Mountain Biking, an Excellent form of Recreation and Sports ...

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For most, mtn biking is a recreational sports activity wherein riders ride bicycles off-road on tough terrains. The bicycles used for these activity is specifically manufactured to suit these kind of terrains which are generally rough and patchy. Such bikes are preferredly known as mntain bikes. These mountain bikes are especifically suitable for these kinds of environments. These forms of bikes look very similar to any other bike, but they are fitted with special features to increase and improve the ride, comfort and most importantly performance on such terrains.

Terrain biking are of different categories such as hybrid country, dirt jumping and trails to name a few. The most well-liked forms of mountain biking is the recreational and trail driving categories. One can perform mtn biking anywhere like on country back roads, off-road trails, zigzag roads thtough forests, on hills or mountains, flds and on roads. since mountain biking involves journeyling on your own and most of the time being away from the civilization, the rider needs to be self-reliant in the game. The rider is necessary to carry a backpack and be equipped with essential items like water, equipment needed for repairs, a first aid kit, and some emergency food packets in case of need arising from any unfortunate incident like accidents. mtn biking thtough clubs or in groups is very common on long treks. This hobby has gained in well-likedity after the year 1990 and is recognized as a form of recreational sports activity.

Some of the equipments one needs for mountain biking are, a good bike specifically made for performance on terrains which are rough. They have particular exclusive features like dual suspension, broader tires, and flat and raised take care of for comfortable riding posture giving good control for the rider. These make of bikes come fitted with disc brakes and gears to assist in climbing hills which are steep and travel thtough bumpy surfaces. Due to these unique capabilities such bikes are heavier as compared to the regular tour bicycles. A rider also needs to carry sure accessories like helmets, gloves, first aid kit, GPS device, pumps to fill flat tires, a good shoe, instruments for the bike etc.

cross country is the most preferred form of off-road biking all over the world. This involves travelling from one point to another involving some climbs and descents on different forms of terrains. Trails involve jumping the bikes over obstacles without the rider?s foot touching the land. It is generally performed off-road and requires good balance from the rider. each and every game has its risks and mntain biking also involves some risks. Without the use of any protective gears a rider can be inclined to Minimal as well as some severe injuries to head or spine especifically in downhill biking. With a protective gear one can avoid such critical injuries.

Australia has some excellent terrain biking tours which are eco certified, these tours come with instructions for every single kind of biking practical experience be it the rainforest tours or the coastal tours on bikes. They cater to all kinds of rider amateur as well as experienced. expertise the adventures involved in mountain biking like any other game and also enjoy dynamics at its best. Such form of biking is a great stress buster.

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AP Exclusive: Disney, Sears used factory in fire

Bangladeshi garments workers take out a protest through the streets to mourn the death of the victims of Saturday's fire in a garment factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. Bangladesh held a day of mourning Tuesday for the 112 people killed in a weekend fire at a garment factory, and labor groups planned more protests to demand better worker safety in an industry notorious for operating in firetraps. (AP Photo/Ashraful Alam Tito)

Bangladeshi garments workers take out a protest through the streets to mourn the death of the victims of Saturday's fire in a garment factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. Bangladesh held a day of mourning Tuesday for the 112 people killed in a weekend fire at a garment factory, and labor groups planned more protests to demand better worker safety in an industry notorious for operating in firetraps. (AP Photo/Ashraful Alam Tito)

Bangladeshi women watch the bodies of some of the victims of Saturday's fire in a garment factory being prepared to be buried, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. Bangladesh held a day of mourning Tuesday for the 112 people killed at the factory, and labor groups planned more protests to demand better worker safety in an industry notorious for operating in firetraps. (AP Photo/Khurshed Rinku)

Bangladeshis prepare to bury the bodies of some of the victims of Saturday's fire in a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. Bangladesh held a day of mourning Tuesday for the 112 people killed at the garment factory, and labor groups planned more protests to demand better worker safety in an industry notorious for operating in firetraps. (AP Photo/Rehman Asad)

Bangladeshis prepare to bury the bodies of a part of the victims of Saturday's fire in a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. Bangladesh held a day of mourning Tuesday for the 112 people killed in a weekend fire at a garment factory, and labor groups planned more protests to demand better worker safety in an industry notorious for operating in firetraps. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) ? Amid the ash, broken glass and melted sewing machines at what is left of the Tazreen Fashions Ltd. factory, there are piles of blue, red and off-white children's shorts bearing Wal-Mart's Faded Glory brand. Shorts from hip-hop star Sean Combs' ENYCE label lay on the floor and are stacked in cartons.

An Associated Press reporter searching the factory Wednesday found these and other clothes, including sweaters from the French company Teddy Smith, among the equipment charred in the fire that killed 112 workers Saturday. He also found entries in account books indicating that the factory took orders to produce clothes for Disney, Sears and other Western brands.

Garments and documents left behind in the factory show it was used by a host of major American and European retailers, though at least one of them ? Wal-Mart ? had been aware of safety problems. Wal-Mart blames a supplier for using Tazreen Fashions without its knowledge.

The fire has elevated awareness of something labor groups, retailers and governments have known for years: Bangladesh's fast-growing garment industry ? second only to China's in exports ? is rife with dangerous workplaces. More than 300 workers there have died in fires since 2006.

Police on Wednesday arrested three factory officials suspected of locking in the workers who died in Saturday's fire, the deadliest in the South Asian country's less than 35-year history of exporting clothing.

