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The online edition of The Atlantic is running an article entitled "Can Google Predict the Impact of Racism on a Presidential Election?" It focuses on a study that tries to make a case for linking Google searches for racially-sensitive terms with election results to "reveal what Americans truly think." Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Dave Lucas spoke with two community leaders to find out "what THEY truly think" about racism.
The legislative session that's concluding in Albany seems to be more about what's not getting done that what is getting accomplished. As Karen DeWitt reports, agreements were not reached on several key issues.
Governor Andrew Cuomo at this time last year was intensely lobbying lawmakers to pass a bill to legalize gay marriage. This year, he has taken a more hands off approach to the end of the current legislative session.
The governor introduced a bill on how to make teacher evaluations public, but said he would not push the legislature to approve it.
Governor Cuomo is telling the legislature to 'take it or leave it' over a new bill he's released new bill outlining how to make teacher evaluations public. Capitol Correspondent Karen DeWitt reports…
Governor Cuomo says he introduced legislation on the publication of teacher evaluations just before his own self imposed deadline of midnight Monday in order to clarify his position on the issue. He says it's up the Assembly and Senate whether they want to pass it, exactly as is, or not.
WAMC's David Guistina gets an update on the region's headlines from Judy Patrick, managing editor of the Daily Gazette.
As the legislative session in Albany draws to a close, WAMC's David Guistina gets the morning headlines from Mike Spain, associate editor of the Albany Times-Union.
The Assembly and Senate have passed legislation they say will curb abuses against disabled people in state care. Capitol Correspondent Karen DeWitt reports…
Supporters and opponents of a plan to allow limited hydrofracking in New York's Southern Tier region confronted each other at the state Capitol. Capitol Correspondent Karen DeWitt reports…
For months, the Cuomo Administration has been signaling that it might permit the gas drilling process known as hydrofracking in a few areas in the Marcellus Shale region where the majority of people in communities want the gas drilling process to begin.
A hearing by Senate Democrats explored the influence of the controversial lobby group known as ALEC in New York State. Those who testified say more light needs to shine on the secretive group and even urged the state ethics commission to start an investigation. Capitol Correspondent Karen DeWitt reports…
Veterans of the Iraq, Afghanistan, Persian Gulf, Vietnam and Korean wars joined with World War Two Veterans in Latham over the weekend for the second annual "D-Day Revisited: Day of Recognition and Remembrance" - Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Dave Lucas was there and files this report
The three Republicans running in a primary to take on Democrat Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are meeting voters around New York, rounding up endorsements and lobbing critiques at the incumbent.
But with primary day looming June 26, are people paying attention?
Polls show most voters still don't know much about lawyer Wendy Long, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos or U.S. Representative Bob Turner. Low turnout is expected on primary day for an election among candidates still trying to build name recognition.


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Things to see and do - Plasencia
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Plasencia Travel guide
Plasencia : Michelin's recommendations
Plasencia is an important regional centre at the junction of the central limestone sierras and the old Extramadura plateau. The town is built on a rock skirting the Jerte, at the foot of mountains dotted with blocks of granite.
Tourist attractions Plasencia : Things to see and do
pl. de la Catedral E - 10600 Plasencia
At the end of the 15C, the chevet of the old Romanesque Gothic cathedral (13-14C) was demolished to make space for a new building of which only the choir and transept were completed. Inside the new cathedral, note the retable decorated with statues b..
Old town
pl. Mayor E - 10600 Plasencia
Lined with fine façades or decorated with wrought iron balconies, the streets around the cathedral and Plaza Mayor make a pleasant walk. In the Mirabel Palace, a fine two-storey patio and Hunting Museum.
Hotels Plasencia
Hotel Exe Alfonso VIII
Avenida Alfonso VIII, 32 E - 10600 Plasencia
Prix Prices from : 41 €
Offering free Wi-Fi, Hotel Exe Alfonso VIII is located just beside the main square of the charming town of Plasencia. The spacious, air-conditioned rooms include flat-screen TVs and a minibar. The private bathroom with bath tub includes slippers and..
Hotel Dora
Ronda del Salvador, 37 E - 10600 Plasencia
Hotel Dora is located in Plasencia, just 50 metres from the city's charming Old Town. It offers a 24-hour reception and air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi and flat-screen TV. The rooms at the Dora feature a work desk and a private bathroom. Some ..
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Vidrieras, 8 E - 10600 Plasencia
Prix Prices from : 25 €
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Medicine cabinet - best way to avoid mirror wear
I'm finally interviewing contractors for my hall bath remodel so it's getting real. Unless something else changes my mind, I'm planning to have a (new) horizontally placed mirror over the vanity, thinking about 30x40 and a recessed medicine cabinet on the adjacent side wall, doesn't have to be huge, +/- 26x16 (what I have in my other bathroom). The one I have is a Broan with a beveled edge. It's 9 years old and the mirror finish has worn away everywhere I touch it to open it, corner, bottom, halfway up the sides. Do I need a framed mirror to avoid that? I don't want a big frame. I suppose how the mirror over the vanity is finished will influence how the medicine cabinet is finished? Or does it matter?
I think a lot of the wear comes from water. In my old bathroom I had some wear around the edges. In the main bathroom, primarily used by DD there is almost no wear. She cleans that bathroom and I can almost guarantee that the most she does to the mirror is dust it, not wash it. I wash mine every week. Maybe that's why more wear on mine.
I clean my medicine cabinet mirror with Windex when it needs it, not even close to once a week. :) The wear isn't on the surface, just along the edge where I touch it to open it. I don't manhandle things, so this is clearly gradual erosion of the edge. I had wanted a simple beveled edge, but thinking a very narrow frame might be in order.


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Take voice lessons with a classical voice teacher. Even if a contemporary or pop style is most appealing to you, don't neglect the study of classical voice training. You can't discount the important foundation of breathing techniques, vocal placement and resonance. The time spent in the voice teacher's studio helps you become more keenly aware of the sensations of your natural singing voice.
How to Find One's Own Singing Voice
Finding one's own singing voice is much like finding the singular thread in a tapestry that makes it different from all others. It takes careful examination and an expert's ear and heart to develop your voice to the point that you know it is uniquely your own. Here are a few steps to start you on the intimate, lifelong quest of discovering the voice that is wholly yours.
Build a comfort level with your voice teacher or coach. It is important that you feel at ease in your teacher's office or studio when beginning the search for your unique singing voice. Perhaps more than any other type of performance, singing can create immense insecurity and vulnerability for the vocalist. Be sure your teacher is willing to explore along with you and not press you into a particular mold.
Listen to many different vocalists and many different musical styles. A large part of vocal training is learning the delicate art of listening critically. Note whether a singer seems natural or affected and keep in mind the long-term effects a particular way of singing may have on vocal health. You will be amazed at the diversity of sounds you find, even among similar styles of music.
Experiment with your own voice in the privacy of your teacher's studio. Save these vulnerable times for the lesson and not the stage. Even when experimenting with different sounds and vocal placement, remember to practice good breathing and healthy technique. You don't have to compromise vocal health for style.
Record your singing voice. Some vocalists find it helpful to record every session with their voice teacher or coach. Be sure to record your vocal experiments and public performances. Listen to them objectively and analytically and journal your thoughts about each recording. Review them periodically to compare how you have progressed or changed in your vocal style or technique.
Know who you are as a vocalist. Don't be surprised when you find that your true singing voice doesn't naturally fit into the style mold that you had in mind. When that happens, don't be afraid to move away from a way of singing that doesn't accommodate your unique voice. This happens to almost every vocalist at some point.
Keep on learning. Read everything you can about singing, take in lots of diverse performances, talk with others in the field and don't be afraid to consult with voice teachers other than your own from time to time. Finding one's own singing voice is an ongoing process and as you learn more you will find that your thoughts about singing will change periodically. This is healthy and indicates a mature approach to singing.
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- Mimicking another vocalist's style or technique can actually be helpful in experimentation, as long as you realize you will never sound exactly alike.
