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Camden Liberal Democrat leader Keith Moffitt has lost his seat on the council after Labour swept aside all three Lib Dem councillors in West Hampstead.
The former council leader has been defeated alongside colleagues Gillian Risso-Gill and John Bryant.
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Over 3,000 skiers take over West Yellowstone, Montana for the Yellowstone Ski Festival. It is a fun way to kick of the season with so many others who share the passion for the sport.
|Ski with an Olympian: Race Course Preview
|Team Gregg Family living out of the hotel room for the week
This marks the 11th Thanksgiving I have spent in West Yellowstone. I am very thankful to have some of my family here in town to celebrate it with. The Team Gregg crew is the A team for sure and it makes me proud what we can all accomplish together.
|Olympic Mom putting the finishing touches on Team Gregg's new Bjorn Daehlie jackets
Team Gregg is more than just Caitlin and myself. The Team Gregg family was sewing on patches, programming split timers, taking splits, snapping photos, cheering, providing splits and more. Here is a video Chad put together of the Sprint race. I had a strong day and one of my top sprint results in the last few years.


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One More Left..
Randomness. Suspense. Revenge.
Minotaur – I never knew my Japanese best friend could be so evil.Ryku – How ironic my true colors are being exposed on the last episode.
Buh-Lay is the next new thing!
Thank you for making PWH what it is today!
I know it ended and this site is pretty much dead, but I have another User TV show I'm writing COMPLETELY BY MYSELF ! It recently revamped and is currently in it's first season! Of course, I'm talking about Buh-Lay!
Buh-Lay is about a fourteen year-old named Bly that lives with his African-American uncle and aunt in San Francisco, California. He has a chinchilla named Batman that talks, and his best friend Hunter that hates getting in to trouble appears to get involved in Bly's stupid situation at any chance he recieves!
It's really great and I'm currently writing the fourth episode which premieres on Tuesday. And by the way, new episodes every Tuesday so you could keep up!
You could visit the blog here for more info or read them on DigiTalk in the Writing/Literature section!
Also if you haven't heard, iPrepKid/Alpha's new spin-off series, PWH Forever, premiered lately! It's so epic!
Yes, it still includes your favorite characters, Minotaur, Ryku, Kyan, Bradley, etc., but with some new ones as well! Like JTX and Steamee!
You could read the crazy adventures here!
Again, thank you all for your support and hopefully you'll find the two blogs I listed as funny as Party with Hobos!
Thanks for reading and you're all awesome!
Stay epic,
Finally, the winner of the PWH Forever contest!
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Three Big Tips if You Miss the Obamacare Deadline
Published on December 15, 2016
Did you enroll in a 2017 health insurance plan by December 15, 2016? If not, you may find yourself uninsured for the month of January. February 1, 2017 is generally the earliest your coverage can start if you apply on December 16 or later. So, what can you do?
Here are three tips to help you get a layer of protection for January and minimize your risk in the new year.
Apply for a short-term health insurance plan
Short-term health insurance isn't going to meet your coverage requirements under the Obamacare law, and it won't cover things like preventive care or pre-existing medical conditions, but it can still provide you with a valuable layer of protection in January. Short-term coverage is relatively affordable ($116 per month on average in 2015) and flexible (you can buy it in monthly increments). It's possible to be turned down for short-term coverage, but if the thought of being uninsured in January scares you, short-term plans can give you some peace of mind knowing that you have some coverage in case of unexpected illnesses or injuries.
Consider accident or critical illness insurance
These are insurance products that pay money directly to you in case you have a serious accident or are diagnosed with a serious medical condition. You may then use the money to pay for your medical bills or for other important expenses (like your rent or mortgage) while you're in the hospital or unable to work. Accident and critical illness insurance plans are not health insurance plans and will not meet your coverage requirements under the Obamacare law, but they can provide you with an additional layer of financial protection in case an unexpected serious medical issue arises. Some people use these insurance plans as a second layer of coverage on top of their major medical health insurance plan.
Enroll in a 2017 Obamacare plan before January 15, 2017
You may have missed the December 15 deadline for coverage beginning January 1, but you can still make sure you have coverage in place by February 1 if you enroll before by January 15, 2017. If you miss the January 15 deadline, you may not be able to get coverage that begins before March 1, 2017. Remember, going without Obamacare-compliant health insurance for more than two consecutive months in a single year can potentially leave you open to a significant tax penalty on your federal tax return.
No one wants to have a gap in their health insurance coverage, but with the three tips above you can minimize your risk and keep your 2017 coverage gap as small as possible. If you're looking for short-term coverage, accident or critical illness coverage, or Obamacare-compliant 2017 health insurance coverage, visit eHealth.com for a broad selection of plans to choose from, specific details about each plan, and online tools that can help you find the best match for your needs.


text: The Public International Law Discussion Group at the University of Oxford is a key focal point for PIL@Oxford. The PIL Discussion Group hosts a weekly speaker event and light lunch. Topics involve contemporary and challenging issues in international law. Speakers include distinguished international law practitioners, academics, and legal advisers from around the world. The discussion group's meetings are part of the programme of the British Branch of the International Law Association and are supported by the Law Faculty and Oxford University Press. The group typically meets each Thursday during Oxford terms in The Old Library, All Souls College, with lunch commencing at 12:30. The speaker will commence at 12:45 and speak for about forty minutes, allowing about twenty five minutes for questions and discussion. The meeting should conclude before 2:00. Practitioners, academics and students from within and outside the University of Oxford are all welcome. No RSVP is necessary. Join the PIL Email List to receive information about the PIL Discussion Group meetings, as well as other PIL@Oxford news. Most of the seminars are available as podcasts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PIL Lunchtime Discussion Group Co-ordinators: Kate Mitchell, Ryan Manton Senior member: Dr Antonios Tzanakopoulos (Professor Catherine Redgwell is on sabbatical) Subscribe to the Public International Law Discussion Group mailing list: To join the Public International Law Discussion Group email list, which offers details of all events and other relevant information, send a message to:


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ROCHESTER, Wash./PRNewswire/ -- The Chehalis
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veterans at The Lucky Eagle Casino May 17 and 18, tribal officials
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The Dragoon Raiders Soldier and Family Fund is a local nonprofit
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The Freedoms foundation will be designating its portion of the proceeds
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Every year in Europe, 60,000 women develop and 30,000 women die from cervical cancer. Effective, organised cervical cancer screening can prevent up to 80% of cervical cancers. New technologies, if properly implemented within organised programmes, have the potential to reduce cervical cancer rates even further and prevent almost every case of this disease in Europe.
1. Work together to implement effective cervical cancer prevention programmes in compliance with the recommendations of the Council of the European Union and the European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Cancer Screening.
2. Support the establishment of public health education programmes to ensure that all women are aware of the importance of cervical cancer prevention and take full advantage of the services that are available to them.
3. Facilitate the exchange of best practice between the countries of Europe so that all can benefit from the world-class expertise that exists within Europe.
4. Support independent research to establish the most appropriate means to implement new screening methods and vaccination against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) to ensure the greatest reductions in cervical cancer across Europe.