Local police chief Habibur Rahman said the three will be questioned amid reports that many workers trying to escape the blaze had been locked inside. He said the owner of the factory was not among those arrested.

The three officials were arrested Wednesday at their homes in Savar, the Dhaka suburb where the factory is also located. Rahman did not identify the officials or give their job status.

About 1,400 workers worked at the plant, some 70 percent of them women. Most are from the north, the poorest region of Bangladesh.

Workers who survived the fire say exit doors were locked, and a fire official has said that far fewer people would have died if there had been even one emergency exit. Of the dead, 53 bodies were burned so badly they could not be identified; they were buried anonymously.

The fire started on the ground floor, where a factory worker named Nasima said stacks of yarn and clothes blocked part of the stairway.

Nasima, who uses only one name, and other workers said that when they tried to flee, managers told them to go back to their work stations, but they were ignored.

Dense smoke filled the stairway, making it hard to see, and when the lights went out the workers were left in total darkness. Another worker, Mohammad Rajib, said some people used their cellphones to light their way.

"Everyone was screaming for help," Nasima said. "Total chaos, panic and screaming. Everyone was trying to escape and come out. I was pulling the shirt of a man. I fainted and when I woke up I found myself lying on the road outside the factory.

"I don't know how I survived."

Rajib said the factory conducted a fire drill just three days before the fire broke out, but no one used the fire extinguishers. "Only a selected group of workers are trained to use the extinguishers. Others have no idea how to use them," he said.

The AP reporter who examined the factory Wednesday saw dozens of fire extinguishers with tags indicating they were inspected early this month. Many appeared unused.

Workers expressed support for the factory owner, Delwar Hossain. Rajib said he is "a gentle man" who heeded workers when they protested for more pay and against rough behavior by some managers.

"He took action and fired some of them," he said. "He did not sack any worker. He told us: 'You are my people. If you survive, I will survive.'"

Most the fire's devastation took place on the second and third floors. Sewing and embroidery machines and tables burned to ashes, ceiling fans melted and floor and wall tiles were broken, apparently because of excessive heat. Thick black ash covers everything in the upper floors of the eight-story building.

Much of the clothing on the lower floors was incinerated. Nightgowns, children's shorts, pants, jackets and sweat shirts were strewn about, piled up in some places, boxed in others. Cartons of kids' hooded sweaters, off-white with red and black print, were marked "Disney Pixar."

There were also at least four register books listing buyers including Wal-Mart, Disney, Sears and other companies. Also listed was Li & Fung, a Hong Kong-based buying house that is among the biggest suppliers of garment products from Bangladesh. Li & Fung issued a statement Monday saying it placed orders at the factory for just one company, Kids Headquarters, and that the value of those orders totaled just $111,000.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Interior Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir have said arson is suspected. Police say they have not ruled out sabotage.

Wal-Mart had received an audit deeming the factory "high risk" last year, said it had decided to stop doing business with Tazreen, but that a supplier subcontracted work to the factory anyway. Wal-Mart said it stopped working with that supplier on Monday.

Calls made to The Walt Disney Company and to Sears Holdings were not immediately returned.

Local TV reports said about 3,000 garment workers held protests over the fire Wednesday, blocking roads and throwing stones at some factories and vehicles. It was the third straight day of demonstrations, and as they did previously, factories in the area closed to avoid violence.

Police used batons to disperse the protesters, but no injuries were immediately reported.

According to local television, most factories in the area closed after opening briefly because of the protests ? a common tactic to avoid violence.

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Associated Press writer Farid Hossain in Dhaka, Bangladesh, contributed to this report.

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Study points to potential new therapies for cancer and other diseases

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute (TRSI) are fueling the future of cancer treatment by improving a powerful tool in disease defense: the body's immune system. By revealing a novel but widespread cell signaling process, the scientists may have found a way to manipulate an important component of the immune system into more effectively fighting disease.

The study, recently published online ahead of print by the journal Blood, shows that disabling a particular enzyme, called ItpkB, in mice improves the function of a type of immune cell called Natural Killer cells.

"This is an exciting finding because it could possibly lead to the development of drugs that improve Natural Killer cell function," said TSRI Associate Professor Karsten Sauer, PhD, who led the study. "Natural Killer cells have gained clinical interest as innovative biological therapeutics for certain cancers and also in certain infectious diseases."

The Body's 'SWAT Team'

Natural Killer cells patrol the body and detect characteristic alterations on the surface of cancer cells or virus-infected cells. Through a complicated and little understood signaling machinery?a domino effect of molecular reactions in a cell that ultimately produces a certain signal?Natural Killer cells then destroy such "stressed" cells.

Compared to other types of immune cells, Natural Killer cells kill these cells quickly. This makes Natural Killer cells important early responders of the immune system. Not surprisingly, researchers have explored engaging this "SWAT team" of the body therapeutically, particularly in blood cancers.

However, to date, the therapeutic efficacy of Natural Killer cells has been limited. "A key bottleneck is our limited understanding of signaling mechanisms that dampen Natural Killer cell function," Sauer said.

Sauer and colleagues' new research reveals crucial details of this puzzle.

A Way to Prime the Attack

The Sauer group had previously identified ItpkB as a key regulator of immune function. ItpkB acts primarily by producing IP4, a small molecule messenger that controls the functions of various other important signaling molecules. IP4 can improve or inhibit signaling depending on the cell type in which it is produced.

