Best Places To Retire Abroad: 12 Great International Locations To Call Home (PHOTOS)

These days, many post 50s are digging deep into their pockets and finding scant resources to fund the retirement they've always wanted, thanks to the one-two punch of the recession and a slow economic recovery. And so, with money getting tighter, a growing number of people are considering retirement havens overseas.

About 350,000 Americans are receiving their Social Security benefits outside the United States, and a reported 3.3 million baby boomers in the states are planning to retire abroad, Knowledge@Wharton reported. It makes sense -- many countries offer a low cost of living and high quality of life.

Here is a list of 12 places to retire abroad that offer post 50 expats affordable homes, an agreeable climate, rich food and culture -- or all of the above. Would you want to settle down in any one of these far-off lands? Tell us your thoughts in the comments section.

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Luck leads another Colts rally, beat Titans 27-23

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Adam Vinatieri is still winning games with his foot.

Andrew Luck is still winning games he's not supposed to.

On Sunday, the clutch kicker and hotshot rookie teamed up again, leading the Colts back from a 13-point halftime deficit for another come-from-behind victory, 27-23 over Tennessee.

"Everybody on the team ? offensively, defensively, special teams ? just plays football. They're not worried about the scoreboard too much, not worried about what's going on," Luck explained. "They're aware of the situations, and we just go out there and play football to the best of our abilities. It's just not overthinking all the situations."

That much is expected from Vinatieri, who owns four Super Bowl rings and has long been considered the best clutch kicker in league history.

But it's not supposed to be this way for the No. 1 overall draft pick.

He now has six fourth-quarter comebacks this season, one more than Ben Roethlisberger had in 2004 and Vince Young had in 2006 ? the highest single-season total by a rookie quarterback since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. It came on the same day he passed Peyton Manning for the most yards passing by a rookie in Colts history and moved into second among all NFL rookies, trailing only Carolina's Cam Newton (4,051). Luck has 3,792 yards with three games to play.

Indy (9-4) has now won a league-high eight one-possession games and this one put them on the verge of making the playoffs as coach Chuck Pagano watched his third straight game inside Lucas Oil Stadium. Pagano recently completed his final round of chemotherapy for leukemia and could be back on the sideline for the team's final regular season game on Dec. 30.

Sunday's losses by Cincinnati and Pittsburgh have made the playoff scenario incredibly simple for Indy, too: Win one more and they've got a ticket to the postseason, less than 12 months after finishing 2-14 last season and less than five months after being branded the league's worst team in the preseason power rankings.

"We've got faith in this team, in not quitting," defensive end Cory Redding said. "We don't concede to the word 'quit,' and especially not at home."

If Tennessee (4-9) didn't understand before, they certainly do after another stinging defeat at the hands of the Colts.

A year ago, the 0-13 Colts derailed the Titans' playoff plans. In October, Indy did it again, rallying to force overtime, winning the coin toss and then running right down the field. It ended with Vick Ballard's twisting dive into the end zone.

This time, Tennessee had no one else to blame.

Cassius Vaughn picked off Jake Locker and scored on a 3-yard interception return to give Indy a 21-20 lead late in the third quarter.

"It was one that I shouldn't have thrown," Locker said. "I should be able to handle that position. I thought something different was happening."

Locker's second pick of the day set up Vinatieri's shorter field goal. The biggest mistake of all came even later.

Following Vinatieri's second field goal, the Titans got the ball back at their own 20 with 3:48 left. On the first play, Locker threw 4 yards to Kenny Britt. On the next play, Chris Johnson ran for 6 yards to the 30. But Tennessee coach Mike Munchak and Locker both thought the officials marked Johnson short, so Locker rushed the offense to the line and ran a quarterback sneak for no yards before Munchak could get his attention.

Locker then threw back-to-back incompletions, forcing a punt on fourth down, and the Colts ran out the clock. Locker was 22 of 35 for 262 yards with one TD and the two picks.

"We were in no huddle and we gave him the code work for a sneak because originally when he went down, it didn't appear that he had the first down," Munchak said. "Obviously, when they marked it, he already had the play and he just ran it. We were trying to contact him, but with all of the chaos, he just assumed that he still needed the first down."

Luck and the Colts had their share of miscues in the first half, including Luck's poor decision to throw the ball as he was being pulled to the ground. Will Witherspoon picked it off and ran it back 40 yards to give Tennessee a 17-7 late in the first half. Rob Bironas made it 20-7 with a 31-yard field goal in the final minute.