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John Maynard Keynes, one of the most influential economists of the 20th century whose ideas still affect economic policy, was also a shrewd investor who built up a multi-million dollar personal portfolio. In this interview, John F. Wasik reveals Keynes's successful investment strategies that you can learn from to become a better investor now. He will explain how Keynes assembled his investment portfolio, how he acted as a contrarian, how he saw the power of compounding dividends, and how he traded commodities profitably. Learn from one of the greatest economists of all time how
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Message Brokers and Distributed Logs
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To connect systems using asynchronous messages, there are quite a few solutions available. That said, they can be separated in two main types: message brokers and distributed logs. And even though they solve the same problem, it's important to consider the concepts that they've been built on to understand in which situations they perform better.
Message Brokers
Messages brokers are the classic messaging alternative. They consist of a broker that accepts messages from producers, puts them on a queue and routes them to the consumers. They're usually quite sophisticated, providing features like:
- Message transformation and encoding
- Routing and filtering based on the contents of the message
- Consumers can subscribe to queues with names that follow a pattern
- Message transactions and rollbacks
- Queues can be configured to have exclusive consumers (task queues) or to send the same message to a set of consumers
It's also worth noticing that, unlike distributed logs, once a message has been delivered to a consumer it cannot be replayed. If the need arises, the producer will have to republish the message.
Some of the most used message brokers are ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ and Amazon SQS.
Distributed Logs
Distributed logs are much simpler in comparison: producers can only write at the end of the log, and consumers can only read messages sequentially from an offset. But by having less features, they're able to achieve higher throughputs. This is because sequential reads and writes are extremely fast, and the broker is not concerned about routing or transforming the messages. In fact, the broker doesn't even store the offset of the consumers in the log, each consumer has to remember it.
Because logs are persistent, consumers can replay the same log entries whenever they want, just by providing the correct offset. This is quite handy if you discover a bug in a consumer, because the messages can be replayed to produce the correct output.
The way to distribute the load across nodes is by using partition keys, which determine the log partition where events are stored. It's important to choose a correct partition key, because events are only guaranteed to be ordered within the same partition. For example, if an application requires to process the events for a given user in order, you could use the user IP as partition key.
Because of their performance, distributed logs are often used as a source or destination of batch and near real-time data processing architectures. They are also commonly used to intake data from large scale sources, like behaviour tracking or connected devices. In a sense, this simplification to achieve greater performance and scalability it's similar to what NoSQL databases did with traditional RDBMS.
The first and most well-known distributed log is LinkedIn's Kafka, but Amazon's Kinesis and Microsoft's Event Hubs follow the same architecture.


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New York, NY, March 13, 2011 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed shock and outrage at the brutal murder of five members of the Fogel family at the hands of Palestinian terrorists.
Ruth and Udi Fogel, 35 and 36, respectively, their 3-month-old baby daughter, Hadas, and two sons, Elad, 3, and Yoav, 11, were stabbed to death in their home in the middle of night of March 11 in the Jewish settlement of Itamar; their other children survived. The Palestinian terrorist group Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades has reportedly claimed responsibility for the murders.
Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:
There are no words to sufficiently express our outrage, horror and sorrow over this heinous attack.
While condemnations from the international community and the president of the Palestinian Authority are appropriate, they do little to counteract the prevailing atmosphere in Palestinian society of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish incitement to violence.
Until the Palestinian Authority leadership goes beyond mere words of condemnation and brings an end to the glorification of violence and the veneration of terrorists, an essential element for achieving peace will continue to be missing. The Quartet and each of its members should take every opportunity to publicly condemn the ongoing incitement against Israel and to urge the leadership of the Palestinian Authority to bring it to an end.


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When it comes to the holidays people are always looking for something cool that won't break the bank. Aptus has a new line of video games that come bundled with cool controllers that fit the low cost and cool requirements.
The game sells for $19.99 and includes a game disc that streams all game content meaning no installation is required. Both Mac and PC's are supported. The coolest part of the game is the Mini-Motion controller that looks like a car that is used to control the game action.
The Cars of Fury title is rated "E" for everyone and has players racing RC cars and trying to destroy their opponents as they navigate jumps and turns. If racing games aren't exactly what you are looking for, several additional titles will be available as well.
For Whom:
Mini-Motion Cars of Fury is perfect for any kid (or adult) on your shopping list who likes to play games with unique controls.
The Good:
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It's days later and I am still pulling together all the lessons learned from cooking last week. I have a lot of new recipes in my hands now & I have been enjoying my time in the kitchen more so than ever. Maybe it's the new cast iron skillet or maybe it's the coming peace of winter that is starting to settle in, but I have been happy to explore new recipes.
You see, there is no outrunning the cold here. It kind of just seeps in, under doors, through windows and even the floorboards. We have had a little warm spell, but the skies have been gray. When there is no sun, the days can stretch into one another. It feels like one consistent day, when in fact whole days have passed.
This past weekend, the sun was up. Kevin and I went for a run through the city. I love to stare at the tall buildings and small brownstones cuddled up next to one another. I like things that don't match. I like new adventures, but I forget to take risks. This week, I'm reminding myself to chase a dream, to run faster than I ever have before.
– Vegan Pumpkin Pie Recipe –
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbs milled flax
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 cup almond milk
1/2 cup sunflower oil
2 1/4 cups canned pumpking
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup almond milk
1 tbs sunflower oil
1/4 cup maple syrup
3 tbs tapioca starch
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp cinnamon
Preheat the over to 425°. Mix the dry crust ingredients in a large bowl. Add wet ingredients and mix with a whisk or an electric mixer until the dough forms into lumps. The dough should be moist, but not sticky. If the dough is too sticky, then work in extra flour.
On a non-stick floured surface, roll out dough until it is 1″-2″ wider than the pie dish. Place a 9″ pie dish on top of the dough and trim the edges. Roll the crust onto a 9″ pie dish, crimp the edges and bake for 5-7 minutes.
In a small bowl, mix together the filling ingredients. Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until crust is lightly golden. Let the pie completely cool before serving.


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In astronomy, a barycenter is the center of mass of two or more celestial bodies that orbit each other, or the point at which the objects are balanced. When an object is traditionally thought of as orbiting another, such as the Moon orbiting the Earth or the Earth orbiting the Sun, the center of orbit is virtually never at the direct center of the more massive body. Rather, both objects are orbiting the same point, the barycenter, that may lie more or less off center within the more massive body.
The larger the difference in mass between two objects in the same orbit system, the larger the discrepancy in size between their respective orbits. Two objects of equal mass orbiting the same point may have travel in the same orbit and lie at opposite points on it, or they may travel in divergent elliptical orbits around the barycenter. In a system like that of the Earth and the Sun, on the other hand, the more massive body hardly moves at all compared to the less massive one.
The barycenter of two bodies orbiting each other can be found by calculating the distance between the more massive body and the barycenter. This distance is given by the distance between the centers of the two bodies, multiplied by the mass of the smaller body divided by the combined mass of both bodies. If r1 is used to represent the distance between the center of the larger mass and the barycenter, a is used to represent the distance from the center of one mass to the center of the other, and m1 and m2 are the masses of the larger and smaller bodies, respectively, the following equation can be used: r1 = a * (m2 / (m1 + m2)). If r1 is less than one, the barycenter is located inside the more massive body.
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In general (in 3D) they do not. If they have the same shape and are homogeneous (e.g. two planets or spheres) etc and oriented the same way, then yes. What you need to do conceptually is slice each object into very tiny parts; a slice of the same size in the core of the earth contributes much more than a slice of the same dimensions in say, the ocean.
