Friday, November 30, 2012

Depardieu detained for driving scooter drunk

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Gerard Depardieu at the FIFA headquarters on Oct. 19, 2012, in Zurich.

By Gerard Bon, Reuters

PARIS -- French actor Gerard Depardieu was detained for driving his scooter while drunk on Thursday after he had a minor accident in Paris, prosecutors said.

The 63-year-old star of films such as "Jean de Florette" and "Green Card" was held for questioning after he fell from his scooter mid-afternoon, slightly injuring his elbow.

No-one else was hurt in the accident.

One of France's best-known actors for roles in more than a hundred films, Depardieu has recently grabbed headlines for the wrong reasons.

The incident came just months after a car driver filed a legal complaint for assault and battery against Depardieu in August following an altercation in Paris.

Last year, Depardieu outraged fellow passengers by urinating in the aisle of an Air France flight as it prepared to take off, forcing the plane to turn back to its parking spot.

A passenger on the flight said Depardieu appeared to be drunk and insisted he be allowed to use the bathroom during takeoff, when passengers must remain seated.

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The Biggest Black Hole in the Universe?

Discovered: The black hole that takes up the most space; running can hurt as well as help heart health; keep your eye on the ball is good advice after all; developing a universal cancer blood test.

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Quit crowding out your galaxy, supermassive black hole. Don't you just hate when inconsiderate people hog all the room in some confined space? Well, boy would you hate it in galaxy NGC 1277, home to the largest black hole, proportionally speaking. German astronomer?Remco van den Bosch?from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and his colleagues located a supermassive black hole that isn't the biggest known to scientists, but it is the biggest in relation to its home galaxy, which in this case is pretty tiny. The black hole in question (picture above) is 17 billion times more massive than our sun and could be a burnt-out quasar that's been around since the dawn of time. "This discovery throws a big wrench in the idea that supermassive black hole growth and galaxy growth are tightly connected throughout the universe," comments UC Berkeley's Nicholas McConnell.?[New Scientist]

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Exercise is ... bad for you??Everyone wants you to exercise more. Your doctor, your significant other, Michelle Obama. Now, thanks to a few new research items, slackers have some science to back up their desire to stay glued to the couch. An editorial in the British journal Heart?cites recent studies showing that vigorous running and other endurance exercise may cancel out its heart health benefits. In one study of 52,600 people, moderate runners in general had a 19 percent lower death rate, but hardcore exercise addicts reversed that mortality figure. "Running too fast, too far and for too many years may speed one?s progress toward the finish line of life," the researchers writing in?Heart conclude. Obviously, such claims are controversial, with Hartford Hospital cardiologist Paul Thompson claiming scientists manipulated data.?[The?Wall Street Journal]

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To improve your golf swing, just stare at the ball, seriously.?"Now keep your eye on the ball, son," said every camcorder-wielding dad teaching his son how to swing at a golf ball. Turns out those were very wise instructions, according to a new study led by the ?University of Exeter's Mark Wilson. He and his colleagues found that intermediate golfers improved more just by focussing on the ball rather than learning a bunch of fancy new swing techniques. This Quiet Eye training?"seems so obvious," says Wilson. But "the fact is that many people do not look at the right place at the right time." [The New York Times]

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A universal cancer blood test. Screening for cancer can be an expensive, time-consuming, and sometimes invasive process. That's why many researchers are working to develop a simple cancer test that only requires a blood sample. Cancer cells release strange DNA into the bloodstream, but so far scientists can only detect it in advanced-stage sufferers. They hope that with more funding and advances in genome sequencing technology, they'll be able to produce a simple, universal cancer test in the near future. "Circulating tumor DNA is going to have a great future in all aspects of cancer management," says Carlos Caldas of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute.?"This is an exploding field." [Science Now]

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/biggest-black-hole-universe-233228513.html

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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Bank of England says UK banks should act now to raise capital

LONDON (Reuters) - British banks need to act now to bolster their defenses against financial shocks, as many have underestimated the cost of loans going sour and future fines for misconduct, the Bank of England said on Thursday.

Underlining a growing sense of urgency about capital defenses, BoE Governor Mervyn King said that while the problem was "manageable", he wanted the banks' regulator to report back by March on what steps banks were taking, and warned that he did not want them to cut lending.

"(Our) primary concern has been to ensure that UK banks have sufficient capital ... so that they are on a solid footing to support economic growth," King told a news conference.

"The problem is manageable, and is already understood at least in part by markets. But it does warrant immediate action," he added.

The BoE has been taking an increasingly tough line on the amount of capital banks hold and the government has chosen Mark Carney, a leader of the global push for stronger banking regulation, to succeed King as governor in July. Carney is currently Canada's central bank chief.

Whether the BoE's deputy governor for financial stability, Paul Tucker, will stay long at the central bank is now in doubt. After losing out to Carney in the race to succeed King, he declined to confirm in the news conference whether he would see out his five-year term, which ends in 2014.

Bank shares pared gains on King's presentation of the half-yearly report by the BoE's Financial Policy Committee, which from next year will take charge of British bank regulation.

One dealer said the share price falls were due to uncertainty about how much capital banks would have to raise. But declines were limited, with equity analysts pointing out that the BoE was giving banks choices on how to raise funds beyond the costly option of issuing new shares.

"What they don't want is banks to say: 'You want more capital? We'll deleverage'," said Gary Greenwood, a banking analyst at Shore Capital.

"Initially you can look at this and read it very negatively and say it's bad for banks. But (the BoE) are saying a lot of it is in the price already ... and seem willing to give banks favorable conditions to enable them to get there."

King said that the government would not need to put extra money into Royal Bank of Scotland or Lloyds Banking Group , the two banks in which it has held controlling stakes since the financial crisis.

Instead, he said banks could raise funds by issuing contingent debt that converts into equity in a crisis, or by restructuring actions - often a euphemism for asset sales.

INVESTOR CONFIDENCE LOW

The BoE said that British banks' true capital position was probably worse than relatively healthy official numbers imply, and this was already hurting investors.

"Progress by banks in raising capital has slowed and investor confidence remains low," the BoE said in its half-yearly Financial Stability Report. "Market concerns are likely to reflect in part uncertainty about bank capital adequacy."

The BoE has repeatedly urged British banks to raise capital levels, and November's report marks a stepping up of these recommendations, despite a slight reduction in the risks facing the financial system due to an easing in euro zone tensions.

"UK banks' capital buffers, available to cushion losses and maintain the supply of credit following realization of a stress scenario, are not as great as headline regulatory capital ratios imply," it said.

King also confirmed the new effort would apply to international banks with British subsidiaries which are regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

The BoE identified three main areas where banks were over-optimistic about how much capital they had.

