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Friday, November 30, 2012

Israel okays new West Bank settlement construction

A Palestinian protester holds a placard in front of Israeli soldiers during a demonstration in the West Bank village of al-Masara near Bethlehem, marking the recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state by the United Nations. Friday Nov. 30, 2012. The United Nations General Assembly on 29 November voted 138-9 with 41 countries abstaining to upgrade the Palestinian status at the world organization to a non-member state.(AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

FILE- In this March 14, 2011, file photo, a general view of a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Modiin Illit. Israel approved the construction of 3,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, a government official said Friday, in what appeared to be a defiant response to the Palestinians' successful United Nations recognition bid. The United Nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to accept "Palestine" in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem as a non-member observer state, setting off jubilant celebrations among Palestinians. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, center, leaves the United Nations Plaza Hotel, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, in New York. Euphoric Palestinians erupted in cheers, honked car horns and chanted "God is great" after the United Nations endorsed an independent state of Palestine, giving sweeping international backing to their demands for sovereignty over lands Israel occupied in 1967. The historic General Assembly decision late Thursday to accept "Palestine" as a non-member observer state won't actually grant independence to the 4.3 million Palestinians who live in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)

Palestinians celebrate as they watch a screen showing the U.N. General Assembly votes on a resolution to upgrade the status of the Palestinian Authority to a nonmember observer state, In the west bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. The U.N. General Assembly has voted by a more than two-thirds majority to recognize the state of Palestine. The resolution upgrading the Palestinians' status to a nonmember observer state at the United Nations was approved by the 193-member world body late Thursday by a vote of 138-9 with 41 abstentions. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

FILE- In this Nov. 2, 2011 file photo, a construction worker works at a site of a new housing unit in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa. Israel approved the construction of 3,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, a government official said Friday, in what appeared to be a defiant response to the Palestinians' successful United Nations recognition bid. The United Nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to accept "Palestine" in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem as a non-member observer state, setting off jubilant celebrations among Palestinians. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)

JERUSALEM (AP) ? Israel on Friday approved the construction of 3,000 homes in Jewish settlements on Israeli-occupied lands, a government official said, drawing swift condemnation from the Palestinians a day after their successful U.N. recognition bid.

The Palestinians reiterated their refusal to resume negotiations with Israel while building continues. With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apparently poised for re-election to another four-year term and insisting that any negotiations begin without preconditions, prospects for an Israeli-Palestinian partition deal appear to be going into deep freeze.

The United Nations voted overwhelmingly to accept a Palestinian state in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem as a non-member observer state on Thursday, setting off jubilant celebrations among Palestinians.

Israel fiercely objected to the U.N. upgrade, saying Palestinian statehood could only come from direct negotiations and unilateral moves would harm that prospect. The Palestinians said the U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state in the territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war was an attempt to salvage a possible peace deal.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has refused to negotiate with Israel while settlement construction continues, saying Israel's settlement expansion on war-won land was making a partition deal increasingly difficult.

Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat condemned Israel's announcement, saying it was "defying the whole international community and insisting on destroying the two-state solution." He said the Palestinian leadership is studying its options.

Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdeneh also insisted earlier Friday the Palestinian position hadn't changed, saying settlement building "is not just illegal, it's against the resolution."

More than 500,000 Israelis have moved to the West Bank and east Jerusalem since 1967. Israel unilaterally withdrew its soldiers and settlers from Gaza in 2005, but continues to partially control access. The Islamic militant group Hamas seized control of the territory from Abbas' control in 2007 and recently gained popularity after holding its own following an eight-day Israeli military offensive aimed at stopping rocket fire.

The Israeli official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the sensitive issue publicly, said Israel decided to build 3,000 apartments for Jews in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. He said the government also decided to begin preparations for construction in other areas of the West Bank, including the so-called E-1 corridor that connects Jerusalem with the settlement bloc of Maaleh Adumim.

Construction there would pose a major obstacle for Palestinian statehood by cutting off east Jerusalem from the West Bank. Successive U.S. administrations have pressured Israel not to build in E-1 where a development plan calls for at least 3,500 homes.

Danny Seidemann, a lawyer for Ir Amim, an Israeli group that supports coexistence in Jerusalem, said construction did not appear imminent and the Israeli announcement contained "quite a lot of drama."

"There's an element of sticking it to the Palestinians," he said, adding that plans in E-1 were not only a slap to the Palestinians but to the Americans who oppose them too. "E-1 is the Judgment Day weapon," he said of the strategic impact of construction in that area.

Yesh Din, an Israeli rights group, called the Israeli decision "collective punishment" and called on Israel to retract its move.

"Israel should have understood by now that such behavior ... will no longer be tolerated by the international community," the group's executive director, Haim Erlich said.

Earlier this month, Israel said it was pushing forward construction of 1,200 new homes in Jewish settlements, in an apparent warning to the Palestinians to rethink their U.N. plan. Israel fears the Palestinians will use their upgraded status to confront Israel in international bodies and pressure it to make concessions.

Former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, the one-time chief negotiator with the Palestinians, also slammed the decision.

"The decision at the U.N. on a Palestinian state is bad for Israel and so is Netanyahu's response," said Livni, who this week formed a new party to compete in Jan. 22 parliamentary elections. "The decision to build thousands of housing units as punishment to the Palestinians only punishes Israel ... the unnecessary statement only isolates Israel further."

In the U.N., only nine states opposed the Palestinian bid, including Israel and the United States, while 138 supported it.

The vote granted Abbas an overwhelming international endorsement for his key position: establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem. Netanyahu opposes a full pullback to the 1967 lines.

The Palestinians turned to the U.N. after two decades of on-again, off-again talks.

Netanyahu dismissed the U.N. vote as meaningless and accused Abbas of delivering a "defamatory and venomous" U.N. speech "full of mendacious propaganda" against Israel.

