Italy awaits market reaction to Monti exit soon

In this photo taken at Chigi Palace government's office in Rome, on Dec. 6, 2012, Italian Premier Mario Monti gestures during a press conference at the end of a cabinet meeting. Premier Mario Monti told the Italian president Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, he plans to resign following the sudden loss of support from Silvio Berlusconi's party, paving the way for early elections a year after the economist helped pull the country back from the brink of financial disaster. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

In this photo taken at Chigi Palace government's office in Rome, on Dec. 6, 2012, Italian Premier Mario Monti gestures during a press conference at the end of a cabinet meeting. Premier Mario Monti told the Italian president Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, he plans to resign following the sudden loss of support from Silvio Berlusconi's party, paving the way for early elections a year after the economist helped pull the country back from the brink of financial disaster. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

FILE -- In this file photo taken at Chigi Palace government's office in Rome, on Dec. 6, 2012, Italian Premier Mario Monti gestures during a press conference at the end of a cabinet meeting. Premier Mario Monti told the Italian president Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, he plans to resign following the sudden loss of support from Silvio Berlusconi's party, paving the way for early elections a year after the economist helped pull the country back from the brink of financial disaster. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 file photo, Italy's former premier Silvio Berlusconi, left, talks to Italian Premier Mario Monti at the lower chamber in Rome. Although Italy's Silvio Berlusconi resigned in disgrace a year ago, has been convicted of tax fraud and now faces plunging poll numbers, the media baron is showing he still has the power to put pressure on his successor, Premier Mario Monti. With Europe still deep in its debt crisis, it doesn't take much to make the markets nervous. That's what happened Thursday when the 76-year-old Berlusconi withdrew his party's support for Monti's government, threatening a premature end to its ambitious reform program. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

ROME (AP) ? Italy and the rest of Europe on Sunday anxiously awaited the reaction of financial markets to Premier Mario Monti's surprise decision to resign and set the stage for an early vote, as speculation abounded over whether he might dive into politics and challenge Silvio Berlusconi in the election.

Monti has been widely credited with restoring faith in the country's capacity to survive the eurozone debt crisis since he took over the helm of a non-elected "technocrat" government. But he told the Italian president Saturday it was impossible to continue to lead after Berlusconi's party, Parliament's largest, dropped its support and blamed his austerity measure for Italy's staying mired in recession.

"We'll see what the markets will do," President Giorgio Napolitano told reporters asking if he was worried about the repercussions of the political crisis, including how it would affect its credibility and financial ratings.

It was Napolitano who appointed Monti, an internationally respected economist, last year to replace Berlusconi, the three-time premier whose resistance to potentially unpopular austerity measures panicked financial markets and helped set Italy tottering toward a Greece-style debt crisis.

Monti told Napolitano he would step down as soon as Parliament passes a budget bill, likely within two weeks, setting the stage for elections as soon as February.

Monti's accomplishments at the helm of the nonpartisan government included steering through Parliament tough pension reform, higher sales taxes and a revived property tax. He nonetheless enjoys high popularity ratings.

Supporters have encouraged Monti to run for the premiership. Speculation about whether he would face off with Berlusconi and others has been rife in the media, and Italians were lamenting his early departure.

A video and song quickly put together by popular Italian comedian and TV host, Rosario Fiorello, made the rounds of the Internet. The video shows Sunday's newspaper headlines about Monti's decision to quit and Berlusconi's bid to return to power.

"Let's do ourselves some harm, as only we know how to do" Fiorello sings in Italian as the camera pans the headlines. "We're Italians. We like to suffer."

Once he resigns, Monti will have a freer hand to jump into politics, since he no longer needs to guarantee the nonpartisanship that had until this week assured him broad backing in Parliament.

But, he he smiled and said nothing when reporters came up to him after he left a Milan church with his wife where the couple attended Mass.

"It's clear that he (Monti) feels free to decide. He's thinking about it, and many are pushing him to take a step" into politics, Corriere della Sera's editor, Ferruccio de Bortoli wrote.

He has been widely praised by economic analysts, central bankers and many European leaders.

