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Julie Gayet demands from the French magazine 50 thousand dollars

10:21 AM Tukiyooo 0

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMjQk_dhgsx_z8xLhXyimWJdespR3RxNciX9Fm_FhXHxCgveVFwF8p4A2fxLwBRF8rUoezSDfQ8s2wNb_ta7hMCSCqfD0PF9wKklrcIrPttS1Lbs5XKH7k3uwT_tcKcseqr6JC7YD/s1600/Julie+Gayet+demands+from+the+French+magazine+50+thousand+dollars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMjQk_dhgsx_z8xLhXyimWJdespR3RxNciX9Fm_FhXHxCgveVFwF8p4A2fxLwBRF8rUoezSDfQ8s2wNb_ta7hMCSCqfD0PF9wKklrcIrPttS1Lbs5XKH7k3uwT_tcKcseqr6JC7YD/s1600/Julie+Gayet+demands+from+the+French+magazine+50+thousand+dollars.jpg" /></a></div><br /><script type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><br />Actress <b>Julie Gayet</b>, which the French tabloid Sloser accuses of having  an affair with <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/01/francois-hollande-refused-to-discuss.html" target="_blank">French President Francois Ollanom</a>, has become one of the  most talked about person of the week. But it's not professional  achievements Mademoiselle Gaye, but the fact that the press around the  world exaggerates her personal life. <br /> <br /><script type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><br /> Today it became known RIA  Novosti that Gaia requires 50,000 dollars from the magazine. It was the  sum plaintiff estimates moral damage caused to her tabloid invading her  privacy. Four thousand dollars on account of an actress requires court  costs. The second condition, which puts the actress in the lawsuit, is  the publication of the court decision on the part of the magazine cover.  <br /> <br /> Earlier it was reported that the lawyer Julie Gayet required  to remove material from the site of the alleged connection actress with  French President. <br /> <br /> We also recall that for several days the  tabloids write about possible pregnancy French actress, but information  remains unconfirmed. The French president until the situation has not  commented, despite the difficulties in dealing with civil wife Valerie  Triyerveyler, which was in the hospital after the news of the novel  Hollande and Gaia.<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script>

Julie Gayet demands from the French magazine 50 thousand dollars

Actress Julie Gayet , which the French tabloid Sloser accuses of having an affair with French President Francois Ollanom , has become one o...

Potatoes, shorts and ice cubes: what can ruffle Elizabeth II?

10:09 AM Tukiyooo 0

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhb455zqR_pXUbeqZ-b4ID6mMOcIPKye2W9gchdMb8Fs87hoJ_9KeJMv0YKuF8GpaffuCet1RctidooZtmbVbwLIG50thQU4y_ZNdSLjFh9Ht39NzyyMaoka-hBhbw7fjwfa9BXL8-/s1600/Potatoes,+shorts+and+ice+cubes+what+can+ruffle+Elizabeth+II.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhb455zqR_pXUbeqZ-b4ID6mMOcIPKye2W9gchdMb8Fs87hoJ_9KeJMv0YKuF8GpaffuCet1RctidooZtmbVbwLIG50thQU4y_ZNdSLjFh9Ht39NzyyMaoka-hBhbw7fjwfa9BXL8-/s1600/Potatoes,+shorts+and+ice+cubes+what+can+ruffle+Elizabeth+II.jpg" /></a></div><br />If you ever get an appointment with the Queen of Great Britain, do not  try to stroke her favorite dogs, solve a crossword puzzle in her seat  with a dictionary or common table for your child. It turned out that in  the royal palace has a secret list of those things that can not stand  Elizabeth II. Somehow penetrate this mystery palace managed  correspondents Us Weekly. <br /> <br /><script type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><br /> And that, according to them, is included in the list of "irritants" Her Majesty: <br /> <br /><b> Potatoes</b>: it never served to the table when the queen dines alone. <br /> <br /><b> Soups</b>: they leave royals completely indifferent. <br /> <br /><b> Children at the table</b>: the table is no place for kids queens who have not learned good manners. <br /> <br /><b> three-piece suit</b>: it believes that such ensembles worth wearing only a servant. <br /> <br /><b> word "pregnancy"</b>: according to Her Majesty, the term is too vulgar.  When it is necessary to speak about a woman expecting replenishment,  "she marital status". <br /> <br /><b> When people touch her dogs</b>: Elizabeth,  as you know, loves his dogs breed corgi and, as it turns out, can not  stand when someone -is trying to stroke. <br /> <br /><b> dictionaries</b>: want to  ruffle queen - start with her to solve a crossword puzzle, referring to  a dictionary. She believes it is "fraud". <br /> <br /><b> Shorts</b>: men in shorts in the palace is not the place. <br /> <br /><b> Frustrated musical instruments</b>: music playing for the queen should sound harmoniously. <br /> <br /><b> Long sermon</b>: this church ritual should not last longer than 12 minutes. <br /> <br /><b> Ice Cubes</b>: Elizabeth hate knock that they make, so put her drinks on ice chips exclusively circular shape. <br /> <br /><b> "Not real" bow ties</b>: they say the queen from a distance of 20 steps can  determine which butterfly on man - a real, you want to tie, or "the  fake" - an elastic band (a version of this accessory Her Majesty does  not approve of). <br /> <br /> Well what can I say, one of us asked his little oddities!<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br />

Potatoes, shorts and ice cubes: what can ruffle Elizabeth II?

If you ever get an appointment with the Queen of Great Britain, do not try to stroke her favorite dogs, solve a crossword puzzle in her sea...

