'No stopping it'; surge inundates 4 northern NJ towns

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Miatid Amini makes his way with his family onto a truck in Moonachie, N.J., on Tuesday. Frank Mercadante, right, assists.

By Miranda Leitsinger, NBC News

TETERBORO, N.J. ? Residents of four northern New Jersey towns inundated when a levee failed to hold back Sandy's storm surge said Tuesday that they were terrified to see a torrent of water racing through their streets.

"Around 10 p.m. (Monday) water just started rushing down the street ... there was no stopping it," said Stefania Davi, 34, of Little Ferry, one of the four Bergen County boroughs hit by the floodwaters. Two hours later, it burst through the family's garage door. "We're doomed," Davi remembered thinking.

Davi, a mother of three boys, and her husband, Salvatore, were among hundreds of residents of Moonachie, Little Ferry, South Hackensack and Hackensack drying out and trading hugs and tears early Tuesday at the Bergen County Technical High School in Teterboro.

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There also were tales of dramatic rescues.

Frank Lofaro, 32, said he jumped on his Jet Ski to help ferry about a dozen of his neighbors in Little Ferry to waiting rescue boats.

"We'll do our own share," he remembered thinking, though he acknowledged he was scared piloting the personal watercraft through the water.

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The flood aftermath in Moonachie, N.J., on Tuesday.

He also used the Jet Ski to take his wife, Angela Valenta, 37, their two children and their 5-year-old dog, Lucky Leo, to the rescue boats.

Valenta said her son, 9-year-old Angelo, was crying during the flooding.?"He kept saying, 'Am I going to die?'" she said.

There were conflicting accounts on whether the levee protecting the towns broke or was overtopped.?

The National Weather Service?issued a statement Tuesday morning saying that?"portions" of the towns were submerged after the levee broke.?But Jeanne Baratta, a spokeswoman for Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan,?said the flooding occurred after the swollen Hackensack River overflowed its banks.

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She told the?New Jersey newspaper, The Record?that the towns, along with parts of Carlstadt, had been "devastated" by the flood of water. And she?said that as many as 1,000 residents had to leave their homes and that people in a trailer park had to climb onto the roofs of their trailers to await rescue,?NBCNewYork.com reported.

Among those evacuating residents were members of an extended family from the area with a military-style transport cargo truck. By mid-afternoon, they had ferried an estimated 275 passengers, including pregnant women, young children and pets, to the shelter in the truck,? which had rubber bats and lights inside from recent duty as a Halloween ride.

During a trip into the flood zone residents waved the truck down as it plowed through several feet of standing water, or simply waved and cheered the crew on.

"People in need, that's what we're all about," said John Mercadante, 47, president of a medical imaging center in Clifton.

One of those they plucked up from their flooded doorstep was Russell Gassler, 56, and his mother, Claire, 80. The younger Gassler, a driver for a paint business, said his street was "bone dry" until the water started "raging" down it.

"It just came, the waves," he said. "I just couldn't believe it."

Little Ferry Mayor Mauro Raguseo, who was greeting fellow residents at the Teterboro shelter, was unable to shed any light on the cause.?"All we were told is that it's a levee problem," he said.

Raguseo said that rescues were continuing early Tuesday afternoon.

"I'm just concerned at the moment for the people that are still in their homes," he said.

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Laura Wyer sits with her dog Bailey in the Bergen County Technical School on Tuesdayafter being evacuated from her home in Moonachie, N.J.

Davi and?her husband and three boys watched nervously through the night, "just praying and praying" as the floodwater lapped at the threshold of their raised first-floor living quarters.

It never came in, though, before the family was rescued by boat early Tuesday, along with their 2-year-old Cocker Spaniel, Rosie.

Davi, who was able to grab some family photos and computers before climbing into the boat, said she was feeling optimistic that her family would soon be back on its feet despite the ordeal.

"Today's a new day and tomorrow will be another one," she said. "I survived cancer. I can survive a flood."

But Mayor Raguseo said he was among the residents to feel the Sandy's full sting.

"I've lost everything as well,? he said of the home that he moved into six months ago. "It's just devastating."?

Reuters contributed to this report.

Rescuers are going door-to-door to save residents in Moonachie, N.J. stranded by floodwater caused by Sandy.

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Superstorm Sandy made landfall Monday evening on a destructive and deadly path across the Northeast.

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Rubio leaves Romney bus after daughter?s accident

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LAKEWOOD CREST, Fla.?Florida Sen. Marco Rubio abruptly dropped off Mitt Romney's campaign bus just east of Tampa Saturday evening after word that his 12-year-old daughter had been injured in a car accident in Miami and airlifted to a local hospital.

According to his office, Rubio, who had been campaigning with Romney in Florida today, was alerted about his daughter Amanda's accident just after leaving the stage at Romney's second rally of the day in Kissimmee, according his spokesman Alex Conant.

