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Thursday, February 7, 2013
IHeart Organizing: UHeart Organizing: Creative and Unexpected ...
Do you love to craft and DIY?? What do you do with all of those paint bottles and glue guns?? My pal Megan from Honey We're Home is here today to share how she keeps her craft supplies tucked away and tidy.? And what I adore? most is that it isn't in a typical way that you would often think of or expect!?
It's so great to be with your readers again Jen! ?My love of keeping things organized extends all the way to my craft supplies. ?I can get way more excited about a simple craft project when I know that I've got all my supplies organized and I know exactly where they are. ? It's so annoying to be in the middle of a project and be all, "uh, where is my hole punch??"
It's so great to be with your readers again Jen! ?My love of keeping things organized extends all the way to my craft supplies. ?I can get way more excited about a simple craft project when I know that I've got all my supplies organized and I know exactly where they are. ? It's so annoying to be in the middle of a project and be all, "uh, where is my hole punch??"
To keep my craft supplies organized, I use what is supposed to be a tall jewelry stand. ?I got mine years ago half-off at Pier One Imports. ?It?fits perfectly on a small wall in my home office but could easily fit inside a closet or garage.
My chest has five drawers, the bottom "two" is actually one deep drawer, perfect for storing larger things like rolls of duct tape, a paper cutter, 3-hole punch and rulers.?
I've organized the drawers by putting like-things together and I used an old calendar to line the drawers to make it prettier. ?The sharp things like nailhead trim, tacks, cutters and scissors go in the top drawer.?
All my glue, spray adhesive, glue gun and glue sticks are contained in one drawer.?
And my glitter and craft paint fit in one drawer too.?
I do have a separate place in my garage for extra craft paint, spray paint, and paint brushes. The top part of my storage chest opens and has a mirror, but I like to keep things on the top surface, so I don't utilize that storage space. ?I figured it would be more annoying to have to remove everything to get inside each time I need something. ?On top now are fresh flowers, an adorable rocking bird, and my fabric covered books. ?I also made the polka dot inspiration board in the background.? {I snapped this picture before I started pinning inspiration pics!}If you can't find my jewelry stand at Pier One, the Ikea Alex could definitely work to hold craft supplies. ?You could also paint it or decoupage it with cute fabric, scrapbook paper, gift wrap. ?And decorative pulls would be cute too.
How do you store your craft supplies? ?Do you prefer drawers over bins and baskets? ?You can visit?HERE?to see more of how I keep things organized in my home.??Thanks so much for having me Jen!Source: http://iheartorganizing.blogspot.com/2013/02/uheart-organizing-creative-and.html
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
MintLife Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice | Mint.com ...
Mint.com user and Facebook fan Aaron writes:
It would be great to have a post that lists out some of the top books to read for personal finance.
I know there are different types of people using Mint (ranging from those whose goal is to get out of debt, to people who have the money and really want to learn how to invest wisely), so a personal finance book categorization based on the types of users you have would be really helpful.
Thanks for all you do as a company!
?Aaron
Thanks for the question, Aaron. Even though I read plenty of good (and bad) advice on personal finance blogs, the advice that sticks with me usually comes from a book. So here are my five all-time favorite personal finance books.
As you suggested, they serve five different, but overlapping, financial needs. All are available in paper or ebook form, so if you?re under 30, you can buy the ebook and pretend you?re reading a really long blog post. (Kidding! I totally read books in my 20s. That is, until blogs were invented.)
For people starting out
I Will Teach You to Be Rich, by Ramit Sethi.
Yes, that title comes on strong, and so does Sethi himself. Like a low-carb diet crusader, the guy refuses to sugarcoat anything.
But he?s funny and his advice is superb: automate your accounts, save well and spend the rest without guilt, and invest using low-cost index funds.
This book makes a great gift for a college grad (or yourself).
Disclaimer: I read this book three years ago and I?m still not rich. Hmpf.?
For families, or anyone who doesn?t want to go broke
All Your Worth, by Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi.
Yes, one of the authors of this book is now better known for holding a different job. Regardless of your political orientation, however, this book explains better than any other how to stay out of financial trouble.