7 New Ways to Navigate Defiance From Your Child (BLOG)

10:00 AM Anonymous 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGM-tSuFyhVbrDxgxj2aTT7zIyigOQqIQqgM3Uw2r_4r5bee3vb9oDCrFitpqIHXmMpMFVBIFquHwH6RaAOgNZbDE48H_BXH5IkW2WrqAfzct3uRfO30VvAqjI2PhPdYEm33pcD9OzWkU/s1600/n-DEFIANT-KIDS-large570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGM-tSuFyhVbrDxgxj2aTT7zIyigOQqIQqgM3Uw2r_4r5bee3vb9oDCrFitpqIHXmMpMFVBIFquHwH6RaAOgNZbDE48H_BXH5IkW2WrqAfzct3uRfO30VvAqjI2PhPdYEm33pcD9OzWkU/s1600/n-DEFIANT-KIDS-large570.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px;">There is something about your child looking you straight in the eye and saying, "No, I won't do that," "I hate you" or "You can't make me" that challenges you to the core.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px;">You are so not alone.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px;">However, you <em style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">can</em> handle this annoying behavior better when your goal is to utilize your relationship with a child as motivation, rather than ineffective consequences and punishment. Here are seven strategies to help you stay composed when you are faced with defiant behavior from your kids.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1. Don't ever take it personally. </strong><br style="border: 0px; display: block; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;" />Your child is not refusing to eat breakfast to intentionally frustrate you. She is not saying "No way" about getting in the car to annoy. Rigid, defiant and "off track" behavior is a signal that your child is <em style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">feeling disconnected</em>. Children who behave "badly" are not doing it to "get" attention. They're doing it because they <em style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">need</em> attention and connection from you. Getting angry and controlling in this instance is about the worst thing you can do.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">2. Consider why they refuse.</strong> <br style="border: 0px; display: block; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;" />Imagine a day when you get up, and before you can even take a breath someone is telling you what to do. You're told what to wear, what to eat, when to leave the house, and on and on. I am not suggesting that we allow children to run the show. But trying on their perspective of close-to-zero autonomy can help you empathize with their desire for power, even if it's the power to defy.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">3. Talk to yourself.</strong> <br style="border: 0px; display: block; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;" />There is no better tool for staying calm than the use of positive self-talk. In order to pull off "Don't take it personally," you will need to speak to yourself inwardly about what is happening in front of you. That means when your child says, "I don't waaant to get dressed," and your first thought is, "I DON'T CARE! GET DRESSED NOW!" you can keep from saying <em style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">that</em> out loud, and instead use some helpful self-talk: "Deep breath. Joey is refusing to get dressed and I want to yell, but I can stay calm." Once you talk yourself <em style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">out</em>of behavior you don't want to engage in, you can talk yourself <em style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">into</em> responding more effectively.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">4. Reflect and honor a child's feelings and meet them where they are. </strong><br style="border: 0px; display: block; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;" />Allow a child her feelings of rebellion and engage in a warm way. (Yes, this is actually possible after that kind chat you had with yourself.) Try narrating, "You really don't want to get out of the car. I see your arms holding onto those car seat straps and you're probably thinking, 'No, no, no, I'm not getting out of the car!'" What good does this do? It creates a pause, a gap in the anger spiral you might both whirl into. When you state "what is" in a calm manner, your child feels recognized. And because you didn't engage in any type of power struggle, there is no authority or control to react to, or push up against.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">5. Hold boundaries on unsafe behavior only.</strong> <br style="border: 0px; display: block; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;" />Here's what I mean by this: When your child loses it and their nervous system is overloaded -- <em style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">there is no teachable moment.</em> If they are freaking out about something, keep everyone safe and leave it at that until the storm has passed. Stop aggression with firm arms and say, "I can't let you hit." When they retaliate and yell, "I hate you -- you're the worst mom in the whole world," do not try to now <em style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">also</em> put boundaries on their words. They have moved from a completely inappropriate way of expressing their stress and displeasure (hitting) to a more, albeit only slightly more, appropriate way (yelling mean things at you). Take the high road. Because you have a fully formed prefrontal cortex, you can.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">6. Keep a positive view of your child.</strong> <br style="border: 0px; display: block; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;" />Know that raising respectful, kind, productive members of society is a marathon and not a sprint. This is another time for self-talk: "My child is young and still learning. His brain is not done developing and he needs my gentle guidance." Trust him to turn things around. Just because your child is refusing to leave the house at 3:30, doesn't mean he'll still be refusing at 3:40. Hold the vision that he will eventually comply with your request.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">7. Use some humor and power play.</strong> <br style="border: 0px; display: block; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;" />Humor, when used wisely, is a very valuable tool. Avoid sarcasm and teasing and aim for a silly, conspiratorial tone. If your child resists teeth-brushing, you could say: "Hmm, mouth seems to be closed, guess I'll need to brush your nose and ears instead." Watch them laugh as you do, and after enough giggles they'll likely comply. Power play is when you play games that give a child the more powerful role. "Push Dad Over" is a favorite in our house, as is "Invited Defiance," where I build a block tower and beg that it not be knocked down, only to move through the build-beg-knock down process over and over.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 14px; padding: 0px;">I know it's hard -- really, really hard -- to keep yourself regulated, calm and in a state of mind from which you can respond (instead of react) when things are fast spinning out of control. Remember that your children are learning how to handle themselves by watching you. These tips will help you keep your cool when tempers run hot and you'll see real results -- improvement in your relationship with your kids, <em style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">and </em>in their behavior.</div></div>

7 New Ways to Navigate Defiance From Your Child (BLOG)

There is something about your child looking you straight in the eye and saying, "No, I won't do that," "I hate you" ...

Beyond Belief?