According to Conant, Amanda Rubio, who is the oldest of the senator's four children, was airlifted to Miami Children's Hospital and is listed in stable condition. He did not provide any further details about the accident.

But Rubio still boarded Romney's bus as it headed toward the third and final event of the day in Land O'Lakes, Fla?and stayed on the bus for more than an hour. Around 6:45pm, Romney's motorcade abruptly pulled off Interstate 4, and Rubio was seen exiting Romney's campaign bus.

A moment later, Rubio hopped over a highway barricade, where a Florida Highway Patrol car waited. After standing outside the car for a few minutes, Rubio jumped into the patrol car, which sped away with its lights flashing. A Rubio spokesman said the senator was en route to Miami.

Asked later why Rubio had remained on the Romney bus instead of heading straight to Miami after the GOP nominee's second event, Romney spokesman Rick Gorka said the senator decided to take a flight that had already been "pre-arranged" from a Tampa airport.

He said the GOP candidate had Rubio's daughters in his prayers, but offered no further comment.

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Hidden Within New Govt. Facial Recognition Guidelines, The Dreaded ?Opt-In? Rule

The [US government? Federal government?] government has released new guidelines on facial recognition technologies and discretely tucked in a Trojan horse that is destined to have fierce opposition: a rule that advertisers and social networks must get permission before repurposing facial data for future use. Facebook has long argued that “opt-in” rules would stifle innovation in a culture with unpredictable tolerance for new uses of personal data, such as the newsfeed, which users initially opposed and has since become a staple of social networking. The Federal Trade Commission worries that Facial data can be automatically be collected in en masse and repurposed for intrusive advertising, when technologies such as interactive billboards become more common. Indeed, third-party developers are already starting to engineer creative Face-sensitive products, such as Facedeals, a camera that automatically “checks-in” users as they walk into a restaurant. In recognition of the growing use of Facial data, the report laid out scenarios. For example, the FTC notes, businesses that allow users to virtually “try on” clothes should delete body and facial data once the user closes his account and should not sell the information to other advertisers to use in ways materially different than the original shopping experience. The FTC further conjures up scenarios where social networks can be abused: “Consider the example of a mobile app that allows users to identify strangers in public places, such as on the street or in a bar. If such an app were to exist, a stranger could surreptitiously use the camera on his mobile phone to take a photo of an individual who is walking to work or meeting a friend for a drink and learn that individual?s identity ? and possibly more information, such as her address ? without the individual even being aware that her photo was taken.” For all these (potentially) frightening reasons, “social networks should obtain a consumer?s affirmative express consent before using a consumer?s image or any biometric data derived from that image in a materially different manner than it represented when it collected the data,” explains the report [emphasis added]. In refuting previous FTC guidelines, Facebook has warned that innovation requires repurposing personal data, especially when they have developed a trusted relationship with the user. “Where a user has an existing relationship with a business and the change will benefit the user through new or innovative service offerings, opt-in consent should not be required,”

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3 dead after 5 family members shot in California

DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) ? A gunman targeted a family-owned fire extinguisher business Wednesday, gunning down three people at the office and shooting two more at a family home nearby, police said.

Three of the five victims died and the two survivors, including a 13-year-old boy, remained in critical condition, said Downey police Lt. Dean Milligan.

The violence began just after 11 a.m. in this working class city about 20 miles southeast of Los Angeles when someone from United States Fire Protection Services Inc. called 911 to report a shooting. A couple minutes after police arrived, the injured 13-year-old called dispatchers from the house down the same street, Milligan said.

A suspect fled in a 2010 black Camaro that belonged to a victim or a member of their family.

"We do not believe this was a random act of violence," Milligan said. "We do believe there is a specific reason this family was targeted and we want to know why."

Police declined to release the identities of the victims pending the notification of family members, but a neighbor said the fire business is owned by a group of brothers.

Dean Wright, who owns the septic supply business next door, said he didn't hear gunfire, but the sound of someone yelling, "hey," caught his attention. When he looked outside, police officers with guns drawn surrounded the building.

One of the owners he identified as Robert told him that the gunman shot his mother in the face, injuring her, and killed a secretary. At the family's home, the shooter fatally shot the wife of another brother and injured the teenage boy, Wright said.

Wright wasn't sure about the identity of the fifth victim, but police said a man was also killed at the business.

Wright said the two dead women each had three children.

"So now there are six children without mothers because of this idiot," Wright said. "It makes me just want to throw up."

The woman and teenager were originally at the business, but somehow got to the home in the Camaro before being shot. Police don't yet know if they drove themselves or were kidnapped by the suspect. There was no sign of forced entry at either location and police believe the suspect spoke with the victims at both locations before the shooting began.

Authorities were initially concerned about the safety of a small boy, age 4 or 5, related to the victims, but he was found unharmed at school.

The suspect does not appear to be a former employee, friend or family member and the teenager did not recognize him, Milligan said.

