text:
These Salt & Pepper cell shakers are kinda backwards; they're stored in cupboards while actual batteries are stored in your fridge. If you were high, that would have blown your mind.
They're not for sale yet since Antrepo Design is waiting for someone to manufacture them. [Antrepo via Fubiz via Dvice]


text:
Cellphone Perestroika
As regular readers know, I have frequently attacked the U.S. wireless phone carriers for exerting near-total control over what phones, software and services American consumers can use on their networks. In fact, since 2005, I have dubbed the carriers "the Soviet ministries," for inserting themselves between the producers of mobile hardware and software and the people who might want to use these products. My most recent essay on this topic, called "Free My Phone," ran in The Wall Street Journal and here on Mossblog only last month. You can read it here.
So it's only fair that I commend Verizon Wireless for its announcement this week that, starting in the second half of 2008, it will allow "any device" and "any application" to run on its cellphone network, without any restriction, or interference. The only requirement, Verizon says, will be that the devices–phones, computers, anything else–must meet a "very minimal set of technical requirements" to show that they can run on the Verizon network without damaging the network or other devices or services that run on it.
This new, open approach won't replace Verizon's current walled-garden system, with its heavy controls. It will exist alongside the current system, as a sort of parallel universe.
Still, this is potentially a huge step, a sign that perestroika has arrived among the Soviet ministries that rule the American cellphone industry. If Verizon Wireless does what it is promising, it could be even more significant than Google's plan for an open cellphone operating system and its creation of a coalition of companies to support it. The reason is that anyone, not just the companies belonging to a particular alliance or group, should be able to build a phone, a data device, a software program or service, and run it on Verizon's strong, fast, extensive network.
But, as the saying goes, "the devil is in the details." And there are a couple of details of the company's plan that could diminish the sweep and importance of its new commitment to openness.
First is the question of what Verizon means when it says a product must pass a sort of certification to run on the network. In a conference call explaining the plan, Verizon officials insisted that the testing and certification process would be much simpler and less onerous than the hoops companies must now jump through to get onto its network. They also promised the certification process would be "relatively short" and that the fees for certification would be "surprisingly reasonable."
But until we learn the details next year, we won't know if the certification process will be a mere technical formality, or a barrier to entry.
Even more worrisome is another issue: user pricing. Verizon officials made clear that, because they won't be able any longer to limit the types of devices and applications that will run on their network, they will be applying "usage-based" data pricing. While they said this pricing would be "competitive," any system that charges by the kilobyte or megabyte could be a real deterrent to the blossoming of the wireless Internet that Verizon's open plan promises.
To be sure, Verizon has real concerns here. The bandwidth available on the cellphone networks is much more limited than that on landline networks. If somebody starts running Internet TV networks, or Web servers, or massive online games over the Verizon network, it could put a serious strain on the system.
But there's a difference between setting higher fees for truly unusually high usage and erecting a payment system where everyone pays by the byte for even simple, common tasks like email, Web browsing, casual gaming, instant messaging, or simple video or audio streaming.
Taken to its extreme, that kind of metering could–intentionally or unintentionally–kill off the kind of innovation Verizon Wireless says it wants to encourage. That's because the kind of innovative devices, software and services people are hungering for aren't about making better voice calls. They're about using the Internet, consuming those bytes that Verizon wants to meter.
So, let's give credit where credit is due, but let's watch how those details play out in the coming months. Verizon Wireless should be praised for giving up some of the control that was stifling wireless innovation in America, in my opinion at least. But, just how praiseworthy the move will be depends on some things we don't know yet.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Here's my book review of Write On Blogging: 51 Tips to Create, Write, and Promote Your Blog by Debra Eckerling
Here's my book review of "The Gravity Well: America's Next, Greatest Mission" by Stephen Sandford
Here's my book review of Romantic Comedies by Pamela Jaye Smith
Here's my book review of President Me: The America That's in My Head by Adam Carolla
Here's my book review of Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History by Matt Taibbi
Here's my book review of A Scribe Dies in Brooklyn, a Rabbi Ben mystery by Marvin J. Wolf
Vinegar Girl is a title in the publisher's Hogarth Shakespeare series, which implies the book was inspired by one of the Bard's plays
Nonfiction books on art history by scholars tend to be dry - not so, this one
No question, John Le Carré is an engaging storyteller of the spy-thriller genre
Readers of my reviews have no doubt noticed that not all the books I recommend are new releases. This is a throwback that echoes today's headlines
It's a world like Harry Potter's for tween-age girls – author Paula Berinstein has found the formula, which may be obvious to parents and teachers – but in young readers will bring only delight
The sci-fi novella Unpronounceable by Susan diRende presents an alternative off-world reality that will transport you out of whatever everyday funk you happen to be in
Premiered on the first day of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, YOU is billed as "an in-your-face play about love, life and gratitude"
Here's my book review of The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt
Hollywood mega-producer Brian Grazer is well known for his commercial and artistic successes, but I don't believe he has any particular academic credentials as an educator
Here's my book review of the young-adult sci-fi novel I Am Fire and Air: Beyond Good and Evil by William Anthony
The new comic novel Purgatory Gardens by Peter Lefcourt is about a love triangle in a retirement community
In online release on Amazon Instant Video and Google Play, the feature-length family movie How to Beat a Bully is an outlandish comedy built around the otherwise serious consequences of lies and intimidation
Here's my book review of Submission by French novelist Michel Houellebecq
Here's my book review of The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
Here's my book review of The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Here's my book review of The Art Thief by Noah Charney
Here's my book review of The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Mosley
Here's my book review of Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse
Here's my book review of Ballad of the Black and Blue Mind by Anne Roiphe
Here's my book review of I Do and I Don't: A History of Marriage in the Movies by Jeanine Basinger
Here's my book review of Adultery by Paulo Coelho
Here's my book review of The Professor of Desire by Philip Roth
Here's my book review of The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Here's my book review of The Classic BMW 5-Series M Car by Robert P. Hall
Here's my book review of The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco
Here's my book review of The Forgery of Venus by Michael Gruber
Here's my book review of Prime Rib & Boxcars: Whatever Happened to Victoria Station? by Tom Blake
Here's my book review of A Delicate Truth by John Le Carré
Here's my book review of The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
Here's my book review of My Voice Will Go with You by Sidney Rosen
The topic of this week's book review is musicianship in the books An Equal Music and The Bear Comes Home, and in the movie A Late Quartet
Here's my book review of Invisible by Paul Auster
Here's my book review of Back to Blood by Tom Wolfe
Here's my book review of The Belief in Angels by J. Dylan Yates
Here's my book review of Abandoned in Hell: The Fight for Vietnam's Firebase Kate by William Albracht and Marvin J. Wolf
Here's my book review of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
Here's my radio book review of Funny Girl by British novelist Nick Hornby
Here begins a series of weekly book reviews, syndicated from BoychikLit.com, by author and LASplash journalist Gerald Everett Jones
Mutually Assured Destruction, written by Peter Lefcourt and directed by Terri Hanauer, is a comedy of middle-aged sexual mores
The Dorrington Inn is tucked into the tall pines of Calaveras County, California, midway between Sacramento and Yosemite, about 5,000 feet up in the Sierra mountains
Bloody mayhem makes for dark Irish comedy in this play about contentious factions within a nasty group of remarkably stupid terrorists during the "Troubles"
Tickets are still available for full cycles of Richard Wagner's four-opera Ring
David Cale portrays seven people in a sensuous tale about a NY carriage driver/gigolo
Nothing can stop the heroic young Siegfried, who finally gets the coveted golden ring and the beautiful warrior-goddess in this third opera of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle
"The Elixir of Love" tells the story of a magic love potion and the destiny of a love triangle involving a lovable bumpkin, a dashing sergeant and the bewitching town flirt
99-seat theater is alive and well in Sherman Oaks
Dame Edna, billed as "the widely loved international homemaker, talk show host, gigastar, fashion icon, guru, swami and most-sought-after friend of the rich, famous and royal" is back
Guiseppe Verdi's "La Traviata," the last production of the 2008 - 09 season, opened at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion tonight
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo is a darkly humorous, haunting new play set against the backdrop of the war in Iraq
Cirque du Soleil held a press conference on sunny Santa Monica Beach today to announce that the troupe will be returning to the spot this fall with its show KOOZA
(Recovered Voices Project) Your country has just been humiliated in a disastrous war, in which it was the aggressor
Georja pops over to Culver City to see actor Danny Hoch return to a Center Theatre Group stage with his latest solo work directed by Tony Taccone, artistic director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Georja and Gerald marvel at Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, a revival of the Los Angeles 1993 production
Georja & Gerald discover why Pink Martini is like a romantic Hollywood musical of the 1940s or '50s
Georja and Gerald comment on the razor-sharp, Tony Award-nominated farce by Douglas Carter Beane about a brash, fast-talking Hollywood agent whose client has a chance to make it to superstar status, if only he stays in the closet
On November 16 Sunday afternoon, as an animal advocate, I attended an elephant conservation and advocacy fundraiser sponsored by the Los Angeles Alliance for Elephants
Gerald and Georja attended the opening night of Bizet's Carmen, one of the most popular operas ever
Conducted by Grant Gershon, the Los Angeles Master Chorale performed two new Asian-American works. Georja and Gerald found themselves in Disney Hall on November 9 listening to the fusion of Pacific Rim cultures in the multicultural world of music
G&G review "Desperate Writers," an original two-act farce about a young married couple with middle-class day jobs who take desperate measures to get their long-gestating movie screenplay taken seriously by three jaded producers
Wokcano is a relatively new local chain of Asian-fusion restaurants, with five locations in Southern California and ambitious plans to keep on growing (Long Beach will be the sixth)
Playwright-director Rick Pagano's new two-character play "Women with Dogs" explores the ups and downs of an intimate relationship. Georja and Gerald suspect Rick has their house bugged
Along with La Bohème, Madama Butterfly is one of Giacomo Puccini's most well known and most frequently performed operas. This production marks the return to the LA Opera of Robert Wilson's staging. This design was first mounted in Paris in 1993