9:00 AM Tukiyooo 0

On page 24 of the <a href="http://issuu.com/alpublications/docs/quest_magazine_final_web_pages">first issue of <i>Quest Magazine</i></a> ("the luxury magazine for world travelers," just what we need) is the below advertisement:<br /><br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0uSSD9M8AJ49VoizjfSXk4iqZ13jL6P-xzBZ9qf-VQgHsXTMsW-jWk7-5UP6cRbOi38xAg41yJ-QttUT1iObSpJITU8xPlXRClzZwrdGLZf_t5-zOC5ukcEKMupxSnnwkhXEkOMm7xoY/s1600/negev.jpg" /><br />[Image via <a href="http://issuu.com/alpublications/docs/quest_magazine_final_web_pages">Quest Magazine</a>]<br /><br />What grabs my attention, having just reviewed <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2014/01/13/s-am-11-lookout/"><i>S AM 11 / Lookout</i></a> on my weekly page, is the glass-and-steel construction that is giving this couple an unbelievably high panorama of the Negev. The lookout is rendered realistically enough that at first I though it was real, but given the advertisement's tagline of "Israel Beyond Belief," the height of the vista, and the fairly utilitarian and unbelievable nature of the lookout (the stair would be outside? the couple would be looking from the landing?), it must be fake. Right?<br /><br /><b>Update:</b> Thanks to Chen, it turns out the lookout is actually a hotel (makes sense, considering what the ad says about luxury hotels). It's the <a href="http://www.isrotelexclusivecollection.com/beresheet/">Beresheet Hotel</a> (note the stairs leading to the dining terrace):<br /><a href="http://www.themarker.com/polopoly_fs/1.1632739.1328214305!/image/664417665.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWOpL8KGf8y9G7DFE-eDxbAq9zillgDe7Drfe64mfko3Y7kODCpdNMY8vcnnjTJuWME-QEDxe5F39pAMBuTis-O8oX0AvZeVrA0QRfdpkeBFFBPwTr1Fdcc1ssYtjqMB_XVa2O6dm3zLe/s1600/664417665.jpg" /></a>

Beyond Belief?

On page 24 of the first issue of Quest Magazine ("the luxury magazine for world travelers," just what we need) is the below adver...

Michelle Obama, Oprah Hang Out In Maui (BLOG)

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ-DyuJP2zTQUj1armsfAKgjIKUTjASnYkrYj_dyBaWbGZlt30BIhNhFZgKE7HrRAedvxsSIwYe8kVmbUK7D1ErGmYLFl0NWFUKKLl4qukQwGO4dCULp9Yfpc9m2g-oOVRwmWkHIyyT4/s1600/rs_560x415-140107091138-1024.Oprah-Winfrey-Michelle-Obama-jmd-010714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ-DyuJP2zTQUj1armsfAKgjIKUTjASnYkrYj_dyBaWbGZlt30BIhNhFZgKE7HrRAedvxsSIwYe8kVmbUK7D1ErGmYLFl0NWFUKKLl4qukQwGO4dCULp9Yfpc9m2g-oOVRwmWkHIyyT4/s1600/rs_560x415-140107091138-1024.Oprah-Winfrey-Michelle-Obama-jmd-010714.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">President Obama and his daughters returned to freezing cold Washington on Sunday, but the First Lady stayed back in Hawaii "to <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/05/michelle-obama-hawaii-birthday_n_4545313.html?utm_hp_ref=hawaii&ir=Hawaii" style="border: 0px; color: #0088c3; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_hplink">spend time with friends</a> ahead of her upcoming 50th birthday party."</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">Turns out, the First Lady's friends include Oprah Winfrey.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">The Obama family had been vacationing in Kailua, on the island of Oahu, for two weeks, but caravans of black SUVs and Maui police cars near Oprah's 11-room, 17-acre estate in Kula, Maui, are fueling suspicions that the First Lady hopped over to the Valley Isle on Sunday.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">Although the First Lady's office has not yet confirmed the visit, Paul Meyer, a Maui local, told The Maui News that his routine bike ride near Oprah's estate was interrupted by barricades of policemen and "Secret Service agents."</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">"Two young guys were there and Maui police officers, and they said the road is going to be closed for the next week," Meyer said. "I asked, <a href="http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/580797/Motorcade--big-plane-point-to-arrival-on-Maui-of-Mrs--Obama.html?nav=10" style="border: 0px; color: #0088c3; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_hplink">'Is Michelle Obama in town?' and the policeman just nodded</a>."</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">According to TMZ, <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2014/01/06/michelle-obama-oprah-hawaii-house-vacation-barack-obama-50-birthday/" style="border: 0px; color: #0088c3; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_hplink">Oprah plans on joining the First Lady at the estate</a>.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">In a blog for HuffPost Hawaii, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/oprah-winfrey/seeking-stillness-in-hawa_b_3863184.html" style="border: 0px; color: #0088c3; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_hplink">Oprah recently called the house her "sacred space,"</a>writing:</div><blockquote style="background-color: #f0f0f0; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 15px 0px; padding: 15px;">Every evening we sit on the front porch and watch the greatest light show on earth: the sun dipping below the horizon. Neighbors drop by. We sip drinks inspired by whatever is fresh and delicious -- mango, guava, pineapple, cucumber, basil. We chat, laugh and rate the sunsets according to their magnificence. When there's a full moon, we hike up the mountain and sometimes ride horses to the top to watch the moon rise over the ridge. I love being in my garden, cultivating the most delicious organic fruits and vegetables. Radishes as big as your head. The land gives and gives. It restores my soul.</blockquote><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px;">We imagine that is just what the birthday girl (and farm-to-table enthusiast) is after. The First Lady turns 50 on Jan. 17 and is expected back in Washington, D.C., by then.</div></div>

Michelle Obama, Oprah Hang Out In Maui (BLOG)

President Obama and his daughters returned to freezing cold Washington on Sunday, but the First Lady stayed back in Hawaii "to spend t...

