Monday, January 2, 2012

NBA Bargain Bin: Rookies Provide Immense Value Early

Welcome to our first NBA Bargain Bin article of the season. I?ll try and hit you with a new Bargain Bin every Friday to give you an edge heading into the night games. The value is obviously with the rookies early, as you?re about to find out.

Point Guards

Kyrie Irving, CLE at IND ($3,700)
Kemba Walker, CHA vs. ORL ($3,300)

Irving is starting at point guard for the Cavs, definitely making him a starter-worthy player at that price despite lining up against a good defensive team in the Pacers. Walker has proven adept at scoring early and could get some extra minutes with D.J. Augustin hobbled. If you don?t trust the rookies, Chris Duhon ($3,800) is expected to see a lot of time with Jameer Nelson hurt.

Shooting Guards

Gerald Henderson, CHA vs. ORL ($5,400)
Marshon Brooks, NJ at ATL ($3,200)

Henderson is a little more expensive than the players discussed thus far, but he?s scoring at will in the early going, making him well worth the price over many $6K options. Brooks has consecutive 17-point games to his credit and could be in for another solid game on Friday. His young legs can certainly hold up during a back-to-back.

Small Forwards

Terrence Williams, HOU at MEM ($4,500)
Tristan Thompson, CLE at IND ($3,200)

Williams has looked pretty good in limited time so far, and he could be in line for a big hike in minutes with Chase Budinger not looking so hot. It?s a gamble, but it could pay off. Thompson saw a minutes hike in his second start, and he?s scored double digits in each of his first two games. He?s another gamble for you dice-rollers out there.

Power Forwards

Markieff Morris, PHO at NO ($3,400)
Jonas Jerebko, DET at BOS ($3,200)

Morris has done a nice job in his first two games while averaging 26 minutes per contest. He?s worth using while he remains productive. With Charlie Villanueva suspended for one more game, Jerebko is worth running out there in FanDuel one more time before you have to re-assess.

Centers

Spencer Hawes, PHI at UTA ($5,600)
Mehmet Okur, NJ at ATL ($3,700)

Hawes has been a beast in the early-going, with 19 points, 25 boards, 12 dimes, four steals and three blocks in just two games. He?s a heck of a starter at his current price level. Okur moved into the starting lineup on Thursday and did OK against Dwight Howard. He?ll likely draw another start after playing 26 minutes yesterday and should post solid numbers.

R.J. White is the head writer at the?Fantasy Baseball Cafe?and?Fantasy?Football Cafe?has also written for?FanHouse. You can follow R.J. on Twitter?here.

Source: http://www.fanduel.com/insider/2011/12/30/nba-bargain-bin-rookies-provide-immense-value-early/

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NFL & NBA coverage for January 1, 2012 - Jan 02,2012

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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Father-Daughter Wedding Dance Wows Attendees


The first minute of this wedding footage is very sweet, but pretty much boilerplate and entirely what you'd expect ... until then the music suddenly changes.

You've gotta hand it to the beautiful bride and her father for choreographing this dance medley, as well as for some of their song selections. Funny stuff.

Watch and roar along with the crowd below:

Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2011/12/father-daughter-wedding-dance-is-video-of-the-year-material/

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Apple Could Use IGZO Displays To Allow For A Thinner iPad 3 [Rumor]

