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A Day of Rest and Holiness
A Day of Rest and Holiness
In Judaism, there is a distinction between the holy and mundane and the distinction between the two is present in a Jew's life in what foods he may eat and even what sort of language he uses when he speaks. This distinction also manifests itself in time as well, with certain periods of time being considered holy and others mundane. Shabbat is one of those time periods consider to be holy.
Shabbat's Holiness
Shabbat is considered to be a holy day, as G-d stated by the revelation on Sinai that the Jews are to "Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy." However, in Jewish tradition the Sabbath and its holiness existed from the end of creation, as stated in Genesis. This means that Shabbat is inherently different from the rest of the days of the year, even from Jewish Holidays such as Passover and Rosh HaShanah, where many of the same rules regarding labor apply.
Different Dress, Different Mentality
Shabbat is also different in that the mode of dress is completely different from the rest of the week. Because Shabbat is considered to be royalty and is referred to in prayers as the "Sabbath Queen", many Jews dress as they would if hosting royalty. It is for this reason that in many neighborhoods Jews can be found wearing finery reserved for black-tie events or when meeting a dignitary.
The concept of Shabbat being royalty also affects a Jew's train of thought on Shabbat. He does not discuss mundane matters such as business, but instead focuses on spiritual matters and those subjects which interest him. In addition, the Jew carries himself differently, walking proudly upright like royalty rather than in the bent-over, hurried manner of the rest of the week. The combination of the different mode of dress and dress enables the Jew to effect a transformation that leads to a spiritual renewal that will last the entire week.
Spiritual Renewal
One way in which Shabbat is different is that it is the day of the week in which Jews experience a spiritual renewal. Spiritual renewal is nearly impossible if one is preoccupied with work and chores to complete. This is part of the reason why work is prohibited – on Shabbat Jews reconnect with their ancestral traditions and the Torah. In addition to this, there is a tradition that one's spirituality is enhanced on Shabbat with an extra soul that enables him to reach spiritual heights unattainable during the week because of those same stressors.
The concept of Shabbat being a time of spiritual renewal is an old concept but was first explained in detail but the saintly Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi, the author of the Kuzari, a work which discussed the spiritual concepts of Judaism including prayer, Shabbat and holidays and their effect on the soul. In his work, the rabbi states that Shabbat's state of being holy serves as sustenance to the soul like a physical meal is to the body and it keeps the soul satiated throughout the entire week.
A Taste of the Afterlife
According to the Talmud and other sources, Shabbos is a taste of the afterlife and the World to Come. In fact, in one of the traditional songs composed for Shabbat, the day is referred to as such.
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Apps and Disabling Texting While Driving - Cell Phone Safety
By Marty Cox
Mar 30, 2010
There's an app for that? Cell phone apps are available that can stop texting and driving. While companies worry that employees are texting (and calling on their phones) while driving on the job and the dangers and possible litigation involved with a crash, parents are concerned for their teens and their safety.
How do you stop it? Disable the ability to use the phone for texts or calls while the car is in motion. That takes some technology and several companies are hard at work trying to deliver just the right mix to keep the roads safe.
The Detroit News reports at least a "dozen startups have produced phone applications designed to curb the temptation to use the phone while driving."
Do they work? The report notes that some are a bit confusing and expensive, but can help keep the hands on the wheel and not on the cell phone.
The San Francisco Chronicle has some examples here including one called Cellcontrol.
The report details it is a "service from ObdEdge LLC uses a $60 device that plugs into the car's onboard diagnostics port, which is usually under the steering wheel. A separate application for the driver's phone costs $25 to download and $8.95 a month to use."
Continuing: "The phone connects to the device in the port through wireless Bluetooth technology. When the device detects that the car is moving, it tells the phone to lock texting, calling or both, depending on the user's settings. Cellcontrol works with BlackBerrys and phones running Windows Mobile and Symbian software."
The system was originally designed for companies to use in their fleet cars and trucks, it is now marketed to consumers as well.
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Cosmetics chain's founder has big ambitions for overseas expansion.
Only in the weird world of fashion and beauty can a practitioner be called the Brow Queen.
"They call me the Brow Queen; I call myself the Brow Nazi," says Phoenix Renata, the ambitious 27-year-old founder of Phoenix Cosmetics, a fast-growing makeup and beauty-care company.
Renata earned the appellation by winning the Metro magazine best brows award, so it is with some trepidation that I present her with my mono-brow.
Thankfully, the beauty profession applies different standards to men and women and, apparently, a bushy brow attests to my virility and old-school masculinity. What a relief that metrosexuality's deforestation has yet to reach the forehead.
"But so many [Kiwi] women neglect their brows," argues Renata, "and if you go overseas, somewhere like New York, and there are brow bars everywhere because brows are a big thing.
"I wanted to bring that here because Kiwi women need to invest in their eyebrows and they need to have a great brow shape."
Lest female readers fear Renata is an advocate for radical brow-hair removal, she is at pains to point out that she dislikes the napalm brow look and disdains popular methods of rapid hair removal.
"Great brows don't mean thin brows. Having your brows done doesn't mean you're getting your eyebrows waxed off - it means we're going to create an amazing shape for your eyes, that complement your face."
For the record, Renata and her staff use tweezers because it's more precise.
Renata is an interesting business case study because she comes from a humble background - her mum reads tarot cards for a living; dad's a musician. She wanted to become a makeup artist since her teens and set up the company at age 21 - whereupon she became pregnant.
The hot pink chaise longue at her Auckland headquarters, upon which our interview is conducted, is where she used to lay her baby to sleep while she worked in the early days of the business.
She readily admits she has no life beyond business, daughter and partner.
But today she has stores in Auckland's Kingsland, Takapuna, Pukekohe and Howick, as well as outlets in Hamilton, Palmerston North, Wellington and Christchurch - all fulfilling her ambition to create a national brand presence.
Most of the growth has come in the past two years, when recessionary conditions abated.
Her second and third stores opened in 2008; everything else came last year and this year.
Next month she will open her first overseas store in Launceston, Tasmania. Melbourne awaits, she says.
If you're wondering why a boutique beauty outfit is setting up shop in Launceston and Pukekohe, Renata explains that these are poorly-serviced but affluent areas, and the Pukekohe branch is one of the most profitable in her chain.
