchase for a couple who had more than $1 million in legal debt and a net worth of nearly nothing at the time. But the Clintons had little reason to worry they were poised to make a fortune. Over the next 15 years, they earned more than $230 million before taxes. The money flowed in fast. Bill delivered the first of hundreds of high-paying speeches on February 5, 2001, less than three weeks after he left the presidency, talking to Morgan Stanley in New York for $125,000. The firm got a bargain. Bill eventually raised his average rate to roughly $225,000 per speech, in some cases charging $500,000, according to disclosure documents Hillary filed as a senator and cabinet member. In 2005, Bill even charged $125,000 for giving a video conference from New York to a group called HSM Italia. All told, he raked in about $100 million from speaking from 2001 to 2014. The former president also made a fortune writing books. In 2004, he published his memoir My Life , which became a No. 1 New York Times bestseller. From 2001-05, Clinton listed his speaking and writing as a joint business on his tax return, so it's difficult to tell exactly how much he made from books versus speaking during that period. But the revenues for his speaking engagements are detailed in annual disclosure reports Hillary filed as a senator. Taking those revenues and figuring that his speaking business produced similar margins from 2001-05 to those it made in 2006 and 2007, Forbes estimated how much of his earnings came from each source during the five years in which they are listed as a combined business on the Clintons' tax returns. According to our calculations, Bill Clinton made an estimated $29 million from writing from 2001-05 and banked another $9 million from 2006 to 2014. The Clintons did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Bill made money in business as well, charging more than $15 million to serve as an advisor to investment firm Yucaipa, led by billionaire Ron Burkle, from 2003 to 2008. Clinton declared a loss of about $725,000 when he disposed of his Yucaipa partnership in 2008. The next year he began consulting for two other companies, Shangri-La Industries and Wasserman Investments. Over two years, Clinton collected $2.5 million from Shangri-La Industries and $3.1 million from Wasserman Investments. In 2010, Clinton added his most lucrative consulting client, for-profit college company Laureate Education. Over five years, Laureate paid Clinton a total of $16 million. The former president also consulted for another for-profit education company, GEMS Education, from 2011 to 2014, earning $6 million over that span. In total, Bill made a sum of $27 million from consulting, in addition to the millions he got from from Yucaipa. While Bill was earning a fortune, Hillary was working in the Senate, and later in President Obama's cabinet as Secretary of State, earning relatively meager government salaries. She supplemented her income with money from her books. From 2001 to 2007, Hillary made an average of $1.3 million a year as an author, largely thanks to her 2003 bestseller Living History . Hillary didn't bring in the sort of money her husband did until 2013, when she left her post as Secretary of State. She quickly jumped into a lucrative speaking tour, starting, as Bill had 12 years earlier, by giving a speech to Morgan Stanley. On April 18, 2013, she spoke to the firm and charged $225,000. She continued speaking throughout the year, talking exclusively to audiences in the United States and Canada, never charging less than $225,000 for a paid speech. By the end of the year, she had earned $9 million from speaking. The former first lady repeated the performance in 2014, earning another $9 million on the speaking tour, more than her husband Bill, who made $8 million from speaking last year. Bill made $6 million consulting for Laureate and GEMS Education, while Hillary brought in $5 million from her books. Add it all up, and the Clintons earned a record $28 million in 2014. That was more than the total compensation for the CEOs of some of America's largest corporations, including JPMorgan, Apple and Wal-Mart. To be fair, the Clintons have two breadwinners, whereas those companies only have a single CEO. In total, the power couple made $229 million from 2001 to 2014 before taxes, according to their tax returns. They have not completed or released their 2015 tax returns, but a disclosure Hillary filed earlier this year showed that the Clintons' speaking businesses had collected $5 million in fees through May 14, meaning the Clintons' earnings passed $230 million at some point in 2015. What makes the Clintons different than most business tycoons, many of whom are featured on the Forbes World's Billionaires list, is that they have made their fortune in straight cash, not equity gains. The people featured on our billionaires list are worth far more than the Clintons, but the vast majority of their wealth is wrapped up in their ownership of various companies. Many of the billionaires on our list take in less cash each year than the Clintons. Bill and Hillary's liquidity gives them a war chest to employ during political campaigns. In 2008, Hillary loaned her campaign $13.2 million. She has never disclosed paying herself back. It is unclear exactly what the Clintons have done with the rest of the money they have made. Layering years of disclosure documents on top of annual tax returns, Forbes estimates that the Clintons are worth a combined $45 million. They spent $95 million on taxes, their two houses cost a combined $5 million, and they gave $22 million to charity from 2001-14, according to historical tax returns and property records. But as Forbes outlined in a separate story last month, that leaves $50 million missing. "That's kind of strange," said Joe Biden's accountant, Walter Deyhle. "You have to report all of your assets. You have to report assets that are owned by your spouse." One thing that is clear: The Clintons no longer have to worry if they can afford that multimillion-dollar house in Washington, D.C., or really anything else.
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A day after making their head coach take a leave of absence, USC has fired Steve Sarkisian. Will we see Sarkisian coaching in college football ever again?
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If you're not rich enough to afford a private jet, or even to fly business class, taking a plane can be a very unpleasant experience. Squeezed into a big metal tube, shoulder to shoulder with a stranger, flying isn't most people's cup of tea. But airplane manufacturers are always trying to make things better and are constantly creating patents for potential new innovations. Airbus for example, one of the biggest aerospace companies, recently told the Daily Mail that it files more than 600 patents per year. Some will go into production, but most will never see the light of day. Many are completely wacky, and we decided to have a look. So here are some of the craziest, most off the wall patents ever designed for use on aircraft. 1. This jet that can cross the Atlantic in less than an hour This patent, approved in August 2015, would allow passengers to travel from London to New York in around an hour, smashing the previous record held by Concorde, which could do the trip in around 3 1/2 hours. Airbus's patent describes the plane "an air vehicle including a fuselage, a gothic delta wing distributed on either side of the fuselage, and a system of motors able to propel the air vehicle." The jet would use three different types of engines which would launch the craft vertically, before powering it up to speeds in excess of 3,000 mph. Pretty speedy! 2. This cockpit without any windows This patent, filed by Airbus in 2014 , would completely redesign what the modern airplane cockpit looks like. Pilots would use a digital display to see their surroundings, removing any need for windows. While the images included with the patent show a cockpit in the nose of the plane, it is possible that it could be moved to the back of the plane, or under the cockpit, which in turn would allow plane noses to be longer and more aerodynamic. 3. This doughnut shaped airplane cabin Ever dreamt of flying in a round plane? Well this design, filed with the European patent office , would allow you to do just that. if the plane ever came to production, Airbus would be fundamentally changing the way we fly. The ring shape is said to be able to accommodate more passengers than a traditional plane, and the plane's 'flying wing' design, believed by designers to be the best shape for aircraft, would allow more speed and better fuel efficiency. It does have its drawbacks though, and getting passengers on and off the 'flying doughnut', as well as refuelling, could prove tricky. 4. These sleeping pods in the style of a Japanese hotel Not being able to lay down is a frequent complaint for long distance travellers who cannot afford to fly business class, but this patent from September 2015 could get rid of that problem. The sleeping pods for economy passengers would allow you to lie down and get a good flight's sleep, although sitting up could be a bit of a problem. The patent filing states that passengers would still be required to buckle up at take-off and landing, and more importantly, still be served meals. 5. This trapdoor designed to keep terrorists at bay In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, ensuring planes could not be hijacked was at the forefront of aircraft designers minds. This patent, filed by Airbus in 2002 , introduced a trapdoor just outside the entrance to the cockpit. The trapdoor could be opened by the pilots if they saw imminent danger, and would lead into a security cell below where the terrorist or attacker could be held until the plane reached safety. 6. This backpack designed to let you get a good flight's sleep Created by Boeing, this patent for what the company calls a Transport Vehicle Upright Sleep Support System, is essentially a backpack attached to a standard airplane seat. The idea behind the system is to let passengers get some sleep by leaning forwards and sleep on their face and chest, and is said to be far superior to using a neck pillow in order to sleep. Not quite as ingenious as Airbus' solution to sleeping in economy, but this one could work. 7. These really uncomfortable looking seats Probably one of the least fun patents on this list, these bicycle style seats were patented by Airbus in 2013 , and look like they would be incredibly uncomfortable. There are no backrests or tray tables, and very little legroom. Airbus seems to acknowledge that the seats would be awful to sit in, but argues that the reduced cost of a short flight would make the pain worth it, saying in the filing "this reduced comfort is tolerable for passengers in as much as the flight lasts one or a few hours." 8. These seats that look like bunk beds These seats, featured by Business Insider earlier this week , would create a two tiered seating system in business class, allowing airlines to achieve maximum use of space. The seats were just one of a number of new layouts featured in a patent created by Airbus at the start of October . Seats on the upper level would have to be accessed by steps and would allow passengers to enjoy what is essentially a flying bunk bed. Business travellers, who tend to enjoy having their own space, might not necessarily approve of this new design, but for fitting lots of people into the plane, this one could have legs. 9. These virtual reality helmets to stop people getting bored We've all been bored on a plane, but another patent from Airbus could solve that problem. Virtual reality helmets at every seat would, according to the patent, give passengers "sensorial isolation with regard to the external environment." The helmets feature headphones and an "opto-electronic" screen to let passengers watch movies and listen to music. 10. These seats which make you face your neighbour This is a design by French firm Zodiac for a more efficient and space saving seating plan on planes. The HD31 is said to offer four more inches of legroom, and 15% more space between seats. That might not be worth it given how awkward staring at your neighbour for hours could be. 11. These smart windows with touchscreens Boeing's 787 may already have windows that can be dimmed or brightened , but this Airbus patent goes a step further and creates an interactive window, described as a "method for interactive visualization of information in an aircraft cabin". The patent doesn't specify exactly what the windows would be capable of doing, but they might allow passengers to learn all about landmarks you are flying over, and play music, all with a few taps on the window.
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Issuing the long-awaited findings of its investigation into the crash of a Malaysian passenger plane over eastern Ukraine, the Dutch Safety Board says it was downed by a Russian-made Buk missile but does not say who was responsible for firing it. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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Cartographers shape how we think about the world. The designers and explorers who create maps influence things like whether we think of North America as above South America or below, how big we think Greenland is. World maps help us create mental images of places we've never been, from an aerial view most people will never see. The bird's eye view of the Earth that we associate with today's world maps is relatively recent, in the grand scope of human history. Before satellites made it easy to create accurate images of the globe, explorers had to set sail to diligently map out every nook and cranny of the continents. What they imagined Earth looked like from above was often very different from what we would conceive of today. A new book called Map: Exploring the World (Phaidon 2015) is a celebration of cartography, especially rare, centuries-old maps from explorers and cartographical pioneers. Here are eight early maps that shaped how people imagined geography as early as 1000 years ago: 1. THE FIRST CLIMATE ZONE MAP Created by a Roman scholar in 1000 CE, this map was the first to divvy up the Earth into climactic zones. The cartographer described, in detail, the frigid zones near the Earth's poles, the hot sun of the equatorial zones, and the temperate climes of the middle areas. It was also one of the first maps to put north at the top, setting the precedent for centuries of northerly bias in mapping. 2. THE FIRST MAP OF THE "NEW WORLD" Though it hasn't been authenticated, this crudely drawn sketch of the northern coast of Hispaniola is said to have been drawn by Christopher Columbus himself during his first voyage to the Americas in 1492. If it was sketched by Columbus, it's the earliest surviving map of what Europeans called the New World. 3. THE FIRST MAP OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA Drawn by cartographer and navigator Juan de la Cosa, this map from the year 1500 was the first to show the West Indies, Venezuela, Brazil, and Newfoundland. 4. THE FIRST PRINTED STAR CHART German artist Albrecht Dürer is behind this woodcut of the northern hemisphere in 1515. With its southern counterpart, it's one of the first star charts ever printed. The work contains 48 constellations, along with the figures they represent. The figures are facing away, because they're designed to look as they would if you were looking down upon them from space. 5. THE FIRST MODERN ATLAS In 1570, Abraham Ortelius debuted the first modern atlas he called "Theater of the World." It was the first book of maps created at a common scale with text explanations. In this map, he added four mythical islands that legend said existed around the North Pole. 6. THE FIRST MERCATOR PROJECTION Gerard Mercator invented a type of mapping projection that translates the curved surface of the Earth into a flat, 2D image, allowing 16th century explorers to chart their courses more accurately without using a globe. This world map, drawn in 1569, has been a model for maps for centuries, though the projection does distort the size of the northern landmasses. 7. THE FIRST MAP OF THE U.S. This English map, created in 1589, celebrates Sir Francis Drake's victorious raid over the Spanish at St. Augustine, Spain's main outpost along the East Coast. It's the first known map of any part of the United States. 8. THE FIRST CHINESE MAP OF THE WEST In 1602, Italian priest Matteo Ricci teamed up with engraver Li Zhizaoto to combine Eastern and Western cartography in one map of the world, the first Chinese map depicting the western hemisphere. Ricci was the first Westerner allowed in China's Forbidden City. The two combined as much Chinese and Jesuit cartography knowledge as possible. Because the Chinese viewed their country as the Middle Kingdom, China was placed at the center of the image. All images from Map: Exploring the World, courtesy Phaidon
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Nadal takes positives from his performances in Beijing
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CNBC's Landon Dowdy explains how millennials can save a million for retirement.
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NEW YORK (AP) Late-night comic Conan O'Brien is hitting the road again this time to Armenia. He'll be the first American talk show host to do a show from Armenia. TBS said Monday that the episode will air on Nov. 10. O'Brien said he'll be joined by his longtime assistant Sona Movsesian, who is of Armenian descent. O'Brien said "I think it's every boss' responsibility to take their assistant back to their ancestral land. That's why I'm going to make sure my next assistant was born in a five-star resort in Tuscany."
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A Japanese company unveils a device that will let you know ahead of time when you will need to go to the toilet. Jim Drury reports.
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People who use apps like Tinder to date face a ton of garbage but is it really worse than those old video dating profiles? Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) investigates.