text:
Linux is an extraordinary computer operating system. It powers everything from the U.S. Department of Defense, to the International Space Station, to most of the world's Internet servers and supercomputers. The reasons for this aren't difficult to find: it's fast, reliable, versatile and super secure, so it doesn't get viruses. Because it's Open Source, it's infinitely flexible and gives everyone the power to do anything with their computer.
Despite the enormous advantages it has over traditional operating systems, we recognized that the biggest barrier to the success of Linux on desktop computers was that it wasn't user-friendly enough. Linux-based operating systems were generally designed for engineers by engineers, with little consideration for regular users. We decided to fix this.
We've designed Zorin OS to have the perfect blend of power and usability for everyone. We built Zorin OS to be as easy as possible, so you won't need to learn a thing to get started thanks to its familiar user interface. Zorin OS comes loaded with all the apps and tools you need out of the box for browsing the web, working, playing and everything in between.
By bringing together the power of Linux and making it possible for anyone to use it, we've created an operating system that makes your computer better so you can achieve more than you could ever before.
Zorin OS Lite
Zorin OS 12 Lite, the biggest leap forward in our lightweight operating system for old and low-spec computers.
With Zorin OS 12 Lite, we have re-thought what the Zorin OS experience can be for low spec machines and computers as old as 14 years. We have built Zorin OS 12 Lite to be a more streamlined concentration of, not a reduction of, the original version, with the same simple user experience, running the same extraordinary apps.
New Desktop Environment
To achieve our new goals for Zorin OS 12 Lite, we chose to move away from LXDE and adopt XFCE as the base desktop environment. This allows us to create an experience that is not only more familiar and consistent with Zorin OS 12, but is also more customizable and extensible than ever before. The result is a computing experience that's more intuitive, beautiful and versatile, while keeping resource usage light.
Zorin Appearance
Zorin OS 12 Lite is the first version of Zorin OS Lite with Zorin Appearance pre-installed. Zorin Appearance brings together the functionality of Zorin Look Changer and Zorin Theme Changer into one app. With a click of a button, you can change the desktop layout to match that of Windows versions. The Ultimate and Business editions of Zorin OS 12 Lite also feature Gnome 2 and macOS-like layouts. Zorin Appearance is the go-to app for customizing your desktop, quickly and simply.
Updated System Apps and Technologies
Many of the built-in system apps have seen extensive improvements both visually and under the hood.
Zorin OS 12 Lite is powered by Linux Kernel version 4.8, which now works with even more hardware and introduces performance enhancements and security improvements.
As Zorin OS 12 Lite is based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, it will be supported with security updates until April 2021.


text:
What Would Ellis Do? Now-local songwriter finds pockets
Ellis Paul is a beloved member of Boston's folk music scene, but you'd never know it. Problem #1: he lives in Charlottesville now.
Problem #2, however, is that he's been relatively quiet since moving here. His award-winning 2008 album, The Dragonfly Races, was his first foray into children's music, and beyond that, it's been live albums and a two-disc greatest hits collection, making his forthcoming album The Day After Everything Changed his first piece of solidly C'ville-based art.
"In Charlottesville, there's only a very small pocket who know who I am, but that's changing," he says. "I'm trying to grow my audience and let people know I'm here."
Small pocket or not, Paul and his Boston-based backing band were able to fill the house at his January 2 album release party at The Southern. Fans of his older work, parents who followed their kids to the dragonflies, and a whole separate contingent supporting opening act Mariana Bell cheered Paul on and even sang along.
"Thanks for outnumbering us," Paul laughed with youthful exuberance. So that's something.
Emerging in New England coffeehouses in the 90's alongside the likes of Dar Williams, Patty Griffin, and Martin Sexton, the Boston University graduate has been associated primarily with neo-folk, but he has a serious pop side too. Several of his songs have appeared in mainstream television shows and films: Shallow Hal and Me, Myself, and Irene, among others.
Paul says that while he was growing up in small-town Maine, the pop music of the '80s supplemented the musical training he received from school bands and choruses.
"Hearing those pop songwriters–- Billy Joel, U2–- that got me into songwriting," he says. Later, Paul started to identify with the socially-conscious, politically-charged storytelling of the folk music that Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, and Joni Mitchell had produced years before him. He now refers to the three as the "Father, Son, and Holy Ghost" and even went as far as tattooing Guthrie's face on his shoulder.
Paul approached his latest release with a renewed passion and unprecedented control over all aspects of the project. Producing the 15-track album without a label, he turned to his fans for help financing the project–- and despite the sudden turn in the economy the $100k influx inspired Paul to make "the best record I could."
"This is the first record where I really got all the ingredients right," he says. "If I could put out five more records of this quality, I would hit that point where I would say I've done what I wanted to do. I've touched on something that could get me there."
Recorded in Nashville with several tracks co-written by Kristian Bush of the country duo Sugarland, The Day After Everything Changed represents a new stage in Paul's approach to songwriting.
"Ellis is just the most extraordinary story teller and the new album is breathtaking–- in almost every song you can picture a scene in a movie with all the textures, colors, and landscapes he puts in his music," Bell, a longtime fan says. "It was quite an honor to be invited to open for him."
He's developed an appreciation for the modern mainstream pop-rock of guys like John Mayer, Howie Day, and Jason Mraz, for one thing. But most interestingly, inspired by his work with children's music, Paul has turned to addressing heavy personal and social issues more directly than on previous releases.
"I used some of that direct language on this record–- it taught me how to grab attention quicker," he says. "When I sit and write, I think 'Who am I trying to move with this song?' 'What would Jesus do?' 'What would Woody Guthrie do?'"
Paul's recent move to Charlottesville similarly allowed for more control over his life outside the tour bus; in particular, he chose the family-friendly Charlottesville for the sake of his daughters. It seems to be working out; fans clamored to buy an early copy of his release after the show, and local stations have already been giving it air time.
Maybe it's time for some more pockets.
Ellis Paul releases The Day After Everything Changed on Tuesday, January 12.
3 comments
Love the photo I was moved when I was it.
Thanks again, Paul! What a great new record!
Thanks Stephanie, terrific interview and motivated me to buy the album when it's out on the 12th. So glad to see young musicians stll interested in writing songs one can sing along with, that have a recognizable melody.


text:
Posts Tagged 'Ralph Lauren'
Record Number Of Fake Designer Goods Seized
City of London Police have broken up a multi international crime syndicate specialising in fake designer goods.
The multi-million pound haul included highly sought after brands such as Nike, Ugg, Gucci, Coach,Cartier, Ralph Lauren and GHD.A record haul of more than 50,000 counterfeit designer goods, including clothing,trainers, handbags and hair straighteners, was confiscated during raids on 30 premises in London
About £350,000 in cash was also discovered and six people were arrested for conspiracy to defraud.
Police believe that the goods were imported from manufacturers in the Far East before being imported and stored in commercial storage facilities and exported as far abroad as America.
Brodie Clark, of the UK Border Agency, said fake goods rip off the public.
He said: "People who make the mistake of buying cheap copies might think they are getting a bargain, but they don't realise these goods are often dangerous and that the proceeds are often used to fuel serious organised crime."
City of London Police said counterfeit crime cost legitimate British businesses £3.5 billion
Fake goods often try to imitate a popular brand(with varying levels of success) by copying styles cheaply at the cost of quality. E.g clothes that will only last one wash or those Ugg boots that make the wearer walk like a newly born duck.
I myself came close to buying some fake GHD's over eBay not too long ago, I was all set to click 'pay' until I checked the seller's feedback profile and found some very unflattering comments from ripped off buyers. "THESE ARE FAKE FAKE FAKE DO NOT BUY FROM THIS SELLER HE WILL RIP U OFF AND NOT REPLY TO UR EMAILS" being one of the more printable remarks.
So what is your opinion of fake goods? Do you see them as a harmless and cheap way to stay in fashion or do you think it damages brand credibility and just looks a bit trashy?


text:
Maine shoe manufacturer bought by Texas footwear company
BREWER, Maine (AP) � A Maine shoe-making company has been bought by a Texas footwear manufacturer.
Fort Worth-based Justin Brands Inc. said it has acquired Highland Shoe Co. LLC in Brewer for an undisclosed price.
The company said in a statement it will continue to employ all 35 employees at Highland Shoe and maintain the current production level of more than 400 pairs of hand-sewn shoes each week. Highland Shoe makes private-label casual and dress shoes that are sold around the world.
Justin Brands is a leading manufacturer of western footwear. It's owned by Berkshire Hathaway Inc.


text:
Ideal for a brief overview of the core Office 2007 topics.Misty E. Vermaat is the author of 'Microsoft Office 2007: Brief Concepts and Techniques (Available Titles Skills Assessment Manager (SAM) - Office 2007)', published 2007 under ISBN 9781418843250 and ISBN 1418843253.[read more]
You can find lots of answers to common customer questions in our FAQs
View a detailed breakdown of our shipping prices
Learn about our return policy
Still need help? Feel free to contact us
View college textbooks by subject
and top textbooks for college
With our dedicated customer support team, 30-day no-questions-asked return policy, and our price match guarantee, you can rest easy knowing that we're doing everything we can to save you time, money, and stress.


