Thursday, February 28, 2013

International Medical Insurance ? Health Insurance When Traveling ...

health insurance when in holiday

If you always assume ?What are the chances of an accident happening to me, or getting sick on vacation?? travel medical insurance may not seem an important concern when leaving on vacation. A trip abroad is a great experience for those who like to explore new places. Whilst you?re almost prepared to go abroad, purchasing a travel health insurance is probably the last on your list, thinking you will never get to use it and thus it?s a waste of money. However, there are several reasons to be cautious and preventive.

Huge medical costs in the countries to visit
Yes, there are countries where the medical care costs are bigger even than the ones in the U.S, for uninsured people. A PriceWatch Survey was conducted by European Research Specialists Ltd and comprises data from 108 clinics, hospitals and medical service providers in 30 countries.
A few conclusion examples are: a hernia operation (hospital + medical staff) in the UK costs ?2,000 (about $3100), while in Cyprus that?s ?2,400 pounds ($3650). In Czech Republic, the price is ?2,150 ($3,250); in Tunisia it cost ?1,200 ($1,850) and ?2,500?($3,900) in Turkey.
Any type of eye surgery is also expensive. Price is around ? 1,000 in the UK ($1,600), and the same price you will find in Belgium. In Cyprus, the price is double, while in Tunisia and Turkey, the price is about 800 pounds ($1,250).
Another example of high prices is the surgery for a cartilage tear, which is a very common injury during tourists vacations, especially in the mountain side, but a ligament rupture can occur when you fell down the stairs, too. This operation takes no longer than 45 minutes, but the costs are quite high. In Germany, the price for such operations is ?2,300 ($3,500), while in the UK it reaches ?4,600 (almost $7,000). In Norway, the cost is ?2,100 (~$3,200).

Insurance price is quite small
When you see all these prices, you should also know and how much is the medical insurance cost that covers these unfortunate events abroad. A travel medical insurance of a 10-day vacation in Turkey, for the maximum insured amount of 6,500 dollars, the price is about $19/person, while for 39,000 dollars it?s about $25. For both insurances you are entitled to private medical services and hospitalization.
For a 8 days holiday in Tunisia the?insurance price is $10 per person, for a maximum of $ 10,000 coverage. For Greece the price is approximately the same.

If you happen to have an accident, no one will even look at you
Nothing is for free, even within the doctor?s ethics. There have been reported cases of foreign tourists that had injuries while on vacation, when the medical staff simply refused to treat the patient if he had no medical coverage. Of course, you will receive first aid, but you?ll be requested money upon hospital discharge.

Private Insurance for Medical Services Abroad

For people under 65 years old, private insurance covers services of 65,000 dollars in European countries and $30,000 around the world. Over this age, the amount covered drastically decreases, reaching around $5,000.
Thus, for people over 60 years old prices are increased by 50% and the maximum age is 70-80 years, depending on the insurance company you choose. For most young people who go abroad for short periods of time, the costs are much lower. For example, private insurance for three days in Paris, France, for a person of 30 years, costs $6. Ask your travel agency for more details. Some travel insurance plans may also cover lost baggage and canceled flights.

vacation holiday medical insuranceWhen do you need International Medical Insurance?
Unforeseen medical expenses: these expenses can be covered by international health insurance plans: cost of a visit to the doctor in case of accident, the cost of medicine prescriptions and other medical emergencies.
Additional coverage may include: emergency evacuation in case of medical complications, death, rehabilitation, ambulance and medical care costs at home are also available at a premium insurance policy. Facilities as emergency evacuation is required for those traveling in third world countries (e.g. Africa) because there?s quite low quality health care in these locations.
Generally, a person with pre-existing health conditions (already ill) should buy a group insurance plan. It is possible for an individual who was denied individual health insurance plan to obtain coverage under a health insurance?group plan. It?s a common work-around in these cases.

In general, the basic covered risks are:
? medical treatments in case of illness or after an accident/injury;
? outpatient treatment (i.e. outside a hospital);
? the costs of repatriation in case of illness or death;
? emergency dental treatment;
? carriage costs of rescue services;
? attendant costs, if required by medical situation.

Insurance packages differ from one society to another, so before buying health insurance ? just as with any insurance ? it is best to compare the offers of several companies. The insurance premium is determined by the journey length and means, the requested insured amount and travel destination.

Caveat!
If you?re in need of medical care and own a private insurance, you must first call the number written on your policy document, otherwise you may not receive any money. The number usually belongs to a company providing international healthcare that will open a claim file. The insurer is not liable for expenses incurred without prior announcement.

