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As a wise being once said, "Size matters not." The MagniFi Mini looks like a typical Bluetooth speaker, albeit one with a small wireless subwoofer. But if you were to listen to Polk's MagniFi Mini without seeing it, you'd imagine you're hearing a 42-inch soundbar with a full-sized subwoofer. Polk plays with your head in a good way with this mini soundbar, which is one of the best soundbars and best Google Home compatible devices for small spaces but delivers sound big enough for any need, all at a reasonable price.
At 13.4 x 4.3 x 3.1 inches, the MagniFi Mini is slightly larger than the 8.8 x 4.7 x 2.2-inch $370 Creative iRoar (a Bluetooth speaker that also has some soundbar skills thanks to its digital optical audio connection) and smaller than the 14.8 x 4.8 x 3.3-inch $200 JBL Boost TV.
Inch for inch, it packs a lot into a small space. It includes two 0.5-inch tweeters and four 2.25-inch drivers; by comparison the JBL Boost TV has just two 2-inch drivers. The MagniFi Mini also includes a 14.5 x 14.4 x 7.4-inch wireless subwoofer — a key component of the system's big sound. Creative sells a separate $150 subwoofer for the iRoar, while the Boost TV doesn't support a subwoofer.
The MagniFi Mini offers several ways to connect, both wired and wireless. It has one HDMI input, which requires an HDMI ARC (audio return channel) connection, and a digital optical audio input. Both of those support 5.1 audio. It also has a 3.5mm analog input as well as an Ethernet port to connect to your network. For wireless music playback, you can choose Bluetooth audio or Google Cast over Wi-Fi.
The remote includes the essential functions, such as power and volume, as well as buttons to switch among sound modes and inputs. Alternatively, you may be able to program your existing remote to control it. There are also controls on top of the speaker.
The Mini lacks an onscreen display or even a mobile to help with set up and use. Instead it opts for combinations of lights on the front to show when a mode is engaged, such as Movie or Music. Deciphering the light combination requires a glance at the instruction manual — a downside to an otherwise well-designed speaker.
The MagniFi Mini impresses with both movies and music. For many people, it could be the sole music system in an apartment or bedroom.
Sound is spread wide, making movie and TV scenes more encompassing. The dialogue in such shows as Gilmore Girls sounded clear and resonant. The subwoofer delivered satisfying rumbles during explosions and laser shots in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The system handled the complex layers of The Get Down Brothers' raps over DJ Shaolin Fantastics grooves in the finale of The Get Down — a scene that many soundbars struggle with.
Few soundbars do well on music and movies, but the MagniFi Mini offers some of the best audio from a small speaker that I've heard. The Weeknd's vocals on "Starboy" were full and clear above a rumbling bass line, and Lady Gaga's voice soared above the piano chords on "Millions Reasons."
Much of the depth and resonance is due to the subwoofer, which few Bluetooth speakers include. The unit's main flaw was a harsh treble tone that made the piano on Steely Dan's "Aja" and Miles Davis's trumpet on "Summertime" sound too bright.
For a small soundbar, the unit cranks: I measured 90 decibels at 10 feet—plenty to fill the medium-sized room. The Creative iRoar maxed out at 85 decibels from the same distance.
Because the MagniFi Mini only requires a single connection to the TV, I had the unit set up in minutes. I used the digital optical cable to connect to my TV since the HDMI ARC input was in use. It also paired quickly via Bluetooth and Google Cast using the Google Home app.
The wireless subwoofer came paired with the soundbar and connected automatically when I turned it on for the first time.
There are limited tweaks you can make to the output, but they do help customize the sound. You increase the voice and bass levels, or switch sound modes between Movies, Sports and Music. The unit would benefit from a mobile app with more features, like the iRoar offers.
Bottom Line
The mini soundbar, a relatively new category for home theater speakers, has found its benchmark in the Polk MagniFi Mini. It produces excellent audio for movies, TV and music, and costs just $300 — many of the best sounding Bluetooth speakers cost that much or more, and few full-size soundbars in this price range match its overall performance.
With its versatility, the MagniFi Mini could serve as both a soundbar and the main music speaker in many situations, especially in an apartment. And since it has several inputs, you could connect components like a turntable to make it even more flexible. Don't let the small size of this excellent soundbar size fool you.


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What if we paused right now, and saw everything in this present moment around us (including ourselves), and just appreciated it for what it is, as perfectly enough?
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The Venus de Milo was discovered on this day in 1820, by a farmer digging among the ruins of Milos, the ancient capital city on the Aegean island of the same name. Just as the island itself had for centuries been pulled by the tides of regional power politics, so the statue was immediately caught in a many-sided tug-of-war. The peasant, who had been digging for rocks he could reuse on his farm, was anxious to sell his find quickly; the local Greek authorities wanted a cut of any sale; the ruling Ottoman Turks made a bid based on colonial entitlement; and a French naval officer, who just happened to be digging for antiquities a few yards away from the farmer, hoped to hustle the statue home as a gift to King Louis XVIII — something the nation could offer as a trophy-art rival to the Elgin Marbles, enshrined in the British Museum just a few years earlier. Ready cash and good timing awarded Venus to the French, and but for a few years in safe storage during WWII, she has been a star attraction at the Louvre ever since.
"Trafficking in looted art," say Jason Felch and Ralph Frammalino in Chasing Aphrodite (2011), "is probably the world's second-oldest profession." One documentation for this claim is a piece of Egyptian papyrus from 1100 B.C. describing the trial of men found stealing from the pharaohs' tombs — the papyrus itself now in the British Museum. As indicated by their subtitle, "The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World's Richest Museum," Felch and Frammalino focus their cultural who-stole-it on one institution, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and on the acquisition of another love goddess:
Over four decades, the Getty chased many illicit masterpieces — a bronze athlete, a towering marble youth, a sculpture of savage griffins, a golden funerary wreath. One of those acquisitions — the museum's iconic seven-and-a-half-foot statue of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love — would become a totem for the beguiling beauty of ancient art. The goddess held an allure so strong that a museum risked everything to own her; a nation rose up to demand her return; archaeologists, private investigators, and journalists scoured the globe for her origins; and a curator ruined herself trying to keep her.
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A pulley is a simple machine that makes it easier to lift objects, by requiring less input force. Learn about the mechanical advantage of pulleys, and how to calculate the mechanical advantage, based on the number of rope sections in the pulley system.
Simple machines make our lives easier by allowing us to do tasks with less force. The mechanical advantage is the factor of which a machine multiplies the force put into it. For example, if a simple machine has a mechanical advantage of 3 it means that it made the work you did 3 times easier or you only had to put in 1/3 the force you would have if you didn't have the simple machine.
A pulley is an example of a simple machine that uses ropes around wheels that have a groove in them.
To calculate the mechanical advantage of a pulley you simply have to count the number of rope sections that support whatever object you are lifting (not counting the rope that is attached to the effort). For example, in a one pulley system the MA is 1. In a two pulley system the MA is 2. The more compound the pulley is the easier the load is to lift. If you were lifting a 600kg object with 2 pulleys you would have to use enough effort to pull 300kg to lift the 600kg object! Therefore your mechanical advantage would be 2 (600/300).
MA= load/effort OR number of rope sections
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Evolution of Plasma Cutters
The fabrication industry depends greatly on welding and gas cutting technology. With continuous innovations, this field of applied engineering has made spectacular advancement, both in theory and in technology of application. One such unique advancement is seen in the metal cutting technology. Till recent times metals were cut by conventional gas cutting using acetylene and oxygen. But after the advent of the fourth stage of matter the cutting technology has undergone a revolutionary change.