Indy rebounded in the second half.

Luck opened the third quarter by leading the Colts on a methodical 14-play, 80-yard drive that ended with Delone Carter's 1-yard TD run. Luck finished 16 of 34 for 196 yards with one TD and two picks.

The game turned when Pat McAfee booted a 52-yard punt out of bounds at the Titans 1 and Vaughn jumped in front of Nate Washington and picked off the pass as he dived into the end zone.

All Tennessee could muster after that was a 25-yard field goal from Bironas, while Luck and Vinatieri combined to give Indy the win.

"That's him. He's resilient," interim coach Bruce Arians said of Luck. "I can't say enough about him because I think that's what separates him from the young quarterbacks is the ability to overcome bad plays."

Notes: Reggie Wayne caught six passes for 64 yards and one score, passing Andre Reed for No. 10 on the league's career receptions list. Reed had 951. Wayne has 956. ... Britt had a season-high 143 yards on eight catches, while Chris Johnson ran 19 times for 44 yards. ... Ballard ran for a season-high 94 yards after the team rushed for only 12 yards in the first half. ... The Titans are 0-5 all-time at Lucas Oil Stadium. ... Indy played the second half without C Samson Satele (ankle) and RT Winston Justice (biceps). ... Titans TE Jared Cook left with a right shoulder injury.

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Rotting whale carcass in Malibu towed out to sea

A woman walks her dog past a dead young male fin whale that washed up Monday between the Paradise Cove and Point Dume areas of Malibu, Calif. on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. The rotting carcass near celebrity homes is causing a gigantic cleanup problem as authorities try to decide who's responsible for getting rid of it. Los Angeles County lifeguards planned to try to pull the 40,000-pound carcass out to sea, perhaps at high tide Thursday, said Cindy Reyes, executive director of the California Wildlife Center.( AP Photo/Nick Ut)

A woman walks her dog past a dead young male fin whale that washed up Monday between the Paradise Cove and Point Dume areas of Malibu, Calif. on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. The rotting carcass near celebrity homes is causing a gigantic cleanup problem as authorities try to decide who's responsible for getting rid of it. Los Angeles County lifeguards planned to try to pull the 40,000-pound carcass out to sea, perhaps at high tide Thursday, said Cindy Reyes, executive director of the California Wildlife Center.( AP Photo/Nick Ut)

People look at a dead young male fin whale that washed up Monday between the Paradise Cove and Point Dume areas of Malibu, Calif. on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. The rotting carcass near celebrity homes is causing a gigantic cleanup problem as authorities try to decide who's responsible for getting rid of it. Los Angeles County lifeguards planned to try to pull the 40,000-pound carcass out to sea, perhaps at high tide Thursday, said Cindy Reyes, executive director of the California Wildlife Center.( AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Sea birds pick at the carcass of a young male fin whale that washed up Monday between the Paradise Cove and Point Dume areas of Malibu, Calif. on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. The rotting carcass near celebrity homes is causing a gigantic cleanup problem as authorities try to decide who's responsible for getting rid of it. Los Angeles County lifeguards planned to try to pull the 40,000-pound carcass out to sea, perhaps at high tide Thursday, said Cindy Reyes, executive director of the California Wildlife Center.( AP Photo/Nick Ut)

People look at a dead young male fin whale that washed up Monday between the Paradise Cove and Point Dume areas of Malibu, Calif. on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. The rotting carcass near celebrity homes is causing a gigantic cleanup problem as authorities try to decide who's responsible for getting rid of it. Los Angeles County lifeguards planned to try to pull the 40,000-pound carcass out to sea, perhaps at high tide Thursday, said Cindy Reyes, executive director of the California Wildlife Center. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

(AP) ? The decaying carcass of a whale that washed onto a California beach was towed out to sea Saturday, five days after it washed ashore and created a stench near the Malibu homes of movie stars and millionaires.

A tugboat hired by a homeowners' association towed the carcass of the huge fin whale about 20 miles from shore, Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Brian Riley said.

The 40-foot-long, 40,000-pound juvenile male washed ashore Monday near Point Dume, attracting onlookers who wandered down the narrow beach to look at the remains ? white bones, rolls of blubber and the tail flukes trailing along the water's edge. Massive estates line the cliffs high above the beach in Malibu.

Jonsie Ross, marine mammal coordinator for the California Wildlife Center, said evidence suggests the whale was hit by a ship.

No government agency took action to remove the dead whale, and it appeared the job would be left to Mother Nature.