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Laub reported from Ramallah, West Bank.

Associated Press

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Faith Powers Expectant Mother In Cancer Fight ? CBS Chicago

Michelle Jahnke was diagnosed with cancer six weeks after learning she was pregnant.

CHICAGO (CBS) ? A deadly, spreading cancer forced an expectant mother in Chicago to make a difficult choice.

Doctors ordered her to terminate her pregnancy and choosing to carry the child meant risking the baby?s life with powerful cancer drugs.

?She just wants to live. And so it?s really.It?s really hard,? said Michelle Jahnke.

Hard decisions for Michelle Jahnke about the survival of her unborn daughter. Just six weeks after she learned she was pregnant for the first time, the 30-year-old was diagnosed with stage three colorectal cancer.

?It was the most joyous moment of our lives.? said Jahnke. ?There?s so many times when, if you sit there and focus on it, you don?t want to get out of bed. And I?ve had many many of those days.?

Jahnke says she went to five doctors for help. Doctor after doctor told her that she should terminate this child.

?I mean nightmares. Just balling. I couldn?t sleep,? said Jahnke.

12 weeks into her pregnancy, Jahnke found hope through University of Chicago rectal cancer specialist doctor Blase Polite.

?She was just so positive about this,? said Polite.

He decided her best option was powerful chemotherapy drugs.

?Had we started radiation then, the baby would have died. There was just no way for a baby to survive radiation to that area,? said Polite.

Every time she had a treatment, she apologized to her child.

?You don?t want to hurt her. So you know, I always said I?m sorry mommy?s got to do this,? said Jahnke.

At 37 weeks Jahnke and her husband will welcome their daughter into the world Friday. Her doctor says ultrasounds show a healthy-looking 6-pound baby and that the faith and strength of the mom-to-be made all the difference.

?I have a loving husband, a loving family, I have a daughter to take care of. I?m going to be around to do these things,? said Jahnke.

Source: http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/11/28/faith-powers-expectant-mother-in-cancer-fight/

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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Golf's guardians want long putters to go belly-up

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2011, file photo, Keegan Bradley putts on the third green during the first round of the Tour Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Webb Simpson and Keegan Bradley, two of the major faces in the debate over belly putters, said Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, they would not fight a change in the rules if golf's governing bodies decide to outlaw putters anchored to the body. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2011, file photo,Webb Simpson putts on the 18th hole during the third round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C. Webb Simpson and Keegan Bradley, two of the major faces in the debate over belly putters, said Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, they would not fight a change in the rules if golf's governing bodies decide to outlaw putters anchored to the body. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

FILE - This July 19, 2012 file photo shows Ernie Els of South Africa reacting to a putt on the 11th green at Royal Lytham & St Annes golf club during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship in Lytham St Annes, England. Golf's governing bodies, worried that players will turn to long putters as an advantage instead of a last resort, proposed a new rule Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, that would ban the putting stroke used by three of the last five major champions. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)

FILE - This june 12, 2012 file photo shows Webb Simpson reacting on the 18th hole during the fourth round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. Golf's governing bodies, worried that players will turn to long putters as an advantage instead of a last resort, proposed a new rule Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, that would ban the putting stroke used by three of the last five major champions. This year, Simpson won the U.S. Open and Ernie Els won the British Open using belly putters. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) ? Brace yourself ? just not your putter.

In a proposal that would affect major champions as well as amateurs at their local clubs, the guardians of the 600-year-old sport want to write a new rule that would outlaw a putting stroke they fear is taking too much skill out of the game.

The U.S. Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club said Wednesday they are not banning the belly putter or the longer "broom-handle" putters ? only the way they are used. The proposed rule would prohibit golfers at all levels from anchoring a club against their bodies while making a stroke.

The rule would not take effect until 2016.

"We believe a player should hold the club away from his body and swing it freely," USGA executive director Mike Davis said. "Golf is a game of skill and challenge, and we think that's an important part of it."

Three of the last five major champions, starting with Keegan Bradley at the 2011 PGA Championship, used a belly putter.

What concerned the governing bodies, however, was an increasing number of players who were turning to the long putters because they saw it as an advantage, not as a last resort to cure their putting woes.

"Anchored strokes have very rapidly become the preferred option for a growing number of players, and this has caused us to review these strokes and their impact on the game," R&A chief executive Peter Dawson said. "Our conclusion is that anchored strokes threaten to supplant traditional strokes, which with all their frailties are integral to the longstanding character of our sport."

Players could still use a broom-handle or belly putter ? as long as it not pressed against their body to create the effect of a hinge.

The R&A and USGA now offer a three-month period for open comment on the proposal before they approve it. But this already is shaping up to be a divisive issue, from industry leaders worried about the growth of golf to players who have been using these putters for years.

"Any competitive player likes to have an extra advantage," Matt Kuchar said. "I think you're going find anyone using the short putter is glad, and anyone using the belly putter or long putter is not happy."

Kuchar used a mid-length putter that rested against his left arm when he won The Players Championship. That style is OK.

Fred Couples, the 53-year-old former Masters champion, uses a belly putter, though it rests against his stomach ? it is not anchored ? and the end of the club moves freely. He was not sure if that would be allowed, and he wasn't sure golf needed such a rule anyway. Couples' argument is that if the anchored stroke was that much of an advantage, everyone would be using it.

None of the top 20 players on the PGA Tour's most reliable putting statistic used an anchored putting stroke.

"In my opinion, they haven't screwed up golf yet, and I don't think this will screw it up," Couples said. "But I feel bad for Keegan Bradley, because I'll tell you what: If they banned it tomorrow and we played a tournament, I think I'll be a better player than Keegan. And I don't think that's fair."