The Theory Of Plasma Cutting
We all know that there are three stages of matter namely solid, liquid and gas. But when the gas is superheated a fourth stage of matter is found which is known as plasma stage. Heating increases the speed of movement of the molecules and atoms of gas. At one stage the energy forces the molecules and atoms to break apart. We know that inside every atom, electrons orbit round its nucleus in various orbits.
All these happen due to forces of attraction and repulsion as well as centrifugal and centripetal forces among the orbiting electrons and the nucleus. But high input of heat energy destroys this balance, forcing the electrons to furiously move around. The electrons will collide with other electrons and ions creating enormous energy. The plasma cutters employ this theory to revolutionize the metal cutting process.
The invention of plasma cutting technology dates back to the times of World War 2 when it was invented as a faster way of welding the war machines like tanks, aircrafts etc. in the ensuing years, a lot of research has been done on the technique of plasma cutting altering and changing the characteristic properties of plasma jet making it useful under specific conditions.
They altered the operating parameters like gas type, voltage, current, size of the nozzle and current. Because of this now a days there are certain plasma cutters which can easily cut through metal plates of 10 inch thickness. The plasma cutters have periodically lost and regained their charm, but being one of the major technological innovation and having brought so many radical changes in the process of metal cutting it must be studied that's why in many of the international schools of the world the subject of metal joining and cutting is taught with proper emphasis on Plasma cutting technology so that the budding and future technocrats can understand no only the technology but also its relevance and role in changing a process making it so easy over the years.
The first type of plasma cutters invented were very big in assembly and very time consuming when assembled. Known as the conventional plasma cutters they generated plasma jet by conventional "dry" arc constriction technique. The efficiency was not very high and because of its size the usability was limited.
After half a decade of its introduction came the air plasma cutters, which used atmospheric oxygen to provide provided additional energy on an exothermic reaction with the molten work piece. This added energy resulted in 25% increased cutting speeds than before. But because of its inability to cut steel and aluminium these types of plasma cutters lost their usability.
After that came the water injected plasma cutters in which water was injected into the arc radially. It offered a higher degree of arc constriction. 50,000 K of arc temperatures was reached which was more than twice the temperature of the earlier plasma cutters.
After this, plasma cutters were invented which used air as the plasma gas and were operated at low-amp conditions. This is considered as a major turn-around in the market of plasma cutters which increased many folds.
Then came the high density plasma cutters; because of the invention of laser cutters which were proving to be the biggest competitors and threat to plasma cutting technology, there was need to mould plasma cutters in such a way that it can match the precision cutting and quality of laser cutters, thus they invented high density plasma cutters. It was designed ina way that high quality plasma could be produced at 40 to 90 amps, resulting in a squarer cut at high cutting speeds.
As the technology increased and computer took over, the design of plasma cutters was also altered incorporating the computers making the process easy and less cumbersome for the users. Plasma cutters which coupled the plasma cutting technology with the CAM software resulted in the complete automation of the process. These computer aided plasma cutter are very big in size, expensive and used only in industries.
Nowadays, most of the plasma cutters are portable from the standpoint that it can be carried on a truck and taken anywhere. Some of the portable plasma cutters are so light that they can be carried with ease. Units are starting to appear in the market with in-built air compressors that make the whole system mobile and compact.
Safety Tips For Safe Plasma Cutting
Plasma cutting is highly efficient and easy way of welding but it comes with lot of hazards like emission of poisonous gases, UV rays, excessive consumption of electricity, etc. This process requires proper precautions and safety wear to accomplish it in effective manner without any harm or damage. In this article we are discussing few safety factors that you must keep in mind before starting plasma cutting welding.
Fire Hazards
The plasma cutting arc produces sparks and heat especially during the initial piercing of the metal. Therefore, it is important to wear safety glasses to protect your eyes from its hazardous impacts. Moreover, face helmet with safety glasses are required to increase the protection level.
To protect your body from the hot metal and flying sparks you should also wear flame-resistant clothing and gloves. The clothes are made of woven materials like leather, heavy denim etc. that play well in providing good protection. Avoid wearing cuffed pants because it can easily catch the spark and increase the risk of fire. High-top leather shoes and boots are recommended to use for best foot protection.
Keep The Surrounding Free From Flammable Materials
The heat and sparks can ignite the flammable material spread over the welding area and lead to fire accident. Therefore it is advised to keep all the flammable things away from the cutting area to minimize the chance of any mishap. Keep the fire extinguisher in your reach so that you can easily use it if any fire related problem arises.
Dim The Lights
Arc rays can produce intense rays that can burn the cornea of your eye and also leave negative impacts on the skin. Proper clothing can help in protecting your skin but your eyes need extra protection which is provided by the face shield or safety glasses fitted with correct lenses shades. To determine the proper lenses shade you need to check the amperage capability of your machine.
Proper Ventilation
Metal cutting can produce fumes and gases that cause breathing problems and health hazards. You should keep your head out from the fumes and do not breath them. Therefore it is important that place where you want to do welding should be fully ventilated for the proper supply of air.
Advantages Of Using Plasma Cutters For Welding
Plasma cutting machine is mainly used by auto shops and car manufacturers to design chassis and frames. Even it is also extensively used by construction companies for accomplishing large scale projects for cutting and fabricating large beams or metal sheet goods.
Benefits Of Using Plasma Cutters
- The easy use of these cutters increases its importance when it comes to accomplishing the industrial work. As compared to other manual tools it requires less operator training.
- Secondly, it has great ability to offer finest quality work. These cutters have excellent capability to cut both ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
- It offers smooth edges to metals after cutting
- They are portable and designed with latest technology. There are many products available in the market but plasma cutters are portable and come in variety of sizes and shapes.
- They are economical and can be purchases within the budget.
- Beneficial in saving utility bills as it uses less power in comparison to others.
- Plasma cutting machines are available two varieties — manual and automatic. You should choose the machine type as per your requirement to get desired results.
How Plasma Cutter Works
The CNC plasma cutter is just one of the countless inventions that were developed due to the increased demand for factories during the Second World War. The breakthrough discovery was that inert gas could be combined with an electric arc in order to create a powerful welding tool. Since this time these machines have gone through many changes. It was discovered that because they could reach much higher temperatures than the typical welding tool, they could actually be used to cut through thick sheets of metal like a saw. This invention has improved the speed, accuracy, and the types of cuts that could be used in the manufacturing process.
The secret behind the CNC plasma cutter and its ability to cut through thick sheets of metal is due to the unique properties that plasma possesses. Most people are familiar with the three stages of matter, liquid, gas, and solid, but did you know there is a fourth stage, plasma? This stage is reached when the gas is heated to an even greater extent. This occurs when the energy actually begins to break apart and the molecules of gas and the atoms split as a result. The electrons separate from the nucleus and begin to move around furiously. The electrons will then collide with other electronics and ions which will create vast amounts of energy.
There are many different shapes and sizes of CNC plasma cutter table available which range from small, handheld tools to massive robot controlled machines capable of making the most precise incisions. However, no matter what size, they all operate in the same manner. Pressurized gas is sent through a small channel which contains a negatively charged electrode. A spark is then generated which heats the gas until it reaches the plasma state of matter which is so hot (30,000 degrees Fahrenheit) that it turns metal into a molten slag.
A cutter nozzle is designed with many different outlets which protect the cut from oxidation and regulates the plasma which can be very unpredictable. A constant stream of shielding gas is released around the cutting area from these channels which ultimately controls the radius that the beam travels on.
Today CNC plasma cutter machines are found in a wide variety of applications. Auto shops and manufacturers use them to easily create chassis and frames and construction companies use them for projects that require them to cut through huge sheets of metal. They are now affordable enough that hobbyists can use them in their DIY projects. They can even be used by locksmiths to bore through massive safes and locks.