The prospect frustrated James Respondek, who worried that the carcass would draw sharks and pose a threat to his young daughter, who swims in the cove, and to his favorite surfing spot down the beach.

"There seems to be no readiness to take responsibility, to take action, just a lot of excuses.'I don't have a boat, I don't have the money, I don't have the resources,' they all told me," he said Friday.

The Fire Department's lifeguards patrol beaches in Malibu, but the homeowners' association did not take their offered to assist with the towing, Riley said.

Fin whales are endangered, and about 2,300 live along the West Coast. They're the second-largest species of whale after blue whales and can grow up to 85 feet, weigh up to 80 tons and live to be 90 years old.

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Disney's The Muppets to serve as Social Media Ambassadors on Dec. 10 episode of Raw

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10 Things You Must Know About Getting the Interview! | Personal ...

Power up your networking, resumes and interviews: ?GET HIRED!

In order to hook and reel in your dream job, you?ll need to first get your foot in the door for the interview and then make a great impression so you tip the hiring scale in your favor and get the job offer. ?So let?s discuss how you can best prepare yourself for your opportunity day!? In order to be invited to interview for a given position, you must?first grab?the attention of the company?s hiring manager or a corporate recruiter.

The savvy job candidate is always looking for better ways to network and superior strategies to help him stand out in the minds of his prospective employer. Use online social media to your advantage. Make sure your LinkedIn profile is 100% ?complete. ?At the bare minimum connect to at least 35 people. According to a LinkedIn spokesperson, Krista Canfield, members with complete profiles are 40 times more likely to receive opportunities through LinkedIn. Change your status on LinkedIn and other social networking sites to let people know that you?re open to new positions. ?Choose your connections wisely; only add people you actually know or with whom you?ve done business. ?A recruiter or hiring manager may choose to contact one of your connections to ask about you; make sure that all your connections are people you know and trust.

When connecting to others on LinkedIn, twitter or Facebook, take the extra time to write a line or two about how you know the other person and why you?d like to connect to them. ?Follow Dan Schawbel?s, the Personal Branding Guru?s advice and ?develop a positioning, or personal brand statement that depicts who you are, what you do and what audience you serve, so that people get a feeling for how you can benefit their company?. ?Above all, be sure to search for jobs using a combination of online and in person networking so you don?t miss hidden opportunities that aren?t posted online.?Don?t assume that the only way to find a job today is using online job boards! ?Susan Adams, a contributing writer for? Forbes asserts that?Networking Is Still The Best Way To Find A Job, Her survey results showed that despite the explosion of online job search tools, from job boards to networking sites like LinkedIn, the conventional wisdom among career coaches holds that most people still find jobs through networking.

Once you have identified the company you want to work for and a job opening that interests you, you?re now at the stage that you need to write a compelling cover letter. ?The purpose of your cover letter is to attract the attention of the hiring manager and entice him to review your resume so you get the job interview! ?In order to stand out from your competition, your cover letter must show that you?re the best candidate for the job and make a great first impression.

Most job candidates are aware that they must write a clear and concise cover letter free of grammatical errors but they forget the most essential piece that?s needed to impress a prospective employer; ?the cover letter (and attached resume) must show that you have certain skills and accomplishments that will benefit the company! ?Your cover letter will be compelling if it shows that you understand the company?s mission and reveals that your skills and accomplishments fit the criteria for that specific job opening. Showing why you?re the right fit for the job is the most important step to getting noticed so you get your foot in the door for an interview (which is the first step towards getting hired) and yet is often overlooked or flat out ignored by job candidates.

5 Things You Must Know About Your Cover Letter for Getting the Interview!

1. Personalize your introductory sentence; preferably address the specific person who will be in charge of hiring for this position. ?For example, ?Dear Ms. Jones, at the suggestion of ____(a person from ideally who works within the company), I am applying for____.?

2.?Your next sentences should flatter the company! Use an enthusiastic tone to show how your interest and passion match the company?s history or its goals. ?I have long admired your_____ or ?I am excited to hear your hiring in connection with your new venture.? This statement should show that you know about the company?s reputation, history or current situation.

3.?Use the next paragraph to ?communicate why your experience (initiative/skills/education) make you an ideal candidate for this job. ?Example: ??As a ____at the University of ____, I was responsible for recruiting_____ ?and I was able to increase enrollment by 90% in my first year. These few sentences are critically important! They should indicate why your specific skills and accomplishments demonstrate that you are a great fit for this job; Show from your previous accomplishments?how you will add value to their company in ways that are relevant to that particular position .