All Your Worth?has been hugely influential among financial writers, so even if you haven?t read it, you?ve probably heard a version of its key idea, the ?Balanced Money Formula.?
It goes like this: of your take-home pay, 50% should go to to needs, 30% to wants, and 20% to savings.
When people who seem to have plenty of money get into serious money trouble (and I bet you know more than one person who fits this description), we blame it on luxury shopping sprees, but the problem nearly always arises from out-of-control spending on needs?especially housing and cars.
Fixing that kind of problem requires making serious tradeoffs, of course, but this book can help you figure out how to get on a sustainable course.
For parents who want their kids to go to college
Debt-Free U, by Zac Bissonnette.
This is not another book about navigating the financial aid formula or applying for obscure scholarships. It?s a warning: Choosing an unaffordable college can ruin a student?s financial future?and drag his parents? finances down with it.
Here?s Bissonnette?s argument in a nutshell (I wrote about it at length in?this column):?Rich families can afford any college; poor families will qualify for lots of financial aid at most colleges.
For everyone else, there are only two types of colleges worth considering: in-state public universities (subsidized by the state) and elite, highly selective colleges and universities (which are very generous with financial aid).
For a middle-class family, sending your kid to a mid-tier liberal arts college or out-of-state public university because they fell in love with the campus is as financially responsible as buying them a Ferrari because the seats are comfortable.
Bissonette?s book tells the whole story. Read it.
For investors
Elements of Investing, by Burton Malkiel and Charles Ellis.
By ?investors,? I don?t mean day-trader hotshots who think they can pick stocks. I mean anybody saving for retirement in a 401(k),?IRA, or plain old brokerage account.
Elements?is short and devoid of jargon. It teaches you a way to invest that is easy, requires little of your time, and is overwhelmingly supported by academic evidence.
Investing is one of the only areas of life where people who work harder at it do worse. Unlike the other books on my list, this one basically tells you how to win by chilling out and not doing much.
By the way, I?ve mentioned this book in my column probably two dozen times by now. Its authors are two very successful investors.?If they knew how much some guy in Seattle loved their book, do you think they might want to adopt him? Just saying.
For freelancers and the self-employed
The Money Book for Freelancers, Part-Timers, and the Self-Employed
The self-employed are a diverse group. Etsy craft mavens, app developers, plumbers, and this writer all have something in common: We have to do our own tax withholding and retirement saving, buy our own insurance, and generally get socked with all sorts of financial annoyances that W-2 employees don?t even know they?re missing out on.
No wonder so many freelancers, even well-paid ones, get into money trouble.
If you?re your own boss,?The Money Book?explains in plain language what to do and what not to do. It?s not about how to rustle up sales leads or do your job; it?s about how to manage your money properly so you can keep working for yourself and stay off the 9-to-5 train.
Among its most important lessons: Freelancers need a?holy trinity of accounts?to stay solvent and keep out of tax trouble.
There you go: five books that changed my financial life. Read them, live them, and let me know if you have any favorites that didn?t make my list.
Do you have a personal finance question for Matthew Amster-Burton? Head over to the Mint.com Facebook page and ask away!
Matthew Amster-Burton is a?personal finance?columnist at Mint.com. Find him on Twitter?@Mint_Mamster.
