Mitt Romney accepts GOP nomination. Speech transcript

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MITT ROMNEY: Thank you. (Cheers, applause.) Mr. Chairman -- Mr. Chairman and delegates -- (cheers, applause) -- Mr. Chairman and delegates, I accept your nomination for president of the United States. (Cheers, applause.)

AUDIENCE MEMBERS: Mitt! Mitt! Mitt! Mitt! Mitt! Mitt!

MR. ROMNEY: I do so with humility, deeply moved by the trust you've placed in me. It's a great honor. It's an even greater responsibility. And tonight I'm asking you to join me to walk together to a better future.

And by my side, I've chosen a man with a big heart from a small town. (Cheers, applause.) He represents the best of America, a man who will always make us very proud -- my friend and America's next vice president, Paul Ryan. (Cheers, applause.)

In the days ahead, you're going to get to know Paul and Janna better. But last night America got to see what I saw in Paul Ryan -- a strong and caring leader who's down to earth and confident in the challenge this moment demands, and I love the way he lights up around his kids, and how he's not embarrassed to show the world how much he loves his mom.

(Cheers, applause.) But Paul, I still like the playlist on my iPod better than yours. (Laughter, applause.)

Four years ago I know that many Americans felt a fresh excitement about the possibilities of a new president. That choice was not the choice of our party, but Americans always come together after elections. We're a good and generous people, and we're united by so much more than what divides us. When that election was over, when the yard signs came down and the television commercials finally came off the air, Americans were eager to go back to work, to live our lives the way Americans always have, optimistic and positive and confident in the future.

That very optimism is uniquely American. It's what brought us to America. We're a nation of immigrants. We're the children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the ones who wanted a better life, the driven ones, the ones who woke up at night hearing that voice telling them that life in the place called America could be better. They came not just in pursuit of the riches of this world, but for the richness of this life, freedom, freedom of religion -- (applause) -- freedom to speak their mind -- (applause) -- freedom to build a life and yes, freedom to build a business with their own hands. (Cheers, applause.)

This is the essence of the American experience. We Americans have always felt a special kinship with the future.

When every new wave of immigrants looked up and saw the Statue of Liberty or knelt down and kissed the shores of freedom just 90 miles from Castro's tyranny, these new Americans surely had many questions. But none doubted that here in America, they could build a better life, that in America, their children would be blessed more than they.

But today, four years from the excitement of that last election, for the first time, the majority of Americans now doubt that our children will have a better future. It's not what we were promised. Every family in America wanted this to be a time when they could get a little ahead, put aside a little more for college, do more for the elderly mom that's now living alone or give a little more to their church or their charity. Every small business wanted these to be their best years ever, when they could hire more, do more for those who had stuck with them through the hard times, open a new store or sponsor that Little League team. And every new college graduate thought they'd have a good job by now, a place of their own, they could start paying back some of their loans and build for the future.

This is when our nation was supposed to start paying down the national debt and rolling back those massive deficits. This was the hope and change America voted for. It's not just what we wanted. It's not just what we expected. It's what Americans deserve. (Cheers, applause.)

AUDIENCE MEMBERS: (Chanting.) USA! USA! USA!

MR. ROMNEY: You deserved it because during these years you worked harder than ever before. You deserved it because when it cost more to fill up your car, you could out -- cut out movie nights and put in longer hours. Or when you lost that job that paid 22.50 (dollars) an hour with benefits, you took two jobs at 9 bucks an hour. (Cheers, applause.)

AUDIENCE MEMBERS: (Chanting.) USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! Mitt! Mitt! Mitt! Mitt! Mitt! Mitt!

MR. ROMNEY: You deserve it because your family depended on you, and you did it because you're an American, and you don't quit. You did it because it was what you had to do. But driving home late from that second job or standing there watching the gas pump hit $50 and still going, when the realtor told you that to sell your house, you'd have to take a big loss, in those moments you knew that this just wasn't right.

But what could you do except work harder, do with less, try to stay optimistic, hug your kids a little longer, maybe spend a little more time praying that tomorrow would be a better day?

I wish President Obama had succeeded because I want America to succeed. (Cheers, applause.) But his promises gave way to disappointment and division.

This isn't something we have to accept. Now is the moment when we can do something. And with your help, we will do something. (Cheers, applause.)

Now is the moment when we can stand up and say, I'm an American, I make my destiny, we deserve better, my children deserve better, my family deserves better, my country deserves better. (Cheers, applause.)

So here we stand. Americans have a choice, a decision. To make that choice, you need to know more about me and where I'd lead our country.

I was born in the middle of the century in the middle of the country, a classic baby boomer. It was a time when Americans were returning from war and eager to work. To be an American was to assume that all things were possible. When President Kennedy challenged Americans to go to the moon, the question wasn't whether we'd get there, it was only when we'd get there. (Cheers, applause.) The soles of Neil Armstrong's boots on the moon made permanent impressions on our souls. Ann and I watched those steps together on her parents' sofa. Like all Americans, we went to bed that night knowing we lived in the greatest country in the history of the world. (Cheers, applause.)

AUDIENCE MEMBERS: USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

MR. ROMNEY: God bless Neil Armstrong. (Cheers, applause.)

Tonight that American flag is still there on the moon, and I don't doubt for a second that Neil Armstrong's spirit is still with us, that unique blend of optimism, humility and the utter confidence that when the world needs someone to do the really big stuff, you need an American. (Cheers, applause.)

My dad had been born in Mexico, and his family had to leave during the Mexican Revolution. I grew up with stories of his family being fed by the U.S. government as war refugees. My dad never made it through college, and he apprenticed as a lath and plaster carpenter.

