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FIFA panel approves Islamic headscarves for women

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ZURICH (AP) -Football's rules-making approved headscarves for Muslim women players on Thursday, reversing a ban on the Islamic hijab that was enforced in FIFA competitions for five years.

The panel, known as IFAB, gave its approval to the headscarves after FIFA's medical committee concluded that two scarf designs submitted to its experts do not threaten female players' safety.

The laws of football prohibit equipment that is dangerous or makes religious statements and headscarves have been banned on the football field since 2007.

FIFA vice president Prince Ali of Jordan led a year-long campaign to overturn the ban, and allow observant Muslim women - or female players, who live in countries that make headscarves mandatory for women to wear in public - to play the game.

Last year, Iran forfeited London Olympics qualifiers because the team's players were not allowed to play with headscarves.

The two designs use approved Thursday use quick-release velcro fasteners and light magnets, respectively.

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Tepid jobs data set a tone for presidential debate

President Barack Obama speaks at Dobbins Elementary School in Poland, Ohio, Friday, July 6, 2012. Obama is on a two-day bus trip through Ohio and Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President Barack Obama speaks at Dobbins Elementary School in Poland, Ohio, Friday, July 6, 2012. Obama is on a two-day bus trip through Ohio and Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks about job numbers, Friday, July 6, 2012, at Bradley's Hardware in Wolfeboro, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

President Barack Obama waves at Dobbins Elementary School in Poland, Ohio, Friday, July 6, 2012, during his Betting On America campaign tour. (AP Photo / Scott R. Galvin)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks about job numbers, Friday, July 6, 2012, at Bradley's Hardware in Wolfeboro, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

(AP) ? Disappointing job growth jolted the presidential campaign four months before Election Day, and the candidates quickly put their vastly different views on display, underscoring the economy as the central issue between President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney.

Obama sought consolation from hiring figures that showed at least some job growth still under way, calling them a "step in the right direction" and pleading with voters to stick with him. Romney spoke of misery across the nation, warned Obama would do nothing but deepen it and addressed a disgruntled middle class by saying, "This kick in the gut has got to end."

Overall, the stand-pat nature of the new data was not a game-changer in the close presidential contest ? one in which the president's approval ratings hover around or slightly below 50 percent and he retains a slight lead, if any, over Romney.

And while no president since the Great Depression has sought re-election with unemployment as high as it is now, Obama has proven to be a resilient campaigner while Romney has come under conservative criticism, accused of playing it too safe and muddling his message.

The lackluster jobs report showed a net of only 80,000 jobs created in June and an unemployment rate unchanged at 8.2 percent. The monthly snapshot has taken on outsized importance, providing a plain measure by which to judge the president and give Romney further grounds to attack.

Yet even as the economy dominates the political landscape, fallout from the Supreme Court's decision on health care and Romney's shifting response to it also continues to reverberate.

The president accused Romney of caving in to the pressure of conservatives in his party on the question of whether the health insurance requirement carries a "penalty" or a "tax." The former governor of Massachusetts had little to say when pressed about that, turning all attention back to job creation and Obama's record, the areas where he wants to compete and win.

"It's still tough out there," Obama conceded to a campaign crowd in Poland, Ohio, a small town outside Youngstown. He noted that the private sector jobs created in June contributed to 4.4 million new jobs over the past 28 months, including 500,000 new manufacturing jobs.

"That's a step in the right direction," he said. But he added: "We've got to grow the economy even faster, and we have to put even more people back to work."

Obama spent two days campaigning by bus in Ohio and Pennsylvania, hotly contested battlegrounds whose modest economic gains he hopes to leverage into a case for his re-election. And he criticized Romney for pushing economic ideas that, the president said, have been tried without success before.

Romney, speaking ahead of the president in New Hampshire, used virtually the same argument, saying Obama represents liberal policies that have been discredited.

"American families are struggling; there's a lot of misery in America today," he said, interrupting his vacation in New Hampshire to react to the jobs numbers. "The president's policies have not gotten America working again. And the president is going to have to stand up and take responsibility for it."

Obama, rolling across the landscape of northern Ohio and eastern Pennsylvania, made his "were-all-in this-together" economic pitch with the personal touch of a politician. He spoke to a raucous group at an elementary school, stopped by an old fashioned bakery and exhorted a crowd at an outdoor scene in Pittsburgh where hundreds of people waited for him in scorching heat.

Emergency officials said 13 people at the Pittsburgh speech were taken to emergency rooms for heat-related problems.

In a sad note, an Ohio restaurant owner who hosted Obama for breakfast became ill and died hours later. The Summit County medical examiner's office in Akron said 70-year-old Josephine "Ann" Harris, the proprietor of Ann's Place, died Friday of natural causes. Obama called her daughter, Wilma Parsons, with condolences from Air Force One.

Friday's jobless report came with public confidence about the economy already wavering. The percentage of people in a recent Associated Press-GfK poll who said the economy had improved in the previous month fell below 20 percent for the first time since fall. And few said they expected much improvement in in the employment rate in the coming year.