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League Highs
YOUTH LEAGUES
PORT HURON LANES
Bumper (2-4): Matraus Everhart 75; Megan Allen 80
Bantams (5-8): Xavier Lashbrook 208 series; Myles Guyette 91; Kylie Guyette 262(103)
Prep (9-11): Tyler Symon 468; Timothy Giles 204 series; Charissa Gamble 335 Sydney Sepsey 137
Juniors (12-14): Carson Mills 571(213); Jessica Badley 398(140)
Majors (15-21): Matt Koza 177; Ryan Jolly 478; Katie Bowles 295(106)
BLUE WATER BOWL
Blue Water Mixers
Becky Van Hoesen 615(220); Anita Hubbard 548(212); Annette Paradis 506 Rich Scott 693; Greg Marshall 676(254); Jose Ganhs 643(258); Paul Lewandowski 648(251); Jeff Van Hoesen 622;
Bucks & Does
Juanita Peter 513; Jackie Karl 492; Bill Tallant 730(257); Brad Ashton 632; Matt Campbell 632
Dan Wilkinson Memorial
Joddy Swoffer 646(222); Alicia Schroeder 635(225); Nate Bowen 671(248); Jeff Morrison 666(268); Lysle Smith 660(236)
Don McIvor Memorial
Dwayne Rich 721(279); Rick St. Onge 681(255); Mike E. Gossman 682(275); Steve Jakubowski 682(236); Mike Raleigh 672(267); Rich Scott 670(248); Paul Lewandowski 662(234); Jesse Diaz, Jr. 615(255)
Friday Night Wanna Bees
Lew Gunn 765(300); Henry Sullivan 734(265); Brad Stone 703; Greg Urben 680; Butch Gates 255; Steve Cooper 255; Matt Campbell 255
Mixed Singles
Marty Nichols 717(258); Tony Paulus 660(247); Chuck Isaac & Jeff Dettloff 235; Becky Van Hoesen 667(234); Regina Dye 494(189); Steve Watson 225
Mon PM Adult Bowling
Bill Shand 531(204); Marilyn Ellis 460(172); Wayne Bailey 579(216); Jean Delacy 481(175); Joyce Bailey 479(177)
Mueller Retirees
Gerry Sedich 508(216); Bev Cummings 50; Bob Hall 625(221); Wally Armstead 220; Ron Dunlap 610(222); Lysle Smith 604(222); Vic Gregowski 229; Pete Lapka 612
Port Huron Hospital
Joddy Swoffer 659(252); Heather Politowicz 560(204); Diana Sharrow 539; Anita Hubbard 520; Debbie Alderson 505; Vanessa Sanders 203
Viking Three Man
Charlie Peeling 623(268); Rich Wolfe 658(232); Vince Sudomir 627(255); Ron Fowler 706(245); Steve Jakubowski 629(219); Eric Wehner 678(254); Mark Chesney 628(258); Tim Elsholz 277
BOWL O DROME
Beverage
Chuck King 682(268) Doug Hilts 708(267); George Stafford 690(269); Rick Barr, Jr. 716(266); Jeff Schott 698(258); Brandon Schantz 628(257); Randy Mrock 709(248); Don Roach 658(244)
BOD Sunday Men?s
Daniel Roberts 724(300); Nate Kelly 259; Cliff Crawford 732(287); Pat Reilly 730(258); Lew Gunn 701(258); Scott Badley 694(289)
Friday Doubles
Jo Eisen 577(232); Trish DeFrain 526; Janet Lamping 214; Charlie Collins 651(246); Dave Barnum 650(237)
Original Sunday Funtimers
Theresa Janowicz 510; Jane Morris 200; Catherine Pulliam 506(200); Rebecca Bauman 501(191); Craig Seaman 641(224); Tom Morris 629(225); Chuck Phillips 611(237); Dave Emigh 603(215)
Port Huron Hospital AM
Vic Gregowski 741(269); Gordon Harvey 633(267); John Kwiatkowski 245; Jerry Grzech 670(278); Margaret Nelson 506; Heather Politowicz 532; Debbie Alderson 542(203); Lou Ann Dubuque 504(209)
Saturday Nite Live
Jeff Schott 711(258); Rick Barr, Jr. 264; Tony Bloink 268; Jim Hewitt 248
Zebraettes
Nina Laturno 543(207); Dana Massbrio 503(191); Lori Reeves 490(198); Tammie Foltz 482(175)
?PORT HURON LANES
Adult Activities-Mon AM