"Mario Monti's government has achieved great things in a short period of time ? won back the confidence of investors, moved forward budget consolidation," Joerg Asmussen, a German member of the European Central Bank's executive board, was quoted as telling Germany's Bild daily.

A London-based analyst at UniCredit, Erik F. Nielsen, said in his weekly comments Sunday that he wasn't worried that Berlusconi was running again, but warned that "you should expect some short-term market reactions."

Nielsen, the Italian bank's global chief economist, said there would probably be a sell-off in Italian assets Monday morning, followed by some pressure into Thursday's bond auction. But "I am not seriously worried about the direction of policies in Italy ? and if Monti were to take a clear stand in the election, I suspect that the rally could be back on before long."

Defying opinion polls that indicate Berlusconi's party's popularity has taken a dive, to under 15 percent, the media baron announced on Saturday that he was running to regain the premiership, shortly before Monti's own decision to step down was revealed by Napolitano.

Possibly banking on appealing to his populist base, Berlusconi has vowed to again abolish the property tax on primary residences that Monti quickly reinstated as part of revenue-building measures for state and local coffers. The tax had been abolished by Berlusconi as part of a campaign promise during his successful 2008 run for office.

Central banker Asmussen added a warning: "Whoever governs Italy, a founding nation of the EU, after the elections will have to continue this course with the same earnestness" that Monti employed.

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AP reporter Geir Moulson contributed from Berlin.

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TWIF #6: Great New Things I Ate This Week: Schwartz, Acheson ...

Sounds like a legal firm right? This past week I ate some Great (and some New) food at Michael Schwartz?s two Miami restaurants: MGFD and Harry?s Pizzeria plus a great new dish at the great Nemesis Urban Bistro.

On Sunday I ate at Schwartz?s flagship restaurant, Michael?s Genuine Food & Drink . The duck confit was crispy, meaty and tender and came with a sweet jelly, lemony frisee and spicy pumpkin seeds that went really well together. The wood oven roasted swordfish and side of pesto cauliflower where also delicious. But the new thing I had never tried there, or cooked that way, was the short rib. It is slow roasted for hours and then grilled for a delicate char, which made for one of the most tender yet smokey pieces of beef I have ever tasted. It was very pleasant to enjoy this cut this way, since usually they are braised and the sauces can be over-powering. Here the short rib spoke for itself. Amazing.

On Wednesday I was lucky enough to attend the next installment of the Chef Pop-Ups Schwartz has been hosting at this second restaurant, Harry?s Pizzeria. This time the invited restaurant was Empire State South and its James Beard Award Winning Chef, Hugh Acheson. The menu included some great starters that were passed around including fried bologna on hawaiian roll, pimiento cheese sandwiches, beef tartare on benne cracker and roast fig / ricotta pizza with ESS 16 month ham. All really good. Upon sitting the menu started with a fabulous wood roasted rock shrimp, lardo mayo, pickled peppers, fermented carrot and peanuts?salad, followed by a red snapper crudo with red hot creme fraiche. The main course was a succulent cornish hen accompanied by sweet & sour eggplants and creamed corned Kimchi. For me, the new thing was the lamb heart, which was wood roasted and came on a bed of ?oatotto? (a very creamy risotto made with oats), roasted okra and chow chow. I am not an expert in Offal, nor do I have much experience eating it, so I jump to it whenever I get the chance. The heart slices definitely tasted like lamb, and were juicy tender. I tried many pieces on their own to gauge their individual flavor, and thought ?they could use a bit more seasoning (maybe heart shouldn?t be or can?t be seasoned?). But overall, glad to have tried a new food and together with the oatotto, the dish worked wonders. Kudos to Y?all Taste This for a much better pic than the one I took!