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  • "Tech 2011: Biggest News Stories of the Year" ["Oct. 5: Steve Jobs Dies The timing was eerie. And, in a poignant twist of fate, it showed that Steve Jobs completed his life as he comported his life: as a consummate showman."]?Wired?11:21 AM
  • "2011"s top stories: iPhone 5/iPhone 5 has been a hot topic of 2011, what with lost prototypes, leaked specifications and the iPhone 4S debacle"?Macworld UK?7:54 AM
  • "Looking back at 2011: iPhone 4S and Galaxy Nexus cap off the year of the smartphone"?BGR?11:02 AM
  • "Enterprise Mobility: Apple's 2011 Saw New iPhone, iPad, Mac OS X, Steve Jobs' Death" [Slideshow]?eWeek?11:02 AM
  • "New Year Honours for Corbett, Bonham Carter and golf champions" ["Apple's Jonathan Ive, the designer behind the iPod and iPhone is made a Knight Commander (KBE). Now living in the US, the East London-born 44-year-old began working for the company in 1992. He said: 'I am keenly aware that I benefit from a wonderful tradition in the UK of designing and making. 'To be recognised with this honour is absolutely thrilling and I am both humbled and sincerely grateful.'"]?BBC?7:02 PM
  • "Apple's Jonathan Ive knighted in UK"?The Verge?7:44 PM
  • "First Siri, Now Threat Detection: Inside SRI's Amazing R&D"?Wired?11:24 AM
  • "Churches Bring Custom Apps to Their Flocks"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?7:36 AM
  • "Someone Is Selling An Apple 'Five Year Employee Award' On eBay, For $2K"?TechCrunch?7:34 AM
  • "Passwords 'nightmare' solved storing logins with Passpack"?Forbes?7:39 AM
  • "Apple Store to Open at Masonville Place Mall in London, Ontario?"?iPhoneinCanada?7:46 AM
  • "Winds Blow, Doors Shatter, Life Goes On"?ifoAppleStore?4:39 PM
  • "Apple sends 'take down' notices to cracked iOS apps creator AppTrackr"?9 to 5 Mac?4:41 PM
  • "iPhone Siri software tells boy, 12, to 'shut up' in Tesco: A 12-year-old boy was subjected to an obscene tirade by a new iPhone when he tested out its new voice technology in a supermarket, according to Reports."?Telegraph?7:41 AM
  • "iPhone 4S gets offensive with 12-year-old boy after pranksters tweak Siri"?The Next Web?8:18 AM
  • "Apple's Siri gets sweary with British child"?The Register?12:05 PM
  • "Apple's Siri curses out 12-year-old"?CNET News?4:20 PM
  • "Kunming Fake Apple Store Changed its name for Second Time (Video)"?M.I.C. Gadget?7:54 AM
  • "The surprising success of the Confession app"?The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required]?8:57 AM
  • "Simulating traditional painting with the iPad: Digital art doesn't have to look sterile and cold. Digital artist Kyle Lambert shows us how to create a painting that looks like it was made the old-fashioned way." [Slideshow]?Macworld?8:19 AM
  • "Steve Jobs Talks About Future of the TV in 1998 (Video)"?MacTrast?7:53 AM
  • "Picture This: Steve Jobs Gets Bronzed" [Slideshow]?Network World?10:55 AM
  • "Apple Produced 'Ghostbusters' Ad, Apple Boogie Album in 80s"?PC Magazine?10:53 AM
  • "Discovering The 1983 Apple Art Steve Jobs Forgot"?iPhone Savior?4:16 PM
  • "Apple phone prototype from 1983 shows an all touchscreen interface"?TiPb?8:17 AM
  • "Rare Photo Shows Steve Jobs's Rebellious Spirit As He Flips The Bird To IBM"?Cult of Mac?8:07 AM
  • "Cat Plays Fruit Ninja On iPad [Video]?Redmond Pie?7:04 PM
Non-Apple News
  • "Facebook Messenger embeds network into Windows"?ZDNet UK?11:24 AM
  • "How Tetris became the world's favourite computer game"?BBC?11:19 AM
  • "Report: Wii U will have its own 'app store'"?TG Daily?11:09 AM
  • "First LTE Windows Phone will be on AT&T"?TG Daily?11:09 AM
  • "Casio's New G-SHOCK Connects To Smartphones, Shows Incoming Calls, Emails, SMS"?TechCrunch?11:06 AM
  • "Two New Tools Exploit Router Security Setup Problem"?IDG News Service?10:55 AM
  • "Need Wi-Fi? Find a Vending Machine"?PCWorld?10:55 AM
  • "Siri for Android? New App Fools Users in Android Market"?Techland?12:32 PM
  • "'Official' Siri App Lands In The Android Market"?Cult of Mac?12:32 PM
  • "Siri Knock-Offs Invade Android Market"?PCWorld?10:54 AM
  • "Google: The New Vampire Squid"?Forbes?11:31 AM
  • "Google, Facebook rivalry to heat up in 2012"?Computerworld?10:31 AM
  • "Google Backs Israel Entrepreneurs as Local Financing Drops"?Bloomberg?10:19 AM
  • "Hackers, IT units focusing on smartphone security"?Reuters?10:09 AM
  • "Happy New Year from Skype! Free Wi-Fi in NYC for New Year's Eve"?CNET News?10:02 AM
  • "Christy Wyatt on How Motorola Plans to Stand Out From the Android Pack"?AllThingsD?9:49 AM
  • "Computer Sciences Narrows CEO Hunt"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?9:47 AM
  • "Verizon Drops Plan for New $2 Fee"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?7:03 PM
  • "Verizon retreats on 'convenience fee' for online bill payment: Public outcry causes backpedaling in 24 hours"?The Register?5:23 PM
  • "Verizon Drops Plan for New $2 Fee"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?4:25 PM
  • "Verizon's on-contract Xyboard is now $50 cheaper"?ZDNet?11:22 AM
  • "Verizon explains 4G outages: Parsing the IT failure transparency"?ZDNet?11:22 AM
  • "Verizon Attributes 4G LTE Service Disruptions to 'Growing Pains'"?PC Magazine?10:53 AM
  • "Verizon Outages, New $2 Fee Irk Customers"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?9:42 AM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Gene Steinberg wraps 2011 with commentator Kirk McElhearn, author Bob 'Dr. Mac' LeVitus, and The Loop's Jim Dalrymple this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE"?The Tech Night Owl LIVE?4:17 PM