4.?Your ending should thank the person for his/her time.

5.?And the closing should be something simple like Sincerely,__.

Your cover letter is the face, if you will, for your resume, so make sure to proofread and review it so it?s flawless! ?You must do some research on the company and learn about their mission, current issues and if possible, the gap they are trying to fill. ?The more you know about the company the easier it will be for you to answer the following question; Why should the hiring manager hire me? Make sure you tailor your letter?s message to fill the needs of the hiring manager!

Now that you have constructed a compelling cover letter, you must accompany it with a resume that makes you shine! To quote Jay Block, an international best-selling author, career strategist and resume expert, ?average resumes won?t attract outstanding jobs.? Hiring authorities, including human resource professionals, executive recruiters and hiring managers, don?t have time to read stacks of boring biographies from strangers.? They want to know quickly what specific contributions you can make and results you can produce.? So, by definition, a value-based r?sum? is a marketing document that communicates your ability to produce significant results better than other qualified candidates.? Avoid formatting what Jay Block calls a ?chronological obituary? biographies prepared on white paper w/black ink formatted like millions of others.

Your resume should be a Career Summary: an information rich snapshot of your accomplishments. Jay Block refers to this as The Showcase Format. ?The showcase format is a r?sum? presentation that communicates your Ultimate Results, Core Strengths and Value-added Messages in 15-20 seconds professionally and in a reader-friendly manner.

*resume tip: (Make Sure the Top Third of the Page Has the Most Relevant Information)

5 Things You Must Know About Your Resume for Getting the Interview!

The 5 Questions Value-Based R?sum?s Must Answer

1. What position(s) are you seeking or what are you qualified to do that would be of value to our company or organization?

2. What results and contributions make you better than other qualified candidates?

3. What skills, qualifications and assets do you bring to the job that would lead us to believe you can produce the results you say you can produce?

4. Can you provide specific results (achievements) that you produced in the past that would indicate that you can produce them in the future?

5. Can you bring business to the firm or show results from your past work that indicate you could help increase their profit?

Remember:

? Your resume is your marketing brochure

? Make sure your resume sells you?provide evidence of how you can benefit the company and how they can profit from you!? Make it Value Based

? Tailor each resume to the needs of each company and position

A well crafted cover letter and resume should ?boost your confidence in your interview and increase your chances for getting noticed and getting hired.

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Beth is Founder and President of Get Hired, LLC.? She advises students on how to bridge the gap from school to career. ?Beth is the co-author of?From Diploma to Dream Job: Five Overlooked Steps to a Successful Career?(available on Amazon?http://www.amazon.com/dp/1461087082) Her coaching assists students to successfully match their needs, interests, passions, skills, and personal goals with the needs of a sustainable industry in a sustainable location. ?Beth is also a resource for print and online media and offers workshops for University Career Service Departments, Executive Recruiters, Outplacement Services, College Guidance Counselors and College Alumni Associations. See website for more details about Beth?s services?www.fromdiploma2dreamjob.com?You can follow Beth on twitter @BethKuhel

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Small tsunami waves hit Japan after 7.3-magnitude earthquake ...

A 7.3-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's northeastern coast, temporarily triggering some tsunami waves reaching up to three feet, but there was no concern of a widespread tsunami. TODAY's Erica Hill reports.

By NBC News staff and wire reports

Updated at 5:40 a.m. ET:?Tsunami waves up to 3 feet high hit the coast of Japan Friday, after a?strong earthquake in the sea that shook buildings 300 miles away in Tokyo.

The temblor was registered at a magnitude of 7.3 and struck at 5:18 p.m. local time (3:18 a.m. ET), according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The earthquake hit in the same area as the devastating quake and tsunami in March last year that killed nearly 20,000 people and triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years.

Friday's?quake struck about 200 miles southeast of Kamaishi, the USGS said. The epicenter was 6.2 miles beneath the seabed,?according to the?Japan Meteorological Agency.

Buildings in Tokyo swayed for at least several minutes, but there were no early reports of damage or injuries.

Coastal residents told to flee to higher ground
NHK television broke off regular programming to warn that a strong quake was due to hit shortly before the impact was felt. Afterward, the announcer repeatedly urged all near the coast to flee to higher ground.

The quake triggered a tsunami warning for?the Miyagi Prefecture, which was at the center of the 2011 disaster. It also sparked tsunami advisories for Pacific Coast areas of several other?prefectures.