In the year ending March she recorded more than $1 million in turnover. She aims to crack $2 million after she launches her Australian network (she has six stores planned).
Renata is one of the most driven business people I've met in this job. It is only a faint surprise when she says of her early ambition: "I wanted an international brand. I wanted Phoenix Cosmetic stores throughout the country and then I wanted to take it international.
"I wanted to be just as big as Calvin Klein."
She still wants to be as big as Calvin Klein. The business is based on the Phoenix range of cosmetics, including a foundation blend custom-made to each client's requirements, lashes, nail and beauty treatments - and the best brow shaping you can get in the country, as judged by Metro.
In her downtime she runs her own beauty school and writes for a variety of media.
Some of her success is through her work doing makeup for designer Annah Stretton's fashion shows. The pair recognised their complementary skills and products and have opened several stores together.
Renata describes Stretton as her mentor, someone she can rely on in the fickle and occasionally false world of fashion.
How long is it going to take to turn into an international brand?
"Australia first, but I'd say 15 years.
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Price of Bitcoin falls by $300 during Wednesday trading as China's central bank warns against the institutional use of the cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin's China bubble has appeared to burst, as its value plummeted Thursday upon an announcement from China's central bank that it was banning financial institutions from handling the virtual currency.
While China's central bank hasn't banned the currency outright, it did issue a strong warning about Bitcoin's possible impact on the economy. Bitcoin exchanges will still be allowed to operate, but they must register with authorities.
Hao Hong, a Hong Kong based financial analyst, is quoted by Bloomberg as saying the central bank is concerned about Bitcoin's interference with "monetary policy operation".
"It represents an unofficial leakage to the current monetary system and trades globally," he said, also mentioning the ease at which Bitcoin makes money laundering.
The sudden drop in Bitcoin's value after the announcement could be from some users selling their bitcoins now that the Chinese government requires local exchanges to have "know your customer" laws. The government has recently cracked down on investors profiting from off balance sheet lending, and many perhaps saw Bitcoin as the next investment opportunity in that wake.
Bitcoin's price has since stabilized and is currently trading at $900, down from approximately $1,100 the day before.


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The Pukehina truck driver who died when his fertiliser truck rolled on a Te Ranga farm has been described as a "top bloke".
Darren Hockly, 40, was pinned under his truck when it rolled about 8m down a bank while he was spreading lime on a Te Matai Rd farm about noon on Tuesday.
Spreadmaster Transport owner Philip Robinson said it came as a huge shock to learn of the accident.
The father of two young girls was one of the Te Puke company's longest-serving drivers and had worked as a groundspread operator there for eight years.
"He was and extremely skilled and talented driver. He was a top bloke," Mr Robinson said. "He was just an easy going, nice guy. He got on with everybody. It's just an absolute tragedy."
The staff at Spreadmaster Transport were "totally ripped up" by his death, Mr Robinson said.
"He was an excellent bloke top notch. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family and friends."
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is investigating the accident in conjunction with the police Commercial Vehicle Investigation Unit. The investigation could take up to six months.


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News: Centegra to offer free lectures in April
Centegra Health System will offer three free lectures in April to provide the community opportunities to learn about bullying, stiff and painful joints and insomnia. To register, call 877-CENTEGRA (236-8347).
Cjay Harmer, a prevention specialist from the Pioneer Center for Human Services, will discuss bullying, why some kids get targeted and how to help both the victim and bully. A question and answer session will follow. Harmer will present from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10 at Centegra Health Bridge Fitness Center-Huntley, 10450 Algonquin Road.
Dr. Stephen Kozlowski, a board-certified rheumatologist with Centegra Physician Care, will share ways to combat stiff and painful joints. He will suggest lifestyle improvements, physical therapy options, home exercise tips and when it's time to see a doctor. Kozlowski's free lecture will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17 at Centegra Health Bridge Fitness Center-Crystal Lake, 200 E. Congress Parkway.
People who want to learn more about how insomnia can affect their quality of life should attend Joy Prepejchal's presentation from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24 at Centegra Health Bridge Fitness Center-Huntley.
Centegra Health System is committed to meeting the health care needs of the residents of greater McHenry County and to making services available in multiple and convenient locations, including hospitals in McHenry and Woodstock, Immediate and Physician Care Centers, Centegra Sage Cancer Center, Health Bridge Fitness Centers and the highly anticipated Centegra Hospital-Huntley.
As the region's leading health care provider, Centegra Health System continues to bring the latest treatments and technology, along with the skills of nearly 4,000 associates, to meet the needs of the growing McHenry County community. For more information on Centegra Health System visit centegra.org, search Centegra Health System on Facebook and Twitter or call 877-CENTEGRA (877-236-8347).


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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first Playboy Club in Chicago. To celebrate this golden occasion, the original men's magazine threw 50 parties in 50 international cities this past Friday, June 11. DFW was chosen to host one of the 50 global parties at the Ghostbar atop the W Hotel in Dallas.
We've done Ghostbar before, since it's been one of the hottest spots in Dallas since it opened back in the summer of 2006. There have been tons of occasions where I've seen the lobby of the W overflowing with people as they anticipate entry. I've seen more celebs here than anywhere else. From Justin Timberlake to LeBron James to Jessica Simpson and the Black Eyed Peas to my idol Bill Simmons and more than a few Dallas Cowboys, when Ghostbar is on its game, it is a people-watching mecca, and nothing in DFW can really compare.
On this evening, Ghostbar opened its doors and felt like a Playboy Club. All of the beautiful girls that work at Ghost were dressed as Playboy bunnies, complete with the rabbit ears and tail to complement the black outfits. The flatscreens that you see when you exit the elevator 33 floors above Dallas were played out a historical look at the years through the pages of Playboy magazine. And yes, they were tastefully edited. We had a really good time at our table with its lime green booths that gave us a panoramic view of the Dallas sklyline in the distance and an even better view of some of Dallas' MOST gorgeous girls. When the lingerie-clad go-go dancers arrived on the scene around midnight, the party cranked up to a whole new level.