Oprah Winfrey Selling Chicago Condo for $7.75 Million (BLOG)

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzrm0rC__CFTBljlVNpBZhiaAMhaYAq0jSVOMZR22tQp_qoNA1jQiADAGNudBCp-XoQfjedup-fZKaBsRKiS-3t3c8srfWZlMHAs2tkcaujUVkbje_A7SseaIep_tpw5MhMY30oKcs_w/s1600/rs_560x415-140115094442-1024-oprah-winfrey-condo-chicago.ls.11514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzrm0rC__CFTBljlVNpBZhiaAMhaYAq0jSVOMZR22tQp_qoNA1jQiADAGNudBCp-XoQfjedup-fZKaBsRKiS-3t3c8srfWZlMHAs2tkcaujUVkbje_A7SseaIep_tpw5MhMY30oKcs_w/s1600/rs_560x415-140115094442-1024-oprah-winfrey-condo-chicago.ls.11514.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;">Looks like <strong><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/oprah_winfrey" style="color: #00b1dd; text-decoration: none !important;">Oprah Winfrey</a></strong> is ready for something new in 2014. </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;">The <a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/24965319-418/oprahs-asking-775-million-for-water-tower-place-condo.html" style="color: #00b1dd; text-decoration: none !important;" target="_blank"><em>Chicago Sun-Times</em></a> reports that the TV personality and entertainment mogul just listed her Water Tower Place condo in Chicago for a cool $7.75 million this week, and it's certainly a sight to behold.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;">The 9,600 square-foot pad boasts four spacious bedrooms, five bathrooms and two half-baths, plus numerous living areas, stunning views of the city and lake, two kitchens and much, <em>much</em> more.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;">Only the best for Oprah!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;">According to public property records, Winfrey paid over $3 million in three transactions in the early 1990s to combine four adjacent units in the building to create her grandiose home located on the 56th floor of the impressive building.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;">So savvy!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;">We're not sure who could possibly afford to move into Oprah's posh space (after all, HOA fees alone run just over $9,000 a <em>month</em>), but we're betting they'll have some pretty swanky shoes to fill.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4em; max-width: 600px; padding: 0.5em 20px 0.5em 0px;">Potential buyers, step right up!</div></div>

Oprah Winfrey Selling Chicago Condo for $7.75 Million (BLOG)

Looks like Oprah Winfrey is ready for something new in 2014. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the TV personality and entertainment mo...

Pay Your Taxes With Bitcoin: snapCard Launches ‘Pay the IRS’ Service

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="single-title"><div class="single-info"></div><div class="single-info"></div><div class="single-info">  <span class="single-author"><a href="http://www.coindesk.com/author/daniel-cawrey/" rel="author" title="Posts by Daniel Cawrey">Daniel Cawrey</a> (<a class="authortwitter" href="http://www.twitter.com/danielcawrey" target="_newwindow">@danielcawrey)</a> | </span> <span class="single-date">Published on January 15, 2014 at 23:06 GMT | </span> <span class="single-category"><b><i><a href="http://www.coindesk.com/companies/" rel="category tag" title="View all posts in Companies">Companies</a>, <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/companies/merchants/" rel="category tag" title="View all posts in Merchants">Merchants</a>, <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/news/" rel="category tag" title="View all posts in News">News</a></i></b></span></div></div><div class="article-share"><span class="IN-widget" style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="display: inline-block ! important; font-size: 1px ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; vertical-align: baseline ! important;"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1389886926127_0"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" id="li_ui_li_gen_1389886926127_0-link"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1389886926127_0-logo"><br /></span><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1389886926127_0-title"><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1389886926127_0-mark"></span><span id="li_ui_li_gen_1389886926127_0-title-text"></span></span></a></span></span><span style="display: inline-block ! important; font-size: 1px ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; vertical-align: baseline ! important;"><span class="IN-right" id="li_ui_li_gen_1389886926140_1-container"><span class="IN-right" id="li_ui_li_gen_1389886926140_1"><span class="IN-right" id="li_ui_li_gen_1389886926140_1-inner"><span class="IN-right" id="li_ui_li_gen_1389886926140_1-content"></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="reddit" data-title="Pay Your Taxes With Bitcoin: snapCard Launches 'Pay the IRS' Service" id="reddit"></span></div><div class="article-share"></div><div class="picture featured"><img alt="IRSowe" class=" wp-post-image" height="185" src="http://media.coindesk.com/2014/01/IRSowe-300x185.jpg" width="300" /></div><span class="wpsr_floatbts_anchor" data-offset="31"></span>Bitcoin-based <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/snapcard-merchants-shop-bitcoin/">shopping cart snapCard</a> is expanding its offerings by launching a pay-the-IRS service for its customers.<br />“Tax  services are truly relevant right now,” Ioannis Giannaros, one of  snapCard’s founders, told CoinDesk. “It’s going to be really cool.”<br />SnapCard  users will be able to pay their taxes in bitcoin, and the company will  process a USD transaction through a payment processor.<br />“Essentially, you fill out a form and you say how much you want to pay. Then, we invoice you.”<br /><h2><b>Tax Payment Processing With BTC</b></h2>“There  are payment processors that have partnered with the government already.  What we’re essentially doing is [functioning as] a layer on top that  accepts bitcoin,” said Giannaros.<br />The cost for the tax payment service is a 1.87% fee for the payment processor and a flat $10 charge from snapCard.<br />“We  have a government payment processor, like a credit card processor, that  we run the transaction through. That’s the nuts and bolts of it.”<br />The  electronic methods of submitting owed taxes have consisted of an echeck  or a credit card. Many credit card processors charge between 2-3% to  make a tax payment using plastic.<br /><blockquote>“There’s a lot of  attributes to the US dollar that make it monopolistic in the US, and one  is paying taxes. You have to pay in dollars,” Giannaros said. “At the  end of the day, you still pay in dollars through us. But it kind of  alleviates the end-to-end point. It’s using bitcoin to pay your taxes.”</blockquote><h2><b>SnapCard and Ecommerce</b></h2>SnapCard <a href="https://www.joinsnapcard.com/index.html" target="_blank">bills itself on its website</a> as ‘the easiest way to buy anything on the Internet using bitcoin’. The company regularly charges a 2% fee (<a href="https://medium.com/company-updates/95b628842f68" target="_blank">1% during the month of January</a>) when using the shopping cart service to pay for items with bitcoin, and uses a bookmarklet to enable the checkout process.<br />Once  a user gets to the shopping cart stage of an online purchase, he or she  clicks on the snapCard bookmarklet, which forwards the data to the  company for bitcoin processing. The advantage of this is that, <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/overstock-opens-bitcoin-sales/">with the exception of Overstock.com</a>,  large online retailers still don’t accept bitcoin as a payment method.  Until that changes, those who want to buy items with BTC from Amazon or a  majority of online retailers need to use a third-party service.  SnapCard has even processed the <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1v3dmd/breaking_barriers_bought_a_mercedesbenz_using/" target="_blank">sale of a $90,000 Mercedes Benz</a> from a car dealership that would not accept BTC.<br />So  far, snapCard has facilitated more than $300,000 in BTC transactions  from an active base of over 2,500 users. In December, Giannaros and his  co-founder Michael Dunworth <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/snapcards-founders-talk-bitcoin-volatility-early-adopters/">told CoinDesk in an interview</a> that they believed many of their customers were early bitcoin investors  looking to spend their increasingly valuable bitcoins to promote the  virtual currency.<br />SnapCard is currently being incubated at Boost VC, a San Mateo, CA-based startup accelerator that frequently <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/seven-bitcoin-startups-pitch-funding-boost-vc-demo-day/">financially backs bitcoin-based companies</a>. A  few other bitcoin startups along with snapCard will be pitching to  investors at Boost’s Winter Class Demo Day on 11 February.<br />It’s <a href="https://www.joinsnapcard.com/index.html" target="_blank">free to sign up with snapCard</a>. Customers have the option of linking their account to <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/companies/coinbase/">Coinbase</a> or getting an invoice to pay to a bitcoin address within five minutes of order processing.<br /><i><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-118144282/stock-photo-amount-owe-in-the-income-tax-return.html?src=eGdWoUcrNHmf2wOdHAYPVA-1-1" target="_blank">Tax payment image</a> via Shutterstock</i></div>