Bradley and U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson, who both use a belly putter, had said they would go along with the new rule, though they weren't happy about it. Simpson already has been working with a conventional putter. Bradley used a regular putter until he got to college.

"That doesn't take away from the last five years of hours of practice I've put in" on the belly putter, he said. "I'm going to really in the next couple of years figure out a way that's best for me to putt."

Carl Pettersson of Sweden and Tim Clark of South Africa have used broom-handle putters all their careers, and they have talked about a possible legal recourse. Neither could be reached for comment. Pettersson was in South Africa for the Nedbank Challenge and did not return a phone call.

Davis said there was no concern about a lawsuit.

"We need to do what we think is right," Davis said. "And shame on us if we are scared of litigation for doing the right thing."

Even some of those who support a ban on the anchored stroke ? a group that includes Tiger Woods ? wonder what took the governing bodies so long. Such putting strokes date as far back as the 1930s, and they first gained some measure of notoriety when Orville Moody won the 1989 U.S. Senior Open with a long putter held against his chest. Paul Azinger won the 2000 Sony Open with a putter he pressed into his belly.

But the longer putters got serious attention when majors were won last year ? by Bradley at the PGA, followed by Simpson at the U.S. Open. Then, Ernie Els won the British Open this year.

Adding to the attention was Guan Tianlang, the 14-year-old from China who used a belly putter this month when he won the Asia Pacific Amateur, which earned him a spot in the Masters. He will be the youngest player ever at Augusta National. Guan started using the belly putter about six months before his big win.

Even so, Dawson and Davis said the catalyst for a new rule was not who was winning tournaments, but the number of players switching to that style of putting.

Their research showed no more than 4 percent of players on the PGA Tour used the clubs for several years. It went to 6 percent in 2006, and then to 11 percent in 2011 and to 15 percent this year, with some events having as much as 25 percent of the players using the long clubs.

There was no empirical data to suggest a long putter made golf easier, and they made it clear that the proposed rule was not about performance.

"This is about defining the game and defining what is a stroke in golf," Dawson said.

Why now?

Davis said it was one thing for a few players who use a long putter because they struggled on the greens or had health issues. What changed was the spike in number of players using the putters, as well as instructors believing it was a better way to putt.

"It was this recent increase, it was this recent advocacy of players, instructors, to move toward the anchored stroke that really got us to the point where we said, 'We need to act in the best interests of the game moving forward,'" Davis said. "This is all about the future of the game. It's about us defining the game, defining a stroke, clarifying a very controversial and divisive situation."

The penalty for anchoring the club would be loss of hole in match play and a two-stroke penalty in stroke play.

The PGA Tour, European Tour and LPGA Tour said it would evaluate the proposed rule with its players. The PGA Tour has a mandatory players' meeting in San Diego at the end of January, which former U.S. Amateur champion Colt Knost tweeted would be a lively session. Knost uses a belly putter.

The PGA of America said it was concerned that such a ban would drive people from the game.

"As our mission is to grow the game ... we are asking them to seriously consider the impact this proposed ban may have on people's enjoyment of the game and the overall growth of the game," PGA president Ted Bishop said.

Woods walked quickly by reporters after his pro-am round at the World Challenge, saying only, "I think it's a good one," when asked about the new rule. On Tuesday, he said using an anchored stroke takes away from nerves in the hands.

"I just believe that the art of putting is swinging the club and controlling nerves," Woods said Tuesday. "And having it as a fixed point, as I was saying all year, is something that's not in the traditions of the game. We swing all other 13 clubs. I think the putter should be the same."

Jack Nicklaus recalls that croquet-style putting was banned decades ago and golf moved on. Even though far more golfers use long putters, he expects the same outcome.

"They'll all learn to adjust," Nicklaus told the Golf Channel. "Like anything else, they'll get used to it and get over it. ... We've had changes with balls, wood heads, grooves, all kinds of changes. Players have adjusted to those and they'll adjust to this."

Davis, meanwhile, did not accept the premise that golf would lose even greater participation by taking away the anchored putting stroke. He even cited a PGA of America program that showed fewer people were playing because of the expense and time.

"Difficulty is way down the list," he said. "And anchoring would only be a very, very small part of that."

Associated Press

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Using biomarkers from prehistoric human feces to track settlement and agriculture

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

For researchers who study Earth's past environment, disentangling the effects of climate change from those related to human activities is a major challenge, but now University of Massachusetts Amherst geoscientists have used a biomarker from human feces in a completely new way to establish the first human presence, the arrival of grazing animals and human population dynamics in a landscape.

Doctoral student Robert D'Anjou and his advisor Raymond Bradley, director of the Climate System Research Center at UMass Amherst, with UMass colleagues Nick Balascio and David Finkelstein, describe their findings in the current online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

"We are really excited about how well this method worked," D'Anjou says. "Without even knowing it, early settlers were recording their history for us, and in the most unlikely of ways, in their poop. The prehistoric settlers and their livestock pooped and their feces washed into the lake, which over time left a record of trace amounts of specific molecules that are only produced in the intestines of higher mammals. When you find these molecules at certain concentrations and in specific ratios, it provides an unmistakable indicator that people were living in the area."

Bradley adds, "This approach opens the door to other studies, where the presence of humans is uncertain; we believe it has great potential for much wider applications in archaeology."

D'Anjou carried out the work just north of the Arctic Circle, at Lake Liland in the Lofoten Islands in northern Norway, where humans were thought to have lived in prehistoric settlements from the early Iron Age through the Viking period. They extracted two sediment cores from the lake bottom and used radiocarbon measurements and the presence of volcanic ash from Iceland to establish their chronology. The sediments provided a continuous record extending back roughly 7,000 years.

Paleoclimatologists have long used markers in lakebed sediments, such as charcoal from humans' fires and pollen from cultivated plants, as a natural archive of environmental changes to estimate when humans first began having an impact. But these indirect indicators must be used with care when reconstructing the history of a place because it's not always clear that they indicate human activity in the same area.