He had big dreams. He convinced my mom, a beautiful young actress, to give up Hollywood to marry him and move to Detroit. He led a great -- (cheers, applause) -- he led a great automobile company and became governor of the great state of Michigan. (Cheers, applause.)

We were -- we were Mormons, and growing up in Michigan, that might have seemed unusual or out of place, but I really don't remember it that way. My friends cared more about what sports teams we followed than what church we went to.

My mom and dad gave their kids the -- the greatest gift of all -- the gift of unconditional love. They cared deeply about who we would be and much less about what we would do. Unconditional love is a gift that Ann and I have tried to pass on to our sons and now to our grandchildren. All the laws and legislation in the world will never heal this world like the loving hearts and arms of mothers and fathers. (Cheers, applause.) You know, if every children could drift asleep feeling wrapped in the love of their family, and God's love, this world would be a far more gentle and better place.

(Cheers, applause.)

My mom and dad were married for 64 years. And if you wondered what their secret was, you could have asked the local florist -- (laughter) -- because every day Dad gave Mom a rose, which he put on her bedside table. That's how she found out what happened on the day my father died. She went looking for him because that morning there was no rose.

My mom and dad were true partners, a life lesson that shaped my by everyday example. When my mom ran for the Senate, my dad was there for her every step of the way. I can still see her saying, in her beautiful voice, why should women have any less say than men about the great decisions facing our nation? (Cheers, applause.)

Don't you wish she could have been here at this convention -- (cheers) -- and heard leaders like Governor Mary Fallin, Governor Nikki Haley, Governor Susana Martinez, Senator Kelly Ayotte and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice? (Cheers, applause.) As governor of Massachusetts, I chose a woman lieutenant governor, a woman chief of staff. Half of my Cabinet and senior officials were women. And in business, I mentored and supported great women leaders who went on to run great companies.

I grew up in Detroit in love with cars and wanted to be a car guy like my dad. But by the time I was out of school, I realized that I had to go out on my own, that if I stayed around in the same business, I'd never really know if I was getting a break because of my dad. I wanted to go someplace new and prove myself.

Those weren't the easiest of days, many long hours and weekends working, five young sons who seemed to have this need to re-enact a different world war every night. (Laughter.) But if you asked Ann and I what we'd give to break up just one more fight between the boys or wake up in the morning and discover a pile of kids asleep in our room -- well, every mom and dad knows the answer to that.

Those days were the -- (cheers, applause) -- these were tough days, on Ann particularly. She was heroic through it all. Five boys, with our families a long way away. I had to travel a lot for my job then, and I'd call and try to offer support. But every mom knows that doesn't help get the homework done or get the kids out the door to school. And I knew that her job as a mom was harder than mine, and I knew without question that her job as a mom was a lot more important than mine. (Cheers, applause.)

And as America saw Tuesday night, Ann would have succeeded at anything she wanted to do. (Cheers, applause.)

Like a lot of families in a new place with no family, we -- we found kinship with a wide circle of friends through our church. When we were new to the community, it was welcoming. And as the years went by, it was a joy to help others who had just moved into town or just joined our church.

We had remarkably vibrant and diverse congregations from all walks of life, and many who were new to America. We prayed together. Our kids played together. And we always stood ready to help each other out in different ways.

That's how it is in America. We look to our communities, our faiths, our families for our joy, our support in good times and bad. It's both how we live our lives and why we live our lives. The strength and power and goodness of America has always been based on the strength and power and goodness of our communities, our families and our faiths. (Cheers, applause.)

That's the bedrock of what makes America America. In our best days we can feel the vibrancy of America's communities, large and small. It's when we see that new business opening up downtown. It's when we go to work in the morning and see everybody else on the block doing the same thing. It's when our son or daughter calls from college to talk about which job they -- offer they should take, and you try not to choke up when you hear that the one they like best is not too far from home. It's that good feeling when you have more time to volunteer to coach your kids' soccer team or help out on school trips.

But for too many Americans, those kind of good days are harder to come by. How many days have you woken up feeling that something really special was happening in America?

Many of you felt that way on Election Day four years ago. Hope and change had a powerful appeal.

But tonight I'd ask a simple question.

If you felt that excitement when you voted for Barack Obama, shouldn't you feel that way now that he's President Obama? (Applause.) You know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. (Laughter, cheers, applause.)

The president hasn't disappointed you because he wanted to. The president has disappointed America because he hasn't led America in the right direction. He took office with -- without the basic qualification that most Americans have, and one that was essential to the task at hand: He had almost no experience working in a business. Jobs, to him, are about government. (Cheers, applause.)

I learned the real lessons about how America works from experience. When I was 37, I helped start a small company. My partners and I had been working for a company that was in the business of helping other businesses. So some of us had this idea that if we really believed our advice was helping companies, we should invest in companies; we should bet on ourselves and our -- on our advice. So we started a new business called Bain Capital.

The only problem was, while -- while we believed in ourselves, not many other people did. (Laughter.) We were young and had never done this before, and we almost didn't get off the ground. In those days, sometimes I wondered if I had made a really big mistake.

By the way, I'd thought about asking my church's pension fund to invest, but I didn't. (Laughter.) I figured it was bad enough that I might lose my investors' money, but I didn't want to go to hell, too.

(Laughter, applause.) Shows what I know. Another of my partners got the Episcopal Church Pension Fund to invest -- (laughter) -- and today there are a lot of happy retired priests who should thank him. (Laughter, applause.)

That business we started with 10 people has now grown into a great American success story. Some of the companies we helped start are names you -- you know and you've heard from tonight: an office company called Staples, where I'm pleased to see the Obama campaign's been shopping -- (laughter, applause) -- the Sports Authority, which of course became a favorite of my boys; we helped start an early childhood learning company called Bright Horizons that First Lady Michelle Obama rightly praised; and at a time when nobody thought we'd ever see a new steel mill built in America, we took a chance and built one in a cornfield in Indiana, that today -- (cheers, applause) -- today Steel Dynamics is one of the largest steel producers in the United States.