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  • "iOS developers still battling Lodsys"?TUAW?5:34 PM
  • "Steve Jobs Was The Modern-Day John Galt"?Forbes?5:22 PM
  • "Apple's 100 -Tester Rule for iOS Apps Not Enough"?PadGadget?4:39 PM
  • "Lions and Tigers and Kittens Playing on Tablets? Oh, My!"?AllThingsD?4:26 PM
  • "Apple accused of giving resellers short shrift again, this time in France"?Ars Technica?4:20 PM
  • "iPhone 4S Contributes To Growth In App Downloads"?HotHardware?4:20 PM
  • "Holiday Gifting Drives Apple iOS 12x Higher; Android Leads in More Countries"?MacPrices?4:18 PM
  • "Rumor: Thinner, Low-Power Retina Display For iPad 3"?AppleBitch?12:04 PM
  • "Samsung now takes to copying Apple's iPad commercials"?Edible Apple?11:33 AM
  • "iPad online shopping (mis)adventures"?AppleTell?11:27 AM
  • "Will 2012 bring a challege to the iPad? While Apple's iPad dominated the tablet market in 2011, there are signs the competition is heating up for 2012." [Audio Report]?MarketWatch?11:20 AM
  • "iPad 3 Rumor Roundup: New Display Tech, Lots of Contradictions"?Wired?4:25 PM
  • "Rumors of new iPads heat up as 2012 arrives"?CNN?10:39 AM
  • "My Predictions For 2012: The Apple TV And ITV"?MacNews?9:03 AM
  • "Looking Forward to 2012: Credible iPad Threats"?Techland?8:18 AM
  • "Top 5 Apple Rumors From 2011"?TheStreet?7:42 AM
  • "Study Claims Android Is For Apps, iOS For Games"?MobileMag?7:42 AM
Non-Apple
  • "The curious case of slowing US growth for Android"?asymco?4:40 PM
  • "Another 'Honor' For Hewlett-Packard"?WSJ Blogs?11:30 AM
  • "Symbian grows mobile dominance in 2011"?ZDNet UK?11:23 AM
  • "Motorola DROID XYBOARD 8.2, 10.1 hands-on review"?ZDNet?11:22 AM
  • "2011 Year in Review - Android's year"?ZDNet?11:22 AM
  • "Google's SOPA press stunt: Can we truly hold them liable?"?ZDNet?11:21 AM
  • "Anonymous 101 Part Deux: Morals Triumph Over Lulz"?Wired?11:20 AM
  • "Do You Speak Robot?"?Wired?11:19 AM
  • "4 Reasons Verizon's $2 'Convenience' Fee Is Harsh, Unfriendly and Wrongheaded"?Techland?11:12 AM
  • "TVs are top CE energy user"?TG Daily?11:09 AM
  • "Amazon Democratizes Supercomputing: Got a big question? Willing to spend $1,279 an hour?"?Technology Review?11:07 AM
  • "When Will LG's 84-Inch 4K TV Go Mainstream? Maybe Never"?PCWorld?10:55 AM
  • "The best game of the year" [Video Report]?MSNBC?10:50 AM
  • "10 Ways to Clean Up Your PC and Digital Life Before the New Year"?PC Magazine?10:53 AM
  • "How to Prevent a New Year's Eve Tech Hangover: From embarrassing photos to lost phones to inebriated texting, learn how to prevent tech-related regrets in the first hours of 2012."?Techland?11:12 AM