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When we embark on our journey across the world, we know we're going to confront many things that will challenge our perspective of the world. It's one of the reasons we take such adventures because the culture we were raised in doesn't always give us that opportunity so easily.
What is a gig?
A temporary job. Usually void of benefits, such as health care, and pensions. They pay either hourly or as one lump sum. Some longer-term gigs may be salaried but they're also void of restrictive bosses that have a certain quasi-ownership of their employees.
Think that because you are a native English speaker you have a ticket to teach anywhere in the world? Think again.
Most good and reputable educational academies, particularly international schools, are looking for more than just a native English speaking adult to teach their students.
There are two truths I've discovered about the teaching profession: you can leave the profession but it will never leave you, and it's exhausting work. However, these truths are not necessarily self-evident. First, while you may be able to leave teaching (physically), as cheesy as it may sound, the work gets into your heart and soul.
It is paradoxical that we need to sit down in order to go somewhere far fast. Be it if we take a train between states or a flight across countries, we sit for the duration of it. If we tried to run or swim there, it would be tiring and/or dangerous. Our safest bet is to stay put, while also moving rapidly.
One of the most common questions teachers and those who aspire to teach abroad ask, or more likely debate ad infinitum on obscure internet forums, is whether it is better to apply directly to schools or to use the services of a recruiting company to obtain gainful employment teaching abroad.
Recently several unsuspecting https://www.esl101.com/ members lost a significant amount of money to scammers posing as employers in the United Arab Emirates.
Ever since I moved to South Korea in 2009 to teach English, I usually get a handful of inquiries every year from new teachers wanting to talk about moving overseas to teach. It's fun for me—I love re-living my international adventure with prospective ESL teachers, and getting excited vicariously.
Will our isolation increase through the infinite freedom of information and ubiquity of the Internet? Longer summers and lesser days / school year are the remains of the US agrarian economy, when planting picking and harvesting took place in a greater number of homesteads than today. US schools continue to have fewer days... and if well charted and scheduled, this freedom fosters creativity.
Going home after teaching English abroad can be pretty intimidating, especially the job part of it. If you don't want to teach ESL in your home country, what exactly can you do for work? In order to see what people were actually doing, I surveyed 55 old friends and random Internet strangers to find out all the details for you (and myself as well!).
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Java networking.
Hello everyone.
I have a book called "Sams teach yourself java in 21 days" that I am currently using. In chapter 17, "Cummunicating Across the Internet", there are examples for creating servers using the ServerSocket class in the java.net package. I would like to know if it possible to create a simple connection between two computers connected via TCP-IP LAN, and not via the Internet. It would help if someone could give me an example of a server/client program using these classes or direct me to a suitable website or article.
Thank you.Eyes dwelling into the past are blind to what lies in the future. Step carefully.
It will be interesting to see a definitive answer on this. But I would just like to make a clarification here... whether the program goes over a LAN or through the Internet, you're still going with the program model of client/server, correct? So for the most part, it doesn't really matter which connection you use. I say this because in order to reach say Google, you'd use the IP of Google, but if you only wanted to connect to your LAN's server you'd use that local IP(192.168.0.xxx). I look forward to seeing a concrete example too, but I don't think it is much different from the previous connection via the Internet... conceptually. And technically speaking, this works the same for SSH. All that matters is whether your client machine is physically on the LAN or not, if it's not then it will not find the local IP, if it is - it will.
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Thank you CaptainMorgan. I'll try another Google search for an example. :oEyes dwelling into the past are blind to what lies in the future. Step carefully.
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Hello everyone.
I have successfully created a network application that can act as a server or client for a network connection between two computers. The application is designed for instant messaging. I have tested the application at home and it works well. I would like to know, however, if my program will be able to work over the internet as well. I know CaptainMorgan said:
So for the most part, it doesn't really matter which connection you use.
Thanks everyone for the help so far. :DEyes dwelling into the past are blind to what lies in the future. Step carefully.
If you tested it at home then it should work given the new IP address you list for the client of the server is a valid one. I assume for the home test you used, 127.0.0.1? Provided firewalls and the like, and port is available, it might be as simple as changing the localhost address to the new one.
I realized the above paragraph might be a slight repetition of my previous post Tim. This morning I just finished building a client/server app of my own which represents a chat room, likely similar to your IM'ng app. I'm pretty sure the IP address change I mention solves it - I know this because I tested mine via my local machine via 127... and I also uploaded it to my remote server and it was a success.
Let us know what you come up with ;)
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Virtual domain question
Hi, I am new to java networking, and i have a problem.
I have a customer who has a virtual domain address:
h t t p //somewords.some-other-words.cag:80/somepath/somefile.jsp
This is set up as a profile property in my software.
However: If I try to create a URL object with the above url, it gives an error.
java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
Jul 15 11:39:59 2009: SPID: 26 at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
Jul 15 11:39:59 2009: SPID: 26 at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(PlainSocketImpl .java:305)
Jul 15 11:39:59 2009: SPID: 26 at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(PlainSoc ketImpl.java:171)
Jul 15 11:39:59 2009: SPID: 26 at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.j ava:158)
If I use the actual machine name:
h t t p //actualservername:80/somepath/somefile.jsp
The URL gets created.
If I put the virtual domain url in a web browser, it does bring up the same jsp that putting the actualservername url does.
So the question is: should the virtual domain work when creating a URL object and they just have something set up wrong on their network?
or is there a method I need to call on the virtual domain (similar to getHost), that returns the actualservername, and then use that to create the URL Object?
Thanks (sorry the h t t p is spaced out, Forum thinks I am trying to advertise)
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Left to right: Roger Grodesky, Jonathan Vergnetti, and Elias Lee Samaha face conspiracy and identity theft charges after allegedly buying fake IDs from an online storefront run by the U.S. Secret Service in Las Vegas.
From late 2007 until March 2011, if you were an identity thief or credit card fraud artist in need of a fake ID, your best bet was "Celtic's Novelty I.D. Service." From its base in Las Vegas, the online storefront manufactured driver's licenses for 13 states and shipped them to buyers around the world. No questions asked.
With a reputation for quality and the fastest turnaround in the industry, Celtic was a no-nonsense player in a global underworld benighted by drama and infighting. On the Russian-led criminal forum Carder.su, his primary home, he accumulated scores of glowing reviews from satisfied customers. "You can trust him," wrote Oink Oink. "This guy doesn't fuck around. Great shit, great communication and bends over backwards to help you out."
"I agree Celtic is great," wrote XXXSimone. "I placed an order, instantly he sent the order out did not bullshit around."
A customer named Temp agreed. "Strongly recommended! Fast shipment, and very good discounts!"
Today Billy "Oink-Oink" Steffey, Maceo "XXXSimone" Boozer III, and Alexander "Temp" Kostyukov might not be so generous with their praise, as they await a November trial in the largest identity theft prosecution in U.S. history. Their mistake? In addition to being a talented ID forger, Celtic was a Secret Service agent.
The government calls it "Operation Open Market," a four-year investigation resulting, so far, in four federal grand jury indictments against 55 defendants in 10 countries, facing a cumulative millennium of prison time. What many of those alleged scammers, carders, thieves, and racketeers have in common is one simple mistake: They bought their high-quality fake IDs from a sophisticated driver's license counterfeiting factory secretly established, owned, and operated by the United States Secret Service.
