Ryan vows to protect sportsmen's rights in Ohio

Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan and his wife Janna wave as they arrive to a campaign event, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan and his wife Janna wave as they arrive to a campaign event, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan and his wife Janna wave as they arrive to a campaign event, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan speaks during a campaign event, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan and his wife Janna wave as they arrive to a campaign event, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ? Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan is telling a national sportsmen group that he and Mitt Romney would work to prevent any more restrictions on hunting and gun ownership.

Speaking to around 1,000 members of the the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance at a rally on Saturday night, Ryan said he will fight any more restrictions to public lands access for hunters.

The Wisconsin congressman, a hunting enthusiast, says he will also fight encroachments on individual's right to bear arms.

Ryan's speech brought him back to Ohio after campaigning earlier this week in Lima, Cincinnati and the Dayton area. He spoke earlier in the day to supporters in another swing state, New Hampshire.

Associated Press

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World Chili Cook-Off to allow bean recipes - KWQC-TV6 News and ...

By JOHN RABY
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The notion of putting beans in chili has been a sensitive topic as long as competitive cook-offs have been around.

So this year the International Chili Society is saying: Let's do both.

For the first time, the ICS will have traditional red chili and bean-optional chili categories at its 46th world championship event, which returns to Charleston starting Friday.

Chili purists contend beans are nothing more than filler. Proponents say they certainly belong.

Organizers and competitors say adding beans to the competition will do little to quash the debate over using them.

John Jepson of Merced, Calif., won the ICS red chili world title last year. He's entered in both the red chili and homestyle categories this time. He says the debate over beans or no beans will never end.

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Confused About How Healthcare Reform Will Affect You? A New Guide Helps You Make Sense of It

The New York Times reports the Affordable Care Act was upheld by U.S. Supreme Court in June, signifiying what many hope will be the end of our reputation as the only rich country with large numbers of uninsured people.

It's a milestone in our history, but most of us are still in the dark about how exactly these new reforms will affect us. With open enrollment deadlines for insurance providers inching ever closer, now is a good time to finally get a grasp on what you can expect from new healthcare reform laws.?

To help make sense of it all, Consumer Reports released a free online brochure titled,??Health Reform: The Seven Things You Need to Know,"? Explained in simple language, the guide provides the most important elements of new healthcare reform initiatives,?according to a?company?press release.

Some of the most dramatically different benefits that consumers can expect include a ban on insurance companies canceling your plan if you get sick, or using your pre-existing condition as a reason to refuse you coverage. In addition, insurance companies are obligated to provide subscribers with better preventative care; services like cancer screenings and immunizations have to be made available at no cost by new private healthcare plans.

MORE: Romney's Pledge to Appeal 'Obamacare' If Elected: Can He Do It?

The guide also explains one of the policy's biggest changes?mandatory healthcare coverage for those who can afford it?which will be rolled out in 2014.

To read the guide in its entirety, you can download it here, or visit the Consumer Reports website.?

Do you expect it to affect our new healthcare policies to affect you positively or negatively? Let us know in the Comments.

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At U.N., Muslim world questions Western freedom of speech

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Muslim leaders were in unison at the United Nations this week arguing that the West was hiding behind its defense of freedom of speech and ignoring cultural sensitivities in the aftermath of anti-Islam slurs that have raised fears of a widening East-West cultural divide.

A video made in California depicting the Prophet Mohammad as a fool sparked the storming of U.S. and other Western embassies in many Islamic countries and a deadly suicide bombing in Afghanistan this month. The crisis deepened when a French magazine published caricatures of the Prophet.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said it was time to put an end to the protection of Islamophobia masquerading as the freedom to speak freely.

"Unfortunately, Islamophobia has also become a new form of racism like anti-Semitism. It can no longer be tolerated under the guise of freedom of expression. Freedom does not mean anarchy," he told the 193-nation U.N. General Assembly on Friday.

Egypt's newly elected Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, voiced similar sentiments in his speech on Wednesday.

"Egypt respects freedom of expression, freedom of expression that is not used to incite hatred against anyone," he said. "We expect from others, as they expect from us, that they respect our cultural specifics and religious references, and not impose concepts or cultures that are unacceptable to us."

Mursi was one of the first leaders to be democratically elected after Arab Spring revolutions that led to changes in the governments of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen last year.