Maxine Brown 466(177); Marilyn Roach 458(180); Eleanor Sweeney 452; Ron Messer 599(216); John Szczygiel 560(202); Keith Morgan 539
Cowboys & Indians
Jim Creasor 738(258); Dylan Jacobs 783(267); Dave Cox 719(278); Bob Pihaylic 717; Dave Klaas 727; Dan Hawley, Jr. 708; Ray LaVere 278; Melissa Legault 770(279); Shawna Lentner 714(258); Crystal Cramer 620(224); Frank Mowinski 718(278)
Friday Morning Industrial
Rick Dodge 668(258); Mile Schindler 678(267); Rick St. Onge 657
Friday AM Seniors
Marvel Holbrook 459(193); Robyn Rossow 434(176); D.J. Gombos 420(154); Jean Delacy 407(154); Keith Morgan 617(246); John Szczygiel 605(222); Bob Hall 599(237)
Friday PM Seniors
Luann Carlisle 490(192); Karen Watzek 192; Ron Dunlap 648(226); Gary Smith 624(263); Red Cowper 224; Jerry Bailey 223
Inter City Ladies
Kristie Lashbrook 647(225); Ann Nichols 596(227); Kelly Larsen 581(216); Julie Drouillard 206
Masters
Dylan Jacobs 689(238); Jerry Hendrick 671(259); Jeff Krauss 664(256); Charles Whitmore 648(236); Mike Kavanagh 643(244)
PHL Early Four Man
Russ Barnes 764(276); Jason Leach 753(278); Mike Raleigh 742(264); Nick Conard 737(268); Dave Cox 709(2670 Steve Jakubowski 707(258); Doug Fowler 704(247)
Saturday Nite Bridge
Joe Beidler 828(300); Nick Conard 718(279); John Diaz, Jr. 268; David Black 268; Russell Barnes 715; Sherri Beidler 607(235); Jane Caldwell 601(233); Wendy Tetreau 212; Kimmie Symon 586
Service
Trish DeFrain 590(214); Cathy McCaffrey 565(198); Barb LePla 557(213); Greg Urben 737(254); Charlie Collins 679(242); Josh Mattox 662
Sunday Outcast
Bob Pihaylic 714(247); Mike Raleigh 693(247); Scott Badley 689(245); Dylan Jacobs 673; Matt Pawlak 670; Perry Wight 236; Cindy Badley 492(178); Debbie Turck 469(178); Jody Stump 462(179); Jean Pihaylic 189
Tuesday AM Adult
Rella Kilbourn 446(163); Ray Skarniarz 598(220); Dale Thrushman 573(234); Bob Hall 550(221); Geri Bailey 431(177); D.J. Gombos 459(167)
Tuesday Early Ladies
Sue Zuege 504(203); Donna Class 428; Maxine Brown 186
Tuesday Mixed
Lee Van Beek 635(228); Cody Hawks 614(237); Brian Marthen 563(255); Heather Marthen 520(204); Angie Allen 551(208)
Wednesday Night Ladies
Kim Riedel 513(2030; Sharon Soyko 607(207); Ashley Aldea 558(201); Gail Toles 527(212); Fay Frost 506; Melissa Rood 525; Stephanie Black 554
?ST. CLAIR RIVER LANES
Blue Water Men?s
Tim Wolfe 726(300); Steve McCoy 677(259); Jim Markel 689(255); P.J. Williams 718(257); Don Lumley 729(264); Ed Martin 696; Henry Sullivan 696(266);
Ladies City League
Danielle McLaren 202; Sandy Bennett 504; Joann Suisse 518(192); Kristen Herbert 580(205); Anne Distelrath 539(187); Rose Queener 192; Rose Tenyer 519(183)
Monday Big 12
Matt Verbeke 667(258); Don Pollauf 686(278); Jeff Meldrum 716(256); Wayne Leppek 685(268); Craig Verbeke 687(258) ;Mark Schoeneweg 688(258); Rob Roberts 695(268)
River Queens
Sue Pope 531(224); Anita Hubbard 531(190); Barb Galos 476(198); Karen McCoy 461; JoAnn Schweihofer 458; Lisa Rice 205
River Rats
Linda Mollan 491(182); Jaclyn Meldrum 607(231); Jeff Meldrum 796(279)
STRIKERS ENT CENTER
Monday Night Mixed
Tony Chevalier 653(257); Dan Napier 578; Al Yaek 561(214); Bruce Puhle 234
Thursday Ridge Runners
John Essenmacher, Jr. 747(279); Len Hill 729; John Muczynski 725; Joel Schmitt 278; Paul Krause III 269