By contrast, the presence of a molecular biomarker directly linked to humans, one transmitted through their bowel movements, offers "a strong human signal," as the authors put it, one that can be dated with "excellent chronological control." D'Anjou and colleagues extracted the compound coprostanol, a molecular marker formed from the digestion of cholesterol in the human gut, from the sediment, plus other sterols characteristic of other mammals to estimate the presence of sheep and cattle. From these, they were able to produce a long-term record of the presence and relative population size of humans extending back over thousands of years at the site.

In addition, the geoscientists used two other molecular markers to reconstruct the vegetation history: relative length of carbon molecules found in leaf waxes (different in forest and grassland), and pyrolytic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) as evidence of fire in the Lake Liland area. They say that taken together, the sediment cores, vegetation changes and fire records clearly define a pre-settlement period with no detectable human activity in the lake's water catchment area from about 7,300 to 2,250 years ago.

At that point, however, changes in the background state appear in the record, marking an "abrupt shift" to significantly increased levels of pyrolytic PAH first, followed by increased human fecal material. This likely indicates that as people moved in, they first cleared the land by burning before establishing a permanent settlement, the researchers say. "This interpretation is bolstered," they add, by the leaf wax record that shows a "marked transition to a more grassland-dominated landscape beginning at this time."

After the initial influx of people to the region, D'Anjou and colleagues say the record shows a lull in human activity from about 2,040 to 1,900 years ago, reflected in all markers. After this, the human and livestock populations steadily increased to a local maximum around the year 500, based on the fecal record, then fell again to a second minimum around the year 850.

The climate scientists note a further decline in human activity and population to another minimum at about AD 1750 that coincided with the highest relative grassland cover for the entire 7,300-year history. Findings related to human activity over the past 7,300 years in northern Norway correlate well with other climate reconstructions, in particular summer temperature patterns indicating poor vs. fruitful growing seasons. This shows that the early settlers were vulnerable to small changes in summer temperature at this far northern location.

Overall, the authors say, the new fecal markers are likely to prove valuable in many other places, to distinguish natural from human factors that influenced the environment in the past.

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Car bombs kill 34 in Syria suburb

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian soldier, right, and citizens gather at an alley that was destroyed by two cars bombs, at Jaramana neighborhood, in the suburb of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012.

By Reuters

Two car bombs killed at least 34 people in a district of Damascus loyal to President Bashar Assad on Wednesday in the deadliest attack on the Syrian capital in months.

The explosions struck the eastern neighborhood of Jaramana, home to many of Syria's Druze minority as well as Christians who have fled violence elsewhere, ripping through shops and bringing debris crashing down on cars.

Once a bastion of security in Assad's 20-month campaign to crush an uprising against his rule, Damascus has been hit with increasing regularity as the rebels grow bolder.

State media said a bomb also detonated in the southern town of Bosra al-Sham, near Deraa, where the revolt began with peaceful street protests in March 2011. It also said eight "terrorists" were killed near Damascus while they tried to booby-trap a car with a bomb.

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Authorities severely limit independent media in Syria and it was not immediately possible to verify reports. The government said 34 people were killed in Damascus but did not give a casualty count for the Bosra al-Sham bombing.

The attacks followed two weeks of military gains by rebels who have stormed and taken army bases across Syria, exposing Assad's loss of control in northern and eastern regions despite the devastating air power which he has used to bombard opposition strongholds.

A resident of Jaramana said that rebels had been repeatedly forbidden by local Druze elders to operate in the district, which borders the capital's center where government offices are located.

"Tension have risen between Druze elders and rebels and now there are 3 or 4 small explosions a week," she told Reuters on condition of anonymity.

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Underlining the growing military muscle of the rebels, bolstered by weapons captured during raids on army facilities as well as supplies from abroad, fighters shot down a war plane in northern Syria on Wednesday using an anti-aircraft missile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Opposition groups subsequently posted a video clip on the Internet that showed a man in a green jumpsuit being carried through fields. He was bleeding heavily from his head and appeared unconscious. "This is the pilot that attacked the houses of civilians," said a voice off camera.

Another video showed doctors treating the limp body of apparently the same pilot, who activists said ejected from his MiG 23 fighter jet before it crashed near Darat Ezza, about 20 miles from Aleppo.

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The bloodshed came as Syria's new opposition coalition held its first full meeting on Wednesday to discuss forming a transitional government crucial to win effective Arab and Western support for the revolt against Assad.

"The objective is to name the prime minister for a transitional government, or at least have a list of candidates," said Suhair al-Atassi, one of the coalition's two vice-presidents.

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A look back at the violence that has overtaken the country

The two-day meeting in Cairo will also select committees to manage aid and communications, a process that is becoming a power struggle between the Muslim Brotherhood and secular members.

Rivalries have also intensified between the opposition in exile and rebels on the ground in Syria, where the death toll has reached 40,000, including soldiers, civilians and rebels.

'Terrorist' bombs
The Syrian state news agency, SANA, described Wednesday's blasts as "terrorist bombings", a label it reserves for attacks by mainly Sunni Muslim fighters battling to overthrow Assad, a member of Syria's Alawite minority linked to Shi'ite Islam.

Two smaller bombs also exploded in Jaramana at about the same time as the car bombs, around 7 a.m. In total at least 47 people were killed, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, giving a higher toll than the government. Eighty three people were seriously wounded, the British-based Observatory said.

"Who benefits from this? Tell me who benefits from this? America, Israel, Qatar?" a man at the bomb site said to Syrian television, which broadcast footage of firefighters hosing down the blackened hulks of two vehicles and several cars crushed by debris from neighboring buildings.

Pools of blood could be seen on the road.

