Thursday, May 31, 2012

Drivers see scarf-wearing pig on Pittsburgh road

(AP) ? Motorists have reported a sharp-dressed pig running loose on a highway just outside of Pittsburgh. State troopers also spotted the animal but failed to catch it before it scurried off into the woods.

The pig is wearing a scarf. The sightings were reported between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. Wednesday just west of the city on Interstate 376, known locally as the Parkway West.

State troopers from the nearby barracks in Findlay Township spotted the pig, but couldn't catch up to it.

Police say the pig appeared to be a baby and confirmed it was wearing a scarf. Police don't know why that is or who may own the animal.

Associated Press

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"Devious Maids" could end up on Lifetime

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Hollande set for slim parliament win

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Amercia! Mitt Romney App Gaffe Goes Viral Online

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Belgium: Zeebrugge Re-Exports LNG Cargo>> LNG World News

Zeebrugge Re-Exports LNG Cargo

Belgium?s Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal re-exported an LNG cargo yesterday, according to shipping data.

The cargo is being hauled by the Methania, a?131,000 cubic-meter tanker, and it is sailing to Bahia Blanca in Argentina.

Fluxys, the operator of the terminal, said that it has unloaded 70 carriers at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal in 2011.

LNG World News Staff, May 29, 2012; Image: Distrigas

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Long-awaited car museum opens in Wash. - KHQ Right Now - News ...

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - 1 of the largest car museums in the country has opened in Tacoma, Wash., after much anticipation and years of fundraising.

The $60 million LeMay-America's Car Museum opened Saturday, featuring about 150 vehicles. Some of the vehicles are rare, and many are on loan from collectors and museums across the country.

Others came from the private collection of Harold LeMay, the late Pierce County millionaire who had the idea for the museum. The News-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/KAdJWb ) that Le-May at one time owned about 3,000 cars, trucks and motorcycles - recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's largest private automotive collection.

The four-story, 165,000-square foot museum is located on a nine-acre campus in downtown Tacoma, Wash. Officials expect about 500,000 visitors a year.

Information from: The News Tribune, http://www.thenewstribune.com

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Annan holds crunch talks with Syria's Assad

Kofi Annan on Tuesday met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for crunch talks amid global outrage over the Houla massacre of more than 100 people, as the UN said most of them had been summarily executed.

On his arrival in Damascus on Monday, UN and Arab League peace envoy Annan called the "tragic" massacre in the central region "an appalling moment with profound consequences."

The international community has reacted with horror over the deaths of at least 108 people at the village of Taldu near Houla on Friday and Saturday, among them 49 children and 34 women, many shot dead at point-blank range.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights estimated on Tuesday that fewer than 20 of the 108 Houla victims were killed by artillery and tank fire.

"Most of the rest of the victims in Taldu, one of the areas of Houla, were summarily executed in two separate incidents," UNHCR spokesman Rupert Colville said.

Local residents blamed the executions on a paramilitary group that "essentially supports the government forces," he added.

French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday announced the expulsion of the Syrian ambassador in response to the Houla killings, and said Paris would host a new meeting of the Friends of Syria group in July.

Australia also expelled Syria's top diplomat over the "hideous and brutal" massacre, with Foreign Minister Bob Carr saying he expected other countries to follow suit.

"This is the most effective way we've got of sending a message of revulsion to the Syrian government," Carr said, adding Syrian charge d'affaires Jawdat Ali and another unnamed official had 72 hours to leave the country.

Germany also said on Tuesday it would expel the Syrian ambassador, national agency DPA reported, saying that he too has 72 hours to leave.

Assad received Annan in Damascus, state news agency SANA reported, a day after the former UN chief said he intended to hold "serious and frank discussions" with Syria's president.

Annan did not elaborate, but his comments reflected intensifying pressure on his mission aimed at ending almost 15 months of bloodshed in Syria.

The Assad government has been using brutal force to crush an Arab Spring-inspired uprising, triggering a low-level insurgency by some regime opponents who have taken up arms.

The violence has killed more than 13,000 people, most of them civilians, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based watchdog.

And it has persisted despite the presence of more than 280 UN military observers as part of Annan's six-point blueprint aimed at ending the conflict.