The Playboy Club was the most successful nightclub chain in history. In its heyday, Time magazine called the Playboy key "a status symbol equivalent to a Phi Beta Kappa key from Yale." The clubs were last seen in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles in 1986 until the highly successful opening of the Playboy Club at the Palms Resort & Casino in Las Vegas in October 2006. As Ghostbar is one of the most successful nightclubs in recent Dallas memory, it was the ideal location for this event.


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Octogenarian Smacks Attacking Moose Away with Shovel
Dorthea Taylor and George Murphy were at the airport in Willow, Alaska. George is a well-known bush pilot in the area, and had gone to get the couple's dogs. Dorthea was waiting in the truck. George looked up and saw a moose, the moose had George in its sights and was charging at him. George knew he had to get to that truck, otherwise he was in big trouble.
The moose was faster than George and bowled him over as he charged. Then he stomped George, kicked and kept at it. Dorthea got out of the truck, and saw what was happening. She grabbed a shovel and went to fend off the moose from her husband of 40 years.
"He was way off. Jeez, he spotted me and he started to come right after me. So I was trying to get to the truck. But I didn't make it," he told the newspaper from his hospital bed in Alaska. "He started to stomp. Then he turned around and stomped again. And there was nothing I could do. I was afraid he was going to kill me."
Thanks to 85-year old Dorthea, George was not killed by the moose. After one good whack to the head with the shovel, Dorthea realized she could save her husband. She gave it everything she had, all 5 feet and 97 lbs of her went into the swinging of the shovel. The moose ended up leaving, being chased by the couple's dogs.
George ended up in the hospital with 7 broken ribs, wounded left leg, and a 6 inch gash to the head. Neither Dorthea nor George are upset with the moose, they say moose get hungry and angry this time of the year, and will attack unprovoked. What George has to say about his wife saving him; "Jeez, that was a pretty hard thing for anyone to do, to walk up on a moose like that," he said. "Heck, all she had was a shovel." From DigitalJournal.com.
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Samsung Publishes Battery Enhancement Tech with Silicon
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | June 26, 2015 - 04:53 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Samsung, battery
When I was in my Physics program, there was a running joke that the word "Nano" should be a red flag when reading research papers. This one has graphene and nanoparticles, but it lacks quantum dots and it looks privately funded by a company, so we might be good. Kidding aside, while I have little experience with battery technology, they claim to have surrounded silicon anodes for lithium batteries with a layer of graphene.
Image Credit: Samsung via Nature
This addition of graphene is said to counteract an issue where silicon expands as it is used and recharged. The paper, which again is the first source that I have seen discuss this issue, says that other attempts at using silicon adds vacant space around the anode for future growth. If you can keep the material at the same volume over its lifespan, you will be able to store more electricity in smaller devices. I wonder why Samsung would want something like that...
Samsung's M.2 SM951 PCIe SSD appears for sale and is worth every penny
Subject: Storage | June 25, 2015 - 03:42 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: SM951, Samsung, PCIe SSD, M.2
Samsung's M.2 SM951 PCIe SSD was never originally intended to be sold on its own but thankfully the 128, 256 and 512GB models are showing up on Newegg and other sites and the speeds it can reach are very impressive. The Tech Report tested the 512GB model and saw it beat the Intel 750 Series in IOMeter at a queue depth of one, though the Intel SSD still shows off its prowess at higher queue depths. Their testing showed that the speed of the flash produces enough heat that the drive throttles itself so you should consider rigging an active cooling solution if you do pick up this drive. Check out their full review to see some very impressive numbers and boot times.
"Samsung's SM951 SSD squeezes a quad-lane PCIe Gen3 interface onto a diminutive M.2 form factor. It offers incredible performance under the right conditions, but it also struggles in some scenarios. Our in-depth review explains the drive's strengths, weaknesses, and unique enthusiast appeal."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- House of Cards: PCIe SSD Performance Roundup @ [H]ard|OCP
- Intel 750 PCIe SSD @ The SSD Review
- Patriot Ignite M.2 SSD @ The SSD Review
- OCZ Vector 180 480GB SSD Review @ NikKTech
- 240 GB Kingston HyperX Savage SSD @ Tech ARP
- ADATA Premier SP610 512GB SSD Review @HiTech Legion
- QNAP Turbo NAS TS-453 Pro 4-Bay Enthusiast and SMB NAS @ eTeknix
Samsung Laptops Disable Windows Update Automatically
Subject: General Tech | June 24, 2015 - 03:00 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: windows update, Samsung, notebook, Malware
A report from Paul Thurrott draws an uncomfortable comparison between the behavior of Samsung's notebook software and the recent Superfish controversy, and should be cause for concern for anyone using Samsung laptops with factory software.
Image credit: Samsung
The behavior is rather malware-like, as Thurrott point out: "In disabling Windows Update, the Samsung utility is behaving like malware—is, in fact, malware—which of course opens this event up to a comparison with Lenovo's Superfish fiasco."
This behavior is apparently designed to prevent Microsoft drivers from installing over Samsung's proprietary versions, but this obviously has significant security implications. The fact that this happens automatically in the background is a signifant breach of trust for consumers. This discovery was initially made by a Microsoft MVP, Paul Barker, who posted this response from Samsung on his blog:
"When you enable Windows updates, it will install the Default Drivers for all the hardware no laptop which may or may not work," he was told. "For example if there is USB 3.0 on laptop, the ports may not work with the installation of updates. So to prevent this, SW Update tool will prevent the Windows updates."
There are instructions for disabling this software, but it might just be time for all of us to go to the trouble of creating our own official restore media and starting fresh with a clean install of Windows.
AMD prepares for the return of the Thin Client
Subject: General Tech | June 17, 2015 - 01:13 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: amd, Samsung, cloud monitor
AMD and Samsung will be releasing several 'Cloud Monitors', a design previously know as thin clients, powered by a 2.2GHz dual-core AMD GX222 APU with an unspecified 655MHz GPU and 4GB of DDR3-1600 RAM. The TC222W will have a 21.5" screen and the TC242W a 23.6" screen, both will be 1080p and come with three USB 3.0 slots, four USB 2.0 slots and an Ethernet port. The storage will be cloud based, hence the name, and will be similar to HP's MT245 and T420 which will also be powered by AMD APUs. The thin client is making a return to the office and with AMD offering chips with configuration TDPs between 5W to 25W they may find themselves successful in this returning segment of the marketplace. Read more at The Inquirer.