Source: http://www.healthfiend.com/health/international-travel-health-insurance-overseas/

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The finding adds to the evidence that using toxins in the environment to medicate offspring may be common across the animal kingdom.Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:29:29 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130222102958.htmWorld premiere of muscle and nerve controlled arm prosthesishttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130222075730.htm Electrodes have been permanently implanted in nerves and muscles of an amputee to directly control an arm prosthesis, for the first time. The result allows natural control of an advanced robotic prosthesis, similarly to the motions of a natural limb.Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:57:57 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130222075730.htmInfluenza study: Meet virus' new enemyhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221194241.htm Virologists have discovered a new class of molecular compounds capable of killing the influenza virus. Working on the premise that too much of a good thing can be a killer, the scientists have advanced previous researchers' methods of manipulating an enzyme that is key to how influenza replicates and spreads. The new compounds will lead to a new generation of anti-influenza drugs that the virus' strains can't adapt to, and resist, as easily as they do Tamiflu.Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:42:42 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221194241.htmParticle physics research sheds new light on possible 'fifth force of nature'http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221192736.htm In a breakthrough for the field of particle physics, researchers have established new limits on what scientists call "long-range spin-spin interactions" between atomic particles. These interactions have been proposed by theoretical physicists but have not yet been seen. Their observation would constitute the discovery of a "fifth force of nature" (in addition to the four known fundamental forces: gravity, weak, strong and electromagnetic) and would suggest the existence of new particles, beyond those presently described by the Standard Model of particle physics.Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:27:27 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221192736.htmScientists make older adults less forgetful in memory testshttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221143946.htm Scientists have found compelling evidence that older adults can eliminate forgetfulness and perform as well as younger adults on memory tests. The cognitive boost comes from a surprising source -- a distraction learning strategy.Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:39:39 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221143946.htmRobotic bat wing engineered: Researchers uncover flight secrets of real batshttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221143942.htm Researchers have developed a robotic bat wing that is providing valuable new information about dynamics of flapping flight in real bats. From an engineering perspective, the researchers hope the data may make for better aircraft, especially micro air vehicles. From a biological and evolutionary perspective, building the robot offered the researchers a new perspective on how bat anatomy is adapted to deal with the forces generated by flapping wings.Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:39:39 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221143942.htmCaves point to thawing of Siberia: Thaw in Siberia's permafrost may accelerate global warminghttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221143910.htm Evidence from Siberian caves suggests that a global temperature rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius could see permanently frozen ground thaw over a large area of Siberia, threatening release of carbon from soils, and damage to natural and human environments.Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:39:39 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221143910.htmFloral signs go electric: Bumblebees find and distinguish electric signals from flowershttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221143900.htm Flowers' methods of communicating are at least as sophisticated as any devised by an advertising agency, according to a new study. The research shows for the first time that pollinators such as bumblebees are able to find and distinguish electric signals given out by flowers. However, for any advertisement to be successful, it has to reach, and be perceived by, its target audience.Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:39:39 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221143900.htmProtein 'passport' helps nanoparticles get past immune systemhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221143858.htm The immune system exists to destroy foreign objects, whether they are bacteria, viruses, flecks of dirt or splinters. Unfortunately, drug-delivering nanoparticles and implanted devices like pacemakers are just as foreign and subject to the same response. Now, researchers have figured out a way to provide a "passport" for such therapeutic devices, enabling them to bypass the body's security system.Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:38:38 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221143858.htm

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Films to bring art exhibits to cinemas worldwide

LONDON (AP) ? Art exhibitions abroad are coming to a cinema near you.

Art lovers who can't travel to London to see Edouard Manet's portraits at the Royal Academy of Arts will now be able to watch a film about the show at movie theaters from Argentina to India.

Arts documentary maker Phil Grabsky, who made the film, said Wednesday the initiative will let global audiences experience art from some of the world's best galleries.

The movies will show the paintings and be narrated by experts who guide audiences through the exhibitions.

The film on the Manet show will be shown from April in almost 450 cinemas in the U.S. It will be followed by films on an Oslo show on Edvard Munch, and a London show on Johannes Vermeer.

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S&P: budget will not impact India's sovereign ratings

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's said on Thursday India's budget for the 2013/14 fiscal year would have no impact on the country's sovereign credit ratings, warning there was potential for the government to exceed its budgeted spending.

S&P also said there had been "little progress" in structural reforms to reduce the "vulnerability" in the government's fiscal position.

S&P last year cut its outlook on India's "BBB-minus" sovereign ratings to "negative," threatening to push the country into sub-investment category.

(Chidambaram calls for tough choices, click http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/02/28/india-union-budget-2013-growth-idINDEE91R03G20130228)

(Rich taxpayers to pay 10 percent surcharge, click http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/02/28/india-budget-tax-surcharge-1-crore-idINDEE91R05I20130228?type=economicNews)

(Budget 2013 highlights, click http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/02/28/india-union-budget-2013-chidambaram-idINDEE91R03C20130228)

(Reporting by Rafael Nam; Editing by Anand Basu)

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Christie signs NJ Internet gambling bill into law ? Casino Online ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) ? Get ready for betting in your jammies, at work, from the kitchen table, or at the beach: New Jerseyans ? and possibly many others ? will soon be able to gamble over the Internet.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill Tuesday legalizing Internet gambling, hours after the state legislature passed a revised bill that made the changes he wanted. They included setting a 10-year trial period for online betting, and raising the taxes on the Atlantic City casinos? online winnings from 10 to 15 percent.

New Jersey became the third state in the nation to legalize gambling over the Internet. The lawmakers? votes and Christie?s signature marked the largest expansion of legalized gambling in New Jersey since the first casino began operating in Atlantic City in 1978.