The new research showed that Natural Killer cells from mice lacking ItpkB show elevated signaling and function better than Natural Killer cells that have the enzyme. As a result, mice lacking ItpkB are more effective than mice expressing ItpkB in attacking cells that display characteristic surface changes of cancer cells.

"The enzyme ItpkB has unique features that facilitate its highly specific inhibition by small molecules," said Sauer. "Our findings suggest that such compounds could possibly be used to improve Natural Killer cell function therapeutically. If successful, this could overcome a bottleneck and engage the body's SWAT team to fight cancer."

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Shocker Alert: New York Times Writer Pines for ?Progressive? 19th ...

The New York Times had a real doozey of an op-ed today ? one longing for the good ole days of publicly funded canals, highways and airports, and urging heavy-handed government monopoly regulation of our communications networks to ?improve? our supposedly crummy, cartelized communications marketplace.

It?s an instant New York Times classic. ?You?ve got network providers equated to drug dealers. ?We read how, through the supposed failure of the greedy U.S. broadband ?cartel,? France and other under-developed countries are easily surpassing our (don?t say exceptional) country in broadband services and speeds. ?We see the gratuitous connection of the ?cartel? to the work of its ugly lobbyists.

In short, you?ve got all the progressive dog-whistle stuff that makes the New York Times so ?great? for its readers.

And yet so atrociously wrong.

Let?s get real here.? Since 1996 ? when government monopolies of communications networks were essentially outlawed by Congress ? the growth of our broadband networks represents a truly remarkable American success story.? Over the past 15 years, industry figures show that more than $1 trillion of private investment ? or about $73 billion per year ? has flooded onto America?s broadband communications landscape.? Consequently, in any given market, instead of finding just plain old telephone service (POTS), broadband access is universal.? In fact, 99% of Americans can access at least one flavor of facilities-based broadband ? be it DSL, cable modem, fiber, cable-fiber hybrids, satellite, broadband over powerline or wireless services ? through any one of the 1,556 broadband providers across the U.S.

But wait, there?s more.? U.S. broadband infrastructure didn?t just change and become more innovative for itself, it helped forge whole new markets, too ? such as the smartphone, the tablet, the cloud, Facebook, YouTube, Pandora, etc. ? enabling an $8 trillion exchange of goods and services each year.

It?s also made the American worker among the most productive and competitive in the world, and which, according to some government-cited estimates, has propelled 15% of our GDP growth since 2004.

Could this Internet ecosystem success story have occurred in a heavily regulated, 19^th?Century model as advocated by the author?

No.

As FCC Chairman, Julius Genachowski, noted last year, ?Over the past 15 years, the Internet has enabled as much economic growth as the Industrial Revolution generated in its first 50 years.?? Not coincidentally, this explosion occurred in an environment marked by deregulation ? one which plainly, clearly, forever (one hopes) jettisoned 19^th Century monopoly communications regulation. ?Stated differently, that growth did not happen by virtue of heavily regulated POTS.

The progressive lament that the marketplace stinks is perennial as the change of seasons.? In their view, only through cartels of policymakers, wielding coercive regulations, can network providers be made to be ?truly competitive.?

Gee.? That worked, didn?t it?

Not.

FDR-era laws, which codified 19^th Century regulation, is no way to serve the public interest in the 21^st Century.? Rather, as we?ve seen over the past 15 years, the advance of technology, consumer education tools, industry best practices, and marketplace guidance is far better suited to meeting the evolving needs of consumers than any ?well meaning? law seemingly pined for by the author.

The market will continue to grow and improve, and consumers will continue to enjoy tremendous value and benefit from the Internet ecosystem, as long as we can avoid going back to the ?progressive? 19^th Century.

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Holmes Security Systems is part of a 104 year old, family owned company, founded in Fayetteville, NC in 1908. We have offices in both Fayetteville and Wilmington, NC. Here?s how we run our?business:

We are a security company, not just an alarm company. We don?t run $99 specials or offer ?one size fits all? systems. Instead, we work with our customers to determine how best to protect their home, families, and businesses, realizing that an alarm system is only part of the solution.

We are a life safety company ? we look at all aspects of keeping your home, family and business safe. We don?t shy away from recommending monitored smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and personal panic and medical alert devices.

We don?t have long term contracts ? we won?t ask you to sign a three or five year agreement. Our philosophy is that we want you to do business with us because you want to do business with us.
We are an Authorized Preferred Honeywell Dealer, with the additional First Alert Professional title in Wilmington. Honeywell is the world-wide leader in security solutions.

And finally, an effective security system must be monitored. We own and operate our own state-of-the-art, UL Listed Central Monitoring Station right here in southeastern NC. It?s staffed by trained personnel 24-7, and has achieved the 5 Diamond Certification from the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA). In fact, it is the only such center in Eastern NC. Local monitoring means faster response.

We are A+ rated by the Better Business Bureau, and we offer all of the benefits of a national company, but the money stays in our community. Local ownership, local service, local monitoring, and no long term contracts, plus a definite price advantage.

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Family Law and Mediation - from Brandon, Manitoba: Step-Parents

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How does an Inn in Savannah Georgia, with so many outstanding hospitality properties achieve? TripAdvisors rating as the number three hotel in Savannah? Well, it isn?t easy.

In the first place, it needs a dynamite location overlooking one of the outstanding squares in the middle of the downtown historic district. Second, it needs a striking architectural presence among many fine historic B&B?s and other historic buildings. Third, it needs meticulously restored interiors and a rich balance of antiques and guest friendly furnishings. Finally, the Inn needs owners who put their guests? needs first.