First, information from supervisors suggested some British banks would suffer bigger losses on loans than they had made provision for, according to the report.

Second, it said banks had also persistently underestimated the scale of fines they would face for past misconduct, adding that external analysts had suggested further costs of 4 billion to 10 billion pounds ($6.4 billion to $16 billion) for missold payment protection insurance and the LIBOR rate-rigging scandal.

Finally, the BoE criticized the "complex and opaque" system banks use to calculate the riskiness of its assets, with the amount of capital that banks estimated they needed sometimes varying threefold between banks for the same type of assets.

FSA analysis suggested this could lead to an overstatement of the largest four banks' true capital by anything up to 35 billion pounds, though one BoE official, Andy Haldane, cautioned against taking the figures too literally.

The report also revealed muted results from the BoE's June effort to get banks to boost lending, by paving the way for up to 500 billion pounds of liquidity reserves held by the banks to be run down.

But Thursday's report noted that just 31 billion pounds had been released and that it was mostly used to repay debt rather than provide direct support to credit growth. The BoE cautioned that it was "too early" to judge the impact of the initiative.

($1 = 0.6257 British pounds)

(Additional reporting by Estelle Shirbon, Steve Slater and Alessandra Prentice)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/bank-england-warns-uk-banks-may-lack-enough-103428836--business.html

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The Zotero Bookmarklet for the iPad and iPhone - ProfHacker - The ...

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The research organizer and reference manager Zotero is one of ProfHacker?s favorite tools. I?ve shown how ZotPad allows you to access your saved sources and PDFs on your iPad, but there?s one key functionality that ZotPad doesn?t (yet) provide: saving citations to Zotero from your iPad.

Enter the Zotero Bookmarklet.

The Zotero Bookmarklet can be added to almost any modern browser?including Safari on the iPad or iPhone?and it allows you to save a source to your Zotero library, as long as the Zotero web service recognizes that source. In other words, the Zotero Bookmarklet works well with common research databases, electronic journals, and new sources, while it?s not likely to recognize regular blogs and random websites.

Installation of bookmarklets on iOS browsers is tricky, but this is the essential process (adapted from the official Zotero documentation):

  1. Bookmark this page (or any page). Be sure to save it to Safari?s Bookmarks Bar (as opposed to your regular bookmarks).
  2. Edit the bookmark you?ve just made.
  3. Rename the bookmark to something appropriate. Mine is called, simply, ?Zotero.?
  4. Copy the code from the textbox below and paste it as the URL for the bookmark

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And there you have it! The first time you save a source you?ll be prompted to log into Zotero, but then it should work fine for you. Note that if you use a non-Zotero server to sync your attachments, the attachments (say, a PDF of the article you?ve just saved from Project Muse) will not be saved to your account. My current workaround is to download the attachment to Dropbox from my iPad, and then add the file to the citation in Zotero once I?m at my regular PC. I haven?t been able to verify this, but I expect that if you do avail yourself of Zotero?s file storage service, the attachments save without a hassle.

Can you imagine using the Zotero Bookmarklet? Would it change your workflow? If you have an alternative that already works for you, what is it?

My Pile of Index Card photo by Flickr user koalazymonkey / Creative Commons Licensed

Source: http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/the-zotero-bookmarklet-for-the-ipad-and-iphone/44490

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5 spots to drink coffee in Chicago. | Chicago Getaway Hostel

Posted by Hostel on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 ? Leave a Comment?

Whether you want a chill place to sit & sip delicious coffee, or bring back a great travel gift, here are some of the best cafes the Windy City has to offer?.

Intelligentsia.

Now a nationally recognizeable force, Intelligentsia may be the best coffee served stateside.? Whether it?s their distinct flavorful House Blend, or the memorable?richness of the El Diablo Dark Roast, every cup is?brewed to order & everyone should try one.? 3123 N. Broadway Ave.? Enjoy a hot cup in their spacious cafe &? buy a bag of their fresh beans to bring back home.

Filter.

If you find yourself in Wicker Park, check out the large cafe, Filter.? They do not just stop with good coffee, they have terrific menu options like the highly recommended: sweet potato fries, the filter salad w/ chopped dates & toasted almonds, & hearth baked flatbreads.? Plus, this place is littered with couches, tables, & chairs, so it?s easy to find a cozy nook to utilize their free wifi.? 1373 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Julius Meinl.

Julius Meinl?offers a taste of?Austria on the northside of Chicago.? Everything from the coffee to the pastries to the interior design is imported from Vienna.? Described as a ?civilized?retreat? from the world, this cafe offers exceptional service, delicious desserts, and extremely tasty coffee.? This is a perfect after dinner option.? 3601 N. Southport Ave.

Coffee Studio

Check out Andersonville?s Coffee Studio, a sharp looking cafe with a minimalist approach to design,? this place is great for sipping their locally roasted & hand-crafted blends.? If you are in the market for a sweet treat, look no further than their vegan chocolate chip cookies & brownies.? Just a few minute stroll from the charming shops of Swedish influenced Andersonville, 5628 N. Clark St.

Bourgeois Pig.

Containing?a chalkboard filled with different coffee beverages, The Bourgeois Pig?is a?neighborhood cafe that?serves an?extensive amount of great?breakfast, lunch food, & caffeinated drinks.? We recommend the Jamaican Latte which is served with a perfect amount of honey.? Located at just a 5 minute walk from the hostel, stop here on your way to or from the Fullerton train?station, 738 W Fullerton Ave.

Source: http://www.getawayhostel.com/5-spots-to-drink-coffee-in-chicago-2955.html

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Most Popular Deal Site: Slickdeals

Most Popular Deal Site: Slickdeals If you're looking to save some money on your holiday shopping purchases?or any online shopping for that matter?you should check out some of the web's best deal sites before you pull out the plastic and add that item to your cart. They can save you a ton of money at checkout, and many can even help you research the best buys before you even decide what you really want. We asked you last week which sites you thought were the best, and then took at look at the five best deal sites and put them to an all out vote. Now we're back to feature the winner.

Most Popular Deal Site: Slickdeals With close to 50% of the overall vote, Slickdeals took the top spot by a wide margin. It's community powered deal listings, rapidly rotating and exclusive discounts, and wide popularity brought it to the top early in the voting and carried it through to the end.

In second place with over 16% of the overall vote was FatWallet, another largely community powered deal site that doesn't just cover online purchases and electronics, but also coupon codes and brick-and-mortar retailers. In third with close to 15% of the vote was Woot!, which many of you praised for its wide variety of daily deals on various items, but most importantly its community powered Deals.Woot! site, where bargains abound. In fourth with over 10% of the votes cast was Dealnews and its network of deal sites, regularly updating every hour of every day with fresh discounts, coupon codes, and bargains worth checking out. Finally, bringing up the rear with 9% of the vote was BradsDeals, a deal site that eschews the technology focus that the others have and offers up discounts, coupons, and bargains on apparel, jewelry, household items, and other goods both online and from name-brand retailers.

