For snow fans in the contiguous US, this winter has left much to be desired. The warm and mild season in the lower 48 and the wild snow dumps and cold weather up north in Alaska can be blamed largely on a weather pattern called "arctic oscillation." Audie Cornish gets an explanation of the weather phenomenon from meteorologist Jeffrey Masters.
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Have you discovered that all the noise about LinkedIn is just not amounting to anything measurable for you? Do you wish you had a powerful strategy that would allow you to reap the enormous growth and profit that the social media masters are yielding each day? Well, here are some ideas that will help you make the top social media website for business an asset in your day to day operations.
Here are some important foundational requirements that you must master in order to get anyone to find your user profile based on your targeted keywords. You can optimize your LinkedIn user profile for maximum exposure once you understand how this is done.
Another important element for owning a sizzling LinkedIn profile concerns leveraging LinkedIn recommendations. By implementing a recommendation strategy, you can validate your profile (social proof) to the visitors that your keywords attract.
Integrating LinkedIn into the rest of your social media strategy is another important facet in getting the most out of the top social media site for businesses. There are many applications inside of LinkedIn that make it possible to avoid duplication of work and allow you to spread your social media message.
The strength of existing LinkedIn groups to connect, share and build your database is second to none. These groups of similar-interests people allow you to very narrowly focus your marketing efforts and to gain influence in the niches to which you sell.
Finding, adding and growing targeted connections is a top goal for marketers, and you can learn the art of creating and building your very own HUMUNGOUS LinkedIn Group and become the master of information for these business users.
LinkedIn is an ACTIVE online Business Community of over 100 million members looking to connect, network and do business. Whether you?re a small business owner, entrepreneur or motivated professional, you need a simple, step-by-step blueprint for maximizing your results on LinkedIn.
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American?s confidence in the overall U. S. Economy is shaky. A recent Gallup poll showed eight in ten people believe the country is in a second recession. The current economic climate influences consumer?s spending habits. And this will naturally impact their holiday spending during the biggest shopping season of the year.
With retailers depending on holiday sales for a significant portion of their profits, they are looking for novel ways to appeal to consumers. The idea is that once customers are inside the store for the original bargain, they will buy even more items. This holds true for both the physical stores and the online sites.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday bargains appeal to a great many holiday shoppers. Some Black Friday sales are beginning even earlier this year. A lot of consumers have begun their holiday gift purchasing early, and expect to find special deals during the entire, lengthened holiday season.
A large percentage of shoppers use the internet to find good deals, to compare sales prices, and to figure out what they want to buy. E-retail is popular for with a number of customers. It?s easier and more convenient in several ways.
Online shopping eliminates the hassle of dealing with traffic and crowded stores. It?s much quicker than driving to the mall and saves gas money. Websites are available anytime of the day or night. Promo codes are often available for extra savings plus free or discounted shipping is sometimes provided.
The internet provides access to stores not available around the shopper?s local area; or to merchandise not stocked in stores; and to a variety of different market places all over the world. Thrifty consumers can more easily search for bargains and save with coupons or promo codes. And they can take advantage of commonly offered free or discounted shipping deals.
This season, concerned shoppers will be sticking to reasonably strict budgets and avoiding superfluous spending. They plan to use cash or debit cards when possible as a way to prevent reckless purchases. And thrifty shoppers will limit their credit card use to steer clear of adding any extra debt.
Keeping budgets in mind, many people are paring down their gift lists and avoiding frivolous purchases. Studies show shoppers generally spend 20 to 40 percent more with a credit card than with cash. Most likely this means more purchases will be made with cash to avoid both potential extravagance and credit card debt. In these current economic times, holiday spenders are on the lookout for more innovative ways to save money.
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updated 6:49 a.m. ET Feb. 2, 2012
At least 74 people were killed in a riot at a soccer match in the Egyptian city of Port Said on Wednesday.