The Secret Service announced Operation Open Market in a press release in March of last year when the first set of indictments dropped. But the agency hasn't publicly disclosed how it made the busts. That story is told in internal agency documents seen by WIRED, correlated with archival posts from Carder.su and court records. It's the story of how the Secret Service, in an operation as ironic as it was bold, stole the identity of a low-ranking member of the underground in May 2007, and, with top-level Justice Department approval, used it for years afterward to produce and sell some of the best fake IDs available anywhere.
In the process, the agency built dossiers on identity thieves around the world and discovered the underground's extensive use of the online payment service Liberty Reserve, which spawned a parallel Secret Service and Treasury Department investigation with its own round of arrests in May.
"By selling the counterfeit identifications, it allowed the UCA [undercover agent] potential to identify individuals operating on the carding portals and develop an understanding of the internal workings of the organization," reads an August 2011 memorandum produced by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, which supported the Secret Service in the operation.
"The prosecutorial strategy centers on disrupting and dismantling the Carder.su organization while at the same time acting as a deterrent to similar organizations that may be operating under the belief that because they are outside U.S. territory they are safe from U.S. law enforcement," the report continues, adding that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was personally briefed on the operation.
The Secret Service, DHS, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada declined to discuss the investigation.
Open Market isn't an unsullied win for the agency. Most of the operation's biggest targets are still at large – many out of reach in Eastern European countries where U.S. extradition is tricky. The bulk of those who have been rounded up are rank-and-file fraudsters, some of whom face outsized penalties under the mob-busting RICO act. Meanwhile scores of fake ID cards made and sold by the government are still floating around.
Open Market began with the arrest of the original Celtic on the outskirts of Las Vegas more than six years ago.
On March 29, 2007, a Whole Foods manager in Henderson, about 12 miles outside Vegas, recognized a shopper who'd used a fake driver's license and counterfeit credit card to buy groceries a few weeks earlier. The manager called the police, who confronted then-34-year-old Justin Todd Moss – an unemployed man with IDs and credit cards in his wallet bearing three different names.
Henderson police detectives served search warrants at a U-Haul storage facility rented by Moss, and at the room Moss booked by the week at a nearby Extended Stay America. Among other things, they turned up 150 credit card blanks, holograms, a Matica Model T1 embosser, a Fargo DTC 515 card printer, a magstripe skimmer, fake credit cards, more counterfeit IDs, and three handguns. A blue bank bag in his hotel room held $40,000 in hundred-dollar bills.
Secret Service agent Mike Adams interviewed Moss in jail a week later. The grifter admitted he had for years been making a living purchasing stolen credit card magstripe data from the internet, programming it onto fake cards, and using them to buy retail gift cards that he'd sell on eBay.
Moss was just one of thousands of fraudsters inhabiting the so-called "carder forums." An Eastern European innovation, the forums work like a criminal eBay. Carefully screened "vendors" sell a wealth of products ranging from counterfeiting gear, stolen identify information, skimmed or stolen magstripe data, hacker tools, botnets for rent, and online banking credentials. Forum administrations and moderators keep the system purring, and ordinary members can post reviews of the products they've bought. Everyone exchanges tips and tricks for conducting scams.
When the first carder forums, Carder Planet and Shadowcrew, launched more than a decade ago, they were revolutionary, turning computer crime into a globalized, professional industry almost overnight. By the time Moss was busted in 2007, law enforcement had notched up some successes against the carders; Moss had survived the Secret Service's famous crackdown on Shadowcrew and migrated to second-generation forums Mazafaka and CardersMarket.
Special Agent Adams had been waiting for someone like him for a long time.
Adams had first proposed operating an undercover criminal storefront in 2004, calling it "Operation Crossfire," according to an internal agency document seen by WIRED. As conceived, the Crossfire storefront would have manufactured fake credit cards as well as IDs. The plan was approved by the Nevada U.S. Attorney's Office in December 2004, and prosecutor Kimberly Frayn from the Organized Crime Strike Force was assigned to handle any resulting cases.
The Secret Service sold this "voter identification card" as a second form of ID, for when a driver's license alone just won't do it.
Customers could see what their fake driver's license would look like before buying.
The plan apparently stalled until Moss' ill-fated Whole Foods run presented the agent with the cover he needed.
Frayn commandeered Moss' case from Henderson County, and charged Moss with possession of credit card counterfeiting gear. Then Adams began making himself at home in Moss' virtual skin. He started on CardersMarket, using Celtic's name to make purchases of stolen identity information – maintaining Celtic's reputation as a reliable buyer of other people's illicit products, and gathering evidence against sellers like "CC-TRADER," who sold the agent 64,000 phished PayPal accounts for $5,000.
In September 2007, CardersMarket went down with the unmasking and arrest of its leader, San Francisco superhacker Max Vision. Adams resettled the next month at the Russian site Carder.su. It was there he began transforming Celtic from a mere consumer of criminal goods into a top provider.
The agent started small. For a full year, he sold driver's licenses for just three states. But to get an official stamp of approval from Carder.su, he was forced to expand his catalog, adding new states in clumps. "I am not rolling them out one at a time," he wrote as Celtic in a Carder.su post in June 2009. "My reason is I want to be good at all of them." (All quotes from "Celtic" and other carders in this story have been edited for spelling and punctuation).
Eventually he boasted 13 states in all: New York, Nevada, Illinois, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Maine, South Dakota, Arizona, Texas, Washington, Indiana, and California.
Nevada was his best, California his weakest. But overall the cards neatly duplicated the authentication features used by each state, like multispectral holograms, UV printing, and scannable barcodes. The Nevada licenses were even encased in what the agent claimed was authentic government laminate bearing the state seal. "This ID is absolutely flawless, awesome, highest quality, guaranteed to work ANYWHERE," gushed one satisfied customer of the Nevada license. Another crowed that he'd successfully passed the ID at the Social Security Administration.
Kevin Malone, a spokesman for the Nevada DMV, says he doesn't know how the feds could have obtained genuine state laminates. "We did not give any to the Secret Service," he says.
Buying the cards from "Celtic" was simple. You'd give him the name you want on the card, the state, date of birth, height, and weight, and a headshot. Celtic would then whip up a digital proof of what the card would look like – sometimes watermarked with a big CELTIC across the front, more often not. If you were satisfied with the proof, then, and only then, would you send your payment by Western Union. Then Celtic would manufacture the physical card in his plant (whether it was at the Secret Service field office, or at an undercover offsite is unclear), pop it in the mail, and send you the tracking number. For U.S. customers, it was three days from order to delivery.
Pricing was $300 for a single card, with bulk discounts available for those occasions when you need a bunch of cards in different names, or you're outfitting an entire crew of credit card mules for a day of shopping.
Celtic also offered two backup forms of ID for $25 each, or free to first-time driver's license buyers. One was a fake AT&T employee ID card, the other a Carson City, Nevada "Voter Identification Card" bearing the name and seal of city recorder Alan Glover. The design is fake and the card itself completely notional, Glover told WIRED. "Nevada doesn't even have a voter ID card of any kind," he says.
From the Secret Service's standpoint, selling fake IDs – "novelties," in the parlance of the underground – would have held a number of advantages. Unlike intangible commodities like credit card numbers or passwords, fake IDs must be shipped physically, which gives the agency an address to check out for every customer. And, being photo IDs, the customer had to provide their photos. It's a rare law enforcement operation that lets the cops collect mug shots before they've made a single arrest.
"It's a great idea," says E. J. Hilbert, a former FBI cybercrime agent who worked undercover in the Carder Planet days. Feds routinely get close to carders by selling "stolen" credit card numbers that are actually provided by card issuers, then tracked. Shipping counterfeit driver's licenses, he says, has the same advantages.