text:
Madrid Apartments for Rent
Short Term Apartments Madrid
| Quality Madrid Apartments| Salamanca Apartments
If you get here is because someway you are looking for apartments in Madrid or in Salamanca, whether for short term rental or for a long stay.
We live and know personally Madrid and Salamanca and we only advertise the apartments located in the best areas of Madrid that we know for sure that will make your stay in Madrid unforgettable. Whether for business or pleasure. We are striving to offer you quality apartments in Madrid to an affordable price.
If you prefer to be a traveller and not only a tourist live as a local when you are away, our apartments are the perfect option for you. You will feel that you are at home when you are away.
Do not hesitate to contact us to learn more about the apartment that you like, or the area in which it is located. We are happy to help.
Unbeatable location in Salamanca historical centre, sunny and spacious apartment
Fully equipped apartments for monthly rentals in Salamanca-Santa Marta, all bills included even the Internet connection
Mini-Studio with bathroom, kitchen and private terrace (interior) in Salamanca-Santa Marta, all bills included even the Internet connection
Whether you want to rent a Salamanca apartment in a lively tourist spot or in a quieter family friendly area, we offer a wide variety of apartment rentals in Salamanca at the historical centre districts.
Salamanca rentals for families on vacation, world leisure travelers, people on business trips along with their families, relaxing summer vacations, and whatever other good reason you might think of for visiting the historical city Salamanca! All the Salamanca apartments are in the happening surroundings.
How it works
Once you've chosen your holiday apartment in Salamanca, you make your booking online. You'll receive instantly the email booking confirmation with details. When you arrive in Salamanca, call the owner/manager who will welcome you for check-in.
Salamanca is a city in western Spain. Because it is known for its beautiful buildings and urban environment, the Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. It is the most important university city in Spain and is known for its contributions to the teaching of the Spanish language.[1] Salamanca supplies 16% of Spain's market[2] and attracts thousands of international students,[3] generating a diverse multicultural environment.
It is situated approximately 200 km west of Madrid and 80 km east of the Portuguese border. The University of Salamanca, which was founded in 1218 and is the oldest university in Spain and the fourth oldest western university. With its 30,000 students, the university is, together with tourism, the economic engine of the city.
If you are looking for vacation rentals in Salamanca, or for a short term apartment in
Salamanca, in our apartments and flats
you will feel comfortable and will have all the advantages that you
have in a hotel plus the space, privacy, and amenities
that you have at home. The Short Term Rental Apartments
is the perfect option for your stay in Salamanca.
Salamanca Apartments from budget to luxury. Salamanca
apartments for international students and erasmus. Cheap accommodation in
Salamanca: last minute deals and special discount prices for monthly
For your
short term accommodation in Salamanca, Spain, for students,
or short term rentals Apartments-Salamanca
is the best option.
About us
| How to book
| Testimonials
| Resources| Privacy Policy


text:
Federal tax revenue losses for the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) were over $700 million for 2010 according to the Department of the Treasury. Congress enacted the NMTC in 2000 as part of an ongoing effort to revitalize impoverished, low-income communities. The Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund awards tax credits to Community Development Entities (CDE), who sell the credits to investors to raise funds. Investors can claim a tax credit over 7 years totaling 39 percent of their investment in a CDE. Through fiscal year 2008, CDE reported investing about $12 billion in 2,111 projects located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. In December 2010, Congress extended the NMTC for tax year 2010 and 2011. However, the complexity of NMTC transaction structures appears to make it difficult to complete smaller projects and often results in less equity ending up in low-income community businessesthe beneficiaries of NMTC financingthan would be the case if the program were simplified.
An alternative to the NMTC could be the use of a grant program, recognizing that Congress has turned to grant programs in similar cases. Such grants would eliminate the program's dependence on the market for tax credits and could reduce transaction costs.
Replacing the tax credit with a grant likely would increase the equity that could be placed in low-income businesses and make the federal subsidy more cost-effective. When CDE sell credits to investors to raise additional funds, the price investors pay for the credits reflects market conditions and the investors' attitudes toward risk. According to CDE representatives GAO interviewed in 2009, when the demand for NMTCs was highest, before the housing market collapse and 2008 credit crisis, the tax credits sold for $0.75 to $0.80 per dollar. Therefore, the federal subsidy intended to assist low-income businesses was reduced by 20 percent to 25 percent before any funds were made available to CDE. Representatives from CDE GAO interviewed also noted that with low demand for the tax credits, as was the case when GAO conducted its work during 2009, the credits generally sold for about $0.65 to $0.70 and have sold for as little as $0.50 or less. After accounting for CDE and other third-party fees, such as asset management and legal fees, about 50 percent to 65 percent of the federal subsidy generally reaches low-income businesses.
In a grant program, these up-front reductions in the federal subsidy could be largely avoided. If the grant program is well designed and at least as effective as the credit in attracting private investment, it could save a significant portion of the estimated $3.8 billion five-year revenue cost of the current program.
Congress has turned to grant programs in other cases where tax credits had formerly been used. For example, to fill funding gaps in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit projects, under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Congress offered the option of allowing state housing finance agencies to exchange Low-Income Housing Tax Credits for federal grants to subsidize low-income rental housing.
However, CDFI officials were concerned that a grant may not channel a greater portion of the federal subsidy to intended recipients than the tax credit and a grant program could have administrative costs or other effects that would reduce its desirability.
As stated in its January 2010 report, GAO continues to believe that Congress should consider offering grants in lieu of credits to CDE if it extends the program again. Doing so would help ensure that the maximum amount of capital ends up in low-income community businesses. If it does so, Congress should require Treasury to gather appropriate data to assess whether and to what extent the grant program increases the amount of federal subsidy provided to low-income community businesses compared to the NMTC; how costs for administering the program incurred by the CDFI Fund, CDE, and investors would change; and whether the grant program otherwise affects the success of efforts to assist low-income communities. One option would be for Congress to set aside a portion of funds to be used as grants and a portion to be used as tax credit allocation authority under the current structure of the program to facilitate comparison of the two program structures. Such a study could help resolve uncertainties about the relative effectiveness of grants and the tax credit in promoting economic development. Although eliminating the tax credit would increase federal revenues, replacing the NMTC with a grant would introduce outlay costs. However, given that the federal subsidy to low-income community businesses was reduced by 20 percent to 25 percent up front even when the price paid by investors to claim NMTC was at its highest and transaction costs due to the credit's structure can be substantial, the grant could result in a similar amount of investment in low-income communities at a lower overall cost to the federal government.
The information contained in this analysis is based on the related GAO product listed under the "Related GAO Products" tab.
For additional information about this area, contact James R. White at (202) 512-9110 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund awarded $26 billion in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) through 2009 for investment in low-income communities. The NMTC allows investors to claim a tax credit totaling 39 percent of their investment in Community Development Entities (CDE) over 7 years which CDEs reinvest in qualified communities. This mandated report...
Jump to another area below related to this mission.


text:
sTabLauncher helps finding and launching your favorite programs,
web pages, folders, or any type of files in a fast and easy
way. Taking up fewer resources as possible, and allowing you
to personalize the appearance in many ways, by changing
colors, images, transparency, animations, and many other
options to make it blend in with your desktop.
For more information check out the forum.
MAC version is available here.


text:
Wim Fonteyne eBooks
eBooks found: 1
Integrating Europe's Financial Markets
Wim Fonteyne
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, September 2007
Format: ePub
eBookMall is a recognized leader in eBooks. eBook downloads in PDF and ePub formats.
Choose from 600,000+ eBooks and get a Free eBook download now!
Copyright © 2000-2020 eBookMall.com This website is subject to copyright laws and may be covered by other intellectual property.
All rights reserved.


text:
"A psychological puzzle. . . . Engrossing and unsettling."
—The Wall Street Journal
"A ripping good story of murder and secrets. . . . Yoshida writes with the cool confidence of a seasoned storyteller."
—Jessa Crispin, Books We Like (NPR.org)
"A complex portrait of contemporary Japan. . . . A place where families have begun to fragment but old bonds still remain, and where loneliness drives people to acts they wouldn't otherwise consider."
—The Columbus Dispatch
"Powerful. . . . Set in the sterile world of online dating and love hotels, Villain is a moving and disturbing novel about loneliness, lies and the gap between expectation and reality. Highly recommended."
—The Guardian (London)
"A compelling examination of loneliness and desperation."
—Newark Star-Ledger
"A convincing portrait of today's Japan."
—The Week
"Shuichi Yoshida, Japan's Stieg Larsson? . . . Villain is more than a typical 'Whodunnit?' suspense. . . . Yoshida focuses on the motivations behind the crime through his portrayal of lost youth struggling to find direction and purpose. . . . Suspense junkies that get a taste for the Japanese twist on the genre after reading Villain can rest assured that there is more to come."
—Rosie Kusunoki Jones, "Japan Real Time," a Wall Street Journal blog
"Hypnotizing. . . . While the unfolding mystery holds our interest, Yoshida is really most concerned with exploring the alienation of his young characters and the lack of connective tissue between them. As the story takes a surprising turn toward the end, the author saves the biggest question for his readers: Who is the real villain: a killer who feels remorse, or a person who feels nothing at all?"
"[A] subtle but powerful novel about collective guilt and individual atonement. . . . Yoshida's complex portrait of Japanese society leaves no doubt as to his characters' actions, but tantalizing doubts about their meaning."
—Publishers Weekly
"Thrilling. . . . The sort of book that is difficult to put down. [Villain] lays out a panorama of modern Japanese society, a patchwork of composed people of various classes and occupations. . . . A modern literary achievement the like of which is rarely seen."
—Japan Book News
"A page-turning mystery. . . . Ably translated by Philip Gabriel . . . [it] will make you think and will leave you guessing right up to the very end."


text:
Easily create a Forum Website with Website Toolbox.
This Forum
is Brought to you by "Ricks Satellite"
Easily create a Forum Website with Website Toolbox.
Fellow Members, your posts are welcome here! Do not worry about posting everything perfect. Different receivers and LNB's will give you different Frequencies and Symbol Rates. Some set top boxes, PCI cards and USB receivers, Do Not Require all of the same information that others may need. It is not Required to post everything that others may need to tune in a feed. It is just most important to share the find. We can always adjust the Frequency and Symbol Rates and try the various Modulations and FEC's on our own receivers until we get a lock and then give a polite reply with what works for your receiver, as that information might help others as well. We all appreciate the efforts and energy of the Posters!
Thank You for Visiting GOFASTMOTORSPORTS.com - Keep Your Eyes on the Sky and the Track!