Western states that backed the uprisings have urged these countries to quickly foster democratic reforms and adhere stringently to human rights principles and basic freedoms.

They fear a more austere version of Islam could hijack the protest movements. Most Western speakers at the United Nation defended freedom of speech, but shied away from calls by Muslim leaders for an international ban on blasphemy.

While repeating his condemnations of the video, U.S. President Barack Obama staunchly defended free speech, riling some of those leaders.

"The strongest weapon against hateful speech is not repression, it is more speech - the voices of tolerance that rally against bigotry and blasphemy," Obama said in a 30-minute speech dominated by this theme.

'CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS'

Speaking after Obama, President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan, where more than a dozen people were killed in protests against the anti-Islam film, demanded insults to religion be criminalized.

"The international community must not become silent observers and should criminalize such acts that destroy the peace of the world and endanger world security by misusing freedom of expression," he said.

Highlighting the anger of some, about 150 protesters demanded "justice" and chanted "there is no god but Allah" outside the U.N. building on Thursday. One placard read: "Blaspheming my Prophet must be made a crime at the U.N."

Foreign ministers from the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation met on Friday. The film topped the agenda.

"This incident demonstrates the serious consequences of abusing the principle of freedom of expression on one side and the freedom of demonstration on the other side," OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu told reporters.

Human Rights First and Muslim Public Affairs Council, two U.S.-based advocacy groups, warned of the risks of regulating such freedoms.

"Countless incidents show that when governments or religious movements seek to punish offences in the name of combating religious bigotry, violence then ensues and real violations of human rights are perpetrated against targeted individuals," they said in a joint statement.

The 47-member U.N. Human Rights Council, dominated by developing states, has passed non-binding resolutions against defamation of religion for over a decade. Similar ones were endorsed in the U.N. General Assembly.

European countries, the United States and several Latin American nations in the council opposed the resolutions, arguing that while individual people have human rights, religions do not, and that existing U.N. pacts - if enforced - were sufficient to curb incitement to hatred and violence.

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle attempted to dampen talk of a clash of civilizations on Thursday.

"Some would have us believe that the burning embassy buildings are proof of a clash of civilizations," Westerwelle said in his U.N. address. "We must not allow ourselves to be deluded by such arguments. This is not a clash of civilizations. It is a clash within civilizations. It is also a struggle for the soul of the movement for change in the Arab world."

(Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

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Catholic Church releasing ?Faithful Citizen? guidelines to help voters

FINDLAY, OH (Toledo News Now) - The Catholic Church has released so-called guidelines on certain hot button issues to remind those who practice that they have a moral obligation to vote.

"The Bishops want people to be aware as voters, that they need to vote their conscience," said Tom McDonald with the Diocese of Toledo.

Every four years, Catholic bishops from the United States release "Faithful Citizenship" or social teachings of the Catholic Church that represent the stance of the church on social issues.

"Not just the Catholic church, but a number of faith traditions have an obligation to bring their values and the values of the Gospel to bear upon the issues of the day, to bear upon critical issues of importance to people," said McDonald.

The four main issues the church touched upon in Findlay Thursday night were economy, healthcare, the environment and abortion. Issues where the guidelines could help torn voters.??

"There are guidelines that the church has set out, at least the Catholic Church about those issues and is calling on their membership to seriously consider the position of the church on those issues," said McDonald.

So what about the "Separation of Church and State"?

"No faith traditions, Catholic or else should really be mandating that their membership be voting for a particular candidate or for a particular issue. But rather, we maintain our separation by saying, 'We're just bringing our moral values to bear on the issues and you the voter are, you have to decide as a person of conscience what your decision is going to be in the voting booth ultimately," said McDonald.

A similar seminar to the one held in Findlay will take place in Toledo on October 8 at St. Francis de Sales High School.??

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The International Business Club is a pre-professional organization that aims to connect the global business world with the entire UBC student body. With the diverse population of students we have at UBC, we will be able to help students in various faculties to attain the resources and skills that they need to succeed at the international level. In addition, we provide tools for students to gain experience and knowledge in a global business environment through cooperation with internationally active businesses.

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Application deadline is September 8th (Saturday) at 11:59PM. The dress code is business casual. Apply by emailing the IB Club President Lucas Goh at lucasgoh8@gmail.com with an updated one page resume and a one page cover letter. Some positions may require supplementary material.

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