"SAMSUNG AND AMD have joined forces to announce a line of all-in-one 'cloud monitors' featuring integrated thin client technology powered by AMD's Embedded G-series system on chip (SoC)."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Flexible PRAM: Not a bendy baby carriage, but infinitely cooler @ The Register
- Flash is fallible. But you'd rather have an AFA than spinning rust @ The Register
- Should You Build Your Own Steambox? @ eTeknix
- Stephen Elop gets the boot as Microsoft pushes for Windows Phone success @ The Inquirer
- Apple De-Certifies Monster Cables After Lawsuit Against Beats @ Slashdot
- Acer has no acquisition plans, says CEO @ DigiTimes
- NikKTech & Seagate Summer Worldwide Giveaway
- Radeon R9 380 Preview and Win a 290X @ HardwareHeaven
- The Tech ARP + Western Digital My Passport Wireless Contest
Portable wireless storage from Samsung
Subject: Storage | June 8, 2015 - 07:15 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Samsung, wireless storage, 1.5tb drive
If you find yourself running low on space on your phone and need a handy way to extend your storage you could consider the Samsung Wireless HDD. A mere 19.9x89x126.5mm and 275g it won't take up a lot of space but will allow up to five devices to connect over 802.11 b/g/n WiFi to stream the content stored on the drive. It also has USB 3.0 connectivity to help you load up the drive before you head out on the road and you can even steal some of it's 7 hour rated battery life by using it as a charging station for your phone. Kitguru tested multiple streams and found that two simultaneous connections work perfectly but it is best not to exceed streaming to a pair of devices. The five device rating seems to refer more to the number of saved connections than to the number of streams you can run.
"While many users these days may have several terabytes of PC storage space, mobile storage is yet to catch up. Many phones come with just 16GB of internal storage, while 128GB is just about as good as it gets. This means most users simply cannot fit their media collections on their mobile devices – which is far from ideal."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Western Digital My Passport Wireless 2 TB Drive @ TechARP
- Silicon Power Armor A65 1TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive Review @ NikKTech
- Silicon Power Armor A60 USB 3.0 Portable HDD Review @ Madshrimps
- VisionTek 120GB Pocket SSD Review @HiTech Legion
- Mushkin Ventura Ultra 120GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review @ NikKTech
- Lexar JumpDrive M10 Secure USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review @ Madshrimps
- QNAP TS-451 @ HardwareHeaven
- Corsair Force LS 120 GiB SSD Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Patriot Memory Ignite 480GB SSD Review @ NikKTech
- Samsung SM951 M.2 SSD RAID @ The SSD Review
- ADATA Premier SP610 SSD @ Benchmark Reveiws
- Kingston HyperX Savage 240GB Review @ OCC
- Patriot Ignite 480GB SSD Review @ Neoseeker
- Plextor M6e Black Edition 128GB PCI Express SSD Review @ NikKTech
- Seagate Archive HDD 8TB SATA III HDD Review @ NikKTech
Fab Wars 10 nm; may the FinFET be with you
Subject: General Tech | May 26, 2015 - 12:27 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: TSMC, Samsung, 10 nm FinFET
The race to 10nm FinFET production is still tight with TSMC expected to tape out their first parts towards the end of the year and Samsung today revealing a similar time line according to The Inquirer. Samsung has also confirmed they will be starting construction on a new plant in South Korea in 2017, which is a good move for the company considering their loss of the chip contract for the new iPhone to TSMC. With Samsung going almost full out on their 14nm FinFET lines for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge Apple had concerns that Samsung would not be able to keep up with demand and unfortunately GLOBALFOUNDRIES could not take advantage either as their yields are, to put it politely, lacking.
"SAMSUNG HAS REVEALED that it will soon begin production of its 10nm FinFET node, and that the chip will be in full production by the end of 2016."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Boffins silently track train commuters without tripping Android checks @ The Register
- Exploit Kit Delivers Pharming Attacks Against SOHO Routers @ Slashdot
- Mozilla finds a way to tunnel Firefox into iOS @ The Register
- UK government has ended Windows XP support payments @ The Inquirer
- Hisense launches new 4K ULED TVs @ DigiTimes
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Think twice before selling that old Android phone
Subject: General Tech | May 25, 2015 - 12:49 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Android, Samsung, htc, Nexus
It seems that the factory reset for Android 4.3 and below is flawed, in that researchers were able to recover data from wiped phones. Two University of Cambridge scientists tested 21 phones from Samsung, HTC, Nexus and 2 other unspecifed vendors all running versions of Android ranging from 2.3 to 4.3 and were able to recover data from a supposedly wiped phone. They did not test newer versions and so are unsure if the problem has been rectified nor did Google respond to The Register when they inquired. The researchers had a success rate of 80% for recovering tokens for Google and Facebook and could even recover encryption keys, although the keys were still password protected they could be brute forced. Make sure to encrypt your phone with a long password before you wipe it and sell it, give it away or toss it out!
"Half a billion Android phones could have data recovered and Google accounts compromised thanks to flaws in the default wiping feature, University of Cambridge scientists Laurent Simon and Ross Anderson have claimed."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- No, Your SSD Won't Quickly Lose Data While Powered Down @ Slashdot
- Microsoft brings Office 365 feel to Outlook.com @ The Inquirer
- New Windows 10 Build 10122 aims to fix file association hijacking @ The Register
- Colorful rising fast in graphics card market @ DigiTimes
- BlackBerry: we ARE cutting jobs AGAIN @ The Register
Samsung's Galaxy refresh refreshes a bit too often
Subject: General Tech | May 1, 2015 - 01:12 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Samsung, galaxy s6, Galaxy S6 Edge
No company wants to hear their new flagship product has issues but unfortunately that has become all too common as financially gifted and tattooed Apple fans are well aware. It would seem that Samsung is also having launch pains as users are seeing problems with RAM allocation. The Inquirer reports that the phone will use up to 2.5GB for simple tasks, with Chrome being a major memory thief. The programs do still run and the issue is not causing crashes, instead you can expect to see some stuttering and a lot of refreshes when you return to an app that has lost focus, even for a short time. Samsung is aware of the problem and working on incremental updates which you can pick up via Update Now under Settings.