- Never push your voice to a point where it physically hurts or feels tight. If you cannot perform a style in a healthy way vocally, is not the style for you. Your voice is a valuable gift worth protecting.
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Mo to Su from 09:00 AM to 04:00 PMThe Nottoway Plantation is a beautiful historic place for entertainment, wine and dining. They host an event called Murder Mystery Dinner Theater that unfolds a murder mystery over a four-course meal. This place consists of elegant meeting rooms, delicious cuisine and services. The surrounding greenery creates a warm ambiance making it ideal for weddings and social functions.
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DRIVERS are being warned of the potential for major congestion in Kendal tonight and Tuesday night.
The Highways Agency is diverting all northbound M6 traffic off at Junction 36 and directing it to rejoin the motorway at Junction 39.
It is to steer motorists away from major bridge repairs taking place on the section of the northbound M6 between J37 Sedbergh and J38 Tebay.
The diversions come into effect from 8pm until 6am tonight and on Tuesday.
But there are concerns that despite it happening outside of the main commuter hours, the Longpool area could become further snarled up due to the ongoing bridge works by Network Rail.
Cumbria County Council, which is not involved in the works, have warned the Longpool area could prove a 'pinch point' for motorists.
Work on the A591 starts last Thursday, which means one lane in either direction between Shenstone interchange and Prizet garages will be closed until Friday April 4.
A county council spokesman said: "We do not anticipate the lane closure needed for the resurfacing work on the A591 will cause any major issues given the time of night.
"But the need to divert all northbound M6 traffic through Kendal at a time when the A6 is reduced to a single lane is likely to cause major congestion in the evening and potentially overnight too.
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Porch floor painted and slippery!
We just bought our house this summer. The porch floor has been painted (gray) I think there is some leftover paint in the basement we could use to touch it up, which it needs in some spots, esp. the steps. BUT! This winter? super slippery. I am not sure what the paint is that is down there, but any amount of snow/ice/rain heck even sometimes in the summer I noticed it, it's like a slip and slide... very helpful. Clearly porch floors are painted regularly, this is our first time dealing with one.
Is this likely the sheen of the paint, something wrong with the kind of paint... or just always a problem? Obviously you want the paint to be smooth looking, but not slippery! Clearly I am not doing any repainting right now, but others with painted porches what do you do about slipperiness or is there some reason you don't have a problem with it?
For us it's steps, not so much porch because the porch is covered. Wood. We repainted last summer with a Sherwin Williams product called Shark Grip in the paint. It's better, but not yet perfect. It's still a bit on the fine side. Our next try might be to put actual sand in the paint - SW sells some for that purpose (although, ordinary sharp sand maybe...)
Other fixes include those black asphalt strips I've seen in use, or other types of treads, but of course anything that permits moisture to accumulate and stay underneath accelerates wood rot. It's an ongoing project.
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Yes it's wood. Even though the porch is covered the sides are pretty open and we get a strong wind from the north (off the water, and then down a long open street) so we get plenty of snow and then ice on the front porch. We don't use it daily, but do worry about the mailman :) and guests. I this those strips would look kinda icky on our porch, but would help with not slipping. I guess I can ask at the local hardware store, see if they have products/suggestions, they carry Sherwin Williams. I never thought of adding sand to the paint, I will give that some thoughts for this summer! Thanks!
What I do with my concrete steps is sweep them with a broom so the snow doesn't accumulate too much, and use ice-melt on them...I sweep the porch also-at least the part leading to the door. :) My porch faces west, so usually it's not too bad, but there are times when it is. When it snowed last week, I swept the steps three times--but it beat waiting for it to get deep enough to shovel!
Oh i see... the solution is to actually go out in the cold and do something about it! UG! :)
yes if/when we clear it's better but any little wetness and thus ice and it is VERY slick.
We do keep salt right there, a guest today helped himself to spreading some for us as he nearly slipped coming up! Ek!
Wonder if those things you can put down in bathtub, come in circles, daisy like flowers with centers you use between,etc. They are for areas with lots of water(bathtub) but don't know how well they would hold up outside. Cheaper than most of ideas tho & I think I have seen them in beach motifs(shells, etc) & couple of other shapes & several colors. My tub has sand colored ones, dad's shower white circles in 3-4 sizes, so he wouldn't slip & fall. You would have to be sure area you put each one was very smooth so no edge getting loose easily. Think they have a name but can't think of it off-hand.
We learned this the hard way ourselves. We had our porch floor painted and it was super slippery. Scary slippery. Our temporary solution was to get a long rubber-backed runner from the stairs to the door and those stair treads for the stairs. But we did eventually repaint and added a grit additive. I don't remember what type exactly, but we asked the paint store what they recommended. It's like fine sand (but it's not sand) and you just add a package to your gallon of paint. It worked great! Our mailman even commented to us how much happier he was with the porch.
That's a good tip, Brickeyee. Even the Shark Grip has been a bit of a disappointment and I bet it would have been more effective sprinkled on top than mixed in.
Flip side is, the rougher the finish, the harder it is to sweep dirt etc off it in summer, or leaves in fall. But life and limb should win out over aesthetics in the end.
Per Geokid's idea, rubber-backed carpet or any carpet might work for temporary placement, especially in our climate - it's only an issue for a few weeks and wouldn't be down long enough to rot the wood. Maybe nothing rots when it freezes anyway.
Then, says the practical part of my brain, where do you store the wretched things the rest of the year????!
Karin L
The winter weather here has been particularly interesting, with snow then ice then rain then transitioning back to cold and snow.... So I would worry a little about rot (esp. where the paint is currently chipping)... but might work for this winter at least.... Will take up either the sand or some other recommended grit from the local hardware store and try and improve it next summer.
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LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Elton Gray Spivey, 63, who died Friday, June 20, 2014, will be held on Saturday, June 28, at 11 a.m. at Walnut Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Timothy Walker officiating.
LOUISBURG - James Gregory "Greg" Tincher, 50, died Thursday, June 19, 2014, at his home. A celebration of life will be held Thursday, June 26, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Lancaster Funeral and Cremation Services, 804 N. Bickett Boulevard, Louisburg.
FUQUAY-VARINA —Joyce Kaye Davis-Wrenn, 57, died Saturday, June 21, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 25, at New Providence Missionary Baptist Church, 4813 Hilltop-Needmore Road, Fuquay-Varina. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m., one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Haywood Baptist Church Cemetery, Louisburg.
FRANKLINTON - Ralph Donald Edwards of Franklinton passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2014. Ralph was born on September 2, 1925 in Marshville, NC to Katie and Roland Edwards. After serving in the Army Air Corps in WW II, he received his degree in Agronomy from NCSU and worked in various management capacities for the NC Department of Corrections, retiring as Director of Prisons with 32 years of service and serving under nine governors.
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A guide to problems, costs, maintenance and repair for your 2010 BMW 335i
- Brake Pad and Rotor Replacement $338 - 700
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A droning type noise may be noted when the air conditioning system is operating. Additionally, a vibration may be felt in the steering wheel. If these issues are no longer present when the AC system is turned off, the problem may be low refrigerant charge in the system. Our technicians remind us that if the refrigerant charge is found to be low, proper leak diagnoses should be performed in addition to recharging the AC system.
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The vehicle battery is connected to the fuse box via a heavy duty cable. It has been determined that the cable connection at the fuse box can degrade over time, resulting in increased electrical resistance. This increased resistance can cause the connection point to overheat and break, resulting in a loss of electrical power and causing the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers will replace the positive battery cable connector and secure it with an improved method to correct this concern.


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The Vista by day ... and night
MY VISTA IS duplicitous, but not in a deceitful or disingenuous sense. Part of the allure of my Vista is that it double deals.
By day, my Vista means business, but delivers handshakes and greetings in a business-casual manner. And my Vista is always accommodating, because I'm given options. There's always a chair and table awaiting me and my guests for lunch. And there's shopping, be it for art, jewelry, furniture, candy, groceries or antiques.
