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The unscientific survey found Las Vegas was the most popular destination. (So, what happens in Vegas sometimes comes home with you and wants to borrow the car years later.) Dr. David Adamson, president of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, said vacations can help couples who are trying to conceive, if the trips help them relieve stress, communicate better and reconnect. "There's no evidence that by going away it somehow intrinsically increases pregnancy rates," Dr. Adamson said. But, he added, "If it increases the frequency of intercourse, then it's probably helpful." As the due date approaches, some couples find the need to get away together while they still can. Since June, three W Hotels in New York City have been offering a "baby me" package for expectant parents.
50 WAYS TO MAKE YOURSELF RICHER
Mortgage payment protection insurance or MPPI provides short-term cover for loan payments, in the event that you lose your job or are unable to work due to accident or illness. MPPI is nearly always optional so you should not be refused credit if you don't want the insurance. If you can live with the risk, then do so: anyone with high levels of savings, a low risk of unemployment, good sickness cover or redundancy terms from their employer, or who already has income protection insurance will find it a waste of money, especially if you have dependants. If you do need MPPI make sure you shop around, as policies sold by mortgage lenders are often the most expensive, typically costing between £5 and £6 a month to cover £100 of monthly mortgage repayments. Buying standard stand-alone MPPI can cut this to as little as £3.70, saving someone with £900 of monthly mortgage repayments almost £250 a year.
GM banking on a biofuel breakthrough
With oil prices hovering near $100 a barrel and gas prices expected to rise above $3.50 a gallon later this year, biofuel companies would seem to have a golden opportunity for growth. But to date, biofuels have been driven by government incentives and mandates rather than consumer demand, and 2007 exposed the limits of current technology. While the ethanol industry hit a record output of 6.2 billion gallons, it also faced its first political backlash. Ranchers blamed the industry for boosting the price of corn to record levels and driving up food costs. Activists in many cities fought new or expanding plants over environmental concerns such as water use, air pollution and safety. And despite pressure from Detroit automakers and the ethanol industry, growth in filling stations for E85 fuel remained sluggish: Roughly 1,400 stations out of about 170,000 nationwide offer it.
Behind the Edwards Surge: Right Message at the Right Time
Much was made of Illinois Senator Barack Obama's superb speech to a huge crowd of Iowa Democrats at the mid-November Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner in Des Moines. Without a doubt, it helped to propel Obama ahead of New York Senator Hillary Clinton in polls conducted in the weeks after the event. But Obama's speech in November may not turn out to be the definitional statement of the fight for Iowa. What could turn out to be the most critical comment of the campaign came from John Edwards in the last debate between the Democratic contenders — and the former senator from North Carolina may well claim the caucus-night victory that is the reward for delivering the right message at the right time. It wasn't a great rhetorical flourish. It wasn't even a new statement.
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Secret Government plan will see offenders given shorter sentences for ...
Last night the Conservatives dubbed the scheme a "get out of jail free" card and said it was a desperate bid to slash the prison population. Shadow Justice Minister Edward Garnier said: "The Government has made a mockery of parliamentary democracy by ramming ill-considered new criminal justice laws through the House of Commons without a vote. "I fail to see how time spent at home drinking and taking drugs can be classed as incarceration." Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Herbert said: "Far from being tough on crime and on the causes of crime, Jack Straw is giving criminals a break." Over the past ten years, the Government has been forced into emergency measures, including releasing thousands of inmates early, to cope with overflowing jails.
Bolivians Split on Removing Morales
In November 2007, a draft constitution was approved inside a military base in the vicinity of Sucre, with the support of all pro-government assembly members. Three people died and 20 more were injured during protests staged by the opposition to complain about the change of venue. The proposed draft includes articles that allow for consecutive presidential re-election, the creation of 36 autonomous indigenous communities, and tighter government controls over private media outlets. On Dec. 12 in a televised address, Morales said he is willing to face a referendum on whether he should be removed from office and called for six opposition governors to do the same, declaring, "If the people say that I should go, I don’t have a problem with that. Let the people say who goes and who stays." In August 2004, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez won a referendum on his tenure with 59 per cent of the vote.
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