Finally I paid a visit to what is to my mind one of the best places in Miami for breadth of flavor, given the amazing creativity and skill of Chef Micah Edelstein: Nemesis Urban Bistro. As with most visits, I took some friends, this is my favorite place to take new people to, you always know they will be impressed and will eat something new, original, something they had never tasted before. Everything we had was delicious as always (Tuscan Sushi!!), but the new thing I had that blew me away was the new ?Octopussy? dish inspired by Micah?s recent holiday in Spain. ?The dish is made up of three perfectly cooked octopus tentacles ?and the most delicious ?tortilla espa?ola? squares you can imagine. Some drops of aioli a placed strategically throughout the dish and a peppery tomato based salsa rounds it up magnificently. Go tonight and order this!.

That?s it for this week, see you next week (if I get to eat anything new or anything Great)

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Jews around world celebrate new year

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, before the start the holiday of Rosh Hashana, early Sunday.

By NBC News staff and wire services

Millions of Jews around the world began ushering in the new year, 5773, when the holiday Rosh Hashana began Sunday at sunset.

Rosh Hashana translates from Hebrew to mean "head of the year," said Karen Lewin, education and youth director at Beth El in Lower Makefield, Penn.

The book of life is opened for the coming year and the fate of each individual is decided by God, according to Jewish beliefs.

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During Rosh Hashana, the faithful look back at their mistakes of the past year, make amends, so they can start the new year with a clean slate, Lewin said.

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People, seen through a doorway, shop at a food market in Jerusalem September 16, 2012, ahead of Rosh Hashanah on Sunday.

The names of the good are inscribed in the book to live another year. The wicked are redacted forever, and those in between are given a chance to reflect, repent and become righteous. After 10 days, on Yom Kippur, they can then be sealed into the book of life. Yom Kippur falls on Sept. 26.

President Barack Obama sent wishes for a "sweet year of health, happiness, and peace" in a video message:

"This is a joyful time for millions of people around the world. But Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are also opportunities for reflection. They represent a chance to take stock of our lives and look forward to the coming year with clear eyes and renewed purpose.

In that spirit, the Jewish Tradition teaches us that one of the most important duties we have during this period is the act of reconciliation. We?re called to seek each other out and make amends for those moments when we may not have lived up to our values as well as we should.

At a time when our public discourse can too often seem harsh; when society too often focuses on what divides us instead of what unites us; I hope that Americans of all faiths can take this opportunity to reach out to those who are less fortunate; to be tolerant of our neighbors; and to recognize ourselves in one another. And as a nation, let us be mindful of those who are suffering, and renew the unbreakable bond we share with our friends and allies ? including the State of Israel."

Israeli President Shimon Peres in a Rosh Hashana message called?Jews around the world?"full partners" with Israel.

"As we stand poised on the threshold of the New Year, it is my distinct pleasure to convey my heartfelt good wishes to all the Jewish communities around the world, in my name and on behalf of your brethren in Israel, eager to embark upon another year with hope and optimism," he said in his published message.

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For some of the Jewish faithful, Rosh Hashana ends Monday, but for others on Tuesday at sundown, he said. Those days are spent at the synagogue, since working is not allowed throughout the holiday.

As with most religious holy days, symbols and customs are part of Rosh Hashana.

Apples and honey or honey cake are included in a meal to symbolize the wish for a sweet new year. Round challah bread symbolizes the year?s cycle, Lewin said.

Among other customs is sending family and friends greeting cards that read ?Shana Tova? or wishing ?A good year,? she said.

Also, the sound of a ram's horn, or shofar, is heard in Jewish homes and houses of worship to alert the Jewish faithful of the coming judgement.

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i-Mat from Creative Baby Product Review | WTS Toy Review

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The first in a series of themed interactive soft foam mat, the i-Mat will tap into every child?s potential for creative learning as it stimulates, teaches and entertains from the moment parents put their child on it. Featuring a full color illustration of animals from around the world, the i-Mat serves as a visual fun playland with dozens of cute animals that babies will enjoy looking at and exploring. Name bubbles are included to start the visual connection of words and the names with images.

Unique to this play mat is the Voice Pen that brings the i-Mat to life. By touching the pen to the mat, the animals ?talk? and songs play. As the child grows, the parents can begin teaching their child up to three languages (English, Spanish, Chinese) simply by touching the pen to the image.