At least 19 people were killed on Tuesday as fierce fighting was reported across Syria, including seven in central Homs province where last week's massacre occurred, said the Observatory.

After news of the Houla killings emerged on Saturday, Hollande said Syria's leaders would have to answer for their "murderous folly," and Pope Benedict XVI called on Syria's religious communities to cooperate to bring peace to the country.

Canada called on the UN Security Council to take "stronger diplomatic action," including economic sanctions against the regime over its "senseless slaughter of its own people."

The UN Security Council -- where Syrian allies Russia and China wield veto powers -- had on Sunday condemned the Damascus government's use of heavy artillery in the assault on Houla.

Annan told reporters in Damascus that he was "personally shocked and horrified by the tragic incident in Houla," saying the UN body was right to condemn it.

He urged Damascus to take "bold steps" to signal it is serious in its intention to resolve the crisis peacefully.

"And this message of peace is not only for the government, but for everyone with a gun."

However, the Security Council's condemnation of the Syrian government's role in the massacre has done little to bring the international powers together to end the crisis.

Britain and France had proposed a text making an even stronger condemnation of the Assad government, but Russia defended its key Middle East ally at the Security Council and said both sides bore responsibility.

"Here we have a situation where both sides clearly had a hand in the fact that peaceful citizens were killed," said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Assad's domestic opponents renewed their call to the international community to help Syrians defend themselves.

"The Syrian National Council calls (on) brothers and friends of the Syrian people to help before it's too late," the exiled group said in a statement.

The Free Syrian Army has warned that unless the international community takes concrete action it will no longer be bound by Annan's plan.

Israeli, Syria's arch-foe, on Tuesday branded Assad a "murderer" and urged support for the Syrian people.

"The reactions until now have been declarations; unfortunately, declarations don't stop murders and assassinations," President Shimon Peres said at a joint news conference with his German counterpart Joachim Gauck.

"I think the time has come to help the Syrians achieve peace and regain their freedom," he added.

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As Layoffs Loom, RIM?s Chief Legal Officer Steps Down

office_5x3_med-resThere goes another one -- RIM announced today that Chief Legal Officer Karima Bawa will soon be leaving the company. This is RIM's second major departure in as many weeks, with RIM sales head Patrick Spence leaving the ailing smartphone maker last Wednesday. At the time, sources pointed to audio electronics company Sonos as his likely landing spot, though neither Spence nor Sonos have officially commented on the situation. Unlike Spence, who reportedly jumped ship after being passed over for the company's vacant COO spot (Sony Mobile EVP Kristian Tear eventually got the job), Bawa's situation seems much less contentious. After spending nearly twelve years with the company (two of which were in her current spot), she's finally looking to retire.

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Monday, May 28, 2012

Shooting victim in serious condition

Associated Press Sports

updated 10:11 a.m. ET May 27, 2012

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -At least one person was reported in serious condition Sunday with a bullet wound following the death of a 21-year-old man in a shootout between factions of a hooligan gang.

The state-run news agency Telam said the death occurred Saturday outside the stadium where a match between Argentine first-division clubs Lanus and All Boys was about to start. Lanus won the match 1-0.

Officials identified the dead man as 21-year-old Daniel Sosa.

Violence inside and outside stadiums has intensified in Argentina with at least five people dying this year in football-related violence, according to non-profit group Let's Save Football.

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Landon Donovan returned to the U.S. national team following an eight-month absence and scored his first international hat trick in five years, leading the Americans over Scotland 5-1 in a friendly Saturday night.

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Fishing for the sportsman | Chris Golfs

Active people will know how many different kinds of sports are out there. One that a lot of people forget about is sport fishing.If you are looking for sport fishing a place to start fishing as a sport, the Fraser River is a good place to try. Let us take a closer look.

As with other kinds of sports, sport fishing competitions are held all over the world both on the ocean and on the various rivers and lakes. If there were no competitions then fishing would just be a hobby instead of a sport.

As you read earlier on in this post, the Fraser River is a great place to do a little sport fishing. There are a variety of fish in that river which are able to present a challenge to those who decide to fish there. Make sure that you cover up with plenty of sunscreen, that sun reflecting off the water can be cruel and you do not want to burn your skin to a crisp.