Most foreign powers have condemned Assad. Britain, France and Gulf countries have recognized the umbrella opposition group meeting in Cairo, the Syrian National Coalition, as the sole representative of the Syrian people.

But Assad has been able to rely on his allies, especially regional powerhouse Iran, which is believed to be bank-rolling him and supplying military support despite U.S. and European sanctions. Russia, Syria's main arms supplier, says it has only sent weapons already agreed to in previous deals.

International Syria mediator Lakhdar Brahimi is due to brief the 15-member council on Thursday and the U.N. General Assembly on Friday. There is diplomatic deadlock between Western powers, who broadly support the opposition and Assad's supporters Russia and China which have blocked Security Council action.

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The Magazine, sub-compact publishing, and going digitally native

If Apple had created an iNewsstand store, like the iBookstore, App Store, and iTunes Store, we'd likely have gotten a more consistent, more controlled experience, rather than the mixed bag of hurt that are PNG-prints of traditional magazines by traditional entities, unwilling and unable to embrace digitally native formats. But we might not have gotten some of the truly creative, truly inspired apps that have come to Newsstand. Craig Mod takes a look at the quiet revolution that's going on in digitally native publishing right now.

Our current tools are a bit kludgey, a bit clunky, a bit too tied to the past. The Magazine is a great first example of a subcompact publication, utilizing Newsstand ? an existing under-leveraged tool ? to indigenously and ingenuously deliver content.

I?d be shocked if there weren?t a dozen other publishers prepping to launch similar magazines. Or, even better: someone building a system by which anyone could launch a Newsstand app like The Magazine ? for minimal cost with minimal complexity.

Mod argues that when you strip everything away, when you get down to only the most essential of parts, everything from the sub-compact car that revolutionized the auto industry, to the sub-compact publication which may well revolutionize the periodical industry, becomes possible for those brave and bold enough to see seize it.

That it took a developer like Marco Arment to make The Magazine, with the perfect confluence of development skills, reading app experience (Instapaper), and connections to authors who could feed his first few issues, shouldn't be underestimated. I like that The Magazine was hard. If it hadn't been, it might not have been good.

I also like that traditional publishers like The New York Times are breaking with legacy media preconceptions to do something authentic with their Newsstand app.

If I had my druthers, there'd still be an iNewsstand store proper, where Apple controls the experience, and users enjoy the consistency of the rest of iTunes. But there'd also be Newsstand-style functionality -- background downloads, easy subscription processing and management -- would be available to all apps, unconstrained by the conventions of the periodical format.

Then the potential for both digital magazines, and things well beyond magazines, would really be unlocked.

Now go read Mod's entire essay, it's a fascinating look at a medium truly in need of disruption.

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

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iOS takes top marketshare spot from Android on iPhone 5 enthusiasm

iOS on phones (i.e., the iPhone) has reportedly overtaken Android on phones (i.e. dozens and dozens of different phones) in marketshare, accounting for 48.1% of US smartphone sales, ahead of Android?s 46.7%. This follows the release of the iPhone 5, and not coincidentally, the last time Apple saw this share of the market was after last year?s iPhone 4S launch. The numbers come by way of study conducted by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Kantar?s global consumer insight director, Dominic Sunnebo, expects Apple to beat its previous record of 49.3% of US marketshare.

Sunnebo comments: ?Apple has always managed to maintain loyalty levels far above the competition, and this has clearly played a part in driving sales of its new device. An impressive 92% of existing Apple owners in the US said they will choose an iPhone the next time they upgrade.?

Kantar?s study also notes that a large portion of iPhone 5 sales are new iPhone users. While a significant majority, 62%, are existing iPhone users upgrading their devices, 38% of iPhone 5 customers are either buying their first smartphone or switching from another platform, with 13% of new customers switching from an Android device and 6% switching from BlackBerry. Additionally, 92% of existing iPhone users said they plan to choose an iPhone the next time they upgrade their phone.

These numbers are good news for Apple. To have that sort of customer satisfaction is the wish of any company. It also goes to show that despite what some may say, excitement for the iPhone is as palpable as it?s ever been. With almost 20% of new customers coming from other devices, the iPhone remains an attractive device for a wide range of people. Or maybe they just like boring things.

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Sharp Rise In Kids' Injuries In 'Bouncy Castles' - Health X Pert Articles