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please next time tell us about why if two objects have the same weight their barycenter are exactly half way. why not if the other object is bigger?
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Health care practitioners should need no reminder that government authorities closely scrutinize practitioner relationships with the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Reports of payments under the federal Physician Sunshine Act represent just one way the authorities become aware of payments to practitioners.
Still, a recent settlement under the Anti-Kickback Statute concerning physician entertainment expenses is worth noting. In that case, a series of high-end meals involving a Massachusetts-based heart pump manufacturer and physicians led to a $3.1 million agreement between the device maker and the United States to settle the kickback allegations.
In announcing the settlement on March 8, 2018, United States Attorney for Massachusetts Andrew E. Lelling remarked: "We expect today's settlement with Abiomed to serve as a warning to medical device manufacturers who try to improperly influence the treatment decision of physicians." He continued: "Providing doctors with lavish meals, or meals that focus on entertainment rather than education or science can impair a physician's independent medical judgment – something each and every patient is entitled to."
The list of restaurants where the physicians dined includes Menton in Boston, Nobu in Los Angeles, Spago in Beverly Hills and Eleven Madison Park in New York City. According to the government Abiomed paid for meals "where attendees ordered alcohol in an amount inconsistent with legitimate scientific discussion." Physicians' spouses attended even though the spouses had no legitimate business for attending. The cost per attendee exceeded Abiomed's guidelines. Company employees on occasion misrepresented the number of attendees at the dinners and used fictitious or "generic" names in documenting the encounters – an example: "Mike Anesthesia."
The meals came to the government's attention as a result of a former Abiomed employee's False Claims Act whistleblower complaint. The whistleblower will receive $542,400 of the settlement. The FBI, United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and the Massachusetts United States Attorney's Health Care Fraud Unit and Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit participated in the investigation of the case.
Healthcare kickback cases can be criminal and civil and the Connecticut United States Attorney's Office also aggressively pursues these sorts of cases. Last July, the Connecticut U.S. Attorney's Office successfully prosecuted a kickback case related to Fentanyl spray prescriptions. The case involved payment to practitioners for "Speakers Programs." The speakers were paid a fee that ranged from $1,000 to several thousand dollars. The programs usually turned out to be a gathering of persons who did not have the ability to prescribe the spray and no educational component took place. At times the sign-in sheets for the Speaker Programs were forged to make it appear that an audience of healthcare professionals had attended.
The case included charges against medical practitioners involved in the programs. Three prescribers alone allegedly caused a loss of approximately $4.5 million from hundreds of prescriptions for the spray.
Physicians and other healthcare providers should know that illegal marketing to them jeopardizes their licenses and livelihoods. State and federal government fraud units and strike forces police illegal marketing activities and whistleblowers abound to bring questionable practices to the government's attention. Practitioners with compliance programs in place to protect against their and their practices becoming involved unwittingly or otherwise in fraud prosecutions should revisit their compliance programs with colleagues and staff. Those without active monitoring programs in place should school themselves in what is required and obtain assistance from knowledgeable health care counsel on what is needed to avoid violating state and federal anti-kickback and similar laws.
One resource that may be particularly useful in dealing with vendors can be found on the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General website at https://oig.hhs.gov/compliance/physician-education/04vendors.asp.


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iBOOD for a cheap 7" android tablet. I mentioned this to @delegatevoid (who now lives in China) and he just laughed at me: way to expensive (can't remember the exact price). So I started looking myself on the net and found this: http://digital-world-online.com/tablet%20allwinner%20a13%20camera%20512mb_ram%20android_4.0
When I ordered the NEW 7 inch allwinner a13 cpu mali400 gpu android 4.0 Capacitive 512mb ram 4GB Camera WIFI, it had a free chipping deal. So I payed about 54 euro. This weekend, I was telling my brother, it might even never arrive.
Guess what the postman brought me today? Yup a 7" android tablet. :-) Did some testing and ... well it does work, plays youtube and movies full HD without any problem, but it isn't very snappy. cut the rope isn't playable due to lag, but angry birds plays fine. Well it's a cheap tablet, good for reading email, doing some facebook, twitter and playing games (not all games though). My kids (5 and 6 years) will have to do the real testing.


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It is interesting that America started from 13 colonies and there are 13 attributes of Mercy
This is not coincidence
The U.S. is demanding that Israel Withdraw to the 1967 Lines.
How would the US like it if The NATIVE AMERICANS demanded the US withdraw to the 1776 Lines ?
Since 1990, every time the American government has tried to fiddle with the borders of Israel, some kind of natural disaster has occurred to an American interest, and usually on American soil. We're not talking only about one time, or five times, even ten times anymore. It's been much more.
Is there a connection between natural disasters and harming Israel?
There is some interesting correlations between the weather, and forcing Israel to give up land.
God's Final Warning to America
Below is a sampling of "record-size" natural events which coincided when the United States pressured Israel to give up its land for peace, as documented in John McTernan's book, "God's Final Warning to America".
I just noticed maybe there is something to this when:
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by his big Middle East speech Thursday, May 19, Barack Obama dropped a bombshell that took even the government of Israel by surprise. He announced not only a two-state solution, but that the borders must revert to the 1967 lines – something Israel will certainly never, ever do. Barack Obama's proposal for Israel to pull back from the West Bank to behind the indefensible 1967 lines is down right crazy. Especially with all the unrest and uncertainty in the middle east and the Hamas/Fatah unification.
But all this is not as bad as President Barack Obama told 10,000 attentive delegates at AIPAC's annual policy conference in Washington on Sunday morning he had specified that "the borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps." Mutually agreed, he repeated. Nothing was going to be imposed on Israel and, by definition, the notion of agreed swaps meant that Israel would not have to return to its vulnerable pre-'67 lines.
So which way is it, does Obama mean should the 1967 lines be a basis for peace talks or not ?
Obama's 2008 empty promise to Israel: Jerusalem will never be divided. Oops, looks like he kinda spaced that one yesterday.
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a joint news conference with Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman following their meeting at the State Department, June 17, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fractured her right elbow in a fall while on her way to the White House on Wednesday. Her chief of staff said Clinton was taken to George Washington University Hospital before returning home.
It is a bad fracture requiring surgery
The fall came after Clinton had held talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on so called "illegal settlements."
The Obama administration and Israel gave no ground Wednesday in their opposing views over Jewish settlements in Palestinian territory despite speculation the two sides might be nearing compromise. The US and Israel Still Butting Heads on Settlements
Lieberman insisted that "we had some understandings with the previous administration and we (will) try to keep this direction."
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Mitchell: Mideast stagnation
endangers US aid
On eve of visit to region, American special envoy threatens Israel with sanctions if it fails to advance peace talks, two-state solution.
On the eve of his visit to the Middle East, US special envoy George Mitchell threatened that his country would freeze its aid to Israel if the Jewish state failed to advance peace talks with the Palestinians and a two-state solution.
When he travels to the region, Mitchell is expected to be carrying letters of "guarantees" outlining the US position.
The letters are likely to contain gestures to both sides. For the Palestinians, that would include criticism of settlements and the belief that the borders that existed before the 1967 Arab-Israeli War should be the basis of a future peace deal.
For the Israelis, they would acknowledge that post-1967 demographic changes on the ground must be taken into account, meaning that Israel would be able to keep some settlements.