  • "Big data, analytics get even bigger, hotter in 2012"?IDG News Service?10:45 AM
  • "How a Montreal company won the race to build the world's cheapest tablet"?The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required]?10:41 AM
  • "Toshiba Thrive 7 a Solid, Smaller Android Tablet: Toshiba's Thrive 7' is a solid, middle-of-the-road Android tablet, but its higher price-points could drive some consumers to look elsewhere."?eWeek?10:37 AM
  • "Tech 2011: Biggest News Stories of the Year"?Wired?11:19 AM
  • "2011: Biggest tech stories of the year"?Washington Post [Free Registration Required]?9:50 AM
  • "RIM's Share of the U.S. Smartphone Market Slips Again"?AllThingsD?9:48 AM
  • "Windows 8 tablets: Microsoft's 'think different' moment has arrived"?Tech.Blorge?8:58 AM
  • "If HTML5 Kills the Blog Format, I Won't Shed a Tear"?ReadWriteWeb?8:19 AM
  • "Microsoft Launches Native Lync Client For iPad"?RazorianFly?5:24 PM
  • "Rock out with your friends with Rockmate for iPad"?TiPb?4:38 PM
  • "60Beat, a Proper Game Controller for iOS"?Wired?11:24 AM
  • "SwitcherLyrics adds music lyrics to the Fast App Switcher [Jailbreak]?TiPb?11:20 AM
  • "The iPod Nano Pill Speaker: Good for What Ails You"?Gizmodo?11:11 AM
  • "Cirque du Mac 9 Scheduled for Friday, January 27 at Macworld | iWorld"?The Mac Observer?10:38 AM
  • "'iPhoned Erie:' Shot and edited on the iPhone"?FairerPlatform?8:40 AM
  • "Tipard Released Mac iPhone SMS Transfer: A Powerful SMS Manager"?PRNewswire-Asia?8:15 AM
  • "iTattoo Cases Make Excellent Use Of Your iPhone, iPad or Mac Apple Logo"?prMac?8:40 AM
  • "TheDataManager releases Raghavan's Indian Flavors 1.0 for iPad"?prMac?8:07 AM
  • "Dirty Hip Hop mini for iPod and iPhone released by Digifilm"?prMac?8:07 AM
  • "Mindshapes Releases Tap-A-Tune App For iPad, iPhone and iPod touch"?prMac?8:07 AM
  • "Letters App - Version 1.0 - educational ABC iPad game"?prMac?8:07 AM
  • "PhatWare Releases WritePad for iPhone, Offering Multilingual Handwriting"?prMac?8:06 AM
  • "The Ultimate Stain Removal Tips App is Out"?prMac?8:06 AM
  • "Move your files from your computer to iOS freely with SyncMeApp"?prMac?8:06 AM
  • "MEJJI Puzzle Arrives on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad"?prMac?8:06 AM
  • "intelli-Diet App - Don't count calories, eat them"?prMac?8:06 AM
  • "Plush Ninja 1.0 Free for iOS - Slice Plush, Toy, Zombie Bears to Pieces"?prMac?8:06 AM
  • "Soldier's Tactical NAV iOS App Provides Help to Veterans in Need"?prMac?8:04 AM
  • "intelli-Diet App - Don't count calories, eat them"?prMac?8:03 AM
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New Statehouse occupancy rules seen as anti-union