The Hive Five is based on reader nominations. As with most Hive Five posts, if your favorite was left out, it's not because we hate it?it's because it didn't get the nominations required in the call for contenders post to make the top five. We understand it's a bit of a popularity contest, but if you have a favorite, we want to hear about it. Have a suggestion for the Hive Five? Send us an email at tips+hivefive@lifehacker.com!

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/5YPM-jUM2UM/most-popular-deal-site-slickdeals

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Help Us Make National Geographic's Photo Contest Entries Even Better

With the deadline hitting at the end of this week, there's just a few days left to enter National Geographic's 2012 photo contest. So far the submissions are, not surprisingly, stunning, and The Atlantic has rounded up some of the most beautiful entries so far. Choosing a single winner is going to be a daunting task. More »


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UK Property Owners Complain Of High Taxes On Vacant Lots

The United Kingdom (UK) government charges commercial real estate owners a business tax rate on their properties even when they are not doing business there, and many experts say the practice is untenable during the country?s current economic struggle. Experts say it may be worse that the same charges apply even if the owners demolish their buildings in an effort to get a tax break, although it only lasts for six months. A survey conducted by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors shows 90% of surveyors believe the taxes are crippling the chances for a recovery, although those same taxes are what is used to fund local services. For more on this continue reading the following article from Property Wire.

Over 90% of surveyors in the UK believe that charges placed on shops and offices are significantly detrimental to the recovery of the nation's town centers.

Over half also believe that charges are even a contributory factor in property owners demolishing their premises, according to a new survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

When commercial premises, such as a shop or an office, become vacant the owner is not required to pay business rates for three months. For industrials and warehouses the rates holiday is six months. However, after this period, these charges, known as Empty Property Rates (EPR), are applicable at the full rate, leaving many with a tax bill which they have no means of funding.

RICS said that it is worrying that with industry still suffering, over two thirds, some 68%, of respondents claimed that commercial property floor space is currently vacant for periods of over six months, meaning that the problem of unmanageable taxes is widespread at a time when businesses are most stretched.

Business rates collected from ratepayers are initially passed to central government and then redistributed back to local authorities as part of the Local Government Finance Settlement. These funds then contribute towards financing local services.

With the situation continuing to impact so significantly on towns across England and Wales, the knock on effect is also being felt in capital values. Some 75% of respondents believe that the rental value of retail premises will decrease as a direct result of EPR.

RICS said that it would like to see to see changes made in the government's forthcoming Autumn Statement by way of an extended exemption period for commercial property owners. This would mean that should a retail property owner lose their tenant, no charges would be applicable for six, rather than three, months. This would be extended to twelve months for owners of harder to let property, such as offices and industrial units.

'The charges faced by property owners are quite simply crippling the high street and preventing businesses of all types from achieving financial stability. It is clear that in this difficult economic climate, businesses need all the help they can get,' said Simon Rubinsohn, RICS chief economist.

'We would like to see the government take the initiative in the forthcoming Autumn Statement and offer property owners a longer exemption period. This would allow commercial landlords some much needed breathing space and contribute towards getting the business sector moving again,' he added.

The research report also found that 89% of respondents believe EPR restricts economic growth, 88% considered EPR a significant deterrent for speculative building, 87% believe EPR has had a negative effect on investment across all sectors, 84% support extending the current rate free period and 82% support a 12 month exemption for new build.

This article was republished with permission from Property Wire.

Source: http://www.nuwireinvestor.com/articles/uk-property-owners-complain-of-high-taxes-on-vacant-lots-60162.aspx

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The Legal Infrastructure of Business: Mobile Device Patent Wars ...

The mobile device patent wars continue. This time around,
Ericsson is suing Samsung for infringement of software and hardware patents
after nearly two years of negotiations.

Ericsson has developed widely used cell phone hardware and software, for which it holds extensive patents. Ericsson widely licenses these industry standard patents (as they are legally required) to manufacturers like Samsung and other competitors.

These licenses expired in 2011, and Samsung and Ericsson have failed to come to agreement on an extension. According to the lawsuit, Samsung has sold "hundreds of millions of unlicensed cellular handsets, smartphones, tablet computers, and televisions". The Galaxy S III alone, pictured below, has sold over 30 million since its introduction in May.

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Meanwhile, Samsung has continued to use the patented technology in their smartphones, alleging that Ericsson has increased their royalty demands to an unfair degree.

Ericsson has stated that they have come to agreement with every other cell phone manufacturer, except Samsung. The complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas explains that Samsung has sought to reduce the royalties, to a degree that would give them an unfair competitive advantage over competing cell phone manufacturers that have also licensed Ericsson?s patents.

Experts say that the Samsung/Ericsson case is really about royalty maximization. This fundamentally differs from the Samsung/Apple legal battles, which is to determine the dominant player in the industry. I feel that there is a little bit of both in this case. On the part of Ericsson, this is about not accepting fewer royalties from Samsung (which has the largest market share of competitors who use Ericsson?s technology). They seek to maximize returns on the investments that they?ve made in intellectual capital. Ericsson spends about 15% of their total costs on R&D, and holds 25% of patents for wireless LTE technology. Their profitability has declined in recent years, which makes protecting their intellectual capital and resulting revenue streams even more of a priority for the firm.

On Samsung?s part, this is about becoming even more dominant in the mobile device market. They have the incentive to push back against Ericsson in the hopes of decreasing their fees, which will contribute to margin growth for their devices, and provide a cost advantage over competitors in the space. As they gain more and more market share and push out smaller competitors, they are better positioned to compete with Apple for the number one spot.

This approach could backfire, however, becoming a source of celebration for Apple. Samsung will likely find it more difficult to bring innovative products to market while the attention of top management is focused on numerous patent infringement lawsuits. In terms of the potential outcome of the lawsuit, it is also hard to see how Samsung will be able to argue that Ericsson's royalty demands are too high.

Samsung has in the past only agreed to license their own patents at FRAND (Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory) rates. Ericsson has asked that Samsung pay FRAND rates (which they have agreed upon with other firms. The lawsuit states "Samsung has a history of manipulating its position on the amount of a FRAND rate depending on whether it finds itself as the licensor or licensee in a particular negotiation...?when the tables are turned and Samsung finds itself in the position of being the prospective licensee, it now refuses to license Ericsson?s standard-essential portfolio at FRAND rates."?

The outcome of this case will be interesting to follow, as it will likely have implications on the outcome of the Apple/Samsung case or vice versa. "Contrary to Samsung?s behavior, patent licensing under FRAND terms does not change from one day to the next depending on whether a company finds itself aligned as a licensor or licensee." Moreover, its hard to see how Samsung's position in one suit will not end up hurting them in the other.