text:
Key Bridge LLC is pleased to announce that CEO Jesse Caulfield was recently awarded Patent No. 9,357,395 by the United States Patent Office.
The patent is for a system to protect non-informing transmitters from receiving interference. A "non-informing" transmitter is a radio system that must be empirically detected and cannot be otherwise learned from a database. Examples of non-informing transmissions generally include mobile, sensitive and secure applications.
"This patent makes important claims required to operate a Environmental Sensing Capability in the 3.5 GHz band. These will prove necessary to successfully protect any non-informing user from receiving interference. This invention protects United States Navy radar systems, a quintessential non-informing incumbent user, and in a manner that satisfies their exactly operational security requirements," said Jesse Caulfield, Key Bridge CEO. He continued, "This is the first award in a series of recent filings. It is an exciting confirmation of our innovation and leadership in spectrum administration, sharing and dynamic access."
The patent is generally related to spectrum sharing, wherein one wireless user opportunistically exploits fallow spectrum in the absence of a superior user. In certain frequency bands the sharing is coordinated by a centralized entity, and in some scenarios the superior user's configuration is not known and must be empirically detected. The patent makes broad claims for implementing this last scenario with a geographically distributed collection of spectrum sensors and a geographic partitioning strategy, wherein opportunistic spectrum users are enabled or disabled in certain geographic regions based upon the detected presence or absence of a incumbent system.
Key Bridge recently submitted proposals to operate a Spectrum Access System (SAS) and Environmental Sensing Capability (ESC) in the 3,500 – 3,700 MHz band as part of the FCC's recently developed Part 96 Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS).
"This patent sits at the heart of our ESC, which is neutral, transparent and secure by design," said Mr. Caulfield. "I am excited to continue our collaboration with industry partners and the U.S. Government as we test, certify and ultimately bring this capability to market."
About Key Bridge LLC Key Bridge is a leading provider of government-certified shared spectrum administration services and registry databases. Key Bridge develops and offers low-cost, very high-performance wireless spectrum coexistence technologies, products and services. We make spectrum simple.
Join the Key Bridge distribution list to receive news plus product and
service announcements.
Be the first to learn about breaking news plus
get invited to participate in technology evaluations, product trials
and the occasional "Friends of Key Bridge" focus group.
Join KeyBridge-Announce
Corporate Headquarters
Key Bridge LLC
1600 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1100
McLean, VA 22102
United States
Contact Us
Your session may have timed out or encountered an error. Please refesh the page to continue.


text:
Fluorescent Light.
How to build a 4-Watts Fluorescent light using a disposable camera, powered by one 1.5 Volts battery. (5/29/2006)
A flash circuit have a hi-voltage oscillator and transformer. It generates about 300 Volts AC & DC. The circuit inside a disposable camera with flash can be used for many other applications, this time, I built a 4W fluorescent light powered by one 1.5 Volts battery.
I Used a FUJI camera, it was the cheapest one. Many parts of this camera can be used, even the film can be removed and returned without returning the camera.
After removing the cardboard, is possible to remove the battery and the film. I opened the camera with extreme care because it contains lethal voltages. Also, I saved the lens because I can build a microscope with it.
Before working with the circuit, the capacitor should be completely discharged. This is a dangerous project, do not touch the circuit while removing it, in fact, DO NOT BUILD THIS PROJECT. Read the disclaimer at the main menu.
Here is the modification that need to be done to drive a Fluorescent light:
This picture shows the parts that need to be removed. The 10k resistor, neon light and the Hi voltage coil can be removed also.
Here is the picture of the circuit ready for the flusorecent light.
A close up of the modification. The fluorescent light was attached to the point where the 4.7M resistor was removed and the point at the transformer before the diode.
Here is the schematic for the 1.5 Volts 4-Watts Fluorescent light:
|< Emergency Light.
circuits Index
|FM Microphone.>


text:
Christmas songs, as heartwarming and festive as they may be, tend to stick to a few well-worn tropes (coming home for Christmas, bein' with your baby on Christmas, Santa doing various things with people's moms on Christmas, etc.). So it's refreshing to see someone give a rousing musical treatment to an as-yet-unexplored aspect of the holiday season: the Christmas sandwich. Although it was posted two Christmases ago, Christopher Dennis & The Swede Michaels Choir's ode to the fate of many a leftover turkey or ham has kept pretty fresh. Dennis allegedly wrote "Christmas Sandwich" as a gift for his family when he couldn't afford anything else, which makes is as great a winter tale as any. Plus, the fact that the cast of the video looks like it could very well be Dennis' legitimate family and friends really makes the whole endeavor that much more endearing.
More from The A.V. Club


text:
Rebekah is back on The Vampire Diaries and her first target is Stefan and Elena.
On Thursday's episode (8/7c, the CW) Rebekah (Claire Holt) becomes undaggered and takes Stefan (Paul Wesley), Caroline (Candice Accola) and Elena (Nina Dobrev) hostage at the high school. Things only get more tense from there.
Check out our winter TV eye candy
"She's going to manipulate them and play Truth or Dare to get answers," Holt tells TVGuide.com. "It's psychological torture and it's going to be really uncomfortable for Stefan and Elena. It's also going to be very difficult for Caroline because she has to play along with it, which Rebekah loves. They've always had the blonde vampire tension going on, but Rebekah is the boss and they have to shut up and listen."
Who had the best cleavage at the Golden Globes?
Rebekah gains even more control when her brother Kol (Nathaniel Buzolic) comes in to help. "Kol is her henchman," Holt says. "He brings [Professor] Shane to school for questioning and there is going to be violent results."
But viewers may be surprised that what begins with torture may also end with a fling. Watch this week's Vampire Diaries Bite below to find out who's involved.
The Vampire Diaries airs on Thursdays at 8/7c on The CW.


text:
412 2635 PRINCE EDWARD Street, Soma Lofts, Vancouver, BC, V5T 4V7, Canada
Soma Lofts is the place to be! This 2 bedroom/2 bathroom loft offers amazing views of the City & Mountains with approximately 980sqft of open concept living. Over-height floor to ceiling windows command lots of natural light making this home feel even bigger. This end unit offers polished concrete floors and a large balcony to BBQ on. As you enter the main living area you will appreciate the open concept kitchen that comes with all stainless steel appliances and granite countertops, including a movable Island. Both bedrooms are well appointed giving plenty of privacy and there's even in-suite storage. Soma Lofts is perfectly located just east of Main St and central to all the unique shops, award winning restaurants and much more. Comes with use of one parking, one storage locker and you still have the remaining balance of the 2-5-10 warranty.
Clothes Washer/Dryer/Fridge/Stove/DW, Drapes/Window Coverings
Bike Room, Elevator, In Suite Laundry, Storage, Wheelchair Access
RE/MAX Select Properties


text:
Rose Gold Beaded - Clutch
If you would like to ensure the fit before your event the 'Try On' option is perfect for you! Just pick the dress that you would like to try on before renting for 24 hours in the convenience of your home. Return your Try On dress in the prepaid envelope on your specified Return Date to your nearest Canada Post office or pop it into your nearest Mail Box. The 'Try On' option is $30 and return shipping is always FREE!
*Please note, Try On service is only available for dresses.


text: The Samsung American Legion Scholarship Program is open to high school juniors who are direct descendants of U.S. wartime veterans who served during one or more of the periods of war officially designated as eligibility dates for membership in the American Legion by the United States government. In order to apply, you must have completed an American Legion Boys State or American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program and plan to attend an accredited U.S. college or university. Selection is based on the following criteria: academic record; involvement in school activities; involvement in community activities and financial need. Additional consideration will be given to descendants of U.S. veterans of the Korean War. Deadline: Rolling Website: Apply for the Samsung American Legion Scholarship Program


text:
ORGANIZER: Ron
Ron Roman wrote -
Twenty-four hours of soccer. Yeah soccer. Proceeds go to colon and genetic colon cancer awareness, prevention, early detection, and treatment. Yeah, colon cancer.
Here's what you probably don't know:
Colon cancer is the second leading cancer killer overall, and #1 cancer killer among non-smokers. Seriously. Almost as many women die of colon cancer as breast cancer. Not joking. So if you think it's an old man's disease, think again. People under age 50 getting colorectal cancer has risen 4% a year for decades.
AliveAndKickn is doing something about it. Together with the Hackensack University Medical Center, we're doing an AliveAndKickathon!! The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center is consistently one of the top cancer centers in the country. A portion of net proceeds go directly to HUMC.
Here's what you can do:
Register for the event. Play an hour. Play another hour. Bring your friends, kids, parents, and grandparents. Bring your team, fraternity, sorority, neighbors. Get sponsors to donate. Volunteer.
$30 gets you an hour on the pitch, a soccer bag, a way-cool AliveAndKickn t-shirt, ANK bracelet (you'll actually be proud to wear our swag around town after). So you get like $193 worth of stuff, and get to play for an hour, all for $30. Obviously we're gonna have players of the same age groups play against each other, but level of skill is irrelevant. Seriously, even if you suck, no one will judge you. Well, maybe some will judge you. This is fun for a cause. Special goalie shirts for those willing to stand between the pipes. Knuckleheads who play in the middle of the night get bonus points. Kids who show up at the crack of dawn get temporary tattoos. Even if you don't play, you can still fundraise and participate.
Click Here to Register for the
2012 North Jersey AliveAndKickathon.
Visit the AliveAndKickn Website.
Click here if you're Interested in Volunteering at the 2012 Jersey AliveAndKickathon.
Hourly schedule of the event is Here.


text:
There are few things in the world of golf that are as sacred or traditional as the Master's Tournament. Every April, golf fans look forward to seeing their favorite players tee off in pursuit of the coveted green jacket.
Aside from that though, the Master's is really about the kick off of the golf season for the average joe. It is when we shove aside the snow shovels, winter boots and bags of salt in our garages and make room for our clubs that we have missed all winter long. Although there is significantly less fanfare than the tournament itself, the first round played after a long winter, cooped up inside, is one of the greatest joys a golfer can have. This is one of the reasons we love golf so much and why the Master's holds a place in our hearts.
We cannot wait to see everyone on the course this season!
Check out these great reads about Master's recipes, rankings, history and more.