Updated: December 31, 2011 2:00AM

A high-ranking Indiana House Democrat sees new Statehouse security measures announced Friday as a ploy to keep union members protesting right-to-work legislation out of the building.

State public safety personnel set a new capacity for the Statehouse at 3,000 people ahead of the Indiana General Assembly session that starts Wednesday. State officials estimate 1,700 people work in the building.

Right-to-work legislation that drew large crowds and led to a five-week walk out by House Democrats last year is expected to become a dominating issue this session. The legislation would prohibit unions from requiring workers to pay fees to the labor organizations

?I?ve been there for rallies with many, many more people,? state Rep. Linda Lawson, D-Hammond, said. ?Obviously it?s an attempt to keep union members out of the building. That?s the only way to look at it. It?s never been done before.?

The public is advised to enter at the east door on the Capitol Avenue side. Signs larger than 2-feet by 2-feet and made of material other than cardboard, poster board or other non-injury causing material are restricted.

State Sen. Earline Rogers, D-Gary, sees the new policy as an attempt to block the public from the Legislature.

?This is not the way for the administration to react to citizens? rights to gather and protest,? Rogers said. ?It?s certainly not the way to deal with the many pressing problems of the state as it relates to the economy and jobs.?

The policy was drafted by Indiana State Police, the state?s homeland security department and the state fire marshal?s office. State Police Superintendent Paul Whitesell said the capacity number was based on an analysis of what was a safe capacity level for the building.

Whitesell said large crowds that gathered in the Statehouse during the 2011 session created disruptions.

?During the last legislative session, several scheduled events were interrupted or canceled, and we want everyone who visits or schedules an event in the building to have a pleasant and successful experience,? he said in a statement.

AP contributed to this report.

Source: http://posttrib.suntimes.com/9725892-418/new-statehouse-occupancy-rules-seen-as-anti-union.html

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4 Ways Small Business Websites Can Drive More Sales

Aaron Sperling is CEO and co-founder of vFlyer, which provides online marketing solutions for small businesses and independent service providers. You can follow Aaron and his team on their Facebook page, Twitter and on the company blog.??

A scenario: You envision a phenomenal idea, put all of the necessary pieces into place, and now run your own successful business. You?ve got a functioning website, but you?re struggling with 60% bounce rates, and users don?t seem to be completing the necessary conversion processes. ??

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You don?t have the resources to invest in a web designer or consultant, so how do you go about optimizing your website on your own? Try the following tips.


1. Keep Content Fresh


Give current and potential customers a reason to revisit your website. Think about the websites you visit regularly and what attracts you to them. How can you tweak those attractive elements to be more appropriate for your website and your industry? Start by integrating your blog, Twitter stream, Facebook profile, and other feeds that will automatically update your website when you post content elsewhere. ??

Publishing white papers, podcasts, videos and other content related to business trends can help establish you as a thought leader in your industry. Encourage visitors (read: make it easy for them) to comment on your content, and start building relationships with current and potential clients to spur engagement. In this new era, it?s all about providing your users with relevant information. Doing so will help drive new and continued traffic to your website.


2. Integrate With Social Media


??Engaging users and providing relevant information via social media channels is an important factor in driving traffic to your website. The more your content is shared via social media, the better your website will rank in search engines, and the more referrals you will receive. ??

The ultimate goal is to build relationships with your site visitors, thus creating long-term customers and brand advocates. So you need to make it as easy as possible for visitors to find and share your content and refer your services to others. Include social media toolbars on your homepage so visitors can easily find all of your profiles. Add sharing buttons to content and to your website, and encourage people to use them. Share your content on social profiles and content aggregators such as Slideshare, and do your best to bring the conversation to your website.


3. Make Ecommerce Easy


The massive amount of information on the Internet has shortened our attention spans and made it easier than ever to ?shop around? for lower cost competitors. Because of this, you need to make it as easy as possible for visitors to purchase what they want, when they want.

It is extremely important to evaluate all possible ?purchase scenarios,? meaning the different routes a visitor could take in order to complete a purchase. For example, a visitor coming in through a paid search advertisement may land on a different page than a visitor who was referred from a Facebook link. Making it as easy as possible for these visitors to start and complete the purchase process will have a positive effect on your conversion rate. ??

Popular ecommerce companies like PayPal and Google Checkout provide free JavaScript and HTML widgets that you can add to your website. After evaluating all of the purchase scenarios, determine where to add these widgets to make it easy and timely for visitors to complete a purchase.


4. Use SEO to its Full Potential


Search engine optimization (SEO) is a huge topic, far too vast and complex to address succinctly. That said, I can recommend three relatively straightforward steps that will likely increase your website?s search engine rankings, and thus make it easier for people to find your business.

  • Identify your keywords. Start by building a list of the keywords that you think potential customers will use in searches to find your business. Once you have your list, use a keyword tool like Google AdWords to determine the frequency that those keywords are used and to find other related keywords. With this information, you?ll be able to quickly identify the most important keywords for your business.
  • Use your keywords in your website. For each page on your website, figure out which keywords you want to target, then use those keywords in both the page content and the meta-data (the title, description and keywords of the page, which search engines use to determine what the page is about). Then, create links on other pages of your site to this targeted page, using the selected key words in the link title.
  • External link building. When other websites link to your site, it indicates to search engines that the content on your site has value, and that boosts your SEO. For that reason, external link building is perhaps the most important aspect of SEO ? but it can also be the most difficult, because you have limited control. It?s best to focus on the things that are in your control, such as your Facebook and Google+ pages, Twitter feed, blog, and Yellow Pages listings. Be sure to link to your website from all of these channels.