"SAMSUNG HAS ADMITTED that the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge are suffering performance problems due to a RAM management fault."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Windows 8 market share grows just 2.5 percent in year since Windows XP's demise @ The Inquirer
- You can now play thousands of classic DOS games on Twitter. Goodbye, productivity @ The Register
- OpenBSD 5.7 Released @ Slashdot
- A Look At Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC @ Techgage
- Who thinks Microsoft Edge SUCKS? Erm, Microsoft @ The Register
- Star Trek TOS Picorder @ Hack a Day
Beware of Snapdragons for they are subtle and quick to anger
Subject: General Tech | April 30, 2015 - 01:15 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: snapdragon 810, qualcomm, LG, Samsung
There have been many stories about Qualcomm's difficulties lately, from the court case with NVIDIA to Samsung and LG not using their Snapdragon 810 for their new smartphones. Qualcomm has struck back at the speculations about problems with this chip that rose from these decisions, pointing out that Microsoft, Xiaomi, Motorola and Sony will all be releasing devices with the Snapdragon 810 in the near future. LG put in their two cents as well, pointing out their decision to use the 808 chip was made over a year ago and they are still planning on utilizing the next generation Snapdragon 820 in the future, not to mention that they use the 810 in their G Flex 2. Samsung has also shown their belief in Qualcomm's products considering they will be fabbing the 820. You can see a short video of an interview with Qualcomm about this topic over at The Register.
"QUALCOMM HAS DEBUNKED chatter that LG ditched its octa-core Snapdragon 810 chip for the G4 owing to overheating problems."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Windows 10 is now available for the Raspberry Pi 2 @ The Inquirer
- 'Android on Windows': Microsoft tightens noose around neck, climbs on chair @ The Register
- This is Spartan? No, it's Microsoft Edge, Son of Internet Explorer @ The Register
- IBM creates quantum super-conductor in square formation @ The Inquirer
- Disney Replaces Longtime IT Staff With H-1B Workers @ Slashdot
- Using Asus Transfer Express: A Multi-Platform Control Hub @ Kitguru
Samsung 840 EVO Standalone ISO Updater Now Available
Subject: Storage | April 28, 2015 - 12:44 PM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: TurboWrite, tlc, ssd, slc, Samsung, 840 evo
For those of you following the Samsung 840 EVO saga, last week we saw the release of Magician 4.6. Samsung was initially throttling downloads and firmware update rates, but those limits appear to have been lifted as of this morning. Another thing we noticed this morning was the inclusion of the standalone ISO updater for those who are otherwise unable to run the Magician software (i.e. Mac users):
For those on laptops or other devices with no optical drive, I've confirmed the ISO can be used via USB if placed there with a tool such as Rufus.
Note to Linux users:
There was an early report of complications from a user who was running a full disk fstrim during boot, where that operation was causing errors (corrected once that operation was disabled). It should be noted that full disk TRIM operations are redundant so long as the OS is issuing TRIM on-the-fly during regular file moves / deletions. This may be an issue with queued TRIM handling of the new 840 EVO firmware. If not reproduced / corrected by Samsung, the Linux devs may be able to add this firmware revision to the queued TRIM blacklist to possibly fix the problem on their end.
Note to mSATA 840 EVO users:
It appears the update does not currently apply to these. I've asked Samsung about this.
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The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A 24-hour business center is on site at this 4-star property.
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PhoneArena Awards 2013: Best Innovations
0. phoneArena 25 Nov 2013, 11:30 posted on
The smartphone arena is more than just a playground. It is kind of like a battlefield, if we had to compare it to anything – a battlefield where both minor and major smartphone manufacturers are competing fiercely for the attention of all those increasingly-harder-to-satisfy consumers. Some try to achieve that goal by offering smartphones at an affordable price point. Others go for the top hardware, offering the best processors, displays, or cameras to ever grace a smartphone. Then there are the companies, for which design and build materials are top priority. And more often than not, all of these tactics work to some extent. Sometimes, however, the price, design, and specs of a smartphone aren't enough to genuinely impress a smartphone geek. Sometimes it takes another crucial element each smartphone maker should always take into account – innovation...
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1. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Nothing mentioned about the Note 3. :(
2. aayupanday (Posts: 580; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
Nothing mentioned about BoomSound...
3. rawbow (Posts: 428; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
Yes, the new S Pen features and BoomSound def deserves a mention here
4. Commentator (Posts: 3721; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
What about the Note 3 would you have mentioned? Or BoomSound?
More features are just... more features, and stereo-speakers are just stereo-speakers.
I'm not saying I necessarily agree with the choices PA made, but I wouldn't include either the Note 3 or BoomSound. They're very nice, but not exactly the most innovative.
10. JakeLee (banned) (Posts: 1021; Member since: 02 Nov 2013)
For what?
Seriously, for what?
12. rawbow (Posts: 428; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
Well for one, BoomSound maybe a stereo speaker just like Touch ID is a finger print scanner but is implemented better than most phones.
S Pen coz it dives into more characters of using an input other than your finger(i know this sounds wrong lol) and explored an already proven territory(this too damn!! lol)
16. Commentator (Posts: 3721; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
See, it explored a proven territory, more or less like Touch ID did. I don't think either should really be on there, but then again this hasn't really been the most mind-blowing year, tech-wise.
Next year should be interesting though, assuming 64-bit processing takes off.
17. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Let's see - S-Pen?
HTC One - BoomSound
Be a hater all you want, but if you don't consider this anything, I don't know what to tell you.
20. saurik (Posts: 86; Member since: 13 May 2013)
Because smurf owns one..
21. JakeLee (banned) (Posts: 1021; Member since: 02 Nov 2013)
Your point is fully valid!
22. jellmoo (Posts: 1931; Member since: 31 Oct 2011)
Are either of them really innovations of 2013 though? Both are more along the lines of improvements to existing innovations. Both are great, don't get me wrong, but they weren't really unique to 2013.
Granted, I would say the same thing about the fingerprint scanner...