Police have not been able to interview the woman survivor at length because of her injuries. Witnesses told other news media that they saw her bleeding from the head outside the business.

No witnesses to the shootings other than the victims have come forward and police were reviewing surveillance footage in hopes it would give them a glimpse of the shooter.

United States Fire Protection Services is in an industrial strip across from a large Coca-Cola Co. bottling plant. The family owned business sells professional firefighting gear and equipment such as hoses and extinguishers, according to its website.

In the first hours after the shooting, as news media gathered outside police tape, a man who said his wife worked at the business showed up at the crime scene and said he needed to know if she was safe.

An officer pointed him toward a command post and he pushed past cameras and paced frantically with a cellphone to his ear before leaving a few minutes later.

Blanca Parker, who works in another business on the street, said the owners were very friendly and very aware of security.

"They were hard working," Parker said. "They worked seven days a week, 24-7."

Wright, who has owned the House of Wright for 40 years, said the area is relatively safe, but he said the fire business had a robbery a few years ago.

"I've never seen nor heard of anything close to this," he said. "I was driving to work this morning and thanking the good Lord for how much I love coming to work."

He said he'd have something else to think about now.

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Associated Press video journalist Raquel Maria Dillon in Downey and staff writers Robert Jablon, Greg Risling and Brian Melley contributed to this report from Los Angeles.

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Xbox SmartGlass goes live alongside first Windows 8 tablets on October 26 with several supported apps

SmartGlass functionality may already sort of exist on Xbox 360 per the console's latest Dashboard update, but Microsoft's making it a full-on reality on October 26. As it stands, the Xbox 360 allows for SmartGlass support, but without an update to Microsoft's 360 companion app, there's no way to use it -- when Microsoft's Surface RT and other Windows 8 tablets launch on the 26, that functionality will come built in to the "Games" section of the new OS. That of course begs the question: "When will I be able to use SmartGlass with my iOS/Android/Windows Phone 7.5 devices? And how?"

The date isn't certain, but functionality will arrive on other platforms "soon" after the October 26 launch of Surface, Microsoft reps tell us. When it does, it'll come in the form of an update to your existing, "My Xbox Live" mobile app (which also renames the app to, "Xbox SmartGlass") or Games tab (per WP7.5), and it'll be more or less identical with the Windows Phone version. The only missing functionality, we're told, are two somewhat basic bulletpoints. "We have deeper integration in the Windows Phone," Microsoft tells us. "That's something we don't have on iOS or Android, it's just within our application. Same on Windows -- the integration in Windows is 'last playing' or 'now playing,' being able to present that information." The other, more interesting item, is the lacking ability to "send" whatever website you're using up to the Xbox 360's Internet Explorer browser. Regardless of which mobile device you're on, SmartGlass can "send" websites from the 360 to said device -- it won't work the other way around, however, if you're using a non-Windows 8 device. Not what we'd call a huge deal, exactly, but a bummer no less. Regardless, you'll soon have the opportunity to put SmartGlass through its paces from the comfort of home when support devices launch on October 26. For a full list of applications available at launch and partners beyond that plus a quick walkthrough video, head past the break.

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Smaller iPad expected Tuesday, but at what price?

NEW YORK (AP) ? Those who follow Apple believe they have figured out most of the particulars of a smaller iPad expected to be revealed on Tuesday. One big question remains, though: What will it cost?

Apple hasn't said anything about the device, but the veil of secrecy it throws over unreleased products has been a see-through affair this year. Most of the details of the iPhone 5 were known well in advance of its launch a month ago.

In the case of the "iPad Mini" (the real name is not known), tech bloggers and analysts expect a device with a screen measuring 7.85 inches on the diagonal, making it about half the size of the regular iPad. It would be slightly larger than the 7-inch tablets it's presumably designed to compete with, including Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire and Google Inc.'s Nexus 7.

The Kindle Fire starts at $159, and the Nexus 7 at $199. Meanwhile, Apple sells the iPad 2 for $399 and the 4-inch iPod Touch for $199. Company watchers are pegging the price of the smaller iPad somewhere in between.

Most of the guesses range from $249 to $299, but the blog Boy Genius Report said Monday that the price would be $329. That would make the iPad Mini twice the price of the cheapest Kindle Fire and leave plenty of room for other manufacturers to snap up value shoppers this holiday season. Boy Genius did not disclose its source and has had a mixed record in predicting details on unreleased Apple products.

Analysts such as Brian White of Topeka Capital Markets believe that Apple will also sell a step-up version of the iPad Mini, one with the ability to access 4G cellular networks for an additional monthly fee. That's a feature the cheaper, 7-inch tablets don't have.

Apple is holding the presentation at a theater in San Jose, Calif., starting at 10 a.m. local time.