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Set your calendar for the biggest annual sales in 2018. 20 Yearly Sales to Add to Your Calendar Right Now No one likes to pay full retail price, especially when there are numerous great annual sales at many of your favorite stores. But a little bit of planning goes a long way, since many retailers don't announce their sales until weeks or even days before they happen. To make sure you don't miss out on any savings in the coming year, here are 20 sales to put on your calendar so you can be a savvy shopper and save money . Backcountry Semi-Annual Sale When: February and August Backcountry, the purveyor of brands such as Prana and The North Face, offered semi-annual sales in February and August of 2017 and might do the same again in 2018. "The retailer features deals of up to 50 percent off a selection of apparel, shoes, camping gear and more during its sale," said Kerry Sherin, senior content manager at Offers.com. Related: 9 Money-Saving Secrets Big Retailers Don't Want You to Know Bath & Body Works Semi-Annual Sale When: January and June Bath & Body Works holds many sales throughout the year, but the best prices are reserved for the semi-annual sales. The Bath & Body Works semi-annual sales occur in January and June, and last about a week, said Jon Lal, co-founder and CEO of BeFrugal. "Discounts will steepen after the first few days," he said. "Some of the items you can find the best discounts on are scents that are being discontinued, so the low prices allow you to stock up on your favorites." Bloomingdale's Friends and Family Sale When: April, October and December One of the classic luxury shopping destinations , Bloomingdale's hosts several Friends and Family Sales every year. In 2017, the Friends and Family Sale was held in April, October and December. "The sale often offers 25 percent off most items, with some brands and lines excluded, plus extra value for members of the retailer's rewards program," said Kendal Perez, savings expert at Coupon Sherpa. Online shoppers often are treated to free shipping during these events, too. The Children's Place When: January and June/July Kids' clothing retailer The Children's Place holds "monster sales," aka clearance sales, twice a year, according to frugal lifestyle website Fun Cheap or Free. The sales usually occur in January and June or July each year. The January sale has winter clothes at steep discounts, while the June/July sale focuses on summer clothes. Past sales have included clothing items on sale for $2.99, $1.99 and 99 cents. Coach Semi-Annual Sale When: Varies Coach is famous for its outlet stores, but the purse and accessories retailer offers customers other ways to save with semi-annual sales. Lal said that in the past, the semi-annual sale has carried discounts up to 50 percent off with prices starting as low as $25. Dillard's Semi-Annual Sale When: January and June Department store chain Dillard's holds its biggest sale of the year every January and June, according to JibJab Promo Codes. Dillard's has previously announced its exact sale dates on its social media pages, so be sure to check the retailer's Facebook and Twitter accounts for the announcements of 2018 dates. Dolce & Gabbana Sample Sale When: Spring and Fall For people with designer desires but without the deep pockets to splurge, Dolce & Gabbana hosts sample sales. The sales are rarely announced far in advance. But in 2017, sample sales were held in May and October, and they might occur around the same time in 2018. "Many high-end designers host sample sales to offload previous seasons' samples to eager shoppers," Perez said. "Discounts range from 50 percent to 85 percent off, with the larger discounts available on the oldest items." More Shopping Tips: 35 Ways to Save Money on Clothes Forever 21 Semi-Annual Lingerie and Beauty Sale When: Varies The Forever 21 semi-annual sale is another event you'll want to watch for. The retailer has two semi-annual sales, Perez said. "During Forever 21's semi-annual sale, look for deep discounts on beauty products and lingerie. In the past, the sale has featured beauty items for just 50 cents, as well as bras priced at $4 and panties priced at $2 or less," she said. Kohl's One-Day Sales When: Varies In 2017, Kohl's had several one-day sales, including one in August and one in November. In addition to offering up to 50 percent off merchandise including clothing, cookware and home goods, the retailer offered $10 off every $25 spent, extra discounts for Kohl's Charge customers, and $10 in Kohl's Cash for every $50 spent. Kohl's was not able to share exact sales dates for 2018, but keep an eye on the retailer's Twitter account for sales alerts. Lord & Taylor Friends and Family Sale When: Varies Shoppers got up to 30 percent off their purchases during Lord & Taylor's Friends and Family event, which took place in April 2017, according to Perez. Most items, she said, were marked down at least 25 percent. Those discounts were available on some of the same name brands you'll find at Nordstrom and Bloomingdale's. "The department store [has] offered 30 percent off women's sportswear and dresses, 25 percent off everything else for women, men and children, including shoes, and 10 percent off beauty and fragrance," Perez said. Macy's One-Day Sale When: Throughout the year Macy's is famous for deals and one-day sales, which usually last "a little longer than a day, as they offer a 'preview' of the sale so you can see what items will be featured," said Lal. "Then, the sale is often 'extended' for a few hours after." To maximize your savings at one of Macy's one-day sales, Lal recommended using a Macy's card. "Macy's sales are very 'stackable,' meaning you can often combine a One-Day Sale item with a coupon and even additional savings when you use your card," he said. "Just look for exclusions on any coupon before you use it." Molton Brown Friends & Family Sale When: October The luxury candle, lotion and personal product retailer hosts a Friends & Family Sale every October, Perez said. The 2017 sale featured 25 percent off every order, though some exclusions applied. Although no one knows what next year will bring, it's probably worth marking down on your calendar. Nordstrom Anniversary Sale and Half-Yearly Sale When: July/August, Spring and Fall Nordstrom holds three major annual sales. The anniversary sale begins in July and has great deals on seasonal apparel, Sherin said. Nordstrom also throws a half-yearly spring sale and fall sale, plus holiday sales as well, according to Sherin. Nothing beats the July event, however, so mark that one in red. Nordstrom is also one store that offers year-round free shipping . REI Anniversary Sale When: May If you're the outdoorsy type rather than a fashionista, REI's sale is perfect for you. "Starting every year in mid-May, REI Co-op hosts its anniversary sale with deals like 25 percent off CamelBak, 20 percent off Yakima and Thule racks, and 15 percent off full-priced bikes and boats," Perez said. The sale lasts 10 to 12 days and represents one of the best deals offered by the outdoor retailer, she added. REI already has announced plans for a May 2018 anniversary sale on its website. Saks Fifth Avenue Final, Spring and Mid-Summer Sale When: Varies Saks Fifth Avenue's "Final Sale" happens in January, with 70 percent off designer goods. The luxury retailer also had a spring sale in May, which offered discounts of up to 40 percent off on dresses, tops, sweaters, swimsuits, handbags and shoes. In July, Saks had a "Surprise Mid-Summer Sale," during which shoppers could score an additional 15 percent off already marked-down items. Sephora Semi-Annual Sale When: April and November Sephora hosts two big sales every year, one in April and one in November, Perez said. Savings are for Beauty Insider members, which is the retailer's free-to-join rewards program. VIBs, or Very Important Beauty Insiders, see even bigger savings. "In April, Sephora's semi-annual sale features 10 percent off for Beauty Insiders and 15 percent off for VIBs, while the November semi-annual sale is richer, providing a 15 percent discount to Beauty Insiders and 20 percent off for VIBs," Perez said. See: How to Score Free Samples at Stores Like Sephora and Target Ulta's 21 Days of Beauty Sale When: Spring and Fall Beauty supply store Ulta's "21 Days of Beauty" sale happens twice a year, and during the three-week sale, two to four items are majorly discounted each day. During the fall 2017 sale, most of the beauty products included in the discounts were marked down 50 percent. Past sale items have included the Urban Decay Naked Flushed Palette, Benefit Roller Lash Mascara and Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Powder Duos, according to Racked. Victoria's Secret Semi-Annual Sale When: June and December/January The Victoria's Secret semi-annual sale is one of the most anticipated of the year. It typically occurs twice per year. One sale takes place in June, and a second winter sale in December or January usually lasts three weeks or more, Perez said. But if you have your eye on something special, you'll want to get there early. "While discounts can reach up to 75 percent, inventory is fairly picked over toward the end of the sale. If you have something specific on your list or you know your size is popular, be prepared to make a purchase within the first week of the sale," she said. White House Black Market Semi-Annual Sale When: January and June/July White House Black Market, which sells fashionable women's clothes, is new to the semi-annual sale, said Sherin, but the retailer offers good deals on many brands. During its January sale, you'll find savings up to 70 percent off original prices. In 2017 WHBM also had a sale in June/July, with up to 70 percent off original prices and an extra 50 percent off already reduced prices. See: 30 Clothing Items Every Working Woman Needs Zara Semi-Annual Sale When: June and December/January Fashion retailer Zara offers great deals on clothes, but its semi-annual sales offer multiple markdowns over several weeks. They typically happen near the end of June and December, Lal said And, they "last longer than many other sales, as they try to completely clear inventory," he said. "If you're looking for the deepest discounts on already inexpensive clothing, wait a few weeks in." But be warned: Lal said popular sizes sell out quickly. Up Next: 50 Stores With the Best and Worst Return Policies Gabrielle Olya contributed to the reporting for this article.
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South Africa look to maintain momentum for Wales clash
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Steve Spurrier: 10 of his biggest victories as head coach Steve Spurrier loves winning. In his 26th season, he's 228-89-2. So as news surfaced Monday that he was going to retire Tuesday, Sporting News looked back at some of his biggest wins as a coach. MORE: Meet Shawn Elliott, interim coach | HAYES: What Spurrier said, he meant We know he loved to beat Florida State, Tennessee and Georgia while coaching at Florida. He loved beating North Carolina when he was at Duke and it's no secret the joy he's taken from beating Georgia and Clemson since arriving in South Carolina. Here's a look at 10 of his most memorable victories during his coaching career. 1 1997: Florida 52, FSU 20 Does it get any better than this: a revenge victory against your biggest rival and, oh yeah, it's for the national championship. In the Sugar Bowl, just a month after the Seminoles beat the Gators in the final game of the regular season (and sacked Danny Wuerffel six times), Spurrier had his team ready for the rematch with the national title at stake. Wuerffel threw for 306 yards and three TDs as the Gators scored 14 points in each of the final three quarters en route to the rout for Florida's first national title and Spurrier's only one of his career. BENDER: Seven schools Spurrier trolled so well 2 1996: Florida 45, Alabama 30 The Gators had a little bit to play for in this SEC Championship Game. Earlier in the day, Nebraska lost, which meant with a win, Florida would have its rematch against FSU for the national title. After Alabama cut the UF lead to 31-28, Danny Wuerffel hit Jacquez Green for an 85-yard TD (one of six Wuerffel TD tosses). That was ballgame and the Gators got their rematch. MORE: The All-Spurrier coached team 3 2010: South Carolina 35, Alabama 21 This just might be Spurrier's biggest win, period. After all, it was considered the biggest in Gamecocks' history when hit happened. Why? Because the Crimson Tide came to Columbia ranked No. 1 in the country. Stephen Garcia completed 17-of-20 passes with two TD passes to Alshon Jeffery and Marcus Lattimore scored three times. Meanwhile, South Carolina's defense held Alabama's running attack to 36 yards on 29 carries. MORE: All the Heisman Trophy winners 4 1993: Florida 28, Alabama 13 Even though the game was played in Alabama's back yard at Legion Field in Birmingham, Florida won its second SEC Championship under Spurrier. Terry Dean, who'd split time during the season with Danny Wuerffel, connected with Jack Jackson for the clinching score and Errict Rhett added a TD for the Gators. 5 1994: Florida 24, Alabama 23 This one took all the Gators had to avoid a letdown. The previous week, Florida saw a 31-3 second half lead against rival Florida State evaporate into a 31-31 tie. But Eric Kresser threw a long TD pass on a play after Danny Wuerffel faked an injury to give the Gators the lead. Jay Barker was picked off by Eddie Lake, which put the finishing touch on Spurrier's third SEC title and the first SEC Championship Game played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. MORE: College football's most-iconic players 6 2005: South Carolina 30, Florida 22 In his first game against his former team and alma mater, the Gamecocks built a 20-3 lead and held off Urban Meyer's 12th-ranked Gators. Florida had won the previous 14 meetings in the series (including 10 wins under Spurrier). Mike Davis and Daccus Turman both rain for a pair of touchdowns. The Gamecocks weren't expected to compete with the Gators so soon under Spurrier, but they sent a statement on this afternoon. 7 1995: Florida 62, Tennessee 37 Trailing to Peyton Manning and the Vols at The Swamp, 30-14, in the first half, the Gators reeled off 48 consecutive points behind the passing of Danny Wuerffel and running of Terry Jackson. Wuerffel finished the day with 381 yards and six touchdown passes. Manning had 326 passing yards. MORE: Classic Steve Spurrier photos 8 1989: Duke 41, North Carolina 0 Spurrier loved to beat the Tar Heels. In his three seasons in Durham, he never lost to the Blue Devils' down-the-street rival and his three-year tenure culminated with a 41-0 shellacking. His quarterback, Dave Brown set a school record with 479 passing yards and Duke earned a share of the ACC title with a 6-1 league mark. The Blue Devils finished 8-4 overall, the first time they'd won eight games since 1962. Spurrier was 17 when that happened and 44 on the day Duke took down the Heels. 9 2012: South Carolina 35, Georgia 7 The Gamecocks improved to 6-0 on the season by winning the a school-record 10th consecutive game. The sixth-ranked Gamecocks knocked off No. 5 Georgia by racing to a 21-0 first quarter lead. Marcus Lattimore rushed for 109 yards and a TD and South Carolina totaled 230 rushing yards in dominating the Bulldogs on the big stage. 10 1995: Florida 34, Arkansas 3 This one was never in doubt. Florida led 24-3 when Ben Hanks picked off Barry Lunney's pitch deep in Gator territory and sprinted 95 yards for a touchdown. This would be the last highlight of the season for Florida as it was hammered by Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl in the national title game.
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Cara Delevingne led the fash pack to a Chanel Party at the Saatchi Gallery in London. The iconic fashion house was celebrating the launch of Mademosiselle Prive an exciting new exhibition. Cara stunned in a black dress with tulle skirt and carried her leather jacket. She wore her hair in an up do and added a pop of colour with a glossy red lip. Her sister Poppy opted for a printed ensemble. Karl Lagerfeld is part of the inspiration for the exhibition that explores the origins of Chanel and it's creations. Singer Rita Ora was in attendance wearing a white shirt with a silver hued feather skirt. Vanessa Paradis was joined by her daughter Lilly Rose Depp, who has recently proved a hit on the runway, she worked a lilac dress and shared a snap with her model friend Stella Maxwell.
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If you want a new iMac, Apple has you covered. Apple announced it is updating its iMac computers, bringing Retina 4K display to its 21.5 inch iMac and the Retina 5K display to every 27-inch iMac. In addition, the company also unveiled new accessories, including the Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse 2 and Magic Trackpad 2. The new accessories come with rechargeable batteries and the new Magic Trackpad 2 integrates Force Touch interface to the desktop. "From the first iMac to today, the spirit of iMac has never wavered - deliver the ultimate desktop experience with the latest technologies, gorgeous displays and cutting-edge designs," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing in a statement. "These are the most stunning iMacs we've ever made. With our gorgeous new Retina displays, more powerful processors and graphics and all-new Magic accessories, the new iMac continues to redefine the ultimate desktop experience." Both desktop computers are available today on Apple's website, as well as the company's retail stores. The 21.5-inch iMac, which comes in three models, starts at $1,099, $1,299 and $1,499 for the Retina 4K display model. The 27-inch iMac starts at $1,799, $1,999 and $2,229, respectively. The new Magic Keyboard is available starting today for $99, while the Magic Mouse 2 costs $79 and the Magic Trackpad 2 costs $129. The move comes at an interesting time for the PC market and Apple. In September, Apple refreshed almost its entire product lineup, showing off new iPhones, Apple TVs and iPads, but the iMac was conspicuous by its absence. Research firm Gartner recently noted that worldwide PC shipments fell 7.7%, down to 73.7 million in the third quarter, with all major manufacturers experiencing a decline, except for Apple, which saw a slight uptick . A report from IDC , another research firm, was bleaker than Gartner, showing sales falling 10.8% year over year to 71 million units. In the company's fiscal third-quarter, Apple shipped 4.8 million Macs, generating $6.03 billion in revenue, with both figures up 9% year-over-year respectively. Apple will report fiscal-fourth quarter earnings on Oct. 27.
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On Saturday, about 30 bearded men met up at the historic Brahehus Castle outside Granna, Sweden. All were members of Bearded Villains, an international organization for beard aficionados, and they were posing for a group photo. About an hour later, the police showed up. They had received a call from a passing driver who reported having seen a group of terrorists carrying the Islamic State's flag, Andreas Fransson, a Bearded Villains group member, told The WorldPost on Monday in a Facebook message. The Bearded Villains' flag, as can be seen in the photo below, features the group's name in white text and the image of two swords: Apart from its monochrome color scheme, the Bearded Villains' flag hardly resembles that of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS. An upside-down version of the flag can be seen below: "I thought that they were joking at first," group member John Ekeblad told Sweden's Sveriges Television on Monday. "We had parked one of our cars on a pedestrian trail, and thought that that was the problem." "At first we thought that we might be in the way for tourists or that they were there on a routine check," Fransson said. "They laughed, we laughed and we had a chat about it." Although the run-in was a laughable affair for both the police and the group at the time, the underlying, worrying message didn't go unnoticed. "Being mistaken for ISIS is depressing, because it means that people are so quick in their judging, they see a flag, black with withe [sic] text, and bearded men, and instantly assume we are ISIS," Fransson said. Bearded Villains, which was founded last year, is an organization of beard enthusiasts with chapters across the world, from Miami to Germany to Kuwait. Its website and social media accounts highlight funnyaphorisms about beards, share grooming tips and sell Bearded Villains merchandise. The Swedish chapter is also a charitable group, having previously raised money for the Swedish Prostate Cancer Foundation and for organizations addressing homelessness in the United States. Its mission is to "make the world a better place for everyone, we stand up against oppression, bullying, homophobia and more," Fransson said. "The idea that we, a charitable organization[,] would be mistaken for ISIS was so profound," he added.
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In Vancouver Artist Wendy Tsao latest project, "Mighty Dolls," she removes Bratz dolls' hyper-sexualized makeup and skimpy clothing, transforming them into real-life inspiring women. Jen Markham (@jenmarkham) explains. View the complete series at wendytsao.com
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After years of spending long hours behind the wheel without seeing their paychecks grow, U.S. truck drivers now have employers fighting for their services. Many freight haulers have in the past year pushed through their biggest raises in decades. Truck-stop job boards and satellite radio airwaves are saturated with want ads, some offering sign-on bonuses topping $5,000 and free bus tickets to drivers willing to switch employers. Companies are equipping their fleets with satellite televisions and other amenities to make life on the road more comfortable. It is a bonanza for drivers like Alex Topolse. The 34-year-old Auburn, Maine, resident said he went from flipping burgers and doing seasonal warehouse work to driving a chemical tanker truck in 2013. He said he liked the work but moved to a company based closer to home and was offered a 50% raise. He said he has already received two small raises with his new employer and is on track to earn nearly $70,000 this year. "It was a lot better income for doing basically the same job, hauling the same product and going to the same customers," Mr. Topolse said. "It just made sense." Drivers are in demand in the shifting $700 billion trucking industry. Business is booming because the economy is expanding and the strong dollar is increasing demand for imported goods that must be transported from ports to cities and towns nationwide, though growth has cooled recently. At the same time, interest in the profession is waning. Average pay for long-haul truckers jumped 17% since the end of 2013 to a record $57,000 this year, according to the National Transportation Institute, a research group. U.S. wages rose by less than 4% over the same period. Higher trucker pay is being passed along to retailers, grocers and other shippers. "Everyone is fighting over the same drivers," said Dan Pallme, director of the Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute at the University of Memphis. "Eventually, what has to happen is salary has to rise, and the only way motor carriers can do that is by increasing the costs to their customers." The long-haul trucking industry, which employs about 800,000 people today, needs an additional 48,000 drivers, according to the American Trucking Associations, a trade group. That is a tall order at a time when unemployment is falling. Many who might have considered trucking are opting for construction work, a job that doesn't involve long stretches away from home and pays competitive wages. Trucking companies have always had trouble holding on to staff, with a typical long-haul company replacing nearly all of its drivers over the course of a year. Truck drivers might spend 11 hours a day, nearly every day, behind the wheel, sometimes for weeks on end. They sleep in their truck's cramped cabin and rely on truck stops for meals and showers with quality varying widely. "It's a hard life," said Jarrod Ritter, 35, who tried long-haul trucking twice, with neither stint lasting longer than a few months. "You're living 24 hours a day, seven days a week inside a rolling closet." Mr. Ritter said he has two young children and couldn't stomach the unpredictable schedule. He now drives local routes that allow him to return to his hometown of Belen, N.M., nightly. Truckers earn anywhere from $0.30 to $0.60 or more per mile driven. They used to make significantly less; the average annual salary for truckers in 2013 was below 2005 levels, according to the NTI. U.S. Xpress Inc., a Chattanooga, Tenn.-based trucking fleet, was among the first to push through a large raise last August, when the company boosted pay by 13% across the board, the biggest increase in company history. Eric Fuller, chief operating officer at U.S. Xpress, said the raise was a snap decision after company recruiters fell short of their quota to hire 200 drivers a week, the number needed to meet customer demand. Other large carriers matched the move. Trucking companies have had less trouble recruiting recently, in part because the pace of growth in freight volumes has slowed. Still, though normally one round of pay increases brings out enough drivers, the current climate feels different, Mr. Fuller said. "It's going to have to happen again. It's inevitable," he said. Higher costs are driving shippers to reconfigure their supply chains. In August, Whirlpool Corp. opened a distribution center near a railroad spur outside Chicago so the company could load appliances directly from trains, avoiding the need to hire trucks. The amount of goods moved by train is also increasing but trains can't deliver to as many locations as trucks, which carry some two-thirds of cargo nationwide. "Given the fact that the cost of transporting products over the road is rising, it has kind of forced us to rethink our distribution network strategy," said Jim Keppler, Whirlpool's vice president of integrated supply chain. "Driver pay is a big part of that."