These -- (applause) -- these are American success stories. (Applause.) And yet the centerpiece of the president's entire re- election campaign is attacking success. Is it any wonder that someone who attacks success has led the worst economic recovery since the Great Depression? (Cheers, applause.) In America, we celebrate success; we don't apologize for success. (Cheers, applause.)

Now -- now, we weren't always successful at Bain, but no one ever is in the real world of business. That's what this president doesn't seem to understand. Business and growing jobs is about taking risk, sometimes failing, sometimes succeeding, but always striving. It's about dreams. Usually, it doesn't work out exactly as you might have imagined. Steve Jobs was fired at Apple, and then he came back and changed the world.

It's the genius of the American free enterprise system to harness the extraordinary creativity and talent and industry of the American people with a system that's dedicated to creating tomorrow's prosperity, not trying to redistribute today's. (Extended cheers, applause.)

That's why -- that's why every president since the Great Depression who came before the American people asking for a second term could look back at the last four years and say with satisfaction: You're better off than you were four years ago. Except Jimmy Carter. (Laughter.) And except this president. (Cheers, applause.)

This president can ask us to be patient. This president can tell us it was someone else's fault. This president can tell us that the next four years he'll get it right. But this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office.

(Cheers, applause.)

America's been patient. Americans have supported this president in good faith. But today the time has come to turn the page. Today the time has come for us to put the disappointments of the last four years behind us, to put aside the divisiveness and the recriminations, to forget about what might have been and to look ahead to what can be. Now is a time to restore the promise of America. (Cheers, applause.)

Many Americans have given up on this president, but they haven't ever thought about giving up, not on themselves, not on each other and not on America. What is needed in our country today is not complicated or profound. Doesn't take a special government commission to tell us what America needs. What America needs is jobs, lots of jobs. (Cheers, applause.)

In the richest country in the history of the world, this Obama economy has crushed the middle class. Family income has fallen by $4,000, but health insurance premiums are higher. Food prices are higher. Utility bills are higher. And gasoline prices, they've doubled. Today more Americans wake up in poverty than ever before. Nearly 1-out-of-6 Americans is living in poverty. Look around you. These aren't strangers. These are our brothers and sisters, our fellow Americans. His policies have not helped create jobs. They've depressed them.

And this I can tell you about where President Obama would take America.

His plan to raise taxes on small business won't add jobs: It would eliminate them. (Cheers, applause.) His assault on coal and gas and oil will send energy and manufacturing jobs to China. (Mixed boos, cheers, applause.) His trillion-dollar cuts to our military will eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs and also put our security at greater risk. (Boos.) His $716 billion cut to Medicare to finance "Obamacare" will both hurt today's seniors and oppress innovation and jobs in medicine. (Boos.) And his trillion-dollar deficits, they slow our economy, restrain employment and cause wages to stall.

To the majority of Americans who now believe that the future will not be better than the past, I can guarantee you this: If Barack Obama is re-elected, you'll be right. (Applause.)

I'm running for president to help create a better future -- a future where everyone who wants a job can find a job -- (cheers, applause) -- where no senior feels for the -- fears for the security of their retirement, an America where every parent knows that their child will get an education that leads them to a good job and a bright horizon.

And unlike the president, I have a plan to create 12 million new jobs. (Cheers, applause.) Paul Ryan and I have five steps. First, by 2020, North America will be energy-independent by taking full advantage of our oil, our coal, our gas, our nuclear and our renewables. (Cheers, applause.)

Second, we'll give our fellow citizens the skills they need for the jobs of today and the careers of tomorrow. When it comes to the school your child will attend, every parent should have a choice and every child should have a chance. (Cheers, applause.)

Third, we'll make trade work for America by forging new trade agreements. And when nations cheat in trade, there will be unmistakable consequences. (Cheers, applause.)

And fourth, to assure every entrepreneur and every job creator that their investments in America will not vanish as have those in Greece, we will cut the deficit and put America on track to a balanced budget. (Cheers, applause.)

And fifth, we will champion small businesses, America's engine of job growth. That means reducing taxes on business, not raising them. It means simplifying and modernizing the regulations that hurt small business the most. (Cheers, applause.) And it means that we must rein in the skyrocketing cost of health care by repealing and replacing "Obamacare." (Cheers, applause.)

Today women are more likely than men to start a business. They need a president who respects and understands what they do.

And let me make this very clear: unlike President Obama, I will not raise taxes on the middle class of America. (Cheers, applause.)

As president, I'll protect the sanctity of life. I'll honor the institution of marriage. (Cheers, applause.) And I will guarantee America's first liberty, the freedom of religion. (Cheers, applause.)

President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans -- (laughter) -- and to heal the planet. My promise is to help you and your family. (Cheers, applause.)

I will begin my presidency with a jobs tour. President Obama began his presidency with an apology tour. America, he said, had dictated to other nations. No, Mr. President, America has freed other nations from dictators. (Cheers, applause.)

AUDIENCE MEMBERS: (Chanting.) We want Mitt! We want Mitt! We want Mitt! We want Mitt!

MR. ROMNEY: Every American --

AUDIENCE MEMBERS: (Chanting.) We want Mitt! We want Mitt! We want Mitt! We want Mitt!

MR. ROMNEY: Every American was relieved the day President Obama gave the order and Seal Team 6 took out Osama bin Laden. (Cheers, applause.)