Some people think that sport fishing is a great excuse for people to spend a lot of time outdoors away from their daily responsibilities. Fishing on the Fraser River can be quite a challenge though. It all depends on how big a fish you are aiming to catch. The bigger the fish the harder you are going to have to work to get it in to be weighed.

If you are planning a visit to the Fraser river area make sure that you book some time on the river with a fishing guide. You will be hooked on fishing from then on out! It is a good idea to have a guide though as they will be able to help you find the right spot in the river to fish and help you choose the right kind of bait for the fish you want to catch.

Sport fishing can be both relaxing and challenging. It is really something that every person should try.You will enjoy it more sport fishing if you make sure that you have a guide to help you with making certain you catch your fish though.

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US to reaffirm commitment to Israel's security

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A senior State Department official will travel to Tel Aviv on Friday to reaffirm the US commitment to Israel's security following just-concluded talks between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program.

Wendy Sherman, undersecretary of state for political affairs, will discuss bilateral and regional issues with senior Israeli officials during her visit, the State Department said in a statement on Thursday.

Sherman will also "reaffirm our unshakable commitment to Israel's security," the statement said without mentioning the just-concluded Iran talks in Baghdad.

Tel Aviv regards Iran's nuclear aspirations as a threat given its calls for the demise of Israel and has hinted at a potential pre-emptive military strike.

Israel is widely assumed to have the only atomic arsenal in the Middle East.

Two days of negotiations made little headway in resolving main sticking points around the dispute over Iran's nuclear efforts, but the sides agreed to another meeting next month in Moscow.

Iran says it has the right to enrich uranium and that its nuclear aims are peaceful. But the United States and other powerful nations suspect the goal is a nuclear weapon.

Major powers have imposed sanctions on Iran's energy and financial sectors and insist Teheran halt enrichment activities before easing them. Iran wants the sanctions lifted before it would stop nuclear activities.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday that there would be no let up in sanctions even as talks continue.

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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Golden Gate Bridge marks 75 years since opening against steep odds

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Golden Gate Bridge was a larger than life engineering project undertaken against dangerous odds and it opened 75 years ago on Sunday against vehement protest, at the cost of 11 lives.

One of the most astonishing and admired man-made wonders of the world, gracing millions of postcards, featured in countless films, the bridge was not at first welcomed with open arms.

Ferry operators and environmentalists opposed it, and many engineers doubted such a daring leap over a treacherous Pacific Ocean strait could be built. The military worried a collapsed Golden Gate span could block access to the Bay in war time.

Some San Franciscans even fought against it because they thought a bridge might ruin the view, according to historians.

Kevin Starr, author of "Golden Gate: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Bridge," said 2,000 related court cases were filed over nearly a decade.

But Starr said litigation and regulatory scrutiny largely concluded in the 1920s allowed builders to move quickly once bank funding was nailed down in 1932, in an early form of public-private cooperation.

"President Obama talks about shovel-ready projects," Starr said in a phone interview. "This was shovel ready."

The less than two decades between conception and completion means the Golden Gate compares well with the new quake-proof second span of the Bay Bridge a few miles away, he said. That $6.2 billion project is due to be done in 2013, 24 years after a deadly earthquake literally jolted the authorities into action.

Yet building the Golden Gate, at an estimated cost of $1.2 billion in current dollars, was a Herculean task. While the idea took hold in the prosperous 1920s, by the time ground was broken the Depression had left many people desperate for jobs.

"Launched midst a thousand hopes and fears; Damned by a thousand hostile sneers," was how the head engineer for the bridge, Joseph Strauss, described the bridge in a poem he wrote to mark its completion in 1937. He died less than a year later.

Even the bridge's arresting dark orange color was an accident, first used as a primer while designers decided what to paint it. The Navy had argued for black with yellow stripes, to ensure it could be seen in a strait hostile to mariners, with dense fog, heavy winds and strong ocean swells.

In the end, bridge authorities decided they liked the color - known as International Orange - and stuck with it.

FORM AND FUNCTION

Starr speculated that some early opposition from locals may have been due to the original styling, which was likened to an "upside-down rat trap", before it was altered to the sweeping suspension bridge design.