Nevada and Delaware have passed laws legalizing Internet betting, which also is going on offshore, untaxed and unregulated.

?This was a critical decision, and one that I did not make lightly,? Christie said. ?But with the proper regulatory framework and safeguards that I insisted on including in the bill, I am confident that we are offering a responsible yet exciting option that will make Atlantic City more competitive while also bringing financial benefits to New Jersey as a whole.?

The idea is to help the struggling casinos by attracting new gamblers who are not now visiting the casinos. The comps, like free hotel rooms, show tickets, meals or other freebies, would be accrued from online play, but would have to be redeemed in person at a casino, presumably enticing a player to spend more money while there.

Tony Rodio, president of the Casino Association of New Jersey, welcomed the new opportunities for his industry.

?The objectives for the continued stabilization, development and success of Atlantic City that Gov. Christie and our legislature has facilitated over the past couple of years have taken a significant step forward today with the passage of Internet gaming,? he said.

The advent of Internet gambling is particularly good news for one of Atlantic City?s most struggling casinos, The Atlantic Club Casino Hotel. It is in the process of being bought by the parent company of PokerStars, the world?s largest poker web site.

?Our state leaders have stepped up, worked together and seized this moment,? said Michael Frawley, the casino?s chief operating officer. ?New Jersey will be better for it as the benefits of I-gaming for our state are only beginning to be fully appreciated. We strongly believe that the economic development and reinvestment in Atlantic City, driven through I-gaming, will be remembered as a critical turning point for this proud town. We look forward to the renewed success this new law will surely bring.?

The state is counting on that success, too. Budget figures released Tuesday by Christie envision contributions to the state?s Casino Revenue Fund soaring from $235 million this year to $436 million next year, largely due to an influx of online gambling revenue.

But Donald Weinbaum, executive director of the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, worried that expanding gambling options will increase the ranks of the estimated 350,000 New Jerseyans with a gambling problem. He also expressed concern about young, tech-savvy people developing gambling problems from playing online.

The bill will not take effect until the state Division of Gaming Enforcement sets a start date, sometime between three and nine months after the law is signed. Casino executives have estimated it could take six months to a year to get the system up and running.

It would allow the playing online, for money, of any game currently offered by Atlantic City?s 12 casinos; online poker is expected to be a particularly popular option.

?I?m sure I?ll experience it firsthand,? said Jonathan Wanchalk, a Lancaster, Pa., business owner who said he frequently played poker online before a federal crackdown on offshore betting sites. ?In college, I played poker a lot. It?s basically where all my money came from. Especially with poker, when it was allowed and then it wasn?t, I?m as curious as anyone else to see how it plays out.?

Gamblers would have to set up online accounts with a particular casino, and could set daily limits on their play.

They also would be subject to the same per-hand limits as gamblers physically present in the casino. Casino executives say final rules have to be approved by the gambling enforcement division, but they expect the state to require gamblers to have to appear in person at a casino to open their accounts and verify their age, identity and other personal information. Payouts could be made remotely to a credit card account or bank account when a player cashes out, if the state approves such an arrangement, the executives said.

They conceivably could even gamble through social media sites, as long as the sites worked with casinos that have an online gambling license, according to state Sen. Raymond Lesniak.

Joe Brennan Jr., director of the Interactive Media Entertainment Gaming Association, said a new industry is ready to take off.

?We were always confident this day would come, because even after he vetoed the original iGaming bill, Gov. Christie immediately came back to us, to try and find a way to make this happen,? Brennan said. ?It took a little longer than we expected, but in the end, it was done right, and now it?s time for Atlantic City to take this and run with it.?

And the Poker Players Alliance hailed the law?s enactment.

?New Jersey has gone ?all in,? ? said John Pappas, executive director of the group, which claims 1 million members, 20,000 of which live in New Jersey. ?Residents now will have access to a safe and regulated online gaming market, and the state will have a new source for revenue and job creation ? something the federal government has failed to do thus far.?

The bill allows gamblers in other states to place bets in New Jersey as long as regulators determine such activity is not prohibited by federal or any state?s law. It even has provisions for allowing people in other countries to play, although federal law would have to be changed before that could happen, Lesniak said.

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Buffy's Mom On 'The Following': Kristine Sutherland Guest Stars (VIDEO)

Yep, that was Buffy's mom on "The Following."

Kristine Sutherland, a.k.a. Joyce Summers to legions of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" fans, appeared in the Monday, Feb. 25 episode of the Fox drama as Agent Parker's (Annie Parisse) mother in flashbacks to the time the agent confronted her parents 15 years after fleeing a cult.

Post-"Buffy," Sutherland's other TV credits include "Comanche Moon" and "One Life to Live." "Buffy" creator Joss Whedon recently revealed that killing off Sutherland's character was one of the toughest deaths he's ever written. Hey, at least she's alive (in a flashback) on "The Following."

"The Following" airs Mondays at 9 p.m. EST on Fox.