On another front, every American is less secure today because he has failed to slow Iran's nuclear threat. In his first TV interview as president, he said we should talk to Iran. We're still talking, and Iran's centrifuges are still spinning.

President Obama has thrown allies like Israel under the bus -- (boos) -- even has he as relaxed sanctions on Castro's Cuba. He abandoned our friends in Poland by walking away from our missile defense commitments. (Boos.) But he's eager to give Russia's president, Putin, the flexibility he desires after the election. (Boos.) Under my administration, our friends will see more loyalty, and Mr. Putin will see a little less flexibility and more backbone. (Cheers, applause.)

We will honor America's democratic ideals, because a free world is a more peaceful world. This is the bipartisan foreign policy legacy of Truman and Reagan, and under my presidency, we will return to it once again. (Cheers, applause.)

You might have asked yourself if these last years are really the America we want --

AUDIENCE MEMBERS: No!

MR. ROMNEY: -- the America that was won for us by "the greatest generation."

Does the America we want borrow a trillion dollars from China?

AUDIENCE MEMBERS: No!

MR. ROMNEY: Does it fail to find the jobs that are needed for 23 million people and for half the kids graduating from college?

AUDIENCE MEMBERS: No!

MR. ROMNEY: Are those schools lagging behind the rest of the developed world?

AUDIENCE MEMBERS: No!

MR. ROMNEY: And does America that we want succumb to resentment and division among Americans?

AUDIENCE MEMBERS: No!

MR. ROMNEY: The America we all know has been a story of the many becoming one, uniting to preserve liberty, uniting to build the greatest economy in the world, uniting to save the world from unspeakable darkness. Everywhere I go in America, there are monuments that list those who have given their lives for America. There's no mention of their race, their party affiliation or what they did for a living. (Cheers, applause.) They lived and died under a single flag, fighting for a single purpose.

They pledged allegiance to the United States of America. That America, that united America, can unleash an economy that will put Americans back to work, that will once again lead the world with innovation and productivity and that will restore every father and mother's confidence that their children's future is brighter even than the past.

That America, that united America, will preserve a military that's so strong no nation would ever dare to test it. (Cheers, applause.)

That America -- that America, that united America, will uphold the constellation of rights that were endowed by our creator and codified in our Constitution. (Cheers, applause.)

That united America will care for the poor and the sick, will honor and respect the elderly and will give a helping hand to those in need.

That America is the best within each of us. That America we want for our children. If I'm elected president of these United States, I will work with all my energy and soul to restore that America, to lift our eyes to a better future. That future is our destiny. That future is out there. It is waiting for us. Our children deserve it. Our nation depends on it. The peace and freedom of the world require it, and with your help, we will deliver it. (Cheers, applause.) Let us begin that future for America tonight. (Cheers, applause.)

Thank you so very much. May God bless you, may God bless the American people and may God bless the United States of America. (Cheers, applause.)

END

Source: http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2012/08/mitt_romney_accepts_gop_nomina.html

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Sales Numbers Suffering? Tune Into These Email Marketing Tips

Posted by Internet Marketing Business on August 30th, 2012Rating 9.0 ?Outstanding

Email Marketing Tips

In the world of sales, sometimes you have to look at how you?re connecting to your target audience as much as who your audience is and, many times, these two quantifying factors will connect. Meaning, if you want to reach a certain age group demographic then it is a good idea to reach them through the medium that they use most. With digital communication being an ever-growing networking tool for all age groups, it is easy to see why marketing departments have added smtp (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) programs to their toolbox for sales.

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If you want to target a specific audience, it is a good idea to sort through the demographics of your prospects. In your email marketing program, try to sort your list by categories like age, location, employment, interests and possibly marriage status, depending on which verticals would apply most in your line of business. Sending out a sweeping generic message to your prospects isn?t necessarily a bad idea, but sending out a mass email that is directed toward specifically seniors that has a special offer from a medical-alert system service would not make as much sense for a younger demographic. It might be something that the younger recipient could forward to an older recipient if they happen to know someone it may interest, but making that connection on your own increases your chances of getting the sale faster.

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After you have sorted your email list into groups that represent their demographic and before you send out your first email blast, you will want to set up an email campaign schedule for the year. If you plan to send out a mass email to your list(s) monthly, think about topics you will address, copy, video and select images and advertisements you will feature each month. Your plan might change month-to-month, but having a rough outlined schedule for the year will help you make sure you don?t repeat concepts and will help you to have fresh topical information and fun seasonal offers that your clients and prospects can get excited about.

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Packing for college is all about what you can cram into a dorm room for life away from home. Here?s what Kiplinger?s financial magazine suggests students can live without.

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1. New textbooks

Most campuses sell or rent used textbooks. Check local Craigslist or campus bulletin boards, or online sites like BigWords.com or CampusBooks.com. If you have an e-reader, buying digital textbooks can be far cheaper than a new hardback.

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Pioneering doctor remembered for Paralympic idea

LONDON (AP) ? The Olympics have Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern games. The Paralympics have Sir Ludwig Guttmann.

Guttmann, a Jewish neurosurgeon who fled Nazi Germany, pioneered athletic competition as therapy for patients with spinal injuries and organized an archery competition for 16 patients at Britain's Stoke Mandeville hospital in 1948. From this humble start have come the Paralympic Games, which this week will bring more than 4,000 athletes from around the world to London.

"The Guttmann story is massive," said Olympic historian Martin Polley. "He was the one who linked rehab to competitive sport."

This month has been Guttmann's moment, what with a BBC film about his life, "The Best of Men," an exhibition at the Jewish Museum in London and his daughter, Eve Loeffler, being named mayor of the athletes village ? a sort of ambassador in chief who welcomes the participants for games that start Wednesday and end Sept. 9.