Tuesday Night Classic
Eric Emmi 762(279); Ken Tyson 710; Denny Nieman 708; Len Hill 708(299); Kevin Weldon 278
Tuesday Richmond Seniors
Bubba Van Buren 671(256); Jerry Brown 597; Amos Clotfelter 590; Ray Podowski 221; Duane Miner 220; Peg Vanantwerp 507(182); Cecelia Plass 502(202); June Clay 468; Sandra Eynon 172
Women?s Wednesday Night
Lillie Ashman 652(247); Lori Zorn 555(213); Sandra Caldwell 540; Pam Alexandsandrowski 212
Honor Roll
BLUE WATER BOWL
Women?s High Series
Becky Van Hoesen 667
Joddy Swoffer 659
Alicia Schroeder 635
Heather Politowicz 560
Anita Hubbard 548
Women?s High Game
Joddy Swoffer 252
Becky Van Hoesen 234
Alicia Schroeder 225
Gerry Sedich 216
Anita Hubbard 212
Men?s High Series
Lew Gunn 765
Henry Sullivan 734
Dale Camphausen 733
Bill Tallant 730
Dwayne Rich 721
Men?s High Game
Lew Gunn 300
Dwayne Rich 279
Tim Elsholz 277
Mike Gossman 275
Jeff Morrison 268
Charlie Peeling 268
BOWL O DROME
Women?s High Series
Jo Eisen 577
Nina Laturno 543
Debbie Alderson 542
Heather Politowicz 532
Trish DeFrain 526
Women?s High Game
Jo Eisen 232
Janet Lamping 214
Lou Ann Dubuque 209
Nina Laturno 207
Debbie Alderson 203
Men?s High Series
Vic Gregowski 741
Cliff Crawford 732
Pat Reilly 730
Daniel Roberts 724
Rick Barr, Jr. 716
Men?s High Game
Daniel Roberts 300
Scott Badley 289
Cliff Crawford 287
Jerry Grzech 278
Vic Gregowski 269
George Stafford 269
PORT HURON LANES
Women?s High Series
Melissa Legault 770
Shawna Lentner 714
Kristie Lashbrook 647
Crystal Cramer 620
Sherri Beidler 607
Women?s High Game
Melissa Legault 279
Shawna Lentner 258
Sherri Beidler 235
Jane Caldwell 233
Ann Nichols 227
Men?s High Series
Joe Beidler 828
Dylan Jacobs 783
Russ Barnes 764
Jason Leach 753
Mike Raleigh 742
Men?s High Game
Joe Beidler 300
Nick Conard 279
Jason Leach 278
Dave Cox 278
Frank Mowinski 278
Ray LaVere 278
?ST. CLAIR RIVER LANES
Women?s High Series
Jaclyn Meldrum 607
Kristen Herbert 580
Anne Distelrath 539
Sue Pope 531
Anita Hubbard 531
Women?s High Game
Jaclyn Meldrum 231
Sue Pope 224
Lisa Rice 205
Kristen Herbert 205
Danielle McLaren 202
Men?s High Series
Jeff Meldrum 796
Don Lumley 729
Tim Wolfe 726
P.J. Williams 718
Rob Roberts 695
Men?s High Game
Tim Wolfe 300
Jeff Meldrum 279
Don Pollauf 278
Rob Roberts 268
Wayne Leppek 268
STRIKERS ENT CENTER
Women?s High Series
Lillie Ashman 652
Sherry Pellegrom 599
Lori Zorn 555
Sandra Caldwell 540
Jessie Calamita 539
Women?s High Game
Lillie Ashman 247
Sherry Pellegrom 213
Lori Zorn 213
Pam Alexsandrowski 212
Sharon Jelsone 208
Men?s High Series
Eric Emmi 762
John Essenmacher, Jr. 747
Len Hill 729
John Muczynski 725
Ken Tyson 710
Men?s High Game
Len Hill 299
Eric Emmi 279
John Essenmacher, Jr. 279
Joel Schmitt 278
Kevin Weldon 278
Source: http://bluewatersportsnetwork.com/2013/01/recreation-bowling-scoreboard-7/
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Surface Pro review: It's clunky, it's chunky but it's Microsoft's best hope
Microsoft's Surface proposition sounded at first a little like a car that could rip out tree stumps and still get 50 miles to the gallon. But when you got to the dealership, the salesman would show you the car that could rip out tree stumps and the car that got 50 miles to the gallon. In other words, it's not one car, but two.