Apple has sold 84 million iPads since their debut in April 2010. One of the first competitors to appear was a Samsung tablet with a 7-inch screen. Apple's late founder, Steve Jobs, made a rare appearance at an October 2010 conference call with analysts ? his last ? to deride the concept.

"The reason we wouldn't make a 7-inch tablet isn't because we don't want to hit a price point. It's because we don't think you can make a great tablet with a 7-inch screen," Jobs said. "The 7-inch tablets are tweeners, too big to compete with a smartphone and too small to compete with an iPad."

He said the resolution of the display could be increased to make up for the smaller size, but that would be "meaningless, unless your tablet also includes sandpaper, so that the user can sand down their fingers to around one quarter of the present size."

"There are clear limits of how close you can physically place elements on a touch screen before users cannot reliably tap, flick or pinch them. This is one of the key reasons we think the 10-inch screen size is the minimum size required to create great tablet apps," he said.

Jobs didn't mention that Apple has had great success developing software that used taps, flicks and pinches on the iPhone, with a screen one quarter of the size he was attacking.

Jobs, who died last October, had strong opinions, but he also changed his mind frequently. The production of a smaller iPad would not be the first time Apple has made a product that Jobs initially dismissed as ridiculous.

In an internal email sent in January 2011, Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue said that a 7-inch tablet would work well and that Jobs was starting to come around to the idea. The email surfaced as part of Apple's patent trial against Samsung Electronics Co. this year.

Apart from the smaller iPad, Apple is also expected to refresh some other products. There's speculation that the MacBook will come in a version with a 13-inch, high-resolution "Retina" screen. The 15-inch MacBook got an option for a Retina screen this summer.

Associated Press

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12 months after the launch of Facebook in Harvard University in 2004 over one million users flocked to use it. Eight years since its formation and today 955 million use it daily. The story of Facebook and the speed that a university played in catapulting it to celebrity is well known and here at the Faculty an annual competition is held to find a future Facebook.

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Facebook currently has a 93 ? 97% uptake rate by undergraduate students.

Finalists pitched to a panel of Australia?s most prominent industry experts and angel investors including Melbourne Angels? David Bennett, ?CEO?s Allan Dib of Voxcom and Andrew?Fiori-Dea of Future Capital Development Fund Ltd and government advisor Jim Landau. The modern entrepreneurs competed for a first prize of $4,000 in seeding capital.

Hybrid coupon-based dating site The Hitch was the overall winner. The Hitch proposed a dating website which integrated a coupon element, whereby couples could receive discounted goods and services or singles could organise a discount date with another person through the website.

?Our product aims to create a community by bringing couples from across Australia together to share their dating experiences, review services offered by the website and meet new people which we felt best fitted the Australian market? Evelyn Tan a member of the wining team said.

With such proximity to early adopters and idea generators, the competition gives students an opportunity to trial their idea in a highly receptive environment. The Faculty is furthering the recent global trend of giving support to innovative student start-ups while legitimising the entrepreneurial path.

Participant Kenneth Lew found the competition a ?breath of fresh air? who, as a part of the second placed team, The Droids, received a share in prizes valued at $550.

?I felt that entering this competition would be a great opportunity for me to explore my entrepreneurial side and think outside the box by developing creative solutions to unmet needs in the market? he said ?but the hardest part of the competition was selecting our final pitch from a huge range of ideas?.

Evelyn agrees, ?this competition was great exposure, as we have never developed a business plan or presented to venture capitalists before? she said ?it was challenging but opened our eyes as to what to expect in the real world and this felt rewarding?.

Dr Brent Coker, Internet Marketing lecturer, called the event a fantastic?success. ?This is the first time I have ever heard one of the venture?capitalist?judges say ?Who do I make the cheque out to?? after?listening?to a student presentation? he said ?the students really did make me feel proud?.

The Internet Marketing Competition is an annual event available to those enrolled in Dr Coker?s Internet Marketing class which is available at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Source: http://benews.unimelb.edu.au/2012/finding-the-next-facebook/

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Hooligan jailed for 16 weeks for goalkeeper attack

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updated 9:12 a.m. ET Oct. 22, 2012

LONDON (AP) -A football hooligan has been jailed for 16 weeks for attacking former England goalkeeper Chris Kirkland during a pitch invasion in a second-tier League Championship match.

Aaron Cawley, a 21-year-old from Cheltenham, pleaded guilty to charges of assault and entering the field of play when he appeared Monday at Sheffield Magistrates' Court.

Kirkland needed medical treatment after being shoved in the face and to the ground amid violent scenes during his Sheffield Wednesday side's match against Leeds at Hillsborough, which was broadcast live on British television on Friday

The Football Association has launched an investigation into the crowd trouble at the game, which also saw bottles being thrown onto the pitch and offensive chanting from both sets of fans.

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Motorola Solutions is showing off today a gee-whiz mobile computer that you can attach to your head and operate with voice commands.