Clinton did not address the letters in her remarks. But she said the administration wanted a resolution that meets both the Palestinian goal of a clearly defined and viable state based on the borders that existed before the 1967 war "with agreed swaps" and the Israeli goal of security within boundaries that "reflect subsequent developments."
"There is a hunger for a resolution of this matter, a two-state solution that would rebuke the terrorists and the naysayers, that would give the Palestinians a legitimate state for their own aspirations and would give the Israelis the security they deserve to have," she said.
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Eureka, California Earthquake: 6.5 Magnitude
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Northern California about an hour ago. The Eureka, California earthquake was also felt in nearby Ferndale, California.
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Summaryof the eRumor: A list of ten dates on which there important events related to Israel along with natural disasters affecting the United States. The implication is that the U.S. had better pay attention to decisions about Israel … or else.
TheTruth: The historical accounts in this eRumor are, for the most part, accurate. What is left is the question of what do they mean? Believers in the email's message say it means that if the U.S. wants to avoid natural disasters … be nice to Israel. Skeptics say that going through all the events in a particular span of years and finding apparent correlations doesn't mean they were connected.
What They failed to include in the list was George Bush Sr.'s loss in the 1992 election (plummeting from an 80 percent post-war rating in only a matter of months!) to Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, someone with a past so shady that he earned the nickname, "Slick Willy." What had seemed like a shoe-in for a second term after Operation Desert Storm quickly became a humiliating defeat.
Indeed, as it turned out, the election witnessed one of the largest voter turnouts in American history to date, but not as much to vote-in Clinton as to vote-out the incumbent President Bush. Apparently, he had just made good on his threat to suspend 10 billion dollars in loan guarantees to the Israeli government for not stopping construction of "settlements". And, incidentally, it had been Vice-President Bush who had been the most outspoken against the Israeli surprise attack on the Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1984.
The-eRumor confirmation also stopped short of the eradication of Gush Katif in the summer of 2005, and the Level 5 Hurricane Katrina that had occurred the following week, pounding Louisiana, exiling many of its inhabitants, and destroying countless homes and businesses.
Believers: The connection was super-obvious, with newscasters on both sides of the ocean using similar terminology to describe the effects of each disaster.
Not to be outdone by his father, or to learn from his predecessor, George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States of America, continued on with the legacy of both, and suffered a similar fate. Yes, he sat for two terms, but he also had to watch his popularity erode day-after-day, in spite of his victory over Iraqi leader Suddam Hussein (ironically, it was the conclusion of the battle his father had started), until election day came around, when the U.S. Electorate once again come out in full force against his party, to vote the Republicans out of office with an overwhelming majority.
not only this, but the financial markets crashed right in time for the election, as if planned, triggering a world-wide recession, if not a depression. Banks went bust, while large companies were reduced to dust — and still are — as the Arabs pressure Western countries to pressure Israel into a two-state solution, and basically, national suicide, God forbid.
And, for the record, though contrary to popular belief, not giving the Arabs what they want just because they want it, and upsetting them to the point that they take revenge on the world, is not called being a threat to world peace. peace is never at the unwilling cost of other innocent people, as every other country in the world will tell you. That is, up until they start talking about the future of the State of Israel:
Now, I don't suspect that the leaders of the world will pick up on this pattern of current history. I supposed that they are either too ignorant or too arrogant to come to the conclusion that not only is there a God, and not only does He run the world, but that He actually gets involved to such an extent as to cause reciprocal damage when that which He cherishes is abused.
If so, then maybe they are not expected to get it. Maybe, in the end, they are only expected to allow their ignorance and arrogance to be the source of their own undoing, as it seems to be these days. Maybe they are destined to go down, but at that own hands, measure-for-measure, as God seems to enjoy working. Just like Pharaoh at the beginning of Jewish history, the world's leaders are the end of Jewish history are victims of their own blind spots and prejudices.
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In 1991 as George Bush sat at the Madrid conference to discuss the surrender of more of the land of Israel to the Palestinians George Bush's summer home in Kennebunkport was being destroyed by a fierce storm.
US Sponsored Israeli-Palestinian Meetings Coincided with Two Major Record US Disasters in December –
Largest flood in Washington State's history followed by the largest ice storm and power outage in Oklahoma's history
Thursday, Nov. 29: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza met with the leaders of 18 American Jewish organizations to assure them that the Bush administration will not pressure Israel but, rather, facilitate talks between the two sides.
Ynet reported that along with her calming words for the leaders, Rice reminded them that President Bush has been the friendliest president towards Israel in American history, and that Israel should therefore accelerate talks with Palestinians to achieve as much as possible while Bush still sits in the White House.
Friday, Nov. 30: AccuWeather: "It's hard to believe how much energy is available for storms right now. Not only one, but two major disturbances will impact various parts of the country within the next 72 hours."
Saturday, Dec. 1: AccuWeather: "Two very potent winter storm systems are affecting the country today: one in the Northeast, and one in the Pacific Northwest. Both systems contain a great deal of snow and wind."
Monday, Dec. 3: AccuWeather: Northern New England received more than a foot of snow through Tuesday. Schools from New York to Maine were canceled because of slick roads and 40-mph winds that have created near-blizzard conditions in some parts of New England.
Hurricane-force winds gusting to 100 mph were reported along the Oregon coast, with the highest reading at 129 mph at Bay City, the National Weather Service said. Massive rains produced flooding.
The governors of Washington and Oregon declared states of emergency, which could speed relief efforts in flood-hit areas.
Tuesday, Dec. 4: AccuWeather: "The storm system that pummeled parts of Washington and Oregon on Monday will hang around for one more day. The good news is that this system will not pack nearly as much of a potent punch as it did yesterday."
Wednesday, Dec. 5: AccuWeather: "The flooding that has inundated the Northwest, greatly impacting lives and travel, will be part of historical records. Rivers have either risen to or will exceed record levels set during a 1996 storm."
Damage could be in the billions of dollars, Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire said Wednesday.
Wednesday, Dec. 12: Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams met in Jerusalem for their first official meeting towards a permanent peace agreement since 2001. In their 90-minute meeting, they argued over Israel's Jerusalem construction and Hamas rockets being fired from Gaza.
Wednesday, Dec. 12: Rice: Bush to take a more active role in Middle East peace process. Secretary of State Rice told USA Today that President Bush would be visiting the region because "he very much wants to signal support for the bilateral process between the parties and to continue in a hands-on way to encourage them to move forward."
Still, she described that approach as not one that says "All right, I'm going to go ahead and fix this for you," but one emphasizing talking to the parties, in which "he'll be able to get a strong sense of where the points of convergence are that maybe they won't see, and where the points are divergence are as well."
Wednesday, Dec. 12: About 468,000 homes and businesses in Oklahoma still had no power — the state suffering its worst power outage on record. Utility officials said it could be a week to 10 days before power is fully restored.
Elsewhere, around 228,000 customers were still blacked out in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska. Kansas' tally had risen sharply — to 130,000 on Wednesday from Tuesday's 15,000 — as rural electric cooperatives reported in and falling branches brought down more power lines.
Thursday, Dec. 13: In Oklahoma, at least 315,000 homes and businesses were still without power, officials said. In Missouri, about 35,000 customers remained in the dark, said Al Butkus, spokesman for utility Aquila Inc.