This current offering fulfills those characteristics and this rating is a just reward. Another reward is a strong business, with sales approaching $1,000,000.00.

The Inn has 17 well appointed rooms, a high occupancy rate of 60%,? and a strong bottom line. It is a chosen member of Select Registry, has been chosen for BedandBreakfast.com?s Diamond Collection and is also a Four Diamond AAA Inn.
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Lil Wayne Boasts That He, Drake And Nicki 'Killed It' On Human Being II

'I'm gonna be on tour for some time with this one,' Weezy says of his plans following the release of I Am Not a Human Being II.
By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway

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From Foster Care to Forever Families: Celebrating Alameda ...

By Ashley Murphy, Program Associate

The 17^th of November marked National Adoption Day, a day in which families all across the country gathered in courthouses to legalize and finalize the adoption process they had so bravely trekked through. This day is meant to not only finalize adoptions, but also to honor families that are adopting and raise awareness of more than the 100,000 children currently residing in the foster care system and waiting to find permanent homes. There are more than 400,000 children in the foster care system in total within the United States, all of whom are forced to enter the system due to neglect or abandonment.

Since its inception more than a decade ago, National Adoption Day has helped more than 40,000 children move from foster care to what those in the field call ?forever families.? ?This year?s Adoption Day will help facilitate the final step in the legal adoption process for approximately 4,500 children in foster care. These children are adopted by former foster parents, relatives, and non-relatives. National Adoption Day is particularly significant given the average child in foster care waits for an adoptive family for more than three years.

In Alameda County, I gathered with others at the Juvenile Justice Center on Friday, November 16^th, to partake in this symbolic and powerful day. We first packed in the Center?s main room for the welcome ceremony and presentations. A rainbow balloon arch marked the entrance to the hall of courtrooms, where the families would eventually travel to take their final step to becoming a legally-recognized family. The process is a long one that requires dedication and patience, and the joy at the ceremony was palpable.

The event was held by the Alameda County Social Services Agency?s Department of Children and Family Services, which is licensed as a Public Adoption Agency by the California Department of Social Services. One of the main speakers, the Honorable Rhonda Burgess, spoke to a crowd of more than 100 parents, children, relatives, friends, judges, and staff from the Department of Children and Family Services. She spoke emotionally about the importance of endeavoring to do the right thing each day and pledging to love and nurture one another.

After the ceremony, families proceeded to the courtrooms, where they held the adoption hearings in a private, intimate setting. As the former foster youth eagerly bounded to their respective courtrooms, they carried in their arms the chocolate chip-patterned teddy bears that PVF donated as part of our Juvenile Court Judges Program. It was an honor for PVF to make a small contribution to such a momentous and impactful occasion.

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5 Reasons Detachment Can Save Your Relationship

You want to keep learning about each other, acting as sponges to the other?s every word and affection.?

So, how in the world can detachment actually strengthen an intensely loving and growing relationship?

Detachment is one of the most important aspects in achieving true, profound fulfillment. Believe it or not, practicing detachment while remaining vulnerable will benefit you in remarkable ways.?

Here are some of the ways detachment can help you:?

1. You'll worry less.?

Worry can be seen as somewhat of a wasteful emotion, similar to fear. Both are negative, anxious feelings attached to thoughts that do not exist because they have not yet occurred. Why waste your precious mental energy on something that hasn?t even happened yet? If you worry because of past experiences, remind yourself that this (and every moment from now on) is a brand new, unrelated experience. Learn from the past, but don?t allow it to hinder your future. Detach yourself from any fear or worry, express gratitude for the present, and watch your tension and anxiety fall away.

2.?You'll accept more.?

When you detach yourself from ?what should be? or ?what could be? and focus on what is, you open a whole new door into the splendor of acceptance. Take a moment to acknowledge what you hope for the future, and then release the thought into the universe. Have faith in the direction that your life (and your love) will go. Simply remember: What will be, will be... and no amount of dwelling will change that.

3. You'll have increased productivity.?

With less time spent on burdensome thoughts or tasks, it leaves more time to live your life (and savor your love). When the mind is swirling with what-ifs and worry, it takes away from enjoying this very moment. It?s amazing how much time is lost on ?shoulda-coulda? thoughts. Realize when these thoughts begin to consume your mind and ask yourself, how is this affecting me in this very instant? How is this affecting my relationship? Can I be doing something else right now to benefit myself??

You will see that by allowing your mind to drown in too much thought, you are only wasting the time you have. Stop brooding and start living. You will thank yourself later.

4. You'll achieve peace of mind.?

The instant you recognize what detachment really means and how it feels to practice it in your daily life, it will feel like a huge breath of fresh air. You will feel empowered, enlightened, and grateful. The beautiful thing about this is how it can change your life: Purely by redirecting the thoughts in your mind from obsessive and concerning, to appreciative and blissful. Your face will shine and you will be more pleasurable to be around... And who doesn?t want to be in love with someone who exudes love and inner peace?

5. Experience more love.

I deeply believe in the Oxygen-Mask Theory in all aspects of life: you must truly love and accept yourself first, and know you are deserving of it, in order to provide your best self in any relationship with anyone else. Otherwise, you are not only being unfair to yourself, but unfair to your counterpart. Just as your sweetheart deserves to be happy and unconditionally loved, so do you. Remind yourself of that every day.