The HC1 headset computer looks bulky and cumbersome now, but it?s just a demonstration of what can come.The headset is one more example of ?wearable computing? that is starting to become more functional and practical as the cost of computing falls.

You could think of it as a Windows-based variation on a theme that is similar in concept to Google Glass. Aimed at the enterprise, the HC1 is the first in a new class of Motorola Solutions hands-free enterprise computers that use voice recognition, head gestures, and video streaming.

A firefighter could use it to identify toxic chemicals or building blueprints during a fire. It?s best for use in harsh environments and remote locations, where pulling out a laptop isn?t practical. Paul Steinberg (pictured above), chief technology officer at Motorola Solutions, said in an interview with GamesBeat that the computer could be used in fields such as defense, utilities, telecommunications, aerospace and aviation markets.

I used the computer on my head (pictured right) and issued voice commands, saying words to drill down on menus and retrieve information. You can use it to play videos, view pictures, or access records. A field technician repairing a car could use it to access repair manuals. That, in turn, could improve inspections, reduce labor rates, increase safety and make for better repairs. Looking through the display is like viewing a 15-inch laptop screen.

The headset can connect via WiFi, Bluetooth, or mobile hot spot. You can use it to make voice calls and use navigation data.

The headset pictured is a demonstration unit and isn?t the final version. It was built in collaboration with Kopin, which makes optical micro-displays, for customer and partner trials. Andrew Cook, senior vice president at Areva, said, ?In the highly demanding and regulated nuclear energy industry, innovation is essential in meeting ever-increasing standards for safety and operational performance for our utility customers. With the Entervise Remote Expert application running on Motorola?s HC1 headset computer, we can perform independent quality oversight at nuclear power plants without requiring a second person to enter restricted areas.?

Motorola Solutions is an independent communications infrastructure company, not the phone maker Motorola Mobility, which is now owned by Google. Motorola Solutions is publicly traded. The Motorola Solutions device competes with Google?s own wearable computing project, Google Glass.

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Substitute Sugary Drinks With These Alternatives To Lose Weight ...

Most people have heard at some point or another, ?soda is bad for you? but the question is- why are they bad?

If you?re anything like me, being reprimanded and told that ?something is bad? isn?t really going to stop me from doing it..I really need to know why and various options always help make the transition easier

So first off- why ?soda is bad?

Diet and regular sodas have both been linked to obesity, kidney damage, and certain cancers. Sodas are also connected to elevated blood pressure. The drinks are seen as a major contributor to the obesity epidemic and in a way- it?s not surprising. Soda is comparatively cheap and they are usually wrongly recognized to be ?low-calorie? items (which obviously, they are not- particularly when several soft drinks are drank).

Many studies indicate that overweight children and adults enjoy more sugary beverages than normal-weight kids and adults, and several studies found that the greater sugar-sweetened drinks people drank the greater their likelihood of becoming overweight. And here is where not simply soda, but sugary drinks bring it to the next level: the more sugary drinks you consume, the more food you are inclined to eat. Why? Because of the ?sugar highs and lows? of the soft drinks and the amount of caffeine. Sugary and processed foods (and drinks) often hold you over for 10-15 minutes before you find yourself looking for a snack again..or an additional sugary or caffeinated drink. A snack of lean protein and a complex carb can hold you over for three hours!

Why energy drinks are harmful

Energy drinks can be associated with all of the concerns of soda (above). But in addition to that is the even HIGHER level of caffeine. With soda the FDA limits just how much caffeine can be in soda (65mg per 12 oz), but with energy drinks, they are not controlled. ?The FDA does not regulate caffeine in energy drinks, some of which, like Cocaine, contain huge amounts of caffeine: 280 mg in an 8.4-ounce serving, compared with about 100 mg per 6 ounces in coffee.? (Boston Globe)

By and large, the added caffeine has not been discovered to be ?life-threatening?. However caffeine can increase anxiety, panic, some stomach problems, plus some cardiac arrhythmia.

Drinks high in sugar or high in caffeine options:

-flavored water..not the sort you shop for! Toss a few frozen strawberries in the water bottle, or have a pitcher of water in the fridge. The frozen fruit triples as ?water flavoring?, ice, and a healthy indulgence once it?s thawed out!

-green tea- it?s calorie-free (if you have it without milk or sugar) and naturally high in antioxidants

-seltzer water & juice- you get the fizziness of the soda (less the majority of the sugar and caffeine) together with flavor of your preferred juice. Or again, add items of frozen fruit to liven it up!

-soy milk- naturally sweet and generally are now offered in a variety of flavors, including almond and vanilla. The rewards show that soy milk may reduce your risk for heart disease and osteoporosis. Look for low-fat, unsweetened soy beverages to decrease calories

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5 Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy | giggle GAB

by Margie Kelly, Communications Manager, Healthy Child Healthy World

Do you remember the moment you first learned you were pregnant? After the shock and awe period passes, pregnancy is the perfect time to commit to eliminating toxic chemicals from your food, home, and personal care products.