  • "The Following"

    "The Fall": Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) is at the mercy of Joe Carroll's (James Purefoy) followers with the FBI at his back. Meanwhile, Claire (Natalie Zea) runs into trouble when she meets Charlie (guest star Tom Lipinksy), a new follower in the Monday, Feb. 25 episode of "The Following" at 9 p.m. on Fox. Pictured: Shawn Ashmore and Kevin Bacon

  • "Castle"

    "Hunt": It's part two of an epic "Castle" two-parter. The FBI has failed to get Castle's daughter back so he takes matters into his own hands. James Brolin guest stars as Castle's dad on the Monday, Feb. 25 episode of "Castle" at 10 p.m. on ABC. Pictured: Nathan Fillion

  • "The Mindy Project"

    "The One That Got Away": Mindy (Mindy Kaling) reunites with her first kiss, Sam (Seth Rogen) on the Tuesday, Feb. 26 episode of "The Mindy Project" at 9:30 p.m. on Fox. Pictured: Seth Rogen and Mindy Kaling

  • "Smash"

    "The Song": Ronnie (Jennifer Hudson) does a Bravo special and struggles to assert herself with her overbearing mother (Sheryl Lee Ralph). Meanwhile, Karen (Katharine McPhee) gets Jimmy (Jeremy Jordan) a big opportunity, but his pride may get in the way on the Tuesday, Feb. 26 episode of "Smash" at 10 p.m. on NBC. Pictured Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee

  • "Survivor: Caramoan -- Fans vs. Favorites"

    "There?s Gonna be Hell to Pay": Alliances shift and unrest ensues. Plus, Corinne and Malcolm's bond leads to a discovery that could liven up the game on the Wednesday, Feb. 27 episode of "Survivor" at 8 p.m. on CBS. Pictured Edward "Eddie" Fox of the Gota Tribe.

  • "Arrow"

    "Dead to Rights": DC Comics scribe Geoff Johns penned the episode that sees Oliver (Stephen Amell) learning that Deadshot (Michael Rowe) is still alive and Malcolm (John Barrowman) is his next target on the Wednesday, Feb. 27 episode of "Arrow" at 8 p.m. on The CW. Pictured: Stephen Amell

  • "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"

    "Last Woman Standing": David Cassidy guest stars as Peter Coe, a prominent poker player in town for a tournament, on the Wednesday, Feb. 27 episode of "CSI" at 10 p.m. on CBS. Pictured: David Cassidy

  • "The Americans"

    "Comint": An agent crumbles under emotional distress and threatens to destroy the network of KGB informants. Meanwhile, Philip and Elizabeth (Keri Russell) infiltrate the FBI's new communications encryption system on the Wednesday, Feb. 27 episode of "The Americans" at 10 p.m. on FX. Pictured: Keri Russell

  • "Community"

    "Alternative History of the German Invasion": The study group begins their European History class with Professor Noel Cornwallis (Malcolm McDowell). Meanwhile, Change (Ken Jeong) returns to Greendale on the Thursday, Feb. 28 episode of "Community" at 8 p.m. Pictured: Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Joel McHale, Malcolm McDowell, Yvette Nicole Brown, Donald Glover

  • "Malibu Country"

    "Oh Brother": Reba (Reba McEntire) gets a surprise visit from her brother Blake (Blake Shelton). Blake's armed with a plan to make their mother's (Lily Tomlin) BBQ sauce into a business on the Friday, March 1 episode of "Malibu Country" at 8:30 p.m. on ABC. Pictured: Lily Tomlin, Juliette Angelo, Blake Shelton, Reba McEntire

  • "Once Upon a Time"

    "The Queen is Dead": Mary Margaret (Ginnifer Goodwin) and David (Josh Dallas) try to stop Regina (Lana Parrilla) and Cora (Barbara Hershey) from getting Rumplestiltskin's dagger. Lesley Nicol of "Downton Abbey" fame guest stars on the Sunday, March 3 episode of "Once Upon a Time" at 8 p.m. on ABC. Pictured: Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas

  • "The Good Wife"

    "Going for the Gold": Elsbeth (Carrie Preston, left) must resort to creative measures to help Eli (Alan Cumming, right) defend himself against the Justice Department, on Sunday, March 3 episode of "The Good Wife" at 9 p.m. on CBS. Pictured: Carrie Preston and Alan Cumming

  • "Girls"

    "It's Back": Hannah (Lena Dunham) attempts to hide her anxiety about her book from her visiting parents (Becky Ann Baker and Peter Scolari) and Marnie (Allison Williams) is stunned to learn that Charlie (Chris Abbott) has started a successful app company on the Sunday, March 3 episode of "Girls" on HBO at 9 p.m. Pictured: Lena Dunham and Jemima Kirke

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One game, 60 goals allowed: How political ... - Yahoo! Sports

Pictured: Alexander Medearis in the UAE locker room.

Exhausted, Alexander Medearis watched the puck drop for what he assumed would be the final centre ice faceoff of the night, as only a few seconds remained in the game, if you could call it a game: His club, the United Arab Emirates U17 team, trailed the HC Silver Lions from St. Petersburg 59-0.

Medearis, 14, had been in net for all 59 goals, surrendering one nearly every minute during a game that was played almost exclusively in his end. St. Petersburg had tested him over 200 times at that point: 81 shots in the first, 57 in the second and 66 in the third.