When the child is old enough to hold the pen and activate the mat on their own, he can play learning games on the mat that challenges them to seek things out while they learn about the animals and the world around them.


Well, first things first. The i-Mat is totally easy for little ones to use?.maybe not for 6 month olds as the recommended age recommends, but we certainly saw toddlers and smaller take to the pen and the i-Mat from the second they were placed upon it. Little ones happily tap away with the pen listening and learning about animals as they go. There are a few built-in games that the youngest aren?t quite able to handle on their own, but then again, there are too many things children of this age can handle on their own! All in all ? the i-Mat is a cool-techy-toy that isn?t hard for kids or Moms and Dads to start playing with immediately!

Other than the need to replace a battery eventually, we found no durability issues with the i-Mat. This playmay was obviously designed to have little ones crawling, pressing and occasionaly drooling on it ? no worries here!

Bright colors, fun animals, and entertaining sounds?.yes?the i-Mat easily earns all 5 stars in Visual Appeal! It?s adorable ? and kids flock to it! Set one out in front of them and see for yourself ? this mat is sort of like a kid-magnet!

For a toy in this age range the i-Mat absolutely packs in plenty of functionality. From exploring the animals, to using the pen to hear and learn more ? there is plenty to keep little ones occupied. Add in the game-functionality as the kids get a little older and there is more than enough functionality packed into this baby toy.

So?the i-Mat is expensive. We?re not saying it isn?t amazing ? we?re just saying it costs a lot. And it does. With a suggested retail price of right around $80, this is one toy many families may feel they can?t afford. We get that. However, if you can afford spending the dollars on a higher-priced toy, you (and more importantly your children) won?t be disappointed. It really is a cool, fun addition, albeit an expensive one.

We?ve seen some smaller style stylus-pointer, interactive type of toys, but we?ve never seen anything that sets up quite like the i-Mat. It?s fun for kids to crawl around on and explore ? all original design in our book.

Awesome. Simply awesome. Fine, we?ll get it out of the way quickly?the i-Mat is expensive?but like we mentioned above, if you can handle the cost, it really is a cool toy. Kids can roll on it, learn with it, and laugh along as they do all of the above. It is super easy to use, definitely durable and fantastically functional! An excellent present for friends, or for your own. We love the i-Mat and we?re sure you will too!

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Twitter is Now Twice as Big as Facebook - Here's Why

Katy Finneran of Bloomberg just tweeted that ?Twitter?s 2012 mobile ad revenue exceeds Facebook?s 2012 mobile ad revenue, $129.7 million to $72.7 million.? These numbers are eMarketer.

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That?s huge news. ?It essentially means that Twitter is now a bigger company than Facebook. ?Here?s why.

The PC revenue business for both Facebook and Twitter is dying. It will still exist but the stock market is basically giving that ad revenue business a very low multiple. ?The stock market is obsessed with who will make money in the mobile space because the stock market ? correctly ? believes that all of us (or 90+% of us) will only access these services from mobile devices in a very short period. ?(And it?s not just the stock market believes that. Ask any executive at Apple (AAPL) or Google (GOOG) or any Sand Hill Road VC.)

Also, consider that Facebook?s Payments business is almost dead ? again because of the rapid shift to mobile. ?Maybe they?ll figure out a way to resurrect that business, but for right now Facebook is only an ad company. ?What?s more, they?re really only a PC-based ad company.

Facebook has 1 billion monthly users (including fake and bogus spam accounts). ?Twitter has about 150 million (and I?m sure they have their share of fakes too).

Yet, Twitter is almost double the size of Facebook in terms of the only type of revenue that matters going forward.

That?s astounding considering that Facebook has almost 7x the number of monthly users.

As Wayne Gretzky said, ?you?ve got to skate where the puck is going and not where it is.? ?So, in terms of where the world is heading, Twitter is now twice as big as Facebook.

Nicholas Carlson of Business Insider disputes this. ?He says that Facebook only started selling mobile ads in the second half of 2012, so you must take these numbers with a grain of salt.

But this doesn?t fly. ?Twitter?s mobile ad sales were likely also light in the first half of the year.