I think an honourable mention should go to having core apps being updated via the Play Store rather than solely through OS updates. Getting those goodies in the hands of users quickly is a great step.
28. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
Dude, I don't know why you're still here, it's quite obvious that this is an Apple-devoted site; Apple could find a way to recycle horse manure into new casing for the iPhone 5SS and PA would say it's "innovation". Anyway, let the bus driver and other iFanatics live in their fantasy; there are a host of other sites devoted to real Android news and some to Android and iOSame.
You forgot the Fingerprint Sensor on the back of the HTC One Max.
In the end, Apple shares are waaay down and their devoted fan base is dwindling; I actually sold my Xoom to a nice young man who said that he was "tired of what he could NOT do on his iPad." True Story.
The only ones sticking to iDevices are older people who are technically challenged!!
29. elitewolverine (Posts: 5192; Member since: 28 Oct 2013)
But the s-pen on the note 3 was also something offered in the note 2. Not really innovative 2013 stuff when it was done in 2012...
37. marbovo (Posts: 658; Member since: 16 May 2013)
I don´t think that "core apps" being in play store is good at all, because, once an app is on playstore, google google stop suporting it on AOSP so the future updates of those apps goes closed source and developers can´t get their hands on the app source code to improve it and make new implementations.
As this google policy goes on, will be harder for independent developers to create new apps based on the google ones and Android goes more and more into the close source era, which is completely diferent from the first goals of Android(an open mobile system)
41. jellmoo (Posts: 1931; Member since: 31 Oct 2011)
It shouldn't affect developers at all, as they will still have the same access to the APIs that they always did.
It does impact availability through AOSP, but the end result is more of a positive for the casual customer, who likely has no knowledge or care of AOSP anyway. Users get updates a lot quicker, without having to worry about manufacturers and carriers getting involved, which should increase overall satisfaction.
42. marbovo (Posts: 658; Member since: 16 May 2013)
I´m not talking about APIs, I´m talking about the hole app source code, which get discontinuated after the app goes to play store.
For the end user maybe is better, but not to the entire android comunity that has been created through this years
43. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Proud Note 3 owner using my S-Pen every single day. Got a problem?
46. Ashoaib (Posts: 3229; Member since: 15 Nov 2013)
S pen is more inovative and practical than any of above mentioned innovations.... why not boom sound? It is also more practical then any of above, no manufacturer has paid focus on increasing sound yet which is so sad... if HTC has done so, it should be praised... I dont know why site admins/reviewers feel it compulsory to praise something from apple, no matter how useless that innovation is. Do they dont have education that cost and benefit analysis is so difficult for them? Iphone gives least benefit compare to its cost
49. rawbow (Posts: 428; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
+1, I'd go with not much interesting year too. All the phones were minor upgrades on the phones that wowed us last year..
56. rodneyej1 (Posts: 3576; Member since: 06 Jul 2013)
You have no idea what innovation is.. Hint. Lumia 920, 925, 928, 1020, 1520.
62. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
It's pretty obvious you're a WP fanboy.
65. JakeLee (banned) (Posts: 1021; Member since: 02 Nov 2013)
The word "proud" is a problem. A big one.
68. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
You mad I'm enjoying my phone?
69. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Just for you.
71. JakeLee (banned) (Posts: 1021; Member since: 02 Nov 2013)
74. rodneyej1 (Posts: 3576; Member since: 06 Jul 2013)
What's wrong with liking WP, and believing it's the better choice over other devices❔ Why do you think that's a bad thing.. I give Android, and iOS credit where credit is due, so I think I have the right to say that I prefer WP, and I think it's the best.. Fanboi❔ That's a lame term that someone who can no longer support their argument uses..
75. saurik (Posts: 86; Member since: 13 May 2013)
Some people have way too much time in their hands..
77. andynaija (Posts: 944; Member since: 08 Sep 2012)
Lol S-Pen really is a cool feature though.
78. Pancholo (Posts: 380; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
"Way too much time in their hands..."
Like that can't be done flawlessly in a few, easy taps (probably like 10 seconds, uploaded and all)...
Some people clearly spend too much time hating.
80. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Nothing is wrong with it, but claiming every model Nokia dished out is innovative makes your post invalid.


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Our tree house has had a little makeover. I'm not sure anybody has set foot inside here for the last year or so, but Bella and her best friend (Miss C) started planning a tree house secret hideout overhaul during the week, which included replacing the missing boards (thanks Rich), removing the foot of fallen leaves, spider webs and branches that lay inside the cubby and doing a little bit of home decorating inside.
Miss C created the rainbow 'Don't come in' sign and I sewed a very simple (like 5 minute simple) bunting for them to hang up inside, using some Grandmothers Flower Garden laminate scraps. I figured that the laminate would hold up pretty well with the rain and winter weather.
There were quite a few toys and accessories added to the cubby too, but they were all packed away at the end of the day. If the secret hideout excitement is still going strong in a few more weeks I'd like to add a chalk board and some little plastic chairs for the girls - so much nicer than sitting on the concrete bricks that are in there at the moment. Oh and a small plastic table for writing, because my goodness there was a whole lot of secret writing going on today!
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ABC-7 received a text message from District Attorney Mark D'Antonio's spokeswoman saying the DA has changed his mind on not pressing criminal charges against the woman who caused a Highway 70 crash that killed a mother and son in October.
The message read, "In light of recently revealed evidence, the district attorney's office is reconsidering prosecutorial options."
She did not give any details on what the new evidence is. She said the DA's office is preparing another statement on the matter for later today.
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Third Judicial District Attorney Mark D'Antonio told ABC-7 no criminal charges will be filed against a woman who caused a crash that killed a mother and son in October.
In December, Las Cruces police were searching through the cell phone records of Shauna Halladay, 22. In a report, one officer wrote he found an unfinished text message open on her phone at the scene of the crash.
D'Antonio said the final evidence did not support that.
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D'Antontio said the thorough investigation into the crash did not turn up any strong evidence of criminal negligence.
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On Halloween morning, police said Halladay was driving on Highway 70 in Las Cruces. For some reason, her SUV veered over the median and vaulted into the air. According to police, her car sheared off the roof of an oncoming car, killing Marcia Parra and her son, Keian Padilla, who were inside.