Yes, the Silver Lions actually shot more in the final period than the second. They scored more too. While most clubs might have shown a little sportsmanship and eased up at some point after they took, say, the 16-goal lead the Silver Lions had after 20 minutes, the Russians just kept coming. They poured it on in the third and even found another gear inside the final minute, scoring twice in the last 25 seconds.

When the official dropped the puck at centre ice following their 59th goal, Alexander could only watch as the Silver Lions won the draw and charged straight ahead. They faced little resistance from the Emirati skaters (just as they had for much of the game but even moreso now as the boys, trailing by 59, checked out in the dying seconds).

Soon, St. Petersburg was charging into the UAE end on another odd-man rush. They beat Alexander and the clock for one last goal.

When the final horn sounded, the score was 60-0.

How did Medearis get into this predicament, watching 60 shots fly by him?

It all started with a phone call, and a president that wanted a desert nation to become a hockey powerhouse.

***

"Congratulations!" said the voice on the other end of the phone. It was a director from the United Arab Emirates sports committee. "Your son!" the man exclaimed to Jeff Medearis, Alexander's father, "he's been selected to represent the UAE!"

It wasn't a phone call the Medearis family was expecting.

"I was sitting at home and there was a phone call, and I was on the team all of a sudden," Alexander recalled.

Alexander grew up playing hockey in Wisconsin for the Ozaukee Youth Hockey Association ?Ice Dogs?. His mom, who was born and raised in China, had seen ice hockey on television and, on a whim, decided to sign him up for it.

Last year, his father's work took him to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi. There, the Medearis family found him a club team, the U15 Dubai Sandstorms, and later switched to nearby Abu Dhabi Storms. Both clubs are predominately comprised of Canadian skaters with a few from other countries. Apart from proximity, the Abu Dhabi club offered more practice time, as well as the same European coaches that coach the UAE National Team.

This phone call was the first time he'd ever been invited to the U17 squad, which would be comprised, in this instance, almost entirely of UAE skaters. Alexander had been chosen to play goal for the UAE in the U17 Turkmenistan President's Cup, the first ever international tournament in Turkmenistan.

It began in just a couple of weeks.

The sports committee director said that they'd send a letter to his school excusing him. All his expenses could be covered, and Alexander later learned that it was actually Turkmen president Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov who picked up the hotel and meals.

Berdymukhammedov assumed leadership in Turkmenistan in 2006, after the previous president-for-life, who had been in charge since the country became independent from the Soviet Union in 1991, died of a sudden heart attack. Berdymukhammedov took over as acting president immediately, promising reform and democracy. He officially won election on February 11, 2007.

Some have suggested it was a fraudulent election, and you can see why they might suspect as much. Berdymukhammedov became acting president because ?wezgeldi Ata?ew, who was originally supposed to assume the role, had surprise criminal charges filed against him the same day as the president-for-life's death. The Turkmen constitution barred the acting president from running in the upcoming election. Within three days of the transfer of power, that was changed. Berdymukhammedov won the 2007 election with a reported 89 percent of the vote.

It's important to note that, like North Korea, Turkmenistan's media is run by the state. This may help to explain how, in 2012, Berdymukhammedov could be re-elected with a reported 97 percent of the vote. Turkmenistan claims to be a democracy, but it still has the smell of a dictatorship.

Berdymukhammedov did give the Turkmen people some of the reform he promised, however, especially when it comes to recreation and culture. He opened the country up to the West, re-embracing the opera, the ballet and the circus, all of which had been banned under the previous regime for being "insufficiently Turkmen".

He also decided that even though his country was four-fifths desert, Turkmenistan was going to become an active, winter sports power.

Hockey was the focus, and the people were told that they were to either play it or learn to like it.

Shortly after the decree, the Turkmen newspaper ran an article, which read more like a mandate than an update, headlined ?Turkmenistan Shall Have Winter Sports!? According to Euro Hockey, the article stated, ?before too long, ice hockey and figure skating champions will bring back medals and glory to independent and neutral Turkmenistan.?

In 2009, Turkmenistan announced a $176 million contract with a Polish company to build a Winter Sports Complex in the capital city of Ashgabat.

Winter Sports Complex Ashgabat

Turkmenistan celebrated the facility's grand opening in Oct. 2011, showing off the international sheet of ice, second training sheet, seating for 10,000 spectators and press row for 100 media members inside the complex. The following April, the president signed a bill stating that the country would hold an international junior hockey tournament, the President's Cup, every February. It would coincide with State Flag Day, one of the country's most important holidays.

The first tournament the featured eight under-17 squads. Four were very good: a club team from Belarus and three club teams from Russia, including the HC Silver Lions from St. Petersburg. These clubs were likely convinced to come when they learned of the $50,000 in prize money to be handed out to the gold, silver and bronze medalist teams. Rounding out the eight were two clubs from Turkmenistan, a team from Turkey, and the late-assembled team from the United Arab Emirates for which 14-year-old Alexander Medearis would be minding the net.

***

The tournament began with a dazzling opening ceremony, featuring singing, ice dancing, figure skating, hundreds of waving, green Turkmen flags, and 10,000 colour-coded spectators. It was a spectacle.

According to this website, the audience was made up largely of students and conscripts forced to attend.