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While training and care for a breed largely impacts behavior, PetBreeds found 26 breeds that aren't ideal for small children based on a variety of factors. 26 Dog Breeds That Aren't Ideal for Children Some dogs are revered for their strength, ability to hunt or protective nature. Although they might be admired for these traits, on the flip side they might not have the best temperament to be around young children. It's important to note that while these dogs are not best suited to be around small children, they don't inherently have an ill will toward kids. Some might not have had proper training, or need large, open environments to thrive in. Other possible reasons are that these breeds perhaps were encouraged to be aggressive in their early years or trained for other purposes other than family living. PetBreeds searched through over one thousand different dog breeds to determine which ones are not good for homes with small children. Criteria used to determine this list included: Breeds that have attacked people (children and adults) Breeds considered large or giant Breeds that aren't historically considered playful. Dogs included were ranked by their popularity in the U.S. in 2014, from least to most popular. Follow us on Facebook. #26. Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog Traditionally used to hunt wild boar, the Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog today can be found hard at work in swamps and forests. Known for its intelligence and protectiveness, the "Catahoula Hot Dog" is the official dog of the state of Louisiana. Follow us on Facebook. #25. Plott Hound A mysterious breed, the Plott Hound is a scent dog that is known for its agility and muscular appearance. Originally used to hunt wild boar, Plott Hounds are admired for their strength, speed, and stamina. Follow us on Facebook. #24. Greyhound Known for its speed and ability to see behind its own head, the Greyhound can reach up to 45 mph on the racetrack. One of the oldest dog breeds, it's the only dog to be mentioned by name in the Bible. Beloved celebrity greyhounds include Santa's Little Helper on "The Simpsons." Follow us on Facebook. #23. Briard Swift and agile, Briards were originally developed to aggressively herd and guard flocks of sheep. Known to be left alone to get the job done, they are hard workers and highly independent. Originating from France, these dogs were used by the French army in WWI as reliable messengers and helped search for wounded soldiers. Follow us on Facebook. #22. Black Russian Terrier Black Russian Terriers are working dogs, formerly used by the former Soviet Union military. Their powerful stature gives them the nickname of "Russian Bear Schnauzers." A rare breed, these dogs need ample space and cooler climates to be happy. Follow us on Facebook. #21. Anatolian Shepherd Anatolian Shepherds are not a force to be reckoned with. Their ruggedness, strength, and superior sight and hearing make them perfect for hunting down prey. While great hunters, their fierce independence can make them challenging to train, and are recommended for experienced dog owners only. Follow us on Facebook. #20. English Setter Originating from England, the athletic and mischievous English Setter was carefully bred to hunt and for companionship. Although they are known for the distinctive patterns on their coats, known as belton markings, English Setters are born with a white coat. Although they are suitable for families, these sensitive dogs can be somewhat timid around small children. Follow us on Facebook. #19. Old English Sheepdog Fluffy and bear-like, the irresistible Old English Sheepdog is protective and has a strong sense of boundaries. Although their shagginess might make them seem like large stuffed animals, it is important to emphasize to children not to climb all over this breed. At home, rural settings with ample space are best; they are not ideal for small dwellings. Follow us on Facebook. #18. Great Pyrenees Independent and protective, the Great Pyrenees make wonderful guard dogs. During WWII, these dogs were used to smuggle contraband goods through mountainous terrain. This elegant breed was used as a livestock guard dog and thrives in large, fenced-in areas with plenty of room to roam. Follow us on Facebook. #17. Chow Chow The distinctive and beautiful Chow Chow have been revered since its origins in China nearly two thousand years ago. With a reputation to be aggressive toward strangers and children, they can be standoffish. However, with the proper training and early socialization, they can make loving companions. In total, there have been 61 reported attacks by Chow Chows. #16. Dalmatian A rescue dog and guardian, the Dalmatian is admired for its endurance and stamina. However, due to questionable breeding practices in puppy mills, Dalmatians can have aggressive tendencies and issues with temperament. With the proper training these issues can be resolved. #15. Dogue de Bordeaux Originating from France, the Dogue de Bordeaux is touted for its powerfulness and muscular body. From cart-pulling to guarding and police work, this breed's strength is put to use in many capacities. With a bountiful amount of energy, the Dogue de Bordeaux needs plenty of space to roam. #14. Chinese Shar-Pei Serious, independent and self-possessed, Chinese Shar-Peis make excellent dogs for protection and for herding. Bred to fight, these dogs can be aggressive toward other dogs and strangers, and are best suited as the single companion for an adult owner. #13. Alaskan Malamute An arctic breed, the Alaskan Malamute is famously known to be a sled dog in snowy, mountainous terrain. These dogs are highly independent and able to adapt. #12. Saint Bernard The famous Saint Bernard was originally bred for rescue in the Swiss Alps and Northern Italy. Ancestors of the Saint Bernard could be found on large farms and were used to herd, hunt, and for search and rescue. #11. Cane Corso Powerful and athletic, the Cane Corso is a giant purebred used in catching swine and cattle. Although, once bred all over Italy, today this dog has become much less common. A quiet and sweet dog, the Cane Corso rarely fights unless provoked. #10. Akita The Akita's fierce independence and courage is demonstrated in its prowess as a hunting dog. In ancient Japan, the Akitas were so revered that only the ruling class was allowed to own them. Highly territorial and protective, Akitas are best suited in environments where they have plenty of personal space. Reported Akita attacks total at 70 since 1982. #9. Chesapeake Bay Retriever A natural water lover, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever was bred to be durable, happy to dive into icy waters and hunt waterfowl. The state dog of Maryland, their protective nature can make them standoffish with strangers or other dogs. #8. Rhodesian Ridgeback A fierce hunter and guardian of the home, the Rhodesian Ridgeback is amazingly courageous. If not socialized properly, however, they can be aggressive, so consistent and proper training is essential. A high-energy breed, they might be too rowdy for homes with small children. #7. Collie Originating in Northern England and Scotland, Collies are admired for their strong herding instincts and agility. As independent thinkers, Collies are strong herders. Their devotion and intelligence are exemplified in the TV celebrity Lassie. #6. Bernese Mountain Dog The Bernese Mountain Dog's strong work ethic is best put to use for cart-pulling. These dogs can pull an impressive 1,000 pounds, which is roughly 10 times their weight. Built for the mountains, they have thick, powerful legs and are happiest with plenty of space to exercise. #5. Mastiff Protective and alert, Mastiffs are massive beauties that make ideal watchdogs. The greatest weight of a dog recorded was of a Mastiff named Zorba in 1983 that weighed 343 pounds. Due to their sheer size, the Mastiff is best suited for country or suburban environments. #4. Great Dane One of the world's tallest dog breeds, the Great Dane is admired for its strong and proud stature. Psychically affectionate, this breed is lovingly known as the "gentle giant." Without the proper socialization, Great Danes can exhibit fearfulness or aggression toward new stimuli, such as strangers. #3. Doberman Pinscher As a dog bred for personal protection, Doberman Pinschers were developed in England to be fearless, large and intimidating. Tough as nails, they are best suited to serve they are commonly used in police and investigative work. Without proper socialization, this breed is not ideal for companionship. #2. Rottweiler Fearless and intelligent, Rottweilers are one of the oldest herding breeds and can make wonderful companion dogs and guard dogs. Although inherently alert and good-natured, without proper early training and socialization they can display aggressive behavior. The most on this list, Rottweilers are attributed for 535 attacks over the last 32 years. #1. German Shepherd Strong, intelligent, and loyal, German Shepherds make ideal police dogs, and are often found working in search and rescue, and military units. The second most popular dog in the U.S., famous German Shepherds include Rin Tin Tin and the Little Hobo. Often considered a family dog, 113 attacks have been attributed to the breed since 1982.
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What is love? (Sit down. This might take a minute.) I've posted a lot about the science around love, including how to tell if your spouse is cheating and why high heels are sexy . But what about the stuff we need to know to be happy. Platitudes don't cut it and though the poets are often right they're frequently vague. Is there an expert who can give us some real answers about love: how to find it , nurture it and maybe even repair it? You better believe there is. Arthur Aron is one of the world's top researchers on romantic love. He is a professor at Stony Brook University and author of a number of key books on the subject of relationships including: "Handbook of Closeness and Intimacy" "Heart of Social Psychology: A Backstage View of a Passionate Science" I gave Arthur a call and learned what makes us attractive, how to have a great first date, and the things that kill and improve relationships. Let's get started. 1. So what the heck is love anyway? Love isn't an emotion, really. When you look at fMRI studies of the brain it shows up more as a desire. A craving. And that explains why it feels so good. As far as the ol' gray matter's concerned love's right up there with cocaine and cash. All three activate the same area of the brain the dopamine reward system. Here's Arthur: "When you're in love with someone romantically, the areas of the brain that are activated when you think about them are what we call the dopamine reward system. The same system that responds to cocaine and expecting to win a lot of money. Love seems to be more of a desire than an emotion." So, yeah, even neuroscience agrees that love is intense. But can anything that powerful last? Doesn't it eventually have to fizzle? Not necessarily. Research shows some couples are very much in love 40 to 50 years later. Here's Arthur: "Another thing we've learned both from that research and from surveys is passionate romantic love can exist in people that have been together 40 years, 50 years. We don't know the percentage. But people who claim to be very intensely in love that have been married and are in their 70s show the same patterns of neural response to a large extent as people who have just fallen in love." Want your marriage to last more than 30 years? Just "being married" often isn't enough: you also need to be good friends. Via "100 Simple Secrets of Great Relationships" : "In studies of people happily married more than three decades, the quality of friendship between the partners was the single most frequently cited factor in the relationships' success. Bachand and Caron 2001" (For more on how to keep love alive and live happily ever after, click here .) So what do we need to know to have a good relationship that stands the test of time? Let's start with attractiveness. 2. This is what makes you attractive Looking good matters. Duh. But it's far from the only thing. Arthur also found that we're more attracted to people who are attracted to us. So showing interest gets people interested in you. And believing the two of you are similar is powerful (whether you're actually similar, well, is another story…). Here's Arthur: "You are much more likely to be attracted to someone who you think will be attracted to you, or who has shown they're attracted to you. And believing the person is similar turns out to matter a lot. Their actually being similar doesn't matter so much but believing they're similar does." Believe it or not, other research shows even having similar fighting styles is a good thing. It was related to double digit drops in conflict and a double digit increase in satisfaction. Via "100 Simple Secrets of Great Relationships" : "While people may employ many different conflict resolution strategies in a relationship, when both partners use the same strategy they experience 12% less conflict and are 31% more likely to report their relationship is satisfying. Pape 2001" And while we're on the subject of attraction, how about "playing hard to get?" Does it work? Nope. Pretending you're not interested in the other person is a terrible strategy. However, making it look like you're picky and have high standards but that you are interested in this person, that works very well. Here's Arthur: "Playing 'hard to get' does not help. It's good for a person you meet to think you're being hard for others to get but not hard for them to get. That's sort of the ideal partner: one that's hard for everyone else to get but is interested in you." (For more on how to flirt scientifically click here .) How many internet dates do you need to go on to end up in a relationship? Online dating data says 3.8. But what should you do on that date? 3. How to have a great first date So how did Arthur become so well known as the big researcher on romantic love? He did the classic " bridge study ." It showed that if we feel something, we associate it with who is around us even if they're not the cause. So if our environment makes us feel excited, we can mistake it for feeling in love . Check out a video of the study here : So what's that mean practically? Roller coasters, concerts, anything exciting with energy in the air makes for a great date. Here's Arthur: "When in the initial stages of dating, you might want to do something physiologically arousing with the person. The classic is to go on a roller coaster ride or do something like that as long as it's not too scary." In fact, research shows you might even be attracted to someone trying to kill you. Researchers simulated a torture scenario and found exactly that. Via "The Heart of Social Psychology: A Backstage View of a Passionate Science" : "Those in the high-fear condition did show, for example, significantly more desire to kiss my confederate (one of the key questions) and wrote more romantic and sexual content into their stories. Looking at the details of these results, I found that the situation had generated, quite specifically, romantic attraction." Other than excitement, what else is good to do? Open up. Not too much, too fast, but start sharing. Superficial conversation is boring. Here's Arthur: "Another thing is to try to keep the conversation from being too superficial but you don't want to move too quickly. You can scare a person away if you right away tell them the deepest things in your life." Research shows that talking about STD's and abortion is better than bland topics. Other studies show that discussing travel is good, but movies are bad . But what you say isn't everything. It's also how you react to what they say. Be responsive and engaged. Here's Arthur: "There's some wonderful work by Harry Reis and his colleagues on self-disclosure showing it's not how much is disclosed but how you respond to the other person's self-disclosure. You want to be very responsive to hear what they're saying, to show that you understand it, to show that you value what they're saying and appreciate it." In fact, the best self-disclosure can produce a bond almost as strong as a lifetime friendship in less than an hour. Seriously . Arthur ran this test with two graduate students, trying to produce a romantic connection. What happened? They ended up getting married. Here's Arthur: "The very first pair we ran, which were a couple of research assistants in our lab who weren't involved in this study, they actually did fall in love and got married." (For the list of self-disclosure questions Arthur used in that study, click here .) So the date goes well and you're together. What makes relationships go bad? And how can you dodge that? 4. The real reason why relationships fail Think you two are badly matched? You're probably wrong. Arthur says this is a common mistake. Who you are and what you're like has a much bigger effect than the match between you two. If you're insecure, anxious or depressed you'll have trouble connecting with anyone. Here's Arthur: "Most people think that how well a relationship will work has to do with the match between you whereas that only matters a little bit. Much more important is who you are, and then secondly, who the partner is. If you are insecure, anxious, or depressed, you'll have a hard time with anyone. Who you are and who the other person is matters much more than the match." Think you two are going through difficult times but you'll come out stronger? Probably wrong again. Difficult times don't usually strengthen a relationship more often they destroy it. Here's Arthur: "Long-term relationships of any kind have a very hard time when there are great stressors on people. If you live in a war zone, or you have a child die, or someone loses their job, it's really hard for a marriage to survive. When things aren't going well and we behave badly or our partner behaves badly it's common to jump to the conclusion that it's always been this way and that things will always be this way. When something stressful is happening we need to remember it's not always like this." Other research has shown that trying to change the other person is a killer as well. Often, you need to accept your partner for who they are. 69% of a couple's problems are perpetual. These problems don't go away yet many couples keep arguing about them year after year. Via "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work": "Most marital arguments cannot be resolved. Couples spend year after year trying to change each other's mind but it can't be done. This is because most of their disagreements are rooted in fundamental differences of lifestyle, personality, or values. By fighting over these differences, all they succeed in doing is wasting their time and harming their marriage." (To learn the four things that most often kill relationships, click here .) Okay, so maybe things aren't going so hot. Everybody thinks they know how to make it better. What does the research say really works? 5. 4 things that really improve relationships Like Arthur said above: it's not usually the match, it's usually one of the people in the relationship. So if you have personal issues like depression, anger or insecurity, get help. Fixing you is the best step toward a better relationship. Here's Arthur: "First, look at your own life. Are you anxious, depressed, or insecure? Did you have a really difficult childhood? If so, do something. That would be number one." Relationships stop being fun because we stop trying to make them fun . Early on you did cool things together but now it's just Netflix and pizza on the couch. Every. Single. Night. What to do? Just like the recommendation for a good first date: It's about excitement. Here's Arthur: "After a while, things are sort of settled and there isn't much excitement, so what can you do? Do things that are exciting that you associate with your partner. Reinvigorate that excitement and the main way to make them associated with the partner is to do them with your partner." What's the third most important thing for keeping love alive? "Capitalization" is vital. (No, I don't mean using bigger letters.) Celebrate your partner's successes. Be their biggest fan. How a couple celebrates the good times is more important than how they deal with the bad times. Not acting impressed by your partners achievements? Congratulations, you're killing your relationship. Here's Arthur: "Celebrating your partner's successes turns out to be pretty important. When things go badly and you provide support, it doesn't make the relationship good, but it keeps it from getting bad. Whereas if things are going okay and your partner has something good happen and you celebrate it sincerely, you're doing something that can make a relationship even better." The fourth thing Arthur mentioned was gratitude. And not only does it help relationships, it's one of the keys to a happy life . What's the research say? Can't be more clear than this : "…the more a person is inclined to gratitude, the less likely he or she is to be depressed, anxious, lonely, envious, or neurotic." (To learn the science behind how to be a good kisser, click here .) So that's a lot of solid relationship advice. How do we pull all this together and put it to use? Sum up Here's what Arthur said can help you have a great relationship: 1. According to your own brain, love is right up there with cocaine and cash. And it can last if you treat it right. 2. Want to be attractive? Make yourself look good, emphasize similarities, and let the person know you're picky but that you do like them. 3. A great first date is something that creates excitement and energy. Share things about yourself and respond positively when your partner does. 4. Relationships often fail because of individual issues, not because of a bad match. Resolve difficulties as soon as you can; they don't strengthen relationships, they cripple them. 5. Improve your relationship by dealing with your personal issues, doing exciting things together, celebrating your partner's successes and showing gratitude. It's easy to get lazy when things are going well. But a little effort can go a long way and not just toward a better relationship. The research shows love has many positive effects like increasing success, longevity , health and happiness . Here's Arthur: "The evidence shows that relationship quality plays a huge role in longevity. The findings are that the importance of being in a good relationship versus being alone is a bigger effect than smoking or obesity on how long we live. And the quality of your relationships is also the biggest factor associated with general life happiness." If you don't have someone special in your life, here's how to find them. And if you do have someone, make an effort today. Celebrate any good news they have and plan something exciting to do this week. And then show them a little gratitude. Does anything feel better than hearing how much we mean to someone else?
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Steve Spurrier announced that he was retiring immediately, and we put together some of the best quotes from Spurrier's career.
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UFC fighter and former WWE star CM Punk joins us to weigh in on his transition from wrestling to mixed martial arts.