"In fact, it's even better," says Hilbert, now a managing director at Kroll Cyber. "You have one name and one ID that you can put in the system and flag. ... I tried to get approval for this myself, and they wouldn't do it."
Becoming a respected vendor also served more strategic goals, gaining the Secret Service admittance to the closed sections of Carder.su, and giving Adams credibility with other vendors, forum administrations, and moderators.
Fraudsters could buy this fake AT&T employee ID card from "Celtic" to fatten up their wallets.
The Secret Service marketed its Nevada license as encased in a genuine state laminate.
Scannable barcodes graced the back of Celtic's IDs.
The Secret Service's ad on Carder.su
"After becoming a member of the Carder.su organization, your affiant was able to move up through the ranks from being a general member to eventually becoming a reviewed vendor offering counterfeit identifications for sale," Adams wrote in a court affidavit, "as well as being a VIP member of the organization."
That status helped the Secret Service survive a user purge at Carder.su in late 2009, when the Russian operator of the site, known only as "Admin," removed thousands of accounts and tightened security. Instead of being kicked to the curb with the rabble, Adams became an approved vendor. "Celtic has been verified," wrote a moderator in December 2009. "All products offered were in perfect condition. Original laminate with holo and UV is confirmed too."
The Secret Service tried to regulate its output by having "Celtic" take frequent, announced vacations, for days or weeks at a time. But to maintain his cover, Adams always had to return to work.
An official count isn't available, but WIRED has tallied that the agent sold to at least 110 different customers, shipping at least 125 fake driver's licenses, dozens of AT&T employee ID cards, and a handful of Carson City "voter identification" cards. In 2009, police departments began encountering Celtic IDs in the wild, not suspecting they were government-made.
Even as he peddled his wares, Adams continued making undercover buys of credit cards and stolen identity information. But he had to be more creative to go after competing novelty vendors – there was no legitimate reason for Celtic to purchase a driver's license from someone else.
In April 2011, the agent used an outsourcing ploy to target a fake ID seller called "Hans Gruber" (presumably named for the villain in Die Hard). The agent emailed Gruber and asked him to handle two Florida driver's licenses as a subcontractor. "I can't make them 'cause I don't have the multispec holo for them," he wrote. "I figured I could buy from you then sell them to the guy that wants to buy them from me."
Gruber agreed, then vanished after the agent sent him the $400 payment in advance. Today he's charged with an "attempt" to manufacture two fake Florida driver's licenses.
Adams' wheeling and dealing was the working end of Operation Open Market, but much more activity took place behind the scenes. From the start of the operation the Secret Service used Celtic's growing contact list as grist for hundreds of search warrants, grand jury subpoenas and 2703(d) orders targeting webmail and chat accounts at Hotmail, Live.com, Gmail, Yahoo, and AOL's ICQ service, as well as ISPs and hosting companies.
More than 230 such orders were issued before the first indictments dropped; one alone, served on Microsoft, gave the Secret Service the contents of 15 Hotmail and Live.com mailboxes.
The Secret Service even obtained an image of Carder.su's hard drive from the U.S.-based hosting company SoftLayer, where the forum administrator unwisely placed the site for a time in 2009. And through the Justice Department, the agency sent eight Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty requests overseas to get images of servers hosting illicit content or running criminal storefronts outside the U.S.
It was the longest of long cons. The agency allowed its targets to stay free and uncharged for years, until it was ready to drop the hammer, keeping the undercover shop a closely guarded secret the whole time.
In March 2012, the government finally moved, unsealing the first batch of three indictments in a Las Vegas courthouse, and raiding and arresting 19 U.S. defendants in Nevada, California, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, and West Virginia. A press release announced the sweep. "The indictments and arrests in this case are yet another example of how the Secret Service continues to promote the Department of Homeland Security's mission of providing a safe, secure and resilient cyber environment," wrote A.T. Smith, the Secret Service's assistant director for investigation.
The press release doesn't mention the Secret Service's underground storefront. Neither do the three indictments, or a fourth handed down against an additional five defendants in April.
The main indictment is noteworthy because, in addition to the usual mix of credit card fraud and false identification charges, the 39 defendants have been charged under the mob-busting RICO act – a first for a cybercrime prosecution.
Enacted in 1970 to help the FBI crack down on the mafia, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act lets the feds hold every member of a criminal organization individually responsible for the actions of the group as a whole. The losses collectively inflicted by the Carder.su members are easily enough to give every RICO defendant 20 years in prison.
"Each defendant was so minimally involved with such a small portion of stuff, and they put them all together in this huge case and made it a nightmare for everyone," says Chris Rasmussen, defense attorney for 21-year-old David "Doctor Sex" Camez.
Rasmussen argues the government is overreaching by treating membership in a criminal forum as equal to membership in a criminal gang. "It's like if a bunch of people are on Facebook. They aren't really working together."
The three additional indictments against 16 other defendants charge conspiracy, trafficking in counterfeit IDs, and credit card fraud, but don't include RICO.
Throughout the indictments, the Secret Service lurks as a silent, unnamed co-conspirator. One of the "overt acts" supporting a conspiracy charge against 48-year-old Thomas Lamb, for example, is that he "did knowingly and without lawful authority … cause others to traffic in and produce false identification documents, which were transported in the mail." Those documents were one of Celtic's counterfeit New York driver's licenses, and one of his $25 AT&T employee identification cards. It was Special Agent Adams who put them in the mail.
Ditto for Lamb's associate, Roger Grodskey, who's charged with trafficking in a Nevada license and another AT&T card, both of them manufactured by the Secret Service agent.
In 2009, police departments began encountering the Celtic IDs in the wild, not suspecting that they were government-made.
Alleged rank-and-file fraudsters like Lamb and Grodskey are facing the brunt of the prosecution – they account for about half the defendants charged in Open Market, but comprise 22 of the 28 who've been identified and arrested.
The more valuable targets are the 27 Carder.su vendors charged with selling criminal goods and services alongside Celtic. But of these, eight are known only by their online nicknames, and thirteen others have been identified, but live in foreign jurisdictions like Ukraine, Morocco and Nigeria. Only the six unlucky enough to be based in the United States have been arrested.
At the very top level, the three defendants charged as Carder.su ringleaders are all in Russia, which doesn't extradite to the U.S., including the site administrator, who is now believed to be running the Carder.su successor forum Carder.pro.
Even with half the defendants unaccounted for, the Open Market prosecution is straining the Nevada federal criminal justice system. The 28 defense lawyers, all from different law firms, meet periodically in the large conference room at the Federal Public Defender's office – none of their individual conference rooms are large enough to fit them all. An outside firm was brought in just to manage the 10 terabytes of evidence in the case – emails, forum posts, computer files, and Secret Service reports. "It's just a huge amount of discovery," says John Momot, Jr., lawyer for Duvaughn "Mackmann" Butler. "A large amount of work."
An early issue in the case explored how to give access to that so-called "discovery" material to the defendants in custody at the privately run Southern Nevada Detention Center in Pahrump. Earlier this year a judge ruled that they can view the evidence on an air-gapped jail computer set up for that purpose, but they aren't allowed to print or take notes.
Some of the lawyers even feel sorry for prosecutor Kimberly Frayn. "She's a really nice person and a good lawyer," says Rasmussen. "If we all filed one motion her entire week would be filled up in front of a computer."
As his time as Celtic wound down, Adams transferred from the Secret Service to DHS' Homeland Security Investigations, a division of ICE, where he's remained assigned to the case. He shows up at every hearing, defense lawyers say.
So far, Adams' role as a respected seller of fake IDs hasn't figured in the pretrial motions, but at least one defense lawyer hints it might in the future. "The issue of course is ... whether or not there are issues of outrageous government conduct or issues of entrapment," says Grodskey's lawyer, Terrence Jackson. "This is a case that's probably going to be in litigation for years. All I can tell you is there are issues that are going to come up in pretrial and at trial that involve that."
