Taco Bell mascot Gidget dies from stroke at 15

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Gidget, the chihuahua featured in the Taco Bell adverts in the United States has died from a stroke. The dog died at the age of 15 on Tuesday night. Sue Chipperton, the owner and trainer of Gidget commented saying, “She made so many people happy.” She passed at Chipperton’s home in Santa Clarita, California.

The dog was featured in the 1990s adverts that ran from 1997 to 2000. Gidget was portrayed as a male dog and is remembered for the dubbed saying “Yo quiero Taco Bell” which is Spanish for “I want Taco Bell.” The advert was meant to be shown only once but was turned into a campaign.

Gidget was also featured in Legally Blonde 2 and adverts for the board game Trivial Pursuit.

Affected By The Social Security System Americans Delay Retirement

By Jerri Lily

By the economic recession, more and more Americans to be able to receive all or more of the social security benefits and had to delay retirement plans, some of the older people still continue to engage in the heavy physical labor.

By the continued economic recession, social security benefits seems to be the only source of income their pension. However, closely related to social security benefits and retirement age, and again raise the retirement age, many people are facing house foreclosure loss, personal portfolio is down, recession and other aspects of the company’s pressure to delay retirement.

According to current U.S. social security system, people pay Social Security taxes while working, after retirement, where you can receive from the government to take Social Security benefits, the number receiving the amount, and the retirement age related. Social security benefits administered by the federal government, it helps people to maintain basic living standards.

Based in Washington, “Center for Economic and Policy Research,” John Schmitt, senior economist, said the U.S. has no mandatory retirement age, people can choose early retirement at age 62 can also be 65 to 67 years in the standard retirement age or delay the retirement age to 70.

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U.S. has no mandatory retirement age, but a person’s retirement age and he received social security benefits are linked. If you retire before the age of 62, can not get anything, if the retirement age of 62 can only receive part of the social security benefits, retirement if over the age of 65, can receive standard social security benefits. If you postpone the retirement age to 70, receive Social Security benefits will be higher.

Currently, the U.S. government set up a 18 member panel to discuss raising the retirement age issue, and take other measures to reinforce the social security financial benefits. Senate Minority Leader John Boehner called for the next 20 years, retired people will not be raising the retirement age to 70 years. Many Democrats also support similar initiatives.

Based in Washington, “Urban Institute,” the researcher Rudy Panna that raising the retirement age to 70 years to be reasonable, because now people are physically more healthy, life expectancy has increased.

United States experienced a long-term severe budget problems. The budget expenditure from both a medical system, this demand is rapidly increasing, constitute the most serious budget problems, the other is the social security system. Baby boom generation is entering the social security system, their number is increasing, life expectancy will be very long, so in the next 20 years the social security system will create a heavy financial burden. This is why reform of this system is urgent now.

However, by raising the retirement age to solve the problems in the social security system is not the best approach. The economic base of the U.S. social security system for decades to come will be very sound, and then encountered problems, as long as we make small adjustments to the system, it is easy to solve, for example: as long as the workers to work to increase the proportion of tax paid during that can make up for the lack of social security benefits. Raising the retirement age to take such extreme measures only for those least prepared and the workers engaged in heavy manual labor a heavy tax burden.

Some studies show that raising the retirement age for workers engaged in intense physical labor in fact constitutes a press. “Economic and Policy Research Center,” a study that in more than 58 years of age among the workers, 1 in every 3 people who engage in intense physical labor. There are some people in very difficult working environment, some of them to face the heat and cold, wind and rain, or the invasion of pollutants, as well as the work in crowded places, or long standing case of labor.

Some experts pointed out that no matter how the social security system reform, the undeniable fact that the pressure of the economic downturn forced the Americans to postpone retirement trend is likely to continue.

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UEFA Euro 2016, day 8: Italy-Sweden, Czech Republic-Croatia, Spain-Turkey

Saturday, June 18, 2016

Yesterday in UEFA Euro 2016, Italy defeated Sweden 1–0 and assured their advancement to the knock-out stage. Croatia vs Czech Republic resulted in a 2–2 draw and Spain defeated Turkey 3–0 as Álvaro Morata scored twice. Spectators from the Croatian end threw flares before the final whistle.