It follows a resurgence of interest in Guttmann, who escaped in the late 1930s and settled in Britain, where his research on treating spinal patients drew the attention of the government. Guttmann began working with injured soldiers at Stoke Mandeville hospital, just north of London, during World War II ? a time when suffering a spinal injury was considered a death sentence. Patients were discouraged from moving, leading to secondary infections from bed sores or from pneumonia.

Known for an authoritarian streak and his stubborn insistence on changing the status quo, Guttmann swept into the hospital and took patients off sedation, which had been administered to make them comfortable. But Guttmann was having none of that. No one was going to be comfortable.

"One patient told me 'I'm waiting for God almighty to take me up," the Times of London reported Guttmann as saying at a conference in 1962. "I told him 'While you are waiting, you can do some work'."

He made the patients sit up and work muscles. Seeking to keep them motivated, he hit upon competition as a way to make them work harder. He tried wheelchair field hockey, but when that became too violent, he got the patients involved in wheelchair basketball, Loeffler said.

It was tough and demanding, but grateful patients nicknamed him "Poppa." They were still paralyzed. But many lived ? and carried out Guttmann's wish that they become taxpayers.

Loeffler said her father was marked by his past. Many of his relatives perished in Auschwitz. He was driven, intent to give back to the country that had given his family refuge.

"I think that's another thing that made him work so hard," she said. "He was Hitler's gift to this country in a way, and he was determined to be a good British citizen."

On the same day that London opened its 1948 Olympics, Guttmann organized a competition for wheelchair athletes, which he called the Stoke Mandeville Games. They involved 16 patients taking part in archery. From those humble origins, the Paralympics have grown into a festival of sports involving 4,200 athletes from 166 teams. Though smaller than the Olympics ? which had more than twice the number of athletes ? London's event represents the largest field ever for the games.

The London event ? the first to have come as a result of a joint bid from the host city ? have also benefited from greater integration with the Olympics, particularly in terms of marketing and organization. London essentially connected the rings to the Agitos, the Paralympic symbol of three circling arcs ? a move that helped also spread the fairy dust of attention that the Olympics receive to the Paralympics as well. Queen Elizabeth II agreed to open the event, a reflection of their importance to the country.

Some 2.3 million tickets have been sold, the most ever, many to Britons new to Paralympic sport but who wanted to get an opportunity to see the glittering new stadiums and experience the excitement of first class sporting competition.

Britain's team is also strong. They were second in the Paralympic table at Beijing with 102 total medals, including 42 gold. The hometown crowd wants to see their athletes ? and of course wants to see them win.

Loeffler believes her father's vision has come to pass. And when she wanders the village, people recognize her ? like Canadian athlete Jessica Vliegenthart, who saw Loeffler having her photograph taken in a smart navy jacket with its massive circular gold badge.

"Aren't you the daughter of ..." Vliegenthart asked, as two wheelchair basketball athletes drew their wheels in.

Loeffler nodded, and her pride was clear. Her father dreamed of an "Olympic Games for disabled men and women," and now a whole new generation is learning about him.

"Who but he could have imagined that it would have happened," she said. "I don't think anybody else could."

Britain embraced Guttmann, giving him a knighthood in 1966 and making him a fellow of the Royal Society ? honors of which he was extremely proud. Though he died in 1980, he lived long enough to see the Paralympics grow. The first full scale games took place in Rome in 1960, and souvenirs from the 1964 Tokyo Paralympics are part of the collection on display at the Jewish Museum.

"I just couldn't be more proud of him," Loeffler said. "I just hope he's up there watching it all."

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Aerobic exercise is physical exercise of relatively low intensity. You should be able to carry out short conversations while doing aerobic exercise. If you are having trouble getting enough air while you?re talking, you are most likely performing anaerobic exercise. Anaerobic exercise is medium to high intensity exercise that concentrates on building strength, speed and power. In some cases anaerobic exercise occurs simultaneously with aerobic exercise.

I carry stress in the muscles surrounding and associated with my spine, when affected I get incredibly tense and painful. Sometimes I?ve had to start walking slow until the muscles start to relax and pick up speed as I go. No matter how I feel when I first start walking, I always feel great when I?m finished. I suggest cardio for at least 20 to 30 minutes three to five times a week.

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From ancient times silvers ranks second to gold in terms of intrinsic value, but the margin between the two gradually widens are time progresses. Today, an ounce of silver roughly sells at $31.00 while gold on the other hand sells at well over $1,300.00. Though at first glance, one might think the insignificance of silver compared to gold but investing on silver can lead to financial growth. Earning money for silver and how it is possible is the topic of this article.

Is investing on silver worth it?

According to market analysts, because the silver market is relatively smaller than that of gold, its prices are rather stable which is perfect against inflation. As currencies become weaker, silver remains its purchasing power. One can easily get money for silver during economic turmoil.

Though silver has less value than gold, investors can easily cause the prices of silver to rise up considerably. This is due to its small market and limited supply. An aggressive investor can easily buy a considerable amount of silver, hoard it for some days and see the price go up. That is how easy the silver market is influenced by investments.

Another reason why investing in silver is a sure option is its versatility, Silver like gold can be reused indefinitely which makes it valuable at all times. One can sell silver coins, bullions and such to a refiner and get money for silver. These are some of the reasons why investing in silver is worth it.

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- Trust only buyers with good reputation from reviews ? Good reviews are a powerful convincing tool for persuading someone to sell their silver to you.

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Romo shines in Cowboys' win over Rams

By STEPHEN HAWKINS

AP Sports Writer

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updated 11:29 p.m. ET Aug. 25, 2012

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Tony Romo didn't need much time or his top three pass-catchers to show he's ready for the regular season.