Here is a look at some of the major disasters in soccer stadiums since 1960:
May 1964 - PERU - In one of the worst ever soccer disasters, more than 300 fans died and 500 were injured in a riot during an Olympic qualifying match in Lima.
January 1971 - BRITAIN - Sixty-six people died in a crush at Ibrox stadium in Glasgow as they were leaving a match between Rangers and Celtic.
October 1982 - RUSSIA - Fans were crushed as they left a UEFA Cup tie between Moscow Spartak and Dutch side HFC Haarlem at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. Officials from the former Soviet Union did not disclose the tragedy for years. When they did, the authorities gave an official death toll of 66 although the number who died could have been as high as 340.
May 1985 - BRITAIN - At least 56 people were killed and more than 200 injured when fire broke out in the stands at Bradford.
May 1985 - BELGIUM - Thirty-nine fans, mostly Italians, died in rioting before the European Cup Final between Italy's Juventus and English club Liverpool at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels.
March 1988 - NEPAL - A stampede towards locked exits in a hailstorm at the stadium in Kathmandu killed more than 90 fans.
April 1989 - BRITAIN - Ninety-six people were killed and at least 200 injured in Britain's worst sports disaster after a crowd surge crushed packed fans against barriers at the English F.A. Cup semifinal match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at the Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield.
October 1996 - GUATEMALA - Up to 82 people died when an avalanche of fans tumbled down seats and stairs at a World Cup qualifying match between Guatemala and Costa Rica in Guatemala City.
April 2001 - SOUTH AFRICA - At least 43 people were crushed to death when fans tried to force their way into Johannesburg's huge Ellis Park stadium during a top South African league match.
May 2001 - GHANA - Around 126 people were killed in a stampede at Accra's main soccer stadium when police fired teargas at rioting fans.
February 2012 - EGYPT - Fans rioted at the end of a match in Port Said when the local team al-Masry beat Al Ahli, one of Egypt's most successful clubs. At least 74 people were killed and more than 1,000 people injured.
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More news??Fans storming the pitch, fighting and being stampeded to death are scenes that have replayed over and over at stadiums around the world.
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ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT?? U.S. and other international forces in Afghanistan aim to end their combat role next year and switch to training and advising Afghan forces through 2014, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday.
Panetta's remarks to reporters traveling with him to a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels represented the Obama administration's most explicit portrayal of how the foreign military role in Afghanistan is expected to evolve from the current high-intensity fight against the Taliban to a support role with Afghans fully in the lead.
Afghan combat role to end; US forces still at riskPanetta called 2013 a critical year for the Afghanistan mission that has dragged on for more than a decade with little sign that the Taliban will be decisively defeated. He noted that NATO and the Afghan government intend to begin a final phase of transitioning sections of the country to Afghan security control in mid-2013.
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"Hopefully by the mid to latter part of 2013 we'll be able to make a transition from a combat role to a training, advise and assist role," he said. He added that this "doesn't mean we're not going to be combat-ready," but rather that the U.S. and other international forces will no longer be in "the formal combat role we're in now."
Pakistan, NATO officials downplay Taliban reportHe said no decisions have been made about how many U.S. troops would be required to remain there once the combat role has ended. He suggested, however, that large reductions, below the 68,000 troop level projected for this September, were unlikely in the months immediately after the shift. The U.S. now has about 91,000 troops there as part of the International Security Assistance Force. The fact that much military work will remain after 2013 "demands that we have a strong presence there," he said.
Although Panetta made no mention of it, U.S. Marines in Afghanistan already are making that transition out of a combat role. They are operating in Helmand province in southwestern Afghanistan, where the Taliban have been greatly weakened, and are on track to reduce their numbers significantly this year. Panetta's remarks indicated that this switch into a support role will be applied across Afghanistan, assuming no major setbacks against the Taliban and continued progress in training Afghan forces.
Many U.S. forces already are training and advising Afghan forces.