In the daylight hours, my Vista is in a hurry, but never rushing, and always available and convenient. My Vista takes my city of Columbia parking card.
At night, my Vista changes.
It's never too wild (at least not these days), but if the night's events bargain for a walk on the wild side, my Vista opens the appropriate doors. I roll my sleeves up. I go dancing. I go to the theater. I go to concerts. I dine out.
I walk up and down Gervais Street bumping into people who, like me, enjoy the feeling being out on the town. My Vista is cool like that.
Sometimes, when I'm driving back from, say, Vista West, the area of State Street just across the Gervais Street bridge, I cruise up Gervais, hoping to catch the red lights. Stopping at the lights lets me watch the people scuttling through my Vista. It's a front-row seat to a fashion show – the look-at-me outfits and coveted clutches and bags for women, tailored sports coats and jeans designed to fit for men.
Wear what you want – My Vista just wants your company.
I think of my Vista as a giant tic-tac-toe board. Lady and Gervais streets are the vertical planes, and Lincoln and Park streets are for horizontal marking. Xs and Os at times merge to form XOs, you know, the kind that can lead to passion on the weekend.
After 25 years of growing up, my Vista is getting smarter, more efficient. My Vista now charges me to park in many of the lots that used to be free.
I might get annoyed when I drop the $5 to park at night, but by the next day my Vista and I are cool again.
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Would You Watch a 5-Year-Old's Cooking Show?
Would You Watch a 5-Year-Old's Cooking Show?
Last week The Oregonian had an interesting piece about a 5-year-old child who has his own cooking show. On Portland Community Media's show The Big Kitchen With Food, kid chef Julian Kreusser shows viewers how to make chocolate chip zucchini bread, a killer spaghetti sauce, and persimmon smoothies. To learn more about the pint-sized chef and check out a video of his show, read more.
It's possible that before he was teething, Julian was cooking. By the ripe old age of three, he was scrambling eggs and inventing recipes such as toasted green olives. The next year, he decided he wanted to cook on TV. And at his current age, he's already achieved his goal.
"He actually understands what he's doing. He's not just following orders," explains Portland Community Media executive director Sylvia McDaniel. In fact, all of the show's recipes are Julian originals — and so is the show's theme song. More importantly, viewers love him: "It has potential to be a national program," she says.
I'm not sure what to think. On the one hand, both Julian and the show are adorable, but on the flip side, I wonder if he should be on a playground instead of a televised cooking show. Watch the video below and tell me: What do you think of the kid chef?
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Los Angeles (Oct. 1, 2013) – The SAG-AFTRA National Board of Directors met Monday and Tuesday and reviewed several administrative, finance and governance matters, including setting a start date for Wages and Working Conditions meetings for the upcoming SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical contracts negotiations.
This was the first meeting of the first-elected National Board of SAG-AFTRA, which followed the union's four-day convention in Los Angeles.
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LOS ANGELES (Sept. 29, 2013) --- Executive Vice President Gabrielle Carteris welcomed delegates Saturday for day three of the SAG-AFTRA National Convention and congratulated Friday's George Heller Award recipients, actor David Hartley-Margolin and Washington–Mid Atlantic Executive Director Patricia O'Donnell.
Visiting from Washington, D.C. was Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez., who thanked the leadership for their work during an exciting time for the union.
The third day of the SAG-AFTRA National Convention welcomed Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, who thanked the leadership for their work "during this exciting time for the union."
"As you embark on this remarkable journey together as one, the fact of the matter is people can't play you off each other anymore. That's really important," he said. "I want to thank you for the work that you do. While I go into the court of law, you go into the court that is much bigger. That's the court of public opinion – winning the minds and hearts of the people."
Los Angeles (Sept. 28, 2013) –On Friday, the second day of SAG-AFTRA's National Convention mixed business with educational opportunities for delegates.
The day's business started with a video greeting from National President Ken Howard, who apologized for missing today's sessions but who was working on a project and unable to attend. In Howard's absence, the gavel was turned over to newly elected Executive Vice President Gabrielle Carteris who thanked the delegates for electing her and welcomed to the dais the seven newly elected vice presidents.
Day 1 of the SAG-AFTRA National Convention included an Information and Resource Expo at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE. The expo featured exhibitions by committees, departments and resources and programs available to SAG-AFTRA members in all categories. Convention delegates, staff and guests mingled and networked in the expo hall learning about the many resources, benefits and protections available to union members.
The inaugural SAG-AFTRA National Convention kicked off Thursday, Sept. 26 with a welcome by newly elected National President Ken Howard and a rousing keynote speech by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
SAG-AFTRA kicked off its first national convention Wednesday at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, with a welcome reception hosted by the Los Angeles Local, featuring an address from special guest Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
Addressing guests and delegates, Garcetti reminded them he is a member of SAG-AFTRA and proudly displayed his membership card. Other featured guest speakers and SAG-AFTRA members included CBS2 news anchor Pat Harvey and actor Jon Tenney.
Los Angeles (Sept. 26, 2013)—SAG-AFTRA today announced that Gabrielle Carteris has been elected as executive vice president of the union. Carteris was elected to the two-year term at the inaugural SAG-AFTRA Convention in Los Angeles. Her term begins immediately.
A total of 303 ballots were cast in the election that consisted of three candidates. Carteris received 66.5 percent of the vote, Mike Hodge received 23.22 percent, Jane Austin received 10.28 percent. Millie Wright was also a candidate.
Los Angeles (Sept. 24, 2013) – SAG-AFTRA will present a wide array of 20 professional development programs, as well as a special keynote panel, at its inaugural national convention taking place Sept. 26-29 at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE.
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 24, 2013) --- SAG-AFTRA today announced its recipients for the first SAG-AFTRA American Scene Awards. The awards are scheduled to take place on Friday, Sept. 27 as part of the Celebration event honoring SAG-AFTRA's inaugural convention. The Inaugural National Convention Celebration is a dinner event with host Mary Hart (Entertainment Tonight). The evening includes entertainment and a special musical performance led by Dorian Holley (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno).


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Heads up you pizza delivery folk!! Another proposed wage and hour class action lawsuit has been filed against 70 Domino's Franchises stores, this time in California and Arizona, by a delivery driver who alleges Domino's fails to reasonably reimburse drivers for the costs of using personal vehicles for work, in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and California labor laws.
Field by driver Derek Gibbins, the Dominos delivery lawsuit alleges franchise operator Hishmeh Enterprises Inc. uses a flawed method to determine reimburse rates. Specifically, it typically pays $1 per trip whch that does not accurately reflect costs incurred by drivers.
The complaint further claims that Hishmeh's "systematic failure" to provide adequate reimbursement constitutes a "kickback" such that hourly wages paid to its drivers are not free and clear, resulting in net wages that fall beneath federal and state minimum-wage requirements in violation of the FLSA and state labor codes.
"The net effect of defendant's flawed reimbursement policy is that it willfully fails to pay the federal and state minimum wage to its delivery drivers," according to the complaint filed in California federal court. "Defendant thereby enjoys ill-gained profits at the expense of its employees." Otherwise known as screwing your employees—allegedly.
The complaint alleges all Hishmeh drivers have similar experiences because they operate under the same reimbursement policy. The suit seeks to include an estimate of several hundred current and former Hishmeh delivery drivers in California over the past four years.
Wen will my hair stop falling out? Wen you stop using the product, although this has yet to be established. Wen Hair Products and marketing company Guthy-Renker got hit with a defective products class action lawsuit this week over allegations the line of products cause hair loss. Oh. Not so good.
The Wen haircare lawsuit, filed by women living in Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota, New Jersey and North Carolina, the plaintiffs all allege they have suffered severe hair loss after using 'Wen Hair Products'.
The Wen line of products is designed, manufactured and sold by Chaz Dean, a Hollywood hair stylist, and Guthy-Renker. The defendants claim that the Wen hair products condition the hair, and limit or repair damage caused by regular hair treatments and daily styling. However, not advertised is the alleged severe and possibly permanent damage to hair, including hair loss to the point of visible bald spots and severe breakage, according to the plaintiffs.