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He said although his office is not filing criminal charges, the family of the victims can still file a civil lawsuit against Halladay.
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Halladay could still face penalties from traffic citations.
The Department of Transportation hopes to prevent future crashes similar to this one by installing cable barriers in the median on Highway 70. That construction began last weekend.


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I already responded to the Street Beasts thread here about my CMC build started back in the early 90's. If no one mines I am going to copy and paste my starting post from that thread and may add and maybe take a few words away here and there as I read through it again. Here it goes.
I joined this forum back in 2004 and from what I was able to see I haven't logged in to it since June of 2005. Anyway as a member and Moderator on a Corvette forum someone there reminded me of this forum so I thought I would come up to take a look around once again and came upon the (Street Beasts Rod Kits) thread. Well I have something to say here since I built a Classic Motor Carriage '34 Coupe. Back in 1992 I contacted CMC and purchased a '34 Coupe Kit with the body gelcoated Red in color for $10k. I didn't want the complete car at once so CMC after sending them if I remember correctly $2k gave me the option of taking the bare frame first. I did so and had a a friend of mine who ran "Produce" back and forth from Florida to N.J. pick up the frame for me. I built the frame up using parts from an original wrecked '71 or so Mustang II front clip and parts from a recently wrecked '89 Mustang LX at the time. Parts like the upper and lower A-Frames and front springs came from the Mustang II and I purchased the rear end and MC out of the LX with only 30k miles on that particular car. Of course everything was sandblasted and painted and new ball joints were installed in the A-Arms. Other parts that were needed were either purchased
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such as a new TRW Rack and Pinion or came from other
donor cars
such as the Camaro steering column and 2 drive shafts one being a Chevy and the other a Ford for the pieces I needed from them to have a new one made to except Chevy to Ford. Being I was and I am still in the automotive parts business as I have been since 1978 it made things a little easier. My working on the many Corvettes I have owned and other cars was also a plus in the building process.
I have to say here to anyone thinking of building one of these kits this Kit
was not a easy build
. Being I had the tools needed and some knowledge and plenty of space I was able to accomplish alot.
I have to say I believe the average Joe out there can not build this car.
It is very true what people are saying here about all the CMC kits on Ebay for sale over the years. Its because everyday people find they can't build these cars as easy as CMC made it look back then. I know I have witnessed others out there with basically no skills thinking the CMC kit was just going to bolt together. Many sold their cars. Very far from the truth of what CMC's TV Advertisements showed back then of kits being built in a
As I mentioned I started the frame in '92 and was ready for the body sometime in '93 after everything was plumbed and built to the frame. Back in '92 I installed a brand new ZZZ Chevy Crate motor one of the first of the ZZ4 Series of engines back in the day. I contacted CMC and after sending them the remainder of the money in 2 installments they had the Body ready for me to be picked up with supposely all of the parts needed to complete the job. Once again I had my friend pick up the crated body coming back to Jersey in his "Produce Trailer". Well, after receiving the Crate I found that I was
a great deal of the parts needed to complete my build. The Grill,bumpers,gauges, hood mounting components just to name a few things were all missing. I never got those parts to this day. My Credit Card company did not let CMC get away with it and reimbursed me for what I didn't receive. The majority of the missing items other then body parts such as fiberglass and metal brackets I was able to purchase from Street Rod Dealers as I needed to purchase other things anyway for this car that did not or would not of come in a kit like the Walker Radiator I used and A/C Components, electric windows, you name it. The Grill I had specially made years later in 2003 for the car. I never really liked the CMC Grill anyway. Well CMC went out of business in '95. Because of that and not having the parts that I needed I lost some interest and the car sat in the corner of my Pole Barn about 70% complete.
Plenty of things now got in the way. One of the last things I did to the car was install one of the doors on my own but could not align it by myself. What was needed to finished the car were both doors needed to be installed and aligned,Windshield glass needed to be installed plus glass installed in the doors with my electric window kit, interior and dash needed to also get done, including the inside mounting of my Vintage air unit. Wiring I had done already up to the inside of the interior. The Hood and Grill also needed to be mounted. Well my car set from '95 until 2003. A good Eight years when I happened to hear that a company named Street Beasts took over CMC. I quickly contacted them after hearing this and purchased the rest of the metal brackets and body components missing from my kit. I also purchased some interior product from them as in the Gray Cloth they sent me a sample of. Being now 11 years passed since I first started this project I knew I was going to need some help with the doors as mentioned to align them correctly that I farmed out this work to a Street Rod Shop in PA. Being there wasn't much left to finish the car the Rod Shop asked me if I wanted to have them finish the car while it was there and I gave them the ok. It wasn't cheap but now that I finally had everything except a grill I just wanted to get it done finally. While the car was at the Rod Shop in PA I found out about Alumicraft Street Rod Grilles also located in PA and had them do up a grill to my specifications for my car and ship it directly to the Rod Shop.
I have to say I love this car. Next to my old Corvettes its got to be one of the coolest cars I've ever driven. Quality wise its good but it is not perfect and believe it or not I am still driving it around in the Red Gelcoat Finish that looks great that many people think the car was painted. From what I understand Street Beasts doesn't offer that anymore. I buffed the heck out of it and it is very presentable. I had to have some single stage paint mixed up at my Dupont Dealer for the Rod shop to repaint the grill shell as the gelcoat on it was not very good from the factory. Dupont did a great job on the match as they used their paint camera on a piece of scrap fiberglass cut out of the Windshield area. A few other areas also needed to be painted such as the side panels but the match is great where as the average person can't really tell. The Rod Shop had someone come in to measure up the interior to do the headliner. I have no idea how I could of done that project myself to be honest with everyone. The fellow doing it had to measure and sew up the pieces before he came back to do the install. The car looks great and I am happy with it. I have seen other fiberglass bodies out there by other manufactures and really don't see them being any better quality wise than what I got from CMC to be honest with everyone here. Hopefully Street Beasts is running a decent company now as I haven't heard any complaints about them like I heard in the past with CMC and Fiberfab.
I have many pictures from the Build Up starting in 1992. I am going to first start off with some pictures scanned of when I did up the frame to my '34 Coupe. Some of the pictues may not be so great being we didn't have digital camera's back then.