We knew this about Surface early on, though. We knew there would be a tablet that ran a lightweight version of Windows called RT, and another that ran full-blown Windows. It was assumed, correctly, that the former would have long battery life and compete in price with the iPad, and that the latter would be more competitive with PCs ? and have similarly shorter battery lifespan because of the added horsepower.
When I tried out the Surface RT, which launched last fall, I appreciated its form and its battery life, but I had profound problems with the software: Every time I got comfortable in the loud, colorful Windows 8 environ, I would fall into a rabbit hole of classic Windows. To make things worse, once in classic Windows (aka "Desktop"), you couldn't install your favorite classic Windows software, and fully customize it the way you'd expect on a PC. The Surface RT fell woefully short of the initial proposition, that it would be a device that could double as both an iPad and a real live PC.
The proving ground for us on the Surface Pro was the gaming. NBC News games editor Todd Kenreck and I loaded it up with real PC games, including "League of Legends" and "Star Wars: The Old Republic." We even used the Mini DisplayPort jack to connect the 10.6-in. device to my 23-inch Dell monitor, and got 1080p resolution on the bigger screen.
I am happy to report that the Surface Pro goes a lot further to living up to the claim. Its battery life is not "all day" like the RT, but it won't die on you if you forget to plug it in overnight. I have read books in bed, played realtime strategy games, streamed video and music, and even installed our publishing software. This single device is a true multi-modal Swiss Army kind of a tablet that does a more reasonable impression of both a laptop and a tablet than anything else I've played with to date.
The Surface Pro makes you think of tablets in a whole different way. Because of the high-resolution monitor connection and the USB 3.0 interface, you can plug in your stuff and use it like a desktop. And with the included Wacom-powered smart pen, you can even use the tablet as a drawing and navigation surface ? using a real full-blown version of Photoshop. (If you don't want to spend that kind of money, there are a handful of lesser drawing and photo apps, including the neat ? totally free ? FreshPaint.)
Though we saw some lag during a space battle in "Star Wars," and though the accelerometer controls weren't engaged in the jet-ski racer "Riptide," we were impressed with what we saw, especially in a small tablet package. Todd felt that a smart gamer could figure out how to take his or her favorite games on the go, without having to wait for developers to release some adapted version. Yes, the idea of covertly MMOing while at work did cross our minds, and put smiles on our faces.
The Surface RT is no match for an iPad at this time, but the Surface Pro is the first time I've seen anything that could technically be a match for both an iPad and a MacBook Air (or PC ultrabook). That said, I am not going to tell you to rush out and buy it. This is Version 1.0, and it could benefit from a little evolution, in both hardware and software.
Battery life is not a huge concern, because if you buy this, you're comparing it to Windows PCs, not lighter, cheaper tablets. (That said, the iPad and the Surface RT deliver about twice the battery life.) But the bigger battery and laptop-like guts of the Surface Pro means that it's far from lithe, and at nearly 2 pounds, the Surface Pro weighs down on your chest when you read or watch video in bed.
And while this chunkier Surface retains its elegant built-in kickstand, there's still no way to truly go "lap top" on this thing. Typing with the keyboard cover in bed can be a pain, and the Surface Pro is just too big to hold up while typing with thumbs.
Cost is another concern: Because the Surface Pro comes with about 35 gigabytes of software already built in, you'd be foolish NOT to select only the $999 128GB version (which had roughly 90GB remaining when I opened it), not the $899 64GB version, which only gives you around 30GB. (An earlier report made it sound even worse; it was not inaccurate, but Microsoft improved the storage situation for product launch.)
In addition, to experience it fully, you need to buy the $130 Type Cover keyboard add-on (or, if you prefer, one of the not-as-effective $120 Touch Covers), and maybe a Bluetooth mouse like Microsoft's neat $70 Wedge Touch Mouse. Total bill for all that? About $1,200 before sales tax.
For that kind of money, you are, in the end, committing to a compromise, albeit the best one we've seen to date.
Surface Windows 8 Pro, as Microsoft calls it, will go on sale Feb. 9 in the United States and Canada at all Microsoft retail stores, microsoftstore.com, Staples and Best Buy in the U.S., as well as from a number of locations in Canada. You can find out more information at surface.com.