text:
The B.C. SPCA is recommending criminal charges against eight Chilliwack farm workers after receiving video that shows dairy cows being whipped, punched and kicked.
The investigation into the Chilliwack Cattle Sales farm, Canada's largest dairy operation, began just one week ago when the SPCA received an undercover video shot by Mercy for Animals Canada.
The video shows workers beating cows with chains, rakes and canes as well as their fists and booted feet while swearing at the animals. Wounds can be seen on the cows' legs and udders.
VIEW MORE PHOTOS HERE, or if you're using a mobile app, tap the story image and swipe.
"It was disturbing to say the least. It depicted significant intentional cruelty to these poor helpless animals," said Marcie Moriarty, chief prevention and enforcement officer for the SPCA.
She added that the case demonstrates the need for strict standards of care for farm animals to be incorporated into B.C. law, something the SPCA is working on with industry and government representatives.
The farm in question is owned by the Kooyman family and is home to more than 3,500 cattle.
In an interview, Jeff Kooyman said his family was "devastated" to learn of the charges against their workers. All eight employees accused of cruelty — about a quarter of the farm's workforce — have been suspended from work until the SPCA investigation is complete.
"We're deeply saddened by this," Kooyman said. "We have really high standards of care. We expect nothing but the best."
He said he's only seen parts of the video but isn't sure he wants to see the rest.
"Happy, healthy cows produce a better product," he said. "We'll be taking any and all steps to make sure this never happens again."
The Kooymans plan to install surveillance cameras throughout the farm to monitor employees, and an independent veterinarian brought in by the SPCA has made a number of recommendations for improving animal care.
The milk from their cows is sold under the Dairyland brand, which is owned by the Montreal-based Saputo - Canada's largest dairy company.
In an unattributed statement posted online Monday evening, Saputo said it was "outraged by the alleged incidents" and is fully cooperating with the SPCA's investigation.
The company stated that it is "seeking clarity" from the BC Milk Marketing Board, the body in charge of promoting and regulating the province's milk, to ensure these types of abuses don't happen again.
"It should be noted all dairy processors are required, under provincial legislation, to purchase their milk through the BCMMB and we therefore do not have the ability to select the farms from which milk is sourced," Saputo's statement read.
Meanwhile, B.C. Dairy Association Chairman Dave Taylor said Kooyman should have been aware of what was happening in his barns.
"Owners and management should know what's going on in their farms. There's no excuse," he said.
Taylor added that he was deeply disturbed by the video, and has spoken to farmers across the province who were equally upset by what they saw.
"We are going to do everything within our power to make sure this never happens again. We strongly believe this to not be the norm," he said.
Taylor supports the SPCA's goal to have standards of care for farm animals written into law. The dairy association has its own code of practice that outlines humane care of cattle, but adherence to it is voluntary.
The investigation remains open, and charges have not been approved by Crown counsel.
With a file from Mike Hager
Follow me: @BethanyLindsay
Click here to see the Mercy for Animals video of a Chilliwack dairy farm
VIEW MORE PHOTOS HERE, or if you're using a mobile app, tap the story image and swipe.


text:
BNS Add Style is being adopted by @unihost on WordPress.org
BNS Add Style is being adopted by @unihost on WordPress.org
It is with a heavy heart that I am retiring, for the first time, one of my plugins.
Although BNS Add Style served its purpose when I wrote it, there are simply too may other good options to choose from that are being actively supported and improved whereas this plugin was not seeing the attention it needed.
If you are still needing a good custom CSS alternative for your WordPress installation I strongly recommend using Jetpack as it offers so much more besides custom CSS.
To all those users of BNS Add Style, I thank you for all of your support over the years and hope you are able to move forward with, or without, BNS Add Style.
PS: Aside from adding the "retired" tag, I have also added the "adopt-me" tag as I would be quite happy to have another developer take over if they are interested.
Mostly minor items were addressed but the latest review of Pinup Meets Grunge should now better meet the WordPress Theme Review Requirements and Recommendations even if it still remains under suspension for Adult Content(?!)
You can download this version from its GitHub repository here.
* Minor corrections in the stylesheet
* Updated styles to better suit the content area's full width
= Miscellaneous =
* Updated Copyright dates
* Updated tags used in stylesheet header
Have a look … this was just freshly published on WordPress.org
Although I did make general updates to all plugins relevant to be compatible to the latest release of WordPress (version 4.1) the updates of any significance were my themes Shades, NoNa, and Ground Floor; as well as the plugins BNS Body Classes, BNS Support, BNS Featured Tag, BNS SMF Feeds, and BNS Theme Details.
Although BNS Theme Details is still only noted as version 0.4 it was the key update for the most part as it now controls the majority of pages listed under themes on the site being responsible for producing the content on most of those pages.
Let me know what you think about the latest iteration of BNS Theme Details in the comments below, I would be interested in any constructive criticisms and/or suggestions on what other details to include in its output.
Although it has been some time since I posted I could not think of a better return than to help showcase what a talented designer has done with my flagship Desk Mess Mirrored theme.
Here is a screen capture, but definitely feel free to click on the image and enjoy the design firsthand:
You might also note the liberal use of the BNS Corner Logo plugin as well … a very nice complimentary touch.
Thanks for sharing this, Lydia … and thanks for choosing my theme and plugin as part of your site's design. Well Done!!
Just a quick update … this plugin just seems to do what it needs to do and not much more ever really get requested or considered to be added to it.
That being the case, this plugin will also most likely be moving to a twice yearly release; unless, of course, a great idea comes along …
Here's the latest change log:
= Version 2.3.3 =
* Released March 2014
* Inline documentation, version compatibility, and copyright years updated
* Added `plugin_data` method
* Added `plugin_row_meta` links
There were some interesting requests and a few discussions since the last release of this plugin and I have adopted some of those into this version.
Also to note, this plugin will also likely be going into a more "mature" development cycle which basically means I will be looking at twice yearly releases going forward.
Obviously if there are any significant issues or really great (easy to implement) ideas that come up sooner then I may simply jump on them and release sooner than planned.
In the meantime, here is the latest change log:
* Released March 2014
* Added `bnsfc-container` wrapper CSS element
* Added `bnsfc-widget-title` class
* Added `bnsfc_no_posts_message` hook to no posts message
* Added option to only show posts from child categories
* Added a "wish link" and "support_link" to the plugin meta row
* Code Reformatting to better match current WordPress Coding Standards
* Extracted code to create `plugin_data` method
* Moved BNSFC Plugin Meta function into main class of plugin
* Raised required version to WordPress 3.6
* Updates to the `readme.txt` documentation
I have been looking for something that would make keeping my theme pages a bit easier to keep up to date when I came across a little code snippet in the WordPress Theme Reviewers Mailing List … one thing lead to another and the BNS Theme Details plugin was born.
Please feel free to read a bit more about it on its page here, or better yet download it from the WordPress Plugin repository here.
You are also welcome to review/fork/watch/star the GitHub repository for BNS Theme Details as well.
It has been a great ride that last several months but also an extremely busy one. This has made me take a hard look at my WordPress Themes and WordPress Plugins to see how I should be going forward into 2014 with them.
Under the BNS banner there are currently six (6) themes and 16 plugins that can be found in their respective WordPress repositories. Each of those have been reviewed and recently updated over the last couple of months; and, in those reviews I have found most have reached a point of maturity where there is not a lot more to do with them as is.
I have been seeing only general maintenance and core upkeep as their overall requirements with few if any "bugs" ever being reported. That being the case these themes and plugins will be going into a "maintenance" mode unless, of course, something significant is brought to my attention or a really great idea is presented to enhance one or more of these works. I plan to adjust my review/update schedule from every three to four months to more along the lines of every six to eight months.
I do have some interesting plugin ideas in the beginning stages, more drawing board than code at the moment, that I plan to explore further this year.
I will also be shifting my entire theme enhancement focus over to my latest theme Opus Primus which carries its own banner and is built entirely on its own roots as a framework.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank each and every user of my themes and plugins and assure them I am not going anywhere.
Also to note, as the Lead Happiness Engineer – NextGEN Gallery at Photocrati Media, I plan to start looking at integration of NextGEN Gallery functionality and related presentation features into all of my themes.
Senior Technical Support Specialist; WordPress Junkie, Developer, Designer; Chess Enthusiast; Guitar player; Photographer … I am Cais


text:
Bake the Book: Grilled Fig Sundaes with Balsamic "Fudge"
Get the Recipe
When the peaches and plums in the market start to dwindle and apples begin flooding the tables of your local markets, figs are there to help ease the transition between summer and fall. They have the same fleeting seasonality of summer fruit, but are around to comfort us as the weather grows cool.
These Grilled Fig Sundaes with Balsamic "Fudge" from Jennie Schacht's Farmers' Market Desserts are a perfect transitional dessert. Shades of summer are represented though scoops of ice cream and burstingly sweet figs that are grilled, preferably before the grill is retired for the season. Fall come through with the rosemary skewers that the figs are threaded onto and deeply sweet and sour balsamic "fudge" sauce made from vinegar reduced with red wine and sugar. The dish is finished with a sprinkle of sea salt and cracked black pepper, savory elements that tie together the sweet and tart notes of this gorgeous early fall sundae.
Get the Recipe
Grilled Fig Sundaes with Balsamic "Fudge" »
As always with our Bake the Book feature, we have five (5) copies of 'Farmers' Market Desserts' to give away.
All products linked here have been independently selected by our editors. We may earn a commission on purchases, as described in our affiliate policy.


text:
The Wall Street Journal(redirected from Wall St. Journal)
The Wall Street Journal
A major newspaper in the United States. While it covers all news, it is particularly well known for its coverage of financial markets, stocks, business and similar issues. Its editorial page is commonly considered to have a conservative viewpoint. It was founded in 1889 and was purchased by News Corp (which bought its parent company, Dow Jones) in 2007.