Spared from all this is the original Celtic, Justin Todd Moss, who was bouncing in and out of jails and halfway houses while his Secret Service doppelgänger built a fake ID empire in his name.
In 2008, Moss was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $1,422.84 in restitution. In late 2011, he was arrested in Indiana on a violation, then released in March 2012 to a halfway house. He remained there for at least a year, through April 2013, while he struggled to find employment.
Among Moss' challenges, his probation officer noted in a report to the court, were "difficulties obtaining his identification."


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Now the Geordie midfielder who turned 19 on the 17th of March 2011 has been promoted to the substitutes bench at senior level for Newcastle United.
The move from Walker Central to premier league player has come quick from the ex Kenton schoolboy after former Magpies scout Brian Clark (who also mentored Shola Ameobi at Walker Central) managed to get him a trial at NUFC only last Summer.
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The wings of the butterfly. Heic1518 — Photo Release New Hubble image of the Twin Jet Nebula 26 August 2015 The shimmering colours visible in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image show off the remarkable complexity of the Twin Jet Nebula.
The new image highlights the nebula's shells and its knots of expanding gas in striking detail. Two iridescent lobes of material stretch outwards from a central star system. The cosmic butterfly pictured in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image goes by many names. The M in this name refers to Rudolph Minkowski, a German-American astronomer who discovered the nebula in 1947. Ordinary planetary nebulae have one star at their centre, bipolar nebulae have two, in a binary star system. Observing Space sur Twitter : "A near-infrared view of the iconic Pillars of Creation #hubble #nasa #esa. Hubble Goes High Def to Revisit the Iconic 'Pillars of Creation' (01/05/2015) - Release Images. 23 years old and still trucking: Hubble's best pics. Almost 23 years ago, the $2 billion (£1.3 billion) Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit on the Space Shuttle Discovery.
The launch, on 24 April 1990, marked the beginning of a new era of space photography. Hubble transformed the public's perception of astronomy with the incredible images (see gallery) of space it was able to beam back to Earth. But its contribution to scientific knowledge was equal, if not greater, than its worth as a public relations tool.
Hubble Goes to the eXtreme to Assemble Farthest-Ever View of the Universe. Hubble Goes to the eXtreme to Assemble Farthest-Ever View of the Universe Like photographers assembling a portfolio of best shots, astronomers have assembled a new, improved portrait of mankind's deepest-ever view of the universe.
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Follow @universetoday on Twitter A quick check of Hubble's gallery shows just 1,300 images; however more than raw 700,000 images reside in a vast archive with hundreds of potentially jaw-dropping astronomical scenes just waiting to be uncovered. That was the idea behind the European Space Agency's international contest called Hubble's Hidden Treasures. And now with the hard work of amateur astronomers and more than 3,000 submissions, some of Hubble's incredible celestial treasures are revealed. "The response was impressive, with almost 3000 submissions," the ESA said in a press release. Hubble's Hidden Treasures. Hubble's Hidden Treasures — Image Processing. Hubble's Hidden Treasures 2012. Since 1990, Hubble has made more than a million observations.
We feature many of these on spacetelescope.org, and the most stunning are in our Top 100 gallery and iPad app. But there are thousands of pictures in Hubble's science archive that have only been seen by a few scientists. We call these images Hubble's hidden treasures — stunning images of astronomical phenomena that have never been seen and enjoyed by the public.
Every week, we search the archive for hidden treasures, process the scientific data into attractive images and publish them as the Hubble Picture of the Week. Join the 2012 Hubble's Hidden Treasures Competition. Over two decades in orbit, the Hubble Space Telescope has made a huge number of observations.
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L'image est fascinante. Nous pénétrons dans un vaste paysage cosmique qui s'étend sur environ 650 années-lumière. Cela se passe à 170 000 années-lumière de nous, dans la galaxie naine du Grand Nuage de Magellan (LMC). Même si cette dernière présente des dimensions relativement modestes par rapport à la Voie Lactée (notre galaxie s'étend sur 100 000 années-lumière !) Dans les moindres plis et replis du nuage moléculaire se cache des centaines d'étoiles très jeunes. Outre les circonvolutions du gaz, ses envolées et déchirements qui composent la toile, notre regard est aussi attiré par les nombreuses grappes d'étoiles accrochées aux branches.
Hubble gomme les frontières entre l'art et la science. Hubble Legacy Archive. Hubble Space Telescope Images 2010 The Stars Like Dust - Jonn Serrie. Out of the ordinary...out of this world. Amazing Hubble Pictures. Photograph courtesy John Spencer (Lowell Observatory) and NASA In 1999, to commemorate the ninth anniversary since its launch, the Hubble Space Telescope took this dramatic snapshot of Jupiter's moon Io and its shadow sweeping across the gas giant's turbulent atmosphere.
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Universally despised on its first release, Marnie (1964) remains one of Alfred Hitchcock's greatest and darkest achievements. Tippi Hedren, in a performance based on a naked, anxious vulnerability, is a compulsive thief; Sean Connery is the neurotically motivated southern gentleman who catches her in the act and blackmails her into marriage. The examination of sexual power plays surpasses Fassbinder's films, which Marnie thematically resembles, going beyond a simple dichotomy of strength and weakness into a dense, shifting field of masochism, class antagonism, religious transgression, and the collective unconscious. The mise-en-scene tends toward a painterly abstraction, as Hitchcock employs powerful masses, blank colors, and studiously unreal, spatially distorted settings. Theme and technique meet on the highest level of film art. With Diane Baker and Louise Latham.
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How to Connect Outlook to PowWeb Via SSL
PowWeb is a Web hosting company that can help your business build and publish a website. When you become a PowWeb customer you also gain access to an email service that supports the POP or IMAP protocols. You can connect your PowWeb email account to the Microsoft Outlook application and enable secure socket layer encryption for all incoming and outgoing messages.
Launch Microsoft Outlook.
Click the "File" tab and then click on "Add Account" in the Account Information section.
Select the "Manually configure server settings" radio button and click "Next."
Choose "Internet Email" as the account type and then click "Next" again.
Fill in your full name, email address, PowWeb username and PowWeb password in the appropriate fields. Fill in the incoming and outgoing server fields with the PowWeb server addresses linked to your website.
Click on the "More Settings" button and go to the "Outgoing Server" tab at the top of the pop-up window.
Check the box next to "My Outgoing Server (SMTP) requires authentication."
Switch the "Advanced" tab, check the box next to "This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)" and change the incoming server port to 995. Then change the outgoing encryption type to "SSL" and set the outgoing server port to 465.
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Taking the Social Pulse of Youth, Age, Creativity
Strengthening communities and reconciling the individual's role within them are passionately discussed issues today. Three new books examine various paths to achieving these goals. Two of them, Leading With the Soul by Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal and The Careless Society by John McKnight, suggest that individuals need to learn how to heal themselves before they can begin to create and enjoy healthy communal environments. In Defying the Crowd, Robert J. Sternberg and Todd I. Lubart argue that creative, or different, thinking should be encouraged in schools and other social institutions to foster more intellectually balanced and thoughtful individuals. Below are excerpts:
America's 19th-century captains of industry led her organizations to international pre-eminence. Captains of industry were gradually replaced by modern managers, who have helped us see the virtues of clear goals, measurable objectives, specialization, policy, and accountability. This has taken us a long way from our ancestors, who worked intimately with nature in families and small communities. The challenges of the postmodern era have moved us beyond the reach of both the captains of industry and modern managers. Technological breakthroughs have created previously unknown conveniences and efficiencies. Yet we still face an onslaught of problems that are frustratingly resistant to rational and technical solutions.