According to the lawyer representing the plaintiffs, many of the women who have suffered damage called the companies for help, only to be told that their complaints were unusual. However, the companies had received prior, similar calls, which they did not disclose. You think?
And the fallout from the 2008 mortgage-backed securities financial crisis continues… this week with final approval of a $970.5 million settlement granted by a judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. Yes folks, this effectively ends the securities litigation brought by shareholders of the insurance giant American International Group (AIG). Remember them?
The securities lawsuit alleged that AIG misled investors about the subprime mortgage exposure that led to a liquidity crisis and over $180 billion in federal bailouts, to put is very simply. The investors alleged AIG failed to disclose risks it took on through its portfolio of credit default swaps and a securities lending program, leading them to buy stocks they otherwise would not have bought.
This settlement is among the largest class-action settlements to result from litigation of mortgage-backed securities and the 2008 financial crisis. The judge noted that no potential class member objected to the terms of the deal, leading her to determine it was "fair, reasonable and adequate."
The settlement affects shareholders who bought AIG securities from March 16, 2006, to September 16, 2008.
Hokee Dokee—That's a wrap folks…Time to adjourn for the week. See you at the bar!
A 52-year old man who was cruising through his hook-up app—Grindr—came across the love of your life (well, at least for the next 30 minutes), arranged a meet-up, and then found himself being arrested for engaging in an app-assisted sexual encounter with a 13-year-old boy. An app-assisted sexual encounter? How very 21st century.
William F. Saponaro Jr., from New Jersey, got a little more than he bargained for—when he and another 24-year-old Grindr guy, who also met up with the boy, were arrested for having a "three party sexual liaison" with a minor. They were both charged with aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
Sapanaro's response? Sue Grindr. He claims that because the child accepted Grindr's terms of service somehow the company failed to ensure the boy was of age—or legal, let's just call a spade a spade. The actual claim is negligence for allowing a minor to utilize the app. Uh? How do you stop that? What about personal common sense—or is that optional now?
For those dating app neophytes, Grindr works similarly to other hook-up apps like Tinder, which is also being sued—but over charging its users, not its users being charged, if you follow. Short version, Grindr uses a person's smartphone's geolocation capabilities to allows its users, particularly gay and bisexual men, to communicate with other similarly inclined folk in the local vicinity. Because the nature of the conversation and encounters that are facilitated through Grindr are adult in nature, the company restricts use of the app to those 18 and over. But in this case, the boy lied, the adults got busted and—the company gets off the lawsuit. Why?
Grindr owed Saponaro no "duty of care," according to the court ruling, because it could not foresee Sapanaro becoming a victim, and therefore was and is not liable to Saponaro under New Jersey law. Caveat emptor baby! And, since Sapanaro communicated with a third member of the three-party tryst, and not directly with the boy, there really was no way Grindr could have known what was going down. If they could, you would wonder how, and that potential scenario is even more worrying.
Also interesting, the court barred Sapanaro's claim under the Communications Decency Act. According to the CDA's "Good Samaritan" clause, providers of interactive computer services are prevented from being treated as the publisher of the information disseminated on them. Think about it, Facebook, Twitter et al, responsible for the content of all their users' posts? Never mind email service providers.
Perhaps what's most disturbing is the lack of resonance around a 13-year old using the app. Gotta wonder what happened to him.
Uhh…Maybe not Everyone Deserves a Happy Home? You'd think with a name like "Homejoy Inc", there'd be a lot of joy to go around. Well, maybe for the customer and business owners, but maybe not so much for the workers. The company is facing two potential employment class action lawsuits, alleging the company is in violation of California labor laws.
The house-cleaning business allegedly fails to pay its workers minimum wage or overtime, denies workers legally mandated breaks and requires house cleaners to incur their own business-related expenses, among other infractions, according to one lawsuit. Specifically, the lawsuit claims Homejoy misclassifies its workers as "cleaning professionals"–as independent contractors–rather than employees.
Additionally, the lawsuits allege Homejoy workers must wear a shirt with the Homejoy logo on it while servicing homes and can be subject to "performance improvement plans" if their ratings are too low. The complaints further claim that "cleaners are an integral part of Homejoy's business of providing cleaning services, among other services, to its customers."
The plaintiffs are seeking damages in the amount of unpaid overtime compensation, unpaid minimum-wage compensation, unpaid reimbursed business expenses, one hour of additional pay for each workday completed without meal breaks and another hour of compensation for each work day without rest breaks" all with interest. The Private Attorneys General Act action seeks civil penalties and attorney fees. Go get'em!
Heads up all Target Customers: A $10 million settlement has been reached in the Target data breach class action lawsuit. If approved, the settlement will resolve multidistrict litigation (MDL) resulting from one of the largest data breaches to date, affecting as many as 110 million Target customers.
The data breach occurred late in 2013—one of many data breaches we've been reporting on recently—and compromised customers' personal information including bank and debit card information. The settlement motion requests certification of a nationwide class of an estimated 110 million consumers whose credit or debit card information or other personal information was compromised following the breach.
If you ever needed a reason to keep your paperwork—this would be it. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, affected Target customers who can document their losses will be eligible for up to $10,000 in damages. For those who cannot produce documentation, a payment will be made from the remainder of the settlement fund, once outstanding costs are deducted. The remaining balance will be divided equally.
Additionally, the agreement stipulates that Target makes a greater effort to safeguard its customer data, which would include appointing a high-level executive as chief information security officer and maintaining a written information security program, as well as a process to monitor for information security events and to respond to any such events determined to present a threat.
Well, the proof is in the doing… we can only wait and see.
Sheetrock Settlement. A $55 million settlement has been reached in an antitrust multi-district litigation (MDL) alleging price-fixing among companies that make gypsum board, commonly called drywall, sheetrock or plasterboard. While that might seem like a lot for drywall—it's reportedly a $5 billion dollar a year industry in the US.
Preliminary approval was granted by US District Senior Judge Michael Maylson of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He has been overseeing the case since consolidation two years ago.
The defendant TIN has agreed to pay $5.25 million to settle claims from direct purchasers of drywall and $1.75 million to settle with indirect purchasers. Similarly, USG has agreed to pay $39.25 million to settle with the direct purchasers and $8.75 million to settle with indirect purchasers. The action isn't quite over yet—as several defendants still need to settle.
Judge Baylson has also certified several classes of plaintiffs for the explicit purpose of facilitating the settlement and without having any effect on the still-ongoing litigation.
According to the complaint, the defendants account for more than 99 percent of drywall sold in North America. They are USG, National Gypsum, CertainTeed, Georgia-Pacific, American Gypsum, Lafarge, Temple-Inland (TIN) and PABCO. Well, if it wasn't price-fixing it was certainly one hell of a coincidence.
Hokee Dokee—That's a wrap folks…Time to adjourn for the week. See you at the bar!
…he found out love (even the meat market kind that's based on, uh, appearances) ain't cheap.
Here's the deal: $2.99 for unlimited "Likes"—(I guess that means "Likes" are officially a currency now). Sounds like a great deal, right? Not if you've been getting if for free. The hook-up, sorry, dating app—Tinder.com is raising its rates—from free to $2.99 – and at least one user has his knickers in a knot over it.
California resident Billy Warner has filed a class action against Tinder alleging the social media company/app lures people into signing up by offering a free service. Then, when you're hooked— BAMMO!! That'll be $2.99 please! Less than your average moderate sized cappuccino—just to put it in perspective.
For those of us not familiar with the app– the short course on Tinder is that it enables you to find people within a certain radius of where you are located—using your phone. You look at complete strangers' profiles and pictures which are uploaded from their Facebook accounts – with their permission – and qualify them, pretty much on the spot, presumably with the goal of hooking up – at some point and for some purpose. Qualifying them involves swiping to the right to "like" someone and to the left to pass on someone.
"A swipe can change your life" the website claims. No kidding.