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It is unlikely such a view would find expression today. As Peter Costello pointed out in his speech last Friday at Anzac Cove, a visit to Gallipoli has become a rite of passage for many young Australians - many of whom "like their great grandfathers and great great grandfathers . . . have travelled halfway around the world from their homes to be here today out of love of their country".
Today historian Jonathan King has become the leading journalistic advocate for the cause of the First AIF, which served in the Dardanelles and, later, in France and Belgium. Witness his history-as-hagiography Gallipoli: Our Last Man Standing (Wiley, 2003) which traces the life of the late Alec Campbell. This is the same Jonathan King who, in his 1978 book Waltzing Materialism, condemned the futility of Australia's involvement in what he termed "other nations' battles". In this book the term "our glorious Anzacs" was used in derision. King has moved from the they-died-in-vain school to the they-won-a-just-war club in just over two decades. How fashions change.
The second Gulf War was always going to be difficult for Labor. Unlike Bob Hawke in 1990-91, Simon Crean is leading Labor in Opposition. In other words, he does not have the status of the prime ministership to rally support. Moreover, the party is deeply divided on foreign policy - containing Carmen Lawrence (almost a pacifist) and Michael Danby (almost a neo-conservative on foreign policy issues).
Normally an ALP right-wing leader like Crean would expect consistent support from his own faction. However, on this occasion, the ALP right was divided. Laurie Brereton and Mark Latham marched with the middle-class radicals in opposition to John Howard's stance on Iraq. And, sensibly, Kim Beazley and Kevin Rudd stayed away from such occasions.
After the fall of Baghdad, Latham suggested he stood with "one prominent right-wing figure", United States Secretary of State Colin Powell, whose "advice", he maintained, had been ignored by the Bush Administration.
This overlooked the fact that Powell changed his position when he realised the United Nations would not enforce its own resolutions. Powell ended up as an open supporter of his President.
What's more, as Danby has pointed out, Latham's position overlooked the fact that the allies achieved the "positive outcome" of defeating "Saddam Hussein's fascist regime". Danby went on to congratulate the allied forces "on the way in which they have conducted their operations".
Clearly Danby correctly interpreted the majority mood in Australia. Unfortunately for Labor, his leader did not.
Crean's line on the domestic front got off to a bad start when he advised members of the ADF, departing for Iraq on HMAS Kanimbla on January 23: "I don't believe you should be going." This was not a view that should have been expressed publicly on such an occasion. Then, when the conflict was effectively over, Crean erred in accepting - rather than openly welcoming - the victory (ABC Radio's AM, April 11). Unlike Kim Beazley, who publicly congratulated the ADF on "their achievements in this conflict" (The Bulletin, April 29).
As early as March 24, writing in The Australian, former ALP senior staffer Michael Costello described as erroneous "the conventional wisdom (which) says that Iraq is a political winner for Labor". His judgement has proved correct, with a vengeance.
Labor's core political problem does not involve the defection of leftists to the Greens - if only because most of such support returns to Labor after the distribution of preferences. The ALP's challenge is to win back voters in the swinging seats who have supported the Coalition over the past decade.
This would best be done by identifying with the foreign and defence policies adopted by the successful - and moderate - governments headed by John Curtin/Ben Chifley in the 1940s and, more recently, by Bob Hawke/Paul Keating. Right now, in electoral terms at least, leftism is a (bounceless) dead cat.
Gerard Henderson is executive director of The Sydney Institute.
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The Abbott government has kickstarted its bid to restore arms spending despite axing up to 2000 Defence Department jobs.
Defence has recorded a $2.3 billion or 8.1 per cent spending boost pushing arms spending to 1.8 per cent of GDP.
It comes in a budget which cut a swath through a host of social programs.
The Abbott government is boosting arms spending from $27. 1 billion last year to $29.3 billion in 2014-15, staking a claim to achieving its election pledge of boosting spending to 2 per cent of GDP or by an extra $35 billion within a decade.
A budget boost of $1.6 billion over four years also covers an election pledge to boost payments to veterans under two defence benefit retirement superannuation schemes.
The budget says a further $1.5 billion iin defence spending has been brought forward including $500 million this year to ensure the military can start re building spending after it fell to its lowest levels since 1938 under the former Labor government..
"The Abbott government will provide defence with a stable and sustainable funding growth path, in contrast to the mess left by the previous government, '' Defence Minister
Australian Strategic Policy Institute budget analyst Mark Thomson said the spending increase "is as good as it gets for defence in the current fiscal environment'' .
"If you look at what's happened to health and pensions, defence has done very well indeed,'' he said.
The budget papers confirm that civiilan numbers in defence will shrink from 20,300 full time equivalents this year to 18,105 in 2017-18 as part of a broader Abbott government austerity drive, but the savings go back to defence.
The move is expected to contribute to $1.2 billion in "back-office savings''.
Senator Johnston said "defence could not be immune from the government's insistence on value for money''.
A further $669 milliion will be spent on military operations, including in Afghanistan, where Australia's role has shifted from combat operations to support and aid operations and piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden.
It also will fund the continuing operation to deter asylum seekers and fund the ongoing search for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370.
The downed aircraft search has cost about $25 million.
About $500 million in funding on defence weaponry has been deferred, but the papers confirm about $800 million will be spent on upgrading Super Hornet fighters, $324 million on new P8 maritime surveillance aircraft.
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How about changing it into Chinese language and selling the same widgets. If we do so, can pr and history remain? Is there any other suggestion for the site change? Thank you all.
I base that suggestion on the fact you're already covering that topic with your other site, concentrate your energies on one site and good things can happen.
Changing it from English to any other language won't likely work because the site is a .com and getting primarily English traffic.
The site makes no money + page one results don't result in conversions = time for a major overhaul. Let someone else do it since you already are elsewhere.
[edited by: JS_Harris at 7:41 am (utc) on April 2, 2009]
Changing it from English to any other language won't likely work because the site is a .com and getting primarily English traffic.
You would probably want to host the site in China [webmasterworld.com] to improve access times for your target audience.
If you need region specific ideas our Asia and Pacific Region [webmasterworld.com] forum is a good place to look.


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