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Sources:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/technology/28iht-ericsson28.html?ref=business

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324469304578144592724642244.html?user=welcome&mg=id-wsj

http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/27/ericsson-files-patent-suit-against-samsung-in-the-u-s-after-nearly-two-years-of-frand-talks-fail-to-reach-a-deal/

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/samsung-faces-two-front-patent-war-as-ericsson-files-suit-in-texas/

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Source: http://picker.typepad.com/legalinfrastructure/2012/11/mobile-device-patent-wars-continue.html

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How To Be Successful In Internet Marketing

Affiliate promotion is an ever-changing strategy in the online world. Many website owners have benefited from their involvement in web marketing programs. You will find that there is a plethora of online marketing out there because of how fast it has developed and how long it has been around. Regardless of whether or not you are just starting out in internet marketing, or are already doing it successfully, these tips may be useful to you.

Build up trust with your readers. Readers support authors who provide them with quality contact by purchasing through your affiliates.

Knowing your audience will make you successful through internet marketing. Meet the needs of your audience. Find out why they visit your site in the first place. What are your visitors viewing?

Only keep the affiliates that are extremely profitable, to make the most of your affiliate marketing. Make sure to review your affiliates to see their performance. Taking out the least effective affiliate partners makes room for better ones.

TIP! Understand that simply reading good tips does nothing for you; rather you should select a few to act on. Even after all the time you?ve invested, without compensation, you still run the risk of not turning a profit.

Don?t become complacent just because your affiliate site is highly successful. It is still important to carefully research new partners. The new ones may hold your future success. You need to be sure you can market the product easily and without problems.

Affiliate Programs

Joining several different affiliate programs that share one target customer base can be a way to get better results out of your web marketing campaign. Implementing several affiliate programs that are related gives your target audience a greater selection of products to choose from.

Banner ads can be used creatively to encourage more users to visit your webpage. Include an interesting trivia question in the ad and entice users to visit your website to find the answer. You will have people who will just have to click through on that banner advertisement to find the answer. If someone answers correctly, give them a freebie.

TIP! Do everything you can to make your readers trust you. If the readers really like what you produce, they will uphold you by finding referral links and following them should they want to buy the product still.

You should focus on using positive, assertive language in the content that you create for your marketing program. Wording that has negative connotations (for example empty.

If you live in California and had an affiliate program that was suspended, you can now replace those links on your website. Amazon is again able to participate in the program in California after the law that resulted in the dropping of clients changed. Be certain to do so if you were impacted by the developments.

Asses the products you might link to and be sure they are the right fit for what you trying to accomplish. It may take you a while to learn the best way to arrange your site?s affiliate links, but once you?ve struck upon a successful formula, your profits will rise accordingly.

In order to increase your sales volume, consider creating a special website solely for affiliates. If you put pride and effort into your affiliate promotions, you?ll have no trouble finding good partners. Affiliates who are unaware about your product can be attracted by using SEO in the proper manner.

TIP! Before you sign up with an affiliate, get confirmation that you will get a commission for all sales that you generate regardless of how the purchases were made. Does your affiliate enable tracking of telephone orders, mail orders or faxed in orders? You must be sure to be compensated appropriately for your efforts.

Finding the affiliate advertisements that work most effectively for your audience will take time. Some people will click on glitzy ads, while others want something a bit more subtle. When creating your ads, be sure to remember who is going to be seeing them.

Try writing an ad out on paper, then scan it into the computer as an image file. Upload the image to your website. Personal touches are welcomed by consumers. They increase business and make your site feel ?real?, appealing to a diverse audience. If you do not have good handwriting, ask a friend or a family member to help you design your ad.

Do not allow yourself or your partners in internet marketing to take advantage of that fact. In the best case, it irritates your customers. In a worst case scenario, cookie stuffing can spread a nasty virus and lose you your whole customer base.

Affiliate marketers have to be honest about their business. If you are endorsing a product that you are profiting from, let the audience know and don?t attempt to mislead their choices. When visitors feel that you are dishonest about the relationship you have with your retailers, they may bypass your site, purchasing the product they desire directly from the merchant.

TIP! Find a affiliate that is always putting out new items. You are more likely to earn repeat business when you use reputable companies that create a multitude of products which are interesting to your consumers.

Google Plus

Build your followers on Google Plus to get a head start on the competition. Link your Google Plus information to your other social media sites, and add a Google Plus icon next to your other links. Great content will get you followers!

Employing online marketing strategies can enable you to generate more online sales. Affiliates can drive visitors to your site, more than any other technique. When evaluating an affiliate program, check to see how much money you get per referral, as well as the reputation and design of the vendor?s site.

Tell your readers right from the start that you receive a commission from the your affiliate link sales. Your readers aren?t stupid; they?ll recognize affiliate marketing links when they see them, and pretending you?re not doing it will just make you seem dishonest. If you are honest you are more apt to get visitors that will come back to you.

TIP! Use a multitude of mediums when promoting your products. Lots of people prefer the convenience of online shopping.

Constant communication between you and your affiliates can build a solid working relationship. Building relationships through communication is an important part of ensuring continued profitability. Lucrative affiliate partnerships are invaluable, and therefore it makes sense to do everything possible to keep them happy.

Once you have generated a good amount of sales as an affiliate promoter, consider asking for a higher commission percentage from the affiliate program you belong to. If you are a star performer and convert lots of customers, the company may be very willing to pay you more to keep you happy.

Affiliate Promotion

Use the power of stealth links. Methods exist that permit you to place affiliate links into your content in an inconspicuous way. If you do this, make sure your readers understand what?s going on. Inform your site visitors what will happen if they click on a link.

TIP! Use reviews from individuals that have tried these products and make sure you use shots of the product. You are more like to sell a product to an interested buyer if you provide detailed information on the products you sell.

Be upfront about your use of affiliate promotion, and observe the impact it has on the behavior of your audience. Being upfront and truthful regarding your affiliate promotion is the best approach. If your visitors see that you are using affiliate marketing in a positive way, they will mostly respond in a positive way as well.

You will be a more prosperous affiliate when you learn proper marketing techniques. There are many people that will use the first free program that they find. Some free methods are very good; however, do your homework to find out which ones really work well before you waste a lot of time and energy.

Do not be tricked into using another person?s tracking program. This fiasco can be avoided by simply using a reliable tracking system.

One way for affiliate marketers to see success is by creating a contest or giveaway. This is a great way to get your visitors to return.

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My ex was in chronic joint pain for years. She was told by leading medical experts that it was arthritis (before she was 30) and prescribed all kinds of arthritis medication and treatment over decades for it before giving up because nothing really worked.