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Last week, I wrote a post called "5 Big Money Mistakes to Avoid in Your 20s." The article was chock-full of advice for people starting their professional life so that they avoid some common personal finance mistakes that could haunt them for many years to come. When your 20s slowly turn into your 30s, though, things change. You're no longer taking the baby steps in your career. You have a high likelihood of getting married and having children. However, you're also at a point where your income hasn't kicked into high gear yet. Your 30s present a particular set of personal finance challenges, and with these challenges comes the possibility for mistakes. Here are a few strategies for avoiding some of the worst potential errors. Mistake No. 1 Saving for a child's education without fully funding your retirement savings first. When you have a child, which is something people often do in their 30s, you find yourself wanting the best possible education for that child. When you reflect on your own college experience, one thing likely comes to mind: student loans. Student loans are a heavy weight around the necks of millions of college graduates, and it's an experience that many new parents want their children to avoid. So, they'll start saving for their children's college educations early which is great. The problem comes when that money takes away from retirement savings. This can create a situation where you become a financial burden to your children later in life if you don't have sufficient retirement funds, which can be far more painful than the burden of student loans. So save for their education if you can afford it, but only after you've saved adequately for your own retirement. Mistake No. 2 Avoiding the "money talk" before (and during) marriage. Talking about money with your spouse (or soon-to-be spouse ) can be very uncomfortable. It often requires revealing personal habits and routines that you'd rather not discuss, and for many, it can feel like giving away some personal freedom. The truth is that when you get married, your financial futures become linked, whether you like it or not. Any extra expense your partner takes on means there is less money left over from that partner's income to handle shared expenses. Spending choices, retirement savings and everything else in between now affects both of you. When your partner's choices impact your life and your decisions impact your partner, you both not only have the right, but the need, to sit down together, review those decisions, talk about your shared goals and come up with ways to achieve them together . That kind of talk is never easy, but without it, you'll constantly disagree with each other, and that will do nothing but cause conflict. Mistake No. 3 Avoiding or minimizing life insurance and retirement savings. During a period of life when money can feel tight, when you're doing things like buying houses and having babies without having a big salary and still facing student loans, life insurance and retirement savings are easy to push aside. However, those expenses are vital for the long-term security of the things and people you care about the most. Life insurance ensures that your spouse and children won't experience a drastic change in lifestyle should you suddenly pass away. Retirement savings means you won't have to start throwing tons of money into savings every year when you're older, as compound interest allows small savings in your 20s and 30s to grow into huge savings by the time you're in your 60s. Don't skip out on term life insurance or retirement savings. Make them a priority. These things are important, and being an adult means taking care of them. Mistake No. 4 Overspending on cars and houses. When your income finally feels stable and strong for the first time in your life, it's tempting to upgrade your lifestyle. Many people choose to do that in the form of new cars or houses, often signing up for a big fat mortgage and car loan payments along the way. This is a big mistake. For one, those can usually be purchased for a whole lot less with a smaller house (or apartment or town house or condo) or a used car. Avoid expensive cars and homes until you're at a financially secure point where you don't have other debts you're facing and can easily handle the extra expense even if you were to lose your job. If you're not there, wait. Mistake No. 5 Assuming you'll have more money in the future. This ties into the previous mistake, but it stands out on its own because of what people do with credit cards. During your 30s, you often begin to feel secure in your career, and that security can manifest as a sense of inevitability as you move toward a high salary that top performers in your field earn. You believe you're going to have that money soon, so why not spend some of it now? The problem is that no path into the future is guaranteed. Many things can happen a change in the marketplace or a professional mistake on your part. If you've already started spending your "future money" meaning you've taken on debt you're going to be in a big hole if things don't go perfectly. Avoid debt and spend within your means for now. If your future really is bright, you'll have plenty of money soon enough.
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Bruce Helmer talks to Mid-Morning about what people should expect from Social Security and cost of living adjustments in jobs, Jason DeRusha and Kylie Bearse report (3:04). WCCO Mid-Morning Oct. 13, 2015
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Playboy has decided to stop publishing images of nude women. They have been publishing images of naked women for 62 years. The magazine's decision was first announced in a New York Times article. The magazine will still feature women in a titillating fashion, according to Scott Flanders. The decision comes as it struggles with a circulation decline that has hammered the overall magazine industry. Playboy, however, has not found the kind of online success as some of its peers.
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Amanda Bynes has enrolled back in school at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, her parents' lawyer Tamar Arminak confirmed. The former child star first enrolled in courses at FIDM's Orange County, Calif., campus back in January 2014. At the time, a source said that she was "originally going to be a fashion design major but has now decided to pursue merchandise product development.
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Chicago Bulls star forward Jimmy Butler got a huge new deal this offseason but that doesn't mean he is complacent. He is working harder than ever this offseason. Check out this insane feat in the gym. Check out more great stories on ThePostGame http://www.thepostgame.com/ Subscribe to us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/thepostgame Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/Post_Game Follow us on Instagram https://instagram.com/the_post_game/ Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ThePostGame Check out our tumblr http://thepostgame.tumblr.com/
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The 17-year-old surprised her partner for the week, Val Chmerkovskiy, with a giant python during rehearsal!
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Rapidly expanding skin due to pregnancy, puberty, or other weight gain can leave your skin literally scarred. But if you want, you can make those marks fade away. 15 Ways to Get Rid of Stretch Marks Rapidly expanding skin due to pregnancy, puberty, or other weight gain can leave your skin literally scarred. But if you want, you can make those marks fade away. Potato Juice It sounds a bit out there, but Joanna Vargas an esthetician, celebrity facialist, and the founder of Joanna Vargas Salon and Skincare Collection says applying a little bit of tater juice to your skin helps lighten up those annoying dark scars and spots while also making your skin look much more even. Just throw one in the juicer, dap onto a cotton ball, rub onto your marks, and that's it. Vitamin E Oil You might want to be cautious with this one if you have really sensitive skin , but Vargas recommends using a bit of vitamin E for making scars and stretch marks look less obvious. Thankfully, vitamin E oil is pretty affordable , so there's really no need to drop $50 on other fancy creams or lotions. Apricots Even though there's no conclusive evidence that proves they're the end-all cure for stretch marks, Vargas says apricots are rich with vitamins A,B, C, calcium, and manganese. That all means the orange fruit can work wonders on your lymphatic system, which rids the body of toxins. Try incorporating them in your diet more often or start using an apricot scrub , and you'll be well on your way to getting clearer, glowing skin. Sugar The sweet stuff is a natural source of glycolic acid , which means that it can help get rid of dead skin and encourage new, younger cells to form in their place, says Vargas. So even though applying a sugar scrub might not get rid of stretch marks completely, it can definitely help make your skin feel more supple and smooth. Shea Butter It's one of the main ingredients in your lotions and body creams for a reason. Shea butter is a really great moisturizer that can minimize your scars and helps calm the skin, says Vargas. And it doesn't cost a gazillion dollars, either. Egg Whites Yes, it probably will feel really sticky and weird at first, but Vargas claims the proteins and vitamin A found in egg whites help exfoliate and rejuvenate your skin while also increasing collagen production. So, if you can get over the stench, you might want to grab an egg or two from the fridge and start crackin'. Cold-Pressed Oils When it comes to stretch marks, keeping your skin hydrated can help out a lot. That's why Vargas insists her clients use body oils on the reg. Her personal favorites are from Jiva Apoha, but, really, you can get body oils pretty much anywhere for any price. Massage When it comes to more serious remedies, the most affordable option and therefore the one you should probably start with first is massaging your stretch marks daily. "Some studies show that the simple act of massage stimulates the blood flow to the area which helps heal," says Babak Dadvand , M.D., a board-certified plastic surgeon based in Beverly Hills, CA. What you use as a lubricant isn't that important. "There isn't a lot of evidence that topical over-the-counter creams have any lasting effect on stretch marks," says Natasha Sandy , M.D., a board-certified dermatologist practicing in New York City and Maryland. Still, using a particular product could be the daily visual to remind you to massage. Art Naturals Stretch Mark & Scar Removal Cream ($10; amazon.com ) is a new herbal infusion of aloe, cocoa butter, and shea butter. Firming Spray Whether they're red and raised or pale and hollow, if your stretch marks only bother you when they peek out from your clothes, you could simply conceal them with body makeup or self-tanner. Bliss Fatgirlslim Hide & 'Glow' Sleek Firming Tinted Body Spray ($38; blissworld.com ) evens your skin's appearance instantly with a light veil of color, but it multitasks by firming and toning skin over time. Vitamin A Retinoids, like Retin A, which you can get with a prescription from your dermatologist, have been shown to help reduce the appearance of stretch marks especially the darker violet or red ones, says Dadvand and rejuvenate the damaged skin. Prefer to opt for OTC? Look for a face cream high in retinol, like Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Regenerating Cream ($24.99; available January 2017), and apply it to your stretch marks. FYI: Avoid all retinols and retinoids if you are pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant soon. Radiofrequency Radiofrequency is a heat therapy that stimulates collagen production in your skin and it's truly the next generation of skin care, says Dadvand. "It's non-invasive, doesn't hurt, has hardly any recovery time, and offers pretty good results," he says. The downside: You have to keep up the monthly treatments because it's not a permanent fix. Still, it feels like a warm massage and leaves your skin feeling plump and pink, much like after cardio. "Radiofrequency is now being used to treat wrinkles, scars, acne, cellulite, and more," says Sandy, who explains that the heat penetrates the layers of skin to promote healing blood flow to the scarred area. "You should start seeing results in a few weeks after the treatment," she says. Microneedling Microneedling is huge right now when it comes to treating wrinkles and fine lines as well as stretch marks. A small roller of needles is used by a doctor to make tiny wounds in the skin, which stimulates collagen, elastin, and ignites blood flow in the area, which smooths out skin. Up the healing power by incorporating a PRP (or platelet rich plasma) treatment: Your doc draws your blood, spins it in a centrifuge, then injects the plasma-rich protein back into the area. Much like radiofrequency, you need at least six treatments about one month apart. Lasers "Lasers have been proven to improve the appearance of stretch marks, but they can't remove them completely," says Adriana Martino, a laser medical esthetician and co-founder of SKINNEY Medspa in New York City . A fractional laser could help you fade the marks with a few treatments, but be forewarned: "Stretch marks are usually not easy to treat they can improve, especially by toning down the red color, but even then the treatment often falls short of expectations," says Martino. Sandy prefers using the new Pixel CO2 Fractional Laser by ALMA. "The CO2 sandblasts the top levels of the scars. Then the pixelated laser makes tiny channels in the skin," she explains. "Much like microneedling, making tiny wounds in the skin rebuilds new collagen bonds which results in smoother skin." Most people need at least 2 to 3 treatments to see results. Microdermabrasion Just like microdermabrasion on your face can slough away old skin and stimulate new skin growth, using microdermabrasion on your body can do the same for stretch marks. "This works best for smaller areas of stretch marks and when combined with a topical treatment of retinoids and hydroquinone, which helps lighten them," says Sandy. Plastic Surgery To put it bluntly, "Surgery is the ultimate way to remove stretch marks," says Sandy. After you've tried everything else and you're still unsatisfied, you may want to consider going under the knife. "Stretch marks often appear on places where women would often opt for plastic surgery their tummies, breasts, and hips," points out Dadvand. "If you think you might want to get a tummy tuck or a breast augmentation to tighten up sagging, loose skin in those areas, your surgeon will likely cut out all the stretch marks and scarred skin," he says.
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Fierce clashes erupt between Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi-backed troops in Yemen's third largest city, Taiz. Nathan Frandino reports.
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For a big pay rise next year, the best place to live in Asia Pacific (APAC) may be an emerging market. If you're an IT worker, even better. A survey released Tuesday by professional services firm Towers Watson found that South Asian countries will enjoy the biggest average salary budget increases in the APAC region next year. Employers in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India are projected to increase wage allowances by 12, 11.2 percent and 10.8 percent respectively, the survey found. That's well above the Asia Pacific average of 6.8 percent. Vietnam ranked fourth at 10.4 percent, followed by Indonesia's 9.4 percent. Among the region's developed economies, Hong Kong and Singapore are expected to see a 4.5 and 4.4 percent spike respectively, while Japan is at the bottom of the scale at 2.4 percent. Of the sectors surveyed, technology will see the biggest budget hike next year at 6.5 percent on average, compared to 6 percent for financial services, and 5.8 percent for pharmaceutical. But don't celebrate just yet. Taking inflation into account, actual wage increases are much leaner. More of workers' paychecks may be eaten up amid growing price pressure next year, indicating employers are likely to be more focused on individual performance than inflation and the economic environment when awarding increases, according to Towers Watson. Looking at real wage growth for 2016, i.e. adjusted for inflation projections, Myanmar topped the list with a 6.8 percent increase, followed by India at 6.1 percent, and 5.9 percent for Pakistan. Brunei ranked the lowest with a 0.2 percent expected gain, while Japan, Singapore and Taiwan were each expected to see real wages grow by 1.5 percent. On average, Asia-Pacific's average real wage growth comes in at 3.4 percent next year, exactly half of the projected pre-inflation rate and slowing drastically from 2015's 4.3 percent real increase. "Facing the challenge of rising inflation and cost, employers are taking a more strategic approach to retaining talent such as by offering an employee value proposition that's more creative and flexible - for example, benefits options to which employees can more readily relate and appreciate," noted Sambhav Rakyan, data services practice leader for APAC at Towers Watson. The survey results were based on an average inflation growth rate of 3.4 percent in 2016, versus 2.5 percent in 2015. Towers Watson isn't alone in betting on higher prices next year; the Asian Development Bank sees 2016 inflation in developing Asia coming in at 3 percent, compared to 2.3 percent this year. The forecasts come amid current subdued price growth across many Asia-Pacific nations, including China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines, illustrating concerns of spreading deflation. But as much of Asia continues to experience severe exchange rate depreciation, the fear is that currency weakness could offset the impact from lower commodity prices and see inflation spike in 2016.
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BRUSSELS The world's top two beer makers agreed Tuesday to join forces to create a company that would control nearly a third of the global market and bring together top U.S. brands Budweiser and Miller Genuine Draft. After turning down five offers, British-based brewer SABMiller accepted in principle an improved takeover bid worth 69 billion pounds ($106 billion) from Anheuser Busch InBev, which along with Budweiser makes Corona, Stella Artois and Beck's. However, the sheer scale of the deal is likely to run into resistance from regulators, notably in the U.S. and China, amid concerns it could stifle competition and decrease choice for consumers. They could force the companies to sell some brands such as either the Budweiser or Miller brands. Having dismissed previous proposals over the past few weeks as undervaluing the company, the directors of SABMiller unanimously agreed to an offer that values each SABMiller share at 44 pounds. SABMiller's two biggest shareholders, Marlboro owner Altria and Colombia's BevCo would get both cash and shares for their combined 41 percent stake. AB InBev has until Oct. 28 to come up with a formal offer if U.K. regulators grant an extension to the takeover talks. In that time, the two sides will work on the terms and conditions of the takeover offer as well as the financing of the deal. The markets think the deal is now very likely and SABMiller's shares were trading right near the bid price. In early afternoon trading in London, they were up 9 percent at 39.47 pounds. AB InBev's share price was 2 percent higher at 100.30 euros in Brussels. In statements, the two companies said the all-cash offer represents a premium of around 50 percent to SABMiller's share price on Sept. 14, the last trading day before renewed speculation of an approach from AB InBev emerged. According to Tuesday's statements, AB InBev has agreed to pay $3 billion to SABMiller if the deal fails to close because of failure to get regulatory approval or the clearance of AB InBev shareholders. Connor Campbell, a financial analyst at Spreadex, cautioned that a deal "is going to come under intense, potentially deal-ending, scrutiny from regulators." The new company would have annual sales of $73.3 billion and its market share of 31 percent would dwarf that of its next biggest competitor, Heineken, with 9 percent. Market leader AB InBev already has six of the world's largest beer brands. SABMiller, which is based in London, has Peroni, Grolsch and Milwaukee's Best among its stable of beers. For AB InBev, a deal would allow it to bolster its presence in Africa and Australia, where it is not as dominant as it currently is in Europe, North Africa and Asia. The beer industry has been consolidating for the past decade as brewers seek to gain clout with suppliers, distributors and retailers. "The global beer market overall is largely flat and in some regions is declining as other beverages such as wine continue to penetrate," said Professor John Colley of Warwick Business School. "Micro brewers and their highly differentiated cask ales also continue to make progress." AB InBev has a history of making acquisitions and will be looking to find cost savings from the deal as well as more clout with suppliers. Colley says to "expect substantial redundancies" over the coming year, potentially in head offices and country management teams. "AB InBev has both a reputation and demonstrable track record for being able to effectively extract these savings," he said. SABMiller employs 69,000 people in 83 countries. AB InBev has 155,000 workers in 25 countries. Details of the savings have not been published yet and will probably have to wait until a deal is formally agreed upon. Louise Cooper, an independent analyst in London, said one of the consequences of the higher deal price will be more job losses than the original plan may have envisioned. "The more that the bidder offers, the more cost cutting needs to happen to make the deal work financially," she said. "SAB executives have done a good job for their shareholders and their own executive compensation schemes by driving up the bid price. But they have not done such a great job for their employees, more of whom will have to lose their jobs."
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Check out Mets fans chanting that they wanted Chase Utley to play in Game 3 on Monday.
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Fox News Correspondent William La Jeunesse on the increase of visitors in Los Angeles from the Middle East.
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Seahawks QB Russell Wilson is on pace to do something that only two Qbs have done and it's not a good thing for Seattle
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CHICAGO (AP) Derrick Rose may be cleared to begin activity within a week, and be able to practice shortly thereafter, Chicago Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said Monday. The Bulls haven't ruled Rose out for the opening game of the regular season against Cleveland Oct. 27. He had surgery Sept. 30 on a fractured left orbital bone suffered in practice a day earlier. ''Derrick, hopefully in another week, will be able to start getting active again, and then hopefully start practicing shortly thereafter,'' Hoiberg said. Rose was at the United Center for the Bulls' preseason game against the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night, but likely wouldn't be on the bench, Hoiberg said. ''He's still getting a little bit of blurred vision, so I feel it's best for him to watch the game in the back,'' Hoiberg said. ''But I know he's excited to be here and be with the guys in the locker room.''