Pay Your Taxes With Bitcoin: snapCard Launches ‘Pay the IRS’ Service

Daniel Cawrey ( @danielcawrey) | Published on January 15, 2014 at 23:06 GMT | Companies , Merchants , News Bitcoin-based shopping cart...

Cops Searching Justin Bieber's Home Arrest Guest for Drug Possession (BLOG)

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVa7OrdFTBB3LPt-upJJGIqHFA8kjYmD0MNmidkzmxS14isbXGrnb61Rl434DrlKmGy7eCCA13rf73keKLTbYEAwk5ozf9tiZZjih5QlUz9LgyaZ9gd30i5SYn7EHROFvYyI1a6Prtoc/s1600/lil-za-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVa7OrdFTBB3LPt-upJJGIqHFA8kjYmD0MNmidkzmxS14isbXGrnb61Rl434DrlKmGy7eCCA13rf73keKLTbYEAwk5ozf9tiZZjih5QlUz9LgyaZ9gd30i5SYn7EHROFvYyI1a6Prtoc/s1600/lil-za-4.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="first" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; padding: 0px;">A man staying at Justin Bieber's home was arrested on narcotics charges during the execution of a search warrant Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">Officers saw what they now believe is Xanax or ecstacy in plain sight and arrested the guest, Lil Za, a police report stated. Bail was set at $20,000. Lil Za faced additional charges, Los Angeles County officials said, after being <a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/entertainment&id=9392948" style="color: #005490; text-decoration: none;">re-arrested inside his jail cell</a> for possible vandalism unrelated to the initial investigation, KABC reports.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">Lil Za was released on bail Tuesday night.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">Police are still testing the drugs, as they previously thought it was cocaine.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">Bieber was not arrested and police said the singer was not connected to the drugs other than the person was staying at his home. The drugs were unrelated to the police search looking for evidence that Bieber was involved in an egg-throwing incident last week.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">The singer was also not arrested nor exonerated of the felony vandalism charges stemming from an egging of Bieber's neighbor, who called police about around 7:40 p.m. on Jan. 9.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">Bieber was confirmed as a suspect after his neighbor called police the night of Jan. 9. "The vandalism damage is estimated by the homeowner to be approximately $20,000," according to a police statement.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">Police confirmed to ABC News Radio that with the damages to the neighbor's home exceeding $400, it is now a felony case. They said Bieber was at home when the warrant was served today and everyone there was cooperative.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">On Jan. 9, police were called around 7:40 p.m. when the neighbor claimed the 19-year-old singer started throwing eggs at his house, according to a spokeswoman from the Sheriff's Department.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">TMZ first broke the news, and has video it claims to be of the neighbor and Bieber shouting as the "Baby" singer threw eggs at the neighbor's house. The two men are heard yelling obscenities at each other before the neighbor tells someone to dial the police.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">The video is too dark to see if it's actually Bieber. However, according to authorities, about 12 officers searched the singer's residence and police said Bieber was cooperative.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">"He didn't give us a statement or talk to us at this time," police added, saying they expect to make contact through the singer's lawyer.</div></div>

Cops Searching Justin Bieber's Home Arrest Guest for Drug Possession (BLOG)

A man staying at Justin Bieber's home was arrested on narcotics charges during the execution of a search warrant Tuesday by the Los Ange...

Svetlana Khodchenkova again got a job in Hollywood

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<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUheSJGNh8xNgd5CnuebZGNB_It4l-MuprpPzWWdYiOBgQQsr77NCVNlODk4O3qwyfWc5tV5BXf1ihQ7M_ooWTD56h1-uwwUrB2Tbdcnt9g-38CjSa7OApYe_Coua_sjoPZx3LMG7A/s1600/Svetlana+Khodchenkova.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUheSJGNh8xNgd5CnuebZGNB_It4l-MuprpPzWWdYiOBgQQsr77NCVNlODk4O3qwyfWc5tV5BXf1ihQ7M_ooWTD56h1-uwwUrB2Tbdcnt9g-38CjSa7OApYe_Coua_sjoPZx3LMG7A/s1600/Svetlana+Khodchenkova.jpg" /></a></div><br />Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova, who played in films such as  "Wolverine: The Immortal" and "Love in the City 3", again got a job in  Hollywood. This time, she will play a major role in the film directed by  Andrei Consta "Chahtitskaya pani". <br /> <br /><script type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><br /> Script was written by  Matthew Jacobs, who worked on the films "Lassie," "The Adventures of the  Emperor" and several episodes of the TV series "Doctor Who." Producer  Steven Schneider acts ("Paranormal Activity"). <br /> <br /> Plot tape based  on the true story of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, Hungarian, one of the  most famous serial killers in history. According to the Guinness Book of  Records, from 1585 to 1610 Countess killed about 650 girls, mostly  local peasant. <br /> <br /> Filming will begin later this year.<br /><br /><center><script type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script></center><br />

Svetlana Khodchenkova again got a job in Hollywood

Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova, who played in films such as "Wolverine: The Immortal" and "Love in the City 3", ...