Maybe Facebook is going to ramp things up in the future. ?But given that they?re 7x as big as Twitter and to have their heads handed to them like this from the quirky little San Francisco company, it?s embarrassing.

Facebook?s not used to looking at someone?s rear bumper as they speed past them.

[Long AAPL]

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Photos: Remembering the March on Washington

Not originally published in LIFE, but printed elsewhere in the years since. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the crowd during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963. (Francis Miller?Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

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Not originally published in LIFE, but printed elsewhere in the years since. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the crowd during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963. (Francis Miller?Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

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Official: Suicide bomber kills 1 in south Yemen

SANAA, Yemen (AP) ? A Yemeni security official says a suicide bomber blew himself up in the country's south, killing a leading member of a civilian militia that has fought alongside government troops to drive out al-Qaida militants from their southern strongholds.

Another security official said Sunday that the death toll from Saturday's attack on a government building in the port city of Aden rose to 21, after a soldier died of his wounds sustained when militants stormed the local intelligence headquarters.

Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media.

In a televised speech late Saturday, President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi pledged to fight terrorism and urged Yemenis to support his government as the country goes through a "dangerous and sensitive phase."

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Asthma is one of the most prevalent ailments in people. Asthma is a condition where the patient has repeated attacks of wheezing, which usually clears up completely with medical treatment. asthma attacks produce a variety of disabilities from mild distress to sever incapacity. Asthma can develop at any time in life but mostly starts in childhood. An asthmatic attack is refer to asthmatic triggers. first attack is usually set off by a lung infection. subsequent attacks are brought about by similar infections as even as an ordinary cold. Drugs which a patient is allergic to may also set off an attack. Exercise, emotional trauma like anger, sorrow, over excitement etc including sudden fluctuations in weather and temperature is one of the know cause of asthmatic triggers.

Causes: Why a person suffers from asthma.

In asthmatic patients, the bronchial tube muscles which takes air to the airspace in the lungs become narrow due to contraction, and air cannot move freely in or out of the lungs. Bronchial tubes also produce more mucous than usual thereby further reducing air movement. This is where asthma develops.

Signs and Symptoms:

• Wheezing is a characteristic symptoms of asthma and cough sometimes may occur.

• Inability to speak due to breathlessness.?

• Typical difficulty in breathing out rather than breathing in.

Herbal Remedies for Asthma

Note that asthma home remedies should be used in only mild attacks. but however, in severe attacks, medical intervention or hospitalization may be necessary.

1. The juice of one clove of garlic (remove outer layers) should be mixed with a tea spoon of honey and taken twice a day, to dilute the contracted bronchial tubes. but patients with ulcer bleeding disorder should abstain from the above remedy.

2. Half tea spoon of hing (asafoetida) 50ml of sesame oil and a pinch of camphor are mixed and applied on the chest to relieve congestion and uneasiness.

3. 1 tea spoon full each of this combination; green ginger juice, better leaf juice, and juice of one clove of garlic should be mixed and taken 3 times daily.

4. Tulsi leave juice with honey is also beneficial. 1 tea spoon of tulsi juice and 1 tea spoon of honey should be taken 3 times a day.

5.? Gur mixed with equal quantity of mustard oil if taken for 21 days gives almost permanent relief.

6. The powder of pipal taken along with sendha namak i.e. rock salt when mixed with the juice of ginger gives result in at least one week.

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Do use garlic all the time in your meal, hing, drink tea everyday, warm water before you bathe, always wear or protect the body with warm clothings during chilly weather.

Try to avoid cold items like ice block or ice cream, yoghurt, butter milk, cold drinks, lemon etc. Eggs, guava, cucumber, sleeping during the day are one of the allergy-triggering factors of asthmatic patients so avoid them.

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Credit Karma, the online credit monitoring service backed by $3 million from SV Angel, Founders Fund and others, has shot up to become the #1 Financial app in the Apple App Store and #22 overall, only a day after its mobile debut. Like its online counterpart, Credit Karma Mobile?brings credit monitoring to your iOS device, and notifies you when certain events are reported on your credit report. And yes, it's actually free, not free*.