"Its elegance is derived from its structural efficiency," Paul Giroux, from the American Society of Civil Engineers, said at a panel discussion hosted by San Francisco's Commonwealth Club. "It's a perfect blend of form and function."

Construction began in 1933, 14 years after Strauss was first approached. Bank of America archivist David Mendoza said it took a personal appeal from Strauss to Amadeo Giannini, founder of the then-San Francisco-based bank, to secure funding.

"Strauss was worried it might not get built," Mendoza said of that fateful meeting, now commemorated on a plaque.

After opening on May 27, 1937, thousands of people walked, roller-skated and stilt-walked across. Cars came the next day.

Celebrations for the 50th anniversary became infamous for the frightful swaying of the bridge under the weight of 300,000 people. This time round, the bridge will be closed to cars and pedestrians during a fireworks show that will cap a day of festivities along the bay waterfront on Sunday.

Beyond the revelry and Tributes, the bridge's dark side will lurk in the background: An estimated 1,400 people have jumped off the bridge to end their own lives, a grim reality brought to the attention of many people with a 2006 documentary film, "The Bridge," by Eric Steel. The filmmaker secretly captured more than 20 suicides from the bridge.

"Four seconds drop and you're done," Starr said. "A few people have survived, but not many."

The Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District is now studying the costs and feasibility of draping nets along it to catch any jumpers, a twist on the nets deployed during construction, which saved the lives of 22 workers.

Of the 11 men killed from falls during construction, ten were killed after a net failed under stress from a fallen scaffold when the bridge was near completion.

Safety was a serious concern during construction, with hard hats widely used for the first time and workers forced to drink sauerkraut juice if they arrived at work hung over, Starr said.

Living memory is limited. The San Francisco Chronicle reported the last two known surviving builders, Jack Balestreri and Edward Ashoff, died in April, within a week of each other.

(Reporting by Braden Reddall in San Francisco; editing by Todd Eastham)

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India rejects Siachen demilitarisation

NEW DELHI - Indian Chief of the Army staff Gen VK Singh has said that General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's remarks on Siachen's demilitarisation could not be taken seriously.
Last month, Kayani had told media that both Pakistan and India should talk about pulling out troops from the region and spend more on the development and prosperity of their people. However, he made it clear that it should not be taken as Pakistan's weakness. In an interview to Times Now, the Indian general rejected Kayani?s proposal to demilitarise the Siachen Glacier. "These are all gimmicks that keep coming from the establishment in Pakistan and we will be fools if we fall for them," Singh maintained.
"Today you are sitting in dominating heights which cannot be given away. I am sorry. Who is going to look after them? Today, your infrastructure is pretty well advanced. We are perfectly okay up there," Singh said.
The Indian army chief also criticized ?The Indian Express? report of April 4 about how troop movements near the capital on the night of January 16 - the day General Singh moved the Supreme Court - rang alarm bells in the highest levels of the government. He described the news item as part of an ?agenda? and said the newspaper's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, who was one of the authors of the report, had met him over lunch and asked him ?questions? about the troop movements.
When asked if this conversation was on the record, Singh said Gupta was not recording the discussion, but he was quite sure no journalist in the world had ever been off the record." His response was ?No?, while answering a question whether his ?side of the story? was taken. Sindh alleged that someone in the government leaked his confidential letter to the prime minister on glaring weaknesses in defence preparedness.
When asked how it was done, Singh said neither he nor anyone close to him was the source of the leak. "In army, we don't do things like this. It is not our culture. Let us find out who leaked it," he said. When asked if somebody within the government or outside leaked the letter, he replied: "Has to be within the government, who will be outside?" Interestingly, just three days before his retirement, Singh also regretted moving Supreme Court on his date of birth issue, but questioned the manner in which the highest court of the land, and a judge on the bench, treated his petition.

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Public Relations 101 Q & A - Small Business Online Community ...

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Greg Pitkoff (pictured) is the founder and managing director of GRiP Communications in Brooklyn, New York, a public relations agency representing 1-800-FLOWERS.COM and its subsidiary brands, as well as other B2B clients, franchises, and small business chains. He took some time with business writer Sherron Lumley to discuss what every entrepreneur should know about the basics of public relations.