WebMD Medical News By Denise Mann Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Nov. 26, 2012 ? The number of kids sent to emergency rooms after being hurt on blow-up bouncy castles or houses jumped sharply from 1995 to 2010. ? And the annual rate doubled between 2008 and 2010, according to research in Pediatrics . A child in the U.S. is sent to the ER after being injured in a blow-up bouncy castle or house every 46 minutes. ?If this was an infectious disease that was increasing at this rate, there would be headlines across the country. But because it is an injury, it is often overlooked,? says study researcher Gary Smith, MD, DrPH. He is the director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children?s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. But there are things that parents can do to help make these bouncers safe, including setting age and other limits. ?We can use bouncers more safely, ask national groups to come up with guidelines, and turn to manufacturers and say, ?What can you do to help us??? Smith says. ?If we all work together, it will be more fruitful than prohibition.? Types of Injuries ?Inflatable bouncer? is an umbrella term for many products, including bounce houses and moon walks. ?They are brought home and set up in the backyard for birthday parties or available at bounce centers,? Smith says. ? Researchers don?t know why there is such a steep increase in bouncer injuries but suspect it is due to the increasing popularity of these bouncers. ?There is no evidence that the bouncers are getting more dangerous,? he says. Researchers looked at injury rates and patterns among children 17 or younger who were treated in emergency rooms for bouncer-related injuries from 1990 to 2010. The injury rates are likely higher than seen in the study, which just looks at those serious enough to require emergency room visits. ?These are the tip of the iceberg,? Smith says. Injuries included sprains, strains, and fractures , mostly in the legs or arms. Boys were more likely to sustain concussions , closed head injuries , or cuts than girls. So how do these injuries happen? Mostly kids fell. Some fell in or on the bouncer, while others fell out. Some got hurt getting on or off the bouncer. Just shy of 10% were hurt when colliding or being pushed by another child, and 6.3% were injured when one child fell on another. In all, 3.4% of children were hospitalized or kept for more than 24 hours after their injury. Broken bones accounted for 81.7% of injuries that required observation or a hospital stay, the study shows. Tips to Make Bouncy Houses Safer ?Every physical activity has a risk of injury, and this is a real risk,? Smith says. Still, too many kids get too little physical activity, and bouncing can be good exercise. Make it safer by: Limiting use to kids 6 and older Making sure there is adequate adult supervision Banning flips or horseplay Limiting the number of children on the bouncer ?The worst injuries occur when more than one child is on the bouncer at one time,? says Shireen Atabaki,?MD, MPH, an emergency room doctor at Children?s?National?Medical?Center in Washington, D.C. ?Having multiple children on the bouncer is less safe,? she says. ?If more than one kid is on the bouncer at the same time, they should be same height, weight, and age.? Prevention is key, says Jose Rosa-Olivares, MD. He is the medical director of the Pediatric Care Center at Miami Children?s Hospital in Florida.?He routinely counsels families on some of the risks associated with bouncy castles and jumpers. ?If there is the opportunity to redirect the child to a different activity, do that first,? he says. ?If parents decide it?s safe to use these, try to avoid bouncers with a lot of kids jumping at the same time.? ? SOURCES:Jose Rosa-Olivares, MD, medical director, Pediatric Care Center, Miami Children?s Hospital, Miami, Fla.Shireen Atabaki,?MD, MPH, emergency room doctor, Children?s?National?Medical?Center, Washington, D.C.Thompsom, M.C. Pediatrics, 2012, study received ahead of print.Gary Smith MD, director, Center for Injury Research and Policy, Nationwide Children?s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. ? 2012 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved. ______________________________________________________ More from WebMD Unsafe Toy List: Dora Guitar, Dora Backpack, More Sweets Ban at School Parties May Cut Calorie Overload Chew on This: Gum May Prevent Ear Infections Obese Kids Who Lose Weight May Cut Heart Risk, Too ______________________________________________________

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With children, dealing with pet's death honestly is best | Animals ...

For many children, the passing of a beloved pet might be a child?s first experience dealing with death. And how parents handle that loss can greatly impact an adult?s memory of that early childhood experience, making it difficult for some adults to adopt again.

According to a survey conducted by American Humane Association?s Animal Welfare Research Institute, 40% of adults surveyed say the loss of a childhood pet from injury, disease or old age continues to affect them as adults. But an even greater number of adults (45%) note that they are still affected by a pet that was given away, ran away or had an uncertain disposition.

Respondents in the survey said their memories of their pet?s loss were impacted by how their parents dealt with and shared (or not shared) the loss with them. Whether it?s a nurturing experience in honor of a loved pet or a negative experience in which the parent gave away the pet without the child?s knowledge, they said how their parents choose to handle the loss of their pets had an impact overall on their lives.

After reading a few comments, it?s easy to see what kids need.

??.I was only five when we had to euthanize [our pet] due to cancer. My parents did note tell me until they brought him home to bury in our backyard. I can still remember sitting there bawling. That was 36 years ago.?

In other words, this little girl didn?t get to say goodbye to her pet.

??I was a lonely little girl, living with my father as my parents fought over my custody. This little dog was ALL I had?.. She was taken away from me, I never was told where to and I?ve never forgotten her? it was traumatic.?

This little girl suffered the loss of her pet because of a divorce. Neither parent took custody of the dog. (Sadly, I can relate. My parents gave away our two dogs and I never knew what happened to them, but in my case, it didn?t make it harder for me to adopt. It just meant I wanted to help them more because now I understood the circumstances of some dogs at the shelter.)

? ? I remember the details very clearly of his sudden illness, going to the vet, him being euthanized, and bringing him home to be buried?. I?ve always been thankful to my parents that the situation was handled with grace and dignity for our beloved Barney??

This child experienced every detail of her pet?s illness and perhaps was part of the family?s decision-making process along the way. As a result, she is grateful to her parents for the care they gave to her beloved friend and for being a part of this pet?s life and retains fond memories of the loss.

Shielding children from the pet loss, whether through re-homing or illness, does not allow them to go through a normal grieving process, which may be the reason some people have trouble adopting again after a pet loss. Highlighting the emotional intricacies of the human-animal bond, one in five (20%) of previous dog owners and one in six (17%) of previous cat owners cited the loss of a beloved dog or cat as a reason they chose not to have another.

The survey backed the recent findings in a pet ownership study released earlier this year by the American Humane Association and PetSmart Charities. In Phase One of the ?Keeping Pets (Dogs and Cats) in Homes Retention Study,? interviews with more than 1,000 previous pet owners revealed that lasting grief over the loss of a previous pet can be a significant obstacle towards owning a new pet.

Helping people overcome their grief and reluctance to own another pet in adulthood is vital to increasing adoptions at shelters and decreasing the number of animals euthanized. Parents play a role in forging these early experiences.

For some parental tips on how to help kids cope with grief, visit the ASPCA.

To see the full study, visit http://www.americanhumane.org/people-pets-and-the-world-we.pdf

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Microsoft Type Cover (for Surface)

With the introduction of the Microsoft Surface RT tablet ($699.00 direct), Microsoft also unveiled the latest in PC peripherals, the Surface cover and keyboard. While there will likely be third-party accessories coming soon, right now, Microsoft's own accessories are the only game in town. Like its sibling, the Microsoft Touch Cover, the Microsoft Type Cover is both tablet cover and keyboard, but it places far more emphasis upon the keyboard, with tactile keys, firm construction, and a look and feel that is far more like a traditional laptop than Microsoft's Surface ads have shown.