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Israel's leaders write to new Egyptian president

This photo combo shows file photos of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and new Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. Netanyahu has sent a letter of congratulations to Morsi on his election victory and is calling for continued peace between the neighboring countries, Israeli officials said Sunday, July 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Nasser Nasser)

This photo combo shows file photos of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and new Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. Netanyahu has sent a letter of congratulations to Morsi on his election victory and is calling for continued peace between the neighboring countries, Israeli officials said Sunday, July 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Nasser Nasser)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office, Sunday, July 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Abir Sultan, Pool)

In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center, stands with judges Farouk Sultan, left, and Maher el-Beheiri, right, as he is sworn in at the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 30, 2012. Islamist Mohammed Morsi promised a "new Egypt" and unwavering support to the powerful military as he took the oath of office Saturday to become the country's first freely elected president, succeeding Hosni Mubarak who was ousted 16 months ago. (AP Photo/Ahmed Fouad, Egyptian Presidency)

JERUSALEM (AP) ? Israel's president and prime minister have sent separate letters to Egypt's new Islamist president, congratulating him on his election victory and calling for continued peace between the neighboring countries, Israeli officials said Sunday.

Israeli officials have grown jittery over the future of relations with Egypt since last year's ouster of longtime President Hosni Mubarak. The election of Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood has deepened those concerns. Morsi took office Saturday.

Israel's high-profile outreach reflected the importance Israel places on its peace treaty with Egypt. The 1979 agreement, Israel's first with an Arab country, has been a cornerstone of Israeli security policy for three decades, allowing the military to focus on more volatile fronts with Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinian territories.

The letters from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres were Israel's first official communications with Morsi since his election.

An official in Netanyahu's office confirmed the letter emphasized the importance of maintaining the peace treaty. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was discussing a sensitive diplomatic matter. The text was not released.

Peres, a 1994 Nobel Peace laureate, wrote in his letter, "Peace has saved the lives of countless young people in Egypt and in Israel." His office released the text Sunday and said the letter was sent Thursday.

Morsi has pledged to respect all of Egypt's international accords, but the Brotherhood has said adjustments to the Israel-Egypt accord may be needed.

Associated Press

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Lions install new president, present awards

PLANT CITY --

Members of the Plant City Lions Club recently held their annual awards ceremony and installation banquet at The Catering Company Caf?.

The evening included the conclusion of Gail Lyons' term as president. She handed the gavel over to incoming president Kerri Gafford.

The following awards were presented at the June 26 ceremony: Lion of the Year, Michael Cameron; President Award and 1st Vice President Award, Gafford; 2nd Vice President Award, Steve Nierman; 3rd Vice President Award, Jason Jones; Secretary Award, Brian West; and Treasurer Award, Mark Cornett

Al Berry, Bob Fulks, Lee Williams and Jean Ann Davenport were presented with a special recognition award. The Leo special award went to Lilianna Reyes and Lyons received the past president award.

The special presenter at the ceremony was Bill Ringelstein, past council chair for the Lions. Second Vice President District Governor-Elect Judy Guam and District Governor Dean Hess were also present at the event.

Lyons remembered members who are recently deceased, including Ronald Baker, Paul Causey, Ed Martin, Ray Egbert, Juanita Ayscue and Lorean Barger.

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International Corporate Services Practitioner (?ICSP? Program)

• Training Topic:?International Corporate Services Practitioner (?ICSP? Program) ? 5th Intake
• Date: 28 and 29 August 2012
• Time: 9am ? 5:30pm
• Venue: Cititel Hotel, Mid Valley, KL

The ?ICSP? course is an 15 hour program encompassing international company administration and management.
Participants will learn the uses and applications of offshore companies and structures in wealth management and in business activities.
As it is pitched to practitioners who engage in corporate management services, real life examples of corporate and tax structures and case studies will form a major part of the course outline

ICSP Program Objectives

• A complete and comprehensive course and workshop on international company administration and management.
• The uses of offshore companies and structures in wealth management and in business activities.
• Understand the various purposes of the setting up of offshore companies and their tax advantages.
• How offshore companies are able to provide effective tax planning solutions.
• Discover the uses of Labuan structures and other offshore Foundations.
• Applications of offshore companies with real life examples of corporate structures and case studies.
• Inbound & outbound tax planning for Malaysian Business.