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Most ineffective QB performances from Week 5 Peyton Manning You don't bench future Hall of Fame quarterbacks who are 5-0, but Manning continues to have his critics. The Broncos, led by the league's most dominant defense, have won with close calls and in unconventional ways. For the second time this season on Sunday, Denver won a game in which it did not score an offensive touchdown (the Broncos' only TD in the 16-10 win at Oakland was Chris Harris' pick six). Manning has thrown at least one interception in each game this season, two in each of the last two games. And in Monday's news conference, a reporter even asked Broncos coach Gary Kubiak if it is time to bench Manning. Derek Carr Remember what we said about how badly Peyton Manning is playing? Well, this is the guy he beat on Sunday. The Raiders quarterback has certainly made strides in his second season, but against a stifling Broncos' defense, Carr was mostly held in check in Week 5. In the fourth quarter, Carr threw a backbreaking interception to cornerback Chris Harris , which was returned for a touchdown and was ultimately the difference in the game. Carr finished the day 26-of-39 for 249 yards, one score and that one interception. But hey, his 82.1 passer rating was nearly 20 points better than Manning's. Brandon Weeden The bye week appears to have come at the best possible time for Weeden. Then again, it could be coming at the worst. The Cowboys' backup thrust into the starting role in place of injured Tony Romo fell to 0-3 as the starter in Dallas this season with Sunday's 30-6 blowout at the hands of New England, making Weeden winless in his last 11 starts. Against New England, Weeden was 26-of-39 for 188 yards and led the Cowboys offense to just two field goals. Dallas has a bye this week, which could give its signal-caller extra time to practice and study film. But Cowboys coach Jason Garrett and owner Jerry Jones both said after the loss Sunday that the quarterback position will be evaluated, which could instead mean that veteran Matt Cassel could supplant Weeden with an extra week of work with the starters. Nick Foles The Rams' defense did its part on Sunday, ending Aaron Rodgers' near-three-year-long run of not throwing an interception at home (St. Louis actually forced three Rodgers turnovers). And rookie running back Todd Gurley did his part with 159 yards on the ground. So how did the Rams lose 24-10 in Green Bay? Nick Foles had a sub-40-percent completion rate (11-of-30) for only 141 yards … and a whopping four interceptions! The 26-year old quarterback continues to log inconsistent performances for the up-and-down, 2-3 Rams. Looks like it might be in the best interest for the Rams to continue to ride Gurley down the stretch. Ryan Mallett The only thing worse than Mallett's performance on the field Thursday night was his body language on the sideline after he was benched for Brian Hoyer. Mallett completed 7 of 10 passes for 50 yards and threw an interception. Unfortunately for him, he'll be holding a clipboard this week as Hoyer prepares to start against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Matthew Stafford Mere hours after benching his franchise quarterback in the third quarter Sunday after a third interception, Lions coach Jim Caldwell said he was standing behind Stafford. That may not be music to the ears of Lions fans, who booed Stafford off the field during the 42-17 loss to Arizona. Someone subsequently launched a White House petition to revoke the Lions' passports once they arrive in London for a November game. The Detroit News' Josh Katzenstein even wrote that parting ways with Stafford could be in the Lions' best interest.
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In its latest round of cost cuts, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is picking BlackBerrys. The nation's largest bank by assets is hoping to save tens of millions of dollars by eliminating support for the BlackBerry wireless devices next year and mandating that some employees pay for their own devices, BlackBerry or otherwise, according to people close to the bank. The move is part of a broader effort at big U.S. banks to keep costs low, especially as interest rates set by the Federal Reserve remain stuck near zero. Higher rates generally bring fatter profits for banks' lending businesses. The lack of rising rates along with sluggish trading revenue means bank executives must tighten the belts some more to keep profits growing. J.P. Morgan, led by Chairman and Chief Executive James Dimon, will shed new light on its expenses Tuesday afternoon, when it is set to disclose its third-quarter results. Even though analysts polled by Thomson Reuters estimate revenue fell 2% during the quarter, earnings per share are expected to edge higher thanks in part to cost discipline. For the year, J.P. Morgan's operating expenses are expected to fall about 6% to $57.67 billion, according to estimates from Nomura Holdings Inc. analysts. The bank's cost-cutting efforts have gotten a tailwind from a drop in legal expenses; those peaked for most big banks in 2013 and 2014, as J.P. Morgan and many of its peers signed large regulatory settlements with the Justice Department over alleged misdeeds during the financial crisis. Banks are now looking to trim expenses elsewhere and raising new questions about costs they didn't think about as closely before: "Should we look at whether or not we're having too many large meetings?" U.S. Bancorp Chief Executive Richard Davis asked at an investor conference last month. "Should we take more time to get rid of the paper in the company?" At the same conference, Bank of America Corp. Chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan said his firm would manage expenses on "a very, very careful basis in a low-growth environment." In May, Mr. Moynihan said that if the trading environment didn't improve, he would look to cut expenses further in that unit. In the most recently reported quarter, three of the four largest U.S. banks by assets cut noninterest or operating costs from the year-earlier period. The metric fell 25% at Bank of America, 30% at Citigroup Inc. and 6% at J.P. Morgan. J.P. Morgan has taken a number of other cost-cutting steps: It reduced the number of hotels it will approve for business trips, leaving some employees seeking manager approval to stay at five-star hotels such as the St. Regis in New York or Claridge's in London, according to the people familiar with the bank. Some parts of the bank are also testing "ratio seating," in which employees essentially share desks with others who work at different shifts or those working across multiple office locations, the people close to the bank said. "Cutting wasteful expenses frees up resources" for J.P. Morgan to continue investing elsewhere, said bank spokesman Joe Evangelisti. With the bank's device-policy changes, employees won't be able to access certain J.P. Morgan email on a BlackBerry. Those who wish to keep a BlackBerry will need to pay for their own data plans. More bank employees also will need to begin paying for their smartphones, whether it is a BlackBerry or other device. Outside of J.P. Morgan, other firms and government agencies have dropped BlackBerry as the devices have been ceding ground to iPhones and other smartphones. A spokeswoman for BlackBerry Ltd. said in a statement that the company's clients include the largest banks and all G-7 governments. J.P. Morgan's overall cost-cutting push is expected to shave hundreds of millions of dollars in annual savings but the bank hasn't disclosed a specific estimate. Earlier this year, the bank detailed plans to reduce the number of tellers; The Wall Street Journal reported the bank planned to cut at least 2% of its current workforce by next year. In the past two years, the bank also redoubled efforts to cut costs with moves ranging from relocating employees to less-expensive office space to shutting off employee voice mail.
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Playboy readers won't see saucy pictures of nude models as a surge in Internet pornography and a decline in circulation have prompted the magazine to drop its unique selling point. In an interview with the New York Times, Playboy CEO Scott Flanders said Monday that nudes in magazines have become "passé" when people are "one click away from every sex act imaginable for free." The magazine will, however, continue to feature women in racy poses and its content will be rated PG-13 (a rating that cautions that material may be inappropriate for children under 13). Playboy's circulation has dipped to 800,000 from 5.6 million in 1975, according to the Alliance for Audited Media. The discouraging sales prompted Hugh Hefner, Playboy's founder and editor-in-chief, to de-list the company in 2011 at a $207 million valuation. An Australian counterpart of the magazine, which began in February 1979, published its final issue in January 2000. It was closed down after circulation slipped to just 25,000 copies from about 200,000 in its initial year. Among other changes at the magazine, its sex columnist will be a "sex-positive female" and the target audience will be young employed males. "The difference between us and Vice [magazine] is that we're going after the guy with a job," Flanders told the Times. The Playboy website also has been revamped and made safe to read at work, which will potentially help garner younger readers and increase Web traffic. Cory Jones, Playboy's chief content officer, reportedly said the magazine would be more accessible and more personal. "Twelve-year-old me is very disappointed in current me. But it's the right thing to do," he said. Playboy, founded in 1953, adorned its first issue with Marilyn Monroe on its cover. But, Hefner did not put a date on that issue, in case it did not make it to a second. The 89-year-old wrote at time that the magazine catered to a "man between the ages of 18 and 80." "Most of today's 'magazines for men spend all their time out-of-doors, thrashing -- through thorny thickets or splashing about in fast flowing streams. We'll be out there too, occasionally, but we don't mind telling you in advance -- we plan on spending most of our time inside. We like our apartment. We enjoy mixing up cocktails and an hors d'ouevre or two, putting a little mood music on the phonograph, and and inviting a female acquaintance for a discussion of Picasso, Nietzsche, jazz, sex," Hefner wrote in Playboy's first issue. In its 62 years of publication, celebrities like Madonna, Sharon Stone, Naomi Campbell, Carmen Electra and Jenny McCarthy have posed for Playboy. The magazine also showcased work from writers, including fiction from Gabriel Garcia Marquez, English author and journalist Ian Fleming, and American short story writer Raymond Carver. After its success, the magazine has been often mired in controversies amid objections to nudity from certain political groups and criticism from feminists for portraying women as sex objects.
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CHICAGO (AP) Cubs shortstop Addison Russell has left Game 3 of the NL Division Series against the Cardinals due to tightness in his left hamstring. Russell made a headfirst slide into third on a two-out triple in the fourth. A trainer and manager Joe Maddon then came out to check on the rookie, who was replaced by Javier Baez. Baez stayed in to play shortstop in the top of the fifth on Monday night. Russell hit .242 with 13 homers and 54 RBIs during the regular season.
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Employees often see the signs a termination is coming long before it actually happens. Supervisors avoid them. Coworkers may even avoid eye contact. In many cases, a worker is subject to repeat disciplinary meetings and may even be cautioned that if behaviors don't improve within a certain time period, dismissal is guaranteed. But whether an employee is braced for being fired or it comes as a complete surprise, the impact is usually just as devastating. In instances where an employee sees it coming, it can be easy to wonder if action can be taken to prevent it from happening. Here are a few things you can do if you fear termination of employment is in your immediate future. 1. Don't assume Before you start desperately scrambling to save your job, take time to figure out what brought this fear on in the first place. Are you listening to rumors or is it just a general feeling in the air? Unless you're absolutely certain your job is in jeopardy, don't approach your employer or initiate any fact-finding missions with your co-workers. Instead, spend your energy working as hard as you can to do the best job possible. If you're concerned about your performance, speak to your supervisor about what you can do to improve without mentioning your fear of being fired. You'll likely gain valuable feedback that you can put to use. 2. Change your behavior Of course, the best thing you can do is change the behavior that might lead to the end of your employment. Do you perpetually miss deadlines or turn in substandard work? Is your negative attitude impacting the employees around you? Take time to determine the behaviors that are putting your job in jeopardy and do everything you can to prove to your employers you've changed. Pay close attention to your business's superstar employees and ask for their advice. You'll likely find your coworkers are more than happy to help a struggling team member, especially if you phrase it in a way that indicates you look up to them. 3. Clean up When it becomes fairly clear your days are numbered, go through your work-issued devices and remove any personal information. Clean up your email inbox, as well. Your employer likely will lock your accounts on the day of your termination, so if you have any personal information you need, save it and take it home. Begin discreetly taking home personal items like knickknacks and family photos, since you'll likely be asked to box everything up in mere minutes before being escorted from the building. Try not to make your clean-up effort obvious to avoid alerting coworkers and supervisors to the fact that you're preparing for a speedy exit. 4. Stay classy No matter what happens, remain professional and classy at all times. The coworkers who watch your exit today could be the very people who help you later in your career. Aside from maintaining your reputation, being professional is much more likely to lead your employer to think he might have made a mistake than being unprofessional, which only confirms the wisdom of the termination. Even after you've put the termination behind you, refrain from maligning your former employer in any way. This only reflects poorly on you. A termination can be grueling, but if you take the right steps, you may be able to avoid it. If you can't avoid it, you should still take measures to make the process as painless as possible. Being fired can actually open the door to opportunities you never would have had otherwise, leading you to your next big challenge.
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A RETIRED aircraft engineer is offering impoverished Indians the chance to fulfil their dreams of air travel for only $1. The twist is that aircraft never leaves the ground - earning it the nickname 'the flight to nowhere'. Bahadur Chand Gupta, 58, from Haryana in northern India, purchased a decommissioned Airbus 300 in 2003 for £6m.
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Since Hillary Clinton launched her second campaign for president of the United States, her quest to ascend to the nation's highest office has been fraught with frustration. The last few months have seen the former secretary of state dogged by a relentless focus over her use of a private email server, dipping favorabillity numbers and the rise of Bernie Sanders, the socialist senator who is challenging her for the Democratic party's nomination. But the arrival of the first Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday will offer Clinton an opportunity to establish to the American electorate not simply the options they face within her own party but the broader choice that lays ahead in the road to electing the next US president. Aides to Clinton said that for millions of Americans, the debate posed the first time voters would hear about her agenda and emphasised how it stood in contrast not to her fellow Democrats but to Republicans. While they acknowledged there would be points of difference between the candidates on stage, the objective was not for Clinton to go on the attack but to instead remind voters of her record and why she was running for president.
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Our fast-paced lives and increasingly hyper-connected world may be fun and exciting, but it can also be exhausting. When we think of a real vacation, we picture escaping the bustling cities and swapping car alarms for crickets. While backpacking up a mountain could do the trick, we're more inclined to pick a hotel that offers the same secluded setting, but with all the amenities of a resort. So if you're looking for a peaceful getaway, we've found 12 amazing hotels that are super remote. They may take a little bit of work to get to, but their serene and relaxing environments make them well worth the journey. 1. Point Grace, Turks and Caicos Point Grace is a luxury boutique enjoying a beautiful remote location on Grace Bay beach in Turks and Caicos. It has 28 one- to four-bedroom suites decorated in a British Colonial style; picture vaulted ceilings, mahogany wood floors, and elegant clawfoot bathtubs. Luxe amenities include an ocean-side spa, a quiet pool, and lush garden grounds filled with bougainvillea and hibiscus. There are two on-site restaurants, but suites have full kitchens if you really want to stay holed up. 2. Geejam, Jamaica Geejam touts itself as a "private hotel" and with only five modern cottages, it definitely delivers. The resort is tucked in the lush foothills of Port Antonio, about a two-hour drive from Kingston International Airport. There are no communal spaces, not even a lobby, except for the Bushbar restaurant. The on-site beach is small but lovely, in-room spa treatments can be arranged, and there's even a recording studio. Rooms vary; one has a swimming pool, one has an outdoor whirlpool, and two have their own steam rooms. The vibe is relaxed and quiet, making it ideal for isolation-seeking couples. 3. andBeyond Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp, Botswana If you're looking to be seriously remote, check out andBeyond Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp. The luxurious safari lodge is on an island in Botswana's Okavango Delta, requiring transport by small plane, safari vehicle, and a boat. Both hotel amenities and safari experiences are included: excellent food; guided excursions (game drives, bush walks, river cruises); and tented suites. The nine "tents" are fully screened in and complete with high-end features like huge soaking tubs, four-poster beds, and private pools. 4. Punta Caracol Acqua Lodge, Panama The Punta Caracol Acqua Lodge consists of nine two-story cabanas built on stilts above the crystal waters of the Caribbean Sea. The suites are charmingly rustic rather than chic -- there is very limited electricity -- and each has a large deck with lounge chairs and a ladder for easy access into the water. Breakfast and a three-course dinner are included in the rate. A 30-minute boat ride from Almirante, the lodge is a truly remote, peaceful retreat for travelers wanting to relax on their deck with a book or take out the free kayaks and snorkel gear. 5. St. Francis Resort, Bahamas Just a little over an hour-long flight from Miami International Airport, the St. Francis Resort is located on Stocking Island, a ten-minute boat ride from Exuma. The property has just eight rooms in a remote spot surrounded by lush vegetation and two pretty beaches. The rooms are spacious with private balconies and stunning ocean views, but the patterned comforters are a bit dated. If you're craving interaction, the on-site restaurant is usually bustling with guests and boaters. Free in-room breakfast, kayak and hobicat rentals, and Wi-Fi are added perks. 6. La Bandita, Tuscany La Bandita is an upscale countryside inn with eight rooms and gorgeous views of the Tuscan landscape. It's in an old country house that was refurbished in 2007 to a more modern, minimalist look. Although it normally functions as a B&B, the entire property can be rented out. The property is isolated, and guests must drive down a bumpy dirt road lined with Cyprus trees for about 20 minutes to reach it. There's a pretty pool, steam room, and a full-time gourmet chef who prepares fresh, delicious meals. 7. Pigeon Cay Beach Club, Bahamas The intimate, budget-friendly Pigeon Cay Beach Club is located on beautiful and secluded Cat Island in the central Bahamas. With only seven beachfront cottages, the atmosphere is friendly and laid-back but also private. The simple, rustic cottages have dated decor and no TVs or Internet, but they include fully equipped kitchens and furnished outdoor spaces. The beach is the best part of Pigeon Cay -- it's quiet, secluded, and gorgeous with turquoise blue water and powdery white sand. This isn't an updated or lavish property, but the very affordable rates make Pigeon Cay a good choice for those looking to get lost in Cat Island's natural beauty. 8. Santhiya Koh Phangan Resort & Spa, Thailand The gorgeous Santhiya Koh Phangan Resort & Spa sits just north of Koh Phangan's northeastern Thong Nai Pan Noi Beach and is one of the island's top luxury options. But to get to it, guests must either take a 40-minute speedboat ride from Koh Samui or drive 45 minutes from Koh Phangan pier. Its quiet hillside location (complete with sweeping ocean views) and the beautiful, intricate wood carvings that characterize its design are stand-out features. The beach here is lovely but small, though a better beach can be accessed on foot within five minutes. Some rooms have swim-up access, and some villas have private pools. The included breakfast buffet spread is impressive, and the main restaurant has great ocean views and hosts theme nights with live music. 9. Petite Anse Hotel Grenada The Petite Anse Hotel Grenada is a charming, upper-middle-range hotel with a remote location on the island. From the airport, it takes about an hour and a half, along a long, narrow, very windy road tracing up the west coast of the island, to reach. Its 13 rooms are situated in natural gardens on a hill overlooking the sea, with views of the Grenadine islands. It's not a luxury property, but it has a small pool, pretty beach, and a cozy restaurant and bar. Petite Anse feels like a well-kept secret, and it's a perfect respite for those looking for an escape from the pre-packaged, generic beach holiday. 10. Raven Hall Hotel, Yorkshire The 52-room upper-mid-range Raven Hall Hotel is situated on a coastal cliff that offers sweeping views of the surrounding moors and Robin Hood's Bay. Though the remote location is a 30-minute drive to the nearest towns, the hotel is in the middle of the beautiful North York Moors National Park, with a main hiking trail running through its 100-acre grounds. Rooms have a contemporary Scandinavian design, and for guests seeking something more spacious and private, eight environmentally-friendly Finnish lodges are available with kitchenettes and lovely porches. There are a plethora of amenities, including an on-site restaurant that serves locally-sourced seasonal foods in an elegant space with panoramic views over the countryside and bay, as well as a nine-hole golf course built into the cliffside and a lovely indoor pool with sauna. 11. Cabbage Key Inn, Cabbage Key Island, FL The Cabbage Key Inn is a mid-range property offering six quaint rooms and eight cottages on a beautiful, secluded island that is reachable only by boat. The 100-acre island is filled with nature trails and lush flora and fauna, plus an on-site marina. Rooms feature original wood floors and private antique-style bathrooms, and some have fireplaces (though no TVs). Cottages feature fully equipped modern kitchens, separate living rooms, and multiple bedrooms, as well as exceptional water views; some have private docks and screened-in porches. Cabbage Key Inn Restaurant and Bar serves tasty American classics and is popular with guests as well as locals and boaters. 12. Virgin Islands Campground, Water Island The Virgin Island Campgrounds is located a quick eight-minute ferry ride away from St. Thomas. The campground is natural and lush, in keeping with the environment and vibe of this small island. The property provides an elevated camping experience, or "glamping," as the staff calls it. There are six tented, screened cottages with queen-size beds as well as an indoor suite with a private living room, kitchen, and bedroom with a king bed. There are shared toilets, showers, and cooking facilities for the cottages. It's not for everybody (it is a campground, after all), but the property, and Water Island, is a special place for those who enjoy laid-back, quiet nature.