Friday, Dec. 14: The second wintry blast could complicate efforts to restore power to the more than 280,000 homes and businesses in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri still blacked out after the first storm put a million customers in the dark at its height this week.
Utilities in the Plains said nearly 400,000 customers remained without power on Friday due to ice storms this week. Electric companies reported that more than 800,000 of the 1.2 million customers who lost power have had it restored.
Saturday, Dec. 15: Oklahoma utilities said about 181,000 homes and businesses still had no electricity. Some 62,000 were still blacked out in Kansas
This book says a lot concerning National Disasters and American foreign Policy towards Israel
in John McTernan's book, "God's Final Warning to America".
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Don'tcha love it when a plan comes together? God doesn't like people poking Him in the eye. That's what "they" are doing when they mess with Israel.


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Manchester United must take a smart and calculated approach to transfers this summer
With the Premier League's multi-billion bumper TV deal due to kick in next season, teams will be afforded the riches to splash the cash in a bid to climb the table.
Having spent the best part of £300 million over the last few seasons, throwing money at a problem is nothing new to Manchester United.
However, despite breaking the bank every summer, few would say that the Red Devils' squad is a marked improvement on the title-winning side that Sir Alex Ferguson left when he retired.
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Departures were to be expected upon the arrivals of new managers with fresh ideas. Alexander Buttner and Bebe were never going to make the grade whilst the likes of Nani, Rafael and Anderson were far too inconsistent to be kept.
New signings were clearly needed, yet most of the money spent has been squandered.
Aside from losing £15 million and £9 million on the purchases and subsequent sales of Angel Di Maria and Wilfried Zaha respectively, to say that the £80 million spent on Marouane Fellaini, Ander Herrera and Memphis Depay has so far been a waste of money wouldn't be an understatement.
Even the £16 million spent on the erratic Marcos Rojo looks folly when compared to the £5 million West Ham spent on Aaron Cresswell, or the estimated £12 million spent by Tottenham on Toby Alderweireld last summer.
Indeed, apart from Anthony Martial - and to an extent Daley Blind and Juan Mata - United's transfer dealings in recent times have been spectacularly unsuccessful. For this, chief executive Ed Woodward must raise his hand and take the bulk of responsibility.
Not only did he fail to sufficiently support David Moyes during the Scotsman's first transfer window, but he seemed to perpetually chase shadows by going after but never securing the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Thiago Alcantara and Sergio Ramos.
It would be fair to say that Woodward has flopped in replacing former chief executive David Gill in the same way that both Moyes and Louis van Gaal have in succeeding Ferguson as manager.
With money to burn and results less than spectacular, the pressure on United to throw silly money at marquee signings this summer has never been greater.
However, having been linked with dozens of players across Europe, the 20-time league champions seriously need to sit down and evaluate who they need, who they're capable of signing and who they should sell, rather than embark on another misguided transfer window.
Pep Guardiola setting up shop at Manchester City poses a real threat to United's perceived superiorty, even if the last few campaigns have been a sobering dose of reality.
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Foxtel is expected to release its Foxtel Go app on Google's Android platform.
Latest rumours suggest the app will be available exclusively for Samsung mobile and tablet devices until October, according to Australian blog TechGuide
The site suggests an exclusivity agreement with Samsung will run from Monday June 3 until Thursday 31 October.
The app is then expected to be available through other branded Android phones and tablets.
Samsung's popular Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note II and the upcoming Galaxy S4 smartphones are expected to be compatible with the app.
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Power users took the matters into their own hands and flooded Digg's homepage on Monday with a bunch of links leading to rival social media site Reddit. The backlash from the disgruntled community came in response to dozens of issues plaguing the site since its redesign last Wednesday. In addition, users complained about drastic design changes, like the removal of the Burry button and RSS feeds.
People are also enraged over the new publisher accounts that basically let media organizations take over the Digg homepage – traditionally the home to power diggers, the folks who discover and share interesting stories and links. Seeing those issues persist and the Reddit attack on its homepage, Digg temporarily prevented both end-users and publishers from submitting new content, except for the auto-submit via RSS feeds feature.
The official Twitter account belonging to Kevin Rose, Digg's celebrity boss and founder, acknowledges technical problems with the site. Rose backtracked, writing on his blog that the team was adding back some of the popular tools from the previous version. For example, the section highlighting the upcoming stories will be reinstated soon, users will be allowed to change the default section for their homepage, and all their deleted favorites can be found under the Saved Stories section. In addition, he promised, the system will be tweaked to "remove the popularity contest" and put the focus on "quality diggers." At press time, the site behaved erratically and was down a couple of times.
Read more at VentureBeat
Christian's Opinion
Remember the times when a Digg hit could bring your site down? Those days are gone now, at least temporarily, because Digg dropped the ball. The first big mistake was the removal of shouts, later replaced with Facebook sharing. Prior to that, Digg was basically a popularity contest. The more original content you discovered, the more power went to you. Shouting cool sites to followers was key to growing your popularity and it gave popular diggers the power to catapult an unknown site or a buried site to stardom.
The removal of the feature took away much of Digg's traffic-drawing potential. Digg also missed the mobile bandwagon and their iPhone app arrived way too late, in March 2010. The latest redesign won't change the fact that sites like Mixx, Reddit and StumbleUpon have taken a lot of steam from Digg, which seems to have lost its direction.


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|MPP Klees at Queen's Park calling for OSPCA reform
If you were to ask a neighbour or friend to tell you what they know about The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA), odds are many would tell you they either know someone, or they themselves have adopted a pet from the organization. Some would tell you they have been regular donors of the OSPCA, and longtime supporters of the most prominent charity shelter system in Ontario. What they fail to realize however is that under current provincial law the OSPCA yields extraordinary power, which reaches far beyond the scope of sheltering animals. Recent history tells us the OSPCA, once regarded nationwide as a shining example of animal welfare in Ontario, has been reduced to a shell of its former self. While once lauded for phenomenal strides in Ontario animal welfare, the OSPCA has recently found itself consistently mired in controversy, plagued by accusations of mismanagement and abuse of its policing powers. The biggest challenge currently facing progress for animal welfare in Ontario is whether the OSPCA can reform to regain the trust of Ontario citizens, and whether the provincial government will allow it to happen.
A Brief History
On July 4, 1873 the OSPCA was formed by citizens concerned about animal welfare in Ontario. As years progressed the organization was given increasing power, particularly with regard to its policing role. In 1887 as a result of OSPCA lobbying, the Ontario Board of Police Commissioners appointed a full time position to a police officer to deal with animal cruelty issues. By 1955 the Ontario government, through the OSPCA Act, granted OSPCA investigators further power, allowing them to enter residences and remove animals they felt were in distress. Keep in mind throughout this period the OSPCA was soliciting donations from Ontario citizens, as well as receiving funds from the federal, provincial, and municipal governments. Many Ontarians began to question the role and motives of the OSPCA, as it seemed a complete conflict of interest to serve as an animal policing force, all the while requesting donations from both the government and the public as a registered charity. If the Ontario Provincial Police registered itself as a charity and began asking the public for donations, you wouldn't be as inclined to donate, would you? Would you be willing to let the provincial government grant members of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) powers to investigate, enforce, and lay charges against those breaking the laws of the Highway Traffic Act? Of course not, yet that is exactly what the Ontario government has done with respect to the OSPCA.