Design
Microsoft's Type Cover is both tablet cover and keyboard. In many respects, it's similar to the Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover (for New iPad, iPad 2) , which both protects the tablet screen and offers a full keyboard for more productive use than the tablet alone could offer.

The Type Cover attaches to the Surface with a magnetic docking connection. The dock connects along the bottom edge of the Surface, attaching like the spine of a book, securely held in place by the magnetic connection. It's secure enough to pick up the tablet and let the cover hang loose without fear of the cover coming loose. When you don't need a keyboard, the cover folds back behind the tablet, which is sensed by an accelerometer in the cover, disabling the keyboard so that it can be gripped like a paper notebook with the cover folded back.

Unlike the Microsoft Touch Cover , which has no tactile feedback, the Type Cover offers a much more familiar feel, with scissor-switch keys, and a firm backing that makes typing on uneven surfaces a bit more feasible. The key-travel, though minimal, provides a much more comfortable typing experience. However, the introduction of key movement and mild key resistance means that typing is just a tad slower that on the Touch Cover, where you need only touch the key instead of depressing the key. The result is a keyboard that is more comfortable, but not quite as responsive. Whether or not that is an issue is entirely subjective, so head to a Microsoft Store if you want to try before you buy.

The Touch Cover is also slightly thicker, to provide the extra millimeter or so of key movement offered by the scissor-switch keys. As a result, the Type Cover is 6 millimeters thick, while the Touch Cover is only 3. The weight is also similar, coming in at 0.47 pound, just a whisper heavier than the 0.45 pound Touch Cover. Compared to Microsoft's other mobile Windows 8 keyboard, the Microsoft Wedge Mobile Keyboard , the Type Cover is much closer to full-size, making the experience much less cramped.

Compared to the touchpad on the Touch Cover, the Type Cover's touchpad is also a bit better, with a smoother surface. Like the Touch Cover, however, it still the miniscule proportions, measuring a tiny 2.6 by 1.4 inches. The mouse buttons are integrated into the touchpad and, like the Type Cover's keys, the right- and left-buttons actually click when pressed, providing a much more traditional mousing experience.

Features and Performance
Given that the Type Cover is made exclusively for Microsoft's Surface tablets, it should be no surprise that Windows 8 (and Windows RT) functionality is built in, with functions from the Charms Bar found in the F1-F12 buttons. These include volume controls, and Charms for Search, Connect, Devices, and Settings. You've also got function keys for Home, End, PgUp, PgDn, and the usual Esc and Del keys.

In actual use, the Type Cover certainly feels better than the Touch Cover, thanks to the moving keys and clickable mouse buttons, but compared to the Touch Cover, it's just not as sensitive, or as fast. On the other hand, it is more comfortable, and the typing fatigue experienced with the Touch Cover is alleviated by the cushioning springiness of the keys. For a Windows 8 keyboard with more sensible ergonomics, the Microsoft Sculpt Mobile Keyboard offers a curved surface with better typing feel. It's also going to be an easier transition for touch typists, as the keys are separate and distinct, with the usual nubs on the F and J keys to keep you anchored to the home row.

If you expect to do a lot of typing on the Surface RT, this is the keyboard to get. It's more comfortable and familiar than the Touch Cover, and is far more friendly to touch typists and users who may be away from a desk or table. It's not as cramped as the Microsoft Wedge, and it's more compatible with touch-typing than the Touch Cover. However, it's a little thicker, a little heavier, and it's not as responsive as the Touch Cover. The differences are minimal, but shoppers will want to get some actual hands on time with each before deciding which to buy.

COMPARISON TABLE
Compare the Microsoft Type Cover (for Surface) with several other keyboards side by side.

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Monday, November 26, 2012

Society should protect women, girls : Kaieteur News

?Elimination of Violence against Women?

- Govt.

As Guyana joined the rest of the world in observing International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women yesterday, statistics show over 60 percent of women involved in a relationship or union,?? reported physical abuse, in addition to verbal abuse and sexual violence.
Under the theme, ?Eliminating Discrimination Against Women in Order to end Gender-Based Violence?, Government says the escalating culture of violence in general and the widespread epidemic of Gender-Based Violence in particular demands intensive and extensive strategic action by society.? Thus, women and young girls need to be protected by society.
A Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) conducted by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Bureau of Statistics revealed that domestic violence and abuse remain a challenge in Guyana.
Studies in both developing and developed countries indicate that between 20 and 67 percent of women globally experience violence in relationships.
Domestic violence is a behaviour that causes one partner to be afraid of the other. It can also take the form of physical and sexual abuse and force social isolation from family and friends and it is a violation of the person?s right and should be treated as a crime.
According to Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Jennifer Webster, 125 countries around the world have enacted legislation to ensure that there are penalties in place for perpetrators of Gender-Based Violence.? This is a significant step forward as compared to many years ago.
?We can see the results of our cumulative efforts today.? Guyana has a strong and robust legislative and policy framework for the protection of women.? This includes our National Constitution, which enshrines the rights of women, several international treaties, including the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and national legislation for example, more recently progressive pieces of legislation ? The Domestic Violence Act (1996) and the Sexual Offences Act (2010).?
She explained that there are many ways that men can indicate that they are supportive of women. Change begins with men of honour speaking out, to let perpetrators know that violent attitudes and negative behaviour against women are unacceptable in any circumstance.
Adding that violence in whatever form it takes is repugnant to human life and freedom, she said the rights to life and liberty are enshrined within the Constitution and have the characteristics of being inalienable and fundamental.
?A life free of violence is a logical extension of these rights. There is nothing remotely excusable about violence against women. There is absolutely no justification for this.? At the level of the Government of Guyana we have already clearly articulated a ?zero tolerance? policy against Gender-Based Violence.? The Minister noted ?I wish to commend all those who have reached out to victims of abuse. I wish to recognize the leadership of all those non-governmental organizations that have played an active role in advancing women?s rights.? We value your contributions and initiatives, which have no doubt saved countless lives, and have transformed the way we address these all too pervasive crimes.? To our corporate and donor partners, and friends in the media, we urge you to continue supporting initiatives towards the ?Elimination of Violence Against Women?.
The Vienna Declaration (also known as VDPA, is a human rights declaration adopted by consensus at the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993) explicitly links domestic violence to sexual harassment, exploitation and trafficking in women; gender bias in the administration of justice; and the harmful effects of traditional or customary practices, cultural prejudices and religious extremism.
UNICEF is now urging the Government to learn from the successes achieved over the past years, so as to ensure that progress is made even further in the years ahead to ensure that all children, irrespective of their geographic location or socio-economic status, enjoy their rights and are protected from abuse and harm.