Making your daily routines as healthy as possible during pregnancy will make you feel better and will go a long way toward?protecting your unborn child?from toxic chemicals like BPA, mercury, phthalates and more, all of which have been found in the bodies of pregnant women. Clearing out chemicals from your daily routines now is good practice for creating a healthy home environment for your newborn baby, who will be particularly vulnerable to harmful chemicals found in everyday products.

Over the years, Healthy Child has gathered some excellent pregnancy advice from our experts and friends. Consider these tips for a greener, healthier pregnancy.

1. Avoid pesticides.
A recent scientific study showed a pregnant woman?s?exposure to pesticides?posed risks to a developing fetus similar to those associated with smoking tobacco. Learn all about the?Dirty Dozen and Clean 15?before heading to the grocery stores. Navigate the aisles for the cleanest, greenest fruits and vegetables grown without toxic chemicals.

2. Watch your intake of animal fats.
Toxic chemicals like dioxin PCBs, and pesticides accumulate in fat, which means that?when you eat certain fish or meat, you transfer those chemicals into your body. Look for low-fat options, trim the fat from fish and meats, and eat organic meat and wild seafood whenever possible.

3. Be smart about plastics.
Plastics seem benign but they can harm health, especially the health of developing fetuses.?Vinyl plastic?is everywhere despite its composition of a carcinogenic core and dangerous additives, like phthalates, to make it soft. Avoiding vinyl is a good rule of thumb, whether it means ditching the plastic shower curtain and cling wraps or choosing non-vinyl building materials for your home.

Another plastic to avoid is the hormone-disrupting chemical Bisphenol A (BPA), which is found in some water bottles, cash register receipts, and canned foods. To limit your exposure to BPA, say ?no? to receipts, carry glass or stainless steel bottles, and eat fresh or frozen foods.

4. Ditch the toxic cleaners.
Bombarding your counters, tubs, and floors with toxic chemicals doesn?t make them cleaner, but it does cover them with nasty chemicals. Why do that? Stay away from products with warnings: ?hazardous? ?poison? ?danger.? Instead, choose cleaners made without harmful chemicals that come?certified as eco-friendly. It?s also easy to?make your own cleaners, which will save you money and a trip to the store.

5. Choose safer cosmetics.
Do you know how many personal care products you use on your body every day? It?s likely to be ten products, containing as many as 126 unique chemicals according to the?Environmental Working Group. Those lotions, creams, shampoos, soaps, lip balms and more may contain chemicals that threaten to disrupt your baby?s development.

Pregnancy is the perfect time to start a new personal care regime with safer products. Read labels to avoid harmful chemicals like phthalates, parabens, and triclosan. And check out the?Skin Deep database?or Healthy Child Healthy World?s Trusted Partner list to?shop healthy.

Take note:?this advice is not just for women!?Men?are a critically important, though frequently overlooked, pregnancy partner. There?s no doubt that it?s better for the whole family if men reduce their toxic exposures before and during their partner?s pregnancy.

Healthy Child Healthy World is a national non-profit inspiring the movement to protect our children from harmful chemicals. Healthy Child translates scientific findings and empowers parents to create healthy environments where families can flourish. Visit?healthychild.org?for more information.

Source: http://gab.giggle.com/2012/10/nine-months/5-tips-for-a-healthy-pregnancy/

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Self Help Tips For Happiness And Success | Curtis Fillers's ...

TIP! It is vital to watch your health when developing yourself to your full potential. A healthy lifestyle includes working out and watching what kind of food you eat, and you must be able to acquire the characteristic of being able to remain motivated to do it.

It?s very important to work on personal development. This can range from developing better personal finances or a healthier lifestyle. You really need to focus on yourself and what you can do to improve yourself. You may never stop developing yourself personally, because there is always a way to improve in some area in your life. You can lead a healthy and happy life by establishing and continuing good spending habits.

TIP! Everyone makes unhealthy food choices every now and then. Admit your poor choices, and move on with your life.

There are things you can do throughout the day to accomplish more work while at your job. One trick to doing this, is to take more breaks. This may seem like it is counterproductive, but if you take a break you will reduce the amount of stress you have and get more done.

TIP! Set realistic, attainable goals for yourself to ensure that you are envisioning an achievable, healthy lifestyle. Figure out what you do and do not do well, and you will learn a lot about yourself.

If personal development is an important goal in your life, be sure to feed your faith with love. Love is a vital ingredient to faith. You should constantly look for ways to give meaning to your faith. Serve others when they need help, and commit yourself to doing things that demonstrate your love.

TIP! Learn how to get through trying situations without letting your emotions get the best of you. Stay graceful under fire, and you will gain confidence that helps in your day to day life.