"In essence, the OSPCA operates a powerful, private police force, which answers to no one other than themselves, and it is time they were made accountable to the province and to society." - Carl Noble, former OSPCA director
In 2006, in light of the increasing policing powers granted to OSPCA investigators, and fearful of what the consequences would be, 29 of 36 OSPCA directors publicly resigned from the organization. That action alone spoke volumes of the state of the organization. Nonetheless in 2008 the provincial government virtually washed its hands of animal welfare issues in Ontario, passing a piece of legislation that gave the OSPCA near ultimate authority. An amendment to the established OSPCA Act, Bill 50 granted extraordinary policing powers to OSPCA investigators, including the right to warrantless entry (can you imagine the public outcry if such a power were given to OPP officers?). In addition, the OSPCA was granted the right to hold seized animals until an individual's innocence could be proven. Correct me if I'm wrong, but are we still not considered innocent until proven guilty in Ontario?. Unfortunately many are now forced to spend thousands of dollars on a defense (if they can afford to, which is more than often not the case), and through the entire duration of an investigation and trial the OSPCA will rack up boarding fees to be charged to the animal's owner. If after some time one can not pay these fees, the seized animal(s) then become property of the OSPCA. If you were on the OSPCA board would you not do everything in your power to ensure that such investigations and trials take as long as possible? Sometimes the organization does just this by what many consider to be over-zealousness in laying charges. In fact there is a recent case in which the OSPCA have laid charges on an Ontario couple who have been farming for over 40 years, this time to the tune of over $700 000. I ask you to name me one charity that has its own policing force, trains their "officers" for two days (according to former board director Carl Noble), all the while requesting donations (nearly half of which go to pay large salaries to the board and upper management while much of the rest go to legal costs and out of court settlements) from those very Ontarians whose Charter of Rights they are stomping on. In the aftermath of the expensive OSPCA raid on the Toronto Humane society in November 2009 the Crown dropped all charges due to lack of evidence and breach of Charter rights (not the only time the OSPCA has been found guilty of doing so). Unfortunately, much of the Ontario public is not aware of these facts and still views the OSPCA as a simple animal shelter, while nothing could be further from the truth.
Newmarket And Beyond
In May 2010, an event occurred that showed Ontarians just how deep problems run in the OSPCA. On a Sunday evening at the organization's headquarters in Newmarket, Ontario a decision was made by management to euthanize all 350 animals in the shelter due to an outbreak of "extremely virulent ringworm". Ringworm is neither fatal or untreatable. Had it not been for many volunteers leaking the story, the entire animal population at the shelter would have been wiped out. After volunteers spoke out the media began reporting on the issue, veterinarians unaffiliated with the OSPCA pleaded to be allowed to help, the public began protesting outside the shelter, and Newmarket-Aurora MPP Frank Klees rose up in the Ontario legislature demanding a stop to the killings. Unfortunately by Monday morning it was too late, as 102 animals had already been killed.
Over the next year the OSPCA had lost the faith of thousands upon thousands of Ontarians. Due to ongoing pressure the OSPCA commissioned an external report on the event, one that the organization promised to release to the public as an act of transparency. It did so nearly one year later, and again not until sources revealed that the report had been in OSPCA hands for some time. The report, conducted by Dr. Alan Meek & Justice Patrick LeSage, found what many had already suspected. There never was any virulent ringworm outbreak to begin with. Why then the killing? Some have attributed the decision to basic incompetence of OSPCA upper management. Others have contended the plan all along was to make room for much needed renovations at the shelter (these renovations have since been completed). Whatever the reason none of those animals needed to die on that fateful evening. One such animal was "Sago", a dog who became the poster child during this time. While volunteer favourite Sago had no ringworm the OSPCA contended he was a violent dog who's aggression could not be curtailed, and euthanasia was the only solution. Unfortunately for the OSPCA, it seems they had forgotten that not one month earlier, Sago had been featured on the cover of the OSPCA newsletter, listed as a perfect family dog ready for adoption. With each passing day it began to appear there was more and more validity to those who were accusing the OSPCA of deceiving the public, government, and donors.
While the investigation was ongoing Aurora-Newmarket MPP Frank Klees introduced a bill before the Ontario legislature. The bill called for the OSPCA to separate itself from serving as both a charity and policing force, and to be held accountable to an external governing body, ensuring transparency to the Ontario public. On November 18 2011 Klees' resolution, while unanimously supported by the Conservative and NDP parties, was defeated in the legislature by the Liberals, who at the time held a majority.
Unfortunately it appears even the events of May 2010 failed to serve as a wake up call to the OSPCA and Ontario government. Last summer the organization again found itself under fire. On May 30 a neighbour noticed that Gianna Tramontin's elderly dog Rocky was in the backyard . Concerned for the dog the neighbour called the OSPCA, who then came to Tramontin's residence. Tramontin, a teacher in Etobicoke, was at school and had left Rocky in the yard with shade and plenty of water, as was regular routine. The OSPCA then seized Rocky. According to Mrs. Tramontin, when she came home from work and called the OSPCA she was informed her dog was being cared for, though she later learned that Rocky had been euthanized earlier in the day. According to the OSPCA Rocky was severely dehydrated and they had no choice but to euthanize him. Rocky's veterinarian however stated that the dog, while old, was well cared for and received regular checkups. In addition Rocky's vet questioned why the OSPCA didn't simply hook up an IV to replenish his fluids, allowing time to contact Tromintin and afford her the courtesy to come to the shelter. Meanwhile OSPCA stuck to the story that Rocky had no collar and they were unable to locate a microchip to help them contact Tramontin. Later when Rocky was released to a funeral home, he was wearing his collar and a quick scan revealed the microchip exactly where it was expected to be found. Again the result was public outcry, coming from those who simply could not believe that an organization could enter a home just like theirs, take and kill a dog just like theirs, and then beyond belief, seemingly refuse to contact them. Even if Rocky was in such a state as the OSPCA contended, what gave them the right to deny one woman a last opportunity to say goodbye to her beloved pet? As it turns out, the Ontario government gave them that right.
What Does The Future Hold?
Clearly, animal welfare in Ontario is in a fragile state. While progress is being made, as evidenced by many municipalities recently banning the sale of pets in stores, the fact remains that the OSPCA's apparent refusal to reform itself from within is an enormous roadblock. The current board has, ever since the ringworm scandal, consistently hidden the truth from Ontarians, and the public is increasingly becoming aware of the problems that run rampant through the organization. What is most troubling however, is the fact that time and time again, the provincial government turns a blind eye to an organization that has clearly run amok. Hopefully sooner rather than later politicians will come to their senses and realize the fragile state of animal welfare in Ontario is not a political issue that should be determined along party lines. Until then the time has come for the OSPCA board and upper management to step down, and for the provincial government to step up.
|Courtesy of The Toronto Star. RIP Sago & friends.
**The above article was written earlier this year for a magazine publication. Unfortunately it never got printed. What an opportune time however, in light of recent events, to share it with you all today.
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Editor's note: Amy Gahran writes about mobile tech for CNN.com. She is a San Francisco Bay Area writer and media consultant whose blog, Contentious.com, explores how people communicate in the online age.