When I started living with her, I spotted lots of problems she had with movement and joints and I had to explain to her that, no, it's not normal to hurt all the time, or to dislocate your shoulder by opening a jar of sweets. We googled around, and put a lot of footwork into avoiding quackery, and ended up discovering about hypermobility syndrome (now call JHS, where J = joint) purely by chance. The doctor had never heard of it and was interested in it up to a point.

Basically, her DNA codes a few dodgy things that make her cartilage weak. Most people have JHS in some form or another but if two people with particular bad cases coincide to make a child, the child is *generally* worse. There's also an even worse form called EDS where sufferers are in a wheelchair from birth.

This gives some sufferers chronic pain from being a baby while others just become good ballet dancers (huge amount of flexibility in the joints, which *can* wear the joints to the point that inflammation of tissue and joint damage results). My ex was a professional black belt karate instructor throughout most of her painful years (because flexing joints made them no worse, and was not a way to induce the pain - a clear sign that it *wasn't* arthritis from the very start.

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We FORCED her current doctor to refer us to a specialist. We were referred to a consultant who dealt with arthritis. However, he was bright enough to look and say instantly "You don't have arthritis, you have hypermobility" and write us off with a confirmed diagnosis that the doctor would at least accept to prescribe more suitable medication for (i.e. not arthritis medication which worsens the problem because the condition is the polar opposite of arthritis).

Beyond that, she never got much help and still has the condition. Variably over the years she's been registered disabled and able to run a karate club (though not simultaneously - the condition is always present but the severity varies greatly with seemingly random triggers and even things like the weather).

Bear in mind that all this happened in a country with free healthcare.

- Doctors can't know everything.
- Even those that are specialised in your area might not help you at all.
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- Even those with a real interest on the cutting edge of research may be able to do no more than prescribe a painkiller and sign a form for you.
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But, that said, we went to great lengths to avoid quackery. At a residential weekend for sufferers, there was one true doctor who gave a short 10 minute presentation and then tried to escape before he got hounded for everyone's personal problems. 50% of the rest were salesmen trying to flog memory foam pillows and other junk to "help your condition". The other 50% were nothing more than charlatans (I shall never forget being in a Reiki healing class for moral support - against my will - and there being a ten-minute interlude between the instructor and a student where one "saw colours" with her eyes closed and then they discussed how insightful and "in-touch" with Reiki that made her while

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Why greenhouse gases hit record high in 2011

Carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas emitted by human activities, reached 390.9 parts per million last year, or 40 percent above the pre-industrial level, the World Meteorological Organization said. It cited fossil fuel as the primary source.

By Staff,?Reuters / November 20, 2012

This month, California?s largest greenhouse gas emitters began buying permits in a landmark ?cap-and-trade? system meant to control emissions of heat-trapping gases and spur investment in clean technologies. At left, an oil refinery o in Bakersfield, Calif.

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Atmospheric volumes of greenhouse gases blamed for climate change hit a new record in 2011, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin on Tuesday.

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The volume of carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas emitted by human activities, grew at a similar rate to the previous decade and reached 390.9 parts per million (ppm), 40 percent above the pre-industrial level, the survey said.

It has increased by an average of 2 ppm for the past 10 years.

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Fossil fuels are the primary source of about 375 billion tonnes of carbon that has been released into the atmosphere since the industrial era began in 1750, the WMO said.

WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud said the billions of tonnes of extra carbon dioxide would stay in the atmosphere for centuries, causing the planet to warm further.

"We have already seen that the oceans are becoming more acidic as a result of the carbon dioxide uptake, with potential repercussions for the underwater food chain and coral reefs," he said in a statement.

Levels of methane, another long-lived greenhouse gas, have risen steadily for the past three years after levelling off for about seven years. The reasons for that evening out are unclear.

Growth in volumes of a third gas, nitrous oxide, quickened in 2011. It has a long-term climate impact that is 298 times greater than carbon dioxide.

The WMO, the United Nations' weather agency, said the three gases, which are closely linked to human activities such as fossil fuel use, deforestation and intensive agriculture, had increased the warming effect on the climate by 30 percent between 1990 and 2011.

The prevalence of several less abundant greenhouse gases was also growing fast, it said.

Sulphur hexafluoride, used as an electrical insulator in power distribution equipment, had doubled in volume since the mid-1990s, while hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) were growing at a rapid rate from a low base.

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Asia stocks post slight gains after Black Friday

(AP) ? Asian stock markets posted slight gains Monday after the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season in the U.S. topped expectations, offsetting concerns about Greece's financial crisis.

Americans visited stores and websites in record numbers last Friday, the day after the Thanksgiving holiday that is dubbed "Black Friday" because U.S. retailers traditionally turn a profit as millions of Americans rush out to stores in search of gifts for Christmas and other celebrations.

Surveys showed a record 247 million shoppers visited stores and websites between Thursday and Sunday, up 9.2 percent from the year before. Those numbers bode well for retailers and the still-fragile U.S. economy as a whole.

Japan's soft yen continued to boost its critical export sector. The Nikkei 225 index rose 0.8 percent to 9,444.19. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.2 percent to 4,422.10 and South Korea's Kospi ticked up marginally to 1,912.29.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng was sapped of momentum by lethargic mainland Chinese markets. The index was nearly unchanged at 21,915.07. The Shanghai Composite Index was slightly down, to 2,026.57. The smaller Shenzhen Composite Index lost 0.4 percent to 797.72.

Francis Lun, managing director of Lyncean Holdings in Hong Kong, said traders were shying away from mainland stock markets due to the failure of Chinese authorities to remove companies that fail to earn profits after three years.

A regulation exists to allow for a delisting after three years, but it is not enforced, Lun said.

"If you cannot weed out the losers, the stock market will be inundated with companies not doing anything," he said. "The listed companies are out to grab money instead of earning a profit for shareholders."

Meanwhile, finance ministers from the countries that use the euro currency will meet later Monday to try to reach an agreement for Greece to receive the next installment of its emergency bailout loan. Athens needs the money to avoid bankruptcy.

Investors have also been focused on whether the White House can come to a deal with Congress to avoid automatic tax increases and spending cuts at the start of next year. Investors remain confident that their worst fears ? a U.S. recession and a Greek exit from the euro ? will be averted.

"Should both events be concluded successfully, one can only assume we will be in for a good run into the end of the year, and possibly get back to the levels we were trading in the lead up to the US presidential election," said Stan Shamu of IG Markets in Melbourne in an email commentary.

Among individual stocks, Japanese vehicle makers posted solid gains. Toyota Motor Corp. rose 2.1 percent. Nissan Motor Co. added 2.9 percent. Yamaha Motor Co. gained 2 percent.