The jobs report raised new anxieties. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 124 points, wiping out the measure's gain for the week. The liberal Economic Policy Institute called the sustained high rates of unemployment an "ongoing, severe crisis for the American workforce."

Another number that was worrying the Obama camp Friday was the report that Romney had raised more than $100 million for his campaign and for the Republican Party in June. Romney and the party outraised Obama and Democrats in May.

The Obama campaign said it was still tallying its June figures. But in an urgent plea, campaign manager Jim Messina said in an email to supporters that that if Romney's fundraising "continues at this pace, it could cost us the election.

Despite Obama's vulnerable position on the economy and Romney's growing fundraising clout, Romney has not been able to gain significant political advantage. The AP poll showed that the public trusted Obama and Romney in about equal ratios on who would handle the economy best, and Romney has yet to sustain a lead over Obama in national polls.

Romney has played up his business background, but political strategists believe Obama has managed to neutralize that potential advantage by attacking Romney's tenure as head of Bain Capital, a private equity firm.

A number of conservatives have raised anxious voices about Romney's campaign, fearing that he is jeopardizing his chances of winning with a confused message.

"I don't say much to critics," Romney countered Friday, noting that he has laid out his economic vision with a 59-point plan.

Eager to use the weak recovery to advantage, a pro-Republican group said Friday it will spend $25 million on new TV ads that blame Obama and that call for lower taxes and less regulation. The group, Crossroads GPS, said the ads will air in nine battleground states from July 10 through early August.

At one stop Friday, Obama marveled at the amount of money that such Republican-allied groups are spending.

"It is alright because I'm tough," he said. "I'm skinny but I'm tough."

Friday's jobs numbers represented a third straight month of weak hiring. The second quarter of 2012 averaged 75,000 jobs a month, far too few to lower the unemployment rate. That slump repeated a three-year cycle where robust job gains early in the year have given way to hiring slowdowns by spring or summer.

Obama could face the highest unemployment rate on Election Day of any president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt. But his aides argue that the trend line is more important than the actual number. Jimmy Carter lost his re-election bid in 1980 to Ronald Reagan as unemployment climbed from 6 percent to 7.5 percent. George H.W. Bush lost to Bill Clinton in 1992 as unemployment rose from 6.9 percent to 7.6 percent.

While Reagan faced an unemployment rate of 7.4 percent in October 1984, the rate had been dropping since the spring of 1983. He went on to win re-election.

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Jim Kuhnhenn reported from Washington. AP writer Kevin Begos contributed from Pittsburgh.

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Regardless of the country you select, the process might include an orientation to this program along with a heap of forms. Each countrys program has its own specifications, that will require forms for the agency, the United States Of America and also the foreign government youll be dealing with.

Once the forms is complete, the wait for a referral of the child commences. The referral procedure is special inside each country program. In certain packages, youll obtain referral information on a child prior to traveling to meet up with the child inside individual, when different packages need you to travel to the country to get the referral information before meeting the child inside individual. The amount and quality of info you get in the course of referral varies by country.

Once you decide to adopt the child, legal proceedings might happen inside the foreign country to finalize the adoption inside most cases. The length of time to complete this process fluctuates by country plus several trips to the country can be essential.

Once the child has been implemented plus brought home to the United States Of America, it happens to be inside the best interest of the family to reaffirm the adoption inside an American court. It is a fairly simple proceeding, without the hills of forms plus home study.

Post-placement visits need for an amount of time, depending on the country of origin. They comprise of the home see by a social employee that might write a report to be filed with the agency plus brought to the foreign agency also.

The wait time for an international adoption ranges commonly, depending on the program you select. Kenneth plus I waited 2 years for our initial adoption plus 18 months for our 2nd 1. I have acknowledged others, though, that have waited both shorter plus longer timeframes. Most kids accessible for international adoption are at least 12 months older plus is implemented into their kids. The chance of delivering an baby home has started to become less plus less common.

Costs per country fluctuate also. Expect to spend at least $20,000.

Bringing Home Baby

However you select to grow your loved ones, your day you bring the child home is 1 of the most joyful days of the lifetime.

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Nikon releases D4 firmware 1.02 with minor display, formatting, network stability improvements in tow

Have you managed to get your hands on Nikon's elusive D4 full-frame DSLR? It should be smooth sailing from here, with the occasional firmware update being your only critical acquisition going forward. D4 firmware 1.02 brings a handful of minor fixes, but if you're in need of any of the enhancements listed below, it's surely a must have:

  • Format memory card can now be added to My Menu.
  • Gamut for Adobe RGB images displayed in the camera's monitor has now been changed. This enables more vivid display of images.
  • The stability of network connections when the FTP upload option is selected has been increased.
  • When recording movies using a lens with an aperture ring in [P] or [S] exposure mode, and Aperture ring selected for Custom Setting f10: Customize command dials>Aperture setting, the minimum aperture was applied. This issue has been resolved.
  • When a still image captured during movie recording with 1920 ×1080; 30 fps; crop, 1920 × 1080; 25 fps; crop, or 1920 × 1080; 24 fps; crop selected for Movie settings>Frame size/frame rate and Live frame grab selected for Custom Setting g4: Assign shutter button was displayed in Capture NX 2 or ViewNX 2, the position of the focus point displayed differed from actual recording position. This issue has been resolved.
  • An issue that caused the camera to freeze when attempting to format a memory card (setup menu > Format memory card) while the camera was connected to a network in HTTP server mode has been resolved.