More and more of us see that many of those problems are rooted in a disease of the human spirit. President Carter may have been ahead of his time when he suggested that the United States was suffering from a spiritual malaise. Few of his countrymen thanked him at the time, but President Clinton returned to the same theme 15 years later. Nor is this a message restricted to Baptists, Southerners, or Democrats. Lee Atwater, one of the architects of President Reagan's political success, talked about the "spiritual vacuum in the heart of the American society, this tumor of the soul." ...
To prevail in the face of violence, homelessness, economic depression, and widespread malaise, we need a vision of leadership rooted in the enduring sense of human wisdom, courage, and compassion. We need a new generation of seekers ... who have the courage to confront their own shadows and to embark upon a personal quest for spirit and heart, and who have the commitment to share their learning with others.
How will we develop the seekers that we need? To begin with, we need a revolution in how we think about leadership and how we develop leaders. Most management and leadership-development programs ignore or demean spirit. They desperately need an infusion of poetry, literature, music, art, theater, history, philosophy, dance, and other forms that are full of spirit. Even that would still leave us far short of the cadre of leaders of spirit that we require. Leaders learn most from their experience--especially from their failures. Too often, though, they miss the lessons. They lack the reflective capacity to learn on their own and have not been fortunate enough to find a spiritual guide. ...
In recent decades, we have evolved a kind of implicit compact with the most senior members of our community. In return for better medical care and more financial independence, they are expected to go off to play bridge or golf, leaving the rest of us to get on with our own pursuits. The implicit message is that we want them to be comfortable even though they are largely useless. We have thus cordoned off potential sources of spiritual insight in retirement homes and communities, where their wisdom and experience are rarely available to the rest of us.
Leaders ... often find themselves confronting awesome challenges with inadequate reservoirs of experience or seasoning. They look to books, articles, consultants, and workshops and find the latest solution-in-good-standing. When this solution fails, they turn to the next fad. Yet there are countless potential ... sources of spiritual guidance who are untapped or underused. A return to spirituality will lead us to seek their wisdom. In matters of spirit, wisdom and experience count far more than technique or strategy.
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Americans are buying and building homes again. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, sales of new homes rose 4.4 percent in November, the fastest rate since April 2010, after a federal tax credit was issued.
New home sales increased 15.3 percent over the past year, but are still 700,000 below a level that economists consider healthy.
Job gains and mortgage rates are responsible for the home sales, along with the fact that people who lived with family during the recession are looking to move out.
Standard & Poor's home price index increased 4.3 percent in October year-to-year, the largest increase in 2.5 years. A survey by the National Association of Home Builders showed that builder confidence is at its highest level in 6.5 years.
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Dr. Scheibelhoffer's expert care and treatment have improved my quality of life. My less than straight nose caused me years of snoring and sinus infections, as well as insecurity and hiding every time a camera made an appearance. We decided on rhinoplasty as the solution to my obstructive nasal issues. It is the best decision I have ever made. I sleep better, I breathe better and I look better. I have more energy as I finally sleep well and through the night. Dr. Scheibelhoffer is an incredible physician and surgeon and his care has improved my life tremendously. I am so thankful for his expertise, his thorough and compassionate treatment and the kindness and professionalism of his office staff in Wayne.
11/11/2013 Patient from ratemds.com
Dr. Portnoy is an ENT, and without a doubt, one of the finest, and most exceptional members of his profession. The hallmark of his work is his compassion, patience, reliability, and kindness. He is conscientious, poised and diligent, always giving 100% when it comes to meeting the needs of his patients. For example, there's never been a time when I needed an immediate appointment that I couldn't see him either that same day or the next. And he not only knows how to make his patients feel at ease; he's also an excellent problem solver. Dr. Portnoy is as passionate about his profession as he is compassionate about his patients. He personifies everything that a doctor should be, and his integrity is of the highest order. He is an asset to the field of medicine, and has my highest recommendation.
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Dr. I. David Bough, Jr, MD has managed my chronic nasal polyps without repeated surgery through his preventive and pro-active quarterly treatments. I have never felt more healed and confident with his professional care. From the moment I walk into his office and am greeted by his professional office managers to the moment I leave, I am extremely satisfied.
11/07/2013 Patient from ratemds.com
Staff was nice and efficient, but I didn't like filling out all the forms as a new patient. Dr. Pazos was just incredible! I waited over 15 minutes to be seen even after taking 5 minutes to fill out the paperwork, but he was worth it. By the time I left, I felt Dr. Pazos had known me longer than my internist who I have gone to for 7 years. Dr. Pazos deserves to be on the cover of a magazine!
11/03/2013 Patient from vitals.com
Dr. Rechtweg really listened to my concerns and did a very thorough exam of my left ear and throat--two of my main concerns. His scoping technique was extremely gentle and quick and I liked the way he was confident in his abilities. He was very professional and caring in his approach and fully explained his findings and recommendations. I never felt rushed. He is a good problem-solver and takes a conservative approach rather than rushing into more drastic steps/procedures that could be costly and unnecessary. The Garden City office is immaculate and the staff (front desk & nurses) is courteous and friendly. I would definitely recommend Dr. Rechtweg as well as ENT & Allergy Associates for any of your otolaryngology or allergy needs.
10/31/2013 Patient from vitals.com
Dr. Lazar has been my ENT for six years. She is extremely knowledgeable and friendly. She asks questions and listens to mine. She did my second sinus surgery- she specializes in corrective surgery, which I needed. She has always been helpful in finding ways for me to manage my chronic allergies and acid reflux disease. I have been recommending her for years because she is excellent. Every time I mention her name to another doctor, they all say the same thing- "Oh, she is good!" I cannot say enough good things about how well she does her job- I am very, very happy with the results of my surgery and her abilities as a doctor.
10/29/2013 Patient from ratemds.com
Dr. Andrew Blank is the first ENT that I would actually recommend to anyone. He conducted an actual extensive exam on my child. And we know that there are many doctors that cut corners to see as much patients as possible. Dr. Blank's office is not like that. The faculty is very efficient, courteous, and helpful. The times that I have gone there I've not waited more than 5-10 minutes to be seen.
10/29/2013 Patient from yelp.com
Dr. Blank is great with children and has a great bedside manner with them. My 7 year old daughter was treated by him for recurrent strep and snoring. He recommended minor surgery to remove tonsils and adenoids. We did not listen to the doctor initially being concerned about the procedure. Well a year went by with recurrent strep, we brought her back in. Dr. Blank and he did not say I told you so, but rather, explained how in certain cases the procedure is unavoidable unless you can stand by while the child gets sick throughout their adolescence. Surgery went smooth and Dr. Blank was great.
10/29/2013 Patient from yelp.com
Great doctor. Very professional and helpful. He was genuinely concerned and took the time to listen. He was fast and kind. The wait at the office was very short. Best doctor I have ever had. Definitely recommend to anyone that needs an ENT specialist.
10/28/2013 Patient from yelp.com
I have been going to Dr. Davey since my Dr. sent me here because of inflated lymph nodes. I never wait more that 10-15 min to be seen and his nurse is absolutely amazing! They help me get appointments ASAP with other places I need to go, and everything is done to help me as soon as they can. I never felt as comfortable and confident in my medical providers as I do with Dr. Davey.
10/25/2013 RateMD User
Just saw Dr. Block he was great good listener spent lots of time with me and did not talk to me in a condesending manner.