text:
A version of this post appeared on the blog jbriski.wordpress.com. The views expressed are the author's own.
A delegation of three Carabineros de Chile – Inspector General Samuel Cabezas, Colonel Juan Carlos Castro, and Lieutenant Colonel Sergio Alarcón – arrived in Honduras on Sunday. They will remain in Honduras for a week, visiting training centers and consulting with top officials of the Honduran national police force, members of Parliament, and Honduran President Porfirio Lobo.
La Prensa reports that the Congress of Honduras has proposed an initiative to create a similar police unit (in Spanish), la Policía de Carabineros de Honduras. While los Carabineros de Honduras would not replace the current police force, it could help strengthen the fight against crime in the murder capital of the world.
Upon their return to Chile, the delegation will prepare a report for President Lobo, detailing their observations and providing policy recommendations. This is an important step in the on-going process of cleaning up the Honduran police force as part of a more comprehensive plan to help promote security and stability, which is discussed more thoroughly by Christopher Looft at InSight Crime.
Of all of the national police forces in Latin America, los Carabineros de Chile are probably the best choice for this mission. They aren't perfect (what group comprised of human beings is?), but los Carabineros are well known for beating the stereotypes of Latin America. Many people from Chile consider los Carabineros to be incorruptibles, or impossible to corrupt, because los Carabineros are adamant about enforcing the rule of law.
For instance, bribing los Carabineros is almost unheard of in Chile, in part because the general perception is that you would be arrested immediately. A 2008 report by AmericasBarometer Insights at Vanderbilt University, "Corruption Victimization by the Police", indicated Chile had the lowest level of police corruption in Latin America.
A more recent report by the Vanderbilt team, "The Political Culture of Democracy in Chile, 2010″ (in Spanish), states that, at the time of the study, los Carabineros were one of the most trusted institutions in Chile.
In contrast, Elyssa Pachico reports for InSight Crime on popular perception of police corruption in Honduras. "According to one poll by the Central American University, over two-thirds of Hondurans believe the police are corrupt, and 77 percent percent blame President Porfirio Lobo for the current crisis," Pachico writes.
It's worth noting that los Carabineros de Chile have been criticized recently for several incidents of police brutality related to the various popular protests. They have lost a measure of public trust and respect for their use of force in shutting down protesters – including the death of a protester in August 2011.
While police brutality (defined here as undue or unprovoked violence toward citizens) is never justifiable, it's important to keep things in perspective. Edward Fox explains the unique dynamics that define the Honduran challenge.
"In both Brazil and Honduras, the police are deeply embedded in the very criminal structures they are tasked with dismantling," Mr. Fox writes. "But while Brazil has taken on a hugely ambitious (and to some degree, successful) project at police reform, Honduras is smaller, poorer, more politically troubled, and far more important as a transit country for the shipment of cocaine. All this will make police reform in Honduras a far more difficult task."
The specific areas in which los Carabineros de Chile will be advising President Lobo include drug trafficking, organized crime, extortion, killings, kidnappings, and car theft. Despite the previously mentioned critiques, los Carabineros de Chile are a good choice to help Honduras in these areas.
Because at this point, police handling of popular protests would probably be the least of Honduras' worries.
--- Jackie Briski is a Latin Americanist and author of the blog cuando asi no sea.
Get daily or weekly updates from CSMonitor.com delivered to your inbox. Sign up today.


text:
7675M Winchester 70 Short Action Rail
?Ounces are pounds, Pounds are pain? The credo of the backcountry hunter.? When tired legs are the only mode of transportation. When the air feels thin, and feet feel heavy. When months of preparation, training and sleepless nights thinking about the upcoming hunt culminate into a single moment, placing the crosshair where it needs to be for the perfect shot. Warne Mountain Tech is the ultimate lightweight precision scope mounting system. Don?t leave your dream hunt to chance. When every ounce matters, and every shot counts, Warne Mountain Tech are the scope mounts you can depend on.
- Precision CNC machined from 7075/T6 aluminum for a high strength & lightweight platform
- Mil-Spec hardcoat anodized finish for abrasion and corrosion resistance.
- Bases feature black zinc coated hardware for "Element Proof" protection.
- Self centering tapered T-15 Torx screws.
- Fits Picatinny & Weaver style mounts and are NATO-STANAG compatible.
- Visually inspect your firearm's receiver for burrs around the screw holes and remove if necessary.
- Remove all oil and grease from the holes in the receiver, the base screws and contact surfaces.
- Place the scope mount base(s) on the receiver. Check for proper fit and alignment.
- Using a T-15 wrench (supplied with WARNE rings) loosely install the supplied Torx 15 screws.
- Firmly tighten screws.* WARNE recommends 25 in/lb torque.


text:
As a rule, buying flight tickets from Ankara to Almaty expends a lot. Using our service of searching for cheap flight tickets, you will be able to save a significant sum of money! We will help tip to buy flight tickets from Ankara to Almaty at the most favorable prices.
Out service helps you to find tickets from Ankara to Almaty in the most reliable travel agencies and booking systems, including all the airline companies. We don't sell tickets and don't do any surcharges, we just find the best offers - you choose yourself where you want to buy flight tickets Ankara - Almaty at the best price!
We also recommend you to look through the prices for return tickets from Almaty to Ankara.
Flight Ankara - AlmatyThe distance between the airports in Ankara and Almaty is about 3641km.
Approximate travel time 4 hour 47 minutes (excluding stops).
Airfares found by our users in the past 24 hoursThe cheapest flight from Ankara to Almaty is $507 on Turkish Airlines, departing on 14.08.2020 and returning on 22.08.2020.
The price for these dates could change. Use search to get the best price.
|Departure date
|Return date
|Turkish Airlines
|from $507
|Turkish Airlines
|from $745
|Air Fiji
|from $1 417
|Air Fiji
|from $1 470
The price which were found by our clients for the latest several days. Given ticket prices could change. It's connected with the presence of flight tickets while booking.


text:
Jump to content
The West of England is a leading mutual marine insurer providing its worldwide membership of shipowners, charterers and operators with liability insurance and related services. It also safeguards and promotes its Members' interests in many other areas of their business.
Welcome to the West of England's WestNet facility which is accessible if you are a registered Member or broker. In addition to requesting analyses directly from your regular contacts at the Club, this facility now enables you to view and analyse claims and premium information relating to your own entry in the Club on-line at your convenience.
The information can be downloaded in Excel format allowing you to analyse it in greater depth or in Acrobat PDF format allowing you to print it easily.
Help links are available throughout the facility and should you have any questions or suggestions please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com
Disclaimer - The materials contained on this website have been prepared by West of England for information purposes only. Whilst every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the materials, we accept no responsibility for loss or damage which may arise from reliance on information contained on this website.
Password Reminder
If you are a West of England Member or broker and would like to access WestNet then please click the button below to proceed with your registration.
If you would like more information about WestNet then please discuss this with your
normal contact at the Club.
Back to top


text:
How you can Unlock your Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G SGH-T699 to work on other GSM Networks
CellUnlock.net*is proud to announce that we can unlock*the Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G SGH-T699. Unlocking your Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G SGH-T699 is as simple as entering the 8 digit unlock code we provide you. Once your order is placed, we will email you with the Network Control Key. All codes come from the manufacturer and are 100% Genuine and guaranteed to work. This 8 digit Unlock Code will permanently unlock your Galaxy S Relay 4G SGH-T699 Phones Network to be used on other GSM Networks. Codes are emailed the same day and are*Guaranteed 100% to Unlock *your Galaxy S Relay 4G SGH-T699.
Once Unlocked you will be able to use your Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G SGH-T699 on other GSM Networks. We can unlock any Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G SGH-T699 regardless of the carrier it is locked to.
Unlocking available for AT&T, T-Mobile, Rogers, Bell, Telus, Telus & more.
After Unlocking the Galaxy S Relay 4G SGH-T699 it can operate on other GSM networks which support the following bands:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
This is a*PERMANENT*Unlock. You will be able to upgrade your firmware as usual and your phone phone will always stay unlocked.
Unlocking is so simple and easy thanks to*CellUnlock.net, simply enter the 8 digit unlock code we provide you with and unlock your phone instantly.
Once you place your order, we will send you via email:
1. Your phone's unique 8 Digit Unlock code (Network Control Key) for Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G SGH-T699.
2. Easy step by step instructions on how to unlock your Galaxy S Relay 4G SGH-T699 with the code provided.
We will need your phone's 15-17 Digit IMEI in order to get your unlock code. You can get your imei by typing *#06# on your phone.
Once you receive your Unlock Code from us by email, simply follow the instructions below and your phone will be free to use on any GSM network.
Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G SGH-T699 Unlocking Instructions:
1. Insert a non allowed sim card
2. Phone will ask for a Network Control Key
3. Enter the unlock code (Network code) that was emailed to you
4. Phone is unlocked!
* Some models may require a service provider code (sp code)
Unlocking your Galaxy S Relay 4G SGH-T699 by Samsung has never been easier!
*Unlock T-Mobile USA Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G Remotely by Code
Reasons to Unlock your Samsung Remotely by Code with*CellUnlock.net:
* Warranty will not be voided
* No need to send your phone away.
* The resell value of the Samsung device will increase significantly as it is available to more carriers such as At&t, T-Mobile, Fido, Rogers, Bell, Telus etc..
* Easily switch between simcard, using the same phone.
* Unlock your phone from the comfort of your own home.
* Very easy, no technical experience necessary.
* No complicated software, or cable.
* There is absolutely no risk of damaging your Phone by unlocking it.
* The phone is permanently unlocked, even after updates.
* 100% Guaranteed, if we cannot get you your unlock code we will refund you no questions asked.
* If you are traveling, buy a local simcard and save on roaming fees
The Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G SGH-T699 features:
This close cousin of the Blaze adds a slide-out text keyboard, bu is otherwise similar. Key features of this Android phone include fast data, NFC, memory card slot, 5-megapixel camera, and front camera for video chat. The phone also comes with 50GB of DropBox cloud storage free for two years.
CellUnlock.net Team|www.cellunlock.net
Your #1 Source to Unlock your Phone Remotely by Code!
Unlock iPhone, Blackberry, Samsung, HTC and More Remotely 100% Guaranteed & Lowest Price Guaranteed!
Use coupon crackb50 and get 50% Discount on Most of our Unlocking Services!
Follow us on Twitter!
Follow us on Facebook!


text:
Taylor Swift's 'Speak Now' Has Now Sold 5 Million Copies
Even for one of the biggest stars in the music business, Taylor Swift is having a heck of a year, including a sold-out tour with a series of celebrity guests and a pair of new Guinness World Records.
But as Taylor discovered last weekend, in a surprise ceremony hosted by her label, she isn't finished collecting accolades in 2011.
It all happened backstage in the VIP lounge before one of Swift's Nashville shows last weekend. Country Aircheck's Lon Helton got things started when he stepped up to the microphone to announce that only six of the last number one singles on the country charts were credited to a solo writer — and Swift has two of them, with 'Our Song' and 'Should've Said No.'
But the biggest news of the night came courtesy of Big Machine Label Group head Scott Borchetta, who stood before the crowd to announce, "We do have something else to celebrate this evening. As of this week, 'Speak Now' has sold five million copies worldwide."
That's an impressive number, especially during the digital era, and the crowd's response was appropriately enthusiastic — as was Swift, who said, "The fact that it went out into the world and sold five million copies is kind of unreal. I can't really wrap my mind around it yet. That's so many!"
[The Boot]


text:
Access the Best of PDX
Off I-205 and I-84, with free shuttle service to Portland International Airport
Enjoy the comfort and amenities of our Ramada Portland Airport hotel during your next trip to the Rose City. Located in the center of the business district and near Portland International Airport (PDX) , our Portland location places you within reach of great restaurants, top sites, and downtown Portland. We are pleased to offer free 24-hour airport shuttle service to and from the airport. Long term parking is available for a nominal fee. Please contact hotel for details.