(CNN) -- As Android devices get more popular (today comScore reports Android phones comprise 40% of the U.S. smartphone market), they're becoming a more attractive target for cybercriminals. If you use an Android smartphone, you are now 2.5 times more likely to encounter malware (malicious software) than you were six months ago.
This isn't just about apps. This year, 30% of Android users are likely to encounter a Web-based threat such as phishing scams, "drive by downloads" and browser exploits.
This is according to a new threat report from Lookout Mobile Security. Obviously, Lookout is selling mobile-security tools. However, individual and collective mobile security risks are real.
Whether you opt to pay for mobile security, use a free service or manage it yourself, you should be aware of the risks and use basic mobile safety skills.
Cybercriminals aren't simply targeting Android devices more often, they're also getting sneakier about it.
Specifically, Lookout notes that attackers are using new techniques to distribute malware to phones. These include "malvertising" (ads served up through legitimate apps that lead you to a fake Android market and trick you into downloading malware, like GGtracker) and "upgrade attacks" (where the initially downloaded app is clean, but later upgrades deploy malware).
How can mobile malware harm you? First of all, cybercriminals can rack up charges to your phone bill through "carrier billing," a payment option that wireless carriers are increasingly pushing -- and which Google is starting to make possible for Android market app purchases. Malware also can sign you up for "premium SMS" text messaging services.
Furthermore, mobile malware and spyware can pull sensitive data from your phone -- such as your credit card numbers, online banking or e-mail account login credentials or your contacts list.
Infected phones also can become part of a "botnet," which means your phone could be used without your knowledge as part of a larger attack scheme. This can also drive up your data traffic, which can push you toward your data plan's cap faster.
Why is Android a bigger mobile security concern? It's an open platform, which presents significant pros and cons.
On the bright side, Android's openness has made it easier for vendors to offer cheaper smartphones (especially without costly two-year contracts) to a much broader consumer market. On the downside, Android's openness also makes it especially susceptible to malware.
Users of Apple and BlackBerry mobile devices are not immune to mobile security threats. But the closed nature of those platforms does make it harder for cybercriminals to infiltrate those devices with malware.
However, threats such as e-mail phishing attempts and PDF exploits can put any mobile user at risk -- even on the iPhone. (Apple recently patched its latest PDF vulnerability, but future iOS risks are always a possibility.)
Learn more about mobile security risks
John Hering, co-founder and CEO of Lookout, explains that a credulous user mindset has been a key factor in mobile security risks.
"We've observed that most mobile users are far more trusting about how they download and install software on their phone, compared to their computer," he said. "But fortunately that's starting to change. Android users especially are starting to get more discerning."
However, the way people tend to use smartphones can also put them at risk. Hering noted that mobile users tend to be in distracting environments, so they generally provide only short bursts of divided attention to their phones.
Kevin Mahaffey, Lookout's CTO and co-founder, explained that spotting malware on mobile devices is a bigger technical challenge than on computers.
"Personal computers have lots of power -- both energy and processing capacity -- so it's easy to run security analyses in that environment. If it were even possible to run the same types of analytics on a mobile phone, that would destroy battery and take two decades to build," Mahaffey said.
"So we had to consider, what if we could change the way malware detection is done? Instead of doing it on individual devices operating out in the world, what if we put it all on a big server and treat it as a data mining problem?"
This concept formed the genesis of Lookout's Mobile Threat Network, which provides mobile device security through an online platform that aggregates and constantly scans anonymized data gathered from over 700,000 mobile apps.
One advantage of this approach is speed. Also, users don't have to remember to update Lookout security software; the system constantly updates itself.
Mahaffey notes that if your phone is running an older version of the Android operating system, you face greater mobile security risks.
On Android phones, OS updates get deployed via a variety of manufacturers and wireless carriers. Because of this complexity, on many phones system updates lag behind -- sometimes far behind -- the latest "flavor" of Android (currently 2.3 "Gingerbread" for phones).
Unless you've rooted your Android phone to gain complete control over it, it's up to the carrier and manufacturer, not you, when your phone will get a system update.
In contrast, iPhone system updates get deployed by a single source: Apple. So at any given time most iPhones in use probably have a fairly up-to-date version of iOS (unless it's a much older device, such as the iPhone 3G).
Complicating this picture, to keep costs down some Android phone manufacturers skimp on processing power and other device capabilities. So some cheaper phones simply are not able to run the latest version of Android well, or at all.
This is why some brand new but cheaper models come with vastly outdated flavors of Android -- like the Huawei Ascend, currently sold by MetroPCS for $99 on a $50/month no-contract plan, which comes with Android 2.1 ("Eclair," released back in January 2010).
What red flags should mobile users watch for? According to Hering and Mahaffey, strange text messages coming from unknown sources are a common clue that you may have been subscribed unwittingly to a premium SMS service. You should contact your carrier immediately to report these.
Also, check your phone bill online periodically -- probably more often than once a month.
Malware can cause a lot of surreptitious activity on your phone, so battery performance might be a clue. "If your battery suddenly starts draining really fast, consider that it might be malware," Mahaffey said.
Hering also recommends healthy skepticism.
"Scrutinize permissions for Android apps before you download them. Does that game or utility really need permission to send premium SMS messages? Probably not," he said.
The opinions expressed in this post are solely those of Amy Gahran.


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The Chinese Show The World A New Way
The Olympics has shown the world that the Chinese way of life is NOT what the American mass media has made it out to be over the past years. There is an upward mobile, well educated population that is increasing in size, stature and financial independence. One of the things that the Chinese have gotten right is the ability to create contemporary entertainment careers. How they have accomplished this is exciting and seems to be a road map to success. Let me give you a few examples that may assist you in creating your entertainment career.
1. In China music is looked at in a very different way. There music is part of their culture and should be enjoyed by all and not guarded by the creators. They have found ways other than selling CDs to make money from music in Asia, such as live shows, merchandise, downloads and ring tones.
2. Fans are the record companies. Ownership of the song does not lie with the artist or the label or the publishers, but rather the consumer. This concept is basic to the establishment of a continuing flow of interested entertainment seekers and consumers.
3. Fans get involved. Chinese artists make special mixes of popular recordings available for fans to create their own versions of artist's songs. Some fans create band merchandise and make videos then the artist has competitions to see which the best is, and which can be used as the next music video. Getting fans involved builds the Chinese artists' brand and the connection with the artist. It's economical and extremely beneficial.
4. Artists are brands. You may not like the word but that is essentially what Chinese artist are, and in order to succeed they have focused on ways of building that brand. The Chinese see the importance in maintaining a brand image.
5. Mobile is the delivery system of choice. China as is India are miles ahead in their mobile technology and so are able to consume content differently than Europe and the United States.
6. The Chinese understand TRIBES. Understanding the concept of tribes, means knowing that you have fan based groups or tribes and within these tribes fans will like the same music, clothes etc. Getting early adopters in the tribes liking an artist will build exposure.
7. Amazing technology is available and the Chinese embrace it, build online communities and create opportunities within the digital world.
8. The Chinese marketplace sells digital tracks cheaper (the tipping point)......possibly 25 cents US. This seems to dissuade people from illegally downloading and the artists end up making more of a profit from selling a lot of cheap tracks than a few higher priced tracks. This also makes the consumer think that music "feels like free".
Finally the Chinese government, although much more repressive than the United States government, does NOT try and Legislate to solve the copyright ownership problem. Suing consumers won't make the problem go away or help to promote their national musical treasures.