Wilson Rothman is the Technology & Science editor at NBC News Digital. Catch up with him on Twitter at @wjrothman, and join our conversation on Facebook.
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France's Hollande: euro zone needs to defend its currency
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday that the euro currency zone must develop an exchange rate policy to protect the currency from "irrational movements".
"Europe... is leaving the euro vulnerable to irrational movements in one direction or the other," he said in his first speech as president to the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
"A monetary zone must have an exchange rate policy or else it ends up subjected to an exchange rate that does not match the true state of its economy."
(Reporting By Mark John; Editing by Nick Vinocur)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/frances-hollande-euro-zone-needs-defend-currency-100242931--business.html
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Catholic hospital takes surprise stance in lawsuit
In this Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 photo, Heather Surovik, who lost her 8 1/2-month-old unborn son when her car was struck by drunken driver Gary Sheats in 2012, prepares to speak at a news conference promoting a political drive to grant "personhood" status to unborn fetuses at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Prosecutors could not file vehicular manslaughter charges because her unborn son was not legally a person. When a Catholic hospital in Colorado used the same argument to avoid a wrongful death lawsuit over twin fetuses that died in its care, it triggered an avalanche of criticism. At center is Surovik's mother, Terry Koester, and at left is Keith Mason of the organization Personhood USA. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
In this Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 photo, Heather Surovik, who lost her 8 1/2-month-old unborn son when her car was struck by drunken driver Gary Sheats in 2012, prepares to speak at a news conference promoting a political drive to grant "personhood" status to unborn fetuses at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Prosecutors could not file vehicular manslaughter charges because her unborn son was not legally a person. When a Catholic hospital in Colorado used the same argument to avoid a wrongful death lawsuit over twin fetuses that died in its care, it triggered an avalanche of criticism. At center is Surovik's mother, Terry Koester, and at left is Keith Mason of the organization Personhood USA. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
Heather Surovik, right, who miscarried after the car she was driving in was struck by chronic drunken driver Gary Sheats in in 2012, speaks during a news conference promoting a political drive to grant "personhood" status to unborn fetuses, at the Colorado State Capitol, in Denver, Colo., Monday Jan. 28, 2013. At center is Surovik's mother, Terry Koester, holding a photographic rendering of Surovik's fetus following the miscarriage. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
Heather Surovik, who miscarried after the car she was driving in was struck by chronic drunken driver Gary Sheatsin in 2012, speaks at a news conference promoting a political drive to grant "personhood" status to unborn fetuses, at the Colorado State Capitol, in Denver, Colo., Monday Jan. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
DENVER (AP) ? It was a startling assertion that seemed an about-face from church doctrine: A Catholic hospital arguing in a Colorado court that twin fetuses that died in its care were not, under state law, human beings.
When the two-year-old court filing surfaced last month, it triggered an avalanche of criticism ? because the legal argument seemed to plainly clash with the church's centuries-old stance that life begins at conception.
But it is also now fueling an already raging debate in Colorado and beyond about whether fetuses should have legal rights and, if so, what kind.
On Monday, the hospital and the state's bishops released a statement acknowledging it was "morally wrong" to make the legal argument.
News of the wrongful death lawsuit came as Colorado lawmakers weigh how far they should go in penalizing acts that harm a fetus, and some worry that the case could diminish the Catholic Church's credibility in advocating more rights for the unborn.
Miguel De La Torre, a professor at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, noted that the church often argues for laws recognizing a fetus as a human being.
"If that legislation was to come up again, how could the Catholic Church argue we should protect the rights of a fetus?" he said.
Indeed, last week Colorado's bishops met with executives at Catholic Healthcare Initiatives, a branch of the church that operates the hospital at the center of the case, to review how the lawsuit was handled. The two released separate statements Monday saying CHI executives had been unaware of the legal arguments and pledging to "work for comprehensive change in Colorado's law, so that the unborn may enjoy the same legal protections as other persons."
Spurred on by advancing medical technology that makes fetuses more viable and more visible, states have been expanding some rights to fetuses, sometimes in conjunction with anti-abortion groups and the Catholic Church.