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In fact, you probably have all of these remedies in your house right now. Potato Juice We know it sounds a bit out there, but Joanna Vargas an esthetician, celebrity facialist, and founder of Joanna Vargas Salon and Skincare Collection says applying a little bit of tater juice to your skin might just do the trick. It helps lighten up those annoying dark scars and spots while also making your skin look much more even. Just throw one in the juicer, dap onto a cotton ball, rub onto your marks, and that's it. Vitamin E Oil You might want to be cautious with this one if you have really sensitive skin , but Vargas recommends using a bit of vitamin E for making scars and stretch marks look less obvious. Thankfully, vitamin E oil is pretty affordable , so there's really no need to drop 50 bucks on other fancy creams or lotions. Apricots Even though there's no conclusive evidence that proves they're the end-all cure for stretch marks, Vargas says apricots are rich with vitamins A,B, C, calcium, and manganese. In other words, the orange fruit can work wonders on your lymphatic system. Try incorporating them in your diet more often or start using an apricot scrub , and you'll be well on your way to getting clearer, glowing skin. Sugar The sweet stuff is a natural source of glycolic acid , which means that it can help get rid of dead skin and encourage new, younger cells to form in their place, says Vargas. So even though applying a sugar scrub might not get rid of stretch marks completely, it can definitely help make your skin feel more supple and smooth. Shea Butter After all, it's one of the main ingredients in your lotions and body creams for a reason. Shea butter is a really great moisturizer that can minimize your scars and helps calm the skin, says Vargas. Plus, a jar of it doesn't cost a gazillion dollars, either. Egg Whites Yes, it probably will feel really sticky and weird at first, but Vargas claims the proteins and Vitamin A found in egg whites help exfoliate and rejuvenate your skin while also increasing collagen production. So, if you can get over the stench, you might want to grab an egg or two from the fridge and start crackin'. Cold-Pressed Oils When it comes to stretch marks, keeping your skin hydrated can help out a lot. That's why Vargas insists her clients use body oils on the reg. Her personal favorites are from Jiva Apoha , but, really, you can get body oils pretty much anywhere for any price.
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Trailing Seattle 24-7 entering the fourth quarter with their unbeaten record on the line, Andy Dalton rallied the Bengals to their biggest win of the season. Andy Dalton slashes Seattle in fourth quarter and overtime Trailing Seattle 24-7 entering the fourth quarter with their unbeaten record on the line, Andy Dalton rallied the Bengals to their biggest win of the season. In a game that Bengals fans are accustomed to losing, Dalton was 14-of-16 for 141 yards in the fourth quarter and overtime, leading Cincinnati to 20 straight points against the Legion of Boom. Browns get first win in Baltimore since 2007 on shoulders of Josh McCown The Browns earned a rare win in Baltimore on Sunday and they did it with a record-breaking performance from quarterback Josh McCown. McCown set a franchise regular season record with 457 passing yards as Cleveland stunned the Ravens and sent them to their first 1-4 start in team history. Devonta Freeman torches the previously stellar Redskins run defense The Redskins had previously allowed just 78 rushing yards per game heading into Week 5 against the Falcons, but then Devonta Freeman came along. Freeman led the Atlanta run game by rushing 27 times for 153 yards and a touchdown. In total, the Falcons wound up with 176 rushing yards on 32 attempts, shocking Washington's run defense and going to 5-0 on the year. Kansas City's entire team crumbles without Jamaal Charles Kansas City was crippled without its top offensive player. When Charles fell in the third quarter and grasped his right knee, the Chiefs held a commanding 14-point lead. Reality hit the Chiefs a little later; they had no workhorse to help run the clock out on the feisty Bears. So, with 3:05 left to play, the defense folded and relinquished two huge touchdowns to Jay Cutler and Co. The Cowboys stick with Brandon Weeden at quarterback Brandon Weeden was certainly not the reason why the Cowboys lost in Week 4, but it's more difficult to defend his Week 5 performance. Although Weeden completed 26-of-39 passes, he finished with just 188 yards passing. He took three sacks and threw one interception, and the offense went just 4-of-14 on third down conversion attempts. Jason Garrett previously praised Matt Cassel's ability to pick up the offensive scheme fast, and it would be even more surprising if we don't see him starting when the Cowboys return to action in Week 7. Colts' offensive line shuts down J.J. Watt The Indianapolis offensive line hasn't exactly been a strong point early in the season, but you wouldn't have known that Thursday night. The line held Watt, the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year, without a sack. Watt finished the night with just two assisted tackles. That's a far cry from his previous two games against the Colts where he totaled 13 tackles, four sacks and a fumble return for a touchdown. A nice effort by the Colts, and one they'll need more of if the team is to advance deep in the postseason. Seattle's defense unravels again in fourth quarter Give Seattle and the Legion of Boom a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter and it used to qualify as an automatic win. Not anymore. The Seahawks squandered a 24-7 edge before losing in overtime at Cincinnati on Sunday, the first time they blew a 17-point lead since October 2004. Seattle also coughed up fourth-quarter leads in road losses at St. Louis and Green Bay, and only a blown officiating call in the end zone helped the Seahawks hold off Detroit in Week 4. Eli Manning leads a game-winning drive without two key receivers at the start Although he is known for two-minute drives to close out comeback wins over the course of his career, Manning hasn't completed too many of these since the 2011 season. In Week 5, despite playing the whole drive without Rueben Randle and the start of it without Odell Beckham Jr., Manning led an 82-yard touchdown drive to send the Giants to a record over .500 for the first time since Week 5 of the 2014 regular season. Jameis Winston doesn't turn the ball over, and Doug Martin brings it back to 2012 For the first time in his NFL career, Jameis Winston went an entire game without a turnover. The result? A 38-31 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. While the defense struggled to stop Blake Bortles, both Winston and Doug Martin stepped up in a big way. Winston completed 13-of-19 passes for 209 yards and a touchdown, while Martin looked like a rookie again, rushing for 123 yards and scoring three total touchdowns. Josh McCown led the Browns to a signature win over the Ravens.
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Dutch investigators confirmed in their final report Tuesday, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed by a Russian-made "warhead" fired from eastern Ukraine that detonated outside the jet's cockpit.
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How many times have you gone to the gym and asked yourself, "Which should I do first: cardio or strength training?" The answer depends on whom you ask. A recent study commissioned by the American Council on Exercise suggests that the order in which you do various exercises matters to your body and mind. The study also found that performing cardio exercises ( running , cycling, swimming or jumping rope, for instance) before strength training (think weightlifting or resistance exercise) appears to be most beneficial. While the findings from this type of research are valuable, they're not the be-all and end-all. Sometimes it makes more sense to start with cardio and other times you're better off hitting the weights first, when you're well-rested and fresh. Here are several scenarios that can help you determine how to sequence your exercise: Strength train first if: You engage in cardio exercise four to five days a week and also lift weights on two of those days. Beginning with strength training (after a warm up) and finishing with a moderate cardio workout will help you make the most of your limited strength training sessions. The two workout days when you skip the weights can be saved for high-intensity cardio workouts . Do cardio first if: You have a relatively easy strength training session planned. No matter how hard you push during your cardio, you probably won't significantly compromise your lower-intensity lifting. Do cardio, then strength train, then cardio again if: You like to switch up your routine and cardio is your primary focus. Start your workout with 20 minutes of cardio, then strength train, then finish with 20 more minutes of cardio. Strength train, then do cardio, then strength train again if: Improving total body muscle fitness is your major goal. Start with lower body strength exercises, then do 30 minutes of cardio and finish off with your upper body strength routine. Choosing the Right Sequence for You You may go through phases in your training when developing your cardio fitness is more important to you than developing strength, or vice versa. During those phases, I recommend starting each workout with the activity that is your priority in order to achieve optimal results. By mixing up the workout approach cardio first on some days, strength training first on other days, cardio and strength on separate days, and even two separate workouts in one day you can reap many health and fitness benefits. The added variety can also provide a much needed mental and physical break. Changing the timing and order of the exercises in a workout program is yet another way to keep workouts fresh, eliminate boredom, avoid training plateaus and achieve maximum results. Ultimately, what matters most is that you consistently perform both cardio and strength training in any order, on any days, at any time and progressively challenge yourself to improve your overall fitness. Copyright 2015 U.S. News & World Report
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At least three people have been killed in separate stabbing and shooting attacks in northern Israel.
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20 of the Lightest Cars Sold in the U.S. 20-of-the-Lightest-Cars-Sold-in-the-US 2015-Toyota-Corolla-LE-front-three-quarter-03 One of the best-selling vehicles worldwide, the Toyota Corolla offers excellent fuel economy and generous interior space wrapped in a compact package. For those who don't want to go the hybrid route but value great fuel economy, the Corolla Eco offers up to 30/42 mpg city/highway with the CVT, which is one of the best in its segment. 2015-Subaur-BRZ-Blue-Series-front-three-quarter-in-motion One of a handful of modern sports cars that focus on handling rather than outright brute force, the Subaru BRZ was developed together with the Scion FR-S in a bid to offer enthusiasts an affordable performance machine. Featuring a high-revving 200-hp flat-four and a chassis tuned specifically for the world's best twisty roads, the BRZ is all about making sure you, the driver, have as much fun as possible. 2016-Scion-FR-S-front-three-quarter-02 The BRZ's twin, the Scion FR-S, is just as lively as and weighs slightly less due to it not having as many standard features as its Subaru brother. Driving fun remains the FR-S' main goal, and when you opt for the FR-S equipped with the slick six-speed manual gearbox, you'll be rewarded with one of the best driving experiences for the money and plenty of sideways action whenever you please. Despite its raised ride height, the Kia Soul is a hatchback, not a crossover. Quirkiness remains its forte, and thanks to its boxy shape it's got plenty of space for you, your friends, and some grooving on your night out on the town. The available Infinity by Harman Kardon audio system ensures that the music doesn't stop and the party lasts even when you're on the road. 2016-Kia-Rio-front-three-quarter-in-motion-04 Economical and bubbly, the current generation is one of the models that helped Kia move away from its old image as a maker of cheap, boring transportation. Although it's still affordable, the Rio, especially the hatchback, is stylish and spacious and features an interior that can hold up to 49.8 cubic feet with the split-folding rear seats down. The SX trim comes generously equipped with Bluetooth, leather upholstery, heated front seats, a rearview camera, navigation, and a 7-inch touchscreen for the infotainment system. 2015-Honda-CR-Z-front-three-quarter Touted as a sport hybrid, the Honda CR-Z never really lived up to its promise of affordable performance-minded hybrid due to its lack of power and average-for-a-hybrid fuel economy. However, you can change that by opting for the HPD upgrade kit, which adds a supercharger, a limited-slip differential, a sports exhaust, a more aggressive suspension setup, and bigger brakes for improved performance, plus a generous power boost to 197 hp and 176 lb-ft of torque (from 130 hp and 140 lb-ft). 2015-Mini-Hardtop-4-Door-Cooper-S-front-side-view-on-road Although it's grown larger and heavier than before, the Mini Hardtop is thankfully still less than 3,000 pounds and remains a nimble machine that provides plenty of smiles from behind the wheel without sacrificing fuel economy. Should you want something more mind-boggling, the 228-hp JCW Hardtop will keep you grinning from ear to ear. Just be sure to bring a radar detector with you because the car's power and torque will get you over legal speeds quickly. 2015-Ford-Fiesta-ST-front-three-quarter-03 One of the best-driving subcompacts available today, the Ford Fiesta offers everything from a fuel economy-minded SFE model good for up to 43 mpg on the highway to the fun-to-drive Fiesta ST hot hatch. Regardless of the model you choose as long as it has a manual gearbox you're guaranteed to have a smile on your face behind the wheel and plenty of money in your pocket from the money you saved during fill ups. 2016-Honda-Fit-front-three-quarter-22 The Honda Fit makes sorcery a reality with its spacious cabin and the useful four-position Magic Seats, which give the car its hallmark flexibility. Should twisty roads beckon, there's no need to worry. The Fit remains one of the best subcompacts to drive thanks to its responsive powertrains and well-tuned chassis. Additionally, your bank account will thank you for driving a Fit because of its excellent fuel economy. 2015-Hyundai-Accent-front-three-quarter-021 The Hyundai Accent shares its underpinnings with the Kia Rio, but it's lighter despite having larger exterior dimensions. Unlike its sibling, the Accent continues to offer a six-speed manual gearbox alongside a six-speed automatic in all trim levels. However, when it comes to tech options, there aren't many available, which is one of the reasons it doesn't weigh much (a loaded hatch is shown here). 2015-Alfa-Romeo-4C-Spider-front-three-quarter-in-motion Seductive and very Italian, the Alfa Romeo 4C and 4C Spider offer raw, cutting-edge performance and handling in a lightweight turbocharged package that's sexy and distinctive. Although it doesn't offer much in terms of onboard technology and comforts, it does deliver driving fun in spades, which is what matters most when you're behind the wheel of a sports car such as the 4C. Underpinning that attractive exterior is a carbon-fiber monocoque that keeps weight down and a world-class chassis that makes the car a pleasure to throw into corners. 2016-Nissan-Versa-SL-front-three-quarter-04 Touted as the cheapest vehicle money can buy brand new, the Nissan Versa and Versa Note are also some of the lightest cars available. In terms of practicality, the diminutive sedan and hatch are some of the roomiest subcompacts available today, the latter offering excellent cargo space, flexibility, and midsize sedan-rivaling passenger space. 2016-Scion-iA-front-three-quarter-021 Essentially a rebadged Mazda2 sedan, the Scion iA is packed with all of Mazda's Skyactiv technologies, which means it has a rigid but lightweight chassis, body, and suspension; a high compression ratio engine; and slick gearboxes. As a result, the iA is more fun to drive than your average subcompact and returns more than 40 mpg regardless of the gearbox chosen. There's also a standard infotainment system with an available SD card-based navigation add-on that's user-friendly and one of the best in its class. 2016 Fiat 500 Abarth Despite being nearly 10 years old, the Fiat 500 remains stylish, bubbly, and full of Italian personality. If you want the wind in your experience as you cruise down the boulevards, there's also a convertible variant with a fabric roof that rolls down. A performance-minded Abarth variant is also available, as is a 1957 Edition for the maximum Italian city car experience with dash of retro-chic flair featuring pastel colors and throwback alloy wheel designs. For its fourth generation, the Mazda MX-5 Miata continues to be one of the purest driving experiences money can buy and the poster child of obsessive weight reduction. The most impressive aspect of the Miata's weight reduction is that it shed nearly 150 pounds without sacrificing safety or resorting to expensive materials such as carbon fiber. Although the car lost some power for 2016, the lighter curb weight, better balance, and superior power-to-weight ratio has made it the quickest and best-driving MX-5 to date. This is jinbaittai (horse and rider as one) fully realized. 2016-Toyota-Yaris-front-three-quarters Although it isn't the most interesting car to drive, the Toyota Yaris excels at its primary mission: being basic transportation. Fuel efficiency remains one of its strengths despite its age, and the fact that it's a hatchback means it's also practical and spacious for its size. For 2016, Toyota decided to add a little bit of flair to the Yaris with contrasting two-tone exterior color choices. 2016-Chevrolet-Spark-front-three-quarter For its redesign, the 2016 Chevrolet Spark offers unexpected tech such as forward collision warning and lane departure warning to help you stay safe. Like its predecessor, the new Spark is also available in a host of vibrant exterior colors to make your car into a personal styling statement. Should you need to stay connected at all times, the Spark has you covered with available 4G LTE connectivity and a standard MyLink infotainment system that's been revamped with a 7-inch touchscreen and Google Android Auto and Apple CarPlay compatibility. 2016-Smart-ForTwo-front-three-quarter-in-motion A smidge larger but more adorable than ever before, the 2016 Smart Fortwo is full of charm and bubbliness in a small, city-friendly package. Like the previous generation, the new Fortwo lets you customize its design to your heart's content with a range of exterior colors and two-tone interiors. The car's safety cell can also be customized so that it contrasts with the main exterior color, which means you'll have one of the most distinguishable vehicles on the block. As one of the least expensive new vehicles money can buy, the Mitsubishi Mirage is also the most basic, and it takes the title of being the lightest car available. With a limited options list that includes navigation, Bluetooth connectivity, and keyless entry/start, the Mirage doesn't have a lot of gadgets that add more weight, but you can get it with some bright exterior colors such as purple, yellow, neon green, red, and a bright blue to spice things up a bit and make your little city runabout a bit more interesting to look at.