Detaching ourselves from certain emotions, especially those intensified within a romantic relationship, becomes much easier once you realize that emotions are only temporary. Life is a series of change; this includes the change of your significant other from who he (or she) is now, to whom he or she will be in ten years.?

Circumstances are temporary, frustration during difficult times is temporary, and even expectations are temporary. Unconditional love and acceptance are the only worthwhile constants. Choose to focus on the constants and detach from ever-changing emotions, and see your love life (or even single life) flourish more than ever before.

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About Jasmin Bedria

Jasmin Bedria is a Certified Nutrition Specialist, Personal Trainer, owner of Son of a Butter! Original Gourmet Nut Butters, Writer, Foodie, Virgo, and INFJ. She has most recently been featured in the Daytona Beach News Journal and Hometown News for her efforts?to Open a Trader Joe?s in Ormond Beach, FL. She is currently studying to become a Certified EFT Practitioner and spends her time researching and educating others about nutrition, health, mindfulness, energy psychology, the law of attraction, and the power of subconscious mind.

Jasmin enjoys the culinary arts and specializes in creating delicious recipes for specific dietary restrictions and lifestyles. She also has an inexplicable love for pandas; giving and receiving hugs; and singing to dated karaoke albums during long commutes.

You can?email?Jasmin, be her friend on?Facebook, or follow her on Instagram (@Jazamina).

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Georgia Football: No. 3 Bulldogs Keep BCS Title Hopes Alive, Blow Out Georgia Tech, 42-10

ATHENS, Ga. ? The Georgia Bulldogs collected a trophy at midfield for another win over their state rival, then got some encouragement from the governor in their quest for a bigger reward.

No. 1.

Aaron Murray threw two touchdown passes, Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall each ran for a pair of TDs, and third-ranked Georgia stayed right in the thick of the national championship race with a 42-10 rout of Georgia Tech on Saturday.

Gov. Nathan Deal presented the "Governor's Cup" to the Bulldogs (11-1) after they beat the Yellow Jackets for the 11th time in 12 years. He congratulated both teams on a "great game" (a bit of a stretch, to say the least) before turning toward the jubilant Georgia players.

"Keep up the good work," Deal said. "We're looking for a national championship."

Georgia is two wins away.

The Bulldogs will face No. 2 Alabama for the Southeastern Conference championship in Atlanta next Saturday. The winner of that contest will likely advance to play in the BCS title game on Jan. 7.

"All that matters is this game," Georgia linebacker Christian Robinson said, looking ahead to facing the defending national champion Crimson Tide. "This is everything. This is what you play for."

Georgia Tech (6-6) didn't put up much of a fight. This one was a laugher right from the start as the home team scored just over a minute into the game, built a 28-3 halftime lead and was up 42-3 before the Yellow Jackets scored a meaningless TD in the fourth quarter.

"It was a pretty good thumping," Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson said. "We could not slow them down at all, which has been a recurring theme the last few times we've played them, and we couldn't finish drives offensively."

Murray completed 14 of 17 for 215 yards, becoming the first quarterback in SEC history to pass from more than 3,000 yards in three straight seasons.

Gurley finished with 97 yards on 12 carries and now has 14 touchdowns on the season, one shy of Herschel Walker's school freshman record set in 1980. Marshall, also a freshman, piled up 66 yards on just seven carries.

The Bulldogs certainly didn't look like a team that was looking ahead to Alabama.

"You don't do that when you're playing Georgia Tech," coach Mark Richt said. "This game means a lot for us. Our coaches prepared hard, they were diligent, and the players took to the coaching. I thought we played a superb game. I'm so proud of everybody. I could not have asked for a better today."

Bacarri Rambo and Alec Ogletree came up big for the Georgia defense. Rambo stripped the ball away at the Georgia 1 to stop the Yellow Jackets' first possession, as well as grabbing his 16th career interception to tie Jake Scott's school record. Ogletree had 15 tackles, several of which were downright brutal and the highest total by a Georgia defender this season.

For good measure, the Bulldogs ran their season total to 456 points, breaking the school scoring mark set by the 2002 SEC championship team.

"We put our foot on the pedal from the start didn't let up the entire game," said receiver Rhett McGowan, who hauled in one of Murray's touchdown passes.

Georgia Tech, amazingly enough, still has a chance to win the Atlantic Coast Conference title next weekend and earn a BCS bowl bid. The Yellow Jackets clinched a spot in the championship game against No. 10 Florida State after Miami pulled out from postseason consideration, hoping to lessen the blow from a pending NCAA investigation.

The Yellow Jackets won't have any chance of beating the Seminoles if they don't turn in a much better effort than this.

"Well, I look at it like another opportunity," Johnson said. "We'll see how they respond. You don't get those opportunities very often, so you need to take advantage of them."

Malcolm Mitchell returned the opening kickoff 47 yards to the Georgia Tech 44, and the rout was on. Murray completed an 11-yard pass to Gurley, Gurley broke off a 15-yard run, Murray hooked up with Arthur Lynch on a 15-yard pass, and Gurley ran 3 yards for the score. Four snaps, and it was 7-0. The game was 63 seconds old.

Georgia Tech appeared to be moving for a tying touchdown on its first possession. With nine straight runs, the Yellow Jackets ripped off five first downs and had the ball at the Georgia 20. Robert Godhigh tried to take it in from there, breaking tackles and staying on his feet all the way to the 1. But Rambo snatched the ball away before Godhigh got to the end zone, returning it 49 yards to midfield.

This time, the Bulldogs needed less than 3 minutes to put another touchdown on the board.