But by 5:20 a.m. ET, two hours after the quake, the Japan?Meteorological?Agency had canceled?all tsunami advisories and warnings.

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A handout image released by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the location of Friday's earthquake off the northeast coast of Japan.

Still, a batch of tsunami waves, measuring about 3 feet tall, hit the town of Ishinomaki, in Miyagi Prefecture, about an hour after the earthquake, according to Japanese television. Another tsunami wave, measuring about a foot tall, was detected at Ofunato.

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"I was in the center of the city the very moment the earthquake struck. I immediately jumped into the car and started running away towards the mountains. I'm still hiding inside the car," Ishinomaki resident Chikako Iwai told Reuters.

"I have the radio on and they say the cars are still stuck in the traffic. I'm planning to stay here for the next couple of hours," Iwai said.

A 6.2-magnitude aftershock struck at about 3:31 a.m. ET, but no damage or injuries were immediately reported.

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People crowd at Sendai railway station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, on Friday after the 7.3-magnitude earthquake disrupted train services.

Devastating 2011 quake and tsunami
The magnitude-9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami that slammed into northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011 devastated much of the coast.

All but two of Japan's nuclear plants were shut down for checks after the earthquake and tsunami caused meltdowns at the?Fukushima?nuclear plant in the worst nuclear disaster since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.?

Worker at tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant: Firm sent crews into danger

The government declared in December that the disaster was under control, but much of the area is still free of population.

Tokyo Electric Power, the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant, reported no irregularities at its nuclear plants after Friday's quake.

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda canceled campaigning in Tokyo ahead of a Dec. 16 election and was on his way back to his office, but there was no immediate plan to hold a special cabinet meeting.

NBC News' Arata Yamamoto, The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.

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Egypt's president offers nothing to defuse crisis

Egyptian protesters stand behind barbed wire on a road leading to the presidential palace during a protest against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. The Egyptian army has deployed tanks outside the presidential palace in Cairo following clashes between supporters and opponents of Mohammed Morsi that left several people dead and hundreds wounded. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Egyptian protesters stand behind barbed wire on a road leading to the presidential palace during a protest against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. The Egyptian army has deployed tanks outside the presidential palace in Cairo following clashes between supporters and opponents of Mohammed Morsi that left several people dead and hundreds wounded. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Egyptian protesters chant anti Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian President Mosri slogans outside the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. The Egyptian army has deployed tanks outside the presidential palace in Cairo following clashes between supporters and opponents of Mohammed Morsi that left several people dead and hundreds wounded. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

An Egyptian Army tank deploys outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. The Egyptian army sealed off the presidential palace with barbed wire and armored vehicles Thursday as protesters defied a deadline to vacate the area, pressing forward with demands that Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi rescind decrees giving himself near-absolute power and withdraw a disputed draft constitution.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Egyptian protesters chant anti Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian President Morsi slogans outside the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. The Egyptian army has deployed tanks outside the presidential palace in Cairo following clashes between supporters and opponents of Mohammed Morsi that left several people dead and hundreds wounded. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

In this image made from video, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi delivers a televised statement in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Nile TV) EGYPT OUT

(AP) ? An angry Mohammed Morsi refused Thursday to call off a referendum on a disputed constitution that has sparked Egypt's worst political crisis in two years, drawing chants of "topple the regime!" from protesters who waved their shoes in contempt.

The Egyptian president's uncompromising stand came a night after thousands of his supporters and opponents fought pitched battles outside his Cairo palace, leaving at least six dead and 700 injured.

Speaking in a nationally televised address, Morsi accused some in the opposition of serving remnants of Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian regime and vowed he would never tolerate anyone working for the overthrow of his "legitimate" government.

That brought shouts of "the people want to topple the regime!" from the crowd of 30,000 Morsi opponents ? the same chant used in the protests that brought down Mubarak.

Morsi also invited the opposition to a "comprehensive and productive" dialogue starting Saturday at his presidential palace, but gave no sign that he might offer any meaningful concessions.

The opposition has already refused to engage Morsi unless he first rescinds decrees giving him nearly unrestricted powers and shelves the draft constitution hurriedly adopted by his Islamist allies in a marathon session last week.

Morsi said the referendum on the disputed charter would go ahead as scheduled on Dec. 15. He also refused to rescind the Nov. 22 decrees.

Reading from prepared notes, Morsi frequently broke off to improvise. He wore a black tie in mourning for the six people killed in Wednesday's clashes.