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Kim Kardashian was joined by her mum and sisters for Cosmopolitans 50th birthday party. The family, who are the cover stars for the anniversary issue, were thrown off from coordinating by Kylie Jenner who clashed in cream. Kim showed of her ample assets in a black midi dress. She threw on her signature duster jacket and wore her dark hair in a low bun. Kourtney looked chic in a flared jumpsuit while Khloé worked a plunging neckline in a long gown with a thigh high split. Momager Kris Jenner chose to stick with the trend but Kylie stood out from her family in a blonde wig and off white dress. The teen joked on instagram saying, "I didn't get the "wear all black" email.
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From Main Street to Washington, gun control is likely to continue being a controversial issue. Here's a look at five things you may not know about the gun industry. Photo: Shutterstock.com/Burlingham
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Twitter (TWTR) said Tuesday it will reduce its workforce by 336 jobs, or about 8 percent of its global workforce. Shares of the social media company were up about 2.5 percent in the premarket. "We are doing this with the utmost respect for each and every person. Twitter will go to great lengths to take care of each individual by providing generous exit packages and help finding a new job," Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said in a letter. "This isn't easy. But it is right. The world needs a strong Twitter, and this is another step to get there," he said. Last week, reports surfaced that Dorsey was planning company-wide layoffs at Twitter that could affect all departments. Dorsey had been named permanent CEO on Oct. 5. According to Re/code, the downsizing came at a time when the company is restructuring its engineering organization to make it more efficient. The cuts could therefore affect mostly engineers, per the report. (Disclosure: CNBC's parent NBC Universal is an investor in Re/code's parent Revere Digital, and the companies have a content-sharing arrangement.) As of the second quarter of this year, Twitter disclosed that it had 4,100 employees. "In June Dorsey told Re/code that the company needed to do a better job of "clarifying ownership" around projects, and he restructured Twitter's product team in August to do just that," the report noted.
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From Donald Trump to Bernie Sanders, read about the money and news behind the 2016 presidential candidates. The 2016 presidential candidates are a diverse group of political minds with agendas as diverse as their net worths. Some of the presidential candidates are among the wealthiest people in the country, while others have bank accounts that are on par with your everyday American. Money can make a world of difference in a political campaign. Donald Trump , for instance, has up until recently funded his own campaign. Find out which of the top 25 presidential candidates have the deepest pockets and which are on the bottom rung. Read: Donald Trump's Stock Portfolio: See How You Can Invest Like the Presidential Candidate 1. Donald Trump Net Worth: $4.5 Billion Who Is Donald Trump? Donald Trump's net worth is $4.5 billion. The Republican presidential candidate has become an unlikely frontrunner as he has virtually no political experience. Prior to declaring his run for presidency, the successful businessman was already a well-known celebrity, owed to his notoriously brash personality and long-running stint as host of NBC's "The Apprentice." Trump's presidential campaign started off on a controversial, high-profile note. During his June 16 campaign launch speech, Trump accused Mexican immigrants of coming to the U.S. and bringing in drugs and crime. After the first presidential debate in August, where he clashed with Fox News host Megyn Kelly, he accused her of having "blood coming out of her wherever." Related: Here's Presidential Candidate Donald Trump's Plan for Your Wallet 2. Carly Fiorina Net Worth: $58 Million Who Is Carly Fiorina? Carly Fiorina's net worth is $58 million. The Republican presidential candidate served as the CEO of Hewlett-Packard from 1999 to 2005. She founded the American Conservative Union Foundation, which might have helped her gain traction with the Tea Party. She has never held elected office. 3. Hilary Clinton Net Worth: $45 Million Who Is Hillary Clinton? Hillary Clinton's net worth is $45 million. The Democratic presidential candidate and former First Lady is back for round two after losing out to Barack Obama in 2008. The former U.S. Senator from New York and secretary of state is among the most well-known candidates in the race. Clinton's campaign has faced a number of controversies, as her family's Clinton Foundation was found to have accepted donations from foreign governments. She has also been accused of hiding emails during her tenure as secretary of state. 4. Lincoln Chafee Net Worth: $32 Million Who Is Lincoln Chafee? Lincoln Chafee's net worth is $32 million. The Democratic presidential candidate served as an independent governor of Rhode Island and previously served as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island from 1999 to 2007. During his political career, Chafee has switched from republican to independent to democrat, which might not sit well with many voters. 5. Ben Carson Net Worth: $26 Million Who Is Ben Carson? Ben Carson's net worth is $26 million. The Republican presidential candidate is a retired neurosurgeon who previously sat on the boards of Kellogg and Costco. Dr. Carson has never held an elective office, but he became famous in the political sphere after speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast in 2013. The presidential candidate has been outspoken in his opposition to Obamacare, referring it once as the "worst thing … since slavery." 6. Jeb Bush Net Worth: $22 Million Who Is Jeb Bush? Jeb Bush's net worth is $22 million. The Republication presidential candidate served as the Florida governor from 1999 to 2007 and established the Foundation for Excellence in Education after leaving office. The former governor of Florida is known for taking a moderate position on immigration and Common Core. Bush is the brother of former President George W. Bush and the son of former President George H.W. Bush. His fortune is considerably less than the Bush family net worth of $60 million, according to CelebrityNetWorth . George W. Bush's net worth is $35 million and George H.W. Bush's net worth is $25 million. 7. George Pataki Net Worth: $13 Million Who Is George Pataki? George Pataki's net worth is $13 million. The Republican presidential contender served three terms as the governor of New York. Since then, he's worked as an environmental lawyer, started his own business development firm concentrated on clean energy and helped run the anti-Obamacare organization Revere America. 8. John Kasich Net Worth: $10 Million Who Is John Kasich? John Kasich's net worth is more than $10 million. The Republican presidential candidate has served as the governor of Ohio since 2011 and had an 18-year stay in Congress. He has received criticism from conservatives for supporting Common Core and expanding Medicaid in Ohio through Obamacare. 9. Mike Huckabee Net Worth: $9 Million Who Is Mike Huckabee? Mike Huckabee's net worth is $9 million. The Republican presidential contender served as the governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 and hosted the "Huckabee" show on Fox News from 2008 to 2015. Huckabee ran a failed campaign for the Republican Party in 2008 and is known for his ultra-conservative views on social and cultural issues. 10. Jim Gilmore Net Worth: $7 Million Who Is Jim Gilmore? Jim Gilmore's net worth is $7 million. The Republican presidential candidate served as governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002, where he phased out property taxes and reduced spending during the recession of the early 2000s. The U.S. Army veteran and 2001 chairman of the Republican National Committee ran for president in 2008 but withdrew his bid after six months. 11. Jim Webb Net Worth: $6 Million Who Is Jim Webb? Jim Webb's net worth is $6 million. The Democratic presidential candidate served one term as a U.S. Senator but decided against running for re-election in Virginia in 2012. An outspoken critic of the Iraq War, Webb was in the Navy during the Vietnam War and briefly held the position of Reagan's secretary of the Navy. 12. Bobby Jindal Net Worth: $5 Million Who Is Bobby Jindal? Bobby Jindal's net worth is $5 million. The Republican presidential contender has been the Louisiana governor since 2008 and previously served in Congress for three years. Unlike many of his peers, Jindal has already shared his national policy plans on health care, education, energy and national defense. 13. Ted Cruz Net Worth: $3.5 Million Who Is Ted Cruz? Ted Cruz's net worth is $3.5 million. The Republican presidential candidate is a U.S. Senator from Texas. He famously tried to defund Obamacare during budget negotiations in 2013, which resulted in a government shutdown. 14. Chris Christie Net Worth: $3 Million Who Is Chris Christie? Chris Christie's net worth is $3 million. The Republican presidential candidate has been the New Jersey governor since 2010 and previously served as the U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey from 2001 to 2008. Governor Christie has earned a reputation for his moderate-to-conservative viewpoints and outspoken personality. 15. Rick Perry Net Worth: $3 Million Who Is Rick Perry? Rick Perry's net worth is $3 million. The former Republican presidential candidate ended his run on Sept. 11, as his campaign was reportedly running out of funding. Perry previously served as the governor of Texas for 14 years. 16. Rand Paul Net Worth: $2 Million Who Is Rand Paul? Rand Paul's net worth is $2 million. The Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Senator is the son of former congressman Ron Paul, who ran for president in 1988, 2008 and 2012. 17. Rick Santorum Net Worth: $2 Million Who Is Rick Santorum? Rick Santorum's net worth is $2 million. The Republican presidential candidate served as a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2007. He is known for his extremely conservative positions on social issues, such as abortion. Santorum ran for the GOP nomination in 2012, arguably finishing second in the primaries. 18. Lindsey Graham Net Worth: $1.5 Million Who Is Lindsey Graham? Lindsey Graham's net worth is $1.5 million. The Republican presidential candidate has served as a U.S. Senator from South Carolina since 2003 and has held some form of elected office since 1993. Graham takes a firm stanch on foreign policy interventionism and has moderate views on environmental policy, which is unusual among candidates of the Republican Party. 19. Bill de Blasio Net Worth: $1.5 Million Who Is Bill de Blasio? Bill de Blasio's net worth is $1.5 million. The Democratic mayor of New York City has raised suspicions that he is running for president. De Blasio served as Hillary Clinton's campaign manager during her first Senate election but has failed to endorse her. 20. Joe Biden Net Worth: $800,000 Who Is Joe Biden? Joe Biden's net worth is less than $800,000. President Barack Obama gave Vice President Biden his "blessing" to run for the top office in 2016, but he has yet to announce his bid. In 2008, Biden ran for president as a Democratic U.S. Senator from Delaware but dropped out and eventually became Obama's running mate. 21. Bernie Sanders Net Worth: $700,000 Who Is Bernie Sanders? Bernie Sanders' net worth s $700,000. The U.S. Senator from Vermont is a Democratic presidential candidate despite previously identifying as an independent. Sanders is currently serving his second term in the U.S. Senate and previously spent 16 years in the House of Representatives earning him the designation of longest-serving independent member of Congress in history. Sanders is among the most liberal presidential candidates. He has long-supported a number of left-wing causes, such as single-payer health care, opposition of free trade and expanding Social Security. 22. Marco Rubio Net Worth: $100,000 Who Is Marco Rubio? Marco Rubio's net worth is $100,000. The Republican presidential candidate is a U.S. Senator from Florida who previously served for nine years in the Florida House of Representatives. The Florida senator's Cuban heritage has helped him gain support for conservative immigration reform and Cuban-American relations. 23. Martin O'Malley Net Worth: $0 Who Is Martin O'Malley? Martin O'Malley's net worth is zero. The Democratic presidential candidate served as the governor of Maryland for eight years until January 2015. He previously served as the mayor of Baltimore for seven years. He signed 40 tax increases into law as governor and has been an outspoken opponent of pending trade agreements. More recently, he has been campaigning to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. 24. Scott Walker Net Worth: -$72,500 Who Is Scott Walker? Governor Scott Walker's net worth is -$72,500. The Wisconsin governor and former Republican presidential candidate suspended his campaign on Sept. 21, 2015. In his concession speech, he encouraged some of his rivals to join together and unite against Donald Trump.
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Alisyn Camerota heads to the streets of Las Vegas to ask voters if they know who's participating in the first Democratic debate.
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Israeli police say several people have been killed and wounded in a series of attacks by Palestinians in a wave of attacks. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
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The U.S. Justice Department has determined that Apple Inc has implemented significant improvements to its antitrust compliance program and that a court-appointed monitor's term does not need extended, according to a court filing. The Justice Department in a letter filed late Monday in Manhattan federal court said its recommendation was despite Apple's "challenging relationship" with Michael Bromwich, who was named monitor after the iPad maker was found liable for conspiring to raise e-book prices. The Justice Department said its decision to not recommend extending the monitorship beyond its two-year term was "not an easy one," as Apple "never embraced a cooperative working relationship with the monitor." But the department said it was giving greater weight to Bromwich's "assessment that Apple has put in place a meaningful antitrust compliance program than to the difficult path it took to achieve this result." In the joint-letter to U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, Apple acknowledged its relationship with Bromwich was "rocky at times," but said it would continue to comply with its obligations. Neither Apple nor Bromwich immediately responded to requests for comment Tuesday. Bromwich, a former U.S. Justice Department inspector general whose relationship with Apple has been strained from the outset, was named in October 2013 by Cote after she found Apple liable in a civil antitrust case brought by the Justice Department. Cote found Apple schemed with five book publishers from 2009 to 2010 to raise e-book prices in an effort to slow competitors such as Amazon.com Inc. The publishers Lagardere SCA's Hachette Book Group Inc, News Corp's HarperCollins Publishers LLC, Penguin Group Inc, CBS Corp's Simon & Schuster Inc and Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH's Macmillan settled the allegations. In June, a divided U.S. appeals court in New York upheld Cote's finding, rejecting Apple's argument that it had engaged in pro-competitive behavior. Apple is considering whether to appeal that decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. If it stands, the appellate ruling would require Apple to pay $450 million in a settlement of related claims by 31 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and consumers. The case is U.S. v. Apple et al, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, No. 12-2826. (Reporting by Nate Raymond in New York Editing by W Simon)
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Two Kansas City, Missouri, firefighters are dead and two are injured after a burning burning building collapsed on them Monday evening.
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Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ) announced plans for a $10 billion share buyback program Tuesday, just ahead of the pharmaceutical giant's third-quarter earnings report. J&J shares were up 1.31% at $97.25 in pre-market trading after the announcement. Stock repurchases may be made at the discretion of company management from time to time on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, the New Jersey-based company said. The buyback has no time limit, and may be suspended periodically or discontinued at any time, the firm said. J&J, which had roughly 2.767 million shares of stock outstanding as of Sept. 27, said repurchased shares would be used for general corporate purposes. The plan will be financed by issuing debt, the company said. "We are pleased that Johnson and Johnson's strong balance sheet and cash flow enable us to simultaneously return value to shareholders through our regular quarterly dividend and share repurchases, while at the same time continuing to invest in internal and external opportunities that will further strengthen our robust enterprise pipeline and drive long-term growth," said Alex Gorsky, J&J's chairman and CEO. The company, a component of the S&P 500, said its executives would discuss the buyback program during the quarterly earnings call scheduled later Tuesday. Wall Street expected J&J to report quarterly earnings per share of $1.45 and revenue of nearly $17.5 billion, both down from the same three-month period last year, according to consensus estimates compiled by Thomson Reuters.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. ? More than 10,000 students from across the country recently participated in a digital learning network at Kennedy Space Center with NASA scientists, astronauts and cast members from the new film "The Martian." Actors Chiwetel Ejiofor and Mackenzie Davis of "The Martian" took part in panel discussions on Oct. 1 alongside Robert Cabana, the Kennedy Space Center director and a retired astronaut; Nicole Stott, a former astronaut who spent time aboard the International Space Station; Jim Green, NASA's director of Planetary Sciences; and other NASA scientists. The scientists, astronauts and actors answered questions from the students about NASA's goal of a "journey to Mars" and about the new film. Mars is making headlines right now following the announcement of liquid salty water on its surface. The sci-fi thriller, directed by Ridley Scott, opened in theaters Oct. 2 and is a huge box-office hit. NASA is hoping the film will bolster support for its real-life journey to Mars. The agency's lofty goal of sending a crewed mission to the Red Planet in the late 2030s relies heavily upon congressional funding. With an already flat budget, the agency is taking advantage of the blockbuster film to gain public support, which will hopefully lead to continual and maybe even increased funding. [Watch: Learning from "The Martian": Movies as Teaching Tools] "Movies are great," Cabana, a veteran of four shuttle missions, told the middle- and high school students, many of whom were viewing the event remotely. "They stimulate your imagination and spark public interest. If you think back, most of what once was science fiction is now science fact. The tech in this film is not only plausible, but actual technology we are working on today." NASA is also using the film as an opportunity to educate the public on why the agency wants to go to Mars, and to explain what is real science and what is fiction in the film. Green told the students, "We as humans have the explorer gene." He went on to stress that the journey to Mars is more than curiosity; it's a way to ensure the survival of the human race. "We want to have a backup plan. Look at the dinosaurs: They did not have a space program and look what happened," Green said jokingly. Green explained to the students, "NASA's approach to human spaceflight is not exactly like 'Star Trek'; it's not 'Go where no man has gone before.' We have 50 years of exploring the Red Planet. There are spacecraft in orbit around Mars and our rovers are up there right now exploring, and collecting data to use for future missions." Davis and Ejiofor told the students how working on "The Martian" gave them an incredible opportunity to learn about the space program and the real work taking place at NASA to prepare for the journey to Mars. Davis plays Mindy Park in the film, a NASA satellite communications engineer who discovers that astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is still alive after being stranded when his astronaut team leaves Mars without him during a violent dust storm. For her role, Davis said she absorbed hundreds of Mars images, and when asked about her visit to the Kennedy Space Center, she said, "It's really overwhelming to be here. Earlier before the panel, someone showed us pictures taken of Mars just five hours ago. The dates on images were sort of nebulous before, but now they really have an impact. It's all very overwhelming and emotional." Ejiofor plays mission director Dr. Vincent Kapoor in the film. When asked about his thoughts on the movie, Ejiofor said, "This was a great project, and it's an amazing merging of fact and fiction. I was really excited about the ideas in the movie and actually going to Mars. Because there was so much research and detail, everything had this feel of being deeply realistic." Following the discussion, the actors, along with Cabana, Stott and Green, visited the newly opened Pad 39C, and posed for a photo with Pad 39B the site from which humans will launch to Mars as a backdrop.