Australia's Sydney Airport rose 1.8 percent after announcing it has secured about $1.1 billion in new funds to repay existing debts and fund future spending.

Stocks rose on Friday on Wall Street, which was opened for a half-day. The Dow Jones industrial average shot up 1.4 percent to 13,009. That's the first close above 13,000 for the Dow since election day. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 1.3 percent, to 1,409. The Nasdaq composite index climbed 1.4 percent to 2,966.

Benchmark crude for January delivery was down 44 cents to $87.84 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 90 cents to finish at $88.28 per barrel on Friday.

In currencies, the euro fell to $1.2959 from $1.2971 late Friday in New York. The dollar fell to 82.32 yen at midmorning from 82.40 yen. Earlier Monday, the dollar rose to 82.59 yen.

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KANT?S TRANSCENDENTAL DOCTRINE OF METHOD
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By Marsigit, Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia

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Mellway, J., 2004, elaborated that Kant rejects the division of logic into theoretical logic and practical logic, as a practical logic would assume that we have acquaintance with the matter of the associated theoretical logic and, hence, would not really be merely a type of logic. Instead, Kant? divided pure philosophy into a doctrine of elements and a doctrine of method. According to Kant,? the doctrine of elements is concerned with teaching the propaedeutic components of the logic, and the doctrine of method is concerned with teaching the canon aspects of the associated science. Further, Kant? noted that a canon uses the necessary conditions for the science that allows us to assess and correct our theories based on them satisfying these negative conditions, or in other words, a canon contains the rules for thinking correctly about the matter of the science; while an organon goes beyond a canon in that is can legitimately extend our knowledge beyond the scope of a canon. Another way of stating this division is that the ends of these sciences are different; the end of a canon is to elucidate our knowledge, while the end of an organon is to extend our knowledge

Kant, 1787, elaborated that logic is "of understanding and of reason", and a priori presentations constituting the condition under which objects are given to us and it is in this sense that the sensations given partly constitute the form of our concepts and thoughts. Intuition is the effect of an object on us and is a type of representation that intentional refers to a single object of sensation; while Appearance concerns the referred undetermined intentional thing, where the form of appearance is the ordered relationship of the manifold of sensation and the matter of appearance is whatever it is that corresponds to a sensation. Kant? divides our higher cognitive powers into three different faculties with each faculty having its own essential principle function of thought that are: the faculties of understanding, judgment, and reason; whose respective functions deal with the doctrines of concepts, of judgments, and of inferences. Kant? stated that Concepts are representations that refer indirectly to many, that is, to a universal; Judgments are the representation of a unity of several representations; and Inferences are the functions of thought that derive a judgment from other judgments.

Mellway, J., 2004, elaborated that doctrines of method are concerned with teaching the canonic aspects of the associated science; that is, they are concerned with presenting how we can elucidate our knowledge by assessing what we say by using the analytical elements that were learned from the doctrine of elements. Doctrines of method present a canon for assessing how we do the science that doctrine of method is associated with; it provides the rules or principles in which it gives how those rules are to be used for the associated science.? He noted that the elements of the doctrine of elements are the matter of that doctrine and these same elements are part of the form of the associated doctrine of method. Further he insisted that there are several conditions of the perfection of cognitions, which are the form of the form for the doctrine of method, that consist in the distinctness, thoroughness, and systematic ordering of the science.

Mellway, J., 2004, also elaborated that since the doctrine of elements spelled out the elemental parts of the form, the doctrine of method should spend its bulk elucidating the conditions of the form; three conditions consist of completely spelling out our concepts that are? describing or defining,? dividing, and? structuring. He noted that? Kant has universal rules of logical division such that the division of concepts is exclusive and exhaustive, and that the codivisions; Kant?s methodology involves him organizing his concepts in a genus-species fashion, as this should force him to arrange his technical concepts in a clear way. The primitive type of division? is into two components that are in contradictory opposition that called a dichotomy, opposed to polytomy; accordingly, all analytic division is dichotomous and normally all a priori division is also dichotomous; lthough mathematical a priori intuitions can be polytomous and a division that is based on
the principle of synthetic a priori has three components : form, matter, and form applied to matter. Mellway stated that we can find this? trichotomous divisions in the separation of the higher cognitive powers into judgment, understanding, and reason; therefore, the Transcendental Doctrine of Method is the determination of the formal conditions of a complete system of pure reason..
Johnes, R.B., 2004, noted that if we regard the sum of the cognition of pure speculative reason as an edifice, the idea of which, at least, exists in the human mind, it may be said that we have in the Transcendental Doctrine of Elements examined the materials and determined to what edifice these belong, and what its height and stability. He insisted that we are able to understand, by the transcendental doctrine of method, the determination of the formal conditions of a complete system of pure reason. Johnes stated that shall accordingly have to treat of the discipline, the canon, the architectonic, and, finally, the history of pure reason. The part of the Critique will accomplish, from the transcendental point of view, what has been usually attempted, but miserably executed, under the name of practical logic. He claimed that due to the general logic is not being limited to any particular kind of cognition nor to any particular objects, it cannot, without borrowing from other sciences, do more than present merely the titles or signs of possible methods and the technical expressions, which are employed in the systematic parts of all sciences; and thus the pupil is made acquainted with names, the meaning and application of which he is to learn only at some future time.

The Discipline Of Pure Reason

Kant, 1787, insisted that it needs the compulsion by which the tendency to disobey certain rules is restrained; and therefore, discipline distinguished from culture which is intended to give a certain kind of skill and contribute in a negative fashion to the development of a talent, culture in a positive. Kant stated that when reason is being considered in its transcendental employment it stands greatly in need of a discipline to restrain its tendency towards extension beyond the narrow limits of possible experience.

In respect to the content of our knowledge in general, the task of negative judgments is that of rejecting error; however where the limits of our possible knowledge are very narrow, negative instructions guard us from error. Further Kant stated that the field of philosophy in which we endeavor to obtain the same certainty we reach in mathematics that is apodeictic certainty; philosophical knowledge is the knowledge gained by reason from concepts, while Mathematical knowledge is the knowledge gained by reason from the construction of concepts.
Kant, 1787, claimed that to construct a concept means to exhibit a priori the intuition which corresponds to the concept and for the construction of a concept we need a non-empirical intuition. He then insisted that non-empirical intuition must be a single object and must has universal validity for all possible intuition which fall under the concept. Kant? added that philosophical knowledge considers the particular only in the universal while mathematical knowledge the universal in the particular a priori by means of reason; and thus this is the essential difference between these two kinds of knowledge and not the difference of their material or objects. According to Kant,? the concept of quantities with which mathematics deals, is the only one that allows of being constructed, that is, exhibited a priori in intuition; whereas qualities cannot be presented in any intuition that is not empirical. Kant? then concluded that the concepts constructed by the mathematical method are universal synthetic propositions.