Rita Ora and Calvin Harris parted

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<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicscLBBn2GtkeZj5vJ3gL1IBZ_GZEtcsFuYo3gis9ZRUwiWMpfRboQ4vvROsXFvNONW3g5cWV2yRzsmPG4VBVOI3W7Bp5yhXQPHSvz1ykezZ4O858YzeEox6CJ7lUrJQjA3Ptj-KM0/s1600/Rita+Ora+and+Calvin+Harris+parted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicscLBBn2GtkeZj5vJ3gL1IBZ_GZEtcsFuYo3gis9ZRUwiWMpfRboQ4vvROsXFvNONW3g5cWV2yRzsmPG4VBVOI3W7Bp5yhXQPHSvz1ykezZ4O858YzeEox6CJ7lUrJQjA3Ptj-KM0/s1600/Rita+Ora+and+Calvin+Harris+parted.jpg" /></a></div><br />Singer Rita Ora and DJ Calvin Harris broke up after 9-month romance. <br /> <br /><script type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><br /> Source Sun newspaper reported the following: <br /> <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"> Rita and Calvin diverged. They both carry heavy gap. But recently  spending time together was even worse than what is happening now. He is  busy working, and she recorded a new album and starred in "50 shades of  gray". </blockquote><br /> 23-year-old Ora arrived in Vancouver on January 14 to begin filming in the role of Christian Grey sister Mia. <br /> <br /> Although representatives of Rita and Calvin refused to comment on their  relationship, Ora already removed it from subscriptions in Instagram. <br /> <br /> In addition to busy schedules ex-lovers, there are rumors that Harris did not like the obsession with fame on Ora: <br /> <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"> Calvin prefers privacy than the praise, as does Rita. It also has  contributed to the gap. He would be happy to meet with a girl who is not  connected with show business. </blockquote><br /> Recall Calvin and Rita were  first spotted together when he took the girl in Las Vegas on his private  jet. Then Ora said she "lucky" to meet someone who takes her publicity  and with whom she had a lot in common. <br /> <br /> Couple celebrate New  Year together. It was rumored that Ora moved to his mansion in Beverly  Hills after she got kicked out of the apartment in London for excessive  noise. Nevertheless, the singer stayed at the hotel.<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br />

Rita Ora and Calvin Harris parted

Singer Rita Ora and DJ Calvin Harris broke up after 9-month romance. Source Sun newspaper reported the following: Rita and Calvin diverg...

The ABC News Fixer's 10 New Year's Resolutions for the Savvy Consumer (BLOG)

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAriohlPCM-LDRkayb-hVRNzBpJwi4LJ0k1LLlIhar_ez6Ll7rDimYph0yYeVTmb4iP2-H_7ViMfhBKX4HZvweOKKmtXgn42L7GNeVnnNMGlC6cGd3-uUjEi1LhOc9AMzwxivl0gt9qY/s1600/RT_new_years_nyc_4_140101_16x9_992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAriohlPCM-LDRkayb-hVRNzBpJwi4LJ0k1LLlIhar_ez6Ll7rDimYph0yYeVTmb4iP2-H_7ViMfhBKX4HZvweOKKmtXgn42L7GNeVnnNMGlC6cGd3-uUjEi1LhOc9AMzwxivl0gt9qY/s1600/RT_new_years_nyc_4_140101_16x9_992.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="first" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; padding: 0px;">The only thing the ABC News Fixer loves more than fixing your problems is helping prevent new ones. In that spirit, please enjoy our resolutions for 2014:</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><br />If I see an online promo for a "free trial" that requires a credit card for shipping and handling, I resolve to keep moving. First, it's not free – and second, the terms and conditions probably allow them to keep charging me each month.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><br />Before I shop for a car, I resolve to check with my bank or credit union to see what sort of loan I can afford. If it's a used car, I'll bring along the <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/buy-car/story?id=18511703" style="color: #005490; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">ABC News Fixer's consumer tips</a> and check out the car thoroughly. And I won't be pressured to drive the car home until the financing is complete because I know about the dreaded <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/critics-car-dealer-yo-yo-practices-affect-vulnerable/story?id=20095363" style="color: #005490; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">yo-yo trick</a>.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><br />When I travel, I resolve to never stow cash, electronics or other valuables in my checked luggage. If it should disappear, the airline won't be required to reimburse me.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><br />Are you a phony debt collector calling with a debt I'm sure I do not owe? Well, I resolve to hang up on you. </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><br />And if you're emailing me out of the blue with a <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/dear-abc-news-fixer-secret-shopper-sneaky-swindle/story?id=19749198" style="color: #005490; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">"mystery shopping" job</a>, I'm not biting on that scam, either.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><br />If I get into trouble and can't pay my mortgage, I resolve to seek help from my bank or from www.HUD.gov – not from charlatans posing as "mortgage rescue" companies. (<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/investigation-mortgage-rip-off-20161022" style="color: #005490; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">WATCH: Mortgage Help Really a 'Rip Off'?</a>)</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><br />I resolve to check my credit report every year at www.annualcreditreport.com, the official site for consumers to get one free report each year from all three credit reporting bureaus.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><br />If I need to move to a new home, I resolve to check www.ProtectYourMove.gov for consumer tips and to fully vet the mover. I won't accept an estimate over the phone because it's more likely to be inaccurate. And I'll remember that the mover must release my stuff after I pay the amount on the written binding estimate.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><br />If something bad happens, I will raise the alarm – with my state attorney general, other consumer agencies and the ABC News Fixer. I'll send my problem to The ABC News Fixer (by <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/mailform?id=18359188" style="color: #005490; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">CLICKING HERE</a>) and will alert state and federal consumer contacts (by <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/places-/story?id=18359757" style="color: #005490; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">CLICKING HERE</a>).</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><br />And finally, I resolve to use those new gift cards I got for the holidays ASAP. They won't do me any good sitting in a drawer, and if the business goes out of business I'll be out the money.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">Wishing you all a new year that's happy, healthy, productive and fun -- and free of annoying rip-offs!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">- The ABC News Fixer</div></div>