OS X and Windows users alike can hit up the source link below to get their download on.

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'Prometheus' Blu-ray Includes 15 Minutes Of Deleted Scenes

If you pre-ordered your "Prometheus" Blu-ray all the way back in May or early June before the film came out in order to get a free movie ticket, we actually have some good news for you. Whether you're a fan of "Prometheus" is entirely up to you, but there is no doubting that the recently [...]

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China axing shark fin from official events

China will ban officials from consuming shark fin at government expense within three years, part of an effort to reduce corruption.

The ban, reported by the state-run CNTV on its website, comes after Premier Wen Jiabao in March called for an end to using public funds to purchase cigarettes and "high-end" alcohol.

The latest move puts restrictions on a delicacy that conservationists blame for reducing the global shark population.

Chinese officials spent $64 billion on vehicle-related expenditures, $31.5 billion on meals, and $7.2 billion on going abroad in 2004, China Central Television said. The money spent on meals was enough to build another Three Gorges Dam, it said.

A widening wealth gap and the ouster of Politburo member Bo Xilai in an alleged graft and slaying scandal have fueled public outrage over official malfeasance. Wen in March said the government risks its existence unless it addresses corruption.

Shark populations around the world are in rapid decline, and the World Wildlife Fund estimates more than 73 million sharks are killed each year, primarily for their fins.

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India Luxury Travel ? Popular Luxury Train Tours in India

by: Charles Mackay

Indian country is globally acclaimed for its ample tourism opportunities and worth visit attractions. Lots of tourists visit this country every year from all over the world to make their holidays memorable. If you are looking for a perfect luxurious trip in the country then luxury train tours are the perfect option for you. There are many luxury train tours organized by coordination of tourism department and Indian government ideal holiday options for luxury seekers. Now have a look at some popular luxury train tours in India.

Palace on Wheels
Palace on Wheels is the most popular and oldest India?s luxury train. It was launched by Indian Railways to enhance the tourism industry in Rajasthan on January 26, India?s Republic Day, in the year of 1982. The train has 14 luxury coaches furnished will tourist facilities like a five star hotel. The train departs from New Delhi Railway Station and covers Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Sawai Madhopur, Chittaurgarh, Udaipur, Bharatpur, and Agra on 8 days journey. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and all other required facilities will be provided by the management on board.

Deccan Odyssey Train
The Deccan Odyssey is luxury train runs on Konkan route of India Railwayas. It is managed by Maharashtra Government and the Ministry of Railways, Indian Government. The trains starts from Mumbai and passes through to Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Goa, Belgaum, Kolhapur, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Ajanta-Ellora and back to Mumbai. The train departs from Mumbai on every Wednesday and offer 7 nights luxury accommodation furnished with world-class tourist facilities.

Golden Chariot
The Golden Chariot is a popular luxury tourist train. It passes through the important tourists destinations of Karnataka and Goa. It you want to explore the rich heritage of Karnataka with the exceptional luxury then it is the perfect tourist train for you. The luxury train runs under the supervision of Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation. On their 8 nights accommodation the train covers Bangalore, Kabini, Mysore, Hassan, Hospet, Badami and Goa.

Royal Orient Train
The Royal Orient Train runs between Gujarat and Rajasthan covering many important tourist destinations of both of these states. On their Royal Orient Train journey tourists will explore the best of Indian heritage and culture with exceptional luxury. It was launched by the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat and the Indian Railways in the year of 1994-95. It has 13 well furnished coaches with tourist facilities not less than any five-star hotel. The train departs from Delhi Cantonment Station and covers Chittorgarh, Jaipur, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Mehsana, Junagarh, Veraval, Sasan Gir, Ahmedpur, Mandvi, Palitana and Sarkhej on 8 nights accommodation.

These are the popular tourist trains to embark on India luxury travel. There are many other popular luxury trains also available like Maharaja Express, Indian Maharaja, Royal Rajasthan on Wheels, Fairy Queen, etc. All these trains travel around many popular tourist destinations of the country and showcase its wonderful heritage and culture. So, if you want to explore some fine tourist destinations on India tour with its warm hospitality then you can select any one of these luxury train tours and embark on the most memorable journey of your life.

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About the Author

Charles Mackay is an expert professional of India Travel Agent. The professional has large experience in travel possessions. Currently he is focusing on India luxury travel. For more information you can also visit on the travel portal http://www.indianluxurytours.net/

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