After the ceremony, the teams took to the ice, and it quickly became apparent that the UAE was in trouble.

"It was clear very early on that my team was in over our heads," Medearis said. In the opening round robin game versus Belarus, the Belarussians jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first period.

"It was a shock, I guess, for my whole team and me including," Medearis said. "They were demolishing us. It wasn't even a challenge."

The UAE ambassador to Turkmenistan, who had played a role in arranging his country's participation in the tournament, tried to inspire the troops from behind the player's bench. "You must shoot more!" he shouted in his Kandora. "Be strong! You must shoot more!"

Of course, shots from the UAE zone weren't going to threaten the Belarussian netminder, and that's where the puck spent most of its time.

The only thing that kept the score in that first game respectable (if you can call 21-0 respectable) was a showing of sportsmanship. "After [the first period], they played a lot of keepaway," Jeff Medearis said, "practiced their passing, then they only took super quality shots, and they took some shots where they shot it at Alexander's pads. That coach had some respect."

After the game, UAE coach Juhani Ij?s spoke to his players. He told the boys to learn from the other teams, to observe how they pass, enter and exit zones and defend, and try to incorporate those skills into their own game. Alexander Medearis recalls, "One of the biggest things [Ij?s] said was, 'Look, I don't care what the score is at the end. I want you playing your hardest until the final horn sounds."

Next up was the Turkmen team, Oguzkhan HC, who were suspiciously good for a group of boys that had only been playing the game since their president's edict a few years ago.

The reason? The club was loaded with ringers, according to an observing Jeff.

"The first two lines were all Russian, and one of their defensive lines at least, if not both. Their third and fourth line guys were Turkmen, and I think their second goalie. Just like the prior game, they jumped up 10, 12 goals. Then they swapped the goalie out, they put the Turkmen goalie in, and they started playing the third and fourth lines, and the UAE put in four goals. It was almost competitive. Then they promptly put the Russians back in and they ran the score up to 30."

The final score was 31-4.

From the sounds of it, that game exposed the tournament for what it was. This wasn't simply a celebration of the game or a chance to give the people of Turkmenistan their first exposure to international hockey. It had the feel a propagandized event, designed to give the Turkmens the impression that in just five short years, they'd developed the game to a point where they were on par with elite hockey countries like Russia.

Sure enough, after the tournament, the Turkmen media boasted, "The first junior (U17) ice hockey tournament for the Turkmenistan President?s Cup has proved that... Turkmen teams can play versus the representatives of famous hockey clubs as an equal."

It's hard not to see lower-level clubs in Groups A and B -- the UAE and Turkey, respectively -- as easy marks, weaker clubs that guaranteed the Turkmen teams in Group A and B would succeed in at least one game. It was the government's way of managing the people's perception, just like they managed everything else about the lives of those living in Turkmenistan.

The level of control the government had over the populace was evident all throughout Ashgabat. Jeff spoke of the absurd surveillance that was everywhere, seen and unseen.

"Every corner, every area had somebody standing there watching, watching for anything that shouldn't be going on," Jeff Medearis said. "So you always had these people jumping out of everywhere going nyet, nyet this, nyet don't put your foot there. There were people watching the people who were watching the people."

The strangest incident befell the minder who had been assigned to the UAE team, a man named Bennettino. One afternoon Bennettino, Jeff Medearis and the club's bus driver waited in the massive, mostly empty parking lot while the kids ate lunch in the mall. Bennettino asked the bus driver for a cigarette, then boarded the bus to smoke it, explaining that it was illegal to smoke outdoors.

When the bus driver got on board to turn the bus around, Bennettino got off, the lit cigarette cupped in his hand.

"He's only off the bus 30 seconds, and two guys jump out of a car with radios on and suits and give him a ticket."

Everything in Turkmenistan was managed.

While the UAE's first two matches had featured brief reprieves from the onslaught, either because the team was being sportsmanlike or because they felt it was finally safe to play their local kids, there was no letup in the last game of the round robin phase, when the Emirati boys went up against the Silver Lions. It was a 60-minute assault.

"Our defence just couldn't stop them," Alexander Medearis sighed. "They were exceptional at passing, they were good individually... they were unstoppable, I guess."

The Silver Lions' dominance is quite apparent on this shift:

But they also weren't stopping. Medearis added, "They were trying their hardest every line." The 205 shots he faced attest to that.

If you feel like poor sportsmanship of this sort deserves comeuppance, rest assured that the Silver Lions got theirs. The Russian club's coach only brought 12 skaters to Ashgabat (presumably so that he'd get a larger share of the winnings). But in their game against Belarus, his hubris caught up to him. He lost two skaters to an injury. Then, in the semifinal game against Moscow, leading 2-0 with 10 minutes to go, he lost another to a 10-minute misconduct. Suddenly, they were severely undermanned.

"Their team just got gassed," Medearis said.

Just like St. Petersburg had done to the UAE, Moscow saw weakness and went for the jugular. Before the end of regulation, the game was tied. Moscow would go on to win the game in a shootout. Later, they would take home the top prize and the President's Cup by beating the hometown favorite Oguzkhan HC.

If only the Silver Lions had conserved some energy versus the UAE. But they had nothing left and they left with nothing.