Italy faced Sweden in the first match of the day. Sweden led in terms of ball possession but, in the 88th minute, Éder scored for Italy. Italian captain Gianluigi Buffon was yellow carded in injury time as he delayed a goal-kick. Italy numerically assured their advancement to the knock-out stage by winning this game.

Croatia were 1–0 up at half time as Ivan Periši? scored in the 37th minute. FC Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakiti? scored a second goal for Croatia chipping the ball over Petr ?ech just before the one hour mark. Later, Milan Škoda scored from a header in the 76th minute for the Czechs. The match seemed to being inching towards a 2–1 victory for Croatia but Czech Republic won a penalty and Tomáš Necid equalised late in the match, having replaced Jaroslav Plašil.

In the 86th minute, spectators threw flares on the ground and delayed the game by five minutes. A hearing is scheduled to take place today.

Later, Davor Šuker, president of the Croatian Football Federation, said, “We will seek the help of the French police [to investigate] […] Something is rotten in our country, and this […] deserves zero tolerance.” ((hr)) Croatian language: Tražit ?emo od francuske policije pomo? našem sudstvu, da se vidi tko baca baklje […] Nešto je trulo kod nas, a ovo ostalo zaslužuje nultu toleranciju.

Turkish captain Arda Turan faced his FC Barcelona teammate Andrés Iniesta as Turkey took on Spain. Spanish captain Sergio Ramos was booked in the opening moments of the game. Just after the half-hour mark, Nolito assisted Álvaro Morata, who scored a header. Three minutes later, Nolito scored the second goal of the match. Three minutes after half time, Morata scored from Jordi Alba’s pass.

Spain won the game 3–0 and qualified for the Last 16 knockout phase.

David de Gea maintained a clean sheet for his first five international appearances and set a new world record breaking the previous record of Gordon Banks.

Australian governments to meet for first COAG meeting of 2006 today

Friday, February 10, 2006

The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) will meet in Canberra today for its first meeting of 2006. Members of COAG are the Prime Minister, State Premiers, Australian Capital and Northern Territory Chief Ministers, and the President of the Australian Local Government Association. COAG is chaired by the Prime Minister.

On the agenda is a wide range of issues such as health, economic reform, regulation, and education.

The state leaders (all of whom are members of the Australian Labor Party), met last night to develop a strategy for dealing with John Howard, Australia’s Prime Minister.

Blown for Good author discusses life inside international headquarters of Scientology

Friday, November 13, 2009

Wikinews interviewed author Marc Headley about his new book Blown for Good, and asked him about life inside the international headquarters of Scientology known as “Gold Base“, located in Gilman Hot Springs near Hemet, California. Headley joined the organization at age seven when his mother became a member, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005.

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The Importance Of Techniques In Mountain Biking

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To excel in any field, be it sports or any other, one has to have a certain technique. Having a technique gives you a edge above the others. Training with experts help you develop these techniques, or you can develop your own as you put in your time.

To excel in any field, be it sports or any other, one has to have a certain technique. Having a technique gives you a edge above the others. Training with experts help you develop these techniques, or you can develop your own as you put in your time.

The importance of Techniques for beginners.

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The best thing about mountain biking is that it is not restricted to any specific age group or gender. Basically, any body who is in good physical condition and loves adventures can enjoy the thrills of this sport. Mastering the techniques is also not important, unless you wish to be the best in the sport.

Generally it is observed that all those who do mountain biking do not give much importance to learning the techniques. Mountain biking is usually seen as another way of workout and a break from the usual daily routine works like attending family and other commitments, but its not true.

Why is learning the Techniques important even for Beginners.

Learning the techniques of the game is the key to mastering any sport, be it mountain biking or basketball. All expert mountain bikers have their own techniques. The time and energy spent through years of practice help them become the best in the game. All beginners are advised to take guidance from such experts, and learn from their experience.