Marine Gen. John Allen, the overall commander of international forces in Afghanistan, has been talking publicly since last fall about converting the military role from combat to what he has called "security assistance." But Panetta went further in identifying mid- to late-2013 as the target for completing this conversion countrywide.
BBC: Secret report reveals Pakistan-Taliban tiesPanetta was heading to Brussels to attend a NATO meeting at which this and other issues related to the war in Afghanistan are expected to top the agenda. The session is intended to help pave the way for key decisions to be announced at a summit meeting of NATO heads of government in Chicago in May.
All NATO members have endorsed the plan to keep forces in Afghanistan until the end of 2014. But France this week appeared to throw that plan into doubt when President Nicolas Sarkozy proposed, with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at his side and seemingly in agreement, that NATO end its mission in 2013 ? one year earlier than planned.
Panetta said he hoped to hear more from the French delegation at NATO.
Panetta is gathering with his European counterparts at a delicate time for NATO, not only because of the uncertainty surrounding the military mission in Afghanistan but also because of a growing gap in military power between the U.S. and nearly all other European members of the alliance.
Slideshow: Afghanistan: Nation at a crossroads (on this page)That chasm is not expected to narrow even as the U.S. reduces its defense budget by nearly $490 billion over the coming decade and reduces the size of the Army and Marine Corps.
The U.S. remains the leader of a 28-nation NATO, but the Obama administration has made no secret of its intention to shift focus toward Asia and the Middle East. It announced last week that it will remove two Army brigades from Europe in the next two years, leaving one in Germany and one in Italy. The alliance also is quietly discussing the possible withdrawal of American nuclear weapons from Europe in coming years. The nuclear issue is on the agenda for the Brussels meeting.
Gen. Ray Odierno, the Army chief of staff, said last week that the two brigades being removed from Europe will be eliminated rather than reassigned to U.S. bases. Both are based in Germany ? the 172nd Infantry Brigade, in Grafenwoehr, and the 170th Infantry Brigade, in Baumholder. Odierno said that in the long run this change will benefit both the United States and its European partners because U.S. Army combat and support units will periodically rotate in and out of Europe for training and joint exercises that are designed to meet the needs of the European forces.
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By GERALD IMRAY
AP Sports Writer
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updated 12:09 p.m. ET Feb. 1, 2012
FRANCEVILLE, Gabon (AP) -Tunisia midfielder Adel Chedli has walked out on his squad at the African Cup of Nations after he was overlooked for selection.
Team spokesman Ward Zouhair tells The Associated Press that Chedli "wasn't happy" at not playing and left the team's base in Franceville on Wednesday morning, four days head of the country's quarterfinal.
Zouhair says the 35-year-old veteran, who won the African Cup with Tunisia in 2004, is in Libreville waiting for a flight home and won't play any further part at the tournament.
Zouhair adds there was no problem with Chedli during Tuesday's 1-0 loss to Gabon at Stade de Franceville despite reports he was sent to the stands by coach Sami Trabelsi after becoming angry that he wasn't in the team.
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More newsAFP - Getty Images??England captain John Terry will stand trial after the European Championship over allegations he racially abused an opponent during a Premier League match ? possibly clearing the way for him to play in the tournament.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) ? A senior International Monetary Fund official said on Monday that China was taking steps to reduce property bubble risks and said it has room to add fiscal stimulus if conditions worsen.
"China can move away from its reliance on external demand and needs to build up domestic demand," said Anoop Singh, the IMF director for Asia and the Pacific at a news conference. He said Beijing was working on measures to stimulate demand.
"We don't see (a) hard-landing risk as likely," Singh added, noting property prices were moderating and sales volumes declining.
"Our sense is that these risks are being addressed and our prediction is clear: that growth will remain above 8 percent at the baseline and that if there were to be greater risks externally China has sufficient fiscal space to respond."
(Reporting By Glenn Somerville; Editing by Bob Burgdorfer)
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