Course Assessment
Participants will be taught by qualified practitioners and assessed on their proficiency in the topics through practical exercises and open book examinations.

Who Should Apply
This program is specially designed for corporate management services providers who wish to expand into the offshore market segments.
Wealth managers, bankers, financial intermediaries who wish to obtain the knowledge and competency in offshore company management services may also apply.

Admission Criteria Applicants should be currently employed in the corporate management services industry or in a related field. If applicants do not have prior experience, it is recommended that they carry out prior reading and study on the program topic.

• Course Fee Early Bird Fee before 25 July 2012: RM1,800
• Normal Fee on 25 July 2012 onwards:
• Public RM2,200
• Rockwills/Corporate Members RM2,000
• Group of 3 Package RM6,000

* The fee will include 2 days seminar package in hotel, course materials & certificate

Payment Method:

• Payable to: Rockwills Business Solutions Sdn Bhd
• Bank Account No.: 2121 9800 0198 20
• Swift code for RHB Bank:?RHBBMYKL
• Bank Name:?RHB Bank Berhad
• Bank Address:?No 1, Jalan 14/20,?46100 Petaling Jaya,?Selangor

Principal Trainer Profile

Lee Chiwi,?CEO of Rockwills International Pte. Ltd.

Lee Chiwi was called to the Bar of England & Wales as a Barrister-at-Law in 1986 and was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of Singapore in 1988. He also has a MBA from the Nanyang Business School (1996) and is a TEP (Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner). He has worked with many financial and insurance professionals in the areas of estate planning, succession and trusts. He joined British and Malayan Trustees Limited (BMT) as its CEO in 2005. BMT is Singapore?s oldest trust company and is listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange. Since March 2008, he has been appointed as CEO of the Rockwills Group in Singapore. Rockwills is in the business of Wills, Estate Planning, administration of Trusts and management of offshore corporate structures in wealth management. He is also the author of four books covering various subjects in wealth management, succession and will trusts.

Tan Hooi Beng,?Tax Specialist

Tan Hooi Beng is an Executive Director at BDO Tax Services Sdn Bhd and has more than 13 years? experience in corporate, personal and international tax. He has advised multinational corporations on corporate structuring and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, tax-efficient financing, international offshore financial centres, tax-aligned supply chain, tax treaties and cross-border taxation generally. He last served as an Executive Director as well as the international tax services leader in one of the Big 4 firms. Hooi Beng is a member of the Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia, Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors. He is also a licensed tax agent.

Alexis Medina,?Executive Director, Morgan & Morgan Group, Singapore

Mr. Alexis Medina was admitted to the Panamanian Bar in 1998 and holds a graduate degree (LL.M.) from Boston University on ?Securities and International Banking Regulation?. His professional experience in the Wealth-Management and Private Banking industry dates back to 2000 and is currently Executive Director of Morgan & Morgan Corporate Services Pte. Ltd., the Morgan & Morgan Group (MMG) office in Singapore, providing qualified services on corporate structuring, private foundations, trusts, and vessel registration. Morgan & Morgan is the first Panamanian organization to be authorized by the Government of the Republic of Singapore to provide legal advice and services from this country. Prior becoming head of the MMG Singapore office, Alexis is a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) since 2007, Mr. Medina has played an active role in the Panama and Singapore branches of this worldwide professional association.

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Debt crisis: France and Germany clash at euro summit

Both Spain and Italy are demanding that the eurozone show them "solidarity" because they have implemented EU austerity measures, but have still seen substantial increases in the cost of their government borrowing on the bond markets.

Yesterday Spanish bond yields passed the critical 7pc mark again.

EU officials have confirmed that negotiations have begun on plans to use eurozone bail-out funds, worth ?740bn (?593bn), to buy new Spanish and Italian bonds to ease borrowing costs at debt auctions over the summer.