text:
Memory Capactity
Dimensions (mm)
Length: 55.23
Width: 22.18
Depth: 2.82
Delivery Time
7-10 working days from artwork approval
Branding Options
Printed or engraved both sides
Packing Options
- Bulk (Poly Bag)
We can preload your USB with any data that you supply ( Presentations, Product Catalogues etc.). This kind of service is ideal for marketing or for sales backup tool. A large number of out clients preload their Branded USB Flash Drives with sales, advertising or PowerPoint Materials. You can have them have them LOCKED or UNLOCKED, you choose
We can help you to protect your preloaded data from deletion by the users. There will be 2 zones on the flash drive memory, one is for the read-only zone and another one for standard Read & Write zone.
When the user will plug the USB into a computer USB port, 2 drive icons will appear, one for each zone for ease of use. You cannot UNLOCKED LOCKED for ease of use
Our products support the 'AutoRun' function. This feature will launch your preloaded data automatically when the user plug's the USB Flash Drive Stick into a computer. PLEASE note that many virus software programmes do not allow "auto run."
We can supply a wide range of different colours for our USB Flash Drive Sticks products.We offer a Pantone Match service, so you can Pantone Match the shell of the USB stick to one of the primary colours from your logo.
Pantone matching is very popular to keep within brand guidelines


text:
How to Create a Neighborhood Day Camp With Your Kids
Do your kids get bored easily over the summer?
Looking for an exciting summer program to get them outside playing and away from the electronics?
Here's a solution: start a week-long neighborhood day camp.
Create a camp with your kids and get other local families involved, and everyone will have an amazing summer adventure!
In this article I'll show you how you and your kids can start a neighborhood summer camp filled with fun, educational and creative activities.
Why Start a Summer Camp?
Happy kids greet the summer with massive anticipation. Parents, on the other hand, have to scramble to find appropriate and affordable activities to keep their kids active and entertained throughout the summer.
Summer camp is a great opportunity for kids to bond with their peers in activities different than those during the school year.
Instead of sending your kids away to camp, work with them to create your own day camp that everyone can enjoy. Even your littlest kids can contribute. Then recruit other local families to give their input and help out.


text:
News from the world of Maths
There are many theories in particle physics that cannot be tested in experiments. Does this make it unscientific? This debate, featuring one of our favourite theoretical physicists, David Tong, explores the question.
If you roll a parabola along a straight line then the shape its focus traces out as it goes is ... a catenary!
Why do diamonds sparkle? Where is the 4th dimension in Dali's paintings? Find out the answer to these and 98 other questions about maths and art at John Barrow's talk to launch his new book.
Our image of the week is all about chemistry!
Why does a long pole help balance?
The complex maths of weather and climate.
Happy tenth birthday to Maths Inspiration – the fantastic project that has delivered interactive maths shows to over 100,000 teenagers!
How maths helps us understand and fight infectious diseases.


text:
CCA Pink Night to benefit cancer treatment centers
TIFFIN– On Sept. 30, the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Clipper football team will host a special fundraiser, Pink Out 2011, to benefit local cancer clinics.
Actor and CCA alumnus Ashton Kutcher donated pink jerseys for the CCA football team for that night's game. Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase game jerseys during a silent auction held that night. Kutcher and his wife, actress Demi Moore, also autographed jerseys that will be part of the auction.
T-shirts with a Pink Out 2011 logo will be available for $10 during a pre-sale before the game, as well as on game night. To sponsor the shirts, contact Coach Walls at 330-2827 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
In addition, there will be a team fundraising "Tackle the Cure" competition. To register a team, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or leave a message at 319-626-6342 to receive an information packet.
All proceeds will be divided equally between UIHC's Holden Cancer Clinic and the Mercy Iowa City Cancer Center.


text:
|Everest Boutique Hotel stands in an ideal location.
If you are looking for a quiet environment in the heart of the city, our hotel is the place to be.
It is a 4 storied boutique hotel in Sukhumvit Soi 18 and has a total
of 15 rooms comprising of Superior and Deluxe Rooms. It has 24/7
reception and a bar on its ground floor. We assure you the comfort
and security you deserve. It has 24/7 reception and a bar on its
ground floor.
The hotel is also only a 10 minute walk from Asoke BTS and MRT which links it to other places of the city. At the same distance lies Terminal 21, one of Bangkok's fun malls where each floor is themed to recreate world famous cities. Around a 15 minute walk distance, you can also explore night life at Soi Cow Boy which is a street, lighted by flashing neon lights comprising of bars and discotheques.
Located 2 Sois away at Asoke Montri lies Bang Kamthieng House Museum which will give you a insight into Thailand's traditional rural life.
|Superior Room
The Superior Rooms at Everest Boutique Hotel are perfectly cozy and comfortable for two. It features a well functioning Air-conditioning, LED satellite cable TV, a mini-refrigerator, safety box, hair dryer and an attached toilet with shower and toiletries. It offers complimentary coffee and bottled water daily to our guests.
|Deluxe Smoking Room
The Deluxe Smoking Rooms at the Everest Boutique Hotel are comparatively bigger in size. It has an attached bathroom with bathtub and shower and free toiletries. It also features a LED satellite cable TV, a safety box, mini-refrigerator, an Air-Conditioning, hairdryer and mini-bar. In addition, it has access to a private small balcony.
Deluxe Non-Smoking Room
The Deluxe Non-Smoking Rooms are perfect for people who are non-smokers. With all the basic amenities present, you are sure to love the modest Deluxe Non-Smoking Rooms at Everest Boutique that features a bathtub with shower, mini-refrigerator, LED TV, a safety-box, hairdryer and mini-bar. It is also fitted with smoke detectors.
|Hair Dryer
|IDD Telephone
|Other Amenities
|Since it is a 10 minute walk from the train stations, you can exit at Asoke BTS station or MRT Sukhumvit Station, take the sky link to Exchange Tower and walk towards Soi 18. If you come by a taxi, you can directly be dropped at Sukhumvit Soi 18 lane.


text:
Dear Santa: Doc lists sports fans' must-haves
Surely you know some people who finish all their Christmas shopping by August. If you happen to be one of those people, this column is for entertainment purposes only. If you happen not to be one of them and are just now beginning to muse about what gifts to purchase, read the following carefully (and quickly).
If you haven't read Grantland, do so immediately. Bill Simmons, ESPN's Page 2 guy, has created a beautiful, entertaining, succinct, and insightful sports web magazine that is as unlike ESPN.com as a sports website can get. Grantland's writing is definitely worthy of slick paper and a cool cover.
McSweeney's, Dave Egger's literary journal, has taken up the cause. The Grantland Quarterly is available for $48 annually and features "the best sports writing from the website, delivered in a full-color book featuring original artwork and a host of print exclusives— including original fiction, new writing from editor-in-chief Bill Simmons, posters and pull-out sections, old-school baseball cards and mini-booklets." The Grantland Quarterly is to discerning sports enthusiasts what a "Spanish Cheese-of-the-Month-Club" membership is to foodies. How often does one get to be a Christmas hero for $48? http://www.mcsweeneys.net/grantland
From the superb to the weird, consider the "Go Plate Reusable Food & Beverage Holder." For one dollar more than The Grantland Quarterly, you can buy 42 plastic party plates that fit right over your beer bottle or solo cup. Why risk losing your drink when you can set your plate on top of it?
The Go Plate is recyclable and dishwasher safe: how can you go wrong? If there's one thing a sports fan wants more than to keep track of his beer at a tailgate, it's lugging home a trash-bag full of nacho cheese- and wing sauce-covered plastic plates he can throw in the dishwasher. At Amazon.com.
Also at Amazon for a mere pittance ($64.67) is the Lawn Stryper, a gadget that conveniently attaches to a push mower and makes adding big-league patterns to a lawn quick and easy. The Lawn Stryper weighs only six pounds and comes with a pattern book– but unfortunately not with the 16-20 pounds of sand (at Southern States probably about $4 for a 25lb bag) you'll need to add in order to bend the grass. Additional costs may include new wheels and axles for your mower (20 lbs of sand creates a lot of stress), and who knows how much money to re-sod your yard in fescue and not Zoysia or Bermuda or any other warm-weather grass we use in the South.
Impractical? Maybe. But the Lawn Stryper is a cool idea for folks looking for a way to spend their weekends after football season.
And finally, boxing fans might appreciate, though it would be terribly cost-prohibitive, the belt that hometown boy Lamont Peterson won from Amir Khan on December 10. In lieu of that, a little creativity and ingenuity will secure the perfect, albeit late, gift. Beginning December 26 (Boxing Day, appropriately), HBO begins four nights of "Boxing's Best of 2011." It's just possible you'll be able to record these fights, including Pascal v. Hopkins and Pacquiao v. Marquez, on DVD. It won't be easy, and you should definitely practice first, but with the right DVR and the right DVD recorder, you should be able to make a boxing fan's Christmas dreams come true– almost. (Where art thou, Mayweather?)
Happy shopping and happy holidays, everyone.
Juanita lives on a farm in Charlotte County with her husband, son, and many dogs.


text:
MTB mini pump. Integrated valve connector. Dual head
Copyright © 2007 - 2020 John Smith & Son
We use cookies to provide you with a better service. By continuing to browse the site you consent to our use of cookies.Click Continue to close this notice or read more about our cookies and how to manage them.