Alexander says his idol is Patrick Roy, but there's a stark difference between the two goalies. After being shelled for nine goals, Roy famously quit. Alexander, on the other hand, never did. He made a concerted effort to stop every shot, which translated to over 140 saves. (For comparison, the NHL record for most saves in a game is 80, set by Sam LoPresti in 1941.)

This save is especially nice:

"[The score] didn't really matter," Alexander said. "I was just trying my best and seeing what I could do."

He was tired, especially in the third period, when St. Petersburg scored 24 times. But he didn't quit, and he set small goals for himself for added motivation. "I remember in my mind I'm like, 'Don't let them get 50 goals,' and then by the time they got 50, I'm like, 'Okay, don't let them get 55,' and then, 'Don't let them get past 60.'

He didn't. As a result, Alexander can be proud that he held the Silver Lions to 60 goals. But you can understand why few others on the team shared his sense of accomplishment.

The same goes for the the Turkish team, which had suffered three embarrassing losses of their own in Group B. When the two teams were scheduled for one final match, a battle for 7th place, things got heated. A tired UAE club coasted through the game -- "I think the team started checking out," Alexander Medearis said -- and when Turkey turned up the physicality in an effort to escape Ashgabat with at least one win, both sides lost their heads.

The game ended in a massive, bench-clearing brawl, an outpouring of the sort of frustration that builds up after a week of being bullied by superior clubs.

The UAE lost that game 5-2. Alexander called it the most frustrating loss of the tournament, because unlike the other games, that one was winnable. "The last game," Alexander said, "we could have won, but we chose not to."

And then, embarrassed and beaten up, the group headed home, wondering why they had ever gone over in the first place.

I asked Medearis if he was happy he participated in the tournament.

?I wish we had a stronger team and did better," he said, "but I made a lot of new friends, saw a new country, stopped some pucks from some top shooters, so it was fun. I also learned the Emerati guys are real fighters! I know that much and they will keep skating and improving as they love the game of hockey just like everyone else. Maybe someday they will beat a team like St Petersburg."

But while the UAE's involvement in this tournament led to disappointment, and they may have been there for all the wrong reasons, the program should be fortunate that Alexander was among them. Thanks to the unyielding effort of a 14-year-old goaltender from Milwaukee, their performance didn't wind up in the record books.

Sixty goals is bad, but it isn't historically bad. In 2008, the Bulgaria women's team fell 82-0 versus Slovakia. And in 1998, the South Korea men's team hung the worst loss in international hockey history on Thailand: 92-0.

Could the Silver Lions have neared a score like this if Alexander had given up? Maybe. Lord knows they were trying. But Alexander kept trying too, and he held them to 60.

In so doing, he may have spared the UAE and its developing hockey program -- which needs successes that inspire more kids to join the program, not black marks that discourage them -- from becoming a punchline in the hockey world.

After the game, coach Ij?s made sure Alexander knew his incredible effort hadn't gone unappreciated.

"I can safely say you're the first goalie that gave up 60 goals," he told his netminder, "and was still the team MVP."

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/one-game-60-goals-allowed-political-controversy-led-171505276--nhl.html

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Target 4Q adj. profit beats Wall Street's view

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ? Target's fiscal fourth-quarter net income dipped 2 percent as it dealt with intense competition during the crucial holiday season. But its adjusted results beat analysts' estimates and it forecast first-quarter earnings above Wall Street's view.

Shares rose almost 2 percent in premarket trading Wednesday.

The Minneapolis-based company earned $961 million, or $1.47 per share, for the period ended Feb. 2. That's down from $981 million, or $1.45 per share, a year earlier.

Removing certain items, earnings were $1.65 per share. That tops analysts' forecast for earnings of $1.47 per share.

Revenue climbed 7 percent to $22.73 billion from $21.29 billion. This met Wall Street's expectations.

Target Corp. foresees first quarter adjusted earnings of $1.10 to $1.20 per share.

Analysts predict earnings of $1.05 per share.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/target-4q-adj-profit-beats-wall-streets-view-125353190--finance.html

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Rebecca Hall Talks Violent Marriage To Benedict Cumberbatch In HBO's 'Parade's End'

Don't let the title fool you — the parade is just beginning for "Parade's End." Tonight (February 26) at 9 p.m. ET, HBO airs the first two installments of "Parade's End," director Susanna White and writer Tom Stoppard's five-part miniseries based on author Ford Madox Ford's novel series set in Europe during the threat of [...]

Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2013/02/26/rebecca-hall-benedict-cumberbatch-parades-end-hbo/

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Sequestration is not a smart strategy for reducing the deficit, say small business leaders

Sequestration is not a smart strategy for reducing the deficit, say small business leaders [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 26-Feb-2013
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Most say federally funded basic research is important to private sector innovation

Alexandria, Va.February 26, 2013 More than two-thirds (67%) of small business leaders say basic research funded by the federal government is important to private sector innovation, according to a new nationwide survey of small business owners/operators commissioned by Research!America. In addition, nearly half (45%) say medical research funding to universities and other non-governmental research institutions should not be cut as part of sequestration, and a plurality (40%) say that such across-the-board cuts are not a smart strategy for reducing the deficit.