The moves have run into opposition from Germany ahead of a vote in the Bundestag parliament today, where Mrs Merkel requires a two-thirds majority of MPs to ratify the creation of a permanent eurozone bail-out fund.

In order to prevent a parliamentary rebellion over the new fund, which means an extra contribution of ?168bn from German taxpayers, Mrs Merkel insists that help for Italy or Spain be attached to strict conditions, seen as politically toxic in both Rome and Madrid.

The temperature of the debate was raised after a senior German official close to the chancellor poured scorn on the demands being made by the Italian and Spanish.

"We would warn against exaggerated scaremongering," said the official.

Mario Monti, Italy's technocrat prime minister, is demanding help to bring down borrowing costs currently at 6pc, near crisis point, in return for pushing through controversial pension and labour reforms.

Unless he can show progress, Mr Monti, who is an unelected appointee as head of government, could face a rebellion in the Italian parliament, tipping Italy into political turmoil that would deepen its borrowing problems, plunging the eurozone into its worst crisis yet.

Giorgio Napolitano, Italy's president, yesterday warned that he was worried by growing conflict amid the Italian political parties, jeopardising Mr Monti's technocrat, national unity government.

"It is worrying that at the same time, the disputes and conflicts are increasing among the parties that support the government," he said.

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A government proposal that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C may be getting high praise for its potential health benefits, but it?s also raising questions about the unintended consequences of screening for those seeking insurance.

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Warrior ? 1.8-Inch TFT LCD MP4 Player

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Check out this nice looking MP4 player ?Warrior? from Light In The Box. Priced at only $27.99, this slim player has a 1.8-inch TFT LCD screen, a 4GB of storage, a built-in microphone, an FM radio, a picture browser, an e-book reader, a USB port and a rechargeable Li-Ion battery. [Product Page] View full post

Android Tablets Now Own Nearly Half the Tablet Market

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The Online Publishers Association (OPA) has just released a study of tablet users that has a number of surprises in it. ?The survey, which included 2,540 internet users between 8 and 64 years of age, found that Android tablets have made huge gains in the last 12 months, rising from 32%?market share?in 2011 to 51%

Gameloft Releases ?The Amazing Spider-Man? Prologue Trailer for Upcoming Android and iOS Game

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Earlier this month, we reported that Gameloft would release another movie/video game tie-in with their latest creation, ?The Amazing Spider-Man?. ?Nothing here should be new as most of us are already quite familiar with the story of Spider-Man and Peter Parker. With Gameloft behind it, you can also expect some amazing game play all while

ASUS Nexus 7 ? Google?s First Android Tablet

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ASUS and Google have collaborated to release the ASUS Nexus 7. Known as Google?s first Android tablet, the gadget is expected to be released at the Google I/O developer event later this month. As its name suggests, the ASUS Nexus 7 features a 7-inch display with a 1280 x 960 pixel resolution and the Google

CyanogenMOD 7.2 Released to Dozens of Devices

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The CyanogenMOD team has released a statement regarding their latest Gingerbread builds being released to the masses. The build number is 7.2 and should be ready to download through their website if your phone is supported. This new build should include numerous ICS features being back-ported to your GB device, as well as numerous fixes

HTC Europe Gives First Official Statement On One X WiFi Issues; Also Casually Mentions That Tegra 3 Versions Are The Only Affected Models

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It?s no secret that HTC One X smartphone has a well-known issue with keeping a WiFi signal. While many of the One X owners out here have complained and subsequently gotten a seemingly reliable fix, owners elsewhere in the world are still having to deal with this nagging and rather irritating glitch. HTC Europe has

Piper Jaffray finds developers prefer Apple over Android in recent flawed survey

about 15 hours ago - 1 comment

In the ongoing battle of Android vs Apple, it?s clear who the winner is in terms of market share. Nothing is slowing Android down, but analysts are always trying to find something that points towards Android in a negative way. The latest comes from?Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster who surveyed 100 developers about their thoughts

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