Compose a pep talk for yourself. Take a small sheet of paper and write down every positive attribute you possess. Carry this list with you at all times, and take it out when you need to pick yourself up. Take it a step further and record yourself reading your list. What are the benefits of this?

TIP! Begin a fund for emergency purposes. It appears as though every time something unexpected happens, we charge more to our credit cards.

Research different individuals who are currently, or have been successful in the past, and see how they got to that point of success. Learn from their mistakes and think about following a similar path if your goals correspond to theirs. If you read about what they know, it will impact your life in a positive way.

TIP! Set personal development goals that are clearly defined and can be realistically measured. Having goals will allow you to better problem solve on how to get there.

Instead of bragging about your accomplishments, ask those around you about what they are most proud of and what they?ve achieved. This will enable you to learn about others and to develop a great deal of respect for the people around you.

Personal Development

TIP! It is important when you are working on your personal development that you know what you plan to do in your life. Long-term goals are a tremendous thing to have and can make a big difference in your perspective.

Always read from multiple sources on personal development. A good personal development book can give you great advice and ideas that can change your life. It is always best to check the reviews for a book. Self improvement books can be very poorly written.

TIP! As you begin your personal development journey, accept that fact that you truly do deserve the best of everything! Commit to taking good care of yourself by providing yourself with only the best. If you make every effort to improve, then you have nothing to regret.

Your physical limitations should be your guide when working toward achieving a goal. Take your best shot, but know when you have reached your limit. Taking good care of yourself should not be sacrificed for any aspiration, no matter how coveted. This will end up being counter-productive in your personal development.

TIP! If you are looking to achieve success in your life, start by studying those who have already attained great success. Then, intertwine some of their habits into your own success plan.

Listening is equally as valuable as speaking when you are communicating. This is true when bettering yourself. Ensure you are taking time to listen to yourself. Listening to what you tell yourself will help you know what you need and how to best improve yourself.

TIP! The way that you feel mentally has a large effect on how you feel physically. Exercise on a regular basis, and eat a healthy diet filled with nutritious foods.

Wherever you happen to be, when a great idea strikes your brain, write it down. Make sure you have a notepad on you at all times. Making quick notes about the inspiration as it strikes you will jog your memory and add to the potential that you will later incorporate into a thoughtful creative process.

TIP! Identify your personal values to help you determine your personal development plan. Focusing on areas contrary to your values does not make sense.

Usually what brings your happy mood down is stress. When we have to deal with stress, it takes its toll on the body in a physical and mental sense. To be able to think clearly, it is important to eliminate stress. Schedule in relaxation times throughout the day, clearing your mind in a peaceful setting. Taking a little bit of time for yourself will help you stay calm, and keep your goals in mind.

TIP! It is vital for you to enhance your strengths, by working within your comfort zone. Your skill set is unique to you, and the diversity of skills from one person to the next is what makes this world so great.

If you?re not living up to the goals that you set for yourself, take a good hard look at what may be wrong. Do some research online for examples of goals and ideas that are similar to yours, then compare your own goals to your findings. You might need to be more realistic or gain the proper information you need to succeed.

TIP! Choose one aspect that you want to improve and put your effort into that. While there may be a number of aspects that you?d like to work on, concentrating on one aspect at a time makes it more likely that you will succeed.

Stay humble. In the cosmic overview, humans are just a small blip. We can all learn from other people, and no single person knows all. Keep this in mind, and you will have limitless potential for growth. It?s not possible to learn everything first hand, so increase your knowledge by soliciting information from others.

TIP! Are you finding it hard to meet someone special? Don?t ignore online matchmaking services. Approximately 40% of all couples these days met online.

Try to pay attention to your inner beauty and not outer. It makes no difference if you are the prettiest or wear the costliest designer clothes. Your personality is what will prevail in your life. You should work on becoming a better person on the inside rather than worrying about how to improve your outer appearance.

TIP! Don?t just respect people who have power or something to offer you; treat everyone with respect. How they are treated speaks more of you than them.

Do not expect to accomplish your goals and transform your life without deciding to do so and taking action. When we consciously choose to change, it is easier to do so.

Sexual Capitol

TIP! In order to help with depression, try to add extra complex carbohydrates to your diet. Serotonin can be depleted without enough complex carbs in your diet.

Sexual capitol is an important new trait that?s being researched. Sexual capitol does not mean employing your sexuality as a tool in procuring what you want out of life. This means to use charisma instead. Developing this kind of social skills will help you deal with people.

TIP! Excessive alcohol use can lead to liver, kidney and circulatory disorders. Are you a smoker, or do you regularly engage in something that is bad for you? Our bodies are important to maintain, and should be treated with care.

People who have particularly intractable problems should try therapy. While self-help books help to a certain degree, seeing a therapist has more personalized substance to it. Sometimes, the best solution comes about through the simple act of talking with a trained therapist. Books don?t provide the give and take, back-and-forth communication, that a personal meeting with the therapist can.