The survey findings also reveal that small businesses support the federal government's role in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. Seventy percent of respondents say STEM education is important to the future of their business and the federal government should increase funding for those programs.

"It is striking that small business owners, the backbone of our economy comprising nearly 80% of business leaders nationwide, strongly value federal support for research and recognize the major role it plays in spurring private sector growth," said Research!America President and CEO Mary Woolley.

A majority of respondents (85%) say it's very important or somewhat important to reduce the federal debt and deficit and to cut federal corporate and individual tax rates (81%). Among the top strategies for deficit reduction are entitlement reform (25%), eliminating targeted corporate tax breaks (22%) and closing tax loopholes (21%). Seventy-seven percent say the rising cost of health care, a major chunk of our national debt, is important to their businesses, a concern that mirrors other components of the economy as well as individuals. A huge majority, 80%, say it's important for the government to support research that focuses on making our health care system more efficient.

The concern of small business owners is strikingly evident as it relates to our nation's world leadership status, with 90% describing research and development as important to our global competitiveness.

"Small business owners understand the critical role of federal government in giving small businesses a launching pad that includes the stimulus of innovation based on federally supported research and development," added Woolley. "Deep cuts to medical research funding would be detrimental to small businesses, our nation's economy and global competitiveness if policy makers allow the sequester to take effect."

The nationwide survey of small business owners/operators was conducted by Zogby Analytics for Research!America. Based on a confidence interval of 95%, the margin of error for the panel of 203 business owners is +/-7.0 percentage points.

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To view the poll, visit: www.researchamerica.org/uploads/Feb2013smallbizsurvey.pdf

About Research!America polls

Research!America began commissioning polls in 1992 in an effort to understand public support for medical, health and scientific research. The results of Research!America's polls have proven invaluable to our alliance of member organizations and, in turn, to the fulfillment of our mission to make research to improve health a higher national priority. In response to growing usage and demand, Research!America has expanded its portfolio, which includes state, national and issue-specific polling. Poll data is available by request or at www.researchamerica.org.

About Research!America

Research!America is the nation's largest nonprofit public education and advocacy alliance working to make research to improve health a higher national priority. Founded in 1989, Research!America is supported by member organizations representing 125 million Americans. Visit www.researchamerica.org.



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Sequestration is not a smart strategy for reducing the deficit, say small business leaders [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 26-Feb-2013
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Contact: Anna Briseno
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Research!America

Most say federally funded basic research is important to private sector innovation

Alexandria, Va.February 26, 2013 More than two-thirds (67%) of small business leaders say basic research funded by the federal government is important to private sector innovation, according to a new nationwide survey of small business owners/operators commissioned by Research!America. In addition, nearly half (45%) say medical research funding to universities and other non-governmental research institutions should not be cut as part of sequestration, and a plurality (40%) say that such across-the-board cuts are not a smart strategy for reducing the deficit.

The survey findings also reveal that small businesses support the federal government's role in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. Seventy percent of respondents say STEM education is important to the future of their business and the federal government should increase funding for those programs.

"It is striking that small business owners, the backbone of our economy comprising nearly 80% of business leaders nationwide, strongly value federal support for research and recognize the major role it plays in spurring private sector growth," said Research!America President and CEO Mary Woolley.

A majority of respondents (85%) say it's very important or somewhat important to reduce the federal debt and deficit and to cut federal corporate and individual tax rates (81%). Among the top strategies for deficit reduction are entitlement reform (25%), eliminating targeted corporate tax breaks (22%) and closing tax loopholes (21%). Seventy-seven percent say the rising cost of health care, a major chunk of our national debt, is important to their businesses, a concern that mirrors other components of the economy as well as individuals. A huge majority, 80%, say it's important for the government to support research that focuses on making our health care system more efficient.

The concern of small business owners is strikingly evident as it relates to our nation's world leadership status, with 90% describing research and development as important to our global competitiveness.

"Small business owners understand the critical role of federal government in giving small businesses a launching pad that includes the stimulus of innovation based on federally supported research and development," added Woolley. "Deep cuts to medical research funding would be detrimental to small businesses, our nation's economy and global competitiveness if policy makers allow the sequester to take effect."

The nationwide survey of small business owners/operators was conducted by Zogby Analytics for Research!America. Based on a confidence interval of 95%, the margin of error for the panel of 203 business owners is +/-7.0 percentage points.

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To view the poll, visit: www.researchamerica.org/uploads/Feb2013smallbizsurvey.pdf

About Research!America polls

Research!America began commissioning polls in 1992 in an effort to understand public support for medical, health and scientific research. The results of Research!America's polls have proven invaluable to our alliance of member organizations and, in turn, to the fulfillment of our mission to make research to improve health a higher national priority. In response to growing usage and demand, Research!America has expanded its portfolio, which includes state, national and issue-specific polling. Poll data is available by request or at www.researchamerica.org.

About Research!America

Research!America is the nation's largest nonprofit public education and advocacy alliance working to make research to improve health a higher national priority. Founded in 1989, Research!America is supported by member organizations representing 125 million Americans. Visit www.researchamerica.org.



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Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-02/r-sin022613.php

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