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East Africa moves toward regional corporate bonds

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Regulators in five east African countries are working to allow companies to issue regional bonds for the first time, a crucial step to bring the area's capital markets closer.

The east African bloc of 130 million people has been edging toward economic and political integration and in 2005 introduced a customs union that helped double intra-regional trade in five years.

Under proposals that still need approval from lawmakers, companies in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi would be able to raise funds from investors across the region with the approval of a single regulator.

"If an issuer in Kenya wants to tap into the east African region it makes it easier to access the supply of funds from the five east African states," Sammy Mulang'a, head of research, policy analysis and planning at Kenya's Capital Markets Authority said on Friday.

"The issuer will choose which jurisdiction they want to be their primary regulator and on the basis of that approval the other regulators will be able to accept that issue in their jurisdiction," he said on the sidelines of a Cape Town conference.

Companies would also be able to choose the currency of the bond, he said.

The finance ministries of the five countries are currently considering the new rules, which have to be passed into law before they can take effect. Mulang'a said he could not provide an estimate of how long the process would take.

Companies issuing regional bonds would need to meet certain requirements, including having minimum net assets of $1.7 million and minimum paid up share capital of $850,000.

The minimum issue size for a regional bond would be $850,000.

The International Finance Corporation, the World Bank's private sector arm, has identified at least three potential issuers that are interested in tapping the bond market on a regional basis, said Evans Osano, an IFC official.

"It gives them an opportunity to tap resources from a larger pool of investors instead of going to one market," he said.

Kenya's bond market is the largest and most sophisticated in east and central Africa, with around 70 government bonds listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and a yield curve of up to 30 years.

The market is dominated by government paper but the corporate bond market accounts for 9 percent of issuance.

Bond turnover at the Nairobi Securities Exchange was 19 percent of GDP in 2011, the largest in Africa after South Africa, according to the CMA.

Investors are likely to welcome regional bonds, given the limited supply of investable assets in the region, said one banker, who declined to be named.

"In terms of the number of instruments available in the market at the moment there aren't that many," said the banker.

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Kevin McHale's daughter dies at 22

HOUSTON (AP) ? The daughter of Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale has died at 22.

The death of Alexandra "Sasha" McHale was announced by the team Sunday. No other details were released.

Kevin McHale has been on leave since Nov. 10 to deal with what the team called a personal family matter.

Team owner Leslie Alexander said in a statement that he extends his "deepest condolences" over the loss of the McHales' "beautiful daughter." He called Kevin and wife Lynn "loving and dedicated parents who will need our continued support throughout this very difficult time." He said the "entire organization is mourning."

Kelvin Sampson has been the interim coach. There is no timetable for Kevin McHale's return.

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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Shops Dealing With Auto Repair Chicago Provide Customization Too!

A common misconception that people have is that an establishment that deals with auto repair Chicago is only handy in case of emergencies ?EUR? it is a place where a vehicle is taken when there has been an accident and some damage repair is necessary. Shops that deal with auto body work Chicago not only work on vehicles for collision repair or restoration after accidents, but they also offer services like touch-ups for dents or scratches, repainting in order to give a totally new look to your car, towing in case your vehicle breaks down in the middle of the road and so on.

Although auto repair Chicago is the basic function of a body shop, it also offers custom car modifications, which mean personalizing the vehicle and modifying it according to the requirements of the customer. Since it is customization, the requirements will differ from person to person and the diversity of this category of custom automotive work is simply endless.

A standard body shop will have the proper supplies and equipment to personalize your car in any way, be it body kits, mufflers, or paint jobs. While choosing a shop dealing with auto body Chicago modifications, ensure that the place has prior experience in customization. Or else your car will end up looking like something from a junkyard and you will need to shell out an astronomical amount as well! This is all the more important if you want to restore classic cars because they are delicate and need to be handled by technicians who are experienced in working with such vehicles. For example, if special tools and equipment and specific techniques are required for the work, then some shops might not be able to provide that particular service.

Another factor to keep in mind while going for customization is the workload of the body shop. Yes, a reputed establishment will be busy all the time, but they pay attention to each and every customer and listen to their requirements to know exactly what they want. If you see that they are hurriedly jotting down points and are not listening to what you are saying attentively, then it might be a good idea to look elsewhere. Customer satisfaction is of huge importance in this case.

It is advisable to run a background check on the auto body shop before you approach them. You can easily do this by going online and reading customer reviews about them. Check to see if any complaints have been made against them and if so, how they have been handled. Last but not the least; ask for a clear cut quote including all charges and expenses before the work begins and document it on paper. Now that you know a body shop dealing with auto repair Chicago, offers so much more, what are you waiting for?

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