The Chinese are showing the world that not only are they able to become a super power in sports but also in how to revitalize the entertainment industry,
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A Pilgrim's Journey
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Life is a journey. It can also be a pilgrimage–a journey to God but only if we choose to make it so. A Pilgrim's Journey is a practical guide for thinking about and finding the way to God, and to making the journey to God a life well-lived. Bringing an attorney's intellect to bear on question of truth, James Barrett explores reason, science, conscience, and mystery to find a solid answer the question of life's purpose. A Pilgrim's Journey is a popular, accessible work of apologetics and evangelization. It refutes atheistic and secular humanist claims about God and human destiny and makes the case for Christian faith. At the same time, it is a meditation and personal reflection to help the reader turn mind and heart to God's love.
Praise for A Pilgrim's Journey:
"Jim Barrett cares deeply about Western civilization and its Christian roots, and invites others to think and care as much as he does."
– George Weigel, author of Evangelical Catholicism
"This book directly confronts and challenges hostile secular humanists in their attacks on religion and faith. This is an important message for many young people, who can be led astray by those secular humanists who ignore and abuse true science to promote their 'anything but God' agenda."
– Father Benedict Groeschel, CFR, author of Arise from Darkness
"A Pilgrim's Journey is a great reminder of how we ought to think … about everything. Jim Barrett does us a great favor by helping us look at reality in an honest way. This book refocuses our vision so that we can see what the Scriptures declare: 'The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork' (Ps 19:1)."
– Curtis Martin, Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS)


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We recently received a three-page letter from the Planning Department regarding running a catering business from our residence, which is totally FALSE. An inspector was sent to our residence to check the property. Also, the Humane Society has been called twice and served us with two complaints. How can we file a rebuttal to these charges? Do we have the right to file a harassment charge with HPD against this neighbor to end all these false accusations?
We have been good neighbors for years!
Answer: You can go to District Court and apply for a Temporary Restraining Order. However, without proof the neighbor is reporting false information, it is unlikely that the court will grant the TRO. The court will probably refer you to the Mediation Center of the Pacific (521-6767).
The Mediation Center provides low-cost mediation for problems between neighbors. It handles quite a few complaints about barking dogs. Many times the dog barks when the owner is absent, so what is a non-issue for the owner is a big issue for neighbors.
A barking dog can be a violation of the Revised Ordinance of Honolulu Section 7.22. A dog owner whose dog barks intermittently for 30 minutes or constantly for 10 minutes to the disturbance of others is in violation of the ordinance. When a violation is reported, the Humane Society writes the owner a letter and sends information regarding dog training. If there are more complaints, the Humane Society may send out an investigator. For a case to go to court, the person making the complaint cannot remain anonymous. The complainant must fill out a statement form and agree to appear in court as a witness. Then you will know who is complaining.
Hopefully, you will work things out with your neighbor before it becomes a court issue.


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An agency must be located within and/or provide service to the residents of Merced and/or Mariposa County; or be located within border communities; or be associated with contracted services within other states.
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OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The Oakland Raiders, who need healthy bodies in their secondary, will be without rookie Phillip Buchanon for the balance of the season as he recovers from surgery on his broken and dislocated left wrist.
The procedure was performed at Summitt Hospital in Oakland. Late Friday, the Raiders placed Buchanon on injured reserve.
Under the original prognosis, Buchanon was expected to miss eight weeks and be ready late in the campaign if the Raiders could make the playoffs. Team doctors said the wrist would have lost most of its strength by that time.
Coach Bill Callahan said the team had no choice.
"(The decision was made) solely and exclusively where his wrist was not going to be able to go," said Callahan. "He's going to need recovery time."
Buchanon was the team's No. 1 pick in the NFL draft out of reigning national champion Miami. He made two interceptions, taking one 81 yards for a touchdown against Buffalo, and also had an 11.9 yard average on punt returns.
That left the Raiders with only one uninjured starter in their defensive backfield -- veteran strong safety Rod Woodson.
"We've got six guys on the field at one time in some of our defenses and we didn't have six guys," Woodson said about the game-winning drive by San Diego. "We need some DBs."
The Chargers beat the Raiders, 27-21, in overtime.
The Raiders already have declared cornerback Charles Woodson for Sunday's game against Kansas City because he has not fully recovered from a dislocated shoulder.
"It's my decision," Woodson said. "I want to be out there, but I've got to play it smart. "I don't want to go out there if it's not as close to 100 percent as it can be, risk the possibility of hurting it even worse so I'm out for the whole season. If it's not ready to go, believe me, I'm not going to be out there."
With Buchanon done for the year, Oakland has to make more adjustments on punt returns. They had to place veteran Terry Kirby on injured reserve as well.
Kirby also was hurt in the San Diego game, which is why Buchanon was needed for punt returns.
Kirby, a 10-year veteran out of Virginia, has undergone surgery on his broken right leg.
He had reinvented himself as a special-teams player this season. He had scored three touchdowns, including one on a 79-yard punt return, has rushed 16 times for 51 yards, and caught 17 passes for 115 yards.


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Here is a photograph I made some time ago. I liked it for a number of reasons. It was iconic. It was probably unique, because those foreground trees are gone now. I liked the clouds, and I liked the black and white treatment of the Bronica medium format negative. But over time I became less happy with it.
It is still iconic, but has a different meaning to me in its iconicism. And that meaning is because of its name and all that goes with it.
I have observed and listened over the past few years, and considered the points on the many sides. The idea that a name or other symbol can be significant to people is very much at the heart of recent events, in Charlottesville for example. Symbols do matter, because they engage us at an emotional as well as rational level.
Another symbol on campus is the area found by researchers where slaves were buried. An historical marker at the entrance to Woodland Cemetery on the campus says "African Americans enslaved at Fort Hill were buried along the hillside below the Calhoun family plot in graves marked only by field stones." From 1890 to 1915, deceased convict laborers, most of whom were African American, were buried here as well. My cemetery plot, on a steep slope and suited only for cremains, lies between these two burial areas. Calhouns on the up-hill side, slaves and convicts down the slope.
This is new to many of us who worked or studied at Clemson. Associate Professor Rhondda Thomas, of the Clemson Department of English, has been engaged in some fascinating research on our cultural history, going back to when it was all Cherokee land. It was through her research that we learned these new aspects of our history, and I commend her to you. There is much more to this than a slave and convict burial ground.
But that burial ground is my personal connection to Clemson's history and, by association, that of Ben Tillman, one of Clemson's founders who was also a politician and avowed racist. So when I began to consider making some new prints, I balked at putting Tillman's name on them. So they are going into the gallery named Old Main, the name of the building until 1946. While there is some sentiment on campus to change the name, that would need to be approved by a legislative super-majority, due to an interesting law passed when people began getting serious about taking the Confederate battle flag off the state house.
All this is leading up to my recognition that my late wife's cremains are interred between Calhouns and slave families, and mine will be, too. It is not just that I think about this when I go near the cemetery. I think about it when race comes up in conversation or social demonstration. I don't like what is going on in so many ways, but I feel helpless to change it. But I want to do something, even if it is something small.
If you like this photograph, you can buy a copy of it, but if you want the official name of the building on it, you will have to write it yourself. I am calling this photograph "Old Main". It's a small thing, but it matters to me.