So what's the problem with paying for all that potential fun? Especially for such a nominal fee? Well, the problem for Billy is, he's hooked. Warner claims that he is "entrenched in the use" of the app and had he known that Tinder would charge for it, he would not have downloaded it. Seriously?
He's alleging a classic "bait and switch". Oh – there is a principal involved…?
According to the Tinder class action lawsuit, "Tinder has, up until now, allowed users to enjoy unlimited free swipes and has been a free app," Warner contends. "Tinder has never advertised, represented, or otherwise indicated to its customers, including plaintiff, that the use of its services will require any form or payment."
"Defendant offered these free services with the goal in mind of enlisting a user base of tens or hundreds of millions of users, with the ultimate goal of later changing the rules of participation and deceptively and forcibly migrating a substantially percentage of its user base to a paid subscription model," the complaint states. That certainly has the potential to generate serious amounts of cash.
Warner contends that "Had Defendant warned Plaintiff that additional fees may apply, Plaintiff would have reconsidered Plaintiff's use of Defendant's app….Failure to disclose that additional fees may apply unfairly induced Plaintiff's downloading of Defendant's app, as he reasonably believed it to be a 'free' service." So—why pay for the cow…right?
Poor old Billy discovered that he would have to pay $2.99 per month to continue using the app when he was notified that he was out of "likes" and that he could purchase unlimited "likes" for $2.99 per month. Out of Likes? That's gotta take some doing (and let's hope Billy didn't blow one of those precious likes on Ava (25, from NYC…)
"[Tinder's] abrupt policy change constitutes an unfair and deceptive trade practice, put into place to forcibly migrate users to paid subscription services, in order to receive the same services that had previously been provided and advertised free of charge," the class action lawsuit states.
Maybe a bait and switch is going on and maybe it's a problem for Billy and thousands of other users, but I'm betting it's still one of the cheapest sources of booty going. And, if they're not monetizing the app through registration fees, you have to like wonder what the options are.
Oh wait…the options are (drumroll) to charge more registration fees. As reported earlier this month, looks like Tinder is going to charge fees for premium features on a tiered fee basis. Tiered? Uh-huh…the fees are higher for the over-30 set (to cut those poor budget-constrained under-30 somethings a break). Sounds a bit discriminatory, eh? But then again, wasn't it Crosby, Stills & Nash who said, "…and it gets harder as you get older…"
Come on baby, light my fire—oh—wait—did we mention there's a charge? Tinder got hit with a consumer fraud class action lawsuit this week by a disgruntled user who alleges the social media company lures customers into signing up for its dating app by advertising it as being free and later charging customers if they want to continue using the app.
Filed by California resident Billy Warner, the Tinder lawsuit states the Tinder is running "a classic bait and switch" program, which results from the company's recent announcement that it will begin charging customers $2.99 per month. Warner claims that he is "entrenched in the use" of the app and had he known that Tinder would charge for it, he would not have downloaded it. Really? Unlimited opportunities to hook up for less than the price of one designer coffee? You do the math. But the issue isn't about whether they should charge…
"Defendant offered these free services with the goal in mind of enlisting a user base of tens or hundreds of millions of users, with the ultimate goal of later changing the rules of participation and deceptively and forcibly migrating a substantially percentage of its user based to a paid subscription model," the complaint states.
Warner contends that "Had Defendant warned Plaintiff that additional fees may apply, Plaintiff would have reconsidered Plaintiff's use of Defendant's app….Failure to disclose that additional fees may apply unfairly induced Plaintiff's downloading of Defendant's app, as he reasonably believed it to be a 'free' service." That's the issue.
"Tinder has, up until now, allowed users to enjoy unlimited free swipes and has been a free app," according to the lawsuit. "Tinder has never advertised, represented, or otherwise indicated to its customers, including plaintiff, that the use of its services will require any form or payment."
Warner discovered that he would have to pay $2.99 per month to continue using the app when he was notified that he was out of "likes" and that he could purchase unlimited "likes" for $2.99 per month.
"[Tinder's] abrupt policy change constitutes an unfair and deceptive trade practice, put into place to forcibly migrate users to paid subscription services, in order to receive the same services that had previously been provided and advertised free of charge," the class action lawsuit states.
The class seeks to represent a California class of Tinder users, who downloaded the app before March 2.
Warner is charging Tinder with violating the California False Advertising Act and unlawful, unfair, and fraudulent conduct according to California's Unfair Competition Law. U.S. District Court for the Central District of California case number 2:15-cv-01668.
Heads up Mexican Nationals who have traveled home since June 1999… A consumer fraud class action lawsuit has been filed against several airlines by a group of Mexican nationals who allege they have been forced to pay a "Mexico tourism tax" they weren't obligated to pay. The plaintiffs claim they have paid millions of dollars in this tax to airlines including United Airlines Inc. and Delta Airlines Inc.
The Mexican tourist tax lawsuit claims violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, specifically that the airlines wrongfully charged the plaintiffs, including children under the age of 2 who took flights between the US and Mexico, $20 to $25 for the Mexico Tourism Tax. They allege the airlines fraudulently represent to passengers that the Mexican government requires them to collect the tax, then keep the proceeds.
The Mexican tax is mandatory charged to certain travelers who arrive in Mexico on flights originating outside the county. However, Mexican nationals, residents and children under the age of two are exempt from the tax, according to the suit.
According to the allegations, an arrangement was reached between the airlines and the government in June 1999 to collect the tax but was actively concealed from the public by the defendants for many years. The airlines knew which passengers wouldn't be subject to the tax because they would know their passport numbers and nationalities once they purchased their tickets, according to the complaint.
"Under the agreement, the defendants agreed to have mechanisms in place to distinguish the cases in which the Mexico tourism tax does not apply," the suit states. "Since 1999 (or about the dates that each defendant began operating flights to/from Mexico), rather than collect only the tax that should have been charged … the defendants on information and belief, have obtained, retained, and reinvested those improperly collected taxes into their respective operations."
Other airlines named as defendants in the proposed class action are American Airlines Inc., AeroVias de Mexico SA de CV, Concesionaria Vuela Compania de Aviacion, SAPI de CV, ABC Aerolineas SA de CV, and US Airways Inc.
The plaintiffs seek to represent a class of Mexican nationals, guardians of children under the age of two at the time of travel and foreigners with resident status in Mexico who flew between the U.S. and Mexico beginning in June 1999.
The case is Almanza et al. v. United Airlines, Inc. et al., case number 2:15-cv-00033 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.
Mesh mess continues… Ethicon, the division of Johnson & Johnson that makes TVT Abbrevo, one of many transvaginal mesh products that are the subject of several thousand lawsuits, has been found liable and ordered to pay $5.7 million to plaintiff Coleen Perry.
The jury hearing Perry's case deliberated for three days and found that Ethicon's conduct regarding the TVT Abbrevo vaginal sling amounted to "malice," her lawyer said. They awarded Perry $700,000 in compensatory damages and an additional $5 million in punitive damages.
This Ethicon verdict makes the fourth against the company. Currently, over 36,000 lawsuits have been filed against the TVT manufacturer in both state and federal courts, all alleging the devices, which are used to treat stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, are defectively designed and result in significant personal injury.
Perry claimed the Abbrevo mesh began to erode in her body, causing pain that she said she expects to last the rest of her life, Reuters reported.
The FDA approved Abbrevo, one of Ethicon's newer models of mesh products, in 2010, specifically to treat stress urinary incontinence. Perry, received her implant in 2011. She said she began experiencing a "pulling-type" pain almost immediately after surgery, Reuters reports.
The case is Perry et al v. Luu et al, Superior Court of the State of California, Kern County, No. 5-1500-CV-279123.
Hokee Dokee- That's a wrap folks…Time to adjourn for the week. See you at the bar!