10/24/2013 Patient from ratemds.com
I am extremely pleased with Dr. Amy Lazar and feel she is an exceptional doctor. Versed in the latest technology, she has performed complicated sinus surgery and provided various services over the years, all to my satisfaction. She is compassionate and always helpful. Would recommend her to anyone!
10/22/2013 Patient from ratemds.com
Dr. Andrew Blank is by far the best doctor I could ever have asked for. I've been his patient since 11 months old. Not only did he treat me phenomenally for 15 years, but he also provided the same care to my father as well. He completed three surgeries on my ears and removed my tonsils and adenoids. Speaking from first hand experience he is great with children. He cracks many jokes, which always puts a smile on my face. He's just such a jolly person in general. All his patients that I have encountered throughout my various years as his patient love him as well. I have never felt mistreated for Dr. Blank. Although there were sometimes extensive wait time to be seen, he always provided me with the best care from the moment he walked in till the moment that he walked out. He and his physician assistant, Trish, make an unstoppable team. Trish is one of the most sweetest, most down-to-earth, funniest assitants ever. Overall, Dr. Blank is an amazing doctor. I always look forward to my next appointment to see him and joke around. Honestly, I just don't know what i would do without him. So if you are looking for a ENT specialist I strongly suggest him, you won't regret it.
10/19/2013 Patient from yelp.com
Dr. Gordon diagnosed my vertigo problem and was able to correct it. I found him to be very attentive and professional. He took his time with me and answered all of my questions. I was so impressed with him that I would highly recommend him to anyone with an ear problem.
10/18/2013 RateMD User
Dr. Blank is patient and has a great bed side manner. I'm grateful how he puts my daughter at ease while checking her. I have recommended Dr. Blank to several friends.
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All other things (like price and storage space) being equal, given a choice in a perfect world, would you rather have paperbacks in your library? Or hardcovers? And why?
Truth be told I prefer paperbacks. They're much less awkward to read than hardcovers. They take up a lot less room, and I think ones in good condition look just as nice. I guess if I had a nice large library I'd need some hardcovers to look good though, particularly the old leather bound editions.


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Gartner has had a rocky relationship with open source in the past, but recent research suggests that its views on open source have evolved. It's therefore time for the open-source world's views on Gartner to evolve, too.
Gartner hasn't historically been much of a friend to open source. While Forrester, Redmonk, the 451 Group, IDC, and other analyst firms long ago began recording the rise of open source within enterprise computing, Gartner seemed to side with the proprietary vendors in steadfastly arguing that open source's impact was negligible.
This resulted in some suggesting that Gartner's research was simply a reflection of which companies paid it the most money (and recently netted the analyst firm a lawsuit).
I made similar accusations myself.
Gartner responded to such attacks, defending the integrity of its research. Yet its blind spot to open source seemed to persist.
Not anymore. Whatever the reason for the erstwhile overlooking of open source, Gartner analysts' current views on open source have changed, in some cases dramatically.
It used to be that open-source companies and projects never made it into Gartner's Magic Quadrant (MQ), which have tremendous power for, if somewhat limited utility to, enterprise buyers.
Now, you'll find that Gartner lists Drupal ("Drupal is in the Visionaries quadrant because of its use of the open source model to drive adoption and popularity, while providing enterprise services via organizations such as Acquia"), Liferay, and MindTouch in its newest "Social Software in the Workplace" MQ, while Alfresco, MySQL, JasperSoft, Pentaho, and others are listed in a variety of other MQs. (Disclosure: I work for Alfresco and am an adviser to MindTouch and JasperSoft.)
Gartner also recognizes the broad adoption of open source in the enterprise and how open source is affecting even proprietary software vendors.
This isn't to suggest that Gartner finally "gets it" because it's writing favorably about open source. In fact, some of Gartner's best, most interesting analysis is available for free on the blogs section of its Web site, not all of which is positive about open source.
It is, however, balanced and often quite insightful, particularly the work of Gartner analyst Brian Prentice.
Given all this, it's time for open sorcerers to stop using Gartner as a straw man for poor analysis on open source. This isn't helpful and, increasingly, it's not remotely accurate.


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One magic trick that beginners can try out can be the vanishing coin trick. All you need is a coin and a table to place it with. This magic trick for beginners will need some bit of showmanship in order to be baffling enough. What you need to do is to put a coin in the center of the table. While seated by the table, try to get the attention of friends or anyone who cares to see your magic trick.
The important thing on this trick is to have some bit of confidence. You will need to press on the coin and let it slide towards you. But the way to do this is to keep your index, middle and ring finger always close together. You will use the three fingers to cover the coin as you bring it towards you. Press the coin with your middle finger and then slowly bring it towards y6ou. As it nears the edge of the table, have the coin fall into your lap. The cover that your three fingers close together will make it go unnoticed if done correctly.
The next thing you do is that you try to bring your thumb towards your middle finger to create an effect as if you are holding something. Try to bring up your hand towards you and away from the table but still carefully keeping your fingers close together. And as you do so, try to make circular motions of your thumb with your middle finger. Then slowly turn your hands towards your audience and at the same time spreading out your fingers. The effect will be a surprise for your friends in that the coin has vanished in thin air.
This is just one of the many magic tricks that even beginners can do. And there are other tricks that can require a bit of practice and skill. Getting better at them can require some patience as well as the motivation to learn new magic tricks along the way. Beginners should also try to learn about the many rules that most magicians try to follow when doing their magic tricks.
One of the most popular of these rules is to never do the same trick twice to the same audience at any one time. Doing so will prolong the wonder and surprise in the eyes of your audience. Doing the trick many times may run the risk of your audience guessing how it is being done. Avoid also the temptation in telling your audience how the trick you just performed work. It is important for magicians to keep their audience guessing to heighten the magical experience.
Once you tell them the secret, they no longer seem to be impressed with other things that you may do later on. The wonder and enchantment that every magic trick has on the audience depend on how their secrets are well kept. And even magic tricks for beginners depend on this rule in order to continue to enthrall audiences.


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Lately I haven't been motivated to take nice photos of our dinners. After working all day then coming home and cooking, I'm too drained to think of a cute, creative way to capture my plate on camera. And, the dark nights are now arriving earlier, so any hope of taking a picture in natural lighting is gone.
So, please, do not let my photos scare you away from making these recipes. I know how you are looking at this enchilada mix right now thinking...I'm not sure that looks so good. But, you will miss out if you do not make this meal! I've only made it a few times, but only because I've forgotten about it. It's super simple, yet soo soo soo tasty!This recipe comes from my best friend's aunt...(thanks Aunt Deb!) She has never made it for me, but she made it for my mom two years ago and my mom called me telling me all about it. She couldn't shut up about it, so I knew I had to make it! Luckily, before she left Aunt Deb's house, she was able to get her to jot down the recipe. I think Aunt Deb called it Enchilada Casserole.
There are probably a few differences in the recipe compared to Aunt Deb's, but only because some of the steps she wrote were not extremely clear...leaving me to guess. My guessing served well, though, because this dish is a treat!


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I'm going to have a tough time explaining to the person I bounced the check to what happened.
That person is...me.
I sold off some investments to pay off some debts, and the way I was told the transfer would work was that they would put the money into a checking account attached to my investment account, and I would then write a check to myself off that to move the money into my personal checking account, which I could then use to pay my bills. So I ordered the sale, and wrote the check. I deposited it. Now the money from the sale has turned up in my personal checking account in ADDITION to the check I wrote myself. So that check is going to bounce.
To say I'm annoyed would be a bit of an understatement. I am going to bounce a check between two citibank accounts because the money was put into the wrong account...an account that they TOLD ME they couldn't put the money into directly. That's the whole reason for having the second checking account.
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