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SL: Tell me about GRiP Communications and what you do.

GP: Today, GRiP Communications works with business-to-business and consumer-focused clients, providing public and media relations campaigns, strategic marketing counsel, franchise networking, social media consulting and related services.

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SL: How did you get into public relations?

GP: I moved to New York following college to start my career. For the first 10 years, that mainly involved serving as a writer and editor for a variety of trade publications focused on small businesses. I also spent a few years as director of communications for a trade association involved with international trade. After working for other agencies, GRiP Communications was established in March 2007. From the moment I hung up my shingle, I had my first two clients, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM and Little Gym, an international franchise of children?s fitness centers. Working with franchise companies became my core business.

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SL: When you work with small business owners, what is the first thing you want to know?

GP: As I prepare to develop a strategic PR campaign, I ask them: 1. Do you have a clearly defined objective for what you want to achieve through PR? 2. Have you identified a specific target audience that you want to reach? 3. Are your customers businesses or consumers? 4. Are they primarily local or based nationwide or even worldwide?

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PQ_QAgregpitkoff.jpgSL: What do you think is the most overlooked aspect of public relations for small businesses?

GP: For one thing, a lot of small businesses don?t realize they can effect change and produce results through PR. A lot of people don?t understand what PR is. Some think it?s advertising or marketing, but PR represents a larger editorial product. It?s the placement of news and stories and messages with the media that are of use to the readers. Also overlooked is the role that social media can play.

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SL: How important is social media in a small business public relations plan?

GP: It?s a critical part of PR today, used proactively to reach your audience. Depending on the nature of the business, whether it is more consumer-facing or more business-facing, different types of social media will be more effective. The nature of Facebook and Pinterest is less formal and therefore a less professional voice is accepted. People don?t necessarily see the benefit of business marketing with social media, but LinkedIn is a good choice for business services to establish a social media voice. There are many divisions to LinkedIn to consider, such as posting status, business pages, having an active and genuine voice in LinkedIn groups, and initiating and participating in conversations.?

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SL: Small businesses often start with a small budget. What PR could they do on their own?

GP: In addition to having a voice on some of the social media channels, small businesses can also familiarize themselves with the local media. There is growing success with hyper-local media such as Patch.com, for example. There is an opportunity whenever a new form of communication is looking for content. Research the beats of reporters and figure out who covers what. There may be more than one person, depending on what the story is, so don?t limit yourself to only one contact. Start that type of relationship.

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SL: What aspects of PR are best handled by a professional agency?

GP: When you want to continue strategic relationships on a consistent basis, a PR firm is a good tool for you. Hiring an agency is a pro-active plan. One of the things my clients appreciate is that I am constantly monitoring the media and looking for an opportunity. An agency has the time?a client is busy doing a million other things to run the business.

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SL: Who are the audiences that a small business wants to communicate with through public relations?

GP: PR can help you communicate with all of the audiences?internal, external, investor?but the length of the message, type of message, and voice will vary. With investors, you will have a different voice than with customers, for example. PR can help you reach all the constituents of a business.??

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SL: Could you speak to the importance of reputation management for small businesses?

GP: Reputation management is very important. For example an unsatisfied customer is not uncommon when you do business and this could lead to disparaging remarks. Once it?s out there?and as good as you are, there?s always a chance?it?s important to respond in a proper way. Proactively try to do as much as you can. Take the proper approach. All businesses should have a crisis communication plan to nip a problem in the bud, or turn a negative into a positive, according to how you handle it.

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Friday, May 25, 2012

Hey TIME Magazine? I'm MOM! ? Making A Home And Family

I did it.? I bought the TIME magazine that everyone was talking about ? the one where the toddler is breastfeeding.

Why?? That?s a good question!

I guess I just wanted to see what all the hoopla was about.? It was being tweeted about, people were responding on blogs, Facebook had similar pictures posted, and I was like ?Okay? so what?s this about anyway??

The article talks extensively about Attachment Parenting a la Dr. Williams Sears who wrote the book called The Baby Book, which the Time magazine calls the AP Bible.? Let me say this, I love Attachment Parenting but guess what?? Dr. Sears did not invent it.? He is not a God.? He is a man that labeled what women have been doing for CENTURIES!