State laws vary widely. It's difficult to quantify how many states allow wrongful death lawsuits on behalf of unborn children because each state has different case law and judicial interpretation. A report from the anti-abortion Americans United for Life estimates that 38 permit such lawsuits.
According to The Guttmacher Institute, which tracks reproductive health issues, 37 states allow some form of prosecution for killing a fetus. A federal law also makes it a crime to harm a fetus while committing other federal crimes.
The debate over such measures has been especially heated in Colorado, which has long battled over the legal status of unborn children. For example, Colorado has been ground zero for the "personhood" movement, which pushes laws that give fertilized eggs all the legal rights of human beings. Opponents warn that such laws would outlaw all forms of abortion and some types of birth control. Voters here so far have overwhelmingly rejected such proposals.
In 1986, a federal court ruled that fetuses are indeed people for purposes of wrongful death lawsuits in Colorado, but state courts have offered conflicting views. This latest case further calls the matter into question.
The case centers on St. Thomas More Medical Center in Canon City, a few hours south of Denver, and a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a husband who lost his pregnant wife.
Lori Stodghill was 28 weeks into her pregnancy when, on New Year's Day 2006, she began vomiting and feeling short of breath, according to court papers. Her husband, Jeremy, took her to the emergency room of St. Thomas More, where Stodghill collapsed and went into cardiac arrest.
Doctors and nurses tried to revive her, but she was declared dead from a pulmonary embolism. No one tried to remove the fetuses via an emergency cesarean section, and they perished, too, court papers said.
Jeremy Stodghill sued the hospital, some doctors and Catholic Healthcare Initiatives, which owns the company that operates Thomas More. Attorneys for CHI in 2010 filed court papers asking a judge to dismiss the case because the plaintiffs couldn't prove negligent care killed Lori Stodghill and her fetuses. They also argued that "under Colorado law, a fetus is not a 'person,' and Plaintiff's claims for wrongful death must therefore be dismissed."
The trial judge agreed, finding that previous state cases required a fetus to be "born alive" to have a legal claim. An appellate court upheld the dismissal on other grounds. Stodghill's attorneys are now asking the state Supreme Court to hear the case.
The arguments were first reported on Jan. 23 by The Colorado Independent and Westword and set off a firestorm because of Catholic health groups' past stances on such issues. The trade group representing Catholic Hospitals opposed a provision of the federal health care law mandating that birth control be covered by insurance.
In their Monday statement, Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, Colorado Springs Bishop Michael Sheridan and Pueblo Bishop Fernando Isern said: "Catholic healthcare institutions are, and should, be held to the high standard of Jesus Christ himself."
They and CHI pledged not to argue against fetal personhood further in the case. They also said they and CHI sympathize with the Stodghill family.
Attorney Timms Fowler, who wrote a brief on behalf of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association in the case, doesn't believe that allowing lawsuits over wrongfully killed fetuses leads to giving them the same rights as human beings. He said there is a difference between "the duty owed by a stranger to the mother and the unborn child" and the mother's own decisions about the fetus' future.
"To die by the wrongful conduct of a stranger, you don't have to be a walking, talking, full person," Timms said, stressing he was speaking for himself and not the association.
Last Monday, no church representatives testified as a state legislative committee considered a proposal to make it a crime to kill a fetus. Republican Rep. Janak Joshi said his measure was not meant to wade into abortion politics but rather enable prosecutors to file additional charges in cases like the Aurora movie theater shooting. One victim was so severely wounded during the July massacre that she miscarried, but prosecutors could not file murder charges on her unborn child's behalf.
Witness Heather Surovik told the committee about how a drunken driver injured her last year and killed her 8 1/2-month-old unborn son, Brady. At the hospital, the emergency staff removed him from her body and dressed his corpse in infant clothes. Prosecutors could not file vehicular manslaughter charges because Brady was not legally a person.
Democrats and an attorney for Planned Parenthood argued that Joshi's measure, as written, could enshrine legal rights for fetuses in state law and lead to an abortion ban. The committee voted it down, but Democrats later unveiled their own bill that would make it a crime to kill a fetus during a criminal act committed against a pregnant woman. That measure specifically states that the intent is to neither outlaw abortions nor give unborn children additional rights.
A hearing on that proposal is scheduled later this month.
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