Playing only a quarter in what was supposed to be his most extensive action of the preseason, Romo threw for 198 yards with two long touchdowns to Dwayne Harris, who got behind defenders and went through them to score in the Dallas Cowboys' 20-19 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Saturday night.

"Tony is an outstanding player and he's done it with a lot of different kinds of guys," coach Jason Garrett said. "It's nice to see him play well and play in a good rhythm with the younger guys."

Even with a preseason game left to play, Dallas (2-1) is already starting to turn its attention to the regular-season opener Sept. 5 at the defending Super Bowl champion Giants. Romo isn't expecting to play at home against Miami on Wednesday night, a week before that game in New York.

"I do know I've been preparing for New York for a while," Romo said. "We'll just get back to studying on them and take it from there."

The Cowboys are confident receivers Miles Austin (hamstring) and Dez Bryant (right knee tendinitis) will be ready to play against the Giants. Seven-time Pro Bowl tight end Jason Witten, who sustained a lacerated spleen in the preseason opener nearly two weeks ago, is uncertain.

Their absence wasn't an issue against the Rams (1-2), who lost 34-7 at Cowboys Stadium last October and have been inconsistent this preseason under new coach Jeff Fisher.

Romo completed 9-of-13 passes while playing three series, pushing the Cowboys (No. 15 in the AP Pro32) to a 17-3 lead.

Harris finished with three catches for 118 yards and Kevin Ogletree, going into his fourth season, caught five passes for 75 yards.

"Injuries provide opportunity. With Dez and Miles being out, those guys have gotten more of an opportunity than they would have otherwise," Garrett said. "I think they've taken advantage of it."

Kyle Orton was 9 of 12 for 99 yards playing both series in the second quarter.

Harris, a sixth-round pick last year now in the mix to be the No. 3 receiver after Austin and Bryant, got behind the Rams' secondary for a 61-yard TD that put Dallas up 10-0 less than 9 minutes into the game.

On the next Cowboys possession, after Greg Zuerlein kicked the first of two field goals longer than 50 yards for St. Louis (No. 28, AP Pro32), Harris caught a pass coming across the middle of the field.

When Harris got close to the left sideline, where it looked like he might go out of bounds or get tackled, he instead split defensive backs. Craig Dahl and Janoris Jenkins ran into each other instead of the receiver near the 15, and Harris sprinted up the sideline to finish a 38-yard score.

"Jenks lost his footing on the first ball down the sideline. We had a communication problem on the long TD pass. Those things I'm not concerned about because they're correctable," Fisher said. "We gave up way too much through the air."

DeMarco Murray, who set a Cowboys' single-game record with 253 yards rushing against the Rams in his first start last season, had five carries for 26 yards and caught four passes for 16 yards.

On the Cowboys' opening 13-play drive, Murray converted third-and-10 when Romo scrambled out of trouble and dumped the pass to the running back, who made a quick move around two defenders. But Dallas had to settle for Dan Bailey's 38-yard field goal after Ogletree let a ball go through his hands on a third-and-6 play.

Sam Bradford played the entire first half for the Rams, and was 6-of-17 passing for 64 yards. He was sacked twice and under pressure plenty of other times.

The Rams had only 114 total yards before halftime, a week after scoring TDs on their first two drives against Kansas City in a 31-17 win. St. Louis lost 38-3 at Indianapolis in its preseason opener.

"Today was probably our worst performance in the three games. ... We're still pretty vanilla," Bradford said. "I don't think it was anything major. I think it's just getting some of the smaller details cleaned up."

Running back Steven Jackson started but never touched the ball, as was the plan.

St. Louis plays at home against Baltimore in its final preseason game Thursday, when Fisher plans to use Jackson and the rest of his starters extensively.

Even with a fake punt for a 30-yard gain and an offside penalty that got the Rams inside the 10, they didn't score when Bradford had consecutive incompletions from the 5. That included fourth down when Fisher opted against a chip-shot field goal for Zuerlein, who made kicks of 55 and 52 yards.

Cowboys safety Danny McCray sustained a strained neck on that fourth-down play when he ran into one of his own teammates. Nose Jay Ratliff sustained an ankle injury, and will be evaluated further Sunday.

Bailey kicked a 31-yard field goal at the end of the first half for a 20-6 lead after Harris had a 19-yard catch and Ogletree a 15-yarder.

Kellen Clemens threw a 2-yard TD to Austin Pettis in the fourth quarter for the Rams before a missed extra point. Chase Reynolds ran for a 4-yard score.

New center Scott Wells and receiver Brandon Gibson made their preseason debuts for St. Louis. Gibson had one catch for 14 yards, on the Rams' first offensive snap.

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Posted on August 25, 2012 By Journal Trends

(ARA) ? Setting up an estate plan is a good investment for the future. But you can also be a careful steward of your financial assets now, with careful and organized planning as you go through the estate planning process. Furthermore, the third week in October (Oct. 15-21) is National Estate Planning Awareness Week and the perfect time to put your estate planning house in order.

Estate planning is an important component of your overall financial plan, regardless of your age, income or size of your estate. If you own property and have heirs, you need to think about estate planning. To do the job well, you?ll need the help of a team of professional accredited estate planners such as a certified public accountant, a lawyer, insurance professionals and financial planners, and trust officers.

Professional fees can add up if you don?t manage time well, so it?s important to prepare for every meeting with your estate planning team members. It?s a great time to think about how you can maximize the value of the time you spend with your estate planning team.

The NAEPC offers this advice on how to have productive working relationships with your planners:

* Before meeting with a professional, gather all your personal and financial information, make lists of your current financial advisers, assets and liabilities, collect financial documents such as retirement plans, life insurance policies, property deeds, partnership and business agreements and your income tax returns for the past two years.