From Washington, President Barack Obama called Morsi to express "deep concern" about the deaths and injuries of protesters in Egypt, according to a White House statement.

The statement Thursday night said that Obama told Morsi that he and other political leaders in Egypt must make clear to their supporters that violence is unacceptable. Obama welcomed Morsi's call for a dialogue with opposition leaders in Egypt but stressed that such a dialogue should occur without preconditions. The United States also has urged opposition leaders to join in talks without preconditions.

Earlier Thursday, Morsi's troubles grew when another of his advisers quit to protest his handling of the crisis, raising to seven the number of those in his 17-person inner circle who have abandoned him. The only Christian in a group of four presidential assistants has also quit.

Violence persisted into the night, with a group of protesters attacking the Cairo headquarters of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, ransacking the ground floor. Another group of protesters attacked the Brotherhood's offices in the Cairo district of Maadi. Outside the president's house in his hometown of Zagazig, 50 miles north of Cairo, police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters, security officials said.

During his speech, Morsi repeated earlier assertions that a conspiracy against the state was behind his move to assume near unrestricted powers, but he did not reveal any details of the plot.

"It is my duty ... to protect institutions of the nation," he said. "I will always fulfill this role, no matter how much pressure or what the situation."

Opposition protesters jeered and raised their shoes in contempt.

"We have two simple demands: Cancel the decrees and change the draft constitution. Other than that he can just go away," shouted one protester, Osama El-Sayyed.

"I have no hope in this man" shouted another as thousands chanted "Erhal! Erhal!" ? "Leave! Leave!" in Arabic.

Later, a photograph of Morsi giving his speech was circulated on social networking sites alongside one of Mubarak addressing the nation during the 18-day uprising that toppled his 29-year rule in February 2011. Both wore black ties and dark suits.

The opposition issued a statement rejecting Morsi's offer of a dialogue, and spokesman Hussein Abdel-Ghani dismissed Morsi's address.

"Tonight, he proved that he is not a president for all Egyptians, but merely the representative of the Muslim Brotherhood in the presidency," Abdel-Ghani said on state television.

Earlier Thursday, the Egyptian army and elite Republican Guard sealed off the presidential palace with tanks and barbed wire, following the worst night of violence of the two-week crisis.

Responding to a call to "protect" the presidential palace, thousands of Brotherhood members and other Islamists descended on the area Wednesday, beating and chasing away some 300 opposition protesters who had been staging a peaceful sit-in there. Hours of street battles followed.

"We raise Egypt's flag but they raise the Brotherhood flag. This is the difference," Cairo protester Magdi Farag said as he held the tri-colored national flag stained with blood from his friend's injury in the clashes.

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The Idea of Travel and Leisure: Why Travel Health Insurance?

It either works in combination with your medical plans or independently. Travel health insurance is usually offered if you are a frequent traveler and often seek help of travel agents or prefer package tours for travelling anywhere.

Basic reasons to go for travel health insurance are mentioned below:

Cost:
Almost every travel health insurance is very reasonable as compared to the expenditure done by you for the trip. Though we plan vacations to have fun and enjoyment, but mishap can happen anywhere. Thus having an Insurance gives you tension free and relaxed trip by securing you and your family as a whole.

Covers at every step:
Usually we believe that a medical plan is a substitute to Travel Insurance and prefer going for it. Most of the medical plans will offer some or the other protection anywhere in the world, under various conditions. But at times these plans dont reimburse the full amount spent by the claimant. On the other hand a travel health insurance policy does cover the claimant under each and every condition.

Availability:
One has the privilege to cross check the mentioned diseases with the help of medical dictionary online. In some cases, travel insurance is also offered to people with preexisting diseases with certain conditions pre-informed to them.

Tension free & relaxed mind:
A travel health insurance plan would not only give you security against any odd also it would provide peace of mind. Vacations are all about fun and enjoyment, insurance policy thus ensures that the claimant should enjoy at the peak with relaxed and tension free mind.

Though travel insurance can be an extra expense if already owing medical plan with all the required cover. Therefore one must check the existing health insurance to find out what all is covered before going for a fresh one. Several health guide website also provide suggestions to what all are the basis required in travel insurance. Individuals should always seek assistance through these websites also.

One must go through the medical dictionary online to cross check the disease covered under the policy. Disease covered should be of such a nature that ought to take place. One should study carefully about the various types of insurance and which would suit them the best. As if in case an individual is traveling alone, there is no point in going for a family policy.

Source: http://callier.blogspot.com/2012/12/why-travel-health-insurance.html

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