?Am I mom enough?? as the cover asks.

I am a mom, that?s it.

Sure, I breastfeed for an extended time, I babywear, I try to be a peaceful parent and don?t let my kids cry it out.? I do not do those things because the AP Bible tells me to.? I do those things because, instinctively, that is what feels right and good to me as a mother.? I am not trying to be an elitist when I encourage others to breastfeed or try cloth diapering or suggest using a baby carrier.? I am not trying to entice a ?Mommy War? when I say I don?t let my kids CIO.? I say these things because they feel right to me and if it feels right to someone else, I want them to know they are not alone if they want to parent this way.

What did you think of the TIME cover and article?? I?d love to hear from you!

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Private supply ship flies by space station in test

This computer generated image provided by SpaceX shows their Dragon spacecraft with solar panels deployed. The world's first private supply ship flew tantalizingly close to the International Space Station on Thursday, May 24, 2012 but did not stop, completing a critical test in advance of the actual docking scheduled for Friday, May 25, 2012. (AP Photo/SpaceX)

This computer generated image provided by SpaceX shows their Dragon spacecraft with solar panels deployed. The world's first private supply ship flew tantalizingly close to the International Space Station on Thursday, May 24, 2012 but did not stop, completing a critical test in advance of the actual docking scheduled for Friday, May 25, 2012. (AP Photo/SpaceX)

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 22, 2012 file photo, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from space launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The privately built space capsule that's zipping its way to the International Space Station has also launched something else: A new for-profit space race. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

(AP) ? The world's first private supply ship flew tantalizingly close to the International Space Station on Thursday, acing a critical test in advance of the actual docking.

The unmanned SpaceX Dragon capsule flew within 1? miles of the orbiting lab as it performed a practice lap and checkout of its communication and navigation systems.

Officials at NASA and the SpaceX company declared the rendezvous a success and said the historic linkup is on track for Friday.

It is the first U.S. vessel to visit the space station since NASA's shuttles retired last summer ? and the first private spacecraft to ever attempt a delivery. The Dragon is carrying 1,000 pounds of provisions.

Thursday's accomplishment "is a big confidence boost. Everyone's very excited," said SpaceX mission director John Couluris. After working all night and into the wee hours, he urged his team to go home and rest up for Friday. "It's exciting to be an American and part of putting American spacecraft into orbit, and we're very proud right now."

NASA flight director Holly Ridings said the mood is upbeat on her side as well, but noted "there's still a lot of really new things that the teams need to perform and the vehicles, frankly, need to perform" on Friday.

"This is still definitely a demonstration flight," she said at a news briefing.

As the pre-dawn hours of Thursday unfolded, the space station astronauts struggled with bad computer monitors and camera trouble as the Dragon zoomed toward them, but the problem did not hold up the operation. Indeed, all of the tests appeared to go well.

The astronauts successfully turned on Dragon's strobe light by remote control, but could not see it because of the sun glare and distance of several miles. The Dragon finally popped into camera view about 10 minutes later, appearing as a bright speck of light against the blackness of space, near the Earth's blue horizon. The two solar wings were clearly visible as the Dragon drew closer.

"Can nicely see the vehicle," Dutch spaceman Andre Kuipers said.

SpaceX's near-term objective is to help stockpile the space station, joining Russia, Europe and Japan in resupply duties. In three or four more years, however, the company run by the billionaire who co-founded PayPal, Elon Musk, hopes to be launching station astronauts.

It is the cornerstone of President Barack Obama's strategy for NASA: turning over orbital flights to private business so the space agency can concentrate on destinations farther afield, like asteroids and Mars. Several U.S. companies are vying for the opportunity.

Obama called Musk on Wednesday, a day after Dragon's flawless launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard the company's Falcon 9 rocket.

"The President just called to say congrats. Caller ID was blocked, so at first I thought it was a telemarketer," Musk said via Twitter early Thursday. He ended his tweet with a smiley emoticon.

Musk monitored Thursday's operation from the SpaceX Mission Control in Hawthorne, California, where the company is based.