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NYSASCD NYSASCD COMMITTEE CHARGE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Purpose: The Membership Committee's purpose is to uphold the mission and vision of NYSASCD, and to provide for the accomplishment of the strategic plan goal number two: NYSASCD membership will reflect the diversity of the State's educational community by broadening both its membership and Board representation. In guiding the recruitment of Board members as well as general membership, considering such factors as gender, ethnicity, age, role, geography, and school/district type, NYSASCD will work to build the capacity and influence of the statewide organization. Charge/Responsibilities Assist in developing strategies for recruiting diverse members for the state association. Report on recruitment efforts at each Executive Board meeting. Work with the Executive Director and the NYSASCD office to monitor membership. Analyze the attendee data from every NYSASCD program offered throughout the state, and provide recommendations to the Executive Board based on the data. Relationship to other NYSASCD Committees/structures: Provide information to the program committee regarding members and professional development activity participants to assist in its decision making regarding program offerings. Provide information to the Vice President for Communications and Affiliate Relations regarding members and recruiting efforts, so that the information may be shared with affiliate leaders. Page 2 Membership Committee Job Description The responsibilities of each member of the NYSASCD Membership Committee are to: (1) Support and promote the Goal and the annual priorities of the Membership Committee. (2) Take every opportunity to promote NYSASCD and to encourage others to become members of NYSASCD. (3) Identify from the membership of NYSASCD those individuals who have the interest and potential to serve its leadership positions at either the state or local level and encourage them to consider such positions. (4) Complete and return a short questionnaire that asks for "best guess" information on the emerging instructional, curricular and administrative priorities of local school districts. (5) Assist in identifying possible programs and services that will entice educators to join NYSASCD and to participate in the professional learning opportunities. (6) Analyze NYSASCD membership data to evaluate the achievement of the Membership Committee's annual priorities and long range goal and to establish its annual priorities and measures of success. (7) While attending NYSASCD workshops, conferences, and seminars: -assist in gathering information from the participants via the Membership/Survey and -serve as an unofficial NYSASCD ambassador, promoting membership in NYSASCD Page 3 Membership/Diversity Committee July 2010 Committee Members Chairperson Position Vacant Members Stacey Adams Erin Paschetta White Plains, NY Setauket, NY email@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com Roger Bowley Margaret Poggi firstname.lastname@example.com New York, NY Franklin Caesar firstname.lastname@example.com Brooklyn, NY Brian Sherman Scohaharie.NY Tanya Davis bsherman001@nycap,rr,con Middletown, NY firstname.lastname@example.com Clive Earle Uniondale, NY firstname.lastname@example.com Margaret Poggi Aosta Edelman New York, NY Castleton, NY email@example.com David Evans Highland, NY Brian Sherman email@example.com Schoharie, NY Jeanette Ford-Luween firstname.lastname@example.com Rosedale, NY Julia Guttman Rochester, NY Roger Lidney Dix Hills, NY firstname.lastname@example.com Deborah Wilson-Allam Utica, NY email@example.com
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The Music Box Christmas Show! It's A Wonderful Life! White Christmas! Point and Shoot!
Newsletter, Thursday, December 11th, 2014, 11:13am
Happy Thursday Music Boxers,
It's finally here! Starting Friday, celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with The 31st Annual Music Box Christmas Show! Join us for the beloved classics It's A Wonderful Life and White Christmas, not to mention our preshow Sing-A-Long with Santa! So gather up your loved ones and come on down to the Music Box! Tickets still available.
If Jimmy Stewart and Bing Crosby aren't for you, don't worry! Check out our Alternative Christmas Double Feature, with Home Alone and Die Hard, on December 17th & 22nd! Yippee ki yay, you filthy animal!
Opening this week, Point and Shoot, Academy Award nominee Marshall Curry's exciting and harrowing documentary of one man's three year trek through North Africa and the Middle East. The Hollywood Reporter calls it, "Riveting… suspenseful… an extraordinary and quietly disturbing film."
On Dec 15th & 16th, Park City comes to the Music Box, with the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour. Catch the best Live Action and Animated short films from this year's Sundance Film Festival, from the most promising new filmmakers.
Also playing this week is the wickedly funny Force Majeure (Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2015 Golden Globes!), and the beautiful documentary Antarctica: A Year on Ice.
On Dec 17th at 4:30pm, we're proud to present an encore presentation of National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck's classic comes to life in the Tony-nominated production, starring James Franco and Chris O'Dowd.
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Hide your IP address in order to stop websites from tracking your browsing and search activity. Your internet activity is very personal and private. For safe browsing, always use protection.™
Data Encryption with Private Internet Access VPN
Stop snoopers and thieves from capturing your data transfers/internet activity with Private Internet Access™ VPN.
Public Wifi Security with Private Internet Access VPN
Protect yourself while on unencrypted public wifi networks or hotspots by using your own Private Internet Access™ VPN.
Unblock Websites with our VPN
Unblock blocked websites/geo-restricted sites when you are traveling abroad. With 9 countries available and over 461+ servers, you will be able to be "home" from anywhere with our VPN service.
Data Compression with Private Internet Access VPN
In many cases, our data compression is able to speed up internet activity! This is especially useful on mobile networks.
Our Android application provides most of the unique features of our desktop application, including but not limited to:
* Save your VPN login credentials
* Auto connect to VPN on start
* Auto connect to VPN on device boot
* TCP or UDP Connection Mode for VPN
* Various VPN ports including 80 and 443 via TCP (HTTP/HTTPS)
* Bind to different local port when connecting to VPN
* Check latency for best VPN connection
Private Internet Access VPN Service is available at https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/
"Private Internet Access, one of Lifehacker readers' favorite VPN service providers, makes it easy to surf privately and securely from anywhere." -- Lifehacker
"There have been several Editors' Choice VPN services recently, as one product tops the next, but Private Internet Access out-performs and out-features the competition. With 4.5 stars, Private Internet Access sets the bar high and is truly the Editors' Choice, trumping all our previous favorites." -- PC Magazine
* Application is available for Android 4.0+ with Direct VPN Support
* Application is available for Android 2.0+ as a shortcut to the VPN Settings
FlashVPN Free VPN Proxy
One-click to connect, no configuration needed.
Premium bandwidth and NO connection time limitation.
1. With simple One-click, you can connect to fastest VPN server
2. VPN servers are deploy on multi locations: United States, England and Japan
3. Unblock geographically restricted websites including Google, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube
4. No connection time limitation
5. Protect your privacy by secure VPN encryption
6. No system root required
Opera Mini mobile web browser
★★★★★ "Opera Mini for Android is fast, free and goes out of its way to compress data in the background, so you can browse the internet without blowing past your wireless carrier's data caps."
✔ Browse fast: Content-heavy webpages with lots of images and graphics load in a snap. We compress data at a blazing speed, so you can enjoy the fastest browser for your device.
✔ Save data: Opera Mini uses up to 90% less data than other web browsers, giving you faster, cheaper internet.
✔ Navigate easily: Bigger buttons and a clear layout make Opera Mini easy for everyone to use.
✔ Be social: Opera Mini plays well with others. It works on just about any mobile phone that can connect to the internet!
✔ Browse safely: With Opera's focus on security and data privacy, you are assured of safe browsing on the internet.
New and improved features include:
Speed Dial - Set all your favorite websites on the home screen of your web browser with our unique Speed Dial. There's no limit to the number of entries you can add.
Smart Page - Find out what's happening with Smart Page. It delivers instant updates from all your social sites on one screen.
Tabs – Enjoy easier multitasking with tabs that allow you to switch quickly between webpages while browsing.
Save pages - Save pages for reading later, or for times you're not connected to the internet.
Download manager - Start, stop or resume downloads between browsing sessions.
Download it right here from Google Play and enjoy the fastest browser for Android. The official version of Opera Mini is always free to install and use. So, try the quicker way to browse and enjoy the web on your device.
Opera Mini is the best web browser for phones made by:
- Samsung
- Sony
- Nokia
- Micromax
- Gionee
- Karbonn
Also check out the Opera browser for Android (http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.browser), for Android version 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or higher.
About Opera
Made in Scandinavia, Opera is the independent choice for those who care about quality and design in their web browser. Our products have been crafted to help people around the world find information, connect with others and browse the internet.