Kant, 1787,? insisted that there is a twofold employment of reason; and while the two modes of employment resemble each other in the universality and a priori origin of their knowledge, in outcome they are very different. Kant? claimed that a twofold employment of reason, in appearance, there are two elements: first, the form of intuition that are space and time, which can be known and determined a priori and can determine our concepts in a priori intuition, inasmuch as we create for ourselves the objects themselves through a homogeneous synthesis of space and time as the employment of reason through the construction of concepts and be the mathematical use of knowledge. Second, matter or content, which is met with in space and time and therefore contains an existent corresponding to sensation. Kant? insisted that this can only be determined empirically and we can have nothing a priori except indeterminate concepts of the synthesis of possible sensations; and this is the employment of reason is accordance with concepts in which the questions of possibility of existence, its actuality and necessity of these objects is the philosophical use of reason. Kant? claimed that transcendental propositions can never be given through construction of concepts, but only in accordance with concepts that are a priori; while synthetic propositions in regard to things in general are transcendental, however these synthetic principles cannot exhibit a priori any one of their concepts in a specific instance.

Kant, 1787, indicated that the exactness of mathematics rests upon definitions, axioms and demonstrations; none of these, in the sense understood by the mathematician, can be achieved or imitated by the philosopher. Definition? is to define means to present the complete, original concept of a thing within the limits of its concept; complete means? clearness and sufficiency of characteristics, limit means the precision shown in there not being more of these characteristics than belong to the complete concept, original means? the determination of the limits is not derived from anything else and therefore does not require proof. Kant? then summed up that an empirical concept, therefore, can not be defined, it can only be made explicit and never certain that we are not using the word, in denoting one and same object, sometimes so as to stand for more, sometimes to stand for fewer characteristics; no concept given a priori can be defined that is concepts such as cause, right, equity, etc. Kant? added that the completeness of the concept is always in doubt and instead of definition, the term 'exposition' applies. Accordingly, the only kind of concept that allows of definition are arbitrarily invented concepts; therefore, mathematics is the only science that has definitions while philosophical definitions are never more that expositions. Kant? concluded that since mathematical definitions make their concepts and in philosophical definitions the concepts are only explained, it follows that: first, in philosophy we must not imitate mathematics by beginning with definitions, since the definitions are analyses of given concepts, they presuppose the prior presence of the concepts; the definition ought to come at the end of our enquiries; in mathematics we have no concept prior to the definition; second, mathematical definitions can never be in error.

Next, Kant, 1787, stated that axiom is in so far as they are immediately certain, are synthetic a priori principles; mathematics can have axioms since by means of the construction of concepts in the intuition of the object it can combine predicates of the object both a priori and immediately. On the other hand, philosophy? has no axioms since it is simply what reason knows by means of concepts; and the axioms of intuition in the Table of Principles are not axioms in the mathematical sense, they are the principles that specify the possibility of axioms in general. Kant? further noted that demonstration is an apodeictic proof only in so far as it is intuitive; no empirical grounds of proof can ever amount to apodeictic proof. He claimed that mathematics alone contains demonstrations since it derives its knowledge not from concepts but from the construction of them, that is, from intuition, which can be given a priori in accordance with the concepts. Otherwise, philosophy does not have demonstrations because it has always to consider the universal by means of concepts, while mathematics can consider the universal in the single intuition. Kant called the philosophical proofs as discursive that is it divides all apodeictic propositions into synthetic propositions directly derived from concepts. and synthetic propositions when directly obtained through the construction of concepts. Kant? then concluded that analytic judgment tells us nothing new about the object so they cannot be called dogmas; in other word, there are no dogmas in philosophy because there are no synthetic judgment derived directly from concepts. In conclusion, for Kant, in philosophy all dogmatic methods are inappropriate and the only method is systematic.

Kant, 1787, named the sum total of the a priori principles of the correct employment of certain faculties of knowledge, as a canon; so the transcendental analytic is the canon of the pure understanding; therefore, in the speculative employment there is no canon of pure reason due it cannot produce synthetic knowledge. According to Kant,? the greatest and perhaps sole use of pure reason in its speculative employment is only negative; since it serves not as an organon for the extension, but as a discipline for the limitation of pure reason, and, instead of discovering truth, it has only the modest merit of guarding against error. Kant? claimed that if there be any correct employment of pure reason, in which case there must be a canon of its employment, the canon will deal with the practical employment of reason.

Kant, 1787, noted that the ultimate end to which the speculative reason in its transcendental employment is directed concerns three objects: the freedom of the will, the immortality of the soul, and the existence of God. Kant? explained that in respect of all three the merely speculative interest of reason is very small because they would not be of any use in the study of nature; these three propositions are for speculative reason always transcendent and allow of no immanent employment that is employment in reference to objects of experience. He then concluded that if these propositions are not necessary for knowledge, their importance must concern only the practical. Further, Kant? stated that the practical is everything that is possible through freedom. Accordingly, when the conditions of the exercise of our free will are empirical, reason can supply none but pragmatic laws of free action for the attainment of those ends which are commended to us by the senses.

For Kant, 1787, the moral law can be pure practical law that its end is given through reason completely a priori and which are not prescribed to us in an empirically conditioned but in an absolute manner. According to Kant,? the moral law belong to the practical employment of reason and refer to something further, namely, to the problem of what we ought to do, if the will is free, if there is a God and a future world. While freewill is a will which can be determined independently of sensuous impulses and opposed to animal will which can be determined only through sensuous impulses.? He the noted that everything which is bound up with freewill, whether as a ground or a consequence, is entitled practical and all practical concepts relate the objects of satisfaction and dissatisfaction and therefore, at least indirectly to the object of our feelings. However, according to Kant,? feeling is not a faculty whereby we represent things, so our judgments so far as they relate to pleasure or pain do not belong to transcendental philosophy.

Ultimately, Kant, 1787, indicated that practical freedom can be proved through experience; we have the power to overcome impressions of our faculty of sensuous desire, by calling up representations of what, in a more indirect manner, is useful or injurious and these considerations are based on reason in which the laws are imperatives that is objective laws of freedom, which tell us what ought to happen. Kant claimed that these laws are therefore entitled practical laws. Kant? admitted that when we know practical freedom to be one of the causes in nature, namely to be a causality of reason in the determination of the will, transcendental freedom demands the independence of this reason from all determining causes of the sensible world. Therefore, transcendental freedom is thus, it would seem, contrary to the law of nature, and therefore to all possible experience, and so remains a problem and this problem does not come within the province of reason in its practical employment so we can leave it aside. In conclusion, the canon of pure reason only deals with two questions, which relate to the practical interest of pure reason that is to ask whether there is a God or there is a future life.?