* Write out your own personal goals, concerns and ideas. Identify people whom you would like to have inherit your property when you die, and specify what you would like to leave each. Make note of any special needs or situations, such as a dependent child or a spouse whose disability will prevent him or her from working. Identify people you would like to name as guardian for minor children, as well as an executor for your will.

* Seek out the right professionals. You?ll find any number of people who profess to be estate planners, but NAEPC designees complete rigorous educational requirements for estate planning and adhere to a strict code of ethics. To find an accredited estate planner, visit the association?s website, www.estateplanninganswers.org.

* Bring your notes and all the information you?ve gathered with you to your meeting. Being prepared can save you hours of billable time. Discuss your overall goals and find out how each professional can help you meet them. Ask for a list of the specific documents he or she will prepare for you.

* Realize that estate planning is an ongoing process. You should update your estate plan every few years or any time you experience a major life change, such as the birth of a child, marriage, divorce or death of a spouse or parent.

* Finally, once you?ve prepared for your loved ones? financial future, don?t forget to take care of their emotional well-being. Estate plan documents are dry and technical, and they won?t communicate your emotions to those you leave behind. Consider writing a letter to your spouse and family expressing your final thoughts and feelings. Keep the letter with key financial paperwork and make sure your loved ones know where to locate these items.

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Bajaj Pulsar 350 NS - a stylish commuter | Motorcycles

Automotive | Motorcycles | * Written by wilson Roy | Thursday, 23 August 2012 21:31 | Word Count: 506

Looks are most important when one goes to purchase a bike. We definitely turn out heads when we see a stylish sports bike on the road. Next comes with fuel efficiency of the bike, which most commuters prefer having the one that gives more. The price tag is considered a lot when it comes to the mid-range bikes; however, if they want to buy a sports bike, price is no problem. The Bajaj Pulsar 350 NS is one such bike that has everything mentioned above. You just need to take it home. The bike will never disappoint you. The appearance is great and is very much impressive. The headlight is the attractive feature at the front, and the petrol tank is given full marks for its aggressive looks. The LED lamps never let you down either; they are just shaped perfectly and ended to give that elegant look to the bike. The split seats add that sporty look to the bike, which most youngsters want. A true sports bike with 350 CC now isn?t this you really wanted?

The Pulsar 350 NS is available in four variants and four different capacity engines, which is why they also differ in mileage. The flagship model comes with 150 cc and has 4 stroke with air cooled engine and 4 valve single cylinder. It has been integrated with the patented STS I technology which is made to provide faster and better combustion and fuel efficiency. The mileage will be 56.5 kmpl on the city roads and on highways it will offer 65kmpl. The other variants come in 150 cc, 200 cc, and 220 cc. they all have different specification and mileage. The Baja Pulsar price falls in the higher bracket, but is definitely worth it.

The Bajaj 350 NS is a very comfortable bike that is easy to handle and control during emergencies. The machine comes inbuilt with highly advanced suspension system that does not produce any jerks even on rough roads and takes control of the bike easily. The front disk brake is large and the rare disk brake provides safety. This is the reason why the bike is one of the safest sport bikes available from the house of Bajaj.

The other features are the digital fuel gauge, digital trip meter, low fuel indictor, low battery indicator, tacho meter, tubeless tire, comfortable step up, self start, low oil indicator, speedometer, wide seats for comfort etc. For a tension free riding you get the console speedometer that comes in a digital LCD. The most attractive thing about the Pulsar 350 NS is the tri-spark technology used for the first time in the bike that provides fuel economy, superb braking and consistent speed.

The Bajaj Pulsar 350 NS price is Rs. 1, 80, 000 approximately.

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Why China Will Stop U.S. Energy Independence

Hold onto your hats. Mitt Romney has declared North American energy independence by 2020 (effective 23/08/2012). Lots more drilling of oil and gas on federal turf, alongside offshore plays is the general gist ? and especially in Alaska ? all with a view to stimulating the U.S. economy. The template comes courtesy of the ever bullish Citigroup, who think an explosion in U.S. shale oil, and production upticks from Canada and Mexico will suffice to make everyone else go whistle. This places energy at the crux of the presidential election, precisely because this is U.S. economic policy over the next decade. But the devil (as ever), is in the detail. You?d have to see North American production increase by around 50% (in eight years) to make the narrative stick, but in doing so, no one?s quite sure what the breakeven price for shale oil actually is. Or indeed, whether energy independence is supposed to mean 40%, 30% or 0% of foreign oil filling up U.S. tanks? Answers on a postcard please. But the most critical question from this side of the (British) pond, is who?s supposed to be doing the investing? Get to the bottom of that, and you highlight what?s happening in the real energy world, not just? electoral hype. As much as North American energy independence might win votes, rest assured, the rest of the world, and most critically China, is going to work (and invest) hard, to prevent that from happening. Interdependence, ultimately works best for all.

Enter The Dragon

First up, forget all the 2005 Unocal nonsense about national security threats to the U.S.; China has no interest in planting flags on American soil for political purposes. Rather, Beijing wants to make sure that it has a sufficient physical stake in North American production to influence virtual trades. That applies both to gas and oil, and especially to WTI and Brent benchmarks. North American assets hold the international key to price risk management for China. Beijing is not going to let North America out of its acquisition sights. If anything, it will become one of its key suppliers.