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Have questions or need help? Visit http://www.opera.com/help/mini/
Discover more at http://opera.com/mobile/
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OpenVPN Installer
OpenVPN Installer will try to install openvpn (2.1.1) in /system/xbin or /system/bin. Your mileage might vary depending on your phone.
Androids ifconfig implementation fails to configure the tunnel device correctly. So you need ifconfig provided by busybox. Try a BusyBox Installer from the market.
The path to ifconfig is a compile time option to openvpn and can not be changed at runtime. This installer includes multiple binaries with preconfigured ifconfig locations.
The preferred way to install openvpn is to put busybox at /system/xbin/busybox and then choose openvpn preconfigured for '/system/xbin/busybox ifconfig'.
Finally /system/xbin/bb is not needed anymore! I hope this update makes live easier for some of you.
Firefox Browser for Android
FAST. Access, browse and search the Web at blazing speeds.
SMART. Share and search just how you like, and keep your favorite Web content a tap away with our most customizable and intuitive features yet.
SAFE. Make sure your browsing stays safe and private with extensive security settings, add-ons and features like Do Not Track.
In the Press:
"For many Android users, Mozilla's updated Firefox app could quickly become their favorite mobile browser... I've found it to be the best mobile browsing experience I've had yet." – VentureBeat
"The first thing you'll notice about the new version of Firefox for Android is how fast it really is…Firefox stands out for quick page loads and really smooth panning and zooming around web sites. " – Lifehacker
"On my Samsung Galaxy S II, the new Firefox glides smoothly through any web page, whether it's optimized for mobile browsing or not." – TIME
"Firefox for Android is a lot snappier now. It starts up quicker and loads Web pages faster… What that means for the user is a much better browsing experience" – Information week
Key Features:
★ Customizable Home Panels: Customize and display your Firefox for Android Home panels however you like. Add new Web content any time and access your favorite feeds — like Instagram and Pocket Hits — instantly.
★ Sync: Sync your Firefox desktop tabs, history, bookmarks and passwords to all your devices and streamline your browsing.
★ Add-ons: Customize your Web browser just the way you like it with add-ons including Ad-Blocker, Password Manager and more.
★ Speed: Get to the Internet faster, with quick startup and page load times.
★ Accessibility: Over 59 supported languages can be easily selected through the browser settings.
★ HTML5: Experience the unlimited possibilities of the Internet on mobile with support for HTML5 and Web APIs.
★ Mobile Video: Firefox for Android has mobile video support for a wide range of video formats, including h.264.
★Security: Keep your browsing safe and private. Control your privacy, security and how much data you share on the Web.
For a complete list of features, check out mzl.la/FXFeatures
Learn more about Firefox for Android:
★ Have questions or need help? Visit support.mozilla.org/mobile
★ Read about Firefox permissions: mzl.la/Permissions
★ Learn more about what's up at Mozilla: blog.mozilla.org
★ Like Firefox on Facebook: mzl.la/FXFacebook
★ Follow Firefox on Twitter: mzl.la/FXTwitter
Curious about add-ons for Firefox for Android? Check them out on AMO:
★ Browsing: Adblock Plus, AutoPager, Full Screen mobile and more
★ Security: LastPass Password Manager, NoScript, Dr. Web LinkChecker and more
★ Reading: AutoPager, X-Notifier lite and more
★ Watching: Low Quality Flash, ProxTube and more
★ Social Networks: Shareaholic, Foursquare and more
Mozilla is a proudly non-profit organization dedicated to keeping the power of the Web in people's hands. We're a global community of users, contributors and developers working to innovate on your behalf. When you use Firefox, you become a part of that community, helping us build a brighter future for the Web. Learn more at mozilla.org.
Your Freedom VPN Client
Is your Internet access being censored? Are some things on the Internet simply not accessible to you? Do you need protection from eavesdroppers or access without a login on an unencrypted wireless hotspot network or any other web-login based Internet access? Would you like to appear to be a user from a different country to avoid inconvenient content restrictions? Or would you prefer if your IP was not logged by every website you visit and everything you do logged by the NSA? Then look no further, you've found the solution!
Our Your Freedom service does all this for you, and more. It defeats censorship, it encrypts all your traffic, it hides your origin and identity, and it just makes things work that don't work without it. All you need is this app. There is a free service (called "FreeFreedom") available permanently to everyone who only needs occasional access and low bandwidth. If you need more, you can always upgrade later - once you know that it solves your problem and you need more than FreeFreedom provides.
Supported tunnel modes:
* ICMP ECHO (rooted phones only)
We have 21 tunnel servers in 9 countries.
Visit our webpage https://www.your-freedom.net/ for in-depth information about our service. We appreciate if you send us crash reports when asked by your phone. To contact us about this app, send email to email@example.com.
If you would like to always receive the latest beta version instead of the production version and have all the latest features and bugs, please opt in at https://play.google.com/apps/testing/de.resolution.yf_android
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
Improve your mobile computing experience.
Simple and fast.
**Before running the application configuration is required.
SETTING: Settings->More..->Tethering & portable hotspot->Set up Wi-Fi hotspot
Rename or secure your portable hotspot
You can change the name of your phone's Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network when it's acting as a portable hotspot.
Go to Settings > Wireless & networks > More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
Make sure Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is checked.
Touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.
The Configure Wi-Fi hotspot dialog opens.
Set your name and security options as follows:
Change the Network
TO USE: Just touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot icon on / off
*Subscribing to smartphone data plan is needed for users of some telecommunication firms.
Orbot: Proxy with Tor
Orbot is the only app that creates a truly private internet connection. As the New York Times writes, "when a communication arrives from Tor, you can never know where or whom it's from." Tor won the 2012 Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Pioneer Award.
★ ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES: Orbot is the safest way to use the Internet on Android. Period. Orbot bounces your encrypted traffic several times through computers around the world, instead of connecting you directly like VPNs and proxies. This process takes a little longer, but the strongest privacy and identity protection available is worth the wait.
★ PRIVATE WEB SURFING: Use with Orweb, the most anonymous way to access any website, even if it's normally blocked, monitored, or on the hidden web. Get Orweb: https://goo.gl/s3mLa
★ PRIVATE CHAT MESSAGING: Use Gibberbot with Orbot to chat confidentially with anyone, anywhere for free. Get Gibberbot: https://goo.gl/O3FfS
★ PRIVACY FOR APPS: Any installed app can use Tor if it has a proxy feature, using the settings found here: https://goo.gl/2OA1y Use Orbot with Twitter, or try private web searching with DuckDuckGo: https://goo.gl/lgh1p
★ PRIVACY FOR EVERYONE: Tor can help you confidentially research a competitor, get around the Facebook block at school, or circumvent a firewall to watch sports at work.
★ PRIVACY MADE EASY: Check out our fun, interactive walkthrough: https://guardianproject.info/howto/browsefreely
★ IT'S OFFICIAL: This is the official version of the Tor onion routing service for Android.
***Expert Root Mode***
★ UNIVERSAL MODE: Orbot can be configured to transparently proxy all of your Internet traffic through Tor. You can also choose which specific apps you want to use through Tor.
***We Love Feedback***
★ ABOUT US: Guardian Project is a group of developers that make secure mobile apps and open-source code for a better tomorrow.
★ OUR WEBSITE: https://GuardianProject.info
★ ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/guardianproject
★ OPEN-SOURCE: Orbot is free software. Take a look at our source code, or join the community to make it better: https://gitweb.torproject.org/orbot.git
★ ABOUT TOR: https://TorProject.org
★ MESSAGE US: Are we missing your favorite feature? Found an annoying bug? We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email: firstname.lastname@example.com
★ HELP US BRING ORBOT TO YOUR COUNTRY: We're trying to get Orbot into as many languages as possible. Right now it's in: Arabic (العربية), Basque (Euskara), Bulgarian (български език), Chinese (中文简体), Czech (Čeština), Danish (Dansk), Dutch (Nederlands), English, Farsi (فارسی), French (Français), French (Français), German (Deutsch), Greek (Ελληνικά), Hebrew (עברית), Hungarian (Magyar Nyelv), Italian (Italiano), Japanese (日本語) Korean (조선말), Latvian (Latviešu), Malaysian (بهاس ملايو ), Polish (Polski), Portuguese (Português), Russian (Русский), Spanish (Español), Swedish (Svensk), and Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt).