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Kristina Orbakaitė celebrated her husband's birthday

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<br /><script type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><br />Kristina Orbakaitė noted birthday husband Michael Zemtsova. Wife have been  married for 9 years, but Christine does not get tired recognized her  husband in love. Incidentally, it was at a party on the occasion of the  birth of Mikhail many years ago and met the singer and businessman.  Kristina Orbakaitė even jokes that became the biggest present Zemtsova. <br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><br />Family, including his daughter Claudia, is now in Miami, there was held  and celebration. At his 36th birthday Michael gathered only the closest  of friends. Dinner was held in the new trendy restaurant-penthouse  Juvia, with a terrace offering stunning views of Miami. Kitchen combines  in one menu French, Japanese and Peruvian culture, and guests were able  to enjoy high gastronomy. <br /><br />At the gala dinner, fortunately,  managed to Philip, who had just arrived in the U.S. from Dubai, where he  enjoyed a family stay with children. Philip was one of the honored  guests at the party and took his place between the perpetrator and the  triumph of his wife. The evening was so chamber and family that  Christina even took her little daughter Claudia.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGyjH3s2JNB8GCqzokgb3en-RqC1jSNJd84SwQ8A2AxHMVy7wk_PEr2KDocfo8aAE7DXJgfCHZW4xRs3ZNcftosoIHPVvEVHp38FRHoGyQ7A4UWgiY9gEdIFIsF0IxaEmnUlIOYPA/s1600/On+the+birthday+of+Michael+Zemtsova+in+Miami.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGyjH3s2JNB8GCqzokgb3en-RqC1jSNJd84SwQ8A2AxHMVy7wk_PEr2KDocfo8aAE7DXJgfCHZW4xRs3ZNcftosoIHPVvEVHp38FRHoGyQ7A4UWgiY9gEdIFIsF0IxaEmnUlIOYPA/s1600/On+the+birthday+of+Michael+Zemtsova+in+Miami.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the birthday of Michael Zemtsova in Miami</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><script type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script>

Kristina Orbakaitė celebrated her husband's birthday

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Planning de la semaine du 17 au 21 janvier 2014

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<BR><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Permanences<br /></span></strong></h2><ul><br /><li>Le <strong>Conseil Général du Loiret</strong> sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans<br />- le lundi 17 janvier de 9h à 12h30,<br />- le mardi 18 janvier de 9h à 12h30 et de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le mercredi 19 janvier de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le jeudi 20 janvier de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le vendredi 21 janvier de 13h30 à 17h.<br /><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2007/11/solidarits-nouvelles-face-au-chmage.html">Solidarités Nouvelles face au Chômage</a></span> - mercredi 19 janvier de 10h à 12h30<br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2007/11/boutique-de-gestion.html">Boutique de Gestion</a></strong>  (sur rendez-vous)<br />- lundi 17 janvier de 13h30 à 17h<br />- vendredi 21 janvier de 09h à 12h30</ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 113%;color:#005c9b;" >Atelier</span></strong><br /></h2><br /><ul><li><strong>CV</strong> - mardi 18 janvier de 9h à 12h30 et mercredi 19 janvier de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong>Lettre de Motivation</strong> - mardi 18 janvier de 13h30 à 17h<br /><br /><li><strong>Pôle-emploi.fr</strong> - vendredi 21 janvier de 10h à 11h30<br /><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2009/07/atelier-situtilises-tu-trouves.html">Sit'Utilises tu trouves</a></strong> - vendredi 21 janvier de 14h à 16h</ul>

Planning de la semaine du 17 au 21 janvier 2014

Permanences Le Conseil Général du Loiret sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans - le lundi 17 ja...

Target Nearly Doubles Estimate of Customers Affected by Data Breach (BLOG)

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbl4o3HjxBPu2kXB87sOcQaiBQHbTD2gjTV548WcikRZ8br0mom50tfpQsgHyj_2z_coL_fMH1M3xY1BxiSDChLrABSN9vEtE_SxzS2Pa7LMCahcLFheCwF28HNITraPgl880wvAfeDg/s1600/5ikCxz14w9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbl4o3HjxBPu2kXB87sOcQaiBQHbTD2gjTV548WcikRZ8br0mom50tfpQsgHyj_2z_coL_fMH1M3xY1BxiSDChLrABSN9vEtE_SxzS2Pa7LMCahcLFheCwF28HNITraPgl880wvAfeDg/s1600/5ikCxz14w9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">The data breach that exposed the credit and debit card accounts of millions of <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/topics/business/companies/target-corp.htm" style="color: #005490; text-decoration: none;">Target shoppers</a> caused more damage than first thought, the discount retailer said today.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">Target said in a <a href="http://pressroom.target.com/news/target-provides-update-on-data-breach-and-financial-performance" style="color: #005490; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">statement that </a>up to 70 million customers were affected by the breach last month. The company had originally reported that 40 million individuals were affected.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">The Minneapolis-based retailer also noted that thieves swiped more information than had been previously disclosed. Not only did they get their hands on customer names, account numbers, security codes and expiration dates from the magnetic strips on the backs of credit and debit cards, but thieves also stole mailing addresses, email addresses and phone numbers.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">Target confirmed to ABC News this morning that the additional personal information discovered stolen in the pre-Christmas breach "was obtained through the normal course of Target's business," which is to say both in-store and online. Until now, the company had said the breach only affected those who shopped in its stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">"I know that it is frustrating for our guests to learn that this information was taken and we are truly sorry they are having to endure this," Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel said in the statement. "I also want our guests to know that understanding and sharing the facts related to this incident is important to me and the entire Target team."</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">Target, the second-largest U.S. discount retailer, after Walmart, said customers "will have zero liability for the cost of any fraudulent charges arising from the breach."</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">The retailer is also offering credit monitoring and identity-theft protection free of charge for a year to those who shopped at its U.S. stores. Company officials say they will provide specific instructions next week about how to enroll.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"><em>ABC News' Aaron Katersky contributed to this report.</em></div></div>