Gurley had runs of 15 and 10 yards, Murray passed to Mitchell for a 16-yard gain, and Gurley made it 14-0 with a 1-yard plunge.

Before the half was done, Georgia tacked on two more scores: Marshall's 15-yard run and Murray's 11-yard pass to McGowan. The Yellow Jackets ran for 220 yards in the first two quarters, but all they had to show for it was Chris Tanner's 38-yard field goal.

Georgia Tech's misery was epitomized by its final possession of the half. After another extended drive ? 13 plays covering 56 yards ? the Yellow Jackets had to settle for a field goal try on the last play. Tanner's 36-yarder was wide right by a good 10 yards, the almost entirely red-clad crowd letting out a sarcastic cheer.

Georgia piled it on in the third quarter. Jay Rome hauled in a 24-yard touchdown from Murray and Marshall scored for the second time, sprinting around right end for a 17-yard TD.

The Yellow Jackets had another miserable defensive effort, giving up more than 40 points for the sixth time this season.

"We've got to stick together because some guys were fading apart during the last bit of the game," linebacker Quayshawn Neely said. "We've got to stick together and hold tight because we've got something big coming up next week."

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Gain Popularity and Traffic for Your Site with Facebook and Twitter ...

Gaining website popularity can sometimes be hard especially for people who are starting their own business ventures in the Internet. If you are one of them and you want to make progress in your own business then you better make some move to be able to cope up with the competition online.

Since Facebook and Twitter has been launched online, a lot of people who wants to make their business be know online, have taken advantage of these social media sites and a lot of them have succeeded in gaining traffic and in growing their business. Remember that there are millions of Facebook and Twitter account users and this is where you can begin enticing people to check out your site and earn huge income.

However, how can you entice people over at these social networking sites to visit your online business website? To make this happen, consider these techniques my friend.

Create a Social Media Marketing Plan

Well, creating a social media network marketing plan for business is the first thing you have to do. You have to consider your target market. This way, you are able to know the people that are interested to what you want to promote and sell.

Of course, you also have to establish your marketing goals and some of these are your product creation, your service, what you want to provide to your customers and even their feedback. This also includes your page design. ?Also, you have to make sure that you have your own fan page for Facebook and Twitter that?s strictly for your business. Once these marketing goals have been established, then you can now move to the next technique.

Utilize the Power of Branding

Keep in mind that having your own brand provides you uniqueness when it comes to positioning your business against your competitors. However, you also have to make sure that your brand being published over at these social media sites are captivating and can be easily be remembered.

Once you?ve have your own brand for your business, you can now start promoting and establishing your sales promotion. However, you should also consider the next technique my friend.

Implement the Best Sales Promotion

Once you?ve entered your online business in these social media sites, you have to ensure that you have the best promotional techniques. You can start advertising in your own Facebook and Twitter page or you can pay for advertisements for your website. This way, you are able to captivate people in liking or following your page and make them your customer easily.

Also, you have to make sure that you are always there for your fans or followers. Post daily messages or quotes to inspire your fans or followers then the next thing you want to do is to interact with them. This way, your prospected clients and faithful clients are always there to check your page.

These are just the 3 techniques you can implement to generate more fans or followers over at your Facebook and Twitter business account. With this, you can increase website traffic and make more sales.

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Black Friday Online Sales Surged 21 Percent Thanks To Mobile Shopping, More Retailer Promotions And Personalized Deals

After a particularly strong Thanksgiving for online sales, shoppers continued to look for e-commerce deals on Black Friday. IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark is reporting the final tally for Black Friday online sales: a surge of 20.7 percent in spending from last year. The biggest surge on Friday came from mobile consumers, with sales reaching 16.3 percent, led by the iPad.

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Style, Selection and Service: Three Customer Benefits of Small ...

(MOBILE, Ala.)? In his shop on Old Shell Road, Greg Harvell and staff strive to provide their male customers with quality and styles not found anywhere else in Mobile.

"We've searched the market pretty heavily" he said, "and we want to carry the best of the best at a very good price. We carry quality, we sell customer service, and that's what we've based our business on."

A few miles away, at Suffur Boutique on Cottage Hill Road, Fallon Parker's goal is exactly the same for the ladies.

"Dealing with boutiques, you have less items. I might get two smalls, two mediums and two larges. So your chances of bumping into a twin are very slim."

In other words, Parker's customers are not getting their clothing off the rack with dozens or hundreds of other women

Small Business Saturday came about in 2010, an idea conceived and promoted by American Express.

It's a chance for both Suffur Boutique and G. Harvell Men's Clothier to introduce themselves to old friends and new customers.

"We want to try to make the shopping experience here a fun experience," said Harvell, "whether it's 15 dollars or 15 hundred dollars. It's the same experience for all of them."

"I try to keep ladies as classy as possible," said Parker. "You can still be presentable and sexy, but still with an edge and classy."

Being locally owned, both business owners stress that the dollars they spend and earn at their stores stay in Mobile.

And both say selection and personal customer service are a combination that will win you over and bring you back beyond Small Business Saturday.

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Travel And Leisure: Alaska Cruise Or Land Tour For A Vacation That ...