TIP! Try to look at each new day as being better than the previous one. Work towards constant and continuous improvement.

It may become discouraging to begin developing better personal habits and lifestyles, but once you start noticing your life developing towards a better future, you will never want to stop. You can always develop better ways to do things and it?s important to always try hard towards any self improvement goals you have.

Source: http://www.empowernetwork.com/curtisfillers/blog/self-help-tips-for-happiness-and-success/

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The Mog Log: Consoles and the online Final Fantasy | Massively

You could be forgiven for losing faith in the prospect of Final Fantasy XIV ever coming out for the PlayStation 3. Yes, it had been a promised platform, but it wouldn't be the first MMO to abandon console promises. Heck, the development team is still working on fulfilling some of the promises made by the original team; it could be forgiven for putting that one on the back burner.

But it's a real thing. We've seen the screenshots, and we know that two years after the game's initial launch, we will finally get to play around in Eorzea on our televisions. (The "we" in this case refers to fellow PS3 owners.) This is sort of a mixed blessing.

This isn't a column about console gaming compared to PC gaming; I really don't care which platform you prefer, and it's also not the point. This is a column about the fact that Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV are both going to be console games as well as computer games, and that introduces some interesting wrinkles.

Interface woes

I've mentioned in the past how Final Fantasy XI has suffered in no small part because it's tied to the PlayStation 2. This isn't because the PlayStation 2 is a bad console, nor is it because you can't upgrade the hardware in a PS2 without bringing it out of designer specifications. No, a lot of that weakness is because of the limitations to what you can do with a console game, starting with the interface.

One of the complaints that many people had about FFXIV right from the start was that its interface seemed to assume you had a controller hooked up to your computer. I think it was just a case of an interface designed to serve both computer and console and succeeding at neither, but there was definitely an element of making sure that things were streamlined to the point that your controller could do all the work. Some tasks, like switching pages on your action bars, almost seem as if they'd be easier with a controller than a keyboard.

There's no real way around this. Yes, you can hook a keyboard up to a console or a controller up to a computer, but in the latter case, you're adding a third peripheral when your hands are designed to handle two at most. In the former case, you're adding an accessory to your console for use in an exceptionally small number of games, possibly just the one.

FFXI was designed from the start for play on consoles, which is part of the reason the game has menu-based combat and an inelegant control schematic. FFXIV clearly has caved to some of the ideas of more modern design, but therein lies part of the problem. A glance at the interface screenshots suggests you've got about 16 action buttons on speed-dial. That means that fights have to be designed around playing with 16 abilities on tap because otherwise console players literally won't be able to compete.

You can say that it doesn't affect you on the PC, but part of the reason FFXIV was designed that way was to ensure that console and PC players were on equal footing for using abilities.

Then you've got issues like modifiable interfaces (a plus, but difficult on a console and yet expected if it's in the PC version) and display issues (televisions don't have the resolution of a good monitor, even HD ones), and just playing the game on two systems concurrently becomes a hassle. A manageable one, yes, but one that requires at least twice as much testing. Every update for FFXI has to work on three completely separate systems, and that adds more steps to the testing process and more failure points into an already complex system.

A new order

Introducing the console to the FFXIV playerbase is going to bring some development issues. But it also has at least one major benefit for the game as a whole: making the relaunch stick.

I've talked for a while about how FFXIV needs to win the hearts and minds of many people who have sworn off the game for good. There are a lot of people who have never played the game, but the title is still synonymous with all manner of negative adjectives. It takes some sort of external force to counteract that, something like the launch of the game on a new platform with a whole lot of new and pretty-looking screenshots. You know, the sort of relaunch that really crystalizes the idea that this is a completely new game.

Right now, fantasy games of the sprawling baroque style have a bit of traction with the console audience. And while there are other MMOs available for the PlayStation 3, they're currently all rather niche titles that don't have the brand name visibility of a new Final Fantasy game. Even though the console version alone won't repopulate the game, it will bring in new people, including those who had never paid much attention to it prior to the launch on the console.

That may mean driving more development toward appealing to console players, which means a trend toward more flexible gameplay, but I don't consider that a bad thing. And it's going to mean that there will be a lot of extra hurdles for the development team to jump through with the addition of the new platform, but that was always going to be the case.

As always, feedback is welcome in the comments down below or via mail to eliot@massively.com. Next week, I'm going to poke a bit at the servers being turned back on after the final database copy and what might be worth doing in the game's unsaved period as we approach the deadline.

From Eorzea to Vana'diel, there is a constant: the moogles. And for analysis and opinions about the online portions of the Final Fantasy series, there is also a constant: The Mog Log. Longtime series fan Eliot Lefebvre serves up a new installment of the log every Saturday, covering almost anything related to Square-Enix's vibrant online worlds.

Source: http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/10/20/the-mog-log-consoles-and-the-online-final-fantasy/

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