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Michelle Duggar shares controversial marital advice on the Duggar family blog, one of her first blog posts since her son Josh Duggar's admission to cheating on his wife.
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If you thought Dale Earnhardt Jr. was considering any sort of payback on Carl Edwards for a racing incident Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, you thought wrong. Earnhardt used his forum on the "Dale Jr. Download" a weekly podcast on the driver's Dirty Mo Radio network to explain to fans why he won't be retaliating against Edwards. "A lot of people want me to go wreck Carl," he said. "I'm not going to do that, because if I'm trying to wreck Carl, I'm not winning Kansas, I'm not winning Talladega. You can't go chase after a guy and put him out of the race and accomplish what your goals are. Our goals are to go to those races and win, that's what we're going to do." Two laps prior to the incident, Earnhardt had thrown a big block on Edwards while racing for position. Earnhardt said he didn't want to give up a spot in the Chase, and was racing hard at that point in the race. But when he tried it again two laps later, Edwards held his ground. The cars made contact and Earnhardt hit the wall, but Earnhardt said it was "both of our responsibility." "We're not going to worry about Carl or start some (bull) show between me and him," he said. "It's over and done." Plus, the driver said, that wasn't what ruined his day. Earnhardt still had a top-10 car after the Edwards incident and had a chance for a comeback. But when he later slid through oil on the track in the high groove undetected by NASCAR he hit the wall harder than at any other point in the race. Earnhardt theorized NASCAR missed the oil on the track because Justin Allgaier broke a hose in the front end of the No. 51 car, which sprayed fluid all over the place instead of only dropping a trail of it from underneath the car. NASCAR cleaned the lane where Allgaier was running, but not above it. So when Earnhardt went into the corner to try and avoid the speedy dry material placed where the oil had been, he was in for a surprise. "I got into the corner and hit oil it was like ice and the car flew into the wall," he said. But Earnhardt put a positive spin on the unfortunate turn of events, telling his fans his situation would now allow he and his team to be more aggressive in everything from the setup to how he races. Particularly when it comes to Talladega, he said, the "nothing to lose" attitude could pay off in a big way. "These other guys are going to just try to take care of themselves, try to survive," he said. "A few of us will be out there for blood, trying to claw our way back in. I like being able to race like that. I hate being nervous and worried." He closed by giving a pep talk to his legion of fans. "You can sit there and put it in a negative light and think about how crappy the position you're in (is), but you're not going to advance with that attitude," he said. "You've got to go in there thinking about the positives and how you're in a good place. "Shake it off, man. One minute spent worrying about what just happened and being negative is one minute wasted. Let's get after it." The full episode can be accessed at http://www.dalejr.com/radio/tdjd/ Follow Gluck on Twitter @jeff_gluck
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IOWA CITY, Iowa Former NFL and Iowa safety Tyler Sash died from an accidental overdose after mixing two powerful pain medications, and a history of painful injuries was a contributing factor, a medical examiner said Tuesday. Additional studies will look at whether Sash, 27, suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disease caused by repetitive trauma that has been found in several former NFL players. The results will be available in eight to 12 months, according to a statement from the Iowa State Medical Examiner's office. Sash, a standout safety at Iowa who won a Super Bowl during his rookie season with the New York Giants in 2012, was found dead at his home in Oskaloosa, Iowa, on Sept. 8. An autopsy was conducted the next day, but the results weren't clear until laboratory results were completed. The autopsy determined the cause and manner of death was an "accidental mixed drug toxicity involving methadone and hydrocodone," the office said Tuesday. Both are legal narcotics used to relieve severe pain, but are also highly addictive. The medical examiner said that a recent shoulder dislocation and a history of chronic shoulder pain suffered by Sash were also "significant conditions" in the death. Polly Carver-Kimm, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner's office, said she couldn't release any additional information about the pending CTE testing, including where it would be conducted. Sash played two seasons with the New York Giants. Months after the Super Bowl victory, he was suspended for four games in 2012 for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing substances policy by testing positive for Adderall, a stimulant used primarily to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the sleep disorder narcolepsy. The Giants cut ties with Sash prior to the 2013 opener, reaching an injury settlement after he sustained a concussion in the preseason finale against New England. At Iowa, Sash started 37 games for the Hawkeyes from 2007-10, earning first-team All-Big Ten honors in his final season. He bypassed his fourth year of eligibility to enter the NFL draft.
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Investigators on Tuesday reported that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian Buk surface-to-air missile After a lengthy investigation, the Dutch researchers concluded that the missile exploded close to the cockpit, killing the three pilots instantly and causing the cockpit and business section of the plane to separate The rest of the plane broke apart as it crashed to earth.
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The al Qaeda affiliate in Syria is calling on jihadists to kill all Russians over the air attacks in the Middle Eastern country that began two weeks ago. In a recording released Monday evening, the head of the al-Nusra Front called on his fellow militants to seek retaliation for the deaths of Syrians. "If the Russian army kills the people of Syria, then kill their people. And if they kill our soldiers, then kill their soldiers. An eye for an eye," Abu Mohammed al-Jolani said . "The war in Syria will make the Russians forget the horrors that they found in Afghanistan," Jolani added. "They will be shattered, with God's permission, on Syria's doorstep." Al-Nusra Front | Graphiq Rockets reportedly hit Russia's Damascus embassy Tuesday while demonstrators gathered outside to support the Russian intervention. Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the United States for what he categorized as a lack of cooperation. "Some of our partners simply have mush for brains," Putin said , pointing out that Washington has refused to share intelligence with Russia in Syria. There has been a flurry of action in the last 24 hours, both at the orders of Washington and Moscow. Russian forces struck 86 terrorist infrastructure targets in the provinces of Raqa, Hama, Idlib, Latakia and Aleppo, according to Russian officials. During that same period, the United States and coalition allies reportedly air-dropped ammunition to the Syrian Arab Coalition that is battling jihadists near a northern stronghold of the Islamic State militant group, also known as ISIS. Russia criticized the American-led arms drop, saying that the weapons could get into the wrong hands easily. The two week old Russian air campaign in Syria has seemingly increased tensions between the Washington and the Kremlin, as both sides have questioned the intentions of the other. Russian planes have also been escorted out of Turkish airspace, an act that has sparked concern of potential aggression between the two countries that could pull in military action from the United States and the rest of NATO in opposition to Russia.
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One Direction One Direction believe their chart battle with Justin Bieber will be "good for pop culture". The four-piece boyband featuring Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Niall Horan will release their fifth studio album 'Made In The A.M.' on November 13, which is the same day as Justin's fourth record 'Purpose', but teased it will be a "good little battle" to see whose album does best. Niall said: "It's gonna be a good little battle. It's good for pop culture." The Canadian singer, 21, previously joked about the album release dates clashing on Snapchat when he suggested they should be worried about being beaten to the top of the charts. With a terrified expression, he said: "The face you make when you come out with an album the same day as Justin Bieber." But Louis later posted his own subtle Snapchat message as a comeback, shortly before taking to the stage at London's The O2 where they played a string of six shows. In the Snapchat, he made the same face and said: "That face you pull when you're playing the last night at The O2." The 23-year-old star insisted it was all in jest though and they're not taking it seriously. Louis told Clyde 1 Radio: "We mocked him back. It's all just a bit of a laugh and a joke. "Let's have it." Meanwhile Justin previously said he thinks the band decided to release the record on the same day as his because they need extra publicity. He said: "They're not really going on the road much, but we're talking about them right now, so it gives them some promo, right? "So, that's probably why they did it ... I think it was strategy on their part because my release date was first. "But whatever. It's whatever. It's going to be fun. I'm excited to see what happens."
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Johnny Depp surprised once again, this time revealing that he doesn't want to ever win an Academy Award.
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Fight attendant Taylor Tippet is leaving behind a message in every plane she boards, and that message is "smile." The young explorer has seen the world as a flight attendant stationed in Chicago, but it's the uplifting notes she tapes on plane windows that really make her personality soar.
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CNBC's Robert Frank looks at the falling number of millionaires around the globe as market volatility weighs on the world's wealth.
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Twitter has said it is cutting 336 jobs, roughly 8% of its global workforce, as part of a restructuring of the business. The job cuts will cost between $10m (£6.5m) and $20m in severance pay, while the restructuring will cost between $5m and $15m, the company said. Shares in Twitter rose 2% in pre-market trading following the announcement. The move comes just days after co-founder Jack Dorsey was confirmed as Twitter's permanent chief executive. He had served as the interim boss of the company for three months after Dick Costolo stepped down on 1 July. Mr Costolo, who was chief executive from 2010 to this year, had been under pressure from investors unhappy with the firm's user growth. In a letter to Twitter employees, Mr Dorsey wrote: "We have made an extremely tough decision - we plan to part ways with up to 336 people from across the company. "We are doing this with the utmost respect for each and every person. "Twitter will go to great lengths to take care of each individual in providing generous exit packages and help finding a new job."
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A much-anticipated report says the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane that crashed in east Ukraine in 2014 was shot down by a Russian-made missile but doesn't apportion blame to say who launched it. Mana Rabiee reports.
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This is not a paid endorsement for LinkedIn not that I would turn away its money but I do think LinkedIn is one of the greatest professional networking tools available today. No matter where you are in your career, from student to seasoned employee, you can leverage LinkedIn. Here are some high-impact (but-low effort) strategies to try out: As a student: High school and college students (and a few helicopter parents) have much to gain by accessing the Education section of LinkedIn. Hidden under the Interests drop-down menu, Education enables you to explore different colleges and universities. You can check out rankings by career focus. For example, want to be an accountant? Villanova University leads the list for new graduates who land accounting jobs after receiving a degree in accounting. You can investigate different career paths and review the roles graduates have taken after college. You can even keep of track of your interests for future deliberation and research. In short, LinkedIn helps to show the "rubber meets the road" connection between academic institutions, majors/fields of study and what jobs their graduates land with those degrees. Of course, you still have to get into the school, do well, go to interviews and so on but, the data displayed per university is a very powerful way to connect academics to the world of work. When you're ready to intern: A proven way to land an ideal internship is to reach out to prospective employers that interest you. Many employers never post an internship on a job board or attend a career fair. But they may be very willing to let you prove yourself during an informational meeting. Often, hiring authorities do not believe they have the time or bandwidth to bring on an intern. However, if you use LinkedIn as a means to research desired companies and career paths, send a well-written inMail message to request an informational meeting and then conduct a professional interview, then you may actually get a shot at a project with a targeted company or a referral to someone else who is hiring. At the very least, you will learn many things that will help you land (or excel in) a future internship. The key to all of this is being prepared and professional. LinkedIn's Company pages and People Profiles are a researching goldmine when you take on this proactive networking tactic. Once you're a career employee who's ready for a promotion: Many professionals quickly realize that the grass isn't always greener somewhere else. Sometimes the best way to get ahead is to add more value where you are. Mid-career professionals can get bored (and stale) when they stay in one role for too long. However, most hiring managers are stretched very thin and rarely have time to think about how to improve their own career, let alone those of their employees. Successful professionals realize that to move forward (or even sideways), they need to suggest new tasks and projects. One way to start this is to use LinkedIn to look up other professionals or job listings with your job title. See what they "do" or what is required. You can also look at roles connected to your role i.e., careers related to what you do or roles that may be a promotion away. When you review the duties and responsibilities of others, you have an excellent list of new responsibilities or increased value you can add to your employer. By suggesting additional ways to contribute that are on trend professionally for your industry, you add a new dimension to your work and you have made it easy for your manager to increase her overall team contribution. This is a pretty powerful return for a few hours of reading profiles and open job listings on LinkedIn. When you're changing career paths: The key to changing career paths is to have an idea of how your skills can be applied in another industry and have connections who can help you be considered for a seemingly unrelated role. To tackle this, you can start with Find Alumni to reconnect with old classmates or do a People search to look up previous colleagues (or neighbors and so on.) As you find people from your past, take some time to see what they are doing today. Does their LinkedIn profile show involvement in nonprofit, project-based or volunteer endeavors that appeal to you? Are they members of networking Groups on LinkedIn? All of these data points are searchable and can help to uncover potential new roles and areas of interest for a career change. Additionally, when you reconnect with people from successful times in your past, you increase your confidence and feeling of self-worth. Making a career switch can be an arduous process. Employing a strategic approach by leveraging LinkedIn to reconnect and explore can make a tough experience more manageable and boost the results. In short, LinkedIn is chock-full of information that can be sliced and diced multiple ways to allow users to implement more strategic research and networking strategies. Users in every phase of their professional development can leverage LinkedIn to get an advantage for their future. Now, if only you can remember the password you used when you created the account … Copyright 2015 U.S. News & World Report
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Earwax is one of those bodily fluids that's usually out of sight and out of mind that is, until you put a Q-tip into those ears and, well, you know. It's not pretty. But if you're self-conscious about the gunk in there, the last thing you should be doing is popping cotton in them, says Ana Kim, M.D., the director of otologic research at New York eye and ear infirmary of Mount Sinai. Here, all the dirty details on earwax and the right way to get rid of it. Why Q-Tips Are The Enemy Here's the deal: Earwax is a combination of cerumen, which is produced by your body's sebaceous glands to keep the skin in your ear moist, and dead skin cells, which your ear canal sheds just like the skin on the rest of your body, says Kim. And though it might not seem like it, your ears are designed to clean themselves by pushing the earwax out of the canal on its own, says Maria Suurna, M.D., an assistant professor of otolaryngology at Weill Cornell Medical College. So when you jam a Q-tip into your ear canal, that disrupts your skin's natural shedding process and can actually cause your ears to make more wax. Plus, over time, you could push the wax back in your ear canal and create big ol' blockage that needs to be removed by your doctor, says Kim. Ick. With that in mind, it's important to also nix any other DIY earwax-removal methods you might have come up with. Suurna says that she has had patients who reported using bobby pins and other makeshift ear cleaners to get the wax out. Beside interrupting your ears' natural skin-shedding process and potentially clogging up your ears over time, poking around in there with sharp objects could result in a punctured eardrum. Other ear-cleaning options you should eliminate include ear candling and rinsing with a syringe and water. Kim says that ear candling which involves putting a hollowed-out candle into your ear, lighting it, and hoping that the suction caused by the heat takes out the earwax is likely to cause more harm than good. "The heat could potentially burn your ear drum, and it's possible that the candle wax could get stuck in your ear and cause even more of a problem," she says. Trying to flush out your ears with water sounds safe in theory, but Suurna says that the water could get stuck behind the wax or cause the wax to swell due to the moisture. Your New Earwax Removal Go-Tos With all of that out of the way, it's good to know that there is actually something you can do to help clear out built up earwax. Kim says to put a drop or two of hydrogen peroxide in your ear about 10 minutes before jumping in the shower. The peroxide will liquefy the goo and help it rinse out as you go through your normal shower routine, says Kim. Doing this once a month should help keep things open. Sometimes, having dry skin in your ear canals can cause extra wax buildup, says Kim. If you think this could be the case, put a drop of mineral oil in your ears daily to help moisturize them, says Kim. "It's like putting lotion on your skin," she says. However, if you have had a hole in your eardrum or have had any ear surgeries in the past, then skip these options, says Kim. Getting hydrogen peroxide or mineral oil in your inner ear (on the other side of your eardrum) could cause an infection or dizziness. Instead, just use a washcloth to clean your outer ear canal (or the part of your ear you can see). When You Should See A Doc Instead If you're one of the people who just naturally produces a lot of wax, you can visit an ear nose and throat doctor every six months to a year and have him or her remove it for you using special tools. This article originally published on Women's Health.
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A trio of Chilean student engineers have developed a biocircuit device that can harness plant energy and convert it into small charges of electricity to power smartphones. Ben Gruber reports.
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Sharp swings in the currency markets have taken their toll on overall global wealth, shrinking it for the first time since the global financial crisis. But while the overall pool of cash has declined, the gap between rich and poor has widened, with the top 1 percent of global wealth holders now in possession of 50 percent of all household assets in the world, according to the annual Credit Suisse global wealth report. Total wealth has doubled since 2000, with a fivefold rise in China and lower, but still rapid, growth in India according to the research. "Wealth inequality changes slowly over time, so it is difficult to identify the drivers of these trends. However, the value of financial assets especially company securities is likely to be an important factor because wealthier individuals hold a disproportionate share of their assets in financial form," the report found. Total global wealth decreased by $12.4 trillion to $250.1 trillion, with the strength of the U.S. dollar weighing on the overall global wealth picture, as when valued in U.S. dollars, net worth fell in every region except China and North America. The decline is the first time global household wealth has fallen since the economic crisis of 2007-2008, but when stripping out currency headwinds the underlying trend points to net worth growing every year this century, apart from the financial crisis period, the report found. This dip in overall wealth also hit the number of millionaires, which having climbed from 13.7 million at the turn of the century to 36.1 million in 2014, fell back this year to 33.7 million due to exchange rate effects. "The rise of 146 percent (in millionaires) since 2000 reflects population growth and the fact that inflation progressively lowers the bar for membership of the millionaire club. Nevertheless, the number of millionaires has still grown significantly after discounting for these factors," the report authors said. The U.S. tops the list of countries with wealth rises again, with an increase of $4.6 trillion, falling way short of the $9 billion gained the year before but "substantial" in the global context, according to Credit Suisse. Wealth also increased in China by a significant $1.5 trillion and in the U.K. by $360 billion. No other country gained more than $100 billion while wealth fell by $100 billion or more in 27 countries and in excess of $500 billion in nine countries. Some of these bigger fallers, including France, Germany, Italy and Spain were euro zone countries which exchange rate fluctuations had worked in their favor a year ago. Australia and Canada also shed more than $1.5 trillion between them and wealth fell substantially again in Japan, this time by $3.5 trillion.
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CNBC's Bob Pisani looks at the impact of the strong U.S. dollar on Johnson & Johnson's revenues as earnings maintain its upward trajectory.
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