Besides its reputation for being ?cold?, what else do you know about our 49th State? Alaska has an abundance of things to do and see, whether you are a first time vacationer or a returning travelerThere is no other place like Alaska for traveling and exploringAlaska is 586,000 square miles. With an area that big, think about the possibilities.
Here are just a few of the attractions that are available and are sure to whet your appetite for adventure. Wildlife viewing, helicopter tours, and train rides are very popular. You can also relax on a bus tour into Denali State Park, watch a totem pole being carved, or try your luck at catching one of Alaska?s world famous King Salmon.
It would take (2) lifetimes to experience everything Alaska has to offer. With its vast wilderness, Alaska provides opportunities for viewing wildlife either up close or from far away, in its natural habitat. For example, Alaska holds the distinction of having the largest Eagle population in the world. Whether you are a nature lover or not, just seeeing these magnificent birds soar throught the air is enough to take your breath away. With a wilderness area that is 2 1/2 times the size of the state of Texas, you can be guaranteed excellent photo opportunities.
It?s hard to believe that Alaska has the largest temperate rain forest in the United States. Take the time to walk in it and discover this incredible gift. Indescribable adventures await you whereever your journey takes you in Alaska. Every ?ice-blue? glacier and historic waterfront town calls for you to jump in to explore and discover its uniqueness and beauty. Give yourself the freedom to answer this ?call of the wild?. In every city from Anchorage to Fairbanks and beyond, there?s plenty to do and see.
One of the ways to see this beautiful state is to cruise the Inner Passage. Taking one of the cruise ships is a simple way to get your feet wet and explore the state. You have the security of knowing that your basic needs like food, transportation, and your lodging is handled while you have the freedom of choosing any number of activities.
Depending on the town you stop in, you can choose to go whale watching, or take a helicopter trip and walk on a glacier. You can ride the White Pass Railroad or pan for gold. You can even take a Jeep tour on a logging trail and top it off with a salmon bake. Also, every town appears to have their own special and historical events happening on a regular basis and you definitely want to catch these, as well. There are also many fascinating museums and remember to save time to see the stunning Aurora Borealis, especially if you go in the fall.
Alaska seems to have it all. From world famous Parks & Preserves to Volcanos. From Historical & Annual Events and everything in between. With such variety, it?s surprising that anyone would look anywhere but north when vacation time comes. Alaska is a great American Vacation destination that you will want to experience for yourself at least once in your lifetime.

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Wal-Mart suspends India staff in corruption probe

MUMBAI, India (AP) ? Wal-Mart's Indian joint venture said Friday it has suspended several employees as part of an internal corruption investigation, another blow to the U.S. company's plans for aggressive expansion in a giant market that is largely untapped by foreign retailers.

Bharti Walmart, Wal-Mart's joint venture with India's Bharti Enterprises, said it had suspended "a few associates" and was "committed to conducting a complete and thorough investigation." India's Economic Times newspaper reported that the company's chief financial officer was among the five employees suspended, a claim the company declined to verify.

The news comes at a sensitive time for foreign retailers in India, where corruption scandals in everything from telecommunications to coal mining have badly damaged the ruling Congress Party. Eager to rekindle foreign investment, the Congress Party eased foreign investment rules in September, paving the way for Wal-Mart and others ? which had been limited to wholesaling ? to run retail shops with a local partner.

When parliament reconvened this week, opposition politicians quickly shut down proceedings to protest the move, which has already cost the Congress Party a key coalition partner.

In a Nov. 15 filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Wal-Mart said it was investigating potential violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Brazil, China and India, among other markets. Wal-Mart's Mexico subsidiary is already embroiled in a public scandal over alleged payments to middlemen to speed up the store-opening process, possibly through payments to local officials.

Wal-Mart told the SEC it had spent $99 million in the nine months to October on corruption investigations and related lawsuits and said that it is cooperating with ongoing Department of Justice and SEC investigations.

Indian authorities are also reportedly investigating Wal-Mart for possible violations of foreign investment rules, relating to a $100 million investment in a company owned by its wholesale joint-venture partner, Bharti Enterprises.

Bharti Walmart said Friday that it was in compliance with all Indian foreign investment laws.

"All procedures and processes have been duly followed and details filed with relevant Indian government authorities, including the Reserve Bank of India. The central government has sought certain information and clarification which has been provided by us," the company said in a statement.

Wal-Mart operates 18 wholesale shops in India through its joint venture, according to its website. Wal-Mart said in September that it planned to open retail stores in India over the next 18 months, but the corruption investigation may slow its aggressive expansion strategy.

Spokeswoman Arti Singh said Wal-Mart remains "committed to the Indian market."

"We remain excited about the opportunity to grow our business in one of the world's most vibrant economies, expand opportunities for farmers and help lower the cost of living for families in India," she said by email.

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Higgs boson is too saintly and supersymmetry too shy

HOPES of using the Higgs boson and the elegant theory of supersymmetry as shortcuts to discovering the mysteries of the universe are evaporating fast. That's the verdict of a major update from the Large Hadron Collider in CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland - the first since a boson resembling the Higgs was spotted there earlier this year.

"If our understanding of nature is correct, then the details of what happens next are more complicated than we had hoped," says Matthew Walker of CMS, one of the major LHC detectors.

In July, when CMS and its sister detector, ATLAS, announced the discovery of the boson, anomalies in the data hinted at physics beyond the standard model, the well-established description of the universe's particles and forces.

Such new physics is urgently needed because the standard model contains no mention of dark matter, makes incorrect predictions about the universe's antimatter and requires awkward "fine-tuning" to incorporate the Higgs mass reported in July.

The Higgs isn't searched for directly, but spotted via a slew of particles that the standard model predicts it decays to. One anomaly in July's particle debris was insufficient tau leptons, which could have implied the existence of non-standard particles (see "diagram").