Let?s take the obvious LNG angle for starters. China knows better than anyone that North America is pivotal to making or breaking a new gas world. If America fails to export its surplus gas supplies, Asian consumers face very little chance of getting gas markets working on the basis of gas fundamentals, rather than oil indexation folly of old. That?s exactly why the China Investment Corporation (CIC) is sticking $1.5bn into Cheniere?s LNG export plants at Sabine Pass; it?s exactly why Sinopec has shown interest in $14bn of Chesapeake?s ailing assets; and it?s exactly why PetroChina is lining up 12mt/y exports from British Colombia further north. China wants to see as much North American gas (potentially up to 125bcm/y by 2020) as it can on international tankers. North America is literally the ?swing market? that could make or break a new gas world. What?s more, it?s an aim that China shares with Korean, Japanese and European counterparts. And don?t think for one moment that American IOCs aren?t in on the act. Selling gas in America for a pittance is not part of their script, particularly as everyone in the U.S. shale sector has left themselves overexposed. Reserves were overhyped, companies overleveraged: With Henry Hub prices flat lining under $3/MMbtu, no matter what Presidential candidates tell you, it?s literally a case of take the?RMB as a strategic investment, or die. The more China can commercially engineer North American shale towards international exports, the more Beijing will be able to source all its external gas supplies on a far cheaper (or at the very least) cost reflective basis between the Atlantic and Pacific Basins. That?s good for China, it?s very good for Canada?s 30mt/y of stranded gas ? and ultimately ? it?s good for U.S energy companies (and consumers), who simply can?t continue the fallacy of ?free gas? without prices firming towards sustainable levels.

Turn to oil, and the details are more nuanced, but the same price risk fundamentals apply for Beijing. Despite PetroChina producing more oil than Exxon Mobil on a daily basis these days, Chinese NOCs are continually playing catch up to meet 9.9mb/d demand. As the biggest overall consumer of energy in the world, no one is in any doubt that China has to step up equity deals, both for security of supply, and more importantly, to hedge price risk exposure in future. Once again, physical North American assets play a pivotal role in this respect.

CNOOC?s high profile ($15.1bn) Nexen deal provides the clearest example of where China is heading. As the largest prospective offshore acquisition by a Chinese company, emphasis has understandably been placed on the 900 million barrels CNOOC will add to its 3.3bn proved reserves. Canadian oil sands are the biggest single plays, followed by access to Nexen?s 200 (or so) exploration blocs in the Gulf of Mexico. But don?t think volumes, think price. The deal (in direct contrast to Mitt Romney?s Keystone XL plans), is about making sure increasingly large amounts of Canadian crude finds its way onto international markets, not trickling its way to Texas via the US Midwest. Couple that?with the $18bn stakes China has across Canadian resource plays (OPTI, Syncrude et al), and initial assets acquired in the U.S. such as Chesapeake and Devon Energy, and it?s clear that China is taking initial steps towards fixing a broken WTI benchmark back to international price (re)alignment. That?s good news ? not just for Canada ? but across the entire Americas. Relying on a single source of U.S demand and single source of supply would be the pinnacle of economic stupidity. Even PEMEX guys get it in Mexico, as do feistier Latin American players further South.

But if hedging price risk proves to be true for North America, it categorically applies to the North Sea where CNOOC will acquire vital Nexen Buzzard field assets. Dated Brent is by far the most important international oil benchmark (accounting for 65% of global price points). But just as WTI has frailties to reduce bottlenecks to keep oil flowing internationally, the North Sea is splintered with creaking and aging infrastructure. With production levels dropping to 774,000b/d in August ? the lowest on record, Chinese investment is not only welcomed, it comes in the most critical Buzzard fields providing the bulk of Forties blends (220,000b/d) underpinning Brent prices. This is as strategic as acquisitions can possibly get. For further confirmation of China?s price risk strategy, Sinopec even tabled a bid for Talisman?s North Sea assets on the same day CNOOC made its move for Nexen. Small volumes yes, but vital assets as far as global price implications are concerned. Without reeling off any more facts and acquisition figures, the key point to register is that wherever you look, China is linking physical assets to virtual trades, not just to feed gas market liquidity, but to rebalance WTI and Brent for oil. That has a clear resonance for Urals and Middle East Dubai prices as well.

Upside For All

Admittedly, it?s not exactly global domination yet, but it?s all positive stuff for oil market efficiency and fungibility, helping everyone to share in the spoils. China will narrow international spreads to optimise its energy stake, and its national champions are certainly not afraid of placing international oil onto global markets to drive decent margins. Rather than shutting up shop to overseas investment (and missing very lucrative export potential), the U.S. should be leading the charge to keep energy as a globalised commodity. Whatever Citigroup says, energy independence has close to zero policy merit for Washington. Not only does America lose its international standing, it can never truly insulate itself from international price spikes, wherever they happen to hit. What happens in the Gulf of Aden, inexorably impacts of the Gulf of Mexico. Pure fact. Why work on the basis of fiction?

The added bonus of letting China in on the North American party, is that Beijing will take all the tech and knowhow it has from America directly back to China. Given Chinese shale gas reserves (1275tcf) dwarf those of the U.S. and unconventional oil plays are being revised up and up on a yearly basis in Beijing, both America and China could become energy superpowers in their own right. Perceived resource scarcity would be a thing of the past. Washington and Beijing could feed global hydrocarbon liquidity, set credible benchmark prices, and cut out any unwanted ?riffraff? in between. Energy flows East to West, not just North to South and vice versa.

But the frist step to doing that, is making sure China has a physical (OECD) stake in the virtual energy world to iron out? some inconvenient curves. When cooler heads prevail (post November 2012), that?s hopefully what will happen. China will discretely, but effectively stop U.S. energy independence folly in its tracks. Go the other way -?trying to forge energy into a national good for national consumers at heavily distorted prices -?and we?ll be on a very long, dark, and ultimately futile road indeed.

Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewhulbert/2012/08/23/why-china-will-stop-u-s-energy-independence/

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