Target Nearly Doubles Estimate of Customers Affected by Data Breach (BLOG)

The data breach that exposed the credit and debit card accounts of millions of Target shoppers caused more damage than first thought, the ...

Gunman, 2 Others Dead in Indiana Supermarket Shooting (BLOG)

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxP52wGROg8uLznq__Ww7k9ql46EvqMpapvhGOJBy2MrMxE-_VQ7JW0lPCUfccr6YuBnhRhOYM8MPD359LTWIMOqEbfRE27O7cmefDamAy2e6_vaHAcOplUIicGog32mX0e-gR_o8RSk/s1600/abc_Supermarket_Shooting_ac_140116_16x9_992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxP52wGROg8uLznq__Ww7k9ql46EvqMpapvhGOJBy2MrMxE-_VQ7JW0lPCUfccr6YuBnhRhOYM8MPD359LTWIMOqEbfRE27O7cmefDamAy2e6_vaHAcOplUIicGog32mX0e-gR_o8RSk/s1600/abc_Supermarket_Shooting_ac_140116_16x9_992.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="first" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; padding: 0px;">Three people, including a gunman, are dead following a shooting late Wednesday night at an Indiana grocery store, authorities told ABC News.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">The shooter was pointing a gun at the head of a third person, believed to be a store employee, when police arrived at Martin's Super Market in Elkhart, Ind., State Police Sgt. Trent Smith said at a news conference early this morning. The gunman was then killed by Elkhart police. Several rounds were fired in the store, both from police and the shooter, Smith said.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">"It's a huge crime scene. The areas where the shootings happened in the store are basically from one end of the store to the next. There were several rounds fired in there," Smith said.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">One victim is a female store employee in her late teens or early 20s, while the other victim is a woman believed to be in her 40s, Smith said.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">The shooter, in his late teens or early 20s, entered the store with a semi-automatic handgun and a large knife, Smith said. The victims were found about 10-12 aisles apart.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">Police aren't sure if the shooting was random or targeted. Police have not released the identities of the victims or the shooter, who authorities say lived in the area.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">Police are hopeful that surveillance video will help them better understand the shooting.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">"We do have a lot of things to look at as far as video surveillance," Smith said, noting that state and city police also are interviewing witnesses.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">Martin's released a statement on Facebook, writing, "Thank you to our community for your thoughts and prayers tonight. We will comment further when we can do so responsibly and appropriately."</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;">Smith said police are in the process of putting together search warrants and will have another press conference later this morning.</div></div>

Gunman, 2 Others Dead in Indiana Supermarket Shooting (BLOG)

Three people, including a gunman, are dead following a shooting late Wednesday night at an Indiana grocery store, authorities told ABC News....

Colorado Dems Vote To Allow EBT Cards To Be allowed To Access Cash At ATM's In Pot Shops

2:52 AM Tukiyooo 0

I have no idea why this surprises me.<br /><br />Actually, I have no idea why this even needed to be voted on, it should be a No Brainer.<br /><br />I guess that explains how it got passed in the first place now that I think about it.<br /><br />What a crop of absolute idiots that got into office in that state.<br /><br /><br /><blockquote><a href="http://www.fox21news.com/news/story.aspx?id=994773#.Ute3R7Q9o3w"><b>Colorado won't ban public assistance at pot shops </b></a></blockquote><br /><blockquote>DENVER (AP) -- Colorado won't ban the use of public assistance at marijuana-shop ATMs, despite calls from both Republicans and the pot industry to ban it.<br /><br />A Colorado Senate committee voted 3-2 Wednesday to reject the GOP proposal to add marijuana shops to the list of places where recipients of public assistance can't use their government-issued EBT cards to access cash. The list already includes casinos, liquor stores and gun shops.<br /><br />Marijuana industry lobbyists argued for the bill, saying there's no evidence people on public benefits are using pot-shop ATMs and that the prohibition would assure the public that disability benefits or other entitlements aren't being used on pot.<br /><br />Democrats on the committee all voted against the idea. They said people in poor neighborhoods already have difficulty accessing ATMs and that the bill isn't needed.</blockquote><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV4mQqazeMR9rHfcCB-pwNux0KKFPt4kSELzlbmQI5uNuSCZR5-3aK-HH3P6XS56vUXg7FG4KB58LmHc6zfNldjZdKXUPa98t-1k_ptznGMdjqxhqnr_PT5nO71nNgwynCNTJaknJW7uX/s1600/Banging-head-on-desk.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdV4mQqazeMR9rHfcCB-pwNux0KKFPt4kSELzlbmQI5uNuSCZR5-3aK-HH3P6XS56vUXg7FG4KB58LmHc6zfNldjZdKXUPa98t-1k_ptznGMdjqxhqnr_PT5nO71nNgwynCNTJaknJW7uX/s640/Banging-head-on-desk.gif" /></a></div><br /><br />Link found at <a href="http://www.fark.com/">FARK</a>.