But on 14 November, armed with twice as much data, CMS and ATLAS researchers told the Hadron Collider Physics Symposium in Kyoto, Japan, that the number of taus has crept up, removing the hint of deviant physics. CMS also reported a signal suggesting that the boson behaves the same when viewed in a mirror, giving it the property of positive parity, which the standard model also predicts.

There's still one anomaly left. In July, the newly discovered boson seemed to decay twice as often as predicted into pairs of photons, which could be the signature of an extra, non-standard particle, or of a non-standard Higgs. If that anomaly disappears too, the probable Higgs boson will look very standard indeed, which is strange because of all the known possible extensions to the standard model, none predicts a completely standard Higgs.

One explanation could lie in a theory called the Neutrino Minimal Standard Model (nuMSM), in which dark matter is actually a neutrino and the Higgs behaves so similarly to the standard model that the differences would be unobservable. Instead nuMSM might be discovered via space-based detectors that look for its proposed dark-matter particles, but it's a long shot. Just because it seems to fit right now doesn't mean nuMSM is the most plausible scenario, says Raymond Volkas of the University of Melbourne, Australia.

As if the boson's good behaviour wasn't frustrating enough, the LHC's searches for particles predicted by supersymmetry (SUSY) have turned up nothing. As SUSY - which proposes a heavier superpartner for each known particle - extends the standard model to include dark matter and other omissions, this failure deals a further blow to possible sources of new physics at the LHC. It is also stoking exchanges between SUSY supporters and sceptics (see "SUSY no-show fuels debate").

SUSY particles could show up at the higher LHC energies scheduled for 2014, after its year-long planned rest next year. But that is cold comfort to those hoping to have gleaned clues already. "I would, as a hunter of new physics, have liked to see it different to what we have now," says Albert De Roeck of CMS. "But the data is the data."

SUSY no-show fuels debate

Does a lack of evidence for supersymmetry at the LHC (main story) count against this elegant extension to the standard model?

"SUSY's plausibility is reduced," says Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg, "but not to zero." Others say the theory is flexible; that the latest results merely help to whittle down a list of possible incarnations.

Still the results have stoked a debate about the attention SUSY gets. "The theory, specifically as something we would observe at the LHC, was wildly over-promoted," wrote Matthew Strassler from Rutgers University in New Jersey on his blog.

That might have led other promising theories to suffer, says Raymond Volkas of the University of Melbourne, Australia, as popular theories can reduce interest in others. "Many people feel they have to work on the bandwagon ideas."

Michael Peskin of Stanford University in California disagrees. "I think that the serious effort given to SUSY is appropriate," he says, adding that SUSY is attractive because its predictions can be tested. Perhaps only time will tell, but if SUSY eludes the next round of searches in 2014, it will become much harder to test.

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Rights groups dismayed by Afghanistan's return to executions

KABUL (Reuters) - Human rights groups reacted with dismay on Wednesday to Afghanistan's resumption of executions after a near-four-year moratorium on a penalty that characterized the austere rule of the former Taliban regime.

Eight men found guilty of "crimes against the people, especially women and children" were hanged on Tuesday and eight more were to meet the same fate either on Wednesday or Thursday, according to a government official.

This alarmed activists who said the return of executions in a country with a weak judiciary was a setback.

"The death penalty is an act of cruelty that should never be used," said Brad Adams, Asia director at the New York-based Human Rights Watch.

"Its use in Afghanistan, where a fair trial is typically out of the question, is even more horrific."

Those executed included a man who strangled to death a mother and her two infant children and men found guilty of kidnapping, raping and murdering young boys and girls.

Officials said that in accordance with the law, President Hamid Karzai signed off on the executions. There have been only two executions in Afghanistan in the past four years.

"The eight hangings in a single day are a terrible step backwards for Afghanistan. President Hamid Karzai should stop future executions and commit to a formal moratorium," Adams said.

Rafi Ferdous, a spokesman for Afghanistan's Council of Ministers Secretariat, defended the hangings.

"By applying this (penalty), the rule of law is implemented. This is a lesson to be learned," Ferdous said in a statement.

EXECUTIONS RARE

Executions were commonplace during the Taliban's strict 1996-2001 rule of Afghanistan, when adulterers and murderers were shot dead in public. Such executions still take place in some areas under the influence of the Taliban.

But judicially sanctioned executions have been rare since the Taliban government fell, with unofficial moratoriums between 2001 and 2004 and from 2008 until recently.

The death by firing squad of 15 prisoners in Kabul in 2007 and several more executions in 2008 sparked international condemnation. Until Tuesday, only two people had been put to death in the past four years.

In a strongly worded statement, London-based Amnesty International suggested Karzai's decision to approve the executions was for his own political gain, to prove his government could maintain law and order.

It said the death penalty was deplorable and described Afghanistan's legal system as "seriously flawed".

"Detainees are frequently tortured into confessions then relied upon by a judiciary that has little to no independence," it said. "There is simply no guarantee of a fair trial."

Hussain Ali Moin, an investigator with Afghanistan's Independent Human Right Commission, said that although the death penalty was legal, there were concerns about whether courts had been fair to those who were executed.

"The death penalty is an irreversible punishment," he said. "We haven't had full access to these cases... Still we cannot say if their trials were fair."

(Additional reporting by Miriam Arghandiwal; Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by Michael Roddy)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/rights-groups-dismayed-afghanistans-return-executions-230356843.html

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