On Friday morning, two of the space station's six astronauts, Kuipers and Donald Pettit, will use the space station's robot arm to grab the Dragon and attach it to the complex. The crew will have just under a week to unload the contents before releasing the spacecraft for re-entry next Thursday. It is the only supply ship designed to return to Earth with experiments and equipment; the others burn up in the atmosphere.

SpaceX wants to provide regular service at much faster flight rates than the government-sponsored cargo ships, Couluris said. Two more supply trips are planned by year's end.

The space shuttles used to be the primary means of getting things to and from the space station. Shuttle Discovery is now a museum relic, with Endeavour and Atlantis soon to follow.

Aboard the bell-shaped Dragon is food, clothes, batteries and other space station gear.

The space station and Dragon may be visible to Earthlings in select locations in the pre-dawn hours Friday, while flying tandem just prior to their linkup 250 miles (400 kilometers) above the planet. Among the many U.S. cities with viewing opportunities if skies are clear: New York, Los Angeles, Washington, Chicago and Jacksonville, Florida.

Associated Press

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With the increasing demand to look younger for longer, more and more women are turning to anti aging creams that promise relief from wrinkles and youthful-looking skin. Almost all cosmetic companies now feature an entire range of products designed to resolve the different signs of aging such as wrinkles, fine lines, dullness, under eye circles, roughness, dryness and skin discoloration. Choosing one cream from among the hundreds out there is not easy. So, here is a look into what you need to consider before making that crucial purchase.

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No matter what kind of beauty product you plan to purchase, it is important to be aware of your skin type. This is all the more important while buying anti aging creams. This is because only those products designed for your particular skin type will produce the results you expect. There are different wrinkle removal creams for oily, dry, sensitive and normal skin types.

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The wrinkle cream you purchase must be formulated to cater to your specific requirements. For instance, there are different creams to prevent wrinkles and to reduce the appearance of wrinkles. Creams formulated to prevent wrinkles are ideal for women in their mid 20s who are starting early to keep wrinkles at bay. Wrinkle creams designed to diminish the look of wrinkles are great for women in their late 30s and above who already have fine lines and are looking for solutions to make the wrinkles seem less apparent.

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Networking does build business?. ? Business Network SW

Networking is about meeting new people, and building interpersonal relationships. I?m not talking about social networking, or networking online, but networking face-to-face. Shocked? Well we believe the best relationships are those made in person where you can really smile and chat not ? or text language, but where people can really get to know you and your business.

Building effective relationships in and outside of the workplace is a great skill for professionals and building their success. The skills needed to succeed in networking are not as easy and simple as you might think; it actually has a lot to do with your personality and socializing in the proper way. By developing and nurturing a strong network of personal contacts, individuals can be more effective in their career progression.

Which style do you relate to out of the four networking styles?

- The Loner doesn?t like to interact with others, but prefers to get their information in books and on the Internet.

- The Socialiser is a fun and outgoing person who looks to socialise, but isn?t motivated to build contacts to further their career.

- The User sees people as contacts, not relationships, which cause them to talk more about themselves (selling themselves), and doesn?t listen to others.

- The Builder (the most favourable style) develops effective contacts and over time actively engages them, building a friendship.

Other studies point out seven skills that are imperative for effective networking that closely relate to the Builder and it?s traits: personality, strategising ability, organisation, communication, nurturing ability, social involvement and persistence.

Do you have any of these skills? If so, do you think you use them well and possibly are the best at using them at your business? If so, why not research the networking events and functions in and around your area and put your hot networking skills to the test.

The secret to networking success is being interested, and sharing something personal about yourself. This mutual exchange of knowledge can turn into a mentor relationship where support, help, advice, favours, referrals and other benefits are given. Statistics reveal that only one in ten people are comfortable in striking up a relationship with a complete stranger.

Some steps you can take to improve and develop your networking skills include:

- Learn about your networking style

- Map out relevant contacts

- Invest and make a good impression

- Build relationships

- Nurture contacts and continue connecting with others

- Be persistent at develop network skills and habits

One last bit of inspirational advice to get you going? networking and forming relationships benefit your career, not only to have stronger influence power, but to keep those relationships and build them into networks that you may be able to use later in your career

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