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? Mellway, J., 2004, The Form of Experience: The Transcendental Analogy, University Course Essay
? Ibid.
? Ibid.
? Kant, I., 1787, Critic of Pure Reason: The Elements Of Transcendentalism
First Part, Transcendental Aesthetic, translated by by F. Max Muller
? Ibid.
? Mellway, J., 2004, The Form of Experience: The Transcendental Analogy, University Course Essay
? Bid.
? Kant, I., 1787, Critic of Pure Reason: The Elements Of Transcendentalism
First Part, Transcendental Aesthetic, translated by by F. Max Muller
? Ibid.
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Bomb at Pakistan Shiite procession kills 7

ISLAMABAD (AP) ? A roadside bomb killed at least seven people, including three children, and wounded 30 others at a Shiite Muslim procession in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, police said, as minority Shiites prepared to observe the holy day of Ashoura.

The group of about 100 Shiites were passing through the city of Dera Ismail Khan on their way to join a larger crowd marking the day when the bomb went off, said police official Rashid Khan, who reported the casualty toll.

No one claimed responsibility, but the suspicion fell on Pakistani Taliban, who often carry out such attacks.

On Sunday, Shiites in Pakistan will celebrate Ashoura, which commemorates the 7th century death of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson. The Sunni-Shiite schism over Muhammad's rightful heir dates back to that time.

President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the bombing, which took place near the South Waziristan tribal region.

"Such nefarious acts cannot deter the people and the government in their fight against the scourge of militancy," he said in a statement.

Sunni extremists frequently attack Shiites, who they consider heretics, and the Ashoura ceremonies are a prime targets, bringing out crowds of Shiites to march in processions mourning Hussein.

On Wednesday night, a Taliban suicide bomber struck a Shiite Muslim procession in Rawalpindi, a garrison city near Islamabad, killing 17 people. Initially police said 23 people were killed in this attack, but later authorities put the death toll from bombing to 17. They provided no explanation for discrepancy in death toll.

Also Wednesday, the Taliban set off two bombs within minutes outside a Shiite mosque in the southern city of Karachi, killing one person and wounding 15 others. Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attacks in Rawalpindi and Karachi.

Qamar Abbas Zaidi, the spokesman for main Shiite political party, Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Fiqh Jafariya, vowed this week to go ahead with Ashoura processions across the country despite threats of attacks.

Pakistani authorities have deployed thousands of additional police across the country to beef up security for such processions, and authorities have suspended mobile phone service in all the major cities for two days to prevent such bombings. Officials say Taliban frequently use cellular phones as remote detonators for bomb attacks.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-pakistan-shiite-procession-kills-7-072013563.html

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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Brazil fires national team coach Menezes

By TALES AZZONI

AP Sports Writer

Associated Press Sports

updated 3:46 p.m. ET Nov. 23, 2012

SAO PAULO (AP) -The Brazil football federation fired coach Mano Menezes on Friday, a controversial move that pleased many Brazilians who had been calling for his dismissal but worried others who believe the change comes too close to the 2014 World Cup.

Federation director Andres Sanchez, who made it clear that he didn't agree with the decision to fire Menezes, said the decision was made by president Jose Maria Marin after a meeting in Sao Paulo on Friday.

"The president believes that the national team needs to go in a different direction and for that he needs a new coach," Sanchez said. "The president wants new methods and new planning for the national team next year."

World Cup-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, who is without a job, is one of the names touted to replace Menezes, but Sanchez said he doesn't think negotiations for a new coach are under way just yet.

Sanchez, as the federation director, is in charge of the national team. Though he disagreed with the firing, Sanchez said the president was being "brave" and called it a "bold" move to make the change.

"He is looking forward and we have to respect it," Sanchez said. "The president feels that this is not the national team that he wants."

The 80-year-old Marin took over the football federation earlier this year after former president Ricardo Teixeira left his post amid widespread allegations of wrongdoing. Marin had not publicly criticized Menezes' methods, but he always stopped short of guaranteeing the coach would be in charge for next year's Confederations Cup and the World Cup that Brazil will host.

Sanchez said he personally talked to Menezes and the coach "obviously didn't like to hear" that he was being fired.

"Nobody wants to hear that, but he will move on and is ready to coach another club or a national team," Sanchez said.

The director said Menezes wasn't dismissed because of poor results.

"Mano did a good job," Sanchez said. "He faced difficulties but the work being done was improving. If the problem was the lack of good results he would have been fired earlier. He was winning recently."

The news came two days after Brazil beat Argentina on penalties to win the Superclassic of the Americas, a two-leg series in which the South American rivals use players from local clubs. It was Brazil's final match of the year.

Menezes was heavily criticized earlier this year because of the team's lackluster play, but good results recently had helped ease the complaints from fans and local media.

He coached Brazil for 33 matches, leading it to 21 victories, six losses and six draws. The main complaint against Menezes was that his team struggled in games against top teams and only beat the weaker sides.

He revamped the national team, replacing former stars such as Ronaldinho and Robinho by young promising players such as Neymar, Oscar and Lucas.

"The team was about 85 percent set, but what happens now will depend on the new coach," Sanchez said. "I respect the president's decision, but it interrupts the work that was under way and I don't think it came at a right moment."

The calls for Menezes' firing increased significantly after he failed to lead Brazil to the 2012 Olympic gold medal despite having most of his top players available at the under-23 tournament in London. Brazil lost the final to Mexico at Wembley.

Menezes was jeered by fans in Sao Paulo when Brazil struggled in a 1-0 win over South Africa in a friendly in September.

Pele and Romario have been among Menezes' critics.

"Today is a historic day, Brazil needs to celebrate," Romario said on his Facebook page. "Finally the federation did something good for Brazilian football. It took a while to happen, but it did."

Romario called for Scolari's return to the national team.

Scolari, who led Brazil to the 2002 World Cup title in South Korea and Japan, never ruled out coaching Brazil again, but he was tied with Brazilian club Palmeiras until earlier this year.

His contract with Palmeiras ended after he failed to improve the team's situation in the Brazilian league, and fans immediately called for his return to the national squad even though he accepted some of the responsibility for Palmeiras' recent relegation. The team had won the Brazilian Cup under Scolari this year.

When Brazil struggled in a recent match against Argentina, fans chanted "Goodbye, Mano," and "Come back Scolari."

Menezes took over after Brazil's elimination at the 2010 World Cup, when Dunga's team fell to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals.

Muricy Ramalho was the first choice at the time, but the four-time Brazilian league champion turned down the job because of his contract with Fluminense.

Menezes had coached Gremio and Corinthians in Brazil but had no previous international experience.

Ramalho, now with Santos, is also touted to replace Menezes, as is current Corinthians coach Tite and Gremio manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo, who previously had a brief spell as Brazil coach.

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