Do not be disappointed, if you do not you cannot find a good teacher for your self. Its possible to learn mountain biking even without the guidance of a trained teacher, all you have to do is get into the company of other mountain bikers and watch them carefully and observe their technique. After getting the basic idea, all you have to do is practice till you become perfect.

The easiest way to learn mountain biking in the absence of a trainer is to joining mountain biking clubs. Admission to these mountain biking clubs is usually free, but some might ask for small donations in return for their services. Watching mountain biking videos, attending forums or visiting community websites is also a good option.

In case there are no mountain biking clubs in your neighborhood, starting your own club can be a good idea. You might be shocked to see the number of people interested in joining the club. Such club not only helps you share your knowledge but also double up as a group for social gathering.

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm.

Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’ permission, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars lost. The Senate enquiry called for a Royal Commission into the bank, and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

Mr Narev stated the bank’s performance in providing financial advice was “unacceptable”, and the bank was launching a scheme to compensate clients who lost money due to the planners’ actions.

In a statement Mr Narev said, “Poor advice provided by some of our advisers between 2003 and 2012 caused financial loss and distress and I am truly sorry for that. […] There have been changes in management, structure and culture. We have also invested in new systems, implemented new processes, enhanced adviser supervision and improved training.”

An investigation by Fairfax Media instigated the Senate inquiry into the Commonwealth Bank’s financial planning division and ASIC.

Whistleblower Jeff Morris, who reported the misconduct of the bank to ASIC six years ago, said in an article for The Sydney Morning Herald that neither the bank nor ASIC should be in control of the compensation program.

US Nazi leader talks about Barack Obama, the economy and more

Saturday, November 22, 2008

The National Socialist Movement is, according to its website, the largest and most active Nazi party in the United States. Accordingly, it refers to itself as ‘America’s Nazi Party’ and aims to instigate major change in the US.

Wikinews was able to conduct an interview with the head of the party, Commander Jeff Schoep. Fresh back from a march in Missouri, Commander Schoep told Wikinews his views on Barack Obama, the economy and much more.

Read the full exclusive interview below:

Nintendo Wii sales decrease in Japan

Friday, April 10, 2009

Nintendo’s widely popular game system the Wii was hit by a decrease in sales in Japan. Nintendo hopes to regain its sales by releasing a new version of its Wii Sports game in June. The current CEO of Nintendo said in a press conference they will not be slashing prices of their hardware. “If our products are not much different from competitors’, price cuts would generate significant fresh demand. But video games are just not that kind of product.”

As of December 31, 2008 the Wii leads the generation over the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales.

The Wii’s competitor the PlayStation 3 for the first time exceeded sales in 16 months in Japan for the month of March.

The Wii Sports Resort and other new games and software will show up in Japanese stores in June to renew interest in the Wii.

Google News seeks patent for search system that returns ‘quality’ links

Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Google News submitted patent applications both in the United States and world-wide in September 2003 for a system of ranking search returns. The patent protection filings seek to control Google’s approach that filters headlines through a complicated algorithm, including the quality of the news organization. How much of this system is currently in use by the search engine giant is unknown.

Primitive search engines are expected to organically evaluate links based on how closely the keywords typed in the search field match an object link, and how many other links are attached to the object. Then a measure of relevance is calculated before returning a reply.

It seems some measure of the work being done at Google is a reaction to search engine optimization (SEO) campaigns which can, if done effectively, skew results to certain domains. A challenge for Google is to develop its technology to nullify efforts on the dark side of SEO and link-spamming.

What also seems to be coming out from this, according to research from the Internet Search Engine Database, is that Google does indeed have a ‘sandbox’ where domains are evaluated first by a human factor before being released into its algorithms.

In its first ever Securities and Exchange Commission filing since the company went public last year, Google indicated that it intends to spend US$500 million on technology development, more than double the $177 million it spent two years ago.

The language used in the lengthy patent application itself is difficult to understand. An excellent article titled “Google United – Google Patent Examined” found below, describes some of the nuts and bolts of Google’s techniques.

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