If Orbot isn't in your language yet, we'd love to have you join our translation team: https://goo.gl/6hni4
The Guardian Project makes apps that are designed to protect your security and anonymity. The protocols that we use are widely regarded as the state of the art in security technology. While we are constantly upgrading our software to combat the latest threats and eliminate bugs, no technology is 100% foolproof. For maximum security and anonymity users must utilize best practices to keep themselves safe. You can find a good introductory guide to these topics at https://securityinabox.org
OpenVPN Client Free
There is not needed to have the root access, because the VPN tun device is handled with the VpnService API introduced with Android 4.0 (ICS).
Not affected by TLS heartbeat read overrun (CVE-2014-0160)
* Auto connect on boot
* App filter (Require Android >= 5.0)
* Import/export openvpn configuration
* Import pem, der, pkcs12 cetfificate formats
* Support for certificates in KeyChain
* IPv6 support
* Support for HTTP/SOCKS proxies
* Support for customized HTTP headers
* Backup/restore configuration
Join to the OpenVPN Client community (https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/115310249264827900069) and you will able to try the beta versions, read the news about the app and much more...
Some hints to test the app:
* To import a openvpn configuration file, copy the ovpn file on the device memory and put in the same folder any external certificates/keys files. Then start the app, tap on "+" button in bottom right corner and choose "Import VPN profile". After the import, the files can be deleted.
* If something goes wrong, check the log. You can see the log by tapping on the vpn name, and so on the LOG tab.
* If the log has errors like "ERROR: Cannot open TUN/TAP" or "Tun device open exception: java.lang.NullPointerException", please try to reboot the device.
* If you have the access on the server side, check the log also on this side.
* Maybe your configuration is not compatible with the last version of openvpn, so try to set the option "Use old stable OpenVPN 2.3.2" in the "Options" section.
* If you cannot resolve the troubles, please send me a e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com, I will contact you at soon as possible and I will help you to solve the problem.
Take a look to this video sent me from a enthusiast user...
Thank you Robert!
The new app filter feature can be used only on Android versions greater or equal than 5.0 (Lollipop). This feature allow to choose which apps are allowed to use the vpn. The apps not allowed will use networking as if the VPN wasn't running.
This free version has some advertising and doesn't has the following features:
* Tap device support
* Auto connect on connectivity up/down
* Tasker/Locale plugin
* Widgets
If you want also these features, you can buy the full version.
Spotflux VPN
**After your 3 day trial period expires you will need to purchase either a monthly or yearly subscription in order to keep using the service.
Unlike other VPN services, Spotflux lets you:
- Save bandwidth and maximize your data plan
- Stay private with pro-active privacy defense
- Stay protected from malware
Don't be fooled by other VPN services that simply hide your IP address, Spotflux is the only Intelligent VPN that encrypts and compresses your data while performing millions of cloud-based, real-time analyses on both incoming and outgoing data to identify malware and unauthorized activity, protecting you from digital harm.
Analyzing your data twice provides a level of protection unavailable with other services. By analyzing incoming data we can prevent the ingestion of malicious code (viruses, invasive tracking, etc.). By analyzing outgoing data, we ensure that if your device is already infected, that personal data is not being broadcast without your permission.
The use of a cloud infrastructure provides a highly intelligent connection that adapts and reacts to deter threats on a real-time basis delivering the very best security and privacy against the ever-evolving global digital threats.
Steganos Online Shield VPN
You are constantly online—often in WiFi networks outside your own four walls. But WiFis at the airport, café or even at the university are risky. With just a few maneuvers, hackers in the same network can record your private and business activities. In the worst case, they can criminally steal your password and credit card information.
With Steganos Online Shield VPN, you can safely use even public WiFi hotspots. Thanks to data encryption, your messages and e-mails cannot be read. In addition, the program can identify all devices in your WiFi network and block potential threats. Steganos Online Shield for Android is a VPN-solution that is FREE OF ADVERTISEMENTS and FREE OF CHARGE up to a data volume of 500 MB / month.
* FREE OF CHARGE and ADS: You can use the app ad-free and completely free of charge up to a data volume of 500 MB / month. Should you need more data volume, you can simply get a monthly subscription or a year-long license and then surf without limits.
* NO SPEED LIMITS: You always surf with the safe high-speed server from Steganos. There is no reduction of surfing speed.
* ANONYMOUS SURFING: Your IP address is encrypted, allowing you to surf invisibly and safely away from hackers.
* FREE CHOICE OF COUNTRY: Choose your IP location from the large Steganos pool and surf safely worldwide.
* DISPLAYS ALL DEVICES IN THE SAME WiFi: Identify all devices in the same network and protect yourself from potential threats.
* WATCH BLOCKED VIDEOS: Get around country-based disabling of Hulu or Netflix and also view blocked YouTube videos on your smart phone or Tablet regardless of where in the world you are online.
* STEGANOS ONLINE SHIELD PREMIUM INCLUDES WINDOWS VERSION: With a premium license, you get unlimited traffic in addition to Steganos Online Shield 365 for your Windows computer for free.
* BATTERY-SAVING, EVEN WITH CONSTANT USE: Even with permanent protection, your battery will be used minimally.
* USABLE WORLDWIDE: Use of Steganos Online Shield for Android VPN does not depend on your location. Thus you can surf safely worldwide in WiFi and wireless networks (3G, 4G/LTE, GPRS, EDGE, etc.)
* SURF SAFELY, COMMUNICATE UNITERCEPTED: Thanks to VPN encryption of your internet connection, you can use services like Skype, WhatsApp or Viber safely away from interception in WiFi. You are even protected from cyber spies in unsecured Websites without http encryption.
* 500 MB traffic / month free
* Steganos Online Shield Premium with unlimited traffic via monthly subscription: US $ 2.95;
* or as 1-year license: US $ 24.95
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Free Internet Speed Booster
Free Internet speed Booster functions to speed up your Internet connection
- Cleans the DNS cache and improves the latency (this will increase the ping speed and best if you play multiplayer games).
- Stops unwanted background tasks and increase the available bandwidth.
- Adjusts average parallel connections to optimize the speed.
This app perfectly works with all Android phones and tablets. This does not require ROOT to run.
Note to Google:
This app is developed by me and all the code, images created by myself. It comply with all the terms and this is not a fake app, it's functions correctly as described.
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Private Tunnel VPN
Private Tunnel uses the official 4.0+ VPN API, so it does not require a rooted device.
SECURITY: Secure your data to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks
PRIVACY: Protect your privacy from criminals accessing your information
PROTECTION: Protect against malware and malicious attacks
ACCESSIBILITY: Access any web content no matter where you live
This is the Android VPN client for the Private Tunnel VPN service. For connecting to non-Private Tunnel OpenVPN servers, please use OpenVPN Connect: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.openvpn.openvpn


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This problem only happen once, a couple days ago. The car is turning over like it wants to start but the engine isnt starting. Is it the fuel filter or pump, or the spark plugs and wires??
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1991 Oldsmobile 98 Question: My 1991 olds regency elite will cut over but the engine wont start.
1991 OLDS REGENCY ELITE, Rockford, IL, June 03, 2010, 20:26
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dandd June 03, 2010, 20:58Master
Really need to check the basics, ie, check for Spark, then check for Fuel. You can check for fuel by spraying a little Carb Cleaner into the intake and see if the car starts up a little.
ReplyVisitor, November 30, 2010, 20:10
My car is turning over but won't start battery has full charge. A light is coming on saying INF.RESET what does that mean?
Answer #2Visitor, July 08, 2010, 15:41
It might be the factory "security system". Set the security system to on with your remote...then unlock the drivers side door with your key instead of the remote. that should reset the security system and the car should start.
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