SEO is an ongoing process, so it?s essential that you monitor your keywords, stay on top of Internet trends, and adapt your strategy accordingly.


?Tackling these four activities might not be quick or easy, but once you begin updating your content more frequently, making ecommerce simple and easy for visitors and utilizing social media and SEO to their full potentials, you?ll be well on your way to improved lead generation and more visitor conversions.

When optimizing your own websites, what have you found to be the most important area of focus? Leave your thoughts in the comments section.

Images courtesy of iStockphoto, IdeaMomentLight, Flickr, Ernst Vikne

Source: http://mashable.com/2011/12/30/small-business-websites-sales/

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A dos semanas de asumir Mariano Rajoy incumple la primera promesa electoral

mariano-580x3181El Jefe de Gobierno de Espa?a, Mariano Rajoy, anunci? el viernes un severo plan de ajuste que incluye un primer recorte presupuestario de casi 9.000 millones de euros y la subida del impuesto sobre la renta.

Sin embargo, a lo largo de los ?ltimos a?os el l?der del Partido Popular defendi? la bajada del impuesto, uno de los puntos que lo diferenciaba radicalmente del ex mandatario espa?ol, Jos? Luis Rodr?guez Zapatero.

As?, el mensaje de ayer represent? la primera promesa incumplida del nuevo gobierno espa?ol, que lleg? al poder en medio de una crisis econ?mica que sacude al pueblo con una desocupaci?n por encima de los 5.000.000 de personas.

Las medidas conformaron el inicio de unos ajustes estructurales jusgados como imprescindibles para reducir el d?ficit y dinamizar la econom?a espa?ola.

La vicepresidente y vocera del gobierno, Soraya Sa?nz de Santamar?a, revel? que el d?ficit p?blico en 2011 ser? en torno al 8% del PBI, ?mucho m?s elevado de lo que hab?a comunicado y comprometido el anterior gobierno?, que calculaba acabar el a?o en un 6 por ciento.

La ?mano derecha? de Rajoy dio a entender que el anterior ejecutivo no les hab?a informado correctamente, para subrayar despu?s que ?el desfase presupuestario est? ah?, con independencia de su origen?. Luego afirm? que ?hay un gobierno dispuesto a tomar decisiones?.

Entre estas, algunas que ya se hab?an filtrado, como la congelaci?n un a?o m?s de los sueldos de los empleados p?blicos -que en 2010 lo vieron recortado en un 5 por ciento de media- o la del salario m?nimo interprofesional, que actualmente es en Espa?a de 641 euros (824 d?lares) al mes, uno de los m?s bajos de la Uni?n Europea.

Tambi?n se ampliar? la jornada laboral en la administraci?n p?blica a 37,5 horas semanales, y se congelar? la plantilla de todas las administraciones, salvo de los servicios b?sicos.

La vocera dijo que se aprob? un recorte de gasto de 8.900 millones de euros (11.500 millones de d?lares) a trav?s de un acuerdo de no disponibilidad de cr?dito que limitar? el presupuesto de los diferentes ministerios durante el primer trimestre del a?o.

Pero la ?nueva situaci?n? creada por el d?ficit del 8 por ciento del PBI -?extraordinaria y no deseada?, seg?n S?enz de Santamar?a- obligar? al gobierno a adoptar tambi?n ?medidas extraordinarias? y no previstas anteriormente.

As?, el ejecutivo del Partido Popular aprob? aumentar durante dos a?os en el Impuesto sobre la Renta de las Personas F?sicas (IRPF) las rentas de trabajo y de capital, adem?s de la subida del Impuesto de Bienes Inmuebles y la supresi?n de bonificaciones al gas?leo profesional.

Con estas medidas, esperan recaudar m?s de 6.000 millones de euros (7.800 millones de d?lares), m?s de dos tercios de ellos por el impuesto a las rentas de trabajo.

El ejecutivo tambi?n acord? reducir en un 20 por ciento las subvenciones que reciben los partidos pol?ticos, los sindicatos y las organizaciones empresariales.

La actualidad de Cuba dentro y fuera de la Isla editada por Cubadebate.

Source: http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2011/12/31/a-dos-semanas-de-asumir-mariano-rajoy-incumple-la-primera-promesa-electoral/

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