text:
Lake Winnipesaukee's 'ice-in' was a little behind schedule, may be melting again
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) � Even with the recent low temperatures in New Hampshire, "ice-in" at Lake Winnipesaukee is a little behind schedule.
Emerson Aviation, which has the task of deciding when the entire lake freezes over for the first time during the winter, made the determination on a Tuesday morning flight.
Conditions were helped by recent freezing temperatures over the past week. However, some melting was expected Wednesday, due to higher-than-normal temperatures.
Dave Emerson of Emerson Aviation tells The Citizen (http://bit.ly/WBuELO) that Tuesday's declaration was a few days behind schedule.
Reports show there has been only one year in the record books when the lake did not totally freeze over, in 2001.
Information from: Citizen, http://www.citizen.com


text:
The above photo comes from reader Brando, who spotted this gentlemen escaping the boredom of a Reds-Braves game with a few rounds of Solitaire.
And here we have a kindred spirit, spotted by reader Ed at a Yankees-Orioles game:
I didn't even know people still played Solitaire. Someone needs to tell these two about Candy Crush.
Previously: Bored Baseball Fans Play Baseball Video Games At Baseball Game
G/O Media may get a commission


text:
After Rain is great escape the room game by Tomatea. You have to solve some clues, find key and go out. Have fun.
Online escape games with walkthrough for you. There are unlimited free escape the room games. Play best point and click games, house escape and mystery escape game. New and popular room escape games to our site is loaded everyday. Enjoy. Total online games: 900+. If you want to play online escape games. Stay with us.


text:
I know it's a tad early for new year predictions but I'm going to beat the rush and make mine now: 2012 will be the year of mobile malware.
That's an easy prediction to make, because if you look at the numbers 2011 was really the year of mobile malware, but only a handful of people have been paying close attention. Next year you won't be able to avoid hearing about it, and if you carry anything remotely "smart" in your pocket – and you don't carry adequate "protection, as we used to say in high school -- you may become a victim of it.
(See also "Mobile Malware Reality Check.")
The latest figures from Juniper Networks bear this out. According to the Juniper Global Threat Center blog, the number of malware-laden apps available for Android devices jumped 472 percent since July. That's right – there are nearly five times as many nasties available for the Android platform as there were just five months ago.
What does that mean in real numbers? I asked Dan Hoffman, chief mobile security evangelist for Juniper. He declined to put an exact number on the amount of Android malware, but he did say bad apps number in the "tens of thousands" and that 5 to 6 percent of the mobile devices that Juniper monitors have been infected.
The biggest threat to Android users may be "pirated" apps, says Hoffman – programs that look and feel like a legitimate software package but contain a malware payload. For example, a piece of malware masquerading as the Opera Mini Browser appeared in the Android market last month. The PowerAMP media player is another app that recently got pirated, notes Juniper.
Those two bogus apps were distributed via third-party app stores – notorious snakepits for nasty apps. But even the main Android Market is vulnerable, says Hoffman, thanks to Google's hands-off app approval policy. Because the apps aren't fully vetted, the Android market is low-hanging fruit for cyber thieves – a notoriously lazy bunch.
As you can see in this wicked cool infographic created by Juniper, the malware falls largely into two categories: SMS Trojans, which install apps that send bogus text messages to numbers owned by the malware authors (or their business partners) and charge you $2 to $3 per text; and outright spyware that can paw through your e-mail, read your texts, and otherwise capture the personal or business information you have stored on the phone.
(Also: I predict 2012 will be the year of the wicked cool infographic. Pass it on.)
It gets worse. At this point in time the mobile anti-malware market is desperately playing catch up to the criminals. There are a ton of free apps in the Android store that claim to protect your device, for example, but unfortunately they're worth exactly what you paid for them (PDF), according to AV-Test.org, a well-respected testing lab in Germany. Commercial (ie, paid) products fare better, says lab director Andreas Marx, though AV-Test has not yet released results for those.
(Memo to Apple fanboys: Before you get too smug, read this. Last week, noted security researcher Charlie Miller managed to sneak a malware laden app past the App Store mandarins, just to prove he could. Miller's fake stock ticker, titled "Instastock," was approved for sale last September. Once installed, it phoned home to Miller's server and downloaded a harmless file. A malware author could have easily done the same thing, only downloading malicious code instead.
Miller's reward for showing Apple that it, too, is vulnerable? They kicked him out of the app developers program. Nice going, guys.)
Hoffman says Juniper has just struck a deal with AT&T, which plans to offer the company's Junos Pulse security app to its mobile customers.
His advice: Treat security on your mobile device the way you do with your desktop or laptop: Pony up some cash for a real security program, and be very wary of what you download to your device and where it comes from.
"I recommend always going to the vendor's Web site and following the download link from there," he says. "Read reviews for the app that are published outside the app's page in the market. That may cost you an extra three or four minutes per download, but it's well worth it."
Got a question about social media? TY4NS blogger Dan Tynan may have the answer (and if not, he'll make something up). Visit his snarky, occasionally NSFW blog eSarcasm or follow him on Twitter: @tynan on tech. For the latest IT news, analysis, and how-to's, follow ITworld on Twitter and Facebook.
This story, "Mobile Malware Epidemic Looms" was originally published by ITworld.


text:
Your shopping cart is empty!
Delivery 7 Working Days.
Free Delivery In All Over Pakistan.
Your Order Or Call us and Whats App 0332-214-8016...
Delivery 7 Working Days.Free Delivery In All Over Pakistan.
Your Order Or Call us and Whats App 0332-214-8016...
HighlightsExcellent Value For MoneyHigh Quality ProductPack of 2 New Daniel Wellington WatchesUnisexPerfect GiftStylish and Good LookingNice MaterialGreat MotorDelivery 7 Working Days.Free Delivery In..
Highlights: - Style: Sport - Dial Material Type: Resin - Dial Window Material Type: Resin - Feature: Water Resistant - Band Material ..
HighlightsHigh Quality CopyBrilliant designStylish lookChain strapAvailable color: WhiteExcellent value for moneyDelivery 7 Working Days.
Your Order Or Call us and Whats App 0332-214-801..
Highlights:- 100% New and high quality- Luxury design women's wrist watch- 100% brand new- Quartz movement watch - Watch face size: 3.2cm*3.2cm approx- Watch face material: glass- Watch dial mate..
HighlightsBrand: RolexHigh Quality CopyBrilliant designStylish lookChronograph does not workEmbossed with diamontesChain strapAvailable color: GoldenExcellent value for moneyDelivery 7 Working Days.Fr..


text:
Department of Agriculture
- How will this help New Jersey?How will this help New Jersey?The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will provide much-needed funding and assistance to programs that impact agriculture and agriculture-related businesses and issues, helping the State to meet the needs of residents and businesses hard hit by the economic downturn.
- How much of this funding will come to New Jersey?How much of this funding will come to New Jersey?The ARRA language, and in some instances language from other federal laws, will govern how much of this funding and assistance can come to projects, businesses, or individuals in New Jersey. Among the areas targeted are:
The Commodity Assistance Program will provide funds for additional emergency commodities such as meat, fruits, vegetables, pasta, and cheese. This effort is intended to meet the increased demand for emergency food assistance caused by the financial crisis. Only community feeding organizations that currently operate under the auspices of the NJDA's Division of Food and Nutrition will be eligible to receive the supplemental commodities assistance
An additional $100 million dollars will be available nationally to school district food service providers to purchase equipment, with priority to be given to schools where not less than 50 percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The grants will be competitively awarded. School districts whose feeding programs currently meet the NJDA Division of Food and Nutrition's guidelines, as well as the ARRA's guidelines on the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunches, will be eligible to seek the equipment grants through the NJDA. Details on how to apply are pending guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Loan guarantees through the Temporary Program for Rapid Deployment of Renewable Energy and Electric Power Transmission Projects section of the ARRA will provide $6 billion nationwide for projects that produce power or biofuels. New Jersey's share of that money will depend on which projects from the state are chosen and the amounts of loan guarantees sought. In general, these will help farmers and other businesses seeking to generate power or create advanced biofuels using renewable methods that could include non-food crops grown by New Jersey farmers specifically for energy uses. Businesses or individuals pursuing renewable energy power generation and transmission projects - as well as leading-edge biofuels projects at the pilot or demonstration scale that substantially reduce life-cycle greenhouse emissions compared to other fuels - will be eligible to seek loan guarantees for those projects
The ARRA makes available additional assistance to finfish aquaculture producers whose feed costs have substantially risen above the previous five-year average. New Jersey has nine such producers who could be eligible for this funding through the NJDA, with amounts determined by the percentage increase of feed costs. Nationwide, $50 million will be made available through this program. The funding for New Jersey producers will be passed through the NJDA using a USDA formula
Watershed and Flood Prevention, and Watershed Rehabilitation projects are identified to receive $290 million and $50 million, respectively, nationwide. Only watershed or dam-repair projects already on the existing list of projects through the National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) will be eligible for those funds, with specific projects and amounts determined by NRCS.
- Will there be reporting requirements?Will there be reporting requirements?Each type of funding and assistance will require varying levels and types of reporting, including assurances of paying the prevailing wage (in the case of the renewable energy loan guarantees), documentation of increased feed costs (aquaculture assistance) and records of the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-priced meals (for the school feeding equipment grants).


text:
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have released their official engagement photos.
The images were released Thursday after being taken by Alex Lubomirski earlier in the week at Frogmore House in Windsor.
Harry and Markle, an American actress, announced their engagement in November and are set to be married on May 19 at Windsor Castle.
U.S. & World
The two engagement photos show the engagement ring Harry designed. It has three diamonds, including two that belonged to his mother, Princess Diana.
[NATL-ARCHIVED] Royal Family Photos
"It was an incredible honour to be asked to document this wonderful event, but also a great privilege to be invited to share and be a witness to this young couple's love for one another," Lubomirski said in a statement released by Kensington Palace. "I cannot help but smile when I look at the photos that we took of them, such was their happiness together."
This week, the couple joined the royal family for their annual pre-Christmas luncheon at Buckingham Palace.
Markle is also expected to spend Christmas with the royal family at Sandringham, a Palace spokesperson confirmed.


text:
Discover Indiana's best cable and internet deals.Tap to call.
Call Direct Cable to find the best cable or satellite TV and internet service providers in The Hoosier State. With so many cable and internet providers across Indiana varying in price, service and quality, the options alone can be overwhelming.
Direct Cable knows you are working on a budget and we help you maximize your savings. With multiple providers serving your local area, the only way to find the best deals for your specific address is to call Direct Cable and put our professional, friendly staff to work for you